Compare

Median pay

Every occupation in the United States

Median annual wage, OEWS May 2025.

Compare by state Compare by trade

Any row opens its profile

Labor Shortage Index Employment growth Median pay Age distribution Projected change

1Elevator installers

$117,600

2Ship engineers

$107,600

3Power plant operators

$102,100

4Power-line installers

$95,200

5Ship and boat captains

$95,200

6Electronics repairers, transport equipment

$84,800

7Other plant operators

$84,300

8Transportation inspectors

$83,900

9Locomotive engineers and operators

$83,800

10Avionics technicians

$83,200

11Stationary engineers

$83,100

12Construction supervisors

$83,000

13Boilermakers

$82,300

14Aircraft mechanics

$81,500

15Mechanics and repair supervisors

$81,400

16Industrial electronics repairers

$81,300

17Commercial divers

$80,500

18Electrical engineering techs

$78,500

19Telecom line installers

$75,800

20Railroad conductors

$75,400

21Building inspectors

$74,400

22Production supervisors

$73,400

23Aircraft assemblers

$70,100

24Other engineering techs

$69,600

25Crane and tower operators

$69,500

26Structural iron and steel workers

$69,400

27Rail-track equipment operators

$69,300

28Millwrights

$69,300

29Plumbers and pipefitters

$69,000

30Electricians

$68,800

31Control and valve installers

$68,500

32Mining machine operators

$67,500

33Wind turbine service technicians

$66,900

34Brickmasons and stonemasons

$66,700

35Telecom equipment installers

$66,400

36Tool and die makers

$66,300

37Industrial machinery mechanics

$66,100

38Heavy equipment technicians

$65,400

39Sheet metal workers

$65,100

40Riggers

$64,500

41Model makers and patternmakers

$64,300

42Diesel mechanics

$63,100

43HVAC mechanics and installers

$63,000

44Carpenters

$62,600

45Precision instrument repairers

$62,500

46Construction equipment operators

$62,400

47Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

$62,300

48Other rail transportation workers

$61,800

49Maintenance workers, machinery

$61,600

50Earth drillers, except oil and gas

$60,700

51Drywall installers and tapers

$60,600

52Explosives workers and blasters

$60,400

53Water treatment operators

$60,100

54Alarm system installers

$60,100

55Oil and gas drill operators

$59,800

56Machinists

$58,000

57Excavating machine operators

$57,900

58Plasterers and stucco masons

$57,400

59Cement masons and concrete finishers

$57,100

60Tire builders

$56,700

61Electric motor and tool repairers

$56,600

62Insulation workers

$56,500

63Chemical processing operators

$56,500

64Glaziers

$56,200

65Floor and tile installers

$55,700

66Roofers

$55,600

67Solar photovoltaic installers

$55,200

68Metal furnace operators

$55,000

69CNC operators & programmers

$54,800

70Auto body repairers

$54,300

71Hoist and conveyor operators

$54,000

72Welders and solderers

$53,900

73Jewelers

$53,800

74Pipelayers

$53,700

75Home appliance repairers

$53,600

76Engine assemblers

$53,000

77AV equipment installers

$52,800

78Hazmat removal workers

$52,700

79Sailors and marine oilers

$52,700

80Metal fabricators

$52,700

81Locksmiths and safe repairers

$52,600

82Painters and paperhangers

$52,500

83Other machine tool operators

$52,500

84Auto service technicians

$52,300

85Other extraction workers

$52,100

86Other construction workers

$51,900

87Highway maintenance workers

$51,800

88Septic and sewer servicers

$51,600

89Other repair workers

$51,500

90General maintenance workers

$51,300

91Small engine mechanics

$51,000

92Vehicle electronics installers

$49,600

93Production inspectors and testers

$49,400

94Metal forming machine operators

$49,300

95Furnace and kiln operators

$49,100

96Office machine repairers

$49,100

97Vending machine servicers

$48,900

98Prepress technicians and workers

$48,800

99Fence erectors

$48,800

100Painting workers

$48,600

101Auto glass installers

$48,400

102Roustabouts, oil and gas

$47,600

103Dental and medical appliance technicians

$47,500

104Other metal and plastic workers

$47,300

105Cabinetmakers

$46,600

106Forklift and industrial truck operators

$46,600

107Grinding and polishing machine operators

$46,300

108Press and cutting machine operators

$46,200

109Molders and casters, other materials

$45,900

110Electronics assemblers

$45,500

111Extruding and forming machine operators

$45,400

112Printing press operators

$45,300

113Adhesive bonding operators

$45,300

114Molding machine operators

$44,300

115Other assemblers and fabricators

$44,100

116Etchers and engravers

$44,100

117Furniture finishers

$43,600

118Other woodworkers

$42,900

119Woodworking machine operators

$42,600

120Grinding & blending workers

$42,600

121Wood sawing machine operators

$42,100

122Mobile home installers

$41,100

123Other vehicle and equipment mechanics

$40,500

124Repair helpers

$39,900

124 of 124 occupations shown. table view

Occupation	Median pay	Workers
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers	$117,600	22,030
Ship engineers	$107,600	7,760
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers	$102,100	29,900
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	$95,200	131,080
Ship and boat captains and operators	$95,200	36,630
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment	$84,800	5,930
Miscellaneous plant and system operators	$84,300	79,710
Transportation inspectors	$83,900	23,160
Locomotive engineers and operators	$83,800	28,820
Avionics technicians	$83,200	17,400
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	$83,100	28,260
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	$83,000	812,230
Boilermakers	$82,300	8,920
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	$81,500	138,030
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	$81,400	617,470
Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility	$81,300	84,440
Commercial divers	$80,500	1,460
Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians	$78,500	95,110
