JobAfterNext

West Montana nonmetropolitan area

323 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 3000004.

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)$412,560
Family Medicine Physicians$334,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$171,810
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$170,960
Marketing Managers$152,230
Nurse Practitioners$140,250
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$137,740
Pharmacists$135,880
Microbiologists$133,470
Software Developers$133,400
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$130,650
Dentists, General$127,160
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$126,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$121,690
Human Resources Managers$115,790
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$114,680
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$113,100
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations)$112,340
Personal Financial Advisors$112,050
Commercial Pilots$110,670
All 323 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011640$73,0000.81
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301140$63,1500.58
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 53-301150$31,2706.86
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091380$28,8801.78
Animal Caretakers 39-2021240$33,9701.66
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-101170$104,7901.15
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301150$62,5000.89
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904150$171,8100.45
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302190$57,9101.17
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023490$59,7901.28
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603190$39,0001.55
Bakers 51-3011170$36,0901.35
Bartenders 35-3011940$25,6602.30
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021360$46,2001.64
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-1029150$91,5604.83
Biological Technicians 19-402190$49,1802.47
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-30311,380$46,8301.86
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-202130$61,1601.08
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051400$45,8701.85
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-305260$43,6400.64
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031130$56,9400.85
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199510$75,3600.86
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021150$37,9502.04
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020200$59,1000.75
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011170$47,8403.98
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119460$60,3600.98
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-203240$52,0600.71
Cargo and Freight Agents (2 O*NET occupations) 43-501160$47,0001.10
Carpenters 47-2031870$56,3002.40
Carpet Installers 47-204140$40,6704.69
Cashiers 41-20112,370$32,3101.42
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051140$58,6501.22
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011170$56,4601.57
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101190$170,9600.85
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021160$57,1300.75
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011340$35,0101.20
Chiropractors 29-101160$77,3202.90
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051130$91,4700.67
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031130$61,7100.73
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061220$36,5101.06
Clergy 21-2011120$56,8103.99
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010110$69,5200.58
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022130$57,0300.95
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912450$47,0800.56
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 49-909140$47,4103.00
Commercial Pilots 53-201280$110,6703.06
Community Health Workers 21-109450$47,3101.58
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109940$49,4300.75
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041120$70,7600.54
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-124130$105,3700.34
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231170$56,6302.19
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916150$49,9200.57
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-129950$77,0000.20
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-121160$112,3400.22
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232210$55,2900.54
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021170$121,6900.46
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103170$63,1304.73
Construction Laborers 47-2061890$46,8501.50
Construction Managers 11-9021420$106,0002.04
Cooks, All Other 35-201940$38,5504.04
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012430$36,7401.80
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20141,330$37,4401.75
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012170$47,8500.82
Cost Estimators 13-1051170$69,7001.42
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021230$39,5701.04
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031280$45,6802.88
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051800$43,4200.57
Database Administrators 15-1242Not available$83,130
Dental Assistants 31-9091290$45,4601.40
Dental Hygienists 29-1292180$98,6101.49
Dentists, General 29-1021100$127,1601.51
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-3021100$96,4101.54
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$107,7800.90
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103140$70,5901.05
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011170$29,0600.57
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 21-202190$55,4207.10
Dishwashers 35-9021400$29,4901.55
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032110$39,7501.01
Drafters, All Other 17-301940$62,8004.57
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031370$22,8001.68
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032170$92,9800.95
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012130$56,8100.67
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905190$114,6801.28
Electricians 47-2111600$71,0101.45
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021950$50,4901.27
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406190$60,5101.02
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042190$32,4501.96
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204150$76,4001.13
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-601170$59,7200.29
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031290$46,8101.65
Extraction Workers, All Other 47-509930$49,07011.06
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-301350$86,0900.55
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121590$334,3401.49
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092130$38,3900.93
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-2093110$35,9206.42
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,580$28,7801.23
File Clerks 43-407160$39,5801.62
Financial Clerks, All Other 43-309940$50,1501.97
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031250$130,6500.55
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051Not available$101,760
Firefighters 33-2011170$47,7700.91
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011680$74,5401.55
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101480$48,7501.47
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101180$64,9905.44
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102150$73,6100.93
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012740$43,2501.12
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers 39-1013130$48,4709.25
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101190$46,9500.96
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012110$58,1301.59
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011430$83,2601.28
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101270$75,6500.61
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011780$59,7201.00
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102290$47,9401.42
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101270$78,1800.80
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011390$62,8701.08
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10111,020$48,6801.68
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-109140$49,6000.85
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047260$58,3700.77
Floral Designers 27-102380$30,1203.69
Food Batchmakers 51-309230$42,6000.33
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021500$31,0001.03
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909980$26,8701.66
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041170$30,3301.07
Food Service Managers 11-9051130$72,1401.04
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-4071610$51,63036.87
Foresters 19-103290$65,70015.35
Fundraisers 13-113160$61,3800.99
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 41-201250$25,2803.99
Gambling Service Workers, All Other 39-301990$23,17012.27
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,020$81,1001.06
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-204240$75,5202.91
Graphic Designers 27-1024120$51,8401.14
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 37-301930$46,0604.44
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-501270$26,1700.42
Health Education Specialists 21-109140$35,3701.03
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209950Not available0.55
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022110$57,1001.11
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021160$57,5800.71
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,120$56,4701.01
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012Not available$48,610
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909870$44,5601.29
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919880$47,8000.84
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051150$60,4601.83
Home Appliance Repairers 49-903140$46,2602.03
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,660$37,1000.71
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031180$28,9100.75
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081380$35,1002.68
Human Resources Managers 11-312160$115,7900.51
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071350$62,2500.71
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112120$100,8500.63
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041110$59,9500.47
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305150$113,1000.40
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051150$54,6700.37
Information Security Analysts 15-121260$92,9200.59
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199130$46,1001.76
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061130$56,7100.39
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099140$46,3101.47
Instructional Coordinators 25-903180$55,0200.65
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2131120$43,3204.90
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904150$49,2000.47
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021210$56,9600.79
Interior Designers 27-102560$64,3201.49
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-411180$40,8500.97
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,320$36,5201.10
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012100$47,3601.65
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062540$41,9100.34
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011970$45,0101.89
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011130$35,7501.25
Lawyers 23-1011390$101,4000.96
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601270$43,4200.80
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022100$59,3901.32
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412150$35,0001.01
Library Technicians 25-403180$38,6902.12
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061300$64,3900.86
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033430$44,7700.80
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131140$48,9101.62
Loan Officers 13-2072200$73,8201.36
Lodging Managers 11-9081100$74,0404.19
Logging Equipment Operators 45-402280$55,5706.75
Machinists 51-4041180$52,7601.17
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 29-203530$82,4901.29
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012770$34,4301.66
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071920$47,2401.12
Management Analysts 13-1111120$102,2800.25
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199170$94,1400.50
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161150$66,2200.32
Marketing Managers 11-2021Not available$152,230
Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-719930$57,5102.68
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214160$94,4700.40
Medical Assistants 31-9092610$48,3601.38
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909350$44,7601.18
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072100$47,5400.99
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-104290$103,3500.91
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013940$43,0801.80
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111300$104,7800.94
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112150$45,7600.59
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102380$64,3401.17
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102640$44,1000.41
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 51-419960$56,2606.88
Microbiologists 19-102230$133,4703.36
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022420$59,5001.26
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090190$44,8600.24
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers (3 O*NET occupations) 47-409040$43,9002.75
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902360$35,9201.07
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042210$69,6502.18
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-3099100$46,6004.10
Musicians and Singers 27-204270$38.79 an hour (hourly only)3.40
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-912170$126,4401.16
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244100$75,4200.58
