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 | 567,970 | $26.37 | $54,860 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 92,480 | $17.79 | $37,010 |
| Sales and related occupations | 57,840 | $18.72 | $38,930 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 40,340 | $10.84 | $22,550 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 39,820 | $36.42 | $75,750 |
| Management occupations | 37,450 | $56.83 | $118,200 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 35,280 | $27.19 | $56,550 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 33,520 | $43.87 | $91,250 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 33,340 | $41.71 | $86,770 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 29,900 | $20.73 | $43,120 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 23,000 | $12.13 | $25,220 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 19,670 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Retail salespersons | 18,790 | $12.51 | $26,020 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 18,510 | $21.83 | $45,400 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 17,290 | $39.52 | $82,210 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 15,170 | $39.75 | $82,690 |
| Cashiers | 14,400 | $10.53 | $21,890 |
| Production occupations | 13,810 | $16.84 | $35,030 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 13,790 | $14.63 | $30,420 |
| Office clerks, general | 13,520 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 13,130 | $13.40 | $27,880 |
| General and operations managers | 12,660 | $62.67 | $130,360 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 11,940 | $10.64 | $22,140 |
| Protective service occupations | 11,240 | $22.39 | $46,580 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 10,030 | $27.78 | $57,790 |
| Registered nurses | 9,460 | $38.42 | $79,910 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 8,710 | $8.99 | $18,700 |
| Customer service representatives | 8,440 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 8,360 | $18.03 | $37,500 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 8,270 | $9.81 | $20,410 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 8,140 | $37.55 | $78,110 |
| Accountants and auditors | 7,430 | $39.73 | $82,640 |
| Community and social services occupations | 7,140 | $25.96 | $54,000 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 6,900 | Not available | $59,450 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 6,420 | $13.87 | $28,850 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 5,970 | $20.14 | $41,900 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 5,750 | $19.36 | $40,260 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 5,720 | $11.73 | $24,410 |
| Construction laborers | 5,710 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 5,700 | $26.18 | $54,440 |
| Management analysts | 5,670 | $41.49 | $86,290 |
| Computer systems analysts | 5,570 | $43.05 | $89,550 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 5,550 | $12.75 | $26,520 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 5,520 | $24.87 | $51,720 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 5,270 | Not available | $68,500 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 5,160 | $14.69 | $30,560 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 5,060 | $12.59 | $26,190 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 4,980 | $21.95 | $45,650 |
| Legal occupations | 4,890 | $44.69 | $92,960 |
| Carpenters | 4,760 | $22.71 | $47,230 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 4,750 | $46.17 | $96,030 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 4,670 | $69.14 | $143,820 |
| Security guards | 4,430 | $15.53 | $32,300 |
| Teacher assistants | 4,430 | Not available | $25,970 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 4,400 | $47.64 | $99,100 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 4,080 | $33.34 | $69,350 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 4,000 | Not available | $73,250 |
| Food preparation workers | 3,540 | $10.27 | $21,360 |
| Computer support specialists | 3,470 | $24.76 | $51,510 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,260 | $29.83 | $62,050 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 3,160 | $40.87 | $85,010 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 3,080 | $15.22 | $31,660 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 3,010 | $10.98 | $22,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 2,990 | $18.37 | $38,200 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 2,980 | $41.80 | $86,940 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 2,890 | $16.22 | $33,740 |
| Financial managers | 2,880 | $56.42 | $117,350 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 2,860 | $12.98 | $27,010 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 2,850 | $54.84 | $114,060 |
| Home health aides | 2,830 | $10.75 | $22,360 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 2,820 | $23.95 | $49,820 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 2,820 | $30.80 | $64,070 |
| Computer programmers | 2,780 | $38.90 | $80,910 |
| All other information and record clerks | 2,750 | $20.36 | $42,350 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 2,740 | $44.16 | $91,850 |
| Lawyers | 2,720 | $61.80 | $128,540 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,640 | $23.60 | $49,080 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 2,570 | $64.08 | $133,290 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,570 | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 2,400 | $42.44 | $88,280 |
| Managers, all other | 2,390 | $54.73 | $113,840 |
| Tellers | 2,270 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,190 | $22.62 | $47,050 |
| Market research analysts | 2,180 | $31.19 | $64,880 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 2,180 | $18.85 | $39,200 |
| Dishwashers | 2,170 | $9.13 | $19,000 |
| Medical secretaries | 2,160 | $16.24 | $33,790 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 2,160 | $30.52 | $63,480 |
