Best jobs in Fayetteville, AR

The best-scoring occupations in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area, ranked on local pay plus national growth and opportunity.

Search live jobs in Fayetteville, AR How we score
Wages here are local to Fayetteville, AR (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 Fayetteville, AR pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$127,380 vs $132,300 · -3.7%
$27,170 vs $31,200 · -12.9%
$125,590 vs $120,230 · +4.5%
−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
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1213
—†
+6.4%
—
400
100†
02
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
—†
+42.1%
—
4,100
77†
03
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
—†
+5.4%
—
300
76†
04
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$127,380
+40.1%
600
29,500
76
05
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$27,170
+6.1%
8,370
904,300
66
06
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$125,590
+33.5%
280
23,400
66
07
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
—
400
62†
08
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1241
—†
+4.3%
—
300
62†
09
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
—†
+3.9%
—
600
60†
10
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$106,200
+28.5%
620
16,000
58
11
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$81,800
+4.4%
7,010
308,700
56
12
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
—†
+3.3%
—
2,100
55†
13
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$29,430
+17.0%
2,740
765,800
54
14
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$147,410
+14.8%
1,880
74,600
54
15
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award · 53-3032
$60,480
+4.0%
7,500
237,600
52
16
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
—†
+4.2%
—
400
52†
17
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$98,300
+23.2%
970
62,100
52
18
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$35,040
+8.5%
5,890
472,300
51
19
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$105,130
+15.8%
2,490
115,200
51
20
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$30,300
-0.5%
7,940
555,800
50
21
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1029
—†
+0.3%
—
200
50†
22
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$130,810
+20.4%
180
12,000
49
23
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$254,690
+2.5%
590
9,600
49
24
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$141,940
+15.2%
1,050
55,600
49
25
Animal Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 19-1011
$240,370
+5.8%
40
200
48
Showing top 25 of 675 scored occupations — show all 675show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree
$77,910
+4.9%
44
27
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
—†
+14.7%
43†
28
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$220,120
+3.7%
43
29
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
42†
30
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$175,260
+6.6%
42
31
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$33,730
+14.9%
42
32
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$73,100
+22.0%
42
33
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$80,500
+16.7%
41
34
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$215,820
+2.7%
41
35
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$64,610
+21.5%
39
36
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$80,910
+19.2%
39
37
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,660
-6.7%
39
38
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
$221,800
+0.2%
38
39
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$107,830
+13.8%
38
40
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
38†
41
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$179,940
+4.1%
38
42
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$177,370
+5.0%
38
43
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.3%
37†
44
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$147,270
+4.7%
37
45
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.5%
37†
46
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,670
+17.3%
37
47
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+6.1%
36†
48
Statisticians · Master's degree
$105,720
+8.5%
36†
49
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$176,300
+3.1%
36
50
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$111,930
+11.9%
36
51
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$29,820
-9.9%
36
52
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$83,000
+6.7%
36
53
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.8%
35†
54
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
35†
55
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
35†
56
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$80,510
+15.0%
35
57
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
35†
58
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,880
+16.1%
35
59
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$60,360
+18.5%
34
60
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$163,290
+3.8%
34
61
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,920
+15.4%
34†
62
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
34†
63
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,500
+10.9%
34
64
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$94,860
+8.7%
34
65
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,200
+20.0%
34
66
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$103,440
+11.0%
33
67
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$131,890
+8.0%
33
68
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$82,790
+8.8%
33
69
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$31,160
+2.0%
33
70
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$36,930
+1.5%
33
71
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+14.6%
33†
72
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$114,950
+9.6%
33
73
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
33†
74
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,760
+19.8%
33
75
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree
$86,170
+8.6%
32†
76
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$48,220
+16.8%
32
77
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$26,210
-0.7%
32
78
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$137,560
+5.0%
32
79
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$58,390
+16.8%
32
80
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$99,320
+8.7%
32
81
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$99,180
+11.5%
32
82
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$138,770
+4.6%
32
83
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$134,640
+4.3%
32
84
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$84,820
+13.0%
32
85
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.1%
32†
86
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
31†
87
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$104,990
+4.5%
31
88
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510
-5.5%
31
89
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
31†
90
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$82,310
+5.6%
31
91
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.7%
31†
92
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$126,220
+4.1%
31
93
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
31†
94
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
31†
95
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
31†
96
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$133,220
+5.7%
31
97
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$133,060
+5.8%
30
98
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.5%
30†
99
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$78,980
+12.5%
30
100
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,400
+12.5%
30
101
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+12.8%
30†
102
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$77,190
+4.6%
30
103
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,230
+9.5%
30
104
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$77,720
+12.1%
30
105
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$104,070
+8.7%
30
106
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$96,420
+9.7%
30
107
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.7%
30†
108
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080
+6.0%
30
109
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$100,270
+9.5%
29
110
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$136,410
+1.9%
29
111
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
29†
112
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
29†
113
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$59,660
+10.8%
29
114
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$77,520
+11.2%
28
115
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.0%
28†
116
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$39,370
+7.3%
28
117
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$106,640
+6.1%
28
118
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,620
-0.3%
28
119
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$111,800
+6.2%
27
120
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,690
+7.3%
27
121
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.8%
27†
122
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,790
