All 177 occupations

Occupation Median pay Growth 2025–2035 Openings / yr
1. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $232,140 +8.3% 11,200
2. Chief Executives $213,990 +3.2% 19,100
3. Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140 +15.8% 53,500
4. Architectural and Engineering Managers $171,270 +5.5% 14,900
5. Natural Sciences Managers $167,220 +8.2% 9,200
6. Marketing Managers $166,790 +6.9% 34,000
7. Financial Managers $166,570 +9.7% 65,600
8. Computer Hardware Engineers $161,740 +9.1% 4,100
9. Human Resources Managers $149,280 +5.5% 16,800
10. Compensation and Benefits Managers $149,230 +1.1% 1,600
11. Sales Managers $148,270 +4.5% 47,300
12. Purchasing Managers $148,080 +4% 6,400
13. Medical Dosimetrists $147,470 +5% 200
14. Public Relations Managers $146,910 +5.7% 6,100
15. Petroleum Engineers $144,910 +2% 1,000
16. Managers, All Other $141,900 +4.9% 100,900
17. Database Architects $139,500 +9.4% 3,900
18. Software Developers $135,980 +10.2% 95,300
19. Aerospace Engineers $134,960 +8.3% 3,800
20. Computer Network Architects $134,050 +7.7% 9,600
21. Nuclear Engineers $133,970 +0.4% 800
22. Advertising and Promotions Managers $133,660 -3.7% 2,300
23. Training and Development Managers $133,000 +6.4% 4,100
24. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $130,220 +3.7% 4,900
25. Actuaries $130,000 +9.2% 1,500
26. Information Security Analysts $129,180 +21% 14,100
27. Industrial Production Managers $126,060 +2.6% 17,000
28. Fundraising Managers $125,470 +5.4% 3,700
29. Chemical Engineers $125,040 +4.7% 1,100
30. Sales Engineers $124,900 +2.8% 3,800
31. Medical and Health Services Managers $123,860 +24.2% 62,300
32. Engineers, All Other $122,930 +3.7% 8,800
33. Physical Scientists, All Other $122,570 +2.1% 1,400
34. Electrical Engineers $120,630 +9.9% 11,400
35. Data Scientists $120,230 +34.6% 24,800
36. Materials Scientists $117,790 +8.3% 600
37. Financial Risk Specialists $117,330 +7.4% 4,800
38. Computer Occupations, All Other $116,580 +5.1% 27,000
39. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $115,160 +5.4% 1,200
40. Construction Managers $114,990 +9.1% 49,700
41. Art Directors $114,850 +4.2% 12,200
42. Administrative Services Managers $114,130 +5.2% 22,000
43. Materials Engineers $112,860 +7.5% 1,300
44. Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $112,230 +6.7% 500
45. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $109,370 +7.6% 1,200
46. Environmental Engineers $107,110 +6.3% 2,300
47. Facilities Managers $106,660 +4.6% 14,200
48. Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers $106,220 +3.8% 300
49. Computer Systems Analysts $105,850 +7.9% 32,900
50. General and Operations Managers $105,770 +5% 285,000
51. Personal Financial Advisors $105,070 +1.4% 17,100
52. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $104,920 +1.2% 23,600
53. Database Administrators $104,620 -0.1% 3,300
54. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $104,300 +5.7% 10,700
55. Mechanical Engineers $104,110 +11.2% 17,800
56. Web and Digital Interface Designers $104,000 +6% 8,300
57. Financial and Investment Analysts $102,740 +7.2% 24,700
58. Industrial Engineers $102,440 +12.4% 23,100
59. Project Management Specialists $102,320 +6.7% 76,500
60. Geographers $102,040 -2.1% 100
61. Special Effects Artists and Animators $102,030 -0.3% 4,200
62. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $101,920 +5.1% 1,800
63. Management Analysts $101,860 +10.1% 94,100
64. Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $101,110 -0.2% 2,700
65. Civil Engineers $100,840 +6.4% 22,700
66. Computer Programmers $100,390 -7.3% 4,400
67. Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $99,280 +4.3% 6,900
68. Network and Computer Systems Administrators $99,130 -4.1% 13,400
69. Atmospheric and Space Scientists $99,070 +2.6% 800
70. Biological Scientists, All Other $98,920 +4.7% 4,300
71. Agricultural Engineers $98,590 +6.9% 100
72. Registered Nurses $97,550 +5.6% 180,800
73. Hydrologists $96,600 +1.5% 400
74. Labor Relations Specialists $95,420 +2.1% 4,800
75. Education Administrators, All Other $95,200 +1.6% 3,900
76. Financial Examiners $94,160 +9.3% 4,500
77. Life Scientists, All Other $93,750 +6.3% 400
78. Emergency Management Directors $93,330 +3.9% 1,100
79. Web Developers $92,650 +3.8% 5,300
80. Budget Analysts $91,640 +1.9% 2,900
81. Chemists $91,240 +6.4% 5,900
82. Technical Writers $90,390 +0.8% 3,200
83. Producers and Directors $90,360 +4% 12,100
84. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $90,150 +18.5% 17,100
85. Operations Research Analysts $88,940 +11.9% 7,500
86. Food Scientists and Technologists $88,720 +6.2% 1,000
87. Microbiologists $87,990 +6.2% 1,500
88. Commercial and Industrial Designers $83,910 +2.4% 2,800
89. Accountants and Auditors $83,680 +5% 115,300
90. Credit Analysts $83,510 -4.3% 3,100
91. Business Operations Specialists, All Other $83,050 +3.9% 98,700
92. Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $82,890 +9.7% 2,400
93. Logisticians $82,320 +17.6% 26,600
94. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $82,220 +6.1% 7,300
95. Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other $81,490 +7.1% 200
