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These are the occupations with the highest median wages reported for 2018. You can view this list for any state by changing the location shown to the left.

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Rank	Occupation	2018 Median wages		Typical Education
Rank	Occupation	Hourly	Annual	Typical Education
1	Anesthesiologists		$100.00+	$208,000+	Doctoral or professional degree
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists		$100.00+	$208,000+	Doctoral or professional degree
3	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons		$100.00+	$208,000+	Doctoral or professional degree
4	Orthodontists		$100.00+	$208,000+	Doctoral or professional degree
5	Psychiatrists		$100.00+	$208,000+	Doctoral or professional degree
6	Surgeons		$100.00+	$208,000+	Doctoral or professional degree
7	Family and General Practitioners		$96.68	$201,100	Doctoral or professional degree
8	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other		$96.58	$200,900	Doctoral or professional degree
9	Internists, General		$93.51	$194,500	Doctoral or professional degree
10	Chief Executives		$91.15	$189,600	Bachelor's degree
11	Prosthodontists		$84.88	$176,600	Doctoral or professional degree
12	Pediatricians, General		$82.00	$170,600	Doctoral or professional degree
13	Nurse Anesthetists		$80.75	$168,000	Master's degree
14	Dentists, General		$73.00	$151,800	Doctoral or professional degree
15	Dentists, All Other Specialists		$70.66	$147,000	Doctoral or professional degree
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers		$68.53	$142,500	Bachelor's degree
17	Architectural and Engineering Managers		$67.67	$140,800	Bachelor's degree
18	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers		N/A	$140,300	Bachelor's degree
19	Petroleum Engineers		$65.95	$137,200	Bachelor's degree
20	Marketing Managers		$64.56	$134,300	Bachelor's degree
21	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates		$64.39	$133,900	Doctoral or professional degree
22	Podiatrists		$62.28	$129,500	Doctoral or professional degree
23	Financial Managers		$61.53	$128,000	Bachelor's degree
24	Pharmacists		$60.64	$126,100	Doctoral or professional degree
25	Air Traffic Controllers		$59.87	$124,500	Associate's degree
26	Sales Managers		$59.72	$124,200	Bachelor's degree
27	Natural Sciences Managers		$59.55	$123,900	Bachelor's degree
28	Compensation and Benefits Managers		$58.18	$121,000	Bachelor's degree
29	Physicists		$58.15	$121,000	Doctoral or professional degree
30	Lawyers		$58.13	$120,900	Doctoral or professional degree
31	Purchasing Managers		$57.18	$118,900	Bachelor's degree
32	Computer and Information Research Scientists		$56.91	$118,400	Master's degree
33	Political Scientists		$56.52	$117,600	Master's degree
34	Advertising and Promotions Managers		$56.31	$117,100	Bachelor's degree
35	Aerospace Engineers		$55.39	$115,200	Bachelor's degree
36	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers		$55.19	$114,800	Bachelor's degree
37	Computer Hardware Engineers		$55.10	$114,600	Bachelor's degree
38	Human Resources Managers		$54.47	$113,300	Bachelor's degree
39	Optometrists		$53.75	$111,800	Doctoral or professional degree
40	Training and Development Managers		$53.53	$111,300	Bachelor's degree
41	Law Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$111,100	Doctoral or professional degree
42	Software Developers, Systems Software		$52.89	$110,000	Bachelor's degree
43	Computer Network Architects		$52.41	$109,000	Bachelor's degree
44	Physician Assistants		$52.22	$108,600	Master's degree
45	Nuclear Engineers		$51.73	$107,600	Bachelor's degree
46	Managers, All Other		$51.67	$107,500	Bachelor's degree
47	Physical Scientists, All Other		$51.55	$107,200	Bachelor's degree
48	Nurse Practitioners		$51.46	$107,000	Master's degree
49	Astronomers		$50.81	$105,700	Doctoral or professional degree
50	Chemical Engineers		$50.44	$104,900	Bachelor's degree
51	Economists		$50.16	$104,300	Master's degree
52	Nurse Midwives		$49.89	$103,800	Master's degree
53	Software Developers, Applications		$49.82	$103,600	Bachelor's degree
54	Industrial Production Managers		$49.70	$103,400	Bachelor's degree
55	Actuaries		$49.46	$102,900	Bachelor's degree
56	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer		$49.37	$102,700	Bachelor's degree
57	Mathematicians		$48.99	$101,900	Master's degree
58	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$101,700	Doctoral or professional degree
59	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$101,500	Doctoral or professional degree
60	Sales Engineers		$48.76	$101,400	Bachelor's degree
61	General and Operations Managers		$48.52	$100,900	Bachelor's degree
62	Psychologists, All Other		$48.45	$100,800	Master's degree
63	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers		$48.00	$99,800	Doctoral or professional degree
64	Materials Scientists		$47.98	$99,800	Bachelor's degree
65	Medical and Health Services Managers		$47.95	$99,700	Bachelor's degree
66	Information Security Analysts		$47.28	$98,300	Bachelor's degree
67	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$97,400	Doctoral or professional degree
