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Work first, then the field that leads there.
654 occupations with published national wages that the to at least one college field of study. Start from the work you want to learn about and follow it back to what you would study.
Architecture and engineering
Civil Engineers$100,840 · 367,840 employedIndustrial Engineers$102,440 · 365,740 employedMechanical Engineers$104,110 · 296,810 employedElectrical Engineers$120,630 · 198,750 employedEngineers, All Other$122,930 · 154,070 employedArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval$99,280 · 106,770 employedArchitectural and Civil Drafters$66,150 · 103,700 employedElectronics Engineers, Except Computer$130,220 · 96,900 employedElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,190 · 95,130 employedComputer Hardware Engineers$161,740 · 76,660 employedIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,120 · 75,570 employedCivil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,950 · 68,520 employedAerospace Engineers$134,960 · 67,710 employedEngineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$78,350 · 59,930 employedSurveying and Mapping Technicians$54,240 · 58,010 employedSurveyors$75,440 · 50,830 employedMechanical Drafters$71,550 · 39,960 employedEnvironmental Engineers$107,110 · 38,340 employedMechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,510 · 36,190 employedBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$109,370 · 23,480 employedMaterials Engineers$112,860 · 22,770 employedHealth and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$115,160 · 21,450 employedChemical Engineers$125,040 · 21,070 employedLandscape Architects$79,870 · 19,600 employedPetroleum Engineers$144,910 · 18,060 employedElectrical and Electronics Drafters$76,870 · 17,920 employedCalibration Technologists and Technicians$67,820 · 16,540 employedElectro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$73,900 · 15,520 employedNuclear Engineers$133,970 · 15,280 employedDrafters, All Other$63,520 · 14,470 employedCartographers and Photogrammetrists$81,390 · 14,260 employedEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,920 · 12,190 employedAerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$82,890 · 11,280 employedMarine Engineers and Naval Architects$112,230 · 8,250 employedMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$106,220 · 6,080 employedAgricultural Engineers$98,590 · 1,480 employed
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
Public Relations Specialists$74,750 · 283,380 employedCoaches and Scouts$47,320 · 248,950 employedGraphic Designers$62,960 · 197,830 employedMerchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,390 · 165,220 employedProducers and Directors$90,360 · 143,120 employedEditors$77,920 · 91,690 employedInterior Designers$67,190 · 71,500 employedAudio and Video Technicians$58,100 · 70,230 employedActorsNot reported · 55,000 employedArt Directors$114,850 · 53,070 employedInterpreters and Translators$60,170 · 52,060 employedPhotographers$44,660 · 51,760 employedWriters and Authors$76,910 · 47,940 employedTechnical Writers$90,390 · 45,500 employedNews Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$62,200 · 39,250 employedMusicians and SingersNot reported · 36,180 employedCommercial and Industrial Designers$83,910 · 33,490 employedFilm and Video Editors$75,420 · 25,610 employedCamera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$74,990 · 21,550 employedFashion Designers$80,960 · 21,450 employedBroadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$47,340 · 21,240 employedBroadcast Technicians$59,570 · 21,110 employedSpecial Effects Artists and Animators$102,030 · 19,970 employedMedia and Communication Workers, All Other$73,620 · 19,590 employedEntertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All OtherNot reported · 16,550 employedAthletes and Sports Competitors$66,710 · 15,070 employedSound Engineering Technicians$73,130 · 13,080 employedCourt Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$72,420 · 12,870 employedMusic Directors and Composers$73,710 · 12,540 employedFine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$55,490 · 11,220 employedSet and Exhibit Designers$75,240 · 10,630 employedDesigners, All Other$64,950 · 9,480 employedLighting Technicians$68,060 · 8,900 employedDancersNot reported · 8,130 employedDisc Jockeys, Except RadioNot reported · 7,920 employedArtists and Related Workers, All Other$71,240 · 6,930 employedCraft Artists$46,080 · 4,580 employedChoreographers$55,310 · 2,860 employed
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,150 · 952,640 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$49,100 · 178,760 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$58,430 · 130,760 employedPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$46,340 · 27,050 employed
Business and financial operations
