North Dakota

552 of 818 occupations have BLS OEWS state-level data for North Dakota, May 2024 estimates.

OccupationSOCEmploymentMean annualMedian annual
Accountants and Auditors13-20114,110$75,220$72,180
Administrative Services Managers11-3012250$115,020$106,360
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors25-3011130$64,660$62,740
Advertising Sales Agents41-3011340$57,150$48,920
Agricultural Equipment Operators45-2091300$52,760$47,640
Agricultural Inspectors45-2011120$58,940$55,840
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1041100$101,610$103,760
Agricultural Technicians19-4012120$49,780$44,540
Air Traffic Controllers53-202180$117,150$121,470
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3011180$75,940$77,900
Aircraft Service Attendants53-603270$48,290$48,180
Airfield Operations Specialists53-202270$51,840$49,970
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians53-3011200$37,600$29,550
Amusement and Recreation Attendants39-30911,730$29,250$27,860
Anesthesiologists29-121160
Animal Caretakers39-2021730$31,720$30,400
Animal Trainers39-201150$39,770$37,430
Anthropologists and Archeologists19-3091$58,440$49,000
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators23-102230$51,560$43,900
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval17-1011180$78,940$77,640
Architectural and Civil Drafters17-3011320$67,920$68,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041300$147,470$140,560
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary25-1121140$70,210$66,080
Athletic Trainers29-9091120$58,150$58,380
Atmospheric and Space Scientists19-202140$90,360$92,750
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-105160$97,810$105,610
Audio and Video Technicians27-401170$45,170$45,740
Audiologists29-118190$106,550$91,440
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers49-209790$46,660$49,970
Automotive Body and Related Repairers49-3021740$58,420$49,970
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers49-302230$55,370$49,620
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics49-30231,850$56,060$51,400
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants53-6031410$35,750$37,070
Avionics Technicians49-209130$48,440$43,500
Bailiffs33-3011180$31,950$27,560
Bakers51-3011750$39,520$38,700
Barbers39-501150$38,180$34,100
Bartenders35-30113,890$32,560$28,440
Bicycle Repairers49-3091140$38,440$33,700
Bill and Account Collectors43-3011310$42,640$38,500
Billing and Posting Clerks43-3021520$52,420$49,100
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203170$93,490$97,520
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1042170$87,910$84,750
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029200$77,980$74,960
Biological Technicians19-4021190$50,420$48,550
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks43-30314,060$50,070$48,260
Brickmasons and Blockmasons47-2021240$67,150$60,260
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys27-3011160$47,430$44,990
Broadcast Technicians27-401290$46,380$39,120
Brokerage Clerks43-4011$69,800$73,330
Budget Analysts13-203180$81,490$77,940
Bus Drivers, School53-30511,580$57,810$50,420
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity53-3052240$40,670$39,220
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists49-30311,540$64,480$63,430
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-11991,760$88,630$80,200
Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011210$118,720$108,700
Butchers and Meat Cutters51-3021590$40,460$39,260
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters51-7011210$47,530$48,420
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film27-403150$49,630$48,460
Cardiologists29-121240
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians29-203190$69,690$68,860
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School25-202370$63,890$64,390
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1194370$73,700$64,500
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School25-2032500$60,500$60,160
Cargo and Freight Agents43-5011250$64,590$48,010
Carpenters47-20312,830$58,780$58,390
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists17-102140$73,200$82,760
Cashiers41-20119,290$31,570$30,610
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers47-20511,280$55,310$56,180
Chefs and Head Cooks35-101190$71,280$76,630
Chemical Engineers17-204160$127,230$127,970
Chemical Plant and System Operators51-8091410$103,780$112,970
Chemical Technicians19-403190$54,850$53,270
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary25-105260$108,580$106,540
Chemists19-2031140$86,320$79,350
Chief Executives11-1011370$232,120$171,310
Child, Family, and School Social Workers21-1021780$67,350$66,900
Childcare Workers39-90113,870$31,210$30,390
Chiropractors29-1011290$85,270$81,780
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3022420$64,320$62,550
Civil Engineers17-20511,470$95,750$96,160
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators13-1031650$66,010$59,950
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment53-70611,420$36,350$36,210
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders51-919250$48,370$46,760
Clergy21-2011140$73,320$58,140
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists19-3033150$105,240$109,110
Coaches and Scouts27-20221,260$45,000$35,940
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9124500$55,620$51,380
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers49-9091250$51,660$49,190
Commercial Pilots53-2012230$132,640$111,120
Commercial and Industrial Designers27-102150$63,720$51,310
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary25-112250$80,630$75,460
Community Health Workers21-109480$62,420$57,840
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other21-1099220$73,340$74,700
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists13-114190$79,250$79,240
Compliance Officers13-1041890$81,750$78,450
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061$83,780$73,390
Computer Network Architects15-1241280$115,190$109,150
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231570$72,120$70,740
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators51-9161270$59,330$61,610
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299940$76,660$69,640
Computer Programmers15-1251230$93,810$88,910
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-102190$92,210$78,700
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211180$102,340$96,350
Computer User Support Specialists15-12321,260$62,520$59,420
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021650$138,830$136,300
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers49-2011170$56,520$58,120
Conservation Scientists19-1031260$81,080$79,790
Construction Laborers47-20614,600$50,760$48,340
Construction Managers11-90211,100$111,780$101,020
Construction and Building Inspectors47-4011210$74,320$74,970
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door49-9012300$98,590$101,780
Conveyor Operators and Tenders53-701160
Cooks, All Other35-201990$36,040$37,100
Cooks, Fast Food35-2011840$31,140$29,350
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria35-20122,120$40,080$39,060
Cooks, Restaurant35-20144,400$35,530$36,060
Cooks, Short Order35-2015$41,770$34,700
Correctional Officers and Jailers33-30121,020$56,250$55,760
Cost Estimators13-1051620$72,880$70,250
Counselors, All Other21-101990$80,780$81,260
Counter and Rental Clerks41-20211,430$43,170$37,440
Couriers and Messengers43-502150$40,270$36,400
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners27-309280$67,870$67,810
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks43-4031470$56,690$52,190
Crane and Tower Operators53-7021220$74,770$74,880
Credit Analysts13-2041400$84,830$82,210
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks43-404130$55,540$54,820
Credit Counselors13-207130$54,100$50,430
Crossing Guards and Flaggers33-909130$55,950$60,940
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9021250$52,120$47,900
Customer Service Representatives43-40516,470$46,090$43,160
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-903260$47,200$47,050
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4031270$48,030$46,050
Data Entry Keyers43-902160
Data Scientists15-2051320$94,130$96,230
Database Administrators15-124290$85,950$76,400
Database Architects15-124350$112,830$116,120
Demonstrators and Product Promoters41-901130$39,680$32,160
Dental Assistants31-9091920$54,720$51,310
Dental Hygienists29-1292580$85,150$83,010
Dental Laboratory Technicians51-908170$59,370$56,540
Dentists, General29-1021210$224,300$201,280
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas47-5011730$71,430$69,840
Detectives and Criminal Investigators33-3021420$86,660$84,580
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers29-2032240$86,030$83,860
Dietitians and Nutritionists29-1031230$67,840$62,520
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers35-9011730$33,140$32,510
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio27-2091100
Dishwashers35-9021960$29,490$29,660
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance43-5032670$60,930$57,940
Driver/Sales Workers53-30311,340$45,470$38,610
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas47-5023100$60,970$56,840
Editors27-3041210$57,330$56,660
Education Administrators, All Other11-9039190$87,530$87,790
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary11-9032750$111,220$104,990
Education Administrators, Postsecondary11-9033570$122,790$99,690
Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1081200$77,120$75,190
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare11-9031290$58,700$46,300
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other25-9099150$49,370$49,200
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors21-1012770$62,500$60,330
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers49-2092170$56,420$60,540
Electrical Engineers17-2071260$108,800$108,520
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers49-9051670$92,080$97,460
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3023140$73,010$74,670
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment49-2094400$96,190$86,280
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay49-209560$111,480$116,010
Electricians47-21113,150$70,330$65,820
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians17-3024100$83,590$73,620
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles49-209630$48,390$49,340
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207250$101,220$96,720
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education25-20214,360$57,610$57,820
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs43-4061470$52,960$49,730
Emergency Management Directors11-916140$84,690$81,280
Emergency Medical Technicians29-20421,270$41,620$37,670
Emergency Medicine Physicians29-1214150$378,390
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25-1032220$109,800$105,280
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other17-3029110$80,370$77,940
Engineers, All Other17-2199270$97,940$88,100
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-1123120$69,320$61,820
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling11-9072$69,630$68,070
Environmental Engineers17-2081130$112,410$87,590
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health19-4042120$56,440$55,310
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health19-2041230$79,270$81,260
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining47-5022200$83,030$76,690
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants43-6011430$64,850$60,170
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors39-9031740$39,320$36,970
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9041220$45,940$44,020
Facilities Managers11-3013260$97,380$84,400
Family Medicine Physicians29-1215280$266,220
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3041560$65,390$62,390
Farm and Home Management Educators25-902170$63,940$60,910
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse45-2092100$34,420$31,290
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals45-2093200$41,600$40,560
Fast Food and Counter Workers35-302311,580$30,150$30,010
Fence Erectors47-403190$49,640$48,170
File Clerks43-407170$44,720$41,900
Film and Video Editors27-403240$45,300$44,270
Financial Clerks, All Other43-3099100$55,970$51,460
Financial Examiners13-2061180$90,960$81,020
Financial Managers11-30311,960$151,000$130,070
Financial Risk Specialists13-205480$84,540$69,990
Financial Specialists, All Other13-2099180$78,600$77,380
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051330$80,520$75,000
Fire Inspectors and Investigators33-202130$75,810$75,860
Firefighters33-2011750$56,000$53,660
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers47-10114,310$93,630$80,340
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers33-1011110$81,250$76,980
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services39-1014160$47,090$45,860
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers33-1021160$85,610$77,490
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers35-10122,550$45,180$44,030
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers39-1013160$44,850$39,580
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers37-1011470$53,970$52,450
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers37-1012290$59,840$59,900
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers49-10111,820$92,670$85,380
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers41-1012170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers43-10111,950$69,740$64,790
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers39-1022400$47,370$45,590
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives33-1012430$103,970$97,370
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers51-10111,650$76,690$73,700
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other33-1099110$69,330$72,440
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers41-10112,640$52,540$46,770
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers33-109190$57,260$55,340
Fish and Game Wardens33-303130$78,560$80,220
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles47-2042100$49,950$46,710
Floral Designers27-1023150$35,230$34,890
Food Batchmakers51-3092200$40,360$39,110
Food Preparation Workers35-2021700$35,460$35,700
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other35-9099$24,940$21,300
Food Processing Workers, All Other51-309960$44,690$43,720
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant35-30411,710$34,850$35,730
Food Service Managers11-9051850$68,160$64,940
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders51-309130$54,490$52,080
Forensic Science Technicians19-409230$74,900$74,470
Forest and Conservation Technicians19-4071$52,200$44,820
Fundraisers13-1131280$74,550$70,210
Fundraising Managers11-203340$126,670$118,420
Funeral Attendants39-4021140$38,520$35,610
Funeral Home Managers11-917140$68,910$76,600
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders51-9051110$51,780$51,080
Gambling Dealers39-3011980$30,270$27,900
Gambling Service Workers, All Other39-301960$38,910$33,820
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators33-9031100$50,860$58,480
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners39-3012120$26,030$26,180
Gas Plant Operators51-8092160$89,320$93,910
General Internal Medicine Physicians29-1216160$306,540
General and Operations Managers11-102111,660$114,420$93,290
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians19-4043110$51,970$48,540
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers19-2042$101,550$90,770
Glaziers47-2121180$59,160$60,780
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products45-2041120$45,300$46,290
Graphic Designers27-1024500$51,890$47,900
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-403350$46,720$46,170
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists39-5012930$43,190$33,870
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers47-4041$59,250$54,350
Health Education Specialists21-109190$62,960$58,670
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars29-902130$72,110$77,710
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071500$109,690$98,090
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other29-2099620$52,640$46,020
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other29-129950$90,730$86,940
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other29-9099100$61,950$50,760
Healthcare Social Workers21-1022310$63,810$63,660
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other31-9099320$48,440$44,100
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers49-90211,100$68,440$66,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers53-303210,510$59,840$58,970
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters47-301150$47,580$47,030
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers49-9098100$42,040$40,920
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-301550$50,250$51,540
Helpers--Production Workers51-9198160$43,630$44,210
Highway Maintenance Workers47-40511,200$62,640$60,830
Home Appliance Repairers49-9031140$50,740$47,980
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop35-9031820$28,530$28,240
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks43-40811,660$33,060$33,840
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping43-4161100$50,210$50,020
Human Resources Managers11-3121250$134,940$127,190
Human Resources Specialists13-10711,870$75,080$69,740
Hydrologists19-204330$96,710$98,430
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-302670$70,870$72,560
Industrial Engineers17-2112530$89,840$84,610
Industrial Machinery Mechanics49-90412,760$70,570$65,070
Industrial Production Managers11-3051440$123,550$113,800
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators53-70511,010$49,240$46,800
Information Security Analysts15-1212340$101,200$112,330
Information and Record Clerks, All Other43-4199260$53,060$50,650
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-90611,800$56,800$51,340
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other49-90991,050$54,390$49,390
Instructional Coordinators25-9031530$71,730$74,630
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall47-2131240$51,080$49,860
Insulation Workers, Mechanical47-2132190$60,380$58,400
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks43-9041610$51,380$48,720
Insurance Sales Agents41-30211,240$83,530$65,850
Insurance Underwriters13-2053200$72,610$67,690
Interior Designers27-1025170$56,750$56,640
Interpreters and Translators27-3091$47,800$46,150
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan43-411140$40,990$40,400
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners37-20116,860$38,370$36,660
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers51-907160$48,850$46,120
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates23-102380
Judicial Law Clerks23-101240$87,240$89,080
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education25-2012550$57,030$53,950
Labor Relations Specialists13-107580$95,700$105,590
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand53-706210,140$44,830$44,630
Landscape Architects17-101230$86,410$91,250
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers37-30112,200$41,790$39,520
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers51-6011840$38,140$37,710
Lawyers23-10111,070$122,430$104,940
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-6012320$52,150$53,460
Legal Support Workers, All Other23-209950$50,540$44,120
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists25-4022460$64,520$61,540
Library Assistants, Clerical43-4121130$32,630$28,100
Library Technicians25-4031410$39,240$37,770
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses29-20611,930$60,110$60,820
Life Scientists, All Other19-109940$68,750$60,730
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other19-4099150$61,270$65,800
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers33-9092810$28,490$28,120
Light Truck Drivers53-30332,140$51,700$47,750
Loan Interviewers and Clerks43-4131840$53,790$50,470
Loan Officers13-20721,370$92,790$82,990
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers49-909450$51,530$48,150
Lodging Managers11-9081230$58,960$61,210
Logisticians13-1081270$76,960$77,020
Machinists51-4041500$58,320$58,110
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists29-203590$79,520$77,100
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners37-20122,920$34,270$34,140
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service43-9051150$38,700$37,220
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General49-90713,420$51,200$49,510
Management Analysts13-11111,080$88,880$73,080
Managers, All Other11-91992,020$123,190$118,010
Manicurists and Pedicurists39-5092260$44,070$30,920
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-11611,500$66,990$62,230
Marketing Managers11-2021240$132,020$123,460
Marriage and Family Therapists21-101340$70,330$58,180
Massage Therapists31-9011150$65,210$70,720
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1022120$77,630$64,230
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers51-3022$41,070$44,170
Mechanical Door Repairers49-901150$55,580$51,280
Mechanical Drafters17-301350$66,280$66,140
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-302780$71,430$69,680
Mechanical Engineers17-2141770$92,000$84,020
Medical Assistants31-9092650$43,450$41,040
Medical Equipment Preparers31-9093340$48,220$37,480
Medical Equipment Repairers49-9062190$75,740$78,480
Medical Records Specialists29-2072360$54,800$53,550
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042260$81,990$75,870
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-6013960$44,360$44,040
Medical Transcriptionists31-9094120$44,250$44,810
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111860$124,270$101,120
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners13-1121300$53,710$51,160
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers21-1023230$65,800$61,660
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers27-1026540$41,080$38,270
Meter Readers, Utilities43-504130$48,580$36,330
Microbiologists19-102240$65,070$61,420
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-20221,590$59,850$58,800
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-403530$63,820$64,150
Millwrights49-9044130$67,520$63,320
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9023290$50,320$47,310
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines49-30422,090$75,070$76,450
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic51-919590$44,710$45,230
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-407290$45,580$40,010
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers39-4031100$78,710$76,720
Motion Picture Projectionists39-302140$30,350$29,550
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other53-3099240$40,870$36,920
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians49-305160$60,060$60,080
Motorcycle Mechanics49-3052160$56,350$59,440
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4081700$56,100$62,400
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121120$139,210$133,540
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244920$83,990$81,590
New Accounts Clerks43-4141230$55,370$56,510
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists27-3023140$53,410$43,650
Nuclear Medicine Technologists29-203350$91,390$98,730
Nurse Anesthetists29-1151250$229,180$232,420
Nurse Practitioners29-11711,260$121,200$123,220
Nursing Assistants31-11316,920$42,530$44,190
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-1072120$83,460$83,130
Obstetricians and Gynecologists29-1218120$310,050
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists19-5011530$88,660$84,020
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians19-5012180$60,220$52,790
Occupational Therapists29-1122610$82,730$79,910
Occupational Therapy Assistants31-2011130$56,590$59,410
Office Clerks, General43-90618,950$52,730$48,900
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other43-91991,730$59,060$55,760
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators47-20734,690$68,060$62,760
Operations Research Analysts15-2031140$81,460$80,080
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians29-2057230$44,890$44,970
Opticians, Dispensing29-2081300$43,910$41,400
Optometrists29-1041180$130,840$128,940
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric29-124270
Orthotists and Prosthetists29-209140$66,850$60,820
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics49-3053160$52,590$49,330
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-9111910$44,910$45,390
Packers and Packagers, Hand53-7064550$31,090$28,480
Painters, Construction and Maintenance47-2141460$55,980$57,390
Paralegals and Legal Assistants23-2011610$59,800$59,910
Paramedics29-2043180$58,880$59,950
Parking Attendants53-6021130$34,330$35,530
Parts Salespersons41-20221,660$53,110$52,000
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks43-3051290$58,670$58,580
Pediatricians, General29-1221120$229,600$225,250
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other39-9099120$34,930$31,240
Personal Financial Advisors13-2052480$114,900$98,990
Pest Control Workers37-2021110$53,460$48,840
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation37-3012300$51,480$50,670
Petroleum Engineers17-2171190$130,170$130,090
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers51-8093240$99,340$98,010
Pharmacists29-1051980$125,790$135,570
Pharmacy Technicians29-2052910$47,110$47,600
Phlebotomists31-9097280$48,330$46,720
Photographers27-402180$41,470$35,090
Physical Scientists, All Other19-2099$124,770$138,430
Physical Therapist Aides31-2022120$38,640$36,290
Physical Therapist Assistants31-2021130$57,180$59,970
Physical Therapists29-1123860$89,870$86,180
Physician Assistants29-1071520$118,300$126,180
Physicians, All Other29-1229460$347,240
Physicians, Pathologists29-122240
Pipelayers47-2151150$53,250$50,780
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-21521,650$65,760$62,670
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers33-30511,850$74,450$75,530
Postal Service Clerks43-5051350$55,340$57,140
Postal Service Mail Carriers43-5052830$58,990$57,490
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators43-5053250$60,220$58,780
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents11-913190$85,550$87,980
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other25-1199410$68,050$64,760
Power Distributors and Dispatchers51-801260$115,780$112,310
Power Plant Operators51-8013170$103,490$109,340
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other49-906940$61,060$61,350
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education25-2011570$43,580$43,990
Print Binding and Finishing Workers51-511380$44,780$40,010
Printing Press Operators51-5112330$40,430$38,540
Private Detectives and Investigators33-902160$48,050$45,710
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists21-1092190$66,610$64,860
Procurement Clerks43-306180$51,000$49,000
Producers and Directors27-2012180$56,650$48,290
Production Workers, All Other51-9199430$48,060$47,080
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks43-5061390$62,920$57,800
Project Management Specialists13-10821,720$95,200$89,660
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers11-9141700$64,700$57,520
Protective Service Workers, All Other33-9099260$55,780$53,480
Psychiatric Technicians29-2053210$42,040$38,770
Psychiatrists29-122330$343,680
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary25-106660$103,790$100,340
Public Relations Managers11-2032120$108,470$103,200
Public Relations Specialists27-3031590$73,140$66,660
Public Safety Telecommunicators43-5031290$53,980$52,770
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers53-7072230$77,440$75,960
Purchasing Managers11-306140$129,220$125,720
Radiation Therapists29-112430$88,380$77,580
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians29-2034660$70,490$63,850
Radiologists29-1224100
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers53-401350$70,080$73,620
Real Estate Brokers41-9021$94,060$70,820
Real Estate Sales Agents41-9022430$72,710$61,830
Receptionists and Information Clerks43-41712,060$38,500$37,480
Recreation Workers39-9032930$39,250$37,920
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary25-119340$59,460$60,130
Recreational Therapists29-112550$56,770$57,960
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians49-309280$50,590$49,110
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors53-7081300$51,680$50,440
Registered Nurses29-114111,000$81,900$78,260
Rehabilitation Counselors21-1015200$61,530$60,730
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks43-4181200$35,340$33,840
Residential Advisors39-9041380$46,750$47,520
Respiratory Therapists29-1126300$81,610$76,660
Retail Salespersons41-203110,450$38,910$35,670
Riggers49-9096110$101,410$76,980
Roofers47-2181310$54,750$47,840
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas47-5012280$74,920$69,560
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas47-50712,690$58,690$60,140
Sales Managers11-2022400$137,560$124,500
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel41-3091980$90,400$76,720
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products41-40124,220$81,710$71,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products41-4011430$117,380$119,610
Sales and Related Workers, All Other41-9099260$48,830$44,130
School Psychologists19-3034110$71,280$69,410
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-20312,750$59,510$59,380
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive43-60146,070$44,890$45,490
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents41-3031540
Security Guards33-90321,230$42,080$39,970
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers49-2098160$58,430$59,230
Self-Enrichment Teachers25-3021410$42,670$36,860
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9012190$56,760$56,600
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners47-407190$57,400$57,210
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas47-50133,080$64,490$62,340
Sewing Machine Operators51-6031140$39,800$39,110
Sheet Metal Workers47-2211380$68,060$78,910
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks43-50711,740$47,440$45,200
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs53-3053640$38,500$36,760
Skincare Specialists39-5094140$52,730$52,510
Slaughterers and Meat Packers51-3023150$44,800$42,220
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other25-106970$67,010$61,460
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other19-3099140$73,000$72,550
Social Workers, All Other21-1029140$76,760$77,380
Social and Community Service Managers11-9151480$84,900$83,410
Social and Human Service Assistants21-10931,280$49,520$47,010
Software Developers15-12521,510$103,610$98,550
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253470$84,520$81,750
Soil and Plant Scientists19-1013380$73,770$61,790
Special Education Teachers, All Other25-205990$64,110$63,110
Special Education Teachers, Middle School25-2057260$59,610$59,340
Special Education Teachers, Preschool25-205190$63,170$62,870
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School25-2058450$59,740$61,550
Speech-Language Pathologists29-1127670$73,950$67,330
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators51-8021160$64,270$62,760
Statisticians15-204140$81,580$78,800
Stockers and Order Fillers53-70654,890$38,780$38,120
Structural Iron and Steel Workers47-2221270$73,310$79,480
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters51-2041130$53,240$51,150
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term25-3031490$45,010$40,090
Surgeons, All Other29-1249140$556,400
Surgical Assistants29-909330$56,860$54,840
Surgical Technologists29-2055270$58,600$59,990
Surveying and Mapping Technicians17-3031140$56,230$56,150
Surveyors17-1022310$85,980$78,750
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders53-7121330$58,740$58,450
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents13-208150$77,390$72,550
Tax Preparers13-2082300$58,790$59,130
Teachers and Instructors, All Other25-3099230$65,890$61,420
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary25-9044100$46,620$50,570
Technical Writers27-304260$76,550$65,740
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers49-2022470$79,680$88,690
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers49-9052310$70,520$80,810
Tellers43-30711,990$41,540$39,060
Tile and Stone Setters47-204480$52,080$47,020
Tire Repairers and Changers49-3093460$39,020$38,080
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers23-2093200$58,330$48,160
Tool and Die Makers51-411190$65,660$65,980
Training and Development Managers11-313150$108,010$97,220
Training and Development Specialists13-1151620$67,940$61,880
Transportation Inspectors53-605160$106,320$104,330
Transportation Security Screeners33-9093130$58,390$59,950
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers11-3071370$105,250$96,910
Travel Agents41-3041150$46,100$47,000
Tree Trimmers and Pruners37-301340$50,890$51,490
Tutors25-3041190$42,590$41,580
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials27-2023180
Upholsterers51-6093$55,690$51,370
Urban and Regional Planners19-305180$90,460$84,450
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers39-3031300$25,990$26,510
Veterinarians29-1131300$107,060$99,490
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers31-9096240$37,400$36,370
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians29-2056330$43,370$40,900
Waiters and Waitresses35-30315,290$35,600$29,420
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators51-8031660$61,050$58,250
Web Developers15-1254250$70,370$71,190
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125540$73,040$64,390
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping43-511160$44,580$44,540
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers51-41212,720$62,700$60,270
Wellhead Pumpers53-7073910$85,460$83,450
Wind Turbine Service Technicians49-9081250$75,620$75,110
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing51-7042180$42,960$43,580
Writers and Authors27-304370$53,680$51,970
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists19-1023100$80,440$82,150

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.