Best jobs in Raleigh, NC

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

Search live jobs in Raleigh, NC How we score
Wages here are local to Raleigh, NC (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 Raleigh, NC pay compares to the nation
Median vs U.S. median · scale ±10%
$128,150 vs $132,300 · -3.1%
−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
Dermatologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1213
—†
+6.4%
—
400
100†
02
Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award · 49-9081
—†
+49.9%
—
2,300
90†
03
Neurologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1217
—†
+5.4%
—
300
88†
04
Emergency Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1214
—†
+2.7%
—
1,000
88†
05
Surgeons, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1249
—†
+3.9%
140
600
83†
06
Nurse Practitioners · Master's degree · 29-1171
$128,150
+40.1%
1,510
29,500
76
07
Physicians, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1229
$354,130
+2.5%
1,190
9,600
75
08
Software Developers · Bachelor's degree · 15-1252
$132,770
+15.8%
12,580
115,200
74
09
Solar Photovoltaic Installers · High school diploma or equivalent · 47-2231
—†
+42.1%
—
4,100
73†
10
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1242
—†
+4.1%
120
400
69†
11
Data Scientists · Bachelor's degree · 15-2051
$120,710
+33.5%
1,990
23,400
68
12
Information Security Analysts · Bachelor's degree · 15-1212
$143,640
+28.5%
2,510
16,000
68
13
Physicians, Pathologists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1222
—†
+4.2%
—
400
68†
14
Computer and Information Systems Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3021
$173,960
+15.2%
6,010
55,600
66
15
Chief Executives · Bachelor's degree · 11-1011
$286,050
+4.3%
360
22,200
63
16
General Internal Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1216
$291,060
+3.3%
440
2,100
62
17
Orthodontists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1023
—†
+4.4%
—
200
62†
18
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1022
—†
+4.1%
—
200
61†
19
Fast Food and Counter Workers · No formal educational credential · 35-3023
$29,080
+6.1%
12,790
904,300
59
20
Financial Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-3031
$163,130
+14.8%
3,690
74,600
59
21
Family Medicine Physicians · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1215
$218,830
+2.7%
—
3,300
58†
22
Retail Salespersons · No formal educational credential · 41-2031
$33,100
-0.5%
18,660
555,800
58
23
Home Health and Personal Care Aides · High school diploma or equivalent · 31-1120
$32,570
+17.0%
6,970
765,800
58
24
Dentists, All Other Specialists · Doctoral or professional degree · 29-1029
—†
+0.3%
—
200
56†
25
Medical and Health Services Managers · Bachelor's degree · 11-9111
$113,710
+23.2%
2,070
62,100
56
Showing top 25 of 749 scored occupations — show all 749show top 25
#
Occupation
MEDIAN, LOCAL
Growth
Score
26
General and Operations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$114,940
+4.4%
55
27
Actuaries · Bachelor's degree
$142,180
+21.8%
54
28
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$38,470
+1.5%
54
29
Registered Nurses · Bachelor's degree
$84,830
+4.9%
54
30
Stockers and Order Fillers · No formal educational credential
$35,220
+8.5%
53
31
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$106,350
+17.3%
52†
32
Physician Assistants · Master's degree
$124,300
+20.4%
51
33
Nurse Anesthetists · Master's degree
$155,250
+8.6%
51†
34
Computer and Information Research Scientists · Master's degree
$128,370
+19.7%
49
35
Physicists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
49†
36
Dentists, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$207,380
+4.1%
48
37
Cashiers · No formal educational credential
$29,770
-9.9%
48
38
Marketing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$167,640
+6.6%
47
39
Managers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$147,370
+4.5%
46
40
Sales Managers · Bachelor's degree
$163,520
+4.7%
46
41
Cooks, Restaurant · No formal educational credential
$36,280
+14.9%
45
42
Project Management Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$102,280
+5.6%
45
43
Customer Service Representatives · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,900
-5.5%
44
44
Pediatricians, General · Doctoral or professional degree
$214,680
+0.8%
44
45
Accountants and Auditors · Bachelor's degree
$81,950
+4.6%
44
46
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.9%
43†
47
Computer Network Architects · Bachelor's degree
$120,640
+11.9%
43
48
Operations Research Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$83,630
+21.5%
43
49
Natural Sciences Managers · Bachelor's degree
$173,510
+3.7%
42
50
Optometrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$163,290
+8.0%
42
51
Architectural and Engineering Managers · Bachelor's degree
$169,780
+3.8%
42
52
Computer Systems Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$108,480
+8.7%
42
53
Medical Dosimetrists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.5%
42†
54
Construction Managers · Bachelor's degree
$119,700
+8.7%
41
55
Psychiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$168,880
+6.1%
41
56
Lawyers · Doctoral or professional degree
$131,920
+4.1%
41
57
Statisticians · Master's degree
$152,880
+8.5%
41
58
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Bachelor's degree
$162,800
+6.2%
41
59
Physical Therapist Assistants · Associate's degree
$67,890
+22.0%
41
60
Business Operations Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$80,390
+3.0%
40
61
Computer Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$110,030
+8.2%
40
62
Aerospace Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+6.1%
39†
63
Management Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$96,820
+8.8%
39
64
Nurse Midwives · Master's degree
$132,070
+11.1%
39
65
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$78,980
+6.7%
39
66
Podiatrists · Doctoral or professional degree
$185,800
+1.8%
39
67
Office Clerks, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,460
-6.7%
39
68
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,560
+3.1%
39
69
Financial Examiners · Bachelor's degree
$81,100
+18.5%
39
70
Waiters and Waitresses · No formal educational credential
$34,860
-0.7%
38
71
Veterinarians · Doctoral or professional degree
$130,350
+9.6%
38
72
Occupational Therapy Assistants · Associate's degree
$75,620
+19.2%
38
73
Database Architects · Bachelor's degree
$132,740
+8.7%
38
74
Logisticians · Bachelor's degree
$78,420
+16.7%
38
75
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$137,290
+8.1%
38
76
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Bachelor's degree
$110,800
+10.0%
38
77
Industrial Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$104,030
+11.0%
38
78
Electrical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$130,240
+7.2%
38
79
Personal Financial Advisors · Bachelor's degree
$104,780
+9.6%
37
80
Speech-Language Pathologists · Master's degree
$87,400
+15.0%
37
81
Hearing Aid Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,990
+18.4%
37
82
Human Resources Managers · Bachelor's degree
$144,190
+5.0%
37
83
Genetic Counselors · Master's degree
—†
+9.3%
37†
84
Sociologists · Master's degree
—†
+3.6%
37†
85
Civil Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$101,440
+5.0%
36
86
Epidemiologists · Master's degree
$84,770
+16.2%
36
87
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,690
