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Lexington Park, MD

262 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 30500.

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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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
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$260,050
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$218,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$213,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$184,620
Commercial Pilots$171,560
Dentists, General$170,960
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$167,040
Purchasing Managers$166,230
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations)$166,230
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,330
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$160,640
Veterinarians$159,990
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations)$156,750
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$147,520
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations)$144,680
Lawyers$143,760
Human Resources Managers$142,140
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations)$141,510
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$140,670
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations)$139,600
All 262 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011360$91,2400.55
Administrative Services Managers 11-301250$107,5900.40
Aerospace Engineers 17-2011960$138,38031.18
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3011190$100,5003.10
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091120$33,7100.68
Animal Caretakers 39-2021210$34,4001.73
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-309150$49,05011.21
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301140$78,0100.75
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041170$184,6201.71
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302170$56,0300.99
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023440$56,5601.36
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603130$36,5600.71
Avionics Technicians 49-209160$95,8306.79
Bakers 51-301130$35,8600.30
Bartenders 35-3011390$36,9501.13
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-302190$48,1700.48
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031360$51,4800.58
Budget Analysts 13-203160$106,2802.99
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051540$55,9902.97
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-303140$62,9500.27
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-11992,180$136,6604.41
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302140$46,1800.72
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020730$111,5303.28
Carpenters 47-2031210$62,8800.68
Cashiers 41-20111,560$33,1801.11
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101180$58,8200.93
Chemists 19-203160$131,8101.49
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101150$260,0500.49
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021110$69,7000.59
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011260$34,2501.12
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051130$98,3900.80
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103140$98,0600.26
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-706190$35,1000.53
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-201080$72,6400.53
Coaches and Scouts 27-202280$63,5000.73
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912440$66,5700.59
Commercial Pilots 53-201260$171,5602.65
Community Health Workers 21-109460$55,5302.21
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109940$50,3200.78
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041220$95,7001.17
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061210$127,6205.93
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1241180$141,5102.19
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231120$100,7501.85
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-12991,000$144,6805.05
Computer Programmers 15-1251110$112,9902.63
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211690$101,6302.94
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232180$61,3200.56
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221360$136,66021.36
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021230$164,3300.77
Construction Laborers 47-2061450$45,5000.90
Construction Managers 11-902190$115,6600.52
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401180$75,3901.25
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011290$31,8401.00
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-201270$40,4200.37
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014530$37,1700.82
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015110$36,2501.68
Cost Estimators 13-1051130$81,2101.31
Counselors, All Other 21-101940$60,3502.84
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-202180$37,1500.43
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-403190$56,3601.16
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051660$36,4600.56
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205190$129,0200.73
Database Administrators 15-124280$116,6302.63
Dental Assistants 31-9091170$48,0300.96
Dental Hygienists 29-1292130$104,4601.27
Dentists, General 29-102170$170,9601.19
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203230$97,5300.79
Dietetic Technicians 29-205170$33,1604.92
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011330$36,2001.36
Dishwashers 35-9021260$31,2001.21
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503250$50,7600.59
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031360$31,7701.92
Education Administrators, All Other 11-903950$124,4901.97
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032220$127,8101.48
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903140$59,1901.16
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012170$76,7301.07
Electrical Engineers 17-2071420$128,9004.62
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023310$102,6407.11
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094Not available$86,340
Electricians 47-2111340$61,5500.98
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations) 17-2072580$156,75013.17
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,200$76,1701.90
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406150$51,6000.73
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-204280$68,1600.94
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 17-3029450$105,56016.63
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-21991,020$166,23014.58
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204130$81,5200.81
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011230$80,6301.09
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-903190$47,9900.63
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013160$75,5802.21
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30231,770$32,2401.01
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031290$139,1000.75
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-2099720$132,62011.98
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051150$100,3600.90
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011310$74,4200.85
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101460$51,9101.24
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012580$37,6601.05
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101170$45,3100.84
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101250$58,6600.79
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011300$98,0201.07
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101250$97,8500.47
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011530$70,2500.82
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102280$53,5701.58
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012160$137,6402.21
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011130$99,9800.43
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011650$46,2801.28
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047100$62,7500.35
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021300$33,8400.74
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909950$36,1901.31
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041120$36,6500.87
Food Service Managers 11-9051110$64,4301.00
Fundraisers 13-113130$77,9700.61
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-121660$213,7802.08
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,990$106,2501.25
Graphic Designers 27-102460$67,5700.62
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012190$37,4201.39
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209940$44,8300.43
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 29-909950$66,0502.93
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102270$73,7700.79
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-909960$49,6701.13
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021350$61,8401.87
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032310$56,2500.33
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-301930$41,6003.02
Helpers--Electricians 47-301330$40,6801.09
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909860$41,6301.35
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-1120430$40,0700.22
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031230$31,9001.18
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-408180$34,1700.69
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$59,9700.95
Human Resources Managers 11-312160$142,1400.61
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071330$98,1700.80
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112160$139,6000.98
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-904170$80,8100.35
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305160$167,0400.49
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-705150$51,8900.15
Information Security Analysts 15-1212320$121,4703.74
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-419960$54,4801.04
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061100$92,0000.37
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909960$48,8800.77
Instructional Coordinators 25-903180$101,2800.81
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021100$50,5600.47
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,010$41,9901.01
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-201260$74,1601.31
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-7062320$36,2200.24
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011360$44,7000.84
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-601160$33,1500.71
Lawyers 23-1011200$143,7600.59
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601230$70,6600.45
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-209940$128,0901.89
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022190$74,0103.09
Library Technicians 25-4031160$46,4005.05
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061170$74,8600.59
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-409980$58,7202.32
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033200$37,7400.46
Loan Officers 13-207270$64,3900.60
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-10811,350$131,60011.85
Machinists 51-404150$62,8200.37
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012290$34,3200.75
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-905130$37,4301.22
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-904340$45,1901.33
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071430$52,1100.62
Management Analysts 13-11111,300$130,0203.18
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199320$160,6401.14
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161200$73,3200.50
Marketing Managers 11-202180$134,9100.43
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-302750$79,1202.93
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141670$127,6504.97
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 27-309930Not available3.49
Medical Assistants 31-9092350$44,1900.95
Medical Records Specialists 29-207240$55,3700.49
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-104280$77,5701.01
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013440$44,9801.02
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111280$123,6701.02
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102340$48,5700.73
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102650$39,3100.62
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022310$80,7601.12
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-209060$38,9400.09
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-912140$140,6700.87
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244370$109,5902.59
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171170$127,4601.17
Nursing Assistants 31-1131620$44,2700.94
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501170$95,8701.02
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112250$106,3200.64
Office Clerks, General 43-9061630$45,7600.56
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199280$50,1903.23
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073230$60,9301.06
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031390$135,3007.89
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-706450$31,2000.19
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141Not available$50,760
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011100$63,7700.54
Paramedics 29-204350$74,9000.99
Parts Salespersons 41-2022140$36,5501.12
Pharmacists 29-1051120$133,3400.81
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052230$43,9801.08
Phlebotomists 31-909730$49,2100.48
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202140$76,5300.74
Physical Therapists 29-112380$111,7800.70
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107160$136,8600.80
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229120$218,2700.78
Physicists 19-201240$132,7704.41
Pipelayers 47-215130$59,3402.22
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152260$57,7001.23
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051300$79,9000.97
Postal Service Clerks 43-505170$63,2102.15
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052120$58,2400.78
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011190$43,5100.85
Production Workers, All Other 51-919940$48,5800.38
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061110$64,2800.63
Project Management Specialists 13-1082980$103,7002.02
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-914170$78,9600.47
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909940$51,8601.14
Psychiatric Technicians 29-205350$41,6500.67
Public Relations Specialists 27-303160$99,9600.44
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503150$62,4601.10
Purchasing Managers 11-306170$166,2301.87
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-203480$85,1900.73
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022Not available$51,570
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171460$38,1001.11
Recreation Workers 39-9032100$38,8800.64
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-1141930$94,7800.61
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101580$36,0601.94
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,250$34,3601.27
Sales Managers 11-2022130$138,3600.46
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091290$61,1000.51
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-401280$73,0100.14
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-4011100$74,3700.77
School Bus Monitors 33-909490$41,4902.53
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031610$81,0501.27
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,260$47,8401.62
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031140$56,8100.63
Security Guards 33-9032380$44,8800.65
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-302190$59,7300.59
Shampooers 39-509360$32,73016.04
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221130$64,1400.63
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071250$46,3000.67
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-305370$39,4200.64
Social Workers, All Other 21-102930$55,2401.08
Social and Community Service Managers 11-915190$88,3900.95
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093260$45,8301.30
Software Developers 15-1252720$132,8500.94
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253400$147,5204.73
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-205980$76,4505.12
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052120$76,1900.98
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205850$81,7100.69
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-112760$100,8800.70
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065890$37,5000.69
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018140$63,8200.64
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031590$43,9402.48
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102250$63,1302.24
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099300$45,2305.86
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-9045720$37,0601.11
Technical Writers 27-304280$97,8103.79
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905240$67,4100.91
Tellers 43-3071120$43,5800.79
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151220$94,4401.08
Tutors 25-304190$63,0901.18
Urban and Regional Planners 19-305140$88,5701.78
Veterinarians 29-113150$159,9901.21
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205690$45,0701.58
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,020$35,5500.99
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803180$56,4401.39
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-412180$60,8400.42