Best jobs in Omaha, NE

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

Search live jobs in Omaha, NE How we score
Wages here are local to Omaha, 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 Omaha, NE pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$598,480 vs $496,010 · +20.7%
$133,760 vs $132,300 · +1.1%
$534,820 vs $358,550 · +49.2%
$393,150 vs $328,730 · +19.6%
$29,450 vs $31,200 · -5.6%
$100,830 vs $120,230 · -16.1%
−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
$598,480
+4.1%
110
600
100
02
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$133,760
+40.1%
1,380
29,500
95
03
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
$534,820
+4.1%
130
400
90
04
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1213
$393,150
+6.4%
—
400
90†
05
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$29,450
+6.1%
15,580
904,300
85
06
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$100,830
+33.5%
1,200
23,400
78
07
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$36,450
+17.0%
7,480
765,800
77
08
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$95,700
+28.5%
700
16,000
67
09
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$84,600
+4.9%
13,200
189,100
66
10
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$107,810
+23.2%
1,940
62,100
64
11
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$36,810
+8.5%
10,490
472,300
64
12
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$90,620
+4.4%
11,430
308,700
63
13
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$125,220
+15.8%
3,920
115,200
61
14
Anesthesiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1211
$343,730
+3.2%
180
1,300
59
15
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$145,500
+15.2%
2,970
55,600
59
16
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
$316,840
+5.4%
70
300
59
17
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$140,390
+14.8%
3,120
74,600
59
18
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$134,130
+20.4%
720
12,000
59
19
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
$271,680
+8.6%
230
2,700
58
20
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
$342,570
+1.2%
140
600
55
21
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$33,260
-0.5%
12,080
555,800
55
22
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree · 15-2011
$107,130
+21.8%
140
2,400
55
23
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-2031
$102,900
+21.5%
240
9,600
54
24
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1071
—†
+17.3%
—
27,400
54†
25
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
$306,350
+2.7%
200
1,000
53
Showing top 25 of 665 scored occupations — show all 665show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,010
+4.0%
52
27
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$290,460
+2.5%
52
28
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
—†
+16.2%
51†
29
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
$138,880
+11.1%
51†
30
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$63,470
+22.0%
50
31
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$228,220
+4.3%
47
32
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$37,840
+14.9%
47
33
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$171,380
+6.1%
46†
34
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$80,000
+18.5%
46
35
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$31,270
-9.9%
46
36
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$97,390
+16.8%
45
37
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,310
+20.0%
45
38
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$65,930
+19.2%
44
39
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$60,650
+16.8%
43
40
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,320
+16.1%
43
41
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$64,860
+16.7%
43
42
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,270
+19.8%
43
43
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$121,970
+11.9%
42
44
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
42†
45
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,260
-5.5%
42
46
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,920
+18.4%
41
47
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$82,650
+15.0%
41
48
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$93,650
+13.8%
41
49
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$214,920
+4.2%
41
50
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$34,290
-0.7%
40
51
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$42,550
+1.5%
39
52
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$204,930
+3.9%
39
53
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,440
+9.5%
39
54
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$77,030
+4.6%
38
55
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,020
+2.3%
38
56
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$99,630
+10.9%
38
57
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$35,620
+2.0%
38
58
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$136,620
+8.7%
38
59
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$187,400
+4.1%
37
60
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$102,520
+8.7%
37
61
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$82,920
+13.0%
37
62
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$200,860
+2.7%
37
63
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
$208,180
+2.5%
37
64
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$89,500
+12.5%
37
65
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$185,110
+3.3%
37
66
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$101,980
+11.0%
37
67
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,010
+12.5%
36
68
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,950
+15.4%
36
69
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.8%
36†
70
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree
$224,990
+0.3%
36
71
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$66,310
+10.8%
36
72
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
$61,630
+14.7%
36
73
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$99,580
+10.0%
35
74
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
35†
75
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$48,300
+7.3%
35
76
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$61,840
+6.2%
35
77
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$101,730
+8.2%
35
78
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$81,270
+12.1%
35
79
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
35†
80
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$81,740
+8.8%
35
81
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$130,100
+4.7%
35
82
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$89,700
+11.2%
35
83
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$96,310
+8.7%
34
84
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$141,830
+4.6%
34
85
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
34†
86
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$131,730
+4.1%
34
87
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$107,280
+9.6%
34
88
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$136,600
+7.3%
34
89
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$127,110
+8.0%
34
90
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
$61,040
+10.1%
34†
91
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,740
+6.0%
34
92
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,760
-1.6%
34
93
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$112,870
+6.6%
34
94
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
$72,020
+12.6%
33
95
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$120,620
+4.5%
33
96
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$80,550
+9.6%
33
97
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
$63,030
+13.3%
33
98
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$67,160
+12.8%
33
99
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$132,020
+5.0%
33
100
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.5%
32†
101
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$148,930
+3.8%
32
102
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$58,030
+12.9%
32
103
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$93,180
+9.1%
32
104
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,870
+12.8%
32
105
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,980
+12.1%
32
106
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,860
+5.3%
32
107
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+7.3%
32†
108
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,700
+3.8%
32
109
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,910
+11.9%
32
110
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$132,200
+6.1%
32
111
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$93,610
+9.5%
31
112
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$103,360
+7.2%
30
113
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$34,630
+5.9%
30
114
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
30†
115
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$62,280
+6.7%
30
116
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
30†
117
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$108,790
+4.6%
30
118
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,080
+7.3%
30
119
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.4%
30†
120
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
30†
121
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,570
+8.1%
29
122
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$82,460
+5.6%
29
123
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$95,860
+8.1%
29
124
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,500
+8.7%
29
125
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,090
+11.4%
29
126
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$45,970
+3.6%
29
127
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$94,170
+7.0%
29
128
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
29†
129
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
29†
130
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$59,180
+11.1%
29
131
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$102,020
+5.0%
29
132
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$87,670
+8.5%
29
133
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$101,960
+6.6%
29
134
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,700
-0.3%
28
135
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,220
+11.0%
28
136
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$69,870
+9.5%
28
137
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,760
+11.3%
28
138
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,130
+3.1%
28
139
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$96,180
+6.1%
28
140
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.2%
28†
141
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,800
+4.5%
27
142
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$105,710
+5.8%
27
143
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$117,690
+5.0%
27
144
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$87,920
+7.5%
27
145
Statisticians · Master's degree
$77,590
+8.5%
27
146
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,610
+11.5%
27
147
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,820
+10.4%
27
148
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$113,110
+5.0%
27
149
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$76,100
+5.8%
27
150
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$124,470
+3.7%
26
151
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690
-6.7%
26
152
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$110,210
+5.1%
26
153
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
26†
154
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$93,180
+6.5%
26
155
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$103,410
+5.7%
26
156
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$128,390
+3.1%
26
157
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,400
+4.5%
26
158
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$87,850
+5.7%
26
159
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,110
+8.8%
26
160
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$119,260
+3.9%
26
161
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,520
+3.7%
26
162
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$82,710
+7.1%
26
163
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.8%
26†
164
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$44,730
+9.7%
26
165
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
$90,770
+6.5%
25
166
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,240
+8.5%
25
167
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$35,910
-1.5%
25
168
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$75,510
+6.4%
25
169
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,320
+0.3%
25
170
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$63,360
+7.7%
25
171
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$104,010
+3.8%
25
172
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$82,140
+3.0%
25
173
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$111,350
+4.4%
25
174
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$97,820
+5.5%
25
175
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,570
+7.6%
25
176
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$92,660
+5.7%
25
177
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430
+10.0%
25
178
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,940
+6.4%
25
179
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$71,210
+7.0%
24
180
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
24†
181
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,080
+3.1%
24
182
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
24†
183
Curators · Master's degree
$77,460
+7.0%
24
184
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$84,420
+6.2%
24
185
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$49,230
-5.8%
24
186
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
$81,880
+3.8%
24†
187
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,230
+4.2%
24
188
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$80,280
+3.1%
24
189
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$62,670
-2.0%
24
190
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$64,370
+7.7%
24
191
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$44,970
+9.1%
24
192
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,830
+7.1%
24
193
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,330
-2.9%
24
194
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$48,070
+6.4%
24†
195
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,290
+6.4%
24
196
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$82,560
+3.3%
24
197
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$99,350
+3.9%
24
198
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,240
+7.1%
24
199
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$49,810
+5.5%
23
200
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,020
+6.4%
23
201
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$109,960
+1.9%
23
202
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$97,840
+4.2%
23
203
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.8%
23†
204
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,600
+5.8%
23
205
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
23†
206
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,340
+4.2%
23
207
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$106,100
+2.9%
23
208
Choreographers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.1%
23†
209
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.7%
23†
210
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,840
+8.7%
23
211
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,620
+7.0%
23
212
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.7%
