Best jobs in Austin, TX

The best-scoring occupations in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, ranked on local pay plus national growth and opportunity.

Wages here are local to Austin, TX (OEWS May 2025). Projected growth and openings are national BLS projections — not a local forecast.
How this ranking is scored
score = .40·pay + .30·growth + .20·employment + .10·openings
Each factor is scaled to the strongest occupation on this list, then weighted and summed. Weights differ by list type. Full methodology.
Wages — OEWS May 2025 (metro)
Growth & openings — EP 2024–34 (national)
How Austin, TX pay compares to the nation
$362,620 vs $312,400 · +16.1%
$134,120 vs $135,980 · -1.4%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
Compare · Alabama·Alaska·Arizona
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
01
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
—†
+5.4%
300
100†
02
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
$362,620
+4.2%
400
99†
03
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1241
—†
+4.3%
300
89†
04
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
—†
+2.7%
800
86†
05
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
—†
+2.7%
1,000
85†
06
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$134,120
+15.8%
31,960
115,200
76
07
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
$271,390
+3.9%
600
75†
08
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1212
$341,080
+4.1%
90
600
75
09
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$128,050
+40.1%
2,700
29,500
74
10
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1029
$281,940
+0.3%
200
73†
11
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$117,850
+4.4%
42,190
308,700
73
12
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
—†
+1.2%
600
71†
13
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
$61,930
+49.9%
130
2,300
69
14
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$127,360
+33.5%
3,730
23,400
67
15
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree · 11-1011
$288,150
+4.3%
950
22,200
65
16
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1213
—†
+6.4%
400
65†
17
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$176,990
+15.2%
11,050
55,600
64
18
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$29,310
+6.1%
35,000
904,300
62
19
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$134,100
+28.5%
2,390
16,000
62
20
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$276,600
+2.5%
1,550
9,600
61
21
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
$244,990
+8.6%
480
2,700
60
22
Anesthesiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1211
—†
+3.2%
1,300
60†
23
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$167,180
+14.8%
7,210
74,600
59
24
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
$50,580
+42.1%
830
4,100
58
25
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$126,110
+23.2%
5,160
62,100
58
Showing top 25 of 794 scored occupations — show all 794show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$263,070
+2.7%
57
27
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
57†
28
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$256,940
+3.3%
57
29
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$236,340
+6.1%
55
30
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,370
+17.0%
52
31
Physician Assistants · Master's degree
$134,550
+20.4%
51
32
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential
$37,720
+8.5%
51
33
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree
$122,550
+21.8%
50
34
$127,360
+19.7%
48
35
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$164,920
+6.6%
48
36
$210,750
+3.9%
48
37
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
48†
38
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$129,400
+17.3%
48
39
—†
+5.8%
47†
40
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
47†
41
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$175,680
+0.8%
46†
42
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree
$97,890
+4.9%
46
43
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$151,760
+4.7%
46
44
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$165,530
+7.3%
46
45
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
45†
46
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$129,470
+8.2%
45
47
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,720
-5.5%
45
48
—†
+6.3%
45†
49
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$33,860
-0.5%
45
50
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$102,390
+5.6%
44
51
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$188,190
+4.1%
44
52
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$88,190
+21.5%
44
53
$176,540
+3.8%
44
54
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$84,930
+22.0%
43
55
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$153,330
+4.1%
43
56
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$133,710
+11.9%
42
57
$162,960
+6.2%
42
58
Animal Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
42†
59
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$122,050
+13.8%
42
60
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$145,360
+7.2%
42
61
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$106,290
+15.0%
41
62
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$36,810
+14.9%
41
63
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$134,030
+4.5%
40
64
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$139,960
+8.7%
39
65
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$106,600
+8.8%
39
66
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
39†
67
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$81,500
+19.2%
39
68
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+19.8%
39†
69
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$133,250
+9.6%
39
70
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
38†
71
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
38†
72
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$151,290
+4.6%
38
73
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$104,590
+8.7%
38
74
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$81,830
+18.5%
38
75
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$140,670
+5.0%
37
76
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$102,980
+8.7%
37
77
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$103,610
+11.0%
37
78
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$84,930
+16.8%
37
79
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$78,460
+16.7%
37
80
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$132,130
+8.1%
37
81
Petroleum Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$168,860
+1.3%
36
82
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$33,940