68	Industrial-Organizational Psychologists		$46.76	$97,300	Master's degree
69	Engineers, All Other		$46.62	$97,000	Bachelor's degree
70	Electrical Engineers		$46.46	$96,600	Bachelor's degree
71	Administrative Services Managers		$46.24	$96,200	Bachelor's degree
72	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School		N/A	$95,300	Master's degree
73	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers		$45.54	$94,700	High school diploma or equivalent
74	Education Administrators, Postsecondary		$45.36	$94,300	Master's degree
75	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators		$45.36	$94,300	High school diploma or equivalent
76	Atmospheric and Space Scientists		$45.25	$94,100	Bachelor's degree
77	Veterinarians		$45.11	$93,800	Doctoral or professional degree
78	Construction Managers		$44.89	$93,400	Bachelor's degree
79	Biochemists and Biophysicists		$44.85	$93,300	Doctoral or professional degree
80	Art Directors		$44.60	$92,800	Bachelor's degree
81	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects		$44.50	$92,600	Bachelor's degree
82	Materials Engineers		$44.42	$92,400	Bachelor's degree
83	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers		$44.35	$92,200	Bachelor's degree
84	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers		$43.81	$91,100	Bachelor's degree
85	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$90,900	Doctoral or professional degree
86	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$90,800	Doctoral or professional degree
87	Computer Occupations, All Other		$43.40	$90,300	Bachelor's degree
88	Database Administrators		$43.31	$90,100	Bachelor's degree
89	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors		$42.85	$89,100	Bachelor's degree
90	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives		$42.80	$89,000	High school diploma or equivalent
91	Personal Financial Advisors		$42.73	$88,900	Bachelor's degree
92	Computer Systems Analysts		$42.66	$88,700	Bachelor's degree
93	Biomedical Engineers		$42.57	$88,500	Bachelor's degree
94	Physical Therapists		$42.27	$87,900	Doctoral or professional degree
95	Statisticians		$42.20	$87,800	Master's degree
96	Environmental Engineers		$42.13	$87,600	Bachelor's degree
97	Mechanical Engineers		$42.00	$87,400	Bachelor's degree
98	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$87,000	Doctoral or professional degree
99	Industrial Engineers		$41.84	$87,000	Bachelor's degree
100	Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$86,900	Doctoral or professional degree
101	Civil Engineers		$41.65	$86,600	Bachelor's degree
102	Power Distributors and Dispatchers		$41.54	$86,400	High school diploma or equivalent
103	Financial Analysts		$41.18	$85,700	Bachelor's degree
104	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists		$40.77	$84,800	Doctoral or professional degree
105	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$84,600	Doctoral or professional degree
106	Computer Programmers		$40.52	$84,300	Bachelor's degree
107	Occupational Therapists		$40.51	$84,300	Master's degree
108	Business Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$84,000	Doctoral or professional degree
109	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$83,900	Doctoral or professional degree
110	Management Analysts		$40.20	$83,600	Bachelor's degree
111	Operations Research Analysts		$40.09	$83,400	Bachelor's degree
112	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$83,400	Doctoral or professional degree
113	Education Administrators, All Other		$39.83	$82,800	Bachelor's degree
114	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$82,600	Doctoral or professional degree
115	Radiation Therapists		$39.58	$82,300	Associate's degree
116	Commercial Pilots		N/A	$82,200	High school diploma or equivalent
117	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$82,200	Doctoral or professional degree
118	Network and Computer Systems Administrators		$39.45	$82,100	Bachelor's degree
119	Sociologists		$39.45	$82,100	Master's degree
120	Detectives and Criminal Investigators		$39.38	$81,900	High school diploma or equivalent
121	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other		$39.11	$81,300	Bachelor's degree
122	Genetic Counselors		$38.64	$80,400	Master's degree
123	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$80,400	Doctoral or professional degree
124	Geographers		$38.60	$80,300	Bachelor's degree
125	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay		$38.56	$80,200	Postsecondary non-degree award
126	Financial Examiners		$38.55	$80,200	Bachelor's degree
127	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$79,900	Doctoral or professional degree
128	Elevator Installers and Repairers		$38.36	$79,800	High school diploma or equivalent
129	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products		$38.31	$79,700	Bachelor's degree
130	Biological Scientists, All Other		$38.27	$79,600	Bachelor's degree
131	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$79,600	Doctoral or professional degree
132	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other		$38.26	$79,600	High school diploma or equivalent
133	Power Plant Operators		$38.27	$79,600	High school diploma or equivalent
