Best jobs in Lincoln, NE

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

Search live jobs in Lincoln, NE How we score
Wages here are local to Lincoln, NE (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 Lincoln, NE pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$124,440 vs $132,300 · -5.9%
$28,510 vs $31,200 · -8.6%
$87,890 vs $120,230 · -26.9%
$35,500 vs $35,800 · -0.8%
−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
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1212
—†
+4.1%
30
600
100†
02
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$124,440
+40.1%
320
29,500
91
03
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$28,510
+6.1%
5,950
904,300
84
04
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1213
—†
+6.4%
—
400
78†
05
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$87,890
+33.5%
450
23,400
75
06
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$35,500
+17.0%
2,420
765,800
73
07
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
—†
+2.7%
—
1,000
73†
08
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
—†
+3.9%
—
600
70†
09
Anesthesiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1211
—†
+3.2%
—
1,300
67†
10
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree · 15-2011
—†
+21.8%
—
2,400
66†
11
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
—†
+1.2%
—
600
64†
12
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$78,190
+28.5%
260
16,000
63
13
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$106,640
+23.2%
600
62,100
62
14
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award · 53-3032
$81,790
+4.0%
4,530
237,600
60
15
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
—†
+5.4%
—
300
60†
16
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
$365,830
+4.1%
40
400
60
17
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
$369,980
+3.3%
30
2,100
59
18
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$87,530
+4.9%
4,200
189,100
59
19
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$92,780
+4.4%
3,680
308,700
57
20
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
$216,030
+8.6%
—
2,700
57†
21
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$101,690
+15.8%
1,530
115,200
57
22
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$128,050
+20.4%
290
12,000
56
23
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$130,340
+15.2%
1,110
55,600
55
24
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$131,150
+14.8%
1,010
74,600
54
25
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$326,620
+2.5%
170
9,600
53
Showing top 25 of 662 scored occupations — show all 662show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential
$35,820
+8.5%
52
27
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$30,990
-0.5%
50
28
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.2%
50†
29
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$77,570
+21.5%
49
30
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
49†
31
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$58,650
+22.0%
48
32
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+18.4%
48†
33
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,570
+20.0%
46
34
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$76,480
+16.8%
46
35
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$37,290
+14.9%
45
36
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,370
+17.3%
44
37
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$72,110
+18.5%
44
38
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$30,690
-9.9%
44
39
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$63,180
+19.2%
43
40
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$217,780
+4.3%
43
41
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,330
+19.8%
42
42
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$74,240
+16.7%
42
43
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$91,860
+15.0%
41
44
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,720
+16.1%
41
45
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.3%
41†
46
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
—†
+14.7%
41†
47
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
41†
48
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$75,410
+16.8%
41
49
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.3%
40†
50
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$96,320
+13.8%
40
51
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$112,060
+11.9%
39
52
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
39†
53
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
$73,060
+16.2%
39
54
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
38†
55
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$120,000
+11.2%
38
56
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$204,530
+4.1%
38
57
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.1%
38†
58
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+6.1%
37†
59
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$65,170
+4.6%
37
60
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,860
+15.4%
37
61
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$99,780
+10.9%
37
62
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,390
+11.0%
37
63
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$36,080
-0.7%
36
64
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$209,990
+2.7%
36
65
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,190
+12.5%
36
66
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$36,730
+2.0%
35
67
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,650
+2.3%
35
68
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,680
+9.5%
35
69
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$99,060
+8.7%
35
70
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$81,500
+13.0%
35
71
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
35†
72
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
35†
73
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
$208,180
+2.5%
35
74
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$65,400
+10.8%
35
75
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,430
-5.5%
34
76
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,230
-1.6%
34
77
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$81,590
+12.1%
34
78
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$40,450
+1.5%
34
79
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$75,820
+12.5%
34
80
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$87,500
+8.7%
34
81
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.8%
33†
82
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,990
+11.9%
33
83
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
33†
84
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$92,710
+10.0%
33
85
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$119,760
+8.7%
33
86
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
$71,760
+12.6%
33
87
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,330
+9.6%
33
88
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$149,590
+4.6%
33
89
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
33†
90
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$126,510
+8.0%
33
91
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,230
+6.0%
32
92
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
32†
93
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$46,700
+7.3%
32
94
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
$61,290
+13.3%
32
95
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
32†
96
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,360
+9.1%
32
97
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$111,440
+4.5%
32
98
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$61,680
+12.8%
32
99
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
31†
100
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$57,150
+12.9%
31
101
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$68,140
+8.8%
31
102
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$120,430
+4.7%
31
103
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.5%
31†
104
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$63,280
+6.2%
31
105
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,940
+12.1%
31
106
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$107,980
+6.6%
30
107
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$75,590
+9.6%
30
108
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,350
+8.1%
30
109
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,270
+5.3%
30
110
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
30†
111
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,640
+3.8%
30
112
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$80,370
+8.2%
30
113
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$139,670
+3.8%
30
114
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$85,220
+9.5%
30
115
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$123,830
+5.0%
29
116
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,300
+7.2%
29
117
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$62,590
+11.1%
29
118
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,310
+11.3%
29
119
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,300
+4.1%
29
120
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$131,180
+5.3%
29
121
