Occupational employment / Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

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-NH" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,503,720 $25.81 $53,680
Office and administrative support occupations 423,760 $18.26 $37,970
Sales and related occupations 259,760 $21.39 $44,490
Food preparation and serving related occupations 194,380 $11.79 $24,530
Education, training, and library occupations 158,140 $26.48 $55,080
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 158,030 $37.87 $78,770
Management occupations 155,080 $57.12 $118,800
Business and financial operations occupations 149,540 $36.16 $75,210
Production occupations 119,890 $17.18 $35,740
Transportation and material moving occupations 119,480 $16.43 $34,180
Computer and mathematical occupations 115,740 $42.58 $88,560
Retail salespersons 79,940 $12.50 $26,000
Construction and extraction occupations 79,420 $26.12 $54,330
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 78,160 $14.15 $29,420
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 76,660 $23.15 $48,160
Architecture and engineering occupations 70,340 Not available Not available
Healthcare support occupations 69,130 $15.21 $31,640
Registered nurses 61,220 $39.16 $81,450
Cashiers 57,120 $9.79 $20,370
Protective service occupations 55,390 $21.45 $44,620
Office clerks, general 46,640 $15.29 $31,810
Life, physical, and social science occupations 46,600 $36.17 $75,230
Community and social services occupations 44,480 $21.02 $43,730
Customer service representatives 44,410 $18.25 $37,960
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 43,600 $13.57 $28,220
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 42,930 $27.53 $57,270
Waiters and waitresses 42,620 $12.62 $26,240
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 38,990 $9.54 $19,850
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 37,100 $18.66 $38,820
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 35,820 $23.10 $48,050
General and operations managers 33,240 $58.97 $122,660
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 31,290 $18.15 $37,760
Stock clerks and order fillers 29,430 $12.38 $25,740
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 29,360 $14.02 $29,160
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 27,530 $26.59 $55,310
Accountants and auditors 27,480 $33.05 $68,740
Computer software engineers, systems software 26,670 $48.73 $101,360
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 26,300 $13.91 $28,930
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 25,690 $33.81 $70,320
Teacher assistants 25,200 Not available $26,040
Computer software engineers, applications 23,860 $48.07 $99,980
Elementary school teachers, except special education 23,220 Not available $60,670
Legal occupations 22,240 $49.47 $102,910
Business operations specialists, all other 19,950 $32.71 $68,040
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 19,830 Not available $60,180
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 19,260 $20.96 $43,600
Security guards 18,210 $13.54 $28,160
Management analysts 18,160 $47.42 $98,640
Food preparation workers 17,880 $10.69 $22,230
Receptionists and information clerks 17,240 $13.82 $28,740
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 16,820 $45.47 $94,580
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 16,720 $20.62 $42,880
Financial managers 16,660 $56.37 $117,260
Maintenance and repair workers, general 16,390 $20.18 $41,960
Cooks, restaurant 16,190 $12.68 $26,380
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 15,570 $16.46 $34,230
Computer support specialists 15,510 $29.21 $60,750
Computer systems analysts 15,460 $43.05 $89,550
Chief executives 15,300 $83.82 $174,340
Medical secretaries 13,960 $17.21 $35,790
Lawyers 13,730 $63.02 $131,090
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 13,670 $16.13 $33,550
Packers and packagers, hand 13,420 $11.03 $22,940
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 13,360 $9.78 $20,330
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 13,360 $15.13 $31,460
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 13,360 Not available $59,110
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 12,600 $11.58 $24,080
Carpenters 12,430 $26.02 $54,120
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 12,410 $17.99 $37,410
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 11,670 $23.82 $49,550
Sales representatives, services, all other 11,600 $35.12 $73,050
Computer and information systems managers 11,530 $62.50 $129,990
Social and human service assistants 11,520 $15.35 $31,930
Construction laborers 11,100 $22.11 $46,000
Home health aides 11,080 $12.61 $26,220
Preschool teachers, except special education 10,760 $14.99 $31,170
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 10,620 $20.53 $42,710
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 10,490 $17.21 $35,800
Bartenders 10,320 $12.30 $25,580
Tellers 10,190 $13.09 $27,230
Dishwashers 9,680 $9.74 $20,260
Team assemblers 9,380 $14.00 $29,130
Electricians 9,280 $28.29 $58,850
Computer programmers 9,260 $39.38 $81,910
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 9,070 $28.20 $58,660
