Best jobs in Charlottesville, VA

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

Search live jobs in Charlottesville, VA How we score
Wages here are local to Charlottesville, VA (OEWS May 2025). Projected growth and openings are national BLS projections — not a local forecast.
How this ranking is scored
score = .40·pay + .30·growth + .20·employment + .10·openings
Each factor is scaled to the strongest occupation on this list, then weighted and summed. Weights differ by list type. Full methodology.
Wages — OEWS May 2025 (metro)
Growth & openings — EP 2024–34 (national)
How Charlottesville, VA pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$149,800 vs $120,230 · +24.6%
$142,950 vs $132,300 · +8.0%
−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
—†
+3.2%
—
1,300
100†
02
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
—
400
100†
03
Cardiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1212
—†
+4.1%
—
600
96†
04
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$149,800
+33.5%
—
23,400
86†
05
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1022
—†
+4.1%
—
200
85†
06
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$142,950
+40.1%
480
29,500
83
07
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
—†
+42.1%
—
4,100
81†
08
Radiologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1224
—†
+2.7%
—
800
77†
09
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
—†
+3.9%
—
600
76†
10
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$29,700
+17.0%
1,970
765,800
68
11
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1223
—†
+6.1%
—
900
67†
12
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$30,150
+6.1%
2,800
904,300
67
13
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1213
—†
+6.4%
—
400
65†
14
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$99,320
+4.9%
3,040
189,100
64
15
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree · 15-2011
—†
+21.8%
—
2,400
62†
16
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$126,340
+28.5%
210
16,000
61
17
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$128,520
+15.8%
1,390
115,200
61
18
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-1021
$107,200
+4.4%
2,530
308,700
60
19
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$286,090
+2.5%
1,000
9,600
60
20
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree · 11-1011
$317,900
+4.3%
180
22,200
58
21
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$131,540
+23.2%
370
62,100
58
22
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1218
—†
+1.2%
—
600
57†
23
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1071
$134,810
+17.3%
—
27,400
56†
24
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
—†
+4.2%
—
400
54†
25
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$170,250
+14.8%
450
74,600
53
Showing top 25 of 752 scored occupations — show all 752show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree
$163,230
+15.2%
52
27
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
—†
+18.5%
51†
28
Physician Assistants · Master's degree
$133,540
+20.4%
50
29
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree
$241,460
+8.6%
50
30
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree
$144,580
+19.7%
50
31
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$34,210
-0.5%
49
32
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$36,960
+14.9%
48
33
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
48†
34
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential
$35,710
+8.5%
46
35
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+18.4%
46†
36
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
45†
37
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+16.8%
45†
38
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$93,290
+21.5%
44
39
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
—†
+16.2%
44†
40
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+20.0%
43†
41
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$44,030
-0.7%
43
42
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$74,010
+22.0%
43
43
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$30,930
-9.9%
42
44
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,560
+19.8%
42†
45
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.3%
42†
46
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$57,220
+16.8%
41†
47
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
40†
48
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.8%
39†
49
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
39†
50
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.0%
39†
51
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$79,770
+19.2%
39
52
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,620
-6.7%
39
53
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
37†
54
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$94,800
+15.0%
37
55
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
37†
56
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$97,680
+5.6%
37
57
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$144,580
+8.2%
37
58
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$165,980
+6.6%
37
59
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$79,450
+16.7%
37
60
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
—†
+14.7%
36†
61
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
36†
62
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$169,390
+4.7%
36
63
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$100,930
+13.8%
36
64
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$87,100
+8.8%
36
65
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
36†
66
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$141,770
+4.5%
36
67
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$116,340
+11.9%
36
68
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$126,940
+9.6%
36
69
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
36†
70
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$110,290
+8.7%
35
71
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$81,530
+4.6%
35
72
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
35†
73
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+12.8%
35†
74
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
35†
75
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,140
+2.3%
34
76
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$149,430
+4.1%
34
77
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$102,400
+10.9%
34
78
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$127,460
+9.6%
34
79
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
34†
80
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,360
+16.1%
33
81
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
33†
82
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
33†
83
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$155,290
+5.0%
33
84
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$168,400
+3.8%
33
85
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$135,930
+7.3%
33
86
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$88,700
+13.0%
33
87
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$111,060
+10.0%
33
88
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$142,220
+4.6%
33
89
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$108,540
+8.7%
33
90
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
32†
91
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$162,400
+4.1%
32
92
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
32†
93
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$99,560
+11.0%
32
94
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.7%
32†
95
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$122,780
+8.7%
32
96
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$77,450
+10.8%
32
97
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,450
+15.4%
32
98
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
32†
99
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$86,720
+12.1%
31
100
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$85,170
+12.5%
31
101
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$106,130
+9.1%
31
102
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$65,540
+8.7%
31
103
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+7.1%
31†
104
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,800
+6.0%
31
105
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
31†
106
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$72,010
+6.7%
31
107
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$36,090
+2.0%
31
108
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$78,940
+12.9%
31
109
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
30†
110
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$82,430
+6.2%
30
111
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$140,170
+5.0%
30
112
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,900
+11.9%
30
113
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.8%
30†
114
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$122,600
+7.2%
30
115
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,140
+12.5%
30
116
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
30†
117
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.2%
30†
118
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,980
+9.5%
30
119
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.7%
30†
120
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$86,540
+11.2%
30
121
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
30†
122
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
$104,870
+5.5%
30†
123
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.4%
30†
124
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
29†
125
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,980
+5.3%
29
126
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
29†
127
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+8.1%
29†
128
Statisticians · Master's degree
$112,870
+8.5%
29
129
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
29†
130
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$148,950
+4.0%
29
131
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,170
+3.8%
29
132
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
29†
133
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
29†
134
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
29†
135
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
29†
136
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.2%
29†
137
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.3%
29†
138
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$61,970
+9.7%
29†
139
Economists · Master's degree
—†
+1.2%
29†
140
Astronomers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
29†
141
Mathematicians · Master's degree
—†
-0.7%
29†
142
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
29†
143
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$150,260
+3.1%
28
144
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$34,940
+0.4%
28
145
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,790
+3.1%
28
146
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$113,510
+7.3%
28
147
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$107,690
+7.0%
28
148
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,190
+12.1%
28
149
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.0%
28†
150
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
28†
151
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$122,690
+6.1%
28
152
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
28†
153
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
28†
154
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$124,800
+5.8%
28
155
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.4%
28†
156
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$101,210
+7.5%
28
157
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,240
-5.5%
27
158
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
27†
159
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$153,340
+2.1%
27
160
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
27†
161
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.1%
27†
162
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
27†
163
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
27†
164
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$66,640
+3.0%
27
165
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,100
-1.6%
27
166
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$105,210
+5.7%
27
167
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,970
+4.0%
27
168
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
—†
+1.7%
27†
169
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$45,080
+7.3%
27
170
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
27†
171
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.5%
26†
172
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$106,980
+6.2%
26
173
Commercial Divers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.5%
26†
174
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,990
+6.4%
26†
175
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$89,250
+5.0%
26†
176
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$107,780
+4.6%
26
177
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.6%
26†
178
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$48,210
+5.9%
26
179
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,540
+8.1%
26
180
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
26†
181
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.0%
26†
182
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$66,390
+11.1%
26
183
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
26†
184
Hydrologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
26†
185
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$124,800
+3.7%
25
186
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$78,020
+5.8%
25
187
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$37,860
+3.6%
25
188
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
25†
189
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$37,210
+1.5%
25
190
Nuclear Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.1%
25†
191
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,460
+4.2%
25
192
Taxi Drivers · No formal educational credential
—†
+11.1%
25†
193
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
25†
194
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
25†
195
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$98,950
+6.1%
25
196
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$94,430
+6.4%
25
197
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$144,580
+0.6%
24
198
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
24†
199
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
24†
200
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$125,980
+1.9%
24
201
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$60,770
-2.0%
24
202
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.5%
24†
203
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,520
+7.3%
24
204
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,090
+4.5%
24
205
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
24†
206
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$111,800
+3.8%
24
207
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
24†
208
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
24†
209
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
24†
210
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.5%
24†
211
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$76,580
+4.8%
24
212
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
23†
213
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
23†
214
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,320
+8.8%
23†
215
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$68,370
+7.7%
23
216
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
23†
217
Curators · Master's degree
—†
+7.0%
23†
218
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
23†
219
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.8%
23†
220
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.0%
23†
221
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$119,430
-1.7%
23
222
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
23†
223
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,510
-0.3%
23
224
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
23†
225
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.3%
23†
226
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$75,040
+7.7%
23
227
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
23†
228
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$52,680
-5.8%
23
229
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
23†
230
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$63,200
-1.6%
23
231
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
22†
232
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,600
+7.1%
22
233
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,380
+3.1%
22
234
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$120,380
+1.9%
22
235
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$139,240
-1.2%
22
236
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.6%
22†
237
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
22†
238
Life Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
22†
239
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.7%
22†
240
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$53,060
+9.1%
22
241
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
22†
242
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.6%
22†
243
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,990
+7.1%
22
244
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.7%
22†
245
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
22†
246
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
22†
247
Fashion Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
22†
248
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,130
+4.2%
22
249
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$78,610
+4.3%
22
250
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
22†
251
Signal and Track Switch Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
21†
252
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$109,770
-6.0%
21†
253
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.2%
21†
254
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$87,260
+4.9%
21
255
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,480
+8.7%
21
256
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,110
+6.4%
21
257
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.6%
21†
258
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
21†
259
Athletes and Sports Competitors · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
21†
260
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$104,570
+1.7%
21
261
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$63,330
+3.5%
21
262
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$87,080
+5.2%
21
263
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
21†
264
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
21†
265
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
21†
266
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$78,540
+3.0%
21
267
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
21†
268
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
21†
269
Geographers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-3.1%
21†
270
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$79,560
+4.3%
21
271
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$52,450
+6.4%
21
272
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.5%
21†
273
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
21†
274
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.4%
21†
275
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
21†
276
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
21†
277
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,270
+6.4%
21†
278
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$84,650
+3.9%
21
279
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$33,040
+6.3%
20
280
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+2.0%
20†
281
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$64,490
+7.0%
20
282
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,600
-5.0%
20
283
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,040
+6.4%
20
284
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.5%
20†
285
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$37,800
+6.7%
20
286
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.8%
20†
287
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
20†
288
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
—†
-4.4%
20†
289
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$103,070
-1.5%
20
290
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$70,610
+5.3%
20
291
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,000
+2.5%
20
292
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,880
+3.1%
20
293
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$83,230
+3.1%
20
294
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,110
+3.6%
20
295
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$94,220
+2.9%
20
296
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
20†
297
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
20†
298
Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.9%
20†
299
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$73,810
+5.5%
19
300
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,120
+2.6%
19
301
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.2%
19†
302
Plasterers and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.1%
19†
303
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
19†
304
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
19†
305
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
19†
306
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
19†
307
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.4%
19†
308
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.5%
19†
309
Nuclear Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-7.7%
19†
310
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
19†
311
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$62,280
+4.8%
19
312
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
19†
313
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
19†
314
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$81,180
+1.3%
19
315
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
19†
316
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$86,800
+1.2%
19†
317
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$35,890
-1.5%
19
318
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,740
+5.8%
19
319
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$77,850
+4.4%
19
320
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
19†
321
Pile Driver Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.3%
19†
322
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,790
+3.6%
19
323
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
19†
324
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$84,430
+1.7%
19
325
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,510
+4.5%
19
326
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$66,590
+3.5%
19
327
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
19†
328
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
19†
329
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
19†
330
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
19†
331
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
19†
332
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$100,270
-4.2%
19
333
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,630
+3.7%
19
334
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.3%
19†
335
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.7%
19†
336
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,370
+3.7%
19
337
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
18†
338
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+3.6%
18†
339
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
18†
340
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
18†
341
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,170
+5.2%
18
342
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
18†
343
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
18†
344
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
18†
345
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,580
+8.2%
18
346
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
18†
347
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.2%
18†
348
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$60,610
+1.7%
18
349
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
18†
350
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
18†
351
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.4%
18†
352
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,290
+6.3%
18
353
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,870
+5.0%
18
354
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$76,990
+3.6%
18
355
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
18†
356
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080
+6.7%
18
357
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
18†
358
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,090
+3.7%
18
359
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,660
+0.3%
18
360
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$59,190
+3.4%
18
361
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$59,580
+3.3%
18
362
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,690
+4.5%
18†
363
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
18†
364
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$85,890
+2.5%
18
365
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
18†
