Best jobs in Bakersfield, CA

The best-scoring occupations in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area, ranked on local pay plus national growth and opportunity.

Search live jobs in Bakersfield, CA How we score
Wages here are local to Bakersfield, CA (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 Bakersfield, CA pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$632,190 vs $93,530 · +575.9%
$165,580 vs $132,300 · +25.2%
$34,320 vs $35,800 · -4.1%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
Rank by Overall score ·Pay ·Growth ·Openings
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#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
01
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
—†
+49.9%
—
2,300
100†
02
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award · 33-1021
$632,190
+3.4%
340
6,500
97
03
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$165,580
+40.1%
430
29,500
81
04
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1241
—†
+4.3%
—
300
80†
05
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
—†
+5.4%
—
300
74†
06
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$34,320
+17.0%
17,270
765,800
72
07
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree · 53-2011
—†
+3.9%
—
11,700
71†
08
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
—†
+8.6%
—
2,700
68†
09
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
$56,990
+42.1%
370
4,100
67
10
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
—†
+3.3%
—
2,100
63†
11
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree · 15-2011
—†
+21.8%
—
2,400
61†
12
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$92,200
+33.5%
200
23,400
60
13
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$198,070
+20.4%
350
12,000
58
14
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
—†
+1.2%
—
600
57†
15
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree · 29-1161
—†
+11.1%
—
500
56†
16
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$108,020
+28.5%
160
16,000
55
17
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$132,670
+23.2%
1,020
62,100
54
18
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
—†
+2.7%
—
800
54†
19
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$269,000
+2.5%
—
9,600
53†
20
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
—
400
53†
21
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential · 45-2092
$34,620
-3.3%
32,500
71,700
53
22
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1215
$332,530
+2.7%
190
3,300
52
23
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1223
$299,990
+6.1%
70
900
52
24
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$39,470
+6.1%
9,180
904,300
50
25
Epidemiologists · Master's degree · 19-1041
—†
+16.2%
—
800
48†
Showing top 25 of 795 scored occupations — show all 795show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$119,020
+21.5%
47
27
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree
$164,470
+15.2%
47
28
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+18.4%
46†
29
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree
$153,030
+14.8%
46
30
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree
$116,650
+19.7%
45
31
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree
$130,330
+15.8%
45
32
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+20.0%
44†
33
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$290,420
+0.8%
43
34
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$84,100
+22.0%
43
35
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+14.6%
43†
36
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.3%
42†
37
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$119,470
+17.3%
42
38
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.2%
41†
39
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
41†
40
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
41†
41
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
40†
42
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$95,190
+19.2%
40
43
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
40†
44
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
40†
45
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
40†
46
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.1%
39†
47
Statisticians · Master's degree
—†
+8.5%
39†
48
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
39†
49
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$117,350
+15.0%
38
50
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$95,470
+16.7%
38
51
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree
$128,810
+4.9%
38
52
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential
$39,070
+8.5%
38
53
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,360
+16.8%
38
54
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$123,200
+13.8%
37
55
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
37†
56
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
37†
57
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$77,610
+18.5%
37
58
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
37†
59
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
36†
60
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$59,620
+16.8%
35
61
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.8%
35†
62
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$195,400
+4.3%
35
63
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$37,800
+14.9%
35
64
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,680
+16.1%
35
65
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$150,780
+9.6%
35
66
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$104,460
+4.4%
35
67
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
35†
68
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
35†
69
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$122,910
+11.9%
35
70
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
35†
71
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,850
+19.8%
34
72
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
34†
73
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$108,990
+13.0%
34
74
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$125,490
+10.9%
34
75
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
33†
76
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
33†
77
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.7%
33†
78
Commercial Divers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.5%
33†
79
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
33†
80
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$127,890
+8.7%
33
81
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$116,550
+11.2%
33
82
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
33†
83
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
32†
84
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$102,760
+12.1%
32
85
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.2%
32†
86
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
32†
87
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$149,960
+6.6%
32
88
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$179,980
+3.8%
32
89
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$132,110
+8.7%
32
90
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
31†
91
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$104,700
+11.0%
31
92
Flight Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+9.2%
31†
93
Nuclear Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.1%
31†
94
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$145,690
+4.5%
31
95
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$119,790
+9.1%
31
96
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
31†
97
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$161,930
+4.6%
31
98
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$172,120
+4.1%
31
99
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
$72,240
+14.7%
31
100
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$96,580
+8.8%
31
101
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.9%
31†
102
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$35,220
-9.9%
31
103
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.2%
31†
104
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$46,890
+1.5%
30
105
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.2%
30†
106
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$82,720
+12.5%
30
107
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,300
+15.4%
30
108
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$111,580
+9.6%
30
109
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,560
+12.5%
30
110
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
30†
111
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$129,370
+8.0%
30
112
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
30†
113
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,690
+4.0%
30
114
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.4%
30†
115
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
30†
116
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$110,180
+8.2%
30
117
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$79,970
+12.8%
29
118
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$126,960
+7.2%
29
119
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$150,900
+4.1%
29
120
Sociologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.6%
29†
121
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$128,910
+7.3%
29
122
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
29†
123
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$126,460
+7.3%
29
124
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
29†
125
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
29†
126
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
$71,010
+12.6%
28
127
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
28†
128
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
28†
129
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$128,720
+6.1%
28
130
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,860
+9.5%
28
131
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$126,670
+6.6%
28
132
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$100,400
+8.7%
28
133
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$156,270
+3.7%
28
134
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$127,340
+6.2%
28
135
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
28†
136
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
28†
137
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
28†
138
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$36,320
-0.5%
28
139
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
28†
140
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$138,130
+5.0%
28
141
Semiconductor Processing Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.9%
28†
142
Pile Driver Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.3%
27†
143
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$64,210
+12.9%
27
144
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
27†
145
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$114,380
+7.0%
27
146
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$130,480
+5.8%
27
147
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
27†
148
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
27†
149
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$137,200
+5.0%
27
150
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$132,510
+5.5%
27
151
Taxi Drivers · No formal educational credential
—†
+11.1%
27†
152
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$130,440
+5.7%
27
153
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$104,580
+5.6%
27
154
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
27†
155
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
27†
156
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
27†
157
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$83,290
+10.0%
26
158
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,690
+11.5%
26
159
Curators · Master's degree
—†
+7.0%
26†
160
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+2.0%
26†
161
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
26†
162
Astronomers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
26†
163
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
26†
164
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
26†
165
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,860
+11.9%
26
166
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.1%
26†
167
Farm Labor Contractors · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.0%
26†
168
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$58,860
+10.8%
26
169
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.6%
26†
170
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$97,620
+8.2%
26
171
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
25†
172
Acupuncturists · Master's degree
—†
+6.8%
25†
173
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.5%
25†
174
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$77,500
+9.7%
25
175
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$135,260
+4.0%
25
176
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.3%
25†
177
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$130,330
+4.4%
25
178
Transit and Railroad Police · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
25†
179
Life Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
25†
180
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
25†
181
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
25†
182
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$130,340
+4.2%
25
183
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$92,120
+5.3%
25
184
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$119,400
+5.1%
25
185
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
25†
186
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.8%
25†
187
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$95,000
+3.0%
24
188
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$139,980
+2.1%
24
189
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,660
+12.1%
24
190
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$98,550
+7.1%
24
191
Choreographers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.1%
24†
192
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$88,410
+8.1%
24
193
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
24†
194
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$154,410
-1.5%
24
195
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$74,340
+9.5%
24
196
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
$42,790
+12.6%
24
197
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
24†
198
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
24†
199
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
24†
200
Athletes and Sports Competitors · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
24†
201
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
24†
202
Economists · Master's degree
—†
+1.2%
24†
203
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$98,270
+4.7%
24
204
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$79,620
+4.6%
24
205
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
24†
206
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$124,920
+3.9%
24
207
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.4%
24†
208
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$42,490
+2.0%
24
209
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
23†
210
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$55,800
+7.3%
23
211
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$76,700
+6.2%
23
212
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$101,230
+5.7%
23
213
Petroleum Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$147,440
+1.3%
23
214
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$95,510
+6.1%
23
215
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,580
+6.0%
23
216
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
23†
217
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$88,240
+7.5%
23
218
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
$107,750
+5.5%
23
219
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
23†
220
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
23†
221
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$128,960
+3.1%
23
222
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,270
+11.4%
23
223
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,300
+5.0%
23
224
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
23†
225
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,610
+11.3%
23
226
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.3%
23†
227
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,620
+10.4%
23
228
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
23†
229
Mathematicians · Master's degree
—†
-0.7%
23†
230
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,400
+8.1%
23
231
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.6%
23†
232
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$77,450
+7.7%
23
233
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,210
+11.0%
23
234
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$69,910
+6.7%
23
235
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$122,960
+2.9%
23
236
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.7%
22†
237
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$101,780
+4.6%
22
238
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
22†
239
Hydrologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
22†
240
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
22†
241
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$128,920
+2.3%
22
242
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$76,820
+7.7%
22
243
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$82,800
+7.0%
22
244
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$80,120
+5.8%
22
245
Craft Artists · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.1%
22†
246
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$126,520
+1.9%
22
247
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$111,070
+3.9%
22
248
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
22†
249
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,320
+7.3%
22
250
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$107,190
+3.8%
22
251
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
22†
252
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
21†
253
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,440
-6.7%
21
254
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
21†
255
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
21†
256
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$97,570
+4.9%
21
257
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
$55,690
+9.5%
21
258
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$99,210
+4.3%
21
259
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
—†
+1.7%
21†
260
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,540
+10.0%
21
261
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$55,730
+9.1%
21
262
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
21†
263
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$90,760
+5.5%
21
264
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$66,480
+1.6%
21
265
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
21†
266
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
21†
267
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$97,700
+3.5%
21
268
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$75,600
+6.4%
21
269
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$107,220
-7.8%
21
270
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,280
+3.1%
21
271
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$137,340
+0.6%
21
272
Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-3.1%
21†
273
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$99,150
-1.6%
21
274
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
21†
275
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,610
+6.4%
21
276
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$34,320
-0.7%
21
277
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.1%
21†
278
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$122,730
+2.0%
21
279
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$92,510
+4.9%
21
280
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
$79,900
+6.5%
21
281
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,310
+8.5%
21
282
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,220
+8.5%
21
283
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
20†
284
Paperhangers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
20†
285
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
20†
286
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,540
+3.7%
20†
287
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
20†
288
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.4%
20†
289
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$79,900
-2.0%
20
290
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$119,160
+1.7%
20
291
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$123,340
-1.3%
20
292
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
20†
293
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,800
+3.8%
20
294
Subway and Streetcar Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
20†
295
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$91,750
+4.0%
20
296
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
20†
297
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
20†
298
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
20†
299
Watch and Clock Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
20†
300
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320
+8.8%
20
301
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.7%
20†
302
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
20†
303
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,280
+6.4%
20
304
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$106,340
+3.0%
20
305
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$126,430
+0.7%
20
306
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
20†
307
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
19†
308
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
19†
309
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.2%
19†
310
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
19†
311
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$132,230
0.0%
19
312
Archivists · Master's degree
—†
+3.8%
19†
313
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,540
+4.5%
19
314
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
19†
315
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$93,550
+1.2%
19†
316
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$78,940
+5.3%
19
317
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,220
+7.1%
19
318
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$88,050
+4.4%
19
319
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,150
+5.8%
19
320
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.7%
19†
321
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$105,140
+2.5%
19
322
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,490
+4.5%
19†
323
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,130
+3.1%
19
324
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$76,580
+4.8%
19
325
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
19†
326
Rock Splitters, Quarry · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
19†
327
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,960
+3.6%
19
328
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
19†
329
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,100
+4.7%
19†
330
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
19†
331
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$93,840
+3.1%
19
332
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,620
+3.1%
19
333
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
19†
334
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.9%
19†
335
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,270
+7.1%
19
336
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,850
+8.7%
19
337
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,100
+6.4%
19
338
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$38,930
-1.5%
18
339
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,430
+7.6%
18
340
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,450
+4.2%
18
341
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
18†
342
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,450
+4.5%
18
343
Signal and Track Switch Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
18†
344
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310
-5.5%
18
345
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$80,640
+4.4%
18
346
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,110
+6.4%
18
347
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$93,480
-2.0%
18†
348
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
18†
349
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
18†
350
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
18†
351
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
18†
352
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,490
+3.7%
18
353
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,470
+4.5%
18
354
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$76,130
+2.6%
18
355
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
18†
356
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$104,600
+1.3%
18
357
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
18†
358
Nuclear Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-7.7%
18†
359
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$92,880
+2.6%
18
360
Plasterers and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.1%
18†
361
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
18†
362
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
18†
363
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
18†
364
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
18†
365
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$87,180
+3.5%
18
366
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$101,770
+1.5%
18
367
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
$89,150
+3.3%
18
368
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,390
+8.2%
18
369
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
18†
370
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$43,770
+3.6%
18
371
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$80,040
+3.0%
18
372
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$34,320
+5.9%
18
373
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.6%
18†
374
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$60,640
+5.9%
17
375
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,830
-0.3%
17
376
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,130
+2.3%
17
377
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
17†
378
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$34,320
+6.3%
17
379
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
17†
380
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,410
+6.7%
17
381
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
17†
382
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$100,030
+2.0%
17
383
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$79,310
+3.9%
17
384
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
17†
385
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
$36,930
+7.7%
17
386
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
17†
387
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,430
+4.2%
17
388
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$69,050
+5.0%
17
389
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
17†
390
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$73,950
+4.3%
17
391
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$83,410
+3.4%
17
392
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
17†
393
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$72,410
+3.4%
17
394
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,100
+2.2%
17
395
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.5%
17†
396
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.2%
17†
397
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,440
+8.1%
17
398
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$43,170
+6.4%
17
399
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$103,170
+0.6%
17
400
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,350
+5.2%
17
401
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
17†
402
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
17†
403
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,400
+4.4%
17
404
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$112,990
-1.7%
16
405
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,960
-1.6%
16
406
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,500
+6.3%
16
407
Shampooers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
16†
408
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,190
+0.3%
16
409
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$37,250
+6.7%
16
410
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$110,030
0.0%
16
411
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
16†
412
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
16†
413
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$96,610
+1.3%
16
414
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,280
+6.9%
16
415
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$73,600
+3.6%
16
416
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$61,500
+4.6%
16
417
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,100
+7.0%
16
418
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,840
+6.2%
16
419
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
16†
420
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
16†
421
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
16†
422
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,940
+1.2%
16
423
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,700
+3.6%
16
424
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$66,930
+4.1%
16
425
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$76,780
+3.2%
16
426
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$42,470
+5.6%
16
427
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
16†
428
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
16†
429
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$53,170
-5.8%
16
430
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$58,220
+4.8%
16
431
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$47,870
+6.0%
16
432
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$91,170
+1.6%
16
433
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$59,330
+3.4%
16
434
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$87,490
+1.7%
15
435
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
15†
436
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$100,730
-4.2%
15
437
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,310
+4.5%
15
438
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
15†
439
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,200
+5.6%
15
440
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,090
+4.5%
15
441
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$59,350
+4.5%
15
442
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
15†
443
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$45,880
+4.1%
15
444
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$96,820
-0.1%
15
445
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
15†
446
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
15†
447
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
15†
448
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,110
+1.8%
15
449
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$58,540
+3.8%
15
450
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
—†
-5.2%
15†
451
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$61,360
+3.3%
15
452
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$82,560
-1.2%
15†
453
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,330
+5.6%
15
454
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
$102,920
-13.7%
15
455
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
$102,900
-0.3%
15
456
Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
15†
457
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$101,050
-0.1%
15
458
Animal Breeders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.4%
15†
459
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
15†
460
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,840
+3.0%
15
461
Crematory Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
15†
462
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,230
+6.0%
15
463
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,050
+6.4%
15
464
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,130
+3.4%
15
465
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$34,560
+6.4%
15
466
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,660
+5.1%
15
467
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
15†
468
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060
+4.1%
15
469
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,690
+2.4%
15
470
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,240
+3.5%
15
471
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,740
+4.6%
15
472
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
$97,530
-2.8%
15
473
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$96,760
-0.7%
15
474
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$76,550
+1.9%
15
475
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$96,600
-3.1%
15
476
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$36,360
+5.8%
14
477
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$59,250
+4.0%
14
478
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,520
+2.4%
14
479
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$60,960
+3.8%
14
480
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.0%
14†
481
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$76,500
+1.7%
14
482
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
14†
483
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
14†
484
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
14†
485
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
$58,060
+3.6%
14
486
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
14†
487
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-1.7%
14†
488
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,360
+2.0%
14
489
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$81,660
+1.6%
14
490
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-10.8%
14†
491
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$86,200
+1.0%
14
492
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260
+4.9%
14
493
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
14†
494
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,760
-11.2%
14
495
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,530
+3.7%
14
496
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,000
+4.3%
14
497
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610
+5.7%
14
498
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.9%
14†
499
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$36,590
+5.4%
14
500
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$74,690
-1.6%
14†
501
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.1%
14†
502
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$36,510
+3.9%
14
503
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$72,970
+2.1%
14
504
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,960
+3.1%
14
505
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
$48,100
+4.8%
14
506
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$93,840
-1.8%
14
507
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
$52,620
+4.3%
14
508
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
$62,080
+1.4%
14†
509
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$56,630
+3.7%
14
510
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,360
+2.2%
14
511
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,080
+3.3%
14
512
Motion Picture Projectionists · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.7%
14†
513
Tapers · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.1%
14†
514
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.4%
13†
515
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.0%
13†
516
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$89,650
-0.8%
13
517
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$43,970
+3.2%
13
518
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
$92,290
-0.9%
13
519
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,750
+3.7%
13
520
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,200
+2.9%
13
521
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
13†
522
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
13†
523
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
$49,290
+4.4%
13
524
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$74,310
+1.7%
13
525
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$44,980
+1.1%
13
526
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$34,770
+3.4%
13
527
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
13†
528
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
13†
529
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,350
-5.0%
13
530
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$34,980
+5.5%
13
531
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
$66,170
+2.5%
13
532
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
13†
533
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$89,070
-0.7%
13
534
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
13†
535
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$35,290
+5.3%
13
536
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,220
+3.0%
13
537
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,050
+2.3%
13
538
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,440
+0.4%
13
539
Desktop Publishers · Associate's degree
—†
-12.4%
13†
540
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$69,230
+1.8%
13
541
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,610
+2.5%
13
542
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$82,390
-4.2%
13
543
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
13†
544
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,300
+1.7%
13
545
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$73,770
+1.0%
13
546
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
13†
547
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,690
+3.3%
13
548
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,860
-1.6%
13
549
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,080
+4.9%
13
550
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
13†
551
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,050
+3.5%
13
552
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
13†
553
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
13†
554
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$61,970
+2.1%
13
555
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,390
+3.7%
13
556
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$63,210
+1.7%
13
557
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,000
+3.5%
13
558
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
13†
559
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,990
+2.6%
13
560
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,910
+2.5%
12
561
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,040
+2.6%
12
562
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
12†
563
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,310
+3.3%
12
564
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$76,170
+0.9%
12
565
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$75,250
-1.8%
12
566
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
12†
567
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.8%
12†
568
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
12†
569
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$35,670
+0.4%
12
570
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,840
-5.1%
12
571
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$78,330
-1.6%
12
572
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,540
+3.8%
12
573
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,310
0.0%
12
574
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
12†
575
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,200
+3.0%
12
576
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,480
+3.9%
12
577
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$58,670
+1.8%
12
578
Tire Builders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
12†
579
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,110
+3.3%
12
580
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
12†
581
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$48,280
+3.1%
12
582
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$60,100
+1.5%
12
583
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,630
+3.7%
12
584
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$37,090
-3.4%
12
585
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,480
-0.8%
12
586
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$63,900
+1.7%
12
587
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$39,110
+3.1%
12
588
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,190
-2.9%
12
589
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$79,390
-4.4%
12
590
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,310
+3.6%
12
591
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$36,810
+4.3%
12
592
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
12†
593
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$43,910
+2.0%
12
594
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,640
+1.6%
12
595
Extraction Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
12†
596
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
$62,170
+0.4%
12
597
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$41,480
-13.5%
12
598
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
$75,660
+0.2%
12
599
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
$52,640
+2.5%
12
600
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,010
+3.2%
11
601
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$48,540
+3.1%
11
602
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$37,140
+3.0%
11
603
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,960
+2.4%
11
604
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
11†
605
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
11†
606
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,750
+3.8%
11
607
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$62,980
-3.7%
11
608
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$76,520
-6.5%
11
609
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
$76,580
-5.6%
11
610
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
11†
611
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,970
+2.9%
11
612
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
11†
613
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
11†
614
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
11†
615
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
11†
616
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,220
+1.8%
11
617
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,770
0.0%
11
618
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,990
+3.6%
11
619
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
11†
620
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$51,690
+2.4%
11
621
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,380
-1.8%
11
622
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$63,420
+0.2%
11
623
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$64,460
+0.7%
11
624
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.1%
11†
625
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,080
-0.1%
11
626
Fallers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.3%
11†
627
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
11†
628
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
11†
629
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690
0.0%
11
630
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-3.2%
11†
631
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
11†
632
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.2%
11†
633
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$69,850
-4.2%
11
634
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
11†
635
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$35,260
-5.4%
10
636
Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.6%
10†
637
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
$52,780
+0.5%
10†
638
Models · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.5%
10†
639
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,190
+2.5%
10
640
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$70,250
-1.8%
10
641
Telephone Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-27.5%
10†
642
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,970
-7.7%
10
643
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$57,490
+0.9%
10
644
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,640
-6.5%
10
645
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
10†
646
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$62,490
+0.6%
10
647
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,650
+2.7%
10
648
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,710
0.0%
10
649
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,010
+2.5%
10
650
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,880
+0.2%
10
651
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
10†
652
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,040
-0.2%
10
653
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,470
+2.3%
10
654
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
10†
655
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-14.6%
10†
656
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.6%
10†
657
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$64,630
