Occupations ranked by Percentage of workers with at least a Bachelor's Degree

Percentage of workers aged 25 - 44 by educational attainment (2004): bachelor's degree or higher

Workers with bachelor's degree (percent)	Occupation
0.0%	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
0.0%	Fence erectors
0.0%	Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
0.0%	Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
0.1%	Conveyor operators and tenders
0.1%	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
0.1%	Derrick operators, oil and gas
0.1%	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
0.5%	Plasterers and stucco masons
0.6%	Crane and tower operators
0.6%	Riggers
0.8%	Highway maintenance workers
0.8%	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
0.8%	Extraction workers, all other
0.8%	Rock splitters, quarry
0.9%	Structural metal fabricators and fitters
1.0%	Engine and other machine assemblers
1.1%	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
1.1%	Cutters and trimmers, hand
1.5%	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
1.6%	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
1.8%	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
1.8%	Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
1.9%	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
1.9%	Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
1.9%	Logging equipment operators
1.9%	Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
1.9%	Fallers
1.9%	Log graders and scalers
1.9%	Logging workers, all other
2.0%	Sheet metal workers
2.0%	Drywall and ceiling tile installers
2.0%	Tapers
2.1%	Elevator installers and repairers
2.4%	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
2.4%	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
2.4%	Helpers—Carpenters
2.4%	Helpers—Electricians
2.4%	Helpers—Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
2.4%	Helpers—Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
2.4%	Helpers, construction trades, all other
2.4%	Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
2.4%	Helpers—Painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
2.4%	Helpers—Roofers
2.4%	Pile-driver operators
2.5%	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
2.5%	Foundry mold and coremakers
2.6%	Roofers
2.6%	Barbers
2.6%	Roustabouts, oil and gas
2.6%	Helpers—Extraction workers
2.6%	Roof bolters, mining
2.7%	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
2.7%	Painters, transportation equipment
2.7%	Painting, coating, and decorating workers
2.7%	Boilermakers
2.8%	Cement masons and concrete finishers
2.8%	Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
2.8%	Paperhangers
2.8%	Terrazzo workers and finishers
2.9%	Industrial truck and tractor operators
2.9%	Hoist and winch operators
3.0%	Sewing machine operators
3.0%	Machine feeders and offbearers
3.0%	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
3.0%	Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
3.1%	Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
3.1%	Insulation workers, mechanical
3.2%	Carpet installers
3.2%	Tile and marble setters
3.2%	Millwrights
3.2%	Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
3.2%	Earth drillers, except oil and gas
3.2%	Floor sanders and finishers
3.3%	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
3.3%	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
3.3%	Slaughterers and meat packers
3.3%	Butchers and meat cutters
3.3%	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
3.3%	Glaziers
3.4%	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
3.4%	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
3.4%	Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
3.5%	Automotive service technicians and mechanics
3.5%	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
3.5%	Shoe machine operators and tenders
3.6%	Dishwashers
3.6%	Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
3.7%	Machinists
3.7%	Brickmasons and blockmasons
3.7%	Meter readers, utilities
3.7%	Stonemasons
3.8%	Structural iron and steel workers
3.8%	Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
3.9%	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
3.9%	Material moving workers, all other
3.9%	Graders and sorters, agricultural products
3.9%	Locksmiths and safe repairers
3.9%	Loading machine operators, underground mining
3.9%	Dredge operators
4.0%	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
4.0%	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
4.0%	Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
4.0%	Agricultural equipment operators
4.0%	Grinding and polishing workers, hand
4.0%	Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
4.0%	Agricultural workers, all other
4.1%	Packers and packagers, hand
4.1%	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
4.1%	Automotive body and related repairers
4.2%	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
4.2%	Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
4.2%	Building cleaning workers, all other
4.2%	Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