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,950
+7.3%
29
122
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.6%
29†
123
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.4%
28†
124
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$64,710
+5.6%
28
125
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$95,100
+7.0%
28
126
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$78,850
+3.0%
28
127
Statisticians · Master's degree
$91,560
+8.5%
28
128
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$58,750
+6.7%
28
129
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
28†
130
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
28†
131
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
28†
132
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,600
+11.0%
28
133
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$104,860
+4.6%
28
134
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
28†
135
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,600
+11.4%
28
136
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
28†
137
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,550
-6.7%
28
138
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,050
+7.3%
27
139
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,350
+8.1%
27
140
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$95,560
+5.0%
27
141
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,590
-0.3%
27
142
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$30,660
+5.9%
27
143
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,190
+8.7%
27
144
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$102,190
+5.7%
27
145
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,140
+6.1%
26
146
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+7.0%
26†
147
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,100
-0.1%
26
148
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,790
+3.1%
26
149
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$96,300
+6.2%
26
150
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$69,840
+5.8%
26
151
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$122,670
+3.7%
25
152
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610
+8.8%
25
153
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$81,630
+7.5%
25
154
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,520
+10.4%
25
155
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$100,490
+5.8%
25
156
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
25†
157
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$44,720
+9.7%
25
158
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,910
+4.5%
25
159
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$81,220
+6.6%
25
160
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$74,840
+6.4%
25
161
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.5%
25†
162
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$91,750
+5.7%
25
163
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$112,190
+4.2%
24
164
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$103,570
+5.0%
24
165
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,410
+10.0%
24
166
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$80,420
+7.1%
24
167
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$117,640
+3.9%
24
168
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$71,200
+7.7%
24
169
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$96,960
+5.7%
24
170
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$47,930
-5.8%
24
171
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$93,680
+3.1%
24
172
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$63,020
+7.7%
24
173
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,120
+8.5%
24
174
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,440
+6.4%
24
175
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
24†
176
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$37,770
+3.6%
24
177
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$45,750
+9.1%
24
178
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.1%
24†
179
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,000
+3.1%
24
180
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,860
-2.9%
23
181
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830
+4.2%
23
182
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
23†
183
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$128,750
+2.5%
23
184
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,240
+6.4%
23
185
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$64,510
+7.0%
23
186
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$117,860
+2.9%
23
187
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$98,360
+3.8%
23
188
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
23†
189
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,310
+1.2%
23
190
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,140
+6.4%
23
191
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
23†
192
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
23†
193
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,670
+4.5%
23
194
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,810
+0.3%
23
195
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
23†
196
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.4%
23†
197
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,680
+7.1%
23
198
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
22†
199
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
22†
200
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,160
+4.1%
22
201
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.2%
22†
202
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$102,750
+1.7%
22
203
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$55,240
+6.4%
22
204
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,540
+5.8%
22
205
Animal Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$79,410
+5.8%
22
206
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,500
+4.2%
22
207
Choreographers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.1%
22†
208
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$108,580
+1.9%
22
209
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,870
+8.7%
22
210
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$83,240
+5.5%
22
211
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$67,200
+3.0%
22†
212
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
22†
213
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,870
+7.1%
22
214
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.2%
22†
215
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
22†
216
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,560
+6.7%
22
217
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,900
+8.5%
22
218
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.7%
22†
219
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$61,550
+4.8%
22
220
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.6%
22†
221
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
21†
222
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$106,080
+3.1%
21
223
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140
+6.4%
21
224
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
21†
225
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,000
+3.7%
21
226
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
21†
227
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,740
+8.2%
21
228
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$82,920
+4.9%
21
229
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
21†
230
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.7%
21†
231
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,940
-2.0%
21
232
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$46,230
+3.4%
21
233
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$97,770
+1.7%
21
234
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$30,450
+6.3%
21
235
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
21†
236
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$128,640
-1.5%
21
237
Curators · Master's degree
$56,820
+7.0%
21
238
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,270
+3.7%
21
239
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
21†
240
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
$45,980
+7.7%
21
241
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.0%
20†
242
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$104,320
+3.0%
20
243
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$47,360
+5.9%
20
244
Petroleum Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,010
+1.3%
20†
245
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$30,110
+3.4%
20
246
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,770
+6.7%
20
247
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$67,910
+5.5%
20
248
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
20†
249
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.8%
20†
250
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,070
+2.6%
20
251
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,900
+4.5%
20
252
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
$56,250
+6.5%
20
253
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+2.0%
20†
254
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,810
+3.6%
