Career Exploration

579 careers found.

Accountants and Auditors
Accountants and Auditors

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

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Starting Salary (TX):$53,380

Median Salary (TX): $80,920

Employment (TX): 116,470

Actors
Actors

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.

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Starting Salary (US): $34,320

Median Salary (US): $60,424

Employment (TX): 2,160

Actuaries
Actuaries

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Analyze statistical data, such as mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retirement rates and construct probability tables to forecast risk and liability for payment of future benefits. May ascertain insurance rates required and cash reserves necessary to ensure payment of future benefits.

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Starting Salary (TX):$62,870

Median Salary (TX): $105,020

Employment (TX): 1,750

Acupuncturists
Acupuncturists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, and prevent disorders by stimulating specific acupuncture points within the body using acupuncture needles. May also use cups, nutritional supplements, therapeutic massage, acupressure, and other alternative health therapies.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,470

Median Salary (TX): $66,530

Employment (TX): No Data

Acute Care Nurses
Acute Care Nurses

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,120

Median Salary (TX): $95,970

Employment (TX): 271,380

Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Adapted Physical Education Specialists

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Provide individualized physical education instruction or services to children, youth, or adults with exceptional physical needs due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,980

Median Salary (TX): $65,710

Employment (TX): 880

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Industries: Legal Occupations

Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,450

Median Salary (TX): $100,400

Employment (TX): 1,300

Administrative Services Managers
Administrative Services Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services.

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Starting Salary (TX):$71,990

Median Salary (TX): $114,190

Employment (TX): 22,980

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,640

Median Salary (TX): $49,490

Employment (TX): 1,830

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,120

Median Salary (TX): $95,970

Employment (TX): 271,380

Advertising and Promotions Managers
Advertising and Promotions Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,990

Median Salary (TX): $104,170

Employment (TX): 3,670

Advertising Sales Agents
Advertising Sales Agents

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,710

Median Salary (TX): $60,280

Employment (TX): 6,230

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.

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Starting Salary (TX):$56,000

Median Salary (TX): $78,350

Employment (TX): 950

Aerospace Engineers
Aerospace Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.

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Starting Salary (TX):$82,990

Median Salary (TX): $130,270

Employment (TX): 6,750

Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes in dealings with current or prospective employers. May handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,330

Median Salary (TX): $82,920

Employment (TX): 320

Agricultural Engineers
Agricultural Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply knowledge of engineering technology and biological science to agricultural problems concerned with power and machinery, electrification, structures, soil and water conservation, and processing of agricultural products.

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Starting Salary (TX):$81,330

Median Salary (TX): $95,220

Employment (TX): 50

Agricultural Inspectors
Agricultural Inspectors

Industries: Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,330

Median Salary (TX): $49,940

Employment (TX): 590

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,810

Median Salary (TX): $105,370

Employment (TX): 1,170

Agricultural Technicians
Agricultural Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Work with agricultural scientists in plant, fiber, and animal research, or assist with animal breeding and nutrition. Set up or maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens or record data to assist scientists in biology or related life science experiments. Conduct tests and experiments to improve yield and quality of crops or to increase the resistance of plants and animals to disease or insects.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,400

Median Salary (TX): $50,270

Employment (TX): 120

Air Traffic Controllers
Air Traffic Controllers

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Control air traffic on and within vicinity of airport, and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers, according to established procedures and policies. Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights according to government or company regulations to expedite and ensure flight safety.

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Starting Salary (TX):$90,420

Median Salary (TX): $170,080

Employment (TX): 2,060

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Supervise and coordinate the activities of ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. May determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity. May accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. Includes loadmasters.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,100

Median Salary (TX): $56,290

Employment (TX): 1,410

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,600

Median Salary (TX): $84,440

Employment (TX): 16,850

Airfield Operations Specialists
Airfield Operations Specialists

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,680

Median Salary (TX): $60,910

Employment (TX): 1,310

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo. Requires Federal Air Transport certificate and rating for specific aircraft type used. Includes regional, national, and international airline pilots and flight instructors of airline pilots.

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Starting Salary (TX):$92,370

Median Salary (TX): $215,150

Employment (TX): 10,930

Allergists and Immunologists
Allergists and Immunologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,600

Median Salary (TX): $269,800

Employment (TX): 30,720

Anesthesiologist Assistants
Anesthesiologist Assistants

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$102,650

Median Salary (TX): $134,550

Employment (TX): 10,110

Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.

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Starting Salary (TX):$168,750

Median Salary (TX): $215,230

Employment (TX): 2,800

Animal Breeders
Animal Breeders

Industries: Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.

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Starting Salary (TX):$32,970

Median Salary (TX): $48,410

Employment (TX): 60

Animal Scientists
Animal Scientists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.

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Starting Salary (TX):$44,490

Median Salary (TX): $132,830

Employment (TX): 40

Animal Trainers
Animal Trainers

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Train animals for riding, harness, security, performance, or obedience, or for assisting persons with disabilities. Accustom animals to human voice and contact, and condition animals to respond to commands. Train animals according to prescribed standards for show or competition. May train animals to carry pack loads or work as part of pack team.

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Starting Salary (TX):$25,970

Median Salary (TX): $36,370

Employment (TX): 1,080

Anthropologists and Archeologists
Anthropologists and Archeologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$57,340

Median Salary (TX): $67,700

Employment (TX): 430

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in anthropology or archeology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,810

Median Salary (TX): $102,060

Employment (TX): 280

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Industries: Legal Occupations

Facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. Resolve conflicts outside of the court system by mutual consent of parties involved.

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Starting Salary (TX):$18,080

Median Salary (TX): $50,940

Employment (TX): No Data

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,730

Median Salary (TX): $94,490

Employment (TX): 7,820

Architectural and Civil Drafters
Architectural and Civil Drafters

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and mathematics to complete drawings.

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Starting Salary (TX):$44,950

Median Salary (TX): $63,320

Employment (TX): 11,710

Architectural and Engineering Managers
Architectural and Engineering Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

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Starting Salary (TX):$120,460

Median Salary (TX): $171,370

Employment (TX): 19,030

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$61,550

Median Salary (TX): $101,040

Employment (TX): 770

Archivists
Archivists

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,090

Median Salary (TX): $50,160

Employment (TX): 490

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$44,680

Median Salary (TX): $72,250

Employment (TX): 830

Art Directors
Art Directors

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,730

Median Salary (TX): $88,270

Employment (TX): 2,480

Art Therapists
Art Therapists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Plan or conduct art therapy sessions or programs to improve clients' physical, cognitive, or emotional well-being.

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Starting Salary (TX):$33,710

Median Salary (TX): $74,750

Employment (TX): 1,320

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,170

Median Salary (TX): $77,560

Employment (TX): 6,730

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Athletes and Sports Competitors

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Compete in athletic events.

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Starting Salary (TX):$25,340

Median Salary (TX): $80,510

Employment (TX): 1,840

Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.

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Starting Salary (TX):$54,750

Median Salary (TX): $64,150

Employment (TX): 3,130

Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Investigate atmospheric phenomena and interpret meteorological data, gathered by surface and air stations, satellites, and radar to prepare reports and forecasts for public and other uses. Includes weather analysts and forecasters whose functions require the detailed knowledge of meteorology.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,370

Median Salary (TX): $84,990

Employment (TX): 720

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$62,910

Median Salary (TX): $105,080

Employment (TX): 690

Audio and Video Technicians
Audio and Video Technicians

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.

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Starting Salary (TX):$34,810

Median Salary (TX): $49,440

Employment (TX): 4,280

Audiologists
Audiologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$73,430

Median Salary (TX): $93,570

Employment (TX): 1,020

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,540

Median Salary (TX): $47,770

Employment (TX): 2,490

Automotive Engineering Technicians
Automotive Engineering Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,530

Median Salary (TX): $76,610

Employment (TX): 2,140

Automotive Engineers
Automotive Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Develop new or improved designs for vehicle structural members, engines, transmissions, or other vehicle systems, using computer-assisted design technology. Direct building, modification, or testing of vehicle or components.

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Starting Salary (TX):$75,810

Median Salary (TX): $112,410

Employment (TX): 22,080

Aviation Inspectors
Aviation Inspectors

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,020

Median Salary (TX): $101,440

Employment (TX): 2,290

Avionics Technicians
Avionics Technicians

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,880

Median Salary (TX): $81,950

Employment (TX): 1,710

Bailiffs
Bailiffs

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Maintain order in courts of law.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,150

Median Salary (TX): $60,300

Employment (TX): 590

Bill and Account Collectors
Bill and Account Collectors

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visit to solicit payment. Duties include receiving payment and posting amount to customer's account, preparing statements to credit department if customer fails to respond, initiating repossession proceedings or service disconnection, and keeping records of collection and status of accounts.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,730

Median Salary (TX): $45,710

Employment (TX): 21,720

Billing and Posting Clerks
Billing and Posting Clerks

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.

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Starting Salary (TX):$33,360

Median Salary (TX): $45,910

Employment (TX): 31,150

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Biochemists and Biophysicists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.

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Starting Salary (TX):$61,820

Median Salary (TX): $97,510

Employment (TX): 520

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological, agricultural, and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,540

Median Salary (TX): $92,600

Employment (TX): 2,050

Biofuels Processing Technicians
Biofuels Processing Technicians

Industries: Production Occupations

Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,380

Median Salary (TX): $50,820

Employment (TX): 3,570

Biofuels Production Managers
Biofuels Production Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.

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Starting Salary (TX):$79,780

Median Salary (TX): $130,890

Employment (TX): 21,200

Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

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Starting Salary (TX):$120,460

Median Salary (TX): $171,370

Employment (TX): 19,030

Bioinformatics Scientists
Bioinformatics Scientists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,940

Median Salary (TX): $80,870

Employment (TX): 2,480

Bioinformatics Technicians
Bioinformatics Technicians

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.

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Starting Salary (TX):$93,090

Median Salary (TX): $93,090

Employment (TX): No Data

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,320

Median Salary (TX): $82,470

Employment (TX): 3,840

Biological Technicians
Biological Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,960

Median Salary (TX): $50,130

Employment (TX): 2,730

Biologists
Biologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,940

Median Salary (TX): $80,870

Employment (TX): 2,480

Biomass Plant Technicians
Biomass Plant Technicians

Industries: Production Occupations

Control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,500

Median Salary (TX): $102,510

Employment (TX): 2,100

Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biomass Power Plant Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.

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Starting Salary (TX):$79,780

Median Salary (TX): $130,890

Employment (TX): 21,200

Biostatisticians
Biostatisticians

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,900

Median Salary (TX): $102,960

Employment (TX): 1,390

Blockchain Engineers
Blockchain Engineers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Maintain and support distributed and decentralized blockchain-based networks or block-chain applications such as cryptocurrency exchange, payment processing, document sharing, and digital voting. Design and deploy secure block-chain design patterns and solutions over geographically distributed networks using advanced technologies. May assist with infrastructure setup and testing for application transparency and security.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $111,530

Employment (TX): 57,020

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$33,480

Median Salary (TX): $48,910

Employment (TX): 122,400

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

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.

