CAREER MARKET DATA
Occupation Groups
Explore U.S. labor-market projections across the 22 major occupational groups in the Standard Occupational Classification. Group wage figures are employment-weighted averages of occupation-level median wages, not BLS group medians or typical worker pay.
Management Occupations
Occupations
37
Salary
$123.6K
Employment
13.7M
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Occupations
32
Salary
$85.0K
Employment
11.4M
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Occupations
21
Salary
$111.4K
Employment
5.5M
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Occupations
36
Salary
$100.7K
Employment
2.7M
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Occupations
48
Salary
$88.0K
Employment
1.6M
Community and Social Service Occupations
Occupations
17
Salary
$58.0K
Employment
3.3M
Legal Occupations
Occupations
8
Salary
$123.2K
Employment
1.4M
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Occupations
64
Salary
$60.9K
Employment
9.9M
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Occupations
41
Salary
$67.8K
Employment
3.0M
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Occupations
71
Salary
$106.4K
Employment
10.2M
Healthcare Support Occupations
Occupations
17
Salary
$40.2K
Employment
8.4M
Protective Service Occupations
Occupations
24
Salary
$57.0K
Employment
3.9M
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Occupations
17
Salary
$35.2K
Employment
13.8M
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Occupations
10
Salary
$38.9K
Employment
5.7M
Personal Care and Service Occupations
Occupations
32
Salary
$37.9K
Employment
4.5M
Sales and Related Occupations
Occupations
22
Salary
$49.3K
Employment
14.5M
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Occupations
54
Salary
$49.4K
Employment
18.8M
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Occupations
13
Salary
$38.7K
Employment
1.0M
Construction and Extraction Occupations
Occupations
60
Salary
$59.3K
Employment
7.5M
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Occupations
51
Salary
$59.1K
Employment
6.5M
Production Occupations
Occupations
105
Salary
$49.2K
Employment
8.8M
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Occupations
50
Salary
$47.2K
Employment
14.1M
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