Best jobs in Waterbury, CT

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

Search live jobs in Waterbury, CT How we score
Wages here are local to Waterbury, CT (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 Waterbury, CT pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$37,690 vs $35,800 · +5.3%
−10%U.S. MEDIAN+10%
Rank by Overall score ·Pay ·Growth ·Openings
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#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
01
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1212
—†
+4.1%
—
600
100†
02
Orthodontists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1023
—†
+4.4%
—
200
99†
03
Anesthesiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1211
—†
+3.2%
—
1,300
97†
04
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
—†
+2.7%
—
1,000
84†
05
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$37,690
+17.0%
6,360
765,800
81
06
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
—†
+42.1%
—
4,100
81†
07
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$141,530
+40.1%
290
29,500
77
08
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1223
—†
+6.1%
—
900
72†
09
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
—†
+5.4%
—
300
70†
10
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
$360,610
+3.3%
90
2,100
60
11
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
—†
+8.6%
—
2,700
60†
12
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree · 15-1221
—†
+19.7%
—
3,200
58†
13
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$126,810
+28.5%
50
16,000
58
14
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award · 53-2012
$315,450
+5.1%
130
6,600
56
15
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$125,190
+23.2%
670
62,100
55
16
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$59,160
+33.5%
170
23,400
55
17
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$34,850
+6.1%
3,860
904,300
55
18
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree · 13-2061
—†
+18.5%
—
5,700
54†
19
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$167,320
+14.8%
1,090
74,600
53
20
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$130,900
+4.4%
3,370
308,700
52
21
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree · 15-2011
$143,430
+21.8%
30
2,400
51
22
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$169,760
+15.2%
600
55,600
51
23
Physician Assistants · Master's degree · 29-1071
$134,120
+20.4%
170
12,000
49
24
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$131,290
+15.8%
730
115,200
48
25
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$37,890
+8.5%
3,430
472,300
47
Showing top 25 of 680 scored occupations — show all 680show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
47†
27
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
46†
28
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$160,480
+8.7%
45†
29
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
45†
30
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$248,810
+4.3%
45
31
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+18.4%
45†
32
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree
$101,690
+4.9%
44
33
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
44†
34
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
43†
35
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
—†
+16.2%
43†
36
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+6.4%
42†
37
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$74,510
+22.0%
42
38
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$80,570
+21.5%
42
39
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
41†
40
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
41†
41
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.2%
40†
42
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
—†
+14.7%
39†
43
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$66,060
+16.8%
39
44
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$38,570
+14.9%
38
45
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+15.4%
38†
46
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$138,770
+11.9%
38
47
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+12.8%
38†
48
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$94,900
+16.8%
37
49
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
37†
50
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.9%
37†
51
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
37†
52
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$85,720
+17.3%
37
53
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$87,750
+16.7%
37
54
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$100,170
+15.0%
37
55
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
37†
56
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$35,100
-9.9%
37
57
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$160,240
+4.5%
36
58
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$35,360
-0.5%
36
59
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$64,310
+19.2%
36
60
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$222,950
+0.8%
36
61
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$99,460
+13.8%
36
62
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$158,500
+4.7%
36
63
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,950
+20.0%
35
64
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.6%
35†
65
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.8%
35†
66
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$39,990
+2.0%
35
67
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$151,740
+6.6%
35
68
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
35†
69
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,030
+19.8%
34
70
Statisticians · Master's degree
—†
+8.5%
34†
71
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$102,630
+13.0%
34
72
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,820
+16.1%
34
73
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$126,380
+8.7%
34
74
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
34†
75
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$132,030
+9.6%
33
76
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$128,940
+5.2%
33†
77
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
33†
78
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$102,590
+10.9%
33
79
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$174,370
+4.1%
33
80
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$123,570
+9.6%
33
81
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,500
+11.0%
33
82
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
33†
83
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$157,380
+4.1%
33
84
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
33†
85
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$166,430
+3.8%
33
86
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$126,330
+8.2%
32
87
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,850
+9.5%
32
88
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.4%
32†
89
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$104,040
+8.8%
32
90
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$136,590
+8.0%
32
91
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$151,580
+5.0%
31
92
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
31†
93
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,010
+12.5%
31
94
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
31†
95
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$90,240
+12.5%
31
96
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
31†
97
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
$90,900
+12.6%
31
98
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$89,660
+12.1%
31
99
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
31†
100
Flight Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+9.2%
31†
101
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$100,620
+11.2%
31
102
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.2%
31†
103
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$102,990
+9.1%
31
104
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$142,840
+6.1%
30
105
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$83,730
+12.8%
30
106
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.5%
30†
107
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$93,010
+4.6%
30
108
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
30†
109
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$149,990
+5.0%
30
110
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$105,080
+8.7%
30
111
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$138,110
+4.6%
30
112
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.0%
30†
113
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$140,870
+5.8%
29
114
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
29†
115
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,750
+4.0%
29
116
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.3%
29†
117
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
29†
118
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
29†
119
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$98,270
+10.0%
29
120
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
29†
121
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
29†
122
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+8.1%
29†
123
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$39,500
+1.5%
29
124
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
28†
125
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
28†
126
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
28†
127
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,800
-0.3%
28
128
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.7%
28†
129
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$99,990
+5.6%
28
130
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
28†
131
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$65,040
+12.9%
28
132
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$102,340
+4.9%
27
133
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$101,670
+7.0%
27
134
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
27†
135
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.5%
27†
136
Semiconductor Processing Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.9%
27†
137
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$93,350
+5.3%
27
138
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,620
+11.9%
27
139
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$123,830
+5.5%
27
140
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
27†
141
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,570
-6.7%
27
142
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.4%
27†
143
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,010
+2.3%
27
144
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,590
-5.5%
27
145
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$133,680
+4.2%
27
146
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
27†
147
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,980
+7.2%
27
148
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
26†
149
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$72,070
+6.7%
26
150
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$36,890
-0.7%
26
151
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$79,640
-2.0%
26
152
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$78,640
+9.7%
26
153
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$79,850
+6.2%
26
154
Curators · Master's degree
—†
+7.0%
26†
155
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+2.0%
26†
156
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,750
+6.4%
26
157
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$72,800
+11.1%
26
158
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
26†
159
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$56,710
+7.3%
26
160
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$105,800
+7.1%
26
161
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
26†
162
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$55,770
+10.8%
26
163
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,580
+7.3%
26
164
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
26†
165
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
26†
166
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
26†
167
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,220
+6.0%
26
168
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,460
-1.6%
26
169
Commercial Divers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.5%
25†
170
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
25†
171
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
25†
172
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,550
+3.1%
25
173
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$62,480
+11.5%
25
174
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$72,710
+8.1%
25
175
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$103,390
+5.7%
25
176
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
25†
177
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$100,550
+6.1%
25
178
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
—†
+3.4%
25†
179
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$127,350
+3.6%
25
180
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.2%
25†
181
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,740
+12.1%
25
182
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.3%
25†
183
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,620
+5.0%
24
184
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.6%
24†
185
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$93,590
+7.3%
24
186
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$102,010
+6.2%
24
187
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$137,710
-1.5%
24
188
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,130
+8.7%
24
189
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$124,290
+3.1%
24
190
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
24†
191
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
24†
192
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
24†
193
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$128,290
+2.7%
24
194
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$76,450
+5.8%
23
195
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
23†
196
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
23†
197
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$118,180
+1.9%
23
198
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$74,720
+7.7%
23
199
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,000
+3.8%
23
200
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
23†
201
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$82,750
+7.5%
23
202
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
23†
203
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$74,370
+6.4%
23
204
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
23†
205
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,460
+5.7%
23
206
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$93,720
+3.1%
23
207
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$106,800
+3.8%
23
208
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,880
+4.5%
23
209
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
22†
210
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$94,530
+5.7%
22
211
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.3%
22†
212
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
22†
213
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
22†
214
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$81,070
-1.6%
22
215
Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.9%
22†
216
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
22†
217
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$92,860
+5.3%
22
218
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$103,810
+4.2%
22
219
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,900
+6.4%
22
220
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,830
+3.1%
22
221
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,040
+4.2%
22
222
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$86,550
+4.3%
22
223
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$71,850
+2.6%
22
224
Archivists · Master's degree
—†
+3.8%
22†
225
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$101,660
+4.0%
21
226
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$35,920
-1.5%
21
227
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,640
+8.8%
21
228
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
21†
229
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
21†
230
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,720
+10.0%
21
231
Economists · Master's degree
—†
+1.2%
21†
232
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$103,640
+2.9%
21
233
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.1%
21†
234
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$102,550
+3.9%
21
235
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.8%
21†
236
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$81,330
+3.0%
21
237
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$85,340
+4.6%
21
238
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$71,840
+7.3%
21
239
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
21†
240
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
21†
241
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
21†
242
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$44,830
+3.6%
21
243
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$49,200
+9.1%
21
244
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,600
+1.2%
21
245
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
21†
246
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,080
+7.1%
21
247
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$56,100
-5.8%
20
248
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,000
+3.7%
20
249
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$73,870
+6.6%
20
250
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,720
+0.4%
20
251
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.1%
20†
252
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
20†
253
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
20†
254
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.2%
20†
255
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.5%
20†
256
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
20†
257
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,130
+5.8%
20
258
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
20†
259
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
20†
260
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$37,290
+5.9%
20
261
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
20†
262
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
20†
263
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,630
+6.0%
20
264
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,130
+6.4%
20
265
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.0%
20†
266
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.7%
20†
267
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
20†
268
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
20†
269
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.4%
20†
270
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,250
+4.5%
20
271
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,180
+0.3%
20
272
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$83,420
+4.9%
20
273
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$77,350
+5.5%
20
274
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$77,710
+3.4%
20
275
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$97,350
+2.6%
20
276
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.9%
20†
277
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$101,440
+2.1%
20
278
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$95,900
+2.5%
19
279
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
19†
280
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,000
+5.0%
19
281
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
$83,550
+4.0%
19
282
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$106,890
+1.7%
19
283
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
—†
+4.0%
19†
284
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,900
+6.4%
19
285
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,330
+3.6%
19
286
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.4%
19†
287
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$95,320
+1.9%
19
288
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
19†
289
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
19†
290
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$89,870
+3.4%
19
291
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$91,430
+3.1%
19
292
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,150
+7.1%
19
293
Fashion Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
19†
294
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
19†
295
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.5%
19†
296
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,660
+3.7%
19
297
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,450
-5.0%
19
298
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
+3.5%
19†
299
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
19†
300
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
19†
301
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.2%
19†
302
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
19†
303
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$53,030
+6.4%
19
304
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
19†
305
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$83,630
+4.1%
19
306
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,610
+4.5%
19
307
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$34,010
+6.3%
19
308
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$80,960
-2.0%
18
309
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$71,560
+4.8%
18
310
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
18†
311
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
18†
312
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$80,420
+3.0%
18
313
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
18†
314
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
18†
315
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.0%
18†
316
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,630
+3.4%
18
317
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
18†
318
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,690
+8.7%
18
319
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$53,240
+7.0%
18
320
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
18†
321
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
18†
322
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.7%
18†
323
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$82,430
+3.8%
18
324
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
18†
325
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
—†
+1.7%
18†
326
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,320
+7.0%
18
327
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$85,170
+3.6%
18
328
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$95,530
+1.7%
18
329
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,050
0.0%
18
330
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
18†
331
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
18†
332
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$77,160
+4.4%
18
333
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
18†
334
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
18†
335
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,640
+3.7%
18
336
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
18†
337
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
18†
338
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$74,240
+4.4%
18
339
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,230
+4.6%
18
340
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
18†
341
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
18†
342
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$95,490
+1.3%
17
343
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510
+4.2%
17
344
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
17†
345
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
17†
346
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
17†
347
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,750
+8.2%
17
348
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
17†
349
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$69,260
+3.3%
17
350
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,210
-0.1%
17
351
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
17†
352
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$81,220
+1.7%
17
353
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$94,230
+1.8%
17
354
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080
+6.7%
17
355
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$37,550
+6.7%
17
356
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.5%
17†
357
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
17†
358
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
17†
359
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$62,970
+3.5%
17
360
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
17†
361
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
17†
362
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,430
+5.6%
17
363
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,770
+5.2%
17
364
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$90,830
+2.2%
17
365
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$101,150
+0.7%
17
366
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$36,580
-3.4%
17
367
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$44,670
+4.1%
17
368
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
17†
369
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$100,290
-1.8%
17
370
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$81,210
+3.0%
17
371
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
—†
-5.2%
17†
372
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,110
+6.3%
17
373
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,080
+3.6%
17
374
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,670
-2.9%
17
375
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,440
+5.1%
17
376
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,530
+5.6%
17
377
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$72,990
+3.8%
17
378
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
17†
379
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$78,280
+3.1%
16
380
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
16†
381
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,550
+0.2%
16
382
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
16†
383
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$58,720
+4.8%
16
384
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
16†
385
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,820
+2.9%
16
386
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,990
+4.1%
16
387
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
16†
388
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$34,010
+5.5%
16†
389
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
16†
390
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$83,900
+1.8%
16
391
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.7%
16†
392
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$102,030
-2.6%
16
393
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$81,640
-1.6%
16
394
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
16†
395
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$62,930
+4.3%
16
396
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
16†
397
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
16†
398
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
16†
399
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$92,880
+0.9%
16
400
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$94,550
-4.2%
16
401
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
16†
402
Shampooers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
16†
403
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.9%
16†
404
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
16†
405
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$87,150
+0.6%
16
406
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,800
+3.7%
16
407
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$34,080
+5.6%
16
408
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$77,260
+2.5%
16
409
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$99,140
0.0%
15
410
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
15†
411
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.3%
15†
412
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
15†
413
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$95,150
-5.1%
15
414
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$68,550
+3.3%
15
415
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
15†
416
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$55,690
+3.8%
15
417
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
15†
418
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.5%
15†
419
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,470
-0.7%
15
420
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$68,350
+2.1%
15
421
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
15†
422
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,930
+6.7%
15
423
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$38,140
+6.4%
15
424
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
15†
425
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$51,070
+4.6%
15
426
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
15†
427
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
15†
428
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
15†
429
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
15†
430
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$64,250
-3.7%
15
431
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$76,420
-10.8%
15
432
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$92,710
-0.8%
15
433
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,510
-3.1%
15
434
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
15†
435
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$35,990
+5.8%
15
436
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,310
+3.5%
15
437
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.8%
15†
438
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,050
+3.0%
15
439
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
15†
440
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
15†
441
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
0.0%
15†
442
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,500
+4.3%
15
443
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,160
+4.9%
15
444
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,250
+2.4%
15
445
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
15†
446
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,560
0.0%
15
447
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
15†
448
Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
15†
449
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,410
+3.6%
15
450
Crematory Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
14†
451
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,070
+3.0%
14
452
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
14†
453
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
14†
454
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
$79,940
+1.4%
14
455
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,430
+2.3%
14
456
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$35,060
+3.9%
14
457
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.4%
14†
458
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$37,440
+6.0%
14
459
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$46,530
+3.1%
14
460
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$34,870
+3.4%
14
461
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
14†
462
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$35,510
+5.4%
14
463
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$71,630
+2.1%
14
464
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,270
0.0%
14
465
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-1.7%
14†
466
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$67,250
+1.7%
14
467
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$88,570
-0.7%
14
468
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
—†
-13.7%
14†
469
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$81,770
-1.6%
14
470
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,050
+1.0%
14
471
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
14†
472
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,460
+3.3%
14
473
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$77,930
-1.8%
14
474
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,190
+5.7%
14
475
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.2%
14†
476
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$86,060
-1.8%
14
477
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.1%
14†
478
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$76,800
-4.2%
14
479
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$68,470
+2.1%
14
480
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,840
-7.7%
14
481
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,490
+2.9%
13
482
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,250
+2.4%
13
483
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,980
+4.5%
13
484
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
13†
485
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
13†
486
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$44,110
+2.0%
13
487
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$64,570
+0.2%
13
488
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$79,250
-1.6%
13
489
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,540
0.0%
13
490
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,410
+2.6%
13
491
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$81,040
-1.9%
13
492
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
13†
493
Tire Builders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
13†
494
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
13†
495
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$77,330
-0.1%
13
496
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,710
+2.2%
13
497
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$35,310
+0.4%
13
498
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$49,570
+3.7%
13
499
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,260
+3.5%
13
500
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
13†
501
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,300
+2.5%
13
502
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
13†
503
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$40,670
+3.2%
13
504
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$34,780
+3.0%
13
505
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$46,640
+3.1%
13
506
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
13†
507
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-5.6%
13†
508
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$42,860
+1.1%
13
509
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,970
+2.4%
13
510
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,430
-4.2%
13
511
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-6.9%
13†
512
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
13†
513
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
13†
514
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$67,480
+1.5%
13
515
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$64,760
+1.7%
13
516
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,220
+1.6%
13
517
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$37,150
+1.6%
13
518
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,440
+3.9%
13
519
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$59,620
+1.8%
13
520
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,400
-6.5%
13
521
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
13†
522
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
13†
523
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,430
+3.8%
13
524
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
12†
525
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
12†
526
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$78,270
-0.1%
12
527
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$79,220
-4.4%
12
528
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,160
+3.2%
12
529
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,370
+2.2%
12
530
Tapers · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.1%
12†
531
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+2.5%
12†
532
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.0%
12†
533
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
12†
534
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.5%
12†
535
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,740
+4.5%
12
536
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
12†
537
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
12†
538
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.5%
12†
539
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,770
+3.7%
12
540
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$66,550
+0.6%
12
541
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
12†
542
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,810
+3.1%
12
543
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.6%
12†
544
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$60,690
+1.0%
12
545
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
12†
546
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,090
-1.8%
12
547
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
11†
548
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,290
-10.7%
11
549
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,860
+2.7%
11
550
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
$58,900
-22.1%
11†
551
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
11†
552
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-8.4%
11†
553
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,840
+2.3%
11
554
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
11†
555
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
11†
556
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
11†
557
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$58,770
+0.7%
11
558
Motorboat Operators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.4%
11†
559
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
11†
560
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$44,350
+1.4%
11
561
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,900
-5.8%
11†
562
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$49,550
+0.6%
11
563
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,050
-13.2%
11†
564
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
11†
565
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,990
-0.4%
11
566
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$34,470
+0.2%
11
567
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
11†
568
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,610
+3.6%
11
569
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
11†
570
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$34,750
+3.0%
11
571
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$66,710
-6.5%
11
572
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,250
-16.7%
11
573
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330
+3.3%
10
574
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-3.9%
10†
575
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.5%
10†
576
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$64,100
-0.9%
10
577
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,540
+0.7%
10
578
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$64,780
0.0%
10
579
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,660
+2.5%
10
580
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,130
+1.4%
10
581
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,910
-16.3%
10
582
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,540
+1.8%
10
583
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980
+1.2%
10
584
Craft Artists · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.1%
10†
585
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$51,080
+0.9%
10
586
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,480
-6.4%
10
587
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
10†
588
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,440
-1.6%
10
589
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
10†
590
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.3%
10†
591
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
10†
592
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,410
-0.4%
10
593
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$36,400
-5.4%
10
594
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.9%
10†
595
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,180
-12.9%
10
596
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790
+2.8%
10
597
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
9†
598
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.2%
9†
599
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-36.1%
9†
600
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
9†
601
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-14.6%
9†
602
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,290
-12.1%
9
603
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$54,950
-2.5%
9
604
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
9†
605
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$47,690
-21.2%
9†
606
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,360
-0.4%
9
607
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,710
-0.9%
9
608
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$44,780
-5.6%
9†
609
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,490
-2.8%
9
610
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
9†
611
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
9†
612
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
9†
613
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,740
-2.3%
9
614
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,290
-3.7%
9
615
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,470
+2.3%
9
616
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.3%
9†
617
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$34,180
-13.5%
9
618
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
9†
619
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$34,010
-1.5%
9
620
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
9†
621
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$52,070
-7.1%
9
622
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
9†
623
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
9†
624
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,070
+0.5%
9
625
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
626
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$53,070
-17.2%
9
627
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
9†
628
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$37,330
+1.0%
8
629
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
8†
630
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
8†
631
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,680
-3.8%
8
632
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
—†
-1.0%
8†
633
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,820
-10.5%
8
634
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.7%
8†
635
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,560
-11.6%
8
636
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,620
+0.2%
8
637
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,190
-0.2%
8
638
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,370
-9.0%
8
639
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,750
-7.8%
8
640
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,840
-0.5%
8
641
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,060
-8.9%
8
642
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,450
-8.1%
8
643
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
8†
644
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
8†
645
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
8†
646
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,380
-6.8%
8
647
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
8†
648
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,320
-4.9%
8
649
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.0%
8†
650
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,800
-4.8%
7
651
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
7†
652
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.1%
7†
653
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-26.3%
7†
654
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,050
-12.0%
7
655
Gambling Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
7†
656
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,770
-13.6%
7
657
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.2%
7†
658
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
7†
659
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,430
-2.3%
7
660
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.0%
7†
661
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.6%
7†
662
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.0%
7†
663
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,440
-25.9%
7
664
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,620
-6.8%
7
665
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,360
-15.9%
7
666
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
7†
667
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,160
-13.6%
7
668
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,720
-9.5%
7
669
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600
-12.8%
7
670
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
7†
671
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
7†
672
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,700
-6.6%
7
673
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010
-2.7%
6
674
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,460
-5.9%
6
675
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,290
-6.3%
6
676
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,540
-6.7%
6
677
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,110
-16.1%
6
678
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$34,010
-10.8%
6
679
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,220
-0.1%
6
680
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$35,530
-13.5%
6
Live jobs in Waterbury, CT
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