Promising Occupations Search

Search for occupations that pay $15 or more per hour and are projected to grow over the next 10 years. Use the filters to identify different features of occupations. View frequently asked questions about how to find occupations on the Getting Started page.

Search Filters

Search Results in

Viewing 521 - 530 of 558

Need Help?

Feeling stuck? Go to our Getting Started to watch the explainer video and read the FAQs.

Search by hourly wage
Hourly wage
Projected growth (%)
Annual job openings
Work experience
On the job training requirements
Select State
Search by state and local area
Occupational type
Education requirements
Filtered by California

Statisticians

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $63.44 Master's degree 46%  projected growth 430  annual job openings

Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

Stockers and Order Fillers

Business Management & Administration $17.70 High school diploma or equivalent 22%  projected growth 48,650  annual job openings

Receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May operate power equipment to fill orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays.

Stonemasons

Architecture & Construction $28.78 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Build stone structures, such as piers, walls, and abutments. Lay walks, curbstones, or special types of masonry for vats, tanks, and floors.

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Architecture & Construction $30.50 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 940  annual job openings

Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Education & Training $22.46 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 8,860  annual job openings

Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher's lesson plan.

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Architecture & Construction $35.78 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 530  annual job openings

Perform surveying and mapping duties, usually under the direction of an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, or photogrammetrist, to obtain data used for construction, mapmaking, boundary location, mining, or other purposes. May calculate mapmaking information and create maps from source data, such as surveying notes, aerial photography, satellite data, or other maps to show topographical features, political boundaries, and other features. May verify accuracy and completeness of maps.

Surveyors

Architecture & Construction $48.05 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 420  annual job openings

Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.

Tapers

Architecture & Construction $26.47 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 550  annual job openings

Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.

Tax Preparers

Finance $24.13 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 1,350  annual job openings

Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.

Taxi Drivers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $15.15 No formal educational credential 36%  projected growth 7,600  annual job openings

Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter.