Best jobs in Missoula, MT

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

Search live jobs in Missoula, MT How we score
Wages here are local to Missoula, MT (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 Missoula, MT pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$38,050 vs $35,800 · +6.3%
$30,510 vs $31,200 · -2.2%
$131,650 vs $132,300 · -0.5%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
Rank by Overall score ·Pay ·Growth ·Openings
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#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
01
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
—
400
100†
02
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
—†
+49.9%
—
2,300
81†
03
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$38,050
+17.0%
1,950
765,800
74
04
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$30,510
+6.1%
2,160
904,300
68
05
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$131,650
+40.1%
140
29,500
66
06
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
—†
+8.6%
—
2,700
59†
07
Orthodontists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1023
—†
+4.4%
—
200
59†
08
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$76,360
+28.5%
—
16,000
54†
09
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
—†
+2.7%
40
800
52†
10
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$81,120
+4.4%
1,690
308,700
52
11
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$90,850
+33.5%
30
23,400
51
12
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$35,430
-0.5%
1,990
555,800
51
13
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$334,110
+2.5%
40
9,600
49
14
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$121,040
+23.2%
240
62,100
48
15
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1215
$324,810
+2.7%
70
3,300
48
16
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$82,160
+4.9%
1,570
189,100
48
17
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$36,960
+8.5%
1,320
472,300
47
18
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1221
—†
+0.8%
—
1,200
47†
19
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential · 35-2014
$38,080
+14.9%
1,020
250,700
45
20
Cashiers · No formal educational credential · 41-2011
$35,610
-9.9%
1,630
542,600
45
21
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
$288,870
+3.3%
100
2,100
44
22
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-2031
—†
+21.5%
—
9,600
44†
23
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
—†
+15.8%
390
115,200
43†
24
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$134,990
+20.4%
90
12,000
43
25
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree · 31-2021
—†
+22.0%
—
19,800
42†
Showing top 25 of 605 scored occupations — show all 605show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$126,330
+17.3%
40
27
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
—†
+18.5%
40†
28
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
—†
+19.2%
40†
29
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree
$133,020
+15.2%
39
30
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree
$128,740
+14.8%
39
31
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+18.4%
39†
32
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+16.7%
38†
33
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+16.8%
37†
34
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
—†
+16.2%
36†
35
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
—†
+13.0%
36†
36
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+20.0%
35†
37
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$37,730
+2.0%
35
38
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
—†
+14.7%
34†
39
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.0%
34†
40
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$139,630
+6.6%
34†
41
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,600
-6.7%
34
42
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,500
+4.0%
33
43
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$59,480
+16.8%
33
44
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+10.0%
32†
45
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+15.4%
31†
46
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,430
+19.8%
31
47
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
31†
48
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+12.9%
31†
49
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
30†
50
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,520
+12.5%
30
51
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$168,200
+4.3%
29
52
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.0%
29†
53
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$23,210
-0.7%
29
54
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$172,690
+4.1%
29
55
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
29†
56
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$74,160
+15.0%
28
57
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$99,840
+8.7%
28
58
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$87,300
+13.8%
28
59
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.6%
28†
60
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
28†
61
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$72,920
+4.6%
28
62
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,040
+16.1%
28
63
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,250
+9.5%
28
64
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$137,220
+4.6%
28
65
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$83,970
+10.9%
28
66
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
28†
67
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+11.2%
27†
68
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+7.3%
27†
69
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$100,490
+4.1%
27
70
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.1%
27†
71
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$95,020
+11.9%
27
72
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,160
+6.0%
27
73
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$78,370
+3.0%
27
74
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$49,930
+7.3%
27
75
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$82,200
+12.8%
26
76
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
26†
77
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$82,580
+12.1%
26
78
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,620
+5.3%
26
79
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.0%
26†
80
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
26†
81
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
26†
82
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$103,380
+9.6%
26
83
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$121,680
+4.7%
26
84
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$84,250
+5.6%
26
85
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,120
+11.9%
25
86
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$69,300
+12.5%
25
87
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,690
-5.5%
25
88
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
25†
89
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
25†
90
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,270
+7.3%
25
91
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$83,800
+8.7%
25
92
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
25†
93
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.1%
25†
94
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.4%
25†
95
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
25†
96
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+7.1%
25†
97
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
25†
98
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.2%
25†
99
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$111,860
+4.5%
24
100
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,490
+3.8%
24
101
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
24†
102
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$136,970
+3.8%
24
103
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.5%
24†
104
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$89,730
+9.1%
24
105
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.0%
24†
106
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$25,990
+5.9%
24
107
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,310
+4.2%
24
108
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$123,660
+5.0%
24
109
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$98,050
+7.0%
24
110
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$61,490
+10.8%
24
111
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+2.0%
24†
112
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$42,900
+1.5%
23
113
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.9%
23†
114
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$76,230
+9.6%
23
115
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,190
-5.0%
23
116
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
23†
117
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$47,420
-5.8%
23
118
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
23†
119
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.0%
23†
120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$65,350
+6.7%
23
121
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$46,350
+8.8%
23
122
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
23†
123
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$122,930
+3.7%
23
124
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$84,420
+5.0%
23
125
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
22†
126
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,760
+12.1%
22
127
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
22†
128
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.2%
22†
129
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$62,380
+6.2%
22
130
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.7%
22†
131
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$81,530
+8.2%
22
132
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$44,460
+3.6%
22
133
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,750
+4.5%
22
134
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$88,770
+7.2%
22
135
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
22†
136
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
21†
137
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,160
+4.5%
21
138
