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Bartender
Education needed:
High-school diploma
Average annual salary:
$31,325
Monthly earnings
(before taxes):
$2,610
Medical assistant
Education needed:
Associate's degree
Average annual salary:
$41,642
Monthly earnings (before taxes):
$3,470
Inspector
Education needed:
Associate's degree
Average annual salary:
$54,996
Monthly earnings (before taxes):
$4,593
Industrial production manager
Education needed:
An associate's or bachelor's degree with several years of on-the-job experience
Average annual salary:
$138,590
Monthly earnings
(before taxes):
$11,549
Purchasing agent
Education needed:
Bachelor's degree
Average annual salary:
$72,072
Monthly earnings (before taxes):
$6,006
Pharmacy
technician
Education needed: High-school
diploma and a year of on-the-job
training
Average annual salary:
$36,171
Monthly earnings (before taxes):
$3,014
Correctional
officer
Education needed:
Typically a bachelor's degree
Average annual salary:
$55,349
Monthly earnings (before taxes):
$4,612
Sales
representative
Education needed: Bachelor's
degree and higher-paying jobs
require more experience
Average annual salary:
$82,077
Monthly earnings (before taxes):
$6,840
What about non-manufacturing jobs?
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics