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 | 368,660 | $17.89 | $37,210 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 60,630 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Sales and related occupations | 36,580 | $13.99 | $29,110 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 31,420 | $18.32 | $38,100 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 29,220 | $8.54 | $17,770 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 25,140 | $13.91 | $28,940 |
| Production occupations | 22,380 | $18.86 | $39,240 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 20,530 | $18.48 | $38,440 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 19,410 | $19.99 | $41,580 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 19,310 | $28.15 | $58,550 |
| Management occupations | 18,560 | $39.23 | $81,600 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 13,530 | $24.59 | $51,150 |
| Protective service occupations | 11,560 | $14.98 | $31,150 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 11,460 | $9.54 | $19,850 |
| Cashiers | 10,880 | $7.82 | $16,270 |
| Retail salespersons | 10,480 | $10.46 | $21,760 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 10,200 | $33.45 | $69,570 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 8,770 | $10.20 | $21,230 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 8,570 | $9.83 | $20,450 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 8,010 | $10.55 | $21,950 |
| Office clerks, general | 7,330 | $9.82 | $20,420 |
| Registered nurses | 7,040 | $27.26 | $56,710 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 6,360 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| General and operations managers | 6,330 | $45.02 | $93,630 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 6,110 | $8.88 | $18,460 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,890 | $8.68 | $18,050 |
| Customer service representatives | 5,560 | $12.82 | $26,660 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 5,540 | $25.91 | $53,890 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 5,470 | $17.42 | $36,240 |
| Food preparation workers | 5,460 | $7.55 | $15,710 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 5,450 | $16.12 | $33,530 |
| Community and social services occupations | 5,300 | $19.77 | $41,120 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 5,190 | $15.15 | $31,500 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 4,830 | Not available | $43,170 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 4,650 | $25.13 | $52,270 |
| Security guards | 4,460 | $11.12 | $23,120 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 4,410 | $22.74 | $47,300 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 4,220 | $10.39 | $21,620 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,130 | $17.31 | $36,000 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 3,890 | $16.85 | $35,050 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 3,880 | $19.88 | $41,350 |
| Construction laborers | 3,800 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 3,610 | $26.05 | $54,170 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 3,610 | $8.94 | $18,580 |
| Carpenters | 3,530 | $18.62 | $38,720 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 3,460 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 3,240 | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,130 | $7.29 | $15,150 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 3,120 | $17.54 | $36,490 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 3,020 | $15.62 | $32,500 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 2,860 | $12.95 | $26,940 |
| Legal occupations | 2,780 | $29.98 | $62,350 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 2,750 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Teacher assistants | 2,640 | Not available | $17,170 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 2,630 | $20.95 | $43,580 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 2,620 | $24.65 | $51,260 |
| Electricians | 2,580 | $20.65 | $42,950 |
| Accountants and auditors | 2,510 | $26.39 | $54,900 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 2,490 | $25.90 | $53,880 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 2,210 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Personal and home care aides | 2,200 | $8.15 | $16,940 |
| Bus drivers, school | 2,050 | $7.70 | $16,010 |
| Cooks, fast food | 2,050 | $7.33 | $15,240 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,050 | Not available | $44,500 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,990 | $7.95 | $16,530 |
| Tellers | 1,970 | $10.35 | $21,520 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,960 | $8.06 | $16,770 |
| Computer systems analysts | 1,840 | $25.11 | $52,230 |
| Managers, all other | 1,820 | $34.18 | $71,100 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,780 | $24.23 | $50,400 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,760 | $17.16 | $35,700 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,750 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 1,750 | $10.27 | $21,360 |
| Helpers--production workers | 1,750 | $12.17 | $25,320 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 1,750 | $17.62 | $36,650 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | 1,720 | $29.08 | $60,480 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,690 | $28.56 | $59,400 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,590 | $18.26 | $37,970 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,530 | $23.17 | $48,200 |
| Home health aides | 1,510 | $8.69 | $18,070 |
| Lawyers | 1,500 | $40.16 | $83,530 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 1,450 | $17.26 | $35,900 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,400 | Not available | $45,050 |
| Civil engineers | 1,370 | $47.62 | $99,060 |
| Engineers, all other | 1,370 | $37.32 | $77,630 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,370 | $14.72 | $30,610 |
| Financial managers | 1,330 | $36.72 | $76,370 |
| Child care workers | 1,320 | $8.31 | $17,280 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 1,310 | $26.37 | $54,850 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 1,310 | $21.80 | $45,340 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,240 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,230 | $13.16 | $27,360 |
| Insurance sales agents | 1,170 | $21.20 | $44,090 |
| Sailors and marine oilers | 1,110 | $16.61 | $34,560 |
| Construction managers | 1,100 | $32.56 | $67,720 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,100 | $22.59 | $46,990 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 1,090 | $19.56 | $40,680 |
| Social and human service assistants | 1,070 | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| Dishwashers | 1,040 | $7.51 | $15,620 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,020 | $22.22 | $46,220 |
| Chemical technicians | 1,010 | $25.38 | $52,790 |
| Loan officers | 1,010 | $19.52 | $40,600 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,000 | $20.59 | $42,830 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,000 | $8.80 | $18,310 |
| Machinists | 980 | $20.21 | $42,040 |
| Computer support specialists | 960 | $21.86 | $45,470 |
| Production workers, all other | 950 | $12.91 | $26,850 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 930 | $16.30 | $33,910 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 930 | $19.43 | $40,400 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 920 | $7.48 | $15,550 |
| All other information and record clerks | 900 | $13.49 | $28,070 |
| Data entry keyers | 890 | $11.39 | $23,700 |
| Helpers--electricians | 890 | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| Medical assistants | 890 | $12.06 | $25,090 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 890 | Not available | $52,390 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 890 | Not available | $40,270 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 880 | $13.76 | $28,620 |
| Bill and account collectors | 870 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Computer programmers | 860 | $25.34 | $52,720 |
| Mechanical engineers | 860 | $40.76 | $84,780 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 860 | $17.33 | $36,040 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 850 | $16.13 | $33,560 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 850 | $25.27 | $52,560 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 850 | $9.98 | $20,750 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 850 | $7.54 | $15,680 |
| Public relations specialists | 850 | $21.48 | $44,680 |
| Bartenders | 820 | $7.54 | $15,680 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 820 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 820 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Sales managers | 800 | $41.68 | $86,690 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 790 | $17.74 | $36,900 |
| Driver/sales workers | 780 | $15.40 | $32,020 |
| Parts salespersons | 780 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 770 | $7.25 | $15,090 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 770 | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 770 | Not available | Not available |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 730 | $25.28 | $52,580 |
| Cooks, short order | 720 | $7.26 | $15,110 |
| Medical and health services managers | 720 | $36.38 | $75,670 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 720 | $22.02 | $45,800 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 700 | $11.59 | $24,120 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 700 | $23.39 | $48,660 |
| Dental assistants | 690 | $13.25 | $27,550 |
| Legal secretaries | 690 | $15.70 | $32,660 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 690 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 680 | $24.47 | $50,900 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 670 | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Pharmacists | 670 | $48.09 | $100,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 660 | $13.39 | $27,840 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 650 | $19.94 | $41,480 |
| Team assemblers | 650 | $12.72 | $26,450 |
| Electrical engineers | 640 | $43.92 | $91,360 |
| Administrative services managers | 620 | $28.39 | $59,050 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 620 | $11.07 | $23,020 |
| Industrial engineers | 610 | $31.77 | $66,080 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 600 | Not available | Not available |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 600 | $25.23 | $52,470 |
| Cost estimators | 590 | $28.72 | $59,740 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 590 | $12.18 | $25,330 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 590 | $10.28 | $21,390 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 580 | $15.57 | $32,400 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 580 | $11.70 | $24,340 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 580 | $15.93 | $33,140 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 580 | $7.29 | $15,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 580 | $28.08 | $58,400 |
| Recreation workers | 580 | $9.59 | $19,940 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 570 | $14.40 | $29,940 |
| Management analysts | 570 | $31.53 | $65,580 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 560 | $22.10 | $45,970 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 560 | $21.80 | $45,340 |
| Industrial production managers | 560 | $50.68 | $105,420 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 560 | $20.83 | $43,320 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 540 | Not available | $64,720 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 540 | Not available | $43,310 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 540 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 540 | $17.56 | $36,530 |
| Sheet metal workers | 540 | $19.72 | $41,020 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 530 | $15.03 | $31,260 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 530 | $14.59 | $30,340 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 530 | $17.06 | $35,490 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 520 | $20.65 | $42,950 |
| Chemical engineers | 500 | $46.33 | $96,360 |
| Engineering managers | 490 | $54.60 | $113,560 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 490 | $25.98 | $54,030 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 490 | $92.03 | $191,420 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 490 | $20.12 | $41,860 |
| Social and community service managers | 490 | $27.88 | $57,990 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 480 | $23.19 | $48,230 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 480 | $38.61 | $80,320 |
| Medical secretaries | 480 | $13.47 | $28,020 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 480 | $22.89 | $47,610 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 470 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 470 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| Dental hygienists | 460 | $26.32 | $54,750 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 460 | $45.04 | $93,680 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 460 | $20.69 | $43,030 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 460 | $18.22 | $37,900 |