22†
213
Petroleum Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.3%
22†
214
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$81,300
+5.4%
22
215
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$97,640
+4.1%
22
216
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$31,170
+6.3%
22
217
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,400
+3.7%
22
218
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$121,950
-1.5%
22
219
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,430
+6.7%
22
220
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$63,900
-1.6%
22
221
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.6%
22†
222
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$76,600
+4.3%
22
223
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,250
+4.6%
22†
224
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,140
+4.5%
22
225
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$113,440
+2.1%
22
226
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$105,610
+3.0%
22
227
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$74,010
+5.3%
22
228
Animal Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$73,740
+5.8%
22
229
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$92,480
+3.9%
22
230
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
$104,880
+3.0%
22
231
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$70,170
+5.5%
21
232
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
$48,010
+7.7%
21
233
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
21†
234
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,540
+2.6%
21
235
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$63,700
+4.8%
21
236
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
21†
237
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,110
+1.2%
21
238
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,460
+6.9%
21
239
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$69,350
+3.0%
21
240
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.3%
21†
241
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,420
+6.5%
21
242
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
21†
243
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$120,570
-1.3%
21
244
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,510
+6.4%
21
245
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,390
+5.6%
21
246
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,080
+8.2%
21
247
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$49,490
+3.4%
21
248
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,370
+0.4%
21
249
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$74,890
+4.9%
21
250
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,770
+6.4%
21†
251
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,020
+3.6%
21
252
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$75,520
+4.3%
21
253
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,060
+4.7%
21
254
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
$52,160
+4.8%
21†
255
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,470
+3.7%
21
256
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990
+6.7%
20
257
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,430
+4.4%
20
258
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$40,410
+6.4%
20
259
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$36,140
-3.4%
20
260
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$97,620
+1.7%
20
261
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,900
-5.0%
20
262
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$46,460
+5.9%
20
263
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
$83,280
+4.1%
20
264
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
$92,340
+3.2%
20
265
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$35,000
+6.7%
20
266
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,670
+3.6%
20
267
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,480
+2.6%
20
268
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,720
+8.1%
20
269
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$78,420
+4.2%
20
270
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$90,910
+1.9%
20
271
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$65,330
+3.5%
20
272
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
20†
273
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
20†
274
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
20†
275
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
$122,070
+0.2%
20
276
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$60,870
-3.7%
19
277
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$79,610
+3.8%
19
278
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$35,920
+3.9%
19
279
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,470
+6.3%
19
280
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.3%
19†
281
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
19†
282
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
19†
283
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$83,270
+3.4%
19
284
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,740
0.0%
19
285
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,050
+4.5%
19
286
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,740
+3.2%
19†
287
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$35,170
+0.4%
19
288
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
19†
289
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,040
+3.6%
19
290
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$37,060
+3.2%
19
291
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
19†
292
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$63,200
+4.1%
19
293
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$42,600
+5.3%
19
294
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$80,300
+1.7%
19
295
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
19†
296
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
$97,360
+1.9%
19
297
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
18†
298
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$65,790
+4.4%
18
299
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,510
+6.2%
18
300
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
18†
301
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
18†
302
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
18†
303
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$88,320
+2.5%
18
304
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$63,600
+4.5%
18
305
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
18†
306
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,520
+5.2%
18
307
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$64,360
+4.4%
18
308
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$73,540
+3.4%
18
309
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,130
+5.0%
18
310
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$36,430
+5.6%
18
311
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$44,440
+4.1%
18
312
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,350
+4.0%
18
313
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
18†
314
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,040
+3.4%
18
315
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$53,760
+4.8%
18
316
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,890
+6.0%
18
317
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,540
+5.6%
18
318
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$52,580
+4.9%
18
319
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
$77,120
+3.2%
18
320
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,960
+2.4%
18
321
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$74,210
+3.4%
18
322
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$106,270
-0.7%
18
323
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$66,240
+4.0%
18
324
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,100
+6.0%
18
325
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$56,430
+4.2%
