Industry Detail
Professional and Technical Services
Industries in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services subsector group establishments engaged in processes where human capital is the major input. These establishments make available the knowledge and skills of their employees, often on an assignment basis, where an individual or team is responsible for the delivery of services to the client. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular expertise and training of the services provider.
Regional Employers
Occupations in Demand
| Occupational Title |
Wage |
Education and Training
Requirements |
| Accountants and Auditors |
$
58,509.12
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Advertising Sales Agents |
$
36,336.28
|
Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
|
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
$
76,898.04
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Chemists |
$
54,365.36
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Civil Engineers |
$
79,154.95
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists |
$
51,043.63
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Computer Programmers |
$
60,337.22
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
$
75,564.54
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Computer Systems Analysts |
$
67,628.39
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
$
97,883.39
|
Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
|
| Database Administrators |
$
61,682.86
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Electrical Engineers |
$
73,845.28
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
$
52,984.28
|
Associate degree
|
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
$
74,995.51
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists |
$
47,011.27
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Engineering Managers |
$
99,327.90
|
Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
|
| File Clerks |
$
25,600.03
|
Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
|
| Industrial Engineers |
$
61,866.13
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Lawyers |
$
91,828.69
|
First professional degree
|
| Legal Secretaries |
$
34,355.67
|
Associate degree
|
| Logisticians |
$
70,112.13
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Management Analysts |
$
82,537.94
|
Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
|
| Market Research Analysts |
$
70,841.13
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Marketing Managers |
$
106,857.71
|
Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
|
| Mechanical Drafters |
$
40,634.55
|
Postsecondary vocational training
|
| Mechanical Engineers |
$
58,642.26
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Natural Sciences Managers |
$
95,431.31
|
Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
|
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts |
$
69,421.57
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$
59,653.77
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers |
$
50,626.36
|
Work experience (in related occupation)
|
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
$
56,540.26
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Operations Research Analysts |
$
53,277.91
|
Master's degree
|
| Public Relations Managers |
$
75,564.50
|
Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
|
| Public Relations Specialists |
$
51,421.96
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Sales Engineers |
$
63,124.81
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Technical Writers |
$
61,782.09
|
Bachelor's degree
|
|
|
