| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | $232,140 | +8.3% | 11,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Chief executives | $213,990 | +3.2% | 19,100 | None |
| Computer and information systems managers | $175,140 | +15.8% | 53,500 | None |
| Architectural and engineering managers | $171,270 | +5.5% | 14,900 | None |
| Natural sciences managers | $167,220 | +8.2% | 9,200 | None |
| Marketing managers | $166,790 | +6.9% | 34,000 | None |
| Financial managers | $166,570 | +9.7% | 65,600 | None |
| Computer hardware engineers | $161,740 | +9.1% | 4,100 | None |
| Human resources managers | $149,280 | +5.5% | 16,800 | None |
| Compensation and benefits managers | $149,230 | +1.1% | 1,600 | None |
| Sales managers | $148,270 | +4.5% | 47,300 | None |
| Purchasing managers | $148,080 | +4.0% | 6,400 | None |
| Medical dosimetrists | $147,470 | +5.0% | 200 | None |
| Public relations managers | $146,910 | +5.7% | 6,100 | None |
| Petroleum engineers | $144,910 | +2.0% | 1,000 | None |
| Managers, all other | $141,900 | +4.9% | 100,900 | None |
| Database architects | $139,500 | +9.4% | 3,900 | None |
| Software developers | $135,980 | +10.2% | 95,300 | None |
| Aerospace engineers | $134,960 | +8.3% | 3,800 | None |
| Computer network architects | $134,050 | +7.7% | 9,600 | None |
| Nuclear engineers | $133,970 | +0.4% | 800 | None |
| Advertising and promotions managers | $133,660 | -3.7% | 2,300 | None |
| Training and development managers | $133,000 | +6.4% | 4,100 | None |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | $130,220 | +3.7% | 4,900 | None |
| Actuaries | $130,000 | +9.2% | 1,500 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Information security analysts | $129,180 | +21.0% | 14,100 | None |
| Industrial production managers | $126,060 | +2.6% | 17,000 | None |
| Fundraising managers | $125,470 | +5.4% | 3,700 | None |
| Chemical engineers | $125,040 | +4.7% | 1,100 | None |
| Sales engineers | $124,900 | +2.8% | 3,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Medical and health services managers | $123,860 | +24.2% | 62,300 | None |
| Engineers, all other | $122,930 | +3.7% | 8,800 | None |
| Physical scientists, all other | $122,570 | +2.1% | 1,400 | None |
| Electrical engineers | $120,630 | +9.9% | 11,400 | None |
| Data scientists | $120,230 | +34.6% | 24,800 | None |
| Materials scientists | $117,790 | +8.3% | 600 | None |
| Financial risk specialists | $117,330 | +7.4% | 4,800 | None |
| Computer occupations, all other | $116,580 | +5.1% | 27,000 | None |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | $115,160 | +5.4% | 1,200 | None |
| Construction managers | $114,990 | +9.1% | 49,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Art directors | $114,850 | +4.2% | 12,200 | None |
| Administrative services managers | $114,130 | +5.2% | 22,000 | None |
| Materials engineers | $112,860 | +7.5% | 1,300 | None |
| Marine engineers and naval architects | $112,230 | +6.7% | 500 | None |
| Bioengineers and biomedical engineers | $109,370 | +7.6% | 1,200 | None |
| Environmental engineers | $107,110 | +6.3% | 2,300 | None |
| Facilities managers | $106,660 | +4.6% | 14,200 | None |
| Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers | $106,220 | +3.8% | 300 | None |
| Computer systems analysts | $105,850 | +7.9% | 32,900 | None |
| General and operations managers | $105,770 | +5.0% | 285,000 | None |
| Personal financial advisors | $105,070 | +1.4% | 17,100 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | $104,920 | +1.2% | 23,600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Database administrators | $104,620 | -0.1% | 3,300 | None |
| Software quality assurance analysts and testers | $104,300 | +5.7% | 10,700 | None |
| Mechanical engineers | $104,110 | +11.2% | 17,800 | None |
| Web and digital interface designers | $104,000 | +6.0% | 8,300 | None |
| Financial and investment analysts | $102,740 | +7.2% | 24,700 | None |
| Industrial engineers | $102,440 | +12.4% | 23,100 | None |
| Project management specialists | $102,320 | +6.7% | 76,500 | None |
| Geographers | $102,040 | -2.1% | 100 | None |
| Special effects artists and animators | $102,030 | -0.3% | 4,200 | None |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | $101,920 | +5.1% | 1,800 | None |
