What Education Do U.S. Jobs Actually Need?
By Chris Gaglardi
| Published September 23, 2026
Most U.S. jobs are not in occupations that BLS classifies as requiring a four-year degree for entry. In the 2025–35 Employment Projections, occupations typically requiring a high school diploma or no formal educational credential account for 59.0% of 2025 employment. Our aggregation of BLS line-item occupations shows those same two education categories account for 68.6% of projected annual occupational openings.
59.0%of 2025 employment is in occupations typically entered with high school or no formal credential.
68.6%of projected annual openings are in those high-school-or-less entry categories.
96.6%of projected annual openings at the all-occupations level come from occupational separations rather than net growth.
What those numbers do not mean: BLS is not saying that 59% of employers will hire anyone with only a high school diploma. It assigns each occupation one typical education needed for entry category. Employer preferences, licensing rules, alternate entry routes, work experience, and on-the-job training can all differ. BLS tracks several of those factors separately.
This distinction matters because career advice often mashes together three different questions: What education is typically needed to enter an occupation? What education do current workers actually have? and What will a particular employer require from you? They overlap, but they are not interchangeable.
U.S. jobs and openings by typical entry education
BLS uses eight education categories. The employment and wage figures below come from the published 2025 education summary. Annual openings are TSNET sums of current BLS line-item occupations grouped by their entry-education assignment.
| Typical education for entry | 2025 employment | Share of jobs | Annual openings | Share of openings | 2025 median wage | 2025–35 growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral or professional degree | 4,543.2k | 2.7% | 219.4k | 1.3% | $128,870 | +6.4% |
| Master's degree | 3,941.3k | 2.3% | 301.2k | 1.7% | $83,210 | +11.0% |
| Bachelor's degree | 42,870.1k | 25.2% | 3,123.7k | 17.9% | $96,480 | +5.6% |
| Associate's degree | 3,554.1k | 2.1% | 330.4k | 1.9% | $64,990 | +4.9% |
| Postsecondary nondegree award | 10,679.1k | 6.3% | 1,095.3k | 6.3% | $49,910 | +5.7% |
| Some college, no degree | 4,172.9k | 2.5% | 412.9k | 2.4% | $46,670 | -3.2% |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 60,319.0k | 35.4% | 6,165.6k | 35.3% | $48,050 | +2.0% |
| No formal educational credential | 40,201.2k | 23.6% | 5,812.2k | 33.3% | $36,400 | +2.3% |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Table 5.2 and Table 1.2. Employment and wages are published category totals; openings are summed from line-item occupations. Small differences from BLS summary totals can occur because published values are rounded.
So what percentage of jobs require a college degree?
If we use the BLS classification literally, occupations assigned an associate degree or higher account for about 32.3% of 2025 employment. Bachelor's-degree occupations alone account for 25.2%.
But “require” is a dangerous word here. BLS calls the field typical education needed for entry, and it explicitly notes that multiple paths may exist. Its categories are national occupation-level assignments, not a census of every employer's screening rules.
That is why this page should not be read as “college doesn't matter.” BLS's separate worker-level data still show higher earnings and lower unemployment at higher levels of educational attainment. The useful conclusion is narrower: the labor market contains a lot of viable work across multiple education and training pathways.
Why job openings are not the same thing as job growth
The 2025–35 projections show about 17.46 million occupational openings per year at the all-occupations level. Only a small fraction comes from net expansion of the total number of jobs.
BLS projects about 9.51 million annual occupational transfers and 7.36 million labor-force exits. Together, those separations equal 96.6% of projected annual openings. Net employment growth is the remaining 3.4% at the economy-wide summary level.
This is why a giant occupation with modest growth can create far more entry opportunities than a tiny occupation growing at 30%. Growth rate tells you how quickly an occupation is changing. Openings tell you more about the scale of opportunities for people entering it. Neither tells you whether there will be a labor shortage, because BLS does not project the supply of workers.
Career-research rule: compare growth rate, numeric growth, and annual openings separately. One number cannot do all three jobs without lying to you a little.
The middle of the market is bigger than “college or no college”
About 18.4 million jobs fall into the three BLS categories between high school and a bachelor's degree: associate degrees, postsecondary nondegree awards, and some college with no degree. Together they represent about 10.8% of employment.
The categories are very different. Associate-degree occupations have a published 2025 median annual wage of $64,990. Postsecondary nondegree-award occupations have a median of $49,910 and include careers as different as practical nursing, medical assisting, HVAC, automotive service, and truck driving. “Some college, no degree” is a separate BLS category whose employment is projected to shrink 3.2% overall through 2035.
If you are comparing shorter training routes, see our guides to certifications that pay well, trade-school training timelines, and higher-paying careers without a bachelor's degree.
A “high school” occupation can still require years of training
BLS separates education from related work experience and from on-the-job training. That prevents one of the dumbest shortcuts in career content: treating a high-school entry classification as if the job were unskilled.
Electricians, plumbers, and elevator installers are all classified as typically requiring a high school diploma for entry, but BLS assigns apprenticeship as their typical post-hire training. Industrial machinery mechanics and electrical power-line installers are high-school-entry occupations assigned to long-term on-the-job training. HVAC technicians are typically assigned a postsecondary nondegree award plus long-term OJT.
For actual program and licensing decisions, the national BLS category is only a starting point. State requirements can matter. Our electrician training and HVAC training guides cover those pathways in more detail.
Entry education and worker education are different datasets
BLS also publishes the educational attainment of workers age 25 and older using pooled 2023–24 American Community Survey data. That table describes the highest education current workers have completed. It does not tell you what was required when they were hired.
General and operations managers
BLS entry assignment: bachelor's degree.
Current worker attainment: 3.3% less than high school, 17.0% high school, 23.2% some college, 9.6% associate, 33.6% bachelor's, 11.4% master's, and 2.0% doctoral/professional.
Software developers
BLS entry assignment: bachelor's degree.
Current worker attainment: 14.0% have less than a bachelor's degree, while 85.9% have a bachelor's or graduate degree (rounding prevents a perfect 100%).
Registered nurses
BLS entry assignment: bachelor's degree, but BLS explicitly documents associate-degree and diploma routes as alternatives.
Among current RNs age 25+, 24.9% report an associate degree as their highest credential and 54.7% report a bachelor's degree.
Electricians
BLS entry assignment: high school diploma plus apprenticeship.
Among current electricians age 25+, 53.7% report education beyond high school, including some college, associate degrees, and bachelor's-or-higher credentials.
Source: BLS Table 5.3. These are incumbent-worker attainment distributions, not entry requirements. BLS cautions that current workers may have entered under different requirements and that attainment can differ for many reasons.
Explore all 831 BLS line-item occupations
This explorer uses the complete current set of BLS line-item occupations in the 2025–35 National Employment Matrix. Search by occupation, SOC code, education, or training type. It is deliberately not a “career score.” Sort-of-magical scores are great at hiding assumptions and terrible at helping people make expensive decisions.
| Occupation | Typical entry education | Typical OJT | 2025 median wage | Annual openings | 2025–35 growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast food and counter workers35-3023 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $31,200 | 827.4k | +5.8% |
| Home health and personal care aides31-1120 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,800 | 760.5k | +18.1% |
| Cashiers41-2011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $32,880 | 521.3k | -6.5% |
| Retail salespersons41-2031 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,410 | 520.6k | -0.3% |
| Stockers and order fillers53-7065 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,330 | 430.7k | +8.9% |
| Waiters and waitresses35-3031 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,230 | 423.1k | +2.0% |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand53-7062 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $40,240 | 340.5k | +1.8% |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners37-2011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $36,840 | 321.8k | +2.2% |
| Customer service representatives43-4051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $44,770 | 289.5k | -5.3% |
| General and operations managers11-1021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $105,770 | 285.0k | +5.0% |
| Office clerks, general43-9061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $45,010 | 249.0k | -6.0% |
| Cooks, restaurant35-2014 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $37,390 | 218.6k | +12.1% |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers53-3032 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training | $58,640 | 214.5k | +3.8% |
| Nursing assistants31-1131 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $42,260 | 196.2k | +2.6% |
| Registered nurses29-1141 | Bachelor's degree | None | $97,550 | 180.8k | +5.6% |
| Teaching assistants, except postsecondary25-9045 | Some college, no degree | None | $36,780 | 176.2k | -0.3% |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners37-2012 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,510 | 175.5k | +0.6% |
| First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers35-1012 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $44,080 | 171.5k | +5.4% |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive43-6014 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $47,540 | 163.9k | -6.0% |
| Security guards33-9032 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,020 | 156.0k | +0.9% |
| Childcare workers39-9011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $34,980 | 150.3k | -2.0% |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers37-3011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,150 | 149.5k | +4.7% |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general49-9071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,590 | 148.7k | +4.2% |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks43-3031 | Some college, no degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,670 | 144.1k | -5.6% |
| Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators51-2090 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $44,650 | 138.7k | +1.1% |
| Food preparation workers35-2021 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,320 | 135.7k | -3.0% |
| First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers43-1011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $69,500 | 127.4k | +0.1% |
| Bartenders35-3011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $34,340 | 121.2k | +5.0% |
| Construction laborers47-2061 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $47,120 | 120.0k | +7.3% |
| Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel41-3091 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $69,990 | 115.7k | +2.7% |
| Accountants and auditors13-2011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $83,680 | 115.3k | +5.0% |
| First-line supervisors of retail sales workers41-1011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $48,520 | 113.5k | -3.7% |
| Medical assistants31-9092 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $45,690 | 109.7k | +12.9% |
| Light truck drivers53-3033 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $44,860 | 107.2k | +6.3% |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop35-9031 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $31,200 | 107.1k | +3.4% |
| Receptionists and information clerks43-4171 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,010 | 105.1k | -1.7% |
| Managers, all other11-9199 | Bachelor's degree | None | $141,900 | 100.9k | +4.9% |
| Amusement and recreation attendants39-3091 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $32,150 | 100.4k | +3.7% |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products41-4012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $72,080 | 99.8k | -0.9% |
| Business operations specialists, all other13-1199 | Bachelor's degree | None | $83,050 | 98.7k | +3.9% |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers35-9011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $33,980 | 95.3k | +5.3% |
| Software developers15-1252 | Bachelor's degree | None | $135,980 | 95.3k | +10.2% |
| Management analysts13-1111 | Bachelor's degree | None | $101,860 | 94.1k | +10.1% |
