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 | 775,020 | $20.46 | $42,550 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 139,600 | $15.52 | $32,280 |
| Sales and related occupations | 86,710 | $17.01 | $35,380 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 69,500 | $9.09 | $18,910 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 51,360 | $20.57 | $42,770 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 46,220 | $29.95 | $62,300 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 40,820 | $37.18 | $77,340 |
| Production occupations | 37,750 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Management occupations | 36,810 | $49.63 | $103,220 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 35,020 | $13.01 | $27,070 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 28,820 | $30.88 | $64,230 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 27,440 | $18.12 | $37,700 |
| Retail salespersons | 27,220 | $11.31 | $23,530 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 26,050 | $33.37 | $69,400 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 23,250 | $10.19 | $21,200 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 19,600 | $8.32 | $17,300 |
| Cashiers | 18,340 | $8.86 | $18,430 |
| Protective service occupations | 17,500 | $17.79 | $37,010 |
| Customer service representatives | 16,770 | $14.40 | $29,950 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 16,610 | $8.02 | $16,680 |
| Office clerks, general | 16,600 | $11.96 | $24,870 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 16,390 | $19.01 | $39,530 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 15,120 | $11.91 | $24,770 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 13,130 | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 12,160 | $25.69 | $53,430 |
| General and operations managers | 11,580 | $55.19 | $114,790 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 11,300 | $28.86 | $60,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 10,400 | $24.99 | $51,970 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 10,340 | Not available | $43,730 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 10,340 | $9.60 | $19,980 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 9,710 | $16.29 | $33,890 |
| Accountants and auditors | 9,220 | $31.01 | $64,490 |
| Construction laborers | 9,190 | $10.59 | $22,040 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 8,840 | $11.31 | $23,520 |
| Registered nurses | 8,700 | $28.98 | $60,280 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 8,610 | $26.32 | $54,740 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 8,520 | $10.86 | $22,590 |
| Management analysts | 8,430 | $30.31 | $63,040 |
| Community and social services occupations | 7,710 | $18.48 | $38,450 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 7,040 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Computer systems analysts | 6,880 | $35.65 | $74,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 6,740 | $19.52 | $40,600 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 6,660 | $44.83 | $93,240 |
| Legal occupations | 6,420 | $44.01 | $91,550 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 6,160 | Not available | Not available |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 6,120 | $45.12 | $93,850 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 6,100 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 5,920 | $10.55 | $21,950 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,730 | Not available | $46,240 |
| Computer programmers | 5,560 | $39.33 | $81,800 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 5,430 | $12.75 | $26,530 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 5,280 | $9.89 | $20,560 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 5,270 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Computer support specialists | 5,180 | $21.20 | $44,100 |
| Security guards | 5,040 | $12.75 | $26,520 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 4,830 | $10.68 | $22,210 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 4,830 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 4,750 | $32.74 | $68,100 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 4,750 | Not available | $45,160 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,690 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Teacher assistants | 4,680 | Not available | $22,080 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,600 | $8.51 | $17,700 |
| Graduate teaching assistants | 4,480 | Not available | $32,060 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 4,280 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 4,160 | $25.36 | $52,740 |
| Lawyers | 3,950 | $56.21 | $116,920 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 3,760 | Not available | $26,400 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,600 | $24.98 | $51,950 |
| Dishwashers | 3,530 | $7.84 | $16,300 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 3,410 | $18.78 | $39,050 |
| Administrative services managers | 3,350 | $45.77 | $95,200 |
| Team assemblers | 3,320 | $12.04 | $25,050 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,240 | $7.52 | $15,650 |
| Home health aides | 3,180 | $9.37 | $19,480 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 3,010 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Child care workers | 2,950 | $9.71 | $20,200 |
| Carpenters | 2,930 | $16.86 | $35,070 |
| Tellers | 2,920 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Public relations specialists | 2,760 | $29.05 | $60,420 |
| Medical assistants | 2,730 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,700 | $24.68 | $51,320 |
| Bartenders | 2,690 | $9.24 | $19,220 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,690 | $8.07 | $16,780 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,640 | $10.95 | $22,770 |
| Industrial engineers | 2,600 | $40.27 | $83,760 |
| Civil engineers | 2,590 | $36.31 | $75,530 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,570 | $18.88 | $39,270 |
| Construction managers | 2,500 | $33.57 | $69,840 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 2,480 | $13.14 | $27,340 |
| Market research analysts | 2,440 | $39.52 | $82,200 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,420 | $8.54 | $17,760 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 2,380 | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 2,380 | $29.81 | $62,010 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,350 | $22.42 | $46,630 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 2,310 | $33.65 | $69,980 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 2,260 | $59.91 | $124,610 |
| Electrical engineers | 2,220 | $47.37 | $98,530 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,220 | $27.70 | $57,610 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,210 | $27.36 | $56,900 |
| Insurance sales agents | 2,200 | $25.91 | $53,890 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 2,180 | $21.22 | $44,150 |
| Logisticians | 2,180 | $28.44 | $59,160 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 2,140 | $48.11 | $100,070 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,120 | $17.88 | $37,180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 2,110 | $39.94 | $83,080 |
| Bus drivers, school | 2,100 | $12.27 | $25,530 |
| Cooks, fast food | 2,090 | $8.15 | $16,950 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 2,080 | $17.30 | $35,990 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 2,050 | $14.35 | $29,850 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 2,040 | $15.85 | $32,960 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 2,030 | $15.70 | $32,660 |
| Financial managers | 2,020 | $54.38 | $113,110 |
| Driver/sales workers | 2,010 | $11.66 | $24,250 |
| Bill and account collectors | 1,990 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Food preparation workers | 1,960 | $8.88 | $18,460 |
| Telemarketers | 1,950 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 1,910 | $24.06 | $50,050 |
| Data entry keyers | 1,890 | $12.50 | $26,010 |
| Training and development specialists | 1,850 | $26.63 | $55,390 |
| Semiconductor processors | 1,800 | $17.70 | $36,820 |
| Operations research analysts | 1,780 | $35.55 | $73,930 |
| Mechanical engineers | 1,750 | $36.83 | $76,610 |
| Legal secretaries | 1,740 | $19.08 | $39,680 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,730 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,720 | $18.49 | $38,450 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 1,710 | $19.89 | $41,380 |
| Sales managers | 1,660 | $58.03 | $120,710 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 1,650 | $9.20 | $19,130 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,640 | $13.10 | $27,250 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 1,610 | $39.65 | $82,470 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 1,610 | $23.28 | $48,420 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 1,600 | $8.71 | $18,120 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,580 | $24.96 | $51,920 |
| Database administrators | 1,550 | $34.50 | $71,750 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,540 | $13.85 | $28,810 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 1,540 | $15.06 | $31,320 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 1,540 | Not available | Not available |
| Dental assistants | 1,510 | $16.40 | $34,110 |
| Financial analysts | 1,510 | $39.85 | $82,890 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,500 | $9.86 | $20,510 |
| Medical secretaries | 1,500 | $14.63 | $30,420 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,460 | $24.76 | $51,500 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,450 | $14.35 | $29,840 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 1,390 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,370 | $24.22 | $50,370 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 1,370 | $20.79 | $43,240 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,360 | $12.31 | $25,590 |
| Recreation workers | 1,360 | $9.65 | $20,070 |
| Graphic designers | 1,350 | $22.13 | $46,040 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 1,350 | $32.98 | $68,600 |
| Pharmacists | 1,330 | $51.29 | $106,690 |
| Cost estimators | 1,310 | $30.62 | $63,690 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 1,290 | $20.82 | $43,310 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 1,290 | $15.54 | $32,310 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,280 | $10.98 | $22,850 |
| Loan officers | 1,280 | $32.48 | $67,550 |
| Real estate sales agents | 1,280 | $22.51 | $46,830 |
| All other information and record clerks | 1,270 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| Helpers--production workers | 1,260 | $9.24 | $19,220 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,250 | $9.93 | $20,640 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,170 | Not available | $68,410 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 1,160 | $22.29 | $46,350 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,150 | $22.38 | $46,550 |
| Marketing managers | 1,150 | $60.23 | $125,270 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 1,140 | $27.37 | $56,930 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 1,140 | $47.32 | $98,430 |
