Best jobs in Buffalo, NY

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

Search live jobs in Buffalo, NY How we score
Wages here are local to Buffalo, NY (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 Buffalo, NY pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$512,620 vs $391,490 · +30.9%
$36,570 vs $35,800 · +2.2%
$451,510 vs $248,560 · +81.7%
−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
Anesthesiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1211
$512,620
+3.2%
—
1,300
100†
02
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
—†
+49.9%
—
2,300
87†
03
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
—
400
83†
04
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$36,570
+17.0%
18,090
765,800
79
05
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1213
—†
+6.4%
—
400
79†
06
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
$451,510
+5.4%
80
300
74
07
Pediatric Surgeons · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1243
—†
+1.5%
—
0
73†
08
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1212
$451,790
+4.1%
130
600
72
09
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
—†
+42.1%
—
4,100
71†
10
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1022
—†
+4.1%
—
200
70†
11
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$132,220
+40.1%
1,190
29,500
69
12
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
$411,410
+3.9%
150
600
66
13
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$34,560
+6.1%
14,170
904,300
61
14
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1241
$269,700
+4.3%
—
300
56†
15
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$102,250
+33.5%
840
23,400
56
16
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$99,060
+4.9%
13,830
189,100
54
17
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree · 53-2011
—†
+3.9%
—
11,700
53†
18
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$116,290
+28.5%
400
16,000
51
19
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
$318,300
+2.7%
120
800
51
20
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$132,720
+23.2%
1,380
62,100
51
21
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
$305,600
+4.2%
40
400
50
22
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$103,280
+4.4%
11,100
308,700
50
23
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
$258,760
+1.2%
—
600
50†
24
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree · 15-1221
—†
+19.7%
30
3,200
50†
25
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$34,910
-0.5%
15,160
555,800
49
Showing top 25 of 779 scored occupations — show all 779show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$303,190
+2.7%
49
27
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree
$164,230
+14.8%
49
28
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree
$127,850
+15.8%
48
29
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree
$172,650
+15.2%
48
30
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree
$247,970
+8.6%
47
31
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential
$37,970
+8.5%
46
32
Physician Assistants · Master's degree
$126,360
+20.4%
45
33
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$244,960
+6.1%
44
34
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$239,990
+4.3%
42
35
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+18.4%
42†
36
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree
$110,190
+21.8%
42
37
Commercial Divers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.5%
42†
38
Choreographers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.1%
41†
39
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$99,560
+21.5%
40
40
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$33,850
-9.9%
39
41
Orthodontists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.4%
38†
42
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
—†
+16.2%
38†
43
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$228,190
+2.7%
37
44
Flight Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+9.2%
37†
45
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$38,060
+14.9%
36
46
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
36†
47
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$86,780
+17.3%
36
48
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
36†
49
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
$151,640
+11.1%
35
50
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$37,380
+2.0%
35
51
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$56,630
+22.0%
35
52
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,520
-5.5%
35
53
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$131,320
+11.9%
35
54
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$165,640
+8.0%
34
55
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$77,100
+18.5%
34
56
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$46,580
-0.7%
33
57
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
33†
58
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$163,090
+4.7%
33
59
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$214,480
+0.8%
33
60
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,130
+16.1%
33
61
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,500
+20.0%
33
62
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$43,130
+1.5%
33
63
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$79,060
+16.7%
33
64
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$144,390
+6.6%
32
65
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
32†
66
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
$186,600
+3.3%
32
67
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$178,260
+4.1%
32
68
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$55,750
+16.8%
32
69
Statisticians · Master's degree
$104,240
+8.5%
32†
70
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$82,890
+15.0%
32
71
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
32†
72
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$101,260
+11.0%
32
73
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$130,800
+4.1%
31
74
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$127,550
+8.7%
31
75
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$175,060
+4.0%
31
76
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$127,500
+9.6%
31
77
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,580
+19.8%
30
78
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$84,710
+8.8%
30
79
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$164,120
+3.8%
30
80
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$82,120
+4.6%
30
81
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$97,310
+13.0%
30
82
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
30†
83
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$81,560
+13.8%
30
84
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$51,140
+19.2%
30
85
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
30†
86
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$95,800
+10.9%
30
87
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$63,900
+16.8%
30
88
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.1%
30†
89
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$150,180
+5.0%
30
90
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$94,370
+12.5%
30
91
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$101,180
+5.6%
30
92
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$135,910
+4.5%
30
93
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$106,440
+11.2%
29
94
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$128,100
+8.7%
29
95
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
29†
96
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
$174,250
+2.5%
29
97
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,930
+9.5%
29
98
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$128,920
+8.1%
29
99
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$137,900
+4.6%
29
100
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$153,210
