Best jobs in Gulfport, MS

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

Search live jobs in Gulfport, MS How we score
Wages here are local to Gulfport, MS (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 Gulfport, MS pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$128,150 vs $132,300 · -3.1%
$352,230 vs $265,930 · +32.5%
$22,820 vs $31,200 · -26.9%
$28,880 vs $35,410 · -18.4%
−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
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
—
400
100†
02
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
—†
+49.9%
—
2,300
79†
03
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$128,150
+40.1%
600
29,500
68
04
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$352,230
+2.5%
260
9,600
54
05
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$22,820
+6.1%
3,520
904,300
54
06
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$28,880
-0.5%
5,380
555,800
53
07
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
—†
+4.2%
—
400
51†
08
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
$334,330
+3.3%
100
2,100
51
09
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$26,020
+17.0%
1,530
765,800
50
10
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree · 15-2011
—†
+21.8%
—
2,400
49†
11
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$73,360
+33.5%
40
23,400
49
12
Cashiers · No formal educational credential · 41-2011
$27,300
-9.9%
4,610
542,600
47
13
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1215
$311,740
+2.7%
70
3,300
47
14
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-2031
—†
+21.5%
—
9,600
47†
15
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree · 29-1141
$78,960
+4.9%
3,740
189,100
47
16
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1223
—†
+6.1%
—
900
46†
17
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$89,840
+28.5%
60
16,000
45
18
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$102,950
+23.2%
520
62,100
45
19
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential · 35-2014
$30,590
+14.9%
2,520
250,700
44
20
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential · 53-7065
$31,780
+8.5%
2,690
472,300
43
21
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree · 29-1151
$230,160
+8.6%
50
2,700
42
22
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree · 13-2061
—†
+18.5%
—
5,700
41†
23
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential · 35-3031
$22,600
-0.7%
3,910
456,700
40
24
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1071
—†
+17.3%
40
27,400
39†
25
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
—†
+2.7%
50
1,000
38†
Showing top 25 of 675 scored occupations — show all 675show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
Physician Assistants · Master's degree
$105,920
+20.4%
38
27
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree
$127,460
+15.2%
38
28
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree
$115,320
+14.8%
38
29
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree
$104,240
+15.8%
37
30
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree
$96,450
+19.7%
37
31
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.9%
37†
32
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$108,160
+11.9%
36†
33
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$61,820
+22.0%
35
34
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,440
+9.5%
35
35
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$107,480
+4.4%
35
36
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$80,700
+16.7%
34
37
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.8%
33†
38
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
—†
+16.2%
33†
39
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
—†
+13.3%
33†
40
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$35,160
+1.5%
33
41
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,200
+16.1%
31
42
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.8%
31†
43
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$61,120
+19.2%
31
44
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$97,240
+13.8%
31
45
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
31†
46
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.0%
30†
47
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$78,920
+15.0%
30
48
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
—†
+8.7%
29†
49
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$29,700
+2.0%
29
50
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+11.2%
29†
51
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
—†
+14.7%
29†
52
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.1%
29†
53
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$67,340
+16.8%
29
54
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$101,870
+10.9%
29
55
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$94,800
+11.0%
29
56
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,760
+6.0%
29
57
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,480
+20.0%
28
58
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$49,180
+16.8%
28
59
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,290
+19.8%
28
60
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540
-5.5%
28
61
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
28†
62
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,990
+4.0%
28
63
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$88,610
+12.5%
28
64
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$88,710
+8.8%
28
65
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$137,940
+4.6%
28
66
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$103,450
+9.1%
28
67
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,440
+2.2%
28
68
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree
$159,120
+4.3%
28
69
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
27†
70
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
27†
71
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
—†
+12.8%
27†
72
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,240
+3.8%
27
73
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+9.5%
27†
74
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$102,940
+8.7%
27
75
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$100,900
+8.2%
27
76
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
—†
+12.6%
27†
77
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+12.8%
27†
78
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$105,080
+10.0%
27
79
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,850
+5.3%
26
80
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+14.6%
26†
81
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.7%
26†
82
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.5%
26†
83
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
—†
+11.1%
26†
84
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,450
+9.6%
26
85
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$139,730
+3.8%
25
86
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.1%
25†
87
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$71,770
+13.0%
25
88
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$107,580
+7.2%
25
89
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,710
-6.7%
25
90
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
25†
91
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,590
+12.5%
25
92
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$125,580
+6.1%
25
93
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$76,550
+3.0%
25
94
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$66,660
+12.1%
24
95
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$76,380
+4.6%
24
96
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
24†
97
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.4%
24†
98
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$58,390
-0.3%
24
99
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$135,390
+4.1%
24
100
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+5.5%
24†
101
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$83,530
+8.7%
24
102
Agricultural Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.9%
24†
103
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.0%
24†
104
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.2%
24†
105
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
—†
+4.3%
24†
106
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.0%
24†
107
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
24†
108
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.3%
24†
109
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$38,880
+7.3%
24
110
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,920
+15.4%
24
111
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$121,470
+5.0%
24
112
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$68,810
+6.2%
24
113
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.8%
24†
114
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$114,400
+6.2%
24
115
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$62,670
+10.8%
23
116
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$104,990
+6.6%
23
117
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,040
+4.5%
23
118
Statisticians · Master's degree
—†
+8.5%
23†
119
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$84,200
+5.6%
23
120
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$105,370
+4.5%
23
121
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
23†
122
