JobAfterNext

Arizona nonmetropolitan area

322 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 0400001.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$287,660
Family Medicine Physicians$278,190
Dentists, All Other Specialists$242,940
Dentists, General$201,100
Veterinarians$161,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$158,170
Pharmacists$153,870
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$145,410
Nurse Practitioners$136,300
Medical and Health Services Managers$134,240
Computer and Information Systems Managers$129,430
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$128,760
Human Resources Managers$127,910
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$126,570
Software Developers$122,620
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$121,680
Education Administrators, All Other$119,430
Lawyers$117,720
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations)$114,340
Environmental Engineers$112,250

BLS didn't publish the median for 2 occupations here because it is very high: Emergency Medicine Physicians, Surgeons, All Other. They aren't ranked, and we don't estimate them.

All 322 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011510$71,3600.56
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012130$95,5900.80
Agricultural Equipment Operators 45-2091200$36,90011.39
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301160$61,5700.67
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091100$31,8100.39
Animal Caretakers 39-2021100$34,2100.60
Animal Control Workers 33-901130$45,1204.07
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904160$158,1700.40
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302170$49,3100.75
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023490$44,6201.12
Bakers 51-3011130$36,0900.85
Bartenders 35-3011400$37,5500.85
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301130$44,6800.33
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021260$42,4101.04
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-102980$86,5302.28
Biological Technicians 19-402130$47,9400.76
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031760$46,5300.88
Budget Analysts 13-203140$78,8501.28
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051460$43,9901.82
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-305260$37,8500.61
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031200$53,5401.10
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199280$81,3300.42
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302190$44,0601.11
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020250$64,9400.82
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 17-302860$99,7005.41
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194170$59,3602.32
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-203280$55,3401.09
Cargo and Freight Agents (2 O*NET occupations) 43-5011150$38,4202.51
Carpenters 47-2031340$51,2300.80
Cashiers 41-20113,630$33,2601.87
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-205170$51,8500.54
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011120$39,1100.99
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011180$128,7601.41
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021240$50,1500.96
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011180$30,9600.54
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302270$69,8001.66
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051110$114,3400.46
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103140$82,4900.21
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-706170$35,1200.30
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010230$64,8901.09
Coaches and Scouts 27-202250$46,3100.33
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912440$46,2400.39
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 49-909160$31,5203.35
Commercial Pilots 53-201250$100,9501.80
Community Health Workers 21-109490$43,6902.23
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109940$48,9500.58
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114130$60,2600.46
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041740$93,3102.81
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124140$94,4900.32
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123180$73,6500.83
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299110$89,4200.42
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211130$86,1800.39
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232370$50,2500.82
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021140$129,4300.33
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103150$75,0202.95
Construction Laborers 47-2061990$41,8101.44
Construction Managers 11-9021150$103,1500.63
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-4011140$62,0401.47
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 47-50411,090$60,300124.39
Cooks, All Other 35-201930$32,3302.62
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011570$30,7801.43
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012420$37,1301.50
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20141,030$36,9601.17
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012860$52,9003.62
Cost Estimators 13-105190$63,2800.61
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021210$38,0100.82
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031230$45,9402.04
Crane and Tower Operators 53-702150$78,9201.81
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,190$40,3600.73
Data Entry Keyers 43-902140$34,8500.46
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205190$80,8200.52
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-901150$36,7501.15
Dental Assistants 31-9091320$49,9201.30
Dental Hygienists 29-1292120$100,1200.89
Dentists, All Other Specialists 29-102940$242,94013.15
Dentists, General 29-102170$201,1000.85
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-3021780$108,35010.81
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$96,9600.65
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103140$79,0700.72
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011370$34,6301.10
Dishwashers 35-9021280$31,9900.93
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032260$47,4802.05
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031220$35,3700.87
Education Administrators, All Other 11-9039100$119,4302.83
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032320$89,0901.55
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033100$92,5300.85
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903130$45,3200.68
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-909990$61,0901.20
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012280$54,0201.25
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905180$97,2700.96
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302340Not available0.70
Electricians 47-2111640$83,1301.34
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,410$48,1201.62
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061180$41,6901.84
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042190$36,3201.66
Emergency Medicine Physicians 29-121430Not published (very high)1.46
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 17-302980$44,6702.04
