Rank |
Job Description |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl i |
1 |
Natural Sciences Managers
|
$122,790 |
$72,390 |
120 |
2 |
Optometrists
|
$120,890 |
$58,610 |
30 |
3 |
Biomedical Engineers
|
$105,920 |
$73,800 |
70 |
4 |
Postsecondary Education Administrators
|
$100,990 |
$70,890 |
230 |
5 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists
|
$91,410 |
$67,660 |
180 |
6 |
Art Directors
|
$90,700 |
$63,830 |
40 |
7 |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
|
$87,360 |
$66,010 |
60 |
8 |
Other Biological Scientists
|
$86,320 |
$39,510 |
50 |
9 |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
|
$83,220 |
$56,210 |
100 |
10 |
Health Educators
|
$83,210 |
$52,710 |
60 |
11 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
|
$82,220 |
$61,540 |
30 |
12 |
All Other Special Education Teachers
|
$81,870 |
$47,370 |
0 |
13 |
Middle School Special Education Teachers
|
$81,000 |
$51,280 |
100 |
14 |
Operations Research Analysts
|
$76,500 |
$67,320 |
40 |
15 |
Secondary School Special Education Teachers
|
$76,140 |
$48,490 |
110 |
16 |
Database Administrators
|
$75,350 |
$46,870 |
40 |
17 |
Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)
|
$73,810 |
$38,180 |
60 |
18 |
Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers
|
$72,810 |
$51,090 |
80 |
19 |
Advertising Sales Agents
|
$69,800 |
$27,890 |
70 |
20 |
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
|
$67,540 |
$35,520 |
220 |
21 |
Other Engineering Technicians
|
$66,250 |
$39,970 |
110 |
22 |
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
|
$66,250 |
$38,720 |
30 |
23 |
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
|
$65,820 |
$52,870 |
40 |
24 |
Interior Designers
|
$64,570 |
$19,400 |
0 |
25 |
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
|
$63,330 |
$43,760 |
40 |
26 |
Other Financial Specialists
|
$62,740 |
$44,540 |
50 |
27 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants
|
$61,710 |
$48,870 |
40 |
28 |
Commercial and Industrial Designers
|
$60,900 |
$44,260 |
0 |
29 |
Glaziers
|
$58,390 |
$32,770 |
110 |
30 |
Postsecondary Business Teachers
|
$57,600 |
$35,290 |
100 |
31 |
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
|
$57,450 |
$25,890 |
330 |
32 |
Surveyors
|
$57,320 |
$43,570 |
30 |
33 |
Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers
|
$57,090 |
$39,180 |
50 |
34 |
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors
|
$56,770 |
$38,330 |
40 |
35 |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|
$55,080 |
$35,030 |
40 |
36 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic
|
$55,050 |
$43,660 |
40 |
37 |
Curators
|
$54,340 |
$41,160 |
60 |
38 |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
|
$53,800 |
$35,540 |
30 |
39 |
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
|
$53,760 |
$29,750 |
160 |
40 |
Biological Technicians
|
$52,750 |
$40,880 |
130 |
41 |
First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers
|
$52,450 |
$36,480 |
100 |
42 |
Private Detectives and Investigators
|
$52,080 |
$22,500 |
130 |
43 |
Brokerage Clerks
|
$51,920 |
$36,390 |
60 |
44 |
Highway Maintenance Workers
|
$51,490 |
$37,740 |
40 |
45 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
|
$50,800 |
$34,740 |
50 |
46 |
Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
|
$49,140 |
$21,630 |
60 |
47 |
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
|
$48,880 |
$32,550 |
60 |
48 |
Other First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers
|
$48,540 |
$40,800 |
30 |
49 |
Real Estate Sales Agents
|
$47,750 |
$32,550 |
60 |
50 |
Procurement Clerks
|
$47,490 |
$32,960 |
60 |
51 |
Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers
|
$47,160 |
$34,650 |
70 |
52 |
Electricians Helpers
|
$44,930 |
$29,710 |
30 |
53 |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
|
$44,880 |
$35,040 |
80 |
54 |
New Accounts Clerks
|
$44,630 |
$35,060 |
50 |
55 |
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
|
$44,570 |
$33,000 |
520 |
56 |
Chemical Technicians
|
$42,920 |
$33,810 |
50 |
57 |
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
|
$42,360 |
$31,870 |
270 |
58 |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
|
$41,230 |
$26,620 |
40 |
59 |
Other Community and Social Service Specialists
|
$40,490 |
$28,280 |
70 |
60 |
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
|
$40,040 |
$32,160 |
60 |
61 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|
$39,660 |
$24,820 |
0 |
62 |
Community Health Workers
|
$39,190 |
$22,890 |
40 |
63 |
Medical Equipment Preparers
|
$38,760 |
$28,200 |
60 |
64 |
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
|
$38,300 |
$26,800 |
150 |
65 |
Funeral Attendants
|
$37,580 |
$32,090 |
40 |
66 |
Medical Equipment Repairers
|
$37,530 |
$29,340 |
80 |
67 |
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
|
$37,390 |
$32,900 |
0 |
68 |
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
|
$35,820 |
$28,690 |
50 |
69 |
Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
|
$35,810 |
$22,890 |
40 |
70 |
All other assemblers and fabricators
|
$34,640 |
$26,960 |
600 |
71 |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
|
$33,350 |
$26,770 |
40 |
72 |
Office Machine Operators (Except Computer)
|
$32,860 |
$22,890 |
120 |
73 |
Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla
|
$32,630 |
$26,080 |
60 |
74 |
Other Counselors
|
$32,600 |
$27,170 |
50 |
75 |
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
|
$31,930 |
$22,900 |
40 |
76 |
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
|
$31,860 |
$19,760 |
50 |
77 |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
|
$31,350 |
$22,890 |
70 |
78 |
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
|
$31,000 |
$24,250 |
410 |
79 |
Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers
|
$30,020 |
$24,100 |
40 |
80 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators
|
$29,680 |
$25,530 |
0 |
81 |
Other Healthcare Support Workers
|
$29,620 |
$22,890 |
120 |
82 |
Dietetic Technicians
|
$29,250 |
$24,170 |
90 |
83 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
|
$28,740 |
$21,850 |
0 |
84 |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
|
$28,690 |
$20,740 |
40 |
85 |
Crossing Guards
|
$28,300 |
$22,890 |
90 |
86 |
Psychiatric Technicians
|
$27,550 |
$20,840 |
0 |
87 |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
|
$27,030 |
$22,890 |
280 |
88 |
Tour and Travel Guides
|
$26,150 |
$22,890 |
110 |
89 |
All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers
|
$25,790 |
$23,390 |
370 |
90 |
Sales and Related Workers, All Other
|
$25,330 |
$23,400 |
60 |
91 |
Other Personal Care and Service Workers
|
$19,340 |
$17,630 |
40 |
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