10 job most likely to provide a pay raise

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Considering asking the boss for a raise? To help you assess the chances of a bigger paycheck, finder.com analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to uncover the careers most likely to provide pay increases.

Top dog on our list? Theater/Performance Makeup Artists, with those in the industry experiencing a 41% pay increase between 2019 and 2020. The BLS also projects the yearly employment for the occupation to increase by 11% from 2019 to 2029.

But it’s not just makeup pros who can keep their eyes out for more money. Take a look at the top 10 careers with the biggest potential for a larger income, along with your chances of breaking into the industry.

What are the top 10 jobs with the biggest pay increase potential?

Rank	Occupation	2020 Median Salary	2019 Median Salary	% Increase
1	Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$106,920	$75,730	41.2%
2	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$183,300	$147,220	24.5%
3	Motorboat Operators	$55,910	$48,260	15.9%
4	Photographers	$41,280	$36,280	13.8%
5	Legislators	$33,200	$29,270	13.4%
6	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$36,250	$32,080	13.00%
7	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$37,170	$32,910	12.94%
8	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$28,660	$25,440	12.66%
9	Models	$31,910	$28,350	12.56%
10 ”	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment”	$70,200	$62,530	12.27%

Other Specialist Dentists—a cluster that includes dentists that are not general dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, nor prosthodontists—hold the No. 2 spot for salary increases. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of 2020, an average of only 5,610 people made a career as this kind of specialist dentist. But this field managed to experience a 25% salary increase from 2019 and 2020.

Sliding into third place, motorboat operators — a field that averages a salary of $55,910 — also experienced double-digit income growth. These workers saw paychecks of 16% more from 2019 to 2020.

Next in line are photographers, who experienced a salary increase of 14% from 2019 to 2020, from $36,280 to $41,280.

Rounding out the Top 5 spots for salary increases are legislators, who saw a 13% increase in their salary from 2019 to 2020, from $29,270 to $33,200. The employment in this occupation is projected to grow 6.2% from 2019 to 2029 according to BLS.

Interestingly, these top careers shift around when we zoom into demographics. For women, the top career with a high potential for pay raises are occupations as producers and directors that brought in a 34% salary increase from 2019 to 2020, whereas for men, it’s bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, who saw a 40% increase in their paychecks.

What are the top 10 pay raises for women?

Rank	Occupation	2020 Median Salary*	2019 Median Salary*	% Increase
1	Producers and Directors	$80,496	$60,112	33.9%
2	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$56,472	$44,148	27.9%
3	Operations Research Analysts	$75,920	$61,776	22.9%
4	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$47,892	$39,312	21.8%
5	Training and Development Specialists	$60,892	$50,336	21.0%
6	Fundraisers	$77,272	$63,908	20.91%
7	Advertising Sales Agents	$54,860	$45,448	20.71%
8	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$43,160	$35,932	20.12%
9	Civil Engineers	$82,576	$70,356	17.37%
10	Public Relations Specialists	$75,504	$65,260	15.70%

_{*Median annual earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by sex were calculated by multiplying BLS’s median weekly earnings by 52.}

According to the BLS, producers and directors are projected to grow by 10% from 2019 to 2029. Income increases coupled with fast-track growth justify this occupation leading our list of highest pay raise potentials for women.

Women interested in changing careers may want to check out the No. 3 positions on our list. From 2019 until 2029, BLS reports a projected employment growth of 25% for operations research analysts, an occupation that experienced a 23% pay increase for women between 2019 and 2020.

Even the last position on our top 10 is promising, with employment for public relations specialists expected to grow by 7.2% from 2019 to 2029. Women public relations specialists saw their median salary increase by 16% from 2019 to 2020, from $65,260 to $75,504. The 90th percentile for medical scientists for all genders earned $118,210 in 2020.

What are the top 10 pay raises for men?

Rank	Occupation	2020 Median Salary*	2019 Median Salary*	% Increase
1	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$57,252	$40,768	40.4%
2	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$97,760	$72,072	35.6%
3	Dishwashers	$29,484	$24,128	22.2%
4	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$55,952	$45,968	21.7%
5	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$46,904	$39,416	19.0%
6	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$66,716	$56,264	18.58%
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$63,804	$54,028	18.09%
8	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,540	$50,492	17.92%
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$53,456	$45,500	17.49%
10	Registered Nurses	$75,608	$65,312	15.76%

_{*Median annual earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by sex were calculated by multiplying BLS’s median weekly earnings by 52.}

Looking over the list for men, you’ll see that bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks take the lead for pay raises among men, with the median salary increasing by 40%, from $40,768 to $57,252. Although salaries for these occupations grew in 2020, the number of jobs is projected to decrease by 6.0% from 2019 to 2029.

In comparison, our runner-up, securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents, saw their pay increase by 36% from 2019 to 2020, from $72,072 to $97,760. To make the occupation even more attractive, the number of jobs in the occupation is projected to increase by 3.7% from 2019 to 2029.

Rounding out our top ten for men, we have registered nurses who saw a 16% salary increase from 2019 to 2020. These occupations earned a median salary of $75,608 in 2020, and the number of jobs in the occupation is expected to grow by 7.2% from 2019 to 2029, according to the BLS.

What about decreases?

Not all careers reliably boost an employee’s finances. Plenty of careers failed to make our list due to rapidly declining salaries. Overall, farm labor contractors saw the steepest salary decline from 2019 to 2020, dropping by 22.82% from $61,910 to $47,780.

For men, the cluster of occupations farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers had the largest salary decline. Salaries for these occupations dropped 24.78% from 2019 to 2020, from $60,424 to $45,448.

For women, lawyers experienced the deepest salary decline among other occupations. These careers saw a 11% decline in salary between 2019 and 2020, from $97,656 to $86,580.

Complete list of 764 jobs and rankings

Rank	Occupation	2020 Median Salary	2019 Median Salary	(+/-) % Change in Salary
1	Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$106,920	$75,730	41.19%
2	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$183,300	$147,220	24.51%
3	Motorboat Operators	$55,910	$48,260	15.85%
4	Photographers	$41,280	$36,280	13.78%
5	Legislators	$33,200	$29,270	13.43%
6	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$36,250	$32,080	13.00%
7	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$37,170	$32,910	12.94%
8	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$28,660	$25,440	12.66%
9	Models	$31,910	$28,350	12.56%
10 ”	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment”	$70,200	$62,530	12.27%
11	Gambling Dealers	$23,740	$21,260	11.67%
12	Microbiologists	$84,400	$75,650	11.57%
13	Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$34,510	$31,230	10.50%
14	Wellhead Pumpers	$60,720	$55,040	10.32%
15	Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	$49,680	$45,070	10.23%
16	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$28,220	$25,670	9.93%
17	Commercial Divers	$54,800	$49,980	9.64%
18	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$160,970	$147,220	9.34%
19	Motion Picture Projectionists	$27,490	$25,150	9.30%
20	Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$46,680	$42,790	9.09%
21 ”	Acupuncturists and Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other”	$82,420	$75,640	8.96%
22	Therapists, All Other	$57,310	$52,650	8.85%
23	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,340	$83,260	8.50%
24	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$27,080	$24,970	8.45%
25	Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$29,730	$27,420	8.42%
26	Commercial Pilots	$93,300	$86,080	8.39%
27	Passenger Attendants	$28,770	$26,570	8.28%
28	Packers and Packagers, Hand	$28,050	$25,910	8.26%
29	Manicurists and Pedicurists	$27,870	$25,770	8.15%
30	Driver/Sales Workers	$27,960	$25,860	8.12%
31	Model Makers, Wood	$64,050	$59,260	8.08%
32	Life Scientists, All Other	$82,000	$75,910	8.02%
33	Recreation Workers	$28,440	$26,350	7.93%
34	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$27,930	$25,890	7.88%
35	Parking Attendants	$27,080	$25,140	7.72%
36	Barbers	$32,470	$30,150	7.69%
37	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,600	$40,490	7.68%
38	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$45,610	$42,360	7.67%
39	Bicycle Repairers	$32,630	$30,330	7.58%
40	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$34,720	$32,280	7.56%
41	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$29,620	$27,550	7.51%
42	Paperhangers	$43,560	$40,520	7.50%
43	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$30,190	$28,100	7.44%
44	Broadcast Technicians	$43,570	$40,570	7.39%
45	Shampooers	$24,190	$22,550	7.27%
46	Retail Salespersons	$27,080	$25,250	7.25%
47	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$27,640	$25,800	7.13%
48	Locomotive Engineers	$71,870	$67,090	7.12%
49	Counter and Rental Clerks	$30,870	$28,820	7.11%
50	Skincare Specialists	$36,510	$34,090	7.10%
51 ”	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products”	$86,650	$81,020	6.95%
52	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$25,110	$23,500	6.85%
53	Sewing Machine Operators	$28,230	$26,420	6.85%
54	Natural Sciences Managers	$137,940	$129,100	6.85%
55	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$25,020	$23,420	6.83%
56	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$46,770	$43,790	6.81%
57	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$48,090	$45,040	6.77%
58	Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$37,650	$35,290	6.69%
59	Light Truck Drivers	$37,050	$34,730	6.68%
60	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$45,900	$43,030	6.67%
61	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$42,480	$39,830	6.65%
62	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$77,130	$72,340	6.62%
63	Stockers and Order Fillers	$29,190	$27,380	6.61%
64	Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$34,210	$32,090	6.61%
65	Counselors, All Other	$45,760	$42,930	6.59%
66	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$25,010	$23,470	6.56%
67	Set and Exhibit Designers	$58,180	$54,600	6.56%
68	News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$49,300	$46,270	6.55%
69	Watch and Clock Repairers	$45,290	$42,520	6.51%
70	Food Scientists and Technologists	$73,450	$68,970	6.50%
71	Judicial Law Clerks	$57,510	$54,010	6.48%
72	Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$40,500	$38,060	6.41%
73	Podiatrists	$134,300	$126,240	6.38%
74	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$133,460	$125,510	6.33%
75	Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$26,700	$25,110	6.33%
76	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$78,840	$74,180	6.28%
77	Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$56,230	$52,910	6.27%
78	Food Batchmakers	$32,710	$30,790	6.24%
79	Writers and Authors	$67,120	$63,200	6.20%
80	Telemarketers	$27,920	$26,290	6.20%
81	Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$36,770	$34,630	6.18%
82 ”	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers”	$61,470	$57,910	6.15%
83	Bakers	$29,400	$27,700	6.14%
84	Labor Relations Specialists	$73,240	$69,020	6.11%
85	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$33,010	$31,110	6.11%
86	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$37,580	$35,420	6.10%
87	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$25,910	$24,430	6.06%
88	Transportation Security Screeners	$44,300	$41,770	6.06%
89	Library Technicians	$37,010	$34,900	6.05%
90	Air Traffic Controllers	$130,420	$122,990	6.04%
91	Dietetic Technicians	$30,110	$28,400	6.02%
92	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$29,080	$27,430	6.02%
93	Religious Workers, All Other	$33,530	$31,630	6.01%
94	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$24,760	$23,370	5.95%
95	Residential Advisors	$31,190	$29,450	5.91%
96	Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$39,570	$37,380	5.86%
97	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$33,000	$31,180	5.84%
98	Nurse Midwives	$111,130	$105,030	5.81%
99	Cashiers	$25,020	$23,650	5.79%
100	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$27,050	$25,580	5.75%
101	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$25,580	$24,190	5.75%
102	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$46,590	$44,070	5.72%
103	Physicists	$129,850	$122,850	5.70%
104	Medical Transcriptionists	$35,270	$33,380	5.66%
105	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,280	$34,340	5.65%
106	Cooks, Short Order	$26,570	$25,150	5.65%
107	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$44,610	$42,250	5.59%
108	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$34,440	$32,620	5.58%
109	Private Detectives and Investigators	$53,320	$50,510	5.56%
110	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$34,780	$32,950	5.55%
111	Mathematicians	$110,860	$105,030	5.55%
112 ”	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services”	$42,000	$39,800	5.53%
113	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,220	$24,850	5.51%
114	Telephone Operators	$37,710	$35,750	5.48%
115	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$31,120	$29,510	5.46%
116	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$65,960	$62,550	5.45%
117	Database Administrators and Architects	$98,860	$93,750	5.45%
118	Film and Video Editors	$67,250	$63,780	5.44%
119	Production Workers, All Other	$31,420	$29,800	5.44%
120	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$50,100	$47,520	5.43%
121	Dishwashers	$25,270	$23,970	5.42%
122	Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$27,080	$25,690	5.41%
123	Bartenders	$24,960	$23,680	5.41%
124	Physical Therapist Aides	$28,450	$27,000	5.37%
125	Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$37,710	$35,790	5.36%
126	Crane and Tower Operators	$59,710	$56,690	5.33%
127	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$32,640	$30,990	5.32%
128	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$26,540	$25,200	5.32%
129	Animal Scientists	$63,490	$60,300	5.29%
130	Animal Caretakers	$26,080	$24,780	5.25%
131 ”	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other”	$77,420	$73,570	5.23%
132	Archivists	$56,760	$53,950	5.21%
133 ”	Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other”	$116,350	$110,630	5.17%
134	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$25,470	$24,220	5.16%
135	Pharmacy Aides	$29,280	$27,850	5.13%
136	Food Preparation Workers	$26,070	$24,800	5.12%
137	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,560	$74,760	5.08%
138	Childcare Workers	$25,460	$24,230	5.08%
139	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$32,500	$30,930	5.08%
140	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$30,710	$29,230	5.06%
141	Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$40,520	$38,570	5.06%
142	Nurse Anesthetists	$183,580	$174,790	5.03%
143	Epidemiologists	$74,560	$70,990	5.03%
144	Tire Repairers and Changers	$30,060	$28,640	4.96%
145	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$27,380	$26,090	4.94%
146	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$47,410	$45,180	4.94%
147	Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$41,460	$39,510	4.94%
148	Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,860	$22,740	4.93%
149	Fence Erectors	$37,550	$35,800	4.89%
150 ”	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters”	$48,510	$46,250	4.89%
151	Computer Occupations, All Other	$92,870	$88,550	4.88%
152	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$66,350	$63,270	4.87%
153	Social Workers, All Other	$64,210	$61,230	4.87%
154	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$95,100	$90,700	4.85%
155	Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$51,720	$49,330	4.84%
156	Hoist and Winch Operators	$62,610	$59,720	4.84%
157	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,370	$37,560	4.82%
158	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$43,320	$41,330	4.81%
159	Helpers–Production Workers	$30,500	$29,100	4.81%
160	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$64,610	$61,660	4.78%
161	Desktop Publishers	$47,560	$45,390	4.78%
162	Brokerage Clerks	$55,270	$52,750	4.78%
163	Geographers	$85,430	$81,540	4.77%
164	Crematory Operators and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$28,420	$27,130	4.75%
165	Sales Engineers	$108,830	$103,900	4.74%
166	Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$31,630	$30,200	4.74%
167	Medical Equipment Repairers	$51,610	$49,280	4.73%
168	Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$52,300	$49,940	4.73%
169	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$87,260	$83,330	4.72%
170 ”	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel”	$58,770	$56,130	4.70%
171	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$29,930	$28,590	4.69%
172	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$29,130	$27,830	4.67%
173	Genetic Counselors	$85,700	$81,880	4.67%
174	Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers	$77,200	$73,760	4.66%
175	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$44,050	$42,090	4.66%
176	Helpers–Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$33,590	$32,100	4.64%
177	Soil and Plant Scientists	$66,120	$63,200	4.62%
178	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$31,930	$30,520	4.62%
179	Security Guards	$31,050	$29,680	4.62%
180	Dredge Operators	$49,210	$47,040	4.61%
181	Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$61,420	$58,720	4.60%
182	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$36,650	$35,040	4.59%
183	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$42,130	$40,280	4.59%
184	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$30,810	$29,460	4.58%
185	Agricultural Engineers	$84,410	$80,720	4.57%
186	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$99,740	$95,380	4.57%
187	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$62,010	$59,300	4.57%
188	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$33,360	$31,910	4.54%
189 ”	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers”	$36,390	$34,810	4.54%
190	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$86,940	$83,170	4.53%
191	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$40,850	$39,080	4.53%
192	Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$49,730	$47,580	4.52%
193	Library Assistants, Clerical	$28,730	$27,490	4.51%
194	Astronomers	$119,730	$114,590	4.49%
195	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$56,640	$54,210	4.48%
196	Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other	$52,400	$50,160	4.47%
197	Helpers–Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$36,990	$35,410	4.46%
198	Sales Managers	$132,290	$126,640	4.46%
199	Tellers	$32,620	$31,230	4.45%
200	Bridge and Lock Tenders	$52,340	$50,110	4.45%
201	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$68,380	$65,470	4.44%
202	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$48,720	$46,650	4.44%
203	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,430	$39,670	4.44%
204	Curators	$56,990	$54,570	4.43%
205	Audiologists	$81,030	$77,600	4.42%
206	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$41,060	$39,330	4.40%
207	Rehabilitation Counselors	$37,530	$35,950	4.39%
208	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$43,250	$41,430	4.39%
209	Engineers, All Other	$103,380	$99,040	4.38%
210	Audio and Video Technicians	$47,920	$45,910	4.38%
211	Funeral Attendants	$29,150	$27,930	4.37%
212	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$37,140	$35,590	4.36%
213	Couriers and Messengers	$30,980	$29,690	4.34%
214	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$71,950	$68,970	4.32%
215 ”	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”	$43,100	$41,330	4.28%
216	Coaches and Scouts	$36,330	$34,840	4.28%
217	Pipelayers	$40,480	$38,820	4.28%
218	Logging Equipment Operators	$43,210	$41,440	4.27%
219	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$60,580	$58,100	4.27%
220	Flight Attendants	$59,050	$56,640	4.25%
221	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$31,730	$30,440	4.24%
222	Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$57,720	$55,380	4.23%
223	File Clerks	$34,090	$32,710	4.22%
224	Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$98,230	$94,280	4.19%
225	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$88,540	$84,990	4.18%
226	Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$43,690	$41,940	4.17%
227	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$25,490	$24,470	4.17%
228	Travel Agents	$42,350	$40,660	4.16%
229	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$35,440	$34,030	4.14%
230	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$36,950	$35,480	4.14%
231	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$47,130	$45,260	4.13%
232	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$70,240	$67,460	4.12%
233	Lodging Managers	$56,670	$54,430	4.12%
234	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$29,910	$28,730	4.11%
235	Financial Clerks, All Other	$44,160	$42,420	4.10%
236	Logging Workers, All Other	$41,410	$39,780	4.10%
237	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$67,190	$64,560	4.07%
238	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$64,680	$62,150	4.07%
239	Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$41,730	$40,100	4.06%
240	Community Health Workers	$42,000	$40,360	4.06%
241	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$45,350	$43,580	4.06%
242	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$34,850	$33,500	4.03%
243	Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$31,760	$30,530	4.03%
244	Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$50,940	$48,970	4.02%
245	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$64,770	$62,270	4.01%
246	Pourers and Casters, Metal	$40,170	$38,620	4.01%
247	Nursing Assistants	$30,850	$29,660	4.01%
248	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$44,190	$42,490	4.00%
249 ”	Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other”	$51,840	$49,850	3.99%
250	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$71,640	$68,890	3.99%
251	Purchasing Managers	$125,940	$121,110	3.99%
252	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$43,880	$42,200	3.98%
253	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$37,970	$36,520	3.97%
254	Veterinarians	$99,250	$95,460	3.97%
255	Mechanical Door Repairers	$43,220	$41,570	3.97%