134	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval		$38.16	$79,400	Bachelor's degree
135	Hydrologists		$38.16	$79,400	Bachelor's degree
136	Funeral Service Managers		$38.07	$79,200	Associate's degree
137	Nuclear Technicians		$38.05	$79,100	Associate's degree
138	Life Scientists, All Other		$37.59	$78,200	Bachelor's degree
139	Speech-Language Pathologists		$37.26	$77,500	Master's degree
140	Agricultural Engineers		$37.07	$77,100	Bachelor's degree
141	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists		$37.01	$77,000	Doctoral or professional degree
142	Chemists		$36.97	$76,900	Bachelor's degree
143	Nuclear Medicine Technologists		$36.93	$76,800	Associate's degree
144	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$76,700	Doctoral or professional degree
145	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers		$36.70	$76,300	Postsecondary non-degree award
146	Budget Analysts		$36.65	$76,200	Bachelor's degree
147	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents		$36.52	$76,000	High school diploma or equivalent
148	Audiologists		$36.50	$75,900	Doctoral or professional degree
149	Dental Hygienists		$35.97	$74,800	Associate's degree
150	Gaming Managers		$35.91	$74,700	High school diploma or equivalent
151	History Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$74,600	Doctoral or professional degree
152	Logisticians		$35.86	$74,600	Bachelor's degree
153	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$74,400	Doctoral or professional degree
154	Emergency Management Directors		$35.78	$74,400	Bachelor's degree
155	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$74,100	Doctoral or professional degree
156	Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other		$35.56	$74,000	Master's degree
157	Transit and Railroad Police		$35.59	$74,000	High school diploma or equivalent
158	Transportation Inspectors		$35.47	$73,800	High school diploma or equivalent
159	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$73,500	Doctoral or professional degree
160	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers		$35.29	$73,400	High school diploma or equivalent
161	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$73,200	Doctoral or professional degree
162	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists		$35.11	$73,000	Bachelor's degree
163	Urban and Regional Planners		$35.12	$73,000	Master's degree
164	Fashion Designers		$34.96	$72,700	Bachelor's degree
165	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers		$34.86	$72,500	Associate's degree
166	Multimedia Artists and Animators		$34.87	$72,500	Bachelor's degree
167	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$71,900	Doctoral or professional degree
168	Technical Writers		$34.54	$71,800	Bachelor's degree
169	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists		$34.46	$71,700	Associate's degree
170	Microbiologists		$34.45	$71,700	Bachelor's degree
171	Producers and Directors		$34.46	$71,700	Bachelor's degree
172	Registered Nurses		$34.48	$71,700	Bachelor's degree
173	Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$71,600	Doctoral or professional degree
174	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other		N/A	$71,600	Doctoral or professional degree
175	Credit Analysts		$34.38	$71,500	Bachelor's degree
176	Chiropractors		$34.33	$71,400	Doctoral or professional degree
177	Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$71,400	Master's degree
178	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health		$34.20	$71,100	Bachelor's degree
179	Gas Plant Operators		$34.17	$71,100	High school diploma or equivalent
180	Ship Engineers		$34.20	$71,100	Postsecondary non-degree award
181	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers		$34.09	$70,900	High school diploma or equivalent
182	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers		$34.07	$70,900	High school diploma or equivalent
183	Accountants and Auditors		$33.89	$70,500	Bachelor's degree
184	Business Operations Specialists, All Other		$33.91	$70,500	Bachelor's degree
185	Signal and Track Switch Repairers		$33.89	$70,500	High school diploma or equivalent
186	Financial Specialists, All Other		$33.79	$70,300	Bachelor's degree
187	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$70,000	Master's degree
188	Epidemiologists		$33.49	$69,700	Master's degree
189	Insurance Underwriters		$33.36	$69,400	Bachelor's degree
190	Web Developers		$33.38	$69,400	Associate's degree
191	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels		$33.26	$69,200	Postsecondary non-degree award
192	Orthotists and Prosthetists		$33.23	$69,100	Master's degree
193	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$68,900	Doctoral or professional degree
194	Compliance Officers		$33.10	$68,800	Bachelor's degree
195	Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$68,300	Doctoral or professional degree
196	Landscape Architects		$32.80	$68,200	Bachelor's degree
197	Subway and Streetcar Operators		$32.78	$68,200	High school diploma or equivalent
198	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers		$32.67	$68,000	High school diploma or equivalent
199	Labor Relations Specialists		$32.59	$67,800	Bachelor's degree
200	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$67,600	Doctoral or professional degree
201	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians		$32.22	$67,000	Associate's degree
202	Broadcast News Analysts		$32.15	$66,900	Bachelor's degree
203	Commercial and Industrial Designers		$32.01	$66,600	Bachelor's degree
204	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$66,600	Doctoral or professional degree
205	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers		$31.80	$66,100	High school diploma or equivalent
206	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes		$31.75	$66,000	Bachelor's degree
207	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators		$31.68	$65,900	High school diploma or equivalent
208	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other		N/A	$65,700	Doctoral or professional degree
209	Artists and Related Workers, All Other		$31.44	$65,400	No formal educational credential
210	Food Scientists and Technologists		$31.39	$65,300	Bachelor's degree
211	Social and Community Service Managers		$31.41	$65,300	Bachelor's degree
212	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators		$31.35	$65,200	High school diploma or equivalent
213	Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers		$31.36	$65,200	High school diploma or equivalent
214	Education Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$64,800	Doctoral or professional degree
215	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists		$30.98	$64,400	Bachelor's degree
216	Instructional Coordinators		$30.98	$64,400	Master's degree
217	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians		$30.93	$64,300	Associate's degree
218	Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance		$30.89	$64,300	Postsecondary non-degree award
219	Avionics Technicians		$30.84	$64,100	Associate's degree
220	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents		$30.83	$64,100	Bachelor's degree
221	Cost Estimators		$30.79	$64,000	Bachelor's degree
222	Soil and Plant Scientists		$30.74	$63,900	Bachelor's degree
223	Locomotive Firers		$30.69	$63,800	High school diploma or equivalent
224	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists		$30.49	$63,400	Bachelor's degree
225	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers		$30.45	$63,300	High school diploma or equivalent
226	Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other		$30.38	$63,200	Associate's degree
227	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists		$30.35	$63,100	Bachelor's degree
228	Social Workers, All Other		$30.35	$63,100	Bachelor's degree
229	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists		$30.29	$63,000	Bachelor's degree
230	Loan Officers		$30.31	$63,000	Bachelor's degree
231	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians		$30.25	$62,900	Postsecondary non-degree award
232	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters		$30.26	$62,900	High school diploma or equivalent
233	Buyers and purchasing agents		$30.17	$62,800	Bachelor's degree
234	Computer Network Support Specialists		$30.18	$62,800	Associate's degree
235	Film and Video Editors		$30.12	$62,600	Bachelor's degree
236	Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$62,600	Doctoral or professional degree
237	Surveyors		$30.09	$62,600	Bachelor's degree
238	Fire Inspectors and Investigators		$30.05	$62,500	Postsecondary non-degree award
239	Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage		$30.06	$62,500	Postsecondary non-degree award
240	Anthropologists and Archeologists		$30.01	$62,400	Master's degree
241	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators		$29.94	$62,300	Bachelor's degree
242	Boilermakers		$29.88	$62,200	High school diploma or equivalent
243	Writers and Authors		$29.89	$62,200	Bachelor's degree
244	Chemical Plant and System Operators		$29.84	$62,100	High school diploma or equivalent
245	Locomotive Engineers		$29.86	$62,100	High school diploma or equivalent
246	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary		N/A	$61,900	Doctoral or professional degree
247	Foresters		$29.53	$61,400	Bachelor's degree
248	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers		$29.51	$61,400	High school diploma or equivalent
249	Conservation Scientists		$29.48	$61,300	Bachelor's degree
250	Historians		$29.40	$61,200	Master's degree
251	Human Resources Specialists		$29.27	$60,900	Bachelor's degree
252	Patternmakers, Wood		$29.30	$60,900	High school diploma or equivalent
253	Training and Development Specialists		$29.26	$60,900	Bachelor's degree
254	Designers, All Other		$29.12	$60,600	Bachelor's degree
255	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School		N/A	$60,600	Bachelor's degree
256	Dietitians and Nutritionists		$29.02	$60,400	Bachelor's degree
257	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers		$29.05	$60,400	High school diploma or equivalent
258	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators		$29.06	$60,400	High school diploma or equivalent
259	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School		N/A	$60,300	Bachelor's degree
260	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment		$29.01	$60,300	Postsecondary non-degree award
