Occupational employment / Baltimore-Towson, MD

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 "Baltimore-Towson, MD" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,294,790 $22.61 $47,030
Office and administrative support occupations 220,930 $16.60 $34,520
Sales and related occupations 132,720 $17.91 $37,260
Food preparation and serving related occupations 103,300 $9.95 $20,700
Education, training, and library occupations 86,150 $26.30 $54,710
Transportation and material moving occupations 79,580 $16.18 $33,660
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 77,970 $36.05 $74,990
Management occupations 71,290 $49.20 $102,330
Business and financial operations occupations 68,730 $32.48 $67,560
Construction and extraction occupations 66,280 $20.25 $42,120
Production occupations 52,590 $17.28 $35,950
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 48,780 $20.63 $42,910
Computer and mathematical occupations 44,020 $39.33 $81,810
Retail salespersons 41,370 $12.29 $25,560
Protective service occupations 40,840 $21.22 $44,130
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 40,410 $12.09 $25,140
Healthcare support occupations 36,700 $14.29 $29,720
Cashiers 36,020 $9.63 $20,020
Office clerks, general 34,950 $14.07 $29,260
Registered nurses 30,810 $36.17 $75,230
Personal care and service occupations 29,480 $12.61 $26,220
Architecture and engineering occupations 28,790 $35.96 $74,800
General and operations managers 26,290 $54.99 $114,380
Community and social services occupations 21,610 $21.79 $45,310
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 21,590 $8.92 $18,550
Waiters and waitresses 21,350 $8.42 $17,510
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 20,860 $11.17 $23,240
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 20,710 $12.89 $26,800
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 19,590 $16.60 $34,520
Customer service representatives 18,920 $16.11 $33,520
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 17,680 $14.02 $29,160
Stock clerks and order fillers 16,630 $11.61 $24,150
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 15,280 $23.54 $48,950
Life, physical, and social science occupations 15,270 $32.06 $66,680
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 15,080 $17.87 $37,170
Elementary school teachers, except special education 14,200 Not available $53,030
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 13,710 $24.30 $50,550
Receptionists and information clerks 12,810 $12.85 $26,720
Security guards 12,720 $14.06 $29,250
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 12,700 $19.22 $39,980
Legal occupations 12,540 $41.41 $86,140
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 12,280 Not available $59,150
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 12,060 $22.48 $46,750
Accountants and auditors 12,050 $34.21 $71,160
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 11,820 $20.55 $42,730
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 11,780 $31.03 $64,540
Teacher assistants 11,320 Not available $23,910
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 11,110 $26.27 $54,640
Construction laborers 11,080 $14.26 $29,670
Maintenance and repair workers, general 10,550 $17.96 $37,350
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9,620 $8.81 $18,320
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 9,260 $15.44 $32,110
Business operations specialists, all other 8,450 $33.93 $70,560
Carpenters 8,260 $20.68 $43,010
Electricians 7,880 $22.89 $47,610
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 7,860 $12.92 $26,880
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 7,760 $16.54 $34,410
Management analysts 7,710 $38.87 $80,840
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 7,660 Not available $52,870
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 7,570 $19.33 $40,200
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 6,970 $29.39 $61,130
Food preparation workers 6,730 $9.79 $20,370
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 6,470 $9.96 $20,710
Cooks, restaurant 6,340 $12.01 $24,980
Computer software engineers, systems software 6,100 $48.14 $100,130
Computer support specialists 5,990 $24.27 $50,470
Team assemblers 5,860 $14.12 $29,360
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 5,770 $14.99 $31,180
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 5,720 $23.87 $49,640
Computer specialists, all other 5,650 $42.37 $88,130
Lawyers 5,640 $62.00 $128,960
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 5,630 $8.04 $16,730
Sales representatives, services, all other 5,410 $31.21 $64,910
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 5,280 $23.55 $48,990
Correctional officers and jailers 5,270 $20.65 $42,940
Medical secretaries 5,270 $16.11 $33,510
Bartenders 5,220 $9.62 $20,010
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 5,200 $29.18 $60,690
Bill and account collectors 5,060 $16.88 $35,120
Industrial truck and tractor operators 5,050 $16.05 $33,380
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 4,960 $16.64 $34,610
Computer systems analysts 4,880 $41.86 $87,080
Financial managers 4,870 $49.36 $102,670
Computer software engineers, applications 4,860 $45.61 $94,870
Administrative services managers 4,830 $31.58 $65,690
Network and computer systems administrators 4,770 $36.48 $75,870
Tellers 4,740 $12.85 $26,720
Home health aides 4,700 $11.76 $24,470
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 4,550 $29.20 $60,730
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 4,460 $14.93 $31,050
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 4,350 $27.05 $56,250
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 4,210 Not available $131,750
Cooks, fast food 4,120 $9.74 $20,250
Child care workers 4,090 $9.96 $20,710
Preschool teachers, except special education 4,080 $14.08 $29,290
Network systems and data communications analysts 4,020 $37.93 $78,900
Medical assistants 3,990 $14.71 $30,590
Social and human service assistants 3,960 $17.40 $36,190
Packers and packagers, hand 3,950 $12.36 $25,700
Paralegals and legal assistants 3,950 $23.67 $49,230
Dishwashers 3,900 $8.80 $18,310
Medical and health services managers 3,860 $44.32 $92,180
Counter and rental clerks 3,850 $13.56 $28,210
Computer programmers 3,840 $36.82 $76,590
Teachers and instructors, all other 3,750 Not available $59,910
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 3,700 $15.07 $31,350
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 3,520 $8.99 $18,700
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 3,510 $11.66 $24,240
Insurance sales agents 3,500 $30.21 $62,830
Physicians and surgeons, all other 3,500 $56.15 $116,800
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 3,460 $25.41 $52,840
Postal service mail carriers 3,440 Not available Not available
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 3,370 $42.77 $88,970
Loan officers 3,300 $34.14 $71,000
Driver/sales workers 3,280 $15.28 $31,780
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 3,210 $20.21 $42,040
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 3,210 $15.27 $31,770
Engineers, all other 3,200 $39.80 $82,790
Construction managers 3,170 $42.72 $88,850
Civil engineers 3,060 $37.39 $77,780
Sales managers 3,010 $53.03 $110,310
Managers, all other 2,990 $49.97 $103,940
Office and administrative support workers, all other 2,940 $18.07 $37,580
Financial specialists, all other 2,850 $25.92 $53,920
Graduate teaching assistants 2,790 Not available $36,200
Pharmacy technicians 2,790 $14.27 $29,680
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 2,770 $30.53 $63,490
Helpers--production workers 2,750 $12.00 $24,960
Financial analysts 2,720 $43.36 $90,190
Machinists 2,710 $21.15 $43,990
Computer and information systems managers 2,680 $56.65 $117,830
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 2,640 Not available $90,430
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 2,620 $12.60 $26,210
Training and development specialists 2,570 $27.87 $57,960
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 2,560 $26.71 $55,550
Pharmacists 2,560 $48.90 $101,720
Telemarketers 2,520 $14.58 $30,330
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 2,500 $19.25 $40,030
Dental assistants 2,480 $17.05 $35,470
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 2,470 $31.48 $65,470
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 2,460 Not available $57,880
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2,450 $10.34 $21,510
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 2,450 $23.73 $49,370
Child, family, and school social workers 2,430 $23.15 $48,160
Painters, construction and maintenance 2,430 $18.13 $37,720
Bus drivers, school 2,370 $13.00 $27,030
Cost estimators 2,370 $30.14 $62,680
Graphic designers 2,370 $23.99 $49,900
All other information and record clerks 2,360 $19.25 $40,040
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 2,340 $24.64 $51,250
Data entry keyers 2,320 $13.80 $28,710
Market research analysts 2,320 $32.79 $68,200
Physical therapists 2,300 $38.49 $80,070
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 2,270 $40.95 $85,180
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 2,260 $28.96 $60,230
Mechanical engineers 2,250 $41.72 $86,780
Instructional coordinators 2,200 $25.28 $52,580
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 2,160 $13.38 $27,840
Real estate sales agents 2,150 $31.67 $65,880
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 2,140 $13.36 $27,800
Radiologic technologists and technicians 2,120 $30.42 $63,260
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 2,120 $48.30 $100,460
Electrical engineers 2,110 $42.91 $89,240
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 2,090 $15.12 $31,450
