Smart Asset Study: Pest Control Worker a Top 10 ‘Career with the Biggest Pay Jump in 2024’

New technology, legislation, resources and other economic factors can quickly influence supply and demand for different occupations. In turn, this can affect the level of pay workers receive – and the level of employment in that career path.

To find which professions had the highest increases in pay year over year, as well as those with the most growth in employment, SmartAsset ranked 487 occupations by the average change in pay between 2022 and 2023. Separately, change in employment over the same timeframe was measured. All data comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Pay Increases by Career
Smart Asset ranked the following occupations based on the highest one-year change in median income through 2023.

Rank Occupation
1. Forest and Conservation Technicians
2. Veterinarians
3. Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers
4. Teaching Assistants
5. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
6. Gambling Cage Workers
7. Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
8. Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
9. Pest Control Workers
10. Physical Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Smart Asset provided the following information about pest control workers.
Pest Control Workers
Year over year income growth: 13.5%
Median income, 2023: $43,470
Median income, 2022: $38,310
Employment change: 2.9%
Employment, 2023: 93,760
Employment, 2022: 91,160

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Source: SmartAsset