| Preschool teachers, except special education |
$38,140 |
$61,390 |
+4.5% |
66,700 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
$62,890 |
$101,500 |
-0.3% |
40,800 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
$68,380 |
$89,510 |
+23.0% |
18,500 |
| Dental hygienists |
$98,100 |
$126,050 |
+8.0% |
15,000 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
$47,380 |
$63,180 |
+9.4% |
13,400 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
$80,110 |
$118,660 |
+5.0% |
13,000 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
$62,280 |
$102,690 |
+4.4% |
11,200 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
$66,150 |
$99,710 |
+5.2% |
9,100 |
| Computer network support specialists |
$76,220 |
$127,780 |
+1.2% |
9,000 |
| Respiratory therapists |
$82,280 |
$118,050 |
+8.5% |
8,600 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
$61,660 |
$98,280 |
+12.6% |
8,200 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians |
$78,190 |
$115,700 |
+2.4% |
8,100 |
| Occupational therapy assistants |
$72,300 |
$89,780 |
+21.5% |
8,100 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
$50,610 |
$68,280 |
-6.2% |
7,900 |
| Chemical technicians |
$60,390 |
$92,040 |
+4.9% |
7,600 |
| Industrial engineering technologists and technicians |
$66,120 |
$99,150 |
+3.1% |
6,600 |
| Civil engineering technologists and technicians |
$64,950 |
$98,980 |
+3.2% |
6,100 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
$96,590 |
$129,370 |
+13.9% |
6,000 |
| Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other |
$78,350 |
$118,330 |
+2.8% |
5,400 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
$55,090 |
$94,160 |
+6.9% |
5,300 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
$72,110 |
$179,960 |
-0.3% |
4,700 |
| Dietetic technicians |
$37,640 |
$54,020 |
+2.7% |
4,200 |
| Forest and conservation technicians |
$54,560 |
$83,630 |
-2.1% |
3,800 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
$74,310 |
$121,350 |
+3.7% |
3,400 |
| Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians |
$74,510 |
$106,050 |
+1.3% |
3,100 |
| Food science technicians |
$52,130 |
$78,820 |
+4.8% |
3,000 |
| Health information technologists and medical registrars |
$68,020 |
$117,420 |
+15.9% |
3,000 |
| Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers |
$55,010 |
$88,620 |
+3.0% |
3,000 |
| Mechanical drafters |
$71,550 |
$106,580 |
-6.0% |
2,900 |
| Agricultural technicians |
$49,630 |
$76,480 |
+5.4% |
2,800 |
| Funeral home managers |
$78,790 |
$156,400 |
+4.1% |
2,600 |
| Magnetic resonance imaging technologists |
$95,480 |
$127,670 |
+7.7% |
2,300 |
| Air traffic controllers |
$148,080 |
$215,610 |
+1.7% |
2,100 |
| Broadcast technicians |
$59,570 |
$123,670 |
-3.1% |
1,600 |
| Calibration technologists and technicians |
$67,820 |
$106,550 |
+4.8% |
1,500 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
$76,870 |
$120,290 |
-3.4% |
1,400 |
| Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians |
$73,900 |
$109,890 |
+2.6% |
1,400 |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians |
$82,890 |
$125,160 |
+11.9% |
1,100 |
| Environmental engineering technologists and technicians |
$59,920 |
$96,660 |
+3.1% |
1,100 |
| Drafters, all other |
$63,520 |
$99,380 |
-7.3% |
1,000 |
| Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians |
$53,350 |
$99,560 |
+3.6% |
1,000 |
| Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers |
$63,520 |
$103,990 |
+1.2% |
1,000 |
| Nuclear technicians |
$110,240 |
$133,600 |
+1.1% |
900 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
$101,370 |
$134,500 |
+4.4% |
800 |
| Embalmers |
$58,780 |
$77,570 |
+0.7% |
700 |
| Radiation therapists |
$105,310 |
$156,710 |
+2.8% |
700 |
| Hydrologic technicians |
$64,790 |
$100,480 |
-1.3% |
400 |
| Desktop publishers |
$55,290 |
$96,170 |
-14.5% |
300 |