Research
Every job page on this site answers one question: what does this job pay, and what should you do about it. These pieces are the longer arguments behind those answers — what the wage data shows once you stack occupations against each other, and where the story about AI and pay stops matching the numbers.
Popular jobs
The 100 detailed occupations with the highest national employment in the BLS OEWS May 2025 national file. One PayCrunch page per SOC code, chosen as the page whose title is closest to that occupation.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Ranked by published national employment.
Retail Salesperson · Fast Food Worker · Operations Manager · Registered Nurse · Cashier · Mover · Stocker · Customer Service Representative · Office Clerk · Waiter Waitress · Janitor · Tow Truck Driver · Administrative Assistant · Software Developer · Building Maintenance Worker · Accountant · Certified Nursing Assistant · Office Supervisor · Line Cook · Assembler · Elementary Teacher · Bookkeeper · Security Guard · Sales Representative · Wholesale Sales Representative · Food Service Supervisor · Retail Supervisor · Construction Worker · Business Operations Specialist · High School Teacher · Delivery Driver · Medical Secretary · Landscaper · Recruiter · Receptionist · Market Research Analyst · Government Analyst · Food Prep Worker · Maid · Financial Manager · Medical Assistant · Shipping Clerk · Construction Foreman · Forklift Operator · Electrician · Bartender · Lawyer · IT Support Specialist · Mechanic · Loading Dock Supervisor · IT Manager · Police Officer · Carpenter · Fast Food Cook · Business Development Manager · Transportation Supervisor · IT Compliance Manager · Middle School Teacher · Mechanics Supervisor · Inspector Tester · Nurse Manager · Packer · Dining Attendant · Computer Systems Analyst · Child Care Worker · Substance Abuse Counselor · Purchasing Agent · Securities Trader · Insurance Agent · Preschool Teacher · Dishwasher · Pharmacy Technician · Plumber · Executive Secretary · Corporate Trainer · Cafeteria Cook · Victim Advocate · IoT Engineer · Hostess · Compliance Officer · Welder · HVAC Installer · School Bus Driver · Chief Marketing Officer · Paralegal · School Social Worker · Dental Assistant · Correctional Officer · Car Detailer · Construction Manager · Traffic Engineer · Industrial Engineer · Investment Analyst · Guidance Counselor · Firefighter · Sports Medicine Physician · Dance Instructor · Bank Teller · School Administrator · Claims Adjuster
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The data underneath
All of it is free to read and free to quote. The best-paying state for every occupation is published as an open CC BY 4.0 dataset, the statistics pages compute the aggregates, and the JSON API returns the same figures without the markup.