Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
| Occupation |
Total employment |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage |
| All Occupations |
164,800 |
$23.10 |
$48,050 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
28,560 |
$17.58 |
$36,560 |
| Sales and related occupations |
15,320 |
$16.30 |
$33,910 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
13,270 |
$11.21 |
$23,310 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
12,760 |
$21.00 |
$43,680 |
| Management occupations |
12,430 |
$40.37 |
$83,960 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
10,170 |
$28.90 |
$60,120 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
9,490 |
$23.92 |
$49,760 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
8,580 |
$37.26 |
$77,510 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
8,000 |
$25.26 |
$52,540 |
| Retail salespersons |
6,390 |
$12.71 |
$26,430 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
6,360 |
$30.27 |
$62,960 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
5,690 |
$12.47 |
$25,950 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
5,600 |
$13.69 |
$28,480 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
4,810 |
$41.63 |
$86,590 |
| General and operations managers |
4,560 |
$39.57 |
$82,300 |
| Protective service occupations |
4,540 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
| Office clerks, general |
4,350 |
$15.59 |
$32,430 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
3,900 |
$17.16 |
$35,700 |
| Production occupations |
3,470 |
$19.78 |
$41,140 |
| Registered nurses |
3,460 |
$35.45 |
$73,740 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
3,120 |
$17.01 |
$35,380 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
3,050 |
$8.86 |
$18,430 |
| Cashiers |
3,010 |
$11.24 |
$23,390 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
3,000 |
$14.15 |
$29,420 |
| Community and social services occupations |
2,970 |
$21.46 |
$44,630 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
2,840 |
$30.15 |
$62,700 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
2,760 |
$32.06 |
$66,690 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
2,380 |
$9.72 |
$20,210 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
2,220 |
$18.73 |
$38,960 |
| Personal and home care aides |
2,120 |
$12.03 |
$25,020 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
2,100 |
$20.69 |
$43,040 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
2,080 |
$15.49 |
$32,220 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
1,890 |
$23.23 |
$48,310 |
| Construction laborers |
1,870 |
$24.88 |
$51,750 |
| Customer service representatives |
1,850 |
$16.57 |
$34,470 |
| Carpenters |
1,810 |
$27.35 |
$56,900 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
1,810 |
$14.09 |
$29,310 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
1,620 |
$16.84 |
$35,030 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
1,590 |
$21.71 |
$45,170 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
1,540 |
$22.18 |
$46,130 |
| Teacher assistants |
1,490 |
Not available |
$33,530 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
1,480 |
$22.84 |
$47,500 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
1,470 |
$19.55 |
$40,660 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,470 |
$10.85 |
$22,580 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
1,370 |
$9.60 |
$19,970 |
| Security guards |
1,360 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
1,280 |
$27.00 |
$56,160 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
1,270 |
$33.28 |
$69,220 |
| Food preparation workers |
1,210 |
$13.46 |
$27,990 |
| Electricians |
1,140 |
$33.25 |
$69,170 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,110 |
$17.55 |
$36,490 |
| Accountants and auditors |
1,090 |
$31.82 |
$66,190 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
1,090 |
$12.40 |
$25,790 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
1,070 |
$14.92 |
$31,040 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
1,030 |
$27.66 |
$57,540 |
| Home health aides |
1,030 |
$13.21 |
$27,470 |
| Managers, all other |
1,010 |
$35.99 |
$74,850 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
1,010 |
$29.79 |
$61,960 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
970 |
$17.80 |
$37,020 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
890 |
$20.53 |
$42,700 |
| Civil engineers |
860 |
$37.54 |
$78,090 |
| Chief executives |
850 |
$70.24 |
$146,100 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
830 |
$23.96 |
$49,830 |
| Social and human service assistants |
820 |
$15.95 |
$33,170 |
| Administrative services managers |
780 |
$30.15 |
$62,710 |
| All other information and record clerks |
760 |
$20.50 |
$42,630 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
710 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
710 |
$32.26 |
$67,090 |
| Tellers |
700 |
$13.10 |
$27,250 |
| Dishwashers |
690 |
$8.88 |
$18,470 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers |
680 |
Not available |
$107,760 |
| Lawyers |
680 |
$47.25 |
$98,270 |
| Financial managers |
670 |
$41.60 |
$86,520 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
670 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
630 |
$11.54 |
$24,000 |
| Driver/sales workers |
630 |
$13.59 |
$28,270 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
620 |
Not available |
$57,280 |
| Bus drivers, school |
600 |
$15.00 |
$31,200 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
600 |
$12.42 |
$25,830 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
600 |
$17.57 |
$36,550 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
600 |
$12.09 |
$25,150 |
| Medical assistants |
590 |
$17.49 |
$36,390 |
| Petroleum engineers |
590 |
$80.81 |
$168,080 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
580 |
$13.97 |
$29,050 |
| Bartenders |
570 |
$11.91 |
$24,760 |
| Child care workers |
570 |
$10.72 |
$22,300 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
570 |
$33.83 |
$70,360 |
| Medical secretaries |
570 |
$15.51 |
$32,250 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
550 |
$18.24 |
$37,940 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
540 |
$43.21 |
$89,880 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
530 |
$10.29 |
$21,400 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
520 |
$31.05 |
$64,590 |
| Sales managers |
520 |
$33.90 |
$70,510 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
500 |
$22.12 |
$46,020 |
| Computer support specialists |
500 |
$22.33 |
$46,440 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
500 |
$30.71 |
$63,880 |
| Dental assistants |
480 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
470 |
Not available |
$57,810 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
460 |
$15.97 |
$33,220 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
460 |
$25.39 |
$52,810 |
| Construction managers |
450 |
$49.44 |
$102,840 |
| Medical and health services managers |
440 |
$45.07 |
$93,740 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
440 |
$23.90 |
$49,710 |
| Air traffic controllers |
430 |
$45.99 |
$95,670 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
420 |
$17.46 |
$36,310 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
420 |
$17.55 |
$36,500 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
420 |
$22.59 |
$46,980 |
| Bill and account collectors |
410 |
$18.94 |
$39,400 |
| Computer programmers |
410 |
$33.08 |
$68,810 |
| Cooks, short order |
410 |
$11.27 |
$23,440 |
| Fire fighters |
410 |
$23.28 |
$48,420 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
410 |
$19.56 |
$40,680 |
| Engineers, all other |
400 |
$44.05 |
$91,620 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
400 |
$16.67 |
$34,670 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
400 |
$29.21 |
$60,750 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
390 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
380 |
$26.62 |
$55,360 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
370 |
$19.11 |
$39,750 |
| File clerks |
360 |
$14.96 |
$31,110 |
| Management analysts |
360 |
$32.90 |
$68,440 |
| Sheet metal workers |
360 |
$27.01 |
$56,190 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
360 |
$33.72 |
$70,130 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
350 |
$30.13 |
$62,670 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
350 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Surveyors |
350 |
$39.93 |
$83,060 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
340 |
$21.45 |
$44,610 |
| Legal secretaries |
340 |
$21.56 |
$44,840 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
330 |
$36.62 |
$76,170 |
| Family and general practitioners |
330 |
$61.72 |
$128,380 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
330 |
$9.34 |
$19,440 |
| Loan officers |
330 |
$39.04 |
$81,200 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
320 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
320 |
$25.96 |
$54,000 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
310 |
$18.77 |
$39,040 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
300 |
$31.30 |
$65,110 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
300 |
$29.67 |
$61,720 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
290 |
$20.43 |
$42,490 |
| Food service managers |
290 |
$23.66 |
$49,210 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
280 |
$43.76 |
$91,020 |
| Dental hygienists |
280 |
$45.10 |
$93,810 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
280 |
$8.98 |
$18,670 |
| Engineering managers |
280 |
$51.20 |
$106,500 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
280 |
$28.13 |
$58,510 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
280 |
$18.88 |
$39,270 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
280 |
$40.34 |
$83,910 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
270 |
$27.11 |
$56,390 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
270 |
$18.56 |
$38,610 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
270 |
$30.50 |
$63,450 |
| Parts salespersons |
270 |
$16.99 |
$35,350 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
270 |
$20.02 |
$41,640 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
270 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
270 |
$25.93 |
$53,930 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists |
270 |
$24.42 |
$50,800 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
260 |
$27.56 |
$57,320 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
260 |
$29.41 |
$61,170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
260 |
$20.80 |
$43,270 |
| Instructional coordinators |
260 |
$25.26 |
$52,550 |
| Insurance sales agents |
260 |
$27.36 |
$56,920 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
260 |
$22.84 |
$47,500 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
260 |
$18.49 |
$38,460 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
260 |
$17.94 |
$37,320 |
| Natural sciences managers |
260 |
$43.22 |
$89,900 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
260 |
$23.34 |
$48,550 |
| Service station attendants |
260 |
$11.61 |
$24,140 |
| Social workers, all other |
260 |
$24.41 |
$50,770 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
250 |
$24.57 |
$51,110 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
250 |
$29.82 |
$62,020 |
| Computer systems analysts |
250 |
$34.09 |
$70,900 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
250 |
$28.68 |
$59,650 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
250 |
$10.27 |
$21,350 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
250 |
$28.61 |
$59,520 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
240 |
$9.06 |
$18,850 |
| Pharmacists |
240 |
$53.57 |
$111,430 |
| Social and community service managers |
240 |
$30.19 |
$62,790 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
230 |
$11.07 |
$23,030 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
230 |
$22.47 |
$46,730 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
230 |
$15.46 |
$32,160 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
230 |
$20.25 |
$42,120 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
230 |
$22.11 |
$45,990 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
230 |
$30.34 |
$63,120 |
| Mental health counselors |
230 |
$26.44 |
$55,000 |
| Physical therapists |
230 |
$39.35 |
$81,850 |
| Recreation workers |
230 |
$15.43 |
$32,090 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
230 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
230 |
$20.63 |
$42,910 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
220 |
$23.77 |
$49,450 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
220 |
$37.15 |
$77,260 |
| Electrical engineers |
220 |
$43.38 |
$90,230 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
220 |
$32.26 |
$67,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
220 |
$23.05 |
$47,940 |
| Marketing managers |
220 |
$39.80 |
$82,780 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
220 |
$83.98 |
$174,680 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
220 |
$13.12 |
$27,290 |
| Travel agents |
220 |
$16.50 |
$34,320 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
210 |
$25.41 |
$52,850 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
210 |
$46.34 |
$96,390 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
210 |
$19.42 |
$40,390 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
210 |
$33.16 |
$68,960 |
| Advertising sales agents |
200 |
$22.67 |
$47,140 |
| Roofers |
200 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
190 |
$38.96 |
$81,040 |
| Cost estimators |
190 |
$31.12 |
$64,730 |
| Data entry keyers |
190 |
$17.86 |
$37,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
190 |
$31.08 |
$64,640 |
| Massage therapists |
190 |
$40.90 |
$85,070 |
| Mechanical engineers |
190 |
$40.53 |
$84,300 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
180 |
$27.64 |
$57,490 |
| Bakers |
180 |
$15.90 |
$33,070 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
180 |
$31.80 |
$66,150 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
180 |
$17.98 |
$37,390 |
| Commercial pilots |
180 |
Not available |
$80,140 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
180 |
$34.95 |
$72,700 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
180 |
$27.62 |
$57,450 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
180 |
$21.76 |
$45,250 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
180 |
$19.07 |
$39,670 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
180 |
$29.67 |
$61,710 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
180 |
$39.56 |
$82,290 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
180 |
$25.79 |
$53,630 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
170 |
$12.74 |
$26,510 |
| Financial analysts |
170 |
$30.29 |
$63,000 |
| Health educators |
170 |
$19.89 |
$41,380 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
170 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Order clerks |
170 |
$16.86 |
$35,060 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
160 |
$22.29 |
$46,360 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
160 |
$16.71 |
$34,760 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
160 |
$20.13 |
$41,860 |
| Environmental engineers |
160 |
$36.42 |
$75,750 |
| Graphic designers |
160 |
$20.10 |
$41,800 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
160 |
$12.90 |
$26,840 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
160 |
$24.68 |
$51,340 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
160 |
$34.67 |
$72,110 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
160 |
$39.00 |
$81,120 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
150 |
$29.67 |
$61,720 |
| Couriers and messengers |
150 |
$15.67 |
$32,590 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
150 |
$25.22 |
$52,450 |
| Budget analysts |
140 |
$34.01 |
$70,740 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
140 |
$18.24 |
$37,950 |
| Computer operators |
140 |
$19.12 |
$39,760 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
140 |
$13.52 |
$28,120 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
140 |
$43.57 |
$90,620 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
140 |
$13.69 |
$28,470 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
140 |
$28.88 |
$60,060 |
| Training and development specialists |
140 |
$28.98 |
$60,270 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
140 |
$15.90 |
$33,060 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors |
130 |
$19.52 |
$40,600 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
130 |
Not available |
$67,260 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners |
130 |
$10.60 |
$22,060 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
130 |
$27.05 |
$56,260 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
130 |
$11.90 |
$24,760 |
| Logisticians |
130 |
$33.47 |
$69,610 |
| Procurement clerks |
130 |
$20.73 |
$43,110 |
| Public relations specialists |
130 |
$30.59 |
$63,630 |
| Respiratory therapists |
130 |
$29.54 |
$61,440 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
120 |
$35.91 |
$74,700 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
120 |
$16.09 |
$33,480 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
120 |
$40.64 |
$84,530 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
120 |
$27.56 |
$57,330 |
| Helpers--production workers |
120 |
$12.18 |
$25,330 |
| Physician assistants |
120 |
$55.83 |
$116,120 |
| Postal service clerks |
120 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
110 |
$17.68 |
$36,770 |
| Dentists, general |
110 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Editors |
110 |
$28.07 |
$58,380 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
110 |
$19.96 |
$41,510 |
| Helpers--extraction workers |
110 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Library assistants, clerical |
110 |
$15.59 |
$32,420 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
110 |
$16.21 |
$33,720 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
110 |
$11.57 |
$24,060 |
| Psychiatric aides |
110 |
$17.67 |
$36,750 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
110 |
$19.41 |
$40,370 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
110 |
$23.87 |
$49,640 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
110 |
$11.91 |
$24,780 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
$32.08 |
$66,730 |
| Biological technicians |
100 |
$16.30 |
$33,900 |
| Conservation scientists |
100 |
$39.57 |
$82,310 |
| Database administrators |
100 |
$37.31 |
$77,610 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
100 |
$33.62 |
$69,930 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
100 |
$19.69 |
$40,960 |
| Life scientists, all other |
100 |
$23.18 |
$48,220 |
| Occupational therapists |
100 |
$33.52 |
$69,720 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
100 |
$11.16 |
$23,210 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
100 |
$22.92 |
$47,680 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists |
90 |
$29.48 |
$61,320 |
| Coaches and scouts |
90 |
Not available |
$37,970 |
| Derrick operators, oil and gas |
90 |
$30.05 |
$62,490 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
90 |
$37.78 |
$78,590 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
90 |
$32.60 |
$67,810 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
90 |
$15.05 |
$31,310 |
| Printing machine operators |
90 |
$19.73 |
$41,040 |
| Public relations managers |
90 |
$36.18 |
$75,260 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
90 |
$17.01 |
$35,380 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
90 |
$28.22 |
$58,700 |
| Urban and regional planners |
90 |
$31.61 |
$65,740 |
| Veterinarians |
90 |
$42.35 |
$88,080 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
80 |
$33.27 |
$69,200 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
80 |
$30.86 |
$64,190 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
80 |
$27.79 |
$57,810 |
| Industrial engineers |
80 |
$45.49 |
$94,610 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
80 |
$11.21 |
$23,310 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
80 |
$25.61 |
$53,260 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
80 |
Not available |
$76,690 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
80 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
80 |
$25.71 |
$53,470 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
80 |
$14.79 |
$30,760 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
80 |
$28.70 |
$59,700 |
| Word processors and typists |
80 |
$16.18 |
$33,650 |
| Airfield operations specialists |
70 |
$26.13 |
$54,350 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
70 |
$22.11 |
$46,000 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
70 |
$16.71 |
$34,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
70 |
$35.86 |
$74,580 |
| Floral designers |
70 |
$13.35 |
$27,760 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
70 |
$39.13 |
$81,390 |
| Library technicians |
70 |
$18.51 |
$38,510 |
| Lodging managers |
70 |
$23.64 |
$49,180 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
70 |
$14.02 |
$29,160 |
| Media and communication workers, all other |
70 |
$21.02 |
$43,730 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
70 |
$19.19 |
$39,910 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
70 |
$35.45 |
$73,740 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
70 |
$26.09 |
$54,260 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
70 |
$22.93 |
$47,700 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
60 |
$17.03 |
$35,430 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
60 |
$12.74 |
$26,500 |
| Chemists |
60 |
$33.37 |
$69,410 |
| Clergy |
60 |
$20.10 |
$41,810 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
60 |
$25.95 |
$53,980 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
60 |
$29.47 |
$61,290 |
| Drafters, all other |
60 |
$29.82 |
$62,020 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
60 |
$42.41 |
$88,220 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
60 |
$17.60 |
$36,610 |
| Forest and conservation technicians |
60 |
$18.46 |
$38,410 |
| Home appliance repairers |
60 |
$19.87 |
$41,330 |
| Industrial production managers |
60 |
$35.66 |
$74,160 |
| Insurance underwriters |
60 |
$29.02 |
