High School Diploma
340 occupations typically requiring this education level
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$45,210Administrative Services Managers$108,390Agricultural Inspectors$50,990Agricultural Technicians$46,790Air Traffic Controllers$144,580Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,940Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$61,680Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$34,330Animal Breeders$52,000Animal Caretakers$33,470Animal Control Workers$45,830Animal Trainers$38,750Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$50,620Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$34,850Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,680Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,260Bailiffs$57,050Bakers$36,650Bartenders$33,530Bill and Account Collectors$46,040Biofuels Processing Technicians$61,710Biomass Plant Technicians$99,670Boilermakers$73,340Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,210Brickmasons and Blockmasons$60,800Bridge and Lock Tenders$58,490Bus Drivers, School$47,040Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$57,440Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,960Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,020Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$49,300Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$85,540Carpenters$59,310Carpet Installers$49,850Cashiers$31,190Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$57,090Chemical Plant and System Operators$73,540Childcare Workers$32,050Choreographers$55,600Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,270Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$41,460Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,590Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,260Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$47,350Compliance Officers$78,420Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,970Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$65,670Concierges$37,320Construction and Building Inspectors$72,120Construction and Related Workers, All Other$48,120Construction Laborers$46,730Continuous Mining Machine Operators$63,380Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$74,690Cooks, Fast Food$30,160Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,450Cooks, Restaurant$36,830Cooks, Short Order$35,620Correctional Officers and Jailers$57,970Correspondence Clerks$46,740Costume Attendants$54,810Counter and Rental Clerks$38,540Couriers and Messengers$38,340Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,700Craft Artists$38,480Crossing Guards and Flaggers$37,700Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,890Customer Service Representatives$42,830Customs and Border Protection Officers$76,290Customs Brokers$78,420Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,700Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,590Dancers$49,858Data Entry Keyers$39,850Demonstrators and Product Promoters$37,960Dental Laboratory Technicians$48,310Desktop Publishers$53,620Detectives and Criminal Investigators$93,580Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$32,670Dishwashers$33,670Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,880Dredge Operators$48,430Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,630Driver/Sales Workers$37,130Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$59,600Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers$44,210Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$92,560Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers$44,210Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$106,580Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,500Endoscopy Technicians$46,050Energy Auditors$72,120Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$52,540Etchers and Engravers$40,450Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$52,550Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$59,110Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,980Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$44,980Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,130Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$67,670Fence Erectors$46,940Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$45,760Firefighters$59,530First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$76,310First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$92,430First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,010First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$61,590First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand$61,900First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$47,520First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators$61,900First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,300First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$105,980First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,190First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,320Flight Attendants$67,130Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$54,340Floral Designers$36,120Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$42,730Food Batchmakers$40,790Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$40,550Food Preparation Workers$34,220Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,460Food Service Managers$65,310Forest and Conservation Technicians$54,310Forest and Conservation Workers$43,680Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$52,380Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,240Foundry Mold and Coremakers$45,700Funeral Attendants$34,610Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$47,010Furniture Finishers$42,530Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$30,460Gambling Cage Workers$36,990Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$34,810Gambling Dealers$33,280Gambling Managers$85,580Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$43,900Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$71,510Gas Plant Operators$83,400Gem and Diamond Workers$49,140General and Operations Managers$102,950Geothermal Technicians$48,640Glaziers$55,440Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$41,690Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,190Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,790Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$46,050Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,450Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,440Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$46,480Helpers--Carpenters$41,600Helpers--Electricians$39,890Helpers--Extraction Workers$48,400Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,860Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$39,270Helpers--Production Workers$38,220Helpers--Roofers$40,590Highway Maintenance Workers$49,070Hoist and Winch Operators$52,310Home Appliance Repairers$49,410Home Health Aides$34,900Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,270Industrial Production Managers$121,440Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,390Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,460Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,640Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,680Insulation Workers, Mechanical$57,250Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,450Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,830Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,930Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$49,140Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,940Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,620Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$61,870Library Assistants, Clerical$36,010Light Truck Drivers$44,140Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$68,860Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,950Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$34,800Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$50,490Locomotive Engineers$77,400Log Graders and Scalers$46,710Machine Feeders and Offbearers$39,700Machinists$56,150Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,150Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$50,280Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,660Mechanical Door Repairers$51,050Medical Equipment Preparers$46,490Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,640Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,350Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$55,770Meter Readers, Utilities$49,180Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,310Millwrights$65,170Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,680Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$62,700Models$89,990Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,230Motion Picture Projectionists$38,180Motorboat Operators$51,880Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,060Nannies$32,050New Accounts Clerks$46,610Non-Destructive Testing Specialists$77,390Nuclear Power Reactor Operators$122,610Nursing Assistants$39,530Occupational Therapy Aides$37,370Office Clerks, General$43,630Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$39,020Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,710Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$38,420Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$44,080Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$48,790Opticians, Dispensing$46,560Order Clerks$44,660Orderlies$37,700Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,560Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$40,900Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,580Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,660Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,390Paperhangers$48,260Parking Attendants$34,600Parking Enforcement Workers$47,150Parts Salespersons$37,440Passenger Attendants$37,560Patient Representatives$48,790Patternmakers, Wood$52,520Personal Care Aides$34,900Pest Control Workers$44,730Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$45,200Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$97,540Pharmacy Aides$37,000Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$40,100Physical Therapist Aides$34,520Pile Driver Operators$70,510Plant and System Operators, All Other$61,710Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$76,290Police Identification and Records Officers$93,580Postal Service Clerks$61,630Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,490Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$56,530Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$92,730Pourers and Casters, Metal$48,940Power Plant Operators$99,670Prepress Technicians and Workers$47,300Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$37,120Print Binding and Finishing Workers$39,820Printing Press Operators$45,160Procurement Clerks$48,510Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,770Protective Service Workers, All Other$41,600Public Safety Telecommunicators$50,730Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$60,020Quality Control Analysts$60,130Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$64,190Rail Car Repairers$65,680Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$58,030Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$67,370Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$74,080Real Estate Sales Agents$56,320Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,230Recycling and Reclamation Workers$38,940Recycling Coordinators$61,900Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons$58,540Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,350Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$41,460Retail Loss Prevention Specialists$41,600Retail Salespersons$34,580Riggers$62,060Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,630Roof Bolters, Mining$76,640Roofers$50,970Sailors and Marine Oilers$49,610Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,780Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$39,950Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,290Security Guards$38,370Segmental Pavers$48,120Semiconductor Processing Technicians$51,180Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,500Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$49,140Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$57,980Sheet Metal Workers$60,850Ship Engineers$101,320Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$43,190Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$35,950Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$36,670Skincare Specialists$41,560Slaughterers and Meat Packers$39,790Solar Energy Installation Managers$78,690Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians$62,970Sound Engineering Technicians$66,430Stockers and Order Fillers$37,090Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$45,690Stonemasons$51,990Structural Iron and Steel Workers$62,700Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$49,900Subway and Streetcar Operators$84,830Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$38,370Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$40,860Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$58,070Tapers$64,700Tax Preparers$50,560Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education$35,550Team Assemblers$42,210Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,630Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$70,500Telemarketers$34,410Telephone Operators$39,130Tellers$39,340Terrazzo Workers and Finishers$57,260Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$37,320Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,940Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,260Tile and Stone Setters$52,240Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters$40,790Tire Builders$55,580Tire Repairers and Changers$37,120Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$54,980Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$48,970Traffic Technicians$58,480Transportation Inspectors$85,750Transportation Security Screeners$63,360Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation$85,750Travel Guides$36,660Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$38,820Upholsterers$46,190Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$31,150Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$37,320Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,980Waiters and Waitresses$33,760Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$58,260Weatherization Installers and Technicians$48,120Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,650Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,000Wellhead Pumpers$70,010Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$40,440Word Processors and Typists$47,850