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The CityTownInfo.com career directory presents information on hundreds of employment categories and thousands of schools, to help people find and pursue careers of interest to them.
This Careers tab lists hundreds of employment categories (below), with nationwide summary employment data. For a detailed profile on any of the careers, please click on the career name. Each career has its own profile page, including info on the profession in hundreds of local metropolitan areas. Most career pages also have photographs and even a video describing the career path.
The Find Schools tab contains a free college search tool, letting you find schools by degree type and state. (A more detailed college search tool, our College Search Scout™, gives you more detailed control over your college searches.)
The Video tab shows one example of the more than 500 career videos available free in this section of CityTownInfo.com. Click an icon in the Video column in the table below to see any of these career videos.
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 2007 and national data through 2006.(Where data is denoted by an asterisk (*), summary info was not available.
The green bars in the table below indicate the relative salary levels and growth rates of each occupation, compared to the others. The levels are determined by sorting the occupations (by salary or growth rate, separately) and then dividing them into ten groups corresponding to the the ten possible green bar levels. So a single bar means the occupation is in the bottom 10% for that characteristic compared to others on this page.
Click each Occupation title for more details.
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actors | 70,000 | * |  11.6% |  |
| Art Directors | 78,000 |  $68,100 |  9% | |
| Audio And Video Technicians | 50,000 |  $34,840 | 24.2% | |
| Broadcast News Analysts | 8,000 | $46,710 | 6% | |
| Broadcast Technicians | 38,000 |  $30,690 | 12.1% | |
| Camera Operators | 27,000 | $40,060 | 11.5% | |
| Coaches | 217,000 | $26,950 |  14.6% | |
| Dancers | 20,000 | * | 9.5% | |
| Editors | 122,000 | $46,990 | 2.3% | |
| Entertainers | 77,000 | * | 15.8% | |
| Film And Video Editors | 21,000 | $46,670 | 12.7% | |
| Fine Artists | 30,000 | $41,970 | 9.9% | |
| 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% | |
| Translators | 41,000 | $35,560 | 23.6% | |
| Writers | 135,000 | $48,640 | 12.8% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | 141,000 | $29,200 | 23% | |
| Religious Directors | 99,000 | $34,260 | 19.7% | |
| Social Service Managers | 130,000 | $52,070 | 24.7% | |
| Social Workers | 66,000 | $43,580 | 17.8% | |
| Substance Abuse And Behavioral Counselors | 83,000 | $34,040 | 34.3% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer And Information Scientists | 25,000 | $93,950 | 21.5% | |
| Computer Operators | 130,000 | $33,560 | -24.6% | |
| Computer Programmers | 435,000 | $65,510 | -4% | |
| Computer Support Specialists | 552,000 | $41,470 | 12.9% | |
| Computer Systems Managers | 264,000 | $101,580 | 16.4% | |
| Database Administrators | 119,000 | $64,670 | 28.6% | |
| Mathematicians | 3,000 | $86,930 | 10.2% | |
| 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 | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Insulation Workers | 32,000 | $30,510 | 8.4% | |
| Construction And Building Inspectors | 110,000 | $46,570 | 18.2% | |
| Construction Equipment Operators | 424,000 | $36,890 | 8.4% | |
| Construction Managers | 487,000 | $73,700 | 15.7% | |
| Electricians | 705,000 | $43,610 | 7.4% | |
| Plumbers And Pipefitters | 502,000 | $42,770 | 10.6% | |