| Loan officers | 2,150 | $33.20 | $69,070 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,090 | $14.11 | $29,360 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 2,080 | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Electricians | 2,050 | $24.76 | $51,490 |
| Engineers, all other | 2,030 | $48.69 | $101,280 |
| Chemists | 1,940 | $49.74 | $103,460 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,930 | Not available | $49,070 |
| Child care workers | 1,900 | $11.04 | $22,960 |
| Civil engineers | 1,900 | $41.29 | $85,880 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,860 | $9.17 | $19,070 |
| Construction managers | 1,830 | $44.02 | $91,560 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 1,830 | $33.19 | $69,040 |
| Medical assistants | 1,780 | $15.55 | $32,330 |
| Medical and health services managers | 1,770 | $49.05 | $102,020 |
| Cooks, fast food | 1,730 | $9.66 | $20,080 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,720 | $17.79 | $37,010 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,720 | $14.15 | $29,420 |
| Bill and account collectors | 1,700 | $18.15 | $37,760 |
| Fire fighters | 1,630 | $26.12 | $54,340 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,620 | $16.83 | $35,000 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 1,610 | $45.83 | $95,330 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,600 | $45.54 | $94,730 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 1,590 | Not available | Not available |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,570 | $35.96 | $74,790 |
| Real estate sales agents | 1,560 | $29.13 | $60,590 |
| Financial analysts | 1,550 | $35.65 | $74,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 1,430 | $16.89 | $35,130 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,430 | $30.05 | $62,510 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,430 | $22.65 | $47,100 |
| Insurance sales agents | 1,410 | $33.65 | $69,990 |
| Sales managers | 1,410 | $61.91 | $128,770 |
| Data entry keyers | 1,370 | $13.70 | $28,500 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,370 | $8.88 | $18,480 |
| Bartenders | 1,350 | $11.39 | $23,680 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 1,330 | $17.14 | $35,640 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,320 | Not available | $103,890 |
| Engineering managers | 1,280 | $65.11 | $135,420 |
| Personal and home care aides | 1,280 | $10.27 | $21,360 |
| Dental assistants | 1,260 | $17.49 | $36,380 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,260 | $31.90 | $66,350 |
| Cost estimators | 1,220 | $32.18 | $66,940 |
| Mechanical engineers | 1,220 | $43.20 | $89,860 |
| Librarians | 1,200 | $35.07 | $72,950 |
| Social and human service assistants | 1,200 | $18.01 | $37,460 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 1,190 | $16.55 | $34,410 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 1,170 | $21.87 | $45,480 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,150 | $35.13 | $73,080 |
| Graphic designers | 1,150 | $27.65 | $57,510 |
| Natural sciences managers | 1,150 | $63.00 | $131,040 |
| Administrative services managers | 1,140 | $40.31 | $83,840 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 1,140 | $21.31 | $44,330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,130 | $28.47 | $59,220 |
| Biological technicians | 1,120 | $23.26 | $48,370 |
| Electrical engineers | 1,110 | $45.61 | $94,870 |
| Health educators | 1,090 | $43.91 | $91,340 |
| Team assemblers | 1,080 | $14.12 | $29,380 |
| Word processors and typists | 1,080 | $15.64 | $32,520 |
| Driver/sales workers | 1,070 | $12.14 | $25,240 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,070 | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,060 | $14.42 | $29,990 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 1,060 | $18.53 | $38,540 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 1,040 | $41.95 | $87,260 |
| Training and development specialists | 1,040 | $30.92 | $64,310 |
| Pharmacists | 1,020 | $47.23 | $98,240 |
| Chief executives | 1,010 | $83.54 | $173,770 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,010 | $21.57 | $44,860 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 1,000 | $37.50 | $78,000 |
| Database administrators | 990 | $40.07 | $83,350 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 990 | $28.29 | $58,850 |
| Physical therapists | 990 | $38.91 | $80,930 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 990 | $33.24 | $69,130 |
| Computer operators | 980 | $19.68 | $40,940 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 970 | $11.45 | $23,810 |
| Editors | 960 | $31.75 | $66,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 950 | $22.11 | $46,000 |
| Marketing managers | 950 | $58.78 | $122,260 |
| Microbiologists | 940 | $48.62 | $101,140 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 940 | $15.55 | $32,340 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 940 | $52.26 | $108,700 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 940 | $22.96 | $47,760 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 930 | $22.11 | $45,980 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 920 | $14.17 | $29,480 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 920 | $32.61 | $67,840 |
| Recreation workers | 900 | $14.68 | $30,530 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 900 | $14.52 | $30,210 |
| Technical writers | 890 | $33.33 | $69,330 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 880 | $29.83 | $62,050 |
| Public relations specialists | 880 | $34.69 | $72,150 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 870 | Not available | Not available |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 840 | $24.56 | $51,090 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 830 | $42.73 | $88,880 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 820 | $19.45 | $40,460 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 820 | $35.59 | $74,020 |