Market research analysts 8,940 $36.34 $75,590
Network and computer systems administrators 8,680 $37.48 $77,950
Medical assistants 8,550 $16.90 $35,150
Fire fighters 8,390 $25.34 $52,710
Sales managers 8,180 $63.50 $132,070
Child care workers 8,140 $10.88 $22,630
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 7,990 $29.05 $60,430
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 7,750 $14.97 $31,140
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 7,730 $48.73 $101,350
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 7,600 $15.90 $33,070
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 7,460 $46.84 $97,430
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 7,420 $35.47 $73,780
Public relations specialists 7,400 $30.55 $63,550
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 7,250 $11.31 $23,520
Mechanical engineers 7,110 $42.14 $87,650
Postal service mail carriers 6,970 Not available Not available
Administrative services managers 6,940 $44.33 $92,200
Bill and account collectors 6,870 $18.53 $38,540
Bus drivers, school 6,840 $15.72 $32,700
Marketing managers 6,650 $60.63 $126,120
Civil engineers 6,550 $41.50 $86,310
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 6,440 $22.70 $47,220
Counter and rental clerks 6,400 $14.21 $29,560
Physicians and surgeons, all other 6,380 $76.86 $159,870
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 6,370 $26.72 $55,570
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 6,340 $32.24 $67,060
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 6,320 $10.73 $22,320
Medical and health services managers 6,270 $51.93 $108,010
Child, family, and school social workers 6,230 $23.47 $48,810
Self-enrichment education teachers 6,190 $18.73 $38,970
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 6,100 $26.02 $54,120
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 6,060 $42.77 $88,970
Paralegals and legal assistants 5,980 $25.11 $52,240
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 5,940 $32.09 $66,760
Biological technicians 5,860 $25.77 $53,590
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 5,840 $30.90 $64,270
Engineering managers 5,750 $67.62 $140,650
Machinists 5,740 $20.24 $42,090
Industrial engineers 5,710 $40.03 $83,260
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 5,650 $31.87 $66,290
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 5,650 $19.72 $41,010
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 5,540 $18.65 $38,780
Recreation workers 5,530 $13.30 $27,650
Loan officers 5,450 $36.61 $76,150
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 5,390 Not available $54,790
Legal secretaries 5,370 $24.87 $51,730
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 5,330 $19.26 $40,050
Dental assistants 5,310 $18.96 $39,430
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 5,310 $23.35 $48,570
Teachers and instructors, all other 5,210 Not available $38,940
Network systems and data communications analysts 5,180 $39.40 $81,940
Industrial truck and tractor operators 5,140 $16.12 $33,530
Pharmacists 5,100 $46.05 $95,790
Telemarketers 5,080 $18.80 $39,100
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 5,040 $12.95 $26,930
Radiologic technologists and technicians 4,970 $33.04 $68,720
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 4,910 $29.59 $61,540
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 4,820 $26.04 $54,170
Graphic designers 4,810 $23.70 $49,290
Insurance sales agents 4,810 $37.61 $78,230
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 4,770 $12.56 $26,120
Managers, all other 4,710 $50.59 $105,230
Pharmacy technicians 4,710 $14.99 $31,180
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 4,660 $17.94 $37,300
Personal financial advisors 4,600 $57.90 $120,440
Correctional officers and jailers 4,480 $26.76 $55,650
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 4,450 Not available $92,990
Brokerage clerks 4,370 $20.76 $43,170
Psychiatric aides 4,360 $15.42 $32,080
Printing machine operators 4,350 $17.42 $36,220
Computer hardware engineers 4,320 $52.90 $110,030
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 4,280 $16.49 $34,290
Electronics engineers, except computer 4,240 $46.30 $96,300
Education administrators, postsecondary 4,220 $51.38 $106,860
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 4,200 $14.75 $30,690
Training and development specialists 4,180 $32.59 $67,780
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 4,150 $21.56 $44,840
Driver/sales workers 4,100 $15.69 $32,630
Medical and public health social workers 4,080 $25.26 $52,540
Cost estimators 4,070 $37.08 $77,130
Cooks, fast food 4,040 $10.10 $21,010
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 4,000 $29.66 $61,690
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 3,970 $19.36 $40,270
Parking lot attendants 3,960 $10.69 $22,240
Sales engineers 3,960 $48.34 $100,560
Engineers, all other 3,920 $44.98 $93,550
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 3,790 $30.77 $64,000
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 3,780 $19.96 $41,520
Dental hygienists 3,750 $37.23 $77,430
Food service managers 3,730 $28.21 $58,670
Editors 3,720 $30.33 $63,090
