Best jobs in Sioux Falls, SD

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

Wages here are local to Sioux Falls, 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 Sioux Falls, SD pay compares to the nation
$669,020 vs $420,860 · +59.0%
$62,650 vs $64,120 · -2.3%
$130,390 vs $132,300 · -1.4%
$29,830 vs $31,200 · -4.4%
$75,350 vs $97,550 · -22.8%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
Compare · Alabama·Alaska·Arizona
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
01
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
$669,020
+2.7%
50
800
100
02
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
—†
+42.1%
4,100
83†
03
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
$62,650
+49.9%
100
2,300
81
04
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$130,390
+40.1%
500
29,500
80
05
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$29,830
+6.1%
5,730
904,300
73
06
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$75,350
+4.9%
7,680
189,100
71
07
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$37,650
+8.5%
5,610
472,300
65
08
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$99,560
+33.5%
150
23,400
64
09
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
—†
+28.5%
450
16,000
61†
10
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
—†
+2.7%
70
1,000
61†
11
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$38,060
+17.0%
1,660
765,800
61
12
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$34,600
-0.5%
5,960
555,800
57
13
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$127,670
+23.2%
450
62,100
56
14
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
—†
+1.2%
600
55†
15
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$135,790
+20.4%
290
12,000
51
16
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$163,580
+14.8%
500
74,600
50
17
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$101,040
+15.8%
1,400
115,200
49
18
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
$243,560
+8.6%
230
2,700
49
19
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree · 11-1011
$282,170
+4.3%
250
22,200
49
20
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$162,240
+15.2%
210
55,600
48
21
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$142,730
+4.4%
1,730
308,700
46
22
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1241
—†
+4.3%
300
46†
23
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
—†
+3.3%
80
2,100
45†
24
Cashiers · No formal educational credential · 41-2011
$30,880
-9.9%
4,000
542,600
44
25
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent · 29-2092
—†
+18.4%
1,000
43†
Showing top 25 of 559 scored occupations — show all 559show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$258,910
+2.7%
43
27
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+16.8%
42†
28
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+6.1%
41†
29
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$95,100
+18.5%
41
30
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
40†
31
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$49,080
+22.0%
40
32
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
38†
33
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$257,610
+0.8%
38
35
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$37,310
+14.9%
38
36
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,440
+17.3%
37
37
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$127,760
+11.9%
37
38
$35,310
+2.0%
37
39
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,820
+4.0%
37
40
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$79,320
+16.7%
37
41
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,320
+19.8%
36
42
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$80,920
+4.6%
36
43
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$56,180
+19.2%
36
44
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,920
+16.1%
36
45
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,850
-5.5%
36
46
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
35†
47
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$84,930
+8.8%
35
48
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+11.2%
35†
49
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$84,660
+13.8%
34
50
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$121,350
+9.6%
34
51
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$119,490
+8.7%
34
52
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
33†
53
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,470
+9.5%
33
54
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$68,920
+15.0%
33
55
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,890
+7.3%
33
56
—†
+5.8%
33†
57
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$181,140
+4.1%
33
58
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,190
+2.3%
33
59
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$148,330
+4.6%
33
60
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+12.8%
32†
61
$46,910
-5.8%
32
62
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$29,920
-0.7%
32
63
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$97,730
+11.0%
32
64
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
32†
65
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$147,550
+6.6%
32
66
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$91,470
+10.9%
32
67
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$80,600
+13.0%
32
68
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
32†
69
$57,820
+10.8%
31†
70
$172,250
+3.8%
31
71
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,760
+12.5%
31
72
$83,870
+12.5%
31
73
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,920
+15.4%
31
74
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$99,140
+8.7%
31
75
$63,870
+14.7%
31
76
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.7%
30†
77
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$75,310
+12.9%
30
78
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
30†
79
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$124,470
+8.0%
30
80
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
30†
81
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
30†
82
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$115,210
+8.2%
30
83
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$128,720
+4.5%
29
84
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$135,930
+4.7%
29
85