+3.8%
27
123
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$80,180
+9.1%
27
124
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
$103,300
+6.5%
27
125
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
27†
126
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
26†
127
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$71,380
+9.6%
26
128
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$58,830
+6.2%
26
129
Semiconductor Processing Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.9%
26†
130
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$87,210
+7.0%
26
131
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
26†
132
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,620
+8.1%
26
133
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,900
+12.1%
26
134
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,810
+0.3%
26
135
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$136,880
-6.0%
25
136
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,650
+5.3%
25
137
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$61,640
+3.0%
25
138
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
25†
139
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$62,350
+11.1%
25
140
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
25†
141
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,760
+8.8%
25†
142
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
25†
143
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$84,240
+5.7%
25
144
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
25†
145
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,190
+3.1%
25
146
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,680
+8.5%
25†
147
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$37,980
+5.5%
25
148
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
25†
149
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$62,110
-1.6%
24
150
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$83,930
+7.2%
24
151
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
24†
152
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,650
+11.9%
24
153
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
24†
154
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
24†
155
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$100,230
+5.1%
24
156
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
24†
157
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,400
+1.2%
24
158
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$57,640
+7.0%
24†
159
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$38,750
+12.9%
23
160
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,810
+10.4%
23
161
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$81,120
+7.1%
23
162
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$64,820
+8.2%
23
163
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,820
+2.3%
23
164
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,720
+11.3%
23
165
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$82,960
+5.0%
23
166
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.5%
23†
167
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$85,650
+4.8%
23
168
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,430
+6.6%
23
169
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.2%
23†
170
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,640
+3.1%
23
171
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
23†
172
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$97,640
+3.8%
23
173
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,010
-2.0%
22
174
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
22†
175
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$79,820
+3.0%
22
176
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$86,300
+4.6%
22
177
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,140
+7.6%
22†
178
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$68,790
+7.7%
22
179
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$83,480
+5.3%
22
180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$45,830
-5.8%
22
181
Agricultural Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.9%
22†
182
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,960
+6.4%
22
183
Economists · Master's degree
—†
+1.2%
21†
184
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,180
+3.7%
21
185
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$64,800
+4.7%
21†
186
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,840
+4.2%
21
187
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
21†
188
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.4%
21†
189
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
21†
190
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
$48,830
+9.5%
21
191
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
21†
192
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$58,900
+7.7%
21
193
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
21†
194
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
21†
195
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$89,610
+3.9%
21
196
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$77,300
+4.3%
21
197
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$70,900
+6.5%
21
198
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
$81,330
+2.0%
21†
199
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
21†
200
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,070
+4.5%
20
201
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
20†
202
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$37,900
+3.6%
20
203
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,970
+2.6%
20
204
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$59,250
+6.4%
20
205
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$103,440
-1.5%
20
206
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
20†
207
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,320
+6.4%
20
208
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,050
+6.4%
20
209
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$78,740
+3.9%
20
210
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
20†
211
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,110
+8.5%
20
212
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
20†
213
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$59,110
+7.3%
20
214
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,810
+10.0%
20
215
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
20†
216
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080
0.0%
20
217
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,930
+3.3%
20†
218
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
20†
219
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,320
+8.7%
19
220
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
19†
221
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,040
+5.8%
19
222
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
19†
223
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
19†
224
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
19†
225
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
19†
226
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,230
+6.9%
19
227
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$54,120
+7.5%
19
228
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,230
+7.1%
19
229
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$40,770
+9.1%
19
230
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$76,570
+4.2%
19
231
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
19†
232
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,100
+4.5%
19
233
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$84,200
+1.7%
19
234
Curators · Master's degree
$58,000
+7.0%
19
235
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,770
+7.1%
19
236
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$77,740
+4.2%
19
237
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.6%
19†
238
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
19†
239
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$73,540
+4.5%
19
240
Archivists · Master's degree
—†
+3.8%
19†
241
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$26,570
+5.9%
19
242
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,010
+2.7%
19
243
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
19†
244
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
18†
245
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
18†
246
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.8%
18†
247
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$43,740
+6.4%
18
248
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$82,440
+1.7%
18
249
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,220
+2.9%
18
250
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$63,230
+4.1%
18
251
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,640
+3.7%
18
252
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
18†
253
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$43,920
+1.1%
18
254
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,920
+6.7%
18
255
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$84,450
+2.5%
18
256
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,840
+3.6%
18
257
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
18†
258
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
18†
259
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,420
+3.1%
18
260
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