4.3%	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
4.3%	Automotive glass installers and repairers
4.3%	Wellhead pumpers
4.3%	Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
4.3%	Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
4.4%	Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
4.4%	Shuttle car operators
4.5%	Helpers--Production workers
4.5%	Continuous mining machine operators
4.5%	Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
4.5%	Mining machine operators, all other
4.6%	Helpers--Installation, maintenance, and repair workers
4.6%	Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
4.7%	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
4.7%	Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
4.8%	Home appliance repairers
4.8%	Traffic technicians
4.9%	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
4.9%	Truck drivers, light or delivery services
4.9%	Driver/sales workers
4.9%	Transportation workers, all other
4.9%	Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
4.9%	Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
4.9%	Hunters and trappers
5.0%	Production workers, all other
5.0%	Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
5.1%	Maids and housekeeping cleaners
5.1%	Cooks, restaurant
5.1%	Cooks, fast food
5.1%	Cooks, institution and cafeteria
5.1%	Cooks, short order
5.1%	Cooks, all other
5.1%	Animal breeders
5.1%	Cooks, private household
5.2%	Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
5.3%	Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
5.4%	Parts salespersons
5.4%	Industrial machinery mechanics
5.4%	Electrical power-line installers and repairers
5.4%	Construction and related workers, all other
5.4%	Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
5.4%	Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
5.4%	Segmental pavers
5.5%	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
5.5%	Construction laborers
5.5%	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
5.5%	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
5.5%	Crossing guards
5.5%	Pipelayers
5.5%	Hazardous materials removal workers
5.7%	Team assemblers
5.7%	Assemblers and fabricators, all other
5.7%	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
5.7%	Parking lot attendants
5.7%	Farm equipment mechanics
5.7%	Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
5.7%	Rail car repairers
5.7%	Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
5.8%	Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
5.9%	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
5.9%	Electricians
5.9%	Bus drivers, school
5.9%	Bus drivers, transit and intercity
6.0%	Carpenters
6.0%	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
6.0%	Food batchmakers
6.1%	Tire repairers and changers
6.1%	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
6.1%	Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
6.1%	Manufactured building and mobile home installers
6.1%	Recreational vehicle service technicians
6.1%	Bicycle repairers
6.2%	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
6.2%	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
6.2%	Tree trimmers and pruners
6.2%	Upholsterers
6.2%	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
6.2%	Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
6.2%	Grounds maintenance workers, all other
6.2%	Numerical tool and process control programmers
6.3%	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
6.4%	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
6.4%	Printing machine operators
6.4%	Electromechanical equipment assemblers
6.4%	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
6.5%	Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
6.6%	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
6.6%	Home health aides
6.6%	Psychiatric aides
6.6%	Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
6.8%	Tool and die makers
6.8%	Bindery workers
6.8%	Bookbinders
6.8%	Patternmakers, wood
6.8%	Model makers, wood
6.9%	Food preparation workers
6.9%	Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
6.9%	Motorboat mechanics
6.9%	Motorcycle mechanics
7.0%	Painters, construction and maintenance
7.0%	Bakers
7.0%	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
7.0%	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
7.0%	Pourers and casters, metal
7.0%	Subway and streetcar operators
7.0%	Rail transportation workers, all other
7.3%	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
7.3%	Refuse and recyclable material collectors
7.3%	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
7.3%	Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
7.3%	Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
7.3%	Fabric and apparel patternmakers
7.4%	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
7.4%	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
7.6%	Security and fire alarm systems installers
7.6%	Locomotive engineers and operators
7.7%	Telecommunications line installers and repairers
7.8%	Chemical plant and system operators
7.8%	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
