Occupations ranked by median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national). (813 occupations)
| # | Occupation | Median pay | In 10 yrs | Outlook | AI risk | Growth (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other · 60K workers |
$41,600 | $56,400est. | 66/100 | — | +5.9% |
| 701 | Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Manufacturing & Repair · 7,940 workers |
$41,600 | $55,800est. | 38/100 | 35% | +1.3% |
| 703 | Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Manufacturing & Repair · 31K workers |
$41,590 | $53,900est. | 37/100 | 55% | −0.3% |
| 704 | Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers Sales · 2,760 workers |
$41,380 | $51,900est. | 35/100 | 48% | −10.4% |
| 705 | Data Entry Keyers Office & Admin · 127K workers |
$41,340 | $46,200est. | 11/100 | 86% | −25.5% |
| 706 | Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders Manufacturing & Repair · 6,900 workers |
$41,330 | $56,400est. | 57/100 | 42% | +5.9% |
| 707 | Counter and Rental Clerks Retail · 401K workers |
$41,300 | $54,600est. | 44/100 | 54% | +3.0% |
| 708 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers Logistics · 42K workers |
$41,220 | $51,200est. | 28/100 | 50% | −13.1% |
| 709 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer Office & Admin · 25K workers |
$40,960 | $48,400est. | 21/100 | 67% | −14.9% |
| 710 | Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Sports & Fitness · 16K workers |
$40,710 | $55,600est. | 61/100 | 35% | +5.2% |
| 711 | Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Manufacturing & Repair · 4,800 workers |
$40,610 | $52,500est. | 37/100 | 38% | −5.6% |
| 712 | Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Construction · 7,490 workers |
$40,470 | $55,500est. | 48/100 | 6% | +1.5% |
| 713 | Aircraft Service Attendants Transportation · 31K workers |
$40,450 | $54,900est. | 52/100 | 47% | +5.6% |
| 714 | Medical Transcriptionists Caregiving · 42K workers |
$40,410 | $50,800est. | 35/100 | 59% | −4.4% |
| 715 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Logistics · 3.0M workers |
$40,240 | $54,200est. | 45/100 | 33% | +1.8% |
| 716 | Butchers and Meat Cutters Manufacturing & Repair · 136K workers |
$40,140 | $54,200est. | 47/100 | 34% | +2.4% |
| 717 | Slaughterers and Meat Packers Manufacturing & Repair · 70K workers |
$40,130 | $54,200est. | 46/100 | 31% | +2.0% |
| 718 | Production Workers, All Other Manufacturing & Repair · 252K workers |
$40,110 | $53,100est. | 40/100 | 50% | +0.8% |
| 719 | Animal Trainers · 19K workers |
$39,990 | $55,300est. | 65/100 | 13% | +4.2% |
| 720 | Agricultural Workers, All Other Agriculture · 3,620 workers |
$39,850 | $54,700est. | 65/100 | 20% | +3.8% |
| 721 | Food Processing Workers, All Other Manufacturing & Repair · 65K workers |
$39,680 | $53,700est. | 55/100 | 50% | +5.5% |
| 722 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Manufacturing & Repair · 96K workers |
$39,630 | $54,700est. | 62/100 | 23% | +5.3% |
| 723 | Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Manufacturing & Repair · 13K workers |
$39,530 | $49,500est. | 31/100 | 39% | −13.7% |
| 724 | Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Manufacturing & Repair · 19K workers |
$39,460 | $51,700est. | 41/100 | 56% | +2.2% |
| 725 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Design · 165K workers |
$39,390 | $53,600est. | 51/100 | 23% | +2.7% |
| 726 | Demonstrators and Product Promoters Sales · 65K workers |
$39,320 | $52,800est. | 46/100 | 25% | +0.2% |
| 727 | Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Office & Admin · 55K workers |
$39,280 | $47,600est. | 22/100 | 67% | −7.2% |
| 728 | Couriers and Messengers Logistics · 69K workers |
$39,200 | $54,100est. | 60/100 | 40% | +8.0% |
| 729 | Occupational Therapy Aides Caregiving · 4,310 workers |
$39,160 | $53,800est. | 57/100 | 17% | +3.6% |
| 730 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Cleaning & Building Services · 953K workers |
$39,150 | $54,100est. | 59/100 | 16% | +4.7% |
| 731 | Helpers--Production Workers Manufacturing & Repair · 166K workers |
$39,070 | $49,900est. | 34/100 | 39% | −8.2% |
| 732 | Concierges Hospitality · 49K workers |
$38,950 | $52,100est. | 46/100 | 47% | +2.6% |
| 733 | Driver/Sales Workers Transportation · 409K workers |
$38,770 | $53,800est. | 58/100 | 32% | +7.9% |
| 734 | Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Manufacturing & Repair · 9,000 workers |
$38,760 | $48,500est. | 30/100 | 41% | −13.6% |
| 735 | Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Manufacturing & Repair · 22K workers |
$38,670 | $48,700est. | 30/100 | 43% | −10.3% |
| 736 | Parts Salespersons Retail · 270K workers |
$38,630 | $51,900est. | 47/100 | 44% | +3.0% |
| 736 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Office & Admin · 34K workers |
$38,630 | $44,100est. | 18/100 | 79% | −26.0% |
| 738 | Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Manufacturing & Repair · 146K workers |
$38,300 | $52,300est. | 53/100 | 40% | +5.7% |
| 739 | Orderlies Caregiving · 52K workers |
$38,290 | $52,900est. | 57/100 | 13% | +4.0% |
| 740 | Motion Picture Projectionists · 1,480 workers |
$38,270 | $48,500est. | 33/100 | 53% | −6.2% |
| 741 | Barbers Beauty & Personal Care · 15K workers |
$38,210 | $52,600est. | 60/100 | 13% | +3.3% |
| 742 | Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders Manufacturing & Repair · 5,310 workers |
$38,180 | $46,900est. | 28/100 | 54% | −12.5% |
| 743 | Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Caregiving · 127K workers |
$38,150 | $53,700est. | 66/100 | 20% | +9.1% |
| 744 | Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Education · 479K workers |
$38,140 | $52,700est. | 62/100 | 16% | +4.5% |
| 745 | Crossing Guards and Flaggers Protective Services · 94K workers |
$38,100 | $52,300est. | 56/100 | 17% | +3.5% |
| 746 | Security Guards Protective Services · 1.3M workers |
$38,020 | $50,700est. | 41/100 | 39% | +0.9% |
| 746 | Cutters and Trimmers, Hand Manufacturing & Repair · 6,060 workers |
$38,020 | $47,600est. | 26/100 | 41% | −18.9% |
| 748 | Receptionists and Information Clerks Office & Admin · 910K workers |
$38,010 | $46,400est. | 29/100 | 73% | −1.7% |
| 749 | Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers Manufacturing & Repair · 7,450 workers |
$37,800 | $49,000est. | 37/100 | 30% | −6.5% |
| 750 | Passenger Attendants Transportation · 27K workers |
$37,720 | $52,200est. | 60/100 | 23% | +6.0% |