Environmental Engineers 17-208130$112,2501.34
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204160$91,0601.03
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-5022150$50,6507.11
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011190$61,1500.65
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903170$44,5700.37
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013150$90,6301.50
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215100$278,1901.45
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092190$35,1401.11
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-209330$35,0601.66
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,630$31,6001.09
File Clerks 43-4071100$41,3902.27
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031210$103,0600.40
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205140Not available0.19
Firefighters 33-2011720Not available3.31
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011710$76,8601.40
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-101190$68,5502.79
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101450$57,3600.77
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101140$60,1802.21
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021220$74,3503.60
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012660$37,3900.86
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011100$44,1900.86
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101240$59,6200.50
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011680$92,0001.76
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101250$77,0800.34
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011820$57,8300.91
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012260$95,0202.65
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011270$78,8100.65
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-109930$57,3602.34
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011780$45,9001.11
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109170$52,0701.32
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047310$58,4700.80
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021450$33,9600.80
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909930$37,5300.65
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-304160$32,1200.33
Food Service Managers 11-905190$62,3600.62
Forensic Science Technicians 19-409230$57,4502.67
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-4071490$54,83025.69
Fundraisers 13-113130$62,5200.46
Gambling Cage Workers 43-304180$32,0309.05
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 41-201240Not available2.61
Gambling Dealers 39-301130$54,9100.66
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators 33-903160$43,08010.70
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,830$76,5701.29
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-204260$101,3604.16
Graphic Designers 27-102450$48,0500.40
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-501250$34,2800.25
Health Education Specialists 21-109190$60,9802.21
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars 29-902130$47,5301.30
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107170$99,1500.49
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209980$45,6400.71
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 29-129960$76,9503.17
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102280$58,2300.67
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099260$55,4303.77
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021170$57,2000.66
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,430$49,5701.11
Helpers--Electricians 47-301370$42,6701.68
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098170$48,5302.75
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919870$43,9500.68
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051310$47,1503.21
Home Appliance Repairers 49-903130$56,9101.66
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,250$31,3100.46
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031280$31,2901.03
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081400$31,1602.43
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$46,1100.69
Human Resources Managers 11-312180$127,9100.60
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071460$60,5000.81
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-211290$96,0600.39
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041370$77,3901.34
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305190$126,5700.58
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051310$36,4800.63
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199290$46,8603.44
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061160$55,8400.42
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031170$63,4401.19
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021180$52,2700.60
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111160$38,6801.68
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,370$35,7500.99
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-102350$89,9903.03
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012120$51,9801.81
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,250$36,8700.67
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011520$37,0400.88
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011120$33,3901.00
Lawyers 23-1011170$117,7200.35
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601240$46,7700.43
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022140$44,8001.73
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412190$33,4301.67
Library Technicians 25-4031100$37,1902.21
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061170$77,0000.42
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092290$30,5802.90
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033350$43,1600.57
Loan Officers 13-207250$57,9700.27
Lodging Managers 11-908130$61,0001.27
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1081130$55,2600.83
Machinists 51-404170$63,1900.40
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20121,030$31,4001.92
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90712,260$43,1102.36
Management Analysts 13-1111220$79,1800.38
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199380$121,6800.98
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161180$50,1900.32
Marketing Managers 11-202130$99,3900.14
Materials Engineers 17-213190$101,7006.43
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-102230$71,4401.00
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214150$98,5900.26
Medical Assistants 31-9092570$44,9401.11
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909350$47,7201.13
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-906240$53,1800.97
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072270$52,4202.20
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013370$46,3900.62
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111460$134,2401.23
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112160$56,8800.71
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102390$43,8701.03
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-504160$39,5005.28
