Best jobs in Rapid City, SD

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

Search live jobs in Rapid City, SD How we score
Wages here are local to Rapid City, SD (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 Rapid City, SD pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$29,440 vs $31,200 · -5.6%
$124,160 vs $132,300 · -6.2%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
Rank by Overall score ·Pay ·Growth ·Openings
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#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
01
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
—†
+2.7%
—
800
100†
02
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
—†
+49.9%
—
2,300
84†
03
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
—†
+2.7%
—
1,000
69†
04
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
—†
+42.1%
—
4,100
68†
05
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$29,440
+6.1%
2,860
904,300
66
06
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$124,160
+40.1%
190
29,500
66
07
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
—†
+33.5%
—
23,400
65†
08
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
—†
+8.6%
—
2,700
56†
09
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$33,350
-0.5%
3,090
555,800
55
10
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$79,380
+4.9%
2,480
189,100
51
11
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
—†
+1.2%
—
600
51†
12
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$163,860
+15.2%
—
55,600
50†
13
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$108,030
+28.5%
90
16,000
49
14
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$36,760
+17.0%
570
765,800
48
15
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$122,930
+23.2%
190
62,100
47
16
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1223
—†
+6.1%
—
900
46†
17
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree · 11-1011
$301,420
+4.3%
70
22,200
46
18
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$37,150
+8.5%
1,580
472,300
44
19
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1221
—†
+0.8%
—
1,200
43†
20
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$130,740
+20.4%
150
12,000
43
21
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree · 13-2061
—†
+18.5%
—
5,700
41†
22
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$160,280
+14.8%
120
74,600
41
23
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
—†
+3.3%
30
2,100
41†
24
Cashiers · No formal educational credential · 41-2011
$30,460
-9.9%
1,980
542,600
40
25
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$130,410
+4.4%
700
308,700
37
Showing top 25 of 559 scored occupations — show all 559show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
—†
+19.2%
37†
27
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree
$91,840
+15.8%
36
28
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.9%
36†
29
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+18.4%
36†
30
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+16.8%
35†
31
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
35†
32
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$230,530
+2.7%
35
33
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree
$211,990
+4.3%
34
34
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$34,880
+2.0%
33
35
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$50,010
+22.0%
33
36
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
32†
37
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
—†
+13.0%
32†
38
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$35,910
+14.9%
32
39
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$196,800
+3.8%
32
40
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$29,020
-0.7%
31
41
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
—†
+14.7%
31†
42
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$46,810
-5.8%
31
43
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.6%
31†
44
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$47,620
+16.8%
31
45
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$79,510
+16.7%
31
46
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$92,710
+8.8%
31
47
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+12.9%
30†
48
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$99,120
+13.8%
30
49
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$67,870
+17.3%
30
50
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$120,560
+8.7%
30
51
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
29†
52
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,300
+19.8%
29
53
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,890
+16.1%
29
54
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+12.1%
29†
55
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
29†
56
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$79,270
+4.6%
29
57
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
29†
58
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.0%
28†
59
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$71,690
+15.0%
28
60
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
28†
61
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,500
+2.3%
28
62
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
28†
63
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.5%
28†
64
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$94,120
+10.9%
28
65
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.3%
27†
66
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+12.8%
27†
67
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$158,140
+4.1%
27
68
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$86,160
+12.5%
27
69
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$140,340
+4.6%
27
70
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,110
+4.0%
27
71
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,250
+7.3%
27
72
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,160
+9.5%
26
73
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
26†
74
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$103,760
+9.6%
26
75
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$104,350
+8.7%
26
76
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.7%
26†
77
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+10.0%
26†
78
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,970
+15.4%
26
79
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
26†
80
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
26†
81
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
26†
82
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,690
+12.5%
25
83
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$134,010
+4.7%
25
84
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$94,180
+9.1%
25
85
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,520
-5.5%
25
86
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
25†
87
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$81,480
+11.0%
25
88
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.5%
25†
89
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.4%
24†
90
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$100,420
+8.2%
24
91
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,640
+4.5%
24
92
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,300
+5.0%
24
93
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,900
+5.3%
24
94
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$90,410
+9.6%
24
95
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$105,330
+7.2%
24
96
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
—†
+1.7%
24†
97
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
23†
98
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+7.3%
23†
99
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
23†
100
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990
0.0%
23
101
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,090
+12.1%
23
102
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
23†
103
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$109,350
+4.5%
23
104
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.2%
23†
105
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
23†
106
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,530
+11.9%
23
107
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,280
+0.3%
23
108
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,430
+8.1%
23
109
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,960
+6.0%
23
110
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$64,990
+10.8%
23
111
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
23†
112
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
22†
113
Curators · Master's degree
—†
+7.0%
22†
114
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$45,630
+7.3%
22
115
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
22†
116
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$29,500
+5.9%
22
117
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,720
-1.6%
22
118
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
22†
119
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$74,700
+5.6%
22
120
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$91,890
+7.0%
22
121
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$129,960
+3.7%
22
122
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$95,220
+6.6%
22
123
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,120
+9.5%
22
124
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$63,720
+11.2%
22
125
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
22†
126
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$99,430
+4.1%
22
127
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$74,980
+6.2%
22
128
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.5%
