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 |
More than $70 |
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 |
More than $70 |
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 |
