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Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

603 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 47260.

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
Anesthesiologists$500,990
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$478,700
Cardiologists$430,900
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$297,350
Psychiatrists$277,010
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$266,280
Surgeons, All Other$252,140
Nurse Anesthetists$233,060
Family Medicine Physicians$213,690
Dentists, General$177,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$163,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$161,340
Sales Managers$158,750
Marketing Managers$155,300
Public Relations Managers$152,990
Purchasing Managers$143,230
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$143,230
Human Resources Managers$140,410
Aerospace Engineers$139,010

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

All 603 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-20116,160$79,4500.87
Actuaries 15-201140$101,4900.29
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 51-919140$38,5600.62
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 23-102150$72,9600.63
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012390$120,3300.30
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-3011200$83,5001.10
Advertising Sales Agents 41-3011300$48,4200.67
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 17-302160$76,1801.15
Aerospace Engineers 17-2011800$139,0102.40
Agricultural Inspectors 45-2011100$44,9701.46
Air Traffic Controllers 53-202190$119,2300.84
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-104160$78,4201.34
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3011650$80,4500.96
Aircraft Service Attendants 53-6032190$35,1101.21
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 53-301150$35,7000.77
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-30912,020$28,6601.03
Anesthesiologists 29-1211Not available$500,990
Animal Caretakers 39-20211,990$30,8701.52
Animal Control Workers 33-901180$45,0301.28
Animal Trainers 39-2011Not available$99,190
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-309150$50,6301.24
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011420$101,4100.80
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011410$62,0300.81
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041750$161,3400.70
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106250$81,7900.91
Art Directors 27-101180$93,2700.31
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121560$71,5001.22
Athletic Trainers 29-9091190$61,5801.24
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-202160$98,9201.28
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-105170$125,3201.47
Audio and Video Technicians 27-4011390$53,9601.13
Audiologists 29-1181Not available$79,780
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-209760$48,9000.60
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021820$60,1001.12
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-30233,560$58,2901.03
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031640$30,2401.27
Avionics Technicians 49-209190$83,9001.02
Baggage Porters and Bellhops 39-6011100$31,0400.71
Bakers 51-30111,010$33,9400.87
Bartenders 35-30112,860$46,7000.77
Bicycle Repairers 49-309150$35,4200.86
Bill and Account Collectors 43-30111,170$36,3001.51
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-30211,470$45,7400.74
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-203140$102,7200.39
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042300$78,2601.23
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-1029300$90,0201.09
Biological Technicians 19-4021160$48,6000.48
Boilermakers 47-201190$68,3501.83
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-30315,880$48,6900.87
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021400$50,3701.54
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 27-3011130$60,4301.22
Broadcast Technicians 27-4012200$50,7201.90
Brokerage Clerks 43-401190$62,8700.50
Budget Analysts 13-2031440$90,0201.92
Bus Drivers, School 53-30512,390$50,1901.21
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052690$46,8100.89
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-30311,360$59,2000.95
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-11998,670$87,5301.63
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011480$103,8601.19
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021440$41,2200.66
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-10204,390$79,3801.82
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011350$47,5400.93
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 17-3028120$65,1301.46
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 27-403190$45,8200.81
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 53-50212,050$86,94011.34
Cardiologists 29-1212230$430,9002.66
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-2031610$78,1001.97
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 25-202390$79,0201.09
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194480$56,7500.85
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032630$77,9401.14
Cargo and Freight Agents (2 O*NET occupations) 43-5011410$49,4900.86
Carpenters 47-20314,020$51,5001.22
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17-1021110$79,5501.59
Cashiers 41-201116,840$29,3201.11
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051790$49,5800.78
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011530$57,7300.54
Chemical Technicians 19-4031200$49,8200.70
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052120$80,4901.23
Chemists 19-2031200$81,9900.49
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011530$297,3500.53
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-10211,970$62,3601.02
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-90112,830$29,7901.11
Chiropractors 29-1011170$82,2400.87
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3022380$62,8201.14
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-20511,990$94,6801.10
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-10311,380$68,2900.87
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-70612,140$33,1901.15
Clergy 21-2011240$50,3300.85
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-20101,450$58,8600.89
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-3033420$91,0101.14
Coaches and Scouts 27-20221,000$44,8100.82
