If you earned $25 an hour and worked the standard 40-hour workweek for 52 weeks each year, you'd be raking in $52,000* per year. Considering the national average salary is $43,460, according to the National Compensation Survey, you'd be doing pretty well for yourself.
So who earns more than $25 per hour? Here are 20 jobs that pay $25 or more per hour and their predicted job growth through 2018**:
1. Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
What they do: Teach students in a variety of subjects beyond the high school level
Hourly wage: $25.01
Mean annual salary: $52,030
Job outlook: 15 percent job growth through 2018
2. Stationary engineers and boiler operators
What they do: Control and maintain heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems
Hourly wage: $25.02
Mean annual salary: $52,040
Job outlook: 5 percent job growth through 2018
3. Health care practitioners and technical workers, all other
What they do: N/A
Hourly wage: $25.05
Mean annual salary: $52,110
Job outlook: N/A**
4. Curators
What they do: Oversee museum affairs and activities
Hourly wage: $25.16
Mean annual salary: $52,330
Job outlook: 23 percent job growth through 2018
5. Transit and railroad police
What they do: Protect and patrol railroad and transit property, employees and passengers
Hourly wage: $25.17
Mean annual salary: $52,350
Job outlook: N/A
6. Court reporters
What they do: Create verbatim transcripts of speeches, conversations, legal proceedings, meetings and other events
Hourly wage: $25.22
Mean annual salary: $52,460
Job outlook: 18 percent job growth through 2018
7. Subway and streetcar operators
What they do: Operate train systems and handle fares for passengers
Hourly wage: $25.38
Mean annual salary: $52,800
Job outlook: N/A
8. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
What they do: Diagnose and repair aircraft engines and assemblies
Hourly wage: $25.47
Mean annual salary: $52,970
Job outlook: 6 percent job growth through 2018
9. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
What they do: Set up, remove and repair switching and dialing equipment used in central offices or on customers' property
Hourly wage: $25.48
Mean annual salary: $52,990
Job outlook: 0 percent job growth through 2018
10. Real estate sales agents
What they do: Rent, buy or sell property for clients
Hourly wage: $25.53
Mean annual salary: $53,100
Job outlook: 16 percent job growth through 2018
11. Advertising sales agents
What they do: Sell or solicit ads or advertising space in publications, signs, TV and radio
Hourly wage: $25.57
Mean annual salary: $53,190
Job outlook: 7 percent job growth through 2018
12. Dieticians and nutritionists
What they do: Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to promote health and disease control
Hourly wage: $25.59
Mean annual salary: $53,230
Job outlook: 9 percent job growth through 2018
13. Music directors and composers
What they do: Conduct and plan performances by musical groups
Hourly wage: $25.68
Mean annual salary: $53,410
Job outlook: N/A
14. Lodging managers
What they do: Plan and coordinate accommodations of an organization or department that provides lodging
Hourly wage: $25.72
Mean annual salary: $53,500
Job outlook: N/A
15. Appraisers and assessors of real estate
What they do: Appraise property to determine its fair value
Hourly wage: $25.73
Mean annual salary: $53,520
Job outlook: 5 percent job growth through 2018
16. Construction and building engineers
What they do: Plan, direct, or budget activities with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities and systems
Hourly wage: $25.75
Mean annual salary: $53,550
Job outlook: 17 percent job growth through 2018
17. Locomotive engineers
What they do: Drive locomotives to transport passengers or freight
Hourly wage: $25.77
Mean annual salary: $53,590
Job outlook: 10 percent job growth through 2018
18. Tax examiners, collectors and revenue agents
What they do: Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms
Hourly wage: $25.87
Mean annual salary: $53,800
Job outlook: 13 percent job growth through 2018
19. Sound engineering technicians
What they do: Operate machines and equipment to record, synchronize, mix or reproduce music, voices or sound
Hourly wage: $25.93
Mean annual salary: $53,940
Job outlook: 2 percent job growth through 2018
20. Chemical and plant system operators
What they do: Control or operate an entire chemical process or system of machines
Hourly wage: $25.97
Mean annual salary: $54,010
Job outlook: N/A
*Figures were found by dividing the annual salary by 52 weeks (in the year).
**Salary information according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hourly wages and annual salar
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