Accountants and Auditors$83,680 · 1,449,500 employedBusiness Operations Specialists, All Other$83,050 · 1,087,090 employedProject Management Specialists$102,320 · 1,066,670 employedHuman Resources Specialists$75,940 · 912,430 employedMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,760 · 899,580 employedManagement Analysts$101,860 · 898,280 employedTraining and Development Specialists$69,280 · 458,300 employedCompliance Officers$80,730 · 417,070 employedFinancial and Investment Analysts$102,740 · 361,980 employedClaims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,000 · 324,230 employedLoan Officers$76,690 · 274,330 employedPersonal Financial Advisors$105,070 · 266,800 employedLogisticians$82,320 · 251,040 employedCost Estimators$78,740 · 224,220 employedMeeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,160 · 142,860 employedFinancial Specialists, All Other$81,100 · 132,130 employedCompensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$78,210 · 112,380 employedFundraisers$72,550 · 111,040 employedInsurance Underwriters$81,370 · 105,420 employedTax Preparers$54,920 · 76,480 employedFinancial Examiners$94,160 · 67,830 employedLabor Relations Specialists$95,420 · 64,810 employedCredit Analysts$83,510 · 64,390 employedFinancial Risk Specialists$117,330 · 63,850 employedTax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$62,370 · 56,610 employedBudget Analysts$91,640 · 47,160 employedCredit Counselors$52,230 · 27,770 employedAgents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$82,890 · 12,620 employedInsurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$78,240 · 11,560 employed
Community and social service
Social and Human Service Assistants$45,930 · 437,860 employedChild, Family, and School Social Workers$59,550 · 392,550 employedEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,330 · 353,310 employedHealthcare Social Workers$67,880 · 187,630 employedMental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,280 · 132,810 employedCommunity and Social Service Specialists, All Other$56,730 · 107,730 employedRehabilitation Counselors$46,850 · 94,740 employedProbation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$66,270 · 89,390 employedMarriage and Family Therapists$66,940 · 66,740 employedHealth Education Specialists$64,070 · 65,690 employedSocial Workers, All Other$71,900 · 62,930 employedCommunity Health Workers$51,850 · 61,660 employedClergy$60,810 · 57,200 employedCounselors, All Other$50,860 · 28,580 employedDirectors, Religious Activities and Education$52,100 · 22,160 employedReligious Workers, All Other$45,280 · 15,760 employed
Computer and mathematical
Software Developers$135,980 · 1,687,890 employedComputer User Support Specialists$61,860 · 717,190 employedComputer Systems Analysts$105,850 · 519,530 employedComputer Occupations, All Other$116,580 · 435,370 employedNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators$99,130 · 314,340 employedData Scientists$120,230 · 262,440 employedInformation Security Analysts$129,180 · 190,650 employedSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$104,300 · 186,740 employedComputer Network Architects$134,050 · 179,740 employedComputer Network Support Specialists$76,220 · 146,190 employedWeb and Digital Interface Designers$104,000 · 113,330 employedOperations Research Analysts$88,940 · 108,510 employedComputer Programmers$100,390 · 92,230 employedWeb Developers$92,650 · 70,190 employedDatabase Administrators$104,620 · 69,990 employedDatabase Architects$139,500 · 67,140 employedComputer and Information Research Scientists$140,300 · 37,200 employedStatisticians$105,650 · 29,030 employedActuaries$130,000 · 26,670 employedMathematical Science Occupations, All Other$81,490 · 3,720 employedMathematicians$126,710 · 2,030 employed
Construction and extraction
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,920 · 812,210 employedElectricians$63,190 · 757,220 employedCarpenters$60,580 · 670,090 employedOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,850 · 478,090 employedPlumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,800 · 465,840 employedPainters, Construction and Maintenance$49,400 · 225,190 employedCement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,020 · 206,170 employedHighway Maintenance Workers$50,260 · 154,960 employedConstruction and Building Inspectors$74,690 · 146,720 employedRoofers$55,440 · 135,490 employedSheet Metal Workers$61,800 · 119,770 employedDrywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$58,930 · 83,080 employedStructural Iron and Steel Workers$62,780 · 68,380 employedGlaziers$57,080 · 58,480 employedBrickmasons and Blockmasons$62,120 · 52,550 employedHazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,450 · 51,710 employedInsulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$49,120 · 44,440 employedService Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$58,160 · 43,140 employedPaving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$53,340 · 41,820 employedTile and Stone Setters$55,690 · 35,850 employedExcavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$57,430 · 34,480 employedSolar Photovoltaic