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Starting Salary (TX):$22,990

Median Salary (TX): $49,050

Employment (TX): 960

Broadcast Technicians
Broadcast Technicians

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,580

Median Salary (TX): $49,440

Employment (TX): 1,380

Brokerage Clerks
Brokerage Clerks

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,470

Median Salary (TX): $63,060

Employment (TX): 1,300

Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.

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Starting Salary (TX):$78,050

Median Salary (TX): $134,390

Employment (TX): 61,410

Budget Analysts
Budget Analysts

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,840

Median Salary (TX): $82,970

Employment (TX): 3,340

Business Continuity Planners
Business Continuity Planners

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,310

Median Salary (TX): $80,820

Employment (TX): 104,270

Business Intelligence Analysts
Business Intelligence Analysts

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Produce financial and market intelligence by querying data repositories and generating periodic reports. Devise methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,540

Median Salary (TX): $122,090

Employment (TX): 25,860

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,550

Median Salary (TX): $101,210

Employment (TX): 7,710

Calibration Technologists and Technicians
Calibration Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Execute or adapt procedures and techniques for calibrating measurement devices, by applying knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics, sometimes under the direction of engineering staff. Determine measurement standard suitability for calibrating measurement devices. May perform preventive maintenance on equipment. May perform corrective actions to address identified calibration problems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,170

Median Salary (TX): $74,100

Employment (TX): 5,020

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Operate television, video, or film camera to record images or scenes for television, video, or film productions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$32,360

Median Salary (TX): $63,110

Employment (TX): 1,100

Cardiologists
Cardiologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, manage, and prevent diseases or conditions of the cardiovascular system. May further subspecialize in interventional procedures (e.g., balloon angioplasty and stent placement), echocardiography, or electrophysiology.

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Starting Salary (TX):$97,140

Median Salary (TX): $410,150

Employment (TX): 2,050

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic, therapeutic, or research purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary functions, lung capacity, and similar tests.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,650

Median Salary (TX): $53,000

Employment (TX): 6,140

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,840

Median Salary (TX): $63,330

Employment (TX): 5,230

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,360

Median Salary (TX): $65,180

Employment (TX): 12,620

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.

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Starting Salary (TX):$53,150

Median Salary (TX): $64,610

Employment (TX): 32,250

Cargo and Freight Agents
Cargo and Freight Agents

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,480

Median Salary (TX): $48,470

Employment (TX): 7,610

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research, study, and prepare maps and other spatial data in digital or graphic form for one or more purposes, such as legal, social, political, educational, and design purposes. May work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). May design and evaluate algorithms, data structures, and user interfaces for GIS and mapping systems. May collect, analyze, and interpret geographic information provided by geodetic surveys, aerial photographs, and satellite data.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,040

Median Salary (TX): $73,970

Employment (TX): 1,780

Cashiers
Cashiers

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. May use electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. May process credit or debit card transactions and validate checks.

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Starting Salary (TX):$22,090

Median Salary (TX): $29,230

Employment (TX): 245,730

Chemical Engineers
Chemical Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design chemical plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, paper, and pulp, by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering.

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Starting Salary (TX):$86,920

Median Salary (TX): $132,750

Employment (TX): 2,610

Chemical Plant and System Operators
Chemical Plant and System Operators

Industries: Production Occupations

Control or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines.

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Starting Salary (TX):$52,460

Median Salary (TX): $102,750

Employment (TX): 2,360

Chemical Technicians
Chemical Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,970

Median Salary (TX): $62,580

Employment (TX): 6,090

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $81,810

Employment (TX): 1,470

Chemists
Chemists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.

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Starting Salary (TX):$58,850

Median Salary (TX): $99,640

Employment (TX): 5,130

Chief Executives
Chief Executives

Industries: Management Occupations

Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$121,130

Median Salary (TX): $257,850

Employment (TX): 8,780

Chief Sustainability Officers
Chief Sustainability Officers

Industries: Management Occupations

Communicate and coordinate with management, shareholders, customers, and employees to address sustainability issues. Enact or oversee a corporate sustainability strategy.

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Starting Salary (TX):$121,130

Median Salary (TX): $257,850

Employment (TX): 8,780

Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,230

Median Salary (TX): $55,680

Employment (TX): 21,670

Childcare Workers
Childcare Workers

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

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Starting Salary (TX):$21,750

Median Salary (TX): $28,570

Employment (TX): 34,160

Chiropractors
Chiropractors

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,850

Median Salary (TX): $87,520

Employment (TX): 2,840

Choreographers
Choreographers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$32,810

Median Salary (TX): $46,460

Employment (TX): 380

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

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Starting Salary (TX):$42,520

Median Salary (TX): $59,390

Employment (TX): 4,470

Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,240

Median Salary (TX): $96,860

Employment (TX): 34,870

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,560

Median Salary (TX): $78,800

Employment (TX): 29,220

Clergy
Clergy

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,220

Median Salary (TX): $59,480

Employment (TX): 3,180

Climate Change Policy Analysts
Climate Change Policy Analysts

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Research and analyze policy developments related to climate change. Make climate-related recommendations for actions such as legislation, awareness campaigns, or fundraising approaches.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,080

Median Salary (TX): $92,000

Employment (TX): 5,630

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,490

Median Salary (TX): $83,660

Employment (TX): 3,640

Clinical Data Managers
Clinical Data Managers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,540

Median Salary (TX): $122,090

Employment (TX): 25,860

Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Nurse Specialists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,120

Median Salary (TX): $95,970

Employment (TX): 271,380

Clinical Research Coordinators
Clinical Research Coordinators

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

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Starting Salary (TX):$74,200

Median Salary (TX): $129,960

Employment (TX): 7,470

Coaches and Scouts
Coaches and Scouts

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports for the primary purpose of competition. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching certifications should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.

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Starting Salary (TX):$22,340

Median Salary (TX): $36,510

Employment (TX): 15,300

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Commercial and Industrial Designers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.

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Starting Salary (US): $53,456

Median Salary (US): $83,907

Employment (TX): 2,350

Commercial Pilots
Commercial Pilots

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate. Includes charter pilots with similar certification, and air ambulance and air tour pilots. Excludes regional, national, and international airline pilots.

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Starting Salary (TX):$68,460

Median Salary (TX): $137,960

Employment (TX): 4,120

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,600

Median Salary (TX): $77,050

Employment (TX): 2,880

Community Health Workers
Community Health Workers

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,250

Median Salary (TX): $48,720

Employment (TX): 4,210

Compensation and Benefits Managers
Compensation and Benefits Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.

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Starting Salary (TX):$86,550

Median Salary (TX): $136,930

Employment (TX): 2,230

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,570

Median Salary (TX): $74,800

Employment (TX): No Data

Compliance Managers
Compliance Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

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Starting Salary (TX):$78,050

Median Salary (TX): $134,390

Employment (TX): 61,410

Compliance Officers
Compliance Officers

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,170

Median Salary (TX): $75,370

Employment (TX): 42,900

Computer and Information Research Scientists
Computer and Information Research Scientists

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.

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Starting Salary (TX):$65,480

Median Salary (TX): $121,210

Employment (TX): 1,960

Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.

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Starting Salary (TX):$106,390

Median Salary (TX): $171,530

Employment (TX): 73,060

Computer Hardware Engineers
Computer Hardware Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. May supervise the manufacturing and installation of computer or computer-related equipment and components.

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Starting Salary (TX):$92,940

Median Salary (TX): $163,860

Employment (TX): 7,390

Computer Network Architects
Computer Network Architects

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Design and implement computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning, including analysis of capacity needs for network infrastructures. May also design network and computer security measures. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.

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Starting Salary (TX):$70,110

Median Salary (TX): $133,310

Employment (TX): 13,650

Computer Network Support Specialists
Computer Network Support Specialists

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), cloud networks, servers, and other data communications networks. Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,440

Median Salary (TX): $66,780

Employment (TX): 9,930

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$34,940

Median Salary (TX): $48,480

Employment (TX): 13,190

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Industries: Production Occupations

Develop programs to control machining or processing of materials by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. May also set up, operate, or maintain equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,480

Median Salary (TX): $69,550

Employment (TX): 1,930

Computer Programmers
Computer Programmers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run. Work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals. May develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,120

Median Salary (TX): $99,330

Employment (TX): 7,620

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,960

Median Salary (TX): $97,480

Employment (TX): 3,540

Computer Systems Analysts
Computer Systems Analysts

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.

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Starting Salary (TX):$72,530

Median Salary (TX): $107,390

Employment (TX): 47,990

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $111,530

Employment (TX): 57,020

Computer User Support Specialists
Computer User Support Specialists

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Provide technical assistance to computer users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or electronically. May provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,690

Median Salary (TX): $59,490

Employment (TX): 72,030

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,010

Median Salary (TX): $45,480

Employment (TX): 7,140

Conservation Scientists
Conservation Scientists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.

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Starting Salary (TX):$53,440

Median Salary (TX): $68,620

Employment (TX): 1,970

Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Building Inspectors

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,220

Median Salary (TX): $64,810

Employment (TX): 18,230

Construction Managers
Construction Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,040

Median Salary (TX): $101,470

Employment (TX): 59,060

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,690

Median Salary (TX): $58,230

Employment (TX): 11,630

Coroners
Coroners

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,170

Median Salary (TX): $75,370

Employment (TX): 42,900

Correctional Officers and Jailers
Correctional Officers and Jailers

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$44,870

Median Salary (TX): $52,670

Employment (TX): 44,700

Cost Estimators
Cost Estimators

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,760

Median Salary (TX): $76,980

Employment (TX): 20,760

Costume Attendants
Costume Attendants

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.

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Starting Salary (TX):$23,330

Median Salary (TX): $28,440

Employment (TX): 550

Craft Artists
Craft Artists

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,790

Median Salary (TX): $54,690

Employment (TX): 870

Credit Analysts
Credit Analysts

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with credit information for use in decisionmaking.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,600

Median Salary (TX): $78,730

Employment (TX): 6,130

Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Authorize credit charges against customers' accounts. Investigate history and credit standing of individuals or business establishments applying for credit. May interview applicants to obtain personal and financial data, determine credit worthiness, process applications, and notify customers of acceptance or rejection of credit.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,830

Median Salary (TX): $62,930

Employment (TX): 1,180

Credit Counselors
Credit Counselors

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Advise and educate individuals or organizations on acquiring and managing debt. May provide guidance in determining the best type of loan and explain loan requirements or restrictions. May help develop debt management plans or student financial aid packages. May advise on credit issues, or provide budget, mortgage, bankruptcy, or student financial aid counseling.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,120

Median Salary (TX): $48,220

Employment (TX): 3,950

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,580

Median Salary (TX): $77,270

Employment (TX): 1,150

Critical Care Nurses
Critical Care Nurses

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,120

Median Salary (TX): $95,970

Employment (TX): 271,380

Curators
Curators

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Administer collections, such as artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific specimens of museums or other institutions. May conduct instructional, research, or public service activities of institution.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,040

Median Salary (TX): $59,990

Employment (TX): 690

Customs and Border Protection Officers
Customs and Border Protection Officers

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,240

Median Salary (TX): $75,900

Employment (TX): 63,100

Customs Brokers
Customs Brokers

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Prepare customs documentation and ensure that shipments meet all applicable laws to facilitate the import and export of goods. Determine and track duties and taxes payable and process payments on behalf of client. Sign documents under a power of attorney. Represent clients in meetings with customs officials and apply for duty refunds and tariff reclassifications. Coordinate transportation and storage of imported goods.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,170

Median Salary (TX): $75,370

Employment (TX): 42,900

Dancers
Dancers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Perform dances. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for video recording.

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Starting Salary (US): $30,950

Median Salary (US): $51,584

Employment (TX): 190

Data Scientists
Data Scientists

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,540

Median Salary (TX): $122,090

Employment (TX): 25,860

Data Warehousing Specialists
Data Warehousing Specialists

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Design, model, or implement corporate data warehousing activities. Program and configure warehouses of database information and provide support to warehouse users.

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Starting Salary (TX):$92,890

Median Salary (TX): $151,370

Employment (TX): 8,270

Database Administrators
Database Administrators

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,950

Median Salary (TX): $114,400

Employment (TX): 6,430

Database Architects
Database Architects

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.

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Starting Salary (TX):$92,890

Median Salary (TX): $151,370

Employment (TX): 8,270

Dental Assistants
Dental Assistants

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Perform limited clinical duties under the direction of a dentist. Clinical duties may include equipment preparation and sterilization, preparing patients for treatment, assisting the dentist during treatment, and providing patients with instructions for oral healthcare procedures. May perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,400

Median Salary (TX): $45,430

Employment (TX): 33,230

Dental Hygienists
Dental Hygienists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Administer oral hygiene care to patients. Assess patient oral hygiene problems or needs and maintain health records. Advise patients on oral health maintenance and disease prevention. May provide advanced care such as providing fluoride treatment or administering topical anesthesia.

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Starting Salary (TX):$71,530

Median Salary (TX): $99,240

Employment (TX): 16,380

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Dental Laboratory Technicians

Industries: Production Occupations

Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,160

Median Salary (TX): $46,330

Employment (TX): 1,770

Dentists, General
Dentists, General

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.

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Starting Salary (TX):$83,990

Median Salary (TX): $162,360

Employment (TX): 8,920

Dermatologists
Dermatologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and treat diseases relating to the skin, hair, and nails. May perform both medical and dermatological surgery functions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$98,500

Median Salary (TX): $218,670

Employment (TX): 780

Desktop Publishers
Desktop Publishers

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.

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Starting Salary (TX):$33,480

Median Salary (TX): $57,760

Employment (TX): 270

Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.

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Starting Salary (TX):$52,510

Median Salary (TX): $90,510

Employment (TX): 18,870

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,360

Median Salary (TX): $92,580

Employment (TX): 6,960

Dietetic Technicians
Dietetic Technicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. May plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.

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Starting Salary (TX):$23,940

Median Salary (TX): $30,280

Employment (TX): 1,360

Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dietitians and Nutritionists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,040

Median Salary (TX): $74,440

Employment (TX): 5,320

Digital Forensics Analysts
Digital Forensics Analysts

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Conduct investigations on computer-based crimes establishing documentary or physical evidence, such as digital media and logs associated with cyber intrusion incidents. Analyze digital evidence and investigate computer security incidents to derive information in support of system and network vulnerability mitigation. Preserve and present computer-related evidence in support of criminal, fraud, counterintelligence, or law enforcement investigations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $111,530

Employment (TX): 57,020

Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group. May provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,300

Median Salary (TX): $75,420

Employment (TX): 330

Disc Jockeys, Except Radio
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Play prerecorded music for live audiences at venues or events such as clubs, parties, or wedding receptions. May use techniques such as mixing, cutting, or sampling to manipulate recordings. May also perform as emcee (master of ceremonies).

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Starting Salary (US): $28,080

Median Salary (US): $44,949

Employment (TX): 820

Document Management Specialists
Document Management Specialists

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Implement and administer enterprise-wide document management systems and related procedures that allow organizations to capture, store, retrieve, share, and destroy electronic records and documents.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $111,530

Employment (TX): 57,020

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$58,920

Median Salary (TX): $118,530

Employment (TX): 770

Economists
Economists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy. May collect and process economic and statistical data using sampling techniques and econometric methods.

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Starting Salary (TX):$66,760

Median Salary (TX): $121,420

Employment (TX): 560

Editors
Editors

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,040

Median Salary (TX): $45,950

Employment (TX): 6,460

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.

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Starting Salary (TX):$72,230

Median Salary (TX): $93,910

Employment (TX): 37,140

Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.

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Starting Salary (TX):$66,860

Median Salary (TX): $104,390

Employment (TX): 16,660

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,130

Median Salary (TX): $50,840

Employment (TX): 5,480

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,270

Median Salary (TX): $68,280

Employment (TX): 6,400

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.

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Starting Salary (TX):$42,380

Median Salary (TX): $67,900

Employment (TX): 31,730

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$41,550

Median Salary (TX): $74,050

Employment (TX): 8,960

Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Electrical and Electronics Drafters

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,920

Median Salary (TX): $80,620

Employment (TX): 1,840

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,740

Median Salary (TX): $86,520

Employment (TX): 580

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,560

Median Salary (TX): $74,480

Employment (TX): 13,540

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,840

Median Salary (TX): $102,470

Employment (TX): 2,360

Electrical Engineers
Electrical Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.

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Starting Salary (TX):$76,120

Median Salary (TX): $129,450

Employment (TX): 20,870

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$41,890

Median Salary (TX): $54,460

Employment (TX): 1,800

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.

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Starting Salary (TX):$82,950

Median Salary (TX): $132,220

Employment (TX): 9,520

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,500

Median Salary (TX): $62,760

Employment (TX): 116,260

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Determine eligibility of persons applying to receive assistance from government programs and agency resources, such as welfare, unemployment benefits, social security, and public housing.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,680

Median Salary (TX): $46,860

Employment (TX): 12,020

Emergency Management Directors
Emergency Management Directors

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$58,320

Median Salary (TX): $93,570

Employment (TX): 1,210

Emergency Medical Technicians
Emergency Medical Technicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,320

Median Salary (TX): $37,260

Employment (TX): 12,770

Emergency Medicine Physicians
Emergency Medicine Physicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.

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Starting Salary (TX):$71,930

Median Salary (TX): $316,830

Employment (TX): 780

Endoscopy Technicians
Endoscopy Technicians

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Maintain a sterile field to provide support for physicians and nurses during endoscopy procedures. Prepare and maintain instruments and equipment. May obtain specimens.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,780

Median Salary (TX): $45,250

Employment (TX): 10,320

Energy Auditors
Energy Auditors

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,220

Median Salary (TX): $64,810

Employment (TX): 18,230

Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air quality; or energy procurement.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,430

Median Salary (TX): $115,810

Employment (TX): 10,820

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$62,130

Median Salary (TX): $123,280

Employment (TX): 4,080

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,840

Median Salary (TX): $78,900

Employment (TX): 4,310

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate entertainment and recreational activities and operations of a recreational facility, including cruise ships and parks.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,890

Median Salary (TX): $78,500

Employment (TX): 2,880

Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Inspect and investigate sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,170

Median Salary (TX): $75,370

Employment (TX): 42,900

Environmental Economists
Environmental Economists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct economic analysis related to environmental protection and use of the natural environment, such as water, air, land, and renewable energy resources. Evaluate and quantify benefits, costs, incentives, and impacts of alternative options using economic principles and statistical techniques.

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Starting Salary (TX):$66,760

Median Salary (TX): $121,420

Employment (TX): 560

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,240

Median Salary (TX): $57,150

Employment (TX): 1,240

Environmental Engineers
Environmental Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.

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Starting Salary (TX):$76,510

Median Salary (TX): $123,060

Employment (TX): 1,940

Environmental Restoration Planners
Environmental Restoration Planners

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Collaborate with field and biology staff to oversee the implementation of restoration projects and to develop new products. Process and synthesize complex scientific data into practical strategies for restoration, monitoring or management.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,080

Median Salary (TX): $92,000

Employment (TX): 5,630

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,490

Median Salary (TX): $50,710

Employment (TX): 3,350

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,280

Median Salary (TX): $79,160

Employment (TX): 380

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,080

Median Salary (TX): $92,000

Employment (TX): 5,630

Epidemiologists
Epidemiologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,860

Median Salary (TX): $77,170

Employment (TX): 1,160

Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Monitor and evaluate compliance with equal opportunity laws, guidelines, and policies to ensure that employment practices and contracting arrangements give equal opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,170

Median Salary (TX): $75,370

Employment (TX): 42,900

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,740

Median Salary (TX): $71,990

Employment (TX): 34,520

Exercise Physiologists
Exercise Physiologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,890

Median Salary (TX): $56,780

Employment (TX): 520

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.

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Starting Salary (TX):$21,930

Median Salary (TX): $40,880

Employment (TX): 19,260

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Industries: Production Occupations

Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts. May also mark and cut fabrics and apparel.

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Starting Salary (TX):$21,460

Median Salary (TX): $34,930

Employment (TX): 70

Facilities Managers
Facilities Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus.

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Starting Salary (TX):$56,960

Median Salary (TX): $99,430

Employment (TX): 13,140

Family Medicine Physicians
Family Medicine Physicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$75,150

Median Salary (TX): $235,710

Employment (TX): 6,190

Farm and Home Management Educators
Farm and Home Management Educators

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May develop educational outreach programs. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development.

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Starting Salary (TX):$20,680

Median Salary (TX): $33,260

Employment (TX): 470

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,530

Median Salary (TX): $57,150

Employment (TX): 2,200

Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,240

Median Salary (TX): $85,990

Employment (TX): 610

Fashion Designers
Fashion Designers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,170

Median Salary (TX): $40,040

Employment (TX): 1,850

Film and Video Editors
Film and Video Editors

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,030

Median Salary (TX): $61,220

Employment (TX): 1,040

Financial and Investment Analysts
Financial and Investment Analysts

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,230

Median Salary (TX): $99,150

Employment (TX): 28,820

Financial Examiners
Financial Examiners

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,400

Median Salary (TX): $78,140

Employment (TX): 5,230

Financial Managers
Financial Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$98,250

Median Salary (TX): $164,860

Employment (TX): 71,870

Financial Quantitative Analysts
Financial Quantitative Analysts

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Develop quantitative techniques to inform securities investing, equities investing, pricing, or valuation of financial instruments. Develop mathematical or statistical models for risk management, asset optimization, pricing, or relative value analysis.

