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Careers and Salary Data

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.

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Allied Health

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Athletic Trainers	17,000	$36,560	24.3%
Audiologists	12,000	$57,120	9.8%
Cardiovascular Techs	45,000	$42,300	25.5%
Dental Assistants	280,000	$30,220	29.2%
Dental Hygienists	167,000	$62,800	30.1%
Dental Laboratory Technicians	53,000	$32,580	3.7%
Dietetic Technicians	25,000	$24,040	14.8%
Dietitians And Nutritionists	57,000	$46,980	8.6%
EMT And Paramedics	201,000	$27,070	19.2%
Health Technologists And Technicians	79,000	$35,140	15%
Healthcare Practitioners And Technical Workers	53,000	$37,200	14.8%
Home Health Aides	787,000	$19,420	48.7%
Medical Assistants	417,000	$26,290	35.4%
Medical Equipment Preparers	45,000	$25,950	14.2%
Medical Lab Technicians	151,000	$32,840	15%
Medical Lab Technologists	167,000	$49,700	12.4%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	20,000	$62,300	14.8%
Occupational Health And Safety Specialists	45,000	$58,030	8.1%
Occupational Health And Safety Technicians	10,000	$42,160	14.6%
Occupational Therapists	99,000	$60,470	23.1%
Opticians	66,000	$30,300	8.7%
Optometrists	33,000	$91,040	11.3%
Orthotists And Prosthetists	6,000	$58,980	11.8%
Pharmacists	243,000	$94,520	21.7%
Pharmacy Aides	50,000	$19,440	-11%
Pharmacy Technicians	285,000	$25,630	32%
Physician Assistants	66,000	$74,980	27%
Podiatrists	12,000	$108,220	9.5%
Prosthodontists	1,000	*	10.7%
Psychiatric Aides	62,000	$23,900	0%
Psychiatric Technicians	62,000	$27,780	-3.2%
Radiation Therapists	15,000	$66,170	24.8%
Radiologic Tech	196,000	$48,170	15.1%
Recreational Therapists	25,000	$34,990	3.7%
Respiratory Therapists	102,000	$47,420	22.6%
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	19,000	$39,120	0.9%
Sonographers	46,000	$57,160	19.1%
Speech Pathologists	110,000	$57,710	10.6%
Surgical Technologists	86,000	$36,080	24.5%

 

Arts And Entertainment

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%
Communication Equipment Workers	19,000	$52,070	10.2%
Craft Artists	9,000	$24,090	8%
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%

 

Business

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Accountants And Auditors	1,274,000	$54,630	17.7%
Bookkeeping And Accounting Clerks	2,114,000	$30,560	12.5%
Budget Analysts	62,000	$61,430	7.1%
Compensation And Benefits Managers	49,000	$74,750	12%
Compensation And Benefits Specialists	110,000	$50,230	18.4%
Credit Analysts	67,000	$52,350	1.9%
Economists	15,000	$77,010	7.5%
Emergency Management Specialists	12,000	$47,410	12.3%
Employment Specialists	197,000	$42,420	18.4%
Financial Analysts	221,000	$66,590	33.8%
Financial Examiners	26,000	$65,370	10.7%
Financial Managers	506,000	$90,970	12.6%
Financial Specialists	129,000	$53,680	11.8%
Health Services Managers	262,000	$73,340	16.4%
Human Resources Managers	58,000	$88,510	11.4%
Human Resources Specialists	214,000	$52,270	16.5%
Insurance Underwriters	104,000	$52,350	6.3%
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%
Market Research Analysts	234,000	$58,820	20.1%
Personal Financial Advisors	176,000	$66,120	41%
Purchasing Agents	287,000	$50,730	0.1%
Tax Examiners And Revenue Agents	81,000	$45,620	2.1%
Tax Preparers	100,000	$27,360	-8.3%
Training And Development Managers	29,000	$80,250	15.6%
Training Specialists	210,000	$47,830	18.3%
Wholesale And Retail Buyers	157,000	$44,640	0%

 

Community And Social Services

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% 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%
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%

 

Computer

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Construction

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Building Insulation Workers	32,000	$30,510	8.4%
Carpenters	1,462,000	$36,550	10.3%
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%

 

Culinary

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Design

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Education

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Curators	10,000	$46,300	23.3%
Education Administrators	30,000	$66,620	12.6%
Elementary And Secondary School Administrators	226,000	$77,740	7.6%
Elementary School Teachers	1,540,000	$45,570	13.6%
Graduate Teaching Assistants	*	*	*
Kindergarten Teachers	170,000	$43,580	16.3%
Librarians	158,000	$49,060	3.6%
Library Technicians	121,000	$26,560	8.5%
Middle School Special Education Teachers	102,000	$47,650	15.8%
Middle School Teachers	658,000	$46,300	11.2%
Middle School Vocational Teachers	16,000	$44,240	-5%
Postsecondary Administrators	131,000	$73,990	14.2%
Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Anthropology And Archeology Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Art And Music Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Business Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Communications Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Criminal Justice	*	*	*
Postsecondary Earth Space Sciences Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Economics Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Education Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary English Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Environmental Science Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Ethnic Studies Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Forestry And Conservation Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Geography Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary History Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Home Economics Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Language Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Law Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Library Science Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Philosophy And Religion Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Physics Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Recreation And Fitness Studies Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Social Work Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Teachers	*	*	*
Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	*	*	*
Preschool And Child Care Administrators	56,000	$37,740	23.5%
Preschool And Elementary School Special Education Teachers	219,000	$46,360	19.6%
Preschool Teachers	437,000	$22,680	26.3%
Secondary School Special Education Teachers	138,000	$48,330	8.5%
Secondary School Teachers	1,038,000	$47,740	5.6%
Secondary School Vocational Teachers	96,000	$48,690	-4.5%
Teacher Assistants	1,312,000	$20,740	10.4%

 

Engineering

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Farming Fishing And Forestry

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Forest And Conservation Workers	20,000	$20,810	5.5%

 

Hospitality And Travel

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Installation And Repair

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Home Appliance Repairers	57,000	$33,860	1.5%
Home Entertainment Equipment Installers And Repairers	40,000	$29,980	3%
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%

 

Legal

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Management

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% 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%
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%
Property Managers	329,000	$43,070	15.1%
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%

 

Massage And Physical Therapy

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Mechanic

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Medical

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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	*	*	*

 

Medical Office

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Nursing

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Office Support

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%
Insurance Claims And Processing Clerks	254,000	$31,120	-1.2%
Secretaries	1,940,000	$27,450	1.2%
Supervisors Of Office Workers	1,418,000	$43,510	5.8%

 

Personal Care And Service

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Barbers	60,000	$23,150	1.1%
Child Care Workers	1,388,000	$17,630	17.8%
Funeral Directors	29,000	$49,620	12.5%
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%
Theatrical Makeup Artists	2,000	$31,820	39.8%
Travel Guides	5,000	$28,460	10.5%

 

Production

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
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%

 

Protective Service

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% 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%
Probation Officers	94,000	$42,500	10.9%
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%
Transit And Railroad Police	6,000	$47,080	6.4%

 

Sales

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Insurance Sales Agents	436,000	$43,870	12.9%
Models	2,000	$23,340	9.8%
Real Estate Appraisers	101,000	$44,460	16.9%
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%
Sales Managers	318,000	$91,560	10.2%
Securities And Financial Services Sales Agents	320,000	$68,500	24.8%
Technical Products Sales Representatives	411,000	$64,440	12.4%

 

Science

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Anthropologists And Archeologists	6,000	$49,930	15%
Astronomers	2,000	$95,740	5.6%
Atmospheric And Space Scientists	9,000	$77,150	10.6%
Biochemists And Biophysicists	20,000	$76,320	15.9%
Biological Scientists	29,000	$60,940	3.7%
Chemists	84,000	$59,870	9.1%
Conservation Scientists	20,000	$54,970	5.3%
Environmental Scientists	83,000	$56,100	25.1%
Epidemiologists	5,000	$56,670	13.6%
Food Scientists	12,000	$53,810	10.3%
Foresters	13,000	$51,190	5.1%
Geoscientists	31,000	$72,660	21.9%
Materials Scientists	10,000	$74,610	8.7%
Medical Scientists	87,000	$61,680	20.2%
Microbiologists	17,000	$57,980	11.2%
Natural Sciences Managers	41,000	$100,080	11.4%
Physical Scientists	24,000	$83,450	6.2%
Physicists	17,000	$94,240	6.8%
Political Scientists	5,000	$90,140	5.3%
Social Science Research Assistants	18,000	$33,860	12.4%
Sociologists	4,000	$60,290	10%
Soil And Plant Scientists	16,000	$56,080	8.4%

 

Technician

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Aerospace Technicians	9,000	$53,300	10.4%
Agricultural And Food Technicians	26,000	$31,730	6.6%
Architectural And Civil Drafters	116,000	$41,960	6.1%
Biological Technicians	79,000	$35,710	16%
Chemical Technicians	61,000	$39,240	5.8%
Civil Engineering Technicians	91,000	$40,560	10.2%
Drafters	25,000	$43,060	11%
Electrical And Electronic Technicians	170,000	$50,660	3.6%
Electrical And Electronics Drafters	35,000	$46,830	4.1%
Electromechanical Technicians	16,000	$44,720	2.6%
Engineering Technicians	82,000	$54,250	2%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	21,000	$40,560	24.8%
Environmental Science Technicians	36,000	$38,090	28%
Forensic Science Technicians	13,000	$45,330	30.7%
Forest And Conservation Technicians	34,000	$30,880	-1.9%
Geological And Petroleum Technicians	12,000	$46,160	8.6%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	75,000	$46,810	9.9%
Mechanical Drafters	78,000	$43,700	5.2%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	48,000	$45,850	6.4%
Nuclear Technicians	7,000	$65,500	6.7%
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	29,000	$25,460	6.6%
Sound Technicians	16,000	$43,010	9.1%
Surveying Technicians	76,000	$32,340	19.4%
Technical Writers	49,000	$58,050	19.5%

 

Transportation

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016
Air Traffic Controllers	25,000	$117,240	10.2%
Airfield Operations Specialists	5,000	$37,630	11.8%
Airline Pilots And Flight Engineers	79,000	$141,090	12.9%
Commercial Pilots	28,000	$57,480	13.2%
Excavating And Loading Machine Operators	80,000	$32,930	8.3%
Heavy Truck Drivers	1,860,000	$35,040	10.4%
Industrial Truck And Tractor Operators	637,000	$27,270	-1.9%

 

Veterinary

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