Best jobs in Jackson, MS

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

Search live jobs in Jackson, MS How we score
Wages here are local to Jackson, MS (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 Jackson, MS pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$23,130 vs $35,800 · -35.4%
$124,730 vs $132,300 · -5.7%
$22,630 vs $31,200 · -27.5%
$333,460 vs $256,560 · +30.0%
−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
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
—†
+49.9%
—
2,300
79†
03
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$23,130
+17.0%
7,800
765,800
72
04
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$124,730
+40.1%
1,310
29,500
69
05
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$22,630
+6.1%
8,460
904,300
65
06
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
$333,460
+3.3%
—
2,100
62†
07
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$82,630
+4.9%
8,700
189,100
58
08
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
$237,440
+8.6%
—
2,700
53†
09
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$29,070
-0.5%
8,770
555,800
53
10
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$98,290
+33.5%
110
23,400
53
11
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
—†
+4.2%
—
400
51†
12
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1071
$175,090
+17.3%
1,330
27,400
50
13
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$101,040
+23.2%
1,310
62,100
47
14
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree · 15-1221
—†
+19.7%
—
3,200
47†
15
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-2031
—†
+21.5%
—
9,600
47†
16
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award · 53-3032
$58,100
+4.0%
6,590
237,600
46
17
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$90,460
+28.5%
160
16,000
46
18
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
$297,790
+2.7%
80
1,000
45
19
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$34,060
+8.5%
4,450
472,300
43
20
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
—†
+2.5%
—
9,600
43†
21
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$114,190
+4.4%
3,030
308,700
40
22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential · 53-7062
$36,910
+1.5%
5,890
384,300
40
23
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree · 15-2011
$106,250
+21.8%
30
2,400
40
24
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$128,800
+15.2%
570
55,600
39
25
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$119,580
+14.8%
840
74,600
38
Showing top 25 of 678 scored occupations — show all 678show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$28,000
-9.9%
38
27
Physician Assistants · Master's degree
$101,830
+20.4%
38
28
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.9%
37†
29
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+6.1%
37†
30
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree
$96,990
+15.8%
36
31
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$29,260
+14.9%
36
32
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$62,100
+22.0%
35
33
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$85,430
+18.5%
34
34
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.8%
33†
35
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
—†
+16.2%
33†
36
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
33†
37
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,170
-0.1%
33
38
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$83,120
+16.8%
32
39
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$200,500
+2.7%
31
40
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$63,540
+19.2%
31
41
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$98,340
+13.8%
31
42
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,470
+16.1%
31
43
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
31†
44
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,850
-5.5%
31
45
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
31†
46
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$70,310
+16.7%
30
47
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$78,670
+15.0%
30
48
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$47,380
+16.8%
30
49
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,740
+20.0%
29
50
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$103,000
+10.9%
29
51
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
29†
52
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$70,720
+4.6%
29
53
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,710
+19.8%
29
54
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
28†
55
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$28,820
+2.0%
28
56
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,910
-6.7%
28
57
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,890
+3.8%
28
58
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$99,470
+11.9%
28
59
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$95,800
+11.0%
28
60
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.1%
28†
61
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$132,080
+4.6%
27
62
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
27†
63
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
27†
64
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$82,640
+12.5%
27
65
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
27†
66
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
27†
67
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$100,900
+8.7%
27
68
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$80,550
+13.0%
27
69
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$149,490
+4.3%
27
70
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$122,770
+8.0%
26
71
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$149,990
+4.1%
26
72
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+14.6%
26†
73
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
26†
74
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$123,700
+4.7%
26
75
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,390
+9.6%
26
76
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,460
+4.1%
26
77
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$59,030
+8.8%
26
78
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,440
-1.6%
26
79
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$67,500
+12.1%
25
80
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,720
+6.0%
25
81
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,020
+12.5%
25
82
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
25†
83
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
25†
84
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,310
+9.5%
25
85
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$37,850
+7.3%
25
86
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$86,280
+8.7%
25
87
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,090
+15.4%
25
88
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$137,010
+3.8%
25
89
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,100
-0.3%
25
90
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
24†
91
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$96,920
+9.5%
24
92
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
24†
93
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$78,150
+5.6%
24
94
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$114,160
+4.5%
24
95
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$21,440
-0.7%
24
96
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.5%
24†
97
Agricultural Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.9%
24†
98
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,040
+2.3%
24
99
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.2%
24†
100
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
24†
101
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,810
+5.3%
24
102
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
24†
103
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.3%
24†
104
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$81,860
+9.6%
24
105
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$51,130
+10.8%
24
106
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$105,400
+7.2%
24
107
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$89,380
+8.2%
24
108
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$97,090
+8.7%
24
109
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$63,040
+12.8%
24
110
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,110
+7.3%
24
111
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$103,280
+6.6%
24
112
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$74,460
+11.2%
23
113
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
23†
114
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$81,300
+9.1%
23
115
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.2%
23†
116
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$119,990
+5.1%
23
117
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.7%
23†
118
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$62,720
+6.2%
22
119
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
$38,470
+14.7%
22
120
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
22†
121
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$71,530
+10.0%
22
122
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
22†
123
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,950
+0.4%
22
124
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,170
+5.0%
22
125
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.7%