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Starting Salary (TX):$42,380

Median Salary (TX): $71,650

Employment (TX): 13,550

Financial Risk Specialists
Financial Risk Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,250

Median Salary (TX): $103,760

Employment (TX): 4,780

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.

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Starting Salary (TX):$17,880

Median Salary (TX): $49,650

Employment (TX): 700

Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.

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Starting Salary (TX):$82,340

Median Salary (TX): $123,440

Employment (TX): 4,320

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,000

Median Salary (TX): $74,520

Employment (TX): 90,010

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,890

Median Salary (TX): $62,590

Employment (TX): 4,200

First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of entertainment and recreation related workers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,330

Median Salary (TX): $44,690

Employment (TX): 8,060

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Industries: Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,810

Median Salary (TX): $53,170

Employment (TX): 1,150

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,260

Median Salary (TX): $81,710

Employment (TX): 8,660

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Industries: Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,010

Median Salary (TX): $36,480

Employment (TX): 137,930

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

Industries: Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.

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Starting Salary (TX):$27,200

Median Salary (TX): $41,660

Employment (TX): 13,370

First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

Industries: Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,000

Median Salary (TX): $47,630

Employment (TX): 11,260

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers other than retail sales workers. May perform duties such as budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,550

Median Salary (TX): $74,590

Employment (TX): 20,690

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,320

Median Salary (TX): $64,940

Employment (TX): 160,600

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Supervise and coordinate activities of personal service workers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,650

Median Salary (TX): $45,560

Employment (TX): 11,470

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.

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Starting Salary (TX):$70,910

Median Salary (TX): $111,000

Employment (TX): 5,540

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Industries: Production Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,360

Median Salary (TX): $70,140

Employment (TX): 58,930

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,780

Median Salary (TX): $46,280

Employment (TX): 103,410

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of security workers and security guards.

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Starting Salary (TX):$23,940

Median Salary (TX): $46,740

Employment (TX): 6,490

Fish and Game Wardens
Fish and Game Wardens

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife. Compile biological data.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,430

Median Salary (TX): $85,980

Employment (TX): 490

Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators

Industries: Management Occupations

Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,920

Median Salary (TX): $61,310

Employment (TX): No Data

Flight Attendants
Flight Attendants

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Monitor safety of the aircraft cabin. Provide services to airline passengers, explain safety information, serve food and beverages, and respond to emergency incidents.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,800

Median Salary (TX): $58,220

Employment (TX): 13,470

Floral Designers
Floral Designers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.

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Starting Salary (TX):$26,900

Median Salary (TX): $35,080

Employment (TX): 3,100

Food Science Technicians
Food Science Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,040

Median Salary (TX): $47,760

Employment (TX): 900

Food Scientists and Technologists
Food Scientists and Technologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,810

Median Salary (TX): $90,610

Employment (TX): 840

Food Service Managers
Food Service Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,310

Median Salary (TX): $60,770

Employment (TX): 25,990

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,170

Median Salary (TX): $75,090

Employment (TX): 1,460

Forensic Science Technicians
Forensic Science Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations. Perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry.

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Starting Salary (TX):$42,430

Median Salary (TX): $59,870

Employment (TX): 1,900

Forest and Conservation Technicians
Forest and Conservation Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources. May compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts under the direction of foresters, or train and lead forest workers in forest propagation and fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats.

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Starting Salary (TX):$41,780

Median Salary (TX): $52,200

Employment (TX): 600

Forest and Conservation Workers
Forest and Conservation Workers

Industries: Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect areas such as forests, forested areas, woodlands, wetlands, and rangelands through such activities as raising and transporting seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to plant life; and building structures to control water, erosion, and leaching of soil. Includes forester aides, seedling pullers, tree planters, and gatherers of nontimber forestry products such as pine straw.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,470

Median Salary (TX): $30,470

Employment (TX): No Data

Foresters
Foresters

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,590

Median Salary (TX): $80,370

Employment (TX): 210

Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$42,380

Median Salary (TX): $71,650

Employment (TX): 13,550

Freight Forwarders
Freight Forwarders

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Research rates, routings, or modes of transport for shipment of products. Maintain awareness of regulations affecting the international movement of cargo. Make arrangements for additional services, such as storage or inland transportation.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,480

Median Salary (TX): $48,470

Employment (TX): 7,610

Fuel Cell Engineers
Fuel Cell Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design, evaluate, modify, or construct fuel cell components or systems for transportation, stationary, or portable applications.

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Starting Salary (TX):$75,810

Median Salary (TX): $112,410

Employment (TX): 22,080

Fundraisers
Fundraisers

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization. May design and produce promotional materials. May also raise awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,730

Median Salary (TX): $60,320

Employment (TX): 4,020

Fundraising Managers
Fundraising Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,150

Median Salary (TX): $96,520

Employment (TX): 2,560

Funeral Home Managers
Funeral Home Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.

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Starting Salary (TX):$41,770

Median Salary (TX): $67,740

Employment (TX): 1,230

Gambling Managers
Gambling Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate gambling operations in a casino. May formulate house rules.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,680

Median Salary (TX): $106,670

Employment (TX): 60

General and Operations Managers
General and Operations Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,190

Median Salary (TX): $103,230

Employment (TX): 431,310

General Internal Medicine Physicians
General Internal Medicine Physicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.

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Starting Salary (TX):$69,460

Median Salary (TX): $269,110

Employment (TX): 3,850

Genetic Counselors
Genetic Counselors

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects. Provide information to other healthcare providers or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions. Advise individuals and families to support informed decisionmaking and coping methods for those at risk. May help conduct research related to genetic conditions or genetic counseling.

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Starting Salary (TX):$76,380

Median Salary (TX): $99,450

Employment (TX): No Data

Geneticists
Geneticists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Research and study the inheritance of traits at the molecular, organism or population level. May evaluate or treat patients with genetic disorders.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,940

Median Salary (TX): $80,870

Employment (TX): 2,480

Geodetic Surveyors
Geodetic Surveyors

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Measure large areas of the Earth's surface using satellite observations, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), light detection and ranging (LIDAR), or related sources.

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Starting Salary (TX):$42,450

Median Salary (TX): $61,150

Employment (TX): 6,410

Geographers
Geographers

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Study the nature and use of areas of the Earth's surface, relating and interpreting interactions of physical and cultural phenomena. Conduct research on physical aspects of a region, including land forms, climates, soils, plants, and animals, and conduct research on the spatial implications of human activities within a given area, including social characteristics, economic activities, and political organization, as well as researching interdependence between regions at scales ranging from local to global.

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Starting Salary (TX):$62,890

Median Salary (TX): $79,170

Employment (TX): 180

Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Assist scientists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases. May also perform some custom application development or provide user support.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $111,530

Employment (TX): 57,020

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$61,480

Median Salary (TX): $99,510

Employment (TX): 180

Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,790

Median Salary (TX): $46,840

Employment (TX): 2,190

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,100

Median Salary (TX): $145,220

Employment (TX): 4,900

Geothermal Production Managers
Geothermal Production Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$79,780

Median Salary (TX): $130,890

Employment (TX): 21,200

Geothermal Technicians
Geothermal Technicians

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,010

Median Salary (TX): $45,360

Employment (TX): 18,580

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Industries: Production Occupations

Shape molten glass according to patterns.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,910

Median Salary (TX): $40,010

Employment (TX): 2,550

Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,170

Median Salary (TX): $75,370

Employment (TX): 42,900

Graphic Designers
Graphic Designers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,340

Median Salary (TX): $60,150

Employment (TX): 13,670

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws. Includes industrial product safety engineers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$82,340

Median Salary (TX): $123,440

Employment (TX): 4,320

Health Education Specialists
Health Education Specialists

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,790

Median Salary (TX): $59,340

Employment (TX): 5,320

Health Informatics Specialists
Health Informatics Specialists

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.

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Starting Salary (TX):$72,530

Median Salary (TX): $107,390

Employment (TX): 47,990

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,050

Median Salary (TX): $76,820

Employment (TX): 2,880

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

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Starting Salary (TX):$61,390

Median Salary (TX): $108,150

Employment (TX): 18,960

Healthcare Social Workers
Healthcare Social Workers

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,210

Median Salary (TX): $69,990

Employment (TX): 10,880

Hearing Aid Specialists
Hearing Aid Specialists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,310

Median Salary (TX): $59,140

Employment (TX): 970

Historians
Historians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,600

Median Salary (TX): $78,240

Employment (TX): 130

History Teachers, Postsecondary
History Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in human history and historiography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,300

Median Salary (TX): $81,530

Employment (TX): 2,030

Hospitalists
Hospitalists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, acute care units, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms. Manage and coordinate patient care throughout treatment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,600

Median Salary (TX): $269,800

Employment (TX): 30,720

Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology. Investigate and analyze characteristics of human behavior and performance as it relates to the use of technology.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,490

Median Salary (TX): $104,560

Employment (TX): 30,980

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.

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Starting Salary (TX):$32,180

Median Salary (TX): $47,540

Employment (TX): 5,890

Human Resources Managers
Human Resources Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

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Starting Salary (TX):$83,200

Median Salary (TX): $136,500

Employment (TX): 23,220

Human Resources Specialists
Human Resources Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,410

Median Salary (TX): $68,920

Employment (TX): 84,930

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Industries: Production Occupations

Monitor and control activities associated with hydropower generation. Operate plant equipment, such as turbines, pumps, valves, gates, fans, electric control boards, and battery banks. Monitor equipment operation and performance and make necessary adjustments to ensure optimal performance. Perform equipment maintenance and repair as necessary.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,500

Median Salary (TX): $102,510

Employment (TX): 2,100

Hydroelectric Production Managers
Hydroelectric Production Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Manage operations at hydroelectric power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor hydroelectric plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$79,780

Median Salary (TX): $130,890

Employment (TX): 21,200

Hydrologic Technicians
Hydrologic Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Collect and organize data concerning the distribution and circulation of ground and surface water, and data on its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Measure and report on flow rates and ground water levels, maintain field equipment, collect water samples, install and collect sampling equipment, and process samples for shipment to testing laboratories. May collect data on behalf of hydrologists, engineers, developers, government agencies, or agriculture.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,360

Median Salary (TX): $88,400

Employment (TX): 270

Hydrologists
Hydrologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.

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Starting Salary (TX):$54,650

Median Salary (TX): $81,080

Employment (TX): 220

Industrial Ecologists
Industrial Ecologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Apply principles and processes of natural ecosystems to develop models for efficient industrial systems. Use knowledge from the physical and social sciences to maximize effective use of natural resources in the production and use of goods and services. Examine societal issues and their relationship with both technical systems and the environment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,080

Median Salary (TX): $92,000

Employment (TX): 5,630

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,650

Median Salary (TX): $62,020

Employment (TX): 5,060

Industrial Engineers
Industrial Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,490

Median Salary (TX): $104,560

Employment (TX): 30,980

Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

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Starting Salary (TX):$41,580

Median Salary (TX): $61,930

Employment (TX): 56,950

Industrial Production Managers
Industrial Production Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

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Starting Salary (TX):$79,780

Median Salary (TX): $130,890

Employment (TX): 21,200

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.

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Starting Salary (TX):$80,820

Median Salary (TX): $139,520

Employment (TX): 40

Information Security Analysts
Information Security Analysts

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.

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Starting Salary (TX):$77,990

Median Salary (TX): $129,890

Employment (TX): 16,130

Information Security Engineers
Information Security Engineers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies. Build, maintain and upgrade security technology, such as firewalls, for the safe use of computer networks and the transmission and retrieval of information. Design and implement appropriate security controls to identify vulnerabilities and protect digital files and electronic infrastructures. Monitor and respond to computer security breaches, viruses, and intrusions, and perform forensic investigation. May oversee the assessment of information security systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $111,530

Employment (TX): 57,020

Information Technology Project Managers
Information Technology Project Managers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $111,530

Employment (TX): 57,020

Instructional Coordinators
Instructional Coordinators

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology into instruction in order to provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. May train and coach teachers. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors.

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Starting Salary (TX):$52,490

Median Salary (TX): $78,710

Employment (TX): 31,970

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,340

Median Salary (TX): $79,200

Employment (TX): 910

Insurance Sales Agents
Insurance Sales Agents

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,140

Median Salary (TX): $51,180

Employment (TX): 47,060

Insurance Underwriters
Insurance Underwriters

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,440

Median Salary (TX): $78,890

Employment (TX): 9,980

Intelligence Analysts
Intelligence Analysts

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.

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Starting Salary (TX):$52,510

Median Salary (TX): $90,510

Employment (TX): 18,870

Interior Designers
Interior Designers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,430

Median Salary (TX): $65,160

Employment (TX): 6,450

Interpreters and Translators
Interpreters and Translators

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,500

Median Salary (TX): $47,510

Employment (TX): 6,780

Investment Fund Managers
Investment Fund Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate investment strategy or operations for a large pool of liquid assets supplied by institutional investors or individual investors.

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Starting Salary (TX):$98,250

Median Salary (TX): $164,860

Employment (TX): 71,870

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Industries: Legal Occupations

Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,380

Median Salary (TX): $139,990

Employment (TX): 2,770

Judicial Law Clerks
Judicial Law Clerks

Industries: Legal Occupations

Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,320

Median Salary (TX): $63,130

Employment (TX): 220

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,730

Median Salary (TX): $63,780

Employment (TX): 3,820

Labor Relations Specialists
Labor Relations Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.

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Starting Salary (TX):$42,040

Median Salary (TX): $79,640

Employment (TX): 2,590

Landscape Architects
Landscape Architects

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

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Starting Salary (TX):$62,610

Median Salary (TX): $89,220

Employment (TX): 1,450

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$77,840

Median Salary (TX): $138,160

Employment (TX): 880

Lawyers
Lawyers

Industries: Legal Occupations

Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.

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Starting Salary (TX):$79,340

Median Salary (TX): $154,200

Employment (TX): 56,580

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May also assist with legal research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,480

Median Salary (TX): $45,940

Employment (TX): 13,380

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,240

Median Salary (TX): $71,860

Employment (TX): 9,150

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$61,090

Median Salary (TX): $76,940

Employment (TX): 180

Library Technicians
Library Technicians

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books or other media; remove or repair damaged books or other media; register patrons; and check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Includes bookmobile drivers who assist with providing services in mobile libraries.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,840

Median Salary (TX): $38,640

Employment (TX): 5,180

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,910

Median Salary (TX): $62,240

Employment (TX): 57,560

Lighting Technicians
Lighting Technicians

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions. May focus or operate light fixtures, or attach color filters or other lighting accessories.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,050

Median Salary (TX): $53,150

Employment (TX): 210

Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Loan Interviewers and Clerks

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Interview loan applicants to elicit information; investigate applicants' backgrounds and verify references; prepare loan request papers; and forward findings, reports, and documents to appraisal department. Review loan papers to ensure completeness, and complete transactions between loan establishment, borrowers, and sellers upon approval of loan.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,850

Median Salary (TX): $49,980

Employment (TX): 17,090

Loan Officers
Loan Officers

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans. Advise borrowers on financial status and payment methods. Includes mortgage loan officers and agents, collection analysts, loan servicing officers, loan underwriters, and payday loan officers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$34,150

Median Salary (TX): $66,370

Employment (TX): 21,200

Lodging Managers
Lodging Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,670

Median Salary (TX): $62,000

Employment (TX): 3,900

Logisticians
Logisticians

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,310

Median Salary (TX): $75,480

Employment (TX): 21,030

Logistics Analysts
Logistics Analysts

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,310

Median Salary (TX): $75,480

Employment (TX): 21,030

Logistics Engineers
Logistics Engineers

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,310

Median Salary (TX): $75,480

Employment (TX): 21,030

Loss Prevention Managers
Loss Prevention Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.

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Starting Salary (TX):$78,050

Median Salary (TX): $134,390

Employment (TX): 61,410

Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.

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Starting Salary (TX):$76,350

Median Salary (TX): $106,140

Employment (TX): 13,400

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Operate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. Monitor patient safety and comfort, and view images of area being scanned to ensure quality of pictures. May administer gadolinium contrast dosage intravenously. May interview patient, explain MRI procedures, and position patient on examining table. May enter into the computer data such as patient history, anatomical area to be scanned, orientation specified, and position of entry.

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Starting Salary (TX):$76,920

Median Salary (TX): $96,780

Employment (TX): 2,930

Management Analysts
Management Analysts

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.

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Starting Salary (TX):$62,730

Median Salary (TX): $101,400

Employment (TX): 50,990

Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,490

Median Salary (TX): $104,560

Employment (TX): 30,980

Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design, develop, and evaluate the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment, such as power supply and propulsion systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$93,180

Median Salary (TX): $152,780

Employment (TX): 330

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,640

Median Salary (TX): $72,520

Employment (TX): 63,350

Marketing Managers
Marketing Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.

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Starting Salary (TX):$81,820

Median Salary (TX): $147,880

Employment (TX): 44,680

Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage and Family Therapists

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,700

Median Salary (TX): $46,300

Employment (TX): 1,380

Massage Therapists
Massage Therapists

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Perform therapeutic massages of soft tissues and joints. May assist in the assessment of range of motion and muscle strength, or propose client therapy plans.

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Starting Salary (TX):$34,870

Median Salary (TX): $59,370

Employment (TX): 8,630

Materials Engineers
Materials Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,690

Median Salary (TX): $117,700

Employment (TX): 1,440

Materials Scientists
Materials Scientists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,970

Median Salary (TX): $72,700

Employment (TX): 300

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,430

Median Salary (TX): $76,990

Employment (TX): 4,870

Mechanical Drafters
Mechanical Drafters

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.

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Starting Salary (TX):$52,000

Median Salary (TX): $79,380

Employment (TX): 4,630

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,530

Median Salary (TX): $76,610

Employment (TX): 2,140

Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$75,810

Median Salary (TX): $112,410

Employment (TX): 22,080

Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,430

Median Salary (TX): $115,810

Employment (TX): 10,820

Media Programming Directors
Media Programming Directors

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,610

Median Salary (TX): $71,710

Employment (TX): 6,610

Media Technical Directors/Managers
Media Technical Directors/Managers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,610

Median Salary (TX): $71,710

Employment (TX): 6,610

Medical and Health Services Managers
Medical and Health Services Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$65,520

Median Salary (TX): $114,150

Employment (TX): 58,420

Medical Appliance Technicians
Medical Appliance Technicians

Industries: Production Occupations

Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,510

Median Salary (TX): $46,430

Employment (TX): 310

Medical Assistants
Medical Assistants

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,200

Median Salary (TX): $39,520

Employment (TX): 75,340

Medical Dosimetrists
Medical Dosimetrists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Generate radiation treatment plans, develop radiation dose calculations, communicate and supervise the treatment plan implementation, and consult with members of radiation oncology team.

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Starting Salary (TX):$118,960

Median Salary (TX): $134,680

Employment (TX): 330

Medical Equipment Preparers
Medical Equipment Preparers

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Prepare, sterilize, install, or clean laboratory or healthcare equipment. May perform routine laboratory tasks and operate or inspect equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,390

Median Salary (TX): $46,970

Employment (TX): 4,520

Medical Equipment Repairers
Medical Equipment Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,030

Median Salary (TX): $58,370

Employment (TX): 5,540

Medical Records Specialists
Medical Records Specialists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.

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Starting Salary (TX):$34,440

Median Salary (TX): $48,860

Employment (TX): 17,210

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,870

Median Salary (TX): $80,470

Employment (TX): 11,920

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.

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Starting Salary (TX):$33,090

Median Salary (TX): $42,910

Employment (TX): 78,740

Medical Transcriptionists
Medical Transcriptionists

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.

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Starting Salary (TX):$22,540

Median Salary (TX): $42,900

Employment (TX): 7,520

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$34,990

Median Salary (TX): $57,470

Employment (TX): 10,730

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,870

Median Salary (TX): $46,630

Employment (TX): 8,220

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,860

Median Salary (TX): $37,260

Employment (TX): 14,730

Microbiologists
Microbiologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Investigate the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Includes medical microbiologists who study the relationship between organisms and disease or the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,850

Median Salary (TX): $66,450

Employment (TX): 920

Microsystems Engineers
Microsystems Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,430

Median Salary (TX): $115,810

Employment (TX): 10,820

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,410

Median Salary (TX): $63,390

Employment (TX): 80,160

Midwives
Midwives

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,360

Median Salary (TX): $62,420

Employment (TX): 1,460

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Conduct subsurface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. May specify the ground support systems, processes, and equipment for safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction or underground construction activities. May inspect areas for unsafe geological conditions, equipment, and working conditions. May design, implement, and coordinate mine safety programs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$79,990

Median Salary (TX): $100,580

Employment (TX): 160

Models
Models

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Model garments or other apparel and accessories for prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, or retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used in magazines or advertisements. May pose as subject for paintings, sculptures, and other types of artistic expression.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,010

Median Salary (TX): $46,840

Employment (TX): No Data

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,910

Median Salary (TX): $40,010

Employment (TX): 2,550

Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Research and study cellular molecules and organelles to understand cell function and organization.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,940

Median Salary (TX): $80,870

Employment (TX): 2,480

Motion Picture Projectionists
Motion Picture Projectionists

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Set up and operate motion picture projection and related sound reproduction equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$26,470

Median Salary (TX): $31,160

Employment (TX): 40

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Museum Technicians and Conservators

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.

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Starting Salary (TX):$24,770

Median Salary (TX): $45,880

Employment (TX): 670

Music Directors and Composers
Music Directors and Composers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Conduct, direct, plan, and lead instrumental or vocal performances by musical artists or groups, such as orchestras, bands, choirs, and glee clubs; or create original works of music.

