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831 occupations. Wages Verified data Growth and openings Official projection
| Occupation | Median wage | Change 2025 to 2035 | Openings per year | Employment | Typical entry education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus drivers, school SOC 53-3051 | $47,920 | +0.7% | 56,500 | 396,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics SOC 49-3053 | $47,880 | +2.3% | 3,800 | 38,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers SOC 49-2011 | $47,810 | -3.0% | 6,100 | 72,100 | Some college, no degree |
| Helpers--extraction workers SOC 47-5081 | $47,730 | +1.7% | 700 | 7,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic SOC 51-4021 | $47,720 | +0.7% | 5,400 | 60,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Medical equipment preparers SOC 31-9093 | $47,700 | +10.8% | 10,700 | 79,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| New accounts clerks SOC 43-4141 | $47,670 | -6.5% | 2,300 | 37,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers SOC 49-3022 | $47,630 | +5.7% | 1,300 | 22,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters SOC 47-3011 | $47,550 | -11.7% | 1,100 | 14,100 | No formal educational credential |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive SOC 43-6014 | $47,540 | -6.0% | 163,900 | 1,889,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Motorboat operators SOC 53-5022 | $47,520 | +4.9% | 300 | 2,800 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers SOC 49-9091 | $47,450 | -3.4% | 3,800 | 34,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians SOC 29-2056 | $47,380 | +9.4% | 13,400 | 131,400 | Associate's degree |
| Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys SOC 27-3011 | $47,340 | -7.6% | 2,000 | 21,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Coaches and scouts SOC 27-2022 | $47,320 | +6.1% | 36,400 | 298,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Opticians, dispensing SOC 29-2081 | $47,260 | +4.2% | 5,600 | 74,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic SOC 51-4081 | $47,180 | +0.6% | 11,600 | 127,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors SOC 39-9031 | $47,160 | +7.3% | 68,000 | 388,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Construction laborers SOC 47-2061 | $47,120 | +7.3% | 120,000 | 1,489,300 | No formal educational credential |
| Bill and account collectors SOC 43-3011 | $47,030 | -10.4% | 11,200 | 160,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas SOC 47-5071 | $46,960 | +3.6% | 4,100 | 45,500 | No formal educational credential |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators SOC 51-2051 | $46,880 | +4.6% | 1,700 | 16,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other SOC 37-3019 | $46,860 | +3.7% | 1,800 | 14,200 | No formal educational credential |
| Rehabilitation counselors SOC 21-1015 | $46,850 | +2.2% | 8,200 | 96,900 | Master's degree |
| Self-enrichment teachers SOC 25-3021 | $46,800 | +3.5% | 50,000 | 419,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Correspondence clerks SOC 43-4021 | $46,800 | -5.6% | 500 | 4,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Parking enforcement workers SOC 33-3041 | $46,730 | -1.1% | 800 | 9,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters SOC 51-7011 | $46,680 | -2.9% | 6,900 | 81,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders SOC 51-9032 | $46,570 | -0.9% | 5,400 | 45,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic SOC 51-4033 | $46,550 | -10.8% | 4,500 | 68,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders SOC 51-9191 | $46,460 | +1.3% | 1,300 | 12,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners SOC 49-9063 | $46,420 | +1.9% | 600 | 6,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators SOC 53-7051 | $46,420 | +1.5% | 64,700 | 765,200 | No formal educational credential |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping SOC 43-5111 | $46,380 | -4.8% | 4,700 | 53,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers SOC 51-6091 | $46,350 | -3.3% | 1,100 | 13,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation SOC 37-3012 | $46,340 | +3.9% | 3,300 | 25,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Upholsterers SOC 51-6093 | $46,340 | -2.3% | 1,700 | 22,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Log graders and scalers SOC 45-4023 | $46,330 | -2.2% | 600 | 4,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic SOC 51-4031 | $46,330 | -10.5% | 13,200 | 171,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Order clerks SOC 43-4151 | $46,170 | -17.5% | 6,300 | 78,900 | Some college, no degree |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic SOC 51-9195 | $46,170 | +5.8% | 5,100 | 43,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Craft artists SOC 27-1012 | $46,080 | +2.0% | 1,000 | 11,500 | No formal educational credential |
| Manufactured building and mobile home installers SOC 49-9095 | $45,990 | +5.8% | 300 | 3,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other SOC 51-4199 | $45,950 | -7.1% | 1,300 | 16,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Social and human service assistants SOC 21-1093 | $45,930 | +7.4% | 48,900 | 463,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Medical secretaries and administrative assistants SOC 43-6013 | $45,930 | +4.8% | 89,200 | 979,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan SOC 43-4111 | $45,920 | -10.4% | 13,200 | 153,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers SOC 51-2028 | $45,850 | +5.0% | 25,900 | 246,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Printing press operators SOC 51-5112 | $45,780 | -8.7% | 12,100 | 144,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders SOC 51-9041 | $45,760 | +1.5% | 5,200 | 58,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
Employment is from BLS Employment Projections (2025) when OEWS does not publish it. Median wage is the OEWS May 2025 national median annual wage; hourly medians are shown where BLS publishes hourly wages only.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.