-3.5%
10
658
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$64,420
-2.5%
10
659
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$34,320
+3.0%
10
660
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$56,660
-3.5%
10
661
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
10†
662
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,260
-0.4%
10
663
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.2%
10†
664
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.9%
9†
665
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,390
-6.8%
9
666
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000
-0.4%
9
667
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,150
+1.0%
9
668
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$53,030
+1.2%
9
669
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.2%
9†
670
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
9†
671
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
9†
672
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
9†
673
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
$38,470
+2.5%
9
674
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,220
+2.8%
9
675
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,650
-16.7%
9
676
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
9†
677
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$61,830
-3.9%
9
678
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
9†
679
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,490
+2.0%
9
680
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
9†
681
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,540
-10.7%
9
682
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
9†
683
Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,340
-4.7%
9
684
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,240
+1.0%
9
685
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$58,470
-8.4%
9
686
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
9†
687
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
9†
688
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
9†
689
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.5%
9†
690
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
9†
691
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$35,720
+0.2%
9
692
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
693
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$39,470
+0.6%
9
694
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
9†
695
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
9†
696
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
9†
697
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
9†
698
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$47,860
-6.9%
9†
699
Motorboat Operators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.4%
9†
700
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
9†
701
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.7%
9†
702
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,010
+0.7%
9
703
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
9†
704
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,380
-6.4%
9
705
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,210
+1.4%
9
706
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.6%
9†
707
Logging Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
9†
708
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
9†
709
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,750
-0.9%
9
710
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
9†
711
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,790
-11.6%
9
712
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
713
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,240
-2.3%
9
714
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.1%
9†
715
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
9†
716
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,370
-2.8%
8
717
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
8†
718
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,680
0.0%
8
719
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$34,660
-1.5%
8
720
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$42,400
+1.0%
8
721
Agricultural Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$34,320
+2.3%
8
722
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.1%
8†
723
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
8†
724
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
8†
725
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
8†
726
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$41,160
+1.5%
8
727
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
8†
728
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,240
-8.7%
8
729
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
8†
730
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
8†
731
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,830
-12.9%
8
732
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$51,570
-7.1%
8
733
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
734
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,990
-3.7%
8
735
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
8†
736
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
737
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,750
-5.8%
8
738
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,880
+0.2%
8
739
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
8†
740
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$35,440
+1.4%
8
741
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$34,920
+1.2%
8
742
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,870
-10.5%
8
743
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$49,930
-0.9%
8
744
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$50,530
-17.2%
8
745
Sewers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-7.0%
8†
746
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
8†
747
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,060
-1.7%
8
748
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,210
-16.3%
8
749
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.1%
8†
750
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140
+0.5%
7
751
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
7†
752
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,240
-4.3%
7
753
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.0%
7†
754
Gambling Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
7†
755
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.5%
7†
756
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,520
-3.8%
7
757
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,060
-12.1%
7
758
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,130
-4.8%
7
759
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
7†
760
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,410
-4.7%
7
761
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,070
-6.8%
7
762
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,060
-36.1%
7
763
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080
-1.6%
7
764
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,760
-25.9%
7
765
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
7†
766
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
$46,820
-5.5%
7
767
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
7†
768
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
7†
769
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
7†
770
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510
-7.8%
7
771
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,800
-8.9%
7
772
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
7†
773
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,620
-15.9%
7
774
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,500
-12.0%
7
775
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
7†
776
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,450
-5.9%
7
777
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.1%
7†
778
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,980
-15.2%
7
779
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
7†
780
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$38,490
-5.6%
7
781
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,930
-2.5%
7
782
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,310
-2.3%
6
783
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,710
-26.3%
6
784
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
$35,310
-5.4%
6
785
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,680
-8.1%
6
786
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310
-6.7%
6
787
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$37,380
-1.0%
6
788
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$35,760
-5.0%
6
789
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220
-2.7%
6
790
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120
-6.6%
6
791
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,790
-4.9%
6
792
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,840
-0.1%
6
793
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$38,470
-13.0%
6
794
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$36,020
-0.1%
6
795
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$36,740
-10.8%
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