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87 occupations starting with "P"

Pay-spread lens: OEWS medians on this page run from $35,060 to $311,180 (8.9×)

Highest-pay titles under "P" on this page

Letter-keyed occupation names (BLS SOC titles). Open any row for national pay bands and local detail.

  1. Prosthodontists · $311,180
  2. Psychiatrists · $281,870
  3. Purchasing Managers · $148,080
  4. Public Relations Managers · $146,910
  5. Political Scientists · $142,080
  6. Psychologists, All Other · $110,840
  7. Power Distributors and Dispatchers · $106,730
  8. Project Management Specialists · $102,320
  9. Power Plant Operators · $102,040
  10. Postmasters and Mail Superintendents · $96,660
  11. Producers and Directors · $90,360
  12. Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · $80,340
  13. Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · $77,640
  14. Public Relations Specialists · $74,750
  15. Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers · $69,990
  16. Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other · $68,990
  17. Property Appraisers and Assessors · $67,960
  18. Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · $66,270

The letter "P" covers 87 SOC titles in the BLS catalog (page 2 of 2, 37 shown). Combined OEWS employment on this page is about 4,758,180 (May 2025).

Published medians here span $35,060 to $311,180 (mean $83,459). Alphabetical SOC letters mix specialties with service roles; use Highest Salary or Most Jobs to reorder.

Each title opens the national occupation profile (percentile band, states, metros, outlook). OEWS includes tips and commissions; it excludes benefits and overtime premiums.

Showing 51-87 of 87 · default order = pay lens

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Occupation Median Salary
Prosthodontists $311,180
Psychiatrists $281,870
Purchasing Managers $148,080
Public Relations Managers $146,910
Political Scientists $142,080
Psychologists, All Other $110,840
Power Distributors and Dispatchers $106,730
Project Management Specialists $102,320
Power Plant Operators $102,040
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $96,660
Producers and Directors $90,360
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $80,340
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $77,640
Public Relations Specialists $74,750
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $69,990
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $68,990
Property Appraisers and Assessors $67,960
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $66,270
Postal Service Clerks $62,130
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $61,770
Postal Service Mail Carriers $60,550
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $59,650
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $58,470
Public Safety Telecommunicators $53,040
Pourers and Casters, Metal $51,810
Private Detectives and Investigators $51,220
Proofreaders and Copy Markers $51,120
Procurement Clerks $50,580
Prepress Technicians and Workers $48,690
Printing Press Operators $45,780
Psychiatric Technicians $45,130
Psychiatric Aides $44,910
Protective Service Workers, All Other $42,540
Print Binding and Finishing Workers $42,290
Production Workers, All Other $40,110
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $38,140
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials $35,060

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Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. SOC classification from BLS Standard Occupational Classification system, 2018 edition.

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