496 careers found.
Accountants and Auditors
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.
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Starting Salary: $52,780
Median Salary: $81,680
Employment: 1,448,290
Actors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.
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Starting Salary: $29,120
Median Salary: $48,526
Employment: 38,800
Actuaries
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Analyze statistical data, such as mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retirement rates and construct probability tables to forecast risk and liability for payment of future benefits. May ascertain insurance rates required and cash reserves necessary to ensure payment of future benefits.
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Starting Salary: $75,240
Median Salary: $125,770
Employment: 28,340
Acute Care Nurses
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
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Starting Salary: $66,030
Median Salary: $93,600
Employment: 3,282,010
Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Provide individualized physical education instruction or services to children, youth, or adults with exceptional physical needs due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments.
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Starting Salary: $43,220
Median Salary: $67,430
Employment: 39,350
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Industries: Legal Occupations
Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements.
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Starting Salary: $56,970
Median Salary: $115,230
Employment: 16,230
Administrative Services Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services.
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Starting Salary: $64,740
Median Salary: $108,390
Employment: 254,140
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.
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Starting Salary: $39,750
Median Salary: $59,950
Employment: 36,260
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.
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Starting Salary: $66,030
Median Salary: $93,600
Employment: 3,282,010
Advertising and Promotions Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.
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Starting Salary: $63,000
Median Salary: $126,960
Employment: 21,100
Advertising Sales Agents
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.
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Starting Salary: $33,480
Median Salary: $61,460
Employment: 97,470
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.
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Starting Salary: $53,730
Median Salary: $79,830
Employment: 9,060
Aerospace Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.
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Starting Salary: $85,350
Median Salary: $134,830
Employment: 68,440
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes in dealings with current or prospective employers. May handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.
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Starting Salary: $48,530
Median Salary: $96,310
Employment: 14,220
Agricultural Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply knowledge of engineering technology and biological science to agricultural problems concerned with power and machinery, electrification, structures, soil and water conservation, and processing of agricultural products.
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Starting Salary: $43,020
Median Salary: $84,630
Employment: 1,680
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $49,080
Median Salary: $86,350
Employment: 8,700
Allergists and Immunologists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
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Starting Salary: $66,860
Median Salary: $95,080
Employment: 315,360
Anesthesiologist Assistants
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.
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Starting Salary: $95,240
Median Salary: $133,260
Employment: 155,540
Animal Scientists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.
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Starting Salary: $48,440
Median Salary: $79,120
Employment: 2,470
Animal Trainers
Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations
Train animals for riding, harness, security, performance, or obedience, or for assisting persons with disabilities. Accustom animals to human voice and contact, and condition animals to respond to commands. Train animals according to prescribed standards for show or competition. May train animals to carry pack loads or work as part of pack team.
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Starting Salary: $29,120
Median Salary: $38,750
Employment: 20,110
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.
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Starting Salary: $44,510
Median Salary: $64,910
Employment: 8,070
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in anthropology or archeology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $51,380
Median Salary: $95,770
Employment: 5,260
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Industries: Legal Occupations
Facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. Resolve conflicts outside of the court system by mutual consent of parties involved.
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Starting Salary: $46,200
Median Salary: $67,710
Employment: 7,860
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.
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Starting Salary: $60,510
Median Salary: $96,690
Employment: 111,140
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and mathematics to complete drawings.
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Starting Salary: $44,040
Median Salary: $64,280
Employment: 109,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
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Starting Salary: $111,450
Median Salary: $167,740
Employment: 210,340
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $59,590
Median Salary: $101,480
Employment: 9,120
Archivists
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.
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Starting Salary: $39,330
Median Salary: $61,570
Employment: 7,050
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $51,130
Median Salary: $84,290
Employment: 11,430
Art Directors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design.
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Starting Salary: $61,060
Median Salary: $111,040
Employment: 50,370
Art Therapists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Plan or conduct art therapy sessions or programs to improve clients' physical, cognitive, or emotional well-being.
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Starting Salary: $38,840
Median Salary: $65,010
Employment: 19,320
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,040
Median Salary: $80,190
Employment: 97,890
Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
All artists and related workers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $33,720
Median Salary: $72,760
Employment: 7,370
Astronomers
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems.
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Starting Salary: $70,730
Median Salary: $132,170
Employment: 1,560
Athletes and Sports Competitors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Compete in athletic events.
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Starting Salary: $24,960
Median Salary: $62,360
Employment: 14,370
Athletic Trainers
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.
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Starting Salary: $45,380
Median Salary: $60,250
Employment: 28,950
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Investigate atmospheric phenomena and interpret meteorological data, gathered by surface and air stations, satellites, and radar to prepare reports and forecasts for public and other uses. Includes weather analysts and forecasters whose functions require the detailed knowledge of meteorology.
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Starting Salary: $49,990
Median Salary: $97,450
Employment: 8,780
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $53,310
Median Salary: $101,390
Employment: 11,480
Audio and Video Technicians
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.
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Starting Salary: $35,290
Median Salary: $54,830
Employment: 70,080
Audiologists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
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Starting Salary: $61,930
Median Salary: $92,120
Employment: 14,730
Automotive Engineering Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.
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Starting Salary: $46,940
Median Salary: $68,730
Employment: 37,450
Automotive Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Develop new or improved designs for vehicle structural members, engines, transmissions, or other vehicle systems, using computer-assisted design technology. Direct building, modification, or testing of vehicle or components.
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Starting Salary: $68,740
Median Salary: $102,320
Employment: 286,760
Aviation Inspectors
Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.
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Starting Salary: $40,090
Median Salary: $85,750
Employment: 23,320
Starting Salary: $32,950
Median Salary: $57,050
Employment: 16,910
Bill and Account Collectors
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visit to solicit payment. Duties include receiving payment and posting amount to customer's account, preparing statements to credit department if customer fails to respond, initiating repossession proceedings or service disconnection, and keeping records of collection and status of accounts.
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Starting Salary: $33,960
Median Salary: $46,040
Employment: 165,020
Billing and Posting Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.
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Starting Salary: $35,760
Median Salary: $47,170
Employment: 417,500
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
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Starting Salary: $64,890
Median Salary: $103,650
Employment: 34,520
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological, agricultural, and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.
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Starting Salary: $71,860
Median Salary: $106,950
Employment: 21,860
Biofuels Production Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
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Starting Salary: $74,900
Median Salary: $121,440
Employment: 234,380
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
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Starting Salary: $111,450
Median Salary: $167,740
Employment: 210,340
Bioinformatics Scientists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.
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Starting Salary: $54,500
Median Salary: $93,330
Employment: 59,710
Bioinformatics Technicians
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.
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Starting Salary: $40,330
Median Salary: $71,490
Employment: 4,660
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $50,760
Median Salary: $83,460
Employment: 53,250
Biological Scientists, All Other
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
All biological scientists not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $54,500
Median Salary: $93,330
Employment: 59,710
Biologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.
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Starting Salary: $54,500
Median Salary: $93,330
Employment: 59,710
Biomass Plant Technicians
Industries: Production Occupations
Control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.
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Starting Salary: $59,930
Median Salary: $99,670
Employment: 30,720
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
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Starting Salary: $74,900
Median Salary: $121,440
Employment: 234,380
Biostatisticians
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences.
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Starting Salary: $60,390
Median Salary: $103,300
Employment: 29,800
Blockchain Engineers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Maintain and support distributed and decentralized blockchain-based networks or block-chain applications such as cryptocurrency exchange, payment processing, document sharing, and digital voting. Design and deploy secure block-chain design patterns and solutions over geographically distributed networks using advanced technologies. May assist with infrastructure setup and testing for application transparency and security.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.
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Starting Salary: $34,600
Median Salary: $49,210
Employment: 1,455,770
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.
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Starting Salary: $26,000
Median Salary: $45,680
Employment: 23,880
Broadcast Technicians
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.
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Starting Salary: $29,190
Median Salary: $53,920
Employment: 21,080
Brokerage Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.
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Starting Salary: $47,730
Median Salary: $62,940
Employment: 40,090
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.
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Starting Salary: $68,860
Median Salary: $136,550
Employment: 630,980
Budget Analysts
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.
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Starting Salary: $60,510
Median Salary: $87,930
Employment: 47,170
Business Continuity Planners
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $81,270
Employment: 1,128,200
Business Intelligence Analysts
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Produce financial and market intelligence by querying data repositories and generating periodic reports. Devise methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.
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Starting Salary: $63,650
Median Salary: $112,590
Employment: 233,440
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
All business operations specialists not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $81,270
Employment: 1,128,200
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $46,460
Median Salary: $97,270
Employment: 81,780
Calibration Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Execute or adapt procedures and techniques for calibrating measurement devices, by applying knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics, sometimes under the direction of engineering staff. Determine measurement standard suitability for calibrating measurement devices. May perform preventive maintenance on equipment. May perform corrective actions to address identified calibration problems.
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Starting Salary: $44,730
Median Salary: $65,040
Employment: 15,320
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Operate television, video, or film camera to record images or scenes for television, video, or film productions.
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Starting Salary: $36,240
Median Salary: $68,810
Employment: 24,460
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.
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Starting Salary: $47,090
Median Salary: $63,620
Employment: 14,200
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.
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Starting Salary: $38,680
Median Salary: $61,490
Employment: 111,150
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.
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Starting Salary: $48,840
Median Salary: $63,910
Employment: 104,450
Cashiers
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. May use electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. May process credit or debit card transactions and validate checks.
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Starting Salary: $23,070
Median Salary: $31,190
Employment: 3,148,030
Chemical Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design chemical plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, paper, and pulp, by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering.
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Starting Salary: $78,520
Median Salary: $121,860
Employment: 20,330
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $52,870
Median Salary: $86,220
Employment: 20,390
Chemists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.
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Starting Salary: $53,210
Median Salary: $84,150
Employment: 83,250
Chief Executives
Industries: Management Occupations
Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
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Starting Salary: $73,710
Median Salary: $206,420
Employment: 211,850
Chief Sustainability Officers
Industries: Management Occupations
Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. Enact or oversee a corporate sustainability strategy.
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Starting Salary: $73,710
Median Salary: $206,420
Employment: 211,850
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
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Starting Salary: $40,580
Median Salary: $58,570
Employment: 382,960
Childcare Workers
Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.
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Starting Salary: $22,900
Median Salary: $32,050
Employment: 520,180
Choreographers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.
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Starting Salary: $33,080
Median Salary: $55,600
Employment: 3,430
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
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Starting Salary: $43,550
Median Salary: $64,200
Employment: 62,130
Civil Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.
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Starting Salary: $65,920
Median Salary: $99,590
Employment: 355,410
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims.
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Starting Salary: $47,810
Median Salary: $76,790
Employment: 305,020
Clergy
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.
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Starting Salary: $37,140
Median Salary: $60,820
Employment: 58,080
Climate Change Policy Analysts
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Research and analyze policy developments related to climate change. Make climate-related recommendations for actions such as legislation, awareness campaigns, or fundraising approaches.
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Starting Salary: $50,130
Median Salary: $80,060
Employment: 84,930
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.
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Starting Salary: $50,470
Median Salary: $95,830
Employment: 72,190
Clinical Data Managers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.
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Starting Salary: $63,650
Median Salary: $112,590
Employment: 233,440
Clinical Neuropsychologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Assess and diagnose patients with neurobehavioral problems related to acquired or developmental disorders of the nervous system, such as neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, and learning disabilities. Recommend treatment after diagnosis, such as therapy, medication, or surgery. Assist with evaluation before and after neurosurgical procedures, such as deep brain stimulation.
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Starting Salary: $51,410
Median Salary: $117,580
Employment: 17,790
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.
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Starting Salary: $66,030
Median Salary: $93,600
Employment: 3,282,010
Clinical Research Coordinators
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.
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Starting Salary: $79,830
Median Salary: $161,180
Employment: 100,870
Coaches and Scouts
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports for the primary purpose of competition. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching certifications should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
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Starting Salary: $27,490
Median Salary: $45,920
Employment: 250,940
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.
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Starting Salary: $49,390
Median Salary: $79,450
Employment: 30,250
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,100
Median Salary: $77,800
Employment: 29,260
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
All community and social service specialists not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $36,470
Median Salary: $54,940
Employment: 110,390
Community Health Workers
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs.
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Starting Salary: $37,930
Median Salary: $51,030
Employment: 60,730
Compensation and Benefits Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.
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Starting Salary: $81,660
Median Salary: $140,360
Employment: 20,070
Compliance Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
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Starting Salary: $68,860
Median Salary: $136,550
Employment: 630,980
Compliance Officers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $78,420
Employment: 397,770
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
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Starting Salary: $80,670
Median Salary: $140,910
Employment: 38,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
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Starting Salary: $104,450
Median Salary: $171,200
Employment: 645,970
Computer Hardware Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.
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Starting Salary: $85,430
Median Salary: $155,020
Employment: 75,710
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Industries: Production Occupations
Develop programs to control machining or processing of materials by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. May also set up, operate, or maintain equipment.
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Starting Salary: $45,760
Median Salary: $65,670
Employment: 28,230
Computer Occupations, All Other
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
All computer occupations not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $48,910
Median Salary: $96,690
Employment: 36,240
Computer Systems Analysts
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.
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Starting Salary: $63,160
Median Salary: $103,790
Employment: 497,800
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.
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Starting Salary: $35,120
Median Salary: $46,860
Employment: 73,010
Conservation Scientists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.
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Starting Salary: $45,260
Median Salary: $67,950
Employment: 25,590
Construction and Building Inspectors
Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations
Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.
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Starting Salary: $46,560
Median Salary: $72,120
Employment: 137,210
Construction Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.
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Starting Salary: $65,160
Median Salary: $106,980
Employment: 348,330
Coroners
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $78,420
Employment: 397,770
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.
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Starting Salary: $41,750
Median Salary: $57,970
Employment: 365,380
Cost Estimators
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.
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Starting Salary: $46,330
Median Salary: $77,070
Employment: 219,530
Counselors, All Other
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
All counselors not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $36,160
Median Salary: $49,830
Employment: 33,340
Craft Artists
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.
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Starting Salary: $22,620
Median Salary: $38,480
Employment: 4,370
Credit Analysts
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with credit information for use in decisionmaking.
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Starting Salary: $52,930
Median Salary: $80,970
Employment: 67,370
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Authorize credit charges against customers' accounts. Investigate history and credit standing of individuals or business establishments applying for credit. May interview applicants to obtain personal and financial data, determine credit worthiness, process applications, and notify customers of acceptance or rejection of credit.
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Starting Salary: $34,590
Median Salary: $49,130
Employment: 11,960
Credit Counselors
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Advise and educate individuals or organizations on acquiring and managing debt. May provide guidance in determining the best type of loan and explain loan requirements or restrictions. May help develop debt management plans or student financial aid packages. May advise on credit issues, or provide budget, mortgage, bankruptcy, or student financial aid counseling.
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Starting Salary: $38,980
Median Salary: $50,480
Employment: 28,110
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $45,640
Median Salary: $71,470
Employment: 13,560
Critical Care Nurses
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.
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Starting Salary: $66,030
Median Salary: $93,600
Employment: 3,282,010
Curators
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Administer collections, such as artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific specimens of museums or other institutions. May conduct instructional, research, or public service activities of institution.
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Starting Salary: $37,110
Median Salary: $61,770
Employment: 12,280
Customer Service Representatives
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.
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Starting Salary: $30,690
Median Salary: $42,830
Employment: 2,725,930
Customs Brokers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Prepare customs documentation and ensure that shipments meet all applicable laws to facilitate the import and export of goods. Determine and track duties and taxes payable and process payments on behalf of client. Sign documents under a power of attorney. Represent clients in meetings with customs officials and apply for duty refunds and tariff reclassifications. Coordinate transportation and storage of imported goods.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $78,420
Employment: 397,770
Dancers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Perform dances. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for video recording.