261	Respiratory Therapists		$28.98	$60,300	Associate's degree
262	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education		N/A	$60,300	Bachelor's degree
263	Special Education Teachers, Middle School		N/A	$60,300	Bachelor's degree
264	Occupational Therapy Assistants		$28.95	$60,200	Associate's degree
265	Electrical and Electronics Drafters		$28.88	$60,100	Associate's degree
266	Public Relations Specialists		$28.85	$60,000	Bachelor's degree
267	Construction and Building Inspectors		$28.70	$59,700	High school diploma or equivalent
268	Editors		$28.60	$59,500	Bachelor's degree
269	Radiologic Technologists		$28.62	$59,500	Associate's degree
270	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School		N/A	$59,400	Bachelor's degree
271	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants		$28.53	$59,300	High school diploma or equivalent
272	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School		N/A	$59,200	Bachelor's degree
273	Librarians		$28.39	$59,100	Master's degree
274	Legal Support Workers, All Other		$28.33	$58,900	Associate's degree
275	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators		$28.26	$58,800	High school diploma or equivalent
276	Pile-Driver Operators		$28.21	$58,700	High school diploma or equivalent
277	Roof Bolters, Mining		$28.20	$58,700	High school diploma or equivalent
278	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education		N/A	$58,600	Bachelor's degree
279	Musicians and Singers		$28.15	$58,600	No formal educational credential
280	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products		$28.13	$58,500	High school diploma or equivalent
281	Animal Scientists		$28.07	$58,400	Bachelor's degree
282	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers		$28.05	$58,300	High school diploma or equivalent
283	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers		$28.02	$58,300	High school diploma or equivalent
284	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education		N/A	$58,200	Bachelor's degree
285	Forensic Science Technicians		$27.99	$58,200	Bachelor's degree
286	Real Estate Brokers		$27.99	$58,200	High school diploma or equivalent
287	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment		$27.94	$58,100	Postsecondary non-degree award
288	Physical Therapist Assistants		$27.91	$58,100	Associate's degree
289	Electro-Mechanical Technicians		$27.78	$57,800	Associate's degree
290	Fish and Game Wardens		$27.75	$57,700	Bachelor's degree
291	Survey Researchers		$27.74	$57,700	Master's degree
292	Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other		$27.70	$57,600	High school diploma or equivalent
293	Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators		$27.53	$57,300	High school diploma or equivalent
294	Court Reporters		$27.48	$57,200	Postsecondary non-degree award
295	Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations		$27.50	$57,200	Bachelor's degree
296	Plant and System Operators, All Other		$27.45	$57,100	High school diploma or equivalent
297	Fundraisers		$27.38	$57,000	Bachelor's degree
298	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators		$27.37	$56,900	High school diploma or equivalent
299	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians		$27.33	$56,800	Associate's degree
300	Special Education Teachers, All Other		N/A	$56,700	Bachelor's degree
301	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors		$27.07	$56,300	Master's degree
302	Mine Shuttle Car Operators		$27.09	$56,300	No formal educational credential
303	Healthcare Social Workers		$27.02	$56,200	Master's degree
304	Mechanical Engineering Technicians		$27.04	$56,200	Associate's degree
305	Rail Car Repairers		$27.03	$56,200	High school diploma or equivalent
306	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door		$26.96	$56,100	High school diploma or equivalent
307	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic		$26.98	$56,100	High school diploma or equivalent
308	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers		$26.97	$56,100	Postsecondary non-degree award
309	Flight Attendants		N/A	$56,000	High school diploma or equivalent
310	Mechanical Drafters		$26.89	$55,900	Associate's degree
311	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers		$26.83	$55,800	High school diploma or equivalent
312	Special Education Teachers, Preschool		N/A	$55,800	Bachelor's degree
313	First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors		$26.73	$55,600	High school diploma or equivalent
314	Industrial Engineering Technicians		$26.66	$55,500	Associate's degree
315	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education		N/A	$55,500	Bachelor's degree
316	Rail Transportation Workers, All Other		$26.64	$55,400	High school diploma or equivalent
317	Postal Service Clerks		$26.58	$55,300	High school diploma or equivalent
318	Electricians		$26.53	$55,200	High school diploma or equivalent
319	Postal Service Mail Carriers		$26.54	$55,200	High school diploma or equivalent
320	Millwrights		$26.47	$55,100	High school diploma or equivalent
321	Tapers		$26.48	$55,100	No formal educational credential
322	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate		$26.43	$55,000	Bachelor's degree
323	Architectural and Civil Drafters		$26.40	$54,900	Associate's degree
324	Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers		$26.39	$54,900	Associate's degree
325	Extraction Workers, All Other		$26.37	$54,800	High school diploma or equivalent
326	Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture		$26.24	$54,600	Bachelor's degree
327	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other		$26.26	$54,600	Postsecondary non-degree award
328	Sales Representatives, Services, All Other		$26.23	$54,600	High school diploma or equivalent
329	Continuous Mining Machine Operators		$26.21	$54,500	No formal educational credential
330	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents		$26.17	$54,400	Bachelor's degree
331	Wind Turbine Service Technicians		$26.14	$54,400	Postsecondary non-degree award
332	Set and Exhibit Designers		$26.09	$54,300	Bachelor's degree
333	Food Service Managers		$26.08	$54,200	High school diploma or equivalent
334	Health Educators		$26.07	$54,200	Bachelor's degree
335	Crane and Tower Operators		$26.03	$54,100	High school diploma or equivalent
336	Structural Iron and Steel Workers		$25.95	$54,000	High school diploma or equivalent
337	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters		$25.92	$53,900	High school diploma or equivalent
338	Curators		$25.86	$53,800	Master's degree
339	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas		$25.86	$53,800	No formal educational credential
340	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors		$25.79	$53,600	Bachelor's degree
341	Judicial Law Clerks		$25.74	$53,500	Doctoral or professional degree
342	Wellhead Pumpers		$25.72	$53,500	High school diploma or equivalent
343	Interior Designers		$25.66	$53,400	Bachelor's degree
344	Lodging Managers		$25.67	$53,400	High school diploma or equivalent
345	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers		$25.64	$53,300	High school diploma or equivalent
346	Geological and Petroleum Technicians		$25.62	$53,300	Associate's degree
347	Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic		$25.57	$53,200	Postsecondary non-degree award
348	Model Makers, Wood		$25.53	$53,100	High school diploma or equivalent
349	Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary		$25.54	$53,100	Bachelor's degree
350	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists		$25.49	$53,000	Bachelor's degree
351	Hearing Aid Specialists		$25.37	$52,800	High school diploma or equivalent
352	Tool and Die Makers		$25.36	$52,700	Postsecondary non-degree award
353	Civil Engineering Technicians		$25.28	$52,600	Associate's degree
354	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors		$25.31	$52,600	Associate's degree
355	Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers		$25.30	$52,600	High school diploma or equivalent
356	Sound Engineering Technicians		$25.19	$52,400	Postsecondary non-degree award
357	Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians		$25.16	$52,300	Bachelor's degree
358	Industrial Machinery Mechanics		$25.16	$52,300	High school diploma or equivalent
359	Airfield Operations Specialists		$25.10	$52,200	High school diploma or equivalent
360	Archivists		$25.11	$52,200	Master's degree
361	Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons		$25.09	$52,200	High school diploma or equivalent
362	Drafters, All Other		$24.93	$51,900	Associate's degree
363	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines		$24.96	$51,900	High school diploma or equivalent
364	Advertising Sales Agents		$24.87	$51,700	High school diploma or equivalent
365	Mining Machine Operators, All Other		$24.76	$51,500	High school diploma or equivalent
366	Brokerage Clerks		$24.71	$51,400	High school diploma or equivalent
367	Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining		$24.60	$51,200	No formal educational credential
368	Respiratory Therapy Technicians		$24.62	$51,200	Associate's degree
369	Computer User Support Specialists		$24.51	$51,000	Some college, no degree
370	Therapists, All Other		$24.51	$51,000	Bachelor's degree
371	Brickmasons and Blockmasons		$24.49	$50,900	High school diploma or equivalent
372	Paralegals and Legal Assistants		$24.49	$50,900	Associate's degree
373	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians		$24.41	$50,800	High school diploma or equivalent
374	Athletes and Sports Competitors		N/A	$50,700	No formal educational credential
375	Environmental Engineering Technicians		$24.31	$50,600	Associate's degree
376	Insurance Sales Agents		$24.33	$50,600	High school diploma or equivalent
377	Graphic Designers		$24.21	$50,400	Bachelor's degree
378	Riggers		$24.22	$50,400	High school diploma or equivalent
379	Bridge and Lock Tenders		$24.19	$50,300	High school diploma or equivalent
380	Motorboat Operators		$24.18	$50,300	Postsecondary non-degree award
381	Marriage and Family Therapists		$24.08	$50,100	Master's degree
382	Private Detectives and Investigators		$24.08	$50,100	High school diploma or equivalent
383	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters		$23.97	$49,900	High school diploma or equivalent
384	Interpreters and Translators		$24.00	$49,900	Bachelor's degree
