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Dover, DE

266 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 20100.

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.

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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

All 266 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011710$72,7301.12
Administrative Services Managers 11-301250$118,6200.47
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301180$80,3901.39
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091150$31,2000.85
Animal Caretakers 39-2021240$31,2002.01
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301150$70,8401.05
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904170$159,3300.68
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302160$47,3700.98
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023320$48,8001.02
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603160$33,2801.29
Bakers 51-301130$37,9800.33
Bartenders 35-3011290$35,2100.86
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011170$40,7202.47
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021210$51,7201.21
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031600$45,5201.01
Budget Analysts 13-203190$79,7904.55
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051330$37,6201.87
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031120$61,8200.98
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199220$86,9000.45
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-101160$78,1401.63
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302140$43,4700.64
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020160$72,6500.74
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194100$62,4002.10
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032120$76,8802.41
Carpenters 47-2031270$52,1400.92
Cashiers 41-20112,010$31,7201.49
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-205130$52,5700.36
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101180$59,9900.87
Chemists 19-203140$79,3001.12
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011150Not available1.71
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021170$51,6900.98
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-901190$31,2000.40
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3022180$62,1206.11
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051270$99,6401.68
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103180$89,6100.56
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061230$34,5401.40
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-201040$58,3100.28
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303330$111,3001.03
Coaches and Scouts 27-202270$61,6900.63
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 49-909150$43,3004.00
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109970$56,0001.50
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041300$62,4501.66
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124170Not available0.93
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123160$53,9400.98
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129960$86,0500.31
Computer Programmers 15-125140$72,1100.88
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211250$101,2701.10
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232230$65,0800.72
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021200$169,4200.68
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-201130$45,0801.19
Construction Laborers 47-2061400$45,8100.84
Construction Managers 11-902150$115,8100.32
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-4011120$67,8901.94
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011140$31,2000.48
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012520$41,3702.70
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014590$35,5700.95
Cost Estimators 13-105170$72,9300.75
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021160$36,7700.91
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031350$44,6004.43
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-909190$33,6702.16
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,000$42,1200.88
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031Not available$41,640
Data Entry Keyers 43-902180$37,6001.44
Database Administrators 15-124250$83,0801.63
Dental Assistants 31-9091190$45,7001.12
Dental Hygienists 29-1292130$96,7301.33
Dentists, General 29-102160Not available1.06
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011180$31,2000.74
Dishwashers 35-9021180$31,2000.85
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503290$52,1400.97
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031150$31,2000.86
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-208160$43,5401.70
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032290$127,6502.00
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-903370$113,4700.83
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903140$57,2801.38
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-909930$53,1900.63
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012350$74,6202.27
Electrical Engineers 17-207160$122,4100.63
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905140$98,5900.76
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-209460$80,7502.06
Electricians 47-2111340$60,7501.02
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021580$75,0800.95
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042160$45,0602.02
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302540$60,8507.53
Environmental Engineers 17-208150$95,7203.01
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-2041150$59,3703.84
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011170$68,4200.85
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031130$37,3500.91
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215130$233,9802.66
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,090$31,2001.24
File Clerks 43-407190$39,9402.77
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031170$159,5400.46
Financial Risk Specialists 13-205440$122,9301.52
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209940$81,4700.68
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051Not available$91,130
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011290$77,6600.82
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101440$57,9400.91
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012580$46,7201.08
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011150$42,9401.96
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101230$75,0000.59
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011290$80,5401.06
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101280$88,2900.89
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011750$67,2101.19
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102230$42,8100.60
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012110Not available1.58
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011200$75,7200.68
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011660$50,3201.35
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109140$50,1801.01
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047290$61,8501.05
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021300$34,5600.76
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-9099Not available$31,200
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041100$31,2000.80
Food Service Managers 11-9051110$68,1401.06
Fundraisers 13-113130$79,4000.64
General and Operations Managers 11-1021650$119,9900.42
Graphic Designers 27-102440$49,4900.49
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012170$31,2001.26
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022140$58,4701.67
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021180$59,8100.99
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,440$54,1501.60
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909860$39,3101.33
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919860$36,3400.85
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11202,070$32,1301.10
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031180$31,2000.97
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081140$31,2001.23
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416160$49,9001.43
Human Resources Managers 11-3121110$97,8701.09
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071450$66,9201.12
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-211270$106,1800.44
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041220$67,3201.14