| Food service managers | 1,120 | $24.38 | $50,710 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,100 | $18.58 | $38,650 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,100 | Not available | $43,400 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,090 | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 1,070 | $32.98 | $68,600 |
| Instructional coordinators | 1,070 | $26.75 | $55,630 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 1,060 | $36.30 | $75,500 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 1,040 | $21.95 | $45,660 |
| Chief executives | 1,030 | $83.50 | $173,680 |
| Engineering managers | 1,030 | $67.96 | $141,350 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,030 | $17.26 | $35,910 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 1,010 | $10.37 | $21,580 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 1,000 | $37.94 | $78,910 |
| Helpers--electricians | 1,000 | $12.33 | $25,640 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 990 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 990 | $12.32 | $25,620 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 980 | $23.45 | $48,780 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 980 | $30.50 | $63,450 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 980 | $102.34 | $212,860 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 960 | $20.39 | $42,420 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 960 | $8.70 | $18,100 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 960 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| Parts salespersons | 960 | $14.78 | $30,730 |
| Personal financial advisors | 960 | $44.53 | $92,620 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 960 | $16.62 | $34,570 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 950 | $11.69 | $24,320 |
| Order clerks | 950 | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 920 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| Editors | 910 | $25.39 | $52,810 |
| Chemists | 900 | $24.87 | $51,740 |
| Medical and health services managers | 900 | $38.19 | $79,430 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 900 | $14.06 | $29,250 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 900 | $10.72 | $22,300 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 900 | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 890 | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Advertising sales agents | 870 | $23.53 | $48,930 |
| Librarians | 870 | $24.77 | $51,530 |
| Machinists | 870 | $17.07 | $35,510 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 860 | $12.52 | $26,040 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 850 | $21.25 | $44,210 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 850 | $18.05 | $37,530 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 850 | Not available | $43,100 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 850 | $10.60 | $22,050 |
| Physical therapists | 840 | $31.92 | $66,390 |
| Printing machine operators | 840 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Coaches and scouts | 830 | Not available | $40,780 |
| File clerks | 830 | $12.04 | $25,030 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 820 | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 820 | $25.79 | $53,650 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 810 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 810 | Not available | Not available |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 810 | $18.98 | $39,480 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 800 | $21.16 | $44,000 |
| Insurance underwriters | 800 | $29.11 | $60,560 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 800 | $17.08 | $35,520 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 800 | $12.65 | $26,310 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 790 | $19.20 | $39,930 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 770 | $15.24 | $31,700 |
| Dental hygienists | 760 | $35.33 | $73,490 |
| Sales engineers | 760 | $41.06 | $85,400 |
| Sheet metal workers | 760 | $16.50 | $34,310 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 750 | $10.91 | $22,700 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 740 | $20.23 | $42,080 |
| Parking lot attendants | 740 | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 730 | Not available | $52,040 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 730 | $22.64 | $47,090 |
| Managers, all other | 710 | $46.96 | $97,670 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 710 | $19.96 | $41,520 |
| Residential advisors | 710 | $10.04 | $20,880 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 700 | $17.29 | $35,950 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 700 | $30.14 | $62,690 |
| Industrial production managers | 690 | $56.36 | $117,230 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 690 | $21.07 | $43,820 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 680 | $14.53 | $30,220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 680 | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 680 | $17.99 | $37,420 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 670 | $16.21 | $33,710 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 660 | $25.16 | $52,330 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 660 | $13.00 | $27,040 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 660 | $14.39 | $29,920 |
| Respiratory therapists | 660 | $24.57 | $51,100 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 660 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 650 | $23.86 | $49,630 |
| Environmental engineers | 650 | $29.95 | $62,300 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 650 | $22.39 | $46,580 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 650 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 640 | $12.13 | $25,230 |
| New accounts clerks | 640 | $15.78 | $32,820 |
| Surveyors | 630 | $29.08 | $60,480 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 620 | $14.69 | $30,550 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 610 | Not available | $56,890 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 600 | $14.34 | $29,830 |
| Social and community service managers | 600 | $27.71 | $57,630 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 590 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 590 | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 580 | $42.97 | $89,370 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 570 | $17.63 | $36,670 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 570 | $11.54 | $24,010 |
| Interior designers | 570 | $20.13 | $41,860 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 570 | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 570 | $21.71 | $45,160 |
| Service station attendants | 570 | $10.28 | $21,370 |
| Chemical engineers | 560 | $28.19 | $58,630 |
| Computer operators | 560 | $16.87 | $35,090 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 550 | Not available | $57,910 |
| Mechanical drafters | 540 | $25.51 | $53,070 |
| Surgical technologists | 540 | $19.29 | $40,120 |
| Credit analysts | 530 | $43.10 | $89,650 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 530 | $21.36 | $44,430 |
| Occupational therapists | 530 | $26.95 | $56,060 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 530 | Not available | $47,040 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 520 | $10.52 | $21,890 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 520 | $22.17 | $46,110 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 520 | $8.51 | $17,700 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 520 | $14.19 | $29,510 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 510 | $10.17 | $21,150 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 510 | $43.54 | $90,560 |
| Photographers | 500 | $16.60 | $34,530 |
| Budget analysts | 490 | $28.08 | $58,400 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 490 | $18.47 | $38,420 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 490 | $30.28 | $62,990 |
| Interpreters and translators | 490 | $30.76 | $63,980 |
| Producers and directors | 490 | $37.74 | $78,500 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 490 | $25.63 | $53,310 |
| Pipelayers | 480 | $12.20 | $25,380 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 480 | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Survey researchers | 480 | $22.09 | $45,950 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 480 | $10.69 | $22,230 |
| Bakers | 470 | $10.78 | $22,430 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 470 | $26.93 | $56,020 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 470 | $16.52 | $34,370 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 470 | $13.66 | $28,400 |
| Production workers, all other | 470 | $13.54 | $28,170 |
| Couriers and messengers | 460 | $11.12 | $23,120 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 460 | $18.35 | $38,170 |
| Technical writers | 460 | $28.21 | $58,670 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 460 | $10.19 | $21,190 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 450 | $8.54 | $17,770 |
| Roofers | 450 | $13.90 | $28,900 |
| Social and human service assistants | 450 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Veterinarians | 450 | $36.63 | $76,200 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 440 | $18.62 | $38,730 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 440 | Not available | $112,610 |
| Procurement clerks | 440 | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 420 | $23.85 | $49,600 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 420 | $16.05 | $33,380 |
| Travel agents | 420 | $16.82 | $34,990 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 410 | Not available | $96,530 |
| Cooks, short order | 410 | $9.52 | $19,810 |
| Writers and authors | 410 | $29.66 | $61,690 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 400 | Not available | $46,820 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 400 | Not available | $53,530 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 400 | $35.83 | $74,530 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 390 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 390 | $13.16 | $27,380 |
| Engineers, all other | 390 | $43.57 | $90,620 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 390 | $20.84 | $43,350 |
| Crossing guards | 380 | $8.72 | $18,130 |
| Social workers, all other | 380 | $22.55 | $46,910 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 370 | $16.05 | $33,370 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 360 | $16.14 | $33,560 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 360 | $25.62 | $53,290 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 360 | $13.90 | $28,910 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 360 | $31.96 | $66,480 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 350 | $12.87 | $26,780 |
| Microbiologists | 350 | $20.72 | $43,100 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 350 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 340 | $9.96 | $20,720 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 330 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 330 | $25.38 | $52,790 |
| Mental health counselors | 330 | $18.97 | $39,460 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 320 | Not available | $82,850 |
| Food batchmakers | 320 | $9.53 | $19,830 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 320 | $15.75 | $32,750 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 320 | $14.58 | $30,330 |
| Postal service clerks | 320 | Not available | Not available |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 320 | $18.10 | $37,660 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 310 | $18.17 | $37,790 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 310 | $11.70 | $24,330 |
| Family and general practitioners | 300 | $57.14 | $118,860 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 300 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Massage therapists | 300 | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 300 | $7.37 | $15,330 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 290 | $39.91 | $83,020 |
| Counselors, all other | 290 | $25.07 | $52,150 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | 290 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 290 | Not available | $43,430 |
| Art directors | 280 | $40.66 | $84,580 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 280 | $29.93 | $62,250 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 280 | $62.36 | $129,710 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 280 | Not available | $73,570 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 280 | Not available | $68,050 |
| Purchasing managers | 280 | $60.27 | $125,370 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 280 | $15.56 | $32,370 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 270 | $31.36 | $65,220 |
| Dentists, general | 270 | $65.33 | $135,890 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 270 | $29.00 | $60,320 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 270 | $23.62 | $49,120 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 270 | $25.87 | $53,820 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 270 | Not available | $44,510 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 260 | $22.95 | $47,740 |
| Brokerage clerks | 260 | $18.88 | $39,280 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 260 | Not available | $60,660 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 260 | Not available | $88,320 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 260 | $36.60 | $76,120 |
| Pharmacy aides | 260 | $11.28 | $23,470 |
| Bindery workers | 250 | $12.96 | $26,960 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 250 | $51.67 | $107,470 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 250 | $28.05 | $58,340 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 250 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 250 | $16.72 | $34,780 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 250 | $17.02 | $35,410 |
| Law clerks | 240 | $21.28 | $44,260 |
| Library technicians | 240 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 240 | $21.57 | $44,860 |
| Public relations managers | 240 | $63.58 | $132,250 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 240 | $22.08 | $45,940 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 230 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 230 | $11.41 | $23,740 |
| Physical therapist aides | 230 | $10.46 | $21,760 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 230 | Not available | $75,090 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 230 | $9.35 | $19,450 |
| Chemical technicians | 220 | $21.89 | $45,530 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 220 | $18.52 | $38,520 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 220 | $28.02 | $58,280 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 220 | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Financial examiners | 220 | $31.61 | $65,740 |
| Forensic science technicians | 220 | $19.75 | $41,090 |
| Physician assistants | 220 | $36.80 | $76,550 |
| Transportation inspectors | 220 | Not available | Not available |
| Urban and regional planners | 220 | $28.65 | $59,580 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 210 | $12.40 | $25,800 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 210 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 210 | $32.83 | $68,290 |
| Floral designers | 210 | $11.99 | $24,930 |
| Health educators | 210 | $18.65 | $38,800 |
| Biological technicians | 200 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians | 200 | $29.07 | $60,460 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 200 | Not available | $60,570 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 200 | $55.08 | $114,570 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 190 | $18.68 | $38,850 |
| Loan counselors | 190 | $19.39 | $40,330 |
| Materials engineers | 190 | $35.02 | $72,850 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 190 | Not available | $69,250 |
| Training and development managers | 190 | $46.31 | $96,330 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 180 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Musicians and singers | 180 | $15.74 | Not available |
| Broadcast technicians | 170 | $23.49 | $48,860 |
| Internists, general | 170 | $63.31 | $131,670 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 170 | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 170 | $28.12 | $58,490 |
| Optometrists | 170 | $36.58 | $76,080 |
| Pediatricians, general | 170 | $90.69 | $188,630 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 160 | $10.92 | $22,720 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 160 | $20.21 | $42,040 |
| Radio and television announcers | 160 | $21.08 | $43,840 |
| Actuaries | 150 | $54.56 | $113,480 |
| Animal control workers | 150 | $13.40 | $27,870 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 150 | $25.29 | $52,610 |
| Desktop publishers | 150 | $19.24 | $40,020 |
| Economists | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 150 | $14.72 | $30,610 |
| Statistical assistants | 150 | $28.29 | $58,840 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 150 | $18.25 | $37,950 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 140 | $37.62 | $78,250 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 140 | $32.42 | $67,430 |
| Lodging managers | 140 | $27.81 | $57,850 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 140 | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 140 | $13.22 | $27,500 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 140 | Not available | $85,300 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 140 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | 130 | $21.03 | $43,750 |
| Anthropologists and archeologists | 130 | $23.32 | $48,510 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $99,780 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 130 | $17.36 | $36,100 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 130 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Education administrators, all other | 130 | $42.04 | $87,440 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 130 | $10.70 | $22,250 |
| Home appliance repairers | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 130 | $11.77 | $24,480 |
| Materials scientists | 130 | $30.24 | $62,900 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 130 | $10.30 | $21,430 |
| Surgeons | 130 | $102.66 | $213,540 |
| Word processors and typists | 130 | $16.67 | $34,670 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 120 | $7.85 | $16,320 |
| Hydrologists | 120 | $29.19 | $60,730 |
| Natural sciences managers | 120 | $60.66 | $126,180 |
| Physicists | 120 | $25.81 | $53,690 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $58,440 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $76,570 |
| Athletic trainers | 110 | Not available | $46,090 |
| Concierges | 110 | $11.71 | $24,370 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 110 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 110 | Not available | $46,180 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $88,030 |
| Film and video editors | 100 | $29.91 | $62,210 |
| Funeral directors | 100 | $29.57 | $61,510 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 100 | $19.61 | $40,790 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 100 | $10.47 | $21,770 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 100 | $11.49 | $23,900 |
| Sound engineering technicians | 100 | $21.19 | $44,070 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | 90 | $11.22 | $23,340 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 90 | $35.08 | $72,960 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $67,870 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 80 | $21.92 | $45,600 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 80 | $22.08 | $45,930 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | 80 | $14.19 | $29,510 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 80 | $34.95 | $72,690 |
| Motion picture projectionists | 80 | $9.95 | $20,700 |
| Motorboat mechanics | 80 | $18.48 | $38,430 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | 80 | $18.92 | $39,360 |
| Statisticians | 80 | $38.12 | $79,300 |
| Dietetic technicians | 70 | $11.60 | $24,120 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | 70 | $10.43 | $21,700 |
| Funeral attendants | 70 | $10.80 | $22,460 |
| Life scientists, all other | 70 | $17.28 | $35,950 |
| Medical appliance technicians | 70 | $17.48 | $36,350 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 70 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Skin care specialists | 70 | $12.37 | $25,730 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $82,050 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 60 | $25.27 | $52,570 |
| Clergy | 60 | $21.13 | $43,950 |
| Correspondence clerks | 60 | $13.96 | $29,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 60 | $35.28 | $73,390 |
| Geography teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $79,720 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 60 | $33.61 | $69,910 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 60 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Historians | 60 | $21.53 | $44,780 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 60 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| Real estate brokers | 60 | $33.67 | $70,030 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 60 | $16.60 | $34,540 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 60 | $13.12 | $27,300 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 50 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 50 | $15.03 | $31,250 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 50 | $23.80 | $49,490 |
| Podiatrists | 50 | $73.82 | $153,550 |
| Recreational therapists | 50 | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Tool and die makers | 50 | $19.04 | $39,590 |
| Agricultural equipment operators | 40 | $8.80 | $18,300 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 40 | $26.20 | $54,500 |
| Bailiffs | 40 | $12.70 | $26,410 |
| Broadcast news analysts | 40 | $35.99 | $74,860 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 40 | $22.95 | $47,740 |
| Etchers and engravers | 40 | $10.73 | $22,320 |