256	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$37,530	$36,100	3.96%
257	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$41,090	$39,530	3.95%
258	Order Clerks	$35,590	$34,240	3.94%
259	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$40,930	$39,380	3.94%
260	Floral Designers	$29,140	$28,040	3.92%
261	Psychologists, All Other	$105,780	$101,790	3.92%
262	Marketing Managers	$142,170	$136,850	3.89%
263	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,980	$35,600	3.88%
264	Information Security Analysts	$103,590	$99,730	3.87%
265	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$66,130	$63,670	3.86%
266	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$68,570	$66,020	3.86%
267	Human Resources Managers	$121,220	$116,720	3.86%
268	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$47,460	$45,700	3.85%
269 ”	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”	$36,980	$35,610	3.85%
270	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$34,730	$33,450	3.83%
271	Etchers and Engravers	$31,790	$30,620	3.82%
272	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$50,590	$48,730	3.82%
273	Office Clerks, General	$35,330	$34,040	3.79%
274	Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	$65,540	$63,150	3.78%
275	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$31,560	$30,410	3.78%
276	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$52,460	$50,550	3.78%
277	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$32,160	$30,990	3.78%
278	Postal Service Clerks	$50,150	$48,330	3.77%
279	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$31,750	$30,600	3.76%
280	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$37,560	$36,200	3.76%
281	Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$29,360	$28,300	3.75%
282	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$58,870	$56,750	3.74%
283	Biological Scientists, All Other	$85,290	$82,220	3.73%
284	Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$40,330	$38,880	3.73%
285	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$55,080	$53,100	3.73%
286	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$50,080	$48,280	3.73%
287	Waiters and Waitresses	$23,740	$22,890	3.71%
288	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$55,350	$53,370	3.71%
289	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$31,090	$29,980	3.70%
290	Farm and Home Management Educators	$51,550	$49,710	3.70%
291	Cooks, Fast Food	$24,380	$23,510	3.70%
292	Psychiatric Technicians	$35,030	$33,780	3.70%
293	Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$57,200	$55,160	3.70%
294 ”	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”	$30,890	$29,790	3.69%
295	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$34,260	$33,040	3.69%
296	Helpers–Carpenters	$34,280	$33,060	3.69%
297	Environmental Engineers	$92,120	$88,860	3.67%
298	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$66,440	$64,090	3.67%
299	Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	$96,270	$92,880	3.65%
300	Social and Community Service Managers	$69,600	$67,150	3.65%
301	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$63,110	$60,890	3.65%
302	Cooks, Restaurant	$28,800	$27,790	3.63%
303	Medical Equipment Preparers	$38,800	$37,440	3.63%
304	Computer Network Architects	$116,780	$112,690	3.63%
305	Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$35,120	$33,890	3.63%
306	Orderlies	$30,030	$28,980	3.62%
307	Costume Attendants	$42,910	$41,410	3.62%
308	Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$65,550	$63,270	3.60%
309	Chefs and Head Cooks	$53,380	$51,530	3.59%
310	Animal Trainers	$31,520	$30,430	3.58%
311	Boilermakers	$65,360	$63,100	3.58%
312	Helpers–Roofers	$33,260	$32,110	3.58%
313	Social Science Research Assistants	$49,210	$47,510	3.58%
314 ”	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products”	$62,070	$59,930	3.57%
315	Roof Bolters, Mining	$61,190	$59,090	3.55%
316	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$32,640	$31,520	3.55%
317	Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$48,980	$47,300	3.55%
318	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$55,490	$53,590	3.55%
319	Foresters	$63,980	$61,790	3.54%
320	Construction and Building Inspectors	$62,860	$60,710	3.54%
321	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$52,340	$50,550	3.54%
322	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$42,820	$41,360	3.53%
323	Receptionists and Information Clerks	$31,110	$30,050	3.53%
324	Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$46,470	$44,890	3.52%
325	Roofers	$43,580	$42,100	3.52%
326	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$41,540	$40,130	3.51%
327	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$28,900	$27,920	3.51%
328	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,550	$65,260	3.51%
329	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$50,200	$48,500	3.51%
330	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$34,570	$33,400	3.50%
331	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$104,040	$100,530	3.49%
332	Marriage and Family Therapists	$51,340	$49,610	3.49%
333	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,220	$86,220	3.48%
334	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$47,020	$45,440	3.48%
335	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$53,340	$51,550	3.47%
336	Carpet Installers	$41,480	$40,090	3.47%
337	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$75,030	$72,520	3.46%
338	Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$30,790	$29,760	3.46%
339	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$41,780	$40,390	3.44%
340	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$66,130	$63,930	3.44%
341	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$36,170	$34,970	3.43%
342 ”	Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other”	$44,090	$42,630	3.42%
343	Surveyors	$65,590	$63,420	3.42%
344	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$23,880	$23,090	3.42%
345	Hydrologists	$84,040	$81,270	3.41%
346	Transportation Inspectors	$78,400	$75,820	3.40%
347	Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$41,340	$39,980	3.40%
348	Material Moving Workers, All Other	$32,850	$31,770	3.40%
349	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,880	$87,900	3.39%
350	Pharmacy Technicians	$35,100	$33,950	3.39%
351	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$40,460	$39,140	3.37%
352	Home Appliance Repairers	$41,610	$40,260	3.35%
353	Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$30,550	$29,560	3.35%
354	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,530	$38,250	3.35%
355 ”	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”	$37,530	$36,320	3.33%
356	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$39,100	$37,840	3.33%
357 ”	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers”	$51,010	$49,370	3.32%
358	Sailors and Marine Oilers	$44,920	$43,480	3.31%
359	Editors	$63,400	$61,370	3.31%
360	Financial Managers	$134,180	$129,890	3.30%
361	Procurement Clerks	$44,740	$43,310	3.30%
362	Public Safety Telecommunicators	$43,290	$41,910	3.29%
363	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$95,440	$92,400	3.29%
364	New Accounts Clerks	$37,750	$36,550	3.28%
365	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,150	$146,360	3.27%
366	Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,280	$100,980	3.27%
367	Avionics Technicians	$67,840	$65,700	3.26%
368	Occupational Therapy Aides	$30,180	$29,230	3.25%
369	Glaziers	$46,080	$44,630	3.25%
370	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$126,830	$122,840	3.25%
371	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,510	$36,330	3.25%
372	Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$35,300	$34,190	3.25%
373	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,530	$144,830	3.25%
374	Firefighters	$52,500	$50,850	3.24%
375	Power Plant Operators	$84,650	$81,990	3.24%
376	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$41,690	$40,380	3.24%
377	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$28,650	$27,750	3.24%
378	Art Directors	$97,270	$94,220	3.24%
379	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$58,450	$56,620	3.23%
380	Lawyers	$126,930	$122,960	3.23%
381	Special Effects Artists and Animators	$77,700	$75,270	3.23%
382	Customer Service Representatives	$35,830	$34,710	3.23%
383	Sociologists	$86,110	$83,420	3.22%
384	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$35,770	$34,660	3.20%
385	Machinists	$45,840	$44,420	3.20%
386	Gas Plant Operators	$72,970	$70,710	3.20%
387 ”	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”	$41,380	$40,100	3.19%
388	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$42,050	$40,750	3.19%
389	Upholsterers	$36,250	$35,130	3.19%
390	Budget Analysts	$78,970	$76,540	3.17%
391	Economists	$108,350	$105,020	3.17%
392	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$65,810	$63,790	3.17%
393	Drafters, All Other	$54,500	$52,830	3.16%
394	Concierges	$32,380	$31,390	3.15%
395	Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$40,590	$39,350	3.15%
396	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$76,210	$73,890	3.14%
397	Industrial Production Managers	$108,790	$105,480	3.14%
398	Computer Network Support Specialists	$65,450	$63,460	3.14%
399	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$41,120	$39,870	3.14%
400	School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other	$31,960	$30,990	3.13%
401	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$35,260	$34,190	3.13%
402	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$32,320	$31,340	3.13%
403	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$41,570	$40,310	3.13%
404	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$45,270	$43,900	3.12%
405	Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters	$36,170	$35,080	3.11%
406	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$31,920	$30,960	3.10%
407	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$94,240	$91,410	3.10%
408	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$85,340	$82,780	3.09%
409	Computer Systems Analysts	$93,730	$90,920	3.09%
410	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$42,040	$40,780	3.09%
411 ”	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive”	$38,850	$37,690	3.08%
412	Helpers–Electricians	$33,840	$32,830	3.08%
413	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$47,660	$46,240	3.07%
414	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$91,510	$88,790	3.06%
415	Millwrights	$57,260	$55,560	3.06%
416	Advertising Sales Agents	$54,940	$53,310	3.06%
417	Clergy	$51,940	$50,400	3.06%
418	Computer Programmers	$89,190	$86,550	3.05%
419	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$41,580	$40,350	3.05%
420	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$141,080	$136,910	3.05%
421 ”	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”	$36,560	$35,480	3.04%
422	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$76,340	$74,100	3.02%
423 ”	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”	$33,100	$32,130	3.02%
424	Medical Assistants	$35,850	$34,800	3.02%
425	Bill and Account Collectors	$38,100	$37,000	2.97%
426	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$63,090	$61,270	2.97%
427	Compliance Officers	$71,100	$69,050	2.97%
428	Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,290	$64,380	2.97%
429	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$56,920	$55,280	2.97%
430	Rock Splitters, Quarry	$37,130	$36,070	2.94%
431	Athletic Trainers	$49,860	$48,440	2.93%
432	Surgical Technologists	$49,710	$48,300	2.92%
433	Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$27,230	$26,460	2.91%
434 ”	Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers”	$37,160	$36,110	2.91%
435	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$93,800	$91,160	2.90%
436	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$45,520	$44,240	2.89%
437	Museum Technicians and Conservators	$45,710	$44,430	2.88%
438	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,410	$38,310	2.87%
439	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$42,410	$41,230	2.86%
440	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$49,640	$48,260	2.86%
441	Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$45,110	$43,860	2.85%
442	General and Operations Managers	$103,650	$100,780	2.85%
443	Data Entry Keyers	$34,440	$33,490	2.84%
444	Tax Preparers	$44,300	$43,080	2.83%
445	Fundraisers	$59,610	$57,970	2.83%
446	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$48,820	$47,480	2.82%
447	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$32,480	$31,590	2.82%
448	Management Analysts	$87,660	$85,260	2.81%
449	Parking Enforcement Workers	$42,070	$40,920	2.81%
450	Accountants and Auditors	$73,560	$71,550	2.81%
451	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$50,510	$49,130	2.81%
452	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,740	$82,430	2.80%
453	Construction Laborers	$37,890	$36,860	2.79%
454	Physician Assistants	$115,390	$112,260	2.79%
455	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$49,090	$47,760	2.78%
456	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$39,530	$38,460	2.78%
457	Registered Nurses	$75,330	$73,300	2.77%
458	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,260	$104,370	2.77%
459	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,600	$83,300	2.76%
460	Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$50,030	$48,690	2.75%
461	Dental Assistants	$41,180	$40,080	2.74%
462	Fashion Designers	$75,810	$73,790	2.74%
463	Materials Scientists	$99,460	$96,810	2.74%
464	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$39,430	$38,380	2.74%
465	Tile and Stone Setters	$44,220	$43,050	2.72%
466	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$30,260	$29,460	2.72%
467	Public Relations Specialists	$62,810	$61,150	2.71%
468	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$37,940	$36,940	2.71%
469	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,520	$92,040	2.69%
470	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$31,430	$30,610	2.68%
471	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$48,160	$46,910	2.66%
472	Special Education Teachers, All Other	$62,820	$61,190	2.66%
473	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$36,260	$35,320	2.66%
474	Producers and Directors	$76,400	$74,420	2.66%
475	Agricultural Inspectors	$46,700	$45,490	2.66%
476	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$46,000	$44,810	2.66%
477	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$46,200	$45,010	2.64%
478	Printing Press Operators	$37,880	$36,910	2.63%
479	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$73,230	$71,360	2.62%
480	Medical Appliance Technicians	$41,750	$40,690	2.61%
481	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$70,190	$68,410	2.60%
482	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$55,690	$54,290	2.58%
483	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$42,260	$41,200	2.57%
484	Nuclear Technicians	$84,190	$82,080	2.57%
485	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$36,710	$35,790	2.57%
486	Social and Human Service Assistants	$35,960	$35,060	2.57%
487	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,600	$101,010	2.56%
488	Political Scientists	$125,350	$122,220	2.56%
489	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$116,430	$113,530	2.55%
490	Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$61,660	$60,130	2.54%
491	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$67,840	$66,160	2.54%
492 ”	Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other”	$83,660	$81,590	2.54%
493	Human Resources Specialists	$63,490	$61,920	2.54%
494	Insurance Underwriters	$71,790	$70,020	2.53%
495	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$41,900	$40,870	2.52%
496	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,850	$61,310	2.51%
497	Agricultural Equipment Operators	$32,750	$31,950	2.50%
498	Education Administrators, All Other	$87,580	$85,450	2.49%
499	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$59,800	$58,350	2.49%
500	Actuaries	$111,030	$108,350	2.47%
501	Technical Writers	$74,650	$72,850	2.47%
502	Carpenters	$49,520	$48,330	2.46%
503	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$67,840	$66,210	2.46%
504	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$110,140	$107,510	2.45%
505	Materials Engineers	$95,640	$93,360	2.44%
506	Graphic Designers	$53,380	$52,110	2.44%
507	Forensic Science Technicians	$60,590	$59,150	2.43%