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 3,710 $11.06 $23,010
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 3,670 $28.10 $58,440
Librarians 3,640 $30.37 $63,160
Architects, except landscape and naval 3,600 $40.48 $84,190
Coaches and scouts 3,590 Not available $46,280
Parts salespersons 3,570 $15.93 $33,140
Construction managers 3,520 $52.34 $108,870
File clerks 3,520 $13.14 $27,330
Social and community service managers 3,470 $29.73 $61,840
Mental health counselors 3,450 $19.25 $40,030
Order clerks 3,390 $17.19 $35,750
Postsecondary teachers, all other 3,390 Not available Not available
Bakers 3,280 $13.34 $27,760
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 3,280 $31.42 $65,350
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 3,240 $28.79 $59,890
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 3,210 $29.33 $61,010
Automotive body and related repairers 3,200 $21.17 $44,030
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 3,170 $28.97 $60,250
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 3,130 $14.96 $31,120
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 3,130 Not available Not available
Database administrators 3,110 $38.40 $79,860
Chefs and head cooks 3,080 $21.63 $44,980
Property, real estate, and community association managers 3,070 $34.17 $71,070
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 3,050 Not available $117,380
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 3,020 $16.31 $33,920
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,990 $18.31 $38,090
Computer specialists, all other 2,960 $38.62 $80,320
Chemists 2,950 $40.39 $84,010
Occupational therapists 2,950 $31.85 $66,250
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 2,930 $13.50 $28,090
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,890 $13.84 $28,780
Cooks, short order 2,850 $11.77 $24,480
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2,840 $11.36 $23,630
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,840 $19.17 $39,880
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 2,820 $22.20 $46,190
Travel agents 2,820 $15.78 $32,830
Painters, construction and maintenance 2,810 $18.68 $38,840
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 2,800 $35.19 $73,200
Production workers, all other 2,760 $15.03 $31,270
Advertising sales agents 2,740 $31.46 $65,430
Biochemists and biophysicists 2,720 $44.28 $92,100
All other information and record clerks 2,710 $17.50 $36,400
Amusement and recreation attendants 2,670 $10.47 $21,770
Industrial production managers 2,670 $51.22 $106,540
Office and administrative support workers, all other 2,630 $15.02 $31,250
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 2,620 $16.51 $34,330
Industrial machinery mechanics 2,600 $23.25 $48,360
Instructional coordinators 2,560 $31.98 $66,520
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 2,530 Not available $54,020
Library technicians 2,490 $18.69 $38,870
Loan interviewers and clerks 2,480 $19.12 $39,760
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 2,460 $20.14 $41,900
Producers and directors 2,460 $31.33 $65,170
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 2,440 $11.44 $23,800
Architectural and civil drafters 2,400 $23.57 $49,020
Sales and related workers, all other 2,390 $24.42 $50,800
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 2,360 Not available $69,250
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 2,360 $12.56 $26,120
Sheet metal workers 2,350 $25.02 $52,040
Library assistants, clerical 2,300 $14.28 $29,700
Flight attendants 2,280 Not available Not available
Rehabilitation counselors 2,270 $17.11 $35,580
Technical writers 2,270 $38.80 $80,710
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 2,220 $23.39 $48,650
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 2,200 $21.07 $43,830
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 2,160 $20.69 $43,040
Internists, general 2,150 $91.15 $189,580
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 2,140 $18.24 $37,950
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,140 $16.84 $35,040
Speech-language pathologists 2,130 $31.05 $64,580
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 2,110 $41.13 $85,560
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 2,100 $14.77 $30,730
Office machine operators, except computer 2,100 $13.93 $28,980
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 2,080 $23.64 $49,170
Industrial engineering technicians 2,060 $24.98 $51,950
Operations research analysts 1,980 $39.42 $82,000
Physician assistants 1,960 $39.77 $82,730
Graduate teaching assistants 1,950 Not available $46,320
Tax preparers 1,930 $29.10 $60,530
Meeting and convention planners 1,900 $24.85 $51,690
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,890 $17.12 $35,610
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,870 $12.24 $25,460
Environmental engineers 1,850 $40.35 $83,930
Highway maintenance workers 1,850 $20.67 $43,000
Purchasing managers 1,850 $52.40 $108,990
Dentists, general 1,820 $73.24 $152,340
Helpers--electricians 1,810 $15.35 $31,940
Public relations managers 1,810 $56.45 $117,410
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,780 $16.33 $33,960
