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 |
292,640 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
48,720 |
$14.38 |
$29,910 |
| Sales and related occupations |
31,390 |
$14.86 |
$30,910 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
29,320 |
$9.11 |
$18,950 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
20,730 |
$13.87 |
$28,850 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
18,600 |
$30.59 |
$63,620 |
| Production occupations |
18,240 |
$16.30 |
$33,900 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
15,680 |
$16.75 |
$34,830 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
15,070 |
$19.89 |
$41,360 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
13,630 |
$18.17 |
$37,780 |
| Management occupations |
13,350 |
$43.10 |
$89,660 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
11,730 |
$10.45 |
$21,730 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
10,630 |
$27.14 |
$56,450 |
| Retail salespersons |
9,950 |
$12.27 |
$25,530 |
| Cashiers |
9,100 |
$8.10 |
$16,850 |
| Registered nurses |
8,490 |
$29.05 |
$60,420 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
7,880 |
$10.91 |
$22,700 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
7,320 |
$12.17 |
$25,300 |
| Protective service occupations |
6,740 |
$15.38 |
$32,000 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
6,340 |
$31.51 |
$65,540 |
| Office clerks, general |
6,320 |
$11.83 |
$24,620 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
6,320 |
$8.70 |
$18,100 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
5,970 |
$28.26 |
$58,780 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
5,700 |
$7.70 |
$16,010 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
5,450 |
$10.82 |
$22,510 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
4,890 |
$9.54 |
$19,850 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
4,300 |
$14.92 |
$31,030 |
| Customer service representatives |
4,070 |
$14.12 |
$29,370 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
4,070 |
$10.82 |
$22,500 |
| General and operations managers |
3,980 |
$44.80 |
$93,170 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
3,800 |
$16.10 |
$33,480 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
3,610 |
$21.34 |
$44,400 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
3,590 |
$15.33 |
$31,880 |
| Community and social services occupations |
3,580 |
$16.63 |
$34,590 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
3,280 |
$20.14 |
$41,890 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
3,210 |
Not available |
$43,920 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
3,200 |
$19.94 |
$41,480 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
3,200 |
$17.20 |
$35,780 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
2,880 |
$10.51 |
$21,850 |
| Team assemblers |
2,880 |
$15.08 |
$31,360 |
| Construction laborers |
2,670 |
$13.69 |
$28,470 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
2,540 |
$8.86 |
$18,440 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
2,500 |
$14.93 |
$31,060 |
| Food preparation workers |
2,430 |
$8.14 |
$16,930 |
| Accountants and auditors |
2,420 |
$28.77 |
$59,840 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
2,330 |
$11.67 |
$24,280 |
| Carpenters |
2,270 |
$16.39 |
$34,100 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
2,270 |
$12.41 |
$25,810 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
2,230 |
$10.95 |
$22,780 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,140 |
Not available |
$46,950 |
| Bill and account collectors |
2,090 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Legal occupations |
2,090 |
$33.79 |
$70,280 |
| Teacher assistants |
2,090 |
Not available |
$21,070 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
2,060 |
$11.02 |
$22,910 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
2,050 |
$25.14 |
$52,300 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
2,030 |
$23.93 |
$49,770 |
| Security guards |
2,020 |
$12.36 |
$25,700 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
1,920 |
$25.80 |
$53,670 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
1,880 |
$19.48 |
$40,520 |
| Medical assistants |
1,860 |
$12.66 |
$26,330 |
| Cooks, fast food |
1,850 |
$7.92 |
$16,470 |
| Electricians |
1,810 |
$19.09 |
$39,710 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
1,690 |
$18.18 |
$37,810 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
1,690 |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
1,610 |
$17.25 |
$35,870 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
1,570 |
$7.73 |
$16,080 |
| Child care workers |
1,550 |
$8.39 |
$17,450 |
| Home health aides |
1,540 |
$10.10 |
$21,010 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
1,500 |
$8.97 |
$18,650 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
1,470 |
Not available |
$43,650 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,430 |
$16.35 |
$34,000 |
| Bartenders |
1,390 |
$8.77 |
$18,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,330 |
$26.17 |
$54,440 |
| Dishwashers |
1,320 |
$7.75 |
$16,120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
1,310 |
$25.98 |
$54,040 |
| Computer programmers |
1,290 |
$26.74 |
$55,620 |
| Management analysts |
1,260 |
$30.39 |
$63,200 |
| Tellers |
1,240 |
$12.40 |
$25,780 |
| Chief executives |
1,150 |
$77.72 |
$161,660 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,120 |