7.8%	Plant and system operators, all other
7.8%	Gas plant operators
7.9%	Semiconductor processors
8.1%	Food servers, nonrestaurant
8.1%	Service station attendants
8.1%	Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
8.2%	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
8.2%	Gaming cage workers
8.3%	Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
8.4%	Stock clerks and order fillers
8.4%	Maintenance workers, machinery
8.4%	Forest and conservation workers
8.5%	Maintenance and repair workers, general
8.6%	Signal and track switch repairers
8.6%	Commercial divers
8.9%	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
9.0%	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
9.3%	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
9.3%	Shoe and leather workers and repairers
9.5%	Sailors and marine oilers
9.5%	Bridge and lock tenders
9.6%	Switchboard operators, including answering service
9.6%	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
9.6%	Food cooking machine operators and tenders
9.6%	Fabric menders, except garment
9.9%	Cashiers, except gaming
9.9%	Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
10.0%	Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
10.0%	Fishers and related fishing workers
10.0%	Model makers, metal and plastic
10.0%	Patternmakers, metal and plastic
10.1%	Personal and home care aides
10.2%	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
10.3%	Railroad conductors and yardmasters
10.4%	Postal service mail carriers
10.4%	Dental assistants
10.4%	Procurement clerks
10.5%	Surveying and mapping technicians
10.5%	Job printers
10.5%	Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
10.6%	Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
10.8%	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
10.8%	Manicurists and pedicurists
10.8%	Skin care specialists
10.8%	Shampooers
10.8%	Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
11.1%	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
11.1%	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
11.2%	Furniture finishers
11.3%	Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
11.3%	Telephone operators
11.3%	Sewers, hand
11.4%	Medical assistants
11.4%	Healthcare support workers, all other
11.4%	Medical transcriptionists
11.4%	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
11.4%	Pharmacy aides
11.4%	Medical equipment preparers
11.5%	Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
11.8%	Office machine operators, except computer
11.9%	Motor vehicle operators, all other
12.0%	Medical records and health information technicians
12.2%	Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers
12.2%	Power plant operators
12.2%	Power distributors and dispatchers
12.2%	Nuclear power reactor operators
12.3%	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
12.3%	Couriers and messengers
12.3%	Occupational therapist assistants
12.3%	Occupational therapist aides
12.4%	Nonfarm animal caretakers
12.4%	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
12.4%	Postal service clerks
12.4%	Pest control workers
12.5%	Security guards
12.5%	Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
12.6%	Prepress technicians and workers
12.6%	Fire inspectors and investigators
12.6%	Etchers and engravers
12.6%	Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
12.9%	Correctional officers and jailers
12.9%	Bailiffs
13.0%	Choreographers
13.0%	Dancers
13.1%	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
13.1%	Mechanical door repairers
13.2%	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
13.2%	Animal control workers
13.2%	Radio mechanics
13.3%	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
13.4%	Tellers
13.4%	Motion picture projectionists
13.5%	Receptionists and information clerks
13.7%	Child care workers
13.8%	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
13.8%	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
13.9%	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
14.1%	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
14.2%	Cargo and freight agents
14.2%	Avionics technicians
14.5%	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
14.5%	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
14.5%	Gaming dealers
14.5%	Gaming and sports book writers and runners
14.5%	Gaming service workers, all other
14.7%	Waiters and waitresses
14.7%	Bill and account collectors
14.7%	Pharmacy technicians
14.7%	Surgical technologists
14.7%	Psychiatric technicians
14.7%	Veterinary technologists and technicians
14.7%	Respiratory therapy technicians
14.7%	Dietetic technicians
14.8%	Word processors and typists
14.8%	Ship engineers
14.9%	Chefs and head cooks
14.9%	Dental laboratory technicians
14.9%	Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
14.9%	Medical appliance technicians
15.0%	Counter and rental clerks
15.0%	Baggage porters and bellhops
15.0%	Concierges
15.1%	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
15.3%	Order clerks
15.3%	Stationary engineers and boiler operators
15.5%	Data entry keyers
15.5%	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
