Do you have a high-wage personality? Which jobs match your work interests? Check out these infographics to find out!

1. What is your work personality?
Tip: Take a work
interest assessment,
like the one found at
www.mynextmove.org.
Then note your highest
interest area.
Now let’s see what that means in the job market

2. Top 10 Jobs
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Occupations With
Most Openings
Occupations With
Highest Wages
1.
1. Food Preparation,
Including Fast Food
2. Laborers and
2.
Material Movers,
Hand
3. Janitors and
Cleaners
4. Stock Clerks and
Order Fillers
Network and
Computer Systems
Administrators
Electricians
3. Computer Support
Specialists
4. HVAC Mechanics
and Installers
5. Automotive Service
Technicians and
Mechanics
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The good news: If you
have a high Realistic work
interest, there are a lot of
jobs out there for you.
The bad news: The pay is
very low for most of those
jobs.
Some advice: Training in
computers, construction, or
maintenance can land you a
higher-paying job.

3. Top 7 Jobs
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Occupations With
Most Openings
Occupations With
Highest Wages
1.
1. Registered Nurses
2. Software
2.
Developers
3. Market Research
Analysts and
Marketing
Specialists
4. Computer Systems
Analysts
Software
Developers
Computer Systems
Analysts and
Administrators
3. Market Research
Analysts and
Marketing Specialists
4. Registered Nurses
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The good news: If you
have a high Investigative
work interest, the pay is
very high for most of those
jobs.
The bad news: More
education is required, and
there are fewer job choices.
Some advice: Do your
homework before investing
in higher education.

4. Top 2 Jobs
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Occupations With
Most Openings
Occupations With
Highest Wages
1. Hairdressers,
1. Preschool
Hairstylists, and
Teachers, Except
Cosmetologists
Special Education,
2. Preschool
$12.49/hour
Teachers, Except
2. Hairdressers,
Special Education
Hairstylists, and
3. …and that’s it
Cosmetologists,
$9.25/hour
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The good news: If you
have a high Artistic work
interest, you are more
interesting than the rest of
us.
The bad news: Very few
job openings and low
wages.
Some advice: Unless you
are highly talented and very
determined, you should
consider a job in your
secondary interest area.

5. Top 10 Jobs
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Occupations With
Most Openings
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Occupations With
Highest Wages
The good news: If you
1. Waiters and
Waitresses
2. Childcare Workers
3.
4.
5.
6.
1. Registered Nurses
2. Special Education
Teachers
Home Health
3. Licensed
Aides
Practical Nurses
Registered Nurses
4. Self-Enrichment
Teacher Assistants
Education
Personal Care
Teachers
Aides
have a high Social work
interest, there are a lot of
jobs out there for you.
The bad news: On average
the pay is low.
Some advice: Consider
exploring career ladder jobs
in health care or education.

6. Top 10 Jobs
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Occupations With
Most Openings
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Occupations With
Highest Wages
The good news: If you
1. Retail Salespersons
2. Customer Service
Representatives
1. Sales
Representatives,
Services
3. First-Line
2. Sales
Supervisors of
Representatives,
Office Workers
Wholesale and
4. Sales
Manufacturing
Representatives,
3. Human Resources
Wholesale and
Specialists
Manufacturing
have a high Enterprising
work interest, there are a
lot of jobs out there for you.
The bad news: Most of the
highest paying jobs are
sales jobs.
Some advice: You may
want to consider starting
your own business.

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Occupations With
Most Openings
1. Food Preparation,
Including Fast Food
2. Cashiers
Occupations With
Highest Wages
1. Accountants and
Auditors
2. Sales
3. Office Clerks
Representatives,
4. Receptionists and
Wholesale and
Information Clerks
Manufacturing
5. First-Line
3. First-Line
Supervisors of
Supervisors of
Office Workers
Office Workers
The good news: If you
have a high Conventional
work interest, there are a
lot of jobs out there for you.
The bad news: More than
half of those jobs pay less
than $10/hour.
Some advice: With some
vocational or college
training, you could qualify
for a higher-paying office
support or accounting job.

8. Notes: Job openings and median wage data are from the Occupational Employment Statistics
(OES) Survey conducted by the New York State Department of Labor.
Job openings are based on 2010-2020 long-term occupational projections for the Finger Lakes
(including Rochester), NY region.
Median wage data are from 2012 for the Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
Occupational interest matches are from O*NET data. O*NETTM is a trademark of the U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
Some occupations have a high occupational interest rating in more than one interest category.