Occupational employment / Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

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.

Estimates for "Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,406,070 $21.23 $44,170
Office and administrative support occupations 457,710 $16.08 $33,450
Sales and related occupations 262,230 $18.69 $38,880
Food preparation and serving related occupations 206,650 $9.33 $19,400
Transportation and material moving occupations 187,170 $16.24 $33,770
Management occupations 155,760 $48.76 $101,420
Education, training, and library occupations 150,040 $21.22 $44,130
Production occupations 137,110 $14.33 $29,810
Business and financial operations occupations 134,380 $33.00 $68,640
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 101,700 $33.37 $69,400
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 98,770 $20.21 $42,050
Construction and extraction occupations 96,260 $18.01 $37,460
Retail salespersons 82,680 $12.11 $25,190
Computer and mathematical occupations 77,030 $36.19 $75,280
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 71,820 $11.09 $23,070
Customer service representatives 63,330 $16.36 $34,020
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 62,620 $7.99 $16,620
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 54,120 $11.69 $24,320
General and operations managers 53,710 $47.43 $98,650
Cashiers 53,250 $8.73 $18,170
Office clerks, general 49,360 $12.45 $25,900
Protective service occupations 48,770 $16.59 $34,500
Personal care and service occupations 47,290 $13.46 $28,000
Stock clerks and order fillers 40,960 $11.10 $23,100
Architecture and engineering occupations 40,740 $31.96 $66,470
Waiters and waitresses 40,160 $8.82 $18,350
Healthcare support occupations 39,800 $12.93 $26,890
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 39,800 $29.97 $62,330
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 39,210 $20.13 $41,860
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 34,670 $24.75 $51,490
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 34,130 $16.66 $34,660
Registered nurses 33,050 $29.70 $61,770
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 32,670 $10.12 $21,040
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 30,940 $20.15 $41,900
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 28,940 $24.99 $51,980
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 24,320 $14.09 $29,300
Management analysts 24,230 $44.27 $92,080
Maintenance and repair workers, general 23,510 $17.78 $36,980
Community and social services occupations 23,260 $20.18 $41,980
Team assemblers 23,020 $11.66 $24,260
Teacher assistants 22,950 Not available $19,910
Accountants and auditors 22,380 $33.67 $70,030
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 22,190 $18.06 $37,560
Legal occupations 22,020 $47.74 $99,290
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 21,830 Not available $53,950
Construction laborers 19,530 $13.91 $28,940
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 18,870 $15.38 $32,000
Security guards 18,270 $11.42 $23,750
Computer systems analysts 18,020 $40.21 $83,630
Receptionists and information clerks 17,450 $13.06 $27,170
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 16,580 $11.21 $23,320
Cooks, restaurant 16,260 $10.43 $21,690
Life, physical, and social science occupations 15,980 $29.40 $61,150
Business operations specialists, all other 15,860 $32.74 $68,100
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 15,760 $15.73 $32,720
Computer support specialists 15,120 $22.90 $47,620
Industrial truck and tractor operators 15,060 $13.84 $28,790
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 14,890 $10.99 $22,860
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 14,430 $13.84 $28,780
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 13,560 $40.28 $83,780
Cooks, fast food 12,860 $9.04 $18,810
Packers and packagers, hand 12,800 $10.05 $20,910
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 12,520 $8.89 $18,490
Lawyers 12,180 $66.46 $138,240
Food preparation workers 11,800 $9.52 $19,790
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 11,690 Not available $52,040
Bill and account collectors 11,440 $15.64 $32,530
Teachers and instructors, all other 11,300 Not available $24,650
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 11,270 $28.09 $58,420
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 11,260 $18.35 $38,170
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 11,000 $24.17 $50,260
Financial managers 10,900 $53.06 $110,360
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 10,860 $18.23 $37,920
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 10,650 $20.43 $42,480
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 10,520 $27.94 $58,120
Sales managers 10,520 $53.50 $111,270
Preschool teachers, except special education 10,490 $10.65 $22,160
Computer software engineers, applications 10,070 $44.79 $93,160
Electricians 9,990 $20.76 $43,180
Carpenters 9,810 $17.37 $36,130
Helpers--production workers 9,560 $10.13 $21,070
Flight attendants 9,060 Not available Not available
Dishwashers 8,860 $8.16 $16,970
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 8,510 $17.10 $35,570
Computer and information systems managers 8,330 $55.07 $114,550
Medical assistants 7,340 $14.27 $29,690
Computer software engineers, systems software 7,260 $43.34 $90,160
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 7,230 $8.70 $18,090
Production workers, all other 7,200 $13.28 $27,630
Managers, all other 7,170 $46.25 $96,190
Administrative services managers 7,090 $38.68 $80,460
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 6,950 $26.05 $54,170
Child care workers 6,900 $9.02 $18,760
Computer programmers 6,860 $36.04 $74,970
Tellers 6,820 $12.78 $26,580
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 6,610 $16.31 $33,920
Loan officers 6,560 $31.71 $65,960
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 6,550 $19.67 $40,920
Paralegals and legal assistants 6,510 $24.03 $49,980
Network and computer systems administrators 6,500 $34.67 $72,110
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 6,480 Not available $110,830
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 6,470 $11.82 $24,590
Insurance sales agents 6,390 $28.33 $58,920
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 6,230 $20.55 $42,730
Training and development specialists 6,210 $29.15 $60,630
Driver/sales workers 6,160 $12.33 $25,640
Bus drivers, school 6,110 $10.88 $22,630
Counter and rental clerks 6,100 $12.26 $25,490
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 6,060 $10.42 $21,680
Home health aides 5,970 $9.21 $19,160
Postal service mail carriers 5,930 Not available Not available
Sales representatives, services, all other 5,730 $26.30 $54,700
Construction managers 5,710 $40.94 $85,160
Medical secretaries 5,560 $14.99 $31,180
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 5,510 $8.17 $17,000
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 5,470 $21.07 $43,820
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 5,370 $8.06 $16,760
Bartenders 5,360 $9.26 $19,260
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 5,340 $15.10 $31,420
Market research analysts 5,180 $29.66 $61,690
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 5,150 $15.47 $32,180
Real estate sales agents 5,100 $25.10 $52,210
Pharmacy technicians 5,090 $13.27 $27,590
Loan interviewers and clerks 5,040 $14.53 $30,230
Marketing managers 4,950 $52.93 $110,080
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 4,920 $14.36 $29,870
Medical and health services managers 4,890 $43.50 $90,480
Civil engineers 4,830 $36.32 $75,530
Data entry keyers 4,670 $13.62 $28,330
Dental assistants 4,660 $17.07 $35,500
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 4,640 $24.21 $50,360
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 4,630 $27.55 $57,310
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 4,600 Not available $51,300
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 4,590 $18.96 $39,440
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 4,580 $10.04 $20,880
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 4,570 $36.21 $75,310
Advertising sales agents 4,550 $33.01 $68,670
Network systems and data communications analysts 4,550 $36.18 $75,250
Social and human service assistants 4,550 $14.03 $29,190
Financial analysts 4,490 $36.55 $76,020
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 4,490 $20.88 $43,430
Telemarketers 4,490 $14.35 $29,860
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 4,460 $24.26 $50,470
Printing machine operators 4,400 $17.46 $36,310
Fire fighters 4,390 $18.04 $37,530
Pharmacists 4,390 $48.17 $100,200
Amusement and recreation attendants 4,370 $8.19 $17,040
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 4,290 $27.82 $57,870
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 4,240 Not available $85,230
Order clerks 4,240 $14.80 $30,780
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 4,190 Not available $41,470
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 4,110 $15.94 $33,150
Special education teachers, secondary school 4,090 Not available $54,390
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 4,080 $27.18 $56,540
Legal secretaries 4,050 $22.09 $45,940
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 4,040 $9.12 $18,960
Cost estimators 4,020 $31.49 $65,500
Personal and home care aides 4,020 $10.08 $20,960
Correctional officers and jailers 3,950 $15.41 $32,060
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 3,920 $11.94 $24,830
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 3,840 $41.78 $86,900
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 3,810 $16.41 $34,140
Engineering managers 3,750 $52.70 $109,610
Personal financial advisors 3,700 $44.45 $92,450
All other information and record clerks 3,690 $18.20 $37,850
Cooks, short order 3,630 $8.58 $17,840
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 3,590 $20.06 $41,730
Graphic designers 3,560 $24.57 $51,110
Instructional coordinators 3,560 $26.59 $55,300
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 3,560 Not available Not available
Self-enrichment education teachers 3,550 $15.29 $31,810
Public relations specialists 3,520 $24.30 $50,550
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 3,510 $9.75 $20,280
Dental hygienists 3,460 $33.43 $69,530
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 3,450 $15.92 $33,120
Helpers--electricians 3,400 $13.12 $27,290
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 3,380 $27.05 $56,250
Machinists 3,380 $16.36 $34,040
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 3,360 $17.25 $35,880
Child, family, and school social workers 3,350 $17.04 $35,440
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 3,310 $20.09 $41,790
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 3,290 $9.17 $19,080
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 3,270 $12.33 $25,650
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 3,260 $18.12 $37,690
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 3,260 $21.54 $44,810
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 3,260 $13.04 $27,120
Physicians and surgeons, all other 3,140 $95.17 $197,940
Electronics engineers, except computer 3,130 $40.83 $84,920
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 3,120 $17.79 $37,010
Parts salespersons 3,100 $16.70 $34,730
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 3,090 $26.08 $54,240
Recreation workers 3,090 $12.46 $25,910
Architects, except landscape and naval 3,070 $39.63 $82,420
Property, real estate, and community association managers 3,020 $31.91 $66,360
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 2,990 $31.20 $64,890
Database administrators 2,980 $36.47 $75,860
Mechanical engineers 2,960 $35.92 $74,720
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 2,930 $25.89 $53,850
Industrial machinery mechanics 2,900 $20.58 $42,810
Financial specialists, all other 2,880 $23.31 $48,490
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,860 $13.17 $27,400
Insurance underwriters 2,840 $27.47 $57,130
Radiologic technologists and technicians 2,790 $25.09 $52,190
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 2,780 $16.41 $34,130
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,740 $20.47 $42,580
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 2,740 $27.14 $56,450
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 2,690 $17.91 $37,250
Automotive body and related repairers 2,620 $21.57 $44,870
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 2,560 $26.76 $55,660
Painters, construction and maintenance 2,560 $17.36 $36,110
Computer specialists, all other 2,490 $36.07 $75,020
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,410 $13.00 $27,040
Office and administrative support workers, all other 2,400 $14.55 $30,260
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,390 $15.49 $32,210
Bakers 2,370 $11.72 $24,370
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 2,360 $15.09 $31,390
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 2,330 $26.75 $55,640
File clerks 2,330 $12.78 $26,580
Pest control workers 2,280 $14.52 $30,210
Butchers and meat cutters 2,270 $13.04 $27,120
Librarians 2,250 $28.28 $58,820
Industrial production managers 2,220 $40.60 $84,450
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 2,220 $18.26 $37,980
Parking lot attendants 2,210 $8.99 $18,700
Sewing machine operators 2,200 $11.34 $23,590
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 2,190 $21.35 $44,420
Cement masons and concrete finishers 2,170 $14.77 $30,720
Tax preparers 2,150 $18.37 $38,200
Computer operators 2,140 $18.62 $38,720
Construction and building inspectors 2,140 $22.48 $46,760
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 2,140 Not available $52,980
Editors 2,130 $26.96 $56,070
Industrial engineers 2,110 $35.01 $72,820
Education administrators, postsecondary 2,090 $43.43 $90,330
Chefs and head cooks 2,080 $17.22 $35,830
Electrical engineers 2,080 $40.67 $84,590
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 2,080 $40.32 $83,870
Veterinary technologists and technicians 2,060 $12.85 $26,730
Detectives and criminal investigators 2,050 $27.15 $56,470
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,050 $16.02 $33,330
Sheet metal workers 2,030 $18.53 $38,540
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,010 $11.17 $23,240
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 2,010 $14.46 $30,080
Operations research analysts 1,990 $31.55 $65,620
Food service managers 1,970 $28.50 $59,280
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,950 $15.70 $32,660
Special education teachers, middle school 1,940 Not available $49,620
Coaches and scouts 1,930 Not available $46,250
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,900 $12.47 $25,930
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,880 $14.72 $30,610
