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Raleigh-Cary, NC

579 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 39580.

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)$354,130
General Internal Medicine Physicians$291,060
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$286,050
Family Medicine Physicians$218,830
Pediatricians, General$214,680
Dentists, General$207,380
Podiatrists$185,800
Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,960
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$173,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$169,780
Psychiatrists$168,880
Marketing Managers$167,640
Sales Managers$163,520
Optometrists$163,290
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$163,130
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations)$162,800
Nurse Anesthetists$155,250
Psychologists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations)$152,980
Statisticians (2 O*NET occupations)$152,880
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$147,370

BLS didn't publish the median for 3 occupations here because it is very high: Emergency Medicine Physicians, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, Physicians, Pathologists. They aren't ranked, and we don't estimate them.

All 579 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-20119,190$81,9501.33
Actuaries 15-2011120$142,1800.91
Acupuncturists 29-1291Not available$41,390
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 23-1021130$131,6601.66
Administrative Services Managers 11-30121,250$109,7600.99
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-3011370$63,2402.09
Advertising Sales Agents 41-3011370$60,4400.84
Advertising and Promotions Managers 11-201180$121,7300.83
Agricultural Inspectors 45-201130$48,9200.45
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1041380$102,5609.00
Agricultural Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 19-4012Not available$51,540
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3011330$91,6000.50
Aircraft Service Attendants 53-603290$34,8700.58
Airfield Operations Specialists 53-202280$51,6201.09
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-30912,420$29,3901.27
Animal Caretakers 39-20211,650$32,4001.29
Animal Control Workers 33-901140$47,7000.64
Animal Trainers 39-2011160$55,5601.82
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-309180$66,5601.90
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011790$91,5701.55
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011730$65,8401.47
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-90411,850$169,7801.76
Archivists 25-401150$52,0901.34
Art Directors 27-1011200$103,9900.78
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121270$84,1400.60
Athletes and Sports Competitors 27-2021290Not available3.96
Athletic Trainers 29-909170$59,7700.51
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-202140$108,8100.78
Audio and Video Technicians 27-4011330$46,7700.98
Audiologists 29-118180$97,7901.26
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2097110$54,1301.12
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021650$51,1300.91
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-30233,650$50,6001.08
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031360$34,7500.73
Baggage Porters and Bellhops 39-601180$30,5400.57
Bailiffs 33-301130$66,9800.40
Bakers 51-30111,410$36,2101.25
Bartenders 35-30113,070$36,1200.85
Bicycle Repairers 49-309160$37,2600.98
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011670$50,2000.88
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021820$51,0700.43
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021140$79,9900.88
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031270$98,6302.40
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042480$104,2901.99
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-1029630$102,4002.36
Biological Technicians 19-4021350$64,2001.04
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-30317,550$50,2001.15
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021290$49,9201.17
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 27-3011110$47,5001.04
Broadcast Technicians 27-401280$47,7800.76
Brokerage Clerks 43-401150$60,2300.32
Budget Analysts 13-2031540$80,5902.41
Bus Drivers, School 53-30512,120$38,5301.10
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052410$46,8000.54
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-30311,070$60,3100.77
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-11998,820$80,3901.70
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011300$103,8200.76
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021530$39,0200.81
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-10202,030$77,2100.86
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011290$47,4200.79
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 17-302870$83,5000.83
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 27-4031120$62,7201.14
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-2031150$78,6200.49
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2023110$50,4201.30
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194470$66,0600.87
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032520$59,6500.98
Cargo and Freight Agents (2 O*NET occupations) 43-5011220$48,7200.46
Carpenters 47-20312,680$50,8200.84
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17-1021Not available$81,080
Cashiers 41-201114,350$29,7700.97
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051870$47,4300.88
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011820$61,1900.86
Chemical Engineers 17-204190$111,2100.85
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011350$60,4400.53
Chemical Technicians 19-4031280$63,6401.00
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052150$104,7101.55
Chemists 19-2031740$84,1501.86
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011360$286,0500.36
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-10211,460$62,7000.78
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-90112,070$28,6800.84
Chiropractors 29-1011210$104,3301.12
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3022830$60,7202.54
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-20514,640$101,4402.64
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031990$63,8100.64
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-70612,030$35,1901.12
Clergy 21-2011220$58,7700.80
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-20101,810$59,7501.14
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-3033520$96,5601.44
Coaches and Scouts 27-20221,800$42,1801.51
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124310$47,0700.40
Commercial Pilots 53-2012140$130,6000.63
Commercial and Industrial Designers 27-1021120$87,6200.77
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1122120$62,5400.82
Community Health Workers 21-1094210$50,9800.73
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099850$60,4101.65
Compensation and Benefits Managers 11-3111150$131,5101.37
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141600$68,7301.12
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-10412,200$79,5701.10
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061310$130,5400.85
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-12412,190$120,6402.55
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-12311,450$63,9102.08
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161220$50,7500.27
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers 51-916250$65,6600.40
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-12993,620$110,0301.74
Computer Programmers 15-12511,770Not available4.01
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021310$82,2601.85
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-12114,530$108,4801.83
Computer User Support Specialists 15-12325,320$62,4601.55
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221280$128,3701.55
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-30216,010$173,9601.88
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-2011600$49,0301.92
Concierges 39-6012120$34,1800.51
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-1031Not available$79,230
Construction Laborers 47-20616,360$45,6501.21
Construction Managers 11-90213,020$119,7001.66
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-40111,760$67,8402.51
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 49-9012150$68,7300.64
Cooks, Fast Food 35-201111,500$28,2203.76
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-20121,060$37,4600.50
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20147,160$36,2801.06
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015530$31,2000.80
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-30121,140$54,0700.63
Cost Estimators 13-10511,420$79,2301.32
Counselors, All Other 21-101970$52,9200.50
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-20212,920$39,2401.52
Couriers and Messengers 43-5021360$39,6501.11
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031430$54,3600.50
Crane and Tower Operators 53-7021170$72,5200.82
Credit Analysts 13-2041220$80,6300.72
Credit Counselors 13-2071Not available$42,190
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1111110$59,7901.77
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-9091510$35,0501.12
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902140$44,2900.33
Curators 25-4012160$65,6702.83
Customer Service Representatives 43-405113,620$41,9001.10
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032140$44,5700.64
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031270$40,6200.33
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021520$45,6200.86
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-20511,990$120,7101.59
Database Administrators 15-1242510$122,9501.54
Database Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1243710$132,7402.21
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-9011350$33,3501.15
Dental Assistants 31-90911,850$58,7501.00
Dental Hygienists 29-12921,220$98,8001.15
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081100$51,1100.60
Dentists, General 29-10211,000$207,3801.69
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-3021630$77,2101.16
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-2032430$86,1300.99
Dietetic Technicians 29-205170$33,9000.47
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-1031400$69,2101.07
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-90111,850$24,9600.71
Dishwashers 35-90211,700$31,3000.74
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032720$48,3100.74
Drafters, All Other 17-301940$63,3300.60
Driver/Sales Workers 53-30311,400$45,6300.71
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081360$45,9000.91
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106370$137,4201.23
Economists (2 O*NET occupations) 19-301140$96,0300.50
Editors 27-3041350$76,3600.81
Education Administrators, All Other 11-9039190$83,2000.73
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-90321,980$98,6801.26
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033Not available$108,770
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081310$56,7701.05
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-9031480$59,3101.35
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099Not available$47,360
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-10121,320$63,0800.78
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 49-2092140$45,3701.99
Electrical Engineers 17-20711,500$130,2401.58
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051550$78,9300.88
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023500$72,6401.11
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-3012190$81,9602.18
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094230$71,8800.74
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 49-209590$99,4800.93
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2028780$45,2100.66
Electricians 47-21113,740$56,8001.03
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations) 17-2072510$162,8001.11
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20215,830$60,1700.88
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061920$47,7601.25
Emergency Management Directors 11-916170$104,6201.02
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042600$49,1600.69
Emergency Medicine Physicians 29-1214Not availableNot published (very high)
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032510$137,2902.65
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 17-3029170$76,0900.58
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-2199970$104,9101.32
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123270$52,8400.99
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-9072170$81,6200.96
Environmental Engineers 17-2081110$102,9800.62
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4042290$57,8901.75
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-20411,120$81,4002.63
Epidemiologists 19-104170$84,7701.22
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-5022140$59,0300.83
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011Not available$73,490
Exercise Physiologists 29-112830$66,0600.85
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-90312,680$48,8001.74
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021100$40,1600.34
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041260$41,6200.93
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013860$108,5901.16
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215Not available$218,830
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119260$82,4304.51
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-304160$48,7800.33
Farm and Home Management Educators 25-9021720$64,28018.27
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092300$35,9700.23
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-209390$41,3600.60
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-302312,790$29,0800.69
Fence Erectors 47-4031100$40,5700.85
File Clerks 43-4071290$47,5600.83
Film and Video Editors 27-403250$59,6800.45
Financial Clerks, All Other 43-309970$54,1700.40
Financial Examiners 13-2061340$81,1001.05
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-30313,690$163,1300.92
Financial Risk Specialists 13-2054310$100,2601.01
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-2099710$77,8001.12
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-20511,380$99,2000.80
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 27-101350Not available0.99
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 33-202190$77,1201.41
Firefighters 33-20112,510$45,6401.52
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-10116,080$77,6901.57
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-101180$71,9500.31
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-1014650$49,9001.31
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101160$56,4500.43
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021840$78,4701.77
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-10125,960$46,0201.02
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011860$51,0201.00
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012930$57,9501.49
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-10113,120$76,4501.06
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-10121,820$101,6801.78
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-10115,170$64,5500.75
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-1022610$45,2901.12
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012690$102,6100.93
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-10111,680$75,2300.52
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-109980$77,2100.84
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10115,650$49,3001.05
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-1091410$61,7101.04
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-10472,700$60,3700.91
Floor Sanders and Finishers 47-204330$39,9201.81
Floral Designers 27-1023130$38,3700.69
Food Batchmakers 51-3092200$38,0800.24
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093120$32,7400.80
Food Preparation Workers 35-20215,290$29,4701.24
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-9099580$29,8901.42
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-3099470$48,6001.50
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012110$68,5901.79
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-30411,280$32,4700.91
Food Service Managers 11-90511,640$76,1601.44
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-309170$49,8600.69
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124140$64,4901.44
Forensic Science Technicians 19-409270$62,7900.81
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-407150$45,3900.37
Foresters 19-1032Not available$49,790
Fundraisers 13-1131600$70,7001.13
Fundraising Managers 11-2033150$129,8700.82
Furniture Finishers 51-702160$44,0200.87
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216440$291,0601.37
General and Operations Managers 11-10219,520$114,9400.57
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 19-404380$47,9202.49
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042130$87,2201.19
Glaziers 47-2121120$47,0600.43
Graphic Designers 27-10241,040$61,7001.10
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-50121,810$43,7001.24
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 47-4041200$45,4100.82
Health Education Specialists 21-1091270$59,8100.87
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars 29-9021160$76,8100.88
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071Not available$106,350
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099860$46,8800.98
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-2111100$115,0501.00
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 29-1299110$147,3700.82
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 29-9099240$53,4701.46
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022660$69,0900.74
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099310$45,9400.59
Hearing Aid Specialists 29-209250$76,9900.90
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-90212,550$58,9001.30
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30327,210$52,1100.73
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-301980$38,5000.70
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012150$37,3601.47
Helpers--Electricians 47-30131,040$44,7203.41
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098710$38,6801.55
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015440$45,0202.09
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198310$39,7600.39
Helpers--Roofers 47-301670$44,1302.33
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051310$48,8700.42
History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112580$78,6400.93
Home Appliance Repairers 49-9031100$47,8800.63
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11206,970$32,5700.34
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-90312,460$29,1501.19
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081900$30,8000.72
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161370$48,6400.87
Human Resources Managers 11-31211,080$144,1901.03
Human Resources Specialists 13-10715,710$74,1701.31
Hydrologic Technicians 19-404440$70,7503.17
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-3026260$81,5600.72
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-21121,710$104,0300.98
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-90411,360$62,0800.65
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-30511,010$130,1200.86
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-70512,650$45,1400.72
Information Security Analysts 15-12122,510$143,6402.75
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199670$34,4901.05
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-90611,420$49,4600.50
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099630$48,2400.75
Instructional Coordinators 25-90311,620$71,4601.49
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2131480$46,0302.24
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-9041850$51,3000.83
Insurance Sales Agents 41-30212,900$59,9001.27
Insurance Underwriters 13-2053520$79,2101.02
Interior Designers 27-1025470$64,4801.37
Interpreters and Translators 27-3091190$51,2700.77
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111460$38,7700.65
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20117,310$34,9800.69
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-9071120$61,0001.09
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012630$57,4101.22
Labor Relations Specialists 13-107550$78,1200.18
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-706217,060$38,4701.21
Landscape Architects 17-1012250$83,4202.62
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-30115,710$38,5001.25
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011510$32,0000.54
Lawyers 23-10114,350$131,9201.21
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6012780$47,3401.04
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-2099190$105,2100.87
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022660$65,5501.04
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121100$36,9700.25
Library Technicians 25-4031120$52,0200.36
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-20611,740$64,0800.56
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-4099Not available$77,000
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092990$27,3801.32
Light Truck Drivers 53-30333,800$39,8400.81
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131850$51,6001.07
Loan Officers 13-20721,560$77,3301.19
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 39-309380$35,0901.03
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 49-909460$47,2000.87
Lodging Managers 11-9081200$72,5000.98
Logging Equipment Operators 45-402270$49,8700.65
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-10811,000$78,4200.84
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-7063110$37,7400.53
Machinists 51-4041570$61,4300.42
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 29-2035130$83,0300.63
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20124,070$33,5900.99
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-9051150$40,1300.57
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043390$67,0401.36
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90716,330$49,8700.87
Management Analysts 13-11113,710$96,8200.86
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-91994,320$147,3701.45
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-5092270$36,3100.37
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-11616,470$78,9801.50
Marketing Managers 11-20212,390$167,6401.27
Marriage and Family Therapists 21-1013Not available$55,500
Massage Therapists 31-9011650$71,4801.39
Materials Engineers 17-2131Not available$104,310
Materials Scientists 19-2032120Not available2.87
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 15-2099Not available$108,540
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022310$83,7601.35
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022Not available$36,470
Mechanical Door Repairers 49-9011190$50,2901.49
Mechanical Drafters 17-3013200$61,2201.03
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-3027130$64,8400.73
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-21411,810$100,0001.28
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 27-309970$42,0200.71
Medical Appliance Technicians 51-9082100$56,4901.80
Medical Assistants 31-90923,810$46,1600.98
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093320$46,6300.86
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-9062470$61,8401.49
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072900$54,3400.97
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-10421,110$104,5001.35
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-60137,600$46,6001.65
Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094150$31,2000.74
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-91112,070$113,7100.72
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121890$54,7601.30
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023410$59,3800.64
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026740$37,1500.93
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-504150$44,4700.58
Microbiologists 19-1022330$85,0103.66
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20221,230$57,3300.41
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20903,190$38,0800.48
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers (3 O*NET occupations) 47-4090180$48,2601.32
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023190$46,7900.41
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-30421,020$66,6001.21
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 51-4061Not available$45,760
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (4 O*NET occupations) 51-919560$40,0800.37
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072410$38,4200.57
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-3099Not available$29,000
