Best jobs in Kansas City, MO

The best-scoring occupations in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, ranked on local pay plus national growth and opportunity.

Search live jobs in Kansas City, MO How we score
Wages here are local to Kansas City, MO (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 Kansas City, MO pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$49,990 vs $53,140 · -5.9%
$32,780 vs $35,800 · -8.4%
$130,760 vs $132,300 · -1.2%
−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
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1212
—†
+4.1%
—
600
78†
03
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
—†
+49.9%
—
2,300
78†
04
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
$49,990
+42.1%
—
4,100
65†
05
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$32,780
+17.0%
20,870
765,800
63
06
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$130,760
+40.1%
2,730
29,500
61
07
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$90,490
+4.4%
31,080
308,700
57
08
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
—†
+2.7%
—
1,000
55†
09
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$83,040
+4.9%
29,650
189,100
53
10
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$29,560
+6.1%
20,120
904,300
53
11
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$36,850
+8.5%
23,580
472,300
51
12
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$99,870
+33.5%
1,260
23,400
49
13
Anesthesiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1211
$477,890
+3.2%
290
1,300
47
14
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$34,320
-0.5%
26,110
555,800
46
15
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$124,990
+15.8%
12,160
115,200
46
16
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$104,010
+28.5%
1,810
16,000
44
17
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1223
—†
+6.1%
—
900
44†
18
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$124,990
+23.2%
3,950
62,100
44
19
Orthodontists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1023
—†
+4.4%
—
200
43†
20
Cashiers · No formal educational credential · 41-2011
$30,700
-9.9%
24,160
542,600
43
21
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-2031
$85,380
+21.5%
—
9,600
40†
22
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$168,050
+15.2%
4,710
55,600
39
23
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$162,490
+14.8%
4,970
74,600
39
24
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent · 43-4051
$44,350
-5.5%
22,240
341,700
38
25
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential · 35-2014
$37,370
+14.9%
9,940
250,700
37
Showing top 25 of 745 scored occupations — show all 745show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,170
+4.0%
37
27
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree
$131,680
+21.8%
37
28
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$41,700
+1.5%
37
29
Physician Assistants · Master's degree
$133,350
+20.4%
36
30
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$36,080
-0.7%
33
31
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$65,580
+22.0%
32
32
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree
$104,670
+19.7%
32
33
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.3%
32†
34
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree
$218,080
+8.6%
30
35
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$89,300
+18.5%
30
36
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,940
+17.3%
30
37
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
29†
38
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$71,050
+19.2%
29
39
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,780
+20.0%
29
40
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$80,040
+4.6%
29
41
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$36,350
+2.0%
29
42
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$60,690
+16.8%
28
43
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,770
+16.1%
28
44
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,810
-1.6%
28
45
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
$77,550
+13.3%
28†
46
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,700
+19.8%
27
47
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$101,050
+5.6%
27
48
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$66,620
+16.7%
27
49
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$123,140
+9.6%
27
50
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,710
+2.3%
27
51
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,340
+16.8%
27
52
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$86,120
+15.0%
27
53
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$99,840
+13.8%
26
54
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$221,640
+4.3%
26
55
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$98,430
+8.8%
26
56
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.3%
26†
57
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,290
+18.4%
26
58
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,860
+9.5%
26
59
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$159,990
+4.7%
26†
60
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,300
+12.5%
26
61
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
$79,620
+16.2%
26
62
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$271,410
+0.8%
25
63
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$107,450
+11.9%
25
64
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+12.8%
25†
65
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$224,280
+4.2%
25
66
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,990
-0.1%
25
67
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,630
+9.1%
25
68
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$101,340
+8.7%
25
69
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$100,450
+13.0%
25
70
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,860
+3.8%
25
71
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,290
+7.3%
25
72
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,480
+11.0%
24
73
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$121,790
+8.7%
24
74
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$72,580
+6.7%
24
75
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
24†
76
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,270
+10.9%
24
77
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$136,530
+4.5%
24
78
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$105,470
+8.2%
24
79
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$75,190
+6.2%
24
80
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$90,060
+3.0%
24
81
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$92,900
+12.5%
24
82
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$134,640
+4.1%
24
83
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,810
+15.4%
24
84
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$50,500
+7.3%
23
85
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,210
+6.0%
23
86
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$139,240
+6.6%
23
87
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,950
+3.1%
23
88
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$66,300
+10.8%
23
89
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$213,950
+2.7%
23
90
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$122,490
+9.6%
23
91
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640
-6.7%
23
92
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
23†
93
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$79,140
+12.1%
22
94
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,550
+11.9%
22
95