22†
126
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,900
+11.9%
22
127
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,740
+3.1%
22
128
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,540
+6.1%
22
129
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$105,770
+5.0%
22
130
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$63,790
+7.3%
22†
131
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$37,500
+5.5%
21
132
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
21†
133
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$95,510
+4.6%
21
134
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
21†
135
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,330
-5.0%
21
136
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
21†
137
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$42,560
+12.9%
21
138
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
21†
139
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$43,920
-5.8%
21
140
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$93,400
+6.5%
21
141
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
21†
142
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$60,310
+6.7%
21
143
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,110
+12.1%
21
144
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,060
+8.1%
21
145
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$77,560
+3.0%
21
146
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
21†
147
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$105,410
+5.0%
20
148
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$83,160
+7.5%
20
149
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,510
+2.6%
20
150
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
20†
151
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$116,130
+1.9%
20
152
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,360
+11.0%
20
153
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$86,890
+5.7%
20
154
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$110,250
+3.7%
20
155
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$93,240
+5.8%
20
156
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
20†
157
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,470
+0.3%
20
158
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,040
+4.2%
20
159
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$94,420
+5.5%
20
160
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$71,470
+6.4%
19
161
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$105,870
+1.7%
19
162
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
19†
163
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$50,240
-2.0%
19
164
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,990
+11.3%
19
165
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$61,890
+7.7%
19
166
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$94,680
+5.0%
19
167
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$54,040
+8.7%
19
168
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$48,610
+9.7%
19
169
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$76,310
+7.1%
19
170
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,310
+3.7%
19
171
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,760
+6.6%
19
172
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$67,270
+7.0%
19
173
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,160
+10.4%
19
174
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
19†
175
Statisticians · Master's degree
$63,980
+8.5%
19
176
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$50,980
-1.6%
19
177
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
19†
178
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$64,270
+5.8%
19
179
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
19†
180
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,710
+6.4%
18
181
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,160
+3.1%
18
182
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$96,470
+4.2%
18
183
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
18†
184
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
18†
185
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$91,120
+3.8%
18
186
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,910
+6.4%
18
187
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,790
+3.7%
18
188
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$94,520
+3.9%
18
189
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
18†
190
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,390
+8.8%
18
191
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,480
+7.1%
18
192
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
18†
193
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,250
+1.2%
18
194
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
18†
195
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,880
+4.2%
18
196
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$77,690
+5.7%
18
197
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,380
+6.4%
18
198
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
18†
199
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
18†
200
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
18†
201
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$41,580
+1.1%
18
202
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
18†
203
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,890
+8.5%
18
204
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,030
+8.5%
18
205
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$23,610
+0.4%
18
206
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
17†
207
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,190
+10.0%
17
208
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
17†
209
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
17†
210
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$62,820
+7.0%
17
211
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+7.0%
17†
212
Curators · Master's degree
—†
+7.0%
17†
213
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.5%
17†
214
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,470
+3.1%
17
215
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
17†
216
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.6%
17†
217
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,300
-7.7%
17
218
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,000
+5.8%
17
219
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,080
+7.1%
17
220
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.1%
17†
221
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
17†
222
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
17†
223
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
$115,540
+0.2%
16
224
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$81,000
+3.9%
16
225
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
16†
226
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
227
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$36,680
+9.1%
16
228
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$60,920
+4.3%
16
229
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,330
+4.5%
16
230
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,160
+4.5%
16
231
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
16†
232
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$68,950
+3.0%
16
233
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$30,770
+3.6%
16
234
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
16†
235
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
16†
236
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
16†
237
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$89,270
+3.0%
16
238
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$86,690
+3.1%
16
239
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.1%
16†
240
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$63,700
+5.5%
16
241
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$60,310
+4.8%
16
242
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
16†
243
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$61,570
+3.6%
16†
244
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$77,460
+3.9%
16
245
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360
+8.2%
16
246
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,270
+6.4%
16†
247
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$39,570
+6.4%
16
248
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
16†
249
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
15†
250
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$22,310
-13.5%
15
251
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$95,310
+1.7%
15
252
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.4%
15†
253
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,850
+5.0%
15
254
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$29,230
+5.9%
15
255
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
15†
256
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,340
+3.6%
15
257
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$58,620
+3.5%
15
258
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$85,890
-1.5%
15
259
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.4%
15†
260
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
15†
261
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$81,180
+0.6%
15†
262
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,420
+2.4%
15
263
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,350
0.0%
15
264
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
15†
265
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,750
+4.0%
15
266
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$71,120
+4.2%
15
267
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$68,710
+4.3%
15
268
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
$80,660
+3.2%
15
269
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,990
+4.5%
15
270
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$83,890
+2.5%
15
271
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.6%
15†
272
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,790
+4.6%
15
273
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,880
+6.7%
15
274
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$24,400
+6.3%
15
275
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$94,520
+1.2%
15
276
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,570
+8.7%
15
277
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
15†
278
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
15†
279
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
15†
280
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$75,360
+3.1%
15
281
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$22,640
-1.5%
15
282
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,500
+3.6%
15
283
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
14†
284
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$46,610
+3.4%
14
285
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,770
+6.7%
14
286
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
14†
287
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,420
+7.6%
14
288
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,660
+6.9%
14
289
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
$37,830
+7.7%
14
290
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$61,110
+1.7%
14
291
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$77,970
+1.9%
14
292
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
$91,710
+1.2%
14
293
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,120
+2.9%
14
294
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,480
+5.2%
14
295
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,380
+3.2%
14
296
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
14†
297
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$60,800
+4.4%
14
298
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
14†
299
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$49,490
+5.3%
14
300
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,050
+2.5%
14
301
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$82,610
+2.0%
14
302
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$97,560
-0.7%
14
303
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$66,030
+3.5%
14
304
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$57,990
+4.4%
14
305
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$56,310
+1.7%
14
306
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
14†
307
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
14†
308
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
14†
309
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
14†
310
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$64,060
+3.8%
14
311
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$44,850
+5.9%
14
312
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,280
+5.6%
14
313
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
$63,340
+4.1%
14
314
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
14†
315
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$50,820
-2.0%
14
316
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
13†
317
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,530
+3.3%
13
318
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.7%
13†
319
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$46,810
+3.3%
13
320
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
13†
321
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$66,910
+1.8%
13
322
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$29,320
+6.7%
13
323
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$50,280
+4.9%
13
324
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,700
+3.4%
13
325
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,530
-5.1%
13
326
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
13†
327
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
13†
328
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,130
+6.3%
13
329
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$21,770
-2.9%
13
330
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$36,910
+3.2%
13
331
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$64,270
+3.4%
13
332
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$57,790
+4.1%
13
333
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$29,000
+4.1%
13
334
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
13†
335
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$91,560
-1.7%
13
336
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
13†
337
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$50,420
+4.5%
13
338
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,800
+5.1%
13
339
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
13†
340
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$50,110
+4.8%
13
341
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
13†
342
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,220
+2.2%
13
343
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,990
+5.6%
13
344
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
13†
345
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,330
0.0%
13
346
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
13†
347
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
13†
348
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$46,840
+4.6%
13
349
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.5%
13†
350
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
13†
351
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,640
+3.7%
13
352
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$59,070
+3.4%
13
353
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$41,870
+5.3%
13
354
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$29,810
+5.6%
13
355
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,390
+5.7%
13
356
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,610
+3.0%
13
357
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,480
+4.1%
13†
358
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.9%
13†
359
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.2%
13†
360
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580
+6.2%
13
361
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$26,980
+2.0%
13
362
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.5%
13†
363
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,180
+4.5%
13
364
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,180
+4.7%
13
365
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$28,450
+3.9%
13
366
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$56,970
+3.7%
13
367
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
12†
368
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$21,280
+6.0%
12†
369
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$62,060
+1.3%
12
370
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$58,550
+3.5%
12
371
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920
+6.0%
12
372
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
12†
373
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$75,050
-4.2%
12
374
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
12†
375
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,370
+3.8%
12
376
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
0.0%
12†
377
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,430
0.0%
12
378
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$30,570
+6.4%
12
379
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,620
+2.9%
12
380
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
12†
381
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,980
+3.4%
12
382
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,500
+4.5%
12
383
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$50,470
+0.2%
12
384
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
12†
385
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$28,120
+5.4%
12
386
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$27,200
-3.4%
12
387
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
12†
388
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
12†
389
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
12†
390
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
12†
391
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
12†
392
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$45,130
+3.8%
12
393
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$36,210
+3.1%
12
394
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$75,170
-4.2%
12
395
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
12†
396
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$52,600
-3.7%
12
397
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
$83,780
-0.7%
12
398
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
—†
+4.0%
12†
399
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$63,680
+2.3%
12
400
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,730
+4.9%
12