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.3%
23†
123
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$136,990
+2.1%
23
124
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,520
+2.3%
23
125
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
—†
+7.7%
23†
126
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.5%
23†
127
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$126,570
+1.9%
23
128
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+7.1%
23†
129
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$131,330
+3.1%
22
130
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$78,770
+5.8%
22
131
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830
-5.0%
22
132
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+7.3%
22†
133
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
22†
134
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+8.7%
22†
135
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,960
+7.3%
22
136
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
$122,100
+3.2%
22
137
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.7%
22†
138
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$103,660
+4.6%
22
139
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360
+11.9%
21
140
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.7%
21†
141
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
21†
142
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.4%
21†
143
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$90,770
+6.1%
21
144
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,300
+12.1%
21
145
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100
-1.6%
21
146
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
+10.1%
21†
147
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$81,260
+1.2%
21
148
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+9.5%
21†
149
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+8.5%
21†
150
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$42,670
+12.9%
21
151
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$64,200
+9.6%
21
152
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,980
+0.4%
21
153
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+5.3%
21†
154
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$69,720
+3.1%
21
155
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$87,960
+5.0%
21
156
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
21†
157
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects · Bachelor's degree
$97,310
+5.8%
20
158
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$105,910
+3.8%
20
159
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$62,520
+9.7%
20
160
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
20†
161
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+5.4%
20†
162
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$87,570
+4.7%
20
163
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$26,660
+5.9%
20
164
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$50,820
-2.0%
20
165
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$87,210
+4.1%
20
166
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,920
+8.8%
20†
167
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
20†
168
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$40,530
-5.8%
20
169
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$73,500
+7.0%
20
170
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
19†
171
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$54,820
+6.7%
19
172
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,890
+6.4%
19
173
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$79,560
+5.7%
19
174
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$101,650
+3.9%
19
175
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,230
+8.1%
19
176
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,430
+2.6%
19
177
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,960
+6.6%
19
178
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,810
+10.4%
19
179
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
19†
180
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
—†
+3.0%
19†
181
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$97,470
+3.9%
19
182
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$27,720
+0.4%
19
183
Gambling Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$121,420
+1.2%
19
184
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,120
+4.2%
18
185
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
18†
186
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
18†
187
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,050
+3.1%
18
188
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$57,200
+7.7%
18
189
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.5%
18†
190
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$69,780
+7.0%
18
191
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
—†
+1.9%
18†
192
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.1%
18†
193
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,640
+5.8%
18
194
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
$113,800
+1.6%
18
195
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
18†
196
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,020
+6.4%
18
197
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.2%
18†
198
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
18†
199
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$57,240
-1.6%
18
200
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,820
+6.4%
18
201
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$64,620
+6.4%
18
202
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.6%
18†
203
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
17†
204
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$22,700
+6.3%
17
205
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$82,050
+3.3%
17
206
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
17†
207
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,240
+7.1%
17
208
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,430
+10.0%
17
209
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,470
+4.5%
17
210
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,460
+4.0%
17
211
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
17†
212
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
17†
213
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$26,760
-1.5%
17
214
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$88,610
+3.1%
17
215
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$23,410
-13.5%
17
216
Curators · Master's degree
—†
+7.0%
17†
217
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.5%
17†
218
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$81,330
+3.0%
17
219
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440
+4.2%
17
220
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,350
+2.6%
17
221
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
17†
222
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
17†
223
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$31,200
+3.6%
17
224
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,420
+3.7%
17
225
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.9%
17†
226
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+6.6%
17†
227
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$24,370
-3.4%
17
228
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.1%
17†
229
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
17†
230
Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.9%
16†
231
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
232
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,330
+7.1%
16
233
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.9%
16†
234
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$75,610
+4.9%
16
235
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
—†
+3.8%
16†
236
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
237
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.3%
16†
238
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$36,620
+9.1%
16
239
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
16†
240
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,660
+3.8%
16†
241
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
16†
242
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.6%
16†
243
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$66,520
+5.5%
16
244
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-16.1%
16†
245
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$65,170
+4.8%
16
246
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
16†
247
Gambling Dealers · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140
-0.6%
16
248
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,520
+3.1%
16
249
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
16†
250
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.2%
16†
251
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$60,000
+4.3%
16
252
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,290
+1.6%
16†
253
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
$99,800
+1.2%
16
254
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
16†
255
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,040
+3.7%
15
256
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.2%
15†
257
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
15†
258
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$89,120
-1.5%
15
259