| Medical secretaries and administrative assistants43-6013 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $45,930 | 89.2k | +4.8% |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education25-2021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $63,970 | 87.5k | -0.4% |
| Cooks, fast food35-2011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $30,890 | 86.4k | +0.6% |
| Market research analysts and marketing specialists13-1161 | Bachelor's degree | None | $78,760 | 82.0k | +7.0% |
| Project management specialists13-1082 | Bachelor's degree | None | $102,320 | 76.5k | +6.7% |
| Human resources specialists13-1071 | Bachelor's degree | None | $75,940 | 73.7k | +6.4% |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists39-5012 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $35,790 | 73.4k | +7.7% |
| Electricians47-2111 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $63,190 | 72.7k | +9.2% |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse45-2092 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,660 | 72.5k | -2.4% |
| Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers11-9013 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $89,900 | 70.8k | -3.4% |
| Dishwashers35-9021 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $34,810 | 68.9k | -1.0% |
| Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors39-9031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $47,160 | 68.0k | +7.3% |
| First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers47-1011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $79,920 | 67.0k | +5.0% |
| Recreation workers39-9032 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $36,560 | 67.0k | +4.3% |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers51-9061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,570 | 66.7k | +2.5% |
| Preschool teachers, except special education25-2011 | Associate's degree | None | $38,140 | 66.7k | +4.5% |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics49-3023 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training | $50,620 | 66.2k | +5.0% |
| Financial managers11-3031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $166,570 | 65.6k | +9.7% |
| Substitute teachers, short-term25-3031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $41,670 | 65.0k | +2.0% |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators53-7051 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $46,420 | 64.7k | +1.5% |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education25-2031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $72,040 | 63.5k | -0.2% |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria35-2012 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,450 | 62.9k | +2.8% |
| Animal caretakers39-2021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,360 | 62.8k | +12.1% |
| Carpenters47-2031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $60,580 | 62.8k | +3.9% |
| Medical and health services managers11-9111 | Bachelor's degree | None | $123,860 | 62.3k | +24.2% |
| Packers and packagers, hand53-7064 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $36,280 | 61.8k | -5.0% |
| Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks43-5071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $45,260 | 61.3k | -7.6% |
| First-line supervisors of production and operating workers51-1011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $74,450 | 61.0k | +1.8% |
| Bus drivers, school53-3051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $47,920 | 56.5k | +0.7% |
| First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors53-1047 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $62,890 | 54.9k | +3.0% |
| Computer and information systems managers11-3021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $175,140 | 53.5k | +15.8% |
| Dental assistants31-9091 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $48,070 | 53.0k | +7.4% |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses29-2061 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $64,400 | 51.8k | +3.0% |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment53-7061 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,830 | 51.5k | +3.9% |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers33-3051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $76,210 | 51.5k | +3.5% |
| Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors21-1018 | Master's degree | Internship/residency | $59,350 | 50.5k | +18.4% |
| Self-enrichment teachers25-3021 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $46,800 | 50.0k | +3.5% |
| Construction managers11-9021 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $114,990 | 49.7k | +9.1% |
| First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers49-1011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $79,860 | 48.9k | +4.1% |
| Social and human service assistants21-1093 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $45,930 | 48.9k | +7.4% |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant35-3041 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,360 | 48.8k | +4.5% |
| Sales managers11-2022 | Bachelor's degree | None | $148,270 | 47.3k | +4.5% |
| Buyers and purchasing agents13-1020 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $77,710 | 47.2k | +6.0% |
| Counter and rental clerks41-2021 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $41,300 | 46.1k | +3.0% |
| Training and development specialists13-1151 | Bachelor's degree | None | $69,280 | 46.0k | +10.8% |
| Driver/sales workers53-3031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,770 | 45.5k | +7.9% |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers33-9092 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $33,580 | 45.4k | +5.5% |
| Pharmacy technicians29-2052 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $45,750 | 44.7k | +6.4% |
| Industrial machinery mechanics49-9041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $64,520 | 44.4k | +17.8% |
| Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants43-6011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $76,590 | 43.3k | +0.0% |
| Insurance sales agents41-3021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $62,280 | 43.1k | +3.3% |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters47-2152 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $63,800 | 42.0k | +6.8% |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders51-9111 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $43,220 | 41.4k | +4.1% |
| Paralegals and legal assistants23-2011 | Associate's degree | None | $62,890 | 40.8k | -0.3% |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers49-9021 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Long-term on-the-job training | $61,010 | 40.6k | +10.9% |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers51-4121 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $53,750 | 40.3k | +2.4% |
| Computer user support specialists15-1232 | Some college, no degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $61,860 | 39.7k | -3.5% |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators47-2073 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $59,850 | 39.2k | +4.6% |
| Food service managers11-9051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $69,390 | 38.8k | +5.8% |
| Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education25-2022 | Bachelor's degree | None | $64,370 | 38.8k | -0.4% |
| Billing and posting clerks43-3021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,500 | 37.0k | -0.1% |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers11-9141 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $69,990 | 36.9k | +3.7% |
| Bakers51-3011 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $37,160 | 36.5k | +5.5% |
| Coaches and scouts27-2022 | Bachelor's degree | None | $47,320 | 36.4k | +6.1% |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks43-4081 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,070 | 35.5k | +1.8% |
| Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs53-3053 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,290 | 35.5k | +7.1% |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents41-3031 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $78,660 | 35.1k | +1.4% |
| Tutors25-3041 | Some college, no degree | None | $43,350 | 34.2k | -0.2% |
| Marketing managers11-2021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $166,790 | 34.0k | +6.9% |
| Child, family, and school social workers21-1021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $59,550 | 33.9k | +4.4% |
| Computer systems analysts15-1211 | Bachelor's degree | None | $105,850 | 32.9k | +7.9% |
| Compliance officers13-1041 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $80,730 | 32.7k | +3.8% |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks43-5061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $59,650 | 32.6k | -1.3% |
| Real estate sales agents41-9022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $52,830 | 32.6k | +1.7% |
| First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers37-1011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $49,100 | 30.8k | +3.2% |
| Parts salespersons41-2022 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $38,630 | 30.0k | +3.0% |
| Nurse practitioners29-1171 | Master's degree | None | $132,300 | 29.4k | +41.0% |
| Lawyers23-1011 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $159,670 | 28.7k | +4.7% |
| Correctional officers and jailers33-3012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $58,940 | 28.4k | -7.4% |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers51-6011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $34,890 | 28.2k | +4.3% |
| Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors21-1012 | Master's degree | None | $64,330 | 27.8k | +2.9% |
| Production workers, all other51-9199 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $40,110 | 27.3k | +0.8% |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers39-3031 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $32,910 | 27.3k | +0.9% |
| Computer occupations, all other15-1299 | Bachelor's degree | None | $116,580 | 27.0k | +5.1% |
| Firefighters33-2011 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Long-term on-the-job training | $59,280 | 26.8k | +3.7% |
| Tellers43-3071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $43,030 | 26.8k | -13.2% |
| Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals45-2093 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $36,670 | 26.6k | -3.2% |
| Logisticians13-1081 | Bachelor's degree | None | $82,320 | 26.6k | +17.6% |
| Machinists51-4041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $58,750 | 26.1k | +1.0% |
| Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers51-2028 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $45,850 | 25.9k | +5.0% |
| Teaching assistants, postsecondary25-9044 | Bachelor's degree | None | $42,910 | 25.7k | +2.7% |
| Chefs and head cooks35-1011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $62,470 | 25.2k | +6.6% |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary25-1071 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $107,310 | 24.9k | +17.9% |
| Painters, construction and maintenance47-2141 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,400 | 24.9k | +3.0% |
| Data scientists15-2051 | Bachelor's degree | None | $120,230 | 24.8k | +34.6% |
| Financial and investment analysts13-2051 | Bachelor's degree | None | $102,740 | 24.7k | +7.2% |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists49-3031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $61,770 | 24.4k | +3.6% |
| First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers37-1012 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $58,430 | 23.9k | +4.0% |
| Couriers and messengers43-5021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,200 | 23.8k | +8.0% |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products41-4011 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $104,920 | 23.6k | +1.2% |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers31-9096 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,150 | 23.2k | +9.1% |
| Food batchmakers51-3092 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $42,290 | 23.1k | +6.5% |
| Industrial engineers17-2112 | Bachelor's degree | None | $102,440 | 23.1k | +12.4% |
| Instructional coordinators25-9031 | Master's degree | None | $77,440 | 23.1k | +1.6% |
| Public relations specialists27-3031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $74,750 | 23.0k | +1.8% |
| Civil engineers17-2051 | Bachelor's degree | None | $100,840 | 22.7k | +6.4% |
| Protective service workers, all other33-9099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $42,540 | 22.6k | +3.0% |
| Administrative services managers11-3012 | Bachelor's degree | None | $114,130 | 22.0k | +5.2% |
| Manicurists and pedicurists39-5092 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $35,760 | 21.9k | +9.2% |
| First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers41-1012 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $87,520 | 21.7k | +0.5% |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity53-3052 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $59,050 | 21.1k | +4.1% |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators13-1031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $78,000 | 20.9k | -5.5% |
| Helpers--production workers51-9198 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,070 | 20.9k | -8.2% |
| Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians29-2010 | Bachelor's degree | None | $62,930 | 20.8k | +2.7% |
| Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary11-9032 | Master's degree | None | $105,870 | 20.6k | -0.3% |
| Massage therapists31-9011 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $58,450 | 20.4k | +15.3% |
| Taxi drivers53-3054 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $42,100 | 20.4k | +11.5% |
| Postal service mail carriers43-5052 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $60,550 | 19.6k | -0.3% |
| Clergy21-2011 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $60,810 | 19.2k | +2.4% |
| Chief executives11-1011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $213,990 | 19.1k | +3.2% |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other43-9199 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $45,670 | 19.1k | -7.3% |
| Flight attendants53-2031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $63,580 | 18.5k | +8.8% |
| Physical therapist assistants31-2021 | Associate's degree | None | $68,380 | 18.5k | +23.0% |
| Social and community service managers11-9151 | Bachelor's degree | None | $80,390 | 18.5k | +7.2% |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other49-9099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,230 | 18.3k | +2.6% |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers11-3071 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $107,230 | 18.3k | +6.1% |
| Legal secretaries and administrative assistants43-6012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $55,570 | 18.1k | -5.2% |
| Phlebotomists31-9097 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $45,230 | 18.0k | +6.8% |
| Mechanical engineers17-2141 | Bachelor's degree | None | $104,110 | 17.8k | +11.2% |
| Cost estimators13-1051 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $78,740 | 17.6k | -3.1% |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks43-9041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,230 | 17.5k | -1.9% |
| Cooks, short order35-2015 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,880 | 17.4k | -5.2% |
| Musicians and singers27-2042 | No formal educational credential | Long-term on-the-job training | Not published | 17.4k | +0.3% |
| Crossing guards and flaggers33-9091 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,100 | 17.3k | +3.5% |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers27-1026 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,390 | 17.2k | +2.7% |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks43-4031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $48,700 | 17.1k | +3.4% |
| Loan officers13-2072 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $76,690 | 17.1k | +1.1% |
| Occupational health and safety specialists19-5011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $90,150 | 17.1k | +18.5% |
| Personal financial advisors13-2052 | Bachelor's degree | Long-term on-the-job training | $105,070 | 17.1k | +1.4% |
| Industrial production managers11-3051 | Bachelor's degree | None | $126,060 | 17.0k | +2.6% |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers51-3022 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,300 | 17.0k | +5.7% |
| Psychiatric technicians29-2053 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training | $45,130 | 17.0k | +22.3% |
| Healthcare social workers21-1022 | Master's degree | Internship/residency | $67,880 | 16.9k | +8.5% |
| Human resources managers11-3121 | Bachelor's degree | None | $149,280 | 16.8k | +5.5% |
| Meeting, convention, and event planners13-1121 | Bachelor's degree | None | $61,160 | 16.8k | +5.8% |
| Residential advisors39-9041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $42,240 | 16.5k | +3.5% |
| Parking attendants53-6021 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,150 | 16.4k | +2.0% |
| Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school25-2052 | Bachelor's degree | None | $65,120 | 16.4k | -0.4% |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance43-5032 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,340 | 16.0k | -0.7% |
| Graphic designers27-1024 | Bachelor's degree | None | $62,960 | 16.0k | -1.7% |
| Teachers and instructors, all other25-3099 | Bachelor's degree | None | $66,140 | 15.7k | -0.2% |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors53-7081 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $49,690 | 15.5k | +2.1% |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders51-9124 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,250 | 15.3k | +2.5% |
| Butchers and meat cutters51-3021 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $40,140 | 15.1k | +2.4% |
| Dental hygienists29-1292 | Associate's degree | None | $98,100 | 15.0k | +8.0% |
| Information and record clerks, all other43-4199 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $49,500 | 15.0k | +0.8% |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines49-3042 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $65,510 | 15.0k | +6.7% |
| Architectural and engineering managers11-9041 | Bachelor's degree | None | $171,270 | 14.9k | +5.5% |
| Construction and building inspectors47-4011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $74,690 | 14.8k | +0.0% |
| Education administrators, postsecondary11-9033 | Master's degree | None | $104,590 | 14.5k | +1.8% |
| Personal care and service workers, all other39-9099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $41,600 | 14.4k | +5.9% |
| Facilities managers11-3013 | Bachelor's degree | None | $106,660 | 14.2k | +4.6% |
| Skincare specialists39-5094 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $45,330 | 14.2k | +8.8% |
| Healthcare support workers, all other31-9099 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $48,430 | 14.1k | +4.8% |
| Information security analysts15-1212 | Bachelor's degree | None | $129,180 | 14.1k | +21.0% |
| Medical records specialists29-2072 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $51,140 | 14.0k | +7.8% |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders51-9011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $58,040 | 13.9k | +3.6% |
| Emergency medical technicians29-2042 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $44,470 | 13.8k | +5.8% |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4072 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $44,350 | 13.8k | -3.4% |
| Pest control workers37-2021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $45,250 | 13.7k | +5.5% |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers47-2051 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $57,020 | 13.6k | +1.6% |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers49-9098 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,630 | 13.6k | +5.3% |
| Network and computer systems administrators15-1244 | Bachelor's degree | None | $99,130 | 13.4k | -4.1% |
| Physical therapists29-1123 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $102,760 | 13.4k | +11.9% |
| School bus monitors33-9094 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,100 | 13.4k | -1.9% |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians29-2056 | Associate's degree | None | $47,380 | 13.4k | +9.4% |
| Gambling dealers39-3011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $34,320 | 13.3k | +3.4% |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,330 | 13.2k | -10.5% |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan43-4111 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $45,920 | 13.2k | -10.4% |
| Sales and related workers, all other41-9099 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $48,280 | 13.1k | +1.1% |
| Directors, religious activities and education21-2021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $52,100 | 13.0k | +3.3% |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians29-2034 | Associate's degree | None | $80,110 | 13.0k | +5.0% |
| Automotive and watercraft service attendants53-6031 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,670 | 12.9k | +3.8% |
| Tire repairers and changers49-3093 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,710 | 12.9k | +3.4% |
| Educational instruction and library workers, all other25-9099 | Bachelor's degree | None | $50,890 | 12.7k | +1.8% |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs43-4061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $54,210 | 12.7k | +1.6% |
| Automotive body and related repairers49-3021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $54,890 | 12.6k | +3.7% |
| Librarians and media collections specialists25-4022 | Master's degree | None | $68,270 | 12.6k | +2.6% |
| Computer numerically controlled tool operators51-9161 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,690 | 12.5k | -9.4% |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers21-1023 | Master's degree | Internship/residency | $60,280 | 12.5k | +10.3% |
| Pharmacists29-1051 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $140,910 | 12.5k | +5.2% |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other25-1199 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $77,640 | 12.5k | +2.0% |
| Speech-language pathologists29-1127 | Master's degree | Internship/residency | $97,870 | 12.5k | +16.6% |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other29-2099 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $50,290 | 12.4k | +5.9% |
| Library assistants, clerical43-4121 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $36,910 | 12.3k | -6.4% |
| Art directors27-1011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $114,850 | 12.2k | +4.2% |
| Printing press operators51-5112 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $45,780 | 12.1k | -8.7% |
| Producers and directors27-2012 | Bachelor's degree | None | $90,360 | 12.1k | +4.0% |
| Religious workers, all other21-2099 | Bachelor's degree | None | $45,280 | 12.1k | +1.5% |
| First-line supervisors of personal service workers39-1022 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $48,590 | 12.0k | +6.3% |
| Roofers47-2181 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $55,440 | 12.0k | +5.3% |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education25-2012 | Bachelor's degree | None | $62,680 | 11.9k | -0.3% |
| Tour and travel guides39-7010 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $38,120 | 11.9k | +6.3% |
| Writers and authors27-3043 | Bachelor's degree | Long-term on-the-job training | $76,910 | 11.9k | -0.3% |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other35-9099 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,840 | 11.8k | +5.5% |
| Highway maintenance workers47-4051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,260 | 11.8k | +3.4% |
| Ophthalmic medical technicians29-2057 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $45,570 | 11.8k | +21.4% |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks43-4181 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $44,390 | 11.8k | +2.5% |
| Community and social service specialists, all other21-1099 | Bachelor's degree | None | $56,730 | 11.6k | +5.5% |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4081 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,180 | 11.6k | +0.6% |
| Physician assistants29-1071 | Master's degree | None | $135,880 | 11.5k | +21.1% |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians49-3011 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $79,870 | 11.4k | +5.4% |
| Demonstrators and product promoters41-9011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,320 | 11.4k | +0.2% |
| Electrical engineers17-2071 | Bachelor's degree | None | $120,630 | 11.4k | +9.9% |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks43-3051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $58,260 | 11.4k | -15.9% |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers49-2022 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $63,890 | 11.3k | -3.3% |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers53-2011 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $232,140 | 11.2k | +8.3% |
| Bill and account collectors43-3011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,030 | 11.2k | -10.4% |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other19-4099 | Associate's degree | None | $62,280 | 11.2k | +4.4% |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers49-9051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $95,320 | 10.9k | +10.3% |
| Library technicians25-4031 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $44,580 | 10.8k | -6.4% |
| Medical equipment preparers31-9093 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,700 | 10.7k | +10.8% |
| Photographers27-4021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $44,660 | 10.7k | -0.7% |
| Software quality assurance analysts and testers15-1253 | Bachelor's degree | None | $104,300 | 10.7k | +5.7% |
| First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services39-1014 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $48,560 | 10.6k | +5.3% |
| First-line supervisors of police and detectives33-1012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $106,040 | 10.6k | +3.3% |
| Loan interviewers and clerks43-4131 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $50,020 | 10.5k | -2.4% |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists19-1042 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $103,410 | 10.5k | +12.6% |
| Special education teachers, secondary school25-2058 | Bachelor's degree | None | $74,260 | 10.4k | -0.2% |
| Agricultural equipment operators45-2091 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $41,730 | 10.1k | +8.6% |
| Fundraisers13-1131 | Bachelor's degree | None | $72,550 | 10.0k | +5.5% |
| Occupational therapists29-1122 | Master's degree | None | $100,330 | 10.0k | +14.8% |
| Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators51-8031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $60,020 | 10.0k | -5.7% |
| Sewing machine operators51-6031 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $36,670 | 9.8k | -15.1% |
| Sheet metal workers47-2211 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $61,800 | 9.8k | +2.5% |
| Computer network architects15-1241 | Bachelor's degree | None | $134,050 | 9.6k | +7.7% |
| Biological technicians19-4021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $57,510 | 9.4k | +7.4% |
| Financial specialists, all other13-2099 | Bachelor's degree | None | $81,100 | 9.4k | +4.1% |
| Physicians, all other29-1229 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $265,930 | 9.4k | +3.4% |
| Tax preparers13-2082 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $54,920 | 9.4k | +4.7% |
| Natural sciences managers11-9121 | Bachelor's degree | None | $167,220 | 9.2k | +8.2% |
| Architectural and civil drafters17-3011 | Associate's degree | None | $66,150 | 9.1k | +5.2% |
| Cargo and freight agents43-5011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $52,260 | 9.0k | +6.2% |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists13-1141 | Bachelor's degree | None | $78,210 | 9.0k | +6.0% |
| Computer network support specialists15-1231 | Associate's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $76,220 | 9.0k | +1.2% |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders51-9196 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,270 | 9.0k | -3.6% |
| Public safety telecommunicators43-5031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $53,040 | 9.0k | +3.7% |
| Engineers, all other17-2199 | Bachelor's degree | None | $122,930 | 8.8k | +3.7% |
| Respiratory therapists29-1126 | Associate's degree | None | $82,280 | 8.6k | +8.5% |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary25-1072 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $80,250 | 8.5k | +17.1% |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers49-2098 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $60,070 | 8.5k | +6.8% |
| Web and digital interface designers15-1255 | Bachelor's degree | None | $104,000 | 8.3k | +6.0% |
| Medical equipment repairers49-9062 | Associate's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $61,660 | 8.2k | +12.6% |
| Rehabilitation counselors21-1015 | Master's degree | None | $46,850 | 8.2k | +2.2% |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians17-3023 | Associate's degree | None | $78,190 | 8.1k | +2.4% |
| Occupational therapy assistants31-2011 | Associate's degree | None | $72,300 | 8.1k | +21.5% |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary25-1121 | Master's degree | None | $78,620 | 8.0k | +2.2% |
| Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary25-1194 | Bachelor's degree | None | $63,820 | 8.0k | -0.3% |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers49-9052 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $74,330 | 8.0k | -3.4% |
| Editors27-3041 | Bachelor's degree | None | $77,920 | 7.9k | -1.1% |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping43-4161 | Associate's degree | None | $50,610 | 7.9k | -6.2% |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders51-9023 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,990 | 7.9k | -6.1% |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists21-1092 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $66,270 | 7.9k | +3.0% |
| Tree trimmers and pruners37-3013 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $50,960 | 7.9k | +4.2% |
| Advertising sales agents41-3011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $64,820 | 7.8k | -7.2% |
| Detectives and criminal investigators33-3021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $93,790 | 7.8k | +0.2% |
| Real estate brokers41-9021 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $73,220 | 7.8k | +0.8% |
| Data entry keyers43-9021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $41,340 | 7.7k | -25.5% |
| Interior designers27-1025 | Bachelor's degree | None | $67,190 | 7.7k | +2.7% |
| Slaughterers and meat packers51-3023 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $40,130 | 7.7k | +2.0% |
| Business teachers, postsecondary25-1011 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $99,080 | 7.6k | +5.9% |
| Chemical technicians19-4031 | Associate's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $60,390 | 7.6k | +4.9% |
| Operations research analysts15-2031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $88,940 | 7.5k | +11.9% |
| Food processing workers, all other51-3099 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $39,680 | 7.4k | +5.5% |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health19-2041 | Bachelor's degree | None | $82,220 | 7.3k | +6.1% |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators43-5053 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $58,470 | 7.3k | -5.3% |
| First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers45-1011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $59,320 | 7.2k | +3.8% |
| Orderlies31-1132 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,290 | 7.2k | +4.0% |
| Surgical technologists29-2055 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $64,650 | 7.1k | +5.0% |
| Community health workers21-1094 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $51,850 | 7.0k | +12.7% |
| Architects, except landscape and naval17-1011 | Bachelor's degree | Internship/residency | $99,280 | 6.9k | +4.3% |
| Barbers39-5011 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $38,210 | 6.9k | +3.3% |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters51-7011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,680 | 6.9k | -2.9% |
| Concierges39-6012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $38,950 | 6.9k | +2.6% |
| Health education specialists21-1091 | Bachelor's degree | None | $64,070 | 6.9k | +5.6% |
| Marriage and family therapists21-1013 | Master's degree | Internship/residency | $66,940 | 6.9k | +13.5% |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other53-3099 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,180 | 6.9k | +2.8% |
| Surveying and mapping technicians17-3031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $54,240 | 6.9k | +5.8% |
| First-line supervisors of security workers33-1091 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $55,940 | 6.8k | +3.7% |
| Insurance underwriters13-2053 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $81,370 | 6.8k | -3.8% |
| Audio and video technicians27-4011 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training | $58,100 | 6.6k | +3.9% |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers47-2081 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $58,930 | 6.6k | +2.5% |
| First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers33-1021 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $93,530 | 6.6k | +3.7% |
| Industrial engineering technologists and technicians17-3026 | Associate's degree | None | $66,120 | 6.6k | +3.1% |
| Animal trainers39-2011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $39,990 | 6.5k | +4.2% |
| Career/technical education teachers, secondary school25-2032 | Bachelor's degree | None | $66,270 | 6.4k | -0.4% |
| Physical therapist aides31-2022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,240 | 6.4k | +4.0% |
| Purchasing managers11-3061 | Bachelor's degree | None | $148,080 | 6.4k | +4.0% |
| Actors27-2011 | Some college, no degree | Long-term on-the-job training | Not published | 6.3k | +0.0% |
| Order clerks43-4151 | Some college, no degree | Short-term on-the-job training | $46,170 | 6.3k | -17.5% |
| Medical transcriptionists31-9094 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $40,410 | 6.2k | -4.4% |
| Civil engineering technologists and technicians17-3022 | Associate's degree | None | $64,950 | 6.1k | +3.2% |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers49-2011 | Some college, no degree | Short-term on-the-job training | $47,810 | 6.1k | -3.0% |
| Helpers--electricians47-3013 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $42,670 | 6.1k | +0.6% |
| Public relations managers11-2032 | Bachelor's degree | None | $146,910 | 6.1k | +5.7% |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers29-2032 | Associate's degree | None | $96,590 | 6.0k | +13.9% |
| Interpreters and translators27-3091 | Bachelor's degree | None | $60,170 | 6.0k | +2.0% |
| Special education teachers, middle school25-2057 | Bachelor's degree | None | $66,810 | 6.0k | -0.4% |
| Chemists19-2031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $91,240 | 5.9k | +6.4% |
| Structural iron and steel workers47-2221 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $62,780 | 5.9k | +3.1% |
| Travel agents41-3041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,160 | 5.9k | +0.2% |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products45-2041 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,730 | 5.8k | -3.4% |
| Social workers, all other21-1029 | Bachelor's degree | None | $71,900 | 5.8k | +2.3% |
| Telemarketers41-9041 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,450 | 5.8k | -21.4% |
| Dietitians and nutritionists29-1031 | Bachelor's degree | Internship/residency | $76,400 | 5.7k | +7.7% |
| File clerks43-4071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $43,600 | 5.6k | -15.8% |
| Opticians, dispensing29-2081 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $47,260 | 5.6k | +4.2% |
| Lodging managers11-9081 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $69,250 | 5.5k | +3.8% |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders51-9032 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,570 | 5.4k | -0.9% |
| Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other17-3029 | Associate's degree | None | $78,350 | 5.4k | +2.8% |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,720 | 5.4k | +0.7% |
| Funeral attendants39-4021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,680 | 5.4k | +2.6% |
| Education teachers, postsecondary25-1081 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $75,350 | 5.3k | +2.5% |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health19-4042 | Associate's degree | None | $55,090 | 5.3k | +6.9% |
| Postal service clerks43-5051 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $62,130 | 5.3k | -0.3% |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers23-2093 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $58,650 | 5.3k | +2.1% |
| Web developers15-1254 | Bachelor's degree | None | $92,650 | 5.3k | +3.8% |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing51-7042 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $43,380 | 5.3k | -2.5% |
| Commercial pilots53-2012 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $123,220 | 5.2k | +5.2% |
| Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare11-9031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $59,300 | 5.2k | -3.1% |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders51-9041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $45,760 | 5.2k | +1.5% |
| Floral designers27-1023 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $37,360 | 5.2k | -5.6% |
| Property appraisers and assessors13-2020 | Bachelor's degree | Long-term on-the-job training | $67,960 | 5.2k | +3.5% |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders51-9012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $51,610 | 5.2k | -5.7% |
| Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling11-9072 | Bachelor's degree | None | $79,520 | 5.1k | +6.0% |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic51-9195 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $46,170 | 5.1k | +5.8% |
| Pharmacy aides31-9095 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,680 | 5.1k | -0.7% |
| Cooks, private household35-2013 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $47,940 | 5.0k | +5.1% |
| Electronics engineers, except computer17-2072 | Bachelor's degree | None | $130,220 | 4.9k | +3.7% |
| Psychiatric aides31-1133 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $44,910 | 4.9k | +1.9% |
| Social science research assistants19-4061 | Bachelor's degree | None | $61,990 | 4.9k | +5.0% |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers41-9091 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $41,380 | 4.8k | -10.4% |
| Financial risk specialists13-2054 | Bachelor's degree | None | $117,330 | 4.8k | +7.4% |
| Labor relations specialists13-1075 | Bachelor's degree | None | $95,420 | 4.8k | +2.1% |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters51-2041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $51,330 | 4.8k | -6.2% |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary25-1042 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $84,620 | 4.7k | +7.3% |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment49-2094 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Long-term on-the-job training | $74,090 | 4.7k | +0.3% |
| Legal support workers, all other23-2099 | Associate's degree | None | $72,110 | 4.7k | -0.3% |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service43-9051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,280 | 4.7k | -7.2% |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping43-5111 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $46,380 | 4.7k | -4.8% |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary25-1123 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $78,760 | 4.5k | +0.0% |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other27-2099 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | Not published | 4.5k | +4.7% |
| Financial examiners13-2061 | Bachelor's degree | Long-term on-the-job training | $94,160 | 4.5k | +9.3% |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4033 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,550 | 4.5k | -10.8% |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood51-7041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $42,770 | 4.5k | -1.0% |
| Transportation security screeners33-9093 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $66,770 | 4.5k | -4.2% |
| Computer programmers15-1251 | Bachelor's degree | None | $100,390 | 4.4k | -7.3% |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters47-3015 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $42,360 | 4.4k | +2.4% |
| Maintenance workers, machinery49-9043 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $60,850 | 4.4k | -1.9% |
| Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents13-2081 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $62,370 | 4.4k | -1.0% |
| Biological scientists, all other19-1029 | Bachelor's degree | None | $98,920 | 4.3k | +4.7% |
| Counselors, all other21-1019 | Master's degree | None | $50,860 | 4.3k | +5.9% |
| Hazardous materials removal workers47-4041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,450 | 4.3k | +1.5% |
| Paramedics29-2043 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $60,600 | 4.3k | +5.7% |
| Passenger attendants53-6061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,720 | 4.3k | +6.0% |
| Tool and die makers51-4111 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Long-term on-the-job training | $64,050 | 4.3k | -9.2% |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials27-2023 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $40,710 | 4.3k | +5.2% |
| Dentists, general29-1021 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $170,950 | 4.2k | +5.7% |
| Dietetic technicians29-2051 | Associate's degree | None | $37,640 | 4.2k | +2.7% |
| Music directors and composers27-2041 | Bachelor's degree | None | $73,710 | 4.2k | +1.2% |
| Solar photovoltaic installers47-2231 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $53,140 | 4.2k | +36.5% |
| Special effects artists and animators27-1014 | Bachelor's degree | None | $102,030 | 4.2k | -0.3% |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons47-2021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $62,120 | 4.1k | +1.1% |
| Clinical and counseling psychologists19-3033 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $100,580 | 4.1k | +11.7% |
| Computer hardware engineers17-2061 | Bachelor's degree | None | $161,740 | 4.1k | +9.1% |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas47-5071 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,960 | 4.1k | +3.6% |
| Training and development managers11-3131 | Bachelor's degree | None | $133,000 | 4.1k | +6.4% |
| Aircraft service attendants53-6032 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $40,450 | 4.0k | +5.6% |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants39-3093 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $36,300 | 4.0k | +6.4% |
| Machine feeders and offbearers53-7063 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $41,220 | 4.0k | -13.1% |
| Database architects15-1243 | Bachelor's degree | None | $139,500 | 3.9k | +9.4% |
| Education administrators, all other11-9039 | Bachelor's degree | None | $95,200 | 3.9k | +1.6% |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary25-1032 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $109,270 | 3.9k | +7.8% |
| Gambling change persons and booth cashiers41-2012 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $36,220 | 3.9k | -1.9% |
| Glaziers47-2121 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $57,080 | 3.9k | +1.9% |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary25-1022 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $79,940 | 3.9k | +1.7% |
| Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors25-3011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $61,540 | 3.8k | -13.9% |
| Aerospace engineers17-2011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $134,960 | 3.8k | +8.3% |
| Baggage porters and bellhops39-6011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,080 | 3.8k | -3.0% |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels53-5021 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $92,460 | 3.8k | +4.0% |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers49-9091 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $47,450 | 3.8k | -3.4% |
| Forest and conservation technicians19-4071 | Associate's degree | None | $54,560 | 3.8k | -2.1% |
| Occupational health and safety technicians19-5012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $61,560 | 3.8k | +19.4% |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics49-3053 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,880 | 3.8k | +2.3% |
| Sales engineers41-9031 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $124,900 | 3.8k | +2.8% |
| Service unit operators, oil and gas47-5013 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $58,160 | 3.8k | +1.1% |
| Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians49-3041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $56,550 | 3.7k | +10.7% |
| First-line supervisors of correctional officers33-1011 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $77,970 | 3.7k | -2.5% |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders51-3093 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $41,590 | 3.7k | -0.3% |
| Fundraising managers11-2033 | Bachelor's degree | None | $125,470 | 3.7k | +5.4% |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers51-9071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $52,540 | 3.7k | -3.2% |
| Logging equipment operators45-4022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,740 | 3.7k | -3.8% |
| Procurement clerks43-3061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,580 | 3.7k | -8.1% |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary25-1066 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $80,340 | 3.7k | +4.0% |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers51-6052 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $41,640 | 3.7k | -8.8% |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door49-9012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $74,340 | 3.6k | +4.3% |
| Dental laboratory technicians51-9081 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,610 | 3.6k | -5.9% |
| Sailors and marine oilers53-5011 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $51,520 | 3.6k | +3.2% |
| Therapists, all other29-1129 | Bachelor's degree | None | $77,930 | 3.6k | +12.6% |
| Crane and tower operators53-7021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $68,080 | 3.5k | +3.8% |
| Psychologists, all other19-3039 | Master's degree | Internship/residency | $110,840 | 3.5k | +2.3% |
| Brokerage clerks43-4011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $65,750 | 3.4k | -7.6% |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians29-2031 | Associate's degree | None | $74,310 | 3.4k | +3.7% |
| Financial clerks, all other43-3099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $53,830 | 3.4k | +0.0% |
| News analysts, reporters, and journalists27-3023 | Bachelor's degree | None | $62,200 | 3.4k | -5.9% |
| School psychologists19-3034 | Master's degree | Internship/residency | $95,990 | 3.4k | +0.8% |
| Semiconductor processing technicians51-9141 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $51,430 | 3.4k | +8.2% |
| Database administrators15-1242 | Bachelor's degree | None | $104,620 | 3.3k | -0.1% |
| Fishing and hunting workers45-3031 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | Not published | 3.3k | -4.2% |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation37-3012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,340 | 3.3k | +3.9% |
| Tile and stone setters47-2044 | No formal educational credential | Long-term on-the-job training | $55,690 | 3.3k | +9.8% |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary25-1021 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $96,980 | 3.2k | +4.9% |
| Millwrights49-9044 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $65,700 | 3.2k | +0.9% |
| Private detectives and investigators33-9021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $51,220 | 3.2k | +5.5% |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators51-8021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $78,620 | 3.2k | +3.1% |
| Technical writers27-3042 | Bachelor's degree | Short-term on-the-job training | $90,390 | 3.2k | +0.8% |
| Urban and regional planners19-3051 | Master's degree | None | $89,320 | 3.2k | +3.9% |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers51-2011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $65,380 | 3.1k | -5.6% |
| Credit analysts13-2041 | Bachelor's degree | None | $83,510 | 3.1k | -4.3% |
| Film and video editors27-4032 | Bachelor's degree | None | $75,420 | 3.1k | +3.7% |
| Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians17-3027 | Associate's degree | None | $74,510 | 3.1k | +1.3% |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators47-2071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $53,340 | 3.1k | -0.9% |
| Surveyors17-1022 | Bachelor's degree | Internship/residency | $75,440 | 3.1k | +5.8% |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service43-2011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,630 | 3.1k | -26.0% |
| Veterinarians29-1131 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $130,100 | 3.1k | +9.4% |
| Food science technicians19-4013 | Associate's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $52,130 | 3.0k | +4.8% |
| Health information technologists and medical registrars29-9021 | Associate's degree | None | $68,020 | 3.0k | +15.9% |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall47-2131 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $49,120 | 3.0k | +2.4% |
| Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers39-4031 | Associate's degree | Long-term on-the-job training | $55,010 | 3.0k | +3.0% |
| Railroad conductors and yardmasters53-4031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $78,000 | 3.0k | +0.9% |
| Biochemists and biophysicists19-1021 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $127,410 | 2.9k | +12.3% |
| Budget analysts13-2031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $91,640 | 2.9k | +1.9% |
| Computer and information research scientists15-1221 | Master's degree | None | $140,300 | 2.9k | +21.8% |
| Family medicine physicians29-1215 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $244,180 | 2.9k | +3.3% |
| Mechanical drafters17-3013 | Associate's degree | None | $71,550 | 2.9k | -6.0% |
| Agricultural technicians19-4012 | Associate's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,630 | 2.8k | +5.4% |
| Commercial and industrial designers27-1021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $83,910 | 2.8k | +2.4% |
| Cooks, all other35-2019 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $37,690 | 2.8k | +5.2% |
| Forensic science technicians19-4092 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $72,060 | 2.8k | +13.3% |
| Home appliance repairers49-9031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,990 | 2.8k | +1.9% |
| Material moving workers, all other53-7199 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $41,800 | 2.8k | +2.7% |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners47-4071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,880 | 2.8k | +7.8% |
| Computer numerically controlled tool programmers51-9162 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $68,120 | 2.7k | +5.9% |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers51-8093 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $96,710 | 2.7k | -1.9% |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other19-3099 | Bachelor's degree | None | $101,110 | 2.7k | -0.2% |
| Chiropractors29-1011 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $79,200 | 2.6k | +8.7% |
| First-line supervisors of gambling services workers39-1013 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $63,820 | 2.6k | +3.5% |
| Funeral home managers11-9171 | Associate's degree | None | $78,790 | 2.6k | +4.1% |
| Motorboat mechanics and service technicians49-3051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $57,550 | 2.6k | +4.9% |
| Agricultural inspectors45-2011 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,940 | 2.5k | +2.3% |
| Building cleaning workers, all other37-2019 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $44,040 | 2.5k | +2.0% |
| Camera operators, television, video, and film27-4031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $74,990 | 2.5k | +1.3% |
| Fashion designers27-1022 | Bachelor's degree | None | $80,960 | 2.5k | +0.1% |
| Fence erectors47-4031 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,980 | 2.5k | +5.6% |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders51-3091 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $44,810 | 2.5k | +0.4% |
| Plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4193 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $43,960 | 2.5k | -9.7% |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders51-4122 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,920 | 2.5k | -8.9% |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes13-1011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $82,890 | 2.4k | +9.7% |
| Athletic trainers29-9091 | Master's degree | None | $62,520 | 2.4k | +12.7% |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary25-1122 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $78,580 | 2.4k | +2.1% |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining47-5022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $57,430 | 2.4k | +1.0% |
| Miscellaneous construction and related workers47-4090 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,910 | 2.4k | +3.9% |
| Nurse anesthetists29-1151 | Master's degree | None | $236,590 | 2.4k | +9.7% |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders51-6064 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $38,670 | 2.4k | -10.3% |
| Advertising and promotions managers11-2011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $133,660 | 2.3k | -3.7% |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders51-9021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,540 | 2.3k | -1.7% |
| Environmental engineers17-2081 | Bachelor's degree | None | $107,110 | 2.3k | +6.3% |
| Gambling service workers, all other39-3019 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $36,310 | 2.3k | +4.2% |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other47-3019 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $42,670 | 2.3k | -1.0% |
| Magnetic resonance imaging technologists29-2035 | Associate's degree | None | $95,480 | 2.3k | +7.7% |
| New accounts clerks43-4141 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,670 | 2.3k | -6.5% |
| Power plant operators51-8013 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $102,040 | 2.3k | -5.1% |
| Print binding and finishing workers51-5113 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $42,290 | 2.3k | -17.5% |
| Special education teachers, all other25-2059 | Bachelor's degree | None | $76,580 | 2.3k | +1.9% |
| Transportation inspectors53-6051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $92,100 | 2.3k | +2.2% |
| Athletes and sports competitors27-2021 | No formal educational credential | Long-term on-the-job training | $66,710 | 2.2k | +5.5% |
| Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers49-2097 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training | $52,600 | 2.2k | +4.8% |
| Conveyor operators and tenders53-7011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $42,420 | 2.2k | -2.6% |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators27-1013 | Bachelor's degree | Long-term on-the-job training | $55,490 | 2.2k | -2.9% |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles47-2042 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $56,460 | 2.2k | +9.0% |
| Forest and conservation workers45-4011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $43,680 | 2.2k | -1.5% |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other29-9099 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $65,790 | 2.2k | +5.1% |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians51-9083 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $39,460 | 2.2k | +2.2% |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials51-6021 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,060 | 2.2k | -15.7% |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians49-3092 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $52,000 | 2.2k | +9.7% |
| Set and exhibit designers27-1027 | Bachelor's degree | None | $75,240 | 2.2k | +1.4% |
| Shampooers39-5093 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $32,600 | 2.2k | +5.6% |
| Air traffic controllers53-2021 | Associate's degree | Long-term on-the-job training | $148,080 | 2.1k | +1.7% |
| Conservation scientists19-1031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $73,010 | 2.1k | +5.3% |
| Designers, all other27-1029 | Bachelor's degree | None | $64,950 | 2.1k | +1.2% |
| Engine and other machine assemblers51-2031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $53,710 | 2.1k | -17.0% |
| Mechanical door repairers49-9011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $55,720 | 2.1k | +6.4% |
| Office machine operators, except computer43-9071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $40,960 | 2.1k | -14.9% |
| Pipelayers47-2151 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $49,000 | 2.1k | -3.1% |
| Prepress technicians and workers51-5111 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $48,690 | 2.1k | -15.3% |
| Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys27-3011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $47,340 | 2.0k | -7.6% |
| Credit counselors13-2071 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $52,230 | 2.0k | +3.3% |
| Helpers--carpenters47-3012 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $43,780 | 2.0k | -1.7% |
| Locomotive engineers53-4011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $81,410 | 2.0k | +0.5% |
| Media and communication workers, all other27-3099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $73,620 | 2.0k | +3.9% |
| Optometrists29-1041 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $136,570 | 2.0k | +9.5% |
| Personal service managers, all other11-9179 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $69,770 | 2.0k | +6.2% |
| Special education teachers, preschool25-2051 | Bachelor's degree | None | $64,830 | 2.0k | +2.4% |
| Elevator and escalator installers and repairers47-4021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $109,910 | 1.9k | +5.7% |
| General internal medicine physicians29-1216 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $256,560 | 1.9k | +4.0% |
| Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other29-1299 | Master's degree | None | $115,210 | 1.9k | +5.5% |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4023 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,140 | 1.9k | -8.3% |
| Statisticians15-2041 | Master's degree | None | $105,650 | 1.9k | +11.0% |
| Tire builders51-9197 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $57,390 | 1.9k | +0.8% |
| Word processors and typists43-9022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $49,280 | 1.9k | -34.4% |
| Court reporters and simultaneous captioners27-3092 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training | $72,420 | 1.8k | -0.1% |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay49-2095 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $103,020 | 1.8k | +9.7% |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other39-3099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $32,640 | 1.8k | +4.0% |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders51-9051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,040 | 1.8k | +2.6% |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers19-2042 | Bachelor's degree | None | $101,920 | 1.8k | +5.1% |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other37-3019 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $46,860 | 1.8k | +3.7% |
| Insulation workers, mechanical47-2132 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $58,340 | 1.8k | +5.1% |
| Law teachers, postsecondary25-1112 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $128,500 | 1.8k | +2.6% |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary25-1126 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $80,260 | 1.8k | +2.0% |
| Avionics technicians49-2091 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $82,280 | 1.7k | +9.4% |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary25-1052 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $93,250 | 1.7k | +2.3% |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders51-9192 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $43,530 | 1.7k | +3.4% |
| Costume attendants39-3092 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $50,400 | 1.7k | +5.9% |
| Disc jockeys, except radio27-2091 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | Not published | 1.7k | +3.8% |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators51-2051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,880 | 1.7k | +4.6% |
| First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other33-1099 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $76,400 | 1.7k | +1.9% |
| Landscape architects17-1012 | Bachelor's degree | Internship/residency | $79,870 | 1.7k | +4.4% |
| Riggers49-9096 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $62,640 | 1.7k | +3.9% |
| Upholsterers51-6093 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,340 | 1.7k | -2.3% |
| Wellhead pumpers53-7073 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $69,960 | 1.7k | -2.0% |
| Woodworkers, all other51-7099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $44,530 | 1.7k | -2.3% |
| Bailiffs33-3011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $56,600 | 1.6k | -1.9% |
| Broadcast technicians27-4012 | Associate's degree | Short-term on-the-job training | $59,570 | 1.6k | -3.1% |
| Compensation and benefits managers11-3111 | Bachelor's degree | None | $149,230 | 1.6k | +1.1% |
| Curators25-4012 | Master's degree | None | $63,420 | 1.6k | +4.9% |
| Dancers27-2031 | No formal educational credential | Long-term on-the-job training | Not published | 1.6k | +2.2% |
| Fire inspectors and investigators33-2021 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $75,920 | 1.6k | +4.2% |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary25-1124 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $79,350 | 1.6k | +0.2% |
| Museum technicians and conservators25-4013 | Bachelor's degree | None | $51,440 | 1.6k | +3.6% |
| Rail car repairers49-3043 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $67,530 | 1.6k | +2.6% |
| Transportation workers, all other53-6099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $45,650 | 1.6k | +4.0% |
| Actuaries15-2011 | Bachelor's degree | Long-term on-the-job training | $130,000 | 1.5k | +9.2% |
| Airfield operations specialists53-2022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $56,850 | 1.5k | +7.8% |
| Animal control workers33-9011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $45,660 | 1.5k | +4.0% |
| Calibration technologists and technicians17-3028 | Associate's degree | None | $67,820 | 1.5k | +4.8% |
| Furniture finishers51-7021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $44,540 | 1.5k | -3.5% |
| History teachers, postsecondary25-1125 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $83,820 | 1.5k | +0.0% |
| Judicial law clerks23-1012 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $64,920 | 1.5k | +2.8% |
| Microbiologists19-1022 | Bachelor's degree | None | $87,990 | 1.5k | +6.2% |
| Plasterers and stucco masons47-2161 | No formal educational credential | Long-term on-the-job training | $57,660 | 1.5k | +2.8% |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary25-1065 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $98,070 | 1.5k | +2.5% |
| Wind turbine service technicians49-9081 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Long-term on-the-job training | $64,120 | 1.5k | +29.5% |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians53-3011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $35,450 | 1.4k | -1.3% |
| Continuous mining machine operators47-5041 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $61,810 | 1.4k | +3.2% |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas47-5023 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $60,190 | 1.4k | +3.6% |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers49-2092 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $56,210 | 1.4k | +4.4% |
| Electrical and electronics drafters17-3012 | Associate's degree | None | $76,870 | 1.4k | -3.4% |
| Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians17-3024 | Associate's degree | None | $73,900 | 1.4k | +2.6% |
| Exercise physiologists29-1128 | Bachelor's degree | None | $59,460 | 1.4k | +12.8% |
| Gambling and sports book writers and runners39-3012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $34,980 | 1.4k | +1.8% |
| Gas plant operators51-8092 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $87,820 | 1.4k | -6.0% |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4034 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,620 | 1.4k | -11.3% |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders51-4051 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $54,430 | 1.4k | -2.9% |
| Meter readers, utilities43-5041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $48,150 | 1.4k | -10.5% |
| Motorcycle mechanics49-3052 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training | $48,580 | 1.4k | +2.1% |
| Physical scientists, all other19-2099 | Bachelor's degree | None | $122,570 | 1.4k | +2.1% |
| Recreational therapists29-1125 | Bachelor's degree | None | $61,960 | 1.4k | +4.8% |
| Soil and plant scientists19-1013 | Bachelor's degree | None | $78,850 | 1.4k | +6.7% |
| Surgical assistants29-9093 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $66,800 | 1.4k | +6.1% |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists19-1023 | Bachelor's degree | None | $76,780 | 1.4k | +3.6% |
| Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders51-9191 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,460 | 1.3k | +1.3% |
| Agricultural workers, all other45-2099 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,850 | 1.3k | +3.8% |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers49-3022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,630 | 1.3k | +5.7% |
| Chemical plant and system operators51-8091 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $78,120 | 1.3k | -5.2% |
| Materials engineers17-2131 | Bachelor's degree | None | $112,860 | 1.3k | +7.5% |
| Medical appliance technicians51-9082 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,030 | 1.3k | +3.5% |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other51-4199 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $45,950 | 1.3k | -7.1% |
| Physicists19-2012 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $172,250 | 1.3k | +7.2% |
| Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other25-1069 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $72,990 | 1.3k | +1.6% |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders53-7121 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $58,870 | 1.3k | +2.8% |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders51-6063 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,530 | 1.3k | -13.7% |
| Bicycle repairers49-3091 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $42,780 | 1.2k | -5.7% |
| Bioengineers and biomedical engineers17-2031 | Bachelor's degree | None | $109,370 | 1.2k | +7.6% |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers51-2021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,220 | 1.2k | -4.0% |
| Gambling cage workers43-3041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,580 | 1.2k | -3.1% |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors17-2111 | Bachelor's degree | None | $115,160 | 1.2k | +5.4% |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers49-9094 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $51,320 | 1.2k | -11.7% |
| Plant and system operators, all other51-8099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $62,470 | 1.2k | +2.3% |
| Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators47-4061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $70,070 | 1.2k | +1.5% |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians17-3021 | Associate's degree | None | $82,890 | 1.1k | +11.9% |
| Anesthesiologists29-1211 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $391,490 | 1.1k | +3.6% |
| Archivists25-4011 | Master's degree | None | $64,550 | 1.1k | +3.4% |
| Artists and related workers, all other27-1019 | No formal educational credential | Long-term on-the-job training | $71,240 | 1.1k | +2.0% |
| Chemical engineers17-2041 | Bachelor's degree | None | $125,040 | 1.1k | +4.7% |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary25-1111 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $76,590 | 1.1k | +1.5% |
| Economists19-3011 | Master's degree | None | $124,720 | 1.1k | +4.7% |
| Emergency management directors11-9161 | Bachelor's degree | None | $93,330 | 1.1k | +3.9% |
| Environmental engineering technologists and technicians17-3025 | Associate's degree | None | $59,920 | 1.1k | +3.1% |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers51-6091 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,350 | 1.1k | -3.3% |
| Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators33-9031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $43,370 | 1.1k | -1.8% |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4191 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,750 | 1.1k | -9.5% |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters47-3011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $47,550 | 1.1k | -11.7% |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary25-1054 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $100,310 | 1.1k | +2.4% |
| Proofreaders and copy markers43-9081 | Bachelor's degree | None | $51,120 | 1.1k | -0.9% |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas47-5012 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $67,890 | 1.1k | +0.8% |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary25-1113 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $77,570 | 1.1k | +2.6% |
| Animal breeders45-2021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $51,130 | 1.0k | +3.0% |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary25-1062 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $85,020 | 1.0k | +2.7% |
| Career/technical education teachers, middle school25-2023 | Bachelor's degree | None | $65,030 | 1.0k | -0.5% |
| Craft artists27-1012 | No formal educational credential | Long-term on-the-job training | $46,080 | 1.0k | +2.0% |
| Drafters, all other17-3019 | Associate's degree | None | $63,520 | 1.0k | -7.3% |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary25-1063 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $123,920 | 1.0k | +2.4% |
| Food scientists and technologists19-1012 | Bachelor's degree | None | $88,720 | 1.0k | +6.2% |
| Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians19-4043 | Associate's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $53,350 | 1.0k | +3.6% |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other27-4099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $70,720 | 1.0k | +1.6% |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4035 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $52,800 | 1.0k | -13.2% |
| Pediatricians, general29-1221 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $210,040 | 1.0k | +1.5% |
| Petroleum engineers17-2171 | Bachelor's degree | None | $144,910 | 1.0k | +2.0% |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other49-9069 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $68,990 | 1.0k | +2.5% |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers53-7072 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $61,770 | 1.0k | +4.3% |
| Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers49-2021 | Associate's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $63,520 | 1.0k | +1.2% |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary25-1193 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $77,270 | 1.0k | +2.2% |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers47-2171 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $58,970 | 1.0k | -5.3% |
| Shoe and leather workers and repairers51-6041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $37,800 | 1.0k | -6.5% |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary25-1067 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $84,290 | 1.0k | +2.2% |
| Sound engineering technicians27-4014 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training | $73,130 | 1.0k | -3.1% |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors53-1041 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $58,170 | 0.9k | +9.2% |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists17-1021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $81,390 | 0.9k | +7.4% |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks43-4041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,080 | 0.9k | -7.4% |
| Derrick operators, oil and gas47-5011 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $58,620 | 0.9k | +1.6% |
| Emergency medicine physicians29-1214 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $335,550 | 0.9k | +3.2% |
| Foresters19-1032 | Bachelor's degree | None | $76,400 | 0.9k | +2.2% |
| Hearing aid specialists29-2092 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $65,160 | 0.9k | +19.4% |
| Nuclear technicians19-4051 | Associate's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $110,240 | 0.9k | +1.1% |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents11-9131 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $96,660 | 0.9k | -0.3% |
| Psychiatrists29-1223 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $281,870 | 0.9k | +7.2% |
| Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers53-4022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $68,840 | 0.9k | +0.8% |
| Ship engineers53-5031 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $109,530 | 0.9k | +2.7% |
| Subway and streetcar operators53-4041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $86,380 | 0.9k | +3.7% |
| Tapers47-2082 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $68,270 | 0.9k | -1.6% |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders51-6062 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $38,760 | 0.9k | -13.6% |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other51-6099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $37,280 | 0.9k | -13.4% |
| Traffic technicians53-6041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $59,090 | 0.9k | +4.0% |
| Acupuncturists29-1291 | Master's degree | None | $76,040 | 0.8k | +8.6% |
| Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary25-1041 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $98,700 | 0.8k | +2.9% |
| Anthropologists and archeologists19-3091 | Master's degree | None | $70,770 | 0.8k | +6.0% |
| Atmospheric and space scientists19-2021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $99,070 | 0.8k | +2.6% |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary25-1051 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $103,170 | 0.8k | +2.4% |
| Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders51-9193 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $41,330 | 0.8k | +5.9% |
| Epidemiologists19-1041 | Master's degree | None | $87,220 | 0.8k | +18.7% |
| Etchers and engravers51-9194 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $43,310 | 0.8k | -0.7% |
| Farm and home management educators25-9021 | Master's degree | None | $60,220 | 0.8k | -3.2% |
| Foundry mold and coremakers51-4071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,110 | 0.8k | -23.0% |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates23-1023 | Doctoral or professional degree | Short-term on-the-job training | $153,990 | 0.8k | +2.8% |
| Nuclear engineers17-2161 | Bachelor's degree | None | $133,970 | 0.8k | +0.4% |
| Nuclear medicine technologists29-2033 | Associate's degree | None | $101,370 | 0.8k | +4.4% |
| Parking enforcement workers33-3041 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $46,730 | 0.8k | -1.1% |
| Signal and track switch repairers49-9097 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $92,460 | 0.8k | +1.8% |
| Architecture teachers, postsecondary25-1031 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $96,870 | 0.7k | +2.6% |
| Boilermakers47-2011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $76,410 | 0.7k | -1.8% |
| Carpet installers47-2041 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $50,340 | 0.7k | -16.4% |
| Embalmers39-4011 | Associate's degree | Long-term on-the-job training | $58,780 | 0.7k | +0.7% |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand51-9022 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $42,660 | 0.7k | -19.2% |
| Helpers--extraction workers47-5081 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $47,730 | 0.7k | +1.7% |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons47-3014 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $40,470 | 0.7k | +1.5% |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage13-1032 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $78,240 | 0.7k | -8.7% |
| Models41-9012 | No formal educational credential | None | $48,470 | 0.7k | -2.1% |
| Orthotists and prosthetists29-2091 | Master's degree | Internship/residency | $81,110 | 0.7k | +12.9% |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers51-9123 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $41,600 | 0.7k | +1.3% |
| Power distributors and dispatchers51-8012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $106,730 | 0.7k | +1.2% |
| Radiation therapists29-1124 | Associate's degree | None | $105,310 | 0.7k | +2.8% |
| Radiologists29-1224 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $420,860 | 0.7k | +3.4% |
| Surgeons, all other29-1249 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $414,010 | 0.7k | +4.0% |
| Audiologists29-1181 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $95,780 | 0.6k | +11.0% |
| Choreographers27-2032 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $55,310 | 0.6k | +3.1% |
| Environmental science teachers, postsecondary25-1053 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $94,980 | 0.6k | +2.7% |
| Extraction workers, all other47-5099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $57,010 | 0.6k | +3.4% |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,030 | 0.6k | -17.2% |
| Gambling managers11-9071 | High school diploma or equivalent | None | $93,220 | 0.6k | +3.6% |
| Helpers--roofers47-3016 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $44,160 | 0.6k | -0.1% |
| Lighting technicians27-4015 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training | $68,060 | 0.6k | -4.8% |
| Log graders and scalers45-4023 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $46,330 | 0.6k | -2.2% |
| Makeup artists, theatrical and performance39-5091 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $97,150 | 0.6k | +6.1% |
| Materials scientists19-2032 | Bachelor's degree | None | $117,790 | 0.6k | +8.3% |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners49-9063 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $46,420 | 0.6k | +1.9% |
| Occupational therapy aides31-2012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $39,160 | 0.6k | +3.6% |
| Photographic process workers and processing machine operators51-9151 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $40,610 | 0.6k | -5.6% |
| Sewers, hand51-6051 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $36,480 | 0.6k | -12.0% |
| Survey researchers19-3022 | Master's degree | None | $69,460 | 0.6k | -4.8% |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders51-6061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,180 | 0.6k | -12.5% |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers23-1021 | Doctoral or professional degree | Short-term on-the-job training | $117,860 | 0.5k | +0.0% |
| Cardiologists29-1212 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $496,010 | 0.5k | +4.8% |