366
Subway and Streetcar Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
18†
367
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,250
+8.1%
18
368
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$78,780
+3.4%
18
369
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
18†
370
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
18†
371
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.9%
18†
372
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+6.0%
17†
373
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
17†
374
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
17†
375
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,860
+6.9%
17
376
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.4%
17†
377
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,270
+1.2%
17
378
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
17†
379
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$58,000
+3.5%
17†
380
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140
0.0%
17
381
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
17†
382
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,720
+5.6%
17
383
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
17†
384
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
17†
385
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
17†
386
Judicial Law Clerks · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
17†
387
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
17†
388
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$62,800
-2.0%
17
389
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.1%
17†
390
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,800
+7.0%
17
391
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$47,320
+4.5%
17†
392
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
17†
393
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
17†
394
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.6%
17†
395
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$66,830
+4.0%
17
396
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
17†
397
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$65,820
+4.4%
17
398
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360
+4.1%
17
399
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
17†
400
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$29,800
+5.8%
17†
401
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,950
+4.3%
17
402
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$74,370
-1.6%
17
403
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.7%
17†
404
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
16†
405
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$62,400
+4.1%
16
406
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,780
+6.7%
16
407
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
16†
408
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$69,680
+3.4%
16
409
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$44,960
+3.2%
16
410
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
16†
411
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
16†
412
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
16†
413
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$93,530
+0.9%
16
414
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$37,870
+1.6%
16
415
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$54,140
+4.9%
16
416
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
16†
417
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,270
+4.6%
16
418
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
16†
419
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$33,580
+5.6%
16
420
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
16†
421
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$37,250
+4.1%
16
422
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
16†
423
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
16†
424
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
16†
425
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$57,900
+4.6%
16
426
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
16†
427
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.7%
16†
428
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$93,500
-0.7%
16
429
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$63,530
-3.7%
16
430
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
16†
431
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
16†
432
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$38,510
+2.0%
16
433
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
16†
434
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.9%
16†
435
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$64,780
+3.8%
16
436
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
$53,260
+4.4%
16
437
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,860
+3.4%
16
438
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.5%
16†
439
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
16†
440
Watch and Clock Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
16†
441
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
16†
442
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,430
+5.6%
16
443
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,680
+4.5%
16
444
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.1%
16†
445
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
16†
446
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.1%
16†
447
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.3%
15†
448
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$86,390
+1.0%
15
449
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
15†
450
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
15†
451
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
15†
452
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.3%
15†
453
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
15†
454
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$93,160
-0.7%
15
455
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$66,700
+1.7%
15
456
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$33,860
+5.4%
15
457
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
15†
458
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
15†
459
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
15†
460
Roof Bolters, Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-34.2%
15†
461
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
15†
462
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$52,600
+3.7%
15
463
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$80,350
0.0%
15
464
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,460
+3.5%
15
465
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
15†
466
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$45,800
+3.8%
15
467
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,060
+2.4%
15
468
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$30,160
+3.4%
15
469
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,760
+5.1%
15
470
Shampooers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
15†
471
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.3%
15†
472
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
15†
473
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
15†
474
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
15†
475
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$61,700
+2.1%
15
476
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$75,800
+0.6%
15
477
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.4%
15†
478
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
0.0%
15†
479
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
15†
480
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
15†
481
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
15†
482
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,170
+0.4%
15
483
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
15†
484
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$68,860
+1.8%
15
485
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,780
+3.7%
14
486
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
14†
487
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$32,250
+6.4%
14
488
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$59,290
+3.2%
14
489
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,930
+3.4%
14
490
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
14†
491
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,650
+2.5%
14
492
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.5%
14†
493
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$78,040
-4.2%
14
494
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,420