18
326
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.5%
17†
327
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$47,760
+3.8%
17
328
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$91,660
+1.3%
17
329
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$67,390
+3.6%
17
330
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,930
+3.4%
17
331
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
+3.5%
17†
332
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$29,300
+5.8%
17
333
Economists · Master's degree
—†
+1.2%
17†
334
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$69,980
+3.1%
17
335
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,830
+5.7%
17
336
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$89,690
0.0%
17
337
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$29,500
+3.4%
17
338
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+2.0%
17†
339
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,570
-5.1%
17
340
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,940
+3.5%
17
341
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,640
+5.3%
17
342
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$72,300
+3.3%
17
343
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,440
+2.4%
17
344
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$105,310
-0.7%
17
345
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$107,410
-1.7%
17
346
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$79,150
+1.3%
17
347
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$67,120
+3.2%
17
348
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$35,450
+5.4%
17
349
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
17†
350
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,970
-7.7%
17
351
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$31,440
+6.0%
17
352
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$45,120
+1.1%
17
353
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$106,520
-11.2%
17
354
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$95,150
-6.0%
17
355
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,490
+4.6%
17
356
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,550
+4.5%
17
357
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,440
+3.6%
17
358
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$72,660
+1.8%
17
359
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$89,090
-4.2%
17
360
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
17†
361
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$62,700
+3.7%
17
362
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$63,750
-2.0%
17
363
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,500
+2.3%
17
364
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$36,750
+2.0%
17
365
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$69,900
+3.1%
16
366
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
16†
367
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,370
+3.3%
16
368
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$32,150
+3.0%
16
369
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,880
+3.0%
16
370
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,110
+2.2%
16
371
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,350
+5.1%
16
372
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
373
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,680
+2.0%
16†
374
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$91,450
+1.0%
16
375
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,870
+3.2%
16
376
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,240
+3.1%
16
377
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$58,020
+2.1%
16
378
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
16†
379
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,180
+2.1%
16
380
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$88,070
+1.2%
16
381
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$46,600
+3.1%
16
382
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$62,170
+3.5%
16
383
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,630
+4.1%
16
384
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$95,020
+0.6%
16
385
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
$56,990
+4.0%
16
386
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
$62,520
+3.3%
16
387
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$75,920
+2.1%
16
388
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$47,960
+4.6%
16
389
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,950
-0.1%
16
390
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
16†
391
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$89,900
+0.7%
16
392
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
16†
393
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$77,140
+2.1%
16
394
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
16†
395
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
16†
396
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$65,520
+2.6%
16
397
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,380
+2.3%
16
398
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$74,630
+2.2%
16
399
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,430
+4.9%
16
400
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$98,570
-3.2%
16
401
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$71,050
+1.7%
15
402
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740
+4.3%
15
403
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$59,420
+1.7%
15
404
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
15†
405
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$75,650
+1.7%
15
406
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
$46,730
+4.4%
15
407
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
$97,250
-2.2%
15
408
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$50,240
+1.8%
15
409
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
$48,550
+4.4%
15
410
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,560
+2.2%
15
411
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,100
+3.0%
15
412
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,250
+5.2%
15
413
Athletes and Sports Competitors · No formal educational credential
$34,490
+5.5%
15
414
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$60,000
+3.0%
15
415
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
$46,390
+2.2%
15
416
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
15†
417
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,240
+3.4%
15
418
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,330
+2.9%
15
419
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
$58,630
+3.3%
15
420
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600
+4.5%
15
421
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,590
+3.0%
15
422
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,530
+3.7%
15
423
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,150
+1.6%
15
424
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650
+3.3%
15†
425
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$67,450
+2.1%
15
426
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,240
-1.6%
15
427
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
15†
428
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$74,600
+1.5%
15
429
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$43,440
+1.6%
15
430
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
15†
431
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$90,850
-2.8%
15
432
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990
+4.9%
15
433
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
15†
434
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
15†
435
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,900
+5.1%
15
436
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$91,320
-8.8%
15
437
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$49,440
+3.5%
14
438
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$76,350
-4.2%
14
439
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$86,250
-4.4%
14
440
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,190
+3.3%
14
441
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$64,230
+0.2%
14
442
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,160
+3.8%
14
443
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,870
+3.3%
14
444
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$64,910
+2.3%
14
445
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,980
+2.5%
14
446
Floor Sanders and Finishers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.6%
14†
447
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,380
-7.8%
14
448
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,990
+3.8%
14
449
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$43,190
+3.1%
14
450
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,850
+0.2%
14
451
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,440
+1.2%
14
452
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
$38,030
+4.3%
14
453
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,450
+3.5%
14
454
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,340
+2.5%
14
455
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$87,320
-12.0%
14
456
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,760
+2.4%
14
457
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$66,880
+1.7%
14
458
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690
+3.2%
14
459
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,030
+2.5%
14
460
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,860
-0.4%
14
461
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,310
+1.6%
13
462
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,840
+2.0%
13†
463
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$70,160
-2.6%
13
464
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
$51,450
+1.5%
13†
465
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
13†
466
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
13†
467
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,480
+3.7%
13
468
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$81,910
-0.1%
13
469
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$62,070
-3.5%
13
470
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,720
+3.2%
13
471
Animal Breeders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.4%
13†
472
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
13†
473
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,640
+2.3%
13†
474
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,340
+2.9%
13
475
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
13†
476
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,850
+2.8%
13
477
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,700
+2.7%
13
478
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$52,210
+1.8%
13
479
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300
+3.6%
13
480
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,200
+2.0%
13
481
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,450
0.0%
13
482
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
13†
483
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,530
+2.5%
13
484
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
13†
485
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,050
-0.8%
12
486
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$38,880
-5.4%
12
487
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,060
+2.2%
12
488
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$53,960
+1.7%
12
489
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$28,500
-1.5%
12
490
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
$62,760
+1.4%
12
491
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$62,970
-1.8%
12
492
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$73,870
-1.9%
12
493
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$65,730
+0.7%
12
494
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,030
0.0%
12
495
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$64,790
+1.1%
12
496
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,900
-0.3%
12
497
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
12†
498
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$65,790
+0.6%
12
499
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
12†
500
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,270
+2.6%
12
501
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
12†
502
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,300
+2.0%
12
503
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$73,790
-6.5%
12
504
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$33,280
+3.0%
12
505
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,070
-8.1%
12
506
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,450
+1.0%
12
507
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,540
-1.8%
12
508
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$63,600
-1.6%
12
509
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$58,170
+1.0%
12
510
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,090
-12.9%
12
511
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
12†
512
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,850
-4.2%
12
513
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,830
-0.8%
12
514
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,520
-6.4%
11
515
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
$44,640
+2.5%
11
516
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$61,870
-1.6%
11
517
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
11†
518
Dredge Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
11†
519
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$63,530
-1.8%
11
520
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$31,220
-13.5%
11
521
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,410
-3.7%
11
522
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$69,080
-2.0%
11
523
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
$53,280
+1.6%
11
524
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$33,810
+0.2%
11
525
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$66,770
-0.1%
11
526
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$52,120
+1.5%
11
527
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$59,490
-8.4%
11
528
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$41,700
+1.0%
11
529
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,770
-11.6%
11
530
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$60,740
+0.7%
11
531
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$51,530
+0.9%
11
532
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,800
-0.9%
11
533
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,160
+1.8%
11
534
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,000
+2.8%
11
535
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
$67,780
-5.2%
11
536
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,660
-6.5%
11
537
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,950
+2.5%
11
538
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,420
-10.8%
11
539
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,710
-2.8%
11
540
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
11†
541
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,540
0.0%
11
542
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,960
0.0%
11
543
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,870
-16.7%
10
544
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,880
-9.5%
10
545
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$65,580
-1.8%
10
546
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
$37,760
+2.5%
10
547
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,510
+3.1%
10
548
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920
+2.3%
10
549
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
10†
550
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,710
-6.0%
10
551
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$61,310
-3.5%
10
