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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +18.9% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,450
--- Employment in 2023: 1,220
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $96,680

#50. Budget Analysts
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +19.7% (1,460 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,870
--- Employment in 2023: 7,410
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $63,420

#49. Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +19.9% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,870
--- Employment in 2023: 1,560
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,660

#48. Crossing Guards and Flaggers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +20.2% (170 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,010
--- Employment in 2023: 840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $34,710

#47. Demonstrators and Product Promoters
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +20.2% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,740
--- Employment in 2023: 2,280
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $96,480

#46. Social and Community Service Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +20.2% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,250
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $163,610

#45. Purchasing Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +20.4% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,300
--- Employment in 2023: 1,910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,750

#44. Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.3% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,260
--- Employment in 2023: 1,030
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $80,900

#43. Chiropractors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.4% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,730
--- Employment in 2023: 2,230
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $59,780

#42. Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.5% (670 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,650
--- Employment in 2023: 2,980
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $41,660

#41. Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.8% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,290
--- Employment in 2023: 2,680
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $38,420

#40. Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.9% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,950
--- Employment in 2023: 2,400
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $39,480

#39. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.2% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,220
--- Employment in 2023: 990
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,150

#38. Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.5% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,260
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $39,200

#37. Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.6% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,040
--- Employment in 2023: 1,650
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,560

#36. Data Entry Keyers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.7% (1,250 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,530
--- Employment in 2023: 5,280
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $75,120

#35. Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +24.2% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,210
--- Employment in 2023: 1,780
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $239,200+

#34. Physicians, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +24.2% (1,470 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,540
--- Employment in 2023: 6,070
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,050

#33. Flight Attendants
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.0% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,850
--- Employment in 2023: 1,480
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $82,270

#32. Food Service Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.2% (960 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,770
--- Employment in 2023: 3,810
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $112,880

#31. Electrical Engineers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.0% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,420
--- Employment in 2023: 1,920
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,860

#30. Tax Preparers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.9% (660 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,110
--- Employment in 2023: 2,450
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,770

#29. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.0% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,730
--- Employment in 2023: 2,150
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $38,870

#28. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.3% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,310
--- Employment in 2023: 2,600
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,310

#27. Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.7% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,660
--- Employment in 2023: 1,300
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,180

#26. Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.7% (330 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,520
--- Employment in 2023: 1,190
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,870

#25. Medical Equipment Preparers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.7% (1,090 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,020
--- Employment in 2023: 3,930
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $42,510

#24. Protective Service Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +30.6% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,880
--- Employment in 2023: 1,440
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,340

#23. Glaziers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +31.2% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,010
--- Employment in 2023: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,940

#22. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +31.4% (330 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,380
--- Employment in 2023: 1,050
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $78,030

#21. Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +31.8% (1,200 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,970
--- Employment in 2023: 3,770
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,260

#20. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.1% (250 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,030
--- Employment in 2023: 780
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $63,480

#19. Brickmasons and Blockmasons
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.5% (1,480 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,040
--- Employment in 2023: 4,560
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $56,700

#18. Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.8% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,580
--- Employment in 2023: 1,190
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $44,820

#17. Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +33.8% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,980
--- Employment in 2023: 1,480
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $65,080

#16. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.5% (1,060 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,050
--- Employment in 2023: 2,990
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,740

#15. Healthcare Social Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +37.5% (960 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,520
--- Employment in 2023: 2,560
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,950

#14. Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +38.0% (2,080 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,550
--- Employment in 2023: 5,470
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $63,230

#13. Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +39.5% (770 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,720
--- Employment in 2023: 1,950
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $136,080

#12. Sales Engineers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +40.6% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,420
--- Employment in 2023: 1,010
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $41,230

#11. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.9% (490 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,660
--- Employment in 2023: 1,170
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $77,810

#10. Teachers and Instructors, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +42.0% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,250
--- Employment in 2023: 880
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $72,800

#9. Medical Equipment Repairers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +47.9% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,050
--- Employment in 2023: 710
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $51,430

#8. Cargo and Freight Agents
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +53.5% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,520
--- Employment in 2023: 990
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,320

#7. Psychiatric Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +57.7% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,940
--- Employment in 2023: 1,230
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $126,260

#6. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +59.5% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,260
--- Employment in 2023: 790
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $56,860

#5. First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +61.2% (3,630 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 9,560
--- Employment in 2023: 5,930
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $35,140

#4. Cooks, Fast Food
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +63.2% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,110
--- Employment in 2023: 680
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,970

#3. Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +63.2% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,110
--- Employment in 2023: 680
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,970

#2. Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +65.9% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,360
--- Employment in 2023: 820
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,210

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Madison Troyer, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

#1. Plant and System Operators, All Other
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