Best jobs in Huntington, WV

The best-scoring occupations in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, ranked on local pay plus national growth and opportunity.

Search live jobs in Huntington, WV How we score
Wages here are local to Huntington, WV (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 Huntington, WV pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$592,050 vs $420,860 · +40.7%
$125,780 vs $132,300 · -4.9%
$531,340 vs $335,550 · +58.3%
$28,740 vs $35,800 · -19.7%
−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
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
—
400
100†
02
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
$592,050
+2.7%
60
800
78
03
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$125,780
+40.1%
570
29,500
76
04
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
$531,340
+2.7%
40
1,000
70
05
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
—†
+4.2%
—
400
69†
06
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$28,740
+17.0%
3,620
765,800
67
07
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
$493,720
+3.9%
30
600
67
08
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$91,130
+33.5%
50
23,400
59
09
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$81,010
+4.9%
5,580
189,100
58
10
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$106,120
+23.2%
570
62,100
50
11
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$80,660
+28.5%
60
16,000
50
12
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
—†
+1.2%
—
600
49†
13
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-2031
—†
+21.5%
—
9,600
48†
14
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$23,500
+6.1%
2,590
904,300
47
15
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
$264,420
+8.6%
190
2,700
46
16
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$125,690
+20.4%
210
12,000
46
17
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
$321,150
+3.3%
30
2,100
45
18
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$77,350
+4.4%
3,310
308,700
44
19
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$277,850
+2.5%
850
9,600
44
20
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$28,220
-0.5%
4,290
555,800
43
21
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$30,980
+8.5%
2,400
472,300
41
22
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree · 31-2021
$59,930
+22.0%
280
19,800
40
23
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$110,780
+15.8%
280
115,200
40
24
Epidemiologists · Master's degree · 19-1041
—†
+16.2%
—
800
39†
25
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$128,020
+15.2%
120
55,600
39
Showing top 25 of 623 scored occupations — show all 623show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree
$106,010
+14.8%
38
27
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$27,080
-9.9%
38
28
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+18.4%
37†
29
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.3%
37†
30
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$29,550
+14.9%
37
31
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$52,000
+16.8%
37
32
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$79,870
+18.5%
36
33
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,040
+16.1%
36
34
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
36†
35
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
35†
36
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$60,740
+19.2%
35
37
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$98,700
+15.0%
35
38
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$49,540
+17.3%
34
39
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,570
+20.0%
34
40
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$69,390
+16.7%
33
41
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,400
+19.8%
33
42
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$98,930
+13.8%
33
43
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,050
+4.0%
32
44
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+12.8%
32†
45
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$62,210
+16.8%
32
46
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,500
+12.5%
31
47
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$216,150
+2.7%
31
48
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.5%
31†
49
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
31†
50
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
30†
51
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,550
+11.0%
30
52
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,220
+10.9%
30
53
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.2%
30†
54
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$36,120
+1.5%
29
55
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$97,380
+11.9%
29
56
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$78,830
+13.0%
29
57
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060
-5.5%
29
58
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
29†
59
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$45,170
+7.3%
29
60
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,620
+9.5%
29
61
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
$61,860
+14.7%
29
62
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$77,450
+12.5%
28
63
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$161,760
+4.3%
28
64
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.7%
28†
65
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
28†
66
Statisticians · Master's degree
—†
+8.5%
28†
67
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$213,310
+0.8%
28
68
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,150
+15.4%
28
69
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$111,400
+9.6%
28
70
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.5%
28†
71
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$168,210
+4.1%
27
72
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$66,040
+12.1%
27
73
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$88,710
+8.8%
27
74
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
27†
75
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$98,690
+8.7%
27
76
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.0%
26†
77
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$134,370
+4.6%
26
78
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
26†
79
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$95,850
+9.1%
26
80
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$30,130
+2.0%
26
81
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700
-6.7%
26
82
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,070
+6.0%
26
83
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$72,150
+11.2%
26
84
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
26†
85
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
26†
86
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
25†
87
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$96,960
+8.2%
25
88
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.5%
25†
89
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$58,750
+10.8%
25
90
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$48,980
+12.9%
25
91
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,140
+2.3%
25
92
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$22,610
-13.5%
25
93
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.5%
25†
94
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$30,690
-0.7%
25
95
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
25†
96
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
25†
97
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$85,180
+8.7%
24
98
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
24†
99
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$107,120
+7.2%
24
100
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$103,670
+8.0%
24
101
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
$51,300
+12.6%
24
102
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$83,840
+9.5%
24
103
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$107,420
+4.5%
24
104
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,820
+5.3%
24
105
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$64,360
+11.1%
24
106
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
$47,340
+12.6%
24
107
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$141,130
+3.8%
24
108
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
24†
109
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070
+11.9%
24
110
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$106,640
+6.6%
24
111
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.0%
24†
112
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$72,460