+5.3%
36
88
Human Resources Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$74,170
+6.2%
36
89
Pharmacists · Doctoral or professional degree
$133,120
+4.6%
36
90
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Master's degree
$59,600
+16.8%
36
91
Psychologists, All Other · Master's degree
$152,980
+4.3%
35
92
Physical Therapists · Doctoral or professional degree
$99,900
+10.9%
35
93
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,110
+4.0%
35
94
Orthotists and Prosthetists · Master's degree
$98,320
+13.3%
35
95
Computer Hardware Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$130,540
+7.3%
35
96
Industrial Machinery Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$62,080
+16.1%
35
97
Training and Development Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$67,560
+10.8%
35
98
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$74,000
+16.8%
35
99
Mechanical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$100,000
+9.1%
35
100
Psychiatric Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,000
+20.0%
35
101
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$90,490
+12.5%
35
102
Occupational Therapists · Master's degree
$84,080
+13.8%
35
103
Medical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,160
+12.5%
34
104
Massage Therapists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$71,480
+15.4%
34
105
Materials Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$104,310
+5.7%
34†
106
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.0%
34†
107
Construction Laborers · No formal educational credential
$45,650
+7.3%
34
108
Air Traffic Controllers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
34†
109
Training and Development Managers · Bachelor's degree
$130,660
+5.8%
34
110
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$96,560
+11.2%
33
111
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,500
+8.7%
33
112
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · Associate's degree
$86,130
+13.0%
33
113
Sales Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$129,520
+5.5%
33
114
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,220
+0.3%
33
115
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · Associate's degree
$76,810
+14.7%
33
116
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,860
+19.8%
33
117
Respiratory Therapists · Associate's degree
$87,820
+12.1%
33
118
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,020
+6.0%
33
119
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$108,540
+4.0%
33†
120
Public Relations Managers · Bachelor's degree
$131,150
+5.0%
33
121
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+4.0%
33†
122
Marriage and Family Therapists · Master's degree
$55,500
+12.6%
32†
123
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+11.5%
32†
124
Chiropractors · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,330
+9.5%
32
125
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$34,980
+2.0%
32
126
Purchasing Managers · Bachelor's degree
$139,050
+3.1%
32
127
Commercial Pilots · Postsecondary nondegree award
$130,600
+5.1%
32
128
Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,800
+9.5%
32
129
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,600
+4.2%
32
130
Therapists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+11.5%
32†
131
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · Master's degree
$147,370
+2.0%
32
132
Cooks, Fast Food · No formal educational credential
$28,220
-13.5%
32
133
Avionics Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+8.2%
32†
134
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$110,780
+6.1%
31
135
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,870
+3.8%
31
136
Fundraising Managers · Bachelor's degree
$129,870
+4.2%
31
137
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,800
+11.9%
31
138
Audiologists · Doctoral or professional degree
$97,790
+9.5%
31
139
Dental Hygienists · Associate's degree
$98,800
+7.0%
31
140
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products · Bachelor's degree
$102,260
+1.9%
30
141
Industrial Production Managers · Bachelor's degree
$130,120
+1.9%
30
142
Web and Digital Interface Designers · Bachelor's degree
$102,860
+7.0%
30
143
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,290
+7.3%
30
144
Administrative Services Managers · Bachelor's degree
$109,760
+4.6%
30
145
Semiconductor Processing Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+10.9%
30†
146
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$137,420
+2.1%
30
147
Financial and Investment Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$99,200
+5.7%
30
148
Education Administrators, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$108,770
+1.7%
30†
149
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks · Some college, no degree
$50,200
-5.8%
29
150
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Bachelor's degree
$81,080
+6.4%
29†
151
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.6%
29†
152
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,500
-1.6%
29
153
Medical Equipment Repairers · Associate's degree
$61,840
+12.9%
29
154
Nursing Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,710
+2.3%
28
155
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,660
+12.8%
28
156
Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+1.2%
28†
157
Financial Risk Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$100,260
+6.5%
28
158
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$115,050
+4.4%
28
159
Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$103,820
+5.7%
28
160
Facilities Managers · Bachelor's degree
$108,590
+3.8%
28
161
Personal Service Managers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.5%
28†
162
Forensic Science Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$62,790
+12.8%
28
163
Buyers and Purchasing Agents · Bachelor's degree
$77,210
+5.8%
27
164
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,900
+8.1%
27
165
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers · No formal educational credential
$38,500
+3.6%
27
166
Nuclear Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
-7.7%
27†
167
Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.2%
27†
168
Light Truck Drivers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,840
+7.3%
27
169
Materials Scientists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.9%
27†
170
Food Service Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,160
+6.4%
27
171
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · No formal educational credential
—†
+9.5%
27†
172
Power Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
27†
173
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$64,550
-0.3%
27
174
Social and Community Service Managers · Bachelor's degree
$85,850
+6.4%
27
175
Compensation and Benefits Managers · Bachelor's degree
$131,510
+0.2%
27
176
Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$103,380
-4.2%
26
177
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$76,450
+3.1%
26
178
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Postsecondary nondegree award
$99,480
+5.5%
26
179
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Doctoral or professional degree
$131,660
-0.7%
26
180
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$98,630
+5.2%
26
181
Art Directors · Bachelor's degree
$103,990
+4.2%
26
182