| Survey researchers | 820 | $36.29 | $75,480 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 810 | $16.13 | $33,560 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 790 | $29.38 | $61,100 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 790 | $13.05 | $27,150 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 790 | $21.90 | $45,550 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 780 | $14.65 | $30,470 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 780 | $31.26 | $65,010 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 770 | $23.34 | $48,550 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 770 | $19.52 | $40,600 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 770 | $43.86 | $91,230 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 760 | $16.82 | $34,990 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 750 | $22.29 | $46,370 |
| Library technicians | 750 | $19.34 | $40,220 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 740 | $49.63 | $103,240 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 740 | $26.59 | $55,300 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 730 | Not available | $54,690 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 730 | $12.35 | $25,690 |
| Parts salespersons | 730 | $17.01 | $35,380 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 730 | $20.49 | $42,610 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 730 | Not available | $69,510 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 730 | $27.01 | $56,190 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 710 | $25.43 | $52,890 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 710 | $48.25 | $100,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 710 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 710 | $13.82 | $28,740 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 700 | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Statisticians | 700 | $49.48 | $102,930 |
| Bakers | 690 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| File clerks | 690 | $14.49 | $30,140 |
| Coaches and scouts | 680 | Not available | $45,000 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 680 | $17.57 | $36,550 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 670 | $42.84 | $89,100 |
| Food service managers | 670 | $27.55 | $57,310 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 660 | Not available | $78,210 |
| Parking lot attendants | 650 | $8.99 | $18,700 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 640 | $18.27 | $38,000 |
| Operations research analysts | 640 | $39.55 | $82,270 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 640 | Not available | $61,440 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 640 | $8.55 | $17,790 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 630 | $31.00 | $64,480 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 630 | $10.92 | $22,720 |
| Insurance underwriters | 630 | $35.72 | $74,300 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 630 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 630 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 620 | $9.27 | $19,290 |
| Printing machine operators | 620 | $16.62 | $34,560 |
| Budget analysts | 610 | $35.12 | $73,050 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 610 | $27.46 | $57,130 |
| Personal financial advisors | 610 | $38.51 | $80,110 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 600 | $49.90 | $103,780 |
| Helpers--production workers | 600 | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 590 | $26.97 | $56,090 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 590 | $23.80 | $49,500 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 580 | $21.99 | $45,730 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 580 | $15.35 | $31,930 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 580 | $39.75 | $82,680 |
| Instructional coordinators | 580 | $32.79 | $68,210 |
| Order clerks | 580 | $15.50 | $32,230 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 580 | $11.43 | $23,780 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 570 | $23.07 | $47,980 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 570 | $16.14 | $33,580 |
| Legal secretaries | 560 | $19.94 | $41,480 |
| Dental hygienists | 540 | $33.37 | $69,400 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 540 | $16.52 | $34,370 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 540 | $14.51 | $30,180 |
| Residential advisors | 540 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 530 | $12.23 | $25,440 |
| Industrial engineers | 530 | $36.49 | $75,910 |
| Procurement clerks | 530 | $20.55 | $42,740 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 520 | $27.71 | $57,630 |
| Environmental engineers | 510 | $44.75 | $93,080 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 510 | $25.77 | $53,610 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 500 | $10.05 | $20,910 |
| Physicists | 500 | $55.12 | $114,640 |
| Tax preparers | 500 | $18.75 | $39,010 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 490 | Not available | $53,580 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 490 | $27.44 | $57,070 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 480 | $28.55 | $59,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 480 | $26.93 | $56,010 |
| Logisticians | 480 | $40.81 | $84,890 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 480 | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Advertising sales agents | 470 | $26.27 | $54,650 |
| Dentists, general | 470 | $59.28 | $123,310 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 470 | $14.00 | $29,110 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 470 | $19.30 | $40,140 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 470 | $30.43 | $63,300 |
| Life scientists, all other | 460 | $34.20 | $71,130 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 460 | $20.65 | $42,960 |
| New accounts clerks | 450 | $15.58 | $32,410 |
| Sheet metal workers | 450 | $22.20 | $46,170 |
| Cooks, short order | 440 | $10.54 | $21,920 |
| Purchasing managers | 440 | $54.45 | $113,250 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 430 | $16.24 | $33,790 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 430 | $11.24 | $23,370 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 430 | $13.65 | $28,390 |