$17.57 |
$36,550 |
| Insurance sales agents |
1,090 |
$18.76 |
$39,020 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
1,090 |
$18.75 |
$39,000 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,080 |
$14.59 |
$30,340 |
| Fire fighters |
1,070 |
$14.46 |
$30,070 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
1,060 |
$8.07 |
$16,780 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
1,050 |
$14.56 |
$30,270 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,040 |
$13.22 |
$27,490 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
1,020 |
$8.35 |
$17,370 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,010 |
$11.38 |
$23,670 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,000 |
$13.15 |
$27,350 |
| Financial managers |
990 |
$41.97 |
$87,290 |
| Medical secretaries |
990 |
$15.38 |
$31,990 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
980 |
$20.72 |
$43,090 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
980 |
$16.78 |
$34,890 |
| Bus drivers, school |
970 |
$9.53 |
$19,810 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
940 |
$20.30 |
$42,220 |
| Personal and home care aides |
930 |
$9.49 |
$19,740 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
920 |
$15.25 |
$31,730 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
900 |
$28.65 |
$59,590 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
900 |
$21.25 |
$44,190 |
| Cooks, short order |
850 |
$9.01 |
$18,740 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
850 |
$10.32 |
$21,470 |
| Pharmacists |
840 |
$48.47 |
$100,820 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
830 |
$29.42 |
$61,190 |
| Lawyers |
830 |
$53.41 |
$111,080 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
820 |
$16.23 |
$33,750 |
| Computer systems analysts |
810 |
$29.60 |
$61,570 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
810 |
$18.30 |
$38,070 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
780 |
$22.88 |
$47,580 |
| Social and human service assistants |
780 |
$11.17 |
$23,230 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
770 |
$7.62 |
$15,860 |
| Construction managers |
760 |
$39.75 |
$82,690 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
760 |
$9.33 |
$19,410 |
| Machinists |
760 |
$16.69 |
$34,710 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
750 |
$10.30 |
$21,420 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
740 |
$9.40 |
$19,550 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
740 |
$13.47 |
$28,020 |
| Helpers--electricians |
700 |
$11.34 |
$23,580 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
670 |
$17.00 |
$35,350 |
| Medical and health services managers |
670 |
$40.20 |
$83,610 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
670 |
$12.23 |
$25,440 |
| Sales managers |
670 |
$46.09 |
$95,860 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
650 |
$17.44 |
$36,270 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
650 |
$31.58 |
$65,680 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
640 |
$39.55 |
$82,270 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
640 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
630 |
$26.91 |
$55,970 |
| Cost estimators |
620 |
$25.68 |
$53,400 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
610 |
$16.04 |
$33,360 |
| Civil engineers |
600 |
$34.47 |
$71,690 |
| File clerks |
600 |
$9.22 |
$19,180 |
| Legal secretaries |
590 |
$15.88 |
$33,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
580 |
$36.92 |
$76,780 |
| Food service managers |
580 |
$23.81 |
$49,530 |
| Dental assistants |
570 |
$15.10 |
$31,400 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
570 |
$17.93 |
$37,290 |
| Driver/sales workers |
570 |
$12.90 |
$26,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
540 |
$15.33 |
$31,880 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
540 |
$24.86 |
$51,700 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
540 |
$26.75 |
$55,630 |
| Data entry keyers |
530 |
$12.56 |
$26,120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
530 |
$24.35 |
$50,660 |
| Mechanical engineers |
520 |
$36.35 |
$75,610 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
500 |
$16.61 |
$34,550 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
500 |
$31.04 |
$64,560 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
500 |
$12.78 |
$26,580 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
490 |
$16.80 |
$34,950 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
490 |
$30.04 |
$62,470 |
| Social workers, all other |
490 |
$18.71 |
$38,920 |
| Administrative services managers |
480 |
$33.43 |
$69,530 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
480 |
$20.15 |
$41,920 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
480 |
$15.94 |
$33,140 |
| Physical therapists |
480 |
$33.48 |
$69,640 |
| Respiratory therapists |
480 |
$25.44 |
$52,920 |
| All other information and record clerks |
470 |
$15.35 |
$31,930 |
| Industrial engineers |
470 |
$32.96 |
$68,550 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
470 |
$23.12 |
$48,090 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
460 |
$47.52 |
$98,830 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
460 |
$12.43 |
$25,860 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
460 |
$22.04 |
$45,840 |
| Recreation workers |
460 |
$11.31 |
$23,530 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
450 |
$10.50 |
