Annual pay growth rate from the Shigoto Zukan model (base wage growth + labor demand + wage momentum − AI impact). (867 occupations)
| # | Occupation | Median pay | In 10 yrs | Outlook | AI risk | Growth (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446 | Private Detectives and Investigators Protective Services · 36K workers |
$51,220 | $68,300est. | 56/100 | 55% | +5.5% |
| 446 | Forest and Conservation Workers Agriculture · 6,050 workers |
$43,680 | $58,200est. | 51/100 | 24% | −1.5% |
| 446 | Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other Manufacturing & Repair · 9,400 workers |
$68,990 | $92,000est. | 54/100 | 50% | +2.5% |
| 446 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Manufacturing & Repair · 59K workers |
$45,760 | $61,000est. | 40/100 | 44% | +1.5% |
| 455 | Surveyors Architecture · 51K workers |
$75,440 | $100,500est. | 55/100 | 56% | +5.8% |
| 455 | Conservation Scientists Engineering & Science · 26K workers |
$73,010 | $97,300est. | 58/100 | 55% | +5.3% |
| 455 | Psychologists, All Other · 19K workers |
$110,840 | $147,700est. | 69/100 | — | +2.3% |
| 455 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators Protective Services · 114K workers |
$93,790 | $124,900est. | 49/100 | 37% | +0.2% |
| 455 | Parking Enforcement Workers Protective Services · 9,050 workers |
$46,730 | $62,300est. | 38/100 | 28% | −1.1% |
| 455 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops Hospitality · 29K workers |
$37,080 | $49,400est. | 44/100 | 15% | −3.0% |
| 455 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Manufacturing & Repair · 673K workers |
$74,450 | $99,200est. | 50/100 | 47% | +1.8% |
| 455 | Plant and System Operators, All Other Manufacturing & Repair · 14K workers |
$62,470 | $83,300est. | 47/100 | 50% | +2.3% |
| 455 | First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | — | —est. | 57/100 | 53% | — |
| 455 | First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants | — | —est. | 46/100 | 53% | — |
| 455 | Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers Transportation · 3,920 workers |
$60,600 | $80,800est. | 41/100 | 40% | +0.8% |
| 466 | Computer Occupations, All Other IT & Software · 435K workers |
$116,580 | $155,200est. | 56/100 | 55% | +5.1% |
| 466 | Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Engineering & Science · 12K workers |
$59,920 | $79,700est. | 52/100 | 52% | +3.1% |
| 466 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists · 76K workers |
$100,580 | $133,900est. | 61/100 | 66% | +11.7% |
| 466 | Artists and Related Workers, All Other Design · 6,930 workers |
$71,240 | $94,800est. | 57/100 | 50% | +2.0% |
| 466 | Music Directors and Composers Music · 13K workers |
$73,710 | $98,200est. | 63/100 | 44% | +1.2% |
| 466 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Agriculture · 266K workers |
$35,660 | $47,400est. | 46/100 | 21% | −2.4% |
| 466 | Machinists Manufacturing & Repair · 287K workers |
$58,750 | $78,200est. | 47/100 | 43% | +1.0% |
| 466 | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Manufacturing & Repair · 125K workers |
$47,180 | $62,800est. | 41/100 | 41% | +0.6% |
| 466 | Upholsterers Manufacturing & Repair · 20K workers |
$46,340 | $61,600est. | 40/100 | 22% | −2.3% |
| 475 | Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Social Services · 353K workers |
$64,330 | $85,500est. | 50/100 | 52% | +2.9% |
| 475 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Education · 1.1M workers |
$72,040 | $95,800est. | 45/100 | 36% | −0.2% |
| 475 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Hospitality · 261K workers |
$35,070 | $46,600est. | 40/100 | 50% | +1.8% |
| 475 | Food Batchmakers Manufacturing & Repair · 175K workers |
$42,290 | $56,200est. | 53/100 | 58% | +6.5% |
| 475 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Manufacturing & Repair · 140K workers |
$58,040 | $77,200est. | 49/100 | 53% | +3.6% |
| 480 | Special Education Teachers, Middle School Education · 95K workers |
$66,810 | $88,700est. | 44/100 | 37% | −0.4% |
| 480 | Instructional Coordinators Education · 228K workers |
$77,440 | $102,900est. | 57/100 | 50% | +1.6% |
| 480 | Set and Exhibit Designers Design · 11K workers |
$75,240 | $99,900est. | 60/100 | 49% | +1.4% |
| 480 | School Bus Monitors Protective Services · 78K workers |
$35,100 | $46,600est. | 42/100 | 27% | −1.9% |
| 480 | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters Transportation · 46K workers |
$78,000 | $103,600est. | 40/100 | 45% | +0.9% |
| 485 | Financial Risk Specialists Finance · 64K workers |
$117,330 | $155,700est. | 65/100 | 60% | +7.4% |
| 485 | Landscape Architects Architecture · 20K workers |
$79,870 | $106,000est. | 59/100 | 55% | +4.4% |
| 485 | Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary Education · 164K workers |
$42,910 | $57,000est. | 52/100 | 52% | +2.7% |
| 485 | Retail Salespersons Retail · 3.9M workers |
$35,410 | $47,000est. | 40/100 | 39% | −0.3% |
| 485 | Models Sales · 3,780 workers |
$48,470 | $64,400est. | 47/100 | 26% | −2.1% |
| 485 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery Manufacturing & Repair · 60K workers |
$60,850 | $80,800est. | 46/100 | 28% | −1.9% |
| 485 | Bus Drivers, School Transportation · 403K workers |
$47,920 | $63,600est. | 43/100 | 45% | +0.7% |
| 492 | Financial and Investment Analysts Finance · 362K workers |
$102,740 | $136,200est. | 63/100 | 60% | +7.2% |
| 492 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Engineering & Science · 21K workers |
$115,160 | $152,700est. | 59/100 | 57% | +5.4% |
| 492 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Engineering & Science · 95K workers |
$78,190 | $103,700est. | 50/100 | 52% | +2.4% |
| 492 | Soil and Plant Scientists Engineering & Science · 16K workers |
$78,850 | $104,600est. | 64/100 | 59% | +6.7% |
| 492 | Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Education · 17K workers |
$98,070 | $130,100est. | 57/100 | 52% | +2.5% |
| 492 | Education Teachers, Postsecondary Education · 61K workers |
$75,350 | $99,900est. | 56/100 | 52% | +2.5% |
| 492 | Designers, All Other Design · 9,480 workers |
$64,950 | $86,100est. | 55/100 | 50% | +1.2% |
| 492 | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Agriculture · 33K workers |
$36,670 | $48,600est. | 47/100 | 20% | −3.2% |
| 492 | Stonemasons Construction · 7,820 workers |
$57,390 | $76,100est. | 45/100 | 6% | −5.4% |