| Supervisors Of Construction And Extraction Workers | 772,000 | $53,850 | 9.1% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers | 149,000 | $22,030 | 10% | |
| Bartenders | 495,000 | $16,350 | 11.2% | |
| Chefs | 115,000 | $34,370 | 7.6% | |
| Cooks | 16,000 | $21,610 | 3.4% | |
| Food Service Managers | 350,000 | $43,020 | 5% | |
| Institution And Cafeteria Cooks | 401,000 | $20,410 | 10.8% | |
| Private Household Cooks | 5,000 | $22,870 | 8.8% | |
| Restaurant Cooks | 850,000 | $20,340 | 11.5% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designers | 16,000 | $43,870 | 11.8% | |
| Exhibit Designers | 12,000 | $41,820 | 17.8% | |
| Fashion Designers | 20,000 | $62,610 | 5% | |
| 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% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineers | 90,000 | $87,610 | 10.2% | |
| Agricultural Engineers | 3,000 | $66,030 | 8.6% | |
| Architects | 132,000 | $64,150 | 17.7% | |
| Biomedical Engineers | 14,000 | $73,930 | 21.1% | |
| Chemical Engineers | 30,000 | $78,860 | 7.9% | |
| Civil Engineers | 256,000 | $68,600 | 18% | |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | 79,000 | $88,470 | 4.6% | |
| Electrical Engineers | 153,000 | $75,930 | 6.3% | |
| Electronics Engineers | 138,000 | $81,050 | 3.7% | |
| Engineering Managers | 187,000 | $105,430 | 7.3% | |
| Engineers | 170,000 | $81,660 | 5.5% | |
| Environmental Engineers | 54,000 | $69,940 | 25.4% | |
| Health And Safety Engineers | 25,000 | $66,290 | 9.6% | |
| Industrial Engineers | 201,000 | $68,620 | 20.3% | |
| Landscape Architects | 28,000 | $55,140 | 16.4% | |
| Materials Engineers | 22,000 | $73,990 | 4% | |
| Mechanical Engineers | 226,000 | $69,850 | 4.2% | |
| Mining And Geological Engineers | 7,000 | $72,160 | 10% | |
| Nuclear Engineers | 15,000 | $90,220 | 7.2% | |
| Petroleum Engineers | 17,000 | $98,380 | 5.2% | |
| Urban And Regional Planners | 34,000 | $56,630 | 14.5% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodging Managers | 71,000 | $42,320 | 12.2% | |
| Meeting And Convention Planners | 51,000 | $42,180 | 19.9% | |
| Travel Agents | 101,000 | $29,210 | 1% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Appliance Repairers | 57,000 | $33,860 | 1.5% | |
| HVAC Mechanics And Installers | 292,000 | $37,660 | 8.7% | |
| Industrical Electrical Repairers | 80,000 | $45,180 | 6.8% | |
| Locksmiths And Safe Repairers | 26,000 | $32,020 | 22.1% | |
| Medical Equipment Repairers | 38,000 | $40,580 | 21.7% | |
| Motor And Power Tool Repairers | 25,000 | $32,860 | -4.1% | |
| Motor Vehicle Electronics Installers And Repairers | 20,000 | $28,220 | 4.6% | |
| Power Line Installers And Repairers | 112,000 | $50,780 | 7.2% | |
| Supervisors Of Mechanics And Installers | 465,000 | $53,890 | 7.3% | |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers And Repairers | 198,000 | $52,430 | 2.5% | |
| Telecommunications Line Installers And Repairers | 162,000 | $46,280 | 4.6% | |
| Transportation Electrical Installers And Repairers | 21,000 | $43,110 | 4.3% |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Judges | 15,000 | $72,600 | 0.1% | |
| Arbitrators And Mediators | 8,000 | $49,490 | 10.6% | |
| 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 Secretaries | 275,000 | $38,190 | 11.7% | |
| Legal Support Workers | 48,000 | $45,140 | 5.1% | |
| Paralegals And Legal Assistants | 238,000 | $43,040 | 22.2% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Services Managers | 247,000 | $67,690 | 11.7% | |
| Advertising Managers | 47,000 | $73,060 | 6.2% | |
| Chief Executives | 402,000 | * | 2% | |
| General Managers | 1,720,000 | $85,230 | 1.5% | |
| Industrial Production Managers | 157,000 | $77,670 | -5.8% | |
| Managers | 870,000 | $82,490 | 6.9% | |
| Marketing Managers | 167,000 | $98,720 | 14.4% | |