Industrial machinery mechanics 2,080 $22.53 $46,850
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,040 $42.26 $87,890
Engineering managers 2,040 $56.62 $117,770
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 2,040 $22.83 $47,490
Medical and public health social workers 2,030 $26.55 $55,220
Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,980 $12.75 $26,510
Librarians 1,970 $26.99 $56,130
Chief executives 1,950 $78.74 $163,780
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,950 $19.78 $41,150
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,940 $22.48 $46,760
Legal secretaries 1,940 $20.31 $42,240
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 1,940 $25.85 $53,780
Amusement and recreation attendants 1,910 $8.80 $18,300
Recreation workers 1,900 $12.82 $26,660
Loan interviewers and clerks 1,890 $16.84 $35,020
Food servers, nonrestaurant 1,880 $10.26 $21,340
Self-enrichment education teachers 1,870 $18.86 $39,230
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 1,860 $18.14 $37,720
Cooks, short order 1,850 $10.56 $21,970
Database administrators 1,850 $41.12 $85,520
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 1,830 $14.57 $30,300
Parts salespersons 1,830 $14.99 $31,170
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,830 $18.20 $37,860
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 1,830 Not available Not available
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,820 $9.57 $19,910
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,810 $18.98 $39,490
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1,770 $19.64 $40,850
Order clerks 1,740 $15.35 $31,920
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,730 $30.18 $62,780
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 1,720 $27.97 $58,170
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,720 $16.85 $35,050
File clerks 1,710 $14.24 $29,610
Personal financial advisors 1,700 $42.89 $89,210
Food service managers 1,680 $26.24 $54,580
Computer operators 1,670 $20.22 $42,060
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,660 $16.07 $33,430
Nonfarm animal caretakers 1,650 $11.32 $23,550
Civil engineering technicians 1,630 $23.24 $48,340
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 1,620 $21.84 $45,430
Residential advisors 1,590 $13.62 $28,320
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,570 $20.56 $42,770
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 1,570 $26.13 $54,350
Sheet metal workers 1,570 $21.35 $44,400
Construction and building inspectors 1,560 $22.27 $46,320
Medical records and health information technicians 1,560 $19.28 $40,100
Personal and home care aides 1,550 $10.73 $22,310
Public relations specialists 1,550 $26.55 $55,230
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,540 $18.83 $39,170
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,530 $29.30 $60,930
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 1,530 $39.64 $82,450
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 1,530 $18.20 $37,860
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,510 $12.90 $26,840
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,500 $11.82 $24,590
Automotive body and related repairers 1,490 $19.99 $41,580
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 1,490 $20.27 $42,160
Education administrators, postsecondary 1,490 $46.68 $97,100
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,460 $18.26 $37,970
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,460 Not available $50,680
Printing machine operators 1,460 $17.23 $35,840
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 1,460 $24.46 $50,870
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,440 $18.04 $37,530
Helpers--electricians 1,440 $14.62 $30,400
Chemists 1,410 $37.49 $77,970
Special education teachers, middle school 1,410 Not available $56,020
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,410 Not available $60,130
Family and general practitioners 1,400 $73.56 $153,000
Parking lot attendants 1,370 $9.43 $19,620
Speech-language pathologists 1,370 $34.09 $70,910
Dental hygienists 1,350 $35.11 $73,020
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,350 $19.20 $39,930
Marketing managers 1,350 $54.56 $113,490
Industrial engineers 1,330 $41.44 $86,200
Library assistants, clerical 1,330 $11.50 $23,930
Occupational therapists 1,320 $37.36 $77,700
Highway maintenance workers 1,300 $16.25 $33,810
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,290 $16.92 $35,190
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 1,280 $13.61 $28,300
Chefs and head cooks 1,250 $21.36 $44,430
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,250 $10.33 $21,490
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,240 $13.72 $28,540
Property, real estate, and community association managers 1,240 $35.06 $72,920
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 1,220 $21.74 $45,230
