Best jobs in Richmond, VA

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

Wages here are local to Richmond, VA (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 Richmond, VA pay compares to the nation
$127,820 vs $132,300 · -3.4%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
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#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
01
Anesthesiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1211
—†
+3.2%
1,300
100†
02
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
400
100†
03
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1022
—†
+4.1%
200
85†
04
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
—†
+42.1%
4,100
81†
05
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$127,820
+40.1%
1,440
29,500
78
06
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
—†
+2.7%
800
77†
07
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1212
$450,480
+4.1%
120
600
76
08
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$29,500
+6.1%
17,100
904,300
70
09
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$29,360
+17.0%
11,570
765,800
69
10
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$122,510
+33.5%
1,050
23,400
67
11
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1213
—†
+6.4%
400
65†
12
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$108,670
+4.4%
15,770
308,700
64
13
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$126,230
+28.5%
1,690
16,000
62
14
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$132,120
+15.8%
7,680
115,200
61
15
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
$235,320
+8.6%
2,700
60†
16
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$93,580
+4.9%
15,700
189,100
60
17
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree · 11-1011
$326,160
+4.3%
820
22,200
59
18
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
$259,310
+3.9%
600
57†
19
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$129,660
+23.2%
1,760
62,100
57
20
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$173,140
+14.8%
3,480
74,600
56
21
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$37,180
+8.5%
12,300
472,300
54
22
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$180,640
+15.2%
1,900
55,600
54
23
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
$240,220
+4.2%
400
54†
24
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1223
$290,900
+6.1%
50
900
53
25
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$33,580
-0.5%
16,210
555,800
53
Showing top 25 of 756 scored occupations — show all 756show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
$162,910
+19.7%
52
27
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$284,090
+2.5%
51
28
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree
$131,900
+21.8%
50
29
Physician Assistants · Master's degree
$126,810
+20.4%
49
30
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$109,650
+21.5%
48
31
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$30,350
-9.9%
48
32
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,190
+4.0%
45
33
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
45†
34
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$37,080
+14.9%
45
35
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$95,660
+8.8%
43
36
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,080
+17.3%
43
37
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$73,640
+22.0%
43
39
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$100,540
+18.5%
42
40
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.3%
42†
41
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$218,880
+4.1%
41
42
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
$98,850
+12.6%
41†
43
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$92,500
+16.7%
40
44
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$40,270
+1.5%
40
45
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$84,220
+4.6%
39
46
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$218,290
+4.0%
39
47
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
39†
48
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$102,170
+5.6%
39
49
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$174,130
+6.6%
39
50
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$76,760
+19.2%
38
51
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$129,210
+11.9%
38
52
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,660
-5.5%
38
53
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,320
-6.7%
37
54
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,080
+16.1%
37
55
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$96,080
+15.0%
37
56
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$144,910
+4.1%
37
57
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$208,750
+2.7%
37
58
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$224,240
+1.2%
37
59
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$105,550
+13.8%
37
60
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$168,590
+4.7%
36
61
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$82,620
+16.8%
36
62
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,320
+20.0%
36
63
$34,200
+2.0%
36
64
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$38,470
-0.7%
36
65
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$117,090
+7.5%
35†
66
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$105,190
+8.7%
35
67
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$144,730
+4.5%
35
68
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
35†
69
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,170
+18.4%
35
70
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
$82,460
+16.2%
35
71
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,120
+19.8%
34
72
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$102,700
+10.9%
34
73
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$110,910
+9.6%
34
74
$81,660
+6.7%
34
75
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
34†
76
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$133,770
+8.7%
34
77
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$95,660
+13.0%
33
78
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
33†
79
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,490
+12.5%
33
80
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.7%
33†
81
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$103,180
+11.0%
33
82
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$152,190
+5.0%
33
83
$75,750
+10.8%
33
84
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$121,670
+9.6%
33
85
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$110,350
+8.7%
33
86
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$160,540
+5.0%
33
87
$167,170
+3.8%
33
88
—†
+4.0%
32†
89
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$79,340
+6.2%
32
90
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
32†
91
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,350
+9.5%
32
92
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$144,940
+4.6%
32
93
$106,300
+10.0%
32
94
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$111,070
+8.2%
32
95
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
$87,530
+13.3%
32
96
$83,420
+12.5%
32
97
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$131,080
+8.0%
32
98