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Starting Salary (TX):$27,970

Median Salary (TX): $65,570

Employment (TX): 480

Music Therapists
Music Therapists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Plan, organize, direct, or assess clinical and evidenced-based music therapy interventions to positively influence individuals' physical, psychological, cognitive, or behavioral status.

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Starting Salary (TX):$33,710

Median Salary (TX): $74,750

Employment (TX): 1,320

Musicians and Singers
Musicians and Singers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Play one or more musical instruments or sing. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for sound or video recording.

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Starting Salary (US): $42,328

Median Salary (US): $99,424

Employment (TX): 1,430

Nannies
Nannies

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Care for children in private households and provide support and expertise to parents in satisfying children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Duties may include meal planning and preparation, laundry and clothing care, organization of play activities and outings, discipline, intellectual stimulation, language activities, and transportation.

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Starting Salary (TX):$21,750

Median Salary (TX): $28,570

Employment (TX): 34,160

Nanosystems Engineers
Nanosystems Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,430

Median Salary (TX): $115,810

Employment (TX): 10,820

Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Implement production processes and operate commercial-scale production equipment to produce, test, or modify materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition. Operate advanced microscopy equipment to manipulate nanoscale objects. Work under the supervision of nanoengineering staff.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,650

Median Salary (TX): $62,020

Employment (TX): 5,060

Natural Sciences Managers
Natural Sciences Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

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Starting Salary (TX):$74,200

Median Salary (TX): $129,960

Employment (TX): 7,470

Naturopathic Physicians
Naturopathic Physicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.

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Starting Salary (TX):$75,170

Median Salary (TX): $105,370

Employment (TX): 1,250

Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,650

Median Salary (TX): $101,240

Employment (TX): 34,840

Neurodiagnostic Technologists
Neurodiagnostic Technologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,190

Median Salary (TX): $47,870

Employment (TX): 15,370

Neurologists
Neurologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, with a primarily nonsurgical focus.

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Starting Salary (TX):$99,490

Median Salary (TX): $360,640

Employment (TX): 660

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,990

Median Salary (TX): $48,470

Employment (TX): 2,670

Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Test the safety of structures, vehicles, or vessels using x-ray, ultrasound, fiber optic or related equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,720

Median Salary (TX): $73,860

Employment (TX): 7,110

Nuclear Engineers
Nuclear Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.

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Starting Salary (TX):$83,250

Median Salary (TX): $128,340

Employment (TX): 190

Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.

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Starting Salary (TX):$81,330

Median Salary (TX): $101,170

Employment (TX): 1,060

Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$101,190

Median Salary (TX): $124,060

Employment (TX): 110

Nuclear Technicians
Nuclear Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Assist nuclear physicists, nuclear engineers, or other scientists in laboratory, power generation, or electricity production activities. May operate, maintain, or provide quality control for nuclear testing and research equipment. May monitor radiation.

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Starting Salary (TX):$101,190

Median Salary (TX): $124,060

Employment (TX): 110

Nurse Anesthetists
Nurse Anesthetists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

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Starting Salary (TX):$169,350

Median Salary (TX): $244,990

Employment (TX): 4,060

Nurse Midwives
Nurse Midwives

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.

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Starting Salary (TX):$90,260

Median Salary (TX): $123,380

Employment (TX): 290

Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

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Starting Salary (TX):$96,880

Median Salary (TX): $131,670

Employment (TX): 25,970

Nursing Assistants
Nursing Assistants

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,620

Median Salary (TX): $37,500

Employment (TX): 88,680

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,760

Median Salary (TX): $84,930

Employment (TX): 6,830

Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Provide medical care related to pregnancy or childbirth. Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases of women, particularly those affecting the reproductive system. May also provide general care to women. May perform both medical and gynecological surgery functions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$73,450

Median Salary (TX): $271,960

Employment (TX): 1,460

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,380

Median Salary (TX): $79,660

Employment (TX): 17,920

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$44,060

Median Salary (TX): $57,980

Employment (TX): 4,420

Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.

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Starting Salary (TX):$76,350

Median Salary (TX): $106,140

Employment (TX): 13,400

Occupational Therapy Aides
Occupational Therapy Aides

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing patient and treatment room.

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Starting Salary (TX):$22,100

Median Salary (TX): $37,180

Employment (TX): 410

Occupational Therapy Assistants
Occupational Therapy Assistants

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Assist occupational therapists in providing occupational therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, direct activity programs, and document the progress of treatments. Generally requires formal training.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,980

Median Salary (TX): $81,500

Employment (TX): 5,610

Online Merchants
Online Merchants

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Conduct retail activities of businesses operating exclusively online. May perform duties such as preparing business strategies, buying merchandise, managing inventory, implementing marketing activities, fulfilling and shipping online orders, and balancing financial records.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,310

Median Salary (TX): $80,820

Employment (TX): 104,270

Operations Research Analysts
Operations Research Analysts

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decisionmaking, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, services, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.

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Starting Salary (TX):$57,840

Median Salary (TX): $90,710

Employment (TX): 11,890

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,930

Median Salary (TX): $43,640

Employment (TX): 6,540

Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions and ophthalmic photography. Provide instruction and supervision to other ophthalmic personnel. Assist with minor surgical procedures, applying aseptic techniques and preparing instruments. May perform eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct patients in care and use of corrective lenses.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,190

Median Salary (TX): $47,870

Employment (TX): 15,370

Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and perform surgery to treat and help prevent disorders and diseases of the eye. May also provide vision services for treatment including glasses and contacts.

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Starting Salary (TX):$90,370

Median Salary (TX): $323,010

Employment (TX): No Data

Opticians, Dispensing
Opticians, Dispensing

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,970

Median Salary (TX): $38,720

Employment (TX): 6,700

Optometrists
Optometrists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$54,180

Median Salary (TX): $126,000

Employment (TX): 4,110

Orderlies
Orderlies

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Transport patients to areas such as operating rooms or x-ray rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. May maintain stocks of supplies or clean and transport equipment. Psychiatric orderlies are included in Psychiatric Aides.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,680

Median Salary (TX): $37,650

Employment (TX): 2,320

Orthodontists
Orthodontists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.

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Starting Salary (US): $99,861

Median Salary (US): $289,141

Employment (TX): 1,070

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and perform surgery to treat and prevent rheumatic and other diseases in the musculoskeletal system.

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Starting Salary (TX):$75,580

Median Salary (TX): $200,780

Employment (TX): 490

Orthoptists
Orthoptists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.

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Starting Salary (TX):$75,170

Median Salary (TX): $105,370

Employment (TX): 1,250

Orthotists and Prosthetists
Orthotists and Prosthetists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,390

Median Salary (TX): $77,220

Employment (TX): 500

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$34,730

Median Salary (TX): $45,720

Employment (TX): 2,270

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Industries: Legal Occupations

Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,190

Median Salary (TX): $62,310

Employment (TX): 29,540

Paramedics
Paramedics

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. May administer medication intravenously, use equipment such as EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals.

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Starting Salary (TX):$41,030

Median Salary (TX): $57,500

Employment (TX): 8,410

Park Naturalists
Park Naturalists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.

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Starting Salary (TX):$53,440

Median Salary (TX): $68,620

Employment (TX): 1,970

Parts Salespersons
Parts Salespersons

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.

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Starting Salary (TX):$24,840

Median Salary (TX): $35,440

Employment (TX): 25,500

Patient Representatives
Patient Representatives

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,190

Median Salary (TX): $47,870

Employment (TX): 15,370

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,040

Median Salary (TX): $54,090

Employment (TX): 13,220

Pediatric Surgeons
Pediatric Surgeons

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and perform surgery to treat fetal abnormalities and birth defects, diseases, and injuries in fetuses, premature and newborn infants, children, and adolescents. Includes all pediatric surgical specialties and subspecialties.

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Starting Salary (TX):$239,200

Median Salary (TX): $239,200

Employment (TX): 300

Pediatricians, General
Pediatricians, General

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.

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Starting Salary (TX):$77,570

Median Salary (TX): $173,360

Employment (TX): 2,740

Penetration Testers
Penetration Testers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Evaluate network system security by conducting simulated internal and external cyberattacks using adversary tools and techniques. Attempt to breach and exploit critical systems and gain access to sensitive information to assess system security.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $111,530

Employment (TX): 57,020

Personal Financial Advisors
Personal Financial Advisors

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Advise clients on financial plans using knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives. May also buy and sell financial assets for clients.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,450

Median Salary (TX): $99,160

Employment (TX): 18,200

Petroleum Engineers
Petroleum Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.

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Starting Salary (TX):$89,990

Median Salary (TX): $164,860

Employment (TX): 9,140

Pharmacists
Pharmacists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.

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Starting Salary (TX):$95,950

Median Salary (TX): $138,260

Employment (TX): 24,700

Pharmacy Aides
Pharmacy Aides

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,540

Median Salary (TX): $38,630

Employment (TX): 2,900

Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy Technicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,920

Median Salary (TX): $45,900

Employment (TX): 41,740

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,640

Median Salary (TX): $76,700

Employment (TX): 1,760

Phlebotomists
Phlebotomists

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research. May explain the procedure to patients and assist in the recovery of patients with adverse reactions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$32,570

Median Salary (TX): $40,450

Employment (TX): 12,820

Photographers
Photographers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

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Starting Salary (TX):$24,910

Median Salary (TX): $41,280

Employment (TX): 4,330

Photonics Engineers
Photonics Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,430

Median Salary (TX): $115,810

Employment (TX): 10,820

Photonics Technicians
Photonics Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,720

Median Salary (TX): $73,860

Employment (TX): 7,110

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,600

Median Salary (TX): $269,800

Employment (TX): 30,720

Physical Therapist Aides
Physical Therapist Aides

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Under close supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing the patient and the treatment area.

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Starting Salary (TX):$22,520

Median Salary (TX): $31,590

Employment (TX): 5,710

Physical Therapist Assistants
Physical Therapist Assistants

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist. Generally requires formal training.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,900

Median Salary (TX): $78,000

Employment (TX): 10,510

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.

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Starting Salary (TX):$76,600

Median Salary (TX): $105,810

Employment (TX): 21,870

Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.

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Starting Salary (TX):$102,650

Median Salary (TX): $134,550

Employment (TX): 10,110

Physicians, Pathologists
Physicians, Pathologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose diseases and conduct lab tests using organs, body tissues, and fluids. Includes medical examiners.

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Starting Salary (TX):$105,560

Median Salary (TX): $345,830

Employment (TX): 1,530

Physicists
Physicists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.

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Starting Salary (TX):$69,960

Median Salary (TX): $184,040

Employment (TX): 580

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,590

Median Salary (TX): $97,760

Employment (TX): 1,110

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,270

Median Salary (TX): $59,840

Employment (TX): 44,090

Podiatrists
Podiatrists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.

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Starting Salary (TX):$96,700

Median Salary (TX): $175,520

Employment (TX): 500

Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,070

Median Salary (TX): $69,990

Employment (TX): 2,320

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,240

Median Salary (TX): $75,900

Employment (TX): 63,100

Police Identification and Records Officers
Police Identification and Records Officers

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Collect evidence at crime scene, classify and identify fingerprints, and photograph evidence for use in criminal and civil cases.

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Starting Salary (TX):$52,510

Median Salary (TX): $90,510

Employment (TX): 18,870

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,010

Median Salary (TX): $86,950

Employment (TX): 1,890

Political Scientists
Political Scientists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.

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Starting Salary (TX):$87,530

Median Salary (TX): $114,050

Employment (TX): 160

Postal Service Clerks
Postal Service Clerks

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.

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Starting Salary (TX):$42,600

Median Salary (TX): $62,610

Employment (TX): 4,900

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.

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Starting Salary (TX):$87,110

Median Salary (TX): $97,550

Employment (TX): 820

Potters, Manufacturing
Potters, Manufacturing

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,910

Median Salary (TX): $40,010

Employment (TX): 2,550

Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Industries: Production Occupations

Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.

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Starting Salary (TX):$75,990

Median Salary (TX): $102,890

Employment (TX): 970

Power Plant Operators
Power Plant Operators

Industries: Production Occupations

Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,500

Median Salary (TX): $102,510

Employment (TX): 2,100

Precision Agriculture Technicians
Precision Agriculture Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Apply geospatial technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS), to agricultural production or management activities, such as pest scouting, site-specific pesticide application, yield mapping, or variable-rate irrigation. May use computers to develop or analyze maps or remote sensing images to compare physical topography with data on soils, fertilizer, pests, or weather.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,400

Median Salary (TX): $50,270

Employment (TX): 120

Prepress Technicians and Workers
Prepress Technicians and Workers

Industries: Production Occupations

Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,590

Median Salary (TX): $38,410

Employment (TX): 2,320

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

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Starting Salary (TX):$26,430

Median Salary (TX): $33,860

Employment (TX): 41,200

Preventive Medicine Physicians
Preventive Medicine Physicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,600

Median Salary (TX): $269,800

Employment (TX): 30,720

Private Detectives and Investigators
Private Detectives and Investigators

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Gather, analyze, compile, and report information regarding individuals or organizations to clients, or detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,650

Median Salary (TX): $51,810

Employment (TX): 3,220

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$46,020

Median Salary (TX): $52,880

Employment (TX): 8,100

Procurement Clerks
Procurement Clerks

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,100

Median Salary (TX): $47,660

Employment (TX): 3,740

Producers and Directors
Producers and Directors

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,610

Median Salary (TX): $71,710

Employment (TX): 6,610

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,470

Median Salary (TX): $55,850

Employment (TX): 33,080

Project Management Specialists
Project Management Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.

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Starting Salary (TX):$57,460

Median Salary (TX): $98,440

Employment (TX): 138,960

Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Proofreaders and Copy Markers

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.

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Starting Salary (TX):$32,010

Median Salary (TX): $41,990

Employment (TX): 200

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,080

Median Salary (TX): $61,320

Employment (TX): 45,350

Psychiatric Aides
Psychiatric Aides

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,430

Median Salary (TX): $42,560

Employment (TX): 1,760

Psychiatric Technicians
Psychiatric Technicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral or injectable medications.

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Starting Salary (TX):$33,240

Median Salary (TX): $39,970

Employment (TX): 11,350

Psychiatrists
Psychiatrists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.

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Starting Salary (TX):$73,330

Median Salary (TX): $228,460

Employment (TX): 1,690

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,320

Median Salary (TX): $77,060

Employment (TX): 3,380

Public Relations Managers
Public Relations Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.

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Starting Salary (TX):$78,400

Median Salary (TX): $126,670

Employment (TX): 8,190

Public Relations Specialists
Public Relations Specialists

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,840

Median Salary (TX): $65,160

Employment (TX): 25,220

Purchasing Managers
Purchasing Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$86,340

Median Salary (TX): $134,670

Employment (TX): 9,640

Quality Control Analysts
Quality Control Analysts

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct tests to determine quality of raw materials, bulk intermediate and finished products. May conduct stability sample tests.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,950

Median Salary (TX): $48,960

Employment (TX): 9,170

Quality Control Systems Managers
Quality Control Systems Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.

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Starting Salary (TX):$79,780

Median Salary (TX): $130,890

Employment (TX): 21,200

Radiation Therapists
Radiation Therapists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiation oncologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.

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Starting Salary (TX):$88,840

Median Salary (TX): $105,770

Employment (TX): 1,000

Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.

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Starting Salary (TX):$82,950

Median Salary (TX): $132,220

Employment (TX): 9,520

Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair, install, or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems used in cellular telecommunications, mobile broadband, ship-to-shore, aircraft-to-ground communications, and radio equipment in service and emergency vehicles. May test and analyze network coverage.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,700

Median Salary (TX): $77,910

Employment (TX): 830

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Take x-rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's bloodstream for diagnostic or research purposes. Includes radiologic technologists and technicians who specialize in other scanning modalities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,550

Median Salary (TX): $78,630

Employment (TX): 20,250

Radiologists
Radiologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries using medical imaging techniques, such as x rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, and ultrasounds. May perform minimally invasive medical procedures and tests.

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Starting Salary (TX):$77,270

Median Salary (TX): $319,320

Employment (TX): 2,330

Range Managers
Range Managers

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.

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Starting Salary (TX):$53,440

Median Salary (TX): $68,620

Employment (TX): 1,970

Real Estate Brokers
Real Estate Brokers

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Operate real estate office, or work for commercial real estate firm, overseeing real estate transactions. Other duties usually include selling real estate or renting properties and arranging loans.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,970

Median Salary (TX): $63,390

Employment (TX): 2,040

Real Estate Sales Agents
Real Estate Sales Agents

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,110

Median Salary (TX): $45,740

Employment (TX): 22,250

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,200

Median Salary (TX): $76,480

Employment (TX): 1,460

Recreation Workers
Recreation Workers

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Conduct recreation activities with groups in public, private, or volunteer agencies or recreation facilities. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members.

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Starting Salary (TX):$22,910

Median Salary (TX): $32,720

Employment (TX): 18,660

Recreational Therapists
Recreational Therapists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions. Activities include sports, trips, dramatics, social activities, and crafts. May assess a patient condition and recommend appropriate recreational activity.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,210

Median Salary (TX): $62,490

Employment (TX): 800

Registered Nurses
Registered Nurses

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,120

Median Salary (TX): $95,970

Employment (TX): 271,380

Regulatory Affairs Managers
Regulatory Affairs Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.

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Starting Salary (TX):$78,050

Median Salary (TX): $134,390

Employment (TX): 61,410

Regulatory Affairs Specialists
Regulatory Affairs Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Coordinate and document internal regulatory processes, such as internal audits, inspections, license renewals, or registrations. May compile and prepare materials for submission to regulatory agencies.

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Starting Salary (TX):$45,170

Median Salary (TX): $75,370

Employment (TX): 42,900

Rehabilitation Counselors
Rehabilitation Counselors

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,070

Median Salary (TX): $49,990

Employment (TX): 1,840

Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Apply remote sensing principles and methods to analyze data and solve problems in areas such as natural resource management, urban planning, or homeland security. May develop new sensor systems, analytical techniques, or new applications for existing systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,170

Median Salary (TX): $100,920

Employment (TX): 2,310

Remote Sensing Technicians
Remote Sensing Technicians

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,950

Median Salary (TX): $48,960

Employment (TX): 9,170

Residential Advisors
Residential Advisors

Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations

Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,750

Median Salary (TX): $37,630

Employment (TX): 3,630

Respiratory Therapists
Respiratory Therapists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$61,310

Median Salary (TX): $79,540

Employment (TX): 12,130

Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Implement procedures and systems to prevent merchandise loss. Conduct audits and investigations of employee activity. May assist in developing policies, procedures, and systems for safeguarding assets.

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Starting Salary (TX):$25,570

Median Salary (TX): $33,500

Employment (TX): 4,360

Retail Salespersons
Retail Salespersons

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$23,330

Median Salary (TX): $30,800

Employment (TX): 341,640

Robotics Engineers
Robotics Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,430

Median Salary (TX): $115,810

Employment (TX): 10,820

Robotics Technicians
Robotics Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$41,890

Median Salary (TX): $54,460

Employment (TX): 1,800

Sales Engineers
Sales Engineers

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.

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Starting Salary (TX):$78,730

Median Salary (TX): $130,610

Employment (TX): 6,800

Sales Managers
Sales Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$68,750

Median Salary (TX): $136,020

Employment (TX): 76,010

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$33,360

Median Salary (TX): $61,680

Employment (TX): 135,030

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,380

Median Salary (TX): $65,970

Employment (TX): 95,670

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,530

Median Salary (TX): $99,080

Employment (TX): 44,400

School Psychologists
School Psychologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,650

Median Salary (TX): $83,690

Employment (TX): 4,250

Search Marketing Strategists
Search Marketing Strategists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Employ search marketing tactics to increase visibility and engagement with content, products, or services in Internet-enabled devices or interfaces. Examine search query behaviors on general or specialty search engines or other Internet-based content. Analyze research, data, or technology to understand user intent and measure outcomes for ongoing optimization.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,640

Median Salary (TX): $72,520

Employment (TX): 63,350

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,410

Median Salary (TX): $63,590

Employment (TX): 111,660

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,810

Median Salary (TX): $45,140

Employment (TX): 149,650

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,160

Median Salary (TX): $78,470

Employment (TX): 41,640

Security Guards
Security Guards

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

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Starting Salary (TX):$26,950

Median Salary (TX): $35,980

Employment (TX): 106,210

Security Management Specialists
Security Management Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Conduct security assessments for organizations, and design security systems and processes. May specialize in areas such as physical security or the safety of employees and facilities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,310

Median Salary (TX): $80,820

Employment (TX): 104,270

Security Managers
Security Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Direct an organization's security functions, including physical security and safety of employees and facilities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$56,960

Median Salary (TX): $99,430

Employment (TX): 13,140

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Self-Enrichment Teachers

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

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Starting Salary (TX):$24,020

Median Salary (TX): $36,140

Employment (TX): 16,680

Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Industries: Production Occupations

Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,750

Median Salary (TX): $38,440

Employment (TX): 6,110

Set and Exhibit Designers
Set and Exhibit Designers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Design special exhibits and sets for film, video, television, and theater productions. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,480

Median Salary (TX): $56,930

Employment (TX): 210

Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Community Service Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,300

Median Salary (TX): $76,520

Employment (TX): 13,460

Social and Human Service Assistants
Social and Human Service Assistants

Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations

Assist other social and human service providers in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and social and community services. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,350

Median Salary (TX): $45,860

Employment (TX): 21,620

Social Science Research Assistants
Social Science Research Assistants

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,120

Median Salary (TX): $58,070

Employment (TX): 1,180

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,340

Median Salary (TX): $83,440

Employment (TX): 90

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach courses in sociology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,130

Median Salary (TX): $81,220

Employment (TX): 1,040

Software Developers
Software Developers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Update software or enhance existing software capabilities. May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements. May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.

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Starting Salary (TX):$82,600

Median Salary (TX): $132,150

Employment (TX): 163,880

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes. Test system modifications to prepare for implementation. Document software and application defects using a bug tracking system and report defects to software or web developers. Create and maintain databases of known defects. May participate in software design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, operational characteristics, product designs, and schedules.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,010

Median Salary (TX): $101,850

Employment (TX): 19,590

Soil and Plant Scientists
Soil and Plant Scientists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.

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Starting Salary (US): $48,693

Median Salary (US): $78,853

Employment (TX): 500

Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solar Energy Installation Managers

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,000

Median Salary (TX): $74,520

Employment (TX): 90,010

Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers. Design solar domestic hot water and space heating systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural energy requirements, local climates, solar technology, and thermodynamics.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,430

Median Salary (TX): $115,810

Employment (TX): 10,820

Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.

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Starting Salary (TX):$51,530

Median Salary (TX): $99,080

Employment (TX): 44,400

Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,270

Median Salary (TX): $59,840

Employment (TX): 44,090

Sound Engineering Technicians
Sound Engineering Technicians

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Assemble and operate equipment to record, synchronize, mix, edit, or reproduce sound, including music, voices, or sound effects, for theater, video, film, television, podcasts, sporting events, and other productions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$34,920

Median Salary (TX): $54,370

Employment (TX): 830

Spa Managers
Spa Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of a spa facility. Coordinate programs, schedule and direct staff, and oversee financial activities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,920

Median Salary (TX): $61,310

Employment (TX): No Data

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,530

Median Salary (TX): $63,360

Employment (TX): 12,580

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,090

Median Salary (TX): $65,680

Employment (TX): 2,010

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$52,270

Median Salary (TX): $64,830

Employment (TX): 10,200

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Special Effects Artists and Animators

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.

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Starting Salary (TX):$56,020

Median Salary (TX): $78,930

Employment (TX): No Data

Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Pathologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$66,370

Median Salary (TX): $99,910

Employment (TX): 19,120

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Assist speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Implement speech and language programs or activities as planned and directed by speech-language pathologists. Monitor the use of alternative communication devices and systems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$29,780

Median Salary (TX): $45,250

Employment (TX): 10,320

Sports Medicine Physicians
Sports Medicine Physicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,600

Median Salary (TX): $269,800

Employment (TX): 30,720

Statistical Assistants
Statistical Assistants

Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.

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Starting Salary (TX):$35,620

Median Salary (TX): $43,590

Employment (TX): No Data

Statisticians
Statisticians

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

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.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,900

Median Salary (TX): $102,960

Employment (TX): 1,390

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

Industries: Production Occupations

Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.

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Starting Salary (TX):$28,910

Median Salary (TX): $40,010

Employment (TX): 2,550

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

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

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Starting Salary (TX):$22,870

Median Salary (TX): $32,040

Employment (TX): 29,150

Supply Chain Managers
Supply Chain Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,380

Median Salary (TX): $100,700

Employment (TX): 28,710

Surgical Assistants
Surgical Assistants

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,750

Median Salary (TX): $64,930

Employment (TX): 2,840

Surgical Technologists
Surgical Technologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,950

Median Salary (TX): $65,220

Employment (TX): 10,160

Survey Researchers
Survey Researchers

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Plan, develop, or conduct surveys. May analyze and interpret the meaning of survey data, determine survey objectives, or suggest or test question wording. Includes social scientists who primarily design questionnaires or supervise survey teams.

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Starting Salary (TX):$26,040

Median Salary (TX): $47,330

Employment (TX): 680

Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

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.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,120

Median Salary (TX): $47,680

Employment (TX): 8,720

Surveyors
Surveyors

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

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.

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Starting Salary (TX):$42,450

Median Salary (TX): $61,150

Employment (TX): 6,410

Sustainability Specialists
Sustainability Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Address organizational sustainability issues, such as waste stream management, green building practices, and green procurement plans.

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Starting Salary (TX):$47,310

Median Salary (TX): $80,820

Employment (TX): 104,270

Talent Directors
Talent Directors

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$40,610

Median Salary (TX): $71,710

Employment (TX): 6,610

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$41,450

Median Salary (TX): $58,200

Employment (TX): 3,980

Tax Preparers
Tax Preparers

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,110

Median Salary (TX): $47,460

Employment (TX): 6,010

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing instructional support activities, such as developing teaching materials, leading discussion groups, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$23,660

Median Salary (TX): $55,670

Employment (TX): 13,540

Technical Writers
Technical Writers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,590

Median Salary (TX): $82,750

Employment (TX): 3,340

Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Design or configure wired, wireless, and satellite communications systems for voice, video, and data services. Supervise installation, service, and maintenance.

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Starting Salary (TX):$70,110

Median Salary (TX): $133,310

Employment (TX): 13,650

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,140

Median Salary (TX): $59,370

Employment (TX): 13,440

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Industries: Legal Occupations

Search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes. May compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.

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Starting Salary (TX):$38,320

Median Salary (TX): $60,120

Employment (TX): 6,770

Traffic Technicians
Traffic Technicians

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer.

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Starting Salary (TX):$37,930

Median Salary (TX): $48,770

Employment (TX): 650

Training and Development Managers
Training and Development Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the training and development activities and staff of an organization.

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Starting Salary (TX):$77,620

Median Salary (TX): $124,280

Employment (TX): 6,190

Training and Development Specialists
Training and Development Specialists

Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. May analyze organizational training needs or evaluate training effectiveness.

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Starting Salary (TX):$33,250

Median Salary (TX): $62,860

Employment (TX): 46,630

Transit and Railroad Police
Transit and Railroad Police

Industries: Protective Service Occupations

Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$53,710

Median Salary (TX): $78,480

Employment (TX): 80

Transportation Engineers
Transportation Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy. Prepare designs, specifications, or estimates for transportation facilities. Plan modifications of existing streets, highways, or freeways to improve traffic flow.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,240

Median Salary (TX): $96,860

Employment (TX): 34,870

Transportation Inspectors
Transportation Inspectors

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,020

Median Salary (TX): $101,440

Employment (TX): 2,290

Transportation Planners
Transportation Planners

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Prepare studies for proposed transportation projects. Gather, compile, and analyze data. Study the use and operation of transportation systems. Develop transportation models or simulations.

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Starting Salary (TX):$74,820

Median Salary (TX): $101,800

Employment (TX): 2,260

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Inspect and monitor transportation equipment, vehicles, or systems to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.

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Starting Salary (TX):$43,020

Median Salary (TX): $101,440

Employment (TX): 2,290

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,380

Median Salary (TX): $100,700

Employment (TX): 28,710

Travel Agents
Travel Agents

Industries: Sales and Related Occupations

Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required. May also describe, plan, and arrange itineraries and sell tour packages. May assist in resolving clients' travel problems.

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Starting Salary (TX):$31,740

Median Salary (TX): $49,500

Employment (TX): 4,310

Treasurers and Controllers
Treasurers and Controllers

Industries: Management Occupations

Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.

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Starting Salary (TX):$98,250

Median Salary (TX): $164,860

Employment (TX): 71,870

Tutors
Tutors

Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations

Instruct individual students or small groups of students in academic subjects to support formal class instruction or to prepare students for standardized or admissions tests.

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Starting Salary (TX):$24,450

Median Salary (TX): $33,620

Employment (TX): 10,690

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.

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Starting Salary (TX):$23,670

Median Salary (TX): $42,920

Employment (TX): 650

Urban and Regional Planners
Urban and Regional Planners

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions, such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,510

Median Salary (TX): $82,830

Employment (TX): 2,190

Urologists
Urologists

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.

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Starting Salary (TX):$60,600

Median Salary (TX): $269,800

Employment (TX): 30,720

Validation Engineers
Validation Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design or plan protocols for equipment or processes to produce products meeting internal and external purity, safety, and quality requirements.

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Starting Salary (TX):$67,490

Median Salary (TX): $104,560

Employment (TX): 30,980

Veterinarians
Veterinarians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.

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Starting Salary (TX):$76,510

Median Salary (TX): $131,330

Employment (TX): 6,270

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations

Feed, water, and examine pets and other nonfarm animals for signs of illness, disease, or injury in laboratories and animal hospitals and clinics. Clean and disinfect cages and work areas, and sterilize laboratory and surgical equipment. May provide routine postoperative care, administer medication orally or topically, or prepare samples for laboratory examination under the supervision of veterinary or laboratory animal technologists or technicians, veterinarians, or scientists.

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Starting Salary (TX):$24,070

Median Salary (TX): $34,850

Employment (TX): 8,440

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines. May assist a veterinarian during surgery.

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Starting Salary (TX):$30,320

Median Salary (TX): $39,410

Employment (TX): 16,730

Video Game Designers
Video Game Designers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,290

Median Salary (TX): $102,650

Employment (TX): 5,910

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

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Starting Salary (TX):$36,550

Median Salary (TX): $49,460

Employment (TX): 10,520

Water Resource Specialists
Water Resource Specialists

Industries: Management Occupations

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

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Starting Salary (TX):$74,200

Median Salary (TX): $129,960

Employment (TX): 7,470

Water/Wastewater Engineers
Water/Wastewater Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage. Prepare environmental documentation for water resources, regulatory program compliance, data management and analysis, and field work. Perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.

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Starting Salary (TX):$63,240

Median Salary (TX): $96,860

Employment (TX): 34,870

Web Administrators
Web Administrators

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.

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Starting Salary (TX):$55,480

Median Salary (TX): $111,530

Employment (TX): 57,020

Web and Digital Interface Designers
Web and Digital Interface Designers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links.

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Starting Salary (TX):$59,290

Median Salary (TX): $102,650

Employment (TX): 5,910

Web Developers
Web Developers

Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.

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Starting Salary (TX):$50,060

Median Salary (TX): $85,800

Employment (TX): 4,910

Wind Energy Development Managers
Wind Energy Development Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.

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Starting Salary (TX):$78,050

Median Salary (TX): $134,390

Employment (TX): 61,410

Wind Energy Engineers
Wind Energy Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

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Starting Salary (TX):$64,430

Median Salary (TX): $115,810

Employment (TX): 10,820

Wind Energy Operations Managers
Wind Energy Operations Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.

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Starting Salary (TX):$78,050

Median Salary (TX): $134,390

Employment (TX): 61,410

Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.

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Starting Salary (TX):$48,830

Median Salary (TX): $61,950

Employment (TX): 3,890

Writers and Authors
Writers and Authors

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

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Starting Salary (TX):$49,070

Median Salary (TX): $69,990

Employment (TX): 2,320

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.

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Starting Salary (TX):$39,800

Median Salary (TX): $49,100

Employment (TX): 580

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