50 JOBS THAT PAY $50,000
By Kate Lorenz
(Source:CareerBuilder.com)
While the unemployment rate edged up in August to 9.7 — the country’s highest in 27 years — the Labor Department has reported that fewer jobs were lost. While employment continued to drop, that decline appears to be slowing: -216,000 jobs in August compared to -463,000 in June and -276,000 in July.
This latest report also shed some light on discouraged workers:
Among the marginally attached, the number of discouraged workers in August (758,000) has nearly doubled over the past 12 months. Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The other 1.5 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in August had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.
It seems many of the people we at The Work Buzz are hearing from these days are discouraged. They say there aren’t enough jobs, there aren’t the right jobs, there aren’t any jobs.
Yes, it is taking more time these days to find a job, but hopefully, we can help you fight that job seeker fatigue. For example, we told you this week about a new CBsalary tool that matches salaries to jobs.
Many of you tell us that you’ll take any job as long as it pays the bills. Here’s one way this tool might fit in. Say you need to earn $50,000 to support yourself and your family. Type in your location and that number and — voila! — you’ll receive a list of jobs that match that pay an average of $50,000 in your area.
While we’re on the subject, we thought we’d give you a list to start with. Here are 50 jobs that pay an average of $50,000 annually in the United States:
Millwrights
Annual average earnings: $50,040*
Mechanical engineering technicians
Annual average earnings: $50,070
Industrial engineering technicians
Annual average earnings: $50,130
Vocational education teachers, middle school
Annual average earnings: $50,150
Food service managers
Annual average earnings: $50,400
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
Annual average earnings: $51,020
Dietitians and nutritionists
Annual average earnings: $51,540
Pile-driver operators
Annual average earnings: $51,650
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
Annual average earnings: $51,960
Court reporters
Annual average earnings: $52,150
Chemical plant and system operators
Annual average earnings: $52,160
Construction and building inspectors
Annual average earnings: $52,240
Elementary school teachers, except special education
Annual average earnings: $52,550
Lodging managers
Annual average earnings: $52,570
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
Annual average earnings: $52,650
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Annual average earnings: $52,950
Forensic science technicians
Annual average earnings: $52,970
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
Annual average earnings: $53,090
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
Annual average earnings: $53,100
Boilermakers
Annual average earnings: $53,110
Sound engineering technicians
Annual average earnings: $53,150
Respiratory therapists
Annual average earnings: $53,170
Advertising sales agents
Annual average earnings: $53,230
Radiologic technologists and technicians
Annual average earnings: $53,410
Appraisers and assessors of real estate
Annual average earnings: $53,460
Educational, vocational, and school counselors
Annual average earnings: $53,540
Vocational education teachers, secondary school
Annual average earnings: $53,760
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
Annual average earnings: $53,960
Insurance appraisers, auto damage
Annual average earnings: $53,990
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
Annual average earnings: $54,050
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
Annual average earnings: $54,120
Real estate sales agents
Annual average earnings: $54,700
Librarians
Annual average earnings: $54,750
Training and development specialists
Annual average earnings: $54,840
Music directors and composers
Annual average earnings: $54,840
Special education teachers, secondary school
Annual average earnings: $55,140
Surveyors
Annual average earnings: $56,030
Property, real estate, and community association managers
Annual average earnings: $56,280
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
Annual average earnings: $56,560
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
Annual average earnings: $56,660
Legal support workers
Annual average earnings: $57,060
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
Annual average earnings: $57,080
Editors
Annual average earnings: $57,300
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Annual average earnings: $57,630
Funeral directors
Annual average earnings: $58,820
Public relations specialists
Annual average earnings: $59,030
Sales representatives, services
Annual average earnings: $59,150
Transportation inspectors
Annual average earnings: $59,650
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
Annual average earnings: $59,780
Instructional coordinators
Annual average earnings: $59,830