$21,840 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
450 |
Not available |
$33,140 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
440 |
Not available |
$74,890 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
430 |
$22.78 |
$47,390 |
| Graphic designers |
430 |
$18.38 |
$38,240 |
| Loan officers |
430 |
$34.34 |
$71,420 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
430 |
$15.99 |
$33,270 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
430 |
$19.51 |
$40,580 |
| Dental hygienists |
420 |
$25.78 |
$53,620 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
420 |
$8.93 |
$18,570 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
420 |
$13.82 |
$28,750 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
420 |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Public relations specialists |
410 |
$21.19 |
$44,070 |
| Real estate sales agents |
410 |
$30.66 |
$63,780 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
400 |
$15.87 |
$33,010 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
400 |
$9.14 |
$19,010 |
| Parts salespersons |
400 |
$15.94 |
$33,150 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
400 |
$19.82 |
$41,220 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
390 |
$39.05 |
$81,220 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
390 |
$14.26 |
$29,670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
390 |
$21.40 |
$44,520 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
390 |
Not available |
$48,620 |
| Logisticians |
390 |
$31.50 |
$65,520 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
380 |
$39.46 |
$82,070 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
380 |
$9.62 |
$20,010 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
380 |
$11.06 |
$23,010 |
| Crane and tower operators |
370 |
$20.33 |
$42,290 |
| Librarians |
370 |
$22.77 |
$47,370 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
360 |
$19.62 |
$40,820 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
360 |
$14.52 |
$30,200 |
| Sheet metal workers |
360 |
$15.73 |
$32,710 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
360 |
$21.99 |
$45,750 |
| Library technicians |
350 |
$12.64 |
$26,290 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
350 |
$84.69 |
$176,160 |
| Producers and directors |
350 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Electrical engineers |
340 |
$38.46 |
$80,000 |
| Engineering managers |
340 |
$48.49 |
$100,850 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
340 |
$17.97 |
$37,370 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
340 |
$15.93 |
$33,140 |
| Real estate brokers |
340 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
340 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
330 |
$17.35 |
$36,080 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
330 |
$15.53 |
$32,310 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
330 |
$15.83 |
$32,920 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
330 |
$8.40 |
$17,470 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
330 |
$26.18 |
$54,450 |
| Training and development specialists |
330 |
$22.33 |
$46,440 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
320 |
$12.38 |
$25,760 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
320 |
$20.48 |
$42,600 |
| Motorboat operators |
320 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
310 |
$35.12 |
$73,060 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
310 |
$12.59 |
$26,190 |
| Pest control workers |
310 |
$15.30 |
$31,830 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
300 |
$23.50 |
$48,870 |
| Industrial production managers |
300 |
$42.11 |
$87,600 |
| Pipelayers |
300 |
$14.57 |
$30,300 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
290 |
$17.55 |
$36,510 |
| Tax preparers |
290 |
$14.57 |
$30,310 |
| Advertising sales agents |
280 |
$20.58 |
$42,820 |
| Bakers |
280 |
$9.92 |
$20,630 |
| Database administrators |
280 |
$28.63 |
$59,540 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
280 |
$18.95 |
$39,410 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
280 |
$16.80 |
$34,950 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
270 |
$19.67 |
$40,920 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
270 |
$34.78 |
$72,350 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
270 |
$25.19 |
$52,400 |
| Instructional coordinators |
270 |
$25.19 |
$52,390 |
| Telemarketers |
270 |
$10.01 |
$20,830 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
270 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
270 |
$17.23 |
$35,830 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
270 |
$25.39 |
$52,820 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
260 |
$11.05 |
$22,990 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
260 |
$9.91 |
$20,610 |
| Procurement clerks |
260 |
$14.56 |
$30,280 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
260 |
Not available |
$44,440 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
260 |
Not available |
$38,370 |
| Computer operators |
250 |
$16.72 |
$34,780 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
250 |
$36.18 |
$75,250 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
250 |
$18.27 |
$38,000 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
250 |
$10.15 |
$21,120 |
| Legislators |
250 |
Not available |
$15,040 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
250 |
$15.86 |
$33,000 |
| Marketing managers |
250 |
$45.66 |