508	Training and Development Specialists	$62,700	$61,210	2.43%
509	Insurance Sales Agents	$52,180	$50,940	2.43%
510	Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$28,650	$27,970	2.43%
511	Optometrists	$118,050	$115,250	2.43%
512	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$62,270	$60,800	2.42%
513	Respiratory Therapists	$62,810	$61,330	2.41%
514	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,690	$37,780	2.41%
515	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$59,100	$57,720	2.39%
516	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,060	$38,150	2.39%
517	Parts Salespersons	$32,460	$31,710	2.37%
518	Nuclear Engineers	$116,140	$113,460	2.36%
519	Rail Car Repairers	$57,710	$56,390	2.34%
520	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$125,130	$122,270	2.34%
521	Electrical Engineers	$100,830	$98,530	2.33%
522	Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$61,400	$60,000	2.33%
523	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$62,940	$61,510	2.32%
524	Health Education Specialists	$56,500	$55,220	2.32%
525	Subway and Streetcar Operators	$69,440	$67,880	2.30%
526	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$61,900	$60,510	2.30%
527	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,840	$77,070	2.30%
528	Food Service Managers	$56,590	$55,320	2.30%
529	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,890	$75,170	2.29%
530	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$57,740	$56,450	2.29%
531	Highway Maintenance Workers	$41,660	$40,730	2.28%
532	Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,400	$85,450	2.28%
533	Phlebotomists	$36,320	$35,510	2.28%
534	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$52,920	$51,740	2.28%
535	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$75,420	$73,740	2.28%
536	Exercise Physiologists	$50,280	$49,170	2.26%
537	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,330	$80,520	2.25%
538 ”	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”	$39,780	$38,910	2.24%
539	Animal Control Workers	$38,430	$37,590	2.23%
540	Emergency Management Directors	$76,250	$74,590	2.23%
541	Prepress Technicians and Workers	$41,410	$40,510	2.22%
542	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,820	$59,500	2.22%
543	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$68,270	$66,790	2.22%
544	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$36,630	$35,840	2.20%
545	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$48,430	$47,390	2.19%
546	Billing and Posting Clerks	$39,590	$38,740	2.19%
547	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$58,230	$56,980	2.19%
548	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$97,500	$95,410	2.19%
549	Gambling Cage Workers	$28,650	$28,040	2.18%
550	Conservation Scientists	$64,020	$62,660	2.17%
551	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$98,490	$96,400	2.17%
552 ”	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”	$36,880	$36,100	2.16%
553	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$75,920	$74,320	2.15%
554	Urban and Regional Planners	$75,950	$74,350	2.15%
555	Chemists	$79,300	$77,630	2.15%
556	Dentists, General	$158,940	$155,600	2.15%
557	Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other	$37,790	$37,000	2.14%
558	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,940	$59,670	2.13%
559	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$56,330	$55,160	2.12%
560	Mechanical Drafters	$58,270	$57,060	2.12%
561	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,350	$36,580	2.10%
562	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$79,590	$77,950	2.10%
563	Cost Estimators	$66,610	$65,250	2.08%
564	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$79,820	$78,200	2.07%
565	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$92,970	$91,090	2.06%
566	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$57,500	$56,340	2.06%
567	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,180	$76,620	2.04%
568	Logisticians	$76,270	$74,750	2.03%
569	Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$65,800	$64,490	2.03%
570	Training and Development Managers	$115,640	$113,350	2.02%
571	Construction Managers	$97,180	$95,260	2.02%
572	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$29,370	$28,790	2.01%
573	Computer Hardware Engineers	$119,560	$117,220	2.00%
574	Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$51,630	$50,620	2.00%
575	Helpers–Extraction Workers	$37,860	$37,120	1.99%
576	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$35,520	$34,830	1.98%
577	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$47,920	$46,990	1.98%
578	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$49,160	$48,210	1.97%
579	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$40,980	$40,190	1.97%
580	Self-Enrichment Teachers	$39,960	$39,190	1.96%
581	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,870	$61,660	1.96%
582	Mechanical Engineers	$90,160	$88,430	1.96%
583	Legal Support Workers, All Other	$59,540	$58,400	1.95%
584	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$82,320	$80,750	1.94%
585	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$96,390	$94,560	1.94%
586	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,810	$59,660	1.93%
587	Sheet Metal Workers	$51,370	$50,400	1.92%
588 ”	Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other”	$64,190	$62,990	1.91%
589	Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$25,220	$24,750	1.90%
590	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$51,560	$50,600	1.90%
591	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$58,120	$57,040	1.89%
592	Massage Therapists	$43,620	$42,820	1.87%
593	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$107,540	$105,570	1.87%
594	Dental Laboratory Technicians	$42,110	$41,340	1.86%
595	Agricultural Workers, All Other	$30,140	$29,590	1.86%
596	Ship Engineers	$75,990	$74,610	1.85%
597 ”	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors”	$55,350	$54,350	1.84%
598	Landscape Architects	$70,630	$69,360	1.83%
599	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$55,620	$54,620	1.83%
600	Opticians, Dispensing	$38,530	$37,840	1.82%
601	Interior Designers	$57,060	$56,040	1.82%
602	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$47,020	$46,180	1.82%
603	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,090	$97,320	1.82%
604	Aerospace Engineers	$118,610	$116,500	1.81%
605	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$41,370	$40,640	1.80%
606	Credit Analysts	$74,970	$73,650	1.79%
607	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,860	$56,850	1.78%
608	Word Processors and Typists	$41,050	$40,340	1.76%
609	Physical Therapists	$91,010	$89,440	1.76%
610	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$74,690	$73,410	1.74%
611	Civil Engineers	$88,570	$87,060	1.73%
612	Speech-Language Pathologists	$80,480	$79,120	1.72%
613	Nurse Practitioners	$111,680	$109,820	1.69%
614	Personal Financial Advisors	$89,330	$87,850	1.68%
615	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$93,580	$92,040	1.67%
616	Physical Therapist Assistants	$59,770	$58,790	1.67%
617	Operations Research Analysts	$86,200	$84,810	1.64%
618	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$49,770	$48,980	1.61%
619	Woodworkers, All Other	$33,630	$33,110	1.57%
620	Occupational Therapists	$86,280	$84,950	1.57%
621	Tool and Die Makers	$54,760	$53,920	1.56%
622	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,810	$83,510	1.56%
623	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,820	$39,210	1.56%
624	Healthcare Social Workers	$57,630	$56,750	1.55%
625	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$59,660	$58,760	1.53%
626	Furniture Finishers	$32,970	$32,480	1.51%
627	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$78,060	$76,900	1.51%
628	Radiation Therapists	$86,850	$85,560	1.51%
629	Psychiatric Aides	$31,570	$31,110	1.48%
630	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$40,670	$40,090	1.45%
631	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$78,870	$77,800	1.38%
632	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$47,380	$46,740	1.37%
633	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$55,640	$54,890	1.37%
634	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$28,940	$28,550	1.37%
635	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,320	$56,550	1.36%
636	Craft Artists	$35,180	$34,710	1.35%
637	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$48,820	$48,180	1.33%
638	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$92,620	$91,410	1.32%
639	Pest Control Workers	$37,820	$37,330	1.31%
640	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$39,420	$38,910	1.31%
641	Electricians	$56,900	$56,180	1.28%
642	Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$41,140	$40,630	1.26%
643	Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$54,080	$53,410	1.25%
644	Butchers and Meat Cutters	$32,900	$32,500	1.23%
645	Pile Driver Operators	$63,370	$62,600	1.23%
646	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,160	$75,240	1.22%
647	Statisticians	$92,270	$91,160	1.22%
648	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,460	$61,710	1.22%
649	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$32,230	$31,850	1.19%
650	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$35,890	$35,470	1.18%
651	Survey Researchers	$59,870	$59,170	1.18%
652	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,470	$74,600	1.17%
653	Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	$54,610	$53,990	1.15%
654	Dental Hygienists	$77,090	$76,220	1.14%
655	Chemical Technicians	$49,820	$49,260	1.14%
656	Music Directors and Composers	$52,250	$51,670	1.12%
657	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$47,110	$46,590	1.12%
658	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,560	$62,860	1.11%
659	Loan Officers	$63,960	$63,270	1.09%
660	Motorcycle Mechanics	$38,010	$37,600	1.09%
661	Real Estate Brokers	$60,370	$59,720	1.09%
662	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,400	$79,550	1.07%
663	Transit and Railroad Police	$72,580	$71,820	1.06%
664	Industrial Engineers	$88,950	$88,020	1.06%
665	Biological Technicians	$46,340	$45,860	1.05%
666	Pediatricians, General	$177,130	$175,310	1.04%
667	Instructional Coordinators	$66,970	$66,290	1.03%
668	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,320	$61,710	0.99%
669	Statistical Assistants	$50,360	$49,870	0.98%
670	Plant and System Operators, All Other	$58,960	$58,390	0.98%
671	Interpreters and Translators	$52,330	$51,830	0.96%
672	Helpers–Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$31,640	$31,340	0.96%
673	Fish and Game Wardens	$58,040	$57,500	0.94%
674	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,010	$87,200	0.93%
675	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$62,100	$61,530	0.93%
676	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,400	$89,590	0.90%
677	Family Medicine Physicians	$207,380	$205,590	0.87%
678	Stonemasons	$43,650	$43,280	0.85%
679	Chief Executives	$185,950	$184,460	0.81%
680	Computer User Support Specialists	$52,690	$52,270	0.80%
681	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$45,150	$44,800	0.78%
682	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,000	$68,490	0.74%
683	Correspondence Clerks	$38,400	$38,140	0.68%
684	Traffic Technicians	$47,800	$47,480	0.67%
685	Gambling Managers	$75,470	$74,970	0.67%
686	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$46,850	$46,540	0.67%
687	Tapers	$59,450	$59,070	0.64%
688	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$61,820	$61,440	0.62%
689	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$49,390	$49,100	0.59%
690	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,030	$70,630	0.57%
691	Tire Builders	$46,270	$46,010	0.57%
692	Chiropractors	$70,720	$70,340	0.54%
693	Pharmacists	$128,710	$128,090	0.48%
694	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$56,370	$56,100	0.48%
695	Credit Counselors	$46,170	$45,950	0.48%
696	Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$36,810	$36,650	0.44%
697	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,610	$75,290	0.43%
698	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,540	$85,180	0.42%
699	Financial Examiners	$81,430	$81,090	0.42%
700	Patternmakers, Wood	$65,120	$64,880	0.37%
701	Bailiffs	$48,000	$47,830	0.36%
702	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$40,510	$40,390	0.30%
703	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$60,620	$60,460	0.26%
704	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$45,770	$45,660	0.24%
705	Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,580	$71,410	0.24%
706	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,690	$69,530	0.23%
707	Real Estate Sales Agents	$49,040	$48,930	0.22%
708	Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	$30,630	$30,570	0.20%
709	Sewers, Hand	$30,000	$29,950	0.17%
710	Cargo and Freight Agents	$43,770	$43,740	0.07%
711	Riggers	$50,850	$50,860	-0.02%
712	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,650	$73,690	-0.05%
713	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$54,100	$54,150	-0.09%
714	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,920	$69,990	-0.10%
715	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,440	$65,510	-0.11%
716 ”	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”	$43,150	$43,210	-0.14%
717	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,760	$85,930	-0.20%
718	Chemical Engineers	$108,540	$108,770	-0.21%
719	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$94,270	$94,490	-0.23%
720	Embalmers	$47,630	$47,760	-0.27%
721	Petroleum Engineers	$137,330	$137,720	-0.28%
722 ”	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors”	$54,870	$55,060	-0.35%
723	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$97,520	$97,870	-0.36%
724	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$54,830	$55,040	-0.38%
725	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$53,610	$53,850	-0.45%
726	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$51,080	$51,310	-0.45%
727	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$50,440	$50,710	-0.53%
728	Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,570	$72,070	-0.69%
729	Meter Readers, Utilities	$41,940	$42,280	-0.80%
730	Historians	$63,100	$63,680	-0.91%
731	Cooks, All Other	$30,460	$30,760	-0.98%
732	Geological and Hydrologic Technicians	$50,630	$51,130	-0.98%
733	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$50,850	$51,370	-1.01%
734	Log Graders and Scalers	$36,900	$37,280	-1.02%
735	Recreational Therapists	$47,710	$48,220	-1.06%
736	Designers, All Other	$63,750	$64,620	-1.35%
737	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	$51,430	$52,180	-1.44%
738	Hearing Aid Specialists	$52,630	$53,420	-1.48%
739	Floor Sanders and Finishers	$38,850	$39,610	-1.92%
740	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$53,160	$54,210	-1.94%
741	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$53,820	$54,980	-2.11%
742	Sound Engineering Technicians	$53,520	$54,740	-2.23%
743	Physical Scientists, All Other	$107,210	$109,910	-2.46%
744	Airfield Operations Specialists	$51,330	$52,650	-2.51%
745	Funeral Home Managers	$74,200	$76,350	-2.82%
746	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$64,030	$65,990	-2.97%
747	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$69,340	$71,530	-3.06%
748	Fallers	$43,190	$44,650	-3.27%
749 ”	Lighting Technicians and Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other”	$70,980	$73,460	-3.38%
750	Forest and Conservation Workers	$30,640	$31,770	-3.56%
751	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$54,780	$57,020	-3.93%
752	Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$57,870	$60,260	-3.97%
753	Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$30,550	$31,820	-3.99%
754	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$68,090	$71,160	-4.31%
755	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$60,910	$63,730	-4.42%
756	Animal Breeders	$40,770	$42,920	-5.01%
757	Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,220	$76,480	-5.57%
758	Choreographers	$43,680	$46,330	-5.72%
759	Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$42,150	$45,270	-6.89%
760	Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	$47,970	$51,600	-7.03%
761	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$53,140	$60,140	-11.64%
762	Cooks, Private Household	$32,630	$37,870	-13.84%
763	Forest and Conservation Technicians	$38,940	$45,500	-14.42%
764	Farm Labor Contractors	$47,780	$61,910	-22.82%

Past findings

Top dog on our list? Veterinarians, with those in the industry experiencing a 38% pay increase between 2016 and 2017.

But it’s not just pet lovers who can keep their eyes out for more money. Take a look at the top 10 careers with the biggest potential for a larger income, along with your chances of breaking into the industry.

What are the top 10 jobs with the biggest pay increase potential?

Ranking	Occupation	2017 Median Salary*	2016 Median Salary*	% Increase
1	Veterinarians	$95,680.00	$69,576.00	37.52%
2	Surveying and mapping technicians	$57,668.00	$42,172.00	36.74%
3	Producers and directors	$77,428.00	$60,476.00	28.03%
4	Financial clerks, all other	$46,904.00	$36,816.00	27.40%
5	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	$51,168.00	$40,508.00	26.32%
6	Meeting, convention, and event planners	$56,160.00	$45,084.00	24.57%
7	Food processing workers, all other	$35,152.00	$28,444.00	23.58%
8	Parts salespersons	$40,872.00	$33,228.00	23.00%
9	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	$23,920.00	$19,448.00	22.99%
10	Logisticians	$63,960.00	$52,572.00	21.66%

_{*Median annual earnings of full-time wage and salary workers were calculated by multiplying BLS’s median weekly earnings by 52.}

The emergence of digital maps hasn’t dimmed the spotlight on surveying and mapping technicians, which holds the No. 2 spot for salary increases. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of 2017 an average 50,000 people make a career out of outlining the geographical landscape. But this field managed to experience a 37% salary increase from 2016 to 2017.

Sliding into third place, producers and directors — a field that averages a salary of $77,000 — also experienced double-digit income growth. Facing deadlines and high pressure, these motion picture professionals saw paychecks of 28% more from 2016 to 2017.

Next in line are financial clerks, a broad title that includes administrative support for banks and other financial institutions. The BLS projects a 9% increase in job availability for this career until 2026. A salary increase of 27% from 2016 to 2017 only sweetens the attraction for prospective employees.

Rounding out the Top 5 spot for salary increases is those who save lives on the daily. Emergency medical technicians and paramedics saw a more than 26% increase in their salary from 2016 to 2017.

Interestingly, these top careers shift around when we zoom into demographics. For women, the top career with a high potential for pay raises is a cluster of construction and extraction occupations that brought in a 26% salary increase from 2016 to 2017, whereas for men, it’s surveying and mapping technicians, who saw a 41% in increase in their paychecks.

What are the top 10 pay raises for women?

Ranking	Occupation	2017 Median Salary*	2016 Median Salary*	% Increase
1	Construction and extraction occupations	$41,704.00	$33,228.00	26.00%
2	Meeting, convention, and event planners	$55,328.00	$44,304.00	25.00%
3	Insurance underwriters	$57,980.00	$47,320.00	23.00%
4	Psychologists	$74,724.00	$61,724.00	21.00%
4	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	$26,832.00	$22,100.00	21.00%
5	Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers	$31,356.00	$26,208.00	20.00%
6	Physicians and surgeons	$91,468.00	$76,752.00	19.00%
7	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	$25,012.00	$21,164.00	18.00%
7	Insurance sales agents	$41,340.00	$35,152.00	18.00%
8	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	$46,176.00	$39,780.00	16.00%
9	Miscellaneous personal appearance workers	$27,976.00	$24,232.00	15.00%
9	Postal service clerks	$48,100.00	$41,860.00	15.00%
9	Sewing machine operators	$27,092.00	$23,504.00	15.00%
10	Marketing and sales managers	$66,976.00	$59,384.00	13.00%

_{*Median annual earnings of full-time wage and salary workers were calculated by multiplying BLS’s median weekly earnings by 52.}

According to the BLS, construction and extraction occupations — your carpenters, electricians, roofers and more — are projected to grow by 11% until 2026. Income increases coupled with fast-track growth justify this occupation leading our list of highest pay raise potentials for women.

Women interested in changing careers may want to check out the two No. 4 positions on our list. From now until 2026, BLS reports an average growth rate of 14% for psychologists, an occupation that experienced a 21% pay increase for women between 2016 and 2017. Additionally, we see a 21% pay increase for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders.

Even the last position on our top 10 is promising, offering the 90th percentile for this cluster of marketing and sales managers the potential to make up to $208,000 as of 2017.

What are the top 10 pay raises for men?

Ranking	Occupation	2017 Median Salary*	2016 Median Salary*	% Increase
1	Surveying and mapping technicians	$57,928.00	$41,080.00	41.00%
2	Producers and directors	$88,816.00	$63,856.00	39.00%
3	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	$58,188.00	$42,692.00	36.00%
4	Teacher assistants	$33,384.00	$26,052.00	28.00%
5	Parts salespersons	$41,600.00	$33,436.00	24.00%
5	Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers	$41,340.00	$33,384.00	24.00%
6	Logisticians	$70,616.00	$58,032.00	22.00%
7	Diagnostic related technologists and technicians	$73,008.00	$60,112.00	21.00%
7	Health practitioner support technologists and technicians	$44,616.00	$37,024.00	21.00%
7	Sales and related workers, all other	$59,644.00	$49,192.00	21.00%
7	Food processing workers, all other	$36,452.00	$30,108.00	21.00%
8	Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers	$53,612.00	$44,824.00	20.00%
8	Stationary engineers and boiler operators	$59,384.00	$49,608.00	20.00%
9	Compliance officers	$78,052.00	$66,248.00	18.00%
10	Administrative services managers	$84,708.00	$72,696.00	17.00%

_{*Median annual earnings of full-time wage and salary workers were calculated by multiplying BLS’s median weekly earnings by 52.}

Looking over the list for men, you’ll see three spots tied for occupations offering a high potential for raises. But let’s start with surveying and mapping technicians, who take the lead for pay raises among men. This career offers 11% on average growth rate for jobs until 2026 , providing more opportunities to pursue it.

At No. 5, we see that parts salespersons — those behind the counters of auto parts stores, dealers and wholesalers — saw a 24% salary increase from 2016 to 2017. This career cluster for car aficionados can earn up to $52,330 in the 90th percentile, BLS reports.

At No.7, there is a striking four way tie between diagnostic related technologists and technicians, health practitioner support technologists and technicians, sales and related workers, and food processing workers which all witnessed a 21% salary increase from 2016 to 2017.

Finally, if you’re looking for a job that typically requires only a high school diploma but offers a potential salary increase of 20% on average, chances are the field of stationary engineers and boiler operators could be a fit. Making up about 36,000 jobs in the US, it’s expected to experience a 5% job growth rate until 2026. Tied for the same salary increase on our list is also the cluster of athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers.

What about decreases?

Not all careers reliably boost an employee’s finances. Plenty of careers failed to make our list due to rapidly declining salaries.

For women, a cluster of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists experienced the deepest salary decline among other occupations. These careers saw a 15% decline in salary between 2016 and 2017, from $52,208 to $44,616.

For men, we again saw a tie for careers offering the sharpest decline. Salaries for both bartenders and chemical engineers dropped 14% from 2016 to 2017. Male chemical engineers reported a median salary of $84,812 in 2017, down from a median $98,852 in 2016. In the same time, male bartenders saw their median salaries drop from $36,452 to $31,200.

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Occupation	Ranking	2017 Median Salary*	2016 Median Salary*	(+/-) % Change in Salary
1	Veterinarians	$95,680.00	$69,576.00	+37.52%
2	Surveying and mapping technicians	$57,688.00	$42,172.00	+36.74%
3	Producers and directors	$77,428.00	$60,476.00	+28.03%
4	Financial clerks,all other	$46,904.00	$36,816.00	+27.40%
5	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	$51,168.00	$40,508.00	+26.32%
6	Meeting, convention, and event planners	$56,160.00	$45,084.00	+24.57%
7	Food processing workers, all others	$35,152.00	$28,444.00	+23.58%
8	Parts salespersons	$40,872.00	$33,228.00	+23.00%
9	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	$23,920.00	$19,448.00	+22.99%
10	Logisticians	$63,960.00	$52,572.00	+21.66%
11	Sales and related workers, all other	$50,492.00	$41,860.00	+20.62%
12	Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers	$40,092.00	$33,436.00	+19.91%
13	Sewing machine operators	$26,988.00	$22,724.00	+18.76%
14	Stationary engineers and boiler operators	$56,576.00	$48,048.00	+17.75%
15	Counter and rental clerks	$31,564.00	$26,884.00	+17.41%
16	Miscellaneous personal appearance workers	$29,484.00	$25,480.00	+15.71%
17	Psychologists	$75,608.00	$65,520.00	+15.40%
18	Medical scientists	$71,656.00	$62,972.00	+13.79%
19	Drafters	$58,552.00	$51,480.00	+13.74%
20	Packaging and filling machine operators and vendors	$28,756.00	$25,376.00	+13.32%
21	Network and computer systems	$72,540.00	$64,064.00	+13.23%
22	Physician assistant	$90,844.00	$80,288.00	+13.15%
23	Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators	$59,800.00	$53,040.00	+12.75%
24	Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	$52,052.00	$46,384.00	+12.22%
25	Compliance officers	$72,332.00	$64,636.00	+11.91%
26	Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers	$90,584.00	$81,120.00	+11.67%
27	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	$60,788.00	$54,444.00	+11.65%
28	Diagnostics related technologies and technicians	$60,424.00	$54,132.00	+11.62%
29	Painters, construction and maintenance	$35,516.00	$31,824.00	+11.60%
29	Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers	$30,524.00	$27,352.00	+11.60%
30	Automotive and watercraft service attendants	$26,728.00	$24,024.00	+11.26%
31	Gaming service workers	$35,984.00	$32,448.00	+10.90%
32	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	$58,864.00	$53,248.00	+10.55%
33	Sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing	$60,164.00	$54,444.00	+10.51%
34	Sales representatives, services, all other	$59,644.00	$54,080.00	+10.29%
35	Chemical technicians	$52,676.00	$47,788.00	+10.23%
36	Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	$90,272.00	$82,264.00	+9.73%
37	Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations, including medical equipment preparers	$30,524.00	$27,924.00	+9.31%
38	Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	$42,224.00	$38,636.00	+9.29%
39	Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	$61,516.00	$56,316.00	+9.23%
40	Industrial production managers	$77,272.00	$70,772.00	+9.18%
41	Chemists and material scientists	$74,100.00	$67,912.00	+9.11%
42	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	$23,816.00	$21,840.00	+9.05%
43	Public relations specialists	$69,628.00	$63,856.00	+9.04%
44	Computer network architects	$85,027.00	$78,104.00	+8.92%
45	Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians	$42,172.00	$38,740.00	+8.86%
46	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	$42,380.00	$38,948.00	+8.81%
47	Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers	$46,696.00	$42,952.00	+8.72%
48	Miscellaneous media and communication workers	$42,068.00	$38,740.00	+8.59%
49	Architects, except naval	$75,556.00	$69,628.00	+8.51%
50	Phlebotomists	$33,020.00	$30,472.00	+8.36%
51	First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other	$49,556.00	$45,760.00	+8.30%
52	Computer control programmers and operators	$45,136.00	$41,704.00	+8.23%
53	Printing press operators	$39,416.00	$36,452.00	+8.13%
54	Paralegals and legal assistants	$49,140.00	$45,448.00	+8.12%
55	Carpenters	$41,028.00	$37,960.00	+8.08%
56	Human resource managers	$75,296.00	$69,680.00	+8.06%
57	Physical scientists, all other	$79,508.00	$73,632.00	+7.98%
58	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	$27,560.00	$25,532.00	+7.94%
59	Parking lot attendants	$29,120.00	$26,988.00	+7.90%
60	Automotive body and related repairers	$42,692.00	$39,572.00	+7.88%
61	Bill and account collectors	$35,048.00	$32,500.00	+7.84%
62	Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers	$26,884.00	$25,012.00	+7.48%
63	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	$37,128.00	$34,580.00	+7.37%
64	Health practitioner support technologists and technicians	$36,920.00	$34,424.00	+7.25%
65	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	$39,780.00	$37,128.00	+7.14%
66	Food batchmakers	$29,900.00	$27,924.00	+7.08%
67	First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	$56,784.00	$53,040.00	+7.06%
68	Insurance sales agents	$46,644.00	$43,628.00	+6.91%
69	Therapists, all other	$51,116.00	$47,840.00	+6.85%
70	Court, municipal, and license clerks	$38,376.00	$35,932.00	+6.80%
70	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	$47,372.00	$44,356.00	+6.80%
71	Information security analysts	$89,700.00	$84,084.00	+6.68%
72	Childcare workers	$25,064.00	$23,504.00	+6.64%
73	Production workers, all other	$34,476.00	$32,344.00	+6.59%
74	Private detectives and investigators	$50,076.00	$47,008.00	+6.53%
75	Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	$32,812.00	$30,836.00	+6.41%
76	Life, physical, and social science occupations	$66,872.00	$62,868.00	+6.37%
77	Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers	$52,520.00	$49,400.00	+6.32%
78	Writers and authors	$59,124.00	$55,640.00	+6.26%
78	Detectives and criminal investigators	$65,312.00	$61,464.00	+6.26%
79	Brickmasons, block masons, and stonemasons	$40,924.00	$38,532.00	+6.21%
80	Operations research analysts	$72,592.00	$68,380.00	+6.16%
81	First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	$60,216.00	$56,732.00	+6.14%
82	Computer programmers	$77,116.00	$72,696.00	+6.08%
83	Computer and information systems managers	$95,836.00	$90,376.00	+6.04%
84	Cashier	$22,776.00	$21,528.00	+5.80%
85	Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers	$32,448.00	$30,680.00	+5.76%
86	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farmers	$46,072.00	$43,576.00	+5.73%
87	Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	$32,968.00	$31,200.00	+5.67%
88	Information and record clerks, all other	$35,932.00	$34,008.00	+5.66%
89	Engineering technicians, except drafters	$54,756.00	$51,844.00	+5.62%
89	Sheet metal workers	$44,980.00	$42,588.00	+5.62%
90	Tellers	$29,744.00	$28.184.00	+5.54%
91	Stock clerks and order fillers	$29,068	$27,560	+5.47%
92	Environmental scientists and geoscientists	$85,228.00	$80,860.00	+5.40%
93	Protective service occupations	$44,304.00	$42,068.00	+5.32%
94	Social and community service managers	$59,072.00	$56,108.00	+5.28%
95	Packers and packagers, hand	$24,960.00	$23,712.00	+5.26%
96	Postsecondary teachers	$68,224.00	$64,844.00	+5.21%
97	Nurse practitioners	$95,732.00	$91,000.00	+5.20%
98	Teacher assistants	$28,600.00	$27,196.00	+5.16%
99	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	$34,892.00	$33,228.00	+5.01%
100	Cooks	$24,232.00	$23,088.00	+4.95%
100	Preschool and kindergarten teachers	$34,164.00	$32,552.00	+4.95%
100	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	$54,028.00	$51,480.00	+4.95%
101	Production occupations	$36,452.00	$34,736.00	+4.94%
102	General and operations managers	$69,056.00	$65,832.00	+4.90%
103	Waiters and waitresses	$25,636.00	$24,440.00	+4.89%
104	Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators	$32,760.00	$31,252.00	+4.83%
105	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	$38,428.00	$36,660.00	+4.82%
106	First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	$50,232.00	$47,996.00	+4.66%
107	Managers, all other	$77,376.00	$73,944.00	+4.64%
108	Grounds maintenance workers	$27,300.00	$26,104.00	+4.58%
109	Billing and posting clerks	$36,192.00	$34,632.00	+4.50%
110	Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	$34,008.00	$32,552.00	+4.47%
111	Non-farm animal crackers	$26,312.00	$25,220.00	+4.33%
111	Postal service clerks	$48,880.00	$46,852.00	+4.33%
112	Office clerks, general	$35,464.00	$34,008.00	+4.28%
112	Electrical and electronics engineers	$93,756.00	$89,908.00	+4.28%
113	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	$39,572.00	$97,960.00	+4.25%
114	File clerks	$36,608.00	$35,152.00	+4.14%
114	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	$31,408.00	$30,160.00	+4.14%
115	Food preparation and serving related occupations	$25,168.00	$24,180.00	+4.09%
116	Cutting, punching, and press machine settlers, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$34,580.00	$33,228.00	+4.07%
117	Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	$35,984.00	$34,580.00	+4.06%
118	Maintenance and repair workers, general	$43,056.00	$41,392.00	+4.02%
118	Service occupations	$28,288.00	$27,196.00	+4.02%
119	Medical assistants	$30,888.00	$29,744.00	+3.85%
120	Fundraisers	$59,904.00	$57,772.00	+3.69%
121	Industrial truck and tractor operators	$32,448.00	$31,304.00	+3.65%
121	Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	$28,028.00	$27,040.00	+3.65%
121	Secretaries and administrative assistants	$38,428.00	$37,076.00	+3.65%
122	Insurance underwriters	$59,956.00	$57,876.00	+3.59%
123	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	$27,456.00	$26,520.00	+3.53%
124	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	$45,708.00	$44,200.00	+3.41%
124	Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators	$52,104.00	$50,388.00	+3.41%
125	Recreation and fitness workers	$32,032.00	$30,992.00	+3.36%
126	Management, business, and financial operations occupations	$69,004.00	$66,768.00	+3.35%
127	Receptionists and information clerks	$31,304.00	$30,316.00	+3.26%
127	Chefs and head cooks	$32,968.00	$31,928.00	+3.26%
128	Office and administrative support occupations	$36,452.00	$35,308.00	+3.24%
128	Healthcare support occupations	$28,184.00	$27,300.00	+3.24%
129	Dishwashers	$20,852.00	$20,228.00	+3.08%
130	Management, professional, and related occupations	$63,648.00	$61,776.00	+3.03%
131	Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics	$51,636.00	$50,128.00	+3.01%
132	First-line supervisors of correctional officers	$46,748.00	$45,396.00	+2.98%
133	Personal care and service occupations	$27,040.00	$26,260.00	+2.97%
134	Editor	$56,368.00	$54,756.00	+2.94%
134	Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers	$40,092.00	$38,948.00	+2.94%
135	Transportation and material moving occupations	$35,412.00	$34,424.00	+2.87%
135	Sales and office occupations	$37,336.00	$36,296.00	+2.87%
136	Electrician	$50,908.00	$49,504.00	+2.84%
137	First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	$39,728.00	$38,636.00	+2.83%
138	Marketing and sales managers	$78,468.00	$76,336.00	+2.79%
139	Combined food preparation and saving workers, including fast food	$21,164.00	$20,592.00	+2.78%
140	Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators	$47,164.00	$45,916.00	+2.72%
141	Dental assistants	$31,616.00	$30,784.00	+2.70%
142	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	$61,932.00	$60,372.00	+2.58%
143	Sales and related occupations	$39,676.00	$38,688.00	+2.55%
144	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	$44,148.00	$43,056.00	+2.54%
145	Secondary school teachers	$59,228.00	$57,772.00	+2.52%
145	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	$31,772.00	$30,992.00	+2.52%
146	Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	$55,432.00	$54,080.00	+2.50%
147	Janitors and building cleaners	$28,028.00	$27,352.00	+2.47%
148	Construction managers	$74,256.00	$72,540.00	+2.37%
149	Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	$27,144.00	$26,520.00	+2.35%
150	First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	$37,596.00	$36,764.00	+2.26%
151	First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers	$45,084.00	$44,096.00	+2.24%
152	Librarians	$52,468.00	$51,324.00	+2.23%
153	Customer service representatives	$34,008.00	$33,280.00	+2.19%
154	Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	$41,444.00	$40,560.00	+2.18%
155	Highway maintenance workers	$39,572.00	$38,740.00	+2.15%
156	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	$30,056.00	$29,432.00	+2.12%
157	Aerospace engineers	$98,384.00	$96,408.00	+2.05%
158	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	$23,400.00	$22,932.00	+2.04%
159	Statisticians	$74,516.00	$73,060.00	+1.99%
160	Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	$45,656.00	$44,772.00	+1.97%
161	Security and fire alarm system installers	$49,140.00	$48,204.00	+1.94%
162	Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	$41,652.00	$40,872.00	+1.91%
163	Food service managers	$39,156.00	$38,428.00	+1.89%
163	Personal care aides	$25,272.00	$24,804.00	+1.89%
164	Data entry keyers	$33,800.00	$33,176.00	+1.88%
164	Security guards and gaming surveillance officers	$30,992.00	$30,420.00	+1.88%
165	Education, training, and library occupations	$52,104.00	$51,168.00	+1.83%
165	Clergy	$55,016.00	$54,028.00	+1.83%
166	First-line supervisors of police and detectives	$70,096.00	$68,848.00	+1.81%
166	Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	$58,448.00	$47,408.00	+1.81%
167	Miscellaneous agricultural workers	$26,884.00	$26,416.00	+1.77%
168	Accountants and auditors	$60,996.00	$59,956.00	+1.73%
169	First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	$27,924.00	$27,456.00	+1.70%
170	Professional and related occupations	$60,320.00	$59,332.00	+1.67%
171	Management occupations	$72,384.00	$71,240.00	+1.61%
172	Management analysts	$77,948.00	$76,752.00	+1.56%
173	Construction and extraction occupations	$41,392.00	$40,768.00	+1.53%
174	Computer and mathematical occupations	$76,180.00	$75,036.00	+1.52%
174	Credit counselors and loan officers	$55,640.00	$54,808.00	+1.52%
175	Personal finance advisors	$74,100.00	$73,008.00	+1.50%
176	Bus and truck mechanics and Diesel engine specialists	$46,124.00	$45,448.00	+1.49%
176	Food preparations workers	$22,100.00	$21,788.00	+1.49%
177	Elementary and middle school teachers	$53,196.00	$52,468.00	+1.39%
178	Computer system analysts	$73,268.00	$72,436.00	+1.15%
179	Business and financial operations occupation	$61,048.00	$60,372.00	+1.12%
180	Police and sheriff’s patrol officers	$52,780.00	$52,208.00	+1.10%
181	Speech-language pathologists	$63,076.00	$62,400.00	+1.08%
182	Barbers	$30,680.00	$30,368.00	+1.03%
183	Business operations specialists, all other	$59,072.00	$58,500.00	+0.98%
184	First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers	$34,372.00	$34,060.00	+0.92%
185	Software developers, applications, and systems software	$93,184.00	$92,352.00	+0.90%
186	Dispatchers	$36,020.00	$36,608.00	+0.85%
186	Machinists	$43,212.00	$42,848.00	+0.85%
187	Legal occupations	$75,036.00	$74,412.00	+0.84%
188	Computer support specialists	$55,536.00	$55,120.00	+0.75%
189	First-line supervisors of gaming workers	$41,444.00	$41,184.00	+0.63%
190	Dietitians and nutritionists	$51,532.00	$51,272.00	+0.51%
191	Social and human service assistants	$38,428.00	$38,272.00	+0.41%
192	Financial analysts	$79,560.00	$79,300.00	+0.33%
193	Special education teachers	$53,248.00	$53,092.00	+0.29%
194	Market research analysts and marketing specialists	$61,048.00	$60,892.00	+0.26%
196	Lawyers	$98,852.00	$98,644.00	+0.21%
197	Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers	$40,248.00	$40,196.00	+0.13%
198	Physicians and surgeons	$99,736.00	$99,632.00	+0.10%
199	Social workers	$47,112.00	$47,112.00	+0.00%
200	Pharmacists	$99,966.00	$100,048.00	-0.05%
201	Web developers	$64,220.00	$64,272.00	-0.08%
201	Computer occupations, all other	$64,088.00	$64,140.00	-0.08%
202	Dental hygienists	$53,716.00	$53,768.00	-0.10%
203	Couriers and messengers	$37,700.00	$37,752.00	-0.14%
204	Advertising and promotion managers	$69,160.00	$69,264.00	-0.15%
205	Property, real estate, and community association managers	$49,764.00	$49,868.00	-0.21%
206	Purchasing managers	$66,092.00	$66,248.00	-0.24%
206	Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community health workers	$43,108.00	$43,212.00	-0.24%
207	Computer operators	$42,068.00	$43,172.00	-0.25%
208	Architecture and engineering occupations	$76,856.00	$77,064.00	-0.27%
209	Chief executives	$119,392.00	$119,756.00	-0.30%
210	Roofers	$32,292.00	$32,396.00	-0.32%
211	Registered nurses	$59,800.00	$60,008.00	-0.35%
212	Training and development specialists	$57,148.00	$57,356.00	-0.36%
213	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	$37,388.00	$37,544.00	-0.42%
214	Personal care and service workers, all others	$29,640.00	$29,796.00	-0.52%
215	Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides	$26,000.00	$26,156.00	-0.60%
215	Physical therapists	$68,484.00	$68,900.00	-0.60%
216	Civil engineers	$77,688.00	$78,208.00	-0.66%
217	Engineers, all other	$81,172.00	$81,796.00	-0.76%
218	Crane and tower operators	$46,904.00	$47,268.00	-0.77%
218	Financial managers	$73,424.00	$73,996.00	-0.77%
218	Counselors	$46,644.00	$47,008.00	-0.77%
219	Laundry and dry-clean workers	$23,400.00	$23,608.00	-0.88%
220	Educational administrators	$71,084.00	$71,812.00	-1.01%
221	Painting workers	$36,036.00	$36,452.00	-1.14%
222	Food servers, non-restaurant	$24,596.00	$24,908.00	-1.25%
223	Retail salespersons	$31,980.00	$32,396.00	-1.28%
224	Office and administrative support workers, all other	$39,416.00	$39,936.00	-1.30%
225	Securities, commodities, and financial service sales agents	$69,264.00	$70,252.00	-1.41%
226	Flight attendants	$44,720.00	$45,396.00	-1.49%
227	Mechanical engineers	$79,768.00	$81,120.00	-1.67%
228	Cost estimators	$59,228.00	$60,268.00	-1.73%
229	Industrial engineers, including health and safety	$77,792.00	$79,352.00	-1.97%
230	Community and social service occupations	$46,800.00	$47,788.00	-2.07%
231	Graders and sorters, agricultural products	$26,000.00	$26,572.00	-2.15%
232	Artists and related workers	$62,868.00	$64,272.00	-2.18%
233	Construction and building inspectors	$50,648.00	$51,792.00	-2.21%
234	Administrative service managers	$64,116.00	$65,572.00	-2.22%
235	Technical writers	$63,544.00	$65,156.00	-2.47%
236	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	$54,184.00	$55,588.00	-2.53%
237	Order clerks	$32,708.00	$33,592.00	-2.63%
238	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	$39,780.00	$40,872.00	-2.67%
239	Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians	$31,096.00	$31,980.00	-2.76%
240	Real estate brokers and sales agents	$49,556.00	$51,116.00	-3.05%
241	Construction laborers	$34,840.00	$35,984.00	-3.18%
242	Respiratory therapists	$49,972.00	$51,896.00	-3.71%
243	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	$42,588.00	$44,252.00	-3.76%
244	Postal service mail carriers	$49,088.00	$51,012.00	-3.77%
245	Computer hardware engineers	$92,092.00	$95,836.00	-3.91%
246	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	$43,160.00	$44,928.00	-3.94%
247	Loan interviewers and clerks	$38,584.00	$40,248.00	-4.13%
248	Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	$31,876.00	$33,332.00	-4.37%
248	Other teachers and instructors	$46,644.00	$48,776.00	-4.37%
249	Medical records and health information technicians	$39,676.00	$41,496.00	-4.39%
250	Bakers	$24,544.00	$25,688.00	-4.45%
251	Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics	$47,996.00	$50,336.00	-4.65%
251	Human resource workers	$56,472.00	$59,228.00	-4.65%
251	Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics	$47,996.00	$50,336.00	-4.65%
252	Occupational therapist	$67,652.00	$70,980.00	-4.69%
253	First-line supervisors of personal service workers	$32,188.00	$33,852.00	-4.92%
253	First-line supervisors of personal service workers	$32,188.00	$33,852.00	-4.92%
254	Lodging managers	$45,864.00	$48,308.00	-5.06%
255	Chemical processing machine settlers, operators, and tenders	$45,604.00	$48,048.00	-5.09%
256	Miscellaneous legal support workers	$49,764.00	$52,468.00	-5.15%
257	Other education, training, and library workers	$54,548.00	$57,564.00	-5.24%
258	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	$25,272.00	$26,676.00	-5.26%
259	Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents	$56,056.00	$59,176.00	-5.27%
260	Bus drivers	$31,460.00	$33,332.00	-5.62%
261	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	$45,136.00	$47,840.00	-5.65%
262	Medical and health services managers	$68,588.00	$72,904.00	-5.92%
263	Pest control workers	$32,032.00	$34,060.00	-5.95%
264	Word processors and typists	$35,516.00	$37,960.00	-6.44%
265	Pipe-layers, plumbers, pipe-fitters, and steam-fitters	$55,224.00	$59,124.00	-6.60%
265	First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers	$55,224.00	$59,124.00	-6.60%
266	Designers	$55,624.00	$56,472.00	-6.81%
267	Refuse and recyclable material collectors/tb>	$27,144.00	$29,224.00	-7.12%
268	Training and development managers/tb>	$72,592.00	$78,364.00	-7.37%
268	Miscellaneous life, physical, and social sciences/tb>	$72,592.00	$78,364.00	-7.37%
269	Bartenders	$28,808.00	$31,304.00	-7.97%
270	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	$20,852.00	$22,984.00	-9.28%
271	Cutting workers	$27,092.00	$29,952.00	-9.55%
272	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	$45,812.00	$51,584.00	-11.19%
273	Architectural and engineering managers	$103,948.00	$117,416.00	-11.47%
274	Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges	$28,444.00	$32,500.00	-12.48%
275	Advertising sales agents	$46,124.00	$53,196.00	-13.29%
276	Chemical engineers	$84,552.00	$97,604.00	-13.37%
277	Public relations and fundraising managers	$68,536.00	$79,664.00	-13.97%
278	Biological scientists	$59,280.00	$69,992.00	-15.30%
279	News analysts, reporters and correspondents	$49,140.00	$60,632.00	-18.95%
280	Database administrators	$71,812.00	$90,012.00	-20.22%
281	Tax preparers	$41,132.00	$54,548.00	-24.59%

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