Author: Grant Suneson, 24/7 Wall Street

Each state has at least one town with less than 25,000 residents, in which most households have incomes beyond the U.S. median annual of $57,652.

Dislike your job? These 25 are considered the worst occupations in the U.S. for factors such as lack of job security, danger, low pay and stress.

Employees at the 20 highest-paying U.S. companies make, on average, $100,000 or more. 16 of the firms are in California, in or near Silicon Valley.

Americans spend about $261 in casinos and on lottery tickets. Nevadans spend the most, $5,000 per adult. Rhode Island leads in lottery spending.

Women dominate 18 of the 25 lowest paying jobs, 24/7 Wall Street finds. They also make up 83% of middle-skill workers earning $30,000 or less.

Delaware had the highest average federal tax refund, and Montana had the lowest, according 24/7 Wall Street’s analysis of the 2917 IRS Data Book.

Large endowments allow schools to build the best facilities, hire the best faculty and overall make these schools attractive to prospective students.

Ubiquitous services like Facebook, Uber, Airbnband Instagram have made their young founders into billionaires.

Many professions pay more than $46,072 a year, the average median pay for jobs in the US, and these careers require high levels of specialization.