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Starting Salary: $29,037
Median Salary: $49,858
Employment: 9,060
Data Scientists
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.
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Starting Salary: $63,650
Median Salary: $112,590
Employment: 233,440
Designers, All Other
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
All designers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $36,530
Median Salary: $66,220
Employment: 9,680
Desktop Publishers
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
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Starting Salary: $34,650
Median Salary: $53,620
Employment: 4,000
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.
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Starting Salary: $54,160
Median Salary: $93,580
Employment: 110,790
Dietetic Technicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. May plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.
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Starting Salary: $28,280
Median Salary: $37,040
Employment: 29,950
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.
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Starting Salary: $48,830
Median Salary: $73,850
Employment: 76,570
Digital Forensics Analysts
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Conduct investigations on computer-based crimes establishing documentary or physical evidence, such as digital media and logs associated with cyber intrusion incidents. Analyze digital evidence and investigate computer security incidents to derive information in support of system and network vulnerability mitigation. Preserve and present computer-related evidence in support of criminal, fraud, counterintelligence, or law enforcement investigations.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group. May provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.
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Starting Salary: $33,990
Median Salary: $54,840
Employment: 21,460
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Play prerecorded music for live audiences at venues or events such as clubs, parties, or wedding receptions. May use techniques such as mixing, cutting, or sampling to manipulate recordings. May also perform as emcee (master of ceremonies).
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Starting Salary: $22,152
Median Salary: $42,827
Employment: 8,170
Document Management Specialists
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Implement and administer enterprise-wide document management systems and related procedures that allow organizations to capture, store, retrieve, share, and destroy electronic records and documents.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $57,550
Median Salary: $119,980
Employment: 12,420
Economists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy. May collect and process economic and statistical data using sampling techniques and econometric methods.
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Starting Salary: $62,340
Median Salary: $115,440
Employment: 15,880
Editors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.
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Starting Salary: $36,200
Median Salary: $75,260
Employment: 95,480
Education Administrators, All Other
Industries: Management Occupations
All education administrators not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $49,490
Median Salary: $89,040
Employment: 53,330
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.
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Starting Salary: $72,400
Median Salary: $104,070
Employment: 319,630
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
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Starting Salary: $63,820
Median Salary: $103,960
Employment: 176,420
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.
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Starting Salary: $37,060
Median Salary: $56,270
Employment: 71,620
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $38,650
Median Salary: $72,090
Employment: 59,090
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.
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Starting Salary: $43,580
Median Salary: $65,140
Employment: 342,350
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.
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Starting Salary: $48,250
Median Salary: $77,180
Employment: 92,710
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.
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Starting Salary: $48,680
Median Salary: $73,720
Employment: 20,020
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.
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Starting Salary: $49,490
Median Salary: $82,730
Employment: 7,310
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
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Starting Salary: $44,980
Median Salary: $71,300
Employment: 59,990
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
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Starting Salary: $60,820
Median Salary: $100,940
Employment: 23,040
Electrical Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
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Starting Salary: $74,670
Median Salary: $111,910
Employment: 188,790
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.
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Starting Salary: $47,770
Median Salary: $70,760
Employment: 14,680
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.
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Starting Salary: $79,390
Median Salary: $127,590
Employment: 93,940
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.
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Starting Salary: $46,440
Median Salary: $62,340
Employment: 1,393,310
Emergency Management Directors
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.
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Starting Salary: $51,260
Median Salary: $86,130
Employment: 12,570
Emergency Medical Technicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
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Starting Salary: $31,410
Median Salary: $41,340
Employment: 177,980
Endoscopy Technicians
Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations
Maintain a sterile field to provide support for physicians and nurses during endoscopy procedures. Prepare and maintain instruments and equipment. May obtain specimens.
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Starting Salary: $32,450
Median Salary: $46,050
Employment: 103,650
Energy Auditors
Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations
Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.
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Starting Salary: $46,560
Median Salary: $72,120
Employment: 137,210
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air quality; or energy procurement.
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Starting Salary: $62,840
Median Salary: $117,750
Employment: 150,750
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $59,790
Median Salary: $106,120
Employment: 39,910
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
All engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $47,010
Median Salary: $77,390
Employment: 64,410
Engineers, All Other
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
All engineers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $62,840
Median Salary: $117,750
Employment: 150,750
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,540
Median Salary: $78,270
Employment: 59,590
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
All entertainers and performers, sports and related workers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $27,248
Median Salary: $43,659
Employment: 15,040
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate entertainment and recreational activities and operations of a recreational facility, including cruise ships and parks.
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Starting Salary: $45,320
Median Salary: $77,180
Employment: 36,700
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Inspect and investigate sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $78,420
Employment: 397,770
Environmental Economists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct economic analysis related to environmental protection and use of the natural environment, such as water, air, land, and renewable energy resources. Evaluate and quantify benefits, costs, incentives, and impacts of alternative options using economic principles and statistical techniques.
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Starting Salary: $62,340
Median Salary: $115,440
Employment: 15,880
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.
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Starting Salary: $39,670
Median Salary: $58,890
Employment: 12,500
Environmental Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.
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Starting Salary: $64,950
Median Salary: $104,170
Employment: 37,950
Environmental Restoration Planners
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Collaborate with field and biology staff to oversee the implementation of restoration projects and to develop new products. Process and synthesize complex scientific data into practical strategies for restoration, monitoring or management.
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Starting Salary: $50,130
Median Salary: $80,060
Employment: 84,930
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.
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Starting Salary: $36,130
Median Salary: $49,490
Employment: 39,390
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $50,670
Median Salary: $87,710
Employment: 7,130
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.
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Starting Salary: $50,130
Median Salary: $80,060
Employment: 84,930
Epidemiologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.
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Starting Salary: $56,950
Median Salary: $83,980
Employment: 11,460
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Monitor and evaluate compliance with equal opportunity laws, guidelines, and policies to ensure that employment practices and contracting arrangements give equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $78,420
Employment: 397,770
Exercise Physiologists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.
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Starting Salary: $40,930
Median Salary: $58,160
Employment: 8,110
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.
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Starting Salary: $27,580
Median Salary: $46,180
Employment: 303,620
Facilities Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus.
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Starting Salary: $62,550
Median Salary: $104,690
Employment: 141,090
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,580
Median Salary: $77,280
Employment: 2,630
Farm and Home Management Educators
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May develop educational outreach programs. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development.
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Starting Salary: $36,780
Median Salary: $58,120
Employment: 10,260
Fashion Designers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
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Starting Salary: $35,970
Median Salary: $80,690
Employment: 20,910
Film and Video Editors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.
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Starting Salary: $39,170
Median Salary: $70,980
Employment: 28,860
Financial and Investment Analysts
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.
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Starting Salary: $62,410
Median Salary: $101,350
Employment: 340,580
Financial Examiners
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.
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Starting Salary: $53,420
Median Salary: $90,400
Employment: 62,830
Financial Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.
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Starting Salary: $86,490
Median Salary: $161,700
Employment: 818,620
Financial Quantitative Analysts
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Develop quantitative techniques to inform securities investing, equities investing, pricing, or valuation of financial instruments. Develop mathematical or statistical models for risk management, asset optimization, pricing, or relative value analysis.
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Starting Salary: $46,420
Median Salary: $80,190
Employment: 127,450
Financial Risk Specialists
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.
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Starting Salary: $62,270
Median Salary: $106,000
Employment: 56,320
Financial Specialists, All Other
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
All financial specialists not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $46,420
Median Salary: $80,190
Employment: 127,450
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.
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Starting Salary: $26,420
Median Salary: $60,560
Employment: 10,000
Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws, or investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions.
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Starting Salary: $47,580
Median Salary: $78,060
Employment: 14,050
Firefighters
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster assistance.
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Starting Salary: $34,490
Median Salary: $59,530
Employment: 332,240
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.
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Starting Salary: $62,050
Median Salary: $109,660
Employment: 23,220
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
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Starting Salary: $51,290
Median Salary: $78,690
Employment: 806,080
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.