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$93,640
+1.5%
15
260
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.4%
15†
261
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,760
+3.4%
15
262
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,050
+8.2%
15
263
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
15†
264
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,700
+3.6%
15
265
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$104,190
-11.2%
15
266
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,380
+7.0%
15
267
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$83,780
+1.3%
15
268
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,990
+3.4%
15
269
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.0%
15†
270
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
15†
271
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,650
+2.4%
15
272
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$61,600
+3.5%
15
273
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
15†
274
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$96,100
+1.2%
15
275
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,920
+6.4%
15
276
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,320
+5.0%
15
277
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,600
+6.7%
15
278
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.6%
15†
279
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,150
+0.3%
15
280
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,180
+0.7%
15
281
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
15†
282
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$33,430
+6.4%
15
283
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,650
+8.7%
15
284
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
15†
285
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.9%
15†
286
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
15†
287
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.3%
15†
288
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$64,600
+4.4%
15
289
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,860
+3.4%
15
290
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,150
+2.9%
15
291
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$58,430
+5.3%
15
292
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,810
+2.0%
15
293
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$52,540
+6.0%
15
294
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.0%
14†
295
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,520
0.0%
14
296
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,190
+6.3%
14
297
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$33,930
+6.4%
14
298
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
14†
299
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$61,890
+4.4%
14
300
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
14†
301
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
14†
302
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
14†
303
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$80,690
+1.7%
14
304
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
14†
305
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
14†
306
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.3%
14†
307
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$47,550
+3.4%
14
308
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
14†
309
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$81,330
+0.6%
14
310
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
14†
311
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$47,570
+3.8%
14
312
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
14†
313
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$60,310
+4.5%
14
314
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,100
+5.2%
14
315
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220
0.0%
14
316
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
14†
317
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
14†
318
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
14†
319
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.1%
14†
320
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$23,460
+3.4%
14
321
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,480
+6.7%
14
322
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.1%
13†
323
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.7%
13†
324
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
13†
325
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,750
+4.5%
13
326
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$29,080
+2.0%
13
327
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,810
+5.1%
13
328
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,520
+3.0%
13
329
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$79,250
-5.1%
13
330
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,730
+3.7%
13
331
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
13†
332
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.3%
13†
333
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,180
+3.6%
13
334
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.4%
13†
335
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
13†
336
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.6%
13†
337
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,830
+2.4%
13
338
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$57,940
+4.1%
13
339
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,130
+3.7%
13
340
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$62,660
+3.5%
13
341
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
13†
342
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
—†
+1.7%
13†
343
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.2%
13†
344
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
13†
345
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
13†
346
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
—†
-4.4%
13†
347
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$29,070
+4.1%
13
348
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$56,640
+1.7%
13
349
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,220
+4.5%
13
350
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$50,160
-2.0%
13
351
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
13†
352
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
13†
353
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,690
+6.0%
13
354
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.7%
13†
355
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$23,000
+8.1%
13
356
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$82,960
-4.2%
13
357
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$52,760
+3.3%
13
358
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.7%
13†
359
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,310
+4.1%
13
360
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,890
+5.6%
13
361
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,600
+4.4%
13
362
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
13†
363
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,120
+4.5%
13
364
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,260
+5.6%
13
365
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$28,640
+5.4%
13
366
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$75,360
-0.1%
13
367
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.0%
13†
368
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
13†
369
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$60,280
+3.4%
13
370
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
13†
371
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,680
+4.5%
13
372
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.9%
13†
373
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$46,260
+4.6%
13
374
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.2%
13†
375
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$29,570
+5.6%
13
376
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$25,140
+6.7%
13
377
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$28,350
+3.9%
13
378
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$37,920
+3.2%
13
379
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.5%
13†
380
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,350
+3.6%
13
381
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
$81,290
+0.5%
13
382
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$66,130
+0.7%
13†
383
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,900
+5.7%
13
384
Tire Builders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
13†
385
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140
+3.0%
12
386
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$28,260
+5.5%
12
387
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.7%
12†
388
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
12†
389
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060
+4.9%
12
390
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
12†
391
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,330
0.0%
12
392
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$51,020
+1.7%
12
393
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$44,980
+4.9%
12
394
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
12†
395
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$56,290
-3.7%
12
396
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.5%
12†
397
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