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-91241,780$59,9702.29
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 49-9091110$43,3800.82
Commercial Divers 49-909290$62,8205.06
Commercial Pilots 53-2012180$80,1600.78
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1122150$64,2901.02
Community Health Workers 21-1094120$44,9300.40
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099180$63,3300.34
Compensation and Benefits Managers 11-311170$131,1400.63
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141460$73,1600.84
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-10412,320$78,3301.13
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061280$131,7100.74
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1241920$111,0301.05
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231940$61,8401.31
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161340$52,2400.40
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers 51-9162100$84,2600.73
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-12993,490$116,9201.63
Computer Programmers 15-1251280$103,0700.62
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021360$127,5402.08
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-12112,290$103,7600.90
Computer User Support Specialists 15-12322,430$59,6500.69
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221460$132,8702.54
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-30211,360$170,5600.41
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-2011260$41,1300.80
Concierges 39-6012260$36,0501.07
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103140$63,7900.33
Construction Laborers 47-20615,660$38,4901.05
Construction Managers 11-90211,400$105,2400.75
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-40111,260$64,7101.75
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 49-9012130$64,3100.55
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-7011110$36,5200.99
Cooks, All Other 35-201990$27,1500.90
Cooks, Fast Food 35-20115,030$28,3801.60
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-20122,510$38,4401.16
Cooks, Restaurant 35-20148,380$36,2801.21
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015810$27,8301.19
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-30121,520$49,9000.81
Cost Estimators 13-10511,440$80,8501.31
Counselors, All Other 21-1019150$60,0101.05
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-20212,840$41,9101.45
Couriers and Messengers 43-5021Not available$37,820
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 27-309260$55,2100.95
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031950$42,5201.07
Crane and Tower Operators 53-7021430$71,4002.05
Credit Analysts 13-2041150$79,0500.49
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 43-404140$43,2700.74
Credit Counselors 13-2071130$51,8800.97
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 25-111150$65,2600.78
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-9091260$34,9200.56
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902190$47,8400.69
Curators 25-4012150$58,2002.53
Customer Service Representatives 43-405110,960$38,1500.86
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-903270$47,9800.30
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031150$43,8300.17
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021510$38,0300.82
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-2051770$100,3000.60
Database Administrators 15-1242460$92,8001.33
Database Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1243490$135,1301.48
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-9011170$35,2500.52
Dental Assistants 31-90911,860$46,6700.98
Dental Hygienists 29-1292940$98,8900.86
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081280$58,7201.66
Dentists, General 29-1021720$177,4001.18
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-3021460$93,7900.82
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-2032370$86,6300.84
Dietetic Technicians 29-205190$39,9100.58
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-1031310$76,6000.80
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-90112,690$29,3301.01
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 21-202160$63,4900.51
Dishwashers 35-90212,300$29,7700.98
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-50321,090$48,1601.09
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 41-909140$31,5502.88
Drafters, All Other 17-301950$76,3300.64
Driver/Sales Workers 53-30312,550$34,8801.27
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081270$48,9200.67
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 47-502370$50,4000.77
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1063100$129,4701.78
Economists (2 O*NET occupations) 19-301150$103,6000.62
Editors 27-3041260$59,5700.57
Education Administrators, All Other 11-9039240$117,6400.88
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-90321,590$104,0500.99
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033690$101,5000.78
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081260$78,9700.86
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-9031300$46,4100.83
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099410$50,7300.71
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-10121,830$69,8401.06
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 49-2092Not available$63,690
Electrical Engineers 17-20711,410$103,2101.45
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051420$68,3500.66
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-30231,430$96,8703.06
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-301240$57,8600.47
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 49-2093190$87,8605.58
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094500$72,3801.57
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 49-2095190$100,9101.85
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2028850$38,6000.70
Electricians 47-21115,740$62,3501.54
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-3024180$64,7002.35
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (2 O*NET occupations) 17-2072810$102,0601.70
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20217,130$63,3801.05
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061760$52,3701.01
Emergency Management Directors 11-916160$97,9900.95
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042690$45,9000.78
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 51-2031360$36,0302.14
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-103270$86,0700.36
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-21991,250$138,5901.65
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123340$65,0701.19
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-907250$76,9100.28
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302560$49,4300.97
Environmental Engineers 17-2081270$102,1101.45
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4042340$49,0502.02
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-2041420$78,6000.96
Etchers and Engravers 51-919450$41,6301.30
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-502280$53,4200.50
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-60111,140$67,6200.50
Exercise Physiologists 29-112880$45,8302.02
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-90312,050$38,6101.29
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-402180$45,7600.27
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-904170$45,6900.25
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013470$107,7200.61
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215560$213,6901.05
Farm and Home Management Educators 25-902140$77,8700.97
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092160$35,4000.12
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-209350$47,4300.30
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-302322,520$28,7801.19
File Clerks 43-4071330$41,0500.91
Film and Video Editors 27-403250$78,6600.42
Financial Clerks, All Other 43-309950$57,1100.29
Financial Examiners 13-206160$71,2700.19
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-30312,290$163,9400.55
Financial Risk Specialists 13-2054120$94,2200.38
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-20991,210$89,9201.87
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051940$95,1700.53
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 27-101380$35,0001.40
Firefighters 33-20112,880$56,9401.70
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-10116,140$80,9501.54
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-1011290$80,2601.11
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-1014630$45,9201.25
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101160$53,1700.43
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021730$87,5301.49
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-10126,770$41,8001.13
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-10111,140$46,4601.30
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012640$56,4101.00
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-10113,360$79,6601.11
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-10121,450$91,0801.37
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-10116,850$63,9700.97
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-1022570$44,2801.01
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012590$97,2000.78
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-10112,510$79,6200.76
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-1099190$41,2501.90
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-10116,500$46,3801.18
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-1091360$59,9900.91
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-10473,460$61,1401.13
Fish and Game Wardens 33-303180$63,0602.84
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 47-204250$48,5200.41
Floral Designers 27-1023190$37,3500.94
Food Batchmakers 51-3092200$36,3400.23
Food Preparation Workers 35-20213,120$32,5800.71
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-9099270$36,7800.64
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-3099180$38,5500.56
Food Science Technicians 19-401340$72,9500.51
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-30411,490$34,7101.03
Food Service Managers 11-9051950$64,9900.81
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124190$81,0302.00
Forensic Science Technicians 19-4092150$62,1201.59
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4022Not available$48,320
Fundraisers 13-1131540$64,3601.00
Fundraising Managers 11-2033120$130,1600.65
Funeral Attendants 39-4021290$31,2401.92
Funeral Home Managers 11-917150$78,9400.73
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216300Not available0.90
General and Operations Managers 11-102117,400$100,3401.01
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-204240$89,7700.30
Glaziers 47-2121140$57,9900.48
Graphic Designers 27-1024570$60,1500.59
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022130$65,5402.47
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403350$36,8300.15
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-50122,060Not available1.37
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 47-4041200$45,6000.80
Health Education Specialists 21-1091180$51,9800.54
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars 29-9021130$49,4000.70
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071310$101,0500.28
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099840$44,3500.94
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-2111100$97,8700.96
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 29-1299130$113,9200.93
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 29-909970$61,6800.39
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022660$63,8800.72
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 31-9099590$46,0201.10
Hearing Aid Specialists 29-2092Not available$82,800
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-419140$50,9200.62
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-90212,840$59,4701.41
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30327,460$50,4600.74
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-3019120$38,2700.98
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-301180$41,1801.20
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012180$41,8101.71
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013450$44,5301.43
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098720$37,8101.53
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-301480$38,3802.07
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015380$35,6301.74
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198710$35,9000.88
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051270$48,7200.36
History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1125170$84,6901.87
Home Appliance Repairers 49-9031320$81,0002.00
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-112013,650$28,4200.65
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-90312,550$28,6701.20
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-40811,580$30,9801.23
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161500$47,9901.12
Human Resources Managers 11-3121680$140,4100.63
Human Resources Specialists 13-10714,290$76,2400.96
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-3026190$67,3400.51
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-21121,060$101,5000.59
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-90411,680$64,6200.78
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051380$130,8500.32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-70513,610$47,0400.95
Information Security Analysts 15-12121,490$126,0301.59
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-41991,120$48,6501.70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-90612,370$57,3300.81
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-90991,490$49,9901.72
Instructional Coordinators 25-90311,320$85,3001.18
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2131160$43,7300.75
Insulation Workers, Mechanical 47-2132680Not available5.43
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-90411,100$46,3001.05
Insurance Sales Agents 41-30211,440$56,4900.61
Insurance Underwriters 13-2053470$77,9800.91
Interior Designers 27-1025240$59,9200.67
Interpreters and Translators 27-3091310Not available1.21
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111340$39,0100.47
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-201111,840$33,5801.09
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-907150$56,0600.47
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-1023290$104,0002.49
Judicial Law Clerks 23-101260$65,2600.88
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012650$78,5801.22
Labor Relations Specialists 13-1075170$95,7600.54
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-706213,920$39,1600.96
Landscape Architects 17-101270$79,1300.73
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-30114,410$36,5200.94
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011910$29,4600.94
Lawyers 23-10112,280$133,3800.62
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 51-4192770$67,54026.46
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6012470$49,5600.61
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-2099130$100,5100.57
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022880$77,5201.34
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121400$40,7100.96
Library Technicians 25-4031590$40,0701.75
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-20613,410$64,3701.07
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-4099570$78,5401.58
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-90922,060$27,8902.67
Light Truck Drivers 53-30335,040$41,6001.04
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131720$48,0700.89
Loan Officers 13-20721,260$64,0800.94
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 49-909490$52,9901.16
Lodging Managers 11-9081140$55,0500.69
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-10812,600$91,4602.11
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-7063120$31,4000.58
Machinists 51-40412,350$62,9001.67
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 29-2035160$95,9500.75
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20124,170$31,1000.99
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-9051250$36,2100.91
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043540$65,5001.84
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90717,100$47,8200.95
Management Analysts 13-11116,810$101,3801.54
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-91992,300$143,2300.75
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-5092790$35,7701.06
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-11613,500$69,5600.79
Marketing Managers 11-2021610$155,3000.32
Marriage and Family Therapists 21-1013300$81,8700.90
Massage Therapists 31-9011540$57,5101.12
Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-719970$62,7300.65
Materials Engineers 17-2131190$116,7201.69
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022290$74,3601.26
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022660$33,5800.93
Mechanical Door Repairers 49-901170$50,4800.53
Mechanical Drafters 17-3013160$77,5000.80
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 17-3027130$61,2000.71
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-21412,210$100,2801.52
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 27-4099140$104,9202.27
Medical Assistants 31-90923,040$43,6200.76
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093560$38,8901.47
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-9062200$54,7700.63
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072970$50,5901.01
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-60134,970$44,0801.05
Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094300$36,9801.48
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-91112,210$123,9000.75
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121600$53,8200.85
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023Not available$61,760
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026930$42,4701.14
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 51-419990$51,6901.14
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-5041160$35,7601.65
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20223,790$65,3001.25
Millwrights 49-9044Not available$50,590
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20903,100$45,6400.45
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers (3 O*NET occupations) 47-4090120$49,6700.83
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023160$47,0000.34
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042950$64,2601.10
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072630$50,3100.85
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-3099250$34,4601.08
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3051Not available$66,800
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081100$48,6200.17
Museum Technicians and Conservators 25-4013150Not available2.49
Music Directors and Composers 27-2041100$55,1301.61
Musicians and Singers 27-204270$47.84 an hour (hourly only)0.42
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-9121180$128,3400.34
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-12441,670$98,6401.08
New Accounts Clerks 43-4141120$46,9600.66
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 27-3023260$47,1601.35
Nuclear Engineers 17-21611,260$110,51016.75
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 29-2033130$99,6401.57
Nuclear Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 19-405190$114,9102.92
Nurse Anesthetists 29-1151Not available$233,060
Nurse Practitioners 29-11711,300$124,5300.82
Nursing Assistants 31-11318,110$38,9901.14
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072240$78,9900.63
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011940$89,9201.36
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-5012230$59,0801.56
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122830$99,4001.04
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-2011300$65,7301.19
Office Clerks, General 43-906112,490$44,6301.03
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 43-907170$45,2200.54
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199750$50,3400.79
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-20732,150$52,0600.91
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031470$114,0700.89
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 51-9083130$36,5701.45
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-2057310$42,5100.89
Opticians, Dispensing 29-2081400$52,3901.12
Optometrists 29-1041210Not available1.01
Order Clerks 43-4151230$42,3400.62
Orderlies 31-1132190$37,0000.72
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric 29-1242Not available$478,700
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-3053190$50,5601.10
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111460$36,7700.25
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-70641,100$32,7000.40
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-21411,610$47,1101.45
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-912370$46,8101.80
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9196250$48,0500.53
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-20111,670$59,7900.87
Paramedics 29-2043400$64,1200.81
Parking Attendants 53-6021440$28,7800.64
Parts Salespersons 41-20221,410$36,3501.06
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071340$46,3201.66
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051660$53,1900.88
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 39-9099370$27,4601.23
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052980Not available0.75
Pest Control Workers 37-2021860$45,2701.70
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 37-301240$49,5500.32
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-809370Not available0.42
Pharmacists 29-10511,470$136,2800.93
Pharmacy Technicians 29-20521,990$43,9300.86
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1126130$79,9101.31
Phlebotomists 31-9097800$44,3801.13
Photographers 27-4021210$42,2100.83
Physical Scientists, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 19-2099310$117,6402.87
Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022270$34,2801.13
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021790$73,3001.43
Physical Therapists 29-11231,470$100,8401.12
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071780$126,4300.99
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-12291,050$266,2800.63
Physicists 19-2012240$110,9302.37
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1054130$98,4702.09
Pile Driver Operators 47-207270$60,2905.87
Pipelayers 47-2151260$47,8201.57
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-419390$43,1100.60
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-21525,100$61,8702.23
Podiatrists 29-108160$138,7001.25
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-30514,320$59,6901.31
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1065160$99,3801.88
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051310$60,7400.85
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-50521,470$60,5500.91
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 43-5053330$59,4900.64
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199190$52,0700.26
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-801260$81,0801.53
Power Plant Operators (3 O*NET occupations) 51-8013110$66,5000.74
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 49-906960$79,4401.26
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-511150$40,8000.40
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20111,980$36,3300.84
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-6021200$31,6401.52
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 51-5113120$38,4300.74
Printing Press Operators 51-5112510$38,6500.71
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-9021210$45,9901.18
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092560$58,8301.27
Procurement Clerks 43-3061360$54,7501.31
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-2012610$56,7300.87
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199800$45,5300.65
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-50612,920$63,2401.52
Project Management Specialists 13-10826,040$104,9201.15
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-2020290$63,6501.03
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-91411,190$64,1000.78
Protective Service Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 33-9099430$34,9401.08
Psychiatric Aides 31-1133Not available$37,280
Psychiatric Technicians 29-20531,150$47,4201.49
Psychiatrists 29-122350$277,0100.36
Psychologists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 19-3039110$135,4701.18
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1066210$78,7701.05
Public Relations Managers 11-2032200$152,9900.56
Public Relations Specialists 27-30311,140$73,8900.82
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031470$52,0200.93
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 53-707260$66,9201.34
Purchasing Managers 11-3061500$143,2301.21
Radiation Therapists 29-1124110$103,1401.36
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2021280$67,7905.19
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-20341,050$77,2900.93
Radiologists 29-1224Not availableNot published (very high)
Real Estate Brokers 41-9021390$70,8001.72
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-90221,140$62,9401.20
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-41714,370$35,4700.98
Recreation Workers 39-90322,310$37,0501.42
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1193100$52,0701.57
Recreational Therapists 29-1125120$59,5601.60
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081640$48,5700.89
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-114116,870$89,4501.02