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Starting Salary: $50,340
Median Salary: $76,310
Employment: 53,390
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of entertainment and recreation related workers.
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Starting Salary: $32,960
Median Salary: $46,900
Employment: 92,830
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Industries: Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.
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Starting Salary: $39,610
Median Salary: $59,330
Employment: 29,530
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.
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Starting Salary: $53,970
Median Salary: $92,430
Employment: 93,680
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Industries: Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
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Starting Salary: $29,340
Median Salary: $42,010
Employment: 1,187,460
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
Industries: Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.
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Starting Salary: $34,390
Median Salary: $47,520
Employment: 174,660
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Industries: Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs.
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Starting Salary: $39,270
Median Salary: $56,170
Employment: 124,130
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
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Starting Salary: $48,460
Median Salary: $78,300
Employment: 600,680
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers other than retail sales workers. May perform duties such as budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
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Starting Salary: $48,880
Median Salary: $84,130
Employment: 219,010
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
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Starting Salary: $43,920
Median Salary: $66,140
Employment: 1,495,580
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Industries: Production Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.
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Starting Salary: $45,790
Median Salary: $71,190
Employment: 685,140
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
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Starting Salary: $31,120
Median Salary: $47,320
Employment: 1,113,160
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of security workers and security guards.
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Starting Salary: $37,800
Median Salary: $58,610
Employment: 70,310
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
Industries: Management Occupations
Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors.
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Starting Salary: $36,880
Median Salary: $61,340
Employment: 10,490
Floral Designers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
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Starting Salary: $27,260
Median Salary: $36,120
Employment: 40,160
Food Scientists and Technologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.
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Starting Salary: $49,580
Median Salary: $85,310
Employment: 14,370
Food Service Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
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Starting Salary: $42,380
Median Salary: $65,310
Employment: 244,230
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,090
Median Salary: $77,010
Employment: 21,170
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.
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Starting Salary: $33,590
Median Salary: $52,380
Employment: 2,780
Foresters
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.
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Starting Salary: $49,240
Median Salary: $70,660
Employment: 9,650
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $58,670
Median Salary: $100,830
Employment: 1,310
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.
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Starting Salary: $46,420
Median Salary: $80,190
Employment: 127,450
Fuel Cell Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design, evaluate, modify, or construct fuel cell components or systems for transportation, stationary, or portable applications.
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Starting Salary: $68,740
Median Salary: $102,320
Employment: 286,760
Fundraisers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization. May design and produce promotional materials. May also raise awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.
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Starting Salary: $43,200
Median Salary: $66,490
Employment: 105,930
Fundraising Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.
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Starting Salary: $73,700
Median Salary: $123,480
Employment: 36,920
Funeral Home Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.
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Starting Salary: $45,820
Median Salary: $76,830
Employment: 13,120
Gambling Cage Workers
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
In a gambling establishment, conduct financial transactions for patrons. Accept patron's credit application and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts. May reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books. May sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons. May convert gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to currency upon patron's request. May use a cash register or computer to record transaction.
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Starting Salary: $27,940
Median Salary: $36,990
Employment: 13,490
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Exchange coins, tokens, and chips for patrons' money. May issue payoffs and obtain customer's signature on receipt. May operate a booth in the slot machine area and furnish change persons with money bank at the start of the shift, or count and audit money in drawers.
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Starting Salary: $22,810
Median Salary: $34,810
Employment: 21,930
Gambling Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate gambling operations in a casino. May formulate house rules.
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Starting Salary: $51,670
Median Salary: $85,580
Employment: 4,620
General and Operations Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.
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Starting Salary: $47,420
Median Salary: $102,950
Employment: 3,584,420
Genetic Counselors
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects. Provide information to other healthcare providers or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions. Advise individuals and families to support informed decisionmaking and coping methods for those at risk. May help conduct research related to genetic conditions or genetic counseling.
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Starting Salary: $78,680
Median Salary: $98,910
Employment: 3,510
Geneticists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.
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Starting Salary: $54,500
Median Salary: $93,330
Employment: 59,710
Geodetic Surveyors
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Measure large areas of the Earth's surface using satellite observations, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), light detection and ranging (LIDAR), or related sources.
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Starting Salary: $43,680
Median Salary: $72,740
Employment: 53,080
Geographers
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study the nature and use of areas of the Earth's surface, relating and interpreting interactions of physical and cultural phenomena. Conduct research on physical aspects of a region, including land forms, climates, soils, plants, and animals, and conduct research on the spatial implications of human activities within a given area, including social characteristics, economic activities, and political organization, as well as researching interdependence between regions at scales ranging from local to global.
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Starting Salary: $62,390
Median Salary: $97,200
Employment: 1,380
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Assist scientists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases. May also perform some custom application development or provide user support.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $49,990
Median Salary: $86,730
Employment: 3,290
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
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Starting Salary: $58,790
Median Salary: $99,240
Employment: 22,510
Geothermal Production Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.
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Starting Salary: $74,900
Median Salary: $121,440
Employment: 234,380
Geothermal Technicians
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
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Starting Salary: $35,270
Median Salary: $48,640
Employment: 183,690
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
Industries: Production Occupations
Shape molten glass according to patterns.
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Starting Salary: $34,950
Median Salary: $45,690
Employment: 34,750
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $78,420
Employment: 397,770
Graphic Designers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.
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Starting Salary: $37,600
Median Salary: $61,300
Employment: 214,260
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws. Includes industrial product safety engineers.
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Starting Salary: $62,050
Median Salary: $109,660
Employment: 23,220
Health Education Specialists
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
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Starting Salary: $42,210
Median Salary: $63,000
Employment: 65,150
Health Informatics Specialists
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.
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Starting Salary: $63,160
Median Salary: $103,790
Employment: 497,800
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.
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Starting Salary: $39,120
Median Salary: $67,310
Employment: 37,620
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.
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Starting Salary: $51,760
Median Salary: $105,620
Employment: 229,720
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
All health technologists and technicians not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $37,290
Median Salary: $48,790
Employment: 174,060
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
All healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $65,210
Median Salary: $113,730
Employment: 30,870
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
All healthcare practitioners and technical workers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $37,220
Median Salary: $64,030
Employment: 36,970
Healthcare Social Workers
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.
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Starting Salary: $45,030
Median Salary: $68,090
Employment: 185,940
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations
All healthcare support workers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $32,450
Median Salary: $46,050
Employment: 103,650
Historians
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
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Starting Salary: $38,630
Median Salary: $74,050
Employment: 3,140
History Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in human history and historiography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,730
Median Salary: $81,500
Employment: 19,860
Hospitalists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, acute care units, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms. Manage and coordinate patient care throughout treatment.
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Starting Salary: $66,860
Median Salary: $95,080
Employment: 315,360
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Accommodate hotel, motel, and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys or cards, transmitting and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests.
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Starting Salary: $26,600
Median Salary: $34,270
Employment: 261,430
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology. Investigate and analyze characteristics of human behavior and performance as it relates to the use of technology.
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Starting Salary: $70,000
Median Salary: $101,140
Employment: 350,230
Human Resources Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.
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Starting Salary: $83,790
Median Salary: $140,030
Employment: 215,520
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
Industries: Production Occupations
Monitor and control activities associated with hydropower generation. Operate plant equipment, such as turbines, pumps, valves, gates, fans, electric control boards, and battery banks. Monitor equipment operation and performance and make necessary adjustments to ensure optimal performance. Perform equipment maintenance and repair as necessary.
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Starting Salary: $59,930
Median Salary: $99,670
Employment: 30,720
Hydroelectric Production Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Manage operations at hydroelectric power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor hydroelectric plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.
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Starting Salary: $74,900
Median Salary: $121,440
Employment: 234,380
Hydrologic Technicians
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Collect and organize data concerning the distribution and circulation of ground and surface water, and data on its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Measure and report on flow rates and ground water levels, maintain field equipment, collect water samples, install and collect sampling equipment, and process samples for shipment to testing laboratories. May collect data on behalf of hydrologists, engineers, developers, government agencies, or agriculture.