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$84,100
+5.3%
22
96
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$138,580
+8.0%
22
97
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$127,590
+8.7%
22
98
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
$54,510
+14.7%
22
99
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,110
+11.2%
22
100
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$94,970
+10.0%
22
101
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,980
+11.5%
22†
102
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$171,690
+4.1%
21
103
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$162,680
+3.8%
21
104
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,060
-2.0%
21
105
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$30,170
-13.5%
21
106
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$139,460
+4.6%
21
107
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,150
+12.1%
21
108
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$71,180
+12.8%
21
109
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$52,980
+12.9%
21
110
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,250
+0.3%
21
111
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$110,740
+7.2%
20
112
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$140,890
+5.0%
20
113
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
$62,170
+12.6%
20
114
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
$59,120
+12.6%
20
115
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$99,650
+9.5%
20
116
Statisticians · Master's degree
$111,780
+8.5%
20
117
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,780
-0.3%
20
118
Acupuncturists · Master's degree
—†
+6.8%
20†
119
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$74,740
+5.8%
20
120
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$66,980
+11.5%
19
121
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,680
+8.1%
19
122
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$41,450
+3.6%
19
123
Commercial Divers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.5%
19†
124
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$161,910
+3.1%
19
125
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,250
+8.7%
19
126
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,860
+5.0%
19
127
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$50,940
-5.8%
19
128
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$92,750
+7.0%
19
129
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$108,270
+6.1%
19
130
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$63,430
+11.1%
19
131
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$130,310
+5.8%
19
132
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$108,360
+7.3%
18
133
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
18†
134
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$126,260
+2.5%
18
135
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,480
+10.4%
18
136
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$97,680
+5.7%
18
137
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$30,300
+5.9%
18
138
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$97,040
+8.1%
18
139
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$101,740
+6.6%
18
140
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,650
+11.3%
18
141
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$113,090
+6.2%
18
142
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$131,190
+5.0%
18
143
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$131,000
+5.1%
18
144
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,530
+11.4%
18
145
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.1%
18†
146
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,810
+4.5%
18
147
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$58,320
+9.7%
18
148
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,790
+4.2%
18
149
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
$151,240
+3.5%
18
150
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,290
+11.0%
18
151
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,610
+3.7%
17
152
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,410
+3.7%
17
153
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.2%
17†
154
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,150
+4.5%
17
155
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$36,520
-1.5%
17
156
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$141,200
+4.0%
17
157
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$89,420
+7.5%
17
158
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$109,290
+4.6%
17
159
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
$133,950
+4.3%
17
160
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$124,120
+5.0%
17
161
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
$105,350
+6.5%
17
162
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
$57,100
+10.1%
17
163
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,060
+3.1%
17
164
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$62,300
+9.5%
17
165
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,810
+0.4%
17
166
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$105,730
+6.1%
17
167
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$130,850
+1.9%
17
168
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
17†
169
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$100,620
+6.5%
17
170
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$66,260
+7.7%
17
171
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,190
+10.0%
17
172
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,360
+6.4%
17
173
Taxi Drivers · No formal educational credential
$38,020
+11.1%
17
174
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
$101,810
+6.4%
17
175
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570
+8.8%
16
176
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
$61,600
+9.5%
16
177
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
$161,700
+1.2%
16
178
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$44,460
-5.4%
16
179
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$84,600
+7.3%
16
180
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,160
+4.2%
16
181
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,200
-1.6%
16
182
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
16†
183
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$128,810
+3.7%
16
184
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$88,610
+4.2%
16†
185
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
$108,900
+5.5%
16
186
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,960
+3.1%
16
187
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$84,040
+7.1%
16
188
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
16†
189
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$78,920
+6.4%
16
190
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,350
+6.4%
16
191
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
16†
192
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$30,200
+6.3%
16
193
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$153,510
+1.8%
16
194
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$46,260
+9.1%
16
195
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$129,300
+1.9%
16
196
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$101,640
+5.5%
16
197
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,130
+8.5%
16
198
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,060
+3.6%
16
199
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$101,230
+5.7%
16
200
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,190
+6.4%
16
201
