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| Career | Median yearly payAll workers · May 2025 | Projected growth2025–35 | Openings per yearprojected, 2025–35 | Typical education to start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare workers No bachelor's needed | $34,980 | -2.0% | 150,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Amusement and recreation attendants No bachelor's needed | $32,150 | +3.7% | 100,400 | No formal educational credential |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists No bachelor's needed | $35,790 | +7.7% | 73,400 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors No bachelor's needed | $47,160 | +7.3% | 68,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Recreation workers No bachelor's needed | $36,560 | +4.3% | 67,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Animal caretakers No bachelor's needed | $35,360 | +12.1% | 62,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers No bachelor's needed | $32,910 | +0.9% | 27,300 | No formal educational credential |
| Manicurists and pedicurists No bachelor's needed | $35,760 | +9.2% | 21,900 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Residential advisors No bachelor's needed | $42,240 | +3.5% | 16,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Personal care and service workers, all other No bachelor's needed | $41,600 | +5.9% | 14,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Skincare specialists No bachelor's needed | $45,330 | +8.8% | 14,200 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Gambling dealers No bachelor's needed | $34,320 | +3.4% | 13,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of personal service workers No bachelor's needed | $48,590 | +6.3% | 12,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Tour and travel guides No bachelor's needed | $38,120 | +6.3% | 11,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services No bachelor's needed | $48,560 | +5.3% | 10,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Barbers No bachelor's needed | $38,210 | +3.3% | 6,900 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Concierges No bachelor's needed | $38,950 | +2.6% | 6,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Animal trainers No bachelor's needed | $39,990 | +4.2% | 6,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Funeral attendants No bachelor's needed | $35,680 | +2.6% | 5,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants No bachelor's needed | $36,300 | +6.4% | 4,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Baggage porters and bellhops No bachelor's needed | $37,080 | -3.0% | 3,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers No bachelor's needed | $55,010 | +3.0% | 3,000 | Associate's degree |
| First-line supervisors of gambling services workers No bachelor's needed | $63,820 | +3.5% | 2,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Gambling service workers, all other No bachelor's needed | $36,310 | +4.2% | 2,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Shampooers No bachelor's needed | $32,600 | +5.6% | 2,200 | No formal educational credential |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other No bachelor's needed | $32,640 | +4.0% | 1,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Costume attendants No bachelor's needed | $50,400 | +5.9% | 1,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Gambling and sports book writers and runners No bachelor's needed | $34,980 | +1.8% | 1,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Embalmers No bachelor's needed | $58,780 | +0.7% | 700 | Associate's degree |
| Makeup artists, theatrical and performance Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $97,150 | +6.1% | 600 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Crematory operators No bachelor's needed | $43,650 | +3.1% | 500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Motion picture projectionists No bachelor's needed | $38,270 | -6.2% | 300 | No formal educational credential |
Median yearly pay is from May 2025, for all workers at every experience level: half earn more, half less. Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025 to 2035; openings include jobs that come open as people retire or change careers.
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