| Training and development specialists | 460 | $21.88 | $45,500 |
| Chief executives | 450 | $72.05 | $149,870 |
| Computer operators | 450 | $17.01 | $35,380 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 450 | $7.42 | $15,440 |
| Graphic designers | 450 | $16.23 | $33,760 |
| Librarians | 450 | $22.21 | $46,200 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 450 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 450 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Psychiatric aides | 450 | $11.36 | $23,630 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 440 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 440 | $33.25 | $69,170 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 440 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 430 | $9.26 | $19,250 |
| Physical therapists | 430 | $37.77 | $78,560 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 420 | $19.93 | $41,450 |
| New accounts clerks | 420 | $11.46 | $23,830 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 410 | $14.20 | $29,530 |
| Coaches and scouts | 400 | Not available | $44,680 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 400 | $20.55 | $42,730 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 400 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Parking lot attendants | 400 | $8.60 | $17,890 |
| Printing machine operators | 400 | $12.61 | $26,220 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 390 | $32.83 | $68,280 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 390 | $23.31 | $48,490 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 390 | $35.39 | $73,600 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 380 | $13.72 | $28,530 |
| Chemists | 370 | $32.64 | $67,880 |
| File clerks | 370 | $9.52 | $19,790 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 370 | $15.84 | $32,950 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 370 | $14.66 | $30,480 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 360 | $7.42 | $15,440 |
| Couriers and messengers | 360 | $9.25 | $19,240 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 350 | $19.65 | $40,870 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 350 | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Library technicians | 350 | $11.04 | $22,960 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 350 | $25.75 | $53,560 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 340 | $40.34 | $83,900 |
| Instructional coordinators | 340 | $21.73 | $45,210 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 330 | $15.81 | $32,890 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 330 | $11.35 | $23,610 |
| Bakers | 320 | $11.47 | $23,850 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 320 | $9.29 | $19,330 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 310 | $26.04 | $54,170 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 310 | Not available | $41,440 |
| Boilermakers | 300 | $24.68 | $51,330 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 300 | $24.71 | $51,400 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 300 | $24.56 | $51,090 |
| Fire fighters | 300 | $15.17 | $31,560 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 300 | $15.72 | $32,690 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 300 | $20.67 | $42,990 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 290 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 290 | $20.31 | $42,250 |
| Food service managers | 290 | $20.26 | $42,150 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 290 | $18.51 | $38,490 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 290 | $24.50 | $50,960 |
| Social workers, all other | 290 | $21.97 | $45,700 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 290 | $19.61 | $40,780 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 280 | $15.02 | $31,240 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 280 | $24.97 | $51,930 |
| Respiratory therapists | 280 | $23.30 | $48,450 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 280 | $9.89 | $20,570 |
| Drafters, all other | 270 | $22.97 | $47,770 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 270 | $7.95 | $16,540 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 270 | $16.22 | $33,730 |
| Marketing managers | 270 | $37.44 | $77,860 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 270 | $25.18 | $52,370 |
| Occupational therapists | 270 | $33.73 | $70,160 |
| Pest control workers | 270 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 260 | $33.12 | $68,890 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 260 | $24.49 | $50,940 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 260 | $26.33 | $54,780 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 260 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 260 | $10.16 | $21,140 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 260 | $20.43 | $42,490 |
| Riggers | 260 | $22.39 | $46,570 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 250 | $19.77 | $41,120 |
| Crane and tower operators | 250 | $17.66 | $36,740 |
| Pipelayers | 250 | $16.40 | $34,110 |
| Real estate sales agents | 250 | $19.25 | $40,030 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 250 | $14.11 | $29,350 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 250 | $32.61 | $67,840 |
| Advertising sales agents | 240 | $22.37 | $46,530 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 240 | $31.26 | $65,010 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 240 | $25.29 | $52,600 |
| Home appliance repairers | 240 | $17.06 | $35,470 |
| Insurance underwriters | 240 | $23.16 | $48,180 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 240 | $12.52 | $26,050 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 230 | $14.87 | $30,930 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 230 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 230 | $20.74 | $43,150 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 230 | $33.38 | $69,430 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 220 | $16.23 | $33,770 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 220 | $14.86 | $30,910 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 220 | $7.65 | $15,910 |
| Mechanical drafters | 210 | $22.65 | $47,120 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 210 | $13.90 | $28,920 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 200 | $14.62 | $30,400 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 200 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Postal service clerks | 200 | Not available | Not available |
| Purchasing managers | 200 | $33.07 | $68,790 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 200 | $28.01 | $58,260 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 200 | $10.84 | $22,540 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 200 | Not available | $48,340 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | 190 | $17.42 | $36,230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 190 | $25.95 | $53,980 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 190 | $32.30 | $67,190 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 190 | $8.45 | $17,580 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 190 | $15.87 | $33,020 |
| Tax preparers | 190 | $12.03 | $25,030 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 180 | $23.49 | $48,850 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 180 | $37.02 | $77,010 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 180 | $17.54 | $36,490 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 180 | $16.18 | $33,640 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 180 | $12.56 | $26,120 |
| Law clerks | 180 | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Millwrights | 180 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 170 | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 170 | $20.22 | $42,050 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 170 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Financial analysts | 170 | $32.49 | $67,580 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 170 | $33.05 | $68,750 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 170 | $33.72 | $70,140 |
| Surgical technologists | 170 | $18.83 | $39,170 |
| Surveyors | 170 | $26.76 | $55,670 |
| Telemarketers | 170 | $11.72 | $24,380 |
| Crossing guards | 160 | $8.17 | $16,990 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 160 | $10.35 | $21,530 |
| Environmental engineers | 160 | $32.14 | $66,850 |
| Glaziers | 160 | $14.33 | $29,800 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 160 | $13.84 | $28,800 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 160 | $18.54 | $38,550 |
| Budget analysts | 150 | $29.41 | $61,180 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 150 | $15.25 | $31,720 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 150 | $18.19 | $37,830 |
| Family and general practitioners | 150 | $73.16 | $152,170 |
| Market research analysts | 150 | $23.78 | $49,460 |
| Procurement clerks | 150 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 150 | $15.79 | $32,840 |
| Surgeons | 150 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 150 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 140 | Not available | $74,690 |
| Brokerage clerks | 140 | $15.76 | $32,790 |
| Counselors, all other | 140 | $18.91 | $39,330 |
| Dentists, general | 140 | $73.37 | $152,610 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 140 | $24.93 | $51,850 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 140 | $10.00 | $20,810 |
| Physical therapist aides | 140 | $9.44 | $19,640 |
| Physician assistants | 140 | $35.98 | $74,840 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Editors | 130 | $23.91 | $49,730 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 130 | $31.28 | $65,060 |
| Legislators | 130 | Not available | $20,860 |
| Pharmacy aides | 130 | $8.71 | $18,120 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 130 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 130 | Not available | $45,370 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 120 | $10.34 | $21,510 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 120 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 120 | $21.22 | $44,130 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 120 | $22.70 | $47,220 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 120 | $12.74 | $26,490 |
| Floral designers | 120 | $12.39 | $25,770 |
| Graduate teaching assistants | 120 | Not available | $37,070 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 120 | $17.72 | $36,860 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 120 | $12.96 | $26,950 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 120 | $11.54 | $24,000 |
| Recreational therapists | 120 | $15.54 | $32,320 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 120 | $19.32 | $40,180 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 120 | $17.81 | $37,040 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 110 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 110 | $31.72 | $65,990 |
| Cooks, all other | 110 | $9.79 | $20,360 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 110 | $27.35 | $56,900 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 110 | $21.01 | $43,690 |
| Logisticians | 110 | $28.72 | $59,730 |
| Photographers | 110 | $13.57 | $28,220 |
| Pile-driver operators | 110 | $18.67 | $38,830 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 110 | $17.56 | $36,520 |
| Commercial pilots | 100 | Not available | $65,700 |
| Food batchmakers | 100 | $15.34 | $31,900 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 100 | Not available | $36,670 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 100 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 100 | $20.09 | $41,780 |
| Public relations managers | 100 | $27.48 | $57,160 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 100 | $16.29 | $33,880 |
| Tile and marble setters | 100 | $17.11 | $35,600 |
| Travel agents | 100 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 100 | $11.57 | $24,060 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 100 | $15.10 | $31,400 |
| Writers and authors | 100 | $21.38 | $44,470 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 90 | $16.00 | $33,270 |
| Database administrators | 90 | $29.93 | $62,260 |
| Interior designers | 90 | $19.50 | $40,560 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $59,190 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | 90 | $13.49 | $28,060 |
| Operations research analysts | 90 | $21.62 | $44,970 |
| Producers and directors | 90 | $28.12 | $58,490 |
| Radiation therapists | 90 | $29.42 | $61,200 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 90 | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| Transportation inspectors | 90 | $30.39 | $63,220 |
| Veterinarians | 90 | $38.42 | $79,910 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 80 | $30.31 | $63,040 |
| Bailiffs | 80 | $14.79 | $30,770 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $47,740 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 80 | $33.09 | $68,820 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $61,430 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 80 | $21.85 | $45,450 |
| Court reporters | 80 | $15.73 | $32,710 |
| Designers, all other | 80 | $25.78 | $53,630 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $51,490 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 80 | $10.98 | $22,840 |
| Mental health counselors | 80 | $17.72 | $36,850 |
| Shampooers | 80 | $8.98 | $18,680 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 80 | $8.17 | $16,990 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 70 | $11.25 | $23,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 70 | $18.65 | $38,790 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 70 | $10.11 | $21,030 |
| Health educators | 70 | $21.22 | $44,140 |
| Internists, general | 70 | $81.25 | $169,000 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Marine engineers and naval architects | 70 | $27.09 | $56,350 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 70 | $8.96 | $18,630 |
| Real estate brokers | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Audiologists | 60 | $28.62 | $59,520 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 60 | $8.30 | $17,270 |
| Bindery workers | 60 | $10.29 | $21,400 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $58,830 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 60 | $14.20 | $29,530 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 60 | $9.78 | $20,330 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 60 | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Natural sciences managers | 60 | $38.62 | $80,340 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 60 | $18.79 | $39,090 |
| Personal financial advisors | 60 | $34.60 | $71,970 |
| Service station attendants | 60 | $10.34 | $21,500 |
| Training and development managers | 60 | $31.37 | $65,250 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 50 | $21.36 | $44,420 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $72,110 |
| Education administrators, all other | 50 | $24.06 | $50,050 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | $22.32 | $46,420 |
| Financial examiners | 50 | $38.28 | $79,610 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | 50 | $10.86 | $22,580 |
| Gaming supervisors | 50 | $21.32 | $44,330 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | 50 | $16.85 | $35,040 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $47,690 |
| Lay-out workers, metal and plastic | 50 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Massage therapists | 50 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 50 | $18.03 | $37,500 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 50 | $18.13 | $37,700 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 50 | $29.92 | $62,230 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $58,920 |
| Actors | 40 | $11.28 | Not available |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 40 | $17.42 | $36,230 |
| Bridge and lock tenders | 40 | $17.81 | $37,030 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 40 | $21.14 | $43,970 |
| Clergy | 40 | $23.02 | $47,880 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 40 | $13.13 | $27,300 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $50,670 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $55,530 |
| Emergency management specialists | 40 | $24.15 | $50,240 |
| Lodging managers | 40 | $24.03 | $49,980 |
| Logging equipment operators | 40 | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $88,290 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 40 | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| Skin care specialists | 40 | $18.17 | $37,800 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 40 | Not available | $19,220 |
| Animal control workers | 30 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Credit analysts | 30 | $21.91 | $45,570 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 30 | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 30 | $24.39 | $50,720 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 30 | $9.72 | $20,210 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | Not available | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Barbers | Not available | $11.11 | $23,120 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | Not available | $16.91 | $35,180 |
| Conservation scientists | Not available | $30.07 | $62,550 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | Not available | $20.99 | $43,670 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | Not available | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Costume attendants | Not available | $10.66 | $22,180 |
| Derrick operators, oil and gas | Not available | $18.20 | $37,860 |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers | Not available | $20.85 | $43,360 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | Not available | $29.66 | $61,690 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | Not available | $28.97 | $60,250 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | Not available | $18.45 | $38,370 |
| Funeral directors | Not available | $39.53 | $82,230 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians | Not available | $24.46 | $50,880 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | Not available | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | Not available | $15.28 | $31,780 |
| Job printers | Not available | $14.28 | $29,710 |
| Landscape architects | Not available | $25.55 | $53,150 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | Not available | $8.05 | $16,740 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | Not available | $9.49 | $19,740 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | Not available | $11.12 | $23,140 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $21.16 | $44,010 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | Not available | $14.96 | $31,110 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $58,020 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | Not available | $101.22 | $210,540 |
| Order clerks | Not available | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | Not available | $9.69 | $20,160 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | Not available | $29.81 | $62,010 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | Not available | $26.61 | $55,350 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | Not available | $15.72 | $32,690 |
| Roofers | Not available | $15.08 | $31,370 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas | Not available | $14.45 | $30,050 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $26.94 | $56,030 |
| Sewing machine operators | Not available | $9.05 | $18,830 |
| Ship engineers | Not available | $30.14 | $62,680 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | Not available | $17.88 | $37,190 |
| Therapists, all other | Not available | $16.55 | $34,420 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $14.94 | $31,070 |
| Word processors and typists | Not available | $14.05 | $29,220 |