| Furniture finishers | 40 | $13.43 | $27,920 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 40 | $32.75 | $68,120 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 40 | $33.26 | $69,180 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 40 | $15.54 | $32,330 |
| Traffic technicians | 40 | $19.80 | $41,170 |
| Conservation scientists | 30 | $28.23 | $58,710 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | 30 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Public address system and other announcers | 30 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 30 | $25.05 | $52,100 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30 | $16.54 | $34,410 |
| Anesthesiologists | Not available | $99.19 | $206,320 |
| Animal trainers | Not available | $13.48 | $28,050 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | Not available | Not available | $81,630 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | Not available | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Barbers | Not available | $14.52 | $30,200 |
| Chiropractors | Not available | $42.33 | $88,050 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | Not available | $12.81 | $26,650 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | Not available | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | Not available | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | Not available | $11.76 | $24,460 |
| Court reporters | Not available | $22.13 | $46,030 |
| Crane and tower operators | Not available | $14.08 | $29,300 |
| Curators | Not available | $25.66 | $53,380 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | Not available | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | Not available | $71.31 | $148,320 |
| Designers, all other | Not available | $26.77 | $55,690 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | Not available | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Electricians | Not available | $18.33 | $38,130 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | Not available | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | Not available | $13.66 | $28,400 |
| Embalmers | Not available | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | Not available | $20.34 | $42,310 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | Not available | $9.29 | $19,320 |
| Fire fighters | Not available | $21.54 | $44,800 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | Not available | $20.76 | $43,190 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | Not available | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | Not available | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| Glaziers | Not available | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | Not available | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | Not available | $8.35 | $17,370 |
| Highway maintenance workers | Not available | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | Not available | $22.68 | $47,180 |
| Job printers | Not available | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Landscape architects | Not available | $31.39 | $65,300 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | Not available | $9.81 | $20,390 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | Not available | $12.69 | $26,390 |
| Marriage and family therapists | Not available | $16.71 | $34,750 |
| Material moving workers, all other | Not available | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $16.21 | $33,710 |
| Millwrights | Not available | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | Not available | $16.16 | $33,620 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $11.69 | $24,310 |
| Museum technicians and conservators | Not available | $14.95 | $31,090 |
| Music directors and composers | Not available | $21.93 | $45,610 |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners | Not available | $15.41 | $32,050 |
| Opticians, dispensing | Not available | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | Not available | $12.67 | $26,340 |
| Personal and home care aides | Not available | $7.51 | $15,620 |
| Personal care and service occupations | Not available | $10.66 | $22,180 |
| Pest control workers | Not available | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | Not available | $13.38 | $27,840 |
| Petroleum engineers | Not available | $44.25 | $92,040 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | Not available | $19.83 | $41,240 |
| Power plant operators | Not available | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| Psychiatrists | Not available | $53.61 | $111,520 |
| Radiation therapists | Not available | $35.39 | $73,610 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | Not available | $20.69 | $43,030 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | Not available | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Sewing machine operators | Not available | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Shampooers | Not available | $8.05 | $16,730 |
| Social science research assistants | Not available | $23.80 | $49,510 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | Not available | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| Tax preparers | Not available | $14.89 | $30,970 |
| Telephone operators | Not available | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | Not available | $10.44 | $21,710 |
| Therapists, all other | Not available | $18.84 | $39,190 |
| Tile and marble setters | Not available | $15.42 | $32,080 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | Not available | Not available | $33,730 |
| Watch repairers | Not available | $11.65 | $24,240 |