385	Farm and Home Management Advisors		$23.96	$49,800	Master's degree
386	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other		$23.88	$49,700	Associate's degree
387	Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists		$23.85	$49,600	Bachelor's degree
388	Firefighters		$23.85	$49,600	Postsecondary non-degree award
389	First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other		$23.87	$49,600	High school diploma or equivalent
390	Music Directors and Composers		$23.86	$49,600	Bachelor's degree
391	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators		$23.74	$49,400	Bachelor's degree
392	First-line supervisors of gaming workers		$23.76	$49,400	High school diploma or equivalent
393	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners		$23.74	$49,400	Bachelor's degree
394	Exercise Physiologists		$23.69	$49,300	Bachelor's degree
395	Commercial Divers		$23.63	$49,200	Postsecondary non-degree award
396	Medical Equipment Repairers		$23.66	$49,200	Associate's degree
397	Clergy		$23.55	$49,000	Bachelor's degree
398	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders		$23.45	$48,800	High school diploma or equivalent
399	Real Estate Sales Agents		$23.41	$48,700	High school diploma or equivalent
400	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors		$23.37	$48,600	High school diploma or equivalent
401	Chefs and Head Cooks		$23.30	$48,500	High school diploma or equivalent
402	Sheet Metal Workers		$23.30	$48,500	High school diploma or equivalent
403	Media and Communication Workers, All Other		$23.24	$48,300	High school diploma or equivalent
404	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers		$23.23	$48,300	High school diploma or equivalent
405	Statistical Assistants		$23.24	$48,300	Bachelor's degree
406	Chemical Technicians		$23.15	$48,200	Associate's degree
407	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers		$23.18	$48,200	High school diploma or equivalent
408	Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program		$23.05	$47,900	Bachelor's degree
409	Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic		$23.03	$47,900	High school diploma or equivalent
410	Recreational Therapists		$23.01	$47,900	Bachelor's degree
411	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining		$23.01	$47,900	No formal educational credential
412	Choreographers		$22.98	$47,800	High school diploma or equivalent
413	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators		$22.98	$47,800	High school diploma or equivalent
414	Insulation Workers, Mechanical		$22.95	$47,700	High school diploma or equivalent
415	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers		$22.89	$47,600	Postsecondary non-degree award
416	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks		$22.88	$47,600	High school diploma or equivalent
417	Athletic Trainers		N/A	$47,500	Bachelor's degree
418	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists		$22.76	$47,300	High school diploma or equivalent
419	Surgical Technologists		$22.74	$47,300	Postsecondary non-degree award
420	Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators		$22.68	$47,200	High school diploma or equivalent
421	Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers		$22.69	$47,200	High school diploma or equivalent
422	Maintenance Workers, Machinery		$22.63	$47,100	High school diploma or equivalent
423	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers		$22.66	$47,100	High school diploma or equivalent
424	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers		$22.57	$46,900	High school diploma or equivalent
425	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators		$22.49	$46,800	High school diploma or equivalent
426	Carpenters		$22.40	$46,600	High school diploma or equivalent
427	Social Science Research Assistants		$22.42	$46,600	Bachelor's degree
428	Tire Builders		$22.42	$46,600	High school diploma or equivalent
429	Traffic Technicians		$22.39	$46,600	High school diploma or equivalent
430	Legal Secretaries		$22.29	$46,400	High school diploma or equivalent
431	Child, Family, and School Social Workers		$22.24	$46,300	Bachelor's degree
432	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health		$22.20	$46,200	Associate's degree
433	Farm Labor Contractors		$22.19	$46,200	No formal educational credential
434	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses		$22.23	$46,200	Postsecondary non-degree award
435	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas		$22.17	$46,100	No formal educational credential
436	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs		$22.12	$46,000	High school diploma or equivalent
437	Bailiffs		$22.00	$45,800	High school diploma or equivalent
438	Computer Operators		$22.04	$45,800	High school diploma or equivalent
439	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic		$22.04	$45,800	High school diploma or equivalent
440	Hoist and Winch Operators		$21.87	$45,500	No formal educational credential
441	Dredge Operators		$21.76	$45,300	High school diploma or equivalent
442	Credit Counselors		$21.72	$45,200	Bachelor's degree
443	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks		$21.66	$45,100	High school diploma or equivalent