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
$50,140
+9.5%
16
202
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,420
+2.6%
15
203
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,010
+7.1%
15
204
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$109,200
+3.8%
15
205
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$95,990
+5.8%
15
206
Animal Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$63,300
+5.8%
15†
207
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$75,690
+7.0%
15
208
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,860
+6.4%
15
209
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$77,650
+3.0%
15
210
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$69,990
+7.7%
15
211
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,620
-5.0%
15
212
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$79,410
+3.3%
15
213
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,820
+8.2%
15
214
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,080
+1.2%
15
215
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,340
+8.5%
15
216
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$99,920
+3.9%
15
217
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,600
+8.7%
15
218
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
$164,530
-0.7%
15
219
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
15†
220
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$45,100
+6.4%
15
221
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$108,690
+4.2%
15
222
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$47,350
+1.1%
15
223
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$106,540
+4.4%
15
224
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
15†
225
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
15†
226
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
15†
227
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,530
+4.5%
15
228
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$68,050
+4.8%
14
229
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$78,340
+4.3%
14
230
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,850
+5.8%
14
231
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,770
-2.9%
14
232
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
$49,630
+8.6%
14
233
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,280
+7.1%
14
234
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,210
0.0%
14
235
Paperhangers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
14†
236
Life Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
14†
237
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,650
+6.5%
14
238
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$104,400
+3.9%
14
239
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,790
+5.7%
14
240
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,050
+8.2%
14
241
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$127,980
+2.2%
14
242
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$60,210
-3.7%
14
243
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
14†
244
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$97,830
+2.9%
14
245
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$36,760
+6.7%
14
246
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$83,420
+4.9%
14
247
Athletes and Sports Competitors · No formal educational credential
$78,790
+5.5%
14
248
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$117,810
+2.5%
14
249
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$34,920
+0.4%
14
250
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,570
+7.6%
14
251
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,180
+7.0%
14
252
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
14†
253
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$97,180
+3.9%
13
254
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,770
+3.4%
13
255
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$90,640
+3.4%
13
256
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$35,820
+6.4%
13†
257
Curators · Master's degree
$60,260
+7.0%
13
258
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
13†
259
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,520
+5.6%
13
260
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
13†
261
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,000
0.0%
13
262
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
$47,610
+7.7%
13
263
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.4%
13†
264
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
13†
265
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$69,820
+5.5%
13
266
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$58,420
+5.9%
13
267
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,910
+3.6%
13
268
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
13†
269
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,000
+5.3%
13
270
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,850
+6.9%
13
271
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$67,990
+5.3%
13
272
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$80,690
+4.4%
13
273
Rock Splitters, Quarry · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
13†
274
Economists · Master's degree
$128,520
+1.2%
13
275
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,920
+4.5%
13
276
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$35,480
+3.9%
13
277
Hydrologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
13†
278
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$110,740
+1.7%
13
279
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
$117,280
+1.9%
13
280
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,240
+4.6%
13
281
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,340
+8.1%
13
282
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
13†
283
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
13†
284
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
$119,560
+1.4%
13
285
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$28,680
+3.4%
13
286
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$60,820
+3.5%
13
287
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$40,440
+1.6%
13
288
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
13†
289
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$105,230
-1.5%
13
290
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,410
+6.6%
13
291
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,920
+6.7%
13
292
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
13†
293
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,090
+6.7%
13
294
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$102,320
+2.6%
13
295
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
13†
296
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,570
+4.4%
12
297
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,200
+6.3%
12
298
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$85,520
+2.0%
12†
299
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,570
+2.4%
12
300
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$36,080
+2.0%
12
301
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$82,330
+1.7%
12
302
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$35,650
+5.6%
12
303
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$66,470
+4.9%
12
304
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$49,880
+3.4%
12
305
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$65,190
+5.4%
12
306
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$32,230
-3.4%
12
307
Archivists · Master's degree
—†
+3.8%
12†
308
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,720
+5.2%
12
309
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,370