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015530$45,0401.15
Religious Workers, All Other 21-209930$48,8300.40
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181300$40,6600.51
Residential Advisors 39-9041550$36,3501.33
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126710$80,9901.03
Retail Salespersons 41-203120,890$30,8201.09
Riggers 49-90961,350$64,44012.22
Roofers 47-2181350$46,4800.53
Sailors and Marine Oilers 53-50112,830$48,21018.24
Sales Engineers 41-9031190Not available0.77
Sales Managers 11-20221,270$158,7500.41
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-30915,810$56,2700.94
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-40123,650$61,7800.60
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-4011400$119,2700.28
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099190$30,6400.41
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041100$37,3700.49
School Bus Monitors 33-9094430$35,0401.11
School Psychologists 19-3034230$86,5100.73
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-20315,520$76,7901.06
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60145,730$46,3200.68
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-30311,290$58,0000.54
Security Guards 33-90327,470$37,2301.19
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-2098370$60,4400.88
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-30211,320$43,4800.81
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012530$76,3501.79
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071290$46,0601.92
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031300$35,7300.58
Sheet Metal Workers 47-22112,080$63,3903.54
Ship Engineers 53-50311,420$82,37034.36
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-50713,610$43,6300.90
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053970$36,3400.79
Skincare Specialists 39-5094530$34,1901.49
Social Science Research Assistants 19-406160$49,4800.40
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 19-3099440$107,9102.43
Social Workers, All Other 21-1029260$94,2200.83
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151620$92,1400.61
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-10931,780$39,1600.83
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-106790$80,0401.57
Software Developers 15-12527,160$129,0900.86
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253720$105,9700.78
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 47-2231Not available$47,930
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2059100$70,2800.61
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-20521,750$78,3301.36
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057860$76,6201.84
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 25-205170$61,7100.48
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058850$77,5001.05
Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014Not available$78,430
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127880$97,8700.97
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-802180$67,5400.58
Statisticians (2 O*NET occupations) 15-204130$101,8700.23
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-706513,750$35,1200.99
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221700$58,6302.09
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041320$53,8801.25
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-10183,760$59,2801.56
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-30312,750$45,8001.07
Subway and Streetcar Operators 53-404170$61,9801.41
Surgeons, All Other 29-124930$252,1400.27
Surgical Assistants 29-9093270$99,5302.47
Surgical Technologists 29-2055420$65,3700.73
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-3031500$57,7601.75
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-1022190$72,1000.77
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-2011160$36,1800.96
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 51-605240$46,0600.65
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 13-2081300$58,4601.09
Tax Preparers 13-2082370$44,3200.98
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099790$82,5301.41
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90456,030$38,0500.87
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-904490$51,2300.11
Technical Writers 27-3042350$79,3401.59
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022580$57,0000.84
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052580$64,4901.21
Telemarketers 41-9041Not available$39,470
Tellers 43-30711,320$42,6300.82
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 51-609950$49,1700.73
Tile and Stone Setters 47-2044160$45,2600.91
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093280$39,8300.52
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-2093220$52,0000.92
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111140$64,0500.49
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-7010320$36,4001.23
Training and Development Managers 11-3131140$127,3500.58
Training and Development Specialists 13-11513,280$74,4701.46
Transportation Inspectors (3 O*NET occupations) 53-6051Not available$66,730
Transportation Security Screeners 33-9093240$62,0000.99
Transportation Workers, All Other 53-609940$52,4000.59
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071630$108,4300.58
Travel Agents 41-3041190$38,4300.69
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-3013210$48,1400.76
Tutors 25-3041570$52,0000.66
Upholsterers 51-6093Not available$44,450
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051340$82,7601.59
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-3031940$28,2601.57
Veterinarians 29-1131500$122,0101.22
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096910$36,3201.47
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056470$48,3700.73
Waiters and Waitresses 35-303113,100$39,0201.18
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031640$59,6101.02
Web Developers 15-1254400$103,4401.17
Web and Digital Interface Designers (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1255250$68,5900.46
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111340$42,5001.28
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-41213,740$62,6701.83
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-4122110$49,1600.74
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-704280$38,2900.26
Word Processors and Typists 43-902290$47,7400.54
Writers and Authors (2 O*NET occupations) 27-3043160$73,4600.67
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023130$72,7601.41