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305150$127,7200.47
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051500$46,2101.47
Information Security Analysts 15-121260$92,1000.68
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419980$56,8701.27
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061170$45,5200.65
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909950$47,5600.61
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031200$78,2102.02
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904160$47,0700.65
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021160$59,9800.74
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,310$35,3201.35
Labor Relations Specialists 13-107580$93,0902.71
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062860$36,1800.67
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011550$36,4801.33
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011150$32,1701.69
Lawyers 23-1011240Not available0.71
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601250$57,1300.78
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-209930$65,5601.66
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402270$75,8801.16
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061300$62,1401.06
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033550$39,7801.29
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-413170$49,0401.03
Loan Officers 13-2072160$58,5401.32
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108170$77,7900.61
Machinists 51-404130$51,2300.25
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012290$31,3400.77
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071410$45,9200.61
Management Analysts 13-1111460$77,1801.17
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199110$147,5000.40
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-509270$31,2001.03
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161180$65,5200.45
Marketing Managers 11-202150$182,6400.31
Marriage and Family Therapists 21-101390$69,4503.12
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214180$100,9000.64
Medical Assistants 31-9092450$41,0001.26
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-906240$57,4101.45
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072110$53,9201.34
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-104230$88,3700.40
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013560$38,8601.34
Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094Not available$31,200
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111230$114,6100.88
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112150Not available0.73
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023110$58,6701.83
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102660$38,7400.85
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022520$61,1001.93
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090400$47,6500.65
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042100$65,0401.25
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-309950$31,2002.55
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-912150$114,8000.98
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244150$77,4401.11
New Accounts Clerks 43-414130$46,5301.90
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171190$122,9301.35
Nursing Assistants 31-1131890$39,6001.41
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011110$62,9501.77
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112280$95,6101.12
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201160$75,4402.64
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,390$37,8501.29
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199120$40,6701.42
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073190$48,8600.90
Optometrists 29-104130$165,6601.64
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111310$36,8001.90
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064Not available$35,440
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-214130$50,4900.33
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011220$58,8301.29
Parts Salespersons 41-2022220$37,4501.83
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305140$51,2900.62
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 39-909930$34,7801.27
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205270$102,6700.56
Pest Control Workers 37-202150$44,6501.14
Pharmacists 29-105190$151,9300.67
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052200$44,9100.97
Physical Therapist Aides 31-202260$33,9202.67
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202170$75,5801.45
Physical Therapists 29-1123180$98,2601.51
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107160$129,1900.81
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122930Not available0.23
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-215290$58,4100.45
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051410Not available1.41
Postal Service Clerks 43-505130$64,8301.05
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052190$57,5801.35
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011190$34,6200.92
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-506160$57,1400.38
Project Management Specialists 13-1082100$109,9400.22
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-914160$61,4100.43
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031190$76,7401.51
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503150$53,4901.15
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034110Not available1.04
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022100$46,6501.16
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171450$36,5701.12
Recreation Workers 39-9032120$33,9700.82
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,700$91,6201.15
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101530$52,1100.74
Residential Advisors 39-904160$44,6801.65
Respiratory Therapists 29-112660$84,4100.93
Retail Salespersons 41-20311,820$34,0601.07
Roofers 47-218130$58,3100.52
Sales Managers 11-2022110$178,1300.40
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091240$63,9100.44
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012340$69,9800.63
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401170$105,0900.52
School Bus Monitors 33-909480$36,4102.46
School Psychologists 19-303450$80,2801.82
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20311,050$76,7102.26
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,170$45,3601.56
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031160$55,3400.73
Security Guards 33-9032240$35,1000.43
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221160$61,4601.21
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071280$38,7000.79
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053200$35,1501.83
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151140$69,1801.56
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093170$40,0000.87
Software Developers 15-1252250$107,5300.34
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-125330$111,2700.39
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052210$60,5201.80
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 25-205150$59,4003.92
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058240$66,3303.32
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127120$98,9301.49
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,330$39,1501.07
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018220$60,9901.02
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031180$37,0700.78
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303150$53,9201.84
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-201140$41,9002.83
Tax Preparers 13-208240$47,7201.19
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045920$37,1701.47
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022100$66,6701.68
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905240$90,7200.87
Tellers 43-3071180$39,0001.24
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309350$44,7401.02
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151250$74,3301.27
Tutors 25-304150$31,2000.62
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051120$66,5506.00
Veterinarians 29-113140Not available1.07
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205680$44,9201.50
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031970$36,0300.98
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803180$62,4101.49
Web Developers 15-125440Not available1.25
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-412190$48,5100.48