+9.6%
23
113
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$70,840
+4.6%
23
114
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,970
+3.8%
23
115
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,060
+12.1%
23
116
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790
+7.3%
23
117
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$79,590
+5.6%
23
118
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$107,470
+4.7%
23
119
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.5%
23†
120
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+10.0%
22†
121
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+9.1%
22†
122
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
22†
123
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,340
+10.4%
22
124
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$110,000
+5.0%
22
125
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.0%
22†
126
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,810
+5.7%
22
127
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,700
+11.3%
22
128
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$89,010
+7.1%
21
129
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$59,810
+6.2%
21
130
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,810
+6.6%
21
131
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,070
+4.1%
21
132
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$94,520
+5.0%
21
133
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$62,170
+7.7%
21
134
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.7%
21†
135
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,540
+2.6%
21
136
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$128,890
+3.1%
21
137
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
$115,360
+4.3%
21
138
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,860
+8.1%
21
139
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,170
+10.0%
21
140
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,500
+4.2%
21
141
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,190
+8.8%
21
142
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+6.1%
20†
143
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,870
+7.3%
20
144
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$73,470
+7.0%
20
145
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$42,570
+9.7%
20
146
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
20†
147
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,730
+6.4%
20
148
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$55,700
+6.7%
20
149
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,320
+3.6%
20
150
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
20†
151
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
20†
152
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,000
+7.1%
20
153
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
20†
154
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$91,450
+4.6%
20
155
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
20†
156
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,440
+6.4%
20
157
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000
+4.5%
19
158
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$94,580
+5.3%
19
159
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.4%
19†
160
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$64,980
+5.8%
19
161
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$42,720
-5.8%
19
162
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$64,240
+6.4%
19
163
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,280
-1.6%
19
164
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
19†
165
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.4%
19†
166
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.6%
19†
167
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,270
+6.1%
19
168
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.1%
19†
169
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+7.0%
19†
170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,320
-0.3%
19
171
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,090
+6.4%
19
172
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$79,090
+4.3%
18
173
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
18†
174
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$29,280
+5.9%
18
175
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,240
+4.2%
18
176
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$76,400
+5.5%
18
177
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$57,450
-2.0%
18
178
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,160
+4.5%
18
179
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$73,070
+5.7%
18
180
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
18†
181
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
18†
182
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,100
+3.1%
18
183
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
18†
184
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$107,340
+1.9%
18
185
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$63,130
+3.0%
18
186
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,610
+8.7%
18
187
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,240
+7.1%
18
188
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
17†
189
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
17†
190
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
17†
191
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
17†
192
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,880
-5.0%
17
193
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.8%
17†
194
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
$107,180
+2.5%
17
195
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470
+8.2%
17
196
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
17†
197
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$49,070
+6.4%
17
198
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,660
+6.4%
17
199
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.4%
17†
200
Petroleum Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.3%
17†
201
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$82,100
+4.4%
17
202
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
17†
203
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$76,110
+4.9%
17
204
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.6%
17†
205
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.6%
17†
206
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
17†
207
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$84,340
+3.8%
17
208
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,130
+3.1%
17
209
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,470
+5.8%
16
210
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
16†
211
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$95,470
+3.0%
16
212
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$78,750
+3.9%
16
213
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$32,170
+3.6%
16
214
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
16†
215
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$94,420
+1.9%
16
216
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$98,880
+2.5%
16
217
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,860
+3.1%
16
218
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,030
+1.2%
16
219
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$52,220
+3.4%
16
220
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
16†
221
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,870
+3.7%
16
222
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,950
+0.3%
16
223
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
16†
224
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
16†
225
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
16†
226
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
16†
227
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$26,940
+6.3%
16
228
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.0%
16†
229
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
230
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,740
+5.1%
16
231
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$95,140
+2.1%
15
232
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
15†
233
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
15†
234
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,750
+6.9%
15
235
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$48,960
+5.9%
15
236
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
15†
237
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
15†
238
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$28,500
-1.5%
15
239
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$48,270