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,010
+9.5%
32†
99
$52,000
+12.6%
32†
100
$78,420
+3.0%
31
101
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,730
+15.4%
31
102
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$116,760
+7.2%
31
103
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$132,270
+7.3%
31
104
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$81,750
+12.1%
31
105
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$82,370
+5.8%
31
106
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
30†
107
$76,630
+5.3%
30
108
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.8%
30†
109
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$104,130
+9.1%
30
110
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
$152,050
+4.3%
30
111
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,720
+7.3%
29
112
—†
+8.1%
29†
113
$105,680
+5.2%
29†
114
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$42,410
+7.3%
29
115
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$131,340
+2.2%
29†
116
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,420
+11.3%
29†
117
$45,580
+6.0%
29
118
—†
+6.5%
29†
119
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$101,210
+5.5%
29†
120
—†
+8.7%
29†
122
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,720
+2.3%
29
123
Astronomers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
29†
124
Mathematicians · Master's degree
—†
-0.7%
29†
125
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$168,600
+1.8%
29
126
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$70,160
+12.8%
28
127
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$147,410
+3.1%
28
128
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,730
+3.8%
28
129
$52,100
+14.7%
28
130
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,110
+11.9%
28
131
$104,160
+5.7%
28
132
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$140,260
+4.2%
28
133
—†
+2.6%
28†
134
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$104,250
+7.0%
28
135
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,630
+12.8%
28
136
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,990
+8.1%
28
137
$64,690
-0.3%
27
138
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
27†
139
—†
+6.1%
27†
140
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$111,480
+6.1%
27
141
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$120,370
+6.1%
27
142
$121,490
+5.8%
27
143
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$72,880
+11.2%
27
144
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$165,370
+0.8%
27
145
$104,070
+6.4%
27
146
$59,130
+8.1%
27
147
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$56,580
+12.9%
27
148
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,710
+12.1%
26
149
Commercial Divers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.5%
26†
150
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$105,060
+6.5%
26
151
$115,530
+4.6%
26
152
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
26†
153
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$119,710
+5.1%
26
154
$130,100
+3.9%
26
155
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,760
+9.5%
26
156
Hydrologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
26†
158
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$126,610
+3.7%
25
159
$98,680
+7.1%
25
160
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
25†
161
$161,040
-2.2%
25
162
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$91,300
+5.0%
25
163
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$136,030
+1.9%
25
164
$157,370
+0.2%
25
165
$102,750
+6.2%
25
166
Taxi Drivers · No formal educational credential
—†
+11.1%
25†
167
$63,020
+9.7%
25
168
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$60,370
+11.1%
25
169
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,560
+10.4%
25
170
Statisticians · Master's degree
$81,620
+8.5%
24
171
$89,580
+7.7%
24
172
Flight Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,600
+9.2%
24
173
$78,990
+3.1%
24
174
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$102,440
+5.7%
24
175
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
24†
176
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,170
+5.7%
24
177
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
24†
179
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
24†
180
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$108,250
+5.0%
24
181
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.5%
24†
182
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,880
+11.4%
24
183
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$37,170
+3.6%
24
184
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$110,780
+3.8%
24
185
$101,140
+5.5%
24
186
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,310
+4.2%
23
187
$126,850
+1.7%
23
188
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
23†
189
$73,500
+3.3%
23
190
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,220
+7.3%
23
191
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,510
+4.2%
23
192
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$77,060
+3.0%
23
193
$61,290
-2.0%
23
194
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$71,690
+7.7%
23
195
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,060
+11.0%
23
196
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.8%
23†
197
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$128,470
+2.1%
23
198
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
$63,840
+9.5%
23
199
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
23†
200
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$75,730
+4.8%
23
201
$47,840
-1.6%
23
202
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,720
+3.1%
23
203
Nuclear Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$140,460
-1.1%
23
204
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
23†
205
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$46,070
+5.9%
22
206
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
22†
207
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,870
+4.5%
22
209
$51,400
-5.8%
22
210
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,110
+6.6%
22
211
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,280
+11.5%
22
212
$67,090
+8.6%
22
213
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
22†
214
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,570
+6.4%
22
215
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.6%
22†
217
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$117,150
+2.6%
22
218
$80,230
+3.7%
22†
219
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$46,920
+1.1%
22
220
$53,220
+9.1%
22
221
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
$50,130
+10.1%
22
222
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$99,610
+4.2%
22
223
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,480
+4.5%
22
224
Fashion Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
22†
225
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,640
+10.0%
22
226
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230
+8.8%
22
227
—†
+0.7%
22†
228
$80,990
+5.3%
21
229
Signal and Track Switch Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
21†
230
$100,210
+3.4%
21
231
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,260
+8.5%
21
232
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
21†
233
$87,440
+3.6%
21
234
Athletes and Sports Competitors · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
21†
235
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,760
+3.9%
21
236
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$100,260
+2.9%
21
237
$95,860
+3.9%
21
238
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,380
-5.0%
21
239
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
21†
240
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
21†
241
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$86,670
+5.3%
21
242
$78,850
+6.4%
21
243
$80,600
+4.3%
21
244
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$87,580
+4.9%
21
245
$77,210
+4.6%
21
246
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
21†
247
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,030
+6.4%
21
248
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$96,970
+3.9%
21
249
Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-3.1%
21†
250
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,750
+5.0%
21†
251
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
21†
253
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,170
+6.4%
21
254
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,760
+6.4%
21
255
$107,310
+2.5%
21
256
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,730
+7.1%
21
257
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$105,430
-4.4%
21†
258
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$107,990
+2.1%
20
259
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,300
+3.3%
20†
260
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$78,900
+5.5%
20
261
$80,350
+4.4%
20
262
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,030
+2.6%
20
263
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,480
+5.8%
20
264
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,330
+3.7%
20
265
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.8%
20†
266
$63,660
+7.0%
20
267
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,000
+2.5%
20
268
Curators · Master's degree
$66,650
+7.0%
20
269
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,640
+8.5%
20
270
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960
+0.4%
20
271
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470
+8.7%
20
272
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
$90,930
+4.1%
20
273
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
20†
274
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$103,650
+2.5%
20
275
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,370
+7.1%
19
276
$99,750
-4.2%
19
277
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$38,460
+6.7%
19
278
Plasterers and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.1%
19†
279
$73,630
+1.2%
19
280
$104,380
-1.5%
19
281
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$97,300
+3.0%
19
282
Economists · Master's degree
$112,330
+1.2%
19
283
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$99,960
0.0%
19
284
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,260
+4.4%
19†
285
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.4%
19†
286
$55,280
+3.6%
19
287
$29,980
+6.3%
19
288
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
19†
289
$67,620
+3.5%
19
290
Nuclear Technicians · Associate's degree
$122,210
-7.7%
19
291
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
19†
292
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,790
+3.4%
19
293
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
19†
294
$81,070
+3.1%
19
295
Pile Driver Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.3%
19†
296
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$73,920
+5.4%
19
297
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
19†
298
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,850
+3.1%
19†
299
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
$92,940
+3.0%
19
300
$79,040
+4.7%
19
301
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
19†
302
$81,790
+4.3%
19
303
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
19†
304
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.7%
19†
305
$89,360
+3.2%
18
306
$81,270
+3.8%
18
307
$112,510
+0.7%
18
308
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
18†
309
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
$101,380
+1.9%
18
310
—†
+4.0%
18†
311
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
18†
312
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$112,690
-6.0%
18
313
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$46,520
+3.2%
18
314
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
18†
315
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,270
+8.2%
18
316
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
$80,450
+4.1%
18
317
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,060
+6.7%
18
318
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,290
+5.1%
18†
319
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,450
-7.7%
18
320
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$35,230
+1.6%
18
321
$60,520
+3.4%
18
322
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
18†
323
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$68,920
+4.3%
18
324
$97,820
+2.0%
18
325
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.4%
18†
326
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,870
+3.6%
18
327
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
18†
328
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$74,150
+4.4%
18
329
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,300
+2.0%
18†
330
Subway and Streetcar Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
18†
331
$37,050
-1.5%
18
332
$77,510
-1.6%
18
333
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$75,100
+4.0%
18
334
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,510
+5.7%
18†
335
—†
-19.6%
18†
336
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$81,380
+3.5%
17
337
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,350
+8.1%
17
338
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
17†
339
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$92,410
+2.0%
17
340
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
17†
341
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,610
+7.0%
17
342
$46,960
+6.3%
17
343
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$81,850
+1.3%
17
344
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$77,340
+3.4%
17
345
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$74,300
+3.6%
17
346
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$68,250
+4.5%
17
347
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$33,470
+0.4%
17
348
$35,980
+4.1%
17
349
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$59,990
+4.9%
17
350
$80,490
+3.2%
17
351
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,250
+6.6%
17
352
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$99,690
-0.7%
17
353
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,180
+4.5%
17
354
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
17†
355
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,500
+5.2%
17
356
$85,960
+2.4%
17
357
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$69,610
+1.7%
17
358
—†
+2.4%
17†
359
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,680
+3.4%
17
360
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$92,550