+5.1%
29
101
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
29†
102
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
28†
103
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$103,650
+9.6%
28
104
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,440
+4.0%
28
105
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$101,660
+8.7%
28
106
Plasterers and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.1%
28†
107
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,650
+12.5%
28
108
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
$73,740
+14.7%
28
109
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$130,050
+7.3%
28
110
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$86,720
+12.1%
28
111
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,620
+3.8%
28
112
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,830
+15.4%
28
113
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,720
+6.0%
28
114
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$101,880
+10.0%
28
115
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree
$182,480
+0.3%
28
116
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
27†
117
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
27†
118
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
27†
119
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
27†
120
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$104,700
+8.2%
27
121
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
27†
122
Economists · Master's degree
—†
+1.2%
27†
123
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$82,040
+12.8%
27
124
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$97,200
+9.1%
27
125
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
27†
126
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
27†
127
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$125,770
+2.3%
27†
128
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$129,650
+1.8%
27†
129
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$65,000
+10.8%
27
130
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
26†
131
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$130,240
+5.8%
26
132
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.0%
26†
133
Nuclear Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.1%
26†
134
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,640
+7.3%
26
135
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
26†
136
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$134,430
+5.0%
26
137
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$75,990
+6.7%
26
138
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,390
+8.7%
26
139
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
26†
140
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,040
-6.7%
26
141
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.4%
26†
142
Acupuncturists · Master's degree
—†
+6.8%
26†
143
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$74,510
+6.2%
26
144
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$139,570
+3.7%
26
145
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$70,840
+12.8%
26
146
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$76,490
-2.0%
26
147
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$122,860
+4.6%
25
148
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.1%
25†
149
Semiconductor Processing Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.9%
25†
150
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,780
-1.6%
25
151
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$35,670
-1.5%
25
152
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$138,280
+3.1%
25
153
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
25†
154
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$109,350
+6.6%
25
155
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
$121,670
+5.5%
25
156
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$50,620
+7.3%
25
157
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$73,600
+11.5%
24
158
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
24†
159
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,180
+7.2%
24
160
Taxi Drivers · No formal educational credential
—†
+11.1%
24†
161
Nuclear Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-7.7%
24†
162
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.3%
24†
163
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,920
+11.9%
24
164
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$99,990
+7.0%
24
165
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,070
+3.1%
24
166
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$126,530
+4.2%
24
167
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,790
+2.3%
24
168
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$57,800
+12.9%
24
169
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$51,610
-5.8%
24
170
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$96,490
+5.7%
24
171
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$83,080
+9.5%
24
172
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+8.1%
24†
173
Mathematicians · Master's degree
—†
-0.7%
24†
174
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,190
+5.3%
24
175
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
$156,500
-2.2%
23
176
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
23†
177
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$102,330
+6.1%
23
178
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
23†
179
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$70,230
+9.7%
23
180
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$108,510
+2.5%
23
181
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.1%
23†
182
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$96,980
+6.5%
23
183
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$119,080
+4.4%
23
184
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
23†
185
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
23†
186
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$102,380
+6.2%
23
187
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,000
-0.3%
23
188
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$97,060
+5.0%
23
189
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,430
+5.7%
23
190
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$122,680
+1.9%
23
191
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$106,450
+5.7%
23
192
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$46,920
+5.9%
23
193
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
$99,530
+6.5%
23
194
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,940
+9.5%
23
195
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$75,520
+5.8%
22
196
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
$97,350
+3.0%
22†
197
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
22†
198
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$131,190
+2.2%
22
199
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,840
+12.1%
22
200
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$84,300
+4.6%
22†
201
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$129,320
+1.7%
22
202
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,180
+8.1%
22
203
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
22†
204
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$82,470
+7.0%
22
205
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,580
+6.1%
22
206
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$90,140
+7.1%
22
207
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,910
+11.4%
22
208
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
$144,510
+0.2%
22
209
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$106,100
+5.2%
22
210
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,920
+10.4%
22
211
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,030
+0.3%
22
212
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
22†
213
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,840
+5.3%
22