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,220 $21.27 $44,230
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,200 $20.33 $42,280
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,200 $23.67 $49,230
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,200 $16.46 $34,230
Library technicians 1,190 $16.27 $33,850
Personal care and service workers, all other 1,190 Not available Not available
Rehabilitation counselors 1,190 $16.60 $34,530
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,180 $26.63 $55,390
Psychiatric aides 1,180 $13.95 $29,010
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,150 $17.72 $36,850
Operations research analysts 1,150 $39.35 $81,850
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,140 $18.32 $38,110
Editors 1,140 $22.29 $46,360
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 1,140 $14.67 $30,510
Bakers 1,130 $13.84 $28,790
Helpers--carpenters 1,130 $13.73 $28,560
Sales and related workers, all other 1,130 $19.32 $40,190
Advertising sales agents 1,110 $27.06 $56,290
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,110 $27.58 $57,370
Education, training, and library workers, all other 1,100 $17.27 $35,910
Budget analysts 1,090 $31.07 $64,620
Architects, except landscape and naval 1,080 $36.42 $75,750
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,080 $21.20 $44,100
Coaches and scouts 1,070 Not available $49,190
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 1,070 $8.96 $18,640
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,060 $20.65 $42,950
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,030 $36.70 $76,340
Material moving workers, all other 1,030 $22.42 $46,630
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,020 $18.89 $39,290
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 1,010 $42.48 $88,360
Aerospace engineers 990 $56.83 $118,200
Dentists, general 990 $72.74 $151,300
Respiratory therapists 990 $29.38 $61,110
Mental health counselors 970 $19.06 $39,650
Private detectives and investigators 950 $19.98 $41,560
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 940 $19.99 $41,590
Marriage and family therapists 940 $21.47 $44,650
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 930 $23.79 $49,470
Industrial production managers 930 $45.35 $94,320
Sewing machine operators 930 $11.17 $23,230
Surgical technologists 930 $22.18 $46,130
Insurance underwriters 920 $29.54 $61,450
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 920 $22.80 $47,420
Maintenance workers, machinery 920 $16.46 $34,240
Manicurists and pedicurists 920 $13.26 $27,580
Procurement clerks 920 $19.54 $40,640
Word processors and typists 920 $15.97 $33,210
Biological technicians 910 $17.55 $36,500
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 900 $24.99 $51,970
Production workers, all other 890 $18.12 $37,690
Social and community service managers 880 $30.18 $62,780
Brokerage clerks 860 $20.92 $43,520
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 860 $29.05 $60,430
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 860 $9.51 $19,770
Physician assistants 860 $41.27 $85,840
Security and fire alarm systems installers 840 $18.94 $39,390
Photographers 830 $15.87 $33,010
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 830 $18.50 $38,480
Couriers and messengers 820 $13.51 $28,100
Elevator installers and repairers 820 $30.68 $63,820
Architectural and civil drafters 810 $22.67 $47,160
Health technologists and technicians, all other 800 $20.84 $43,340
New accounts clerks 800 $15.80 $32,870
Life scientists, all other 790 $30.66 $63,770
Credit analysts 780 $32.58 $67,770
Logisticians 780 $35.84 $74,560
Roofers 770 $16.99 $35,340
Technical writers 770 $31.46 $65,430
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 770 $19.21 $39,960
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 770 $19.58 $40,720
Dietetic technicians 760 $15.94 $33,160
Butchers and meat cutters 750 $17.91 $37,250
Detectives and criminal investigators 750 $33.89 $70,490
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 730 $22.15 $46,060
Mechanical drafters 730 $22.40 $46,590
Postal service clerks 730 Not available Not available
Cargo and freight agents 720 $18.33 $38,120
Internists, general 720 $89.89 $186,960
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 720 $25.85 $53,770
Anesthesiologists 700 $104.06 $216,450
Crossing guards 700 $8.98 $18,680
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 700 $40.82 $84,910
Legal support workers, all other 690 $21.49 $44,700
Physical therapist aides 680 $14.43 $30,020
Physical therapist assistants 680 $22.16 $46,100
Office machine operators, except computer 670 $13.46 $27,990
Veterinary technologists and technicians 670 $14.07 $29,270
Shampooers 660 $8.08 $16,810
Demonstrators and product promoters 640 $14.62 $30,410
Hazardous materials removal workers 640 $16.33 $33,980
Sales engineers 640 $42.09 $87,550