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022580$51,9101.49
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 17-2151Not available$98,480
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090170$42,5800.19
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-30421,020$76,5009.23
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-309970$59,0302.48
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244140$81,2600.72
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171160$136,3000.79
Nursing Assistants 31-1131740$43,5900.81
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107240$75,2600.83
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011140$79,0801.57
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-501240$79,8301.83
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112240$101,1300.36
Office Clerks, General 43-90612,040$43,5601.32
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-919940$46,7200.37
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-20732,350$60,2507.85
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205730$45,2100.69
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208140$46,1500.93
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-911140$36,8800.15
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064440$30,6001.27
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214180$44,0700.55
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011150$46,2100.62
Paramedics 29-2043170$60,1502.74
Parking Attendants 53-602130$33,0900.40
Parts Salespersons 41-2022140$44,2300.83
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051100$43,1801.06
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205250$47,5200.28
Pest Control Workers 37-202160$46,7500.93
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-809340$42,3201.98
Pharmacists 29-1051220$153,8701.10
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052360$47,3801.21
Phlebotomists 31-909760$42,7600.71
Physical Therapist Aides 31-202240$49,5901.33
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202140$62,4600.58
Physical Therapists 29-1123100$104,6900.59
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107180$145,4100.80
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229170$287,6600.77
Plant and System Operators, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 51-809950$67,7505.28
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152240$49,3900.84
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051830$66,6801.96
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051150$61,0503.14
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052140$55,9300.67
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 11-913150$91,3405.77
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199170$66,1201.78
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011210$35,2200.69
Printing Press Operators 51-511250$38,9000.55
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092100$53,6101.74
Procurement Clerks 43-306140$50,9401.17
Production Workers, All Other 51-919950$37,6100.35
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061350$68,3201.44
Project Management Specialists 13-1082290$78,2500.43
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202040$49,2201.05
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141120$53,8200.61
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909940$45,3100.83
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053110$43,0501.14
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031120$59,5400.66
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031190$50,3302.90
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034190$86,0501.29
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022140$75,7801.15
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171610$37,4601.06
Recreation Workers 39-9032460$34,8802.22
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081140$48,3001.50
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,870$98,6200.88
Residential Advisors 39-904170$34,6301.36
Respiratory Therapists 29-112680$78,8900.94
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,680$34,3901.10
Sales Managers 11-2022190$108,3600.46
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091290$60,3900.37
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012510$74,2600.65
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-4011110$77,9400.62
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041Not available$39,290
School Bus Monitors 33-9094110$31,9102.33
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20311,150$59,9201.72
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,310$43,9201.22
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031170$49,3400.56
Security Guards 33-9032940$37,5801.16
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-407180$46,9204.05
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071440$40,1200.86
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053140$34,8000.92
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 19-309930$93,3101.42
Social Workers, All Other 21-1029140$50,1503.49
Social and Community Service Managers 11-915180$70,4500.59
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093180$38,7100.66
Software Developers 15-1252150$122,6200.14
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052160$57,4000.98
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-205750$49,2200.83
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205870$49,6500.69
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112770$83,8700.62
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70652,040$36,7201.15
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018140$60,6700.47
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031400$36,7301.20
Surgeons, All Other 29-1249Not availableNot published (very high)
Surgical Technologists 29-205570$61,8600.89
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-1022110$76,1803.48
Tax Preparers 13-208260$46,0501.26
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309950$95,7300.70
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,400$34,4801.57
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-9044100$35,3901.01
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022100$83,8401.13
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905250$37,5500.85
Tellers 43-307190$44,8800.45
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093130$36,5201.88
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-701050$37,5501.64
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151300$79,9901.03
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307170$84,6500.48
Tutors 25-304180$37,4400.73
Urban and Regional Planners 19-305160$74,2802.04
Veterinarians 29-1131120$161,4102.27
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096180$35,8402.21
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056250$46,1003.14
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,550$35,2601.09
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031340$48,9604.20
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511130$41,2300.96
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121240$60,1100.91
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-102350$66,7904.40