552
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,920
+0.7%
10
553
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,220
-6.2%
10
554
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,950
-2.5%
10
555
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,810
-1.7%
10
556
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
$49,680
+1.2%
10
557
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,360
+1.0%
10
558
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$37,850
+1.4%
10
559
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$62,130
0.0%
10
560
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,880
-13.6%
10
561
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,980
-0.4%
10
562
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
10†
563
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
10†
564
Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree
$60,380
-2.5%
10
565
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,760
-5.8%
10
566
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,410
+0.5%
10
567
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
10†
568
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
10†
569
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
9†
570
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$51,030
+0.6%
9
571
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,630
-4.7%
9
572
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,420
+0.6%
9
573
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
9†
574
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$58,650
-6.9%
9
575
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630
-13.6%
9†
576
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,980
-6.8%
9
577
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
9†
578
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,450
-9.0%
9
579
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,290
-14.4%
9
580
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,250
-2.3%
9
581
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
$56,180
-5.6%
9
582
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$54,570
-4.1%
9
583
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,150
-13.2%
9
584
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$56,600
-1.2%
9
585
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$37,390
+0.6%
9
586
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,440
-0.2%
9
587
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$43,410
+0.6%
9
588
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
9†
589
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830
-3.8%
9
590
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,610
-12.1%
9
591
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,000
-5.5%
9
592
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,360
-16.3%
9
593
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,950
-8.7%
9
594
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,670
-10.7%
9
595
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$32,680
+1.5%
9
596
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$48,540
-2.5%
9
597
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,030
-4.3%
8
598
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$47,630
-0.9%
8
599
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,350
-10.5%
8
600
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,990
-0.5%
8
601
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,070
-3.1%
8
602
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$28,760
+1.2%
8
603
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130
-4.8%
8
604
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$47,650
-7.1%
8
605
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,600
-1.6%
8
606
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
$49,990
-5.5%
8
607
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$32,710
-5.6%
8
608
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,840
-7.8%
8
609
Models · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.5%
8†
610
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
$50,580
-13.7%
8
611
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,390
-2.3%
8
612
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$45,160
-17.2%
8
613
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
$50,100
-9.6%
8
614
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,370
-25.9%
8
615
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,800
-5.6%
8
616
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$36,620
-3.3%
8
617
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.2%
8†
618
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,870
-4.9%
8
619
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
$47,320
-10.5%
8
620
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$47,020
-3.9%
8
621
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,400
-13.6%
8
622
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,220
-8.3%
8
623
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,610
-0.6%
8
624
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,160
-15.9%
8
625
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
8†
626
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,320
-6.8%
8
627
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080
-36.1%
8
628
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
$47,130
-3.2%
8
629
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,930
-14.6%
8
630
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,440
-2.9%
7
631
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,950
-1.8%
7
632
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$44,650
-3.4%
7
633
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,590
-12.0%
7
634
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
7†
635
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,540
-3.3%
7
636
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
7†
637
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$35,440
-1.0%
7
638
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
$43,430
-5.4%
7
639
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
7†
640
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
$44,800
-2.8%
7
641
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$39,100
-5.0%
7
642
Desktop Publishers · Associate's degree
—†
-12.4%
7†
643
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,620
-8.9%
7
644
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$41,680
-13.0%
7
645
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,590
-6.6%
7
646
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,930
-2.7%
7
647
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
7†
648
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
$42,360
-2.5%
7
649
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
7†
650
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$37,380
-10.8%
7
651
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,450
+0.2%
7
652
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,980
-5.9%
6
653
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,760
-0.1%
6
654
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,870
-15.2%
6
655
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,800
-16.1%
6
656
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,300
-26.3%
6
657
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$37,300
-0.2%
6
658
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,270
-5.0%
6
659
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
6†
660
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$35,110
-13.5%
6
661
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
$29,800
-22.1%
6
662
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$32,180
-0.1%
6
663
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
6†
664
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,610
-6.1%
5
665
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080
-6.7%
5
Live jobs in Omaha, NE
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