Careers with a high school diploma
Occupations where BLS lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education needed to enter. Many of these roles build skills through on-the-job training or apprenticeship rather than a degree.
Jobs, 2025
60,319,000
Verified data
Share of all jobs
35.4%
Projected change
+2.0%
2025 to 2035 Official projection
Median wage
$48,050
2025 Verified data
326 occupations, ranked by median wage
| Occupation | Median wage | Change 2025 to 2035 | Openings per year | On-the-job training |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear power reactor operators | $122,890 | -5.9% | 400 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Elevator and escalator installers and repairers | $109,910 | +5.7% | 1,900 | Apprenticeship |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | $107,230 | +6.1% | 18,300 | None |
| Power distributors and dispatchers | $106,730 | +1.2% | 700 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of police and detectives | $106,040 | +3.3% | 10,600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Power plant operators | $102,040 | -5.1% | 2,300 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | $96,710 | -1.9% | 2,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | $96,660 | -0.3% | 900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | $95,320 | +10.3% | 10,900 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | $93,790 | +0.2% | 7,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Gambling managers | $93,220 | +3.6% | 600 | None |
| Signal and track switch repairers | $92,460 | +1.8% | 800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Transportation inspectors | $92,100 | +2.2% | 2,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Transit and railroad police | $90,230 | +3.2% | 300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers | $89,900 | -3.4% | 70,800 | None |
| Gas plant operators | $87,820 | -6.0% | 1,400 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers | $87,520 | +0.5% | 21,700 | None |
| Subway and streetcar operators | $86,380 | +3.7% | 900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Locomotive engineers | $81,410 | +0.5% | 2,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers | $79,920 | +5.0% | 67,000 | None |
| First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers | $79,860 | +4.1% | 48,900 | None |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | $78,620 | +3.1% | 3,200 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Roof bolters, mining | $78,540 | -18.9% | 100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Chemical plant and system operators | $78,120 | -5.2% | 1,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | $78,000 | -5.5% | 20,900 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Railroad conductors and yardmasters | $78,000 | +0.9% | 3,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of correctional officers | $77,970 | -2.5% | 3,700 | None |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators | $77,320 | +2.1% | 300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants | $76,590 | 0.0% | 43,300 | None |
| Boilermakers | $76,410 | -1.8% | 700 | Apprenticeship |
| First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other | $76,400 | +1.9% | 1,700 | None |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | $76,210 | +3.5% | 51,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers | $76,170 | -13.0% | 100 | Apprenticeship |
| Construction and building inspectors | $74,690 | 0.0% | 14,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of production and operating workers | $74,450 | +1.8% | 61,000 | None |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | $74,340 | +4.3% | 3,600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | $74,330 | -3.4% | 8,000 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Media and communication workers, all other | $73,620 | +3.9% | 2,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Pile driver operators | $73,300 | -5.7% | 200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Real estate brokers | $73,220 | +0.8% | 7,800 | None |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | $72,080 | -0.9% | 99,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | $70,720 | +1.6% | 1,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators | $70,070 | +1.5% | 1,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | $69,990 | +3.7% | 36,900 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel | $69,990 | +2.7% | 115,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Wellhead pumpers | $69,960 | -2.0% | 1,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Personal service managers, all other | $69,770 | +6.2% | 2,000 | None |
| First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers | $69,500 | +0.1% | 127,400 | None |
| Food service managers | $69,390 | +5.8% | 38,800 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Lodging managers | $69,250 | +3.8% | 5,500 | None |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | $68,990 | +2.5% | 1,000 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers | $68,840 | +0.8% | 900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Crane and tower operators | $68,080 | +3.8% | 3,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Rail car repairers | $67,530 | +2.6% | 1,600 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Watch and clock repairers | $67,230 | -0.3% | 100 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Transportation security screeners | $66,770 | -4.2% | 4,500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Brokerage clerks | $65,750 | -7.6% | 3,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Millwrights | $65,700 | +0.9% | 3,200 | Apprenticeship |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | $65,510 | +6.7% | 15,000 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers | $65,380 | -5.6% | 3,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Hearing aid specialists | $65,160 | +19.4% | 900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Advertising sales agents | $64,820 | -7.2% | 7,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | $64,520 | +17.8% | 44,400 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Layout workers, metal and plastic | $63,870 | -3.4% | 500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of gambling services workers | $63,820 | +3.5% | 2,600 | None |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | $63,800 | +6.8% | 42,000 | Apprenticeship |
| Flight attendants | $63,580 | +8.8% | 18,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Model makers, metal and plastic | $63,340 | -17.3% | 200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Electricians | $63,190 | +9.2% | 72,700 | Apprenticeship |
| First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors | $62,890 | +3.0% | 54,900 | None |
| Structural iron and steel workers | $62,780 | +3.1% | 5,900 | Apprenticeship |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | $62,750 | -15.0% | 200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Riggers | $62,640 | +3.9% | 1,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Timing device assemblers and adjusters | $62,620 | -6.1% | 0 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Chefs and head cooks | $62,470 | +6.6% | 25,200 | None |
| Plant and system operators, all other | $62,470 | +2.3% | 1,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Insurance sales agents | $62,280 | +3.3% | 43,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | $62,120 | +1.1% | 4,100 | Apprenticeship |
| Sheet metal workers | $61,800 | +2.5% | 9,800 | Apprenticeship |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | $61,770 | +3.6% | 24,400 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers | $61,770 | +4.3% | 1,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | $61,560 | +19.4% | 3,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters | $61,390 | 0.0% | 400 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons | $61,290 | -13.7% | 100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | $60,850 | -1.9% | 4,400 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers | $60,600 | +0.8% | 300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Carpenters | $60,580 | +3.9% | 62,800 | Apprenticeship |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | $60,190 | +3.6% | 1,400 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | $60,070 | +6.8% | 8,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators | $60,020 | -5.7% | 10,000 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | $59,850 | +4.6% | 39,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | $59,650 | -1.3% | 32,600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | $59,320 | +3.8% | 7,200 | None |
| Traffic technicians | $59,090 | +4.0% | 900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | $59,050 | +4.1% | 21,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | $58,970 | -5.3% | 1,000 | Apprenticeship |
| Correctional officers and jailers | $58,940 | -7.4% | 28,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Machinists | $58,750 | +1.0% | 26,100 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | $58,650 | +2.1% | 5,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | $58,430 | +4.0% | 23,900 | None |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | $58,340 | +5.1% | 1,800 | Apprenticeship |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | $58,260 | -15.9% | 11,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors | $58,170 | +9.2% | 900 | None |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | $58,040 | +3.6% | 13,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Patternmakers, metal and plastic | $58,000 | -22.8% | 100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Bridge and lock tenders | $57,700 | -2.3% | 300 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Motorboat mechanics and service technicians | $57,550 | +4.9% | 2,600 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining | $57,430 | +1.0% | 2,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Stonemasons | $57,390 | -5.4% | 500 | Apprenticeship |
| Tire builders | $57,390 | +0.8% | 1,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Glaziers | $57,080 | +1.9% | 3,900 | Apprenticeship |
| Extraction workers, all other | $57,010 | +3.4% | 600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists | $56,870 | +13.1% | 400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Airfield operations specialists | $56,850 | +7.8% | 1,500 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Bailiffs | $56,600 | -1.9% | 1,600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians | $56,550 | +10.7% | 3,700 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Model makers, wood | $56,550 | -3.3% | 100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Rail transportation workers, all other | $56,360 | +4.4% | 100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | $56,210 | +4.4% | 1,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of security workers | $55,940 | +3.7% | 6,800 | None |
| Mechanical door repairers | $55,720 | +6.4% | 2,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Legal secretaries and administrative assistants | $55,570 | -5.2% | 18,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Choreographers | $55,310 | +3.1% | 600 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Tax preparers | $54,920 | +4.7% | 9,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Automotive body and related repairers | $54,890 | +3.7% | 12,600 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Communications equipment operators, all other | $54,680 | +1.0% | 100 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | $54,430 | -2.9% | 1,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | $54,240 | +5.8% | 6,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | $54,210 | +1.6% | 12,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Financial clerks, all other | $53,830 | 0.0% | 3,400 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | $53,750 | +2.4% | 40,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | $53,710 | -17.0% | 2,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | $53,340 | -0.9% | 3,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Solar photovoltaic installers | $53,140 | +36.5% | 4,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Public safety telecommunicators | $53,040 | +3.7% | 9,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Real estate sales agents | $52,830 | +1.7% | 32,600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $52,800 | -13.2% | 1,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Camera and photographic equipment repairers | $52,720 | -15.5% | 100 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | $52,540 | -3.2% | 3,700 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Cargo and freight agents | $52,260 | +6.2% | 9,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Fallers | $52,100 | -9.9% | 500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | $52,000 | +9.7% | 2,200 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Community health workers | $51,850 | +12.7% | 7,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Pourers and casters, metal | $51,810 | -5.0% | 400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | $51,610 | -5.7% | 5,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Semiconductor processing technicians | $51,430 | +8.2% | 3,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | $51,330 | -6.2% | 4,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | $51,320 | -11.7% | 1,200 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Private detectives and investigators | $51,220 | +5.5% | 3,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Animal breeders | $51,130 | +3.0% | 1,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Home appliance repairers | $50,990 | +1.9% | 2,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | $50,960 | +4.2% | 7,900 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Logging workers, all other | $50,840 | -7.6% | 300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Computer numerically controlled tool operators | $50,690 | -9.4% | 12,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $50,620 | -11.3% | 1,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Procurement clerks | $50,580 | -8.1% | 3,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Costume attendants | $50,400 | +5.9% | 1,700 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | $50,340 | -0.7% | 16,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | $50,270 | -3.6% | 9,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Highway maintenance workers | $50,260 | +3.4% | 11,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Travel agents | $50,160 | +0.2% | 5,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $50,140 | -8.3% | 1,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | $50,080 | -7.4% | 900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | $50,060 | -6.8% | 500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | $50,020 | -2.4% | 10,500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Miscellaneous construction and related workers | $49,910 | +3.9% | 2,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | $49,880 | +7.8% | 2,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Logging equipment operators | $49,740 | -3.8% | 3,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Dredge operators | $49,640 | +0.7% | 100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Patternmakers, wood | $49,630 | -2.0% | 100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Dental laboratory technicians | $49,610 | -5.9% | 3,600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | $49,590 | +4.2% | 148,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Information and record clerks, all other | $49,500 | +0.8% | 15,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | $49,450 | +1.5% | 4,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Word processors and typists | $49,280 | -34.4% | 1,900 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | $49,230 | -1.9% | 17,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | $49,230 | +2.6% | 18,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers | $49,100 | +3.2% | 30,800 | None |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $49,080 | -9.5% | 400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $49,030 | -17.2% | 600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | $48,990 | -6.1% | 7,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $48,750 | -9.5% | 1,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | $48,700 | +3.4% | 17,100 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of personal service workers | $48,590 | +6.3% | 12,000 | None |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | $48,570 | +2.5% | 66,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services | $48,560 | +5.3% | 10,600 | None |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $48,540 | -1.7% | 2,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of retail sales workers | $48,520 | -3.7% | 113,500 | None |
| Billing and posting clerks | $48,500 | -0.1% | 37,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | $48,430 | +4.8% | 14,100 | None |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | $48,420 | -14.5% | 400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Sales and related workers, all other | $48,280 | +1.1% | 13,100 | None |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | $48,250 | +2.5% | 15,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | $48,220 | -4.0% | 1,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Meter readers, utilities | $48,150 | -10.5% | 1,400 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | $48,110 | -23.0% | 800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | $48,040 | +2.6% | 1,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Medical appliance technicians | $48,030 | +3.5% | 1,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $47,920 | -8.9% | 2,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Bus drivers, school | $47,920 | +0.7% | 56,500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | $47,880 | +2.3% | 3,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Helpers--extraction workers | $47,730 | +1.7% | 700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $47,720 | +0.7% | 5,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Medical equipment preparers | $47,700 | +10.8% | 10,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| New accounts clerks | $47,670 | -6.5% | 2,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | $47,630 | +5.7% | 1,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive | $47,540 | -6.0% | 163,900 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | $47,450 | -3.4% | 3,800 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Opticians, dispensing | $47,260 | +4.2% | 5,600 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $47,180 | +0.6% | 11,600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors | $47,160 | +7.3% | 68,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Bill and account collectors | $47,030 | -10.4% | 11,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | $46,880 | +4.6% | 1,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Self-enrichment teachers | $46,800 | +3.5% | 50,000 | None |
| Correspondence clerks | $46,800 | -5.6% | 500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Parking enforcement workers | $46,730 | -1.1% | 800 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | $46,680 | -2.9% | 6,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $46,570 | -0.9% | 5,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $46,550 | -10.8% | 4,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders | $46,460 | +1.3% | 1,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners | $46,420 | +1.9% | 600 | Apprenticeship |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | $46,380 | -4.8% | 4,700 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | $46,350 | -3.3% | 1,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | $46,340 | +3.9% | 3,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Upholsterers | $46,340 | -2.3% | 1,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Log graders and scalers | $46,330 | -2.2% | 600 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $46,330 | -10.5% | 13,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | $46,170 | +5.8% | 5,100 | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Manufactured building and mobile home installers | $45,990 | +5.8% | 300 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | $45,950 | -7.1% | 1,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Social and human service assistants | $45,930 | +7.4% | 48,900 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Medical secretaries and administrative assistants | $45,930 | +4.8% | 89,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | $45,920 | -10.4% | 13,200 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers | $45,850 | +5.0% | 25,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Printing press operators | $45,780 | -8.7% | 12,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $45,760 | +1.5% | 5,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Pharmacy technicians | $45,750 | +6.4% | 44,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | $45,670 | -7.3% | 19,100 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Animal control workers | $45,660 | +4.0% | 1,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Transportation workers, all other | $45,650 | +4.0% | 1,600 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks | $45,260 | -7.6% | 61,300 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Pest control workers | $45,250 | +5.5% | 13,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Office clerks, general | $45,010 | -6.0% | 249,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Psychiatric aides | $44,910 | +1.9% | 4,900 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Light truck drivers | $44,860 | +6.3% | 107,200 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Customer service representatives | $44,770 | -5.3% | 289,500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Photographers | $44,660 | -0.7% | 10,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators | $44,650 | +1.1% | 138,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Furniture finishers | $44,540 | -3.5% | 1,500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Woodworkers, all other | $44,530 | -2.3% | 1,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | $44,390 | +2.5% | 11,800 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $44,350 | -3.4% | 13,800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers | $44,080 | +5.4% | 171,500 | None |
| Plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | $43,960 | -9.7% | 2,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Forest and conservation workers | $43,680 | -1.5% | 2,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Crematory operators | $43,650 | +3.1% | 500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| File clerks | $43,600 | -15.8% | 5,600 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | $43,530 | +3.4% | 1,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $43,380 | -2.5% | 5,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators | $43,370 | -1.8% | 1,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Etchers and engravers | $43,310 | -0.7% | 800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | $43,220 | +4.1% | 41,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Tellers | $43,030 | -13.2% | 26,800 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Bicycle repairers | $42,780 | -5.7% | 1,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | $42,770 | -1.0% | 4,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Helpers--electricians | $42,670 | +0.6% | 6,100 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Protective service workers, all other | $42,540 | +3.0% | 22,600 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | $42,360 | +2.4% | 4,400 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Food batchmakers | $42,290 | +6.5% | 23,100 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Print binding and finishing workers | $42,290 | -17.5% | 2,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Residential advisors | $42,240 | +3.5% | 16,500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Telephone operators | $41,740 | -27.6% | 200 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | $41,600 | +5.9% | 14,400 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | $41,590 | -0.3% | 3,700 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Data entry keyers | $41,340 | -25.5% | 7,700 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders | $41,330 | +5.9% | 800 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Office machine operators, except computer | $40,960 | -14.9% | 2,100 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | $40,710 | +5.2% | 4,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Photographic process workers and processing machine operators | $40,610 | -5.6% | 600 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Aircraft service attendants | $40,450 | +5.6% | 4,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Production workers, all other | $40,110 | +0.8% | 27,300 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Animal trainers | $39,990 | +4.2% | 6,500 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | $39,630 | +5.3% | 13,600 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | $39,530 | -13.7% | 1,300 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | $39,460 | +2.2% | 2,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | $39,390 | +2.7% | 17,200 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | $39,280 | -7.2% | 4,700 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Couriers and messengers | $39,200 | +8.0% | 23,800 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Occupational therapy aides | $39,160 | +3.6% | 600 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Helpers--production workers | $39,070 | -8.2% | 20,900 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Concierges | $38,950 | +2.6% | 6,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Driver/sales workers | $38,770 | +7.9% | 45,500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | $38,760 | -13.6% | 900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders | $38,670 | -10.3% | 2,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | $38,630 | -26.0% | 3,100 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Orderlies | $38,290 | +4.0% | 7,200 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | $38,180 | -12.5% | 600 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | $38,150 | +9.1% | 23,200 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Tour and travel guides | $38,120 | +6.3% | 11,900 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Security guards | $38,020 | +0.9% | 156,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Receptionists and information clerks | $38,010 | -1.7% | 105,100 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Shoe and leather workers and repairers | $37,800 | -6.5% | 1,000 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Passenger attendants | $37,720 | +6.0% | 4,300 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Tire repairers and changers | $37,710 | +3.4% | 12,900 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Pharmacy aides | $37,680 | -0.7% | 5,100 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Gambling cage workers | $37,580 | -3.1% | 1,200 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Floral designers | $37,360 | -5.6% | 5,200 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | $37,280 | -13.4% | 900 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | $37,080 | -3.0% | 3,800 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Library assistants, clerical | $36,910 | -6.4% | 12,300 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Recreation workers | $36,560 | +4.3% | 67,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Gambling service workers, all other | $36,310 | +4.2% | 2,300 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | $36,300 | +6.4% | 4,000 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Home health and personal care aides | $35,800 | +18.1% | 760,500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Funeral attendants | $35,680 | +2.6% | 5,400 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Shoe machine operators and tenders | $35,650 | -6.9% | 400 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | $35,450 | -1.3% | 1,400 | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Animal caretakers | $35,360 | +12.1% | 62,800 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Physical therapist aides | $35,240 | +4.0% | 6,400 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| School bus monitors | $35,100 | -1.9% | 13,400 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | $35,070 | +1.8% | 35,500 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Gambling and sports book writers and runners | $34,980 | +1.8% | 1,400 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Childcare workers | $34,980 | -2.0% | 150,300 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Gambling dealers | $34,320 | +3.4% | 13,300 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | $32,640 | +4.0% | 1,800 | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Disc jockeys, except radio | $22/hr | +3.8% | 1,700 | Short-term on-the-job training |
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.
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.