15.5%	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
15.5%	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
15.5%	Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
15.7%	Farmers and ranchers
15.8%	Tire builders
15.9%	Telemarketers
15.9%	New accounts clerks
16.2%	Chemical equipment operators and tenders
16.2%	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
16.6%	Teacher assistants
16.7%	File clerks
17.1%	Bartenders
17.2%	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
17.2%	Medical equipment repairers
17.2%	Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
17.2%	Musical instrument repairers and tuners
17.2%	Camera and photographic equipment repairers
17.2%	Watch repairers
17.4%	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
17.4%	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
17.5%	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
17.5%	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
17.5%	Medical secretaries
17.5%	Legal secretaries
17.6%	Payroll and timekeeping clerks
17.7%	Gaming managers
17.8%	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
17.8%	Civil engineering technicians
17.8%	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
17.8%	Industrial engineering technicians
17.8%	Mechanical engineering technicians
17.8%	Environmental engineering technicians
17.8%	Electro-mechanical technicians
17.8%	Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
18.3%	Court, municipal, and license clerks
18.4%	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
18.4%	Opticians, dispensing
18.5%	Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
18.5%	Motorboat operators
18.8%	Woodworkers, all other
19.1%	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
19.3%	Funeral attendants
19.3%	Embalmers
19.5%	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
19.5%	Transportation inspectors
19.7%	Communications equipment operators, all other
19.8%	Office clerks, general
19.9%	Fire fighters
19.9%	Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
20.1%	Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
20.4%	Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
21.2%	Photographic processing machine operators
21.2%	Photographic process workers
21.6%	Architectural and civil drafters
21.6%	Mechanical drafters
21.6%	Electrical and electronics drafters
21.6%	Drafters, all other
22.2%	Customer service representatives
22.3%	First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
22.6%	Loan interviewers and clerks
22.6%	Radiologic technologists and technicians
22.6%	Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
22.6%	Diagnostic medical sonographers
22.6%	Nuclear medicine technologists
23.1%	Information and record clerks, all other
23.1%	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
23.6%	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
23.8%	Amusement and recreation attendants
23.8%	Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
23.8%	Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
23.8%	Costume attendants
24.4%	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
24.4%	Computer operators
24.9%	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
25.0%	First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
25.3%	Personal care and service workers, all other
25.5%	First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
26.1%	Retail salespersons
26.3%	Food service managers
26.7%	Correspondence clerks
26.8%	Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
27.0%	Brokerage clerks
27.1%	Chemical technicians
27.1%	Parking enforcement workers
27.1%	Fish and game wardens
28.0%	Respiratory therapists
28.4%	Protective service workers, all other
28.4%	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
28.6%	Healthcare technologists and technicians, all other
28.6%	Orthotists and prosthetists
28.7%	Production, planning, and expediting clerks
28.7%	Residential advisors
28.8%	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
28.9%	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
29.6%	Construction managers
30.0%	Dental hygienists
30.0%	Agricultural and food science technicians
30.2%	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
30.3%	Police and sheriff's patrol officers
30.3%	Physical therapist assistants
30.3%	Physical therapist aides
30.3%	Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
30.4%	Transit and railroad police
30.7%	Statistical assistants
31.4%	Construction and building inspectors
31.8%	Animal trainers
32.2%	Tour guides and escorts
32.2%	Travel guides
32.4%	Office and administrative support workers, all other
32.4%	Library assistants, clerical
32.5%	Travel agents
32.7%	Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
32.8%	Cost estimators
32.8%	Flight attendants
32.8%	Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
33.2%	Library technicians
33.2%	Massage therapists
33.4%	Radio and television announcers
33.4%	Public address system and other announcers
34.7%	Eligibility interviewers, government programs
34.7%	Funeral directors