Installers$53,140 · 31,350 employedSeptic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$49,880 · 30,650 employedInsulation Workers, Mechanical$58,340 · 25,660 employedElevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$109,910 · 23,790 employedFloor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$56,460 · 23,640 employedRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$70,070 · 19,580 employedEarth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$60,190 · 19,450 employedContinuous Mining Machine Operators$61,810 · 14,000 employedCarpet Installers$50,340 · 13,780 employedRotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$67,890 · 12,600 employedDerrick Operators, Oil and Gas$58,620 · 10,590 employedBoilermakers$76,410 · 10,190 employedStonemasons$57,390 · 7,820 employedExtraction Workers, All Other$57,010 · 5,540 employedExplosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$61,390 · 5,100 employedFloor Sanders and Finishers$50,440 · 3,720 employedUnderground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$70,130 · 3,180 employedPile Driver Operators$73,300 · 2,310 employedPaperhangers$52,140 · 1,570 employedTerrazzo Workers and Finishers$76,170 · 1,180 employed
Educational instruction and library
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,970 · 1,388,390 employedSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,040 · 1,065,210 employedMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,370 · 620,090 employedPreschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,140 · 478,780 employedSelf-Enrichment Teachers$46,800 · 332,110 employedInstructional Coordinators$77,440 · 227,760 employedHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,310 · 221,270 employedTeaching Assistants, Postsecondary$42,910 · 164,090 employedSpecial Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,260 · 163,930 employedPostsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,640 · 149,840 employedLibrarians and Media Collections Specialists$68,270 · 133,790 employedEducational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$50,890 · 118,590 employedCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,820 · 114,110 employedTeachers and Instructors, All Other$66,140 · 113,790 employedCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$66,270 · 111,420 employedKindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,680 · 108,870 employedSpecial Education Teachers, Middle School$66,810 · 95,200 employedArt, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,620 · 93,560 employedBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary$99,080 · 82,150 employedNursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,250 · 77,960 employedLibrary Technicians$44,580 · 68,690 employedEducation Teachers, Postsecondary$75,350 · 60,830 employedEnglish Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,760 · 57,720 employedBiological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,620 · 50,190 employedMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,940 · 47,670 employedPsychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340 · 41,530 employedEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary$109,270 · 40,270 employedAdult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$61,540 · 37,310 employedComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,980 · 35,480 employedSpecial Education Teachers, All Other$76,580 · 33,930 employedSpecial Education Teachers, Preschool$64,830 · 29,510 employedCommunications Teachers, Postsecondary$78,580 · 29,420 employedPhilosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$80,260 · 20,460 employedLaw Teachers, Postsecondary$128,500 · 20,060 employedChemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$93,250 · 19,980 employedForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,350 · 19,830 employedHistory Teachers, Postsecondary$83,820 · 18,790 employedPolitical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,070 · 16,970 employedCareer/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$65,030 · 16,870 employedSocial Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$72,990 · 16,580 employedCriminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$76,590 · 13,150 employedPhysics Teachers, Postsecondary$100,310 · 13,090 employedRecreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$77,270 · 12,630 employedSocial Work Teachers, Postsecondary$77,570 · 12,610 employedMuseum Technicians and Conservators$51,440 · 12,310 employedCurators$63,420 · 12,150 employedSociology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290 · 11,850 employedEconomics Teachers, Postsecondary$123,920 · 11,560 employedArea, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020 · 11,300 employedAtmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$103,170 · 9,900 employedAgricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$98,700 · 8,920 employedFarm and Home Management Educators$60,220 · 8,220 employedArchivists$64,550 · 7,970 employedArchitecture Teachers, Postsecondary$96,870 · 7,700 employedEnvironmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,980 · 6,690 employedAnthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$99,650 · 5,240 employedLibrary Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340 · 3,630 employedGeography Teachers, Postsecondary$97,590 · 3,330 employedFamily and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$75,870 · 2,770 employedForestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,420 · 1,520 employed
Farming, fishing, and forestry
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$36,670 · 32,810 employedAgricultural Equipment Operators$41,730 · 28,500 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$59,320 · 27,960 employedLogging Equipment Operators$49,740 · 21,060 employedAgricultural Inspectors$49,940 · 14,410 employedForest and Conservation Workers$43,680 · 6,050 employedAnimal Breeders$51,130 · 1,330 employed
Food preparation and serving
Cooks, Restaurant$37,390 · 1,409,890 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,080 · 1,223,240 employedBartenders$34,340 · 756,390 employedCooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,450 · 441,050 employedChefs and Head Cooks$62,470 · 200,040 employedCooks, All Other$37,690 · 19,350 employedCooks, Private Household$47,940 · 1,100 employed
Healthcare practitioners and technical
Registered Nurses$97,550 · 3,379,720 employedLicensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,400 · 648,410 employedPharmacy Technicians$45,750 · 471,680 employedPhysicians, All Other$265,930 · 342,720 employedNurse Practitioners$132,300 · 323,040 employedPharmacists$140,910 · 321,970 employedPhysical Therapists$102,760 · 267,330 employedRadiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,110 · 230,490 employedDental Hygienists$98,100 · 222,740 employedMedical Records Specialists$51,140 · 194,720 employedSpeech-Language Pathologists$97,870 · 183,390 employedHealth Technologists and Technicians, All Other$50,290 · 182,610 employedEmergency Medical Technicians$44,470 · 180,510 employedOccupational Therapists$100,330 · 162,450 employedPhysician Assistants$135,880 · 162,150 employedPsychiatric Technicians$45,130 · 156,960 employedRespiratory Therapists$82,280 · 139,790 employedVeterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,380 · 129,140 employedDentists, General$170,950 · 124,390 employedSurgical Technologists$64,650 · 117,460 employedFamily Medicine Physicians$244,180 · 107,510 employedParamedics$60,600 · 100,610 employedDiagnostic Medical Sonographers$96,590 · 90,160 employedVeterinarians$130,100 · 83,900 employedDietitians and Nutritionists$76,400 · 77,570 employedOpticians, Dispensing$47,260 · 73,530 employedOphthalmic Medical Technicians$45,570 · 71,010 employedGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians$256,560 · 67,150 employedCardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,310 · 62,960 employedNurse Anesthetists$236,590 · 51,840 employedMagnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$95,480 · 43,390 employedOptometrists$136,570 · 42,790 employedChiropractors$79,200 · 39,630 employedPediatricians, General$210,040 · 39,390 employedAnesthesiologists$391,490 · 38,760 employedHealth Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$68,020 · 38,100 employedHealthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$65,790 · 35,010 employedEmergency Medicine Physicians$335,550 · 32,880 employedDietetic Technicians$37,640 · 31,560 employedAthletic Trainers$62,520 · 30,500 employedHealthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$115,210 · 28,630 employedPsychiatrists$281,870 · 27,980 employedRadiologists$420,860 · 26,770 employedSurgeons, All Other$414,010 · 25,140 employedTherapists, All Other$77,930 · 22,640 employedSurgical Assistants$66,800 · 22,270 employedObstetricians and Gynecologists$292,910 · 21,260 employedCardiologists$496,010 · 17,290 employedNuclear Medicine Technologists$101,370 · 17,080 employedRadiation Therapists$105,310 · 17,070 employedRecreational Therapists$61,960 · 14,930 employedOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$358,550 · 14,100 employedAudiologists$95,780 · 13,660 employedDermatologists$328,730 · 11,370 employedHearing Aid Specialists$65,160 · 11,270 employedPhysicians, Pathologists$312,400 · 11,110 employedNeurologists$248,560 · 10,590 employedPodiatrists$160,300 · 9,680 employedOrthotists and Prosthetists$81,110 · 9,390 employedOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$300,080 · 8,950 employedExercise Physiologists$59,460 · 8,560 employedNurse Midwives$134,040 · 7,920 employedAcupuncturists$76,040 · 7,830 employedOrthodontists$289,140 · 6,210 employedDentists, All Other Specialists$224,990 · 5,230 employedOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$352,220 · 4,910 employedGenetic Counselors$100,040 · 3,740 employedMedical Dosimetrists$147,470 · 3,410 employedPediatric Surgeons$559,030 · 1,190 employedProsthodontists$311,180 · 870 employed
