What Jobs Pay

Explore the 20 occupations in the supplied Occs list, with the regional pay and job projections shown in the report.

Occs report data · Lightcast Q1 2026 data set · March 2026 · All occupations in 26 counties. Pay values use the report's median annual and median hourly earnings.

Top 20 careers

Displayed in the order listed on the supplied Occs sheet.

#Career

1Accountants and Auditors$70,9431,9852,54027.9%

2Actors$50,308768410.6%

3Acupuncturists$62,540141827.4%

4Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$58,176478989.2%

5Administrative Services Managers$111,86036651239.8%

6Advertising and Promotions Managers$59,620203475.5%

7Agricultural Inspectors$46,011232611.4%

8Air Traffic Controllers$168,406377195.5%

9Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$71,58922535960.1%

10Aircraft Service Attendants$56,5428210123.6%

11Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$63,6862462164.3%

12Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$77,49512621168.1%

13Architectural and Civil Drafters$57,2461271378.4%

14Architectural and Engineering Managers$135,05128836426.4%

15Artists and Related Workers, All Other$50,36820117476.9%

16Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,6153824035.3%

17Avionics Technicians$54,61143456.2%

18Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$93,3731130172.1%

19Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$53,79168987326.6%

20Business Operations Specialists, All Other$55,1831,0131,54252.1%

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Accountants and Auditors

$70,943

2018 jobs: 1,985 · 2028 jobs: 2,540 · Growth: 27.9%

Actors

$50,308

2018 jobs: 76 · 2028 jobs: 84 · Growth: 10.6%

Acupuncturists

$62,540

2018 jobs: 14 · 2028 jobs: 18 · Growth: 27.4%

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

$58,176

2018 jobs: 47 · 2028 jobs: 89 · Growth: 89.2%

Administrative Services Managers

$111,860

2018 jobs: 366 · 2028 jobs: 512 · Growth: 39.8%

Advertising and Promotions Managers

$59,620

2018 jobs: 20 · 2028 jobs: 34 · Growth: 75.5%

Agricultural Inspectors

$46,011

2018 jobs: 23 · 2028 jobs: 26 · Growth: 11.4%

Air Traffic Controllers

$168,406

2018 jobs: 37 · 2028 jobs: 71 · Growth: 95.5%

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

$71,589

2018 jobs: 225 · 2028 jobs: 359 · Growth: 60.1%

Aircraft Service Attendants

$56,542

2018 jobs: 82 · 2028 jobs: 101 · Growth: 23.6%

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

$63,686

2018 jobs: 24 · 2028 jobs: 62 · Growth: 164.3%

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

$77,495

2018 jobs: 126 · 2028 jobs: 211 · Growth: 68.1%

Architectural and Civil Drafters

$57,246

2018 jobs: 127 · 2028 jobs: 137 · Growth: 8.4%

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$135,051

2018 jobs: 288 · 2028 jobs: 364 · Growth: 26.4%

Artists and Related Workers, All Other

$50,368

2018 jobs: 20 · 2028 jobs: 117 · Growth: 476.9%

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

$46,615

2018 jobs: 382 · 2028 jobs: 403 · Growth: 5.3%

Avionics Technicians

$54,611

2018 jobs: 43 · 2028 jobs: 45 · Growth: 6.2%

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

$93,373

2018 jobs: 11 · 2028 jobs: 30 · Growth: 172.1%

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

$53,791

2018 jobs: 689 · 2028 jobs: 873 · Growth: 26.6%

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$55,183

2018 jobs: 1,013 · 2028 jobs: 1,542 · Growth: 52.1%

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Data updated quarterly via the Occs source. Pay values are regional medians and may vary by employer, experience, and county.