Motorcycle Mechanics 49-305250$50,1700.76
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081600$48,5201.01
Museum Technicians and Conservators 25-4013120$45,8201.99
Music Directors and Composers 27-204140$58,5700.58
Musicians and Singers 27-204290Not available0.50
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-91211,640$173,5103.17
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-12442,730$103,3801.82
New Accounts Clerks 43-4141500$49,5902.85
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 27-3023160$59,9500.84
Nuclear Engineers 17-216170$130,3000.95
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 29-203370$92,6700.81
Nurse Anesthetists 29-1151Not available$155,250
Nurse Midwives 29-116130$132,0700.85
Nurse Practitioners 29-11711,510$128,1500.98
Nursing Assistants 31-11316,420$39,7100.93
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072140$74,0000.36
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 29-1218130Not available1.23
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011770$90,4901.15
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-501280$70,0800.54
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122680$84,0800.87
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-2011170$75,6200.70
Office Clerks, General 43-906111,350$44,4600.96
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 43-9071100$37,6300.80
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199970$48,0201.06
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-20733,080$51,1101.35
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031220$83,6300.42
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-2057300$42,8600.88
Opticians, Dispensing 29-2081480$47,0901.37
Optometrists 29-1041240$163,2901.15
Order Clerks 43-4151380$47,4001.05
Orderlies 31-1132190$37,9300.75
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric 29-1242120Not published (very high)1.83
Orthotists and Prosthetists 29-209160$98,3201.25
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-3053270$49,2501.54
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111820$48,4800.45
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-70641,400$33,5100.52
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141810$45,3600.76
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-20112,540$61,8801.35
Paramedics 29-2043470$65,2200.98
Parking Attendants 53-6021460$30,3600.70
Parts Salespersons 41-20221,540$36,4901.19
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071440$48,5902.18
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051590$54,1000.81
Pediatricians, General 29-1221220$214,6801.19
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 39-909980$32,1500.28
Personal Financial Advisors 13-20522,340$104,7801.84
Pest Control Workers 37-2021820$46,4701.67
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 37-301290$49,0600.69
Pharmacists 29-10511,730$133,1201.12
Pharmacy Aides 31-9095160$39,3900.85
Pharmacy Technicians 29-20522,430$46,1301.08
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112670$64,7400.72
Phlebotomists 31-9097870$46,2801.26
Photographers 27-4021300$41,1301.23
Physical Scientists, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 19-2099140Not available1.36
Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022170$35,3700.75
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021390$67,8900.73
Physical Therapists 29-11231,190$99,9000.93
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-10711,220$124,3001.58
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-12291,190$354,1300.73
Physicians, Pathologists 29-1222Not availableNot published (very high)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1054100$105,5601.58
Pipelayers 47-2151640$48,3904.03
Plant and System Operators, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 51-809950$61,1100.69
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-21522,810$60,5401.26
Podiatrists 29-108160$185,8001.36
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-30512,430$65,8600.76
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051170$66,5200.49
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-50521,390$62,0700.89
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 43-5053690$58,4701.37
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199140$75,2100.19
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 49-906980$59,3201.83
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-511140$49,0200.33
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20113,780$36,0301.65
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-602190$29,3800.71
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 51-5113130$40,0400.83
Printing Press Operators 51-5112380$45,9600.56
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-9021180$45,3901.03
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092340$65,4900.78
Procurement Clerks 43-3061150$53,8900.54
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-2012450$67,4600.66
Production Workers, All Other 51-91992,400$39,5101.99
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-50611,700$59,1900.91
Project Management Specialists 13-10827,930$102,2801.56
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-2020250$76,7600.90
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-91411,880$66,7001.27
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-909990$47,5400.23
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053950$44,0001.26
Psychiatrists 29-1223130$168,8801.01
Psychologists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-303930$152,9800.37
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106690$80,1900.46
Public Relations Managers 11-2032350$131,1500.97
Public Relations Specialists 27-30312,330$68,7901.72
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031360$49,9000.74
Purchasing Managers 11-3061500$139,0501.23
Radiation Therapists 29-1124Not available$94,190
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-20341,080$68,2100.98
Real Estate Brokers 41-9021Not available$78,840
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-90222,150$49,9702.32
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-41713,690$36,5500.85
Recreation Workers 39-90321,600$30,1601.01
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1193150$65,4002.49
