What Do You Want To Do?

The Career Matrix Can Help You Find Out.

 What Do You Want to Do?
Deciding what you want to do for the rest of your life is a big decision. It might help to know some of the jobs that are out there. The following list contains a sampling of all the jobs available to you. Some of them may be jobs you've already considered and some may be jobs you didn't even know existed.


Accountant & Auditor
Average Hourly Wage = $17.27
Examines, analyzes and interprets accounting records for the purpose of giving advice or preparing statements and installing or advising on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

Agricultural/Food Scientist
Average Hourly Wage = $23.36
Researches problems related to agriculture, animal husbandry and horticulture, including the development of improved methods of cultivation, the processing, handling, and storing of products, and related activities.

Air Traffic Controller
Average Hourly Wage = $27.41*
Controls air traffic on and within vicinity of airport and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers according to established procedures. Authorizes, regulates, and controls commercial airlines flights to expedite and insure safety of flight.

Aircraft Mechanic
Average Hourly Wage = $15.97
Repairs and maintains the operating condition of aircraft assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems, landing gear, propeller assemblies, fuel tanks, and airframe assemblies. Inspects, tests, modifies, and installs equipment according to specifications using tools.

Aircraft Pilot
Average Hourly Wage = $19.09
Pilots and navigates flight of private or commercial aircraft for the transportation of passengers, freight, mail, or other purposes. Must be Federally licensed. Includes occupations concerned with flight operations and maintenance; i.e. test pilots, helicopter pilots, and others.

Amusement & Recreation Attendant
Average Hourly Wage = $6.38
Performs any of a variety of attending duties at an amusement or recreation facility. Schedules use of recreation facilities, allocates equipment to participants of sporting events or recreational pursuits, collects fees for games played, or operates carnival rides and amusement concessions.

Announcer, Radio & TV
Average Hourly Wage = $7.39
Introduces various types of radio or television programs, interviews or questions guests, or acts as master of ceremonies. Reads news flashes and identifies station by giving call letters.

Anthropologist
Average Hourly Wage = $20.14*
Engages in research concerned with human society and its characteristic elements, such as origin, race, or state. Collects, interprets, and applies scientific data relating to human behavior and mental processes.

Architect
Average Hourly Wage = $18.57
Plans and designs structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.

Artist/Commercial Artist
Average Hourly Wage = $16.52*
Designs and executes artwork to illustrate subject matter or promote public consumption of materials, products, or services and to influence others in their opinions of individuals or organizations.

Assembler & Fabricator
Average Hourly Wage = $10.30*
Workers engaged in production assembly or fabrication, generally found in manufacturing industries doing non-precision assembly work.

Audiologist
Average Hourly Wage = $21.33*
Examines and provides remedial services for persons with hearing disorders.

Automotive Mechanic
Average Hourly Wage = $12.37
Adjusts, repairs, and overhauls automotive vehicles. May be designated according to specialties, such as Brake Repairers, Transmission Mechanics, or Front-end Mechanics. May estimate damage for customer and negotiate repair costs. May use computerized diagnostic equipment.

Baker
Average Hourly Wage = $7.10
Mixes and bakes ingredients according to recipes to produce small quantities of breads, pastries, and other baked goods for consumption on premises or for sale as specialty baked goods.

Bank Teller
Average Hourly Wage = $7.54
Receives and pays out money. Keeps records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institutions’ various transactions.

Barber
Average Hourly Wage = $9.63*
Provides customers with barbering services, including cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair. Gives shaves and shapes contour of hair line. May sell lotions, tonics, and other cosmetic supplies.

Bill & Account Collector
Average Hourly Wage = $10.20
Locates and notifies customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visit to solicit payment. Receives payment and posts amount to customer’s account; prepares statements to credit department if customer fails to respond; initiates repossession procedures.

Billings Clerk
Average Hourly Wage = $9.37
Compiles data, computes fees and charges, and prepares invoices for billing purposes. Computes costs and calculates rates for goods, services, and shipment of goods. Posts data and keeps other relevant records. Uses business machines such as computers and calculators.

Blaster & Explosives Worker
Average Hourly Wage = $25.80
Places explosives in holes or other spots and detonates the explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Audit Clerk
Average Hourly Wage = $9.64
Computes, classifies, and records numerical data to keep sets of financial records complete. Performs any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check accuracy of records.

Brick Mason
Average Hourly Wage = $16.99
Lays building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete, cinder, glass, gypsum, and terra cotta block (except stone), to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.

Budget Analyst
Average Hourly Wage = $21.73
Examines budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Examines requests for budget revisions, recommends approval or denial, and drafts correspondence. Analyzes monthly department budgeting and accounting reports.

Building & Construction Inspector
Average Hourly Wage = $16.96
Inspects new or remodeled construction to determine its soundness and compliance to specifications, building codes, and other regulations.

Bus Driver
Average Hourly Wage = $8.15
Drives bus to transport passengers or students over specified routes to local or distance points or to and from schools. Assists passengers with luggage and collect tickets. Maintains order during school trips and adheres to safety rules.

Cabinet Maker
Average Hourly Wage = $11.07*
Cuts, shapes, and assembles wooden articles, such as store furniture. Sets up and operates a variety of machinery, such as power saws, jointers, mortises, tenorers, molders, and shapers, to cut and shape parts from wood stock.

Camera Operator, TV
Average Hourly Wage = $12.19*
Operates television or motion picture camera to photograph scenes for television broadcasts, advertising, or motion pictures.

Carpenter
Average Hourly Wage = $13.22
Performs carpentry duties necessary to make or repair wooden structures, structural members, and fixtures and equipment using carpentry tools and woodworking machines. Studies blueprints, sketches, or building plans for information. Must use multiple hand and power tools.

Cashier
Average Hourly Wage = $6.63
Receives and disburses money in establishments other than financial institutions. Usually involves use of adding machines, cash registers, and change makers.

Child Care Worker
Average Hourly Wage = $6.05
Attends children at school, businesses, and institutions performing a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

Chiropractor
Average Hourly Wage = $32.69*
Adjusts spinal column and other articulations of the body to prevent disease and correct abnormalities of the human body believed to be caused by interference with the nervous system. Examines patients to determine nature and extent of disorder. May use supplementary measures.

Clerical Supervisor
Average Hourly Wage = $13.32
Directly supervises and coordinates activities of clerical and administrative support workers. Functions may include accounting, marketing, and personnel work, and may also engage in the same clerical work as the workers they supervise.

Coach/Trainer
Average Hourly Wage = $11.15
Instructs or coaches groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports. Demonstrates techniques and methods of participation. Observes and informs participants of corrective measures necessary to improve their skills.

Computer Programmer
Average Hourly Wage = $17.01
Converts symbolic statements of administrative data, business, scientific, engineering, and other technical problem formulations to detailed logical flow chart for coding into computer language; develops and writes computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific data or information.

Computer Programmer Aid
Average Hourly Wage = $14.83*
Assists computer programmers or systems analysts by performing computer-related tasks such as entering computed programs for conversion to machine instructions, writes simple programs to retrieve data, and other duties to assist in the processing of data or controlling of processes.

Computer Support Specialist
Average Hourly Wage = $13.55
Provides technical assistance to computer system users. Answers questions or resolves computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or from remote location. Provides assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including operating systems and e-mail.

Concrete and Terrazzo Finisher
Average Hourly Wage = $11.29
Applies cement, sand, pigment, and marble chips to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures to finish and attain durable and decorative surfaces according to specifications and drawings. Finishes surfaces of freshly poured concrete walls, roads, walkways, and ornamental stone faces.

Cook, Fast Foods
Average Hourly Wage = $5.79
Prepares and cooks food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of the cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.

Cook, Restaurant
Average Hourly Wage = $7.43
Prepares, seasons, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, and other foodstuffs in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.

Correction Officer
Average Hourly Wage = $14.59*
Guards inmates in penal or rehabilitative institution in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other points, traveling by car or public transportation. Includes Deputy Sheriffs.

Cost Estimator
Average Hourly Wage = 19.14
Prepares costs estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services, to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service.

Counselor
Average Hourly Wage = $18.78*
Counsels individuals and provides group educational and vocational guidance services. Collects, organizes and analyzes information about individuals through records, tests, and interviews to appraise their abilities, aptitudes, personality, and interests for vocational or educational planning.

Curator/Archivist/Museum Technician
Average Hourly Wage = $13.90
Administers affairs of museum and conducts scientific research programs. Directs instructional, research, and public service activities of institution. Appraises, edits, and directs safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Prepares specimens and restores items.

Courier
Average Hourly Wages = $8.46
Runs errands. Sorts and delivers messages, documents, packages, and other items to offices or departments within an establishment or to other business concerns, traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, or public conveyance. May use telephone to complete assigned tasks.

Dancer/Choreographer
Average Hourly Wage = $11.52*
Performs dance solos or dances with partners or groups to entertain audiences. May also sing or act. Creates and teaches original dance for ballet, musical, or review. May direct and stage presentations.

Dental Assistant
Average Hourly Wage = $8.92
Assists Dentist at chair, sets up patient and equipment, keeps records, and performs related duties as required. Provides diagnostic aids including exposing radiographs, taking medical histories, recording vital signs, making preliminary impressions, and making occlusion registrations.

Dental Hygienist
Average Hourly Wage = $19.57
Performs dental prophylactic treatments and instructs groups and individuals in the care of the teeth and mouth. Removes stains and deposits of tartar from teeth and beneath margin of gums. Charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment.