+2.2%
14
495
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$80,900
+0.7%
14
496
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,320
+6.4%
14
497
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$34,250
+3.0%
14
498
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$74,100
+0.6%
14
499
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.6%
14†
500
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,140
+3.3%
14
501
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,230
+3.0%
14
502
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,140
+2.9%
14
503
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
14†
504
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.4%
14†
505
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$34,230
+3.9%
14
506
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
14†
507
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-6.5%
14†
508
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$58,830
+2.6%
14
509
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
13†
510
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,870
+2.5%
13
511
Floor Sanders and Finishers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.6%
13†
512
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
13†
513
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,940
+2.4%
13†
514
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$34,210
-3.4%
13
515
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,050
+2.3%
13
516
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
13†
517
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,340
+5.7%
13
518
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$81,580
-2.6%
13
519
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,170
-7.8%
13
520
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,480
-4.2%
13
521
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
0.0%
13†
522
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$65,910
+1.7%
13
523
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
13†
524
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.0%
13†
525
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950
+4.9%
13
526
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
13†
527
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,260
+0.2%
13
528
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-6.9%
13†
529
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,130
-2.9%
13
530
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,800
+3.2%
13
531
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$33,090
+0.2%
13
532
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
13†
533
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
13†
534
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$74,190
-1.8%
13
535
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.6%
13†
536
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$59,740
+0.2%
13
537
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.1%
13†
538
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
13†
539
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
13†
540
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
—†
-13.7%
13†
541
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,320
+3.5%
13
542
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-5.6%
13†
543
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
13†
544
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,060
-2.8%
13
545
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,700
-7.8%
13
546
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-10.8%
13†
547
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$37,420
+3.1%
12
548
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,380
+1.6%
12
549
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,570
+2.0%
12
550
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
12†
551
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,940
-7.7%
12
552
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,380
-0.8%
12
553
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$60,550
-3.5%
12
554
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$56,140
+2.1%
12
555
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
12†
556
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
12†
557
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
12†
558
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
12†
559
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
12†
560
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
12†
561
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
12†
562
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
12†
563
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,650
+3.0%
12
564
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,570
0.0%
12
565
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
-6.1%
12†
566
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$62,370
+1.0%
12
567
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$61,590
-1.8%
12
568
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
$74,010
-5.2%
12
569
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
12†
570
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,480
+2.2%
12
571
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$59,260
+1.4%
12
572
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,830
+2.4%
12
573
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,970
+2.5%
12
574
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,960
-0.1%
12
575
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$62,920
-1.6%
12
576
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,540
+3.2%
12
577
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+2.5%
12†
578
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$51,230
+1.8%
12
579
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
12†
580
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
12†
581
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.8%
12†
582
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
12†
583
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$52,000
+0.6%
12
584
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$52,170
+1.5%
12
585
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
12†
586
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
12†
587
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
12†
588
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
11†
589
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-8.4%
11†
590
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.0%
11†
591
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$30,210
-1.5%
11
592
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
11†
593
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
11†
594
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,050
-5.1%
11
595
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$45,450
+1.1%
11
596
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
11†
597
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
11†
598
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,000
+1.4%
11
599
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
11†
600
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
11†
601
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
11†
602
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,970
-4.3%
11
603
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,460
-6.5%
11
604
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
11†
605
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,870
-0.8%
11
606
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,600
-2.8%
11
607
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600
+1.6%
11†
608
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
11†
609
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.7%
11†
610
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
11†
611
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,790
-6.4%
11
612
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
11†
613
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,380
-16.7%
11
614
Forest and Conservation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
11†
615
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,570
+1.0%
11
616
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
11†
617
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
11†
618
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.3%
11†
619
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
11†
620
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,340
-1.8%
11
621
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$61,130
-1.9%
10
622
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.5%