214
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
$46,640
+12.6%
22
215
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,900
+11.3%
22
216
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.5%
21†
217
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,720
+5.5%
21
218
Life Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
21†
219
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$105,360
+3.8%
21
220
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$56,410
+11.1%
21
221
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
21†
222
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$83,550
+7.5%
21
223
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$75,430
+6.4%
21
224
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,500
+4.5%
21
225
Fashion Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
21†
226
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$80,950
+3.1%
21
227
Transit and Railroad Police · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
21†
228
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$124,990
-1.5%
21
229
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,290
+7.1%
21
230
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$82,450
+3.0%
21
231
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,200
+7.3%
21
232
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,490
+6.6%
21†
233
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$64,940
+7.7%
21
234
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
21†
235
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$78,000
+7.7%
21
236
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
21†
237
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
$58,250
+10.1%
21
238
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
21†
239
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$80,230
+3.1%
20
240
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
20†
241
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,370
+2.6%
20
242
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,440
+6.4%
20
243
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$89,950
-2.0%
20
244
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$71,970
+3.0%
20
245
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$114,590
+2.5%
20
246
Signal and Track Switch Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
20†
247
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,960
+4.2%
20
248
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$103,330
+2.9%
20
249
Models · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.5%
20†
250
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$112,770
+2.6%
20
251
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$106,790
-2.4%
20†
252
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$79,280
-1.6%
20
253
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,230
+4.5%
20
254
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,340
+6.4%
20
255
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$35,140
+6.3%
20
256
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
20†
257
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$83,090
+4.3%
20
258
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$41,770
+3.6%
20
259
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
20†
260
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$95,770
+4.2%
20
261
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,050
+10.0%
20
262
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$95,130
+3.9%
19
263
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$99,260
+3.4%
19
264
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
$97,710
+4.1%
19
265
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$95,740
+3.9%
19
266
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.4%
19†
267
Archivists · Master's degree
—†
+3.8%
19†
268
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,230
+7.1%
19
269
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$104,180
+3.0%
19
270
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
19†
271
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$50,100
+9.1%
19
272
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,060
+1.2%
19
273
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$81,480
+5.8%
19
274
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$84,510
+4.9%
19
275
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,300
+8.8%
19
276
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,550
+4.2%
19
277
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,390
-0.1%
19
278
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
19†
279
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
19†
280
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,160
+3.7%
19
281
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
19†
282
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,790
+8.5%
19
283
Paperhangers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
19†
284
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$77,990
+5.5%
19
285
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,580
+3.3%
19†
286
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
19†
287
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$74,310
+3.3%
19
288
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
19†
289
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,840
+8.5%
19
290
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
19†
291
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$93,750
+3.1%
19
292
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
19†
293
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$93,160
+3.6%
19
294
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
18†
295
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$94,910
+3.6%
18
296
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$79,450
+4.9%
18
297
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$100,280
+2.1%
18
298
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
18†
299
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$74,210
+5.3%
18
300
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,870
-1.6%
18
301
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$69,380
+4.8%
18
302
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
18†
303
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,610
+6.4%
18
304
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
$47,540
+9.5%
18
305
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
18†
306
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,130
+6.4%
18
307
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,440
+4.5%
18
308
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,650
+3.6%
18
309
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$80,780
+3.6%
18
310
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,770
+2.2%
18
311
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$66,620
+3.4%
18
312
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
18†
313
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
18†
314
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
18†
315
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420
+0.4%
18
316
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
18†
317
Watch and Clock Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
18†
318
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
$117,540
-0.7%
18
319
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.2%
18†
320
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
18†
321
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$102,520
0.0%
18
322
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$96,740
+2.7%
18
323
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$62,590
+5.9%
18
324
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$50,000
+6.4%
17
325
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,560
-5.0%
17
326
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,470
+3.4%
17
327
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