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Starting Salary: $40,330
Median Salary: $58,570
Employment: 2,940
Hydrologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.
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Starting Salary: $60,010
Median Salary: $92,060
Employment: 5,720
Industrial Ecologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Apply principles and processes of natural ecosystems to develop models for efficient industrial systems. Use knowledge from the physical and social sciences to maximize effective use of natural resources in the production and use of goods and services. Examine societal issues and their relationship with both technical systems and the environment.
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Starting Salary: $50,130
Median Salary: $80,060
Employment: 84,930
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.
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Starting Salary: $46,370
Median Salary: $64,790
Employment: 73,410
Industrial Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
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Starting Salary: $70,000
Median Salary: $101,140
Employment: 350,230
Industrial Production Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
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Starting Salary: $74,900
Median Salary: $121,440
Employment: 234,380
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.
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Starting Salary: $51,880
Median Salary: $109,840
Employment: 1,050
Information Security Engineers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies. Build, maintain and upgrade security technology, such as firewalls, for the safe use of computer networks and the transmission and retrieval of information. Design and implement appropriate security controls to identify vulnerabilities and protect digital files and electronic infrastructures. Monitor and respond to computer security breaches, viruses, and intrusions, and perform forensic investigation. May oversee the assessment of information security systems.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Information Technology Project Managers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
All installation, maintenance, and repair workers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $35,270
Median Salary: $48,640
Employment: 183,690
Instructional Coordinators
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology into instruction in order to provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. May train and coach teachers. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors.
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Starting Salary: $46,560
Median Salary: $74,720
Employment: 210,850
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.
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Starting Salary: $56,690
Median Salary: $76,650
Employment: 7,790
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Process new insurance policies, modifications to existing policies, and claims forms. Obtain information from policyholders to verify the accuracy and completeness of information on claims forms, applications and related documents, and company records. Update existing policies and company records to reflect changes requested by policyholders and insurance company representatives.
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Starting Salary: $36,900
Median Salary: $48,450
Employment: 229,070
Insurance Sales Agents
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.
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Starting Salary: $36,390
Median Salary: $60,370
Employment: 469,480
Insurance Underwriters
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.
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Starting Salary: $51,640
Median Salary: $79,880
Employment: 107,820
Intelligence Analysts
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.
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Starting Salary: $54,160
Median Salary: $93,580
Employment: 110,790
Interior Designers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.
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Starting Salary: $38,480
Median Salary: $63,490
Employment: 69,580
Interpreters and Translators
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.
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Starting Salary: $35,630
Median Salary: $59,440
Employment: 53,360
Investment Fund Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate investment strategy or operations for a large pool of liquid assets supplied by institutional investors or individual investors.
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Starting Salary: $86,490
Median Salary: $161,700
Employment: 818,620
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Industries: Legal Occupations
Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.
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Starting Salary: $46,520
Median Salary: $156,210
Employment: 25,580
Judicial Law Clerks
Industries: Legal Occupations
Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.
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Starting Salary: $42,000
Median Salary: $60,400
Employment: 13,220
Labor Relations Specialists
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.
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Starting Salary: $49,880
Median Salary: $93,500
Employment: 64,590
Landscape Architects
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.
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Starting Salary: $51,990
Median Salary: $79,660
Employment: 19,580
Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $58,330
Median Salary: $126,650
Employment: 22,800
Lawyers
Industries: Legal Occupations
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
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Starting Salary: $72,780
Median Salary: $151,160
Employment: 747,750
Legislators
Industries: Management Occupations
Develop, introduce, or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, state, or federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.
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Starting Salary: $20,380
Median Salary: $44,810
Employment: 26,510
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.
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Starting Salary: $38,920
Median Salary: $64,320
Employment: 131,830
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $53,590
Median Salary: $78,630
Employment: 4,100
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
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Starting Salary: $47,960
Median Salary: $62,340
Employment: 632,430
Life Scientists, All Other
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
All life scientists not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $52,360
Median Salary: $87,800
Employment: 7,320
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
All life, physical, and social science technicians not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $37,310
Median Salary: $60,130
Employment: 71,400
Lighting Technicians
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions. May focus or operate light fixtures, or attach color filters or other lighting accessories.
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Starting Salary: $36,340
Median Salary: $60,560
Employment: 10,130
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Interview loan applicants to elicit information; investigate applicants' backgrounds and verify references; prepare loan request papers; and forward findings, reports, and documents to appraisal department. Review loan papers to ensure completeness, and complete transactions between loan establishment, borrowers, and sellers upon approval of loan.
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Starting Salary: $36,360
Median Salary: $48,950
Employment: 173,100
Loan Officers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans. Advise borrowers on financial status and payment methods. Includes mortgage loan officers and agents, collection analysts, loan servicing officers, loan underwriters, and payday loan officers.
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Starting Salary: $38,490
Median Salary: $74,180
Employment: 290,530
Lodging Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.
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Starting Salary: $39,490
Median Salary: $68,130
Employment: 41,350
Logisticians
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.
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Starting Salary: $49,260
Median Salary: $80,880
Employment: 235,640
Logistics Analysts
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.
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Starting Salary: $49,260
Median Salary: $80,880
Employment: 235,640
Logistics Engineers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.
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Starting Salary: $49,260
Median Salary: $80,880
Employment: 235,640
Loss Prevention Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.
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Starting Salary: $68,860
Median Salary: $136,550
Employment: 630,980
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations
Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.
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Starting Salary: $22,010
Median Salary: $50,280
Employment: 3,320
Management Analysts
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.
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Starting Salary: $59,720
Median Salary: $101,190
Employment: 893,900
Managers, All Other
Industries: Management Occupations
All managers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $68,860
Median Salary: $136,550
Employment: 630,980
Manufacturing Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.
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Starting Salary: $70,000
Median Salary: $101,140
Employment: 350,230
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design, develop, and evaluate the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment, such as power supply and propulsion systems.
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Starting Salary: $79,700
Median Salary: $105,670
Employment: 8,440
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.
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Starting Salary: $42,070
Median Salary: $76,950
Employment: 861,140
Marketing Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.
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Starting Salary: $81,900
Median Salary: $161,030
Employment: 384,980
Marriage and Family Therapists
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.
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Starting Salary: $42,610
Median Salary: $63,780
Employment: 65,870
Materials Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.
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Starting Salary: $68,040
Median Salary: $108,310
Employment: 22,770
Materials Scientists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.
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Starting Salary: $61,460
Median Salary: $104,160
Employment: 8,330
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
All mathematical scientists not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $40,330
Median Salary: $71,490
Employment: 4,660
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $48,150
Median Salary: $79,350
Employment: 48,820
Mathematicians
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.
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Starting Salary: $63,430
Median Salary: $121,680
Employment: 2,220
Mechanical Drafters
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.
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Starting Salary: $46,500
Median Salary: $68,510
Employment: 39,900
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
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Starting Salary: $46,940
Median Salary: $68,730
Employment: 37,450
Mechanical Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.
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Starting Salary: $68,740
Median Salary: $102,320
Employment: 286,760
Mechatronics Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.
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Starting Salary: $62,840
Median Salary: $117,750
Employment: 150,750
Media Programming Directors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.
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Starting Salary: $43,060
Median Salary: $83,480
Employment: 145,270
Media Technical Directors/Managers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.
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Starting Salary: $43,060
Median Salary: $83,480
Employment: 145,270
Medical and Health Services Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
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Starting Salary: $69,680
Median Salary: $117,960
Employment: 565,840
Medical Assistants
Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
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Starting Salary: $35,020
Median Salary: $44,200
Employment: 793,460
Medical Equipment Repairers
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
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Starting Salary: $39,060
Median Salary: $62,630
Employment: 60,830
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.
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Starting Salary: $61,860
Median Salary: $100,590
Employment: 156,300
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
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Starting Salary: $35,990
Median Salary: $59,440
Employment: 134,670
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.