Dentist
Average Hourly Wage = $41.22
Diagnoses and treats diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth or gums and related oral structures. Examines patients and X-rays to diagnose maladies. Cleans, fills, extracts, and replaces teeth using rotary and hand instruments, dental appliances, and surgical implants.

Designer
Average Hourly Wage = $8.92
Designs or arranges objects and materials to achieve artistic or decorative affects for apparel or other commercial items. May also create, mark out, or draw designs for items, such as furniture and machinery. Includes art director, layout artist, creative designers.

Dietitian & Nutritionist
Average Hourly Wage = $15.00
Organizes, plans, and conducts food service or nutritional program to assist in promotion of health and control of disease. May administer activities of department providing quantity food service.

Dietetic Technician
Average Hourly Wage = $9.62
Under direct supervision of Dietitians, or following established nutritional guidelines, advises on food or nutrition.

Dispatcher, Police/Fire/Ambulance
Average Hourly Wage = $9.81
Schedules and dispatches police, fire crews, or ambulance crews to scenes of crime, accidents, and destruction. Keeps in contact with officials at site and directs back-up help where needed. Duties may include transmitting assignments and compiling statistics and reports.

Drafter
Average Hourly Wage = $14.52
Prepares clear, complete, and accurate working plans and detail drawings from rough or detailed sketches or notes for engineering or manufacturing purposes according to specified dimensions. Utilizes knowledge of various machines, mathematics, and other physical sciences.

Dragline Operator
Average Hourly Wage = $26.36
Operates power-driven crane equipment with dragline bucket to excavate or move sand, gravel, mud, or other materials.

Dry Cleaner and Laundry Machine Operator
Average Hourly Wage = $6.90
Operates and tends dry cleaning or washing machines to dry-clean or wash commercial, industrial, or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, fine linens, rugs, and carpets.

Drywall Installer
Average Hourly Wage = $14.44
Applies plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings and interior walls of buildings.

Education Administrator
Average Hourly Wage = $25.15
Plans, organizes, directs, controls, or coordinates the education activities of colleges and universities, elementary, secondary, or post-secondary schools, vocational or technical schools, or training and instructional organizations for private business or other agencies.

Electrician
Average Hourly Wage = $16.05
Installs, maintains, and repairs wiring, electrical equipment, and fixtures. Insures that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May read blueprints. Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit. Pulls wires through conduit and splices them together.

Electrician, Powerhouse, Substation, & Relay
Average Hourly Wage = $25.24
Inspects, repairs, and maintains electrical equipment in generating stations or powerhouses; substation equipment, such as oil circuit breakers and transformers; and in-service relays, to prevent and remedy abnormal behavior of transmission and distribution lines and equipment.

Engineering Technician
Average Hourly Wage = $18.44*
Applies engineering principles in planning, designing, and overseeing construction projects, electrical equipment, machinery, or surveying, depending on field of engineering. Works under the direction of trained engineers.

Engineer, Aeronautical
Average Hourly Wage = $30.35
Performs a variety of engineering work in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May apply basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture.

Engineer, Chemical
Average Hourly Wage = $30.92
Designs chemical plant equipment and devises processes for manufacturing chemicals and products such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, paper, and pulp by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering.

Engineer, Civil
Average Hourly Wage = $20.61
Performs a variety of engineering work in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities such as roads, railroads, airports, dams, bridges, and pipelines. Includes traffic engineers who study vehicular and pedestrian traffic conditions.

Engineer, Computer
Average Hourly Wage = $23.83
Analyzes data processing requirements to plan EDP system to provide system capabilities required for projected work loads. Plans layout and installation of new system or modification of existing system. May set up and control analog or hybrid computer systems to solve problems.

Engineer, Electric/Electronics
Average Hourly Wage = $22.24
Designs, develops, tests, and supervises the manufacture and installation of electrical and electronic equipment, components or systems, computers and related equipment and systems for commercial, industrial, military or scientific use.

Engineer, Industrial (except safety)
Average Hourly Wage = $27.59
Performs engineering duties in planning and overseeing the utilization of production facilities and personnel in departments of industrial establishments. Plans equipment layout, work flow, and accident prevention measures. Develops and oversees quality and inventory control.

Engineer, Mechanical
Average Hourly Wage = $24.15
Performs a variety of engineering work in the planning and designing of tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment, and oversees installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of such equipment, including centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

Engineer, Mining
Average Hourly Wage = $27.00
Determines the location and plans the extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials. Conducts preliminary surveys of deposits and plans their development; examines deposits or mines to determine whether they can be worked at a profit.

Engineer, Petroleum
Average Hourly Wage = $27.00
Devises methods to improve oil and gas well production and determines the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversees drilling and offers technical advice to achieve economical and satisfactory progress.

Engineer, Safety (not mining)
Average Hourly Wage = $29.35
Applies knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws to prevent or correct injurious products or environmental conditions and minimizes effects that create hazards to life and property or reduce worker morale or efficiency.

Estimator & Drafter, Utilities
Average Hourly Wage = $26.02
Develops specifications and instructions for installation of voltage transformers, overhead or underground cables, and related electrical equipment used to conduct electrical energy from transmission lines or high-voltage distribution lines to consumers.

Farm Worker (Farm & Ranch Animals)
Average Hourly Wage = $7.59*
Plows, plants, cultivates, sprays, and harvests crops using both hand tools and automated equipment. Operates and maintains farm machinery and repair farm structures. Tends livestock and poultry. Hauls feed to livestock during winter. Operates many kinds of machines.

File Clerk
Average Hourly Wage = $6.97
Files correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in alphabetical or numerical order or according to the filing system used. Locates and removes material from file when requested . May be required to formulate data to reply and type correspondence.

First-Line Supervisor, Production/Construction/Maintenance
Average Hourly Wage = $24.32
Directly supervises and coordinates activities of production, construction, extraction, transportation, maintenance, and related workers and their helpers. Performs both management and supervisory functions such as accounting, marketing, and personnel duties.

Fish & Game Warden
Average Hourly Wage = $16.33*
Patrols assigned area to prevent game law violations. Investigates reports of damage to crops and property by wildlife. Compiles biological data.

Food Preparation Worker
Average Hourly Wage = $6.16
Performs a variety of food preparation duties, such as preparing cold foods and maintaining and cleaning kitchen work areas, equipment, and utensils. Performs simple tasks such as preparing shellfish or slicing meat. May brew coffee and tea or prepare sandwiches.

Forester/Conservation Scientist
Average Hourly Wage = $20.81
Plans, develops, and controls environmental factors affecting forests, range land, and farm land and their resources for economic and recreational purposes through activities such as researching soil erosion, fire prevention, reforestation, and preservation of natural resources.

Funeral Director & Mortician
Average Hourly Wage = $14.93
Performs various tasks to arrange and direct funeral services. Coordinates transportation of body to mortuary for embalming, interviews family or other persons to arrange details, selects pallbearers, procures official for religious rites, and provides transportation for mourners.

Gauger
Average Hourly Wage = $23.35
Gauges and tests oil in storage tanks. Regulates flow of oil into pipelines at wells, tank farms, refineries, and marine and rail terminals, following prescribed standards and regulations.

General Office Clerk
Average Hourly Wage = $8.24
Performs duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include bookkeeping, typing, office machine operation, and filing.

Geologist
Average Hourly Wage =$25.93
Studies composition, structure, and history of the earth’s crust. Examines rocks, minerals, and fossil remains to identify and determine the sequence of processes affecting the development of the earth. Locates mineral and petroleum deposits and underground water resources.

Grader/Dozer/Scraper Operator
Average Hourly Wage = $13.92*
Operates machinery or vehicles equipped with blades to remove, distribute, level, or grade earth.

Guard
Average Hourly Wage = $8.02
Stands guard at entrance or patrols premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.

Hairdresser, Hairstylist & Cosmetologist
Average Hourly Wage = $8.46
Provides beauty services for customers, such as suggesting best hair style, cutting and treating hair and scalp, applying make-up

Health Practitioner
Average Hourly Wage = $30.20
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners that are not classified separately.

Helper and Laborer
Average Hourly Wage = $8.37
May include any type of labor that requires lesser skills and minimal training. May involve holding equipment and tools, moving or stacking heavy loads or crates, and clean up of work area when project is finished.

Home Health Aide
Average Hourly Wage = $7.44
Cares for elderly, convalescent, or handicapped person in home of patient. Performs duties for patient such as changing bed linen, preparing meals, assisting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, grooming, and administering oral medications under doctor’s orders.

Hotel Desk Clerk
Average Hourly Wage = $6.51
Accommodates hotel patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, transmitting and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests’ accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements and collecting payment from guests.

Human Service Worker
Average Hourly Wage = $9.29
Assists Social Group Workers and Caseworkers with developing, organizing , and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse and human relationships. Aids families and clients in obtaining information on the use of social and community services.

Insulation Worker
Average Hourly Wage = $10.44
Covers and lines structures with insulation using saws, knives, rasps, trowels, and other tools and implements. May also specialize in providing blown-in insulation.

Insurance Examiner
Average Hourly Wage = $19.04*
Reviews settled insurance claims to determine that payments and settlements have been made in accordance with company practices and procedures and insures that adjusters have followed proper methods. Reports overpayments, underpayments, and other irregularities.

Insurance Sales Agent
Average Hourly Wage = $15.72
Sells or advises clients on life, endowments, fire, accident, and other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as independent brokers, or be employed by an insurance company.