20
255
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
20†
256
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$35,650
+6.7%
20
257
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$72,770
+5.2%
20
258
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,790
+3.6%
20†
259
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,600
+6.9%
20
260
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$74,550
+3.3%
20
261
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$81,190
+3.9%
20
262
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.5%
20†
263
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
20†
264
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.3%
19†
265
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,320
+3.7%
19
266
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$64,450
+4.4%
19
267
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$63,760
+5.4%
19
268
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$67,950
+4.3%
19
269
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,920
-5.0%
19
270
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
19†
271
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,350
+6.3%
19
272
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
19†
273
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.2%
19†
274
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,990
+2.2%
19
275
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
19†
276
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
19†
277
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,400
+4.6%
19
278
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
19†
279
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.7%
19†
280
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$59,950
+5.3%
19
281
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.9%
19†
282
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$35,210
-3.4%
19
283
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$82,430
+3.6%
19
284
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$75,310
+4.2%
19
285
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,440
+5.6%
19
286
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,110
+4.5%
19
287
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$55,510
+3.5%
18
288
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,800
+6.0%
18
289
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$60,000
+4.9%
18
290
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
18†
291
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,900
+5.0%
18
292
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,050
0.0%
18
293
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$97,590
+2.2%
18
294
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
18†
295
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$98,800
+1.7%
18
296
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,770
+2.0%
18
297
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.3%
18†
298
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$70,010
+4.4%
18
299
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$80,810
+3.4%
18
300
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
18†
301
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
18†
302
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,210
-7.8%
18
303
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$61,730
+4.3%
18
304
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
18†
305
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$56,010
-3.7%
18
306
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$32,970
+0.4%
18
307
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
18†
308
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
18†
309
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
18†
310
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$81,170
+3.4%
18
311
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
18†
312
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,120
+4.3%
18
313
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
18†
314
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,960
-2.0%
18
315
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
18†
316
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
18†
317
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
18†
318
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
18†
319
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
18†
320
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,090
+5.6%
18
321
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$36,290
+5.6%
18
322
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$37,690
-1.5%
18
323
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$82,060
+1.9%
18
324
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
18†
325
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$76,290
+1.3%
18
326
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$36,970
+3.2%
18
327
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
18†
328
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$53,760
+4.8%
17
329
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$62,920
-1.6%
17
330
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
17†
331
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
17†
332
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$70,850
+3.8%
17
333
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
17†
334
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
17†
335
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$29,480
+3.0%
17
336
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$34,310
+3.9%
17
337
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$59,640
+4.1%
17
338
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,500
+3.0%
17
339
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.9%
17†
340
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,900
+4.4%
17
341
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
17†
342
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,970
-5.1%
17
343
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,760
+3.4%
17
344
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$37,800
+4.1%
17
345
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.5%
17†
346
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$36,480
+6.0%
17
347
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
17†
348
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,990
+3.1%
17
349
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
17†
350
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
17†
351
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,000
+4.1%
17
352
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430
+5.7%
17
353
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
$59,780
+4.4%
17
354
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,570
+2.4%
17
355
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,960
+1.8%
17
356
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,340
+2.1%
16
357
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$53,170
+4.6%
16
358
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$55,630
+4.5%
16
359
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,990
+3.4%
16
360
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,440
+5.4%
16
361
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,620
+3.8%
16
362
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,800
+5.2%
16
363
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$68,640
+3.2%
16
364
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$81,810
+1.7%
16
365
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$47,170
+3.8%
16
366
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$30,100
+5.8%
16
367
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
16†
368
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$65,480
+3.5%
16
369
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$65,560
+3.4%
16
370
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
16†
371
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$49,970
+1.8%
16
372
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$66,730
+3.5%
16
373
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
16†
374
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
16†
375
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$59,700
+4.0%
16
376
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
16†
377
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$67,000
+3.1%
16
378
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$99,000
+0.7%
16
379
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$62,640
+3.7%
16
380
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
16†
381
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080
+4.5%
16
382
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,170
+4.9%
16
383
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
16†
384
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080
+6.4%
16
385
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,850
+2.3%
16
386
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$46,330
+1.1%
16
387
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$60,200
+3.6%
16
388
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700
+0.4%
16
389
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,140
-7.7%
16
390