22†
129
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
21†
130
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,280
+11.0%
21
131
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$77,790
+7.7%
21
132
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.4%
21†
133
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
21†
134
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
21†
135
Animal Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
21†
136
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
$44,690
+12.6%
21
137
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$107,200
+4.6%
21
138
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,110
+3.8%
21
139
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$105,990
+5.0%
21
140
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$61,700
+6.7%
20
141
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.7%
20†
142
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$115,600
+3.9%
20
143
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$82,620
+7.7%
20
144
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,540
+6.1%
20
145
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,700
+11.3%
20
146
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
20†
147
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$38,050
+1.5%
20
148
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$76,400
+5.8%
20
149
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,840
+3.6%
20
150
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$83,550
+6.4%
20
151
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$81,840
+7.1%
20
152
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,780
+8.8%
20
153
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,580
+6.4%
19
154
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
19†
155
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
19†
156
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,500
+3.7%
19
157
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$79,440
+3.0%
19
158
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$30,570
+6.3%
19
159
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,440
+8.5%
19
160
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
19†
161
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$80,480
+3.1%
19
162
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,850
+6.4%
19
163
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$102,650
+3.8%
19
164
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
19†
165
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.5%
19†
166
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,460
+10.0%
19
167
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,980
+4.2%
19
168
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$29,210
+0.4%
18
169
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,330
-5.0%
18
170
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
18†
171
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$69,690
+5.7%
18
172
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,660
+3.6%
18
173
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$86,150
+5.1%
18
174
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
18†
175
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,850
+4.5%
18
176
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,620
+3.1%
18
177
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$44,250
+9.7%
18
178
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
18†
179
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
18†
180
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$104,480
+2.9%
18
181
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.0%
18†
182
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.2%
18†
183
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
18†
184
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.6%
18†
185
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
18†
186
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.3%
17†
187
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$45,210
+9.1%
17
188
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$94,370
+3.9%
17
189
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
17†
190
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$81,330
+4.8%
17
191
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,840
+6.4%
17
192
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
17†
193
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.9%
17†
194
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.4%
17†
195
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$102,660
+1.9%
17
196
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,500
+5.8%
17
197
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$70,890
+5.3%
17
198
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+2.0%
17†
199
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
17†
200
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
—†
+3.4%
17†
201
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
17†
202
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,140
+7.1%
17
203
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,440
+5.6%
17
204
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$50,490
+3.4%
17
205
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$73,310
+5.4%
17
206
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$52,600
+7.5%
16
207
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
16†
208
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
16†
209
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$59,480
-2.0%
16
210
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,340
+3.7%
16
211
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
16†
212
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$81,400
+4.0%
16
213
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,660
+3.7%
16
214
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
16†
215
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
16†
216
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.6%
16†
217
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.6%
16†
218
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$78,320
+4.4%
16
219
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
16†
220
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
16†
221
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
16†
222
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,350
+7.1%
16
223
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,490
+8.1%
16
224
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
16†
225
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,640
+8.7%
16
226
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
16†
227
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$67,210
+4.3%
16
228
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
16†
229
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,990
+6.7%
16
230
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,440
+6.4%
16
231
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.9%
16†
232
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$78,120
+3.3%
16
233
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,600
+7.0%
16
234
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$75,160
+3.0%
16
235
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
16†
236
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$103,830
0.0%
16
237
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
15†
238
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$78,470
+1.7%
15
239
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
15†
240
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
15†
241
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$104,380
+0.7%
15
242
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,220
+2.6%
15
243
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
15†
244
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,700
-0.3%
15
245
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
15†
246
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.5%
15†
247
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
15†
248
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
15†
249
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.6%
15†
250
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,960
+4.5%
15
251
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$68,260
+4.4%
15
252
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
15†
253
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$97,170
+1.3%
15
254
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
15†
255
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$30,670
-3.4%
15
256
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$46,510
+5.9%
15
257
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
15†
258
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
15†
259
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$46,620
+4.1%
15
260
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
15†
261
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$48,300
+1.8%
15
262
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
15†
263
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,420
-6.7%
15
264
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$29,740
+3.4%
14
265
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,710
+3.1%
14
266
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
14†
267
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$31,670
+6.4%
14
268
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$35,450
+6.7%
14
269
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.7%
14†
270
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$96,370
-1.5%
14
271
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790
+6.3%
14
272
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$63,900
+3.8%
14
273
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
14†
274
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
14†
275
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$34,890
+3.9%
14
276
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$59,540
-1.6%
14
277
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
14†
278
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
14†
279
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,100
+4.5%
14
280
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,290
+1.2%
14
281
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
14†
282
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
14†
283
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
14†
284
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$27,740
-1.5%
14
285
School Psychologists · Master's degree
—†
+0.7%
14†
286
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$41,380
+3.1%
14
287
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.6%
14†
288
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
14†
289
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$60,770
+4.5%
14
290
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
14†
291
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
+3.5%
14†
292
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,100
+4.4%
14
293
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$70,450
+3.4%
14
294
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
14†
295
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,030
+3.6%
14
296
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.7%
14†
297
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.9%
14†
298
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
14†
299
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.3%
14†
300
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$30,880
+5.4%
14
301
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
14†
302
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
14†
303
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+3.7%
14†
304
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,160
+3.4%
14
305
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,700
+2.4%
14
306
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$56,040
+3.5%
14
307
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,580
+6.7%
13
308
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,010
+5.8%
13
309
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
13†
310
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
13†
311
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
13†
312
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,440
+5.2%
13
313
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,670
+3.4%
13
314
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
13†
315
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,440
+5.1%
13
316
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$52,680
+4.9%
13
317
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
13†
318
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.5%
13†
319
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
13†
320
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
—†
+4.0%
13†
321
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
13†
322
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
13†
323
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,390
+5.3%
13
324
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$57,300
+4.1%
13
325
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
—†
+1.7%
13†
326
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
13†
327
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$76,120
-4.2%
13
328
Choreographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,080
+6.1%
13
329
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
13†
330
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$37,690
+5.6%
13
331
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
13†
332
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$60,020
-2.0%
13
333
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
13†
334
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
13†
335
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,690
+2.2%
13
336
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$46,360
+4.8%
13
337
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,850
+4.1%
13
338
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,780
-5.1%
13
339
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,810
+5.0%
13
340
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,490
+3.0%
13
341
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
13†
342
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,720
+5.6%
13
343
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$46,900
+3.8%
13
344
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
12†
345
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,270
+3.1%
12
346
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,220
+5.7%
12
347
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
12†
348
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,760
+4.6%
12
349
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
—†
+3.1%
12†
350
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
12†
351
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$72,210
-4.2%
12
352
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
12†
353
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
12†
354
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$63,540
+2.6%
12
355
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
12†
356
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,560
+2.3%
12
357
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
12†
358
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$47,980
+4.2%
12
359
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,620
+2.4%
12
360
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
12†
361
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
12†
362
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,130
-7.7%
12
363
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.0%
12†
364
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$36,870
+2.0%
12
365
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.9%
12†
366
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,150
+0.4%
12
367
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
12†
368
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
12†
369
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$47,240
+1.7%
12
370
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,730
-0.7%
11
371
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$75,360
+1.0%
11
372
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,850
+3.0%
11
373
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$58,610
+2.1%
11
374
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
$68,100
+1.6%
11
375
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$36,120
+3.2%
11
376
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
11†
377
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.7%
11†
378
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$80,990
-4.4%
11
379
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
11†
380
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$45,930
+1.1%
11
381
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,110
+4.9%
11
382
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,820
+3.3%
11
383
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,180
-0.1%
11
384
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,950
+4.5%
11
385
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
$45,760
+3.8%
11
386
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,460
+2.5%
11
387
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$57,700
+1.3%
11
388
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,200
+3.5%
11
389
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,330
-2.9%
11
390
Animal Breeders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.4%
11†
391
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.0%
11†
392
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
11†
393
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
11†
394
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
11†
395
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+0.6%
11†
396
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,680
+2.0%
11
397
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$59,990
+1.7%
11
398
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
11†
399
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,940
+4.2%
11
400
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,040
-7.8%
11
401
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
11†
402
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.8%
11†
403
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
11†
404
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
11†
405
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,520
-1.6%
10
406
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
0.0%
10†
407
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$67,290
+0.7%
10
408
Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
10†
409
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,190
+1.6%
10
410
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,750
+1.6%
10
411
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$49,990
+2.1%
10
412
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+1.4%
10†
413
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$56,720
+0.2%
10
414
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,470
-0.8%
10
415