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081820$47,1701.17
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-114112,780$84,8300.79
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015450$45,8900.99
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-41811,170$48,3002.06
Residential Advisors 39-9041270$39,3400.67
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126430$87,8200.64
Retail Salespersons 41-203118,660$33,1001.00
Riggers 49-909650$57,0000.49
Roofers 47-2181580$50,7200.90
Sales Engineers 41-9031570$129,5202.29
Sales Managers 11-20223,280$163,5201.08
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-30918,970$68,5601.49
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-40127,550$72,2201.28
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-40113,550$102,2602.61
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909990$41,8100.20
School Bus Monitors 33-9094220$31,6300.58
School Psychologists 19-3034260$83,3400.84
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20314,210$60,3800.83
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60147,170$48,5000.88
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-30312,540$71,9901.08
Security Guards 33-90324,780$34,6800.78
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-2098600$59,5801.45
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-30212,210$41,6701.40
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012190$51,0500.67
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071180$47,7901.25
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031340$30,9600.68
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211470$50,5700.83
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-50712,230$43,3000.57
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 51-604180$38,0202.32
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053780$34,4700.65
Skincare Specialists 39-5094790$42,9502.28
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 51-3023200$35,9600.59
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061540$65,3303.68
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 25-106950$105,3300.58
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 19-3099420$75,3502.37
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 25-111360$64,4801.04
Social Workers, All Other 21-1029120$53,5600.40
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151810$85,8500.81
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-10931,590$38,3300.76
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106770$75,4601.22
Software Developers 15-125212,580$132,7701.56
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-12531,760$110,8001.97
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013160$78,0202.10
Sound Engineering Technicians 27-401440$61,1100.60
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2059110$74,5200.66
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-20521,360$60,8601.09
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057350$60,6700.78
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 25-2051200$62,3001.43
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058510$53,1400.65
Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014100$79,3601.07
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-11271,050$87,4001.20
Statisticians (2 O*NET occupations) 15-2041210$152,8801.54
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-706512,300$35,2200.91
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-204180$51,3000.32
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-10181,400$59,6000.60
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-30311,860$35,5100.74
Surgeons, All Other 29-1249140Not available1.13
Surgical Assistants 29-9093Not available$67,210
Surgical Technologists 29-2055560$61,4801.00
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-30311,120$49,1504.05
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-1022350$93,6601.46
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 13-2081340$63,8101.27
Tax Preparers 13-2082Not available$47,290
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099370$47,4000.67
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90454,960$35,3000.73
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-9044Not available$39,140
Technical Writers 27-3042630$93,5802.89
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022600$61,5700.89
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052360$50,0200.77
Telemarketers 41-9041310$36,7701.10
Tellers 43-3071730$45,3200.46
Tile and Stone Setters 47-2044130$44,8600.77
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093520$34,9700.99
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111110$60,5900.41
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-7010250$33,2100.99
Training and Development Managers 11-3131460$130,6602.01
Training and Development Specialists 13-11513,830$67,5601.75
Transportation Security Screeners 33-9093400$65,9401.66
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071850$110,7800.81
Travel Agents 41-3041220$59,8600.83
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-3013260$50,0400.98
Tutors 25-3041740$36,2600.88
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 27-202350$29,7100.73
Upholsterers 51-609370$45,2900.74
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051340$84,8101.62
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-3031820$27,9401.41
Veterinarians 29-1131520$130,3501.31
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-90961,210$38,1102.00
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056680$50,2401.10
Waiters and Waitresses 35-303110,290$34,8600.95
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031370$61,6400.60
Web Developers 15-1254430$82,2501.29
Web and Digital Interface Designers (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1255770$102,8601.42
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111120$45,3700.46
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-41211,090$56,9400.55
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-412260$46,4500.40
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042160$37,2000.55
Writers and Authors (2 O*NET occupations) 27-3043360$69,1001.57
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-102350$65,8700.53