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$60,170
-2.0%
26
183
Taxi Drivers · No formal educational credential
—†
+11.1%
26†
184
Web Developers · Bachelor's degree
$82,250
+7.5%
26
185
Radiation Therapists · Associate's degree
$94,190
+1.9%
26†
186
Funeral Home Managers · Associate's degree
—†
+4.1%
26†
187
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$102,560
+4.1%
26
188
Nuclear Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$130,300
-1.1%
26
189
Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,400
+12.1%
26
190
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.3%
26†
191
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling · Bachelor's degree
$81,620
+7.7%
26
192
Counselors, All Other · Master's degree
$52,920
+12.6%
26
193
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,580
+10.4%
25
194
Engineers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$104,910
+2.1%
25
195
Database Administrators · Bachelor's degree
$122,950
-0.7%
25
196
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives · High school diploma or equivalent
$102,610
+2.9%
25
197
Chemical Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$111,210
+2.6%
25
198
Environmental Engineers · Bachelor's degree
$102,980
+3.9%
25
199
Athletic Trainers · Master's degree
$59,770
+11.1%
25
200
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists · Associate's degree
$83,030
+7.1%
25
201
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators · Bachelor's degree
—†
+4.3%
25†
202
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,930
+6.6%
25
203
Public Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$68,790
+4.8%
25
204
Conservation Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$79,230
+3.4%
25†
205
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.9%
25†
206
Compliance Officers · Bachelor's degree
$79,570
+3.0%
25
207
Real Estate Brokers · High school diploma or equivalent
$78,840
+3.3%
25†
208
Healthcare Social Workers · Master's degree
$69,090
+7.7%
25
209
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Bachelor's degree
$91,570
+3.9%
24
210
Surveyors · Bachelor's degree
$93,660
+4.4%
24
211
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other · Associate's degree
$77,000
+3.5%
24†
212
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$101,680
0.0%
24
213
Computer User Support Specialists · Some college, no degree
$62,460
-3.7%
24
214
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
24†
215
Exercise Physiologists · Bachelor's degree
$66,060
+9.5%
24
216
Emergency Management Directors · Bachelor's degree
$104,620
+3.0%
24
217
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,300
-5.0%
24
218
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers · Associate's degree
—†
+8.6%
24†
219
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · Master's degree
$59,380
+9.7%
24
220
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents · Bachelor's degree
$71,990
+3.3%
24
221
Advertising and Promotions Managers · Bachelor's degree
$121,730
-2.2%
24
222
Dental Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,750
+6.4%
24
223
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,600
+4.2%
24
224
Surgical Assistants · Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,210
+5.1%
24†
225
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,540
+4.5%
24
226
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$70,080
+8.5%
24
227
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary · Master's degree
$98,680
-1.5%
24
228
Chemists · Bachelor's degree
$84,150
+4.9%
24
229
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+3.0%
24†
230
Community Health Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,980
+11.3%
24
231
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$105,560
+2.5%
24
232
Mechanical Door Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,290
+11.4%
24
233
Survey Researchers · Master's degree
—†
-5.2%
24†
234
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Bachelor's degree
$81,400
+4.4%
24
235
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.5%
24†
236
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$91,600
+4.0%
24
237
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$104,710
+2.2%
24
238
Driver/Sales Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,630
+8.8%
23
239
Transportation Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.7%
23†
240
Bartenders · No formal educational credential
$36,120
+5.9%
23
241
Insurance Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,900
+3.7%
23
242
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,370
+3.7%
23
243
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$82,260
+5.3%
23
244
Biological Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$102,400
+1.2%
23
245
Biochemists and Biophysicists · Doctoral or professional degree
$79,990
+5.8%
23
246
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,860
+3.1%
23
247
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$105,330
+1.7%
23
248
Pharmacy Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,130
+6.4%
23
249
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,780
+11.0%
23
250
Physical Scientists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.6%
23†
251
Chefs and Head Cooks · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,190
+7.1%
23
252
Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,820
+4.5%
23
253
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,600
+5.8%
22
254
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.0%
22†
255
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$50,240
+9.1%
22
256
Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$108,810
+0.7%
22
257
Microbiologists · Bachelor's degree
$85,010
+4.1%
22
258
Power Distributors and Dispatchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.2%
22†
259
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.2%
22†
260
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,700
+3.6%
22
261
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$60,380
-1.6%
22
262
Calibration Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$83,500
+4.7%
22
263
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
22†
264
Soil and Plant Scientists · Bachelor's degree
$78,020
+5.4%
22
265
Nuclear Medicine Technologists · Associate's degree
$92,670
+3.0%
22
266
Medical Equipment Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,630
+10.0%
22
267
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,110
+3.6%
22
268
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+6.0%
22†
269
Curators · Master's degree
$65,670
+7.0%
22
270
Urban and Regional Planners · Master's degree
$84,810
+3.4%
22
271
Fashion Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
21†
272
Food Scientists and Technologists · Bachelor's degree
$68,590
+6.5%
21
273
Agricultural Equipment Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+7.7%
21†
274
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
21†
275
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$78,470
+3.4%
21
276
Artists and Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.8%
21†
277
Commercial and Industrial Designers · Bachelor's degree
$87,620
+3.2%
21
278
Historians · Master's degree
—†
+2.2%
21†
279
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree
$36,030
+4.1%
21
280
Medical Records Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,340