18†
261
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,090
+3.6%
18
262
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,550
-1.6%
18
263
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+7.0%
18†
264
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.6%
18†
265
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.2%
18†
266
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,630
+8.2%
18
267
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.0%
18†
268
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,730
+4.5%
18
269
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,080
+4.5%
18
270
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$61,600
+3.5%
17
271
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$86,530
-4.2%
17
272
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,750
-5.0%
17
273
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$36,130
+3.9%
17
274
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
17†
275
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
$49,010
+4.3%
17†
276
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,710
+6.4%
17
277
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,180
-0.1%
17
278
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
17†
279
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$76,540
+3.0%
17
280
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$78,540
+1.9%
17
281
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,420
+8.1%
17
282
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
17†
283
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
17†
284
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
17†
285
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,410
+6.6%
17
286
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
17†
287
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
17†
288
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$28,100
+6.3%
17
289
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,050
+2.4%
17
290
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$57,420
+4.8%
17
291
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$84,540
0.0%
17
292
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
17†
293
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$86,260
+1.6%
17
294
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
17†
295
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$28,980
-1.5%
17
296
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
—†
+4.0%
17†
297
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
17†
298
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.7%
17†
299
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$31,760
+5.6%
17
300
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
17†
301
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,200
+5.0%
17
302
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
17†
303
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
17†
304
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$47,220
+5.9%
17
305
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$61,690
+4.4%
17
306
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
307
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
16†
308
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
16†
309
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
16†
310
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$62,020
-2.0%
16
311
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
16†
312
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
16†
313
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
16†
314
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.7%
16†
315
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,850
+6.0%
16
316
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
16†
317
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
16†
318
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,410
+5.6%
16
319
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
16†
320
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,090
+7.2%
16
321
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
16†
322
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,950
-5.1%
16
323
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$31,270
+6.7%
16
324
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
16†
325
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$61,400
+3.8%
16
326
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
16†
327
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$35,680
+4.1%
16
328
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$70,310
+2.1%
16
329
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
—†
+1.7%
16†
330
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,000
+5.3%
16
331
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,310
+3.4%
16
332
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,610
+5.2%
16
333
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
$55,090
+4.8%
16
334
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$74,290
+1.3%
16
335
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$55,490
+4.4%
16
336
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
16†
337
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
$89,990
-2.2%
16
338
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$49,310
+3.3%
16
339
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
340
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
16†
341
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$62,820
+3.5%
16
342
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
15†
343
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
15†
344
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
15†
345
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
15†
346
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
15†
347
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
15†
348
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$38,460
+5.3%
15
349
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
$47,580
+5.4%
15
350
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$88,460
-8.8%
15
351
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$29,380
+0.4%
15
352
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$33,430
+2.0%
15
353
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
15†
354
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,480
+6.7%
15
355
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,590
+3.2%
15
356
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,090
+4.2%
15
357
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,870
+5.6%
15
358
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
15†
359
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.1%
15†
360
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
15†
361
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
15†
362
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,110
+0.4%
15
363
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130
+4.5%
15
364
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,840
+5.7%
15
365
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,430
+3.0%
15†
366
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$43,890
+4.9%
15
367
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$33,540
+6.4%
15
368
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,390
+4.4%
15
369
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$62,330
+1.8%
15
370
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$50,490
+4.3%
15
371
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$61,180
+0.9%
15†
372
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
15†
373
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$35,620
+3.2%
14
374
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.9%
14†
375
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,010
-7.7%
14
376
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
14†
377
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,410
-0.8%
14†
378
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,360
+6.3%
14
379
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$62,900
+1.7%
14
380
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
14†
381
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,670
+5.1%
14
382
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
14†
383
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,150
+4.9%
14
384
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,740
+2.2%
14
385
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,570
+3.4%
14
386
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$48,520
+4.5%
14
387
Fallers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.3%
14†
388
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$54,820
+2.1%
14
389
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$81,300
-0.7%
14
390
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$56,490
+3.4%
14
391
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,530
-8.9%
14
392
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$74,180
+1.0%
14
393
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
14†
394
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
14†
395
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$47,990
+3.4%
14
396
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$30,490
+5.4%
14
397
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$43,960
+4.6%
14
398
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,400
-1.6%
14
399