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
21†
139
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,240
+8.1%
21
140
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
21†
141
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.5%
21†
142
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
21†
143
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
21†
144
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.7%
21†
145
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
21†
146
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$36,060
+0.4%
21
147
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$104,260
+5.1%
21
148
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$105,840
+4.6%
21
149
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
21†
150
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
21†
151
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
20†
152
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.6%
20†
153
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.3%
20†
154
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$66,190
+8.7%
20
155
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,650
+4.2%
20
156
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
20†
157
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,090
+11.3%
20
158
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
20†
159
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
—†
+1.7%
20†
160
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,750
+11.5%
20
161
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
20†
162
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,090
-0.3%
20
163
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.5%
20†
164
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$46,360
+9.7%
20
165
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
20†
166
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$73,510
+6.4%
20
167
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,550
+2.3%
20
168
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$113,990
+2.9%
20
169
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$57,860
+7.7%
20
170
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.6%
20†
171
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
20†
172
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
20†
173
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,300
+6.4%
19
174
Petroleum Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.3%
19†
175
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,010
+8.5%
19
176
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
19†
177
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$107,000
+3.4%
19
178
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$61,620
+4.8%
19
179
Curators · Master's degree
—†
+7.0%
19†
180
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,560
+8.8%
19
181
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.5%
19†
182
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.2%
19†
183
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
19†
184
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,610
+5.8%
19
185
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,050
+3.6%
19
186
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,010
+3.1%
19
187
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,570
+6.4%
19
188
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
19†
189
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,000
+0.3%
19
190
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$83,680
+5.7%
19
191
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
19†
192
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
19†
193
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,970
+3.1%
19
194
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
19†
195
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.2%
19†
196
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080
+10.0%
19
197
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
19†
198
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
19†
199
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.1%
19†
200
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$95,700
+3.9%
18
201
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
—†
+3.4%
18†
202
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
18†
203
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,500
-1.6%
18
204
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,550
+6.4%
18
205
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$58,240
-2.0%
18
206
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
18†
207
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
18†
208
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$49,550
+9.5%
18
209
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$50,140
+6.4%
18
210
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.6%
18†
211
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,610
+3.1%
18
212
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
18†
213
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$57,540
+5.8%
18
214
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,870
+3.1%
18†
215
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
18†
216
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
18†
217
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,370
+3.7%
18
218
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,970
+6.4%
18
219
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.4%
18†
220
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
18†
221
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,170
+7.1%
18
222
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$81,350
+5.4%
18
223
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
17†
224
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,200
+3.7%
17
225
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
17†
226
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
17†
227
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
17†
228
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.5%
17†
229
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$77,940
+4.4%
17
230
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$43,510
+9.1%
17
231
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$73,740
+4.3%
17
232
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.9%
17†
233
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.3%
17†
234
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$76,620
+3.4%
17
235
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,530
+7.1%
17
236
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$81,940
+4.4%
17
237
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
17†
238
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
17†
239
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
17†
240
Economists · Master's degree
—†
+1.2%
17†
241
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
17†
242
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$84,250
+3.4%
17
243
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
17†
244
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
17†
245
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,520
+8.7%
17
246
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
$60,770
+6.4%
16
247
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$62,310
+5.9%
16
248
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.6%
16†
249
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,320
+6.7%
16
250
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
16†
251
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+7.0%
16†
252
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$89,990
+1.9%
16
253
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
16†
254
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$61,720
+4.3%
16
255
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
16†
256
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.9%
16†
257
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$82,240
+3.8%
16
258
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.6%
16†
259
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$83,230
+3.6%
16
260
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.8%
16†
261
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
—†
+4.0%
16†
262
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
16†
263
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
16†
264
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
16†
265
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
266
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$35,710
-1.5%
16
267
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
16†
268
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
—†
+1.7%
16†
269
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
16†
270
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
16†
271
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,510
+3.6%
16
272
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.0%
16†
273
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
16†
274
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,790
+4.0%
16
275
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,320
-1.6%
16
276
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.8%
16†
277
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
16†
278
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,380
+3.7%
16
279
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
16†
280
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$61,910
+3.0%
16
281
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
16†
282
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,130
+2.6%
16
283
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$23,600
+6.3%
16
284
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
15†
285
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$72,550
+1.7%
15
286
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$68,760
+4.1%
15
287
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
15†
288
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
15†
289
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,290
+6.7%
15
290
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.5%
15†
291
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
15†
292
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
15†
293
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,030
+4.5%
15
294
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
15†
295
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.5%
15†
296
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
15†
297
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
15†
298
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
15†
299
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
15†
300
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
15†
301
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+0.6%
15†
302
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
15†
303
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
15†
304
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,080
+4.5%
15
305
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$96,500
-1.5%
15
306
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$37,070
+5.6%
15
307
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$82,140
+1.2%
15
308
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
15†
309
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
15†
310
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$29,220
+3.4%
15
311
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
15†
312
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
15†
313
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$51,970
+4.9%
15
314
School Psychologists · Master's degree
—†
+0.7%
15†
315
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$35,020
-3.4%
14
316
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,460
+1.2%
14
317
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
14†
318
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+3.7%
14†
319
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.9%
14†
320
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$99,560
-0.7%
14
321
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$43,960
+3.1%
14
322
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,420
+5.7%
14
323
Hydrologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
14†
324
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.1%
14†
325
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,570
+4.3%
14
326
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$57,060
+3.8%
14
327
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.7%
14†
328
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
14†
329
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
14†
330
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
14†
331
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
14†
332
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
14†
333
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.9%
14†
334
Rock Splitters, Quarry · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
14†
335
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.9%
14†
336
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$36,730
+5.4%
14
337
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,380
+2.4%
14
338
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$58,460
-3.7%
14
339
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
14†
340
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$51,660
+4.8%
14
341
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.7%
14†
342
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,150
+4.1%
14
343
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,510
-2.9%
14
344
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,230
+3.0%
14
345
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$45,050
+3.2%
14
346
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$50,200
+3.4%
14
347
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
$58,990
-3.2%
14
348
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
14†
349
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,190
+3.4%
14
350
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$35,980
+6.7%
14
351
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,060
+5.2%
14
352
Plasterers and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.1%
14†
353
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.5%
14†
354
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
14†
355
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180
+6.3%
14
356
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$77,640
-4.2%
14
357
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
14†
358
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
14†
359
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
13†
360
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$35,900
+3.9%
13
361
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950
+3.7%
13
362
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
13†
363
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,190
+5.1%
13
364
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
13†
365
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,420
+2.4%
13
366
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$36,190
+6.0%
13
367
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,720
-7.8%
13
368
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
13†
369
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.5%
13†
370
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$63,550
+1.7%
13
371
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$53,840
+4.5%
13
372
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$50,860
+3.5%
13
373
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$46,900
+4.6%
13
374
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$36,040
+4.1%
13
375
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.8%
13†
376
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
13†
377
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
13†
378
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
13†
379
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
$73,920
+1.6%
13
380
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.5%
13†
381
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.1%
13†
382
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
13†
383
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,130
0.0%
13
384
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.8%
13†
385
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$47,240
+3.9%
13
386
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
13†
387
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
13†
388
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$53,330
+3.5%
13
389
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.3%
13†
390
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.7%
13†
391
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$51,310
+4.2%
13
392
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
13†
393
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,720
+2.2%
13
394
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750
+0.4%
13
395
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$50,670
+0.2%
13
396
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,850
-5.1%
13
397
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,250
+3.8%
13
398
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$61,930
+2.1%
13
399
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$77,650
-4.2%
12
400
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
0.0%
12†
401
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$57,390
+1.8%
12
402
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$61,550
+1.8%
12
403
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$61,860
+1.3%
12
404
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$62,030
-2.0%
12
405
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,700
+3.0%
12
406
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,300
+3.5%
12†
407
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,660
-0.1%
12
408
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,930
+2.3%
12
409
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$37,270
+2.0%
12
410
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$27,210
+6.4%
12
411
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,330
+2.4%
12
412
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
12†
413
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$52,260
+3.5%
12
414
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.3%
12†
415
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,290
+3.3%
12
416
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
—†
+3.1%
12†
417
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$61,530
+2.1%
12
418
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
12†
419
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$82,630
-0.7%
12
420
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
12†
421
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$37,450
+5.3%
12
422
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$75,860
-4.2%
12
423
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
12†
424
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,720
+2.5%
12
425
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
12†
426
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
12†
427
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
12†
428
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
12†
429
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
11†
430
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,070
-7.7%
11
431
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$58,570
+1.7%
11
432
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,870
+1.0%
11
433
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$77,930
-4.4%
11
434
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
11†
435
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,320
+2.0%
11
436
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
11†
437
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$60,730
+1.0%
11
438
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$30,400
+0.2%
11
439
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
11†
440
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,530
-0.4%
11
441
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
11†
442
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,700
+3.2%
11
443
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
11†
444
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$29,310
+1.6%
11
445
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
11†
446
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
11†
447
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.9%
11†
448
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,650