+7.1%
21
281
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Bachelor's degree
$87,220
+3.2%
21
282
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$68,730
+5.3%
21
283
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$75,230
+1.2%
21
284
Legal Support Workers, All Other · Associate's degree
$105,210
-1.2%
21
285
Landscape Architects · Bachelor's degree
$83,420
+3.5%
21
286
Tile and Stone Setters · No formal educational credential
$44,860
+10.1%
21
287
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.9%
21†
288
Dietitians and Nutritionists · Bachelor's degree
$69,210
+5.5%
21
289
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree
$35,300
-1.5%
21
290
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$68,210
+4.3%
21
291
Loan Officers · Bachelor's degree
$77,330
+1.7%
21
292
Technical Writers · Bachelor's degree
$93,580
+0.9%
21
293
Security Guards · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,680
+0.4%
21
294
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,110
+8.7%
21
295
Financial Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$77,800
+3.1%
21
296
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,700
+5.6%
21
297
Coaches and Scouts · Bachelor's degree
$42,180
+6.4%
21
298
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,080
+2.6%
21
299
Fundraisers · Bachelor's degree
$70,700
+4.3%
21
300
Subway and Streetcar Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.4%
20†
301
Economists · Master's degree
$96,030
+1.2%
20
302
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$82,430
+3.4%
20
303
Rock Splitters, Quarry · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.4%
20†
304
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$80,190
+3.6%
20
305
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
20†
306
Producers and Directors · Bachelor's degree
$67,460
+4.9%
20
307
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.6%
20†
308
Cargo and Freight Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,720
+8.5%
20
309
Property Appraisers and Assessors · Bachelor's degree
$76,760
+3.8%
20
310
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+7.2%
20†
311
Acupuncturists · Master's degree
$41,390
+6.8%
20†
312
Child, Family, and School Social Workers · Bachelor's degree
$62,700
+3.4%
20
313
Hydrologists · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.1%
20†
314
Food Preparation Workers · No formal educational credential
$29,470
-3.4%
20
315
Gas Plant Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.8%
20†
316
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · Master's degree
$63,080
+3.5%
20
317
Occupational Therapy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
20†
318
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$83,760
+2.3%
20
319
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.4%
20†
320
Fire Inspectors and Investigators · Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,120
+3.8%
20
321
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
—†
+2.7%
20†
322
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners · No formal educational credential
$33,590
+0.4%
20
323
Paramedics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,220
+5.0%
20
324
Education Administrators, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$83,200
+2.5%
20
325
Computer Programmers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
20†
326
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.8%
20†
327
Paperhangers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.3%
20†
328
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers · Associate's degree
—†
+3.1%
20†
329
Architectural and Civil Drafters · Associate's degree
$65,840
+4.1%
20
330
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.6%
20†
331
Social and Human Service Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,330
+6.4%
20
332
Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree
$71,460
+1.3%
20
333
Traffic Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.7%
19†
334
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$73,490
-1.6%
19†
335
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$78,620
+3.0%
19
336
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$60,410
+4.6%
19
337
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree
$84,140
+1.7%
19
338
Social Science Research Assistants · Bachelor's degree
$65,330
+4.4%
19
339
Tire Builders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
19†
340
Food Science Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+4.8%
19†
341
Agricultural Technicians · Associate's degree
$51,540
+4.3%
19†
342
Directors, Religious Activities and Education · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.1%
19†
343
Cost Estimators · Bachelor's degree
$79,230
-4.2%
19
344
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,900
+6.3%
19
345
Insulation Workers, Mechanical · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
19†
346
Writers and Authors · Bachelor's degree
$69,100
+3.6%
19
347
Firefighters · Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,640
+3.4%
19
348
Couriers and Messengers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,650
+8.2%
19
349
Lodging Managers · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,500
+3.4%
19
350
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,790
+7.6%
19
351
Real Estate Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,970
+3.1%
19
352
Embalmers · Associate's degree
—†
+1.3%
19†
353
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$81,560
+1.7%
19
354
Surgical Technologists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,480
+4.5%
19
355
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,130
+6.6%
19
356
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners · Bachelor's degree
$54,760
+4.8%
19
357
Counter and Rental Clerks · No formal educational credential
$39,240
+3.2%
19
358
Structural Iron and Steel Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.4%
19†
359
Paralegals and Legal Assistants · Associate's degree
$61,880
+0.2%
19
360
Tax Preparers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,290
+4.5%
19†
361
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,290
+6.7%
18
362
Roofers · No formal educational credential
$50,720
+5.9%
18
363
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-8.2%
18†
364
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.9%
18†
365
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers · No formal educational credential
$24,960
+6.3%
18
366
Ship Engineers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+1.6%
18†
367
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+0.7%
18†
368
Skincare Specialists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,950
+6.7%
18
369
Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,670
+3.7%
18
370
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.2%
18†
371
Crane and Tower Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$72,520
+3.0%
18
372
Budget Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$80,590
+1.0%
18
373
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-0.3%
18†
374
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$59,750
+1.7%
18
375
Computer Network Support Specialists · Associate's degree
$63,910
+1.8%
18
376
Phlebotomists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,280
+5.6%
18
377