+1.6%
15
240
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$71,690
+3.0%
15
241
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
15†
242
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,110
+4.6%
15†
243
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,300
-1.6%
15
244
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
15†
245
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
15†
246
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
15†
247
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
15†
248
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$63,890
+4.5%
15
249
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.4%
15†
250
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$55,530
+5.3%
15
251
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$59,380
+3.5%
15
252
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,670
+6.2%
15
253
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
15†
254
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.8%
15†
255
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$28,880
+6.7%
15
256
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.7%
15†
257
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,750
+3.6%
15
258
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
15†
259
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
15†
260
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,920
+3.1%
15
261
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,750
+5.0%
15
262
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,450
+6.7%
15
263
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
15†
264
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$64,010
+4.4%
15
265
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
15†
266
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,150
+5.6%
15
267
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
15†
268
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
14†
269
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$64,700
+4.2%
14
270
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
14†
271
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$80,800
+1.7%
14
272
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$29,310
+0.4%
14
273
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,710
+2.9%
14
274
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$36,840
+5.6%
14
275
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
14†
276
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.0%
14†
277
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$57,390
-2.0%
14
278
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$75,360
+3.1%
14
279
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,480
+5.2%
14
280
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$52,000
+4.8%
14
281
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
14†
282
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
14†
283
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$30,850
+4.1%
14
284
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.0%
14†
285
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$29,630
+2.0%
14
286
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,580
+5.6%
14
287
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
14†
288
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,070
+4.5%
14
289
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
14†
290
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
14†
291
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
14†
292
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,930
+6.7%
14
293
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.9%
14†
294
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
14†
295
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,430
+3.3%
14
296
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,960
+2.4%
14
297
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,880
+3.7%
14
298
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,890
0.0%
14
299
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
14†
300
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,990
+6.3%
14
301
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
13†
302
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,980
+2.2%
13
303
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
13†
304
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$58,180
+4.1%
13
305
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$28,930
+5.4%
13
306
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
13†
307
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$85,010
-1.5%
13
308
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
13†
309
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$63,820
+3.6%
13
310
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,380
+4.5%
13
311
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
13†
312
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
13†
313
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$53,190
+4.3%
13
314
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.5%
13†
315
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,780
+2.1%
13
316
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$83,780
+1.5%
13
317
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$60,850
+1.7%
13
318
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,430
+4.3%
13
319
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,420
+3.4%
13
320
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
13†
321
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,890
-0.1%
13
322
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$22,880
+5.8%
13
323
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$36,650
+5.5%
13
324
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,630
+5.1%
13
325
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$75,310
+2.1%
13
326
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,800
+0.4%
13
327
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
13†
328
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
13†
329
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
13†
330
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$46,010
+3.8%
13
331
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
13†
332
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
13†
333
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$100,300
-11.2%
13
334
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430
+4.9%
13
335
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,670
-2.8%
13
336
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,630
+5.7%
13
337
Crematory Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
13†
338
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720
+4.5%
12
339
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,940
+3.4%
12
340
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
12†
341
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$55,340
+3.7%
12
342
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
12†
343
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
12†
344
Roof Bolters, Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-34.2%
12†
345
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$47,460
+3.3%
12
346
Extraction Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
12†
347
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$35,350
+3.2%
12
348
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$55,230
+3.5%
12
349
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$50,420
+4.0%
12
350
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.7%
12†
351
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
12†
352
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,400
-5.1%
12
353
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$74,790
+1.3%
12
354
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
12†
355
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
12†
356
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,240
+4.1%
12
357
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.5%
12†
358
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$29,780
+3.9%
12
359
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,230
+1.3%
12
360
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
12†
361
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
12†
362
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.7%
12†
363
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
12†
364
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
12†
365
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,130
+2.4%
12
366
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$35,860
+4.9%
12
367
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$38,520
