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This table shows summary data on hundreds of occupations in the US. Clicking on any occupation name brings you to a page showing job prospects and salaries for that occupation in hundreds of metro areas across the country, with local data updated through 2006.(Where data is denoted by an asterisk (*), summary info was not available.
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| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actors | 70,000 | * | 11.6% |
| Art Directors | 78,000 | 68,100 | 9% |
| Broadcast Technicians | 38,000 | 30,690 | 12.1% |
| Camera Operators | 27,000 | 40,060 | 11.5% |
| Coaches | 217,000 | 26,950 | 14.6% |
| Editors | 122,000 | 46,990 | 2.3% |
| Exhibit Designers | 12,000 | 41,820 | 17.8% |
| Fashion Designers | 20,000 | 62,610 | 5% |
| Film And Video Editors | 21,000 | 46,670 | 12.7% |
| Fine Artists | 30,000 | 41,970 | 9.9% |
| Floral Designers | 87,000 | 21,700 | -8.8% |
| Graphic Designers | 261,000 | 39,900 | 9.8% |
| Industrial Designers | 48,000 | 54,560 | 7.2% |
| Interior Designers | 72,000 | 42,260 | 19.5% |
| Merchandise Displayers | 87,000 | 23,820 | 10.7% |
| Multimedia Artists | 87,000 | 51,350 | 25.8% |
| Music Directors And Composers | 68,000 | 39,750 | 12.9% |
| Musicians And Singers | 196,000 | * | 10.1% |
| Photographers | 122,000 | 26,170 | 10.3% |
| Producers And Directors | 93,000 | 56,310 | 11.1% |
| Public Relations Specialists | 243,000 | 47,350 | 17.6% |
| Radio And Television Announcers | 59,000 | 24,310 | -8.2% |
| Reporters | 59,000 | 33,470 | 1.2% |
| Sound Technicians | 16,000 | 43,010 | 9.1% |
| Sports Officials | 19,000 | 22,880 | 16% |
| Technical Writers | 49,000 | 58,050 | 19.5% |
| Translators | 41,000 | 35,560 | 23.6% |
| Writers | 135,000 | 48,640 | 12.8% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountants And Auditors | 1,274,000 | 54,630 | 17.7% |
| Budget Analysts | 62,000 | 61,430 | 7.1% |
| Compensation And Benefits Specialists | 110,000 | 50,230 | 18.4% |
| Credit Analysts | 67,000 | 52,350 | 1.9% |
| Employment Specialists | 197,000 | 42,420 | 18.4% |
| Financial Analysts | 221,000 | 66,590 | 33.8% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 214,000 | 52,270 | 16.5% |
| Loan Counselors | 33,000 | 35,790 | 4% |
| Loan Officers | 373,000 | 51,760 | 11.5% |
| Logisticians | 83,000 | 63,430 | 17.3% |
| Management Analysts | 678,000 | 68,050 | 21.9% |
| Meeting And Convention Planners | 51,000 | 42,180 | 19.9% |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 176,000 | 66,120 | 41% |
| Purchasing Agents | 287,000 | 50,730 | 0.1% |
| Real Estate Appraisers | 101,000 | 44,460 | 16.9% |
| Tax Examiners And Revenue Agents | 81,000 | 45,620 | 2.1% |
| Tax Preparers | 100,000 | 27,360 | -8.3% |
| Training Specialists | 210,000 | 47,830 | 18.3% |
| Wholesale And Retail Buyers | 157,000 | 44,640 | 0% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clergy | 404,000 | 39,680 | 18.9% |
| Community And Social Service Specialists | 118,000 | 35,210 | 25.1% |
| Educational Counselors | 260,000 | 47,530 | 12.6% |
| Family And School Social Workers | 282,000 | 37,480 | 19.1% |
| Health Educators | 62,000 | 41,330 | 26.2% |
| Human Service Assistants | 339,000 | 25,580 | 33.6% |
| Marriage And Family Therapists | 25,000 | 43,210 | 29.8% |
| Medical And Public Health Social Workers | 124,000 | 43,040 | 24.2% |
| Mental Health And Substance Abuse Social Workers | 122,000 | 35,410 | 29.9% |
| Mental Health Counselors | 100,000 | 34,380 | 30% |
| Probation Officers | 94,000 | 42,500 | 10.9% |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | 141,000 | 29,200 | 23% |
| Religious Directors | 99,000 | 34,260 | 19.7% |
| Substance Abuse And Behavioral Counselors | 83,000 | 34,040 | 34.3% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer And Information Scientists | 25,000 | 93,950 | 21.5% |
| Computer Programmers | 435,000 | 65,510 | -4% |
| Computer Support Specialists | 552,000 | 41,470 | 12.9% |
| Database Administrators | 119,000 | 64,670 | 28.6% |
| Network And Communications Analysts | 262,000 | 64,600 | 53.4% |
| Network And Systems Administrators | 309,000 | 62,130 | 27% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 58,000 | 64,650 | 10.6% |
| Software Engineers For Applications | 507,000 | 79,780 | 44.6% |
| Software Engineers For Systems | 350,000 | 85,370 | 28.2% |
| Statisticians | 22,000 | 65,720 | 8.5% |
| Systems Analysts | 504,000 | 69,760 | 29% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction And Building Inspectors | 110,000 | 46,570 | 18.2% |
| Electricians | 705,000 | 43,610 | 7.4% |
| Plumbers And Pipefitters | 502,000 | 42,770 | 10.6% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers | 149,000 | 22,030 | 10% |
| Bartenders | 495,000 | 16,350 | 11.2% |
| Chefs | 115,000 | 34,370 | 7.6% |
| Institution And Cafeteria Cooks | 401,000 | 20,410 | 10.8% |
| Restaurant Cooks | 850,000 | 20,340 | 11.5% |
| Short Order Cooks | 195,000 | 17,880 | 4.8% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Assistants | 280,000 | 30,220 | 29.2% |
| Home Health Aides | 787,000 | 19,420 | 48.7% |
| Massage Therapists | 118,000 | 33,400 | 20.3% |
| Medical Assistants | 417,000 | 26,290 | 35.4% |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | 45,000 | 25,950 | 14.2% |
| Medical Transcriptionists | 98,000 | 29,950 | 13.5% |
| Nursing Aides And Attendants | 1,447,000 | 22,180 | 18.2% |
| Occupational Therapist Aides | 8,000 | 25,020 | 21.9% |
| Occupational Therapist Assistants | 25,000 | 42,060 | 25.4% |
| Pharmacy Aides | 50,000 | 19,440 | -11% |
| Physical Therapist Aides | 46,000 | 22,060 | 24.4% |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | 60,000 | 41,360 | 32.4% |
| Psychiatric Aides | 62,000 | 23,900 | 0% |
| Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers | 75,000 | 19,960 | 15.7% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC Mechanics And Installers | 292,000 | 37,660 | 8.7% |
| Aircraft Mechanics | 122,000 | 47,740 | 10.6% |
| Automotive Body Repairers | 183,000 | 35,180 | 11.6% |
| Automotive Mechanics | 773,000 | 33,780 | 14.3% |
| Bus And Truck Mechanics | 275,000 | 37,660 | 11.5% |
| Home Appliance Repairers | 57,000 | 33,860 | 1.5% |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 261,000 | 41,050 | 9% |
| Industrical Electrical Repairers | 80,000 | 45,180 | 6.8% |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics | 131,000 | 40,440 | 12.3% |
| Motorboat Mechanics | 24,000 | 33,210 | 19% |
| Motorcycle Mechanics | 21,000 | 30,050 | 12.5% |
| Power Line Installers And Repairers | 112,000 | 50,780 | 7.2% |
| Small Engine Mechanics | 33,000 | 26,910 | 5.5% |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers And Repairers | 198,000 | 52,430 | 2.5% |
| Telecommunications Line Installers And Repairers | 162,000 | 46,280 | 4.6% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Judges | 15,000 | 72,600 | 0.1% |
| Court Reporters | 19,000 | 45,610 | 24.5% |
| Judges And Magistrates | 27,000 | 101,690 | 5.1% |
| Law Clerks | 37,000 | 36,360 | -1.1% |
| Lawyers | 761,000 | 102,470 | 11% |
| Legal Support Workers | 48,000 | 45,140 | 5.1% |
| Paralegals And Legal Assistants | 238,000 | 43,040 | 22.2% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Services Managers | 247,000 | 67,690 | 11.7% |
| Advertising Managers | 47,000 | 73,060 | 6.2% |
| Chief Executives | 402,000 | * | 2% |
| Compensation And Benefits Managers | 49,000 | 74,750 | 12% |
| Computer Systems Managers | 264,000 | 101,580 | 16.4% |
| Elementary And Secondary School Administrators | 226,000 | 77,740 | 7.6% |
| Engineering Managers | 187,000 | 105,430 | 7.3% |
| Financial Managers | 506,000 | 90,970 | 12.6% |
| General Managers | 1,720,000 | 85,230 | 1.5% |