-9.9%
36
83
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$130,460
+8.0%
36
85
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$103,630
+10.9%
36
86
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$83,120
+4.6%
36
87
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$137,960
+5.5%
36
88
$103,070
+10.0%
36
89
$125,000
+4.6%
35
90
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$98,010
+13.0%
35
91
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
35†
92
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
$153,990
+2.5%
35
93
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,660
+16.1%
34
94
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$106,690
+9.1%
34
95
$76,240
-0.3%
34
96
$129,940
+5.8%
34
98
$119,950
+7.0%
34
99
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$130,770
+5.0%
34
100
—†
+8.7%
33†
101
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$140,820
+3.1%
33
102
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$132,400
+5.1%
33
103
$80,460
+6.7%
33
104
$79,510
+14.7%
33
105
$71,710
+10.8%
33
106
Nuclear Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.1%
33†
107
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$95,990
+9.6%
33
108
Agricultural Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.9%
33†
109
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
$69,380
+16.2%
33
110
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$123,210
+6.1%
33
111
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,610
+20.0%
32
112
$79,490
+3.0%
32
113
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,820
+9.5%
32
114
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$75,860
+6.2%
32
115
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$131,900
+3.7%
32
116
$80,730
+12.5%
32
117
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$27,260
-0.7%
32
118
Nuclear Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-7.7%
32†
119
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$82,760
+12.1%
31
120
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,460
+15.4%
31
121
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,390
+9.5%
31
122
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,470
+5.0%
31
123
$148,650
+0.2%
31
124
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$105,480
+7.0%
31
125
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$87,930
+11.2%
31
126
$101,530
+5.7%
31
127
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,820
+12.5%
31
128
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$97,530
+8.7%
31
129
$125,190
+1.7%
31
130
—†
+6.1%
31†
131
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$136,570
+2.2%
31
132
$36,930
+2.0%
31
133
Statisticians · Master's degree
$102,070
+8.5%
31
134
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,110
+4.0%
31
135
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$129,690
+2.9%
30
136
$77,800
+5.3%
30
137
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$129,390
+1.9%
30
139
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.0%
30†
140
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$102,720
+6.1%
30
141
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$108,410
+6.5%
30
142
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
30†
143
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$92,530
+9.5%
30
144
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$81,340
+11.5%
30
145
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$38,530
+1.5%
30
146
$40,650
+6.0%
30
147
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,030
+12.8%
30
148
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$44,000
+7.3%
30
149
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$129,790
+2.6%
30
150
$129,110
+2.6%
30
151
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,870
-6.7%
29
152
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
29†
153
Political Scientists · Master's degree
—†
-3.1%
29†
154
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$129,910
+2.1%
29
155
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$70,130
+12.8%
29
156
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
29†
157
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,720
+7.3%
29
158
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
29†
159
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
29†
160
Taxi Drivers · No formal educational credential
—†
+11.1%
29†
161
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,730
+3.8%
28
162
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$91,140
+3.5%
28†
163
Flight Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+9.2%
28†
164
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,730
+5.7%
28
165
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,310
+18.4%
28
166
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$107,630
+5.0%
28
167
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,760
+5.3%
28
168
$103,120
+5.5%
28
169
$93,490
+7.1%
27
171
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$60,080
+12.9%
27
172
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$77,150
+5.8%
27
173
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
$130,730
-0.3%
27
174
$95,030
+6.5%
27
175
—†
+0.7%
27†
176
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$107,340
+4.0%
27
177
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$84,960
+7.5%
27
178
Acupuncturists · Master's degree
—†
+6.8%
27†
179
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$123,830
-0.7%
26
180
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
26†
181
$48,470
-1.6%
26
182
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$96,730
+5.7%
26
183
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$105,660
+4.1%
26
184
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
26†
185
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$109,900
+3.3%
26
186
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$64,150
+11.1%
26
187
$104,520
-4.2%
26
188
$97,600
+5.2%
26
189
Life Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
26†
190
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$109,610
+2.1%
26
191
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$100,700
-6.0%
26†
192
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$100,690
+4.2%
26
193
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$101,570
+4.2%
26
194
$123,360
-2.2%
26
195
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$98,850
+3.8%
26
196
$81,780
+7.7%
26
197
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,820
+7.3%
26
198
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
$54,240
+12.6%
26
199
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,120
+6.6%
26
200
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
25†
