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Accountant/Auditor (median $61,480/year)
Actuary (median $84,810/year)
Advertising and Promotions Manager (median $80,220)
Athletic Trainer (median $39,640/year)
Biological Technician (median $39,538/year)
Biomedical Engineer (median $54,158/year)
Brokerage Clerk (median $38,710/year)
Cardiovascular Technologist/Technician (median $47,010/year)
Chemical Engineer (median $84,680/year)
Chemical Technician (median $36,858/year)
Social Worker (Child, Family, and School) (median $39,530/year)
Childcare worker (median $18,970/year)
Claims Adjustor/Examiner/Investigator (median $55,760/year)
Clergy (Pastor) (median $41,370/year)
Coach/Scout (median $28,340/year)
Computer Hardware Engineer (median $97,400/year)
Computer Programmer (median $85,430/year)
Computer Software Engineer, Applications (median $85,710/year)
Computer Software Engineer/Systems Software (median $72,155/year)
Computer Support Specialist (median $43,450/year)
Computer Systems Analyst (median $75,500/year)
Correctional Officer/Jailer (median $38,380/year)
Network/Computer Systems Administrator (median $66,310/year)
Dietitian/Nutritionist (median $50,590/year)
Economist (median $83,590/year)
Electrical Engineer (median $82,160/year)
Environmental Scientist/Specialist (median $59,750/year)
Fashion Designer (median $61,160/year)
Film/TV/Video/Motion Picture Camera Operator (median $41,670/year)
Film/Video Editor (median $50,560/year)
Financial Analyst (median $73,150/year)
Fine Artist, Including Painter/Sculptor/Illustrator (median $76,980/year)
Food Service Manager (median $46,320/year)
Geological/Petroleum Technician (median $55,527/year)
Graphic Designer (median $47,860/year)
Health Educator (median $43,040/year)
Industrial Engineering Technician (median $47,180/year)
Industrial Engineer (median $73,820/year)
Insurance Underwriter (median $56,790/year)
Interpreter/Translator (median $38,850/year)
Interior Designer (median $44,950/year)
Kindergarten Teacher (Not Special Education) (median $49,180/year)
Legal Assistant (median $44,480/year)
Marketing Manager (median $108,580/year)
Mathematical Technician (median $37,752/year)
Mechanical Drafter (median $44,490/year)
Mechanical Engineering Technician (median $48,130/year)
Mechanical Engineer (median $74,920/year)
Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technician (median $53,500/year)
Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technologist (median $53,490/year)
Medical/Public Health Social Worker (median $46,650/year)
Mental Health/Substance Abuse Social Worker (median $37,210/year)
Microbiologist (median $63,350/year)
Middle School Teacher (Not Special/Vocational Education) (median $49,120/year)
Multimedia Artist/Animator (median $56,330/year)
Music Director/Composer (median $41,270/year)
Network Systems/Data Communications Analyst (median $62,442/year)
Occupational Therapist Aide (median $26,960/year)
Occupational Therapist Assistant (median $48,230/year)
Physical Therapist Assistant (median $46,140/year)
Police and Sheriff.s Patrol Officer (median $51,410/year)
Preschool Teacher (Not Special Education) (median $23,870/year)
Probation Officer/Correctional Treatment Specialist (median $45,910/year)
Psychologist (Clinical, Counseling, and School) (median $64,140/year)
Public Relations Manager (median $89,430/year)
Recreation Worker (median $21,960/year)
Recreational Therapist (median $38,370/year)
Registered Nurse (median $62,450/year)
Reporter (Print) (median $33,430/year)
Reporter (Broadcast) (median $51,890/year)
Respiratory Therapist (median $52,200/year)
Respiratory Therapy Technician (median $42,430/year)
Retail Manager (median $35,310)
Sales Manager (median $97,260/year)
Sales Rep. (Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products) (median $70,200/year)
Secondary School Teacher (Not Special/Vocational Education) (median $49,100/year)
Securities/Commodities/Financial Services Sales Agent (median $68,680/year)
Sports/Entertainment Agent (median $61,890/year)
Substance Abuse/Behavior Disorder Counselor (median $37,030/year)
Surveyor (median $51,180/year)
Technical Writer (median $61,620/year)
Vocational Education Teacher, Middle School (median $47,870/year)
Wholesale/Retail Buyer (median $48,710/year)
Zoologist/Wildlife Biologist (median $55,290/year)
*Salary information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries not adjusted for inflation.