Careers: Associate's degree

48 occupations requiring associate's degree, sorted by median salary.

#	Occupation	Median Salary	Growth	Openings/yr	Safety
1	Air Traffic Controllers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$144,580	+1%	2	C
2	Nuclear Technicians Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$104,240	-8%	1	A
3	Radiation Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$101,990	+2%	1	A
4	Nuclear Medicine Technologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$97,020	+3%	1	A
5	Dental Hygienists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$94,260	+7%	15	A
6	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$89,340	+13%	6	A
7	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$88,180	+7%	3	A
8	Respiratory Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$80,450	+12%	9	A
9	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$79,830	+8%	1	A
10	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$77,660	+4%	13	A
11	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$77,390	+2%	6	A
12	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$77,180	+1%	8	A
13	Funeral Home Managers Management Occupations	$76,830	+4%	3	A
14	Electrical and Electronics Drafters Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$73,720	-6%	2	A
15	Computer Network Support Specialists Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$73,340	+2%	10	A
16	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$70,760	+1%	1	A
17	Legal Support Workers, All Other Legal Occupations	$68,760	-1%	5	A
18	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$68,730	+0%	3	A
19	Mechanical Drafters Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$68,510	-7%	3	A
20	Occupational Therapy Assistants Healthcare Support Occupations	$68,340	+19%	7	B
21	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$67,310	+15%	3	A
22	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$67,260	+3%	4	A
23	Physical Therapist Assistants Healthcare Support Occupations	$65,510	+22%	20	B
24	Calibration Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$65,040	+5%	1	A
25	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$64,790	+2%	6	A
26	Architectural and Civil Drafters Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$64,280	+4%	10	A
27	Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$64,200	+2%	6	A
28	Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$64,190	+9%	1	B
29	Medical Equipment Repairers Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$62,630	+13%	7	B
30	Drafters, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$62,010	-7%	1	A
31	Paralegals and Legal Assistants Legal Occupations	$61,010	+0%	39	A
32	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$60,130	+4%	11	A
33	Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$58,890	+1%	1	A
34	Hydrologic Technicians Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$58,570	-2%	0	A
35	Chemical Technicians Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$57,790	+4%	7	A
36	Embalmers Personal Care and Service Occupations	$56,280	+1%	1	A
37	Forest and Conservation Technicians Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$54,310	-3%	4	A
38	Broadcast Technicians Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$53,920	-3%	2	A
39	Desktop Publishers Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$53,620	-12%	0	A
40	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers Personal Care and Service Occupations	$49,800	+3%	3	A
41	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$49,490	+4%	6	A
42	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$49,440	-7%	9	A
43	Food Science Technicians Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$49,430	+5%	3	A
44	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$48,390	+2%	1	A
45	Agricultural Technicians Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$46,790	+4%	3	A
46	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$45,980	+9%	14	A
47	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$37,120	+4%	66	A
48	Dietetic Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$37,040	+3%	4	A

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