Career Profiles

Salary, job growth, and skill requirements for 120 occupations — sourced from official government records. No estimates, no guesses.

Official U.S. government data · Updated April 2026

healthcare

Dental Hygienist

$94,260 7% growth

Associate's degree

Henry Schein Dentrix

Surgical Technician

$62,830 4.5% growth

Postsecondary nondegree award

MEDITECH software

Nurse Practitioner

$129,210 40.1% growth

Master's degree

eClinicalWorks EHR software Epic Systems MEDITECH software

Physician Assistant

$133,260 20.4% growth

Master's degree

Epic Systems eClinicalWorks EHR software MEDITECH software

Pharmacy Technician

$43,460 6.4% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

MEDITECH software

Registered Nurse

$93,600 4.9% growth

Bachelor's degree

eClinicalWorks EHR software Epic Systems Henry Schein Dentrix

Medical Assistant

$44,200 12.5% growth

Postsecondary nondegree award

Epic Systems eClinicalWorks EHR software Intuit QuickBooks

Physical Therapist

$101,020 10.9% growth

Doctoral or professional degree

eClinicalWorks EHR software MEDITECH software

Pharmacist

$137,480 4.6% growth

Doctoral or professional degree

eClinicalWorks EHR software Epic Systems MEDITECH software

Occupational Therapist

$98,340 13.8% growth

Master's degree

eClinicalWorks EHR software Microsoft Visio

Dental Assistant

$47,300 6.4% growth

Postsecondary nondegree award

Henry Schein Dentrix

Respiratory Therapist

$80,450 12.1% growth

Associate's degree

eClinicalWorks EHR software MEDITECH software

Veterinary Technician

$45,980 9.1% growth

Associate's degree

Emergency Medical Technician

$41,340 5.1% growth

Postsecondary nondegree award

MEDITECH software

Veterinarian

$125,510 9.6% growth

Doctoral or professional degree

Social Worker

$69,480 3.9% growth

Bachelor's degree

Case Management Crisis Intervention Client Assessment

Medical Coder

$50,250 7.1% growth

Postsecondary nondegree award

Epic Systems eClinicalWorks EHR software Henry Schein Dentrix

Physical Therapy Assistant

$65,510 22% growth

Associate's degree

eClinicalWorks EHR software

Psychologist

$117,580 4.3% growth

Master's degree

IBM SPSS Statistics

Optometrist

$134,830 8% growth

Doctoral or professional degree

Intuit QuickBooks

Speech-Language Pathologist

$95,410 15% growth

Master's degree

eClinicalWorks EHR software

Healthcare Administrator

$117,960 23.2% growth

Bachelor's degree

Autodesk Revit eClinicalWorks EHR software Epic Systems

Personal Trainer

$46,180 11.9% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Intuit QuickBooks

Certified Nursing Assistant

$39,530 2.3% growth

Postsecondary nondegree award

Epic Systems MEDITECH software

technology

Software Engineer

$133,080 15.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Kafka Atlassian JIRA

Data Analyst

$112,590 33.5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Hadoop Apache Spark

Data Scientist

$112,590 33.5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Hadoop Apache Spark

Cybersecurity Analyst

$124,910 28.5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Firewall software Linux

Product Manager

$161,030 6.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint

Data Engineer

$133,080 15.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Kafka Atlassian JIRA

Network Engineer

$96,800 -4.2% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Ansible software Atlassian JIRA

AI Engineer

$112,590 33.5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Hadoop Apache Spark

Web Developer

$90,930 7.5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Kafka Atlassian JIRA

Systems Administrator

$96,800 -4.2% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Ansible software Atlassian JIRA

Cloud Engineer

$133,080 15.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Kafka Atlassian JIRA

Machine Learning Engineer

$112,590 33.5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Hadoop Apache Spark

IT Support Specialist

$73,340 1.8% growth

Associate's degree

Border Gateway Protocol BGP Firewall software Microsoft Active Directory

Database Administrator

$104,620 -0.7% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Redshift Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 Amazon Web Services AWS software

Scrum Master

$136,550 4.5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint

Solutions Architect

$133,080 15.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Kafka Atlassian JIRA

IT Manager

$171,200 15.2% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Microsoft Azure software Microsoft Excel

DevOps Engineer

$133,080 15.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Kafka Atlassian JIRA

Full-Stack Developer

$133,080 15.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Kafka Atlassian JIRA

QA Engineer

$102,610 10% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache JMeter Atlassian JIRA

Front-End Developer

$90,930 7.5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Kafka Atlassian JIRA

Mobile Developer

$133,080 15.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Amazon Web Services AWS software Apache Kafka Atlassian JIRA

business

Flight Attendant

$67,130 9.2% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Project Manager

$136,550 4.5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint

Real Estate Agent

$56,320 3.1% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Operations Manager

$102,950 4.4% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint

Business Analyst

$101,190 8.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Atlassian JIRA Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Human Resources Manager

$140,030 5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Supply Chain Manager

$102,010 6.1% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Marketing Manager

$161,030 6.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint

Executive Assistant

$74,260 -1.6% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Google Workspace software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Administrative Assistant

$46,290 -1.6% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Account Manager

$66,260 3.1% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Event Planner

$59,440 4.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Office Manager

$66,140 -0.3% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Management Consultant

$101,190 8.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Atlassian JIRA Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Sales Representative

$66,260 3.1% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Logistics Coordinator

$43,190 -7.7% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Inventory management systems Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Customer Service Representative

$42,830 -5.5% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Receptionist

$37,230 0% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Recruiter

$72,910 6.2% growth

Bachelor's degree

Applicant tracking software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Purchasing Manager

$139,510 3.1% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

finance

Accountant

$81,680 4.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Accounting software Intuit QuickBooks Microsoft Excel

Actuary

$125,770 21.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Power BI

Financial Analyst

$101,350 5.7% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Investment Banker

$101,350 5.7% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Financial Advisor

$102,140 9.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint

Bank Teller

$39,340 -12.9% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Office software Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Excel

Insurance Agent

$60,370 3.7% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Microsoft Office software Adobe After Effects Facebook

Bookkeeper

$49,210 -5.8% growth

Some college, no degree

Accounting software Intuit QuickBooks Microsoft Excel

engineering

Mechanical Engineer

$102,320 9.1% growth

Bachelor's degree

Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Revit Dassault Systemes SolidWorks

Electrical Engineer

$111,910 7.2% growth

Bachelor's degree

Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Revit ETAP

Civil Engineer

$99,590 5% growth

Bachelor's degree

Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D Autodesk Revit

Architect

$96,690 3.9% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

Biomedical Engineer

$106,950 5.2% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Python

Chemical Engineer

$121,860 2.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Autodesk AutoCAD Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Construction Manager

$106,980 8.7% growth

Bachelor's degree

Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook

Industrial Engineer

$101,140 11% growth

Bachelor's degree

Autodesk AutoCAD Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Environmental Engineer

$104,170 3.9% growth

Bachelor's degree

Autodesk AutoCAD Business software applications Microsoft Excel

creative

Graphic Designer

$61,300 2.1% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe After Effects Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator

Interior Designer

$63,490 3.2% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign

UX Designer

$98,090 7% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

Social Media Manager

$69,780 4.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Photoshop Canva

Animator

$99,800 1.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe After Effects Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator

Photographer

$42,520 1.8% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Acrobat

Technical Writer

$91,670 0.9% growth

Bachelor's degree

Atlassian Confluence Extensible markup language XML Microsoft Excel

Art Director

$111,040 4.2% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe After Effects Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator

Copywriter

$72,270 3.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Excel

Product Designer

$98,090 7% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

Video Editor

$70,980 4% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe After Effects Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator

UI Designer

$98,090 7% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

Digital Marketing Specialist

$76,950 6.7% growth

Bachelor's degree

Google Analytics Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Public Relations Specialist

$69,780 4.8% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Photoshop Canva

SEO Specialist

$76,950 6.7% growth

Bachelor's degree

Google Analytics Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software

Content Writer

$72,270 3.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Excel

trades

Electrician

$62,350 9.5% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Autodesk AutoCAD SAP software

Welder

$51,000 2.2% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Plumber

$62,970 4.5% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Intuit QuickBooks Adobe Photoshop Autodesk AutoCAD

HVAC Technician

$59,810 8.1% growth

Postsecondary nondegree award

Autodesk AutoCAD SAP software

Carpenter

$59,310 4.5% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Intuit QuickBooks

Automotive Technician

$49,670 4.2% growth

Postsecondary nondegree award

SAP software

Chef

$60,990 7.1% growth

High school diploma or equivalent

Bartender

$33,530 5.9% growth

No formal educational credential

Warehouse Worker

$37,090 8.5% growth

No formal educational credential

SAP software

education

Teacher

$64,580 -1.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Guidance Counselor

$65,140 3.5% growth

Master's degree

Student information systems SIS software Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Dynamics

Special Education Teacher

$67,430 1.1% growth

Bachelor's degree

Preschool Teacher

$37,120 4.1% growth

Associate's degree

Substitute Teacher

$38,470 1.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Instructional Designer

$74,720 1.3% growth

Master's degree

Learning management system LMS Adobe After Effects Adobe Creative Cloud software

legal

Paralegal

$61,010 0.2% growth

Associate's degree

Orion Law Management Systems Orion Thomson Reuters Westlaw Google Workspace software

Lawyer

$151,160 4.1% growth

Doctoral or professional degree

Google Analytics Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Project

Compliance Officer

$78,420 3% growth

Bachelor's degree

Geographic information system GIS systems Autodesk AutoCAD

science

Lab Technician

$60,130 3.5% growth

Associate's degree

Bentley MicroStation ESRI ArcGIS software Geographic information system GIS systems

Biostatistician

$103,300 8.5% growth

Master's degree

IBM SPSS Statistics Python R

Research Scientist

$117,960 0.6% growth

Bachelor's degree

Geographic information system GIS systems Python Adobe Creative Cloud software