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$36,830
+2.0%
16
391
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$64,090
+1.8%
16
392
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$47,130
+4.2%
15
393
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
15†
394
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$66,700
+2.6%
15
395
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$92,510
-6.0%
15
396
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
15†
397
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,590
+4.5%
15
398
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$85,260
-4.2%
15
399
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
15†
400
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
$62,980
+3.3%
15
401
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,110
+3.2%
15
402
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
15†
403
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$86,790
+1.3%
15
404
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
15†
405
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
15†
406
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$44,960
+3.1%
15
407
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
15†
408
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$99,760
-0.7%
15
409
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$63,130
+3.1%
15
410
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,110
0.0%
15
411
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,680
+2.5%
15
412
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$56,510
+2.1%
15
413
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
15†
414
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,820
+5.1%
15
415
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
15†
416
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
15†
417
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
$50,310
+4.0%
15
418
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
0.0%
14†
419
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
14†
420
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
$67,180
+2.5%
14
421
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.4%
14†
422
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,900
+2.3%
14
423
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,950
+3.0%
14
424
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,590
0.0%
14
425
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,850
+3.2%
14
426
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,460
+3.7%
14
427
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$55,930
+1.7%
14
428
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,270
+3.5%
14
429
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
14†
430
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$78,830
-2.6%
14
431
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
14†
432
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,790
+3.2%
14
433
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
14†
434
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$64,770
+2.1%
14
435
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
14†
436
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,820
+2.0%
14
437
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$64,060
+2.1%
14
438
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
14†
439
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
14†
440
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$89,350
-0.7%
14
441
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,080
+3.3%
14
442
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,410
-1.6%
14
443
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
14†
444
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$78,330
+1.0%
14
445
Floor Sanders and Finishers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.6%
14†
446
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
13†
447
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,860
0.0%
13
448
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,730
+2.2%
13
449
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$61,440
+0.2%
13
450
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,800
+3.3%
13
451
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
13†
452
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,650
+2.4%
13
453
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$86,530
-2.8%
13
454
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.1%
13†
455
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$75,740
-4.2%
13
456
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,240
+3.0%
13
457
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$65,010
+1.7%
13
458
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,310
+3.3%
13
459
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720
+3.7%
13
460
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,700
+3.6%
13
461
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.4%
13†
462
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560
+3.5%
13
463
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
13†
464
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$83,520
-0.1%
13
465
Economists · Master's degree
$70,400
+1.2%
13
466
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$60,820
+1.7%
13
467
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$80,030
-10.8%
13
468
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$34,140
+1.6%
13
469
Animal Breeders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.4%
12†
470
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
12†
471
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,450
+2.9%
12
472
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
12†
473
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,730
+1.6%
12
474
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,740
+2.4%
12
475
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
12†
476
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,760
+0.2%
12
477
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+2.5%
12†
478
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
12†
479
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,930
+3.2%
12
480
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
12†
481
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$29,430
-13.5%
12
482
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$66,060
+0.6%
12
483
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
12†
484
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$63,380
-3.5%
12
485
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,740
-0.4%
12
486
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,060
+3.3%
12
487
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
12†
488
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$72,080
+0.7%
12
489
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$61,110
+1.5%
12
490
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
12†
491
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,630
+2.5%
12
492
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,570
+1.2%
12
493
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,000
-1.8%
12
494
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
12†
495
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$66,610
+0.9%
12
496
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
12†
497
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
—†
-5.2%
12†
498
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
12†
499
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,710
-3.7%
12
500
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,060
+2.7%
11
501
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-1.7%
11†
502
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$61,930
-1.8%
11
503
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990
+2.6%
11
504
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
11†
505
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,920
+2.0%
11
506
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.0%
11†
507
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
11†
508
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,340
-12.9%
11
509
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$28,150
-1.5%
11
510
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$57,260
+0.7%
11
511
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
11†
512
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
0.0%
11†
513
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$57,790
+1.0%
11
514
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,820
0.0%
11
515
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
11†
516
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
$54,530
+1.6%
11
517
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
11†
518
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,440
+1.0%
11
519
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,150
+0.7%
11
520
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,780
-12.1%
11
521
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.8%
11†
522
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-5.6%
11†
523
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
11†
524
Dredge Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
11†
525
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,340
-0.5%
11
526
Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
11†
527
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$48,190
+0.9%
11
528
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$62,940
-1.6%
11
529
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
11†
530
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,120
-0.9%
11
531
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$69,770
-0.8%
11
532
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
11†
533
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$28,080
+3.0%
11
534
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,650
-6.5%
11
535
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$62,200
-1.6%
10
536
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$42,270
+1.5%
10
537
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$45,030
+1.4%
10
538
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
10†
539
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$47,400
+1.5%
10
540
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
10†
541
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,770
-4.2%
10
542
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$62,920
-1.9%
10
543
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080
+2.8%
10
544
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$66,030
-1.2%
10
545
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,280
-16.7%
10
546
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$62,040
-1.8%
10
547
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,420
+2.3%
10
548
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,960
-0.8%
10
549
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
10†
550
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$65,420
-4.4%
10
551
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$35,440
-5.4%
10
552
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,420
+3.1%
10
553
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,350
-9.5%
10
554
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$61,730
-2.5%
10
555
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,740
-11.6%
10
556
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$30,060
+0.2%
10
557
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
10†
558
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
10†
559
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,140
-5.8%
10
560
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,540
+1.8%
10
561
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-3.2%
9†
562
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$52,000
+0.6%
9
563
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$38,420
+0.6%
9
564
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,850
-2.8%
9
565
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$59,190
-6.5%
9
566
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
9†
567
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
9†
568
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,220
+1.0%
9
569
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$60,870
-2.0%
9
570
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$37,180
+1.0%
9
571
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$58,470
-8.4%
9
572
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
9†
573
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.2%
9†
574
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
9†
575
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
9†
576
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
9†
577
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.6%
9†
578
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$57,430
-3.5%
9
579
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,890
-2.3%
9
580
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
—†
-13.7%
9†
581
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
9†
582
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,690
-3.8%
9
583
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$45,280
-3.3%
9
584
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
9†
585
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$58,690
-6.9%
9
586
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,390
-25.9%
9
587
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940
-8.7%
9
588
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
9†
589
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.9%
9†
590
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080
-4.3%
9
591
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,890
-0.2%
9
592
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,420
-6.8%
9
593
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
9†
594
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
595
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.2%
9†
596
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
9†
597
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
598
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,040
-13.6%
9
599
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-36.1%
9†
600
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
9†
601
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,790
-10.7%
8
602
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,870
-2.5%
8†
603
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
8†
604
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.9%
8†
605
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,430
-8.9%
8
606
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
8†
607
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.0%
8†
608
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
8†
609
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
8†
610
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
8†
611
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,110
-13.2%
8
612
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,020
-4.7%
8
613
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,830
-10.5%
8
614
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$46,280
-7.1%
8
615
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$46,320
-0.9%
8
616
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$28,080
+1.2%
8
617
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,500
-16.3%
8
618
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,400
+0.5%
8
619
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,000
-6.8%
8
620
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,720
-7.8%
8
621
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,880
-3.1%
8
622
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$30,340
-5.6%
8
623
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.0%
8†
624
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,230
-4.8%
8
625
Models · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.5%
7†
626
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,500
-12.0%
7
627
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
$48,340
-2.8%
7
628
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-14.6%
7†
629
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.2%
7†
630
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,900
-8.1%
7
631
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,130
-6.3%
7
632
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,810
-15.9%
7
633
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.2%
7†
634
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
7†
635
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,340
-2.3%
7
636
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$45,250
-4.1%
7
637
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
$44,440
-5.5%
7
638
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$41,550
-3.9%
7
639
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
7†
640
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,220
-1.8%
7
641
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
7†
642
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$42,910
-3.4%
7
643
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.1%
7†
644
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
7†
645
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.7%
7†
646
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$34,770
-1.0%
7
647
Desktop Publishers · Associate's degree
—†
-12.4%
7†
648
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
6†
649
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
6†
650
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,650
-6.6%
6
651
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$38,240
-17.2%
6
652
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$37,200
-10.8%
6
653
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.5%
6†
654
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,830
-26.3%
6
655
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
6†
656
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$35,170
-0.1%
6
657
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,960
-5.9%
5
658
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
5†
659
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,610
-0.1%
5
660
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
$29,010
-22.1%
5
661
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080
-6.7%
5
662
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,670
-6.1%
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