17†
328
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$76,700
+4.4%
17
329
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,850
+5.8%
17
330
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$62,000
+3.5%
17
331
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$80,850
+3.9%
17
332
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$73,480
+4.3%
17
333
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
17†
334
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,050
+8.7%
17
335
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,420
+4.4%
17
336
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$80,040
+4.0%
17
337
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$100,510
+1.2%
17
338
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
17†
339
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
17†
340
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,960
0.0%
17
341
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,740
+8.2%
17
342
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
$79,910
+4.1%
17
343
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,400
+4.6%
17
344
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,790
+3.7%
17
345
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
17†
346
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
17†
347
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$42,740
+1.6%
17
348
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$79,030
+3.8%
17
349
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
17†
350
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
17†
351
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$82,270
+3.4%
17
352
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,730
+1.3%
16
353
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,810
-5.1%
16
354
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$75,210
+4.4%
16
355
Curators · Master's degree
$55,290
+7.0%
16
356
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$35,390
+6.7%
16
357
Hydrologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
16†
358
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,900
+4.5%
16
359
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$78,100
+1.7%
16
360
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$93,830
-4.2%
16
361
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
16†
362
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators · Bachelor's degree
$75,200
+4.3%
16
363
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$83,480
+3.0%
16
364
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$83,030
+2.6%
16
365
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
16†
366
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,390
+7.6%
16
367
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
—†
-5.2%
16†
368
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,480
+6.7%
16
369
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$95,150
-0.7%
16
370
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,150
+3.8%
16
371
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$84,660
+2.3%
16
372
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
$81,710
+3.2%
16
373
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
16†
374
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.4%
16†
375
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
$90,250
+2.0%
16
376
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$61,590
+4.8%
16
377
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$99,640
-4.4%
16
378
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,220
+8.1%
16
379
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,800
+3.2%
16
380
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$81,350
+1.9%
16
381
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$76,170
+3.1%
16
382
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,530
+5.1%
16†
383
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
$73,130
+4.0%
16
384
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
$78,360
+3.2%
16
385
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$76,170
+1.7%
16
386
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
16†
387
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$60,840
+4.6%
16
388
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.5%
16†
389
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$78,050
+1.7%
16
390
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$34,800
+0.4%
16
391
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
16†
392
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
15†
393
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,730
+3.4%
15
394
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,820
+5.0%
15
395
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$95,740
-0.1%
15
396
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,500
+0.2%
15
397
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
$102,620
-3.5%
15
398
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$82,480
+1.7%
15
399
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,560
+2.1%
15
400
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,170
-7.8%
15
401
Motion Picture Projectionists · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.7%
15†
402
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$74,990
+3.5%
15
403
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$83,780
+2.1%
15
404
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,700
-3.4%
15
405
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,870
+5.2%
15
406
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$100,210
-1.7%
15
407
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$79,020
+1.8%
15
408
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320
+6.9%
15
409
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
15†
410
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,640
+4.1%
15
411
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
15†
412
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,930
+6.3%
15
413
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$94,260
-6.0%
15
414
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
15†
415
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
15†
416
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$60,660
-3.7%
15
417
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,040
+4.5%
15
418
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
$99,620
-0.3%
15
419
Floor Sanders and Finishers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.6%
15†
420
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$63,070
+4.1%
15
421
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
$61,870
+4.8%
15
422
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$83,760
+2.0%
15
423
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
15†
424
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,270
+2.4%
15
425
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
15†
426
Shampooers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
15†
427
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,930
+3.7%
15
428
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,240
+7.0%
15
429
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$37,990
+4.1%
15
430
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$78,250
+2.5%
15
431
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$44,460
+4.5%
15†
432
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$95,370
-2.6%
15
433
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
15†
434
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,700
+3.0%
15
435
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$37,610
+5.6%
15
436
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,890
+6.2%
15
437
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,580
+2.4%
15
438
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.4%
15†
439
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,950
+5.6%
15
440
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,540
+6.0%
15
441
Tapers · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.1%
15†
442
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$84,350
+1.6%
15
443
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,350
+5.6%
15
444
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$95,740
-1.8%
15
445
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
15†
446
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$76,740
+2.6%
15
447
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$88,690
+1.0%
15
448
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
14†
449
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$53,340
+3.8%
14
450
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.2%
14†
451
Cooks, Private Household · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
14†
452
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$93,600
-2.8%
14
453
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$65,630
+3.6%
14
454
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,310
+4.7%
14
455
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$73,720
+1.3%
14
456
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,320
+2.1%
14
457
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$93,430
-0.2%
14
458
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,300
+3.8%
14†
459
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$83,300
+0.7%
14
460
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,340
+3.3%
14
461
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$58,270
+0.2%
14
462
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,230
+1.7%
14
463
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$56,160
+4.7%
14
464
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,380
+3.5%
14
465
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$43,880
+3.2%
14
466
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,210
+3.0%
14
467
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$60,150
+3.5%
14
468
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,700
+3.4%
14
469
Extraction Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
14†
470
Hoist and Winch Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-1.1%
14†
471
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$61,540
+3.1%
14
472
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$34,540
+3.9%
14
473
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$60,030
+3.7%
14
474
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
14†
475
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$35,010
+5.8%
14
476
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,770
+6.7%
14
477
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,420
+2.2%
14
478
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,260
+3.0%
14
479
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$71,570
-1.8%
14
480
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$33,730
+3.4%
14
481
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
$65,080
+3.3%
14
482
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,980
+4.5%
14
483
Motorboat Operators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.4%
14†
484
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,260
+2.2%
14
485
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,240
+5.3%
14
486
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,620
0.0%
13
487
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,580
+5.1%
13
488
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,980
+5.4%
13
489
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,290
-1.8%
13
490
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
13†
491
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$67,090
+1.7%
13
492
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,060
+3.3%
13
493
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,220
+4.3%
13
494
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,700
+3.3%
13
495
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,020
+2.3%
13
496
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,210
-7.7%
13
497
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,620
+2.9%
13
498
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,110
+4.9%
13
499
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,410
-2.9%
13
500
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$86,280
-11.2%
13
501
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,320
+5.7%
13
502
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$49,570
+4.5%
13
503
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$78,700
-1.8%
13
504
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,040
-0.8%
13
505
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,840
0.0%
13
506
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$81,060
-3.1%
13
507
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
13†
508
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$78,300
+0.9%
13
509
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,060
+2.5%
13
510
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$75,300
-4.2%
13
511
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,910
+3.2%
13
512
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$60,000
+2.1%
13
513
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,680
0.0%
13
514
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$85,350
-8.8%
13
515
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000
+3.5%
13
516
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,330
+3.7%
13
517
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
13†
518
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$34,210
+6.0%
13
519
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$60,130
+3.1%
13
520
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$37,630
+5.5%
13
521
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$81,510
-10.8%
13
522
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$63,380
-3.5%
13
523
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
13†
524
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,330
+6.4%
13
525
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$73,570
-1.6%
13
526
Historians · Master's degree
$68,010
+2.2%
13
527
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,650
0.0%
13
528
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$47,630
+1.1%
13
529
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,170
+1.0%
13
530
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,910
+2.7%
13
531
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$62,640
+1.8%
13
532
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,020
+0.7%
13
533
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,790
+4.9%
13
534
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$84,390
-6.1%
13
535
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
$57,240
+3.3%
13
536
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$56,420
+3.2%
13
537
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,510
+6.4%
13
538
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
$50,160
+4.3%
13
539
Animal Breeders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.4%
12†
540
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$78,210
0.0%
12
541
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$34,190
+3.0%
12
542
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
12†
543
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$41,020
+5.3%
12
544
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$75,460
-1.6%
12
545
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$72,530
-1.9%
12
546
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
$38,580
+5.5%
12
547
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$41,860
+2.0%
12
548
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,120
+0.5%
12
549
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$63,450
+2.1%
12
550
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$44,130
+3.1%
12
551
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,950