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Starting Salary: $39,620
Median Salary: $60,060
Employment: 125,910
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
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Starting Salary: $30,050
Median Salary: $37,350
Employment: 192,480
Microbiologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Investigate the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Includes medical microbiologists who study the relationship between organisms and disease or the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.
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Starting Salary: $51,220
Median Salary: $87,330
Employment: 19,760
Microsystems Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.
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Starting Salary: $62,840
Median Salary: $117,750
Employment: 150,750
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.
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Starting Salary: $47,050
Median Salary: $62,970
Employment: 620,370
Midwives
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.
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Starting Salary: $37,220
Median Salary: $64,030
Employment: 36,970
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Conduct subsurface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. May specify the ground support systems, processes, and equipment for safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction or underground construction activities. May inspect areas for unsafe geological conditions, equipment, and working conditions. May design, implement, and coordinate mine safety programs.
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Starting Salary: $62,500
Median Salary: $101,020
Employment: 6,770
Models
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Model garments or other apparel and accessories for prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, or retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used in magazines or advertisements. May pose as subject for paintings, sculptures, and other types of artistic expression.
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Starting Salary: $38,010
Median Salary: $89,990
Employment: 5,350
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Industries: Production Occupations
Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.
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Starting Salary: $34,950
Median Salary: $45,690
Employment: 34,750
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Research and study cellular molecules and organelles to understand cell function and organization.
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Starting Salary: $54,500
Median Salary: $93,330
Employment: 59,710
Museum Technicians and Conservators
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.
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Starting Salary: $30,720
Median Salary: $47,460
Employment: 13,070
Music Directors and Composers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Conduct, direct, plan, and lead instrumental or vocal performances by musical artists or groups, such as orchestras, bands, choirs, and glee clubs; or create original works of music.
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Starting Salary: $34,990
Median Salary: $63,670
Employment: 12,330
Music Therapists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Plan, organize, direct, or assess clinical and evidenced-based music therapy interventions to positively influence individuals' physical, psychological, cognitive, or behavioral status.
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Starting Salary: $38,840
Median Salary: $65,010
Employment: 19,320
Musicians and Singers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Play one or more musical instruments or sing. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for sound or video recording.
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Starting Salary: $38,854
Median Salary: $88,296
Employment: 38,350
Nannies
Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations
Care for children in private households and provide support and expertise to parents in satisfying children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Duties may include meal planning and preparation, laundry and clothing care, organization of play activities and outings, discipline, intellectual stimulation, language activities, and transportation.
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Starting Salary: $22,900
Median Salary: $32,050
Employment: 520,180
Nanosystems Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.
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Starting Salary: $62,840
Median Salary: $117,750
Employment: 150,750
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Implement production processes and operate commercial-scale production equipment to produce, test, or modify materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition. Operate advanced microscopy equipment to manipulate nanoscale objects. Work under the supervision of nanoengineering staff.
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Starting Salary: $46,370
Median Salary: $64,790
Employment: 73,410
Natural Sciences Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
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Starting Salary: $79,830
Median Salary: $161,180
Employment: 100,870
Naturopathic Physicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.
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Starting Salary: $65,210
Median Salary: $113,730
Employment: 30,870
Neurodiagnostic Technologists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies.
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Starting Salary: $37,290
Median Salary: $48,790
Employment: 174,060
Neuropsychologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Apply theories and principles of neuropsychology to evaluate and diagnose disorders of higher cerebral functioning, often in research and medical settings. Study the human brain and the effect of physiological states on human cognition and behavior. May formulate and administer programs of treatment.
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Starting Salary: $51,410
Median Salary: $117,580
Employment: 17,790
New Accounts Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Interview persons desiring to open accounts in financial institutions. Explain account services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing applications.
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Starting Salary: $36,980
Median Salary: $46,610
Employment: 38,030
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.
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Starting Salary: $34,590
Median Salary: $60,280
Employment: 41,550
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment.
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Starting Salary: $47,010
Median Salary: $77,390
Employment: 64,410
Nuclear Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.
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Starting Salary: $88,290
Median Salary: $127,520
Employment: 14,740
Nurse Anesthetists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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Starting Salary: $137,230
Median Salary: $223,210
Employment: 50,350
Nurse Midwives
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.
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Starting Salary: $74,670
Median Salary: $128,790
Employment: 8,280
Nurse Practitioners
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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Starting Salary: $97,960
Median Salary: $129,210
Employment: 307,390
Nursing Assistants
Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations
Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.
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Starting Salary: $31,390
Median Salary: $39,530
Employment: 1,388,430
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,950
Median Salary: $79,940
Employment: 74,250
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector.
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Starting Salary: $50,610
Median Salary: $83,910
Employment: 128,430
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.
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Starting Salary: $40,550
Median Salary: $58,440
Employment: 31,450
Online Merchants
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Conduct retail activities of businesses operating exclusively online. May perform duties such as preparing business strategies, buying merchandise, managing inventory, implementing marketing activities, fulfilling and shipping online orders, and balancing financial records.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $81,270
Employment: 1,128,200
Operations Research Analysts
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decisionmaking, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, services, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.
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Starting Salary: $53,910
Median Salary: $91,290
Employment: 107,760
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions and ophthalmic photography. Provide instruction and supervision to other ophthalmic personnel. Assist with minor surgical procedures, applying aseptic techniques and preparing instruments. May perform eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct patients in care and use of corrective lenses.
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Starting Salary: $37,290
Median Salary: $48,790
Employment: 174,060
Opticians, Dispensing
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.
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Starting Salary: $34,470
Median Salary: $46,560
Employment: 79,690
Optometrists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.
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Starting Salary: $70,060
Median Salary: $134,830
Employment: 41,890
Orthoptists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.
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Starting Salary: $65,210
Median Salary: $113,730
Employment: 30,870
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.
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Starting Salary: $46,220
Median Salary: $78,310
Employment: 9,930
Paramedics
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. May administer medication intravenously, use equipment such as EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals.
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Starting Salary: $40,130
Median Salary: $58,410
Employment: 99,530
Park Naturalists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.
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Starting Salary: $45,260
Median Salary: $67,950
Employment: 25,590
Patient Representatives
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions.
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Starting Salary: $37,290
Median Salary: $48,790
Employment: 174,060
Penetration Testers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Evaluate network system security by conducting simulated internal and external cyberattacks using adversary tools and techniques. Attempt to breach and exploit critical systems and gain access to sensitive information to assess system security.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Personal Financial Advisors
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Advise clients on financial plans using knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives. May also buy and sell financial assets for clients.
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Starting Salary: $49,990
Median Salary: $102,140
Employment: 270,480
Personal Service Managers, All Other
Industries: Management Occupations
All personal service managers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $36,880
Median Salary: $61,340
Employment: 10,490
Petroleum Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.
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Starting Salary: $78,840
Median Salary: $141,280
Employment: 18,970
Pharmacists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
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Starting Salary: $86,930
Median Salary: $137,480
Employment: 328,870
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,550
Median Salary: $78,050
Employment: 20,840
Photographers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.
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Starting Salary: $29,610
Median Salary: $42,520
Employment: 51,230
Photonics Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.
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Starting Salary: $62,840
Median Salary: $117,750
Employment: 150,750
Photonics Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment.
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Starting Salary: $47,010
Median Salary: $77,390
Employment: 64,410
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.
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Starting Salary: $66,860
Median Salary: $95,080
Employment: 315,360
Physical Therapists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
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Starting Salary: $74,420
Median Salary: $101,020
Employment: 248,630
Physician Assistants
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.
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Starting Salary: $95,240
Median Salary: $133,260
Employment: 155,540
Physicians, All Other
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
All physicians not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $66,860
Median Salary: $95,080
Employment: 315,360
Physicists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.
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Starting Salary: $80,020
Median Salary: $166,290
Employment: 21,340
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $54,880
Median Salary: $97,360
Employment: 13,590
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations
Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.
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Starting Salary: $40,670
Median Salary: $62,970
Employment: 455,940
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.