96. Cartographers and Photogrammetrists $81,390 +7.4% 900
97. Insurance Underwriters $81,370 -3.8% 6,800
98. Financial Specialists, All Other $81,100 +4.1% 9,400
99. Fashion Designers $80,960 +0.1% 2,500
100. Compliance Officers $80,730 +3.8% 32,700
101. Social and Community Service Managers $80,390 +7.2% 18,500
102. Landscape Architects $79,870 +4.4% 1,700
103. Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $79,520 +6% 5,100
104. Soil and Plant Scientists $78,850 +6.7% 1,400
105. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $78,760 +7% 82,000
106. Cost Estimators $78,740 -3.1% 17,600
107. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $78,660 +1.4% 35,100
108. Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $78,210 +6% 9,000
109. Therapists, All Other $77,930 +12.6% 3,600
110. Editors $77,920 -1.1% 7,900
111. Buyers and Purchasing Agents $77,710 +6% 47,200
112. Writers and Authors $76,910 -0.3% 11,900
113. Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists $76,780 +3.6% 1,400
114. Loan Officers $76,690 +1.1% 17,100
115. Special Education Teachers, All Other $76,580 +1.9% 2,300
116. Dietitians and Nutritionists $76,400 +7.7% 5,700
117. Foresters $76,400 +2.2% 900
118. Human Resources Specialists $75,940 +6.4% 73,700
119. Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators $75,530 +4.7% 300
120. Surveyors $75,440 +5.8% 3,100
121. Film and Video Editors $75,420 +3.7% 3,100
122. Set and Exhibit Designers $75,240 +1.4% 2,200
123. Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film $74,990 +1.3% 2,500
124. Public Relations Specialists $74,750 +1.8% 23,000
125. Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $74,260 -0.2% 10,400
126. Fish and Game Wardens $74,060 -5.7% 500
127. Music Directors and Composers $73,710 +1.2% 4,200
128. Conservation Scientists $73,010 +5.3% 2,100
129. Fundraisers $72,550 +5.5% 10,000
130. Forensic Science Technicians $72,060 +13.3% 2,800
131. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $72,040 -0.2% 63,500
132. Social Workers, All Other $71,900 +2.3% 5,800
133. Training and Development Specialists $69,280 +10.8% 46,000
134. Animal Scientists $68,940 +5.8% 200
135. Property Appraisers and Assessors $67,960 +3.5% 5,200
136. Interior Designers $67,190 +2.7% 7,700
137. Special Education Teachers, Middle School $66,810 -0.4% 6,000
138. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $66,270 -0.4% 6,400
139. Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $66,270 +3% 7,900
140. Teachers and Instructors, All Other $66,140 -0.2% 15,700
141. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $65,120 -0.4% 16,400
142. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School $65,030 -0.5% 1,000
143. Designers, All Other $64,950 +1.2% 2,100
144. Special Education Teachers, Preschool $64,830 +2.4% 2,000
145. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $64,370 -0.4% 38,800
146. Health Education Specialists $64,070 +5.6% 6,900
147. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $63,970 -0.4% 87,500
148. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $63,820 -0.3% 8,000
149. Graphic Designers $62,960 -1.7% 16,000
150. Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $62,930 +2.7% 20,800
151. Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $62,680 -0.3% 11,900
152. Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $62,370 -1% 4,400
153. News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $62,200 -5.9% 3,400
154. Social Science Research Assistants $61,990 +5% 4,900
155. Recreational Therapists $61,960 +4.8% 1,400
156. Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $61,540 -13.9% 3,800
157. Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $61,160 +5.8% 16,800
158. Clergy $60,810 +2.4% 19,200
159. Interpreters and Translators $60,170 +2% 6,000
160. Child, Family, and School Social Workers $59,550 +4.4% 33,900
161. Exercise Physiologists $59,460 +12.8% 1,400
162. Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $59,300 -3.1% 5,200
163. Biological Technicians $57,510 +7.4% 9,400
164. Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $56,730 +5.5% 11,600
165. Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators $55,490 -2.9% 2,200
166. Credit Counselors $52,230 +3.3% 2,000
167. Directors, Religious Activities and Education $52,100 +3.3% 13,000
168. Museum Technicians and Conservators $51,440 +3.6% 1,600
169. Proofreaders and Copy Markers $51,120 -0.9% 1,100
170. Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $50,890 +1.8% 12,700
171. Statistical Assistants $50,330 -1.8% 500
172. Agricultural Inspectors $49,940 +2.3% 2,500
173. Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $47,340 -7.6% 2,000
174. Coaches and Scouts $47,320 +6.1% 36,400
175. Religious Workers, All Other $45,280 +1.5% 12,100
176. Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $42,910 +2.7% 25,700
177. Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $41,670 +2% 65,000

Sources: BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035 (growth, openings, education) and BLS OEWS May 2025 national medians. Openings are yearly averages and include replacement of workers who leave.

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