-0.4%
12
552
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
12†
553
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$48,530
+4.0%
12
554
Craft Artists · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.1%
12†
555
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,240
+2.9%
12
556
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
12†
557
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,320
+2.5%
12
558
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$65,560
+1.5%
12
559
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$76,940
-0.1%
12
560
Tire Builders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
12†
561
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,620
+1.7%
12
562
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
$79,520
-2.8%
12
563
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,130
+3.7%
12
564
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$71,520
+0.6%
12
565
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
12†
566
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$76,820
-0.7%
12
567
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
$48,310
+3.8%
12
568
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,540
+5.1%
12
569
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-5.6%
12†
570
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$68,000
+0.6%
12
571
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.4%
12†
572
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,930
+3.6%
12
573
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,260
-10.5%
12
574
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
12†
575
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,680
+3.9%
12
576
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$63,900
+1.5%
12
577
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$76,450
-4.1%
12
578
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,560
+3.2%
11
579
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$76,260
-1.7%
11
580
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$60,210
+2.0%
11
581
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
11†
582
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.3%
11†
583
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,660
-2.2%
11
584
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
11†
585
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,170
+3.0%
11
586
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
11†
587
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$71,920
-6.5%
11
588
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,180
+3.6%
11
589
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,360
+2.0%
11
590
Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.6%
11†
591
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$55,070
+1.0%
11
592
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,920
+2.4%
11
593
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
11†
594
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$64,040
+1.1%
11
595
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
$59,520
+1.4%
11
596
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-3.2%
11†
597
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
11†
598
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,700
+1.0%
11
599
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
$37,600
+3.6%
11
600
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,070
+3.7%
11
601
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,310
+2.5%
11
602
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,080
-6.5%
11
603
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.6%
11†
604
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,580
+4.1%
11
605
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$69,210
-2.0%
11
606
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,490
-7.8%
11
607
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$35,080
+0.2%
11
608
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,300
-6.4%
11
609
Desktop Publishers · Associate's degree
—†
-12.4%
11†
610
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
11†
611
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,940
+2.8%
10
612
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240
+4.7%
10
613
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$52,680
+1.8%
10
614
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,830
+2.2%
10
615
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.3%
10†
616
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
10†
617
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
10†
618
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,230
-2.8%
10
619
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,390
+2.5%
10
620
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,180
+1.6%
10
621
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
10†
622
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
10†
623
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
10†
624
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,900
-6.0%
10
625
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$55,700
+0.7%
10
626
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,080
-4.6%
10
627
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
10†
628
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,660
+2.0%
10
629
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$33,860
-1.5%
10
630
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$65,350
-3.9%
10
631
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$62,610
-3.5%
10
632
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,320
-0.8%
10
633
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
$46,420
+2.1%
10
634
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,650
-16.7%
10
635
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$63,200
-2.5%
10
636
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,620
+2.6%
10
637
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$52,340
+0.9%
10
638
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
10†
639
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400
+3.3%
10
640
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,080
-4.2%
10
641
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,040
-36.1%
10
642
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
10†
643
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$34,010
+3.0%
10
644
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,700
-9.0%
10
645
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
10†
646
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,980
+2.6%
10
647
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$62,550
-1.2%
10
648
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
10†
649
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,540
-9.5%
10
650
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
10†
651
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
10†
652
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,040
+2.3%
10
653
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$47,940
+1.7%
10
654
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
10†
655
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,400
-10.7%
10
656
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.1%
10†
657
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,630
+3.1%
10
658
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$62,080
-6.9%
9
659
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$49,070
+1.0%
9
660
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
$61,770
-5.5%
9
661
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,580
+2.3%
9
662
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
9†
663
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
9†
664
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,100
-6.3%
9
665
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
$39,790
+2.5%
9
666
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,990
-4.3%
9
667
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
$42,080
+2.2%
9
668
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
9†
669
Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
9†
670
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$55,690
-8.4%
9
671
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
9†
672
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,970
-8.3%
9
673
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,870
+2.8%
9
674
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,790
-12.1%
9
675
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.4%
9†
676
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,290
-5.8%
9
677
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$43,930
+1.4%
9
678
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.0%
9†
679
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,760
-5.5%
9
680
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.7%
9†
681
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$44,230
+0.6%
9
682
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,180
+1.2%
9
683
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.1%
9†
684
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
9†
685
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,980
-12.9%
9
686
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,920
-3.7%
9
687
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
9†
688
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$35,680
-5.4%
9
689
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,120
+0.7%
9
690
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
9†
691
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,810
-8.1%
9
692
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
9†
693
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,800
-0.4%
9
694
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,880
-0.9%
9
695
Statistical Assistants · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
9†
696
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,620
-6.8%
9
697
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830
+1.4%
9
698
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$49,000
-7.1%
9
699
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
9†
700
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,860
-12.0%
9
701
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
$38,480
+2.3%
9
702
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$34,730
-5.6%
9
703
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,410
-2.3%
9
704
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,360
-6.8%
9
705
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,190
+1.8%
8
706
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$46,410
+1.1%
8
707
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,670
-1.6%
8
708
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,500
-0.2%
8
709
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,160
-11.6%
8
710
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
$55,020
-1.2%
8
711
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,100
+1.0%
8
712
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,880
-0.5%
8
713
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
8†
714
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,070
-8.3%
8
715
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
$52,680
-13.7%
8
716
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,140
-0.4%
8
717
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,730
-2.5%
8
718
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,460
-2.7%
8
719
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600
+0.5%
8
720
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$47,020
+0.6%
8
721
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,610
-8.7%
8
722
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,100
-2.3%
8
723
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$33,690
-13.5%
8
724
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,340
-3.8%
8
725
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,940
-13.6%
8
726
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$33,270
+1.2%
8
727
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,410
+0.6%
8
728
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
8†
729
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$46,320
+0.6%
8
730
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,610
-4.7%
8
731
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,290
-12.0%
8
732
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,560
-21.1%
8
733
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$47,020
-17.2%
8
734
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$45,950
-0.9%
8
735
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,790
-6.2%
8
736
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,720
-8.9%
8
737
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,840
-13.2%
8
738
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,000
-2.9%
7
739
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
$48,390
-4.5%
7
740
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
$38,220
+1.4%
7
741
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,170
+0.2%
7
742
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,370
-5.6%
7
743
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010
-4.8%
7
744
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$35,980
-3.3%
7
745
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.1%
7†
746
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,330
-14.4%
7
747
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,830
-14.6%
7
748
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,090
-25.9%
7
749
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,430
-12.8%
7
750
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,250
-15.9%
7
751
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
7†
752
Sewers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-7.0%
7†
753
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
7†
754
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$38,540
-1.0%
7
755
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,250
-13.6%
7
756
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300
-3.0%
7†
757
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,220
-6.6%
7
758
Fallers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.3%
7†
759
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,920
-1.6%
7
760
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,690
-1.8%
7
761
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,330
-26.3%
7
762
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$42,670
-3.4%
6
763
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,640
-15.2%
6
764
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,380
-4.9%
6
765
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$37,180
-10.8%
6
766
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,790
-16.1%
6
767
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$38,560
-13.0%
6
768
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$35,920
-5.0%
6
769
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,690
-6.7%
6
770
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,190
-5.9%
6
771
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$38,800
-21.2%
6
772
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,740
-0.1%
6
773
Telephone Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,620
-27.5%
6
774
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,590
-3.3%
6
775
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,420
-0.6%
6
776
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,040
-1.5%
6
777
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
$35,540
-22.1%
6
778
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$34,290
-13.5%
5
779
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,770
-2.3%
5
Live jobs in Buffalo, NY
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