| Health Services Managers | 262,000 | 73,340 | 16.4% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 157,000 | 77,670 | -5.8% |
| Lodging Managers | 71,000 | 42,320 | 12.2% |
| Managers | 870,000 | 82,490 | 6.9% |
| Marketing Managers | 167,000 | 98,720 | 14.4% |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 41,000 | 100,080 | 11.4% |
| Postsecondary Administrators | 131,000 | 73,990 | 14.2% |
| Preschool And Child Care Administrators | 56,000 | 37,740 | 23.5% |
| Public Relations Managers | 50,000 | 82,180 | 16.9% |
| Purchasing Managers | 70,000 | 81,570 | 3.4% |
| Sales Managers | 318,000 | 91,560 | 10.2% |
| Social Service Managers | 130,000 | 52,070 | 24.7% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks | 2,114,000 | 30,560 | 12.5% |
| Computer Operators | 130,000 | 33,560 | -24.6% |
| Court And License Clerks | 115,000 | 30,980 | 8.8% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 313,000 | 24,690 | -4.6% |
| Desktop Publishers | 32,000 | 34,130 | 1% |
| Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants | 1,618,000 | 37,240 | 14.8% |
| Human Resources Assistants | 168,000 | 33,750 | 11.3% |
| Legal Secretaries | 275,000 | 38,190 | 11.7% |
| Medical Secretaries | 408,000 | 28,090 | 16.7% |
| Office Clerks | 3,200,000 | 23,710 | 12.6% |
| Supervisors Of Office Workers | 1,418,000 | 43,510 | 5.8% |
| Word Processors And Typists | 179,000 | 29,430 | -11.5% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Care Workers | 1,388,000 | 17,630 | 17.8% |
| Fitness Trainers And Aerobics Instructors | 235,000 | 25,910 | 26.8% |
| Hairdressers And Cosmetologists | 617,000 | 21,320 | 12.4% |
| Manicurists And Pedicurists | 78,000 | 19,190 | 27.6% |
| Personal And Home Care Aides | 767,000 | 17,770 | 50.6% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Laboratory Technicians | 53,000 | 32,580 | 3.7% |
| Machinists | 397,000 | 34,770 | -3% |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 29,000 | 25,460 | 6.6% |
| Welders | 409,000 | 31,400 | 5.1% |
| Welding Machine Operators | 53,000 | 30,980 | 3% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correctional Officers And Jailers | 442,000 | 35,760 | 16.9% |
| Detectives And Criminal Investigators | 106,000 | 58,260 | 17.3% |
| Fire Fighters | 293,000 | 41,190 | 12.1% |
| Fire Inspectors And Investigators | 14,000 | 48,050 | 11% |
| Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers | 648,000 | 47,460 | 10.8% |
| Private Detectives And Investigators | 52,000 | 33,750 | 18.2% |
| Supervisors Of Correctional Officers | 40,000 | 52,580 | 12.5% |
| Supervisors Of Fire Fighting And Prevention Workers | 52,000 | 62,900 | 11.5% |
| Supervisors Of Police And Detectives | 93,000 | 69,310 | 9.2% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance Sales Agents | 436,000 | 43,870 | 12.9% |
| Real Estate Brokers | 131,000 | 60,790 | 11.1% |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | 432,000 | 39,760 | 10.6% |
| Retail Salespersons | 4,477,000 | 19,760 | 12.4% |
| Sales Engineers | 76,000 | 77,720 | 8.5% |
| Securities And Financial Services Sales Agents | 320,000 | 68,500 | 24.8% |
| Supervisors Of Non Retail Sales Workers | 530,000 | 65,510 | 3.7% |
| Supervisors Of Retail Sales Workers | 1,676,000 | 33,960 | 4.2% |
| Technical Products Sales Representatives | 411,000 | 64,440 | 12.4% |
| Travel Agents | 101,000 | 29,210 | 1% |
| Occupation | Jobs 2006 | Median Pay 2006 | % Growth 2006-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Traffic Controllers | 25,000 | 117,240 | 10.2% |
| Airline Pilots And Flight Engineers | 79,000 | 141,090 | 12.9% |
| Commercial Pilots | 28,000 | 57,480 | 13.2% |
| Delivery Truck Drivers | 1,051,000 | 25,300 | 8.4% |
| Heavy Truck Drivers | 1,860,000 | 35,040 | 10.4% |
| Industrial Truck And Tractor Operators | 637,000 | 27,270 | -1.9% |
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