Dietitians and nutritionists 630 $27.56 $57,330
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 630 $27.01 $56,170
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 630 $20.56 $42,760
Human resources managers, all other 630 $51.36 $106,830
Environmental engineers 620 $38.44 $79,950
Machine feeders and offbearers 620 $11.80 $24,540
Motor vehicle operators, all other 620 $16.45 $34,210
Veterinarians 610 $42.15 $87,670
Education teachers, postsecondary 600 Not available $64,180
Medical transcriptionists 600 $16.99 $35,330
Occupational health and safety specialists 600 $33.15 $68,960
Real estate brokers 600 $30.20 $62,820
Interior designers 590 $27.72 $57,650
Service station attendants 590 $11.52 $23,950
Surveying and mapping technicians 590 $18.32 $38,110
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 580 $16.34 $33,990
Purchasing managers 580 $45.33 $94,290
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 570 $25.59 $53,230
Food batchmakers 570 $13.32 $27,700
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 560 $11.07 $23,020
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 560 $18.71 $38,910
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 560 $18.08 $37,600
Travel agents 560 $15.98 $33,230
Bindery workers 550 $13.84 $28,790
Protective service workers, all other 550 $16.87 $35,080
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 540 $13.76 $28,620
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 530 $24.32 $50,580
Electrical and electronics drafters 530 $25.80 $53,660
Surveyors 530 $25.87 $53,810
Carpet installers 520 $20.16 $41,940
Floral designers 520 $13.48 $28,030
Physical scientists, all other 520 $46.45 $96,620
Court, municipal, and license clerks 510 $17.52 $36,440
Meeting and convention planners 510 $24.97 $51,930
Producers and directors 510 $25.04 $52,070
Structural iron and steel workers 510 $25.72 $53,490
Tire repairers and changers 510 $10.91 $22,680
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 500 $17.18 $35,740
Diagnostic medical sonographers 500 $34.55 $71,870
Mechanical engineering technicians 500 $24.14 $50,200
Natural sciences managers 500 $48.60 $101,090
Crane and tower operators 490 $22.91 $47,650
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 490 $27.60 $57,410
Health educators 490 $26.76 $55,660
Helpers--roofers 490 $12.26 $25,500
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 480 $19.10 $39,740
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 480 $20.38 $42,380
Massage therapists 480 $16.27 $33,840
Pest control workers 480 $17.60 $36,600
Motorboat mechanics 470 $20.42 $42,480
Prepress technicians and workers 470 $18.10 $37,640
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 470 $13.31 $27,690
Chemical technicians 450 $21.18 $44,050
Counselors, all other 450 $19.47 $40,490
Insulation workers, mechanical 450 $17.50 $36,400
Law clerks 450 $21.03 $43,740
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 450 $23.22 $48,290
Chemical engineers 440 $47.17 $98,120
Glaziers 440 $21.76 $45,260
Media and communication workers, all other 440 $24.64 $51,250
Postsecondary teachers, all other 440 Not available $64,710
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 430 $20.63 $42,920
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 430 $13.48 $28,050
Opticians, dispensing 430 $16.43 $34,170
Writers and authors 430 $25.97 $54,010
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 420 Not available $80,820
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 420 $31.28 $65,050
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 420 Not available $81,030
Medical equipment preparers 420 $13.55 $28,180
Photographic processing machine operators 420 $10.02 $20,840
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 420 $17.69 $36,800
Financial examiners 410 $32.10 $66,760
Public relations managers 410 $42.34 $88,070
Social workers, all other 410 $26.35 $54,800
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 400 $16.21 $33,710
Court reporters 400 $20.77 $43,210
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $85,930
Job printers 400 $20.18 $41,970
Pipelayers 400 $17.21 $35,800
Psychiatrists 400 $62.30 $129,580
Tree trimmers and pruners 400 $17.51 $36,410
Urban and regional planners 400 $30.20 $62,810
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 390 $9.35 $19,450
Tour guides and escorts 390 $8.80 $18,310
Training and development managers 390 $43.14 $89,730
Business teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $81,100
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $62,690
Social scientists and related workers, all other 380 $39.57 $82,310
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 370 $16.01 $33,290
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $74,450
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $82,110
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $71,730
Compensation and benefits managers 350 $37.86 $78,750
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 350 Not available $87,480
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 350 $20.70 $43,050
Pharmacy aides 350 $10.50 $21,840
Reporters and correspondents 350 $24.22 $50,370
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 340 Not available $79,940
Biological scientists, all other 340 $39.87 $82,920
Computer and information scientists, research 340 $45.77 $95,200
Industrial engineering technicians 340 $23.55 $48,980
Musicians and singers 340 $27.62 Not available
Painters, transportation equipment 340 $21.91 $45,570
Recreational therapists 340 $19.44 $40,440
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 330 $17.46 $36,310
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 330 $23.94 $49,790
Loan counselors 330 $22.07 $45,910
Medical equipment repairers 330 $21.02 $43,710
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 330 $15.21 $31,630
Desktop publishers 320 $19.91 $41,410
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 320 $22.47 $46,750
Respiratory therapy technicians 320 $27.96 $58,150
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 310 $14.20 $29,540
Funeral attendants 310 $12.71 $26,440
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 310 $15.09 $31,390
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 310 $33.93 $70,570
Sailors and marine oilers 310 $16.14 $33,560
Tax preparers 310 $24.55 $51,050
Audio and video equipment technicians 300 $18.80 $39,100
Chemical plant and system operators 300 $23.13 $48,110
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 300 $17.64 $36,700
Directors, religious activities and education 300 $21.28 $44,260
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 300 $32.30 $67,180
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 300 $11.43 $23,780
Advertising and promotions managers 290 $44.97 $93,530
Home appliance repairers 290 $17.42 $36,240
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 290 $18.36 $38,180
Dental laboratory technicians 280 $16.64 $34,610
Education administrators, all other 280 $39.06 $81,240
Landscape architects 280 $33.12 $68,890
Meter readers, utilities 280 $20.02 $41,640
Social science research assistants 280 $24.45 $50,850
Surgeons 280 $102.46 $213,110
Transportation inspectors 280 $25.29 $52,610
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 280 $17.20 $35,780
Conveyor operators and tenders 270 $15.08 $31,370
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 270 $14.82 $30,830
Skin care specialists 270 $15.91 $33,090
Biomedical engineers 260 $37.28 $77,540
Construction and related workers, all other 260 $15.92 $33,110
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $78,120
Radio and television announcers 260 $23.41 $48,700
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 250 $17.29 $35,960
Lodging managers 250 $30.78 $64,020
Pediatricians, general 250 $53.45 $111,170
Broadcast technicians 240 $14.53 $30,230
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 240 $24.56 $51,090
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 240 $22.69 $47,200
Conservation scientists 240 $27.63 $57,470
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 240 Not available $91,460
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 240 $16.48 $34,270
Statisticians 240 $36.35 $75,600
Baggage porters and bellhops 230 $12.24 $25,450
Bailiffs 230 $16.61 $34,550
Film and video editors 230 $24.75 $51,490
Forest and conservation technicians 230 $18.00 $37,440
Helpers, construction trades, all other 230 $12.98 $26,990
Multi-media artists and animators 230 $24.03 $49,970
Tile and marble setters 230 $21.49 $44,710
Tool and die makers 230 $22.19 $46,150
Choreographers 220 $23.60 $49,090
Funeral directors 220 $28.93 $60,170
Nuclear medicine technologists 220 $35.31 $73,450
Power plant operators 220 $27.97 $58,180
Chiropractors 210 $28.71 $59,710
Communications teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $88,530
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 210 $17.33 $36,040
Cutters and trimmers, hand 210 $12.80 $26,620
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 210 $19.34 $40,230
Occupational therapist assistants 210 $26.56 $55,240
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $88,850
Economics teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $91,210
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 200 $16.69 $34,710
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 200 $11.49 $23,900
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 200 $23.21 $48,280
Legislators 200 Not available $43,400
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $67,110
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 200 $19.50 $40,560
Art directors 190 $34.24 $71,230
Bookbinders 190 $19.06 $39,650
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 190 $31.16 $64,810
History teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $87,500
Interpreters and translators 190 $22.98 $47,800
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 190 $8.35 $17,360
Survey researchers 190 $16.41 $34,140
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 190 $13.06 $27,170
Actuaries 180 $43.70 $90,890
Clergy 180 $21.52 $44,770
Engine and other machine assemblers 180 $18.41 $38,290
Furniture finishers 180 $15.05 $31,310
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 180 $14.87 $30,920
Statistical assistants 180 $17.88 $37,200
Athletes and sports competitors 170 Not available $62,910
Concierges 170 $12.45 $25,900
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 170 $19.23 $40,000
Microbiologists 170 $32.49 $67,580
Optometrists 170 $48.15 $100,150
Stonemasons 170 $20.31 $42,250
Upholsterers 170 $17.05 $35,460
Emergency management specialists 160 $27.97 $58,180
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 160 $13.35 $27,770
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 160 $16.55 $34,430
Radiation therapists 160 $33.43 $69,540
Sound engineering technicians 160 $18.68 $38,860
Commercial and industrial designers 150 $20.46 $42,550
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 150 $14.89 $30,970
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 150 $18.24 $37,940
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 150 $22.97 $47,780
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 150 $12.59 $26,190
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 150 $13.76 $28,630
Political science teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $89,520
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 150 $8.17 $16,990
Broadcast news analysts 140 $38.11 $79,260
Forensic science technicians 140 $24.93 $51,850
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 140 $34.12 $70,980
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 140 $14.64 $30,450
Mathematicians 140 $43.31 $90,080
Millwrights 140 $24.87 $51,730
Physicists 140 $51.00 $106,080
Podiatrists 140 $69.06 $143,640
Proofreaders and copy markers 140 $17.23 $35,840
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 140 $18.64 $38,770
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 130 $47.38 $98,550
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 130 $15.19 $31,590
Dentists, all other specialists 130 $68.70 $142,900
Epidemiologists 130 $29.42 $61,200
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 130 $16.34 $33,980
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 120 $21.71 $45,160
Gas plant operators 120 $27.53 $57,270
Physics teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $100,160
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 120 $27.00 $56,170
Transportation workers, all other 120 $12.76 $26,540
Agricultural and food science technicians 110 $20.18 $41,980
Atmospheric and space scientists 110 $56.18 $116,840
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 110 $13.28 $27,620
Environmental engineering technicians 110 $19.59 $40,740
Farm equipment mechanics 110 $17.15 $35,680
Food scientists and technologists 110 Not available Not available
Hydrologists 110 $34.57 $71,900
Postmasters and mail superintendents 110 $33.02 $68,680
Psychologists, all other 110 $45.86 $95,380
Religious workers, all other 110 $16.24 $33,780
Social work teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $71,320
Therapists, all other 110 $24.24 $50,410
Archivists 100 $21.25 $44,200
Audiologists 100 $25.43 $52,900
Commercial pilots 100 Not available $69,030
Cooks, all other 100 $14.44 $30,030
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 100 $21.15 $43,980
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 100 $10.85 $22,560
Parking enforcement workers 100 $14.69 $30,550
Riggers 100 $21.73 $45,200
Ship engineers 100 $58.60 $121,890
Tapers 100 $19.41 $40,370
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 90 $18.89 $39,290
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 90 $16.83 $35,000
Plant and system operators, all other 90 $29.20 $60,740
Traffic technicians 90 $17.35 $36,080
Athletic trainers 80 Not available $43,870
Designers, all other 80 $25.54 $53,110
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 80 $12.17 $25,300
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 80 $32.15 $66,870
Music directors and composers 80 $21.86 $45,480
Occupational therapist aides 80 $18.93 $39,370
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 80 $16.30 $33,900
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 70 $25.06 $52,120
Biochemists and biophysicists 70 $32.90 $68,440
Drafters, all other 70 $16.75 $34,850
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $80,120
Radio mechanics 70 $24.60 $51,180
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 60 $15.68 $32,620
Correspondence clerks 60 $18.19 $37,820
Curators 60 $26.54 $55,210
Economists 60 Not available Not available
Medical appliance technicians 60 $21.73 $45,190
Nuclear engineers 60 $50.89 $105,860
Psychiatric technicians 60 $15.45 $32,130
Woodworkers, all other 60 $17.04 $35,440
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $72,170
Hoist and winch operators 50 $20.38 $42,390
Motion picture projectionists 50 $9.92 $20,630
Numerical tool and process control programmers 50 $24.49 $50,930
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 50 $22.85 $47,530
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 50 $16.96 $35,270
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 50 $31.18 $64,860
Animal control workers 40 $16.93 $35,210
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 40 $23.16 $48,180
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 $16.82 $34,980
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 40 $15.45 $32,140
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 40 $22.82 $47,470
Materials scientists 40 $40.76 $84,790
Model makers, metal and plastic 40 $19.28 $40,090
Museum technicians and conservators 40 $20.34 $42,300
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 40 $18.66 $38,820
Set and exhibit designers 40 $21.74 $45,220
Soil and plant scientists 40 $28.59 $59,460
Vocational education teachers, middle school 40 Not available $62,760
Orthodontists 30 Not available Not available
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians Not available $28.72 $59,740
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes Not available $17.98 $37,390
Agricultural engineers Not available $41.07 $85,430
Agricultural equipment operators Not available $15.81 $32,880
Animal trainers Not available $12.99 $27,020
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators Not available $19.65 $40,870
Audio-visual collections specialists Not available $22.30 $46,380
Avionics technicians Not available $24.18 $50,300
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $9.62 $20,000
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers Not available $15.89 $33,050
Computer hardware engineers Not available $46.21 $96,120
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $18.00 $37,450
Electro-mechanical technicians Not available $23.43 $48,730
Embalmers Not available $22.83 $47,480
Etchers and engravers Not available $14.73 $30,630
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $17.21 $35,800
Fashion designers Not available $28.64 $59,570
Fire fighters Not available $23.40 $48,680
Fire inspectors and investigators Not available $25.42 $52,870
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers Not available $32.18 $66,930
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers Not available $30.92 $64,310
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $26.23 $54,550
Geography teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $87,700
Grounds maintenance workers, all other Not available $13.08 $27,200
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Not available $12.43 $25,850
Locksmiths and safe repairers Not available $22.94 $47,710
Marine engineers and naval architects Not available $36.03 $74,940
Materials engineers Not available $52.03 $108,210
Mechanical door repairers Not available $15.26 $31,740
Musical instrument repairers and tuners Not available $15.15 $31,510
Nuclear technicians Not available $27.98 $58,200
Obstetricians and gynecologists Not available $100.82 $209,700
Occupational health and safety technicians Not available $25.72 $53,490
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Not available $98.62 $205,130
Painting, coating, and decorating workers Not available $13.45 $27,980
Paperhangers Not available $15.64 $32,540
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $16.21 $33,720
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers Not available $20.34 $42,310
Photographic process workers Not available $12.93 $26,890
Plasterers and stucco masons Not available $18.24 $37,940
Public address system and other announcers Not available $12.75 $26,520
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Not available $21.31 $44,330
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood Not available $18.26 $37,980
Sewers, hand Not available $11.79 $24,520
Slaughterers and meat packers Not available $10.87 $22,600
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other Not available Not available $119,280
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents Not available $27.34 $56,870
Telephone operators Not available $18.87 $39,240
Travel guides Not available $18.32 $38,110
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials Not available Not available $24,630
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary Not available $26.44 $54,990
Vocational education teachers, secondary school Not available Not available $64,240
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