Interior Designer
Average Hourly Wage = $11.49
Plans, designs, and furnishes interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulates design which is practical, aesthetic and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving life style.

Janitor & Cleaner
Average Hourly Wage = $7.52
Keeps buildings in clean and orderly condition. Performs heavy cleaning duties, such as motor-driven cleaning equipment mopping floors, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. May have additional duties such as repairs, general maintenance, and shoveling snow.

Judge & Magistrate
Average Hourly Wage = $29.88*
Arbitrates, advises, and administers justice in a court of law. Sentences defendant in criminal cases according to State and Federal statutes. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. Magistrates adjudicate criminal cases not involving penitentiary sentences and certain civil cases.

Landscape Architect
Average Hourly Wage = $21.47
Plans and designs land areas for such projects as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

Lawyer/Attorney
Average Hourly Wage = $23.33
Conducts criminal and civil lawsuits, draws up legal documents, advises clients as to legal rights, and practices other phases of law. May represent client in court, or before quasi-judicial or administrative government agencies. May specialize in single area such as patent or criminal law.

Legal Secretary
Average Hourly Wage = $10.48
Prepares legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May review law journals and other legal publications to identify court decisions pertinent to pending cases. Must know legal terminology, procedures, and documents.

Librarian
Average Hourly Wage = $16.02
Administers libraries and performs related library services including selecting, acquiring, cataloging, classifying, circulating, and maintaining library materials or furnishes references, bibliographies, and advisory services. May select music, films, or other audio-visual materials.

Library Assistant & Bookmobile Driver
Average Hourly Wage = $7.64
Compiles records, sorts, shelves, issues and receives library materials. Locates materials for loan and replaces materials on shelves or files according to identification number and title. Registers patrons. Drivers operate a vehicle to specific locations and assists with providing services.

Licensed Practical Nurse
Average Hourly Wage = $11.13
Cares for ill, injured, convalescent, and handicapped persons in hospitals, clinics, private homes, sanitariums, and similar institutions. Dresses wounds, takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration. Assembles and uses equipment such as catheters and oxygen suppliers.

Loan Officer and Counselor
Average Hourly Wage = $16.82
Evaluates, authorizes, or recommends approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans. Advises borrowers on financial status and methods of payments. May analyze financial problems of borrower and adjust loan agreement. May testify at legal proceedings, handle foreclosures.

Machinery Maintenance Mechanic
Average Hourly Wage = $15.50
Repairs and maintains the operating condition of industrial production and processing machinery, printing machinery, and refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Repairs machinery and mechanical equipment such as pumps, conveyor systems, and motors in accordance with manuals.

Machinery Maintenance Worker
Average Hourly Wage = $19.08
Changes parts, lubricates machinery, and performs other routine machinery maintenance. Excludes workers who repair machines.

Machinist
Average Hourly Wage = $14.47
Sets up and operates a variety of machine tools. Fits and assembles parts to make or repair machine tools and maintains industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures. Studies specifications.

Maid & Housekeeping Cleaner
Average Hourly Wage = $6.28
Performs any combination of tasks to maintain commercial establishments, such as hotels, restaurants, and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and arranging furniture.

Maintenance Repairer
Average Hourly Wage = $12.28
Performs work involving two or more maintenance skills to keep the machines, mechanical equipment and /or structure of an establishment in repair. May involve pipefitting, boiler making, insulating, welding, machining, equipment repairs, carpentry, and electrical work.

Manager, Administrative
Average Hourly Wage = $17.32
Plans, organizes, directs, controls, or coordinates the supportive services department of a business, agency, or organization.

Manager, Construction Trades
Average Hourly Wage = $21.93
Plans, organizes, directs, controls, or coordinates, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Includes specialized fields such as carpentry or plumbing.

Manager, Engineering and Natural Sciences
Average Hourly Wage = $29.01
Plans, organizes, directs, or coordinates activities in such fields as architecture, engineering, life sciences, physical sciences, statistics, and systems analysis. Greatest portion of time is in managerial work for which an engineering/natural sciences background is needed.

Manager, Financial
Average Hourly Wage = $23.07
Plans, organizes, directs, controls, or coordinates the financial activities of an organization. Includes manager who negotiates general policy with financial or other institutions or a manager in a bank who advises on credit and investment policy.

Manager, Food Service & Lodging
Average Hourly Wage = $10.47
Plans, organizes, directs, controls, or coordinates management activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages and/or provides lodging and other accommodations. Allocates funds, authorizes expenditures and plans budgets. Involved with hotel setting practices.

Manager, General & Top Executive
Average Hourly Wage = $21.24
Top or middle manager whose duties and responsibilities are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any functional or line area of management and administration.

Manager, Mining (& related occupations)
Average Hourly Wage = $28.36
Plans, organizes, directs, controls, or coordinates, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, the operations of mines, quarries, oil or gas wells, or other similar operations that extract natural deposits.

