Median Annual Income

$79,880

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$42,640

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Some college, no degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$120,000

Projected Job Growth

+22 %

Career Cluster(s)

Financial Services

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$78,220

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Healthcare & Human Services

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Diagnose, treat, and prevent disorders by stimulating specific acupuncture points within the body using acupuncture needles. May also use cups, nutritional supplements, therapeutic massage, acupressure, and other alternative health therapies.

Median Annual Income

$86,070

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Healthcare & Human Services

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$67,190

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$43,540

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

Median Annual Income

$111,090

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$106,470

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Management & Entrepreneurship

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$60,560

Projected Job Growth

-13 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$86,070

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Healthcare & Human Services

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$131,870

Projected Job Growth

-3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Marketing & Sales

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$61,270

Projected Job Growth

-7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Marketing & Sales

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.

Median Annual Income

$77,830

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

Associate's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$130,720

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$84,900

Projected Job Growth

+9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes in dealings with current or prospective employers. May handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.

Median Annual Income

$88,750

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Agriculture

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$39,690

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Agriculture

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste. May perform tasks such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.

Median Annual Income

$48,010

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Agriculture

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.

Median Annual Income

$85,260

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$43,180

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Agriculture

Most Common Education Level

Associate's degree

Work with agricultural scientists in plant, fiber, and animal research, or assist with animal breeding and nutrition. Set up or maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens or record data to assist scientists in biology or related life science experiments. Conduct tests and experiments to improve yield and quality of crops or to increase the resistance of plants and animals to disease or insects.

Median Annual Income

$40,620

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Agriculture

Most Common Education Level

No formal educational credential

All agricultural workers not listed separately.

Median Annual Income

$58,920

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Supervise and coordinate the activities of ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. May determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity. May accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. Includes loadmasters.

Median Annual Income

$75,020

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

Postsecondary certificate

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Median Annual Income

$39,110

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Supply Chain & Transportation

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Service aircraft with fuel. May de-ice aircraft, refill water and cooling agents, empty sewage tanks, service air and oxygen systems, or clean and polish exterior.