50 jobs that pay $50,000

• By Special Contributor

While the unemployment rate edged up in August to 9.7 — the country’s highest in 27 years — the Labor Department has reported that fewer jobs were lost. While employment continued to drop, that decline appears to be slowing: -216,000 jobs in August compared to -463,000 in June and -276,000 in July.
This latest report also shed some light on discouraged workers:

Among the marginally attached, the number of discouraged workers in August (758,000) has nearly doubled over the past 12 months. Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The other 1.5 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in August had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.

It seems many of the people we at The Work Buzz are hearing from these days are discouraged. They say there aren’t enough jobs, there aren’t the right jobs, there aren’t any jobs.

Yes, it is taking more time these days to find a job, but hopefully, we can help you fight that job seeker fatigue. For example, we told you this week about a new CBsalary tool that matches salaries to jobs.
Many of you tell us that you’ll take any job as long as it pays the bills. Here’s one way this tool might fit in. Say you need to earn $50,000 to support yourself and your family. Type in your location and that number and — voila! — you’ll receive a list of jobs that match that pay an average of $50,000 in your area.
While we’re on the subject, we thought we’d give you a list to start with. Here are 50 jobs that pay an average of $50,000 annually in the United States:

1. Millwrights
   Annual average earnings: $50,040*
2. Mechanical engineering technicians
   Annual average earnings: $50,070
3. Industrial engineering technicians
   Annual average earnings: $50,130
4. Vocational education teachers, middle school
   Annual average earnings: $50,150
5. Food service managers
   Annual average earnings: $50,400
6. Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
   Annual average earnings: $51,020
7. Dietitians and nutritionists
   Annual average earnings: $51,540
8. Pile-driver operators
   Annual average earnings: $51,650
9. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
   Annual average earnings: $51,960
10. Court reporters
    Annual average earnings: $52,150
11. Chemical plant and system operators
    Annual average earnings: $52,160
12. Construction and building inspectors
    Annual average earnings: $52,240
13. Elementary school teachers, except special education
    Annual average earnings: $52,550
14. Lodging managers
    Annual average earnings: $52,570
15. Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
    Annual average earnings: $52,650
16. Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
    Annual average earnings: $52,950
17. Forensic science technicians
    Annual average earnings: $52,970
18. Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
    Annual average earnings: $53,090
19. Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
    Annual average earnings: $53,100
20. Boilermakers
    Annual average earnings: $53,110
21. Sound engineering technicians
    Annual average earnings: $53,150
22. Respiratory therapists
    Annual average earnings: $53,170
23. Advertising sales agents
    Annual average earnings: $53,230
24. Radiologic technologists and technicians
    Annual average earnings: $53,410
25. Appraisers and assessors of real estate
    Annual average earnings: $53,460
26. Educational, vocational, and school counselors
    Annual average earnings: $53,540
27. Vocational education teachers, secondary school
    Annual average earnings: $53,760
28. Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
    Annual average earnings: $53,960
29. Insurance appraisers, auto damage
    Annual average earnings: $53,990
30. Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
    Annual average earnings: $54,050
31. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
    Annual average earnings: $54,120
32. Real estate sales agents
    Annual average earnings: $54,700
33. Librarians
    Annual average earnings: $54,750
34. Training and development specialists
    Annual average earnings: $54,840
35. Music directors and composers
    Annual average earnings: $54,840
36. Special education teachers, secondary school
    Annual average earnings: $55,140
37. Surveyors
    Annual average earnings: $56,030
38. Property, real estate, and community association managers
    Annual average earnings: $56,280
39. Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
    Annual average earnings: $56,560
40. Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
    Annual average earnings: $56,660
41. Legal support workers
    Annual average earnings: $57,060
42. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
    Annual average earnings: $57,080
43. Editors
    Annual average earnings: $57,300
44. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
    Annual average earnings: $57,630
45. Funeral directors
    Annual average earnings: $58,820
46. Public relations specialists
    Annual average earnings: $59,030
47. Sales representatives, services
    Annual average earnings: $59,150
48. Transportation inspectors
    Annual average earnings: $59,650
49. Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
    Annual average earnings: $59,780
50. Instructional coordinators
    Annual average earnings: $59,830

Source: careerbuilder