Manicurist
Average Hourly Wage = $7.77*
Cleans, shapes, and polishes customer’s fingernails and toenails. Removes previously applied nail polish using liquid remover and swabs. Softens nail cuticles with water and oil, pushes them back using a cuticle knife, and trims cuticles with scissors/nippers. Applies polishes and buffers.

Marketing/Sales Supervisor
Average Hourly Wage = $12.45
Directly supervises and coordinates activities of marketing, sales, and related workers. May perform management functions, such as budgeting, accounting, marketing, and personnel work, in addition to their supervisory duties.

Medical Assistant
Average Hourly Wage = $8.29
Performs various duties under the direction of a physician in examination and treatment of patients. Prepares treatment room, inventories supplies and instruments, and sets up patient for attention of physician. May schedule appointments, keep medical records, or perform secretarial duties.

Medical Secretary
Average Hourly Wage = $8.75
Performs secretarial duties utilizing specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties include taking dictation, compiling and recording medical charts, reports and correspondence, and preparing and sending bills to patients.

Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technician
Average Hourly Wage = $13.51
Performs routine tests in medical laboratory for use in treatment and diagnosis of disease. Prepares vaccines, biologicals, and serums for prevention of disease. Prepares tissue samples for Pathologists, takes blood samples, and executes such laboratory tests as blood counts.

Merchandise Displayer & Window Trimmer
Average Hourly Wage = $7.52
Plans and erects commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

Meteorologist
Average Hourly Wage = $24.87*
Investigates atmospheric phenomena and interprets meteorological data gathered by surface and air stations, satellites, and radar to prepare reports and forecasts for public and other uses. Includes weather analysts and forecasters who work for TV and radio stations.

Mining Machine Operator
Average Hourly Wage = $27.24
Operates mining machines, such as self-propelled or truck-mounted drilling machines, continuous mining machines, channeling machines, and cutting machines to extract coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from underground to surface excavation.

Model
Average Hourly Wage = $12.37*
Models garments and other apparel to display clothing before prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, and retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used for advertising purposes, for paintings or sculptures, or other types of artistic expressions.

Musician, Instrumental
Average Hourly Wage = $18.85*
Plays one or more musical instruments in recital, in accompaniment, or as a member of an orchestra, band, or other musical group.

Nursing Aide & Orderly
Average Hourly Wage = $7.34
Works under the direction of nursing or medical staff to provide auxiliary services in care of patients. Performs duties such as answering patients’ call bells, serving and collecting food trays, and feeding patients. Orderly cares for male patients, sets up equipment, and does heavier chores.

Optometrist
Average Hourly Wage = $27.66
Diagnoses, manages, and treats conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examines eyes to determine visual efficiency and performance by use of instruments and observation. Prescribes corrective procedures.

Order Clerk
Average Hourly Wage = $7.98
Receives and processes incoming orders for materials, merchandise, or services such as repairs, installations, or rentals of facilities. Informs customers of order receipt, prices, shipping dates, and delays. Prepares contracts and handles complaints.

Paralegal
Average Hourly Wage = $10.98
Assists lawyers by doing research in the preparation of lawsuits and/or legal documents as a career professional. May gather research data as evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal action. Usually has either a 4-year college degree or a degree from an special institution.

Pathologist
Average Hourly Wage = $48.52*
Conducts research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engages in clinical investigations or other research, production, technical writing, or related activities.

Pharmacist
Average Hourly Wage = $24.61
Compounds and dispenses medication following prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, or other medical practitioners. Weighs, measures, and mixes drugs and compounds and fills bottles or capsules with correct quantity and composition of preparation. Advises patients.

Photographer
Average Hourly Wage = $8.71
Photographs people, subjects, merchandise, or other commercial products. May develop negatives and produce finished prints.

Physical Therapist
Average Hourly Wage = $24.73
Applies techniques and treatments that help relieve pain, increase the patient’s strength, and decrease or prevent deformity and crippling.

Physician’s Assistant
Average Hourly Wage = $21.90
Provides patient services under direct supervision and responsibility of doctor of medicine or osteopathy. Elicits detailed patient histories and makes complete physical examinations. Reaches tentative diagnosis and orders appropriate laboratory tests. Requires extensive education.

Physician & Surgeon
Average Hourly Wage = $48.29
Examines patients, performs medical tests and reviews personal health records to diagnose conditions of illness, disease, and assorted maladies. Administers and prescribes treatment and drugs to restore health. May specialize in one field such as surgery, obstetrics, or psychiatry.

Planning/Production/Expediting Clerk
Average Hourly Wage = $14.35*
Coordinates and expedites the flow of work and materials within or between department of an establishment according to a production schedule. Duties, primarily clerical in nature, include reviewing and distributing production schedules, completion dates, and work orders.