New Accounts Clerks 43-414190$43,6204.70
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 27-302340$37,3001.71
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171340$140,2501.94
Nursing Assistants 31-1131730$39,7000.93
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011100$78,9701.31
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112260$95,2000.72
Office Clerks, General 43-90612,020$47,6701.51
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073630$60,2502.43
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205740$45,4500.95
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208130$47,8900.86
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-305350$42,6502.57
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111130$46,2900.64
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064320$33,6101.04
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141260$52,6602.13
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011100$52,1200.46
Paramedics 29-204380$51,1101.51
Parts Salespersons 41-2022330$40,6002.27
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-207170$55,7103.28
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051110$49,1201.30
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052110$112,0500.77
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 37-3012120$37,7408.07
Pharmacists 29-1051180$135,8801.03
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052200$48,9100.80
Phlebotomists 31-909780$47,1800.98
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202140$62,6500.59
Physical Therapists 29-1123220$87,1201.49
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107150$137,7400.54
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122960$412,5600.32
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152260$78,0001.02
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051410$64,7201.13
Postal Service Clerks 43-505190$58,4702.20
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052160$59,0100.92
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011150$36,6700.56
Printing Press Operators 51-511240$38,3400.52
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-109250$59,3601.07
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201250$62,4000.60
Production Workers, All Other 51-919940$57,0200.29
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061120$44,3700.57
Project Management Specialists 13-1082390$75,9400.68
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202050$61,1401.72
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141210$48,4001.26
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909960$40,3301.25
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031330$72,8002.16
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031110$47,6402.05
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034130$82,1401.06
Real Estate Brokers 41-902160$65,9502.23
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022Not available$73,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171210$35,9900.42
Recreation Workers 39-9032110$36,8500.60
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 49-309240$60,1404.10
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-708150$45,3600.66
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,690$81,8000.92
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101530$47,4900.67
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-418150$43,4200.83
Residential Advisors 39-904170$46,0001.56
Respiratory Therapists 29-112670$81,1900.94
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,370$36,8201.12
Roofers 47-218160$49,1200.76
Sales Managers 11-2022150$99,1600.42
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091230$59,9600.34
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012490$58,9900.73
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401160$86,7700.36
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909980$47,2001.51
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041120$50,5405.57
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031540$60,4100.94
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014770$40,3400.83
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-303150Not available0.20
Security Guards 33-9032260$41,6000.37
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021160$45,2000.86
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-901260$43,5501.77
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-407160$47,3203.51
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221150$60,2100.73
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071250$41,7700.57
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-305390$34,7600.66
Social Workers, All Other 21-102990$48,6102.57
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151110$65,5101.01
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093160$37,9900.69
Software Developers 15-1252300$133,4000.32
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052100$54,9300.69
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-205740$58,9100.72
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205870$60,6300.82
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127100$75,1701.00
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,430$38,8200.93
Stonemasons 47-202230$58,7607.87
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018330$60,3901.25
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031620$28,7302.18
Surgical Technologists 29-205570$61,3401.15
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-303160$59,4401.83
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102250$86,2601.65
Tax Preparers 13-208270$55,9601.79
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-309950$49,4800.82
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045750$34,8200.97
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022110$76,6101.41
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052100$61,5101.80
Tellers 43-3071340$38,6401.91
Tile and Stone Setters 47-204470$58,6703.82
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093180$46,6703.06
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-209360$59,9402.36
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-7010160$31,3405.35
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151100$50,2500.40
Travel Agents 41-304150$48,2001.65
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-301370$60,6402.27
Tutors 25-304150$41,3600.55
Urban and Regional Planners 19-305140$75,2001.82
Veterinarians 29-1131130$102,7002.82
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096140$37,7301.99
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056110$41,0401.54
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,310$23,1201.06
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031130$52,8001.93
Web and Digital Interface Designers (2 O*NET occupations) 15-125540Not available0.68
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511150$39,4701.78
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121210$54,4300.92
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042210$46,1606.43
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023100$81,33010.09