Best jobs in Lakeland, FL

The best-scoring occupations in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area, ranked on local pay plus national growth and opportunity.

Search live jobs in Lakeland, FL How we score
Wages here are local to Lakeland, FL (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)
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
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
—†
+3.9%
—
600
91†
03
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1212
—†
+4.1%
—
600
88†
04
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
—†
+2.7%
—
800
87†
05
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1241
—†
+4.3%
—
300
86†
06
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
—†
+42.1%
—
4,100
81†
07
Anesthesiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1211
$482,020
+3.2%
100
1,300
81
08
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$125,720
+40.1%
570
29,500
77
09
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
—†
+5.4%
—
300
73†
10
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1223
—†
+6.1%
—
900
72†
11
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
—†
+4.2%
—
400
69†
12
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$39,690
+8.5%
9,400
472,300
65
13
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$119,340
+33.5%
190
23,400
65
14
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree · 15-2011
—†
+21.8%
—
2,400
63†
15
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$28,050
+6.1%
7,380
904,300
61
16
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree · 15-1221
—†
+19.7%
—
3,200
57†
17
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
—†
+8.6%
—
2,700
56†
18
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$100,470
+28.5%
230
16,000
56
19
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$107,300
+23.2%
930
62,100
53
20
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$33,570
+17.0%
2,210
765,800
53
21
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1022
—†
+4.1%
—
200
53†
22
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$295,940
+2.5%
330
9,600
51
23
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree · 53-2011
—†
+3.9%
—
11,700
51†
24
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree · 19-2012
—†
+4.0%
—
1,700
51†
25
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award · 53-3032
$57,090
+4.0%
7,820
237,600
51
Showing top 25 of 779 scored occupations — show all 779show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$42,800
+1.5%
51
27
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree
$151,440
+14.8%
50
28
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$31,820
-0.5%
50
29
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
49†
30
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree
$161,180
+15.2%
49
31
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree
$84,030
+4.9%
49
32
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$96,220
+4.4%
48
33
Physician Assistants · Master's degree
$121,540
+20.4%
48
34
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree
$122,200
+15.8%
47
35
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
45†
36
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+18.4%
44†
37
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
44†
38
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$247,090
+2.7%
43
39
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
—†
+16.2%
43†
40
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
42†
41
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$66,090
+22.0%
41
42
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$71,680
+21.5%
41
43
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
41†
44
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.8%
41†
45
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$35,600
+14.9%
39
46
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.3%
39†
47
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$139,150
+11.9%
39
48
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$205,300
+4.1%
39
49
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
38†
50
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$29,900
-9.9%
38
51
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,750
-5.5%
37
52
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,840
+16.1%
37
53
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$77,190
+17.3%
37
54
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$66,160
+19.2%
37
55
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$179,360
+4.3%
37
56
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$73,480
+16.7%
36
57
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
36†
58
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$157,140
+8.0%
36
59
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,670
+16.8%
36
60
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.1%
36†
61
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
36†
62
Statisticians · Master's degree
—†
+8.5%
36†
63
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$56,580
+16.8%
36
64
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
35†
65
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,960
+19.8%
35
66
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
$93,440
+14.7%
35
67
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$86,550
+15.0%
35
68
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$60,750
+18.5%
35
69
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+14.6%
35†
70
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$95,070
+13.8%
35
71
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,120
+20.0%
34
72
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
34†
73
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.5%
34†
74
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
34†
75
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$129,810
+9.6%
34
76
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,780
+12.5%
34
77
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
34†
78
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.7%
33†
79
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
33†
80
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
33†
81
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$133,900
+6.6%
32
82
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
32†
83
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,740
+10.9%
32
84
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$106,140
+8.7%
32
85
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$84,120
+13.0%
32
86
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$94,370
+11.0%
31
87
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$126,890
+4.7%
31
88
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$86,300
+12.1%
31
89
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
31†
90
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
31†
91
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$142,380
+4.6%
31
92
Semiconductor Processing Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.9%
31†
93
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$156,550
+3.8%
31
94
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,300
-6.7%
31
95
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
30†
96
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$79,990
+8.8%
30
97
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010
+7.3%
30
98
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
30†
99
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$35,270
-0.7%
30
100
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.1%
30†
101
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,300
+15.4%
30
102
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$39,470
+7.3%
30
103
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$70,400
+12.5%
29
104
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
29†
105
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$32,510
+2.0%
29
106
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$135,350
+5.0%
29
107
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$87,740
+11.2%
29
108
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
29†
109
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+8.1%
29†
110
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
29†
111
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$131,670
+5.8%
29
112
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.2%
29†
113
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$94,720
+5.6%
29
114
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,220
+6.0%
29
115
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$122,870
+4.1%
28
116
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
28†
117
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
28†
118
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$48,290
+1.1%
28
119
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$85,820
+8.7%
28
120
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.3%
28†
121
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.0%
28†
122
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,850
+3.8%
28
123
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$58,900
+10.8%
28
124
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,500
+5.3%
28
125
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$76,820
+4.6%
28
126
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
28†
127
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$106,440
+4.5%
28
128
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$89,720
+9.1%
28
129
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
27†
130
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
27†
131
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,920
+9.5%
27
132
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$90,480
+9.5%
27
133
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$76,630
+6.7%
27
134
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
27†
135
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$81,080
+9.6%
27
136
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
27†
137
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$78,890
+10.0%
27
138
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$89,910
+8.7%
27
139
Nuclear Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-7.7%
27†
140
Nuclear Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.1%
27†
141
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.4%
26†
142
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
26†
143
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$55,820
+12.8%
26
144
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
26†
145
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,900
+7.2%
26
146
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$99,980
+6.1%
26
147
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$82,380
+9.5%
26
148
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
26†
149
Farm Labor Contractors · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.0%
26†
150
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
26†
151
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$117,480
+5.0%
26
152
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$93,080
+7.0%
26
153
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$62,970
+6.2%
25
154
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.1%
25†
155
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,160
+11.5%
25
156
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$98,520
+6.6%
25
157
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
25†
158
Flight Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+9.2%
25†
159
Acupuncturists · Master's degree
—†
+6.8%
25†
160
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,680
+8.1%
25
161
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,000
+2.3%
25
162
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$44,930
+12.9%
25
163
Taxi Drivers · No formal educational credential
—†
+11.1%
25†
164
Athletes and Sports Competitors · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
25†
165
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$101,720
+6.2%
25
166
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$127,200
+3.1%
25
167
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,980
+11.9%
25
168
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
25†
169
Life Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
24†
170
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
24†
171
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$116,320
+0.8%
24†
172
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
24†
173
Commercial Divers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.5%
24†
174
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,700
+12.1%
24
175
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
24†
176
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
24†
177
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
24†
178
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$83,290
+7.7%
24
179
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520
+4.2%
24
180
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$35,490
+3.6%
24
181
Curators · Master's degree
—†
+7.0%
24†
182
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$85,530
+7.1%
23
183
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
$100,000
+5.5%
23
184
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$101,050
+5.1%
23
185
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$51,390
+11.1%
23
186
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.5%
23†
187
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,070
+3.1%
23
188
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$50,420
-2.0%
23
189
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$84,860
+5.7%
23
190
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+2.0%
23†
191
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,500
+8.2%
23
192
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
23†
193
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
23†
194
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,960
+0.3%
23
195
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.7%
23†
196
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,580
+10.4%
23
197
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,580
-0.3%
23
198
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$69,810
+7.7%
23
199
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,130
+3.7%
23
200
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$72,260
+3.0%
23
201
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,810
+3.7%
22
202
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$55,190
+9.7%
22
203
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$67,720
+5.8%
22
204
Economists · Master's degree
—†
+1.2%
22†
205
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$110,910
+1.9%
22
206
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$91,220
+4.6%
22
207
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$60,170
+8.2%
22
208
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.0%
22†
209
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$81,840
+5.0%
22
210
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,440
+3.1%
22
211
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,900
+4.2%
22
212
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$79,710
+6.5%
22
213
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
21†
214
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070
+8.8%
21
215
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,590
+8.5%
21
216
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$100,630
+3.4%
21
217
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
21†
218
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
$45,100
+10.1%
21
219
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
21†
220
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
21†
221
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.6%
21†
222
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,700
+3.1%
21
223
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
21†
224
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
21†
225
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
21†
226
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$66,770
+7.5%
21
227
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$93,670
+3.8%
21
228
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.5%
21†
229
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$70,400
+6.4%
21
230
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$66,270
+7.3%
21
231
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,820
+6.4%
21
232
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,770
-1.6%
21
233
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$100,020
+2.9%
21
234
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$103,290
+1.9%
21
235
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
21†
236
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$43,050
+9.1%
21
237
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
20†
238
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,100
+10.0%
20
239
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,870
+5.7%
20
240
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,880
+6.4%
20
241
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
20†
242
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
20†
243
Subway and Streetcar Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
20†
244
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$92,980
+3.7%
20
245
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$100,060
+3.0%
20
246
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
20†
247
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
20†
248
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$46,860
-5.8%
20
249
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$81,640
+4.9%
20
250
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.5%
20†
251
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.6%
20†
252
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.7%
20†
253
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
20†
254
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
20†
255
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$33,920
+5.9%
20
256
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
20†
257
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,850
+5.8%
20
258
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,670
+6.4%
19
259
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
19†
260
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,400
+5.3%
19
261
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,940
+2.6%
19
262
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
19†
263
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
$119,490
+0.2%
19
264
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
19†
265
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,720
+7.1%
19
266
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,170
+4.5%
19
267
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$71,100
+5.5%
19
268
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
19†
269
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
19†
270
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$68,910
+4.3%
19
271
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,820
+7.1%
19
272
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
19†
273
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$46,730
+5.9%
19
274
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
19†
275
Transit and Railroad Police · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
19†
276
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
19†
277
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
19†
278
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
19†
279
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.9%
19†
280
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
19†
281
Paperhangers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
19†
282
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,320
-5.0%
19
283
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.4%
19†
284
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,950
+8.7%
19
285
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,710
+1.2%
18
286
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
$100,460
+1.9%
18
287
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
18†
288
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
18†
289
Signal and Track Switch Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
18†
290
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.4%
18†
291
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
18†
292
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,820
+7.6%
18
293
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,290
+6.4%
18
294
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,970
+4.5%
18
295
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$34,930
+6.4%
18†
296
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,220
+4.5%
18
297
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$58,000
-1.6%
18
298
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
18†
299
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,670
+6.9%
18
300
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
18†
301
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
18†
302
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
18†
303
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
18†
304
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$62,730
+5.3%
18
305
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.8%
18†
306
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,070
+8.2%
18
307
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$29,140
+6.3%
18
308
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
18†
309
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,960
+8.1%
18
310
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,660
+3.6%
18
311
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
18†
312
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,220
+6.7%
18
313
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$43,640
+6.4%
18
314
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,520
+6.4%
18†
315
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
18†
316
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
18†
317
Choreographers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.1%
18†
318
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$57,720
+4.8%
17
319
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$65,210
+4.9%
17
320
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,670
-0.1%
17
321
Pile Driver Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.3%
17†
322
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$74,780
+3.8%
17
323
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$79,370
+3.4%
17
324
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
17†
325
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$106,540
-11.2%
17
326
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$95,160
-4.2%
17
327
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.8%
17†
328
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
17†
329
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
17†
330
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$58,320
+3.5%
17
331
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
17†
332
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$77,220
+3.5%
17
333
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
17†
334
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
17†
335
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,880
-5.1%
17
336
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$32,610
-1.5%
17
337
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$82,100
+2.1%
17
338
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
17†
339
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$66,440
+4.4%
17
340
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,580
+6.3%
17
341
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
17†
342
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,540
+4.5%
17
343
Archivists · Master's degree
—†
+3.8%
17†
344
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
17†
345
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,900
+3.6%
17
346
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$32,680
-5.4%
17
347
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$75,400
+1.7%
17
348
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
17†
349
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.7%
16†
350
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,490
-7.7%
16
351
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$58,540
+3.3%
16
352
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$63,290
+3.0%
16
353
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
16†
354
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
$75,400
+3.2%
16
355
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,780
+2.4%
16
356
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$79,990
+1.7%
16
357
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,610
-3.4%
16
358
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,920
+2.9%
16†
359
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
360
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
16†
361
Plasterers and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.1%
16†
362
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
16†
363
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,960
+7.0%
16
364
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
16†
365
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
16†
366
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$36,250
+2.0%
16
367
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,070
+5.0%
16
368
Watch and Clock Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
16†
369
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$33,550
+6.7%
16
370
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
16†
371
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.6%
16†
372
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$34,780
+4.1%
16
373
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680
+6.2%
16
374
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$99,870
-0.7%
16
375
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,320
+6.6%
16
376
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$33,170
+0.4%
16
377
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$53,660
+4.8%
16
378
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$60,240
+4.1%
16
379
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
16†
380
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.3%
16†
381
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.4%
16†
382
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$53,800
+3.4%
16
383
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
16†
384
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
16†
385
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
16†
386
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,030
+5.6%
16
387
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
16†
388
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.2%
16†
389
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
16†
390
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
16†
391
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.6%
16†
392
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,020
+4.0%
16
393
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,460
+6.7%
16
394
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
16†
395
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$57,010
+4.4%
16
396
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.5%
16†
397
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
16†
398
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$58,910
+4.3%
16
399
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.1%
15†
400
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,510
+5.1%
15
401
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
15†
402
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
15†
403
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,500
+3.1%
15†
404
Sociologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.6%
15†
405
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$36,570
+5.6%
15
406
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,430
+4.6%
15
407
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,880
+3.3%
15†
408
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,730
+5.2%
15
409
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$55,430
+4.5%
15
410
Hydrologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
15†
411
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.7%
15†
412
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
15†
413
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$78,050
-1.5%
15
414
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
15†
415
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$46,320
+3.8%
15
416
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,560
+3.4%
15
417
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
$52,970
+4.8%
15
418
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
15†
419
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,580
+3.4%
15
420
Shampooers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
15†
421
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690
+6.0%
15
422
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,850
+5.6%
15
423
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
15†
424
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,520
+2.2%
15
425
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
15†
426
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$29,100
+3.4%
15
427
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
15†
428
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,130
+4.9%
15
429
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$39,030
+6.0%
15
430
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
15†
431
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,550
+0.4%
15
432
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
15†
433
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
15†
434
Floor Sanders and Finishers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.6%
15†
435
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,470
+4.5%
15
436
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$57,670
+3.7%
15
437
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$50,360
-2.0%
14
438
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-5.6%
14†
439
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
14†
440
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$30,850
+3.9%
14
441
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$48,490
+4.6%
14
442
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$69,010
+2.1%
14
443
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$74,850
+1.5%
14
444
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$60,280
+3.0%
14
445
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
14†
446
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$51,500
+3.9%
14
447
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
14†
448
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$37,070
+3.2%
14
449
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$30,220
+5.4%
14
450
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$56,180
+3.5%
14
451
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
14†
452
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,050
+3.7%
14
453
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,010
+3.0%
14
454
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,660
+4.5%
14
455
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$56,410
+3.1%
14
456
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
14†
457
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
$45,550
+4.6%
14
458
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.4%
14†
459
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-1.7%
14†
460
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$36,160
+5.5%
14
461
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$84,820
-6.0%
14
462
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$80,360
+0.6%
14
463
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,910
+5.7%
14
464
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,490
0.0%
14
465
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
$37,030
+5.7%
14
466
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,870
+3.5%
14
467
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
14†
468
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
14†
469
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.4%
14†
470
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
14†
471
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$46,590
+4.2%
14
472
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860
+4.1%
14
473
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
14†
474
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,100
+2.9%
14
475
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.5%
14†
476
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
14†
477
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
14†
478
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$55,070
+3.2%
14
479
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,430
0.0%
13
480
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$49,430
+4.0%
13
481
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
13†
482
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$61,260
+1.3%
13
483
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,440
+4.9%
13
484
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
13†
485
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
13†
486
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
13†
487
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$59,320
+1.8%
13
488
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
13†
489
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$63,590
+2.1%
13
490
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,180
+4.6%
13
491
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$56,660
+2.1%
13
492
Crematory Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
13†
493
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
13†
494
Craft Artists · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.1%
13†
495
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$50,480
+1.7%
13
496
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,030
+4.3%
13
497
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
13†
498
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
13†
499
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,280
+3.0%
13
500
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$36,370
+3.1%
13
501
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$70,640
-4.2%
13
502
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
13†
503
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$59,580
+2.3%
13
504
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$71,400
+1.0%
13
505
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
13†
506
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$79,360
-0.1%
13
507
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
13†
508
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
13†
509
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
13†
510
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-10.8%
13†
511
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.7%
13†
512
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,570
+3.7%
13
513
Tire Builders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
13†
514
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,210
+3.2%
13
515
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,920
+3.8%
13
516
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$58,730
+1.7%
13
517
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
13†
518
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,000
+3.3%
13
519
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
13†
520
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$60,370
+2.0%
13
521
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.0%
13†
522
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,420
+2.4%
13
523
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$51,520
+3.1%
13
524
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,200
+5.1%
12
525
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$47,440
+1.8%
12
526
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,370
+2.3%
12
527
Dredge Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
12†
528
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
12†
529
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$61,140
+1.7%
12
530
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.8%
12†
531
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,580
+3.7%
12
532
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,780
+2.0%
12
533
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,520
+2.5%
12
534
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$57,700
-3.5%
12
535
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
0.0%
12†
536
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$51,080
-3.7%
12
537
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
12†
538
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
12†
539
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
12†
540
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,680
+3.3%
12
541
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
12†
542
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650
+3.7%
12
543
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
12†
544
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
12†
545
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
12†
546
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
$35,990
+4.4%
12
547
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,950
+3.5%
12
548
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,090
0.0%
12
549
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$48,670
+2.6%
12
550
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.9%
12†
551
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
$46,050
+3.3%
12
552
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$33,670
+3.0%
12
553
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
12†
554
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,600
+3.2%
12
555
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,180
+3.2%
12
556
Fashion Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
12†
557
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$67,680
+0.6%
12
558
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
0.0%
12†
559
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-6.9%
12†
560
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,760
+3.5%
12
561
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
12†
562
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,840
+2.6%
12
563
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,740
+2.4%
12
564
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-3.9%
12†
565
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
12†
566
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070
+2.7%
12
567
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,850
+2.5%
12
568
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
12†
569
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
12†
570
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.0%
12†
571
Motorboat Operators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.4%
12†
572
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$34,630
+4.3%
12
573
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-8.4%
11†
574
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
11†
575
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.4%
11†
576
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,460
+1.3%
11
577
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$49,520
+0.2%
11
578
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
11†
579
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,450
-0.7%
11
580
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
11†
581
Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
11†
582
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,280
-7.8%
11
583
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
11†
584
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,730
+2.5%
11
585
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,110
-1.8%
11
586
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
—†
-5.5%
11†
587
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,900
+0.2%
11
588
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,040
-0.8%
11
589
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
11†
590
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
11†
591
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$60,690
+0.7%
11
592
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$36,050
+3.5%
11
593
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
11†
594
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,990
+2.2%
11
595
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,030
+1.6%
11
596
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$67,380
-6.5%
11
597
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,690
-1.6%
11
598
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$59,330
+0.7%
11
599
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
11†
600
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,070
-3.1%
11
601
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$65,690
-4.4%
11
602
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$47,040
+0.9%
10
603
Agricultural Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
10†
604
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,220
-4.2%
10
605
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$62,670
-3.5%
10
606
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
10†
607
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,640
+2.6%
10
608
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-3.2%
10†
609
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.8%
10†
610
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,870
+1.8%
10
611
Desktop Publishers · Associate's degree
—†
-12.4%
10†
612
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
10†
613
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$62,540
0.0%
10
614
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$33,550
+3.0%
10
615
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
10†
616
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
$50,000
+1.6%
10
617
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,430
-0.4%
10
618
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,410
+3.0%
10
619
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,110
+2.0%
10
620
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
10†
621
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$58,260
-1.6%
10
622
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.2%
10†
623
Tapers · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.1%
10†
624
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,300
+1.0%
10
625
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
10†
626
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,640
+2.3%
10
627
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
10†
628
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
10†
629
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.1%
10†
630
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
10†
631
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
10†
632
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,640
+0.5%
10
633
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$49,960
-1.6%
10
634
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
10†
635
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,770
-2.9%
10
636
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,240
-12.9%
10
637
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$56,920
-2.5%
10
638
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,470
+2.5%
10
639
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,660
-2.8%
10
640
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990
0.0%
10
641
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
10†
642
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$46,400
+1.0%
9
643
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,040
-4.7%
9
644
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$56,410
-1.8%
9
645
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,820
-6.5%
9
