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| Career | Median yearly payAll workers · May 2025 | Projected growth2025–35 | Openings per yearprojected, 2025–35 | Typical education to start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail salespersons No bachelor's needed | $35,410 | -0.3% | 520,600 | No formal educational credential |
| General and operations managers Strong outlook | $105,770 | +5.0% | 285,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers No bachelor's needed | $44,080 | +5.4% | 171,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers No bachelor's needed | $69,500 | +0.1% | 127,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel No bachelor's needed | $69,990 | +2.7% | 115,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of retail sales workers No bachelor's needed | $48,520 | -3.7% | 113,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products No bachelor's needed | $72,080 | -0.9% | 99,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Market research analysts and marketing specialists Strong outlook | $78,760 | +7.0% | 82,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Project management specialists Strong outlook | $102,320 | +6.7% | 76,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Human resources specialists Strong outlook | $75,940 | +6.4% | 73,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers No bachelor's needed | $89,900 | -3.4% | 70,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $79,920 | +5.0% | 67,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Financial managers Strong outlook | $166,570 | +9.7% | 65,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Medical and health services managers Strong outlook | $123,860 | +24.2% | 62,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| First-line supervisors of production and operating workers No bachelor's needed | $74,450 | +1.8% | 61,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Construction managers Strong outlook | $114,990 | +9.1% | 49,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $79,860 | +4.1% | 48,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Sales managers Strong outlook | $148,270 | +4.5% | 47,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Insurance sales agents No bachelor's needed | $62,280 | +3.3% | 43,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Food service managers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $69,390 | +5.8% | 38,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $69,990 | +3.7% | 36,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | $78,660 | +1.4% | 35,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Marketing managers Strong outlook | $166,790 | +6.9% | 34,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Real estate sales agents No bachelor's needed | $52,830 | +1.7% | 32,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers No bachelor's needed | $49,100 | +3.2% | 30,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Lawyers Strong outlook | $159,670 | +4.7% | 28,700 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Chefs and head cooks Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $62,470 | +6.6% | 25,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $58,430 | +4.0% | 23,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | $104,920 | +1.2% | 23,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Public relations specialists | $74,750 | +1.8% | 23,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Administrative services managers Strong outlook | $114,130 | +5.2% | 22,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers No bachelor's needed | $87,520 | +0.5% | 21,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Chief executives | $213,990 | +3.2% | 19,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Social and community service managers Strong outlook | $80,390 | +7.2% | 18,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $107,230 | +6.1% | 18,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Personal financial advisors | $105,070 | +1.4% | 17,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Industrial production managers | $126,060 | +2.6% | 17,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Human resources managers Strong outlook | $149,280 | +5.5% | 16,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Meeting, convention, and event planners Strong outlook | $61,160 | +5.8% | 16,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Architectural and engineering managers Strong outlook | $171,270 | +5.5% | 14,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Facilities managers Strong outlook | $106,660 | +4.6% | 14,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| First-line supervisors of personal service workers No bachelor's needed | $48,590 | +6.3% | 12,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Demonstrators and product promoters No bachelor's needed | $39,320 | +0.2% | 11,400 | No formal educational credential |
| 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 |
| First-line supervisors of police and detectives No bachelor's needed | $106,040 | +3.3% | 10,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Fundraisers Strong outlook | $72,550 | +5.5% | 10,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Advertising sales agents No bachelor's needed | $64,820 | -7.2% | 7,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Real estate brokers No bachelor's needed | $73,220 | +0.8% | 7,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $59,320 | +3.8% | 7,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of security workers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $55,940 | +3.7% | 6,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $93,530 | +3.7% | 6,600 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Purchasing managers Strong outlook | $148,080 | +4.0% | 6,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Public relations managers Strong outlook | $146,910 | +5.7% | 6,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Travel agents No bachelor's needed | $50,160 | +0.2% | 5,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Telemarketers No bachelor's needed | $35,450 | -21.4% | 5,800 | No formal educational credential |
| Lodging managers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $69,250 | +3.8% | 5,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling Strong outlook | $79,520 | +6.0% | 5,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers No bachelor's needed | $41,380 | -10.4% | 4,800 | No formal educational credential |
| Labor relations specialists | $95,420 | +2.1% | 4,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials No bachelor's needed | $40,710 | +5.2% | 4,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Training and development managers Strong outlook | $133,000 | +6.4% | 4,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Sales engineers | $124,900 | +2.8% | 3,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| First-line supervisors of correctional officers No bachelor's needed | $77,970 | -2.5% | 3,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Fundraising managers Strong outlook | $125,470 | +5.4% | 3,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| First-line supervisors of gambling services workers No bachelor's needed | $63,820 | +3.5% | 2,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Funeral home managers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $78,790 | +4.1% | 2,600 | Associate's degree |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes Strong outlook | $82,890 | +9.7% | 2,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Advertising and promotions managers | $133,660 | -3.7% | 2,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Compensation and benefits managers | $149,230 | +1.1% | 1,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Emergency management directors Strong outlook | $93,330 | +3.9% | 1,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $58,170 | +9.2% | 900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents No bachelor's needed | $96,660 | -0.3% | 900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | $153,990 | +2.8% | 800 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Gambling managers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $93,220 | +3.6% | 600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators Strong outlook | $75,530 | +4.7% | 300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Farm labor contractors Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $58,460 | +7.4% | 100 | 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.