Mechanical Drafters
Median wage · national
$71,550
Range: $58K – $86K
Employed
40K
Openings/yr
3K
Typically: associate's degree
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Anthropologist & Archaeologist
Median wage · national
$70,770
Range: $59K – $90K
Employed
9K
Openings/yr
800
Typically: master's degree
Property Managers
Median wage · national
$69,990
Range: $51K – $98K
Employed
311K
Openings/yr
39K
Typically: high school diploma or equivalent
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Median wage · national
$69,500
Range: $56K – $85K
Employed
1.4M
Openings/yr
145K
Typically: high school diploma or equivalent
Survey Researcher
Median wage · national
$69,460
Range: $51K – $100K
Employed
8K
Openings/yr
700
Typically: master's degree
Training & Development Specialist
Median wage · national
$69,280
Range: $50K – $95K
Employed
458K
Openings/yr
44K
Typically: bachelor's degree
Lodging Manager
Median wage · national
$69,250
Range: $50K – $94K
Employed
43K
Openings/yr
5K
Typically: high school diploma or equivalent
Physical Therapist Assistant
Median wage · national
$68,380
Range: $60K – $79K
Employed
112K
Openings/yr
20K
Typically: associate's degree
Librarian
Median wage · national
$68,270
Range: $56K – $84K
Employed
134K
Openings/yr
14K
Typically: master's degree
Crane and Tower Operators
Median wage · national
$68,080
Range: $53K – $83K
Employed
43K
Openings/yr
4K
Typically: high school diploma or equivalent
Lighting Technicians
Median wage · national
$68,060
Range: $53K – $96K
Employed
9K
Openings/yr
800
Typically: postsecondary nondegree award
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Median wage · national
$68,020
Range: $49K – $96K
Employed
38K
Openings/yr
3K
Typically: associate's degree
Healthcare Social Worker
Median wage · national
$67,880
Range: $57K – $82K
Employed
188K
Openings/yr
18K
Typically: master's degree
Calibration Technologists and Technicians
Median wage · national
$67,820
Range: $56K – $92K
Employed
17K
Openings/yr
1K
Typically: associate's degree
Interior Designer
Median wage · national
$67,190
Range: $52K – $86K
Employed
72K
Openings/yr
8K
Typically: bachelor's degree
Marriage & Family Therapist
Median wage · national
$66,940
Range: $50K – $94K
Employed
67K
Openings/yr
8K
Typically: master's degree
Special Education Teacher (Middle)
Median wage · national
$66,810
Range: $60K – $83K
Employed
95K
Openings/yr
6K
Typically: bachelor's degree
Surgical Assistants
Median wage · national
$66,800
Range: $50K – $88K
Employed
22K
Openings/yr
2K
Typically: postsecondary nondegree award
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Median wage · national
$66,270
Range: $61K – $80K
Employed
111K
Openings/yr
6K
Typically: bachelor's degree
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Median wage · national
$66,270
Range: $54K – $85K
Employed
89K
Openings/yr
8K
Typically: bachelor's degree
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Median wage · national
$66,150
Range: $56K – $81K
Employed
104K
Openings/yr
10K
Typically: associate's degree
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Median wage · national
$66,120
Range: $56K – $80K
Employed
76K
Openings/yr
6K
Typically: associate's degree
Brokerage Clerks
Median wage · national
$65,750
Range: $59K – $80K
Employed
36K
Openings/yr
4K
Typically: high school diploma or equivalent
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
Median wage · national
$65,510
Range: $57K – $79K
Employed
177K
Openings/yr
17K
Typically: high school diploma or equivalent