| Sales engineers | 420 | $37.76 | $78,540 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 410 | $30.29 | $63,000 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 410 | $9.95 | $20,690 |
| Real estate brokers | 410 | $44.82 | $93,230 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 410 | $17.02 | $35,410 |
| Glaziers | 400 | $17.47 | $36,330 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 400 | $20.68 | $43,010 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 400 | $40.08 | $83,360 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 400 | $19.30 | $40,150 |
| Bindery workers | 390 | $14.57 | $30,310 |
| Interpreters and translators | 390 | $20.30 | $42,220 |
| Shampooers | 390 | $8.75 | $18,200 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 380 | $19.49 | $40,540 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 380 | $23.83 | $49,570 |
| Family and general practitioners | 380 | $78.23 | $162,730 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 380 | $41.90 | $87,160 |
| Floral designers | 380 | $11.88 | $24,720 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 380 | $59.62 | $124,010 |
| Helpers--electricians | 370 | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Postal service clerks | 370 | Not available | Not available |
| Surveyors | 370 | $33.56 | $69,800 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 360 | $17.45 | $36,300 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 360 | $25.74 | $53,540 |
| Chemical technicians | 350 | $26.69 | $55,520 |
| Physician assistants | 350 | $44.84 | $93,260 |
| Veterinarians | 350 | $56.30 | $117,110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 340 | $24.08 | $50,080 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 340 | $24.73 | $51,430 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 330 | $18.81 | $39,120 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 330 | $38.61 | $80,300 |
| Credit analysts | 330 | $37.97 | $78,990 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 330 | $13.74 | $28,590 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 330 | $17.57 | $36,550 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 330 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 330 | $22.07 | $45,910 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 330 | $13.67 | $28,440 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 320 | Not available | Not available |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 310 | $45.56 | $94,770 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 310 | $13.58 | $28,240 |
| Physical therapist aides | 310 | $13.22 | $27,490 |
| Social and community service managers | 310 | $33.88 | $70,470 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 310 | $15.10 | $31,410 |
| Surgical technologists | 310 | $26.57 | $55,260 |
| Travel agents | 310 | $18.92 | $39,340 |
| Dietetic technicians | 300 | $17.12 | $35,610 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 300 | Not available | $86,480 |
| Interior designers | 300 | $29.54 | $61,450 |
| Anesthesiologists | 290 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 290 | $20.64 | $42,920 |
| Massage therapists | 290 | $18.48 | $38,450 |
| Occupational therapists | 290 | $38.55 | $80,180 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 280 | $32.10 | $66,770 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 280 | $23.13 | $48,110 |
| Machinists | 280 | $18.94 | $39,400 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 280 | $26.09 | $54,270 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 280 | Not available | $53,160 |
| Couriers and messengers | 270 | $13.77 | $28,630 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 270 | $25.92 | $53,910 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 270 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 270 | $15.03 | $31,270 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 270 | $21.16 | $44,010 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 270 | $17.32 | $36,030 |
| Photographers | 270 | $16.47 | $34,260 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 270 | $9.14 | $19,000 |
| Industrial production managers | 260 | $49.61 | $103,190 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 260 | $32.70 | $68,010 |
| Public relations managers | 260 | $56.61 | $117,750 |
| Writers and authors | 260 | $34.40 | $71,550 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 250 | $29.55 | $61,470 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 250 | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Biomedical engineers | 240 | $42.30 | $87,990 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | 240 | $21.07 | $43,820 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 240 | $28.48 | $59,240 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 240 | $37.73 | $78,490 |
| Pest control workers | 240 | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| Production workers, all other | 240 | $16.60 | $34,540 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 240 | $21.43 | $44,570 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 230 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | 220 | $24.52 | $51,000 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 220 | $26.01 | $54,090 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 220 | $28.38 | $59,040 |
| Education administrators, all other | 210 | $42.24 | $87,870 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 210 | $22.16 | $46,100 |
| Respiratory therapists | 210 | $34.44 | $71,640 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 200 | $21.81 | $45,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 200 | $43.73 | $90,970 |
| Psychiatrists | 200 | Not available | Not available |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 200 | $22.69 | $47,190 |
| Actuaries | 190 | $37.46 | $77,910 |
| Chiropractors | 190 | Not available | Not available |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 190 | $23.81 | $49,530 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 190 | $30.04 | $62,480 |
| Materials engineers | 190 | $50.44 | $104,910 |
| Mental health counselors | 190 | $19.82 | $41,220 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 190 | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Social science research assistants | 190 | $25.92 | $53,910 |
| Loan counselors | 180 | $22.13 | $46,040 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 180 | $15.29 | $31,810 |
| Surgeons | 180 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Training and development managers | 180 | $51.72 | $107,580 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 180 | $37.11 | $77,180 |
| Actors | 170 | Not available | Not available |
| Desktop publishers | 170 | $21.59 | $44,910 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 170 | $9.80 | $20,380 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 170 | $40.68 | $84,610 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 160 | $20.53 | $42,700 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 160 | $46.55 | $96,820 |
| Economists | 160 | $54.99 | $114,380 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $83,020 |
| Mechanical drafters | 160 | $24.63 | $51,230 |
| Musicians and singers | 160 | $37.05 | Not available |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 160 | $19.79 | $41,170 |
| Social workers, all other | 160 | $22.04 | $45,840 |
| Sound engineering technicians | 160 | $20.55 | $42,750 |
| Broadcast technicians | 150 | $21.95 | $45,670 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 150 | $23.04 | $47,930 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 150 | $13.26 | $27,570 |
| Pharmacy aides | 150 | $10.98 | $22,850 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 150 | $12.24 | $25,470 |
| Pipelayers | 150 | $16.46 | $34,240 |
| Roofers | 150 | $22.52 | $46,840 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 150 | $18.62 | $38,720 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 140 | $37.98 | $78,990 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 140 | $25.77 | $53,610 |
| Internists, general | 140 | $75.98 | $158,040 |
| Optometrists | 140 | $46.42 | $96,560 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 140 | $21.10 | $43,890 |
| Sewing machine operators | 140 | $13.31 | $27,690 |
| Tapers | 140 | $23.72 | $49,340 |
| Chemical engineers | 130 | $44.36 | $92,280 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $68,430 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 130 | $18.69 | $38,880 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 130 | $27.33 | $56,840 |
| Mathematicians | 130 | $55.45 | $115,340 |
| Pediatricians, general | 130 | $61.08 | $127,050 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 130 | $10.78 | $22,420 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 130 | $12.60 | $26,200 |
| Aerospace engineers | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 120 | $28.90 | $60,120 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 120 | $15.02 | $31,250 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 120 | $25.16 | $52,330 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 120 | $48.59 | $101,070 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 120 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Job printers | 120 | $19.03 | $39,570 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 120 | $17.73 | $36,890 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 120 | $22.63 | $47,060 |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners | 120 | $18.81 | $39,120 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 120 | $43.47 | $90,420 |
| Recreational therapists | 120 | $23.31 | $48,490 |
| Brokerage clerks | 110 | $20.15 | $41,920 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 110 | $18.49 | $38,460 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 110 | $26.43 | $54,970 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 110 | Not available | $86,930 |
| Crane and tower operators | 110 | $21.39 | $44,500 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 110 | $40.06 | $83,320 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 110 | $21.38 | $44,460 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 110 | $15.09 | $31,390 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 110 | $19.33 | $40,200 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 110 | $20.47 | $42,570 |
| Podiatrists | 110 | $85.81 | $178,470 |
| Artists and related workers, all other | 100 | $40.56 | $84,360 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 100 | Not available | $43,170 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 100 | $15.02 | $31,230 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 100 | $24.42 | $50,790 |
| Cooks, all other | 100 | $13.99 | $29,110 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 100 | $41.51 | $86,340 |
| Materials scientists | 100 | $40.59 | $84,420 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 100 | $46.68 | $97,090 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $76,660 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 90 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Concierges | 90 | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 90 | $10.55 | $21,930 |
| Lodging managers | 90 | $43.93 | $91,370 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 90 | $19.18 | $39,880 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $72,740 |
| Orthodontists | 90 | $92.41 | $192,220 |
| Art directors | 80 | $36.03 | $74,940 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 80 | $15.01 | $31,230 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 80 | $13.54 | $28,160 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $78,110 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 80 | $36.62 | $76,170 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 70 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 70 | $23.83 | $49,560 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 70 | $13.63 | $28,340 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 70 | $42.54 | $88,490 |
| Law clerks | 70 | $20.21 | $42,030 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 70 | Not available | $83,510 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 70 | $32.44 | $67,470 |
| Urban and regional planners | 70 | $32.45 | $67,500 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 70 | $12.35 | $25,680 |
| Archivists | 60 | $22.97 | $47,780 |
| Conservation scientists | 60 | $42.86 | $89,140 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 60 | $17.21 | $35,800 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | 60 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| Food batchmakers | 60 | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Furniture finishers | 60 | $20.66 | $42,980 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 60 | $13.23 | $27,520 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 60 | $24.44 | $50,830 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 60 | $16.29 | $33,880 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $93,210 |
| Crossing guards | 50 | $12.33 | $25,640 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 50 | $15.89 | $33,050 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 50 | $16.77 | $34,880 |
| Film and video editors | 50 | $24.04 | $50,000 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 50 | $15.75 | $32,750 |
| Landscape architects | 50 | $31.19 | $64,870 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | 50 | $17.47 | $36,340 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 50 | $15.96 | $33,210 |
| Set and exhibit designers | 50 | $28.78 | $59,870 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $101,580 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 50 | $10.08 | $20,970 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 40 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $82,510 |
| Historians | 40 | $36.39 | $75,680 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $86,170 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 40 | $18.36 | $38,190 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 40 | $26.08 | $54,240 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 40 | $31.42 | $65,350 |
| Power distributors and dispatchers | 40 | $32.35 | $67,290 |
| Telephone operators | 40 | $17.87 | $37,170 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 40 | $18.75 | $38,990 |
| Athletic trainers | 30 | Not available | $47,030 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 30 | $12.77 | $26,560 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 30 | Not available | $95,100 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 30 | $25.01 | $52,030 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 30 | $16.83 | $35,000 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 30 | $27.03 | $56,230 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | Not available | $28.61 | $59,520 |
| Audiologists | Not available | $33.34 | $69,360 |
| Bus drivers, school | Not available | $16.16 | $33,600 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $113,630 |
| Carpet installers | Not available | $14.80 | $30,780 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | Not available | $22.43 | $46,640 |
| Commercial pilots | Not available | Not available | $53,560 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | Not available | $19.28 | $40,110 |
| Curators | Not available | $42.33 | $88,040 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | Not available | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | Not available | $54.12 | $112,570 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | Not available | $17.76 | $36,940 |
| Drafters, all other | Not available | $22.46 | $46,720 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | Not available | $14.55 | $30,270 |
| Emergency management specialists | Not available | $35.36 | $73,550 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other | Not available | $10.39 | Not available |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | Not available | $11.90 | $24,750 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | Not available | $13.41 | $27,880 |
| Financial examiners | Not available | $25.73 | $53,520 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | Not available | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $55,370 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $80,660 |
| Helpers--roofers | Not available | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Home appliance repairers | Not available | $22.98 | $47,790 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | Not available | $20.80 | $43,250 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | Not available | $9.44 | $19,640 |
| Library assistants, clerical | Not available | $10.58 | $22,010 |
| Mathematical scientists, all other | Not available | $23.20 | $48,260 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | Not available | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Mechanical door repairers | Not available | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Nuclear engineers | Not available | $57.47 | $119,540 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | Not available | $103.43 | $215,140 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | Not available | $17.97 | $37,370 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | Not available | $17.44 | $36,280 |
| Photographic process workers | Not available | $12.68 | $26,380 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $85,240 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | Not available | Not available | $68,990 |
| Private detectives and investigators | Not available | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Producers and directors | Not available | $37.44 | $77,880 |
| Religious workers, all other | Not available | $17.04 | $35,430 |
| Service station attendants | Not available | $10.64 | $22,130 |
| Skin care specialists | Not available | $15.99 | $33,270 |
| Statistical assistants | Not available | $19.26 | $40,060 |
| Stonemasons | Not available | $17.51 | $36,430 |
| Telemarketers | Not available | $15.61 | $32,460 |
| Tile and marble setters | Not available | $19.91 | $41,420 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | Not available | $21.72 | $45,180 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | Not available | $14.22 | $29,570 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | Not available | Not available | $63,720 |