Plumber
Average Hourly Wage = $16.22
Assembles, installs, alters and repairs pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. Cuts and threads pipe, using pipe cutters, cutting torch, and pipe threading machine. Assembles and installs valves, pipe fittings, and pipes through openings in walls and floors.

Police Patrol Officer
Average Hourly Wage = $14.66
Maintains order, enforces laws and ordinances, and protects life and property in an assigned patrol district or beat. Patrols an area on foot or in a vehicle; directs traffic; issues traffic summonses; investigates accidents; apprehends and arrests prisoners. Gives evidence in court.

Postal Mail Carrier
Average Hourly Wage = $16.34
Sorts mail for delivery. Delivers mail on established routes by vehicle or on foot.

Postmaster and Mail Superintendent
Average Hourly Wage = $19.50
Directs and coordinates operational, administrative, management, and supportive services of a U.S. post office. Coordinates activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post offices.

Power Plant Operator
Average Hourly Wage = $20.45*
Controls or operates machinery, such as steam-driven turbogenerators, to generate electric power, often through the use of panel boards, control boards, or semi-automated equipment.

Printing Press Machine Operator & Tender
Average Hourly Wage = $10.74
Operates or tends various types of printing machines, such as offset lithographic presses, letter or letterset presses, flexographic or gravure presses to produce print on paper or other materials such as plastic, cloth, or rubber.

Producer/Director/Actor
Average Hourly Wage = $18.45*
Produces, directs, or plays parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions for entertainment, information, or instruction.

Proofreader & Copy Marker
Average Hourly Wage = $6.06
Reads transcripts or proofs type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Includes proofreaders of Braille.

Psychologist
Average Hourly Wage = $22.56
Collects, interprets, and applies scientific data relating to human behavior and mental processes. Activities are in either applied fields of psychology or in basic science fields and research. Includes fields of human resources, counseling, and administration of testing.

Public Relations Specialist
Average Hourly Wage = $15.00
Concerned with promoting or creating good will for individuals, groups or organizations by writing or selecting favorable publicity material and releasing it through various communications media, preparing and arranging displays, making speeches and performing related publicity efforts.

Purchasing Agent
Average Hourly Wage = $18.08
Purchases raw or semi-finished materials for manufacturing. Purchases machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment.

Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster
Average Hourly Wage = $22.70
Coordinates activities of train crew engaged in transporting or providing services to passengers on passenger train, or in transporting freight on freight trains. Coordinates activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, such as makeup or breakup of trains and track switching.

Real Estate Appraiser
Average Hourly Wage = $19.29*
Appraises real property to determine its value for purchase, sales, investment, mortgage, or loan purposes.

Receptionist
Average Hourly Wage = $7.90
Answers inquiries and obtains information for general public (customers, visitors, and other interested parties) concerning activities conducted at an establishment, location of offices or persons within a firm, department, or store. May perform other clerical duties.

Registered Nurse
Average Hourly Wage = $15.92
Administers nursing care to ill or injured persons. Administers medications and treatments according to doctor guidelines. Takes temperature, pulse and other vital signs. Licensing and certification are required. Includes administrative, public health, private duty, and surgical nurses.

Reporter & Correspondent
Average Hourly Wage = $8.72
Collects and analyzes facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Reports and writes stories for newspapers, news magazines, radio, or television. Excludes correspondents who broadcast news for radio and television.

Respiratory Therapist
Average Hourly Wage = $16.40*
Provides assessment, diagnostic evaluation, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assumes primary responsibilities for respiratory modalities. Initiates and conducts therapeutic procedures, maintains patient records, and selects, assembles, checks, and operates equipment.

Retail Salesperson
Average Hourly Wage = $7.24
Sells to the public any of a wide variety of merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel.

Rotary Drill Operator, Oil & Gas Extraction
Average Hourly Wage = $22.97
Sets up or operates a variety of drills to remove petroleum products from the earth and to remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.

Sales & Related Worker
Average Hourly Wage = $7.34
Sells to the public a variety of services and products for businesses, organizations, wholesalers, or manufacturers. May involve ordering new supplies, cashier duties, reports, and stocking inventory.

Secretary
Average Hourly Wage = $9.39
Relieves officials of clerical work and minor administrative and business detail by scheduling appointments, giving information to callers, taking dictation, composing and typing routine correspondence, reading and routing incoming mail, and filing correspondence and other records.

Securities/Financial, Sales
Average Hourly Wage = $28.34*
Buys and sells securities in investments and trading firms, or calls upon businesses and individuals to sell financial services. Provides financial services, such as loans, tax, and securities counseling. May advise securities customers about such things as stocks, bonds, and market conditions.

Service Unit Operator
Average Hourly Wage = $11.27
Operates equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells.

Surveying and Mapping Technician
Average Hourly Wage = $12.27
Performs surveying and mapping duties to obtain data pertaining to angles, elevations, points, and contours used for construction, mapmaking, boundary location, mining, or other purposes. Calculates mapmaking information from field notes using reference tables. Draws maps.

Surveyor and Cartographer
Average Hourly Wage = $17.72
Uses surveying, engineering, and scientific data to determine and identify fixed points or boundaries, and prepares maps for legal and design purposes. Provides data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, or dimension of land or land features for a purpose.

Switch Operator & Railroad Brake Signal
Average Hourly Wage = $8.87
Operates railroad track switches. Couples or uncouples rolling stock to makeup or breakup trains. Signals engineers and sets warning signals. May inspect couplings, air hoses, journal boxes, and hand brakes.

Switchboard Operator
Average Hourly Wage = $7.77
Operates cord or cordless switchboard to relay incoming, outgoing, and interoffice calls. May supply information to callers and record messages. May also act as receptionist, perform routine clerical work, and type.

Social Worker
Average Hourly Wage = $13.26
Counsels and aids individuals and families with problems that may arise during or following the recovery from physical or mental illness by providing supportive services designed to help the persons understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations.

Stock Clerk, Stockroom/Warehouse
Average Hourly Wage = $10.99
Receives, stores, and issues materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard. Keeps records and compiles stock reports.

Teacher’s Aide & Assistant
Average Hourly Wage = $6.90
Arranges work materials, supervises students at play, and operates audio-visual equipment under guidance of a teacher.

Teacher, Elementary
Average Hourly Wage = $15.63
Teaches elementary pupils in public or private schools basic skills. Maintains order and discipline in classroom and on playground. Prepares, administers, grades and records lessons/tests.

Teacher, Engineering, Postsecondary
Average Hourly Wage = $23.66
Teaches courses in engineering at the college/university level. Includes courses in engineering specialties such as aerospace, chemical civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, nuclear, and petroleum engineering.

Teacher, Secondary
Average Hourly Wage = $15.33
Instructs students in public or private schools in one or more subjects. Maintains discipline and order in classroom. Prepares, administers, grades, and records lessons/grades.

Teacher, Special Education
Average Hourly Wage = $13.50
Teaches elementary and secondary school subjects to educationally, audibly, visually and physically handicapped students. May teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally retarded.

Technical Writer
Average Hourly Wage = $13.44
Writes or edits technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, and operating and maintenance instructions. May oversee preparation of illustrations, photographs, diagrams, and charts and assist in layout work.

Telephone & Cable TV Installer & Repairer
Average Hourly Wage = $13.73
Strings and repairs telephone and television cable and other equipment for transmitting messages or TV programming. Locates and repairs defects in existing systems, places, rearranges, and removes underground or aerial cables, and installs supports, insulation or guy wire systems.

Tool & Die Maker
Average Hourly Wage = $16.81
Analyzes specifications, lays out metal stock, sets up and operates machine tools, and fits and assembles parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jogs, fixtures, gauges, and machinist’s hand tools.

Travel Agent
Average Hourly Wage = $8.93
Plans trips for travel agency customers. Duties include determining destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, accommodations required, and planning, describing, or selling itinerary package tours. May specialize in foreign or domestic service.

Truck Driver, Heavy
Average Hourly Wage = $12.28
Drives tractor-trailer combination or truck with a capacity of at least 3 tons to transport and deliver goods, livestock, or materials in liquid, loose or packaged form. May be required to unload truck.

Truck Driver, Light
Average Hourly Wage = $9.50
Drives truck, van, or automobile with a capacity under 3 tons. May drive light truck to deliver or pick up merchandise and load and unload truck.

Urban & Regional Planner
Average Hourly Wage = $17.20
Develops comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.

Veterinarian
Average Hourly Wage = $21.53
Diagnoses and treats diseases and dysfunctions of animals. May engage in particular function, such as research and development, consultation, administration, technical writing, sale or production of commercial products or render technical services. Includes veterinary inspectors.

Waiter/Waitress
Average Hourly Wage = $5.54
Serves food and/or beverages to patrons at tables. Usually takes orders from patrons and makes out the check. May set table with linen and silverware and take payment from patrons. May serve customers at counter as well as table.

Welder & Cutter
Average Hourly Wage = $14.54
Uses hand welding and flamecutting equipment, such as arc welders, gas welders, and gas torches, to weld together metal components or join together components of fabricated sheet metal assemblies, or cuts, trims or scarfs metal objects to dimensions as specified by blueprints.

Writer & Editor
Average Hourly Wage = $11.91
Originates and prepares written material such as scripts, stories, new items, advertisements, and other material. Coordinates, edits, and analyzes prepared written material. Includes managing editors.

*These wages are based on the National average. All other wages are Wyoming-based wages.



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