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| Career | Median yearly payAll workers · May 2025 | Projected growth2025–35 | Openings per yearprojected, 2025–35 | Typical education to start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast food and counter workers No bachelor's needed | $31,200 | +5.8% | 827,400 | No formal educational credential |
| Cashiers No bachelor's needed | $32,880 | -6.5% | 521,300 | No formal educational credential |
| Stockers and order fillers No bachelor's needed | $37,330 | +8.9% | 430,700 | No formal educational credential |
| Waiters and waitresses No bachelor's needed | $35,230 | +2.0% | 423,100 | No formal educational credential |
| Customer service representatives No bachelor's needed | $44,770 | -5.3% | 289,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Office clerks, general No bachelor's needed | $45,010 | -6.0% | 249,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive No bachelor's needed | $47,540 | -6.0% | 163,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks No bachelor's needed | $50,670 | -5.6% | 144,100 | Some college, no degree |
| Accountants and auditors Strong outlook | $83,680 | +5.0% | 115,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Medical assistants No bachelor's needed | $45,690 | +12.9% | 109,700 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Receptionists and information clerks No bachelor's needed | $38,010 | -1.7% | 105,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Amusement and recreation attendants No bachelor's needed | $32,150 | +3.7% | 100,400 | No formal educational credential |
| Management analysts Strong outlook | $101,860 | +10.1% | 94,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Medical secretaries and administrative assistants No bachelor's needed | $45,930 | +4.8% | 89,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks No bachelor's needed | $45,260 | -7.6% | 61,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Computer and information systems managers Strong outlook | $175,140 | +15.8% | 53,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Dental assistants No bachelor's needed | $48,070 | +7.4% | 53,000 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Counter and rental clerks No bachelor's needed | $41,300 | +3.0% | 46,100 | No formal educational credential |
| Pharmacy technicians No bachelor's needed | $45,750 | +6.4% | 44,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants No bachelor's needed | $76,590 | +0.0% | 43,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Paralegals and legal assistants No bachelor's needed | $62,890 | -0.3% | 40,800 | Associate's degree |
| Computer user support specialists No bachelor's needed | $61,860 | -3.5% | 39,700 | Some college, no degree |
| Billing and posting clerks No bachelor's needed | $48,500 | -0.1% | 37,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks No bachelor's needed | $35,070 | +1.8% | 35,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Compliance officers Strong outlook | $80,730 | +3.8% | 32,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks No bachelor's needed | $59,650 | -1.3% | 32,600 | 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 |
| Tellers No bachelor's needed | $43,030 | -13.2% | 26,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Logisticians Strong outlook | $82,320 | +17.6% | 26,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Financial and investment analysts Strong outlook | $102,740 | +7.2% | 24,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Couriers and messengers No bachelor's needed | $39,200 | +8.0% | 23,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Industrial engineers Strong outlook | $102,440 | +12.4% | 23,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators No bachelor's needed | $78,000 | -5.5% | 20,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Postal service mail carriers No bachelor's needed | $60,550 | -0.3% | 19,600 | No formal educational credential |
| Flight attendants Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $63,580 | +8.8% | 18,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Legal secretaries and administrative assistants No bachelor's needed | $55,570 | -5.2% | 18,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Cost estimators | $78,740 | -3.1% | 17,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks No bachelor's needed | $49,230 | -1.9% | 17,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks No bachelor's needed | $48,700 | +3.4% | 17,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Loan officers | $76,690 | +1.1% | 17,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance No bachelor's needed | $50,340 | -0.7% | 16,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Information security analysts Strong outlook | $129,180 | +21.0% | 14,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Medical records specialists Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $51,140 | +7.8% | 14,000 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Network and computer systems administrators | $99,130 | -4.1% | 13,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Gambling dealers No bachelor's needed | $34,320 | +3.4% | 13,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan No bachelor's needed | $45,920 | -10.4% | 13,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs No bachelor's needed | $54,210 | +1.6% | 12,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Librarians and media collections specialists | $68,270 | +2.6% | 12,600 | Master's degree |
| Library assistants, clerical No bachelor's needed | $36,910 | -6.4% | 12,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Printing press operators No bachelor's needed | $45,780 | -8.7% | 12,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks No bachelor's needed | $44,390 | +2.5% | 11,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks No bachelor's needed | $58,260 | -15.9% | 11,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Bill and account collectors No bachelor's needed | $47,030 | -10.4% | 11,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Library technicians No bachelor's needed | $44,580 | -6.4% | 10,800 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Loan interviewers and clerks No bachelor's needed | $50,020 | -2.4% | 10,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Biological technicians Strong outlook | $57,510 | +7.4% | 9,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Tax preparers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $54,920 | +4.7% | 9,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Cargo and freight agents Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $52,260 | +6.2% | 9,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists Strong outlook | $78,210 | +6.0% | 9,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Computer network support specialists No bachelor's needed | $76,220 | +1.2% | 9,000 | Associate's degree |
| Public safety telecommunicators Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $53,040 | +3.7% | 9,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping No bachelor's needed | $50,610 | -6.2% | 7,900 | Associate's degree |
| Data entry keyers No bachelor's needed | $41,340 | -25.5% | 7,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators No bachelor's needed | $58,470 | -5.3% | 7,300 | No formal educational credential |
| Insurance underwriters | $81,370 | -3.8% | 6,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Order clerks No bachelor's needed | $46,170 | -17.5% | 6,300 | Some college, no degree |
| Medical transcriptionists No bachelor's needed | $40,410 | -4.4% | 6,200 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Interpreters and translators | $60,170 | +2.0% | 6,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| File clerks No bachelor's needed | $43,600 | -15.8% | 5,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Opticians, dispensing No bachelor's needed | $47,260 | +4.2% | 5,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Postal service clerks No bachelor's needed | $62,130 | -0.3% | 5,300 | No formal educational credential |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers No bachelor's needed | $58,650 | +2.1% | 5,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Web developers | $92,650 | +3.8% | 5,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Commercial pilots Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $123,220 | +5.2% | 5,200 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Pharmacy aides No bachelor's needed | $37,680 | -0.7% | 5,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Financial risk specialists Strong outlook | $117,330 | +7.4% | 4,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service No bachelor's needed | $39,280 | -7.2% | 4,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping No bachelor's needed | $46,380 | -4.8% | 4,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Financial examiners Strong outlook | $94,160 | +9.3% | 4,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Transportation security screeners No bachelor's needed | $66,770 | -4.2% | 4,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Computer programmers | $100,390 | -7.3% | 4,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents | $62,370 | -1.0% | 4,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Passenger attendants No bachelor's needed | $37,720 | +6.0% | 4,300 | 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 |
| Database architects Strong outlook | $139,500 | +9.4% | 3,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Gambling change persons and booth cashiers No bachelor's needed | $36,220 | -1.9% | 3,900 | No formal educational credential |
| Occupational health and safety technicians Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $61,560 | +19.4% | 3,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Procurement clerks No bachelor's needed | $50,580 | -8.1% | 3,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Brokerage clerks No bachelor's needed | $65,750 | -7.6% | 3,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Database administrators | $104,620 | -0.1% | 3,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Private detectives and investigators Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $51,220 | +5.5% | 3,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Technical writers | $90,390 | +0.8% | 3,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Credit analysts | $83,510 | -4.3% | 3,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Surveyors Strong outlook | $75,440 | +5.8% | 3,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service No bachelor's needed | $38,630 | -26.0% | 3,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Health information technologists and medical registrars Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $68,020 | +15.9% | 3,000 | Associate's degree |
| Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers No bachelor's needed | $55,010 | +3.0% | 3,000 | Associate's degree |
| Budget analysts | $91,640 | +1.9% | 2,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Computer numerically controlled tool programmers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $68,120 | +5.9% | 2,700 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| New accounts clerks No bachelor's needed | $47,670 | -6.5% | 2,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Print binding and finishing workers No bachelor's needed | $42,290 | -17.5% | 2,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Transportation inspectors No bachelor's needed | $92,100 | +2.2% | 2,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Air traffic controllers No bachelor's needed | $148,080 | +1.7% | 2,100 | Associate's degree |
| Office machine operators, except computer No bachelor's needed | $40,960 | -14.9% | 2,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Prepress technicians and workers No bachelor's needed | $48,690 | -15.3% | 2,100 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Credit counselors | $52,230 | +3.3% | 2,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Word processors and typists No bachelor's needed | $49,280 | -34.4% | 1,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Court reporters and simultaneous captioners No bachelor's needed | $72,420 | -0.1% | 1,800 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Broadcast technicians No bachelor's needed | $59,570 | -3.1% | 1,600 | Associate's degree |
| Curators Strong outlook | $63,420 | +4.9% | 1,600 | Master's degree |
| Actuaries Strong outlook | $130,000 | +9.2% | 1,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Airfield operations specialists Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $56,850 | +7.8% | 1,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Judicial law clerks | $64,920 | +2.8% | 1,500 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Gambling and sports book writers and runners No bachelor's needed | $34,980 | +1.8% | 1,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Meter readers, utilities No bachelor's needed | $48,150 | -10.5% | 1,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Gambling cage workers No bachelor's needed | $37,580 | -3.1% | 1,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Archivists | $64,550 | +3.4% | 1,100 | Master's degree |
| Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators No bachelor's needed | $43,370 | -1.8% | 1,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | $51,120 | -0.9% | 1,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists Strong outlook | $81,390 | +7.4% | 900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks No bachelor's needed | $50,080 | -7.4% | 900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage No bachelor's needed | $78,240 | -8.7% | 700 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Log graders and scalers No bachelor's needed | $46,330 | -2.2% | 600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | $117,860 | +0.0% | 500 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Correspondence clerks No bachelor's needed | $46,800 | -5.6% | 500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Statistical assistants | $50,330 | -1.8% | 500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Desktop publishers No bachelor's needed | $55,290 | -14.5% | 300 | Associate's degree |
| Telephone operators No bachelor's needed | $41,740 | -27.6% | 200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
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.