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Associate Degree Entry Level Careers and Jobs

Explore Careers and Jobs Predominantly Filled by Those with an Associate's Degree or Less, having 1 year or less of work experience - All On One Page

Sorted by median annual U.S. salary, including % with Associate's Degree (or less), and % with 1 year experience (or less).

These entry-level roles are open to associate's degree graduates and offer a practical starting point for building experience and advancing. For recent graduates or career changers seeking their first role with a two-year degree. Compare starting salaries and degree-holder percentages, then access preparation resources built for new graduates.

4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

Here is a short Helper Video .

This page will take you through 4 steps, relative to an Associate's Degree, to (1) Select an entry-level career, (2) Find active job listings, (3) Prepare for the career you chose, and (4) Provide web resources specific to the career you chose.

Step 1: Select a Career: You will be presented with a listing of Associate's Degree entry-level careers. The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of careers below
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply browse the list of careers. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover entry-level careers that might be of interest.

Once you have identified a career of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the career you selected. Information includes core and supplemental duties, general and specific work activities, knowledge required, essential and transferable skills required, day-in-the-life summaries, knowledge required, software skills required, preparation required, educational requirements, training and work experience required, local salary information, certifications, professional associations, current job listings for the job selected along with multiple similar job titles, and related careers (related to what they do, what they know, and what they're called).

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (updated) links to occupational information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.

Step 1 of 4: Select a Career

Leading Books About Associate Degree Jobs
What entry level jobs can you get with just an Associate's Degree? Scroll through the picklist (below). These are entry level careers (1 year or less work experience) related to the Associate's Degree level, with at least 30% of job holders having an Associate's Degree. - 356 specific careers are listed. Select those careers that may be of interest - you will then get links to matching active job listings, and detailed resources to help you prepare.
You can use this form two ways:
1) Enter a Keyword - As you enter a keyword, you will filter (limit) the listing to those occupations that contain the keyword entered
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Select a Job Title - Sorted by Annual Salary -(scroll and Select) :
Legend: Career Title Link / (% having Associate's Degree or less) / (% having less than 1 year experience) / (Median Annual U.S. Salary)

Air Traffic Controllers / 78.05% / 54.55% / ($148,080)

Solar Energy Systems Engineers / 40.74% / 32.13% / ($122,930)

Nuclear Monitoring Technicians / 84.15% / 36.76% / ($110,240)

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers / 99.66% / 38.99% / ($109,910)

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives / 80.58% / 72.47% / ($106,040)

Computer Systems Analysts / 56.64% / 31.42% / ($105,850)

Radiation Therapists / 62.46% / 42.76% / ($105,310)

Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors / 67.01% / 62.53% / ($104,920)

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers / 47.05% / 41.17% / ($104,300)

Video Game Designers / 45.00% / 40.00% / ($104,000)

Nuclear Medicine Technologists / 68.68% / 42.91% / ($101,370)

Dental Hygienists / 75.18% / 69.49% / ($98,100)

Registered Nurses / 42.65% / 37.83% / ($97,550)

Critical Care Nurses / 35.71% / 60.71% / ($97,550)

Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance / 85.70% / 45.00% / ($97,150)

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers / 100.00% / 44.44% / ($96,710)

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents / 86.55% / 44.63% / ($96,660)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists / 86.96% / 47.82% / ($95,480)

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers / 97.19% / 71.33% / ($95,320)

Police Identification and Records Officers / 75.14% / 39.28% / ($93,790)

Web Developers / 50.01% / 33.33% / ($92,650)

Signal and Track Switch Repairers / 100.00% / 62.23% / ($92,460)

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation / 100.00% / 32.59% / ($92,100)

Transit and Railroad Police / 65.67% / 55.34% / ($90,230)

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers / 42.07% / 30.56% / ($87,520)

Subway and Streetcar Operators / 100.00% / 63.96% / ($86,380)

Commercial and Industrial Designers / 32.08% / 32.87% / ($83,910)

Online Merchants / 58.72% / 37.80% / ($83,050)

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists / 57.51% / 56.99% / ($81,390)

Government Property Inspectors and Investigators / 60.66% / 49.63% / ($80,730)

Coroners / 40.00% / 40.00% / ($80,730)

Solar Energy Installation Managers / 93.70% / 75.35% / ($79,920)

Funeral Home Managers / 93.51% / 44.25% / ($78,790)

Roof Bolters, Mining / 100.00% / 97.75% / ($78,540)

Non-Destructive Testing Specialists / 90.91% / 72.73% / ($78,350)

Photonics Technicians / 81.82% / 40.92% / ($78,350)

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters / 100.00% / 80.65% / ($78,000)

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers / 89.30% / 37.26% / ($77,970)

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators / 100.00% / 46.65% / ($77,320)

Electrical and Electronics Drafters / 57.47% / 46.57% / ($76,870)

Boilermakers / 100.01% / 55.45% / ($76,410)

Customs and Border Protection Officers / 70.66% / 53.52% / ($76,210)

Terrazzo Workers and Finishers / 100.01% / 63.18% / ($76,170)

Fire Inspectors and Investigators / 95.76% / 36.53% / ($75,920)

Surveyors / 52.63% / 30.00% / ($75,440)

Film and Video Editors / 34.31% / 32.92% / ($75,420)

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film / 93.10% / 69.17% / ($74,990)

Energy Auditors / 75.86% / 31.04% / ($74,690)

Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining / 100.00% / 74.51% / ($74,500)

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians / 93.42% / 43.17% / ($74,310)

Occupational Therapy Assistants / 96.81% / 82.25% / ($72,300)

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products / 66.12% / 36.34% / ($72,080)

Forensic Science Technicians / 65.60% / 32.02% / ($72,060)

Wellhead Pumpers / 100.00% / 46.56% / ($69,960)

Food Service Managers / 90.26% / 44.19% / ($69,390)

Physical Therapist Assistants / 84.16% / 80.80% / ($68,380)

Crane and Tower Operators / 100.00% / 53.05% / ($68,080)

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas / 91.08% / 43.40% / ($67,890)

Rail Car Repairers / 99.99% / 75.83% / ($67,530)

Transportation Security Screeners / 100.00% / 96.29% / ($66,770)

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School / 32.71% / 31.47% / ($66,270)

Millwrights / 100.00% / 45.47% / ($65,700)

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers / 84.35% / 40.06% / ($65,380)

Hearing Aid Specialists / 43.26% / 42.87% / ($65,160)

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses / 88.91% / 58.54% / ($64,400)

Wind Turbine Service Technicians / 100.01% / 62.56% / ($64,120)

Tool and Die Makers / 100.00% / 33.04% / ($64,050)

First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers / 93.54% / 46.15% / ($63,820)

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters / 100.01% / 31.51% / ($63,800)

Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians / 77.54% / 54.49% / ($63,800)

Flight Attendants / 87.65% / 58.72% / ($63,580)

Electricians / 98.70% / 50.15% / ($63,190)

Paralegals and Legal Assistants / 43.47% / 34.43% / ($62,890)

Riggers / 100.00% / 64.67% / ($62,640)

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters / 95.84% / 52.32% / ($62,620)

Biofuels Processing Technicians / 100.00% / 71.47% / ($62,470)

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents / 62.46% / 38.40% / ($62,370)

Quality Control Analysts / 72.10% / 71.31% / ($62,280)

Insurance Sales Agents / 53.10% / 72.73% / ($62,280)

Postal Service Clerks / 100.00% / 56.00% / ($62,130)

Brickmasons and Blockmasons / 99.99% / 37.22% / ($62,120)

Computer User Support Specialists / 48.31% / 32.44% / ($61,860)

Continuous Mining Machine Operators / 100.00% / 48.55% / ($61,810)

Sheet Metal Workers / 100.01% / 62.55% / ($61,800)

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers / 82.35% / 45.13% / ($61,770)

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons / 100.00% / 88.40% / ($61,290)

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers / 100.00% / 81.33% / ($60,600)

Postal Service Mail Carriers / 100.00% / 98.83% / ($60,550)

Chemical Technicians / 56.26% / 47.59% / ($60,390)

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas / 99.99% / 54.34% / ($60,190)

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers / 100.00% / 41.35% / ($60,070)

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators / 100.00% / 54.17% / ($60,020)

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks / 100.01% / 46.62% / ($59,650)

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity / 99.99% / 67.21% / ($59,050)

Correctional Officers and Jailers / 100.00% / 77.83% / ($58,940)

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders / 98.23% / 50.55% / ($58,870)

Machinists / 100.00% / 38.18% / ($58,750)

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers / 82.43% / 61.59% / ($58,650)

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers / 99.99% / 38.91% / ($58,640)

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas / 99.99% / 53.72% / ($58,620)

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators / 100.01% / 94.65% / ($58,470)

Insulation Workers, Mechanical / 100.01% / 89.76% / ($58,340)

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors / 81.54% / 30.91% / ($58,170)

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas / 100.00% / 53.07% / ($58,160)

Bridge and Lock Tenders / 100.00% / 65.00% / ($57,700)

Plasterers and Stucco Masons / 100.00% / 58.97% / ($57,660)

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians / 100.00% / 40.17% / ($57,550)

Biological Technicians / 31.37% / 52.56% / ($57,510)

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining / 100.00% / 51.60% / ($57,430)

Tire Builders / 99.47% / 76.18% / ($57,390)

Glaziers / 100.01% / 55.76% / ($57,080)

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers / 99.99% / 76.91% / ($57,020)

Airfield Operations Specialists / 49.14% / 50.32% / ($56,850)

Bailiffs / 99.99% / 61.67% / ($56,600)

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians / 100.00% / 46.96% / ($56,550)

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles / 99.99% / 52.68% / ($56,460)

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers / 100.01% / 39.94% / ($56,210)

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers / 88.58% / 46.75% / ($55,940)

Tile and Stone Setters / 100.00% / 50.34% / ($55,690)

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators / 64.62% / 42.16% / ($55,490)

Desktop Publishers / 61.30% / 45.93% / ($55,290)

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health / 31.83% / 68.18% / ($55,090)

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers / 88.76% / 81.80% / ($55,010)

Tax Preparers / 76.20% / 47.61% / ($54,920)

Automotive Body and Related Repairers / 99.99% / 70.29% / ($54,890)

Forest and Conservation Technicians / 85.19% / 50.94% / ($54,560)

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 81.40% / ($54,430)

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs / 68.62% / 43.38% / ($54,210)

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers / 99.05% / 39.51% / ($53,750)

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers / 92.80% / 59.42% / ($53,710)

Public Safety Telecommunicators / 95.26% / 68.18% / ($53,040)

Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers / 92.91% / 31.80% / ($52,720)

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers / 94.78% / 45.81% / ($52,600)

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers / 84.34% / 32.98% / ($52,540)

Cargo and Freight Agents / 69.25% / 74.53% / ($52,260)

Paperhangers / 100.00% / 49.80% / ($52,140)

Food Science Technicians / 52.50% / 67.10% / ($52,130)

Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians / 100.00% / 48.27% / ($52,000)

Pourers and Casters, Metal / 100.00% / 83.26% / ($51,810)

Semiconductor Processing Technicians / 99.68% / 76.98% / ($51,430)

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters / 100.00% / 65.72% / ($51,330)

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers / 92.30% / 50.00% / ($51,320)

Animal Breeders / 95.94% / 47.64% / ($51,130)

Proofreaders and Copy Markers / 52.69% / 47.90% / ($51,120)

Home Appliance Repairers / 100.01% / 55.34% / ($50,990)

Tree Trimmers and Pruners / 100.00% / 39.55% / ($50,960)

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators / 96.78% / 49.34% / ($50,690)

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks / 81.29% / 32.20% / ($50,670)

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 90.27% / 50.57% / ($50,620)

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping / 65.40% / 30.88% / ($50,610)

Floor Sanders and Finishers / 100.00% / 30.71% / ($50,440)

Costume Attendants / 68.86% / 51.62% / ($50,400)

Carpet Installers / 100.00% / 31.43% / ($50,340)

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance / 92.98% / 44.53% / ($50,340)

Neurodiagnostic Technologists / 83.87% / 48.40% / ($50,290)

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.01% / 82.14% / ($50,270)

Highway Maintenance Workers / 100.00% / 58.12% / ($50,260)

Travel Agents / 85.65% / 31.99% / ($50,160)

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 62.67% / ($50,140)

Loan Interviewers and Clerks / 61.75% / 36.81% / ($50,020)

Agricultural Inspectors / 87.88% / 45.67% / ($49,940)

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners / 99.99% / 69.64% / ($49,880)

Logging Equipment Operators / 100.00% / 75.24% / ($49,740)

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors / 100.00% / 40.92% / ($49,690)

Dredge Operators / 100.00% / 46.67% / ($49,640)

Agricultural Technicians / 63.19% / 40.58% / ($49,630)

Precision Agriculture Technicians / 60.87% / 43.48% / ($49,630)

Dental Laboratory Technicians / 92.45% / 35.15% / ($49,610)

Painters, Construction and Maintenance / 98.15% / 48.09% / ($49,400)

Geothermal Technicians / 100.00% / 47.90% / ($49,230)

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks / 93.41% / 36.31% / ($49,230)

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall / 100.00% / 81.05% / ($49,120)

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers / 87.75% / 44.39% / ($49,100)

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 92.88% / 48.80% / ($49,080)

Pipelayers / 100.00% / 43.07% / ($49,000)

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 92.48% / ($48,990)

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 99.79% / ($48,750)

Rock Splitters, Quarry / 81.02% / 87.71% / ($48,740)

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers / 100.00% / 58.28% / ($48,570)

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 62.22% / ($48,540)

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers / 99.58% / 37.01% / ($48,520)

Models / 96.06% / 96.07% / ($48,470)

Endoscopy Technicians / 100.01% / 73.08% / ($48,430)

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants / 57.73% / 85.80% / ($48,430)

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 67.28% / ($48,250)

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers / 99.99% / 93.70% / ($48,220)

Foundry Mold and Coremakers / 100.00% / 83.14% / ($48,110)

Dental Assistants / 100.00% / 61.45% / ($48,070)

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders / 98.16% / 65.88% / ($48,040)

Fence Erectors / 99.99% / 88.21% / ($47,980)

Cooks, Private Household / 100.00% / 42.31% / ($47,940)

Bus Drivers, School / 100.00% / 90.59% / ($47,920)

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 70.42% / ($47,920)

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics / 100.00% / 33.69% / ($47,880)

Helpers--Extraction Workers / 100.01% / 89.58% / ($47,730)

Medical Equipment Preparers / 82.92% / 43.14% / ($47,700)

New Accounts Clerks / 100.00% / 58.40% / ($47,670)

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters / 93.77% / 65.96% / ($47,550)

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive / 89.01% / 43.85% / ($47,540)

Motorboat Operators / 85.14% / 45.12% / ($47,520)

Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers / 100.00% / 72.61% / ($47,450)

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians / 89.60% / 70.52% / ($47,380)

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys / 59.63% / 40.27% / ($47,340)

Opticians, Dispensing / 100.00% / 50.00% / ($47,260)

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 63.96% / ($47,180)

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors / 61.91% / 52.38% / ($47,160)

Construction Laborers / 100.00% / 83.68% / ($47,120)

Bill and Account Collectors / 78.88% / 52.69% / ($47,030)

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas / 100.00% / 43.99% / ($46,960)

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators / 99.36% / 83.68% / ($46,880)

Self-Enrichment Teachers / 45.76% / 33.67% / ($46,800)

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders / 99.99% / 80.47% / ($46,460)

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators / 100.00% / 51.68% / ($46,420)

Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners / 90.92% / 36.37% / ($46,420)

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping / 99.49% / 87.75% / ($46,380)

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers / 100.00% / 67.03% / ($46,350)

Upholsterers / 100.00% / 31.96% / ($46,340)

Log Graders and Scalers / 100.00% / 49.41% / ($46,330)

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 36.13% / ($46,330)

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing / 99.03% / 48.34% / ($46,170)

Craft Artists / 86.96% / 34.79% / ($46,080)

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers / 100.00% / 77.97% / ($45,990)

Social and Human Service Assistants / 44.61% / 60.58% / ($45,930)

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan / 98.84% / 34.25% / ($45,920)

Printing Press Operators / 100.00% / 40.17% / ($45,780)

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 96.10% / 50.94% / ($45,760)

Pharmacy Technicians / 96.16% / 80.98% / ($45,750)

Medical Assistants / 82.53% / 81.37% / ($45,690)

Animal Control Workers / 96.15% / 42.31% / ($45,660)

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians / 100.00% / 45.45% / ($45,570)

Skincare Specialists / 78.15% / 70.98% / ($45,330)

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks / 89.25% / 85.10% / ($45,260)

Psychiatric Technicians / 68.09% / 75.29% / ($45,130)

Office Clerks, General / 99.76% / 47.07% / ($45,010)

Psychiatric Aides / 95.92% / 72.31% / ($44,910)

Light Truck Drivers / 100.00% / 99.31% / ($44,860)

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 65.83% / ($44,810)

Customer Service Representatives / 85.79% / 48.94% / ($44,770)

Photographers / 81.82% / 36.37% / ($44,660)

Library Technicians / 68.58% / 66.51% / ($44,580)

Furniture Finishers / 100.00% / 45.95% / ($44,540)

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks / 99.42% / 76.21% / ($44,390)

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 100.00% / 57.82% / ($44,350)

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers / 100.00% / 65.46% / ($44,080)

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic / 96.57% / 85.26% / ($43,960)

Forest and Conservation Workers / 57.20% / 41.32% / ($43,680)

File Clerks / 91.72% / 39.40% / ($43,600)

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders / 100.01% / 70.21% / ($43,530)

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing / 98.28% / 68.80% / ($43,380)

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators / 100.00% / 80.06% / ($43,370)

Tutors / 54.54% / 72.73% / ($43,350)

Etchers and Engravers / 99.99% / 41.69% / ($43,310)

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 78.21% / ($43,220)

Tellers / 91.68% / 92.13% / ($43,030)

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood / 100.00% / 70.09% / ($42,770)

Helpers--Electricians / 98.70% / 58.74% / ($42,670)

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand / 100.00% / 64.30% / ($42,660)

Retail Loss Prevention Specialists / 89.50% / 61.98% / ($42,540)

Conveyor Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 94.70% / ($42,420)

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters / 90.30% / 60.09% / ($42,360)

Print Binding and Finishing Workers / 100.01% / 42.89% / ($42,290)

Food Batchmakers / 99.99% / 83.20% / ($42,290)

Nursing Assistants / 87.36% / 81.52% / ($42,260)

Residential Advisors / 59.02% / 65.91% / ($42,240)

Telephone Operators / 100.00% / 45.37% / ($41,740)

Agricultural Equipment Operators / 99.99% / 61.03% / ($41,730)

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term / 55.21% / 66.44% / ($41,670)

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers / 90.54% / 56.27% / ($41,640)

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers / 100.00% / 97.14% / ($41,600)

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 72.87% / ($41,590)

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers / 100.00% / 95.83% / ($41,380)

Data Entry Keyers / 100.00% / 48.23% / ($41,340)

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 51.07% / ($41,330)

Counter and Rental Clerks / 79.75% / 74.93% / ($41,300)

Machine Feeders and Offbearers / 100.00% / 73.86% / ($41,220)

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer / 82.57% / 57.68% / ($40,960)

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials / 80.95% / 57.14% / ($40,710)

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators / 94.81% / 66.47% / ($40,610)

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons / 100.00% / 60.78% / ($40,470)

Medical Transcriptionists / 100.00% / 66.02% / ($40,410)

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand / 100.00% / 68.49% / ($40,240)

Recycling and Reclamation Workers / 91.99% / 97.72% / ($40,240)

Butchers and Meat Cutters / 100.00% / 32.98% / ($40,140)

Slaughterers and Meat Packers / 100.00% / 60.24% / ($40,130)

Animal Trainers / 98.25% / 44.20% / ($39,990)

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 76.39% / ($39,530)

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians / 91.17% / 67.45% / ($39,460)

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers / 82.36% / 65.27% / ($39,390)

Demonstrators and Product Promoters / 99.34% / 99.34% / ($39,320)

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service / 100.00% / 96.52% / ($39,280)

Occupational Therapy Aides / 98.20% / 75.70% / ($39,160)

Helpers--Production Workers / 92.38% / 89.55% / ($39,070)

Concierges / 90.91% / 63.65% / ($38,950)

Driver/Sales Workers / 100.00% / 91.91% / ($38,770)

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 74.10% / ($38,760)

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders / 100.00% / 99.60% / ($38,670)

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service / 96.96% / 60.95% / ($38,630)

Parts Salespersons / 86.38% / 35.11% / ($38,630)

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers / 98.70% / 95.45% / ($38,300)

Orderlies / 100.00% / 84.96% / ($38,290)

Motion Picture Projectionists / 89.90% / 90.17% / ($38,270)

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.01% / 93.56% / ($38,180)

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers / 99.54% / 78.62% / ($38,150)

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education / 62.81% / 50.90% / ($38,140)

Crossing Guards and Flaggers / 100.00% / 90.24% / ($38,100)

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand / 100.00% / 58.19% / ($38,020)

Security Guards / 98.04% / 80.52% / ($38,020)

Receptionists and Information Clerks / 100.00% / 47.01% / ($38,010)

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers / 100.00% / 98.78% / ($37,800)

Pharmacy Aides / 100.00% / 79.83% / ($37,680)

Dietetic Technicians / 93.29% / 45.65% / ($37,640)

Gambling Cage Workers / 100.00% / 57.48% / ($37,580)

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria / 93.22% / 64.36% / ($37,450)

Cooks, Restaurant / 99.99% / 83.35% / ($37,390)

Baggage Porters and Bellhops / 100.01% / 80.60% / ($37,080)

Library Assistants, Clerical / 95.43% / 72.18% / ($36,910)

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners / 75.92% / 78.11% / ($36,840)

Sewing Machine Operators / 99.99% / 58.36% / ($36,670)

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals / 99.77% / 54.31% / ($36,670)

Recreation Workers / 37.90% / 40.14% / ($36,560)

Sewers, Hand / 99.48% / 60.39% / ($36,480)

Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants / 89.23% / 53.66% / ($36,300)

Packers and Packagers, Hand / 100.00% / 99.39% / ($36,280)

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers / 100.00% / 84.76% / ($36,220)

Cooks, Short Order / 100.01% / 81.36% / ($35,880)

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment / 99.99% / 82.18% / ($35,830)

Manicurists and Pedicurists / 100.00% / 83.60% / ($35,760)

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products / 100.00% / 87.28% / ($35,730)

Funeral Attendants / 88.97% / 69.50% / ($35,680)

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants / 100.00% / 62.92% / ($35,670)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse / 75.14% / 71.76% / ($35,660)

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders / 100.00% / 80.85% / ($35,650)

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners / 89.15% / 79.59% / ($35,510)

Telemarketers / 100.00% / 78.19% / ($35,450)

Retail Salespersons / 96.00% / 75.39% / ($35,410)

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant / 87.18% / 78.54% / ($35,360)

Animal Caretakers / 86.63% / 65.83% / ($35,360)

Food Preparation Workers / 95.85% / 88.15% / ($35,320)

Physical Therapist Aides / 81.30% / 72.78% / ($35,240)

Waiters and Waitresses / 100.00% / 98.56% / ($35,230)

Parking Attendants / 99.04% / 97.27% / ($35,150)

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks / 95.41% / 84.96% / ($35,070)

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials / 85.85% / 36.62% / ($35,060)

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners / 100.01% / 72.38% / ($34,980)

Childcare Workers / 91.29% / 49.53% / ($34,980)

Dishwashers / 100.00% / 100.00% / ($34,810)

Bartenders / 98.88% / 57.35% / ($34,340)

Gambling Dealers / 100.00% / 62.42% / ($34,320)

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers / 100.00% / 93.53% / ($33,980)

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers / 98.78% / 76.80% / ($33,580)

Cashiers / 100.00% / 72.87% / ($32,880)

Shampooers / 100.00% / 93.40% / ($32,600)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants / 98.57% / 94.63% / ($32,150)

Fast Food and Counter Workers / 99.96% / 80.65% / ($31,200)

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop / 86.88% / 85.05% / ($31,200)

Dancers / 100.01% / 62.06% / (Salary Not Available)

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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Description: Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.

U.S. Total Employment (2025): 21,800	U.S. Total Employment (2035 est.): 20,200
Employment Change (2025-2035 est.): -1,700 (-7.6%)	Average Annual Job Openings (2025-2035 est.): 2,000

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Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 99 (%)	Description: Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
Importance: 98 (%)	Description: Make promotional appearances at public or private events to represent their employers.
Importance: 97 (%)	Description: Provide commentary and conduct interviews during sporting events, parades, conventions, or other events.
Importance: 96 (%)	Description: Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.
Importance: 95 (%)	Description: Comment on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions.
Importance: 90 (%)	Description: Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
Importance: 87 (%)	Description: Interview show guests about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.
Importance: 83 (%)	Description: Develop story lines for broadcasts.
Importance: 83 (%)	Description: Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.
Importance: 81 (%)	Description: Locate guests to appear on talk or interview shows.
Importance: 81 (%)	Description: Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
Importance: 78 (%)	Description: Host civic, charitable, or promotional events broadcast over television or radio.
Importance: 75 (%)	Description: Write and edit video and scripts for broadcasts.
Importance: 74 (%)	Description: Operate control consoles.
Importance: 72 (%)	Description: Record commercials for later broadcast.
Importance: 72 (%)	Description: Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
Importance: 71 (%)	Description: Coordinate games, contests, or other on-air competitions, performing such duties as asking questions and awarding prizes.
Importance: 68 (%)	Description: Attend press conferences to gather information for broadcast.
Importance: 68 (%)	Description: Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.

Supplemental Duties

Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 62 (%)	Description: Moderate panels or discussion shows on topics such as current affairs, art, or education.
Importance: 61 (%)	Description: Discuss various topics over the telephone with viewers or listeners.
Importance: 50 (%)	Description: Maintain organization of the music library.
Importance: 38 (%)	Description: Describe or demonstrate products that viewers may purchase through specific shows or in stores.
Importance: 26 (%)	Description: Give network cues permitting selected stations to receive programs.

Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 93 (%)	Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 89 (%)	Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Importance: 88 (%)	Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 88 (%)	Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 84 (%)	Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 84 (%)	Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 84 (%)	Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 84 (%)	Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 81 (%)	Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 79 (%)	Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 78 (%)	Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 78 (%)	Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 76 (%)	Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 76 (%)	Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 75 (%)	Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 73 (%)	Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 72 (%)	Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 70 (%)	Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 66 (%)	Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 64 (%)	Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 63 (%)	Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 60 (%)	Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
Determine presentation subjects or content.
Edit written materials.
Gather information for news stories.
Host events.
Inform viewers, listeners, or audiences.
Interview others for news or entertainment purposes.
Maintain logs of production activities.
Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.
Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
Organize informational materials.
Perform for recordings.
Promote products, activities, or organizations.
Report news to the public.
Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.

Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 94 (%)	Description: Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Importance: 91 (%)	Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 75 (%)	Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 73 (%)	Description: Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance) These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 79 (%)	Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 66 (%)	Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 64 (%)	Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 62 (%)	Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 52 (%)	Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 52 (%)	Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance) These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%)	Description
Importance: 62 (%)	Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 54 (%)	Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?

Activity: Coordinate group, community, or public activities.

Activity: Develop news, entertainment, or artistic content.

Activity: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures.

Activity: Edit written materials or documents.

Activity: Gather information for news stories.

Activity: Interview people to obtain information.

Activity: Maintain operational records.

Activity: Operate audiovisual or related equipment.

Activity: Operate communications equipment or systems.

Activity: Prepare informational or instructional materials.

Activity: Present arts or entertainment performances.

Activity: Promote products, services, or programs.

Activity: Provide information or assistance to the public.

Activity: Write material for artistic or commercial purposes.

Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?

High-Priority Tech Skills

Office suite software:

Microsoft Office software

Widely Used Tech Skills

Music or sound editing software:

Adobe Audition

Emerging Tech Skills

Data base user interface and query software:

Microsoft Access

Electronic mail software:

Microsoft Outlook

Presentation software:

Microsoft PowerPoint

Spreadsheet software:

Microsoft Excel

Video conferencing software:

Zoom

Word processing software:

Microsoft Word

General Software Tools

Analytical or scientific software:

Statistical processing software

Data base user interface and query software:

Database software
Program logging software

Enterprise application integration software:

Enterprise application integration EAI software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software:

Dalet Digital Media Systems Dalet Media Life

Internet browser software:

Web browser software

Music or sound editing software:

Audion Laboratories VoxPro
Avid Technology Pro Tools

Word processing software:

Burli Software Burli Newsroom System

Preparation Required

Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.

Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%)	Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 35.2 (%)	Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 30.3 (%)	Level of Education: Some College Courses
Frequency of Attainment: 26.8 (%)	Level of Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Frequency of Attainment: 5.2 (%)	Level of Education: Master's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 2.5 (%)	Level of Education: Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree

Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 19.6 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Frequency of Attainment: 18.2 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 17.9 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 15.5 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 9.1 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Up to and including 1 month
Frequency of Attainment: 8.2 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Frequency of Attainment: 6.7 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Frequency of Attainment: 3.0 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 1.9 (%)	Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

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Certifications

Certifications These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?

Certified Broadcast Meteorologist

Job Listings

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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Anchor

Announcer

Broadcaster

Entertainer

Host

Hostess

News Anchor

Newscaster

On-Air Host

Play-by-Play Commentator

Podcaster

Program Host

Public Address Announcer

Radio Announcer

Radio Artist

Radio Broadcaster

Radio DJ (Radio Disc Jockey)

Radio DJ (Radio Disk Jockey)

Radio Host

Radio TV Announcer (Radio Television Announcer)

Reporter

Show Host

Television Announcer (TV Announcer)

Television Host (TV Host)

Television News Anchor (TV News Anchor)

Television Specialist (TV Specialist)

TV Reporter (Television Reporter)

Voice-Over Announcer

Weather Anchor

Weather Reporter

Related Careers to Consider

Related Careers to Consider This lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to what "Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys" do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit. How do these related occupations align with your interests, skills, and goals?
1 - News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
2 - Producers and Directors
3 - Media Programming Directors
4 - Media Technical Directors/Managers
5 - Film and Video Editors
6 - Disc Jockeys, Except Radio
7 - Editors
8 - Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
9 - Writers and Authors
10 - Public Relations Specialists
11 - Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
12 - Broadcast Technicians
13 - Audio and Video Technicians
14 - Talent Directors
15 - Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
16 - Actors
17 - Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
18 - Advertising Sales Agents
19 - Advertising and Promotions Managers
20 - Special Effects Artists and Animators

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