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	$75,800	97,760
Railroad conductors and yardmasters	$75,400	36,030
Construction and building inspectors	$74,400	146,760
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	$73,400	673,440
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers	$70,100	32,310
Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters	$69,600	220,030
Crane and tower operators	$69,500	41,870
Structural iron and steel workers	$69,400	67,530
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators	$69,300	17,560
Millwrights	$69,300	39,610
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	$69,000	465,820
Electricians	$68,800	757,240
Control and valve installers and repairers	$68,500	74,220
Underground mining machine operators	$67,500	20,260
Wind turbine service technicians	$66,900	9,200
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons	$66,700	57,230
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers	$66,400	150,890
Tool and die makers	$66,300	56,900
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics	$66,100	440,280
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics	$65,400	234,180
Sheet metal workers	$65,100	119,680
Riggers	$64,500	22,100
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic	$64,300	2,990
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	$63,100	289,940
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	$63,000	409,690
Carpenters	$62,600	670,080
Precision instrument and equipment repairers	$62,500	80,170
Construction equipment operators	$62,400	520,860
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	$62,300	11,950
Other rail transportation workers	$61,800	640
Maintenance workers, machinery	$61,600	59,630
Earth drillers, except oil and gas	$60,700	19,350
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	$60,600	94,410
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters	$60,400	3,830
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators	$60,100	127,680
Security and fire alarm systems installers	$60,100	86,330
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil and gas	$59,800	64,900
Machinists	$58,000	287,050
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining	$57,900	33,590
Plasterers and stucco masons	$57,400	17,930
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers	$57,100	206,260
Tire builders	$56,700	12,280
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	$56,600	13,810
Insulation workers	$56,500	67,710
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders	$56,500	199,540
Glaziers	$56,200	58,460
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	$55,700	72,830
Roofers	$55,600	135,490
Solar photovoltaic installers	$55,200	26,790
Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters	$55,000	20,500
Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers	$54,800	197,800
Automotive body and related repairers	$54,300	149,310
Conveyor, dredge, and hoist and winch operators	$54,000	250
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	$53,900	416,160
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	$53,800	22,350
Pipelayers	$53,700	32,370
Home appliance repairers	$53,600	31,340
Engine and other machine assemblers	$53,000	28,300
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers	$52,800	17,490
Hazardous materials removal workers	$52,700	51,670
Sailors and marine oilers	$52,700	31,550
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	$52,700	50,200
Locksmiths and safe repairers	$52,600	14,910
Painters and paperhangers	$52,500	226,090
Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$52,500	32,160
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	$52,300	704,640
Other extraction workers	$52,100	13,200
Miscellaneous construction and related workers	$51,900	27,710
Highway maintenance workers	$51,800	154,860
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	$51,600	30,310
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers	$51,500	183,330
Maintenance and repair workers, general	$51,300	1,529,700
Small engine mechanics	$51,000	71,870
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	$49,600	7,520
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	$49,400	597,390
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$49,300	93,040
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	$49,100	14,240
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	$49,100	65,550
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	$48,900	26,240
Prepress technicians and workers	$48,800	23,690
Fence erectors	$48,800	21,100
Painting workers	$48,600	164,640
Automotive glass installers and repairers	$48,400	20,110
Roustabouts, oil and gas	$47,600	44,170
Dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians	$47,500	62,140
Other metal workers and plastic workers	$47,300	195,060
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	$46,600	77,060
Industrial truck and tractor operators	$46,600	774,060
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$46,300	66,940
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$46,200	171,100
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	$45,900	32,990
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers	$45,500	259,580
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	$45,400	58,530
Printing press operators	$45,300	144,290
Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders	$45,300	11,310
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$44,300	162,880
Other assemblers and fabricators	$44,100	1,405,050
Etchers and engravers	$44,100	7,170
Furniture finishers	$43,600	14,390
Other woodworkers	$42,900	4,340
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	$42,600	61,380
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers	$42,600	10,130
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	$42,100	40,790
Manufactured building and mobile home installers	$41,100	1,900
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	$40,500	137,220
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	$39,900	95,560

Read the growth section →