+6.2%
12
310
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.7%
12†
311
Signal and Track Switch Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
12†
312
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
12†
313
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$57,620
+4.8%
12
314
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,250
+4.5%
12
315
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,520
+5.0%
12
316
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$73,780
+4.4%
12
317
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090
+4.1%
12
318
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$68,230
+4.3%
12
319
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$95,630
+1.8%
12
320
Plasterers and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
$78,870
+4.1%
12
321
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,730
+4.7%
12
322
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,090
-5.1%
12
323
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$91,980
-4.2%
12
324
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,110
+5.6%
12
325
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,370
+2.2%
12
326
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
$93,260
+3.0%
12
327
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
$90,060
+3.2%
12
328
Transit and Railroad Police · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
12†
329
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$71,080
+4.0%
12
330
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$63,520
+4.1%
12
331
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$84,520
+3.4%
12
332
Nuclear Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-7.7%
12†
333
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$30,590
+5.8%
12
334
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,830
+2.4%
12
335
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$93,330
+2.1%
12
336
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
12†
337
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,190
+5.4%
12
338
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$87,380
+3.0%
12
339
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$62,990
+4.5%
12
340
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$62,250
+1.8%
11
341
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$71,900
+3.1%
11
342
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$117,810
+0.7%
11
343
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,360
+4.3%
11
344
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,570
+3.6%
11
345
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,470
+3.8%
11
346
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,570
+5.7%
11
347
Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-3.1%
11†
348
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,840
+3.7%
11
349
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$59,230
+1.7%
11
350
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$62,570
-2.0%
11
351
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
11†
352
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$45,820
+5.5%
11
353
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$79,640
+3.5%
11
354
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
11†
355
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,770
+3.3%
11
356
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,640
+6.0%
11
357
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$81,150
+3.0%
11
358
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,340
+6.0%
11
359
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
$96,050
+2.0%
11
360
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
$80,450
+3.2%
11
361
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
$70,220
+4.1%
11
362
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
$64,650
+4.4%
11
363
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$50,070
+3.8%
11
364
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
11†
365
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.7%
11†
366
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,500
+3.3%
11
367
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.9%
11†
368
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
11†
369
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,460
-7.7%
11
370
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$40,190
+3.2%
11
371
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
11†
372
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$76,330
+3.0%
11
373
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,370
+3.2%
11
374
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
$66,670
+4.1%
11
375
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
11†
376
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$37,400
+4.1%
11
377
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
11†
378
Subway and Streetcar Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
11†
379
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$86,760
+2.6%
11
380
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
11†
381
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
$48,410
+5.4%
11
382
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
$115,200
+0.2%
11
383
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
11†
384
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$67,230
+3.6%
11
385
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,490
+3.4%
11
386
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,670
+3.3%
11†
387
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,650
+5.7%
11
388
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,670
+5.1%
10
389
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,900
+4.5%
10
390
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,700
+6.4%
10
391
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$50,240
+4.6%
10
392
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$43,090
+3.1%
10
393
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,500
+4.9%
10
394
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,140
+6.4%
10
395
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$32,750
+6.0%
10
396
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,460
-1.6%
10
397
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
10†
398
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$59,350
+3.8%
10
399
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
10†
400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$63,880
+0.2%
10
401
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$59,990
+2.1%
10
402
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,210
+3.2%
10
403
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$65,160
+3.2%
10
404
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$110,410
-11.2%
10
405
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
$69,820
+1.6%
10†
406
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$78,940
-4.2%
10
407
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
10†
408
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$77,040
+1.8%
10
409
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$33,620
+3.0%
10
410
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$61,560
+3.7%
10
411
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$76,050
+1.3%
10
412
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$42,530
+5.3%
10
413
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
$60,200
+4.0%
10
414
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.5%
10†
415
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,530
+3.7%
10
416
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$29,280
-1.5%
10
417
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$99,070
-0.1%
10
418
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100
+5.9%
10
419
Craft Artists · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.1%
10†
420
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$103,640
-0.7%
10
421
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
10†
422
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
10†
423
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
10†
424
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$101,830
-6.0%
10
425
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
$56,460
+3.8%
10
426
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,940
+3.5%
10
427
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$100,150
0.0%
10
428
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$46,720
+4.2%
10
429
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
$51,380
+4.3%
10
430
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$55,660
+3.5%
10
431
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
10†
432
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$63,050
+3.4%
10
433
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,090
+2.5%
10
434
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$105,450
-3.2%
10
435
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
$44,350
+4.6%
10
436
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,900
+2.7%
9
437
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
9†
438
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,780
+3.1%
9
439
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,350
+5.1%
9
440
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,540
+1.6%
9
441
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$91,490
-0.7%
9
442
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,420
+2.3%
9
443
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
$103,120
-2.2%
9
444
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$52,630
+3.5%
9
445
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,370
+3.2%
9
446
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,950
+5.1%
9
447
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$74,940
+2.2%
9
448
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,850
+3.3%
9
449
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
9†
450
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,540
+2.2%
9
451
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,320
+2.1%
9
452
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,590
+4.2%
9
453
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
9†
454
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$47,880
+4.0%
9
455
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$64,180
+1.7%
9
456
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
9†
457
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$79,040
+1.5%
9
458
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,560
+3.4%
9
459
Floor Sanders and Finishers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.6%
9†
460
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,980
-0.4%
9
461
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$85,160
+1.0%
9
462
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$63,460
+2.1%
9
463
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,520
+3.7%
9
464
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$91,380
0.0%
9
465
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
$98,770
-2.8%
9
466
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,830
+3.0%
9
467
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$74,810
+1.2%
9
468
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,760
+3.0%
9
469
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
9†
470
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$84,800
-2.6%
9
471
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,350
+3.8%
9
472
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
9†
473
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,800
+2.7%
9
474
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$92,860
-0.1%
9
475
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,110
+0.2%
9
476
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,300
+3.3%
9
477
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$71,870
+1.7%
9
478
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$66,160
+2.3%
9
479
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
9†
480
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$61,010
-3.5%
9
481
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
9†
482
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,920
+3.5%
9
483
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,590
0.0%
9
484
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,210
+4.1%
9
485
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
9†
486
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$41,610
+4.3%
9
487
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
$96,030
-3.5%
9
488
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,360
-1.8%
9
489
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$74,250
+0.6%
9
490
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,060
+2.4%
9
491
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,220
+3.6%
9
492
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,510
+2.5%
9
493
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,310
+3.9%
9
494
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,860
+3.6%
9
495
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$64,700
+1.7%
9
496
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,900
+4.7%
9
497
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010
+3.8%
9
498
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,830
+2.9%
8
499
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,090
+1.0%
8
500
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
$75,200
-8.2%
8†
501
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,220
+3.5%
8
502
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$76,590
+0.9%
8
503
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$90,060
-1.7%
8
504
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$63,280
+2.1%
8
505
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,360
+3.7%
8
506
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$85,740
-10.8%
8
507
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$38,620
+3.1%
8
508
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
8†
509
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
8†
510
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$63,890
+2.1%
8
511
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$78,090
+0.7%
8
512
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.8%
8†
513
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,460
+1.7%
8
514
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360
+3.8%
8
515
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$59,610
+2.4%
8
516
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,210
+2.2%
8
517
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
8†
518
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
$45,270
+3.3%
8
519
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470
+3.7%
8
520
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$49,380
+2.6%
8
521
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$46,270
+3.1%
8
522
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
$45,840
+3.3%
8
523
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$34,800
+0.2%
8
524
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$60,850
+1.7%
8
525
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
8†
526