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+0.5%
18†
378
School Psychologists · Master's degree
$83,340
+0.7%
18
379
Special Effects Artists and Animators · Bachelor's degree
$79,360
+1.6%
18
380
Health Education Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$59,810
+4.5%
18
381
Receptionists and Information Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,550
0.0%
18
382
Biological Technicians · Bachelor's degree
$64,200
+3.5%
18
383
Anthropologists and Archeologists · Master's degree
$66,560
+3.7%
18
384
Chemical Technicians · Associate's degree
$63,640
+3.7%
18
385
Interior Designers · Bachelor's degree
$64,480
+3.2%
18
386
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080
-0.1%
18
387
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · No formal educational credential
$36,470
+5.5%
18†
388
Bakers · No formal educational credential
$36,210
+5.6%
18
389
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,480
+4.5%
18
390
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,310
+2.4%
18
391
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree
$75,210
+1.8%
18
392
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$75,460
+2.1%
18
393
Surveying and Mapping Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,150
+4.5%
18
394
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,880
+5.2%
17
395
Recreational Therapists · Bachelor's degree
—†
+3.3%
17†
396
Animal Trainers · High school diploma or equivalent
$55,560
+5.1%
17
397
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
17†
398
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators · No formal educational credential
$45,140
+1.1%
17
399
Construction and Building Inspectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,840
-0.8%
17
400
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,210
+1.6%
17
401
Emergency Medical Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,160
+5.1%
17
402
Graphic Designers · Bachelor's degree
$61,700
+2.1%
17
403
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.1%
17†
404
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$76,090
+1.5%
17
405
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs · No formal educational credential
$34,470
+6.7%
17
406
Amusement and Recreation Attendants · No formal educational credential
$29,390
+3.4%
17
407
Costume Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+5.9%
17†
408
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,940
+2.2%
17
409
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.2%
17†
410
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment · No formal educational credential
$35,190
+3.9%
17
411
Food Processing Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$48,600
+5.3%
17
412
Pest Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,470
+4.9%
17
413
Tour and Travel Guides · High school diploma or equivalent
$33,210
+8.1%
17
414
Insurance Underwriters · Bachelor's degree
$79,210
-2.6%
17
415
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$65,490
+2.6%
17
416
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Associate's degree
$57,890
+4.0%
17
417
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,440
+3.3%
17
418
Detectives and Criminal Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$77,210
-0.7%
17
419
Editors · Bachelor's degree
$76,360
+0.6%
17
420
Film and Video Editors · Bachelor's degree
$59,680
+4.0%
17
421
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,210
+4.6%
17
422
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree
$65,550
+1.7%
17
423
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,950
+2.3%
17
424
Food Batchmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080
+6.9%
17
425
Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Associate's degree
$81,960
-5.6%
17
426
Manicurists and Pedicurists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,310
+7.0%
17
427
Private Detectives and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,390
+6.0%
16
428
Credit Analysts · Bachelor's degree
$80,630
-4.4%
16
429
Transportation Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.8%
16†
430
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,710
+2.7%
16
431
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$60,720
+2.1%
16
432
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other · No formal educational credential
$29,000
+6.0%
16†
433
Motorcycle Mechanics · Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,170
+5.3%
16
434
Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$74,520
+1.1%
16
435
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$72,640
+0.6%
16
436
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.1%
16†
437
Locomotive Engineers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+0.7%
16†
438
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$65,400
+2.4%
16
439
Material Moving Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+4.3%
16†
440
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,190
-1.8%
16
441
Rail Car Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.8%
16†
442
Cooks, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
16†
443
Passenger Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+4.7%
16†
444
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$75,350
-1.7%
16
445
Designers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.0%
16†
446
Medical Appliance Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,490
+3.7%
16
447
Painters, Construction and Maintenance · No formal educational credential
$45,360
+3.8%
16
448
History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$78,640
-0.2%
16
449
Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree
$45,820
+5.4%
16
450
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,020
+4.9%
16
451
Set and Exhibit Designers · Bachelor's degree
—†
+2.3%
16†
452
Recreation Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,160
+4.1%
16
453
Millwrights · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
0.0%
16†
454
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,800
+4.3%
16
455
Labor Relations Specialists · Bachelor's degree
$78,120
-0.1%
16
456
Postal Service Mail Carriers · No formal educational credential
$62,070
-3.5%
16
457
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,300
+2.8%
16
458
Helpers--Roofers · No formal educational credential
$44,130
+5.7%
16
459
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$64,480
+2.3%
16
460
Social Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$53,560
+3.9%
16
461
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,360
+3.0%
16
462
Chemical Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.1%
16†
463
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.0%
16†
464
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,020
+2.5%
16
465
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · High school diploma or equivalent
$68,730
+1.3%
15
466
Continuous Mining Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.6%
15†
467
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,080
+6.2%
15
468
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other · Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,470
+3.6%
15
469
Airfield Operations Specialists · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,620
+4.2%
15
470
Credit Counselors · Bachelor's degree
$42,190
+3.3%
15†
471
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · No formal educational credential