12†
398
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
12†
399
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,440
+5.1%
12
400
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
12†
401
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
12†
402
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+0.7%
12†
403
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$83,780
-1.7%
12
404
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
12†
405
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,160
-0.1%
12
406
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
12†
407
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$53,190
+3.5%
12
408
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,080
+2.5%
12
409
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
12†
410
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,520
+4.2%
12
411
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$83,640
-0.7%
12
412
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$62,270
+1.8%
12
413
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$73,320
-4.2%
12
414
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$49,130
+3.8%
12
415
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
12†
416
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-6.9%
12†
417
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
12†
418
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
12†
419
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
12†
420
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$80,630
-0.1%
12
421
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.9%
12†
422
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$78,640
-6.5%
12
423
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,600
+3.1%
12
424
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.2%
12†
425
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
12†
426
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990
+4.9%
12
427
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$45,750
+3.7%
12
428
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$57,700
-3.5%
12
429
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.7%
11†
430
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$36,340
+3.1%
11
431
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$26,100
+5.8%
11
432
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$59,070
+1.7%
11
433
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$36,400
+4.8%
11
434
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
11†
435
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.5%
11†
436
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,000
+3.3%
11
437
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.7%
11†
438
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$25,060
-1.5%
11
439
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$48,300
+3.4%
11
440
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.4%
11†
441
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,460
-0.8%
11
442
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.0%
11†
443
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
11†
444
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
11†
445
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,770
+1.6%
11
446
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
11†
447
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.3%
11†
448
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,850
+2.7%
11
449
Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
11†
450
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
11†
451
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,080
0.0%
11
452
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$59,150
+0.6%
11
453
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.8%
11†
454
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,860
-7.7%
11
455
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$56,620
+0.7%
11†
456
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$73,940
0.0%
11
457
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
$50,080
+3.1%
11
458
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$54,810
+2.1%
11
459
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,130
+0.2%
11
460
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$22,290
-2.9%
11
461
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,920
+5.3%
11
462
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
0.0%
11†
463
Editors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
11†
464
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
$72,430
-6.0%
10
465
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,640
-1.6%
10
466
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$37,550
+1.1%
10
467
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.2%
10†
468
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,940
+2.0%
10
469
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260
+3.2%
10
470
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.3%
10†
471
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$39,250
+4.0%
10
472
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,640
+2.2%
10
473
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220
+3.0%
10
474
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
—†
-2.5%
10†
475
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,100
-1.8%
10
476
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$56,620
+1.5%
10
477
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$26,470
+0.2%
10
478
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,570
+2.3%
10
479
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$45,070
+3.2%
10
480
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
—†
-5.6%
10†
481
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,580
-4.2%
10
482
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$28,750
+3.0%
10
483
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
10†
484
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,770
+3.5%
10
485
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
10†
486
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-10.8%
10†
487
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
$51,320
+2.3%
10
488
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,280
+3.5%
10
489
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$52,290
-1.8%
10
490
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$47,880
+2.1%
10
491
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,200
+3.2%
10
492
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
10†
493
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,820
+3.3%
10
494
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
—†
-1.2%
10†
495
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.6%
10†
496
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$57,460
+0.7%
10
497
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$58,770
-1.6%
10
498
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$59,220
-1.8%
10
499
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.1%
10†
500
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$48,850
+0.9%
10
501
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,300
+2.4%
10
502
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.5%
10†
503
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
10†
504
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
—†
-2.0%
10†
505
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,180
+3.8%
10
506
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.2%
10†
507
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
-0.2%
10†
508
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,890
-12.9%
10
509
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$46,240
+0.2%
9
510
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,170
-6.0%
9
511
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,140
+3.1%
9
512
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
9†
513
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
9†
514
Fallers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.3%
9†
515
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$62,610
-3.5%
9
516
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,790
-6.8%
9
517
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.4%
9†
518
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,060
-0.7%
9
519
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,180
+2.0%
9
520
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-3.2%
9†
521
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.2%
9†
522
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,530
+2.9%
9
523
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
—†
+1.5%
9†
524
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
9†
525
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.5%
9†
526
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$35,740
+3.0%
9
527
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,600
+2.3%
9
528
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,630
-0.2%
9
529
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.4%
9†
530
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
9†
531
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
$27,730
+3.6%
9
532
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+2.5%
9†
533
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,510
+2.8%
9
534
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$28,090
+3.0%
9
535
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,730