| Management analysts | $101,860 | +10.1% | 94,100 | None |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | $101,110 | -0.2% | 2,700 | None |
| Civil engineers | $100,840 | +6.4% | 22,700 | None |
| Computer programmers | $100,390 | -7.3% | 4,400 | None |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | $99,280 | +4.3% | 6,900 | Internship/residency |
| Network and computer systems administrators | $99,130 | -4.1% | 13,400 | None |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | $99,070 | +2.6% | 800 | None |
| Biological scientists, all other | $98,920 | +4.7% | 4,300 | None |
| Agricultural engineers | $98,590 | +6.9% | 100 | None |
| Registered nurses | $97,550 | +5.6% | 180,800 | None |
| Hydrologists | $96,600 | +1.5% | 400 | None |
| Labor relations specialists | $95,420 | +2.1% | 4,800 | None |
| Education administrators, all other | $95,200 | +1.6% | 3,900 | None |
| Financial examiners | $94,160 | +9.3% | 4,500 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Life scientists, all other | $93,750 | +6.3% | 400 | None |
| Emergency management directors | $93,330 | +3.9% | 1,100 | None |
| Web developers | $92,650 | +3.8% | 5,300 | None |
| Budget analysts | $91,640 | +1.9% | 2,900 | None |
| Chemists | $91,240 | +6.4% | 5,900 | None |
| Technical writers | $90,390 | +0.8% | 3,200 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Producers and directors | $90,360 | +4.0% | 12,100 | None |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | $90,150 | +18.5% | 17,100 | None |
| Operations research analysts | $88,940 | +11.9% | 7,500 | None |
| Food scientists and technologists | $88,720 | +6.2% | 1,000 | None |
| Microbiologists | $87,990 | +6.2% | 1,500 | None |
| Commercial and industrial designers | $83,910 | +2.4% | 2,800 | None |
| Accountants and auditors | $83,680 | +5.0% | 115,300 | None |
| Credit analysts | $83,510 | -4.3% | 3,100 | None |
| Business operations specialists, all other | $83,050 | +3.9% | 98,700 | None |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | $82,890 | +9.7% | 2,400 | None |
| Logisticians | $82,320 | +17.6% | 26,600 | None |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | $82,220 | +6.1% | 7,300 | None |
| Mathematical science occupations, all other | $81,490 | +7.1% | 200 | None |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | $81,390 | +7.4% | 900 | None |
| Insurance underwriters | $81,370 | -3.8% | 6,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Financial specialists, all other | $81,100 | +4.1% | 9,400 | None |
| Fashion designers | $80,960 | +0.1% | 2,500 | None |
| Compliance officers | $80,730 | +3.8% | 32,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Social and community service managers | $80,390 | +7.2% | 18,500 | None |
| Landscape architects | $79,870 | +4.4% | 1,700 | Internship/residency |
| Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling | $79,520 | +6.0% | 5,100 | None |
| Soil and plant scientists | $78,850 | +6.7% | 1,400 | None |
| Market research analysts and marketing specialists | $78,760 | +7.0% | 82,000 | None |
| Cost estimators | $78,740 | -3.1% | 17,600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | $78,660 | +1.4% | 35,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | $78,210 | +6.0% | 9,000 | None |
| Therapists, all other | $77,930 | +12.6% | 3,600 | None |
| Editors | $77,920 | -1.1% | 7,900 | None |
| Buyers and purchasing agents | $77,710 | +6.0% | 47,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Writers and authors | $76,910 | -0.3% | 11,900 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | $76,780 | +3.6% | 1,400 | None |
| Loan officers | $76,690 | +1.1% | 17,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Special education teachers, all other | $76,580 | +1.9% | 2,300 | None |
| Foresters | $76,400 | +2.2% | 900 | None |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | $76,400 | +7.7% | 5,700 | Internship/residency |
| Human resources specialists | $75,940 | +6.4% | 73,700 | None |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | $75,530 | +4.7% | 300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Surveyors | $75,440 | +5.8% | 3,100 | Internship/residency |
| Film and video editors | $75,420 | +3.7% | 3,100 | None |
| Set and exhibit designers | $75,240 | +1.4% | 2,200 | None |