10†
623
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
10†
624
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$61,050
-3.5%
10
625
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,290
+1.8%
10
626
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080
-0.4%
10
627
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
10†
628
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.5%
10†
629
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.1%
10†
630
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110
-6.0%
10
631
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
10†
632
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
0.0%
10†
633
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$60,010
-0.1%
10
634
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.7%
10†
635
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.8%
10†
636
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,850
+2.8%
10
637
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
10†
638
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
10†
639
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,600
0.0%
10
640
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.0%
10†
641
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,690
-6.8%
10
642
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-3.2%
10†
643
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
10†
644
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,490
+2.3%
10
645
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,480
+2.3%
10
646
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,300
-0.9%
10
647
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-1.7%
10†
648
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
10†
649
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-14.6%
10†
650
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,420
+0.7%
10
651
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
10†
652
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.1%
10†
653
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.7%
10†
654
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
10†
655
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
10†
656
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
9†
657
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
9†
658
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,620
-12.9%
9
659
Fallers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.3%
9†
660
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.6%
9†
661
Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.6%
9†
662
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators · Bachelor's degree
—†
-1.2%
9†
663
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,120
-5.8%
9†
664
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.6%
9†
665
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
9†
666
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$35,230
-3.3%
9
667
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.2%
9†
668
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
9†
669
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
9†
670
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,640
-1.6%
9
671
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
9†
672
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
9†
673
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.2%
9†
674
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
9†
675
Word Processors and Typists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-36.1%
9†
676
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.8%
9†
677
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.5%
9†
678
Models · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.5%
9†
679
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$49,300
-7.1%
9
680
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
9†
681
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
9†
682
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,300
-0.2%
9
683
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.9%
9†
684
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$37,540
+0.9%
9
685
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,750
+0.2%
9
686
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$33,970
-13.5%
9†
687
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,210
-9.5%
9
688
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.3%
9†
689
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
—†
-5.5%
9†
690
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,350
-10.5%
9
691
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.0%
9†
692
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
9†
693
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$51,310
-3.9%
9
694
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.0%
9†
695
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
8†
696
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$31,580
-5.4%
8
697
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
8†
698
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.1%
8†
699
Logging Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
700
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,340
-8.1%
8
701
Telephone Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-27.5%
8†
702
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.2%
8†
703
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,750
-11.6%
8
704
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$36,880
-0.1%
8
705
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$43,960
-5.0%
8
706
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$46,970
-4.1%
8
707
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
8†
708
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
8†
709
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.9%
8†
710
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
8†
711
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
8†
712
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
8†
713
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
714
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
8†
715
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$42,500
-17.2%
8
716
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120
+0.5%
8
717
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
8†
718
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510
-2.3%
7
719
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
7†
720
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.1%
7†
721
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
7†
722
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.7%
7†
723
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$29,730
+1.2%
7
724
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
7†
725
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,250
-4.9%
7
726
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.6%
7†
727
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.8%
7†
728
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
7†
729
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.1%
7†
730
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
7†
731
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.6%
7†
732
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-26.3%
7†
733
Hoist and Winch Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-1.1%
7†
734
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.0%
7†
735
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,930
-15.9%
7
736
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
7†
737
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
7†
738
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
7†
739
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
7†
740
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$41,120
-0.9%
7
741
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
7†
742
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,300
-25.9%
7
743
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,090
-5.9%
7
744
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080
-6.7%
7
745
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
7†
746
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.6%
7†
747
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.0%
6†
748
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
6†
749
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
—†
-1.0%
6†
750
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
6†
751
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.5%
6†
752
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
5†
Live jobs in Charlottesville, VA
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