201
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$76,020
+7.7%
25
202
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$107,300
+3.0%
25
203
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,290
+3.1%
25
204
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,680
+8.2%
25
205
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,300
+6.5%
25†
206
$80,030
+6.4%
25
207
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,120
+11.9%
25
208
$96,600
+3.9%
25
209
Semiconductor Processing Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.9%
25†
210
$54,320
-5.8%
25
211
$60,820
+8.1%
25
212
$76,270
+3.1%
25
213
$74,270
+3.6%
25†
214
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
25†
215
$93,070
+4.4%
25
216
$121,370
-0.7%
25
217
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$93,380
+5.1%
25
218
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,000
+3.9%
25
219
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,790
+10.4%
25
220
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
25†
221
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,040
+12.1%
24
222
$97,190
+4.0%
24
223
$100,520
+3.2%
24
224
$74,320
+8.1%
24
225
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
24†
226
$96,240
+3.4%
24
227
Transit and Railroad Police · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
24†
228
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
24†
229
Signal and Track Switch Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
24†
230
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
$100,920
+3.0%
24
231
—†
+2.0%
24†
232
$77,870
+3.3%
24
233
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
24†
234
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$69,470
+4.8%
24
235
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
$105,300
+1.9%
24
236
—†
+12.6%
24†
237
Commercial Divers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.5%
24†
238
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,010
+11.3%
24
239
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,930
+6.4%
24
240
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$100,430
+2.5%
24
241
$83,870
+4.3%
24
242
$82,570
+1.6%
24†
243
$67,150
+8.6%
23
244
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,810
+4.5%
23
245
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,090
+2.0%
23
247
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,520
+6.0%
23†
248
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
23†
249
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,300
+3.3%
23†
250
$92,930
+3.2%
23
251
Pile Driver Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.3%
23†
252
$76,080
+6.4%
23
253
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$99,800
+2.1%
23
254
$74,540
+5.3%
23
255
$69,600
-1.6%
23
256
Athletes and Sports Competitors · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
23†
257
$97,200
+2.4%
23
258
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$78,050
+4.9%
23
259
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,400
+7.1%
23
260
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
23†
261
—†
+2.1%
23†
262
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,880
+11.4%
23
263
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$84,440
+4.0%
23
264
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
$57,640
+9.5%
23
265
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$109,150
-3.2%
22
266
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$87,780
+3.6%
22
267
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$79,770
+4.9%
22
268
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,010
+8.5%
22
269
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$61,990
-3.7%
22
270
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
22†
271
$61,270
-2.0%
22
272
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$38,370
+3.6%
22
273
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,270
+10.0%
22
274
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$70,720
+3.0%
22
275
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,220
+8.8%
22
276
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
22†
277
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
22†
278
$47,740
+9.7%
22
279
—†
-2.8%
22†
280
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$73,130
+5.5%
22
282
$45,100
+9.1%
21
283
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$82,830
+3.4%
21
285
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,510
+4.2%
21
286
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
21†
287
$102,540
-1.7%
21
288
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$102,130
-1.2%
21
289
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$74,230
+4.1%
21
290
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
21†
291
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,610
+4.2%
21
292
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
21†
293
Curators · Master's degree
$63,470
+7.0%
21
294
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$73,810
+4.5%
21
295
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$78,740
+1.3%
21
296
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,000
+5.8%
21
297
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,500
+6.4%
21
298
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$80,510
+3.8%
21
299
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$100,350
-0.2%
21
300
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$78,390
+3.2%
21
301
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$99,540
-2.8%
21
302
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,010
+6.4%
21
303
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
21†
304
$86,580
-1.5%
20
305
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,580
+2.6%
20
306
Choreographers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.1%
20†
307
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,150
+6.4%
20
308
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$71,340
+4.5%
20
309
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$23,670
+5.9%
20
310
$71,470
+1.2%
20
311
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
20†
312
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,290
+5.0%
20
313
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
20†
314
$61,570
+3.5%
20
315
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,860
+8.5%
20
316
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$75,380
+3.6%
20
317
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$93,440
+0.6%
20
318
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
$75,000
+4.1%
20
319
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,030
+3.4%
20
320
$27,260
+6.3%
20
321
$74,260
+3.8%
20
322
Subway and Streetcar Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
20†
323
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
20†
324
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$88,360
+0.9%
20
325
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,730
-5.0%
20
326
—†
+1.0%
20†
327
$50,960
+3.6%
20
328
—†
-14.5%
20†
329
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,850
+6.7%
20
330
$70,610
+3.1%
20
331
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,990
+2.3%
20
332
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,550
+2.3%
20
333
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$89,380
+0.7%
20
334
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
20†
335
Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
19†
336
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
19†
337
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,990
+7.1%
19
338
$59,990
+4.8%
19
339
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,850
+3.7%
19
340
$80,000
+1.7%
19
341
Economists · Master's degree
$87,350
+1.2%
19
342
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
19†
343
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$61,820
+5.8%
19
344
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
19†
345
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
19†
346
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$77,190
+2.9%
19
347
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
19†
348
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,220
+8.2%
19
349
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,710
+2.1%
19
350
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
19†
351
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,260
+4.5%
19
352
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,360
+3.0%
19
353
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
19†
354
$75,850
+2.5%
19
355
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
19†
356
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920
+0.4%
19
357
Plasterers and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.1%
19†
358
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,320
+1.7%
19
359
—†
+1.4%
19†
360
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
19†
361
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,970
+5.9%
19†
362
$77,740
+2.4%
19
363
$70,690
+3.7%
19
364
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$77,780
+1.8%
19
365
$64,900
+4.4%
19
366
$67,670
+3.5%
19
367
$79,800
+2.0%
19
368
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,870
+2.1%
19
369
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,270
+1.7%
19
370
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,590
+6.7%
19
371
Dredge Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
18†
372
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$81,720
+1.0%
18
374
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
18†
375
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,830
+3.4%
18
376
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,880
-3.4%
18
377
$62,710
+4.7%
18
378
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,270
+6.6%
18
379
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,080
+3.5%
18
380
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,030
+7.6%
18
381
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,250
+2.2%
18
382
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$68,620
+3.4%
18
383
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$78,650
-4.2%
18
384
$60,750
-1.8%
18
385
$36,740
-1.5%
18
386
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$86,920
-4.4%
18
387
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
$65,360
+4.0%
18
388
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530
+8.7%
18
389
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$61,720
+4.3%
18
390
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$64,140
+0.2%
18
391
$58,640
+3.4%
18
392
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$82,850
+0.7%
18
393
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,980
+4.4%
18
394
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
18†
395
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,970
-0.7%
18
396
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.7%
18†
397
$76,810
+0.7%
18
398
$43,260
+5.8%
18
399
$47,070
+6.3%
18
400
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$65,060
+2.1%
18
401
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$85,350
-11.2%
18
402
Extraction Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
18†
403
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
18†
404
$84,680
-5.6%
18
405
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.8%
18†
406
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
18†
407
$76,000
+1.6%
18
408
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,220
+5.6%
18
409
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,730
-0.8%
18
410
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$57,580
+4.4%
18
411
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,040
+2.2%
17
412
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,390
0.0%
17
413
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$61,690
+3.9%
17
414
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
17†
415
Tire Builders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
17†
416
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,790
+3.5%
17
417
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
17†
418
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,910
+4.2%
17
419
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
$61,310
+4.1%
17
420
$83,680
-5.5%
17
421
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.9%
17†
422
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,930
+6.4%
17
423
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
$69,990
+2.5%
17
424
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,290
-5.1%
17
425
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$37,190
+6.4%
17
426
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,070
+2.4%
17
427
$36,160
+4.1%
17
428
$68,800
+1.7%
17
429
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,910
+3.4%
17
430
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,670
+5.2%
17
431
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$47,340
+5.9%
17
432
Craft Artists · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.1%
17†
433
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,990
+2.4%
17
434
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
$75,810
+1.2%
17
435
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
17†
436
$74,710
+1.2%
17
437
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.2%
17†
438
$73,280
+1.6%
17
439
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,850
-0.1%
17
440
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,740
+7.0%
17
441
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$36,560
+6.7%
17
442
Archivists · Master's degree
$60,900
+3.8%
17
443
$77,860
+0.7%
17
444
$52,530
+4.6%
17
445
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,570
+5.6%
17
446
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,690
0.0%
17
447
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,380
-3.1%
17
448
$64,360
+1.8%
17
449
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
17†
450
$62,600
+3.0%
17
451
$78,920
0.0%
17
452
$57,160
+4.3%
17
453
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,420
+8.1%
17
454
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
17†
455
$63,150
+2.6%
17
456
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
17†
457
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
17†
458
$60,220
+3.6%
17
459
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$75,910
-2.6%
17
460
$50,340
+5.4%
16
461
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
16†
462
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,270
+3.2%
16
463
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,670
+6.9%
16
464
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,860
+4.3%
16
465
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,270
+2.7%
16
466
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,540
+5.7%
16
467
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$32,760
+0.4%
16
468
$69,970
+0.6%
16
469
$63,280
-0.2%
16†
470
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
16†
472
$59,570
+1.7%
16
473
$48,380
+2.3%
16†
474
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$67,770
+2.0%
16
475
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$77,160
-6.5%
16
476
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
0.0%
16†
477
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,740
+5.1%
16
478
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$59,210
+1.7%
16
479
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
16†
480
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,160
+4.5%
16
481
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$46,430
+1.1%
16
482
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,550
+2.9%
16
483
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
16†
484
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$46,550
+3.8%
16
485
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,060
-7.7%
16
487
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,700
+3.0%
16
488
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,210
+3.3%
16
489
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,740
+3.1%
16
490
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
16†
491
$62,320
+2.1%
16
492
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$35,840
+5.6%
16
493
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$50,500
+4.2%
16
494
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,960
+6.2%
16
495
Animal Breeders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.4%
16†
496
$53,030
+4.0%
16
497
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,270
+4.6%
16
498
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$54,710
+3.7%
16
499
Shampooers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
16†
500
Geographers · Bachelor's degree
$76,000
-3.1%
16
501
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,600
+4.9%
16
502
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,150
+4.5%
16
503
$37,980
+6.4%
16
504
$67,160
+1.2%
16
505
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,630
+5.1%
16
506
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
16†
507
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$38,220
+3.2%
15
508
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,230
+4.1%
15
509
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$62,900
+1.7%
15
510
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,070
+4.5%
15
511
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,430
+2.2%
15
512
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
15†
513
$68,030
+1.1%
15
514
Watch and Clock Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
15†
515
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$54,260
+3.5%
15
516
$51,460
+1.5%
15†
517
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,510
+3.7%
15
518
Hydrologists · Bachelor's degree
$73,810
-0.1%
15
519
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,310
+2.2%
15
520
$44,320
+4.9%
15
521
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,360
+2.0%
15
522
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$42,730
+5.3%
15
523
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,100
+5.7%
15
524
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.5%
15†
525
$58,570
+2.5%
15
526
—†
-1.8%
15†
527
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$70,770
-0.1%
15
528
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
15†
529
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,260
0.0%
15
530
Motorboat Operators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.4%
15†
531
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,510
+3.7%
15
532
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,730
+2.0%
15
533
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$49,410
+1.8%
15
534
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$37,280
+6.0%
15
535
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
15†
536
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$45,650
+4.5%
15
537
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$62,670
+1.0%
15
538
$67,050
-0.8%
15
539
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$60,550
-3.5%
15
540
$61,510
+1.3%
15
541
—†
-0.9%
15†
542
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,120
+1.6%
15
543
$62,780
-1.8%
15
544
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
$57,740
+2.3%
14
545
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$32,720
+5.4%
14
546
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$43,240
+2.4%
14†
547
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,150
+3.2%
14
548
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
$50,480
+3.3%
14
549
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,100
+3.0%
14
550
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,340
+3.3%
14
551
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,470
-7.8%
14
552
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,520
+6.4%
14
553
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,100
+3.6%
14
554
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,990
+3.7%
14
555
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,660
+1.0%
14
556
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$31,200
+3.9%
14
557
$46,890
+2.4%
14
558
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,480
+3.8%
14
559
$63,740
-1.6%
14
560
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,270
-6.4%
14
561
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,380
+3.5%
14
562
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,720
+3.2%
14
563
$48,710
+3.1%
14
564
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,850
+2.7%
14
565
$62,400
-4.2%
14
566
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
14†
567
$48,560
+1.1%
14†
568
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,300
-1.8%
14
569
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,430
+3.9%
14
570
$47,900
+3.6%
14
571
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,560
+3.7%
14
572
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$43,890
+4.3%
14
573
Floor Sanders and Finishers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.6%
14†
574
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$27,760
+3.4%
14
575
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
14†
576
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420
+5.1%
14
577
$62,250
-1.9%
14
578
—†
-14.4%
14†
579
$49,880
+3.1%
14
580
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,910
+0.2%
14
581
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
$35,070
+5.5%
14
582
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,030
0.0%
14
583
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,250
+1.4%
14
584
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,200
+3.3%
14
585
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,770
+3.7%
14
586
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
14†
587
—†
+1.2%
14†
588
$61,610
-6.5%
14
589
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$38,560
-13.5%
14
590
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,070
-0.4%
14
591
$52,870
+1.5%
14
592
$52,000
+1.7%
14
593
$63,940
-3.9%
13
594
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$64,490
-6.9%
13
595
$64,600
0.0%
13
596
$47,520
+2.8%
13
597
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,800
-9.5%
13
598
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,790
+1.6%
13
599
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
$42,760
+3.6%
13
600
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
13†
601
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
13†
602
Agricultural Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
13†
603
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,820
-6.0%
13
604
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
13†
605
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,280
-3.7%
13
606
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,630
-16.7%
13
607
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,820
+3.3%
13
608
$41,780
+2.5%
13
609
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,590
+2.9%
13
610
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,010
-2.8%
13
611
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,340
+2.6%
13
612
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,440
-1.7%
13
613
Crematory Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
13†
614
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$36,670
+2.0%
13
615
Fashion Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
13†
616
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
$38,750
+4.4%
13
617
$62,230
-2.0%
13
618
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
13†
619
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,320
+2.5%
13
620
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$36,980
+3.1%
13
621
$62,860
-1.2%
13
622
$48,500
+2.5%
13
624
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,670
+3.2%
13
625
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,940
-5.8%
13
626
$45,820
+3.0%
13
627
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$60,530
-3.5%
13
628
—†
-8.3%
13†
629
$59,020
-2.5%
13
630
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$49,560
+0.9%
13
631
$59,740
-1.6%
13
632
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$32,610
+3.0%
13
633
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$52,600
+0.6%
13
634
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-24.4%
13†
635
$58,470
-8.4%
13
636
—†
+2.0%
13†
637
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.6%
13†
638
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
12†
639
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.4%
12†
640
—†
-13.6%
12†
641
$53,080
+1.2%
12
642
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-36.1%
12†
643
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$35,360
+0.2%
12
644
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
12†
645
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
12†
646
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
—†
-5.2%
12†
647
—†
-22.3%
12†
648
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,470
-2.9%
12
649
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$26,380
+5.9%
12
650
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,900
-2.3%
12
651
—†
-1.1%
12†
652
Models · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.5%
12†
653
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
12†
654
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,210
+3.3%
12
655
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
$45,220
+2.2%
12
656
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$48,360
+1.4%
12
657
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510
+2.3%
12
658
—†
-10.0%
12†
659
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,570
-0.9%
12
660
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,770
+4.1%
12
661
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.2%
12†
662
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
12†
663
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
12†
664
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$34,280
+1.6%
12
665
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
12†
666
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,360
-10.7%
12
667
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
12†
668
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
$55,880
-2.8%
12
669
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,220
-0.2%
12
671
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310
-10.5%
12
672
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$45,060
+1.0%
11
673
$54,970
-9.0%
11
674
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$33,970
+3.0%
11
675
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$35,490
-5.4%
11
676
—†
-19.6%
11†
677
Tapers · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.1%
11†
678
$46,640
+0.7%
11
679
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+2.5%
11†
680
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.2%
11†
681
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
11†
682
Desktop Publishers · Associate's degree
$54,980
-12.4%
11
683
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,590
+2.3%
11
684
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,180
-16.3%
11
685
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
11†
686
Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
11†
687
$51,420
-0.4%
11
688
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
11†
689
$29,130
-1.5%
11
690
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
11†
691
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$38,720
+2.5%
11
692
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,360
-7.8%
11
693
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,120
-11.6%
11
694
$52,280
-3.2%
11
695
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140
+3.1%
11
696
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
11†
697
Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.6%
11†
698
$50,950
-4.8%
11
699
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,660
-12.9%
11
700
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,970
+1.8%
11
701
—†
-12.8%
11†
702
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,190
+0.5%
11
703
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,880
+1.0%
11
704
$48,900
-7.1%
11
705
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$48,440
-4.1%
11
706
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
$49,700
-22.1%
11
707
$47,280
-0.1%
11
708
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
10†
709
$37,920
+2.3%
10
710
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,320
-10.8%
10
711
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
10†
712
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,400
-15.9%
10
713
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
10†
714
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,230
-6.8%
10
715
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,400
-5.5%
10
716
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
10†
717
$49,180
-2.9%
10
718
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,750
-6.2%
10
719
—†
-10.5%
10†
720
$45,500
-0.9%
10
721
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,370
+2.3%
10
722
$48,690
-13.6%
10
723
$47,320
-6.8%
10
724
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,530
-8.7%
10
725
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,030
-8.1%
10
726
$45,470
-12.1%
10
727
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$35,950
+0.6%
10
728
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,740
-8.3%
10
729
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,820
-25.9%
10
730
$46,600
-2.3%
10
731
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
10†
732
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
10†
734
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$44,460
-17.2%
10
735
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$26,820
+3.6%
10
736
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,430
-12.0%
10
737
—†
-18.9%
10†
738
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,990
-1.6%
10
739
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,870
-8.9%
9
740
$43,700
-0.5%
9
741
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$42,200
-0.1%
9
742
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
9†
743
$43,590
-6.6%
9
744
Telephone Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,980
-27.5%
9
745
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,420
-16.1%
9
746
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
9†
747
—†
-2.6%
9†
748
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,700
-14.6%
9
749
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,270
-15.2%
9
750
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
9†
751
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
9†
752
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$28,520
+1.2%
9
753
—†
-11.2%
9†
754
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
9†
756
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,940
-3.3%
9
757
$34,910
-3.3%
9
758
—†
-1.8%
9†
759
$38,440
+0.6%
9
760
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,430
-4.7%
9
761
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$39,250
-1.0%
9
762
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.1%
9†
763
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,740
-0.1%
9
764
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
$33,350
-4.5%
9†
765
—†
-2.5%
9†
766
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,800
-0.6%
9
767
$40,870
-2.5%
9
768
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,330
-6.7%
8
769
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,350
+0.6%
8
770
$39,820
-13.6%
8
771
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$36,470
-5.0%
8
772
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
8†
773
Motion Picture Projectionists · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.7%
8†
774
—†
-1.3%
8†
775
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$35,890
-10.8%
8
776
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
8†
777
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
8†
778
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
779
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400
-5.9%
8
780
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,550
-26.3%
8
781
Gambling Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
8†
782
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
8†
783
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,410
-4.9%
8
784
Sewers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-7.0%
8†
785
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
7†
786
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230
-1.5%
7
787
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$31,520
-5.6%
7
788
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$34,300
-13.5%
7
789
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$34,350
-13.0%
7
790
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,100
-2.7%
7
791
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,740
-1.6%
7
792
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
7†
793
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.7%
7†
794
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
7†
Live jobs in Austin, TX
Growth and openings are national (BLS EP 2024–34) — state-level projections are not in this data pull, so the same national figure is used for every place and we say so rather than guess. † local wage not published for this cell — the score uses the state value and the pay column shows a dash.