| Camera operators, television, video, and film | $74,990 | +1.3% | 2,500 | None |
| Public relations specialists | $74,750 | +1.8% | 23,000 | None |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | $74,260 | -0.2% | 10,400 | None |
| Fish and game wardens | $74,060 | -5.7% | 500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Music directors and composers | $73,710 | +1.2% | 4,200 | None |
| Conservation scientists | $73,010 | +5.3% | 2,100 | None |
| Fundraisers | $72,550 | +5.5% | 10,000 | None |
| Forensic science technicians | $72,060 | +13.3% | 2,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education | $72,040 | -0.2% | 63,500 | None |
| Social workers, all other | $71,900 | +2.3% | 5,800 | None |
| Training and development specialists | $69,280 | +10.8% | 46,000 | None |
| Animal scientists | $68,940 | +5.8% | 200 | None |
| Property appraisers and assessors | $67,960 | +3.5% | 5,200 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Interior designers | $67,190 | +2.7% | 7,700 | None |
| Special education teachers, middle school | $66,810 | -0.4% | 6,000 | None |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | $66,270 | +3.0% | 7,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Career/technical education teachers, secondary school | $66,270 | -0.4% | 6,400 | None |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | $66,140 | -0.2% | 15,700 | None |
| Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school | $65,120 | -0.4% | 16,400 | None |
| Career/technical education teachers, middle school | $65,030 | -0.5% | 1,000 | None |
| Designers, all other | $64,950 | +1.2% | 2,100 | None |
| Special education teachers, preschool | $64,830 | +2.4% | 2,000 | None |
| Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education | $64,370 | -0.4% | 38,800 | None |
| Health education specialists | $64,070 | +5.6% | 6,900 | None |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | $63,970 | -0.4% | 87,500 | None |
| Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary | $63,820 | -0.3% | 8,000 | None |
| Graphic designers | $62,960 | -1.7% | 16,000 | None |
| Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians | $62,930 | +2.7% | 20,800 | None |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | $62,680 | -0.3% | 11,900 | None |
| Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents | $62,370 | -1.0% | 4,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| News analysts, reporters, and journalists | $62,200 | -5.9% | 3,400 | None |
| Social science research assistants | $61,990 | +5.0% | 4,900 | None |
| Recreational therapists | $61,960 | +4.8% | 1,400 | None |
| Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors | $61,540 | -13.9% | 3,800 | None |
| Meeting, convention, and event planners | $61,160 | +5.8% | 16,800 | None |
| Clergy | $60,810 | +2.4% | 19,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Interpreters and translators | $60,170 | +2.0% | 6,000 | None |
| Child, family, and school social workers | $59,550 | +4.4% | 33,900 | None |
| Exercise physiologists | $59,460 | +12.8% | 1,400 | None |
| Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare | $59,300 | -3.1% | 5,200 | None |
| Biological technicians | $57,510 | +7.4% | 9,400 | None |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | $56,730 | +5.5% | 11,600 | None |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | $55,490 | -2.9% | 2,200 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Credit counselors | $52,230 | +3.3% | 2,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Directors, religious activities and education | $52,100 | +3.3% | 13,000 | None |
| Museum technicians and conservators | $51,440 | +3.6% | 1,600 | None |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | $51,120 | -0.9% | 1,100 | None |
| Educational instruction and library workers, all other | $50,890 | +1.8% | 12,700 | None |
| Statistical assistants | $50,330 | -1.8% | 500 | None |
| Agricultural inspectors | $49,940 | +2.3% | 2,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys | $47,340 | -7.6% | 2,000 | None |
| Coaches and scouts | $47,320 | +6.1% | 36,400 | None |
| Religious workers, all other | $45,280 | +1.5% | 12,100 | None |
| Teaching assistants, postsecondary | $42,910 | +2.7% | 25,700 | None |
| Substitute teachers, short-term | $41,670 | +2.0% | 65,000 | None |