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Starting Salary: $41,080
Median Salary: $72,270
Employment: 47,800
Police Identification and Records Officers
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Collect evidence at crime scene, classify and identify fingerprints, and photograph evidence for use in criminal and civil cases.
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Starting Salary: $54,160
Median Salary: $93,580
Employment: 110,790
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $50,490
Median Salary: $94,680
Employment: 17,170
Political Scientists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.
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Starting Salary: $74,750
Median Salary: $139,380
Employment: 5,950
Postal Service Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.
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Starting Salary: $42,600
Median Salary: $61,630
Employment: 78,060
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.
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Starting Salary: $81,430
Median Salary: $92,730
Employment: 13,810
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $39,720
Median Salary: $78,490
Employment: 151,530
Potters, Manufacturing
Industries: Production Occupations
Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.
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Starting Salary: $34,950
Median Salary: $45,690
Employment: 34,750
Power Plant Operators
Industries: Production Occupations
Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.
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Starting Salary: $59,930
Median Salary: $99,670
Employment: 30,720
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.
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Starting Salary: $28,300
Median Salary: $37,120
Employment: 445,080
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.
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Starting Salary: $66,860
Median Salary: $95,080
Employment: 315,360
Private Detectives and Investigators
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Gather, analyze, compile, and report information regarding individuals or organizations to clients, or detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment.
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Starting Salary: $37,250
Median Salary: $52,370
Employment: 38,700
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.
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Starting Salary: $45,390
Median Salary: $64,520
Employment: 86,820
Procurement Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
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Starting Salary: $36,810
Median Salary: $48,510
Employment: 59,900
Producers and Directors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.
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Starting Salary: $43,060
Median Salary: $83,480
Employment: 145,270
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.
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Starting Salary: $38,570
Median Salary: $57,770
Employment: 385,000
Project Management Specialists
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.
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Starting Salary: $59,830
Median Salary: $100,750
Employment: 1,006,160
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.
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Starting Salary: $33,530
Median Salary: $49,210
Employment: 5,160
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).
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Starting Salary: $39,360
Median Salary: $66,700
Employment: 296,640
Protective Service Workers, All Other
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
All protective service workers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $30,620
Median Salary: $41,600
Employment: 83,110
Psychiatrists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.
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Starting Salary: $77,360
Median Salary: $141,290
Employment: 24,800
Psychologists, All Other
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
All psychologists not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $51,410
Median Salary: $117,580
Employment: 17,790
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,870
Median Salary: $80,330
Employment: 41,610
Public Relations Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.
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Starting Salary: $78,880
Median Salary: $138,520
Employment: 76,060
Public Relations Specialists
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media.
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Starting Salary: $40,750
Median Salary: $69,780
Employment: 280,590
Purchasing Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.
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Starting Salary: $85,500
Median Salary: $139,510
Employment: 81,240
Quality Control Analysts
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct tests to determine quality of raw materials, bulk intermediate and finished products. May conduct stability sample tests.
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Starting Salary: $37,310
Median Salary: $60,130
Employment: 71,400
Quality Control Systems Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.
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Starting Salary: $74,900
Median Salary: $121,440
Employment: 234,380
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
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Starting Salary: $79,390
Median Salary: $127,590
Employment: 93,940
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Repair, install, or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems used in cellular telecommunications, mobile broadband, ship-to-shore, aircraft-to-ground communications, and radio equipment in service and emergency vehicles. May test and analyze network coverage.
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Starting Salary: $42,360
Median Salary: $64,190
Employment: 11,400
Range Managers
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
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Starting Salary: $45,260
Median Salary: $67,950
Employment: 25,590
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $44,150
Median Salary: $75,890
Employment: 12,680
Recreation Workers
Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations
Conduct recreation activities with groups in public, private, or volunteer agencies or recreation facilities. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members.
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Starting Salary: $25,640
Median Salary: $35,380
Employment: 309,640
Registered Nurses
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.
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Starting Salary: $66,030
Median Salary: $93,600
Employment: 3,282,010
Regulatory Affairs Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.
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Starting Salary: $68,860
Median Salary: $136,550
Employment: 630,980
Regulatory Affairs Specialists
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Coordinate and document internal regulatory processes, such as internal audits, inspections, license renewals, or registrations. May compile and prepare materials for submission to regulatory agencies.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $78,420
Employment: 397,770
Rehabilitation Counselors
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.
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Starting Salary: $34,480
Median Salary: $46,110
Employment: 88,930
Remote Sensing Technicians
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.
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Starting Salary: $37,310
Median Salary: $60,130
Employment: 71,400
Residential Advisors
Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations
Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.
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Starting Salary: $28,490
Median Salary: $39,180
Employment: 82,810
Respiratory Therapists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.
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Starting Salary: $61,900
Median Salary: $80,450
Employment: 136,420
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
Industries: Protective Service Occupations
Implement procedures and systems to prevent merchandise loss. Conduct audits and investigations of employee activity. May assist in developing policies, procedures, and systems for safeguarding assets.
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Starting Salary: $30,620
Median Salary: $41,600
Employment: 83,110
Retail Salespersons
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
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Starting Salary: $25,600
Median Salary: $34,580
Employment: 3,800,250
Robotics Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.
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Starting Salary: $62,840
Median Salary: $117,750
Employment: 150,750
Robotics Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
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Starting Salary: $47,770
Median Salary: $70,760
Employment: 14,680
Sales Engineers
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
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Starting Salary: $70,580
Median Salary: $121,520
Employment: 56,690
Sales Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.
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Starting Salary: $66,910
Median Salary: $138,060
Employment: 603,710
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.
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Starting Salary: $36,930
Median Salary: $66,260
Employment: 1,189,330
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.
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Starting Salary: $37,860
Median Salary: $66,780
Employment: 1,266,860
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.
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Starting Salary: $48,840
Median Salary: $100,070
Employment: 293,930
School Psychologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.
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Starting Salary: $60,880
Median Salary: $86,930
Employment: 63,830
Search Marketing Strategists
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Employ search marketing tactics to increase visibility and engagement with content, products, or services in Internet-enabled devices or interfaces. Examine search query behaviors on general or specialty search engines or other Internet-based content. Analyze research, data, or technology to understand user intent and measure outcomes for ongoing optimization.
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Starting Salary: $42,070
Median Salary: $76,950
Employment: 861,140
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.
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Starting Salary: $47,330
Median Salary: $64,580
Employment: 1,072,540
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.
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Starting Salary: $47,080
Median Salary: $78,140
Employment: 472,300
Security Management Specialists
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Conduct security assessments for organizations, and design security systems and processes. May specialize in areas such as physical security or the safety of employees and facilities.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $81,270
Employment: 1,128,200
Security Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Direct an organization's security functions, including physical security and safety of employees and facilities.
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Starting Salary: $62,550
Median Salary: $104,690
Employment: 141,090
Self-Enrichment Teachers
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.
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Starting Salary: $28,980
Median Salary: $45,590
Employment: 308,520
Set and Exhibit Designers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Design special exhibits and sets for film, video, television, and theater productions. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.
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Starting Salary: $35,990
Median Salary: $66,280
Employment: 10,850
Social and Community Service Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.
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Starting Salary: $50,020
Median Salary: $78,240
Employment: 195,490
Social and Human Service Assistants
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Assist other social and human service providers in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and social and community services. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care.
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Starting Salary: $33,280
Median Salary: $45,120
Employment: 424,220
Social Science Research Assistants
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management.
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Starting Salary: $36,410
Median Salary: $58,040
Employment: 32,940
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
All social scientists and related workers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $62,570
Median Salary: $100,340
Employment: 36,970
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $45,370
Median Salary: $76,210
Employment: 13,350
Social Workers, All Other
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
All social workers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $44,530
Median Salary: $69,480
Employment: 64,940
Sociologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members.
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Starting Salary: $60,710
Median Salary: $101,690
Employment: 2,950
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in sociology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $49,330
Median Salary: $82,540
Employment: 12,380
Software Developers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Update software or enhance existing software capabilities. May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements. May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.
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Starting Salary: $79,850
Median Salary: $133,080
Employment: 1,654,440
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes. Test system modifications to prepare for implementation. Document software and application defects using a bug tracking system and report defects to software or web developers. Create and maintain databases of known defects. May participate in software design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, operational characteristics, product designs, and schedules.
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Starting Salary: $60,690
Median Salary: $102,610
Employment: 199,800
Soil and Plant Scientists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.
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Starting Salary: $45,320
Median Salary: $71,410
Employment: 16,600
Solar Energy Installation Managers
Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations
Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.
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Starting Salary: $51,290
Median Salary: $78,690
Employment: 806,080
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers. Design solar domestic hot water and space heating systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural energy requirements, local climates, solar technology, and thermodynamics.
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Starting Salary: $62,840
Median Salary: $117,750
Employment: 150,750
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors
Industries: Sales and Related Occupations
Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
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Starting Salary: $48,840
Median Salary: $100,070
Employment: 293,930
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations
Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.
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Starting Salary: $40,670
Median Salary: $62,970
Employment: 455,940
Sound Engineering Technicians
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Assemble and operate equipment to record, synchronize, mix, edit, or reproduce sound, including music, voices, or sound effects, for theater, video, film, television, podcasts, sporting events, and other productions.
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Starting Salary: $36,600
Median Salary: $66,430
Employment: 13,050
Spa Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of a spa facility. Coordinate programs, schedule and direct staff, and oversee financial activities.
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Starting Salary: $36,880
Median Salary: $61,340
Employment: 10,490
Special Education Teachers, All Other
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
All special education teachers not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $43,220
Median Salary: $67,430
Employment: 39,350
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.
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Starting Salary: $48,070
Median Salary: $64,880
Employment: 95,330
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.
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Starting Salary: $38,740
Median Salary: $62,190
Employment: 28,200
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.
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Starting Salary: $47,930
Median Salary: $69,590
Employment: 162,780
Special Effects Artists and Animators
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.
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Starting Salary: $57,220
Median Salary: $99,800
Employment: 21,280
Speech-Language Pathologists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
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Starting Salary: $60,480
Median Salary: $95,410
Employment: 178,790
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations
Assist speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Implement speech and language programs or activities as planned and directed by speech-language pathologists. Monitor the use of alternative communication devices and systems.
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Starting Salary: $32,450
Median Salary: $46,050
Employment: 103,650
Sports Medicine Physicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.
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Starting Salary: $66,860
Median Salary: $95,080
Employment: 315,360
Statistical Assistants
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.
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Starting Salary: $38,050
Median Salary: $51,440
Employment: 5,900
Statisticians
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.
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Starting Salary: $60,390
Median Salary: $103,300
Employment: 29,800
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
Industries: Production Occupations
Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.
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Starting Salary: $34,950
Median Salary: $45,690
Employment: 34,750
Supply Chain Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.
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Starting Salary: $61,200
Median Salary: $102,010
Employment: 213,000
Survey Researchers
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Plan, develop, or conduct surveys. May analyze and interpret the meaning of survey data, determine survey objectives, or suggest or test question wording. Includes social scientists who primarily design questionnaires or supervise survey teams.
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Starting Salary: $36,950
Median Salary: $63,380
Employment: 7,720
Surveyors
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.
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Starting Salary: $43,680
Median Salary: $72,740
Employment: 53,080
Sustainability Specialists
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.
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Starting Salary: $46,230
Median Salary: $81,270
Employment: 1,128,200
Talent Directors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.
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Starting Salary: $43,060
Median Salary: $83,480
Employment: 145,270
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.
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Starting Salary: $40,020
Median Salary: $59,740
Employment: 53,530
Tax Preparers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
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Starting Salary: $30,500
Median Salary: $50,560
Employment: 73,570
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing instructional support activities, such as developing teaching materials, leading discussion groups, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers.
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Starting Salary: $28,020
Median Salary: $44,930
Employment: 155,010
Technical Writers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
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Starting Salary: $54,400
Median Salary: $91,670
Employment: 55,530
Tellers
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution's various transactions.
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Starting Salary: $31,270
Median Salary: $39,340
Employment: 339,340
Therapists, All Other
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
All therapists not listed separately.
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Starting Salary: $38,840
Median Salary: $65,010
Employment: 19,320
Traffic Technicians
Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer.
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Starting Salary: $38,060
Median Salary: $58,480
Employment: 7,580
Training and Development Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.
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Starting Salary: $75,810
Median Salary: $127,090
Employment: 44,960
Training and Development Specialists
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. May analyze organizational training needs or evaluate training effectiveness.
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Starting Salary: $37,510
Median Salary: $65,850
Employment: 436,610
Transportation Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy. Prepare designs, specifications, or estimates for transportation facilities. Plan modifications of existing streets, highways, or freeways to improve traffic flow.
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Starting Salary: $65,920
Median Salary: $99,590
Employment: 355,410
Transportation Inspectors
Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.
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Starting Salary: $40,090
Median Salary: $85,750
Employment: 23,320
Transportation Planners
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Prepare studies for proposed transportation projects. Gather, compile, and analyze data. Study the use and operation of transportation systems. Develop transportation models or simulations.
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Starting Salary: $62,570
Median Salary: $100,340
Employment: 36,970
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation
Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Inspect and monitor transportation equipment, vehicles, or systems to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.
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Starting Salary: $40,090
Median Salary: $85,750
Employment: 23,320
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.
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Starting Salary: $61,200
Median Salary: $102,010
Employment: 213,000
Treasurers and Controllers
Industries: Management Occupations
Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.
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Starting Salary: $86,490
Median Salary: $161,700
Employment: 818,620
Tutors
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Instruct individual students or small groups of students in academic subjects to support formal class instruction or to prepare students for standardized or admissions tests.
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Starting Salary: $28,430
Median Salary: $40,090
Employment: 174,660
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.
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Starting Salary: $25,070
Median Salary: $38,820
Employment: 15,080
Urban and Regional Planners
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions, such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
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Starting Salary: $55,590
Median Salary: $83,720
Employment: 43,040
Urologists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.
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Starting Salary: $66,860
Median Salary: $95,080
Employment: 315,360
Validation Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design or plan protocols for equipment or processes to produce products meeting internal and external purity, safety, and quality requirements.
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Starting Salary: $70,000
Median Salary: $101,140
Employment: 350,230
Video Game Designers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.
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Starting Salary: $47,840
Median Salary: $98,090
Employment: 111,400
Water Resource Specialists
Industries: Management Occupations
Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.
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Starting Salary: $79,830
Median Salary: $161,180
Employment: 100,870
Water/Wastewater Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage. Prepare environmental documentation for water resources, regulatory program compliance, data management and analysis, and field work. Perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.
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Starting Salary: $65,920
Median Salary: $99,590
Employment: 355,410
Web Administrators
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.
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Starting Salary: $52,650
Median Salary: $108,970
Employment: 439,380
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links.
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Starting Salary: $47,840
Median Salary: $98,090
Employment: 111,400
Wind Energy Development Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
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Starting Salary: $68,860
Median Salary: $136,550
Employment: 630,980
Wind Energy Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
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Starting Salary: $62,840
Median Salary: $117,750
Employment: 150,750
Wind Energy Operations Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
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Starting Salary: $68,860
Median Salary: $136,550
Employment: 630,980
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
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Starting Salary: $49,110
Median Salary: $62,580
Employment: 11,220
Writers and Authors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
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Starting Salary: $41,080
Median Salary: $72,270
Employment: 47,800
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.
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Starting Salary: $48,240
Median Salary: $72,860
Employment: 16,920














































































































































































