Healthcare support
Nursing Assistants$42,260 · 1,448,910 employedMedical Assistants$45,690 · 817,870 employedDental Assistants$48,070 · 387,790 employedPhlebotomists$45,230 · 143,540 employedVeterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,150 · 126,580 employedPhysical Therapist Assistants$68,380 · 112,430 employedHealthcare Support Workers, All Other$48,430 · 109,740 employedMassage Therapists$58,450 · 98,790 employedMedical Equipment Preparers$47,700 · 77,420 employedOccupational Therapy Assistants$72,300 · 51,290 employedPhysical Therapist Aides$35,240 · 48,150 employedMedical Transcriptionists$40,410 · 41,550 employedPsychiatric Aides$44,910 · 35,520 employedOccupational Therapy Aides$39,160 · 4,310 employed
Installation, maintenance, and repair
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,590 · 1,529,700 employedAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,620 · 704,640 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,860 · 617,500 employedIndustrial Machinery Mechanics$64,520 · 439,640 employedHeating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,010 · 409,670 employedBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,770 · 289,960 employedMobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,510 · 176,600 employedInstallation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,230 · 176,300 employedAutomotive Body and Related Repairers$54,890 · 149,310 employedTelecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,890 · 140,920 employedAircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$79,870 · 138,090 employedElectrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$95,320 · 131,070 employedTelecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$74,330 · 97,720 employedSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,070 · 86,340 employedMedical Equipment Repairers$61,660 · 65,990 employedComputer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,810 · 65,600 employedElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,090 · 65,010 employedMaintenance Workers, Machinery$60,850 · 60,020 employedControl and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$74,340 · 48,240 employedMillwrights$65,700 · 40,330 employedFarm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,550 · 37,870 employedOutdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,880 · 36,060 employedHome Appliance Repairers$50,990 · 32,150 employedMotorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,550 · 23,220 employedRail Car Repairers$67,530 · 21,350 employedElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$103,020 · 20,720 employedAutomotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,630 · 20,310 employedAudiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$52,600 · 19,780 employedAvionics Technicians$82,280 · 18,830 employedRecreational Vehicle Service Technicians$52,000 · 17,430 employedLocksmiths and Safe Repairers$51,320 · 15,040 employedElectric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$56,210 · 14,450 employedMotorcycle Mechanics$48,580 · 13,510 employedBicycle Repairers$42,780 · 12,170 employedRadio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$63,520 · 11,140 employedWind Turbine Service Technicians$64,120 · 9,980 employedPrecision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$68,990 · 9,400 employedSignal and Track Switch Repairers$92,460 · 8,720 employedElectronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$48,420 · 8,550 employedElectrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$84,890 · 6,940 employedMusical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$46,420 · 5,380 employedCommercial Divers$72,990 · 3,450 employedManufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$45,990 · 3,020 employedCamera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$52,720 · 1,650 employedWatch and Clock Repairers$67,230 · 1,310 employedRefractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons$61,290 · 1,080 employed
Legal
Lawyers$159,670 · 754,500 employedParalegals and Legal Assistants$62,890 · 392,880 employedTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$58,650 · 48,580 employedLegal Support Workers, All Other$72,110 · 46,760 employedJudges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$153,990 · 24,030 employedAdministrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$117,860 · 16,370 employedJudicial Law Clerks$64,920 · 13,290 employedArbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$75,530 · 9,210 employed
Life, physical, and social science
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$103,410 · 172,340 employedOccupational Health and Safety Specialists$90,150 · 140,610 employedEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$82,220 · 89,250 employedChemists$91,240 · 82,770 employedClinical and Counseling Psychologists$100,580 · 75,990 employedLife, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$62,280 · 73,910 employedBiological Technicians$57,510 · 69,620 employedSchool Psychologists$95,990 · 63,940 employedChemical Technicians$60,390 · 57,540 employedBiological Scientists, All Other$98,920 · 55,850 employedUrban and Regional Planners$89,320 · 44,230 employedSocial Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$101,110 · 37,100 employedEnvironmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$55,090 · 34,670 employedBiochemists and Biophysicists$127,410 · 33,830 employedSocial Science Research Assistants$61,990 · 30,640 employedOccupational Health and Safety Technicians$61,560 · 30,590 employedForest and Conservation Technicians$54,560 · 30,410 employedConservation Scientists$73,010 · 25,950 employedGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$101,920 · 23,470 employedPhysical Scientists, All Other$122,570 · 22,300 employedPhysicists$172,250 · 20,430 employedForensic Science Technicians$72,060 · 19,120 employedMicrobiologists$87,990 · 18,940 employedPsychologists, All Other$110,840 · 18,820 employedZoologists and Wildlife Biologists$76,780 · 18,120 employedEconomists$124,720 · 17,790 employedSoil and Plant Scientists$78,850 · 15,730 employedAgricultural Technicians$49,630 · 15,130 employedFood Science Technicians$52,130 · 14,600 employedFood Scientists and Technologists$88,720 · 13,060 employedEpidemiologists$87,220 · 12,090 employedForesters$76,400 · 10,430 employedAtmospheric and Space Scientists$99,070 · 10,000 employedAnthropologists and Archeologists$70,770 · 8,990 employedMaterials Scientists$117,790 · 8,470 employedSurvey Researchers$69,460 · 8,290 employedLife Scientists, All Other$93,750 · 7,460 employedGeological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$53,350 · 6,980 employedNuclear Technicians$110,240 · 6,470 employedHydrologists$96,600 · 5,850 employedPolitical Scientists$142,080 · 5,540 employedHistorians$76,750 · 3,450 employedAnimal Scientists$68,940 · 3,100 employedHydrologic Technicians$64,790 · 2,840 employedSociologists$106,030 · 2,260 employedAstronomers$128,820 · 2,120 employedGeographers$102,040 · 1,400 employedIndustrial-Organizational Psychologists$193,950 · 790 employed
Management
General and Operations Managers$105,770 · 3,503,020 employedFinancial Managers$166,570 · 841,710 employedComputer and Information Systems Managers$175,140 · 670,570 employedSales Managers$148,270 · 637,080 employedManagers, All Other$141,900 · 622,190 employedMedical and Health Services Managers$123,860 · 597,080 employedMarketing Managers$166,790 · 395,240 employedConstruction Managers$114,990 · 380,360 employedEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$105,870 · 328,330 employedProperty, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$69,990 · 311,180 employedAdministrative Services Managers$114,130 · 263,960 employedIndustrial Production Managers$126,060 · 246,250 employedFood Service Managers$69,390 · 238,430 employedTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$107,230 · 221,180 employedHuman Resources Managers$149,280 · 220,660 employedArchitectural and Engineering Managers$171,270 · 220,260 employedSocial and Community Service Managers$80,390 · 209,330 employedChief Executives$213,990 · 204,350 employedEducation Administrators, Postsecondary$104,590 · 180,470 employedFacilities Managers$106,660 · 156,180 employedNatural Sciences Managers$167,220 · 108,690 employedPurchasing Managers$148,080 · 84,320 employedPublic Relations Managers$146,910 · 74,850 employedEducation and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,300 · 73,660 employedEducation Administrators, All Other$95,200 · 55,130 employedTraining and Development Managers$133,000 · 48,050 employedLodging Managers$69,250 · 42,620 employedFundraising Managers$125,470 · 38,810 employedEntertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$79,520 · 37,980 employedCompensation and Benefits Managers$149,230 · 22,940 employedAdvertising and Promotions Managers$133,660 · 21,470 employedFuneral Home Managers$78,790 · 13,910 employedPostmasters and Mail Superintendents$96,660 · 13,810 employedEmergency Management Directors$93,330 · 13,500 employedPersonal Service Managers, All Other$69,770 · 10,450 employedFarmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$89,900 · 6,500 employedGambling Managers$93,220 · 5,030 employed
Office and administrative support
Customer Service Representatives$44,770 · 2,595,750 employedOffice Clerks, General$45,010 · 2,464,940 employedSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,540 · 1,706,790 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,500 · 1,436,680 employedBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,670 · 1,373,680 employedMedical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,930 · 961,610 employedReceptionists and Information Clerks$38,010 · 910,180 employedExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$76,590 · 459,910 employedProduction, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,650 · 390,160 employedTellers$43,030 · 329,480 employedInsurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,230 · 214,260 employedDispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,340 · 202,810 employedLoan Interviewers and Clerks$50,020 · 164,790 employedBill and Account Collectors$47,030 · 158,830 employedLegal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$55,570 · 156,280 employedEligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$54,210 · 154,800 employedPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,260 · 153,140 employedData Entry Keyers$41,340 · 127,080 employedCargo and Freight Agents$52,260 · 97,670 employedHuman Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,610 · 90,220 employedOrder Clerks$46,170 · 75,200 employedFile Clerks$43,600 · 73,440 employedProcurement Clerks$50,580 · 55,810 employedNew Accounts Clerks$47,670 · 36,860 employedBrokerage Clerks$65,750 · 35,940 employedWord Processors and Typists$49,280 · 35,010 employedGambling Cage Workers$37,580 · 14,430 employedCredit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$50,080 · 12,030 employedStatistical Assistants$50,330 · 4,710 employedProofreaders and Copy Markers$51,120 · 4,580 employedCorrespondence Clerks$46,800 · 4,290 employedDesktop Publishers$55,290 · 3,350 employedCommunications Equipment Operators, All Other$54,680 · 1,200 employed
Personal care and service
Childcare Workers$34,980 · 518,910 employedRecreation Workers$36,560 · 331,490 employedExercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,160 · 322,930 employedHairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,790 · 305,710 employedAnimal Caretakers$35,360 · 266,910 employedManicurists and Pedicurists$35,760 · 152,770 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$48,590 · 114,110 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,560 · 103,190 employedResidential Advisors$42,240 · 84,760 employedGambling Dealers$34,320 · 83,910 employedSkincare Specialists$45,330 · 72,890 employedConcierges$38,950 · 49,240 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$63,820 · 26,010 employedMorticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$55,010 · 25,100 employedAnimal Trainers$39,990 · 18,770 employedBarbers$38,210 · 15,000 employedShampooers$32,600 · 8,070 employedCostume Attendants$50,400 · 6,510 employedEmbalmers$58,780 · 3,890 employedCrematory Operators$43,650 · 2,970 employedMakeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$97,150 · 2,340 employed
Production
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,450 · 673,430 employedInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,570 · 597,370 employedWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$53,750 · 416,210 employedMachinists$58,750 · 287,050 employedBakers$37,160 · 236,200 employedFood Batchmakers$42,290 · 174,520 employedCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,330 · 171,200 employedComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$50,690 · 169,450 employedCoating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,250 · 158,740 employedPrinting Press Operators$45,780 · 144,260 employedChemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$58,040 · 139,630 employedButchers and Meat Cutters$40,140 · 136,430 employedWater and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,020 · 128,490 employedMultiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,180 · 124,590 employedCabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,680 · 77,170 employedSlaughterers and Meat Packers$40,130 · 69,950 employedGrinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,550 · 67,000 employedWoodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$43,380 · 61,420 employedExtruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,720 · 60,840 employedSeparating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,610 · 60,100 employedTool and Die Makers$64,050 · 56,930 employedStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$51,330 · 52,360 employedSawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$42,770 · 40,850 employedDental Laboratory Technicians$49,610 · 34,410 employedAircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$65,380 · 34,020 employedEngine and Other Machine Assemblers$53,710 · 34,000 employedWelding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,920 · 31,600 employedSemiconductor Processing Technicians$51,430 · 31,460 employedPower Plant Operators$102,040 · 29,320 employedComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$68,120 · 28,500 employedRolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,140 · 25,250 employedPrepress Technicians and Workers$48,690 · 23,840 employedJewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$52,540 · 22,440 employedUpholsterers$46,340 · 20,140 employedOphthalmic Laboratory Technicians$39,460 · 18,660 employedGas Plant Operators$87,820 · 18,030 employedLathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,620 · 16,710 employedChemical Plant and System Operators$78,120 · 16,610 employedMetal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,950 · 15,900 employedFurniture Finishers$44,540 · 14,480 employedHeat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,750 · 14,000 employedFoundry Mold and Coremakers$48,110 · 12,790 employedMilling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,800 · 12,460 employedMedical Appliance Technicians$48,030 · 11,280 employedForging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,030 · 8,930 employedEtchers and Engravers$43,310 · 7,750 employedShoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$37,800 · 7,450 employedLayout Workers, Metal and Plastic$63,870 · 5,970 employedTool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$50,060 · 5,600 employedWoodworkers, All Other$44,530 · 5,490 employedNuclear Power Reactor Operators$122,890 · 5,150 employedDrilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,080 · 4,680 employedShoe Machine Operators and Tenders$35,650 · 3,280 employedFabric and Apparel Patternmakers$62,750 · 2,950 employedModel Makers, Metal and Plastic$63,340 · 2,610 employedPatternmakers, Metal and Plastic$58,000 · 1,470 employedModel Makers, Wood$56,550 · 280 employedTiming Device Assemblers and Adjusters$62,620 · 250 employedPatternmakers, Wood$49,630 · 220 employed
Protective service
Security Guards$38,020 · 1,283,470 employedPolice and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$76,210 · 670,520 employedCorrectional Officers and Jailers$58,940 · 380,500 employedFirefighters$59,280 · 345,990 employedLifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$33,580 · 157,550 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$106,040 · 154,610 employedDetectives and Criminal Investigators$93,790 · 114,430 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$93,530 · 99,140 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$55,940 · 81,480 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$77,970 · 53,380 employedPrivate Detectives and Investigators$51,220 · 35,580 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$76,400 · 20,690 employedBailiffs$56,600 · 17,310 employedFire Inspectors and Investigators$75,920 · 13,800 employedGambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$43,370 · 9,520 employedFish and Game Wardens$74,060 · 5,770 employedTransit and Railroad Police$90,230 · 4,390 employedForest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$56,870 · 2,780 employed
Sales and related
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$69,990 · 1,256,010 employedSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,080 · 1,238,190 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,520 · 1,121,800 employedSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$78,660 · 489,570 employedInsurance Sales Agents$62,280 · 479,100 employedSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$104,920 · 284,800 employedParts Salespersons$38,630 · 270,070 employedFirst-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$87,520 · 214,390 employedReal Estate Sales Agents$52,830 · 193,370 employedSales and Related Workers, All Other$48,280 · 93,180 employedAdvertising Sales Agents$64,820 · 91,700 employedDemonstrators and Product Promoters$39,320 · 64,520 employedTravel Agents$50,160 · 55,110 employedReal Estate Brokers$73,220 · 46,100 employedModels$48,470 · 3,780 employed
Transportation and material moving
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,640 · 2,062,040 employedLight Truck Drivers$44,860 · 983,300 employedIndustrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,420 · 774,420 employedBus Drivers, School$47,920 · 402,930 employedShuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,290 · 248,530 employedBus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$59,050 · 159,240 employedFlight Attendants$63,580 · 131,650 employedAirline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$232,140 · 103,560 employedCommercial Pilots$123,220 · 47,630 employedRailroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,000 · 46,440 employedCrane and Tower Operators$68,080 · 42,890 employedCaptains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$92,460 · 36,850 employedLocomotive Engineers$81,410 · 33,470 employedMaterial Moving Workers, All Other$41,800 · 23,480 employedAir Traffic Controllers$148,080 · 22,510 employedAirfield Operations Specialists$56,850 · 15,190 employedAmbulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$35,450 · 12,630 employedRailroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$68,840 · 12,400 employedSubway and Streetcar Operators$86,380 · 10,200 employedShip Engineers$109,530 · 8,400 employedTraffic Technicians$59,090 · 7,860 employedRail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$60,600 · 3,920 employedHoist and Winch Operators$56,450 · 2,600 employedMotorboat Operators$47,520 · 2,480 employedRail Transportation Workers, All Other$56,360 · 1,120 employedDredge Operators$49,640 · 1,040 employed
Wages are national medians across everyone in an occupation. They are not starting pay, and they are not what graduates of one program earn. Nothing here promises a job.