+0.2%
11
449
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$62,500
+1.0%
11
450
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$64,250
-3.5%
11
451
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.8%
11†
452
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
11†
453
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,260
+3.7%
11
454
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
11†
455
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$68,300
+0.6%
11
456
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,050
+2.9%
11
457
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$30,120
+3.0%
11
458
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
11†
459
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$48,090
+1.1%
11
460
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$39,520
-5.4%
11
461
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
11†
462
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.7%
11†
463
Extraction Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
11†
464
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
11†
465
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,260
+3.8%
11
466
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610
0.0%
11
467
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
11†
468
Agricultural Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
10†
469
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+2.5%
10†
470
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
10†
471
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$72,520
-6.9%
10
472
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
10†
473
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,560
0.0%
10
474
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,550
-6.5%
10
475
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
0.0%
10†
476
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.5%
10†
477
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,550
-0.2%
10
478
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$58,000
+1.4%
10
479
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
10†
480
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,290
-1.6%
10
481
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.9%
10†
482
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
10†
483
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.5%
10†
484
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
10†
485
Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
10†
486
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
10†
487
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-1.7%
10†
488
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$47,490
+2.4%
10
489
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
10†
490
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
10†
491
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
—†
-13.7%
10†
492
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.8%
10†
493
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
10†
494
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,060
0.0%
10
495
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$62,560
-1.6%
10
496
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,890
-1.8%
10
497
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
9†
498
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.8%
9†
499
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$59,490
-8.4%
9
500
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,710
+1.6%
9
501
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110
-6.0%
9
502
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,720
-12.9%
9
503
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$62,890
-2.6%
9
504
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.0%
9†
505
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
$37,390
+2.1%
9
506
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
9†
507
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$39,080
-13.5%
9
508
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$49,290
+0.7%
9
509
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,950
+2.0%
9
510
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$28,470
-1.5%
9
511
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
9†
512
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$43,460
+1.0%
9
513
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
9†
514
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-14.6%
9†
515
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,890
-7.8%
9
516
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
9†
517
Tutors · Some college, no degree
—†
+0.6%
9†
518
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
9†
519
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
—†
-7.1%
9†
520
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.2%
9†
521
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.1%
9†
522
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,590
-16.7%
9
523
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
8†
524
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.7%
8†
525
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
8†
526
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
8†
527
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.9%
8†
528
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$55,010
-3.9%
8
529
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950
+2.3%
8
530
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
8†
531
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,190
-3.7%
8
532
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$54,520
-1.2%
8
533
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.2%
8†
534
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
8†
535
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
8†
536
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
8†
537
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,050
-6.4%
8
538
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,900
+0.7%
8
539
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$37,860
-3.3%
8
540
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.1%
8†
541
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,820
-0.9%
8
542
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.9%
8†
543
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
544
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,010
-10.7%
8
545
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
8†
546
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
8†
547
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
8†
548
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
8†
549
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
8†
550
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,100
-11.6%
8
551
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
8†
552
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
8†
553
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080
-2.3%
8
554
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,130
-10.5%
8
555
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
8†
556
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,920
-4.3%
8
557
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$48,820
-0.9%
8
558
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560
-5.8%
8
559
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.2%
8†
560
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
7†
561
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
7†
562
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
7†
563
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$44,420
-1.8%
7
564
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$47,410
-1.6%
7
565
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
—†
-17.2%
7†
566
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.0%
7†
567
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.9%
7†
568
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,940
+0.5%
7
569
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
7†
570
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
7†
571
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,540
-1.6%
7
572
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$41,600
-1.0%
7
573
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.8%
7†
574
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.7%
7†
575
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
7†
576
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,160
-8.1%
7
577
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.6%
7†
578
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.8%
7†
579
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
7†
580
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.2%
7†
581
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,880
-13.2%
7
582
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
6†
583
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
6†
584
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,550
-6.8%
6
585
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$36,670
-5.0%
6
586
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-26.3%
6†
587
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.7%
6†
588
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.1%
6†
589
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.6%
6†
590
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
6†
591
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
6†
592
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.5%
6†
593
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$38,490
-10.8%
6
594
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
6†
595
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
—†
-5.5%
6†
596
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.1%
6†
597
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330
-15.9%
6
598
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,780
-0.1%
6
599
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,800
-5.9%
6
600
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
6†
601
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
5†
602
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
$22,580
-6.1%
5
603
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
5†
604
Gambling Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$23,180
-0.6%
5
605
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
4†
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