| Public Relations Managers | 50,000 | $82,180 | 16.9% | |
| Purchasing Managers | 70,000 | $81,570 | 3.4% | |
| Supervisors Of Non Retail Sales Workers | 530,000 | $65,510 | 3.7% |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness Trainers And Aerobics Instructors | 235,000 | $25,910 | 26.8% | |
| Massage Therapists | 118,000 | $33,400 | 20.3% | |
| Occupational Therapist Aides | 8,000 | $25,020 | 21.9% | |
| Occupational Therapist Assistants | 25,000 | $42,060 | 25.4% | |
| Physical Therapist Aides | 46,000 | $22,060 | 24.4% | |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | 60,000 | $41,360 | 32.4% | |
| Physical Therapists | 173,000 | $66,200 | 27.1% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Avionics Technicians | 16,000 | $46,950 | 8.1% | |
| Bus And Truck Mechanics | 275,000 | $37,660 | 11.5% | |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics | 31,000 | $29,460 | 1.4% | |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 261,000 | $41,050 | 9% | |
| 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% | |
| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians | 14,000 | $31,510 | 18.2% | |
| Small Engine Mechanics | 33,000 | $26,910 | 5.5% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologists | * | * | * | |
| Chiropractors | 53,000 | $65,220 | 14.4% | |
| Clinical Psychologists | 152,000 | $59,440 | 15.8% | |
| General Dentists | 136,000 | $132,140 | 9.2% | |
| General Practitioners | * | * | * | |
| Internists | * | * | * | |
| OBGYN | * | * | * | |
| Oral Surgeons | 8,000 | * | 9.1% | |
| Organizational Psychologists | 2,000 | $86,420 | 21.3% | |
| Orthodontists | 9,000 | * | 9.2% | |
| Pediatricians | * | * | * | |
| Psychiatrists | * | * | * | |
| Psychologists | 12,000 | $76,310 | 7.9% | |
| Specialty Dentists | 7,000 | $91,200 | 6.8% | |
| Surgeons | * | * | * | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Records And Health Information Technicians | 170,000 | $28,030 | 17.8% | |
| Medical Secretaries | 408,000 | $28,090 | 16.7% | |
| Medical Transcriptionists | 98,000 | $29,950 | 13.5% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical And Licensed Vocational Nurses | 749,000 | $36,550 | 14% | |
| Nursing Aides And Attendants | 1,447,000 | $22,180 | 18.2% | |
| Postsecondary Nursing Instructors | * | * | * | |
| Registered Nurses | 2,505,000 | $57,280 | 23.5% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brokerage Clerks | 73,000 | $36,390 | 20% | |
| Court And License Clerks | 115,000 | $30,980 | 8.8% | |
| Customer Service Representatives | 2,202,000 | $28,330 | 24.8% | |
| Desktop Publishers | 32,000 | $34,130 | 1% | |
| Executive Secretaries And Administrative Assistants | 1,618,000 | $37,240 | 14.8% | |
| Secretaries | 1,940,000 | $27,450 | 1.2% | |
| Supervisors Of Office Workers | 1,418,000 | $43,510 | 5.8% | |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers | 60,000 | $23,150 | 1.1% | |
| Child Care Workers | 1,388,000 | $17,630 | 17.8% | |
| 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% | |
| Travel Guides | 5,000 | $28,460 | 10.5% |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Controlled Machine Tool Operators | 141,000 | $31,670 | -2.9% | |
| Jewelers And Precious Stone And Metal Workers | 52,000 | $29,750 | -2.1% | |
| Machinists | 397,000 | $34,770 | -3% | |
| Medical Appliance Technicians | 12,000 | $31,180 | 9.4% | |
| Numerical Tool And Process Control Programmers | 18,000 | $42,480 | -8.3% | |
| Supervisors Of Production And Operating Workers | 699,000 | $47,300 | -4.7% | |
| Welders | 409,000 | $31,400 | 5.1% | |
| Welding Machine Operators | 53,000 | $30,980 | 3% |
| Occupation | Jobs | Median Pay | % Growth 2006-2016 | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |