South Dakota

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

OccupationSOCEmploymentMean annualMedian annual
Accountants and Auditors13-20115,950$81,670$77,310
Actors27-201150
Actuaries15-2011110
Administrative Services Managers11-3012420$107,500$104,870
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors25-3011130$43,040$35,080
Advertising Sales Agents41-3011450$58,650$49,200
Agricultural Equipment Operators45-2091230$46,910$45,890
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1041100$91,720$84,490
Agricultural Technicians19-4012380$38,960$38,650
Air Traffic Controllers53-202150$96,200$98,530
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3011$74,760$78,140
Aircraft Service Attendants53-603250$41,240$36,980
Airfield Operations Specialists53-2022160$46,150$44,860
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians53-301160$32,430$33,230
Amusement and Recreation Attendants39-30911,490$28,880$28,450
Anesthesiologists29-1211150
Animal Caretakers39-20211,030$32,260$29,460
Animal Control Workers33-901140$52,140$49,590
Animal Scientists19-101180$64,060$56,400
Animal Trainers39-201160$39,040$39,380
Anthropologists and Archeologists19-309140$67,170$61,960
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval17-1011180$105,760$102,420
Architectural and Civil Drafters17-3011440$54,450$53,060
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041250$159,900$152,540
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary25-1121210$64,700$61,970
Athletic Trainers29-9091150$56,140$54,200
Atmospheric and Space Scientists19-202180$92,300$83,710
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-105170$74,360$61,540
Audio and Video Technicians27-401140$42,090$37,440
Audiologists29-118140$103,980$102,310
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers49-209740$37,310$36,610
Automotive Body and Related Repairers49-3021760$56,650$54,520
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics49-30232,190$54,000$48,410
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants53-6031790$35,130$35,070
Baggage Porters and Bellhops39-601150$29,090$29,410
Bakers51-3011350$37,560$36,850
Bartenders35-30113,520$30,990$28,530
Bicycle Repairers49-3091110$30,890$29,090
Bill and Account Collectors43-30111,290$44,430$42,540
Billing and Posting Clerks43-3021820$43,370$43,600
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1042140$80,060$79,430
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029180$71,030$67,180
Biological Technicians19-4021320$43,720$39,560
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks43-30319,830$44,660$44,780
Brickmasons and Blockmasons47-2021270$61,160$61,260
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys27-3011210$43,100$43,490
Broadcast Technicians27-401280$34,450$29,230
Brokerage Clerks43-4011120$54,500$56,900
Budget Analysts13-2031110$79,550$74,960
Bus Drivers, School53-30511,290$40,840$38,710
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity53-3052310$41,330$40,470
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists49-30311,130$62,420$61,190
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199990$89,020$82,900
Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011230$79,290$72,100
Butchers and Meat Cutters51-3021620$39,780$35,880
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters51-7011370$45,300$43,460
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film27-403150$41,510$39,470
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians29-2031210$70,020$64,720
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School25-202340$48,570$47,070
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1194290$64,630$64,330
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School25-2032380$53,260$54,220
Cargo and Freight Agents43-5011240$68,990$68,400
Carpenters47-20314,440$48,090$46,500
Carpet Installers47-204180$44,520$42,640
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists17-1021170$70,440$72,640
Cashiers41-201112,970$30,430$29,330
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers47-20512,270$46,980$45,150
Chefs and Head Cooks35-1011290$47,900$46,510
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders51-9011180$47,870$47,060
Chemical Plant and System Operators51-8091180$56,290$56,690
Chemical Technicians19-403190$47,640$47,970
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary25-105260$77,440$76,770
Chemists19-2031150$68,940$64,480
Chief Executives11-1011530$357,220
Child, Family, and School Social Workers21-10211,850$53,780$53,140
Childcare Workers39-90112,640$26,710$26,870
Chiropractors29-1011200$96,820$79,200
Choreographers27-2032210$45,890$38,230
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3022440$59,710$59,650
Civil Engineers17-20511,270$96,590$95,110
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators13-10311,070$78,610$73,810
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment53-70611,470$34,280$34,330
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders51-919270$39,200$41,600
Clergy21-2011130$57,200$55,080
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists19-3033100$87,040$85,790
Coaches and Scouts27-20221,230$41,950$34,440
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-91241,310$49,570$48,030
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers49-9091230$41,720$39,060
Commercial Pilots53-2012290$89,990$75,740
Commercial and Industrial Designers27-1021130$60,820$53,020
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary25-1122100$62,720$61,670
Community Health Workers21-109470$51,120$47,300
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists13-1141750$64,830$62,850
Compliance Officers13-10411,180$78,950$71,700
Computer Network Architects15-1241580$150,720$149,300
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231550$53,930$52,120
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators51-91611,450$52,680$50,460
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers51-9162100$63,810$63,080
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299$104,000$98,550
Computer Programmers15-125170$69,960$56,520
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1021190$75,590$73,340
Computer Systems Analysts15-12111,050$102,040$95,850
Computer User Support Specialists15-12321,300$49,070$46,780
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021330$166,250$160,850
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers49-2011230$57,550$54,760
Conservation Scientists19-1031400$71,770$72,550
Construction Laborers47-20611,690$42,560$43,470
Construction Managers11-9021980$121,860$113,520
Construction and Building Inspectors47-4011220$68,370$63,320
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door49-9012140$83,130$84,900
Conveyor Operators and Tenders53-7011560$42,200$43,080
Cooks, Fast Food35-20111,210$31,520$30,640
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria35-20122,160$35,790$35,360
Cooks, Restaurant35-20141,880$35,150$35,150
Cooks, Short Order35-20152,060$32,530$31,160
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders51-919360$42,270$44,090
Correctional Officers and Jailers33-30121,380$50,960$52,310
Cost Estimators13-1051940$74,760$72,670
Counter and Rental Clerks41-2021690$37,940$36,800
Couriers and Messengers43-502170$35,260$33,400
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners27-309240$66,910$72,300
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks43-4031840$43,830$42,140
Crane and Tower Operators53-702150$69,740$70,400
Credit Analysts13-2041340$73,170$68,320
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks43-404150$51,720$49,880
Credit Counselors13-207130$60,750$49,610
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary25-111130$69,890$63,290
Crossing Guards and Flaggers33-9091100$47,290$50,260
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-902190$50,010$48,320
Curators25-401250$64,940$63,810
Customer Service Representatives43-40516,750$42,050$39,760
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand51-903150$38,150$38,660
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9032440$46,040$43,570
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4031590$44,640$44,050
Data Entry Keyers43-9021$37,390$38,140
Data Scientists15-2051270$92,460$92,000
Database Administrators15-1242150$87,610$85,890
Database Architects15-124360$121,220$127,460
Demonstrators and Product Promoters41-9011$28,640$28,690
Dental Assistants31-90911,240$49,080$47,680
Dental Hygienists29-1292730$84,780$84,300
Dental Laboratory Technicians51-908170$51,570$44,610
Dentists, General29-1021270$166,690$162,860
Detectives and Criminal Investigators33-3021230$90,250$77,440
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers29-2032380$71,360$74,880
Dietitians and Nutritionists29-1031240$64,210$62,420
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers35-90112,490$29,610$28,640
Directors, Religious Activities and Education21-202150$45,370$38,980
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio27-209140
Dishwashers35-90211,340$27,540$27,590
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance43-5032640$44,890$44,120
Driver/Sales Workers53-30311,240$44,810$39,900
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers47-2081400$50,470$48,280
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas47-5023150$57,640$57,600
Editors27-3041100$56,460$57,260
Education Administrators, All Other11-903980$86,480$85,110
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary11-9032700$88,360$85,080
Education Administrators, Postsecondary11-9033230$127,840$107,110
Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1081170$65,120$62,120
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare11-9031120$56,620$55,270
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other25-9099110$49,800$52,520
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors21-1012880$54,930$52,450
Electrical Engineers17-2071440$101,620$101,930
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers49-9051810$87,280$92,060
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3023230$60,540$58,860
Electrical and Electronics Drafters17-301230$56,250$55,160
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment49-2094430$62,350$60,150
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay49-209550$102,710$111,680
Electricians47-21112,790$57,660$58,550
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072140$90,060$81,760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education25-20214,220$50,360$49,110
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs43-4061480$50,630$50,650
Emergency Management Directors11-9161120$68,540$65,710
Emergency Medical Technicians29-2042710$39,520$39,520
Emergency Medicine Physicians29-1214140$340,910
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers51-2031590$43,500$44,730
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25-1032120$97,000$100,990
Engineers, All Other17-2199220$88,390$82,970
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-1123130$61,860$62,150
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling11-9072200$75,610$72,570
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-302540$52,630$49,690
Environmental Engineers17-2081110$91,290$91,320
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health19-404260$50,390$50,180
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health19-2041180$73,420$71,510
Etchers and Engravers51-919470$44,920$44,160
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining47-5022270$53,390$51,920
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants43-60111,600$51,420$50,340
Exercise Physiologists29-112830$58,220$51,460
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors39-9031960$39,160$36,960
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters47-5032$68,020$63,470
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-402190$48,080$48,060
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9041570$45,120$42,640
Facilities Managers11-3013350$103,170$99,260
Family Medicine Physicians29-1215600$223,520$217,460
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians49-3041760$65,020$62,510
Farm and Home Management Educators25-902160$62,610$64,330
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse45-2092130$35,910$36,990
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals45-2093120$41,410$38,580
Fast Food and Counter Workers35-302314,420$30,390$29,480
Fence Erectors47-4031$51,990$49,210
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators51-205190$47,780$47,390
File Clerks43-4071$35,330$36,360
Film and Video Editors27-403240$48,110$46,510
Financial Examiners13-2061160$93,660$81,100
Financial Managers11-3031870$168,970$152,020
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054110$78,590$71,670
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051640
Firefighters33-2011540$48,500$47,520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers47-10112,270$76,910$75,840
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers33-101160$74,250$75,320
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services39-1014260$45,230$45,050
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers45-1011140$57,700$54,770
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers33-1021100$80,570$71,770
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers35-10122,860$42,140$40,070
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers39-101370$47,140$45,690
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers37-1011530$45,880$45,740
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers37-1012260$53,590$53,900
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers49-10111,660$80,970$79,320
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers41-1012730$119,900$107,700
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers43-10111,730$60,380$59,230
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers39-1022350$50,980$47,580
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives33-1012190$91,690$83,220
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers51-10111,900$72,660$70,950
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other33-109940$65,690$74,960
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers41-10113,840$59,180$50,180
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers33-109190$62,940$60,550
Fish and Game Wardens33-3031110$65,240$63,450
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles47-2042160$51,240$48,730
Floral Designers27-1023200$35,300$34,050
Food Batchmakers51-3092640$39,070$38,490
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders51-3093110$39,650$38,070
Food Preparation Workers35-20213,320$30,760$29,820
Food Science Technicians19-4013100$43,910$46,000
Food Scientists and Technologists19-101270$72,180$68,270
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant35-3041100$34,510$30,920
Food Service Managers11-90511,200$62,090$60,600
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders51-3091130$42,840$43,630
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-112450$71,160$67,940
Forensic Science Technicians19-409230$49,450$49,280
Forest and Conservation Technicians19-4071380$54,520$52,290
Forest and Conservation Workers45-4011670$39,070$37,690
Foresters19-1032110$64,300$63,510
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-402240$46,460$45,430
Fundraisers13-113170$69,620$64,910
Funeral Attendants39-4021140$35,640$31,830
Funeral Home Managers11-917160$91,470$96,980
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders51-905160$48,320$43,010
Furniture Finishers51-702180$40,880$40,580
Gambling Cage Workers43-3041190$33,470$31,760
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers41-2012710$29,860$29,450
Gambling Dealers39-3011160$33,560$34,660
Gambling Managers11-907130$81,440$74,500
Gambling Service Workers, All Other39-301930$30,110$29,520
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators33-903190$38,420$37,250
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners39-3012120$29,440$29,170
Gas Plant Operators51-809280$94,230$98,170
General Internal Medicine Physicians29-1216160$339,050
General and Operations Managers11-10214,440$150,020$133,440
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers19-204270$72,940$72,280
Glaziers47-2121140$49,850$50,220
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products45-2041460$40,500$39,730
Graphic Designers27-1024470$46,160$43,950
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand51-902260$39,810$37,620
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4033130$39,940$40,190
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists39-5012530$48,310$49,050
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers47-404160$49,740$48,860
Health Education Specialists21-1091140$59,760$55,770
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars29-9021230$62,000$60,470
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071270$82,900$68,570
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other29-2099200$57,280$51,460
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other29-129960$90,910$79,790
Healthcare Social Workers21-1022680$56,520$51,960
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other31-9099210$46,800$47,050
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers49-90211,130$59,070$59,460
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers53-30325,990$58,150$56,880
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other47-301930$36,780$37,960
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters47-301170$40,740$43,470
Helpers--Carpenters47-3012420$32,150$30,790
Helpers--Electricians47-3013340$33,510$31,710
Helpers--Extraction Workers47-5081120$47,150$48,100
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-3015240$35,810$36,280
Highway Maintenance Workers47-40511,740$47,560$47,650
History Teachers, Postsecondary25-112530$69,740$65,370
Home Appliance Repairers49-9031150$47,240$47,530
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop35-9031590$30,570$29,320
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks43-40811,760$31,110$29,790
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping43-4161220$44,100$41,570
Human Resources Managers11-3121360$119,110$109,100
Human Resources Specialists13-10711,490$69,140$61,920
Hydrologic Technicians19-404440$56,790$52,890
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3026350$54,970$50,390
Industrial Engineers17-2112770$95,790$89,450
Industrial Machinery Mechanics49-90411,270$60,500$59,690
Industrial Production Managers11-3051680$113,610$105,820
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators53-70511,740$46,340$45,590
Information Security Analysts15-1212430$104,120$103,310
Information and Record Clerks, All Other43-4199340$56,490$49,000
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers51-90611,090$47,750$46,430
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other49-9099540$53,430$47,130
Instructional Coordinators25-9031510$65,670$58,990
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall47-2131250$42,540$40,190
Insulation Workers, Mechanical47-2132$49,200$49,510
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks43-90411,170$42,900$43,680
Insurance Sales Agents41-30212,010$77,300$61,630
Insurance Underwriters13-2053240$103,880$83,370
Interior Designers27-1025160$67,960$62,140
Interpreters and Translators27-3091230$53,110$49,630
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan43-4111520$40,720$38,720
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners37-20118,290$34,480$33,940
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers51-907190$46,730$49,960
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education25-2012610$49,580$48,110
Labor Relations Specialists13-107590$92,940$78,180
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand53-70624,150$38,670$37,280
Landscape Architects17-1012100$81,570$69,680
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers37-30112,660$33,900$31,420
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers51-6011640$32,670$31,820
Lawyers23-10111,130$129,500$96,550
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-6012660$44,850$46,020
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists25-4022460$51,970$49,290
Library Technicians25-4031500$33,060$28,370
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses29-20612,100$51,230$49,170
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other19-409980$50,810$41,250
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers33-9092530$31,140$29,850
Light Truck Drivers53-30334,380$44,780$44,090
Loan Interviewers and Clerks43-41311,660$44,810$44,930
Loan Officers13-20721,930$83,250$78,590
Locomotive Engineers53-4011150$70,480$67,950
Lodging Managers11-9081300$60,940$58,500
Logging Equipment Operators45-402270$56,420$58,370
Logisticians13-1081270$94,890$82,220
Machine Feeders and Offbearers53-7063740$38,630$38,240
Machinists51-4041580$50,110$49,830
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists29-2035170$70,210$66,870
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners37-20123,770$30,970$28,950
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service43-9051210$36,560$36,980
Maintenance Workers, Machinery49-904360$48,380$48,350
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General49-90713,330$47,990$46,420
Management Analysts13-11113,180$86,410$79,660
Managers, All Other11-9199480$112,250$111,630
Manicurists and Pedicurists39-5092310$42,110$40,210
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers49-909540$46,700$46,840
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-11611,460$69,160$61,720
Marketing Managers11-2021$161,010$145,390
Marriage and Family Therapists21-101370$50,120$51,190
Massage Therapists31-9011140$44,980$40,780
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1022120$70,080$62,010
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers51-30222,040$44,740$42,890
Mechanical Door Repairers49-9011190$46,560$44,560
Mechanical Drafters17-3013110$54,300$51,270
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians17-3027190$54,850$51,480
Mechanical Engineers17-2141680$96,180$90,590
Medical Appliance Technicians51-908240$43,210$39,370
Medical Assistants31-90921,170$40,190$39,350
Medical Equipment Preparers31-9093380$40,400$39,120
Medical Equipment Repairers49-9062280$80,670$80,580
Medical Records Specialists29-2072910$53,240$50,320
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042130$82,560$77,070
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants43-6013110$44,240$44,420
Medical Transcriptionists31-9094350$47,150$45,580
Medical and Health Services Managers11-91111,140$128,110$116,210
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners13-1121360$47,630$44,570
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers21-1023240$51,560$49,560
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers27-1026500$42,910$40,210
Meter Readers, Utilities43-5041$46,630$48,800
Microbiologists19-1022130$89,790$77,730
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-20222,090$51,240$49,720
Millwrights49-9044170$60,330$60,410
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers17-215130$99,720$105,170
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9023380$41,870$41,700
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines49-3042780$70,790$67,770
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4072800$40,690$38,920
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers39-4031130$64,550$58,990
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other53-3099120$42,960$50,480
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians49-305180$44,760$46,590
Motorcycle Mechanics49-3052200$48,190$47,110
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4081190$46,930$50,870
Museum Technicians and Conservators25-401350$39,390$36,200
Music Directors and Composers27-204140$36,460$36,990
Musicians and Singers27-204260
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121130$130,840$120,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-12441,710$74,480$71,040
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists27-3023210$42,710$36,610
Nuclear Medicine Technologists29-2033160$76,000$79,060
Nurse Anesthetists29-1151370$229,840$223,650
Nurse Practitioners29-1171950$122,300$122,600
Nursing Assistants31-11316,520$38,070$38,070
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-1072240$69,190$63,940
Obstetricians and Gynecologists29-121870$279,510
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists19-5011220$79,050$79,460
Occupational Therapists29-1122520$82,560$81,430
Occupational Therapy Assistants31-2011100$51,560$51,820
Office Clerks, General43-90611,980$37,540$36,850
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer43-907140$35,630$36,560
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators47-20732,080$56,110$56,720
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians29-2057440$42,790$38,760
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric29-124130$303,320$174,160
Opticians, Dispensing29-2081420$42,130$41,020
Optometrists29-1041200$119,420$118,980
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons29-102270
Order Clerks43-4151300$45,160$45,900
Orderlies31-1132100$36,610$30,690
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric29-1242150
Orthotists and Prosthetists29-209140$80,300$78,000
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics49-3053240$42,260$40,730
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders51-9111840$40,700$41,080
Packers and Packagers, Hand53-70641,240$32,400$29,750
Painters, Construction and Maintenance47-2141670$46,490$46,600
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers51-912330$38,610$36,810
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-919680$43,930$44,330
Paralegals and Legal Assistants23-2011660$59,790$57,300
Paramedics29-2043340$49,120$48,070
Parking Attendants53-6021240$33,740$31,540
Parts Salespersons41-20221,960$46,540$45,140
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators47-2071180$58,130$57,610
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks43-3051410$48,170$46,940
Pediatricians, General29-122180$241,800$217,990
Personal Financial Advisors13-2052500$174,340$123,380
Pest Control Workers37-2021150$42,640$38,850
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation37-3012690$45,330$45,650
Pharmacists29-10511,290$137,460$140,190
Pharmacy Aides31-909580$37,510$36,560
Pharmacy Technicians29-20521,270$43,640$43,760
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary25-112690$48,310$40,340
Phlebotomists31-9097380$38,390$37,860
Photographers27-4021100$39,420$35,150
Physical Therapist Aides31-2022110$34,530$34,290
Physical Therapist Assistants31-2021300$51,900$49,840
Physical Therapists29-1123940$90,270$89,240
Physician Assistants29-1071650$128,300$128,130
Physicians, All Other29-1229160
Physicists19-201230$104,100$78,390
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary25-105440$80,760$81,960
Pipelayers47-2151240$48,610$47,230
Plant and System Operators, All Other51-8099190$60,100$58,750
Plasterers and Stucco Masons47-216140$45,460$45,470
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-21521,800$55,090$50,790
Podiatrists29-108130$243,820$234,480
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers33-30511,890$62,940$60,300
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-106530$70,330$64,980
Postal Service Clerks43-5051420$55,640$57,800
Postal Service Mail Carriers43-5052860$60,070$59,320
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators43-5053230$60,810$59,550
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents11-9131100$88,960$88,730
Power Plant Operators51-801340$98,530$105,400
Prepress Technicians and Workers51-511190$39,770$37,560
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education25-20111,340$35,250$33,350
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials51-602140$29,920$28,200
Print Binding and Finishing Workers51-5113110$39,050$40,050
Printing Press Operators51-5112470$43,930$42,570
Private Detectives and Investigators33-902160
Procurement Clerks43-3061170$45,810$44,510
Producers and Directors27-2012200$59,430$56,340
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks43-5061660$51,090$49,060
Project Management Specialists13-10821,270$87,680$81,790
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers11-91411,380$49,090$46,350
Protective Service Workers, All Other33-9099100$46,470$42,480
Psychiatric Aides31-1133330
Psychiatrists29-122350$302,390
Psychologists, All Other19-303930$121,650$128,560
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary25-106670$69,370$62,400
Public Relations Specialists27-3031240$66,580$65,000
Public Safety Telecommunicators43-5031460$45,680$45,180
Purchasing Managers11-306180$126,890$115,730
Radiation Therapists29-1124$90,150$93,960
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers49-202170$54,740$51,550
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians29-20341,020$67,850$66,320
Radiologists29-122470$495,570
Rail Car Repairers49-304380$65,400$65,780
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators47-406170$65,260$64,550
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters53-4031110$59,520$61,860
Real Estate Sales Agents41-9022330$63,160$54,410
Receptionists and Information Clerks43-41715,880$36,750$36,560
Recreation Workers39-9032570$43,860$41,380
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary25-119360$59,760$59,980
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians49-309270$43,810$37,440
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors53-7081360$34,790$33,030
Registered Nurses29-114114,500$72,210$69,510
Rehabilitation Counselors21-1015400$53,640$48,950
Religious Workers, All Other21-209930$55,010$51,200
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks43-4181210$37,110$35,910
Residential Advisors39-90411,790$36,400$36,780
Respiratory Therapists29-1126380$64,000$64,720
Retail Salespersons41-203113,070$41,070$34,260
Riggers49-909670$80,000$72,330
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic51-4023100$46,960$48,680
Roofers47-2181440$45,980$48,320
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas47-5071$52,430$49,380
Sales Engineers41-903180$105,020$103,460
Sales Managers11-2022450$142,110$133,590
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel41-3091600$60,360$50,980
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products41-40125,270$78,250$74,430
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products41-40111,620$132,270$104,060
Sales and Related Workers, All Other41-9099140$59,770$58,010
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood51-7041240$39,000$38,100
School Psychologists19-3034130$78,130$76,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-20313,470$51,770$49,530
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive43-60145,840$40,250$39,710
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents41-3031470$136,190$96,960
Security Guards33-90321,420$39,340$37,010
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers49-2098300$54,200$51,590
Self-Enrichment Teachers25-3021210$57,400$57,700
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9012320$48,140$48,750
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners47-4071130$45,700$46,910
Sewing Machine Operators51-6031270$36,140$38,120
Sheet Metal Workers47-2211540$52,600$49,780
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks43-50712,790$42,700$42,110
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs53-3053590$36,410$35,300
Skincare Specialists39-5094180$34,880$31,930
Slaughterers and Meat Packers51-3023800$43,690$43,020
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other19-309970$84,150$82,220
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary25-111390$67,620$64,100
Social Workers, All Other21-1029140$86,180$89,320
Social and Community Service Managers11-9151380$88,740$84,210
Social and Human Service Assistants21-1093900$37,700$37,750
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary25-106750$66,580$61,670
Software Developers15-12522,190$93,390$87,770
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253350$65,610$61,790
Soil and Plant Scientists19-1013400$66,990$61,970
Special Education Teachers, Middle School25-2057290$50,830$49,330
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School25-2058530$52,290$49,990
Speech-Language Pathologists29-1127510$69,230$63,180
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators51-802190$60,750$66,000
Stockers and Order Fillers53-706512,150$36,130$36,990
Stonemasons47-2022$55,870$59,420
Structural Iron and Steel Workers47-2221470$55,070$51,930
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters51-2041220$50,010$52,470
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term25-30311,650$28,220$26,880
Surgeons, All Other29-1249150
Surgical Technologists29-2055580$53,430$52,400
Surveying and Mapping Technicians17-3031100$52,270$49,000
Surveyors17-1022170$90,100$86,260
Tax Preparers13-2082350$55,350$51,060
Taxi Drivers53-305440$31,730$27,400
Teachers and Instructors, All Other25-3099130$72,000$74,200
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary25-9044530$38,790$30,450
Technical Writers27-3042100$61,400$60,310
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers49-2022560$62,170$59,700
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers49-9052530$54,890$56,380
Telemarketers41-904180$31,570$32,980
Tellers43-30711,630$38,030$37,120
Tile and Stone Setters47-2044110$48,420$44,450
Tire Repairers and Changers49-3093380$37,970$36,390
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers23-2093220$55,110$49,450
Tool and Die Makers51-4111100$55,090$55,570
Training and Development Managers11-313150$120,380$120,760
Training and Development Specialists13-1151590$65,680$62,170
Transportation Inspectors53-6051100$74,980$76,960
Transportation Security Screeners33-909370$53,760$49,000
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers11-3071370$104,020$103,530
Travel Agents41-3041180$48,300$46,610
Tree Trimmers and Pruners37-3013180$47,290$49,430
Tutors25-3041240$37,940$37,330
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials27-2023110$38,870$36,380
Urban and Regional Planners19-3051260$71,740$68,080
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers39-3031400$28,310$29,470
Veterinarians29-1131240$97,090$89,970
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers31-9096270$32,290$32,810
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians29-2056300$43,100$45,220
Waiters and Waitresses35-30317,080$30,780$29,080
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators51-80311,040$56,830$54,090
Web Developers15-1254290$53,140$50,420
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125570$106,110$94,630
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping43-5111260$42,930$43,170
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers51-41213,480$49,280$48,340
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-4122230$51,210$50,920
Wind Turbine Service Technicians49-9081190$58,900$57,780
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing51-7042610$41,070$41,070
Writers and Authors27-304340$59,430$58,740
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists19-1023200$65,880$62,200

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.