401
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-6.9%
12†
402
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$22,640
+3.4%
12
403
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
12†
404
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.6%
12†
405
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
12†
406
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,670
+3.7%
12
407
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
$60,410
+2.5%
12
408
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,970
+3.4%
12
409
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$80,100
-0.1%
11
410
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$62,440
+2.1%
11
411
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$59,010
-3.5%
11
412
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,400
+4.9%
11
413
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$71,280
+1.0%
11
414
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$80,270
-8.8%
11
415
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
11†
416
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.5%
11†
417
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$24,900
+4.1%
11
418
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,510
+2.3%
11
419
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,010
-7.8%
11
420
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$59,330
+2.3%
11
421
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,410
+1.6%
11
422
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,030
-8.9%
11
423
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,170
+3.4%
11
424
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$61,650
+1.7%
11
425
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570
+4.3%
11
426
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,680
+2.5%
11
427
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$75,720
-0.1%
11
428
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,060
+2.0%
11†
429
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
11†
430
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,760
+3.6%
11
431
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
11†
432
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$56,540
+1.7%
11
433
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$70,090
-6.0%
11
434
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990
+3.1%
11
435
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,150
+3.7%
11
436
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$75,750
-4.4%
11
437
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$22,970
+5.8%
11
438
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,950
+3.0%
11
439
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
11†
440
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,160
+3.0%
11
441
Tire Builders · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,380
+2.3%
11
442
Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
11†
443
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
11†
444
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
11†
445
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,770
+2.5%
11
446
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,560
-10.8%
11
447
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,620
+2.4%
11
448
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$65,550
-2.6%
11
449
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$47,010
+3.0%
11
450
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
$48,450
+3.3%
11
451
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,100
+2.5%
11
452
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,260
-0.4%
11
453
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,520
-0.7%
11
454
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-6.5%
11†
455
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$47,310
+2.1%
11
456
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,730
-2.8%
11
457
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
10†
458
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,800
+3.5%
10
459
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,430
+3.2%
10
460
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.3%
10†
461
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$46,800
+3.1%
10
462
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,790
+3.5%
10
463
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$34,580
-5.4%
10
464
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
10†
465
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
10†
466
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,880
+3.2%
10
467
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-5.6%
10†
468
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$48,630
+2.1%
10
469
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
10†
470
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
10†
471
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,490
+3.3%
10
472
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,100
-1.6%
10
473
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,400
-4.2%
10
474
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$51,670
+2.4%
10
475
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,620
+3.8%
10
476
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-1.2%
10†
477
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
$42,970
+3.0%
10
478
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,320
+3.8%
10
479
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$57,110
+1.0%
10
480
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,310
+0.2%
10
481
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$53,500
+1.7%
10
482
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.1%
10†
483
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,540
+3.0%
10
484
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$51,860
+0.6%
10
485
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680
+3.3%
10
486
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
10†
487
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
10†
488
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,370
+2.0%
10
489
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$50,770
-1.8%
10
490
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
10†
491
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
10†
492
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
$67,600
-2.2%
10
493
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
10†
494
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
$34,530
+2.2%
9
495
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
9†
496
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$60,110
-1.8%
9
497
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$28,940
+3.0%
9
498
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$45,330
+1.8%
9
499
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
9†
500
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,350
+2.8%
9
501
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
$38,800
+3.3%
9
502
Fallers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.3%
9†
503
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$55,800
-1.6%
9
504
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$58,680
+0.7%
9
505
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,910
-1.8%
9
506
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,830
+2.4%
9
507
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$57,430
-8.4%
9
508
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$61,050
-3.5%
9
509
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580
+2.9%
9
510
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,130
-6.0%
9
511
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-3.2%
9†
512
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,850
+2.3%
9
513
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,550
+2.7%
9
514
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,500
+1.8%
9
515
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,830
+3.9%
9
516
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,280
-0.8%
9
517
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$29,470
+1.6%
9
518
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
519
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,240
-5.8%
9
520
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,850
+1.0%
9
521
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$61,140
0.0%
9
522
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,560
-0.4%
9
523
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.5%
9†
524
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$49,760
+0.7%
9
525
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.4%
9†
526
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$62,390
-0.2%
9
527
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,580
+0.7%
9
528
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,370
-0.9%
9
529
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
$28,910
+3.6%
9
530
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
$50,640
+1.4%
9
531
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,500
-3.7%
9
532
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,570
-2.3%
9†
533
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
9†
534
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+2.5%
9†
535
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,000
-6.4%
9
536
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,450
+3.3%
9
537
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$49,680
-1.6%
9
538
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,850
0.0%
9
539
Gambling Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
8†
540
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540
-12.9%
8
541
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,420
-3.1%
8
542
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,350
+0.5%
8
543
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
8†
544
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$43,950
+1.7%
8
545
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$43,120
+1.4%
8
546
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$57,940
-2.0%
8
547
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$30,120
+3.0%
8
548
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
8†
549
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$49,650
+0.6%
8
550
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
8†
551
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$51,470
-1.9%
8
552
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,550
-9.0%
8
553
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,750
+3.1%
8
554
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$26,150
+0.2%
8
555
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320
+2.6%
8
556
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$34,110
+2.6%
8
557
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,420
-7.8%
8
558
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
$51,860
+0.4%
8
559
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,600
-16.7%
8
560
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,440
-0.2%
8
561
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$39,900
+0.9%
8
562
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,210
-11.6%
8
563
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
8†
564
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,110
-2.8%
8
565
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$41,790
+1.5%
8
566
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,700
-0.8%
8
567
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
8†
568
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
8†
569
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.3%
8†
570
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,470
0.0%
8
571
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,710
-10.7%
8
572
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,780
-2.3%
8
573
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
8†
574
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.1%
8†
575
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
8†
576
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$48,790
-0.9%
8
577
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,270
-21.1%
8
578
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,980
+2.8%
8
579
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.0%
8†
580
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
581
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070
-6.5%
8
582
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$45,620
-7.1%
7
583
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,080
+1.2%
7
584
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
7†
585
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
7†
586
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$21,990
-1.5%
7
587
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,210
-6.3%
7
588
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,820
-8.1%
7
589
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
7†
590
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$37,580
+1.5%
7
591
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
7†
592
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,070
-12.1%
7
593
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.0%
7†
594
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$47,990
-3.9%
7
595
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,430
-4.7%
7
596
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$46,690
-2.5%
7
597
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,580
-1.4%
7
598
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,030
-0.4%
7
599
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.9%
7†
600
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
7†
601
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
7†
602
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$45,780
-17.2%
7
603
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
$48,390
-13.7%
7
604
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
7†
605
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,870
-3.8%
7†
606
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
7†
607
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,350
-8.7%
7
608
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
7†
609
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,290
+1.0%
7
610
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
7†
611
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,950
-10.5%
7
612
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
7†
613
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
7†
614
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
7†
615
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
7†
616
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.2%
7†
617
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
7†
618
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$29,730
+1.0%
7
619
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
7†
620
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
7†
621
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
7†
622
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$38,900
-1.8%
7
623
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
7†
624
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,630
-12.8%
7
625
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
7†
626
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
7†
627
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.5%
7†
628
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
7†
629
Logging Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
6†
630
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
6†
631
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920
-0.5%
6
632
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,980
+0.2%
6
633
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
6†
634
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,470
-16.3%
6
635
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,490
-4.9%
6
636
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
6†
637
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.2%
6†
638
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
6†
639
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$42,210
-4.1%
6
640
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$28,450
-5.6%
6
641
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
6†
642
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
6†
643
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.2%
6†
644
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,270
-6.8%
6
645
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,220
-13.2%
6
646
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$31,120
-3.3%
6
647
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
—†
-5.5%
6†
648
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,250
-4.8%
6
649
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,980
-12.0%
6
650
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,360
-25.9%
6
651
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500
-6.6%
6
652
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
$38,080
-9.6%
6
653
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470
-0.6%
6
654
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
6†
655
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
5†
656
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
5†
657
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
5†
658
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,960
-15.9%
5
659
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$32,300
-13.0%
5
660
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.1%
5†
661
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
5†
662
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$31,710
-1.0%
5
663
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$31,200
-10.8%
5
664
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
5†
665
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
5†
666
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
5†
667
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,320
-26.3%
5
668
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,970
-0.1%
5
669
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
5†
670
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$29,720
-13.5%
5
671
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,110
-6.7%
5
672
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,630
-1.3%
4
673
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,800
-5.9%
4
674
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$24,750
-2.7%
4
675
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
$27,060
-4.5%
4
676
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
4†
677
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,480
-6.8%
4
678
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.1%
4†
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