$94,980 |
| Chemical plant and system operators |
240 |
$21.77 |
$45,290 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
240 |
$20.03 |
$41,660 |
| Family and general practitioners |
240 |
$83.20 |
$173,050 |
| Musicians and singers |
240 |
$9.22 |
Not available |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
230 |
$24.53 |
$51,010 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
230 |
$14.30 |
$29,750 |
| Managers, all other |
230 |
$36.22 |
$75,330 |
| Order clerks |
230 |
$12.23 |
$25,440 |
| Personal financial advisors |
230 |
$33.26 |
$69,170 |
| Sewing machine operators |
230 |
$14.34 |
$29,830 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
220 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
220 |
$13.88 |
$28,860 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
220 |
$15.78 |
$32,810 |
| Coaches and scouts |
210 |
Not available |
$46,330 |
| Couriers and messengers |
210 |
$10.72 |
$22,300 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
210 |
$14.83 |
$30,850 |
| Floral designers |
210 |
$11.30 |
$23,510 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
210 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
210 |
$16.71 |
$34,750 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
200 |
$24.28 |
$50,510 |
| Chemical technicians |
200 |
$20.03 |
$41,670 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
200 |
$21.00 |
$43,680 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
200 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| Power plant operators |
200 |
$20.65 |
$42,960 |
| Surveyors |
200 |
$23.99 |
$49,890 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
190 |
$22.34 |
$46,460 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
190 |
$19.62 |
$40,800 |
| Commercial pilots |
190 |
Not available |
$60,080 |
| Dentists, general |
190 |
$81.71 |
$169,950 |
| Occupational therapists |
190 |
$28.50 |
$59,280 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
190 |
$8.96 |
$18,630 |
| Public relations managers |
190 |
$36.58 |
$76,090 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
190 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
180 |
$23.38 |
$48,620 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
180 |
$16.31 |
$33,920 |
| Market research analysts |
180 |
$26.20 |
$54,500 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
180 |
$16.70 |
$34,740 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders |
180 |
$14.18 |
$29,490 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
180 |
$7.60 |
$15,820 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
170 |
$9.10 |
$18,920 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
170 |
$21.85 |
$45,440 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
170 |
$26.68 |
$55,490 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
170 |
$15.30 |
$31,810 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
170 |
$35.35 |
$73,520 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
170 |
$23.40 |
$48,680 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
170 |
$12.66 |
$26,330 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
170 |
$19.23 |
$40,000 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
170 |
$9.07 |
$18,870 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
160 |
$21.65 |
$45,030 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
160 |
$9.25 |
$19,240 |
| Printing machine operators |
160 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Radio and television announcers |
160 |
$20.01 |
$41,620 |
| Residential advisors |
160 |
$13.08 |
$27,220 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
160 |
$35.35 |
$73,540 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
150 |
$14.92 |
$31,030 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
150 |
$39.03 |
$81,180 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
150 |
$17.45 |
$36,300 |
| Engineers, all other |
150 |
$34.05 |
$70,810 |
| Environmental engineers |
150 |
$34.60 |
$71,980 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
150 |
$9.19 |
$19,110 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
150 |
$17.53 |
$36,460 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
150 |
$12.15 |
$25,280 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
150 |
$24.23 |
$50,400 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
150 |
$14.41 |
$29,970 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders |
150 |
$22.67 |
$47,150 |
| New accounts clerks |
150 |
$14.83 |
$30,850 |
| Pourers and casters, metal |
150 |
$22.25 |
$46,270 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
150 |
$12.70 |
$26,420 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
150 |
$17.24 |
$35,850 |
| Chemists |
140 |
$31.44 |
$65,400 |
| Desktop publishers |
140 |
$15.66 |
$32,560 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
140 |
$41.01 |
$85,310 |
| Interior designers |
140 |
$16.34 |
$33,990 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
140 |
$14.43 |
$30,000 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
130 |
$16.76 |
$34,860 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
130 |
$30.56 |
$63,560 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
130 |
$22.54 |
$46,870 |
| Editors |
130 |
$27.84 |
$57,900 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
130 |
$11.30 |
$23,500 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
130 |
$19.02 |
$39,560 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