Insurance underwriters 1,780 $36.27 $75,440
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,770 $13.74 $28,570
Nonfarm animal caretakers 1,770 $12.19 $25,350
Health educators 1,760 $26.83 $55,800
Computer operators 1,740 $19.71 $40,990
Postal service clerks 1,740 Not available Not available
Logisticians 1,720 $37.95 $78,940
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,720 $19.31 $40,170
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,720 $24.28 $50,510
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 1,710 Not available $62,560
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 1,700 $21.76 $45,260
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,670 $21.22 $44,130
Natural sciences managers 1,660 $70.80 $147,260
Respiratory therapists 1,660 $29.41 $61,170
Real estate sales agents 1,650 $38.71 $80,510
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,630 $25.16 $52,340
Business teachers, postsecondary 1,620 Not available $100,040
Service station attendants 1,620 $10.19 $21,190
Surgical technologists 1,620 $21.05 $43,780
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 1,620 $29.96 $62,320
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,610 $16.60 $34,520
Procurement clerks 1,580 $17.99 $37,420
Interior designers 1,550 $29.90 $62,200
Surgeons 1,540 $103.70 $215,690
Mechanical engineering technicians 1,530 $25.63 $53,320
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,530 $17.37 $36,120
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,520 $16.85 $35,060
Couriers and messengers 1,510 Not available Not available
Food batchmakers 1,510 $13.76 $28,620
Budget analysts 1,500 $35.50 $73,830
Sewing machine operators 1,500 $12.05 $25,060
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,480 Not available $63,580
Pediatricians, general 1,470 $73.04 $151,920
Compensation and benefits managers 1,440 $53.17 $110,600
Medical transcriptionists 1,420 $20.92 $43,510
Audio and video equipment technicians 1,410 $20.16 $41,920
Financial examiners 1,400 $39.13 $81,380
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 1,390 Not available $109,500
Computer and information scientists, research 1,390 $59.01 $122,750
Desktop publishers 1,380 $23.47 $48,810
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1,380 $18.67 $38,840
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,350 $15.19 $31,600
Bindery workers 1,330 $17.45 $36,300
Family and general practitioners 1,330 $91.97 $191,290
Chemical engineers 1,320 $42.98 $89,400
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,320 $42.13 $87,630
Cargo and freight agents 1,310 $21.75 $45,230
New accounts clerks 1,310 $17.21 $35,790
Construction and building inspectors 1,300 $24.68 $51,330
Crossing guards 1,300 $13.77 $28,640
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,300 $35.52 $73,890
Dietitians and nutritionists 1,290 $26.34 $54,790
Manicurists and pedicurists 1,290 $12.31 $25,610
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,280 $22.18 $46,130
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,270 $17.25 $35,870
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,260 $25.60 $53,250
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 1,250 $15.30 $31,830
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,240 $36.39 $75,680
Credit analysts 1,240 $32.81 $68,250
Human resources managers, all other 1,240 $58.91 $122,530
Photographers 1,230 $17.70 $36,820
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,210 $17.11 $35,580
Roofers 1,210 $27.39 $56,960
Floral designers 1,180 $14.30 $29,740
Residential advisors 1,180 $15.21 $31,630
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,170 $26.39 $54,880
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,170 $15.73 $32,710
Hazardous materials removal workers 1,170 $17.40 $36,190
Prepress technicians and workers 1,170 $19.54 $40,640
Machine feeders and offbearers 1,160 $15.58 $32,400
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,160 $15.53 $32,310
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,150 $16.25 $33,790
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,140 $30.77 $64,000
Word processors and typists 1,140 $18.08 $37,600
Dietetic technicians 1,130 $13.57 $28,220
Surveyors 1,130 $26.90 $55,950
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,120 $24.89 $51,780
Biomedical engineers 1,110 $46.21 $96,110
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,100 $32.25 $67,080
Art directors 1,090 $55.47 $115,370
Education teachers, postsecondary 1,070 Not available $61,530
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,060 $23.29 $48,430
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 1,050 $22.63 $47,080
Social science research assistants 1,050 $23.25 $48,350
Urban and regional planners 1,050 $33.22 $69,100
Pharmacy aides 1,040 $11.30 $23,510
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,040 $14.60 $30,370
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,030 $24.73 $51,450
Biological scientists, all other 1,020 $32.74 $68,110
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,020 $12.39 $25,760
Interpreters and translators 1,020 $25.91 $53,900
Medical equipment repairers 1,020 $19.72 $41,010
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,010 $15.05 $31,300
Protective service workers, all other 990 $14.78 $30,740
Real estate brokers 990 $33.90 $70,500
Structural iron and steel workers 990 $34.02 $70,760
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 980 $13.84 $28,790
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 960 Not available $66,200
Glaziers 950 $20.72 $43,090
Opticians, dispensing 950 $26.23 $54,550
Dental laboratory technicians 940 $21.44 $44,600
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 940 $19.51 $40,580
Motor vehicle operators, all other 940 $14.80 $30,770
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 930 $27.24 $56,650
Helpers--carpenters 920 $18.87 $39,250
Microbiologists 920 $30.49 $63,420
Electrical and electronics drafters 910 $30.23 $62,880
Veterinarians 910 $41.61 $86,550
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 900 $28.17 $58,600
Concierges 900 $14.99 $31,170
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 890 $16.26 $33,820
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 890 $15.09 $31,380
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 890 $18.93 $39,370
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 880 $22.67 $47,150
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 870 Not available $104,800
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 870 $11.29 $23,470
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 870 Not available $72,810
Education, training, and library workers, all other 860 $22.49 $46,780
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 840 Not available $78,630
Statisticians 840 $41.49 $86,300
Photographic processing machine operators 830 $11.14 $23,160
Training and development managers 830 $54.77 $113,920
Landscape architects 820 $36.58 $76,080
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 810 $23.58 $49,050
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 800 $27.33 $56,840
Medical equipment preparers 800 $16.49 $34,310
Multi-media artists and animators 800 $27.28 $56,740
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 800 $17.27 $35,920
Education administrators, all other 780 $38.55 $80,180
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 780 $42.88 $89,200
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 780 $22.11 $46,000
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 770 Not available $91,250
Advertising and promotions managers 760 $55.04 $114,470
Baggage porters and bellhops 750 $12.42 $25,830
Health technologists and technicians, all other 750 $22.36 $46,520
Massage therapists 750 $21.24 $44,170
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 750 $16.73 $34,800
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 750 $24.78 $51,540
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 740 $13.66 $28,410
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 730 $42.67 $88,750
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 730 $9.40 $19,550
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 720 Not available Not available
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 720 $24.42 $50,800
Diagnostic medical sonographers 720 $35.16 $73,130
Psychiatrists 720 $79.86 $166,110
Recreational therapists 720 $19.81 $41,200
Writers and authors 720 $30.41 $63,260
Carpet installers 710 $28.25 $58,760
Maintenance workers, machinery 710 $22.54 $46,880
Personal care and service workers, all other 710 $12.76 $26,540
Skin care specialists 710 $16.43 $34,160
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 700 $24.94 $51,880
Commercial and industrial designers 690 $33.51 $69,700
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 690 $30.08 $62,570
Meter readers, utilities 690 $21.68 $45,100
Avionics technicians 680 $25.08 $52,160
Electro-mechanical technicians 680 $22.94 $47,720
Occupational therapist assistants 680 $22.30 $46,380
Loan counselors 670 $24.36 $50,670
Reporters and correspondents 670 $18.42 $38,320
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 670 $11.85 $24,640
Parking enforcement workers 650 $17.36 $36,110
Pest control workers 650 $16.87 $35,090
Physical therapist aides 650 $14.48 $30,120
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 650 $20.24 $42,100
Actuaries 640 $50.47 $104,970
Gas plant operators 620 $33.88 $70,470
Social scientists and related workers, all other 620 $34.52 $71,800
Tire repairers and changers 610 $11.74 $24,420
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 600 $21.66 $45,050
Construction and related workers, all other 580 $27.27 $56,720
Environmental engineering technicians 580 $21.20 $44,100
Air traffic controllers 560 $60.94 $126,750
Drafters, all other 560 $25.15 $52,310
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 560 $15.14 $31,500
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 560 $18.38 $38,230
Tour guides and escorts 560 $13.27 $27,590
Fence erectors 550 $15.94 $33,160
Civil engineering technicians 530 $26.54 $55,200
Cutters and trimmers, hand 530 $12.89 $26,810
Elevator installers and repairers 530 $38.91 $80,930
Insulation workers, mechanical 530 $26.03 $54,140
Optometrists 530 $53.04 $110,320
Social workers, all other 530 $25.42 $52,870
Legal support workers, all other 520 $26.37 $54,840
Tool and die makers 520 $22.18 $46,130
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 520 $16.34 $33,980
Physical scientists, all other 510 $45.44 $94,520
Surveying and mapping technicians 510 $20.46 $42,570
Anesthesiologists 500 $95.39 $198,400
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 500 Not available $73,800
Shampooers 500 $9.75 $20,280
Aerospace engineers 490 $50.45 $104,930
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 490 $21.65 $45,030
Job printers 490 $20.93 $43,530
Survey researchers 490 $25.44 $52,920
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 480 $9.65 $20,080
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 480 $32.32 $67,230
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 480 Not available Not available
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 470 $31.48 $65,470
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 460 $15.22 $31,650
Correspondence clerks 460 $18.29 $38,050
Economists 460 $37.29 $77,560
History teachers, postsecondary 450 Not available $77,750
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 450 $11.63 $24,200
Pipelayers 450 $21.17 $44,030
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 440 $15.02 $31,240
Food scientists and technologists 440 $35.45 $73,740
Materials engineers 440 $41.71 $86,750
Communications teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $64,680
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 430 $18.96 $39,430
Law clerks 430 $23.12 $48,090
Law teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $96,720
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 430 $13.74 $28,580
Tile and marble setters 430 $26.03 $54,140
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 420 $12.46 $25,910
Curators 420 $29.71 $61,800
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 420 $23.77 $49,450
Funeral directors 420 $40.90 $85,080
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 420 $35.35 $73,520
Home appliance repairers 420 $18.10 $37,650
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 420 $25.47 $52,970
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 410 $24.87 $51,720
Power plant operators 410 $29.20 $60,730
Proofreaders and copy markers 410 $20.40 $42,440
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 410 $14.02 $29,160
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 400 $13.68 $28,440
Physicists 400 $54.50 $113,350
Boilermakers 390 $27.21 $56,590
Political science teachers, postsecondary 390 Not available $91,870
Statistical assistants 390 $20.07 $41,740
Broadcast technicians 380 $17.89 $37,200
Conveyor operators and tenders 380 $14.56 $30,290
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 380 Not available Not available
Lodging managers 380 $28.68 $59,660
Motorboat mechanics 380 $21.46 $44,630
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 370 $25.26 $52,550
Commercial pilots 370 Not available $78,400
Cooks, all other 370 $16.37 $34,040
Economics teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $108,710
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 370 $10.99 $22,860
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 370 $12.73 $26,480
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 370 $13.79 $28,690
Legislators 370 Not available Not available
Locksmiths and safe repairers 370 $20.52 $42,690
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $65,250
Tapers 370 $33.91 $70,520
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 360 $11.49 $23,890
Materials scientists 360 $45.98 $95,630
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $71,480
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 360 $27.70 $57,610
Clergy 350 $24.27 $50,470
Chiropractors 340 $43.48 $90,440
Film and video editors 340 $41.26 $85,820
Museum technicians and conservators 340 $22.50 $46,800
Painters, transportation equipment 340 $19.91 $41,410
Physics teachers, postsecondary 340 Not available $97,540
Artists and related workers, all other 330 $32.61 $67,830
Athletic trainers 330 Not available $49,970
Automotive glass installers and repairers 330 $17.17 $35,720
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 330 $14.44 $30,040
Nuclear medicine technologists 330 $35.23 $73,270
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $71,440
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $85,430
Counselors, all other 320 $17.61 $36,630
Psychologists, all other 320 $37.30 $77,580
Transportation workers, all other 310 $19.56 $40,690
Agricultural and food science technicians 300 $21.29 $44,280
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 300 $10.60 $22,060
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 300 $17.81 $37,050
Obstetricians and gynecologists 300 $87.51 $182,020
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 300 $14.94 $31,070
Radiation therapists 300 $36.98 $76,920
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 290 $33.19 $69,030
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 290 $25.70 $53,460
Fashion designers 290 $28.41 $59,100
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 290 $17.82 $37,070
Social work teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $63,990
Atmospheric and space scientists 280 $36.78 $76,490
Millwrights 270 $25.78 $53,610
Pile-driver operators 270 $34.55 $71,870
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 270 $14.44 $30,040
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 260 $19.54 $40,640
Foundry mold and coremakers 260 $13.49 $28,050
Furniture finishers 260 $17.89 $37,220
Material moving workers, all other 260 $21.15 $43,990
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 260 Not available Not available
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 260 $18.20 $37,850
Sound engineering technicians 260 $20.66 $42,970
Stonemasons 260 $24.24 $50,420
Upholsterers 260 $17.64 $36,690
Animal control workers 250 $17.02 $35,400
Crane and tower operators 250 $24.16 $50,250
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 240 $47.67 $99,140
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 240 $17.81 $37,040
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 240 $20.10 $41,810
Fire inspectors and investigators 240 $28.00 $58,230
Media and communication workers, all other 240 $30.60 $63,650
Sailors and marine oilers 240 $16.76 $34,870
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 230 $19.31 $40,160
Embalmers 230 $26.39 $54,900
Life scientists, all other 230 $44.59 $92,750
Numerical tool and process control programmers 230 $24.32 $50,580
Occupational therapist aides 230 $17.51 $36,430
Set and exhibit designers 230 $25.80 $53,670
Archivists 220 $26.35 $54,810
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 220 $16.49 $34,310
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 220 $19.25 $40,040
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 220 $16.37 $34,040
Helpers, construction trades, all other 220 $12.24 $25,450
Photographic process workers 220 $14.38 $29,900
Therapists, all other 220 $25.39 $52,810
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 210 $14.00 $29,130
Riggers 210 $22.77 $47,350
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $102,040
Designers, all other 200 $28.57 $59,420
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 200 $11.84 $24,630
Orthotists and prosthetists 200 $26.05 $54,190
Sociologists 200 $32.52 $67,630
Conservation scientists 190 $28.65 $59,590
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons 190 $91.34 $189,980
Psychiatric technicians 190 $16.34 $33,990
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 190 Not available $77,930
Medical appliance technicians 180 $23.28 $48,420
Postmasters and mail superintendents 180 $34.45 $71,660
Athletes and sports competitors 170 Not available Not available
Music directors and composers 170 $26.53 $55,190
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $60,800
Sewers, hand 170 $11.85 $24,640
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 160 $38.69 $80,480
Audio-visual collections specialists 160 $23.36 $48,590
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $63,890
Mathematicians 160 $40.58 $84,400
Occupational health and safety technicians 160 $25.07 $52,150
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 160 $18.02 $37,480
Podiatrists 160 $56.96 $118,470
Respiratory therapy technicians 160 $22.68 $47,160
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 160 $16.65 $34,620
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 160 $13.01 $27,070
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $73,300
Epidemiologists 150 $32.80 $68,230
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 150 $14.58 $30,320
Marriage and family therapists 150 $21.54 $44,810
Shoe machine operators and tenders 150 $14.20 $29,540
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 150 $13.10 $27,250
Transportation inspectors 150 $34.20 $71,140
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 140 $28.05 $58,340
Audiologists 140 $35.30 $73,430
Emergency management specialists 140 $34.02 $70,760
Etchers and engravers 140 $17.48 $36,350
Animal trainers 130 $15.01 $31,220
Engine and other machine assemblers 130 $19.30 $40,150
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators 130 $18.63 $38,740
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 130 $21.31 $44,320
Recreational vehicle service technicians 130 $17.33 $36,040
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 130 $14.52 $30,200
Vocational education teachers, middle school 130 Not available $59,590
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $72,140
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 120 $15.63 $32,500
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 120 $21.81 $45,350
Bicycle repairers 110 $12.04 $25,050
Motion picture projectionists 110 $11.98 $24,920
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 110 $16.90 $35,160
Ship engineers 110 $32.20 $66,980
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 110 Not available $29,880
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 110 $30.20 $62,820
Craft artists 100 $22.33 $46,440
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 100 $18.09 $37,620
Helpers--roofers 100 $16.06 $33,410
Hydrologists 100 $40.44 $84,120
Orthodontists 100 $102.98 $214,200
Pourers and casters, metal 100 $15.80 $32,870
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 100 $15.77 $32,810
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $92,110
Costume attendants 90 $20.05 $41,710
Dentists, all other specialists 90 $65.29 $135,810
Extraction workers, all other 90 Not available Not available
Mechanical door repairers 90 $20.74 $43,130
Power distributors and dispatchers 90 Not available Not available
Slaughterers and meat packers 90 $12.42 $25,830
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 80 Not available Not available
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 80 $15.50 $32,250
Historians 80 $28.17 $58,600
Model makers, metal and plastic 80 $25.66 $53,380
Nuclear technicians 80 $32.44 $67,470
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 80 $15.99 $33,260
Soil and plant scientists 80 $32.62 $67,860
Traffic technicians 80 $21.99 $45,750
Directors, religious activities and education 70 $22.84 $47,520
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 70 $31.98 $66,520
Forest and conservation workers 70 Not available Not available
Geography teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $72,250
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 70 $17.78 $36,970
Plant and system operators, all other 70 $27.99 $58,220
Radio mechanics 70 $22.55 $46,910
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 60 $14.96 $31,120
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 50 $19.44 $40,430
Communications equipment operators, all other 50 $20.76 $43,190
Forensic science technicians 50 $37.08 $77,130
Marine engineers and naval architects 50 $45.38 $94,390
Chemical plant and system operators 40 $21.22 $44,140
Public address system and other announcers 40 $23.15 $48,150
Travel guides 40 $12.39 $25,780
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 30 $25.98 Not available
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 30 $24.11 $50,150
Nuclear engineers 30 $48.22 $100,300
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $25.03 $52,060
Barbers Not available $12.46 $25,920
Broadcast news analysts Not available $45.81 $95,280
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $13.48 $28,040
Butchers and meat cutters Not available $18.26 $37,970
Cartographers and photogrammetrists Not available $15.90 $33,080
Chemical technicians Not available $23.40 $48,660
Court, municipal, and license clerks Not available $21.60 $44,930
Data entry keyers Not available $14.54 $30,240
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians Not available $26.83 $55,810
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment Not available $19.93 $41,450
Electrical engineers Not available $48.86 $101,630
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers Not available $18.58 $38,640
Eligibility interviewers, government programs Not available $22.59 $47,000
Farm equipment mechanics Not available $15.67 $32,600
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers Not available $20.18 $41,980
Financial analysts Not available $42.31 $87,990
Financial specialists, all other Not available $33.33 $69,320
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers Not available $35.19 $73,200
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives Not available $38.21 $79,470
Food servers, nonrestaurant Not available $10.93 $22,730
Funeral attendants Not available $14.87 $30,940
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $24.66 $51,300
Healthcare support workers, all other Not available $16.74 $34,820
Helpers--extraction workers Not available $13.99 $29,110
Helpers--production workers Not available $11.98 $24,930
Industrial-organizational psychologists Not available $50.30 $104,620
Library science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $46,340
Mechanical drafters Not available $33.11 $68,870
Media and communication equipment workers, all other Not available $39.44 $82,030
Medical records and health information technicians Not available $17.83 $37,080
Motorboat operators Not available $14.26 $29,660
Motorcycle mechanics Not available $15.75 $32,760
Occupational health and safety specialists Not available $34.51 $71,770
Personal and home care aides Not available $11.77 $24,490
Personal care and service occupations Not available $13.97 $29,060
Physical therapist assistants Not available $22.23 $46,250
Physical therapists Not available $33.80 $70,300
Plasterers and stucco masons Not available $27.43 $57,050
Police and sheriff's patrol officers Not available $26.38 $54,860
Semiconductor processors Not available $19.73 $41,030
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $10.24 $21,300
Special education teachers, middle school Not available Not available $59,370
Special education teachers, secondary school Not available Not available $59,400
Telephone operators Not available $15.36 $31,940
Terrazzo workers and finishers Not available $30.25 $62,920
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators Not available $19.32 $40,170
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers Not available $24.66 $51,290
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers Not available $9.38 $19,500
Watch repairers Not available $14.51 $30,170
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