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 |
More than $70 |
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 |
