JobAfterNext

Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area

300 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 1000005.

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
Dermatologists$444,830
Dentists, General$319,140
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$312,080
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$187,220
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$181,190
Sales Managers$161,740
Pharmacists$154,240
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$153,030
Human Resources Managers$150,080
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations)$141,440
Medical and Health Services Managers$139,950
Administrative Services Managers$136,000
Nurse Practitioners$135,530
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$133,610
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$132,040
Lawyers$131,110
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$130,750
General and Operations Managers$129,410
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$125,750
Software Developers$125,650

BLS didn't publish the median for 1 occupation here because it is very high: Obstetricians and Gynecologists. They aren't ranked, and we don't estimate them.

All 300 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011780$93,3100.86
Administrative Services Managers 11-301270$136,0000.44
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091420$31,2001.69
Animal Caretakers 39-2021220$35,2901.28
Animal Trainers 39-2011Not available$33,080
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301180$64,1401.26
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041Not available$181,190
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2097Not available$63,790
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302180$46,1300.81
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023400$50,7900.91
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031Not available$37,400
Bakers 51-3011110$35,9000.77
Bartenders 35-30111,000$37,1502.12
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301150$40,7000.51
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021160$47,9700.63
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031910$48,2001.05
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-202140$59,6001.06
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other 37-2019Not available$36,230
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051430$39,1201.71
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031140$59,2900.78
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-119990$73,2800.13
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302170$46,9800.78
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020190$74,4000.61
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-203160$90,7601.55
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032190$78,2402.72
Cargo and Freight Agents (2 O*NET occupations) 43-501150$59,6800.89
Carpenters 47-2031460$49,5901.08
Cashiers 41-20112,860$33,2701.47
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051130$52,7600.98
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011230$61,4801.87
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011320$59,5103.63
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021170$48,5200.71
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011120$31,2000.38
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302230$62,1200.72
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-205160$103,0300.28
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103170$92,3300.33
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061290$37,6501.23
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010140$77,6400.65
Coaches and Scouts 27-202290$36,3100.55
Community Health Workers 21-109440$39,9600.93
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109970Not available1.11
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114140$64,5000.57
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041220$76,3200.86
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124160$141,4400.49
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123150$66,5500.53
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916140$54,5200.37
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129940$110,9500.14
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211160$106,7100.48
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232200$56,4700.44
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021130Not available0.30
Construction Laborers 47-2061860$44,8001.25
Construction Managers 11-902190$115,1700.40
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-4011110$62,3801.19
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011240$38,2100.59
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012560$43,1202.02
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20142,190$37,7002.48
Cost Estimators 13-1051Not available$77,310
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021180$43,9600.72
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031190$45,0701.72
Crane and Tower Operators 53-702130$68,3801.22
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-9091100$34,6201.69
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,130$45,5600.70
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403150$40,5800.50
Data Entry Keyers 43-902150$37,4900.62
Database Administrators 15-124250Not available1.03
Dental Assistants 31-9091190$48,2200.80
Dental Hygienists 29-1292100$104,3700.74
Dentists, General 29-102150$319,1400.68
Dermatologists 29-121330$444,8304.22
Dietetic Technicians 29-205190$40,4904.38
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103170$81,6701.41
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011690$31,2002.02
Dishwashers 35-9021550$35,7801.83
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032120$47,8800.95
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031110$31,2000.42
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081Not available$36,960
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032200$132,0400.99
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903160$49,0601.27
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012260$82,2201.19
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051100$97,1801.22
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2028Not available$36,320
Electricians 47-2111400$58,8400.85
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021400$74,1100.46
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042290$45,2502.60
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-404260$43,4602.81
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204130$67,9600.56
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-502240$47,1601.64
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011140$66,2300.47
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031250$49,6601.22
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-402140$44,3201.12
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301350$125,7500.53
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215100Not available1.51
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-304140$63,5301.60
Farm and Home Management Educators 25-902130$61,0306.42
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092130$31,2000.75
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-209360$36,9802.81
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30233,350$31,2001.38
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031210$187,2200.40
Financial Risk Specialists 13-205440$100,4600.97
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051Not available$117,250
Firefighters 33-2011140$46,6600.64
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011780$75,1501.54
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101460$53,6800.92
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-10121,170$47,9801.53
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011200$47,4401.74
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012110$70,3401.36
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011420$78,2901.09
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012140$77,2001.01
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011830$64,2700.92
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102250$46,3500.70
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101290$121,6300.95
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011500$71,7401.19
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10111,180$56,7101.68
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047390$60,7000.99
Food Batchmakers 51-309260$34,4400.57
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021810$36,0801.44
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-3099390$38,4209.63
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041250$31,2001.34
Food Service Managers 11-9051240$74,5701.58
Fundraisers 13-113140$69,7900.59
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,060$129,4100.48
Graphic Designers 27-102470$50,9200.54
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012250$33,3701.28
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars 29-902150$65,5001.90
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107140$100,8900.31
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102290$74,0800.79
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021500$59,3401.96
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,070$52,0000.83
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-301130$46,0303.59
Helpers--Carpenters 47-301270$39,6204.99
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098130$38,6302.20
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-301540$34,8601.59
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11202,150$31,7400.80
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031640$31,2002.37
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081270$36,0101.64
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416150$47,5400.91
Human Resources Managers 11-312140$150,0800.29
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071330$76,2100.57
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-211290$97,3200.39