35.9%	Proofreaders and copy markers
36.1%	Demonstrators and product promoters
36.1%	Models
36.3%	Property, real estate, and community association managers
36.9%	Legal support workers, all other
36.9%	Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
36.9%	Law clerks
36.9%	Court reporters
37.1%	Gaming supervisors
37.1%	Slot key persons
37.4%	Air traffic controllers
37.4%	Airfield operations specialists
38.3%	Agricultural inspectors
38.5%	Audio and video equipment technicians
38.5%	Broadcast technicians
38.5%	Sound engineering technicians
38.5%	Radio operators
38.7%	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
38.9%	Media and communication workers, all other
38.9%	Interpreters and translators
39.1%	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
40.2%	Nuclear technicians
40.3%	Geological and petroleum technicians
41.0%	Administrative services managers
41.1%	Computer support specialists
41.8%	Desktop publishers
42.0%	Paralegals and legal assistants
42.1%	Business operation specialists, all other
42.1%	Emergency management specialists
43.1%	Real estate sales agents
43.1%	Real estate brokers
43.7%	Appraisers and assessors of real estate
44.8%	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
44.9%	Industrial production managers
45.6%	Lodging managers
45.9%	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
45.9%	Media and communication equipment workers, all other
45.9%	Radiation therapists
45.9%	Insurance appraisers, auto damage
46.1%	Insurance sales agents
46.7%	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
46.7%	Forest and conservation technicians
46.7%	Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
46.7%	Social science research assistants
46.7%	Forensic science technicians
47.0%	Financial specialists, all other
47.3%	Musicians and singers
47.3%	Music directors and composers
47.3%	Private detectives and investigators
48.0%	Preschool teachers, except special education
48.0%	Sales representatives, services, all other
48.0%	Kindergarten teachers, except special education
48.0%	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
48.0%	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
48.1%	General and operations managers
48.1%	Postmasters and mail superintendents
49.1%	Photographers
49.6%	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
49.6%	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
49.7%	Tax preparers
49.7%	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
50.5%	Loan officers
50.5%	Loan counselors
50.6%	Managers, all other
51.4%	Network and computer systems administrators
51.7%	Recreation workers
51.7%	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
52.3%	Logisticians
52.6%	Sales and related workers, all other
52.6%	Detectives and criminal investigators
53.0%	Teachers and instructors, all other
53.0%	Self-enrichment education teachers
53.0%	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
53.4%	Religious workers, all other
54.4%	Graphic designers
54.4%	Floral designers
54.4%	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
54.4%	Interior designers
54.4%	Commercial and industrial designers
54.4%	Fashion designers
54.4%	Designers, all other
54.4%	Set and exhibit designers
54.8%	Advertising sales agents
55.3%	Multi-media artists and animators
55.3%	Art directors
55.3%	Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
55.3%	Artists and related workers, all other
55.3%	Craft artists
57.1%	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
57.1%	Film and video editors
57.2%	Social and human service assistants
57.2%	Community and social service specialists, all other
57.2%	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
57.2%	Health educators
57.5%	Training and development specialists
57.5%	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
57.5%	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
57.5%	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
57.8%	Coaches and scouts
57.8%	Athletes and sports competitors
57.8%	Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
57.9%	Purchasing managers
58.2%	Registered nurses
58.4%	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
59.2%	Financial managers
59.4%	Biological technicians
59.6%	Biomedical engineers
59.7%	Network systems and data communications analysts
59.9%	Medical and health services managers
60.3%	Marine engineers and naval architects
60.8%	Human resources managers, all other
60.8%	Compensation and benefits managers
60.8%	Training and development managers
61.5%	Insurance underwriters
61.5%	Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
62.6%	Meeting and convention planners
63.0%	Dietitians and nutritionists
63.5%	Soil and plant Scientists
63.5%	Food scientists and technologists
63.5%	Animal scientists
65.1%	Operations research analysts
65.3%	Credit analysts
65.7%	Sales managers
65.7%	Marketing managers
65.8%	Computer systems analysts
65.8%	Computer specialists, all other
65.8%	Computer and information scientists, research
66.3%	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
66.5%	Chief executives
