Occupational employment / Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,717,290 $26.95 $56,060
Office and administrative support occupations 298,970 $18.76 $39,020
Sales and related occupations 165,730 $22.47 $46,740
Food preparation and serving related occupations 130,790 $12.18 $25,330
Business and financial operations occupations 114,980 $37.39 $77,780
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 114,250 $39.22 $81,580
Management occupations 109,740 $58.66 $122,020
Education, training, and library occupations 105,790 $27.99 $58,230
Computer and mathematical occupations 84,650 $42.36 $88,120
Transportation and material moving occupations 75,130 $16.69 $34,720
Production occupations 63,250 $17.60 $36,620
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 56,320 $14.23 $29,610
Construction and extraction occupations 50,080 $27.63 $57,460
Retail salespersons 49,850 $12.26 $25,500
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 47,980 $23.81 $49,530
Registered nurses 45,540 $40.93 $85,140
Healthcare support occupations 45,340 $15.35 $31,920
Architecture and engineering occupations 45,190 $39.55 $82,260
Protective service occupations 39,870 $21.51 $44,730
Life, physical, and social science occupations 37,240 $36.09 $75,060
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 34,860 $28.04 $58,330
Cashiers 33,150 $9.92 $20,630
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 32,780 $13.69 $28,470
Office clerks, general 32,660 $15.39 $32,010
Community and social services occupations 31,730 $21.14 $43,970
Customer service representatives 31,510 $18.75 $39,000
Waiters and waitresses 29,800 $13.27 $27,600
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 28,210 $23.31 $48,490
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 26,570 $19.00 $39,530
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 24,160 $9.61 $19,990
General and operations managers 23,310 $61.06 $127,000
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 22,280 $18.68 $38,860
Accountants and auditors 21,570 $33.51 $69,700
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 19,380 $14.13 $29,390
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 19,200 $27.48 $57,160
Legal occupations 18,950 $51.43 $106,980
Computer software engineers, systems software 17,900 $47.37 $98,530
Stock clerks and order fillers 17,470 $12.39 $25,780
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 16,630 $14.24 $29,610
Computer software engineers, applications 16,370 $48.19 $100,240
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 16,170 $33.67 $70,040
Teacher assistants 15,540 Not available $26,060
Management analysts 14,700 $48.17 $100,190
Security guards 14,400 $13.48 $28,040
Business operations specialists, all other 13,960 $33.68 $70,050
Elementary school teachers, except special education 13,810 Not available $62,200
Financial managers 12,760 $58.34 $121,340
Food preparation workers 12,520 $10.96 $22,800
Computer systems analysts 12,270 $43.49 $90,450
Lawyers 11,990 $64.63 $134,430
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 11,930 Not available $62,130
Financial analysts 11,890 $43.08 $89,600
Receptionists and information clerks 11,590 $14.07 $29,270
Cooks, restaurant 11,400 $12.77 $26,570
Computer support specialists 11,380 $29.66 $61,680
Maintenance and repair workers, general 11,330 $20.50 $42,650
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 11,290 $45.95 $95,570
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 11,100 $21.24 $44,170
Chief executives 10,880 $87.02 $180,990
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 9,910 $16.66 $34,640
Medical secretaries 9,670 $17.47 $36,350
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 9,070 $11.90 $24,760
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8,780 $9.98 $20,760
Packers and packagers, hand 8,780 $11.30 $23,510
Computer and information systems managers 8,720 $62.46 $129,930
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 8,720 $20.83 $43,320
Social and human service assistants 8,670 $15.26 $31,730
Sales representatives, services, all other 8,520 $36.02 $74,910
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 8,180 $15.30 $31,830
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 8,080 $18.43 $38,330
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 7,930 $16.70 $34,730
Carpenters 7,910 $26.98 $56,120
Computer programmers 7,550 $40.04 $83,290
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 7,540 Not available $60,400
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 7,110 $24.14 $50,220
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 7,000 $17.86 $37,160
Preschool teachers, except special education 6,970 $15.43 $32,100
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 6,960 $26.93 $56,010
Home health aides 6,940 $12.84 $26,720
Bartenders 6,800 $13.12 $27,290
Market research analysts 6,800 $36.21 $75,310
Dishwashers 6,690 $9.88 $20,550
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 6,580 $46.49 $96,690
Tellers 6,580 $13.17 $27,400
Construction laborers 6,500 $24.01 $49,950
Network and computer systems administrators 6,480 $38.01 $79,070
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 6,450 $51.61 $107,350
Public relations specialists 6,420 $30.44 $63,320
Medical assistants 6,410 $17.19 $35,760
Electricians 6,100 $29.24 $60,820
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 6,080 $21.15 $44,000
Fire fighters 5,850 $26.61 $55,340
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 5,610 $30.91 $64,290
Sales managers 5,600 $65.70 $136,650
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 5,490 $26.59 $55,300
Administrative services managers 5,450 $45.63 $94,910
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 5,450 $11.73 $24,390
Civil engineers 5,330 $42.67 $88,760
Biological technicians 5,220 $25.78 $53,620
Bill and account collectors 5,190 $18.97 $39,460
Child care workers 5,070 $11.19 $23,270
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 4,930 $31.24 $64,980
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 4,910 $14.72 $30,620
Physicians and surgeons, all other 4,880 $77.33 $160,840
Medical and health services managers 4,860 $54.01 $112,350
Self-enrichment education teachers 4,850 $18.04 $37,520
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 4,840 $36.54 $76,000
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 4,840 $19.22 $39,980
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 4,820 $27.97 $58,180
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 4,750 $24.57 $51,120
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 4,680 $33.07 $68,780
Legal secretaries 4,680 $25.98 $54,030
Paralegals and legal assistants 4,660 $26.19 $54,480
Postal service mail carriers 4,620 Not available Not available
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 4,580 $20.06 $41,730
Mechanical engineers 4,560 $42.18 $87,720
Marketing managers 4,490 $61.82 $128,580
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 4,290 $11.04 $22,970
Team assemblers 4,290 $13.59 $28,260
Brokerage clerks 4,240 $20.81 $43,290
Child, family, and school social workers 4,210 $23.39 $48,660
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 4,170 $32.78 $68,190
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 4,070 $26.79 $55,720
Counter and rental clerks 4,060 $14.53 $30,220
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 4,040 $29.35 $61,050
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 4,030 $16.67 $34,680
Loan officers 3,960 $38.50 $80,070
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 3,940 $43.25 $89,970
Personal financial advisors 3,890 $61.49 $127,910
Electrical engineers 3,860 $50.63 $105,300
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 3,810 $32.63 $67,880
Radiologic technologists and technicians 3,760 $33.75 $70,190
Network systems and data communications analysts 3,750 $39.91 $83,010
Recreation workers 3,750 $13.82 $28,750
Insurance sales agents 3,740 $37.85 $78,730
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 3,680 $13.60 $28,290
Parking lot attendants 3,670 $10.72 $22,290
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 3,660 $28.80 $59,890
Graphic designers 3,660 $23.63 $49,160
Bus drivers, school 3,540 $16.44 $34,190
Telemarketers 3,540 $19.09 $39,700
Data entry keyers 3,500 $14.66 $30,490
Teachers and instructors, all other 3,400 Not available $40,750
Architects, except landscape and naval 3,370 $40.37 $83,980
Dental assistants 3,350 $18.46 $38,390
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 3,340 Not available $55,990
Correctional officers and jailers 3,320 $26.59 $55,310
Pharmacists 3,310 $43.72 $90,940
Physical therapists 3,310 $33.74 $70,180
Education administrators, postsecondary 3,290 $53.08 $110,410
Industrial engineers 3,270 $41.20 $85,690
Engineering managers 3,250 $70.19 $145,990
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 3,210 $23.50 $48,870
Medical and public health social workers 3,200 $25.16 $52,340
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 3,190 $16.64 $34,610
Editors 3,180 $30.71 $63,880
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 3,180 $25.53 $53,100
Medical records and health information technicians 3,180 $18.28 $38,020
Food servers, nonrestaurant 3,150 $11.22 $23,340
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 3,040 Not available $94,800
Pharmacy technicians 3,020 $15.95 $33,170
Machinists 3,010 $20.70 $43,060
Training and development specialists 3,010 $33.62 $69,920
Engineers, all other 2,970 $45.45 $94,540
Financial specialists, all other 2,950 $33.87 $70,440
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 2,930 $19.22 $39,970
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 2,890 Not available $119,870
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 2,790 $14.90 $30,990
Sales engineers 2,790 $49.62 $103,210
Librarians 2,780 $31.47 $65,460
Postsecondary teachers, all other 2,760 Not available Not available
Industrial truck and tractor operators 2,740 $16.65 $34,630
Coaches and scouts 2,660 Not available $49,500
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 2,630 $22.33 $46,450
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 2,630 $20.52 $42,670
Construction managers 2,570 $54.54 $113,430
File clerks 2,570 $13.34 $27,750
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 2,560 $18.77 $39,040
Printing machine operators 2,560 $16.88 $35,110
Food service managers 2,550 $29.16 $60,650
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 2,550 $19.69 $40,960
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 2,550 $16.55 $34,410
Social and community service managers 2,520 $30.66 $63,780
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 2,520 $29.85 $62,080
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 2,500 $32.30 $67,180
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 2,490 $31.65 $65,840
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,490 $28.98 $60,270
Database administrators 2,480 $38.55 $80,180
Cost estimators 2,450 $40.04 $83,290
Managers, all other 2,450 $47.81 $99,450
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 2,420 $15.03 $31,250
Helpers--production workers 2,410 $11.48 $23,880
Driver/sales workers 2,400 $17.59 $36,580
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,380 $13.41 $27,890
Psychiatric aides 2,380 $15.73 $32,720
Property, real estate, and community association managers 2,370 $34.08 $70,890
Producers and directors 2,350 $30.73 $63,910
Chefs and head cooks 2,340 $21.54 $44,800
Parts salespersons 2,320 $15.38 $31,980
Travel agents 2,310 $15.46 $32,150
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 2,290 $29.35 $61,040
Order clerks 2,280 $17.72 $36,860
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,270 $45.42 $94,470
Flight attendants 2,270 Not available Not available
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 2,240 Not available Not available
Bakers 2,230 $13.69 $28,480
Computer hardware engineers 2,180 $54.04 $112,410
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,180 $19.48 $40,510
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,180 $13.99 $29,100
Mental health counselors 2,170 $19.95 $41,490
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 2,160 $16.83 $35,010
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 2,160 $10.70 $22,260
Chemists 2,140 $39.49 $82,130
Advertising sales agents 2,110 $32.93 $68,500
Architectural and civil drafters 2,090 $23.72 $49,330
Dental hygienists 2,080 $37.99 $79,010
Cooks, fast food 2,070 $10.14 $21,090
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 2,060 Not available $69,520
Computer specialists, all other 2,060 $38.33 $79,720
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 2,060 $30.59 $63,640
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2,030 $11.07 $23,030
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,970 $34.41 $71,570
Graduate teaching assistants 1,920 Not available $46,440
Instructional coordinators 1,920 $32.07 $66,710
Biochemists and biophysicists 1,900 $45.46 $94,560
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,880 $19.02 $39,560
Occupational therapists 1,870 $32.91 $68,460
Office machine operators, except computer 1,870 $13.68 $28,450
Loan interviewers and clerks 1,860 $19.51 $40,590
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,860 Not available $60,130
Automotive body and related repairers 1,820 $21.22 $44,130
All other information and record clerks 1,800 $18.48 $38,450
Cooks, short order 1,800 $12.33 $25,650
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 1,780 $14.69 $30,560
Library technicians 1,780 $19.49 $40,540
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 1,740 $22.69 $47,200
Library assistants, clerical 1,730 $15.07 $31,350
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,720 $20.07 $41,740
Internists, general 1,700 $91.36 $190,040
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,670 $11.77 $24,480
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,650 $29.48 $61,310
Operations research analysts 1,640 $39.53 $82,230
Insurance underwriters 1,610 $37.02 $77,000
Painters, construction and maintenance 1,610 $19.44 $40,440
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,600 $42.23 $87,840
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,600 $12.94 $26,920
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,580 Not available $54,080
Public relations managers 1,560 $57.42 $119,430
Tax preparers 1,550 $31.06 $64,600
Amusement and recreation attendants 1,530 $10.81 $22,480
Health educators 1,530 $27.22 $56,620
Meeting and convention planners 1,530 $24.74 $51,450
Sheet metal workers 1,520 $26.62 $55,380
Sales and related workers, all other 1,490 $25.93 $53,940
Technical writers 1,490 $37.88 $78,790
Physician assistants 1,480 $39.07 $81,270
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,440 $23.17 $48,190
Industrial production managers 1,440 $52.71 $109,630
Speech-language pathologists 1,440 $30.88 $64,220
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,430 $11.80 $24,540
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,410 $24.13 $50,200
Special education teachers, middle school 1,410 Not available $60,940
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,400 $16.61 $34,540
Business teachers, postsecondary 1,390 Not available $104,290
Computer operators 1,380 $20.12 $41,850
Office and administrative support workers, all other 1,380 $17.65 $36,700
Rehabilitation counselors 1,370 $17.70 $36,820
Financial examiners 1,360 $39.26 $81,650
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,350 $22.45 $46,690
Interior designers 1,340 $30.66 $63,780
Surgeons 1,330 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,320 $24.06 $50,030
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 1,290 Not available $111,990
Surgical technologists 1,290 $21.28 $44,270
Pediatricians, general 1,250 $71.42 $148,560
Real estate sales agents 1,250 $43.47 $90,410
Environmental engineers 1,240 $41.55 $86,430
Highway maintenance workers 1,230 $20.89 $43,460
Industrial engineering technicians 1,220 $26.10 $54,280
Cargo and freight agents 1,210 $21.65 $45,030
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 1,210 $39.23 $81,590
Computer and information scientists, research 1,200 $59.14 $123,000
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,200 Not available $62,950
Couriers and messengers 1,190 $14.07 $29,260
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,180 $17.26 $35,910
Postal service clerks 1,180 Not available Not available
Respiratory therapists 1,180 $30.19 $62,790
Audio and video equipment technicians 1,170 $20.44 $42,520
Helpers--electricians 1,160 $15.65 $32,540
Physical therapist assistants 1,160 $21.89 $45,530
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 1,160 $31.65 $65,820
Chemical technicians 1,130 $23.16 $48,170
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 1,130 $23.39 $48,660
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,110 $36.04 $74,950
Purchasing managers 1,110 $54.03 $112,380
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,110 $25.89 $53,860
Budget analysts 1,100 $35.96 $74,790
Compensation and benefits managers 1,090 $54.08 $112,480
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,090 $25.27 $52,570
Natural sciences managers 1,080 $71.00 $147,690
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,070 $13.69 $28,470
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 1,070 $21.53 $44,780
Food batchmakers 1,040 $13.30 $27,670
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,040 $20.09 $41,790
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,020 $37.83 $78,690
Family and general practitioners 1,010 $92.92 $193,280
Procurement clerks 1,010 $18.02 $37,480
Social science research assistants 1,010 $23.23 $48,320
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,000 $17.15 $35,680
Manicurists and pedicurists 990 $12.43 $25,860
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 980 $13.36 $27,780
Biological scientists, all other 980 $32.51 $67,630
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 980 $15.90 $33,070
Logisticians 980 $39.07 $81,260
Bindery workers 950 $18.13 $37,700
Medical transcriptionists 940 $18.22 $37,900
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 940 $17.94 $37,310
Word processors and typists 940 $18.24 $37,940
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 930 $18.43 $38,330
Construction and building inspectors 930 $24.58 $51,120
Dietitians and nutritionists 930 $27.01 $56,180
Nonfarm animal caretakers 930 $13.42 $27,920
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 920 Not available $63,570
Art directors 900 $58.26 $121,180
Credit analysts 880 $34.89 $72,570
Concierges 870 $15.04 $31,290
Dietetic technicians 870 $13.50 $28,080
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 870 $15.03 $31,260
New accounts clerks 870 $17.23 $35,850
Residential advisors 870 $14.73 $30,650
Biomedical engineers 860 $43.04 $89,520
Urban and regional planners 860 $33.70 $70,090
Human resources managers, all other 850 $60.24 $125,310
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 850 $22.84 $47,520
Microbiologists 850 $30.00 $62,400
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 840 $23.88 $49,670
Education teachers, postsecondary 830 Not available $60,800
Mechanical drafters 830 $35.32 $73,470
Mechanical engineering technicians 830 $26.81 $55,760
Prepress technicians and workers 830 $20.67 $43,000
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 830 $26.34 $54,790
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 820 Not available $106,120
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 820 $38.06 $79,160
Interpreters and translators 820 $27.66 $57,530
Sewing machine operators 820 $11.70 $24,330
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 820 $15.36 $31,940
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 790 $16.55 $34,420
Floral designers 790 $14.54 $30,230
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 790 $22.18 $46,130
Butchers and meat cutters 780 $18.29 $38,040
Chemical engineers 780 $43.47 $90,420
Real estate brokers 780 $29.78 $61,950
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 770 $14.28 $29,710
Production workers, all other 770 $14.97 $31,130
Surveyors 770 $27.24 $56,650
Demonstrators and product promoters 760 $12.51 $26,030
Landscape architects 750 $36.97 $76,910
Medical equipment repairers 750 $18.71 $38,930
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 750 $17.38 $36,140
Photographers 750 $19.84 $41,260
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 750 Not available $73,450
Statisticians 750 $41.07 $85,430
Glaziers 740 $20.37 $42,360
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 740 Not available $65,140
Service station attendants 740 $10.24 $21,290
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 740 $41.23 $85,760
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 720 $28.66 $59,600
Multi-media artists and animators 720 $27.18 $56,530
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 710 Not available Not available
Baggage porters and bellhops 710 $12.53 $26,050
Roofers 710 $31.15 $64,790
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 700 $27.96 $58,150
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 700 $22.92 $47,680
Hazardous materials removal workers 690 $16.84 $35,030
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 690 Not available $80,800
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 680 $25.01 $52,020
Crossing guards 680 $14.68 $30,530
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 680 $16.06 $33,410
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 680 $15.64 $32,530
Pharmacy aides 680 $11.74 $24,420
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 670 $35.68 $74,220
Opticians, dispensing 670 $28.94 $60,190
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 670 $18.78 $39,070
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 660 $17.93 $37,300
Cement masons and concrete finishers 660 $25.50 $53,050
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 660 $31.85 $66,250
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 650 $27.42 $57,020
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 640 Not available $93,510
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 640 $23.77 $49,450
Occupational health and safety specialists 640 $34.80 $72,390
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 640 $9.34 $19,430
Actuaries 630 $50.36 $104,750
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 630 $15.50 $32,240
Advertising and promotions managers 620 $56.95 $118,460
Dental laboratory technicians 620 $22.43 $46,640
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 620 $16.42 $34,160
Writers and authors 620 $31.21 $64,910
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 610 $23.39 $48,650
Gas plant operators 610 $33.89 $70,480
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 610 $25.59 $53,230
Parking enforcement workers 610 $17.43 $36,260
Training and development managers 610 $56.55 $117,630
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 600 $41.48 $86,270
Psychiatrists 600 $78.38 $163,040
Medical equipment preparers 590 $16.90 $35,160
Social scientists and related workers, all other 590 $34.35 $71,440
Education administrators, all other 560 $39.14 $81,400
Structural iron and steel workers 560 $35.76 $74,370
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 550 $21.81 $45,370
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 550 $15.60 $32,440
Veterinarians 550 $39.88 $82,940
Electrical and electronics drafters 540 $31.00 $64,480
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 540 $42.92 $89,270
Health technologists and technicians, all other 540 $23.03 $47,900
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 530 Not available Not available
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 520 $17.58 $36,560
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 520 $14.83 $30,860
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 520 $20.87 $43,400
Maintenance workers, machinery 520 $22.99 $47,820
Massage therapists 520 $21.61 $44,950
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 520 $16.01 $33,310
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 520 $25.13 $52,270
Tour guides and escorts 520 $13.25 $27,550
Education, training, and library workers, all other 510 $29.57 $61,500
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 510 $30.40 $63,240
Loan counselors 510 $25.20 $52,410
Reporters and correspondents 510 $18.42 $38,320
Recreational therapists 500 $20.10 $41,800
Diagnostic medical sonographers 490 $35.40 $73,640
Legal support workers, all other 480 $25.63 $53,320
Carpet installers 470 $27.02 $56,210
Protective service workers, all other 470 $15.78 $32,820
Environmental engineering technicians 460 $21.25 $44,190
Meter readers, utilities 460 $21.88 $45,500
Elevator installers and repairers 450 $39.07 $81,260
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 450 Not available $72,110
Insulation workers, mechanical 450 $26.70 $55,540
Machine feeders and offbearers 450 $14.19 $29,500
Occupational therapist assistants 450 $22.79 $47,400
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 450 Not available Not available
Motor vehicle operators, all other 440 $18.52 $38,530
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 440 $10.69 $22,220
Economists 430 $38.02 $79,090
Photographic processing machine operators 430 $11.58 $24,090
Anesthesiologists 420 $92.26 $191,890
Avionics technicians 420 $24.80 $51,580
Law clerks 420 $23.32 $48,500
Skin care specialists 420 $17.71 $36,840
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 410 $11.64 $24,210
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 410 $20.71 $43,080
Helpers--carpenters 400 $18.89 $39,290
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 400 $32.68 $67,970
Optometrists 400 $52.79 $109,810
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 400 $11.20 $23,300
Civil engineering technicians 390 $27.30 $56,780
Law teachers, postsecondary 390 Not available $95,910
Pest control workers 390 $16.25 $33,810
Statistical assistants 380 $19.93 $41,460
Survey researchers 380 $27.89 $58,010
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 370 $19.02 $39,560
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 370 $21.81 $45,360
Communications teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $65,350
Curators 360 $31.12 $64,720
Electro-mechanical technicians 360 $25.01 $52,010
Physical therapist aides 360 $14.91 $31,010
Political science teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $93,250
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 360 $16.52 $34,370
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 350 $22.70 $47,210
Social workers, all other 350 $26.67 $55,480
Aerospace engineers 340 $51.49 $107,100
Broadcast technicians 340 $17.39 $36,170
Correspondence clerks 340 $18.36 $38,180
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 340 $18.61 $38,710
Physicists 340 $54.47 $113,300
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 330 $25.55 $53,140
Tile and marble setters 330 $27.11 $56,380
Commercial pilots 320 Not available $77,060
Economics teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $112,070
Physics teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $100,010
Pipelayers 320 $21.09 $43,860
Shampooers 320 $9.87 $20,530
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $64,500
Tool and die makers 320 $21.71 $45,150
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 310 $21.98 $45,710
Conveyor operators and tenders 310 $14.27 $29,680
History teachers, postsecondary 310 Not available $78,950
Motorboat mechanics 310 $21.85 $45,460
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 310 Not available $72,550
Physical scientists, all other 310 $44.37 $92,300
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $70,790
Construction and related workers, all other 300 $31.58 $65,690
Museum technicians and conservators 300 $22.79 $47,400
Proofreaders and copy markers 300 $20.74 $43,150
Surveying and mapping technicians 300 $21.97 $45,690
Clergy 290 $24.33 $50,600
Commercial and industrial designers 290 $33.97 $70,650
Film and video editors 290 $44.58 $92,730
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 290 $13.39 $27,860
Artists and related workers, all other 280 $30.57 $63,580
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 280 $14.33 $29,820
Funeral directors 280 $44.08 $91,690
Lodging managers 280 $29.87 $62,130
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 270 $12.23 $25,440
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $88,180
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 270 $35.17 $73,150
Job printers 270 $20.64 $42,920
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 260 $16.98 $35,320
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 260 $35.33 $73,490
Locksmiths and safe repairers 260 $21.15 $43,980
Materials scientists 260 $48.17 $100,180
Power plant operators 260 $27.37 $56,930
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 260 $31.22 $64,930
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 250 $19.41 $40,370
Nuclear medicine technologists 250 $35.02 $72,840
Personal care and service workers, all other 250 $17.20 $35,780
Tire repairers and changers 250 $10.31 $21,440
Agricultural and food science technicians 240 $22.12 $46,020
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 240 $13.48 $28,040
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 240 $18.35 $38,170
Painters, transportation equipment 240 $19.97 $41,530
Radiation therapists 240 $36.99 $76,940
Sailors and marine oilers 240 $16.74 $34,820
Social work teachers, postsecondary 240 Not available $62,540
Tapers 240 $34.02 $70,750
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 230 $34.24 $71,220
Athletic trainers 230 Not available $49,430
Materials engineers 230 $43.67 $90,840
Media and communication workers, all other 230 $31.06 $64,590
Atmospheric and space scientists 220 $38.29 $79,640
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 220 $13.57 $28,230
Counselors, all other 220 $18.81 $39,120
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 220 $16.24 $33,780
Obstetricians and gynecologists 220 $82.49 $171,590
Psychologists, all other 220 $34.78 $72,340
Sound engineering technicians 220 $19.08 $39,690
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 210 $48.94 $101,800
Cooks, all other 210 $17.54 $36,480
Set and exhibit designers 210 $25.97 $54,010
Transportation workers, all other 210 $21.26 $44,220
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 200 $26.67 $55,480
Legislators 200 Not available Not available
Sociologists 200 $32.75 $68,120
Stonemasons 200 $24.66 $51,290
Archivists 190 $26.72 $55,580
Chiropractors 190 $44.74 $93,050
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 190 $16.02 $33,310
Material moving workers, all other 190 $24.25 $50,440
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 190 $16.57 $34,460
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $104,670
Crane and tower operators 180 $25.60 $53,240
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 180 $9.57 $19,900
Life scientists, all other 180 $43.56 $90,610
Occupational therapist aides 180 $17.82 $37,070
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 180 Not available $81,050
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 170 $17.81 $37,040
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 170 $10.61 $22,080
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 170 $14.55 $30,260
Fire inspectors and investigators 160 $29.41 $61,160
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 160 Not available Not available
Mathematicians 160 $40.58 $84,410
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 160 $15.35 $31,920
Conservation scientists 150 $29.30 $60,930
Cutters and trimmers, hand 150 $14.02 $29,150
Epidemiologists 150 $32.72 $68,050
Home appliance repairers 150 $19.08 $39,680
Music directors and composers 150 $26.35 $54,810
Pile-driver operators 150 $34.14 $71,010
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 140 $39.14 $81,410
Animal control workers 140 $18.14 $37,730
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 140 $20.25 $42,130
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 140 $16.94 $35,230
Numerical tool and process control programmers 140 $23.37 $48,600
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 140 $20.57 $42,780
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 140 $15.10 $31,410
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 130 $26.89 $55,930
Audio-visual collections specialists 130 $24.32 $50,580
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $71,110
Fashion designers 130 $24.49 $50,930
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 130 $12.03 $25,030
Medical appliance technicians 130 $24.74 $51,450
Athletes and sports competitors 120 Not available $87,230
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 120 $21.94 $45,630
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $63,670
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 120 $15.11 $31,420
Occupational health and safety technicians 120 $25.28 $52,590
Therapists, all other 120 $27.91 $58,060
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $71,560
Emergency management specialists 110 $34.93 $72,650
Millwrights 110 $26.64 $55,410
Orthotists and prosthetists 110 $24.59 $51,150
Podiatrists 110 $55.46 $115,360
Sewers, hand 110 $10.98 $22,850
Ship engineers 110 $32.20 $66,980
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 100 $16.26 $33,820
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 100 $12.86 $26,740
Etchers and engravers 100 $19.22 $39,990
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $59,080
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 100 $29.77 $61,910
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $92,110
Audiologists 90 $33.01 $68,660
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 90 $17.42 $36,240
Furniture finishers 90 $19.97 $41,540
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 90 $20.10 $41,810
Respiratory therapy technicians 90 $21.85 $45,440
Transportation inspectors 90 $44.41 $92,360
Upholsterers 90 $16.10 $33,500
Astronomers 80 Not available Not available
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 80 $14.91 $31,020
Postmasters and mail superintendents 80 $34.99 $72,780
Power distributors and dispatchers 80 Not available Not available
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 80 Not available $27,160
Air traffic controllers 70 $54.67 $113,700
Costume attendants 70 $20.03 $41,670
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 70 $18.69 $38,870
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 70 $32.02 $66,600
Historians 70 $27.37 $56,930
Motion picture projectionists 70 $12.27 $25,530
Traffic technicians 70 $22.08 $45,930
Directors, religious activities and education 60 $22.13 $46,030
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 60 $18.70 $38,900
Forest and conservation workers 60 $20.48 $42,600
Communications equipment operators, all other 50 $21.17 $44,030
Model makers, metal and plastic 50 $25.11 $52,220
Radio mechanics 50 $25.35 $52,730
Slaughterers and meat packers 50 $13.43 $27,940
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 40 $20.30 $42,230
Forensic science technicians 40 $36.76 $76,470
Hydrologists 40 $43.17 $89,790
Marine engineers and naval architects 40 $46.36 $96,430
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 40 $17.06 $35,480
Nuclear technicians 40 $37.95 $78,940
Plant and system operators, all other 40 $27.94 $58,120
Psychiatric technicians 40 $21.42 $44,560
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 40 $17.13 $35,640
Travel guides 40 $10.17 $21,150
Vocational education teachers, middle school 40 Not available $55,020
Public address system and other announcers 30 $18.98 $39,470
Animal trainers Not available $13.81 $28,720
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $23.25 $48,370
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $17.39 $36,160
Barbers Not available $12.89 $26,810
Boilermakers Not available $28.37 $59,000
Broadcast news analysts Not available $45.81 $95,280
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $14.38 $29,910
Court, municipal, and license clerks Not available $22.26 $46,290
Craft artists Not available $23.23 $48,310
Dentists, all other specialists Not available $60.04 $124,880
Dentists, general Not available $71.47 $148,650
Designers, all other Not available $33.51 $69,690
Desktop publishers Not available $23.81 $49,530
Drafters, all other Not available $25.71 $53,480
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Not available $24.16 $50,260
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers Not available $19.26 $40,060
Embalmers Not available $25.51 $53,060
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers Not available $20.48 $42,600
Fence erectors Not available $14.83 $30,860
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other Not available $9.68 $20,140
Food scientists and technologists Not available $35.42 $73,670
Funeral attendants Not available $15.58 $32,400
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators Not available $16.00 $33,270
Helpers--roofers Not available $16.71 $34,750
Industrial-organizational psychologists Not available $49.95 $103,890
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Not available $18.96 $39,440
Library science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $46,340
Marriage and family therapists Not available $25.10 $52,210
Mechanical door repairers Not available $22.26 $46,310
Media and communication equipment workers, all other Not available $41.79 $86,930
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Not available $83.19 $173,020
Personal and home care aides Not available $11.61 $24,150
Personal care and service occupations Not available $14.36 $29,870
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $17.93 $37,290
Photographic process workers Not available $15.31 $31,840
Plasterers and stucco masons Not available $31.89 $66,330
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Not available $26.69 $55,510
Riggers Not available $23.02 $47,880
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $18.12 $37,690
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood Not available $18.07 $37,590
Semiconductor processors Not available $22.17 $46,100
Soil and plant scientists Not available $32.96 $68,560
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors Not available $17.96 $37,350
Telephone operators Not available $15.30 $31,820
Terrazzo workers and finishers Not available $32.37 $67,320
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers Not available $25.06 $52,120
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $14.48 $30,120
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers Not available $9.25 $19,240
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