+1.0%
17
361
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,780
-5.1%
17
362
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,160
+4.5%
17
363
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,430
+6.0%
17
364
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,370
+5.6%
17
365
$52,920
+4.8%
17
366
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$85,310
+2.2%
17
367
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,980
+4.5%
17
368
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$31,500
+5.6%
16
370
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,480
+4.5%
16
371
$28,590
+5.8%
16†
372
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,390
+2.4%
16
373
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$48,050
+5.9%
16
374
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
16†
375
Life Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$70,050
+3.7%
16
376
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$62,830
+4.1%
16
377
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,190
+6.9%
16
378
$72,340
+3.6%
16
379
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,280
+3.7%
16
380
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,550
+2.3%
16
381
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400
0.0%
16
382
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
16†
383
$77,430
+1.7%
16
384
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$65,210
+3.5%
16
385
$71,960
+3.0%
16
386
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$99,390
-0.1%
16
387
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$102,220
-3.2%
16
388
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,840
+3.3%
16
389
—†
+3.8%
16†
390
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,060
-0.1%
16
391
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
16†
392
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,600
+1.8%
16
393
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$95,680
-6.4%
16
394
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$82,230
+2.1%
16
395
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,420
+6.2%
16
396
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,710
+2.2%
16
397
Watch and Clock Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
16†
398
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
16†
399
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,030
+5.1%
16
400
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,370
+6.7%
16
401
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
16†
402
$52,190
+5.4%
15
403
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$60,790
-3.7%
15
405
$61,830
+1.7%
15†
406
Archivists · Master's degree
$65,240
+3.8%
15
407
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$91,080
-0.7%
15
408
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
15†
409
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$47,670
+3.8%
15
410
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$33,220
+5.4%
15
411
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
15†
412
$85,510
+0.6%
15
413
$73,940
+1.7%
15
414
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
15†
415
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,700
+4.1%
15
416
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
$97,380
-3.5%
15
417
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$66,350
+2.1%
15
418
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
15†
419
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
15†
420
Roof Bolters, Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-34.2%
15†
421
$77,020
+2.1%
15
422
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$62,940
+0.2%
15
423
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,270
+4.3%
15
424
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
15†
425
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$66,180
+3.4%
15
426
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$29,250
+3.4%
15
427
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,460
+4.7%
15
428
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,800
+4.9%
15
429
—†
-22.3%
15†
430
—†
+3.6%
15†
431
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$81,400
-2.6%
15
432
$62,610
+3.5%
15
433
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$78,030
+1.7%
15
434
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$77,540
-4.2%
15
435
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.4%
15†
436
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
15†
437
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
15†
438
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$33,650
-3.4%
15
439
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830
+5.7%
15
440
$33,980
+6.4%
15
441
Shampooers · No formal educational credential
$27,340
+5.5%
15†
442
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
15†
443
$79,220
+1.6%
15
444
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,820
+5.1%
15
445
$82,370
-0.1%
14
446
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
$70,520
+2.5%
14
447
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$58,790
+3.2%
14
449
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,390
+3.5%
14
450
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$85,310
+0.7%
14
451
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,570
-2.9%
14
452
$89,380
-0.7%
14
453
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$49,260
+4.2%
14
454
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
$61,270
+3.3%
14
455
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
14†
456
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,210
+3.7%
14
457
$76,380
+1.6%
14
458
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$82,440
+0.7%
14
459
$65,460
+1.8%
14
460
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,130
-3.1%
14
461
$60,030
+2.6%
14
462
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$37,630
+5.5%
14
463
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$35,440
+6.0%
14
464
—†
+1.5%
14†
465
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,790
+3.2%
14
466
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,510
+2.7%
14
467
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,180
+3.0%
14
468
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$79,200
+0.9%
14
469
$77,100
+1.2%
14
470
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$30,380
+3.9%
14
471
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,490
+3.3%
14
472
$58,590
+2.3%
14
473
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$69,300
+2.1%
14
474
$49,060
+4.4%
14
475
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,770
+3.4%
14
476
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,760
+3.3%
14
477
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$65,130
+2.1%
14
478
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,790
-0.8%
14
479
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$50,790
+3.7%
14
480
$78,660
+1.1%
14
481
$66,940
+2.1%
14
482
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,370
+0.2%
14
483
$70,550
0.0%
14†
484
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$38,320
+3.1%
14
485
$59,340
+3.1%
14
486
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$86,410
-0.2%
14
487
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.4%
14†
488