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$47,100
+4.2%
14
400
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,710
+3.1%
14
401
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$50,720
+3.6%
14
402
Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
14†
403
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
14†
404
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
14†
405
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$28,370
+3.4%
14
406
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,480
+2.3%
14
407
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
14†
408
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
14†
409
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$27,790
+5.8%
14
410
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.7%
14†
411
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$39,080
+3.8%
13
412
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$27,710
-13.5%
13
413
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$47,400
-3.7%
13
414
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,510
+3.7%
13†
415
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
13†
416
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$29,200
+3.0%
13
417
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,170
+4.9%
13
418
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,630
+3.0%
13
419
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$36,880
+3.1%
13
420
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
13†
421
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,570
0.0%
13
422
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$49,010
+1.7%
13
423
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
$43,600
+4.4%
13
424
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,910
+4.1%
13
425
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$52,220
+3.1%
13
426
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,190
+4.0%
13
427
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260
+3.5%
13
428
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.7%
13†
429
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$46,930
+3.5%
13
430
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,460
+1.4%
13
431
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,350
+3.7%
13
432
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,990
+4.6%
13
433
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990
+3.2%
13
434
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.0%
13†
435
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$47,710
+1.8%
13
436
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,960
+1.6%
13
437
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$52,730
+2.6%
13
438
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,670
+3.6%
13
439
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,210
-2.9%
13
440
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990
+3.4%
13
441
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$63,240
-4.2%
13
442
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,850
+3.3%
13
443
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
13†
444
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
13†
445
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$56,880
+2.1%
13
446
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,420
+3.8%
13
447
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
13†
448
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$59,880
-3.5%
13
449
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,540
+3.2%
13
450
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,300
+5.1%
13
451
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,810
+3.3%
13
452
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
13†
453
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,200
+3.5%
13
454
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$30,560
-3.4%
13
455
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,610
+3.3%
13
456
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920
+4.3%
13
457
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
13†
458
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$66,170
+0.6%
13
459
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$43,330
+3.7%
12
460
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$64,620
+0.7%
12
461
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
12†
462
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,830
+1.3%
12
463
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,290
+3.5%
12
464
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,650
+4.5%
12
465
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
—†
-4.4%
12†
466
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,160
+3.7%
12
467
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
12†
468
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
12†
469
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,020
+2.9%
12
470
Extraction Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
12†
471
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
12†
472
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
12†
473
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-10.8%
12†
474
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,730
-6.4%
12
475
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
12†
476
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
0.0%
12†
477
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,650
+2.4%
12
478
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,850
-1.8%
12
479
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,110
+2.8%
12
480
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,640
+2.5%
12
481
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
$68,860
-8.2%
12
482
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,120
+0.2%
12
483
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.3%
12†
484
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,160
-12.1%
12
485
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,330
-0.4%
12
486
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
12†
487
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$67,850
-6.5%
12
488
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$68,080
-1.8%
12
489
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
12†
490
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,680
+2.0%
12
491
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$57,160
+0.7%
12
492
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$60,580
-1.6%
12
493
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$61,680
-1.8%
12
494
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
12†
495
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$58,980
-1.6%
12
496
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$62,360
-1.8%
12
497
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,940
+2.6%
12
498
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,610
+3.0%
12
499
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
11†
500
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.5%
11†
501
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-3.2%
11†
502
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
11†
503
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,460
0.0%
11
504
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
11†
505
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$54,360
+1.0%
11
506
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
11†
507
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,210
-2.8%
11
508
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
11†
509
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,930
+2.5%
11
510
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,500
+3.6%
11
511
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,250
+2.5%
11
512
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$49,330
+0.2%
11
513
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,300
-0.7%
11
514
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
11†
515
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
11†
516
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
11†
517
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
11†
518
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+2.5%
11†
519
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,290
+2.4%
11
520
Agricultural Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
11†
521
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$59,490
-8.4%
11
522
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110
-6.0%
11
523
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
11†
524
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$48,490
+1.7%
11
525
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,920
+3.8%
11
526
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,840
-8.1%
11
527
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$59,980
-1.9%
11
528
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
11†
529
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
11†
530
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$59,730
-3.5%
11
531
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
11†
532
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$38,200
+3.1%
11
533
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$27,630
-1.5%
11
534
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
11†
535
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
11†
536
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
11†
537