646
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,710
-16.7%
9
647
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,120
-3.7%
9
648
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
649
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,170
+1.4%
9
650
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
9†
651
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,740
-2.9%
9
652
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
9†
653
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
9†
654
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.5%
9†
655
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,790
-0.9%
9
656
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$28,500
-1.5%
9
657
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
9†
658
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.6%
9†
659
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,430
-0.8%
9
660
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
661
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$29,190
+0.2%
9
662
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130
-4.8%
9
663
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,540
-9.5%
9
664
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
9†
665
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.2%
9†
666
Models · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.5%
9†
667
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
9†
668
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$39,110
+1.0%
9
669
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,390
-6.3%
9
670
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$50,550
-0.1%
9
671
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
9†
672
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,730
+0.7%
9
673
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
674
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$53,160
-1.2%
9
675
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
$32,290
+2.5%
9
676
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,160
-6.8%
9
677
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,450
+2.3%
9
678
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,800
-6.4%
9
679
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
9†
680
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
9†
681
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$38,910
+1.4%
9
682
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
9†
683
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
8†
684
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
$52,290
-13.7%
8
685
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$48,990
-7.1%
8
686
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
8†
687
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,090
-2.3%
8
688
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,940
-7.8%
8
689
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
8†
690
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
8†
691
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
8†
692
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
8†
693
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,380
-8.1%
8
694
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,340
-14.6%
8
695
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$37,010
+0.6%
8
696
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.1%
8†
697
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,560
-16.3%
8
698
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
8†
699
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.0%
8†
700
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,910
-0.2%
8
701
Gambling Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
8†
702
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,110
-10.5%
8
703
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.5%
8†
704
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
8†
705
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
8†
706
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
8†
707
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
8†
708
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
8†
709
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,050
-8.3%
8
710
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
8†
711
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
8†
712
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$45,690
-4.1%
8
713
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,750
-2.3%
8
714
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,700
-4.3%
8
715
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010
-8.7%
8
716
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.2%
8†
717
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
8†
718
Sewers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-7.0%
8†
719
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
8†
720
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
8†
721
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,960
+0.6%
8
722
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
7†
723
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$35,320
-5.6%
7†
724
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,900
-10.7%
7
725
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$43,720
-1.8%
7
726
Telephone Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-27.5%
7†
727
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
7†
728
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
7†
729
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,870
-3.8%
7
730
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$27,860
+1.2%
7
731
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,720
-1.6%
7
732
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,190
-8.9%
7
733
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650
-12.1%
7
734
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
7†
735
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.1%
7†
736
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
7†
737
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600
-0.5%
7
738
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-36.1%
7†
739
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,720
-15.9%
7
740
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.1%
7†
741
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,150
-5.8%
7
742
Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.6%
7†
743
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
7†
744
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.0%
7†
745
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
7†
746
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520
-25.9%
7
747
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,390
+0.2%
7
748
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
7†
749
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
7†
750
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$40,040
-17.2%
7
751
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,270
-2.7%
7
752
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$29,390
-3.3%
7
753
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$39,330
-0.9%
7
754
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,550
-11.6%
7
755
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
7†
756
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,520
-16.1%
7
757
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
7†
758
Hoist and Winch Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-1.1%
7†
759
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$39,200
-0.1%
7
760
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$34,740
-1.0%
6
761
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,280
-0.6%
6
762
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,210
-4.9%
6
763
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.5%
6†
764
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,480
-6.8%
6
765
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
6†
766
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$37,650
-3.4%
6
767
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,570
-26.3%
6
768
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
6†
769
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,520
-12.0%
6
770
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,520
-12.0%
6
771
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,110
-1.8%
6
772
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,480
-6.7%
6
773
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$33,700
-10.8%
6
774
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330
-6.2%
6
775
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,840
-5.9%
6
776
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,610
-6.6%
6
777
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.1%
6†
778
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
6†
779
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
$27,700
-5.4%
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