130 |
$15.65 |
$32,550 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
130 |
$20.57 |
$42,780 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
130 |
$8.81 |
$18,330 |
| Social and community service managers |
130 |
$29.63 |
$61,640 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
130 |
Not available |
$45,610 |
| Surgical technologists |
130 |
$15.66 |
$32,570 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
130 |
$19.63 |
$40,830 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
130 |
Not available |
$50,530 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
120 |
$12.74 |
$26,500 |
| Brokerage clerks |
120 |
$14.45 |
$30,060 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
120 |
$12.37 |
$25,720 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
120 |
$18.23 |
$37,920 |
| Lodging managers |
120 |
$27.85 |
$57,930 |
| Massage therapists |
120 |
$25.42 |
$52,870 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
120 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
120 |
$24.63 |
$51,240 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
120 |
$14.84 |
$30,880 |
| Postal service clerks |
120 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Roofers |
120 |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
120 |
$27.62 |
$57,450 |
| Tile and marble setters |
120 |
$16.99 |
$35,350 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
110 |
$12.63 |
$26,260 |
| Biological technicians |
110 |
$18.64 |
$38,770 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
110 |
$12.81 |
$26,640 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
110 |
$18.29 |
$38,040 |
| Chiropractors |
110 |
$41.45 |
$86,220 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
110 |
$33.63 |
$69,950 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers |
110 |
$16.84 |
$35,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
110 |
$32.28 |
$67,140 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners |
110 |
$8.09 |
$16,830 |
| Internists, general |
110 |
$101.35 |
$210,810 |
| Operations research analysts |
110 |
$31.30 |
$65,090 |
| Parking lot attendants |
110 |
$8.12 |
$16,880 |
| Physical therapist aides |
110 |
$12.66 |
$26,330 |
| Purchasing managers |
110 |
$40.85 |
$84,970 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
110 |
$14.84 |
$30,870 |
| Tool and die makers |
110 |
$16.63 |
$34,590 |
| Veterinarians |
110 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
100 |
$26.72 |
$55,570 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
100 |
$32.78 |
$68,190 |
| Budget analysts |
100 |
$27.54 |
$57,290 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
100 |
$16.38 |
$34,070 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
100 |
$19.31 |
$40,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
100 |
$24.20 |
$50,340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
100 |
$15.29 |
$31,810 |
| Physician assistants |
100 |
$37.86 |
$78,750 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
90 |
$21.99 |
$45,740 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
90 |
$18.47 |
$38,420 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
90 |
$39.15 |
$81,430 |
| Mechanical drafters |
90 |
$24.12 |
$50,160 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
90 |
$22.47 |
$46,740 |
| Surgeons |
90 |
$104.94 |
$218,270 |
| Technical writers |
90 |
$26.57 |
$55,270 |
| Word processors and typists |
90 |
$16.09 |
$33,470 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
80 |
$12.68 |
$26,380 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
80 |
$24.72 |
$51,430 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
80 |
$22.84 |
$47,500 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
80 |
$22.09 |
$45,940 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
80 |
$25.93 |
$53,940 |
| Logging equipment operators |
80 |
$16.91 |
$35,170 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
80 |
$15.97 |
$33,220 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
80 |
$76.99 |
$160,130 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
80 |
$10.95 |
$22,770 |
| Pharmacy aides |
80 |
$9.89 |
$20,580 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
80 |
$23.26 |
$48,390 |
| Statistical assistants |
80 |
$16.51 |
$34,340 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
70 |
$8.71 |
$18,120 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
70 |
$27.59 |
$57,390 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
70 |
$22.64 |
$47,090 |
| Home appliance repairers |
70 |
$13.43 |
$27,940 |
| Landscape architects |
70 |
$26.83 |
$55,810 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
70 |
$10.93 |
$22,720 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
70 |
$14.22 |
$29,570 |
| Photographers |
70 |
$15.89 |
$33,060 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
70 |
$22.33 |
$46,440 |
| Training and development managers |
70 |
$39.97 |
$83,130 |
| Urban and regional planners |
70 |
$23.95 |
$49,820 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
70 |
$14.93 |
$31,060 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists |
70 |
$25.98 |
$54,040 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
60 |
$18.47 |
$38,420 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
60 |
$23.91 |
$49,730 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
60 |
$23.44 |
$48,740 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
60 |
$16.87 |
$35,080 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
60 |
$18.68 |
$38,860 |
| Loan counselors |
60 |
$16.22 |
$33,750 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
60 |
$11.58 |
$24,080 |
| Natural sciences managers |
60 |
$53.72 |
$111,740 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
60 |
$29.83 |
$62,050 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
60 |
$24.50 |
$50,960 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
60 |
$13.04 |
$27,130 |
| Concierges |
50 |
$13.21 |
$27,470 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
50 |
$13.27 |
$27,610 |
| Forest and conservation technicians |
50 |
$16.47 |
$34,250 |
| Funeral attendants |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
50 |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
50 |
$19.29 |
$40,130 |
| Interpreters and translators |
50 |
$14.80 |
$30,790 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
50 |
$14.99 |
$31,180 |
| Riggers |
50 |
$14.49 |
$30,140 |
| Ship engineers |
50 |
$31.23 |
$64,950 |
| Statisticians |
50 |
$22.77 |
$47,370 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
40 |
$10.29 |
$21,400 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists |
40 |
$12.85 |
$26,720 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists |
40 |
$33.88 |
$70,470 |
| Broadcast technicians |
40 |
$12.96 |
$26,950 |
| Clergy |
40 |
$22.22 |
$46,210 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
40 |
$38.77 |
$80,650 |
| Curators |
40 |
$17.93 |
$37,300 |
| Emergency management specialists |
40 |
$27.82 |
$57,860 |
| Law clerks |
40 |
$18.72 |
$38,930 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
40 |
$18.43 |
$38,330 |
| Materials engineers |
40 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Optometrists |
40 |
$44.71 |
$92,990 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
40 |
$13.33 |
$27,730 |
| Recreational therapists |
40 |
$16.76 |
$34,850 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists |
30 |
$33.05 |
$68,730 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
30 |
$17.62 |
$36,640 |
| Funeral directors |
30 |
$29.43 |
$61,220 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
30 |
$21.77 |
$45,290 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
30 |
$32.13 |
$66,840 |
| Mental health counselors |
30 |
$17.80 |
$37,020 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
30 |
$30.85 |
$64,160 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
30 |
$17.30 |
$35,990 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
30 |
$16.05 |
$33,370 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
30 |
$16.54 |
$34,400 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders |
30 |
$13.75 |
$28,600 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers |
Not available |
$13.17 |
$27,400 |
| Biomedical engineers |
Not available |
$35.97 |
$74,810 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists |
Not available |
$24.27 |
$50,480 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$16.11 |
$33,500 |
| Computer support specialists |
Not available |
$20.14 |
$41,890 |
| Credit analysts |
Not available |
$33.20 |
$69,050 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$13.39 |
$27,860 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
Not available |
$16.59 |
$34,510 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$61,320 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
Not available |
$24.72 |
$51,410 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
Not available |
$14.57 |
$30,310 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
Not available |
$16.18 |
$33,660 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
Not available |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Financial analysts |
Not available |
$24.60 |
$51,160 |
| Furniture finishers |
Not available |
$13.56 |
$28,210 |
| Glaziers |
Not available |
$14.15 |
$29,420 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other |
Not available |
$12.73 |
$26,480 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
Not available |
$13.69 |
$28,480 |
| Insurance underwriters |
Not available |
$25.58 |
$53,200 |
| Job printers |
Not available |
$17.00 |
$35,360 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
Not available |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
Not available |
$12.02 |
$25,000 |
| Millwrights |
Not available |
$32.44 |
$67,470 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
Not available |
$14.09 |
$29,320 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$16.78 |
$34,900 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists |
Not available |
$33.63 |
$69,960 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
Not available |
$16.77 |
$34,870 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
Not available |
$22.48 |
$46,750 |
| Sailors and marine oilers |
Not available |
$20.73 |
$43,120 |
| Sales engineers |
Not available |
$25.30 |
$52,630 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
Not available |
$14.67 |
$30,520 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
Not available |
$23.84 |
$49,580 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
Not available |
$13.00 |
$27,030 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.85 |
$30,880 |
| Travel agents |
Not available |
$10.91 |
$22,690 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
Not available |
$11.57 |
$24,060 |
