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 |
$
56,581.52
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Advertising Sales Agents |
$
38,741.13
|
Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
|
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
$
85,049.60
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Chemists |
$
73,138.34
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Civil Engineers |
$
86,044.68
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists |
$
46,658.69
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
$
96,811.68
|
Work experience, plus bachelor's or higher degree
|
| Computer Programmers |
$
59,910.54
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
$
80,485.75
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Computer Systems Analysts |
$
69,322.84
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Database Administrators |
$
66,940.59
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
$
54,736.54
|
Associate degree
|
| Electrical Engineers |
$
83,585.65
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
$
61,895.58
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists |
$
41,609.66
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Engineering Managers |
$
98,037.23
|
Work experience, plus bachelor's or higher degree
|
| File Clerks |
$
25,285.23
|
Short-term on-the-job training
|
| Industrial Engineers |
$
66,952.88
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Lawyers |
$
92,882.27
|
First professional degree
|
| Legal Secretaries |
$
32,676.65
|
Post secondary vocational training
|
| Management Analysts |
$
85,186.26
|
Work experience, plus bachelor's or higher degree
|
| Market Research Analysts |
$
68,703.48
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Marketing Managers |
$
120,703.66
|
Work experience, plus bachelor's or higher degree
|
| Mechanical Drafters |
$
40,727.62
|
Post secondary vocational training
|
| Mechanical Engineers |
$
59,433.47
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Natural Sciences Managers |
$
101,459.63
|
Work experience, plus bachelor's or higher degree
|
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$
58,447.61
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts |
$
74,667.81
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers |
$
41,631.03
|
Long-term on-the-job training (> 12 months)
|
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
$
58,059.61
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Operations Research Analysts |
$
54,470.36
|
Master's degree
|
| Public Relations Managers |
$
79,173.01
|
Work experience, plus bachelor's or higher degree
|
| Public Relations Specialists |
$
51,431.89
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Sales Engineers |
$
63,583.61
|
Bachelor's degree
|
| Technical Writers |
$
63,008.39
|
Bachelor's degree
|
|
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