444	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers		$21.56	$44,800	Master's degree
445	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors		$21.46	$44,600	Bachelor's degree
446	Biological Technicians		$21.39	$44,500	Bachelor's degree
447	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas		$21.36	$44,400	High school diploma or equivalent
448	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers		$21.34	$44,400	High school diploma or equivalent
449	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers		$21.34	$44,400	High school diploma or equivalent
450	Surveying and Mapping Technicians		$21.34	$44,400	High school diploma or equivalent
451	Correctional Officers and Jailers		$21.31	$44,300	High school diploma or equivalent
452	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators		$21.28	$44,300	High school diploma or equivalent
453	Embalmers		$21.27	$44,200	Associate's degree
454	Agricultural Inspectors		$21.22	$44,100	Bachelor's degree
455	Fallers		$21.19	$44,100	High school diploma or equivalent
456	Audio and Video Equipment Technicians		$21.04	$43,800	Postsecondary non-degree award
457	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers		$21.03	$43,700	No formal educational credential
458	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers		$21.00	$43,700	Postsecondary non-degree award
459	Glaziers		$20.94	$43,600	High school diploma or equivalent
460	Machinists		$20.97	$43,600	High school diploma or equivalent
461	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic		$20.95	$43,600	High school diploma or equivalent
462	Plasterers and Stucco Masons		$20.93	$43,500	No formal educational credential
463	Cargo and Freight Agents		$20.77	$43,200	High school diploma or equivalent
464	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers		$20.67	$43,000	No formal educational credential
465	Museum Technicians and Conservators		$20.68	$43,000	Bachelor's degree
466	Desktop Publishers		$20.63	$42,900	Associate's degree
467	Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other		$20.63	$42,900	Postsecondary non-degree award
468	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers		$20.60	$42,800	High school diploma or equivalent
469	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles		$20.56	$42,800	No formal educational credential
470	Automotive Body and Related Repairers		$20.55	$42,700	High school diploma or equivalent
471	Procurement Clerks		$20.51	$42,700	High school diploma or equivalent
472	Solar Photovoltaic Installers		$20.52	$42,700	High school diploma or equivalent
473	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other		$20.49	$42,600	Bachelor's degree
474	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers		$20.43	$42,500	High school diploma or equivalent
475	Painters, Transportation Equipment		$20.33	$42,300	High school diploma or equivalent
476	Radio Operators		$20.30	$42,200	High school diploma or equivalent
477	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity		$20.23	$42,100	High school diploma or equivalent
478	Counselors, All Other		$20.26	$42,100	Master's degree
479	Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other		$20.23	$42,100	Bachelor's degree
480	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers		$20.21	$42,000	High school diploma or equivalent
481	Tile and Marble Setters		$20.12	$41,800	No formal educational credential
482	Locksmiths and Safe Repairers		$19.93	$41,500	High school diploma or equivalent
483	Transportation Security Screeners		$19.95	$41,500	High school diploma or equivalent
484	Massage Therapists		$19.92	$41,400	Postsecondary non-degree award
485	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers		$19.89	$41,400	High school diploma or equivalent
486	Reporters and Correspondents		$19.84	$41,300	Bachelor's degree
487	Costume Attendants		$19.80	$41,200	High school diploma or equivalent
488	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders		$19.82	$41,200	High school diploma or equivalent
489	Stonemasons		$19.82	$41,200	High school diploma or equivalent
490	Communications Equipment Operators, All Other		$19.74	$41,100	High school diploma or equivalent
491	Financial Clerks, All Other		$19.72	$41,000	High school diploma or equivalent
492	Information and Record Clerks, All Other		$19.69	$41,000	High school diploma or equivalent
493	Mechanical Door Repairers		$19.71	$41,000	High school diploma or equivalent
494	Agricultural and Food Science Technicians		$19.65	$40,900	Associate's degree
495	Sailors and Marine Oilers		$19.66	$40,900	No formal educational credential
496	Directors, Religious Activities and Education		$19.62	$40,800	Bachelor's degree
497	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders		$19.62	$40,800	High school diploma or equivalent
498	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics		$19.57	$40,700	Postsecondary non-degree award
499	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers		$19.55	$40,700	High school diploma or equivalent
500	Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers		$19.53	$40,600	High school diploma or equivalent

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