+3.3%
9
536
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$57,620
-8.4%
8
537
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
8†
538
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,330
0.0%
8
539
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
8†
540
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
541
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,230
-0.4%
8
542
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
8†
543
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$49,580
-1.6%
8
544
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$38,060
+1.8%
8
545
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,550
-6.5%
8
546
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$52,440
-7.8%
8
547
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
8†
548
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520
+2.3%
8
549
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
8†
550
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$50,750
-1.9%
8
551
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$47,070
-7.1%
8
552
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
8†
553
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,160
-0.8%
8
554
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
8†
555
Gambling Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,770
-0.6%
8
556
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,230
-16.7%
8
557
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,430
-10.7%
8
558
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,880
-8.7%
8
559
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
8†
560
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,680
-2.8%
8
561
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$27,370
+2.8%
8
562
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
8†
563
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
8†
564
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.3%
8†
565
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$51,470
-2.6%
8
566
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
8†
567
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.1%
8†
568
Religious Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
8†
569
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,840
-3.7%
8
570
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.0%
8†
571
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
8†
572
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
7†
573
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,920
-6.4%
7
574
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.8%
7†
575
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,160
-16.3%
7
576
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,420
+1.0%
7
577
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,900
-8.1%
7
578
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
7†
579
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,740
-10.5%
7
580
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
7†
581
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$28,520
-5.6%
7
582
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$31,420
+2.4%
7
583
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$37,710
+1.4%
7
584
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.0%
7†
585
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
7†
586
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$48,940
-2.5%
7
587
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,110
+0.5%
7
588
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,320
-5.8%
7
589
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.2%
7†
590
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
$49,330
-13.7%
7
591
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
7†
592
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.3%
7†
593
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
7†
594
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,490
-0.9%
7
595
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$22,950
+1.6%
7
596
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080
-2.8%
7
597
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,940
-2.3%
7
598
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
7†
599
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,270
-8.9%
7
600
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,440
+1.0%
7
601
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,980
-12.1%
7
602
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
7†
603
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.9%
7†
604
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.8%
7†
605
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
7†
606
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,480
-7.8%
7
607
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-18.9%
7†
608
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
7†
609
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
7†
610
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.8%
7†
611
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$31,090
-6.4%
7
612
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$28,370
-5.4%
7
613
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
7†
614
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.2%
7†
615
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.0%
7†
616
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020
+0.2%
7
617
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$43,890
-0.9%
7
618
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
7†
619
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
7†
620
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
7†
621
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
7†
622
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.2%
7†
623
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,650
-3.1%
7
624
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$30,700
+1.0%
7
625
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,610
-2.9%
7
626
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
7†
627
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
7†
628
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.5%
7†
629
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
7†
630
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,640
-11.6%
7
631
Logging Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
6†
632
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
6†
633
Carpet Installers · No formal educational credential
—†
-9.6%
6†
634
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,970
-0.5%
6
635
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
6†
636
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
6†
637
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
6†
638
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$41,920
-4.1%
6
639
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
6†
640
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
6†
641
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$39,500
-1.8%
6
642
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.2%
6†
643
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360
+0.3%
6
644
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$22,030
+1.2%
6
645
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
—†
-5.5%
6†
646
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,730
-12.0%
6
647
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,580
-2.3%
6
648
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,540
-6.6%
6
649
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,240
-1.6%
6
650
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,730
-0.6%
6
651
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$38,730
-17.2%
6
652
Gambling Cage Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,340
-5.0%
6
653
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,640
-0.4%
6
654
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410
-25.9%
6
655
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
6†
656
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$36,670
-3.9%
5
657
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
5†
658
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
—†
-0.1%
5†
659
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,740
-15.9%
5
660
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,180
-6.7%
5
661
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-2.8%
5†
662
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$28,390
-1.0%
5
663
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
5†
664
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
—†
-13.5%
5†
665
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$26,970
-2.7%
5
666
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.8%
5†
667
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,210
-6.8%
5†
668
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
5†
669
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,520
-0.1%
4
670
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,650
-5.9%
4
671
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,580
-6.1%
4
672
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
4†
673
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,430
-26.3%
4
674
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
$22,070
-1.6%
4
675
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
—†
-22.1%
4†
Live jobs in Gulfport, MS
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