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940
+2.5%
10
416
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-8.4%
10†
417
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
0.0%
10†
418
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
$63,210
+1.2%
10
419
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,780
-6.5%
10
420
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,280
+3.8%
10
421
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,830
+3.2%
10
422
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
10†
423
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
10†
424
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$62,040
+0.6%
10
425
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$32,670
-5.6%
10
426
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
10†
427
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-10.8%
10†
428
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
10†
429
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$62,340
-3.5%
10
430
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$51,950
+1.8%
10
431
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$31,190
-13.5%
10
432
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$30,900
+4.5%
10
433
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$60,800
-1.8%
10
434
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
10†
435
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
10†
436
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
10†
437
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,280
+2.4%
10
438
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$50,080
-3.7%
10
439
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
10†
440
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,640
-6.4%
10
441
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$51,940
+1.7%
9
442
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
9†
443
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,270
-2.3%
9
444
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,760
+2.9%
9
445
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
9†
446
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
9†
447
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,740
+1.0%
9
448
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
$57,660
-3.2%
9
449
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610
+2.8%
9
450
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
9†
451
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,760
-0.8%
9
452
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,330
+0.2%
9
453
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.5%
9†
454
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,250
-4.2%
9
455
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$35,600
+3.0%
9
456
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
0.0%
9†
457
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
9†
458
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$58,670
-1.6%
9
459
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$58,360
-1.6%
9
460
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-6.5%
9†
461
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
9†
462
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,310
0.0%
9
463
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$28,390
+0.2%
9
464
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,970
+2.0%
9
465
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790
-0.4%
9
466
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$57,730
-0.9%
8
467
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$59,800
-1.8%
8
468
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.3%
8†
469
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.3%
8†
470
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-5.6%
8†
471
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
8†
472
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,630
-12.9%
8
473
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,090
+0.7%
8
474
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,980
-1.8%
8
475
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$28,550
+1.6%
8
476
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,250
-5.8%
8
477
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
8†
478
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990
+2.2%
8
479
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,460
-3.1%
8
480
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$57,430
-3.5%
8
481
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$30,310
-1.5%
8
482
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,190
-10.7%
8
483
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.5%
8†
484
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
8†
485
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,340
-0.2%
8
486
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,780
+1.8%
8
487
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.1%
8†
488
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
8†
489
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,530
-6.0%
8
490
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,840
0.0%
8
491
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
8†
492
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-14.6%
8†
493
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.5%
8†
494
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
—†
-7.1%
8†
495
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
8†
496
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
8†
497
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,060
-3.7%
8
498
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,840
-4.9%
8
499
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$52,990
-1.9%
8
500
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,850
-6.8%
8
501
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$50,650
-4.1%
8
502
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
8†
503
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
8†
504
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,090
-10.5%
7
505
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
7†
506
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
7†
507
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.8%
7†
508
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
7†
509
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$37,060
+1.0%
7
510
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,630
-8.7%
7
511
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
7†
512
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,900
-0.9%
7
513
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
7†
514
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,060
-16.7%
7
515
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,710
-11.6%
7
516
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,110
-4.7%
7
517
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
7†
518
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.0%
7†
519
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$48,360
-17.2%
7
520
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$36,900
-3.3%
7
521
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.1%
7†
522
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.8%
7†
523
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920
-1.8%
7
524
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,800
-4.7%
7
525
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
7†
526
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
7†
527
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
7†
528
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$35,960
-1.0%
7
529
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.0%
7†
530
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.0%
7†
531
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
7†
532
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,110
-5.5%
6
533
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$30,410
+1.2%
6
534
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$45,230
-3.9%
6
535
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
6†
536
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,380
-2.9%
6
537
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.9%
6†
538
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$27,800
-5.4%
6
539
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.1%
6†
540
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
6†
541
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
$40,690
-5.5%
6
542
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
—†
-13.7%
6†
543
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
6†
544
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,300
-6.8%
6
545
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,550
-8.1%
6
546
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$29,960
+0.9%
6
547
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,000
+0.2%
6
548
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,540
-6.6%
6
549
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
5†
550
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,000
-2.7%
5
551
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
5†
552
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.1%
5†
553
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
5†
554
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,460
-0.6%
5†
555
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
5†
556
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
5†
557
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,490
-5.9%
5
558
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
5†
559
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
5†
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