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,870 $13.50 $28,080
Engineers, all other 1,840 $35.60 $74,040
Medical records and health information technicians 1,840 $15.36 $31,940
Health educators 1,830 $35.23 $73,290
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,830 $14.79 $30,760
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,820 $22.91 $47,660
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,800 $16.02 $33,320
Surveying and mapping technicians 1,800 $17.05 $35,460
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,790 $17.49 $36,370
Internists, general 1,790 $85.96 $178,800
Physical therapists 1,790 $36.56 $76,050
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,760 $20.38 $42,400
Pipelayers 1,760 $15.89 $33,050
Social and community service managers 1,740 $31.20 $64,900
Court, municipal, and license clerks 1,730 $16.65 $34,630
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,730 $14.29 $29,730
New accounts clerks 1,730 $15.45 $32,140
Machine feeders and offbearers 1,720 $11.83 $24,600
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 1,660 $29.50 $61,360
Logisticians 1,660 $31.55 $65,610
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,640 $14.86 $30,900
Interior designers 1,640 $25.87 $53,800
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,640 $13.07 $27,180
Sales engineers 1,640 $37.60 $78,220
Architectural and civil drafters 1,630 $21.96 $45,670
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 1,620 $9.53 $19,810
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,610 $32.64 $67,890
Credit analysts 1,610 $36.67 $76,260
Massage therapists 1,610 $17.97 $37,380
Respiratory therapists 1,610 $25.09 $52,190
Dentists, general 1,600 $85.76 $178,380
Tire repairers and changers 1,560 $13.10 $27,250
Medical and public health social workers 1,540 $23.28 $48,430
Travel agents 1,530 $16.30 $33,900
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 1,520 $29.62 $61,610
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,520 $17.81 $37,040
Photographers 1,520 $12.14 $25,250
Education teachers, postsecondary 1,510 Not available $55,040
Human resources managers, all other 1,510 $51.47 $107,060
Meeting and convention planners 1,500 $22.72 $47,260
Family and general practitioners 1,480 $87.26 $181,510
Procurement clerks 1,470 $16.56 $34,450
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 1,430 $8.05 $16,740
Cargo and freight agents 1,420 $18.60 $38,690
Food batchmakers 1,390 $11.34 $23,580
Library assistants, clerical 1,390 $10.88 $22,630
Postal service clerks 1,390 Not available Not available
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 1,360 $7.81 $16,240
Commercial pilots 1,350 Not available $148,440
Roofers 1,350 $14.68 $30,540
Surgical technologists 1,350 $18.31 $38,090
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,340 $17.94 $37,310
Bindery workers 1,330 $13.39 $27,850
Library technicians 1,330 $15.43 $32,090
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 1,320 $18.22 $37,900
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,290 $17.93 $37,290
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,280 $14.66 $30,490
Physician assistants 1,270 $41.74 $86,810
Civil engineering technicians 1,240 $18.73 $38,960
Law clerks 1,240 $19.18 $39,890
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,240 $9.31 $19,370
Surveyors 1,240 $20.23 $42,080
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,230 $22.87 $47,570
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 1,230 $17.25 $35,880
Business teachers, postsecondary 1,220 Not available $91,830
Mental health counselors 1,220 $18.62 $38,730
Prepress technicians and workers 1,220 $18.89 $39,300
Private detectives and investigators 1,200 $17.32 $36,030
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 1,190 Not available $59,600
Environmental engineers 1,160 $37.20 $77,370
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 1,160 $12.57 $26,150
Statistical assistants 1,150 $12.80 $26,620
Transportation workers, all other 1,150 $14.48 $30,120
Maintenance workers, machinery 1,140 $16.76 $34,860
Brokerage clerks 1,120 $16.54 $34,390
Computer hardware engineers 1,110 $40.18 $83,570
Purchasing managers 1,110 $45.57 $94,780
Service station attendants 1,100 $10.58 $22,000
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 1,080 $8.80 $18,300
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,070 $14.08 $29,280
Photographic processing machine operators 1,070 $11.83 $24,610
Surgeons 1,070 $75.00 More than $145,600
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,060 $18.27 $38,000
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 1,060 $14.47 $30,100
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 1,060 $17.27 $35,910
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,060 $9.07 $18,860
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 1,050 $15.21 $31,630
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,040 $17.39 $36,180
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 1,030 $20.79 $43,230
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,020 $15.48 $32,190
Public relations managers 1,010 $42.17 $87,720
Structural iron and steel workers 1,000 $17.00 $35,360
Advertising and promotions managers 990 $48.66 $101,220
Speech-language pathologists 990 $30.38 $63,180
Occupational therapists 980 $34.11 $70,960
Training and development managers 980 $45.35 $94,330
Meter readers, utilities 960 $15.22 $31,660
Veterinarians 960 $36.87 $76,690
Actors 950 $41.02 Not available
Audio and video equipment technicians 950 $17.50 $36,410
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 950 $17.76 $36,940
Skin care specialists 950 $11.12 $23,130
Couriers and messengers 940 $12.60 $26,210
Budget analysts 930 $32.81 $68,240
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 930 $12.96 $26,950
Chemists 920 $33.93 $70,570
Pharmacy aides 920 $9.44 $19,630
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 910 $22.87 $47,570
Office machine operators, except computer 910 $13.14 $27,330
Protective service workers, all other 910 $13.27 $27,600
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 900 $15.57 $32,380
Technical writers 870 $30.07 $62,550
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 860 $13.40 $27,860
Helpers--carpenters 850 $12.92 $26,880
Job printers 850 $17.99 $37,410
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 850 $14.60 $30,370
Word processors and typists 850 $13.33 $27,730
Motor vehicle operators, all other 840 $12.84 $26,700
Electrical and electronics drafters 830 $25.06 $52,120
Landscape architects 830 $24.65 $51,270
Sales and related workers, all other 830 $20.71 $43,080
Transportation inspectors 830 $28.41 $59,100
Air traffic controllers 820 $58.46 $121,590
Compensation and benefits managers 810 $44.58 $92,720
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 810 $15.65 $32,550
Brickmasons and blockmasons 800 $18.97 $39,450
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 790 $16.01 $33,300
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 780 $26.92 $55,990
Slaughterers and meat packers 780 $9.94 $20,670
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 770 Not available $57,980
Rehabilitation counselors 760 $17.93 $37,290
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 750 $12.90 $26,830
Baggage porters and bellhops 730 $9.87 $20,530
Broadcast technicians 730 $15.97 $33,210
Mechanical drafters 730 $23.54 $48,950
Writers and authors 730 $27.22 $56,620
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 710 $19.67 $40,920
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 710 $17.12 $35,610
Real estate brokers 710 $47.34 $98,460
Residential advisors 710 $10.74 $22,340
Highway maintenance workers 700 $14.70 $30,570
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 700 $17.13 $35,640
Reporters and correspondents 700 $24.76 $51,490
Desktop publishers 690 $21.62 $44,970
Legislators 690 Not available $20,960
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 680 $11.18 $23,250
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 680 $14.67 $30,520
Financial examiners 660 $33.50 $69,690
Industrial engineering technicians 660 $27.95 $58,130
Insulation workers, mechanical 660 $16.47 $34,250
Opticians, dispensing 650 $17.05 $35,460
Art directors 640 $37.96 $78,960
Dental laboratory technicians 640 $17.87 $37,180
Chemical technicians 630 $17.78 $36,980
Proofreaders and copy markers 630 $13.76 $28,620
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 620 $18.58 $38,650
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 620 $16.45 $34,210
Elevator installers and repairers 620 $25.42 $52,880
Interpreters and translators 620 $18.05 $37,550
Medical transcriptionists 620 $15.97 $33,210
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 620 $14.36 $29,870
Diagnostic medical sonographers 600 $30.18 $62,780
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 600 $16.86 $35,070
Natural sciences managers 600 $44.25 $92,040
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 600 $18.22 $37,890
Mechanical engineering technicians 590 $23.33 $48,540
Conveyor operators and tenders 580 $15.45 $32,130
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 580 $26.52 $55,160
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 580 $13.98 $29,070
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 580 Not available $66,750
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 580 $15.57 $32,390
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 570 $22.10 $45,980
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 560 $48.88 $101,670
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 550 Not available $53,280
Funeral attendants 550 $12.07 $25,110
Crane and tower operators 540 $20.99 $43,650
Occupational health and safety specialists 540 $28.80 $59,910
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 540 $11.33 $23,570
Glaziers 530 $18.49 $38,460
Lodging managers 530 $23.81 $49,530
Millwrights 530 $22.37 $46,530
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 510 $22.64 $47,090
Chiropractors 510 $29.92 $62,240
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 510 $22.06 $45,880
Helpers--roofers 510 $9.80 $20,380
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 500 Not available $64,640
Biological scientists, all other 490 $33.27 $69,210
Computer and information scientists, research 490 $54.54 $113,450
Floral designers 490 $12.33 $25,650
Medical equipment preparers 490 $14.15 $29,430
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 490 $12.03 $25,020
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 480 $15.62 $32,490
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 470 $31.23 $64,970
Bailiffs 470 $9.84 $20,470
Chemical plant and system operators 470 $19.27 $40,080
Home appliance repairers 470 $17.60 $36,600
Medical equipment repairers 470 $19.94 $41,470
Power plant operators 470 $26.02 $54,120
Shampooers 470 $8.76 $18,220
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 460 Not available $75,550
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 460 Not available $79,090
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 460 $32.90 $68,430
Loan counselors 460 $22.78 $47,390
Materials scientists 460 $41.24 $85,770
Multi-media artists and animators 460 $22.74 $47,300
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 450 $18.42 $38,310
Photographic process workers 450 $16.92 $35,190
Urban and regional planners 450 $28.42 $59,110
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 440 $24.09 $50,110
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 440 $23.08 $48,010
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 440 Not available $64,200
Physical therapist assistants 440 $23.23 $48,310
Survey researchers 440 $15.10 $31,420
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 430 $24.23 $50,390
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 420 $18.26 $37,990
Microbiologists 420 $42.76 $88,950
Social workers, all other 420 $25.24 $52,510
Pediatricians, general 410 $68.55 $142,580
Painters, transportation equipment 400 $21.41 $44,520
Radio and television announcers 390 $30.98 $64,430
Tool and die makers 390 $21.88 $45,510
Postsecondary teachers, all other 370 Not available $44,230
Cutters and trimmers, hand 360 $12.05 $25,060
Statisticians 360 $36.12 $75,130
Tire builders 360 $15.29 $31,800
Broadcast news analysts 350 $27.70 $57,610
Education administrators, all other 350 $40.83 $84,920
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 350 $12.62 $26,240
Legal support workers, all other 350 $22.61 $47,030
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 350 $10.64 $22,130
Physical scientists, all other 350 Not available Not available
Clergy 340 $21.22 $44,150
Court reporters 330 $21.79 $45,330
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 320 $13.12 $27,290
Mechanical door repairers 320 $18.72 $38,940
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 310 $14.97 $31,140
Environmental engineering technicians 310 $18.45 $38,370
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 310 $17.60 $36,600
Commercial and industrial designers 300 $27.46 $57,120
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 300 $41.20 $85,690
Upholsterers 300 $14.32 $29,790
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 300 $21.00 $43,680
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 290 $18.03 $37,500
Health technologists and technicians, all other 290 $20.57 $42,780
Locksmiths and safe repairers 290 $13.25 $27,550
Social scientists and related workers, all other 290 $36.44 $75,800
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 280 $14.00 $29,120
History teachers, postsecondary 280 Not available $61,860
Optometrists 280 $59.48 $123,720
Psychiatrists 280 $64.98 $135,160
Animal control workers 270 $14.68 $30,530
Manicurists and pedicurists 270 $9.46 $19,680
Musicians and singers 270 $31.55 Not available
Physical therapist aides 270 $12.57 $26,150
Actuaries 260 $46.50 $96,720
Construction and related workers, all other 260 $15.46 $32,150
Correspondence clerks 260 $17.63 $36,670
Dietetic technicians 260 $12.31 $25,600
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 260 $11.42 $23,750
Law teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $111,110
Political science teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $70,310
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 260 $10.66 $22,160
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 250 $20.59 $42,830
Fire inspectors and investigators 250 $23.49 $48,850
Obstetricians and gynecologists 250 $100.99 $210,050
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 250 $12.85 $26,720
Crossing guards 240 $10.49 $21,810
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 240 $14.73 $30,640
Funeral directors 240 $30.87 $64,200
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 240 $20.98 $43,650
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 240 $14.28 $29,700
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $63,390
Communications teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $54,380
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 230 $9.63 $20,020
Material moving workers, all other 230 $12.72 $26,460
Concierges 220 $13.11 $27,270
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 220 $16.06 $33,410
Occupational therapist assistants 220 $26.00 $54,080
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $71,740
Recreational therapists 220 $17.57 $36,540
Respiratory therapy technicians 220 $22.54 $46,880
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 220 $16.14 $33,570
Vocational education teachers, middle school 220 Not available $58,580
Economics teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $84,400
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 210 $11.60 $24,130
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 210 $14.32 $29,780
Furniture finishers 210 $13.45 $27,970
Nuclear medicine technologists 210 $32.29 $67,160
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 200 $40.27 $83,750
Anesthesiologists 200 $78.14 $162,540
Logging equipment operators 200 $15.18 $31,580
Power distributors and dispatchers 200 $29.75 $61,890
Psychiatric technicians 200 $12.69 $26,400
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $66,450
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 200 $20.22 $42,060
Artists and related workers, all other 190 $38.68 $80,460
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 190 $26.68 $55,500
Economists 190 $40.03 $83,260
Museum technicians and conservators 190 $21.54 $44,800
Set and exhibit designers 190 $16.23 $33,760
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 190 $12.53 $26,060
Designers, all other 180 $28.68 $59,650
Model makers, metal and plastic 180 Not available Not available
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 180 $14.73 $30,640
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 170 $14.08 $29,280
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 170 $9.89 $20,570
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 170 $24.67 $51,310
Radiation therapists 170 $33.23 $69,110
Fish and game wardens 160 $17.14 $35,650
Graduate teaching assistants 160 Not available $21,870
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 160 $31.86 $66,270
Plant and system operators, all other 160 $20.70 $43,060
Engine and other machine assemblers 150 $16.32 $33,950
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 150 $14.37 $29,890
Public address system and other announcers 150 $13.06 $27,170
Tour guides and escorts 150 $11.05 $22,980
Biomedical engineers 140 $31.87 $66,300
Chemical engineers 140 $30.51 $63,470
Directors, religious activities and education 140 $20.45 $42,540
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 140 $23.90 $49,700
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 140 $14.85 $30,900
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 140 $24.27 $50,490
Traffic technicians 140 $16.71 $34,760
Athletes and sports competitors 130 Not available Not available
Audio-visual collections specialists 130 $21.79 $45,320
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 130 $13.38 $27,840
Forensic science technicians 130 $23.13 $48,100
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 130 $25.95 $53,980
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 130 $26.67 $55,460
Media and communication workers, all other 130 $25.03 $52,070
Postmasters and mail superintendents 130 $34.82 $72,430
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 130 $13.96 $29,030
Drafters, all other 120 $21.77 $45,270
Emergency management specialists 120 $27.34 $56,860
Motion picture projectionists 120 $11.61 $24,150
Archivists 110 $22.21 $46,190
Cooks, all other 110 $13.89 $28,890
Electro-mechanical technicians 110 $22.99 $47,810
Physics teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $74,820
Podiatrists 110 $80.13 $166,670
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 110 $13.13 $27,320
Materials engineers 100 $33.57 $69,820
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $63,820
Social science research assistants 100 $23.21 $48,270
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $73,260
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 90 $11.09 $23,070
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $55,370
Curators 90 $25.21 $52,430
Film and video editors 90 $27.96 $58,160
Orthotists and prosthetists 90 $22.22 $46,220
Therapists, all other 90 $23.59 $49,060
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $72,000
Costume attendants 80 $12.72 $26,460
Hydrologists 80 $38.57 $80,240
Soil and plant scientists 80 $30.92 $64,310
Tapers 80 $16.89 $35,120
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 70 $26.93 $56,010
Conservation scientists 70 $33.33 $69,330
Epidemiologists 70 $27.58 $57,370
Gas plant operators 70 $19.72 $41,010
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 70 Not available Not available
Occupational health and safety technicians 60 $26.26 $54,630
Psychologists, all other 60 $34.22 $71,180
Riggers 60 $13.07 $27,180
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 60 Not available $59,070
Animal trainers 50 $18.37 $38,200
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $62,520
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 50 Not available Not available
Helpers, construction trades, all other 50 $14.09 $29,310
Hoist and winch operators 50 $23.05 $47,940
Pourers and casters, metal 50 $10.94 $22,750
Sewers, hand 50 $14.02 $29,170
Social work teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $62,260
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $60,710
Farm and home management advisors 40 $13.18 $27,410
Forest and conservation technicians 40 $21.98 $45,720
Geography teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $53,790
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 30 $16.32 $33,940
Life scientists, all other 30 $54.35 $113,040
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors Not available $22.30 $46,380
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians Not available $9.61 $20,000
Architecture teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $62,390
Assemblers and fabricators, all other Not available $18.56 $38,600
Athletic trainers Not available Not available $40,200
Atmospheric and space scientists Not available $38.35 $79,770
Audiologists Not available $30.97 $64,410
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $17.32 $36,020
Barbers Not available $25.23 $52,470
Boilermakers Not available $22.07 $45,920
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $11.57 $24,060
Camera and photographic equipment repairers Not available $14.69 $30,560
Carpet installers Not available $17.91 $37,260
Chief executives Not available $79.22 $164,770
Communications equipment operators, all other Not available $16.90 $35,140
Counselors, all other Not available $20.51 $42,660
Craft artists Not available $13.76 $28,620
Dietitians and nutritionists Not available $19.63 $40,820
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers Not available $11.22 $23,340
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $15.71 $32,670
Education, training, and library workers, all other Not available $25.05 $52,090
Elementary school teachers, except special education Not available Not available $52,280
Etchers and engravers Not available $12.22 $25,410
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers Not available $13.56 $28,200
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations Not available $11.11 $23,110
Fashion designers Not available $22.31 $46,400
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $18.03 $37,510
Floor sanders and finishers Not available $13.94 $29,000
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $11.12 $23,130
Hazardous materials removal workers Not available $13.52 $28,110
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $44.61 $92,790
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters Not available $11.74 $24,420
Helpers--extraction workers Not available $10.91 $22,700
Log graders and scalers Not available $13.99 $29,100
Marriage and family therapists Not available $23.61 $49,110
Medical appliance technicians Not available $14.63 $30,440
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders Not available $17.04 $35,440
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Not available $37.28 $77,550
Motorboat mechanics Not available $16.58 $34,490
Motorcycle mechanics Not available $16.54 $34,400
Musical instrument repairers and tuners Not available $13.24 $27,540
Occupational therapist aides Not available $12.38 $25,750
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Not available $89.80 $186,790
Orthodontists Not available $75.00 More than $145,600
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $10.13 $21,080
Plasterers and stucco masons Not available $16.86 $35,060
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Not available $23.76 $49,410
Producers and directors Not available $37.23 $77,440
Psychiatric aides Not available $14.06 $29,250
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products Not available $22.58 $46,970
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $13.45 $27,970
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $15.01 $31,210
Stonemasons Not available $15.91 $33,090
Telephone operators Not available $12.28 $25,540
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $9.09 $18,900
Tile and marble setters Not available $14.09 $29,300
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners Not available $15.73 $32,720
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $18.37 $38,210
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers Not available $11.30 $23,510
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