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
29†
87
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$98,320
+9.6%
28
88
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$63,630
+12.1%
28
89
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$134,420
+5.0%
28
90
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,440
+11.9%
28
91
—†
+5.5%
28†
92
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
28†
93
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$151,830
+3.7%
28
94
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
27†
95
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$44,420
+1.5%
27
96
$78,940
+5.3%
27
97
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$85,740
+9.1%
27
98
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+7.3%
27†
99
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,300
+12.1%
27
100
—†
+8.6%
27†
101
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,980
+7.2%
27
102
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,000
+11.0%
27
103
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
26†
104
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$112,260
+4.1%
26
105
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$125,630
+5.5%
26
106
$42,420
+6.0%
26
107
$66,060
+6.7%
26
108
—†
+1.7%
26†
109
Curators · Master's degree
—†
+7.0%
26†
110
$99,140
+5.7%
26
111
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$107,550
+6.1%
26
112
$69,990
+10.0%
26
113
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,410
+4.5%
26
114
$49,380
+12.6%
26
115
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,720
+7.3%
26
116
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
26†
117
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$84,190
+5.6%
25
118
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,700
+5.0%
25
119
$62,440
+8.1%
25
120
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$102,600
+6.6%
25
121
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$92,350
+7.0%
25
122
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$75,780
+9.5%
25
123
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$68,230
+6.2%
25
124
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$46,850
+7.3%
25
125
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
25†
126
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$58,620
+11.1%
25
127
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,330
+3.8%
25
128
—†
+6.5%
25†
129
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,690
+10.4%
24
130
$42,560
-1.6%
24
131
Animal Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
24†
132
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$112,100
+5.1%
24
133
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
24†
134
—†
+2.5%
24†
135
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$30,180
+5.9%
24
136
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560
0.0%
24
137
$91,120
+6.4%
24
138
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,420
+11.3%
24
139
$106,410
+4.6%
24
140
$30,150
+6.3%
24
141
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
23†
142
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,740
+8.8%
23
143
$58,770
+9.7%
23
144
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
23†
145
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
$59,500
+9.5%
23
146
$77,380
+7.7%
23
147
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$73,860
+5.8%
23
148
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,280
+10.0%
22
149
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,670
+6.4%
22
150
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$122,240
+2.9%
22
151
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
22†
152
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,950
+8.5%
22
153
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,690
+3.7%
22
154
$82,190
+3.1%
22
155
$75,510
+7.1%
22
156
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$58,510
+7.7%
22
157
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$37,400
+3.6%
22
158
$84,540
+6.2%
21
159
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$80,360
+6.5%
21
160
—†
+3.0%
21†
161
$104,650
+3.9%
21
162
—†
+3.1%
21†
163
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$102,040
+3.8%
21
164
$86,780
+3.3%
21
165
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
21†
166
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
21†
167
$80,430
+6.4%
21
168
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,190
+4.2%
21
169
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.0%
21†
170
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,610
+6.4%
21
171
$46,490
+9.1%
21
172
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,610
+7.1%
21
173
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,730
+5.8%
21
175
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,000
+4.5%
21
176
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$102,390
+3.9%
21
177
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,890
+6.4%
20
178
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$108,380
+1.9%
20
179
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
20†
180
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,440
+3.1%
20
181
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
20†
182
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,840
-5.0%
20
183
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
20†
184
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
20†
185
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.4%
20†
186
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$54,300
+7.5%
20
187
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$77,030
+3.0%
19
188
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$83,220
+4.9%
19
189
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,500
+5.6%
19
190
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
19†
191
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$73,320
+5.4%
19
192
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
19†
193
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,520
+2.6%
19
194
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
19†
195
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
19†
196
$60,960
+3.6%
19
197
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,190
-0.1%
19
198
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$81,380
+1.7%
19
199
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$89,270
+3.9%
19
200
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
$86,030
+1.9%
19†
201
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,150
+7.1%
19
202
$64,490
+5.3%
19
203
$46,370
+4.1%
19
205
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250
+8.7%
19
206
—†
+2.0%
19†
207
$65,030
+4.3%
19
208
—†
+3.2%
19†
209
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$81,030
+4.4%
19
210
$67,320
-0.3%
18
211
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
18†
212
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
$46,970
+7.7%
18
213
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.6%
18†
214
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
18†
215
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
18†
216
$73,250
+1.2%
18
217
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$64,890
+5.5%
18
218
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,770
+7.0%
18
219
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,730
+6.7%
18
220
$51,400
+3.4%
18
221
—†
+3.7%
18†
222
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
18†
223
$50,040
-2.0%
18
224
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$62,660
+5.7%
18
225
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,910
-6.7%
18
226
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$36,420
+6.4%
18
227
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,120
+7.6%
18
228
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,400
+8.2%
18
229
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,430
+6.4%
18
230
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$105,600
0.0%
18
231
$75,500
+4.4%
18
232
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,790
+3.1%
18
233
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
18†
234
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,200
+2.2%
18
235
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120
+8.1%
17
236
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
17†
237
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
17†
238
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,270
+6.9%
17
239
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,150
+4.0%
17
240
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$46,120
+3.1%
17
241
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$36,500
+6.7%
17
242
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.6%
17†
243
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$48,880
+5.9%
17
244
—†
+2.6%
17†
245
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,700
+2.4%
17
246
$50,620
+3.6%
17
247
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$61,050
+4.8%
17
249
$46,810
+6.3%
17
250
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
17†
251
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$69,750
+4.3%
17
252
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
17†
253
—†
+1.6%
17†
254
$104,660
-1.5%
17
255
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$60,130
+4.9%
17
256
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$110,760
-0.7%
16
257
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
16†
258
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$32,260
+0.4%
16
259
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,970
+5.2%
16
260
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,850
+4.5%
16
261
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
16†
262
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
16†
263
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
16†
264
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,200
+4.4%
16
265
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
16†
266
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$47,790
+1.8%
16
267
—†
+4.4%
16†
268
$67,750
+3.8%
16
269
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,350
+4.5%
16
270
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.0%
16†
271
$28,230
-1.5%
16
272
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$30,130
+3.4%
16
273
—†
+2.6%
16†
274
$96,670
+1.3%
16
275
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$35,040
+3.9%
16
276
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,850
+3.8%
16
277
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$58,860
+4.1%
16
278
—†
+3.5%
16†
279
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$47,410
+1.1%
16
280
$77,140
-4.2%
16
281
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
16†
282
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$40,280
+5.6%
16
283
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
16†
284
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+3.7%
16†
285
$70,930
+3.4%
16
286
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$57,840
+4.5%
16
287
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$30,360
-3.4%
16
288
—†
+1.2%
16†
289
—†
-1.7%
16†
290
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$70,620
+3.5%
16
291
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.9%
16†
292
—†
+2.4%
16†
293
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
15†
294
$35,610
+5.8%
15
295
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,520
+6.6%
15
296
School Psychologists · Master's degree
—†
+0.7%
15†
297
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,900
-5.1%
15
298
—†
+0.7%
15†
299
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,560
+5.6%
15
300
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$48,440
+3.8%
15
301
$57,910
+1.7%
15
302
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,030
-2.9%
15
303
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
15†
304
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
15†
305
—†
+4.0%
15†
306
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$84,730
-0.7%
15†
307
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,060
-7.7%
15
308
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
15†
309
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
15†
310
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$68,200
+3.2%
15
311
—†
+2.5%
15†
312
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,390
+4.2%
15
313
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,580
+6.7%
15
314
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,550
+5.0%
15
315
$48,360
+4.8%
15
316
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,010
+3.4%
15
317
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,530
+4.5%
15
318
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
15†
320
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,800
+5.7%
15
321
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,460
+4.9%
15
322
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$33,970
+5.4%
15
323
$51,060
+3.5%
15
324
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
15†
325
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$66,260
+3.4%
15
326
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$49,560
+4.2%
15
327
—†
+1.6%
15†
328
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,960
+5.3%
15
329
—†
+1.7%
15†
330
—†
+0.7%
15†
331
—†
-0.2%
15†
332
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
$51,580
+4.6%
15
333
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,050
+4.1%
15
334
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,610
+3.3%
15
335
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,460
+3.2%
15
336
Choreographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,220
+6.1%
15
337
—†
+3.6%
15†
338
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$76,130
-4.2%
15
339
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
14†
340
—†
+1.5%
14†
341
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
14†
342
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,310
+3.5%
14
343
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
14†
344
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,270
+4.5%
14
345
$63,390
+3.0%
14
346
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,740
+0.4%
14
347
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,220
+3.7%
14
348
—†
+3.0%
14†
349
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,840
+3.4%
14
350
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,450
+4.3%
14
351
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,960
+3.0%
14
352
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
14†
353
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
14†
354
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$37,240
+2.0%
14
355
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,540
+3.0%
14
356
$63,840
+2.3%
14
357
—†
+2.1%
14†
358
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,800
+5.1%
14
359
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
14†
360
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
14†
361
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,860
+5.7%
14
362
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
14†
363
—†
+3.1%
14†
364
$58,310
+3.2%
14
365
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
14†
366
$64,740
+2.1%
13
367
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
13†
368
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,120
+3.2%
13
369
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,720
+3.7%
13
370
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.9%
13†
371
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
$45,050
+3.8%
13
372
$36,780
+4.9%
13
373
$46,930
+3.8%
13
374
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
13†
375
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,580
+2.7%
13
376
$57,360
-1.6%
13
378
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$37,050
+3.2%
13
379
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,480
+3.0%
13
380
$49,590
+2.5%
13
381
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,310
+3.3%
13
382
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
$42,280
+4.3%
13
383
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,040
+3.2%
13
384
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
12†
385
$46,140
+2.4%
12
386
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,610
+3.5%
12
387
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
12†
388
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$35,980
+4.5%
12
389
Animal Breeders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.4%
12†
390
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
12†
391
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
12†
392
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$77,160
-2.6%
12
393
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
12†
394
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,590
+3.3%
12
395
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,410
-0.8%
12
396
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$50,030
+2.1%
12
397
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$57,910
+1.3%
12
398
—†
+1.2%
12†
399
$51,200
+1.8%
12
400
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,190
+2.9%
12
401
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$48,260
-3.7%
12
402
$47,990
+3.1%
12
403
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,310
+2.4%
12
404
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,980
-2.3%
12
405
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
12†
406
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,630
-10.5%
12
407
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$60,060
+0.2%
12
408
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$32,970
-13.5%
12
409
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$64,190
-3.5%
11
410
—†
0.0%
11†
411
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,650
+1.6%
11
412
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,310
+1.6%
11
413
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$38,520
+3.0%
11
414
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,670
0.0%
11
415
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,080
-7.8%
11
416
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$60,970
+1.0%
11
417
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$57,410
+1.4%
11
418
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,760
+2.0%
11
419
—†
+1.2%
11†
420
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200
+4.2%
11
421
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$53,140
+1.7%
11
422
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$33,150
+3.0%
11
423
$51,210
+1.7%
11
424
—†
-2.5%
11†
425
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-10.8%
11†
426
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$66,000
-4.4%
11
427
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$30,310
+1.6%
11
428
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,410
-0.9%
11
429
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,220
-10.7%
11
430
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