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
10†
538
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,430
-3.8%
10
539
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,390
-0.5%
10
540
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,540
-14.6%
10
541
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$34,530
-5.4%
10
542
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
10†
543
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,710
-7.8%
10
544
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,990
-0.8%
10
545
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$33,930
+3.0%
10
546
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,690
-0.9%
10
547
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-6.9%
10†
548
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
10†
549
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
10†
550
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,300
+0.5%
10
551
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,280
-2.3%
10
552
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,230
+2.3%
10
553
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
10†
554
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.9%
10†
555
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
10†
556
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,220
-12.9%
10
557
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720
+0.7%
10
558
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
10†
559
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
10†
560
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,280
-6.5%
10
561
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
10†
562
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
10†
563
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,820
-3.1%
10
564
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,390
-4.2%
10
565
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$38,930
+2.4%
10
566
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,460
+2.3%
10
567
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$28,800
+0.2%
10
568
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
10†
569
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,270
+2.5%
10
570
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,340
-5.5%
10
571
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
10†
572
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
10†
573
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$46,190
-7.1%
10
574
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-1.2%
10†
575
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$31,050
+1.6%
10
576
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$48,410
+0.6%
10
577
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,940
+1.0%
10
578
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
9†
579
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
9†
580
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,910
-16.7%
9
581
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
—†
-13.7%
9†
582
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,410
-3.7%
9
583
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-36.1%
9†
584
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$40,540
+0.9%
9
585
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$43,540
+1.2%
9
586
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$37,360
+1.0%
9
587
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$39,380
+1.5%
9
588
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
9†
589
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
9†
590
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,120
-1.6%
9
591
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,230
-5.8%
9
592
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$46,070
-2.5%
9
593
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,630
+1.8%
9
594
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.2%
9†
595
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.3%
9†
596
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
9†
597
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,410
0.0%
9
598
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
599
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,860
-8.7%
9
600
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,760
+1.0%
9
601
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
9†
602
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,450
-2.8%
9
603
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
9†
604
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,160
-0.2%
9
605
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,370
-4.8%
9
606
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
9†
607
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,240
+0.6%
9
608
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,110
-2.3%
9
609
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
9†
610
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510
-4.3%
8
611
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,700
-7.8%
8
612
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
8†
613
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,330
-10.7%
8
614
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
8†
615
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
8†
616
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.5%
8†
617
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,660
-6.8%
8
618
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$45,500
-0.9%
8
619
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
8†
620
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$42,240
+0.6%
8
621
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
8†
622
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
8†
623
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,810
-11.6%
8
624
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,840
-4.7%
8
625
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
$36,000
-5.4%
8
626
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,880
-4.9%
8†
627
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
8†
628
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.1%
8†
629
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
8†
630
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
8†
631
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$33,080
+1.4%
8
632
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,250
-13.2%
8
633
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,560
-10.5%
8
634
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
8†
635
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$29,550
+0.6%
8
636
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$37,060
-10.8%
8
637
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-26.3%
8†
638
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$34,560
-3.3%
8
639
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
$31,410
+1.4%
7
640
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,040
-16.1%
7
641
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,550
-0.6%
7
642
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,230
-6.6%
7
643
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,080
-15.9%
7
644
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$37,110
-1.0%
7
645
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,640
-25.9%
7
646
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$28,360
+1.2%
7
647
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$38,330
-13.0%
7
648
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
7†
649
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,290
-12.0%
7
650
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.6%
7†
651
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
7†
652
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,240
-12.0%
7
653
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.2%
7†
654
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$35,440
-0.1%
7
655
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$37,020
-4.1%
7
656
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
$38,760
-5.5%
7
657
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
7†
658
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
$37,360
-2.8%
7
659
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
7†
660
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710
-15.2%
7
661
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
6†
662
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
6†
663
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.1%
6†
664
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$29,530
-5.0%
6
665
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860
-1.8%
6
666
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
6†
667
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$34,570
-3.9%
6
668
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,250
-0.4%
6†
669
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,990
-2.7%
6
670
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,070
-5.9%
6
671
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,870
-6.7%
6
672
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$30,860
-13.5%
6
673
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,510
-6.8%
6
674
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$26,750
-0.1%
5
675
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$24,230
-17.2%
5
Live jobs in Fayetteville, AR
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