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$64,580
+1.7%
8
527
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,910
+2.8%
8
528
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
8†
529
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,940
+2.0%
8
530
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070
+2.5%
8
531
Fashion Designers · Bachelor's degree
$59,150
+2.0%
8
532
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$77,100
-13.0%
8
533
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,140
+2.5%
8
534
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,930
+2.9%
8
535
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,150
+3.3%
8
536
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,380
+2.8%
8
537
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$59,970
-1.8%
8
538
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$67,560
+1.2%
8
539
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,550
+1.3%
8
540
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
$53,310
+2.3%
7
541
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$80,240
-0.8%
7
542
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,110
+2.6%
7
543
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,470
-12.9%
7
544
Tapers · No formal educational credential
$81,040
+0.1%
7
545
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,250
0.0%
7
546
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$81,290
-8.8%
7
547
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$76,340
-6.5%
7
548
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
$31,460
+3.6%
7
549
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,740
0.0%
7
550
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$58,850
+1.0%
7
551
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,180
+0.7%
7
552
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,360
+3.1%
7
553
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.1%
7†
554
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$65,180
+0.6%
7
555
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$61,090
-1.6%
7
556
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
7†
557
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$73,330
-4.4%
7
558
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$55,350
-8.4%
7
559
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,650
-2.3%
7
560
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$63,000
+1.1%
7
561
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
7†
562
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$29,190
+3.0%
7
563
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
$61,150
+1.2%
7
564
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$50,250
-1.8%
7
565
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$54,530
+1.5%
7
566
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,330
-0.8%
7
567
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,020
-11.6%
7
568
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-1.7%
7†
569
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
7†
570
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,700
-0.2%
7
571
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,390
-7.8%
7
572
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,590
-16.7%
7
573
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
7†
574
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,750
+2.3%
7
575
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,850
+2.3%
7
576
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$46,800
+1.4%
7
577
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$49,810
+2.0%
7
578
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,580
-4.2%
7
579
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$73,800
-0.2%
7
580
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$71,220
-1.2%
7
581
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$60,410
-1.6%
7
582
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,780
-2.8%
7
583
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
7†
584
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,840
-12.1%
7
585
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
7†
586
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
$70,720
-5.6%
7
587
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,660
-0.9%
7
588
Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
7†
589
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,750
+1.8%
7
590
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,560
-3.1%
7
591
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,210
-8.9%
6
592
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
$41,630
+2.1%
6
593
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$52,520
+0.7%
6
594
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
$38,390
+2.5%
6
595
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,680
+1.2%
6
596
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
6†
597
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,700
+2.0%
6
598
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,700
-2.8%
6
599
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940
-3.7%
6
600
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$61,040
+0.7%
6
601
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,560
-8.1%
6
602
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$51,000
+1.5%
6
603
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,260
-6.8%
6
604
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
$39,020
+2.2%
6
605
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,000
+1.4%
6
606
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$42,030
+1.0%
6
607
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
6†
608
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
$69,100
-5.2%
6
609
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,450
-6.4%
6
610
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$61,950
-1.8%
6
611
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
6†
612
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
6†
613
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$60,530
-3.5%
6
614
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
6†
615
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,160
+0.5%
6
616
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
$50,160
+1.4%
6
617
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,350
+2.3%
6
618
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$66,890
-0.2%
6
619
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$60,550
-1.9%
6
620
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,460
-2.2%
6
621
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,750
-10.5%
6
622
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.2%
6†
623
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$25,280
+2.8%
6
624
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$43,400
+0.9%
6
625
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.0%
6†
626
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$58,340
-2.5%
6
627
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$32,480
+1.2%
6
628
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
6†
629
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,180
+1.4%
6
630
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.0%
6†
631
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,770
-6.5%
6
632
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.3%
6†
633
Dredge Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980
+1.2%
6
634
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
$63,500
-9.6%
6
635
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$62,410
-6.9%
6
636
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,780
+1.0%
6
637
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
6†
638
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.8%
6†
639
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,010
-10.7%
6
640
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,830
-12.0%
6
641
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,790
-4.7%
6
642
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$37,020
-3.3%
6
643
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$37,660
+0.6%
6
644
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,140
-0.9%
6
645
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
6†
646
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
6†
647
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,680
-0.5%
6
648
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
6†
649
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
6†
650
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,690
-2.5%
6
651
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
5†
652
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,540
-16.3%
5
653
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
5†
654
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,220
-6.3%
5
655
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$52,140
-7.1%
5
656
Hoist and Winch Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-1.1%
5†
657
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,550
-3.0%
5
658
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers · No formal educational credential
$46,040
-10.0%
5†
659
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,320
-9.0%
5
660
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,450
-3.8%
5
661
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,560
-5.5%
5
662
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$47,950
+0.6%
5
663
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,350
-1.6%
5
664
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
5†
665
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,930
-8.3%
5
666
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,990
-14.4%
5
667
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$46,180
+0.6%
5
668
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,330
-7.8%
5
669
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,160
-36.1%
5
670
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
$53,500
-2.8%
5
671
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,850
-2.3%
5
672
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,770
-8.7%
5
673
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$53,620
-21.2%
5
674
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
$51,770
-13.7%
5
675
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,180
-4.8%
5
676
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.6%
5†
677
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,290
-4.3%
5
678
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,240
-14.6%
5
679
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$46,840
-0.9%
5
680
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,910
-25.9%
5
681
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$47,710
-17.2%
5
682
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
5†
683
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$48,490
-3.9%
5
684
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
5†
685
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,160
+0.2%
5
686
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$50,410
-3.4%
5
687
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,160
-16.1%
5
688
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,740
-15.9%
5
689
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,110
-1.8%
5
690
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,860
-12.0%
4
691
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
4†
692
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
4†
693
Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree
$48,370
-0.6%
4
694
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$35,710
-5.0%
4
695
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
4†
696
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$37,360
-1.0%
4
697
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,370
-3.3%
4
698
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,350
-13.2%
4
699
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,060
-6.8%
4
700
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
$47,630
-1.2%
4
701
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
4†
702
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,020
-2.9%
4
703
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
4†
704
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$36,640
-10.8%
4
705
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
4†
706
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,470
-6.3%
4
707
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
$44,830
-5.5%
4
708
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$39,090
-0.1%
4
709
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,540
-13.6%
4
710
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
4†
711
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,060
-6.6%
4
712
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
4†
713
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,060
-21.1%
4
714
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,200
+0.6%
4
715
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
4†
716
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,160
-1.8%
4
717
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
4†
718
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
4†
719
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630
-15.2%
4
720
Gambling Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
4†
721
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,470
-26.3%
4
722
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,760
-6.7%
4
723
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,600
-4.9%
4
724
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,950
-0.4%
4
725
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,500
-2.7%
4
726
Models · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.5%
4†
727
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,950
-5.9%
4
728
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.6%
4†
729
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,100
-0.1%
4
730
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,200
-0.6%
4
731
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,260
-8.3%
4
732
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,980
+0.3%
4
733
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$29,810
-5.6%
4
734
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$39,300
-18.1%
4
735
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,180
-11.2%
4
736
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,040
-1.5%
4
737
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,400
-13.6%
4
738
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
4†
739
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
$35,450
-22.1%
3
740
Motion Picture Projectionists · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.7%
3†
741
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
$33,920
-3.2%
3
742
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$23,100
+0.6%
3
743
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$30,300
-13.5%
3
744
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,010
-1.6%
3
745
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,000
-11.7%
3
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