$27,380
+5.8%
15
472
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree
$60,860
-1.8%
15
473
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.6%
15†
474
Riggers · High school diploma or equivalent
$57,000
+3.2%
15
475
Fish and Game Wardens · Bachelor's degree
—†
-6.0%
15†
476
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.5%
15†
477
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · High school diploma or equivalent
$63,810
-5.1%
15
478
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$62,540
+2.1%
15
479
Crematory Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.3%
15†
480
Tire Repairers and Changers · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,970
+5.7%
15
481
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.3%
15†
482
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$66,060
+0.7%
15
483
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
—†
+1.2%
15†
484
Travel Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,860
+2.2%
15
485
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Bachelor's degree
$65,870
+1.6%
15
486
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
15†
487
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
$29,890
+6.4%
15
488
Public Safety Telecommunicators · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,900
+3.5%
15
489
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · No formal educational credential
$45,900
+4.2%
15
490
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree
$39,140
+3.1%
15†
491
Archivists · Master's degree
$52,090
+3.8%
15
492
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
15†
493
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree
$57,330
-2.0%
15
494
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Postsecondary nondegree award
$71,880
-0.8%
15
495
Parts Salespersons · No formal educational credential
$36,490
+3.1%
15
496
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$43,300
-7.7%
15
497
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090
+6.4%
15
498
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · No formal educational credential
$46,030
+3.8%
15
499
Shampooers · No formal educational credential
—†
+5.5%
15†
500
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.2%
15†
501
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.6%
15†
502
Sailors and Marine Oilers · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
15†
503
Tree Trimmers and Pruners · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,040
+3.3%
14
504
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · No formal educational credential
$32,000
+5.4%
14
505
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers · High school diploma or equivalent
$71,950
-2.8%
14
506
Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$56,770
+2.1%
14
507
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,060
+3.8%
14
508
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,150
+6.4%
14
509
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$59,790
+2.0%
14
510
Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree
$62,300
+1.4%
14
511
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$56,450
+2.5%
14
512
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,590
+3.2%
14
513
Brickmasons and Blockmasons · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,920
+3.2%
14
514
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+2.3%
14†
515
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,460
0.0%
14
516
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,320
+2.0%
14
517
Pourers and Casters, Metal · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
14†
518
Agricultural Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
14†
519
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$47,360
+1.5%
14†
520
Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree
$64,280
-2.5%
14
521
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.0%
14†
522
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,940
+3.5%
14
523
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.6%
14†
524
Maintenance Workers, Machinery · High school diploma or equivalent
$67,040
-2.8%
14
525
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,240
+2.4%
14
526
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree
$35,510
+1.6%
14
527
Animal Control Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,700
+3.9%
14
528
Production Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510
+0.5%
14
529
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film · Bachelor's degree
$62,720
+1.2%
14
530
Highway Maintenance Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,870
+3.0%
14
531
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,260
+3.5%
14
532
Plant and System Operators, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110
+1.6%
14
533
Foresters · Bachelor's degree
$49,790
+1.2%
14†
534
Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
$70,750
-2.1%
14
535
Sheet Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,570
+2.4%
14
536
Audio and Video Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,770
+3.3%
14
537
Machinists · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,430
0.0%
14
538
Transportation Security Screeners · High school diploma or equivalent
$65,940
-6.0%
14
539
Barbers · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
+4.1%
14†
540
Opticians, Dispensing · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,090
+2.9%
14
541
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$64,740
+0.7%
14
542
Clergy · Bachelor's degree
$58,770
+1.0%
14
543
Correctional Officers and Jailers · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,070
-7.8%
14
544
Fence Erectors · No formal educational credential
$40,570
+4.6%
14
545
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,570
-4.2%
14
546
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant · No formal educational credential
$32,470
+3.0%
14
547
Automotive Body and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,130
+1.6%
14
548
Bus Drivers, School · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,530
+0.2%
14
549
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · No formal educational credential
$47,430
+1.8%
14
550
Postal Service Clerks · No formal educational credential
$66,520
-3.5%
14
551
Glaziers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,060
+3.3%
14
552
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · No formal educational credential
$37,460
+2.0%
13
553
Childcare Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$28,680
-2.9%
13
554
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.5%
13†
555
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents · Bachelor's degree
$63,810
-1.8%
13
556
Funeral Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+3.1%
13†
557
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree
$63,240
-13.7%
13
558
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
13†
559
Bailiffs · High school diploma or equivalent
$66,980
-2.2%
13
560
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,250
+2.5%
13
561
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,370
+3.4%
13
562
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,800
+3.7%
13
563
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop · No formal educational credential
$29,150
-1.5%
13
564
Residential Advisors · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,340
+3.8%
13
565
Aircraft Service Attendants · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,870
+5.1%
13
566
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,640
-6.5%
13
567
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$58,470
-8.4%
13
568
Sales and Related Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,810
+3.7%
13
569
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Associate's degree
$64,840
0.0%
13
570
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,150
+3.2%
13
571
Helpers--Carpenters · No formal educational credential
$37,360
+4.5%
13
572
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$64,490
-0.2%
13
573
Stonemasons · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.0%
13†
574
Protective Service Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,540
+2.5%
13
575
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other · No formal educational credential
$38,500
+4.4%
13
576
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$59,650
-1.8%
13
577
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree
$57,410
-1.6%
13
578
Advertising Sales Agents · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,440
-6.4%
13
579
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.5%
13†
580
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,760
+1.0%
13
581
Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$60,670
-1.9%
13
582
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · Bachelor's degree
$59,310
-2.5%
13
583
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials · High school diploma or equivalent
$29,710
+5.7%
13
584
Home Appliance Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,880
+2.6%
13
585
Billing and Posting Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,070
-0.4%
13
586
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
+1.4%
13†
587
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.4%
13†
588
Interpreters and Translators · Bachelor's degree
$51,270
+1.7%
13
589
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
13†
590
Crossing Guards and Flaggers · No formal educational credential
$35,050
+3.6%
13
591
Drafters, All Other · Associate's degree
$63,330
-6.9%
13
592
Financial Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,170
+1.4%
13
593
Mechanical Drafters · Associate's degree
$61,220
-6.5%
13
594
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors · No formal educational credential
$47,170
+0.9%
12
595
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$61,000
-5.5%
12
596
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,300
-3.7%
12
597
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons · No formal educational credential
—†
+2.3%
12†
598
Tool and Die Makers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,590
-10.8%
12
599
Boilermakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.4%
12†
600
Loan Interviewers and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,600
-2.3%
12
601
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Bachelor's degree
$59,950
-3.9%
12
602
Lighting Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
—†
-4.6%
12†
603
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$54,100
-16.7%
12
604
Sound Engineering Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,110
-1.7%
12
605
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-14.4%
12†
606
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,680
+2.3%
12
607
Brokerage Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$60,230
-9.5%
12
608
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.3%
12†
609
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining · High school diploma or equivalent
$59,030
-0.4%
12
610
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-8.3%
12†
611
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,020
-7.8%
12
612
Logging Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.7%
12†
613
Orderlies · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,930
+3.3%
12
614
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.0%
12†
615
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.2%
12†
616
Rehabilitation Counselors · Master's degree
$45,890
+1.4%
12
617
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-18.1%
12†
618
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree
$53,140
-1.6%
12
619
Music Directors and Composers · Bachelor's degree
$58,570
-0.3%
12
620
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-6.2%
12†
621
Media and Communication Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$42,020
+2.7%
12
622
Dishwashers · No formal educational credential
$31,300
+0.2%
12
623
Bill and Account Collectors · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,200
-10.5%
12
624
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-24.4%
12†
625
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-19.6%
12†
626
Foundry Mold and Coremakers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-25.9%
12†
627
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
12†
628
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-12.8%
12†
629
Agricultural Inspectors · Bachelor's degree
$48,920
+1.5%
12
630
Tapers · No formal educational credential
—†
+0.1%
11†
631
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,310
-0.9%
11
632
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.9%
11†
633
Proofreaders and Copy Markers · Bachelor's degree
—†
-0.6%
11†
634
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Associate's degree
$47,920
+1.5%
11
635
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,340
-5.8%
11
636
Helpers--Electricians · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,720
+0.2%
11
637
Fallers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.3%
11†
638
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-21.1%
11†
639
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-7.8%
11†
640
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760
-18.2%
11†
641
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,620
+2.0%
11
642
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.5%
11†
643
Packers and Packagers, Hand · No formal educational credential
$33,510
-5.4%
11
644
Photographers · High school diploma or equivalent
$41,130
+1.8%
11
645
Tellers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,320
-12.9%
11
646
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$48,520
-0.5%
11
647
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070
+0.7%
11
648
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree
$52,840
0.0%
11
649
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Some college, no degree
$49,030
-0.9%
11
650
Procurement Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$53,890
-8.7%
11
651
Floor Sanders and Finishers · No formal educational credential
$39,920
+2.6%
11
652
Pipelayers · No formal educational credential
$48,390
-4.1%
11
653
Parking Attendants · No formal educational credential
$30,360
+3.0%
11
654
New Accounts Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,590
-13.2%
11
655
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,020
-3.1%
11
656
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-13.6%
11†
657
Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,020
-6.8%
11
658
Desktop Publishers · Associate's degree
—†
-12.4%
11†
659
Physical Therapist Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$35,370
+2.8%
11
660
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$50,750
-10.7%
11
661
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
$49,860
+0.6%
11
662
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.7%
11†
663
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,410
+1.0%
11
664
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,050
-4.3%
11
665
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping · Associate's degree
$48,640
-7.1%
11
666
Helpers--Extraction Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.7%
11†
667
Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree
$47,400
-0.1%
11
668
Parking Enforcement Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.5%
10†
669
Correspondence Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-5.6%
10†
670
Dental Laboratory Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,110
-4.7%
10
671
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · High school diploma or equivalent
$51,300
-16.3%
10
672
Butchers and Meat Cutters · No formal educational credential
$39,020
+1.0%
10
673
Order Clerks · Some college, no degree
$47,400
-17.2%
10
674
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers · No formal educational credential
—†
-4.5%
10†
675
Data Entry Keyers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,620
-25.9%
10
676
Slaughterers and Meat Packers · No formal educational credential
$35,960
+2.2%
10
677
Tutors · Some college, no degree
$36,260
+0.6%
10
678
Bridge and Lock Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-3.3%
10†
679
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree
$50,420
-2.0%
10
680
Printing Press Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,960
-8.1%
10
681
File Clerks · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,560
-15.9%
10
682
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-15.1%
10†
683
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420
-1.6%
10
684
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
+1.0%
10†
685
Logging Equipment Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
$49,870
-1.4%
10
686
Telephone Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-27.5%
10†
687
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.1%
10†
688
Dietetic Technicians · Associate's degree
$33,900
+2.5%
10
689
Concierges · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,180
+2.3%
10
690
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790
-6.8%
10
691
Prepress Technicians and Workers · Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,020
-14.6%
10
692
Woodworkers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-4.4%
10†
693
Conveyor Operators and Tenders · No formal educational credential
—†
-3.4%
10†
694
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.5%
10†
695
Etchers and Engravers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
10†
696
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,160
+1.2%
10
697
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys · Bachelor's degree
$47,500
-5.5%
10
698
Broadcast Technicians · Associate's degree
$47,780
-2.8%
10
699
Psychiatric Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.4%
10†
700
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-26.3%
10†
701
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.6%
10†
702
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$47,200
-8.3%
9
703
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$46,450
-9.0%
9
704
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers · No formal educational credential
$27,940
+1.2%
9
705
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,370
-4.8%
9
706
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-21.2%
9†
707
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-10.1%
9†
708
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers · No formal educational credential
—†
-10.0%
9†
709
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · No formal educational credential
$35,970
-3.3%
9
710
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.4%
9†
711
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,570
-2.3%
9
712
Forest and Conservation Technicians · Associate's degree
$45,390
-3.2%
9
713
Upholsterers · High school diploma or equivalent
$45,290
-1.8%
9
714
Log Graders and Scalers · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-0.7%
9†
715
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-11.2%
9†
716
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-9.0%
9†
717
Sewers, Hand · No formal educational credential
—†
-7.0%
9†
718
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · No formal educational credential
$41,360
-5.0%
9
719
Helpers--Production Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,760
-8.9%
9
720
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,770
-11.6%
9
721
Meter Readers, Utilities · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,470
-12.0%
9
722
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,620
-12.1%
9
723
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,290
-2.5%
9
724
Furniture Finishers · High school diploma or equivalent
$44,020
-3.3%
9
725
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-2.6%
9†
726
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420
-3.8%
9
727
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products · No formal educational credential
—†
-5.4%
9†
728
Information and Record Clerks, All Other · High school diploma or equivalent
$34,490
-0.2%
9
729
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,130
-6.6%
8
730
Pharmacy Aides · High school diploma or equivalent
$39,390
-0.1%
8
731
Print Binding and Finishing Workers · High school diploma or equivalent
$40,040
-16.1%
8
732
Telemarketers · No formal educational credential
$36,770
-22.1%
8
733
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians · High school diploma or equivalent
—†
-1.3%
8†
734
Floral Designers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370
-5.9%
8
735
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · No formal educational credential
$34,750
-1.0%
8
736
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,200
-1.8%
8
737
Library Assistants, Clerical · High school diploma or equivalent
$36,970
-6.7%
8
738
Machine Feeders and Offbearers · No formal educational credential
$37,740
-13.0%
8
739
Cooks, Short Order · No formal educational credential
$31,200
-5.6%
8
740
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,630
-15.2%
8
741
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020
-3.8%
8
742
Demonstrators and Product Promoters · No formal educational credential
$33,350
-0.1%
8
743
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · High school diploma or equivalent
$32,740
+0.6%
8
744
Bicycle Repairers · High school diploma or equivalent
$37,260
-2.3%
8
745
Sewing Machine Operators · No formal educational credential
$30,960
-10.8%
7
746
School Bus Monitors · High school diploma or equivalent
$31,630
-2.7%
7
747
Medical Transcriptionists · Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,200
-4.9%
7
748
Baggage Porters and Bellhops · High school diploma or equivalent
$30,540
-1.6%
6
749
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · No formal educational credential
$29,380
-13.5%
6
Live jobs in Raleigh, NC
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