67.3%	Directors, religious activities and education
68.1%	Materials engineers
68.6%	Physician assistants
68.9%	Computer hardware engineers
69.1%	Recreational therapists
69.2%	Social and community service managers
69.6%	Industrial engineers
69.6%	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
70.0%	Computer and information systems managers
70.9%	Public relations managers
72.2%	Computer programmers
72.2%	Actors
72.4%	Database administrators
72.5%	Educational, vocational, and school counselors
72.5%	Rehabilitation counselors
72.5%	Mental health counselors
72.5%	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
72.5%	Counselors, all other
72.5%	Marriage and family therapists
72.9%	Technical writers
73.5%	Producers and directors
73.9%	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
73.9%	Education administrators, postsecondary
73.9%	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
73.9%	Education administrators, all other
74.1%	Mathematical scientists, all other
74.1%	Mathematicians
74.1%	Mathematical technicians
75.0%	Budget analysts
75.4%	Clergy
75.5%	Accountants and auditors
76.0%	Child, family, and school social workers
76.0%	Mental health and substance abuse social workers
76.0%	Medical and public health social workers
76.0%	Social workers, all other
76.3%	Management analysts
77.6%	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
77.6%	Advertising and promotions managers
77.6%	Commercial pilots
78.3%	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
78.3%	Occupational health and safety specialists
78.3%	Athletic trainers
78.3%	Occupational health and safety technicians
78.7%	Financial examiners
78.8%	Market research analysts
78.8%	Survey researchers
80.2%	Mechanical engineers
80.5%	Engineers, all other
80.6%	Public relations specialists
80.7%	Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
80.7%	Agricultural engineers
81.7%	Personal financial advisors
81.8%	Surveyors
81.8%	Cartographers and photogrammetrists
81.9%	Social scientists and related workers, all other
81.9%	Political scientists
81.9%	Anthropologists and archeologists
81.9%	Historians
81.9%	Geographers
82.0%	Petroleum engineers
82.7%	Writers and authors
83.0%	Electrical engineers
83.0%	Electronics engineers, except computer
83.2%	Computer software engineers, applications
83.2%	Computer software engineers, systems software
83.9%	Aerospace engineers
84.3%	Engineering managers
84.5%	Editors
84.7%	Conservation scientists
84.7%	Foresters
84.8%	Occupational therapists
84.9%	Therapists, all other
85.0%	Librarians
85.4%	Financial analysts
85.6%	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
85.7%	Sales engineers
85.8%	Architects, except landscape and naval
85.8%	Landscape architects
87.2%	Instructional coordinators
87.2%	Education, training, and library workers, all other
87.2%	Farm and home management advisors
87.2%	Audio-visual collections specialists
87.4%	Environmental engineers
87.5%	Civil engineers
88.1%	Sociologists
88.7%	Optometrists
89.1%	Nuclear engineers
89.3%	Statisticians
89.7%	Museum Technicians and Conservators
89.7%	Curators
89.7%	Archivists
90.2%	Physical therapists
90.2%	Natural sciences managers
90.5%	Reporters and correspondents
90.5%	Broadcast news analysts
91.6%	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
91.6%	Special education teachers, secondary school
91.6%	Special education teachers, middle school
92.1%	Actuaries
92.3%	Elementary school teachers, except special education
92.3%	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
92.3%	Chemical engineers
92.3%	Vocational education teachers, middle school
92.3%	Physicists
92.9%	Postsecondary teachers
93.0%	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
93.0%	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
93.0%	Hydrologists
93.3%	Economists
93.5%	Urban and regional planners
94.2%	Podiatrists
94.4%	Chemists
94.4%	Materials scientists
95.1%	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
95.1%	Vocational education teachers, secondary school
95.4%	Veterinarians
95.9%	Physical scientists, all other
96.1%	Biological scientists, all other
96.1%	Biochemists and biophysicists
96.1%	Zoologists and wildlife biologists
96.1%	Microbiologists
96.6%	Pharmacists
97.1%	Audiologists
97.3%	Physicians and surgeons
97.3%	Atmospheric and space scientists
97.6%	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
97.6%	Life scientists, all other
97.6%	Epidemiologists
97.9%	Lawyers
97.9%	Legislators
97.9%	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
97.9%	Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
97.9%	Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
98.5%	Dentists, general
98.5%	Orthodontists
98.5%	Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
98.5%	Dentists, all other specialists
98.5%	Prosthodontists
99.4%	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
99.4%	Speech-language pathologists
99.4%	Chiropractors
99.4%	Psychologists, all other
99.4%	Industrial-organizational psychologists

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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