$60,360 |
| Market research analysts |
60 |
$27.90 |
$58,020 |
| Mechanical drafters |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Medical transcriptionists |
60 |
$20.41 |
$42,460 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians |
60 |
$13.03 |
$27,100 |
| Anthropologists and archeologists |
50 |
$32.58 |
$67,760 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
50 |
$22.50 |
$46,800 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
50 |
$20.51 |
$42,670 |
| Job printers |
50 |
$21.71 |
$45,160 |
| Parking lot attendants |
50 |
$11.56 |
$24,030 |
| Personal financial advisors |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$59,050 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
50 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Purchasing managers |
50 |
$38.24 |
$79,530 |
| Real estate sales agents |
50 |
$33.08 |
$68,800 |
| Surgical technologists |
50 |
$20.67 |
$42,990 |
| Team assemblers |
50 |
$14.25 |
$29,640 |
| Technical writers |
50 |
$29.60 |
$61,570 |
| Avionics technicians |
40 |
$28.87 |
$60,060 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$84,040 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
40 |
$32.09 |
$66,750 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
40 |
$40.06 |
$83,330 |
| Craft artists |
40 |
$16.43 |
$34,180 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
40 |
$35.50 |
$73,850 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
40 |
$19.20 |
$39,930 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
40 |
$23.48 |
$48,830 |
| Forensic science technicians |
40 |
$28.51 |
$59,300 |
| Hydrologists |
40 |
$39.81 |
$82,810 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
40 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
40 |
$23.72 |
$49,330 |
| Legislators |
40 |
Not available |
$36,710 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
40 |
$16.03 |
$33,340 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
40 |
$23.06 |
$47,960 |
| Operations research analysts |
40 |
$44.38 |
$92,310 |
| Optometrists |
40 |
$53.07 |
$110,380 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
40 |
$29.30 |
$60,930 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
40 |
$27.68 |
$57,580 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$83,550 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
40 |
$22.46 |
$46,710 |
| Training and development managers |
40 |
$38.90 |
$80,900 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
40 |
$11.96 |
$24,890 |
| Art directors |
30 |
$28.80 |
$59,910 |
| Bindery workers |
30 |
$14.66 |
$30,500 |
| Concierges |
30 |
$14.09 |
$29,310 |
| Emergency management specialists |
30 |
$23.15 |
$48,150 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
30 |
Not available |
$78,580 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
30 |
$22.88 |
$47,580 |
| Interior designers |
30 |
$31.82 |
$66,180 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
30 |
$21.58 |
$44,890 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
30 |
Not available |
$85,360 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
30 |
$21.33 |
$44,380 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
30 |
$97.26 |
$202,290 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
30 |
$14.11 |
$29,350 |
| Surgeons |
30 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Tile and marble setters |
30 |
$22.24 |
$46,250 |
| Writers and authors |
30 |
$36.45 |
$75,820 |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians |
Not available |
$41.45 |
$86,210 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
Not available |
$30.83 |
$64,120 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers |
Not available |
$21.06 |
$43,810 |
| Brokerage clerks |
Not available |
$19.18 |
$39,880 |
| Commercial divers |
Not available |
$42.33 |
$88,040 |
| Cooks, fast food |
Not available |
$9.68 |
$20,130 |
| Counselors, all other |
Not available |
$20.60 |
$42,850 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$14.13 |
$29,380 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
Not available |
$14.31 |
$29,760 |
| Gas plant operators |
Not available |
$27.22 |
$56,620 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians |
Not available |
$29.15 |
$60,640 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other |
Not available |
$15.06 |
$31,330 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
Not available |
$23.88 |
$49,670 |
| Helpers--electricians |
Not available |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
Not available |
$20.30 |
$42,230 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
Not available |
Not available |
$50,470 |
| Legal occupations |
Not available |
$37.68 |
$78,370 |
| Loan counselors |
Not available |
$17.86 |
$37,140 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
Not available |
$21.52 |
$44,770 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
Not available |
$15.97 |
$33,220 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
Not available |
$15.67 |
$32,590 |
| Photographers |
Not available |
$18.84 |
$39,190 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
Not available |
$14.25 |
$29,630 |
| Real estate brokers |
Not available |
$36.96 |
$76,880 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas |
Not available |
$23.62 |
$49,130 |
| Sailors and marine oilers |
Not available |
$19.57 |
$40,710 |
| Skin care specialists |
Not available |
$14.94 |
$31,070 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters |
Not available |
$12.02 |
$25,000 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
Not available |
$9.43 |
$19,620 |
