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What the job involves, the skills employers look for, the education people in the job report, and what it pays in the U.S., for 15 common roles in retail, hospitality, customer service, sales and technology.
Pay data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Job content: O*NET 31.0.
Retail
- Retail Sales Associate: median $35,410 a year
- Cashier: median $32,880 a year
- Retail Store Supervisor: median $48,520 a year
- Stocker and Order Filler: median $37,330 a year
Restaurants and hospitality
- Fast Food and Counter Worker: median $31,200 a year
- Server: median $35,230 a year
- Line Cook: median $37,390 a year
- Bartender: median $34,340 a year
- Hotel Front Desk Clerk: median $35,070 a year
Customer service and office
- Customer Service Representative: median $44,770 a year
- Receptionist: median $38,010 a year
Sales
- Sales Representative: median $69,990 a year
Technology
- Software Developer: median $135,980 a year
- IT Support Specialist: median $61,860 a year
- Web Developer: median $92,650 a year
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Sources and methodology
Wage and employment estimates: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, cross-industry estimates for all ownerships. Figures are as published; BLS does not publish some estimates for some states. As defined by BLS, wages include tips, commissions and production bonuses, and exclude overtime pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and other premium pay. BLS OEWS
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