+4.6%
12
368
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,780
+3.0%
12
369
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
12†
370
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$71,430
+1.7%
12
371
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$24,960
-3.4%
12
372
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
12†
373
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$83,740
-3.1%
12
374
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$54,650
+3.4%
12
375
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.8%
12†
376
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
12†
377
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,240
+3.0%
12
378
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140
+4.9%
12
379
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.3%
12†
380
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$34,220
+4.8%
12
381
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
12†
382
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
12†
383
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
12†
384
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,880
+3.5%
12
385
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,530
+3.0%
11
386
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$34,400
+3.1%
11
387
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
11†
388
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,400
+3.7%
11
389
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,200
+2.4%
11
390
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$61,830
+2.3%
11
391
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,060
+3.4%
11
392
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
11†
393
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$57,000
+1.7%
11
394
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$54,170
+2.6%
11
395
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100
+4.5%
11
396
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$59,110
+1.8%
11
397
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$24,680
+3.4%
11
398
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,390
+3.2%
11
399
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$52,660
+3.1%
11
400
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,380
+2.7%
11
401
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,720
+3.8%
11
402
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$60,800
+1.7%
11
403
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,350
+3.3%
11
404
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
11†
405
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
11†
406
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$58,610
+2.1%
11
407
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,290
0.0%
11
408
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$33,590
+4.5%
11
409
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
11†
410
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,020
+3.3%
11
411
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
11†
412
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$76,320
-4.2%
11
413
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$75,350
-4.2%
11
414
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$33,540
+3.0%
11
415
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$76,440
+0.6%
11
416
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
$70,600
+0.5%
11
417
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,460
+3.5%
11
418
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,480
+2.0%
11
419
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
11†
420
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,090
+3.2%
11
421
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$81,090
-0.1%
11
422
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
11†
423
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$26,210
+3.7%
11
424
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$38,040
+3.8%
11
425
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
11†
426
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,750
+2.5%
11
427
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
11†
428
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$56,220
+1.8%
11
429
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,890
+2.3%
10
430
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$57,250
-3.5%
10
431
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
10†
432
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$40,230
+3.0%
10
433
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
10†
434
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
—†
-13.7%
10†
435
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940
+3.2%
10
436
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.1%
10†
437
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
10†
438
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
10†
439
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$42,740
+1.1%
10
440
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.4%
10†
441
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
10†
442
Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
10†
443
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$25,360
-2.9%
10
444
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+2.5%
10†
445
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
10†
446
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,770
-8.8%
10
447
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
10†
448
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
10†
449
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$68,230
+0.7%
10
450
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,930
-7.7%
10
451
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$52,520
-3.7%
10
452
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
10†
453
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,130
-4.2%
10
454
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$36,900
+3.0%
10
455
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
10†
456
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$61,530
+0.7%
10
457
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$59,000
+1.0%
10
458
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,390
-7.8%
10
459
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
10†
460
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
10†
461
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650
+2.9%
10
462
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$52,360
-1.8%
9
463
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760
+1.6%
9
464
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$47,970
+1.8%
9
465
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,700
-1.6%
9
466
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-8.4%
9†
467
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
9†
468
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,240
0.0%
9
469
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050
+0.2%
9
470
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.5%
9†
471
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
9†
472
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$51,880
+0.2%
9
473
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$63,670
-0.1%
9
474
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.8%
9†
475
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
9†
476
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$56,790
-1.9%
9
477
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
9†
478
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
9†
479
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
9†
480
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
9†
481
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
9†
482
Tutors · Some college, no degree
—†
+0.6%
9†
483
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-1.2%
9†
484
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
9†
485
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.5%
9†
486
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$39,420
+2.1%
9
487
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,390
-0.8%
9
488
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$62,610
-3.5%
9
489
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,290
+3.1%
9
490
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,030
+2.3%
9
491
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$58,200
-1.6%
9
492
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-3.2%
9†
493
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$55,390
-1.6%
9
494
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,620
-12.9%
9
495
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,010
-2.4%
9
496
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,880
0.0%
9
497
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$60,940
-1.8%
9
498
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
8†
499
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.0%
8†
500
Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
501
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,130
-6.0%
8
502
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940
+1.0%
8
503
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$44,470
+1.4%
8
504
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
8†
505
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,210
0.0%
8
506
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,210
-0.4%
8
507
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.8%
8†
508
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
8†
509
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,000
-1.8%
8
510
Agricultural Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
8†
511
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$60,760
-6.5%
8
512
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$58,620
0.0%
8
513
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$59,310
-4.4%
8
514
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,540
+0.5%
8
515
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
8†
516
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,050
-2.8%
8
517
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,630
-0.2%
8
518
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$57,680
-0.7%
8
519
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,740
-4.7%
8†
520
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
8†
521
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,660
+1.0%
8
522
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,590
-12.0%
7
523
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,650
-11.6%
7
524
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$23,950
-1.5%
7
525
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
7†
526
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,400
+1.4%
7
527
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,210
-6.5%
7
528
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,710
-0.7%
7
529
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.3%
7†
530
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
7†
531
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
7†
532
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-10.8%
7†
533
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,610
+2.0%
7
534
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.2%
7†
535
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
—†
-17.2%
7†
536
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760
-3.7%
7
537
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,400
-5.8%
7
538
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,590
+0.7%
7
539
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
7†
540
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$53,880
-4.1%
7
541
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$26,250
+0.2%
7
542
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
7†
543
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$36,380
+0.9%
7
544
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,660
-13.6%
7
545
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$29,000
+1.5%
7
546
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,370
-0.9%
7
547
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
7†
548
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.2%
7†
549
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,260
-2.3%
7
550
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
7†
551
Tapers · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.1%
7†
552
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.3%
7†
553
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,100
-16.7%
7
554
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,380
-6.8%
7
555
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,980
-8.9%
7
556
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
7†
557
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$33,370
+1.0%
7
558
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
7†
559
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$35,810
+1.1%
7
560
Logging Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
7†
561
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.1%
6†
562
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,220
-12.1%
6
563
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,190
-0.4%
6
564
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
6†
565
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,220
-10.7%
6
566
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$47,550
-2.5%
6
567
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.0%
6†
568
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$33,090
-5.4%
6
569
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
6†
570
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,580
-8.7%
6
571
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$47,410
0.0%
6
572
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.4%
6†
573
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.2%
6†
574
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
6†
575
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.9%
6†
576
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,350
-10.5%
6
577
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$43,190
-7.1%
6
578
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
6†
579
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$22,740
+1.2%
6
580
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
6†
581
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
6†
582
Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.6%
6†
583
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.2%
6†
584
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,790
-3.8%
6
585
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
6†
586
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.3%
6†
587
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$41,910
-0.9%
6
588
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-36.1%
6†
589
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
6†
590
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-3.9%
6†
591
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-14.6%
6†
592
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
—†
-5.5%
6†
593
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,550
-12.0%
6
594
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470
-7.8%
5
595
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410
-25.9%
5
596
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,710
-0.4%
5
597
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,840
-6.6%
5
598
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,840
-26.3%
5
599
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,040
-8.1%
5
600
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,510
-0.6%
5†
601
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,580
-4.9%
5
602
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
$32,470
-22.1%
5
603
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,130
-15.9%
5
604
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
5†
605
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
5†
606
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,120
-4.8%
5
607
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,820
-6.8%
5
608
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.5%
4†
609
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,980
-6.7%
4
610
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$30,490
-1.0%
4
611
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
4†
612
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
4†
613
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$26,470
-5.6%
4
614
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,910
-0.1%
4
615
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
4†
616
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$29,210
-10.8%
4
617
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,940
-2.2%
4
618
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,030
-5.9%
4
619
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
4†
620
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
4†
621
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$25,990
-13.6%
3
622
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
3†
623
Gambling Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
3†
Live jobs in Huntington, WV
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