11†
431
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
11†
432
$46,590
+0.7%
11
433
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,370
-9.5%
11†
434
$67,810
-0.1%
11
435
$51,780
+1.7%
11
436
$63,860
-0.8%
11
437
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,940
+2.6%
10
438
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,770
-6.4%
10
439
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,210
-0.4%
10
440
$70,050
-1.8%
10
441
$38,800
+2.0%
10
442
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$62,310
+0.6%
10
443
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,230
-3.7%
10
444
$59,430
-4.2%
10
445
$35,310
+2.8%
10
446
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,970
+2.2%
10
447
—†
-0.9%
10†
448
—†
+1.2%
10†
449
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.0%
10†
450
$60,980
-6.5%
10
451
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.5%
10†
452
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760
+1.8%
10
453
$58,650
+0.6%
10
454
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
10†
455
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,530
-1.8%
10
456
$63,650
-2.5%
10
457
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$35,570
-5.6%
10
458
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,540
+1.0%
10
459
$60,530
-8.4%
10
460
—†
0.0%
10†
461
$65,670
-3.2%
10
462
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,090
0.0%
10
463
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690
+0.2%
10
464
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,670
+1.0%
10
465
$59,180
-0.9%
10
466
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-6.5%
10†
467
—†
-9.0%
10†
468
$38,620
+2.5%
9
469
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,270
-16.3%
9
470
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,720
-12.9%
9
471
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000
0.0%
9
472
—†
+0.6%
9†
473
—†
-5.6%
9†
474
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,160
-6.1%
9
475
$50,400
-1.8%
9
476
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$29,540
+0.2%
9
477
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$58,880
-3.5%
9
478
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,590
+2.8%
9
479
$56,070
-1.8%
9
480
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
9†
482
$30,650
-1.5%
9
483
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$56,900
-0.1%
9
484
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$29,130
-5.4%
9
485
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,950
-1.6%
9
486
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
9†
487
$48,490
-1.6%
9
488
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,030
-3.1%
9
489
$44,150
-3.3%
9
490
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,800
-11.6%
9
491
$51,050
-1.6%
9
492
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$38,490
+1.0%
8
493
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-14.6%
8†
494
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,320
-8.1%
8
495
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$43,720
-13.0%
8
496
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
8†
497
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$38,760
+0.6%
8
498
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
8†
499
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,790
-16.7%
8
500
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
8†
501
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
8†
502
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,290
-5.8%
8
503
$51,060
-1.9%
8
504
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
8†
505
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,340
-0.2%
8
507
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$30,990
+1.2%
8
508
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
8†
509
—†
-2.9%
8†
510
$47,020
-6.8%
8
511
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$47,850
-17.2%
8
512
—†
-3.9%
8†
513
$44,550
-12.1%
8
514
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.0%
8†
515
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$49,400
-4.1%
8
516
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,930
-4.9%
8
517
$46,800
-7.1%
7
518
$49,560
-10.5%
7
519
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,860
+0.6%
7
520
$44,980
-2.3%
7
521
$48,250
-0.4%
7
522
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
7†
523
$43,140
-1.8%
7
524
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
7†
525
$44,430
-4.8%
7
527
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$36,570
-1.0%
7
528
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,510
-8.7%
7
529
$44,710
-0.5%
7
530
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$44,160
-3.4%
7
531
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
7†
532
$45,380
-5.5%
7
533
$46,150
-8.3%
7
534
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.9%
7†
535
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$31,390
+0.9%
7
536
—†
+0.3%
7†
537
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.7%
7†
538
$38,020
-6.6%
7
539
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
6†
540
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,350
-16.1%
6
541
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470
-4.7%
6
542
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$38,610
-10.8%
6
543
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,740
-0.6%
6
544
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,620
+0.2%
6
545
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
$39,900
-5.4%
6
546
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
6†
547
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,860
-5.9%
6
548
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,780
-6.8%
6
549
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070
-0.1%
6
550
$38,820
-2.5%
6
551
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
6†
552
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.1%
6†
553
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,850
-3.3%
6
554
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
6†
556
—†
-1.3%
5†
557
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$29,990
-6.4%
5
558
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
5†
559
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,500
-2.3%
5
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