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$65,090
+2.3%
14
489
$85,030
-1.7%
14
490
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,610
+6.4%
14
491
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,770
+3.0%
13
492
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
13†
493
Floor Sanders and Finishers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.6%
13†
494
$76,160
+1.1%
13
495
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$38,240
+5.3%
13
496
$37,990
+4.9%
13
497
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,800
+3.2%
13
498
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$42,660
+4.5%
13
499
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
13†
500
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$37,140
+2.0%
13
501
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,020
+2.9%
13
502
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$34,960
+3.0%
13
503
$70,910
+1.3%
13
504
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,750
+2.2%
13
505
$45,800
+4.0%
13
506
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
$54,150
+3.3%
13
507
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,210
+5.1%
13
508
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,020
+3.5%
13
509
$66,410
+2.0%
13
510
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
$35,540
+5.5%
13
511
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,610
+1.7%
13
512
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
13†
513
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$46,020
+4.3%
13
514
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
$43,480
+4.4%
13
515
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,010
+3.9%
13
516
$50,360
+3.1%
13
517
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,650
+3.0%
13
518
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,660
-7.8%
13
519
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
13†
520
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$77,840
-1.2%
13
521
$45,050
+2.4%
13
522
$46,540
+2.5%
13
523
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,930
-6.1%
13
524
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,880
+3.2%
13
525
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,440
-1.8%
13
526
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.1%
13†
527
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
13†
528
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,850
+3.7%
13
529
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$70,380
+0.6%
13
530
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$61,130
-3.5%
13
531
—†
+0.6%
13†
532
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,770
+3.8%
13
533
$62,650
+1.7%
13
534
$55,810
+2.5%
12
535
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,650
+3.5%
12
536
—†
-0.9%
12†
537
$61,120
-1.6%
12
538
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,220
+1.4%
12
539
$78,900
-2.5%
12
540
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,630
+3.2%
12
541
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
12†
542
—†
+2.3%
12†
543
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,010
+2.4%
12
544
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
12†
545
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,800
+1.6%
12
546
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$48,890
+1.4%
12†
547
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
$66,430
+1.2%
12
548
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,800
-9.5%
12†
549
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,600
+3.3%
12
550
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,120
+2.9%
12
551
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.1%
12†
552
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,790
+2.6%
12
553
$62,310
-1.8%
12
554
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,710
0.0%
12
555
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,650
0.0%
12
556
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
12†
557
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,170
-0.4%
12
558
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$60,190
+1.0%
12
559
$61,860
+1.4%
12
560
$48,330
+3.0%
12
561
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
12†
562
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
$35,520
+3.6%
12
563
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,440
-2.8%
12
564
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,890
+3.7%
12
565
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,480
+2.0%
11
566
$70,120
-0.8%
11
567
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
$72,610
-5.2%
11
568
$51,800
+1.5%
11
569
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,090
+1.0%
11
570
$47,230
+2.5%
11
571
$61,300
-1.6%
11
572
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
$51,840
+2.3%
11
573
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,690
-3.7%
11
574
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$45,670
+1.8%
11
575
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,600
-5.8%
11
576
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
11†
577
$57,820
+0.7%
11
578
$55,350
-8.4%
11
579
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
11†
580
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$31,370
+0.2%
11
581
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
11†
582
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$69,630
-6.5%
11
583
$63,620
-1.8%
11
584
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,010
-16.7%
11
585
—†
-14.4%
11†
586
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,480
-7.8%
11
587
$68,660
-0.2%
11
588
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$49,150
+0.9%
11
589
$65,870
0.0%
11
590
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
11†
591
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$68,000
-10.8%
11
592
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,960
-6.0%
11
593
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,560
+3.3%
11
594
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
11†
595
$59,590
-4.2%
11
596
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
11†
597
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,050
+2.3%
11
598
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
11†
599
$29,480
-1.5%
11
600
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,420
+1.8%
10
601
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$66,710
-6.9%
10
602
$60,560
-1.9%
10
603
$59,970
-6.5%
10
604
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,230
+2.2%
10
605
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$34,870
-5.4%
10
606
$55,120
+1.2%
10
607
$57,620
-1.8%
10
608
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,030
+3.1%
10
609
$43,800
+2.0%
10
610
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$61,050
-3.5%
10
611
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,830
-0.9%
10
612
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
10†
613
$63,990
-2.0%
10
614
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
10†
615
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,640
-11.2%
10
616
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,800
-2.3%
10
617
$36,510
+2.8%
10
618
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,980
-6.3%
10
619
—†
-9.0%
10†
620
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,580
-0.2%
10
621
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,470
-10.5%
10
622
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
10†
623
$62,000
-1.2%
10
624
$62,100
-5.6%
10
625
$48,310
+0.7%
10
626
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860
+2.8%
10
627
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-1.7%
10†
628
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
$39,240
+2.5%
10
629
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,470
-2.2%
10
630
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
$48,570
+1.4%
10
631
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,590
-12.9%
10
632
—†
-13.6%
10†
633
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
10†
634
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,310
-6.3%
10
635
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
9†
636
$58,710
-0.4%
9
637
$46,670
+1.2%
9
638
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
9†
639
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,470
+2.3%
9
640
$52,730
-7.1%
9
641
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,570
-21.1%
9
642
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.6%
9†
643
Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.6%
9†
644
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$25,990
+3.0%
9
645
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
$47,370
-4.5%
9†
646
—†
-2.8%
9†
648
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,150
-2.8%
9
649
$48,200
+1.2%
9
650
—†
-2.6%
9†
651
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,330
-6.2%
9
652
$56,910
-3.9%
9
653
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
$57,860
-0.3%
9
654
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$40,120
+1.0%
9
655
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
9†
656
$54,960
-2.5%
9
657
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,390
-8.7%
9
658
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
9†
659
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,190
+1.0%
9
660
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$29,570
-13.5%
9
661
Models · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.5%
9†
662
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220
+0.5%
9
663
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
9†
664
$49,270
-12.1%
9
665
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$36,790
+0.6%
9
666
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,700
-10.7%
9
667
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,860
-5.5%
9
668
—†
+0.3%
9†
669
—†
-5.5%
9†
670
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,220
-4.6%
9
671
$54,230
-18.9%
9
672
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,110
-8.1%
9
673
—†
-13.6%
8†
674
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
8†
675
$48,930
-6.8%
8
676
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.1%
8†
677
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
$52,160
-2.8%
8
678
Logging Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
679
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,290
-16.3%
8
680
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$48,880
-5.0%
8
681
$49,780
-0.5%
8
682
$52,340
-12.8%
8
683
Telephone Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-27.5%
8†
684
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,020
+1.0%
8
686
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,260
-8.3%
8
687
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,230
-1.6%
8
688
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$48,700
-4.1%
8
689
$51,270
-9.0%
8
690
$48,260
-2.3%
8
691
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,510
+0.2%
8
692
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,390
-11.6%
8
693
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$28,860
+1.2%
8
694
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,020
-15.9%
8
695
$47,120
-0.9%
8
696
$38,570
-3.3%
8
697
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,890
0.0%
8
698
$46,670
-4.8%
8
699
—†
-1.1%
8†
700
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,450
-8.9%
8
702
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,850
-14.6%
8
703
$48,740
-2.9%
8
704
—†
-11.2%
8†
705
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,300
-13.2%
8
706
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
707
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,700
-4.7%
8
708
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
8†
709
$45,670
-8.3%
8
710
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$42,830
-17.2%
8
711
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,560
-1.8%
8
712
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
8†
713
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,270
-25.9%
8
714
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
7†
715
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.1%
7†
716
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
7†
717
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,510
-6.8%
7
718
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
7†
719
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,500
-1.4%
7
720
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,320
-36.1%
7
721
$45,230
-13.6%
7
722
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
7†
723
$45,490
-1.3%
7
724
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
7†
725
Hoist and Winch Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-1.1%
7†
726
$44,240
-2.5%
7
727
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,230
-6.7%
7
728
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
7†
729
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,050
-4.9%
7†
730
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,030
+0.6%
7
731
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
7†
732
$38,170
-6.6%
7
733
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,890
-12.0%
7
734
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
7†
735
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$37,110
-13.0%
7
736
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,140
-15.2%
6
737
Fallers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,560
-7.3%
6
738
—†
-10.0%
6†
739
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
6†
741
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$37,920
-3.4%
6
742
$38,890
-10.5%
6
743
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$36,070
-0.1%
6
744
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$35,310
-10.8%
6
745
$38,790
-3.2%
6
746
$36,790
-1.8%
6
747
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460
-5.9%
6
748
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$29,720
-1.0%
6†
749
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,790
-0.6%
6
750
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,740
-26.3%
6
751
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610
-2.3%
6
752
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$28,830
-13.5%
6†
753
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$29,280
-5.6%
6
754
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,420
-2.7%
6
755
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840
-0.1%
6
756
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
5†
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