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041260$62,7100.94
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305180$133,6100.54
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051230$41,0800.48
Information Security Analysts 15-121260$116,2400.49
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061310$41,6000.83
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099190$46,1601.70
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031160$79,1601.09
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2131150$53,5705.51
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-9041Not available$52,160
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021340Not available1.13
Interior Designers 27-1025100$60,4702.13
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111140$47,1701.46
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,890$35,0201.36
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062940$37,2400.51
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-30111,630$37,1602.72
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011140$33,5701.09
Lawyers 23-1011170$131,1100.35
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601290$61,1600.93
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-209940$76,0101.39
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402260$71,7800.66
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121100$36,8301.78
Library Technicians 25-403140$35,6400.87
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061430$67,7901.06
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-909250$33,2300.51
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033980$40,1001.58
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413160$39,3400.61
Loan Officers 13-2072120$80,9600.72
Lodging Managers 11-908150$73,4002.00
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1081Not available$86,740
Machinists 51-404150$51,0200.28
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012520$33,7400.95
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-905160$37,2901.60
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071810$47,9000.84
Management Analysts 13-1111470$82,7100.84
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199110$153,0300.27
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-5092130$33,8101.37
Marketing Managers 11-202170Not available0.26
Marriage and Family Therapists 21-101330$73,1700.82
Massage Therapists 31-901160$47,4100.89
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-30224,460$35,50048.80
Mechanical Drafters 17-301340$54,3001.51
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141Not available$100,390
Medical Assistants 31-9092600$43,7301.16
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-906250$62,5501.28
Medical Records Specialists 29-207280$48,9700.63
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013870$42,8301.44
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111200$139,9500.54
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112170$52,8400.79
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023100$58,6301.21
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026100$36,1200.92
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022420$65,2501.08
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090200$40,0700.23
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers (3 O*NET occupations) 47-4090150$42,3808.70
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902330$51,7900.51
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042110$62,7801.00
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-407270$37,9100.70
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-309960$43,5401.98
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-305180$58,2805.47
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-124490$97,9300.44
New Accounts Clerks 43-414150$45,7202.17
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171220$135,5301.10
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,360$40,3901.50
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107260$98,1701.19
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 29-1218Not availableNot published (very high)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501180$72,7000.92
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122120$104,1801.14
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201190$82,0102.83
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,370$42,3400.88
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-919970$48,2400.55
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073350$52,3101.15
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208140$46,3800.86
Order Clerks 43-415150$36,6701.07
Orderlies 31-113240$39,7301.10
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-305340$51,4001.72
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111240$38,5001.02
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064940$37,2902.69
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214160$52,3500.43
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011220$60,5000.90
Parts Salespersons 41-2022210$38,2601.27
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051Not available$56,470
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 39-9099Not available$35,300
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052120$103,0700.70
Pharmacists 29-1051150$154,2400.75
Pharmacy Aides 31-909530$36,7701.25
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052310$45,1601.04
Phlebotomists 31-909760$45,0500.62
Photographers 27-402140$47,7201.26
Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022120$33,7003.90
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021140$80,2401.94
Physical Therapists 29-1123290$105,1801.72
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071100$130,7501.01
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229130$312,0800.61
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152340$56,7201.17
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051370$82,3100.87
Postal Service Clerks 43-505170$62,1301.49
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052340$59,0101.64
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011300$35,1001.00
Printing Press Operators 51-511250$47,8800.57
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-506170$59,1100.27
Project Management Specialists 13-1082140$101,0400.21
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141200$62,0501.00
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909930$37,6600.65
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031110$68,5700.61
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503170$47,9301.04
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034170$84,2101.15
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022310$47,3002.56
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171530$36,5600.92
Recreation Workers 39-9032170$36,1300.82
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081160$60,7901.70
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11412,490$97,2701.17
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101540$45,3200.67
Residential Advisors 39-904140$32,0300.68
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126120$80,0801.40
Retail Salespersons 41-20313,890$34,9601.59
Roofers 47-218140$57,7300.44
Sales Managers 11-2022180$161,7400.44
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091690$82,7900.88
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012610$62,2900.79
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-4011150$103,1000.83
School Bus Monitors 33-909490$36,4601.80
School Psychologists 19-303440$76,1901.10
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20311,510$78,8902.26
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,030$44,9800.96
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031260$59,2700.85
Security Guards 33-9032320$36,7200.40
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-302140$31,4700.20
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-901250$47,5201.41
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211100$43,2601.38
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071520$43,9201.02
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053170$44,9901.11
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 51-3023Not available$31,200
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151100$75,9500.80
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093170$42,1200.63
Software Developers 15-1252190$125,6500.18
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052160$61,6401.00
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058370$79,8903.60
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127110$102,1000.92
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,470$36,1400.83
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-204160$40,2001.68
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018230$51,5300.73
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031200$35,3200.62
Surgical Technologists 29-205570$60,6201.00
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303150$61,2701.35
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102240$82,8901.15
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-201170$31,2003.24
Tax Preparers 13-208240$49,4000.92
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,110$37,2401.24
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022100$60,2301.08
Tellers 43-3071240$40,9201.15
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-701030$34,2801.00
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151220$73,5800.76
Travel Agents 41-304150Not available1.37
Tutors 25-304150$38,8300.44
Veterinarians 29-113140Not available0.85
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909670$36,5700.84
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056150$48,5901.87
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30312,890$36,8702.03
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031120$60,3201.46
Web and Digital Interface Designers (2 O*NET occupations) 15-125530Not available0.44
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511140$37,3101.20
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121140$52,4100.55