| Correspondence clerks43-4021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $46,800 | 0.5k | -5.6% |
| Crematory operators39-4012 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $43,650 | 0.5k | +3.1% |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand51-9031 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,020 | 0.5k | -18.9% |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment49-2093 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $84,890 | 0.5k | +5.4% |
| Fallers45-4021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $52,100 | 0.5k | -9.9% |
| Fish and game wardens33-3031 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $74,060 | 0.5k | -5.7% |
| Layout workers, metal and plastic51-4192 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $63,870 | 0.5k | -3.4% |
| Marine engineers and naval architects17-2121 | Bachelor's degree | None | $112,230 | 0.5k | +6.7% |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists29-1218 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $292,910 | 0.5k | +1.7% |
| Statistical assistants43-9111 | Bachelor's degree | None | $50,330 | 0.5k | -1.8% |
| Stonemasons47-2022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $57,390 | 0.5k | -5.4% |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners51-4194 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,060 | 0.5k | -6.8% |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary25-1061 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $99,650 | 0.4k | +2.6% |
| Commercial divers49-9092 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $72,990 | 0.4k | +4.8% |
| Dermatologists29-1213 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $328,730 | 0.4k | +6.8% |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic51-4032 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,080 | 0.4k | -9.5% |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles49-2096 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $48,420 | 0.4k | -14.5% |
| Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters47-5032 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $61,390 | 0.4k | +0.0% |
| Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists33-2022 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $56,870 | 0.4k | +13.1% |
| Hydrologic technicians19-4044 | Associate's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $64,790 | 0.4k | -1.3% |
| Hydrologists19-2043 | Bachelor's degree | None | $96,600 | 0.4k | +1.5% |
| Life scientists, all other19-1099 | Bachelor's degree | None | $93,750 | 0.4k | +6.3% |
| Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining47-5044 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $74,500 | 0.4k | -15.8% |
| Nuclear power reactor operators51-8011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $122,890 | 0.4k | -5.9% |
| Nurse midwives29-1161 | Master's degree | None | $134,040 | 0.4k | +11.5% |
| Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric29-1242 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $358,550 | 0.4k | +4.0% |
| Political scientists19-3094 | Master's degree | None | $142,080 | 0.4k | -2.0% |
| Pourers and casters, metal51-4052 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $51,810 | 0.4k | -5.0% |
| Rock splitters, quarry47-5051 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $48,740 | 0.4k | +5.8% |
| Shoe machine operators and tenders51-6042 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $35,650 | 0.4k | -6.9% |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators23-1022 | Bachelor's degree | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $75,530 | 0.3k | +4.7% |
| Bridge and lock tenders53-6011 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $57,700 | 0.3k | -2.3% |
| Desktop publishers43-9031 | Associate's degree | Short-term on-the-job training | $55,290 | 0.3k | -14.5% |
| Floor sanders and finishers47-2043 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,440 | 0.3k | +1.4% |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators53-7071 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $77,320 | 0.3k | +2.1% |
| Genetic counselors29-9092 | Master's degree | None | $100,040 | 0.3k | +10.4% |
| Geography teachers, postsecondary25-1064 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $97,590 | 0.3k | +2.7% |
| Historians19-3093 | Master's degree | None | $76,750 | 0.3k | +3.0% |
| Hoist and winch operators53-7041 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $56,450 | 0.3k | +0.2% |
| Industrial-organizational psychologists19-3032 | Master's degree | Internship/residency | $193,950 | 0.3k | +6.5% |
| Library science teachers, postsecondary25-1082 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $80,340 | 0.3k | +2.7% |
| Logging workers, all other45-4029 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $50,840 | 0.3k | -7.6% |
| Manufactured building and mobile home installers49-9095 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $45,990 | 0.3k | +5.8% |
| Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers17-2151 | Bachelor's degree | None | $106,220 | 0.3k | +3.8% |
| Motion picture projectionists39-3021 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $38,270 | 0.3k | -6.2% |
| Motorboat operators53-5022 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | $47,520 | 0.3k | +4.9% |
| Neurologists29-1217 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $248,560 | 0.3k | +6.4% |
| Physicians, pathologists29-1222 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $312,400 | 0.3k | +4.8% |
| Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers53-4013 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $60,600 | 0.3k | +0.8% |
| Transit and railroad police33-3052 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $90,230 | 0.3k | +3.2% |
| Underground mining machine operators, all other47-5049 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $70,130 | 0.3k | -1.0% |
| Animal scientists19-1011 | Bachelor's degree | None | $68,940 | 0.2k | +5.8% |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers51-6092 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $62,750 | 0.2k | -15.0% |
| Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary25-1192 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $75,870 | 0.2k | +2.4% |
| Mathematical science occupations, all other15-2099 | Bachelor's degree | None | $81,490 | 0.2k | +7.1% |
| Medical dosimetrists29-2036 | Bachelor's degree | None | $147,470 | 0.2k | +5.0% |
| Model makers, metal and plastic51-4061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $63,340 | 0.2k | -17.3% |
| Ophthalmologists, except pediatric29-1241 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $300,080 | 0.2k | +4.5% |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons29-1022 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $352,220 | 0.2k | +5.6% |
| Orthodontists29-1023 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $289,140 | 0.2k | +6.0% |
| Paperhangers47-2142 | No formal educational credential | Long-term on-the-job training | $52,140 | 0.2k | +4.3% |
| Pile driver operators47-2072 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $73,300 | 0.2k | -5.7% |
| Podiatrists29-1081 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $160,300 | 0.2k | +2.0% |
| Sociologists19-3041 | Master's degree | None | $106,030 | 0.2k | +3.8% |
| Telephone operators43-2021 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $41,740 | 0.2k | -27.6% |
| Agricultural engineers17-2021 | Bachelor's degree | None | $98,590 | 0.1k | +6.9% |
| Astronomers19-2011 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $128,820 | 0.1k | +7.8% |
| Camera and photographic equipment repairers49-9061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $52,720 | 0.1k | -15.5% |
| Communications equipment operators, all other43-2099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training | $54,680 | 0.1k | +1.0% |
| Dentists, all other specialists29-1029 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $224,990 | 0.1k | +1.3% |
| Dredge operators53-7031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,640 | 0.1k | +0.7% |
| Farm labor contractors13-1074 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training | $58,460 | 0.1k | +7.4% |
| Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary25-1043 | Doctoral or professional degree | None | $101,420 | 0.1k | +2.8% |
| Geographers19-3092 | Bachelor's degree | None | $102,040 | 0.1k | -2.1% |
| Mathematicians15-2021 | Master's degree | None | $126,710 | 0.1k | +0.6% |
| Model makers, wood51-7031 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $56,550 | 0.1k | -3.3% |
| Patternmakers, metal and plastic51-4062 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $58,000 | 0.1k | -22.8% |
| Patternmakers, wood51-7032 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $49,630 | 0.1k | -2.0% |
| Rail transportation workers, all other53-4099 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $56,360 | 0.1k | +4.4% |
| Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons49-9045 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $61,290 | 0.1k | -13.7% |
| Roof bolters, mining47-5043 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $78,540 | 0.1k | -18.9% |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers47-2053 | High school diploma or equivalent | Apprenticeship | $76,170 | 0.1k | -13.0% |
| Watch and clock repairers49-9064 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training | $67,230 | 0.1k | -0.3% |
| Pediatric surgeons29-1243 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $559,030 | 0.0k | +2.0% |
| Prosthodontists29-1024 | Doctoral or professional degree | Internship/residency | $311,180 | 0.0k | +5.8% |
| Timing device assemblers and adjusters51-2061 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training | $62,620 | 0.0k | -6.1% |
Source: BLS Employment Projections Table 1.2, released August 27, 2026; wage reference period May 2025. Openings are annual averages over 2025–35, not predictions for a specific year. Rows are initially ordered by projected annual openings.
How to use this data without fooling yourself
- Start with the entry path, not the wage. A $90,000 median does not mean a new graduate starts at $90,000.
- Check the training column. Formal schooling may be short while paid skill development takes years.
- Use openings for scale and growth for direction. Big openings can come from churn; fast growth can happen in a tiny occupation.
- Verify licensing where you live. National education assignments cannot encode every state or local requirement.
- Treat worker attainment as context, not permission. Seeing current workers with less education than the typical entry assignment does not prove that a new entrant can follow the same path today.
For broader career comparison, see high-demand careers, fastest-growing careers, and our trade school vs. college analysis.
Methodology and limitations
Employment, education assignments, openings, and training: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35. Published August 27, 2026.
Wages: May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics as carried in the current Employment Projections tables.
Worker educational attainment: BLS Table 5.3, based on pooled 2023–24 ACS microdata for employed workers age 25 and older.
TSNET rollups: “High school or less,” “sub-baccalaureate postsecondary,” and “bachelor's or higher” are editorial groupings of official BLS categories. They are not BLS categories.
Rounding: BLS publishes employment and openings in thousands. Category sums may differ slightly from published all-occupations totals because of rounding.
What this cannot tell you: whether a particular employer will hire you, whether your state requires a license, whether enough qualified workers will be available, or whether a given credential will pay off for you personally.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of U.S. jobs typically require a college degree for entry?
Using BLS's 2025 entry-education assignments, occupations typically requiring an associate degree or higher account for about 32.3% of employment. That is an occupation-level classification, not a count of individual employers' degree requirements.
Do most projected job openings require a bachelor's degree?
No. Our aggregation of current BLS line-item occupations shows that high-school-or-less entry categories account for about 68.6% of annual openings. Bachelor's-or-higher occupations account for about 20.9%.
Why are projected openings much larger than net job growth?
Because openings include opportunities created when workers permanently transfer to other occupations or exit the labor force, in addition to employment growth. BLS projects separations to account for about 96.6% of economy-wide annual openings.
Can I enter a career with a different education level than BLS lists?
Sometimes. BLS says its classification captures the typical path and does not capture every alternate path. The Occupational Outlook Handbook and state licensing sources are better for occupation-specific route details.
Does “high school diploma” mean little training is required?
No. BLS tracks education and OJT separately. Several skilled trades are high-school-entry occupations paired with apprenticeship or long-term on-the-job training.
Primary sources
- BLS Table 5.2: Employment, wages, and projected change by typical entry education
- BLS Table 1.2: Occupational projections and worker characteristics
- BLS Table 1.10: Occupational separations and openings
- BLS Table 5.3: Educational attainment of current workers age 25+
- BLS Table 5.4: Education and training assignments
- BLS technical documentation: Measures of Education and Training
- BLS occupational separations methodology FAQ
