Occupational employment / Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC

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 "Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 878,310 $20.43 $42,490
Office and administrative support occupations 151,300 $15.43 $32,090
Sales and related occupations 102,500 $19.01 $39,550
Transportation and material moving occupations 70,400 $15.10 $31,410
Food preparation and serving related occupations 69,320 $9.38 $19,500
Production occupations 63,270 $15.23 $31,690
Business and financial operations occupations 51,660 $30.26 $62,930
Management occupations 51,190 $51.93 $108,010
Construction and extraction occupations 46,020 $16.92 $35,200
Education, training, and library occupations 43,710 $18.81 $39,120
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 38,580 $20.41 $42,460
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 38,270 $32.85 $68,340
Retail salespersons 30,690 $11.60 $24,130
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 25,910 $11.10 $23,090
Computer and mathematical occupations 22,720 $36.15 $75,190
Customer service representatives 21,590 $15.81 $32,880
Protective service occupations 21,490 $16.57 $34,460
Healthcare support occupations 20,090 $11.82 $24,590
Cashiers 19,590 $8.73 $18,160
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 19,420 $11.82 $24,580
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 18,300 $8.26 $17,190
Personal care and service occupations 17,520 Not available Not available
Registered nurses 16,400 $27.73 $57,670
Waiters and waitresses 15,240 $8.48 $17,640
General and operations managers 13,860 $59.24 $123,210
Architecture and engineering occupations 13,410 $31.13 $64,740
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 13,350 $28.44 $59,150
Office clerks, general 13,040 $12.45 $25,890
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 12,190 $18.46 $38,390
Stock clerks and order fillers 12,150 $11.15 $23,190
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 11,920 $15.89 $33,060
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 11,700 $19.90 $41,400
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 10,630 $14.56 $30,280
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 10,390 $22.73 $47,270
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 10,220 $10.04 $20,890
Home health aides 9,800 $10.28 $21,370
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 9,670 $21.73 $45,200
Team assemblers 9,550 $12.92 $26,880
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 9,300 $17.78 $36,990
Community and social services occupations 9,210 $18.22 $37,900
Maintenance and repair workers, general 8,200 $17.17 $35,720
Business operations specialists, all other 8,170 $29.25 $60,840
Financial managers 8,160 $59.21 $123,160
Security guards 8,130 $11.18 $23,250
Elementary school teachers, except special education 7,910 Not available $42,610
Accountants and auditors 7,560 $30.17 $62,750
Packers and packagers, hand 7,320 $9.66 $20,100
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 7,290 $15.25 $31,710
Food preparation workers 6,650 $8.67 $18,040
Construction laborers 6,640 $12.60 $26,210
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 6,590 $25.30 $52,620
Teacher assistants 6,560 Not available $20,740
Receptionists and information clerks 6,420 $12.27 $25,520
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 6,090 $14.62 $30,420
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 5,980 $10.68 $22,220
Cooks, restaurant 5,840 $10.83 $22,530
Legal occupations 5,790 $42.38 $88,150
Sales representatives, services, all other 5,790 $28.39 $59,060
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 5,650 $15.27 $31,770
Life, physical, and social science occupations 5,430 $28.17 $58,600
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 5,270 $8.70 $18,090
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 4,990 $26.04 $54,150
Carpenters 4,880 $16.08 $33,450
Computer systems analysts 4,870 $37.26 $77,490
Industrial truck and tractor operators 4,860 $13.69 $28,480
Bill and account collectors 4,820 $14.28 $29,700
Preschool teachers, except special education 4,610 $10.61 $22,070
Electricians 4,500 $18.92 $39,360
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 4,490 $21.12 $43,920
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 4,430 $21.28 $44,260
Sales managers 4,300 $48.19 $100,230
Computer support specialists 4,180 $22.43 $46,660
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 4,110 Not available $44,980
Financial analysts 4,090 $37.51 $78,020
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 4,040 $28.79 $59,880
Financial specialists, all other 4,020 $33.76 $70,210
Loan officers 4,000 $27.01 $56,190
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 3,980 $11.14 $23,170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 3,950 $31.05 $64,580
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 3,540 Not available $42,480
Computer and information systems managers 3,500 $58.75 $122,200
Driver/sales workers 3,370 $11.04 $22,960
Helpers--production workers 3,360 $10.83 $22,520
Lawyers 3,200 $58.42 $121,510
Management analysts 3,140 $38.45 $79,980
Tellers 3,040 $12.37 $25,740
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 3,010 $37.41 $77,820
Managers, all other 3,000 $52.45 $109,090
Bus drivers, school 2,950 $11.36 $23,620
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 2,830 $15.61 $32,470
Computer programmers 2,820 $39.67 $82,510
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 2,770 $15.93 $33,140
Child care workers 2,760 $9.60 $19,960
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 2,740 $15.50 $32,230
Dishwashers 2,680 $8.47 $17,630
Computer software engineers, applications 2,640 $43.93 $91,380
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,610 $17.64 $36,700
Fire fighters 2,500 $17.27 $35,910
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,490 $13.91 $28,930
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 2,450 $8.06 $16,770
Insurance sales agents 2,430 $32.37 $67,340
Social and human service assistants 2,420 $13.30 $27,670
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 2,410 $20.10 $41,810
Construction managers 2,400 $41.49 $86,290
Counter and rental clerks 2,370 $12.66 $26,340
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 2,340 $48.79 $101,490
Data entry keyers 2,330 $13.34 $27,740
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 2,310 $8.78 $18,250
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 2,280 $12.51 $26,020
Machinists 2,280 $16.14 $33,580
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 2,220 $19.80 $41,180
Personal financial advisors 2,200 $33.46 $69,600
Network and computer systems administrators 2,170 $34.60 $71,960
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 2,160 $26.10 $54,280
Flight attendants 2,130 Not available $40,690
Bartenders 2,080 $8.65 $17,990
Pharmacy technicians 2,080 $12.21 $25,390
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,060 $16.57 $34,460
Postal service mail carriers 2,050 Not available Not available
Brickmasons and blockmasons 2,040 $18.65 $38,790
Network systems and data communications analysts 2,040 $38.26 $79,580
Helpers--electricians 2,020 $13.08 $27,220
Loan interviewers and clerks 2,020 $15.41 $32,050
Painters, construction and maintenance 2,000 $14.94 $31,060
Paralegals and legal assistants 1,990 $20.86 $43,390
Cooks, short order 1,980 $9.93 $20,660
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 1,980 $19.95 $41,500
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,980 $22.08 $45,920
Amusement and recreation attendants 1,970 $8.45 $17,570
Computer software engineers, systems software 1,950 $45.56 $94,770
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,920 Not available $44,620
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 1,910 $24.12 $50,170
Training and development specialists 1,880 $28.23 $58,710
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,860 $16.58 $34,490
Child, family, and school social workers 1,800 $21.18 $44,060
Medical secretaries 1,800 $14.03 $29,190
Teachers and instructors, all other 1,790 Not available $28,170
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 1,780 $26.76 $55,670
Real estate sales agents 1,780 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,760 $20.31 $42,250
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,730 $9.70 $20,180
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 1,720 $25.39 $52,820
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 1,700 $10.61 $22,070
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 1,670 $14.72 $30,620
Correctional officers and jailers 1,660 $15.82 $32,910
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 1,650 $16.79 $34,920
Cooks, fast food 1,640 $8.58 $17,850
Pharmacists 1,640 $50.51 $105,050
Order clerks 1,630 $13.64 $28,360
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,620 $10.02 $20,840
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,590 $17.87 $37,170
Cost estimators 1,580 $27.39 $56,980
Parts salespersons 1,570 $15.30 $31,830
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,560 $11.77 $24,480
Sheet metal workers 1,560 $15.74 $32,740
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 1,550 $10.37 $21,580
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 1,550 $17.80 $37,020
Dental assistants 1,530 $15.78 $32,810
Medical assistants 1,530 $13.60 $28,280
Automotive body and related repairers 1,510 $22.91 $47,660
Advertising sales agents 1,490 $29.46 $61,280
Marketing managers 1,480 $54.19 $112,710
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,460 $15.49 $32,220
Civil engineers 1,440 $36.91 $76,770
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,420 $26.57 $55,270
Mechanical engineers 1,420 $36.05 $74,980
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 1,390 $19.72 $41,010
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 1,390 $21.34 $44,400
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,350 $13.02 $27,080
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,350 $13.04 $27,130
Sales and related workers, all other 1,340 $17.78 $36,980
Coaches and scouts 1,330 Not available $31,970
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 1,330 $10.49 $21,820
Recreation workers 1,330 $12.04 $25,050
Food service managers 1,320 $26.14 $54,370
Public relations specialists 1,320 $24.06 $50,050
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 1,310 $7.96 $16,560
Market research analysts 1,280 $29.57 $61,510
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 1,270 $24.42 $50,780
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,270 $17.12 $35,610
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 1,270 $27.30 $56,780
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 1,260 Not available $129,140
Engineering managers 1,260 $50.26 $104,550
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,260 $9.47 $19,700
Personal and home care aides 1,250 $8.89 $18,490
Legal secretaries 1,210 $19.81 $41,190
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,200 $18.92 $39,360
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,190 $13.27 $27,600
Architects, except landscape and naval 1,180 $36.83 $76,600
Chief executives 1,180 $87.74 $182,500
Printing machine operators 1,180 $15.92 $33,120
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,160 $14.08 $29,300
Real estate brokers 1,150 $29.43 $61,220
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 1,140 $22.57 $46,950
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,140 $16.39 $34,080
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,140 $20.30 $42,220
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,130 $9.51 $19,790
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,120 $19.73 $41,040
Medical and health services managers 1,110 $43.70 $90,900
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 1,110 $14.71 $30,600
Radiologic technologists and technicians 1,090 $25.81 $53,690
Insurance underwriters 1,080 $28.81 $59,930
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 1,070 $16.37 $34,050
Graphic designers 1,070 $21.76 $45,250
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 1,070 Not available Not available
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 1,060 $25.44 $52,920
Administrative services managers 1,040 $35.75 $74,370
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,040 $17.27 $35,920
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,040 $16.70 $34,730
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,030 $14.97 $31,130
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,020 Not available $40,990
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,020 $11.94 $24,840
Dental hygienists 1,000 $31.61 $65,740
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 990 $13.47 $28,010
Physicians and surgeons, all other 990 $95.42 $198,480
Industrial engineers 980 $33.56 $69,800
Industrial production managers 980 $36.79 $76,530
Switchboard operators, including answering service 970 $12.51 $26,020
Brokerage clerks 960 $19.64 $40,860
Librarians 950 $23.91 $49,730
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 940 $12.61 $26,230
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 940 $12.24 $25,460
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 930 $15.40 $32,040
Sewing machine operators 930 $10.30 $21,430
Architectural and civil drafters 920 $23.15 $48,160
Library technicians 920 $14.17 $29,480
Rehabilitation counselors 920 $15.62 $32,480
Credit analysts 900 $37.54 $78,090
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 890 $31.15 $64,800
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 890 $18.59 $38,680
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 890 Not available $45,550
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 880 $16.09 $33,460
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 880 $18.28 $38,010
Office machine operators, except computer 870 $11.37 $23,650
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 870 $36.67 $76,260
Property, real estate, and community association managers 860 $36.53 $75,990
Chefs and head cooks 850 $15.80 $32,860
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 850 $12.62 $26,240
All other information and record clerks 810 $16.42 $34,140
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 810 $12.47 $25,940
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 800 $15.53 $32,300
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 800 $26.79 $55,720
Sales engineers 800 $37.32 $77,640
Medical records and health information technicians 780 $14.70 $30,580
Parking lot attendants 780 $10.34 $21,510
Surveying and mapping technicians 780 $16.63 $34,590
Office and administrative support workers, all other 770 $16.45 $34,220
Construction and building inspectors 760 $23.63 $49,150
Nonfarm animal caretakers 760 $10.02 $20,830
Engineers, all other 740 $40.68 $84,610
Civil engineering technicians 720 $20.01 $41,610
Database administrators 720 $38.53 $80,130
Self-enrichment education teachers 720 $15.68 $32,620
Education administrators, postsecondary 710 $36.22 $75,340
Food servers, nonrestaurant 710 $9.90 $20,590
Purchasing managers 710 $43.63 $90,750
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 700 $15.69 $32,630
Family and general practitioners 700 $89.44 $186,040
Tire repairers and changers 700 $10.76 $22,380
Butchers and meat cutters 690 $12.48 $25,950
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 690 $26.62 $55,360
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 690 $17.71 $36,840
File clerks 680 $11.25 $23,390
Physical therapists 680 $34.65 $72,070
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 680 $18.06 $37,560
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 680 $28.70 $59,690
Surgical technologists 670 $17.36 $36,110
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 660 $31.31 $65,130
Motor vehicle operators, all other 650 $10.17 $21,150
Electrical engineers 640 $38.63 $80,350
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 640 $10.05 $20,910
Dentists, general 630 $92.99 $193,420
Computer specialists, all other 620 $35.72 $74,300
Pipelayers 620 $13.88 $28,860
Cargo and freight agents 610 $18.78 $39,060
Couriers and messengers 610 $11.51 $23,930
Machine feeders and offbearers 610 $12.68 $26,380
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 610 $12.71 $26,430
Roofers 610 $14.52 $30,200
Speech-language pathologists 610 $31.25 $65,010
Telemarketers 610 $15.31 $31,840
Special education teachers, middle school 600 Not available $41,070
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 600 $7.66 $15,940
Veterinary technologists and technicians 600 $13.79 $28,690
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 590 $22.90 $47,620
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 590 $15.00 $31,200
Computer operators 580 $17.81 $37,040
Instructional coordinators 580 $24.75 $51,480
Tile and marble setters 580 $13.95 $29,010
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 570 $17.07 $35,500
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 570 $14.98 $31,170
Helpers--carpenters 570 $12.38 $25,740
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 570 $18.05 $37,550
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 570 $25.74 $53,550
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 560 $21.49 $44,700
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 560 $23.19 $48,230
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 560 $15.04 $31,280
Chemical technicians 540 $19.82 $41,230
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 540 $16.24 $33,780
Pest control workers 540 $15.08 $31,370
Production workers, all other 540 $14.23 $29,600
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 540 $11.94 $24,840
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 540 $16.56 $34,430
Bakers 530 $11.65 $24,240
Medical and public health social workers 530 $20.74 $43,130
Respiratory therapists 530 $24.34 $50,620
Logisticians 520 $29.16 $60,650
Occupational therapists 520 $34.19 $71,120
Security and fire alarm systems installers 520 $19.48 $40,520
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 520 $12.39 $25,780
Chemists 510 $32.92 $68,470
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 510 $15.76 $32,770
Financial examiners 500 $46.55 $96,820
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 500 $8.95 $18,620
Electronics engineers, except computer 490 $37.37 $77,730
Operations research analysts 490 $32.29 $67,150
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 480 $14.21 $29,550
Detectives and criminal investigators 480 $26.66 $55,440
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $52,440
Opticians, dispensing 480 $18.80 $39,110
Tool and die makers 480 $19.38 $40,310
Editors 470 $25.48 $53,010
Interior designers 470 $22.48 $46,750
Tax preparers 470 $15.34 $31,920
Postal service clerks 460 Not available Not available
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 450 $17.74 $36,910
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 450 $26.49 $55,090
Compensation and benefits managers 440 $51.38 $106,870
Travel agents 440 $18.24 $37,950
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $59,970
Demonstrators and product promoters 430 $15.53 $32,300
Procurement clerks 430 $17.72 $36,860
Protective service workers, all other 430 $15.31 $31,840
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 420 $18.73 $38,960
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 420 $10.21 $21,230
Special education teachers, secondary school 420 Not available $45,780
Business teachers, postsecondary 410 Not available $70,160
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 410 $31.00 $64,470
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 410 $19.60 $40,760
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 400 $16.12 $33,530
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 400 $11.45 $23,810
Human resources managers, all other 400 $53.32 $110,900
Lodging managers 400 $23.05 $47,940
Painters, transportation equipment 400 $21.46 $44,640
Medical transcriptionists 390 $16.02 $33,320
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 380 $15.49 $32,220
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 380 $20.94 $43,560
Library assistants, clerical 380 $10.44 $21,720
Producers and directors 380 $30.27 $62,950
Maintenance workers, machinery 370 $16.79 $34,930
Musicians and singers 370 Not available Not available
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 370 $18.07 $37,580
Public relations managers 370 $44.20 $91,950
Social and community service managers 370 $29.21 $60,760
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 360 $14.40 $29,960
Occupational health and safety specialists 360 $28.73 $59,750
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 360 $13.66 $28,410
Job printers 350 $17.35 $36,080
Slaughterers and meat packers 350 $10.61 $22,070
Veterinarians 350 $46.39 $96,500
Word processors and typists 350 $16.59 $34,500
Service station attendants 340 $9.42 $19,590
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 340 $14.81 $30,800
Broadcast technicians 330 $19.39 $40,330
Mechanical drafters 330 $24.37 $50,680
Physical therapist assistants 330 $24.65 $51,270
Urban and regional planners 330 $28.27 $58,800
Desktop publishers 320 $17.27 $35,920
Dietitians and nutritionists 320 $23.62 $49,130
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $60,970
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 320 $14.42 $29,990
Physician assistants 320 $41.50 $86,320
Transportation workers, all other 320 $9.94 $20,670
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 310 $19.07 $39,660
Education teachers, postsecondary 310 Not available $57,990
Photographic processing machine operators 310 $10.22 $21,250
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 300 $15.62 $32,480
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 300 $16.78 $34,900
Photographers 300 $15.85 $32,970
Prepress technicians and workers 300 $18.65 $38,800
Residential advisors 300 $11.89 $24,720
Crane and tower operators 290 $19.85 $41,280
Electrical and electronics drafters 280 $25.17 $52,360
Reporters and correspondents 280 $22.07 $45,900
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 280 $25.41 $52,860
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 270 $19.29 $40,120
Bindery workers 270 $13.49 $28,060
Meeting and convention planners 270 $20.87 $43,410
New accounts clerks 270 $14.88 $30,940
Surgeons 270 More than $70 More than $145,600
Surveyors 270 $22.82 $47,460
Training and development managers 270 $47.68 $99,170
Community and social service specialists, all other 260 $20.72 $43,100
Diagnostic medical sonographers 260 $30.62 $63,680
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 260 $22.55 $46,900
Mechanical engineering technicians 260 $24.25 $50,440
Mental health counselors 260 $19.43 $40,420
Chemical plant and system operators 250 $20.71 $43,080
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 250 Not available $61,810
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 250 $15.88 $33,020
Health educators 250 $20.02 $41,640
Millwrights 250 $16.83 $35,010
Anesthesiologists 240 $91.24 $189,780
Budget analysts 240 $31.68 $65,890
Environmental engineers 240 $38.18 $79,420
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 240 $15.19 $31,600
Fence erectors 240 $13.02 $27,080
Floral designers 240 $11.78 $24,490
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 240 Not available $62,040
Massage therapists 240 $14.00 $29,130
Meter readers, utilities 240 $14.97 $31,140
Athletes and sports competitors 230 Not available $135,080
Engine and other machine assemblers 230 $24.78 $51,540
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 230 $12.15 $25,280
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 220 $13.75 $28,610
Electro-mechanical technicians 220 $22.30 $46,390
Highway maintenance workers 220 $12.97 $26,980
Industrial engineering technicians 220 $23.52 $48,930
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 220 $15.49 $32,230
Photographic process workers 220 $11.92 $24,780
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 210 $26.34 $54,780
Conveyor operators and tenders 210 $14.42 $30,000
Internists, general 210 $91.45 $190,210
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $54,200
Structural iron and steel workers 210 $16.38 $34,080
Telephone operators 210 $10.48 $21,790
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 200 $12.60 $26,210
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 200 $18.53 $38,540
Dental laboratory technicians 200 $16.52 $34,360
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 200 $34.03 $70,780
Interpreters and translators 200 $17.19 $35,750
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 200 $12.89 $26,820
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 200 $10.53 $21,910
Actors 190 $7.48 Not available
Computer hardware engineers 190 $40.29 $83,800
Medical equipment preparers 190 $12.81 $26,640
Postsecondary teachers, all other 190 Not available $88,180
Technical writers 190 $29.10 $60,520
Vocational education teachers, middle school 190 Not available $45,810
Commercial pilots 180 Not available $77,280
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $52,320
Pharmacy aides 180 $9.61 $20,000
Power plant operators 180 $27.38 $56,940
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 180 $20.37 $42,380
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 180 $12.37 $25,740
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 170 $13.41 $27,890
Food batchmakers 170 $14.80 $30,770
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 170 $21.25 $44,200
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 170 $14.65 $30,470
Obstetricians and gynecologists 170 $105.21 $218,830
Private detectives and investigators 170 $27.37 $56,930
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $64,330
Writers and authors 170 $21.91 $45,570
Court, municipal, and license clerks 160 $15.83 $32,930
Fire inspectors and investigators 160 $23.15 $48,150
Furniture finishers 160 $12.66 $26,330
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 160 $15.71 $32,670
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 160 $22.97 $47,780
Pediatricians, general 160 $76.05 $158,190
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 160 $16.29 $33,870
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 160 $19.29 $40,130
Audio and video equipment technicians 150 $18.54 $38,560
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $70,750
Chemical engineers 150 $37.53 $78,060
Cutters and trimmers, hand 150 $10.61 $22,070
Film and video editors 150 $18.80 $39,100
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 150 $10.02 $20,850
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $66,040
Funeral attendants 150 $9.67 $20,110
Health technologists and technicians, all other 150 $17.56 $36,520
Helpers--roofers 150 $10.74 $22,340
Materials engineers 150 $30.42 $63,270
Upholsterers 150 $14.10 $29,320
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 140 $31.17 $64,830
History teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $70,910
Advertising and promotions managers 130 $42.73 $88,880
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 130 $21.44 $44,600
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 130 $21.37 $44,440
Communications teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $50,280
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 130 $13.99 $29,100
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 130 $36.78 $76,510
Natural sciences managers 130 $51.15 $106,380
Actuaries 120 $52.70 $109,610
Education administrators, all other 120 $24.81 $51,600
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 120 $19.19 $39,920
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 120 $13.97 $29,050
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $78,200
Transportation inspectors 120 $28.28 $58,830
Commercial and industrial designers 110 $29.40 $61,160
Economists 110 $38.87 $80,850
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 110 $17.24 $35,860
Floor sanders and finishers 110 $12.68 $26,370
Forensic science technicians 110 $22.58 $46,960
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 110 $16.24 $33,780
Landscape architects 110 $31.18 $64,860
Loan counselors 110 $16.69 $34,720
Logging equipment operators 110 $12.88 $26,800
Manicurists and pedicurists 110 $12.06 $25,080
Occupational therapist assistants 110 $22.81 $47,450
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 100 $16.62 $34,570
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 100 $21.78 $45,310
Motorcycle mechanics 100 $16.16 $33,600
Nuclear medicine technologists 100 $30.29 $63,010
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 100 $15.57 $32,390
Physical therapist aides 100 $11.46 $23,830
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 100 $9.61 $19,990
Chiropractors 90 $72.59 $150,990
Farm equipment mechanics 90 $17.55 $36,510
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 90 $15.88 $33,030
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 80 $11.56 $24,050
Animal control workers 80 $15.65 $32,560
Audiologists 80 $27.81 $57,840
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $79,390
Clergy 80 $23.18 $48,210
Dancers 80 $12.80 Not available
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 80 $16.24 $33,780
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 80 $10.99 $22,860
Political science teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $81,520
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 80 Not available $46,130
Sound engineering technicians 80 $21.23 $44,150
Crossing guards 70 $9.49 $19,750
Drafters, all other 70 $22.34 $46,470
Funeral directors 70 $35.46 $73,750
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 70 $11.50 $23,920
Legal support workers, all other 70 $22.72 $47,260
Materials scientists 70 $29.89 $62,170
Medical equipment repairers 70 $25.18 $52,370
Numerical tool and process control programmers 70 $23.86 $49,630
Plasterers and stucco masons 70 $17.88 $37,180
Art directors 60 $38.64 $80,360
Athletic trainers 60 Not available $42,480
Biological technicians 60 $16.93 $35,200
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 60 $15.31 $31,840
Economics teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $90,020
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 60 $17.04 $35,440
Physics teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $96,520
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 60 $19.22 $39,970
Recreational therapists 60 $21.43 $44,570
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $55,490
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $58,830
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 50 $12.48 $25,950
Concierges 50 $10.88 $22,640
Material moving workers, all other 50 $11.58 $24,100
Occupational health and safety technicians 50 $21.79 $45,310
Postmasters and mail superintendents 50 $31.97 $66,500
Radiation therapists 50 $31.58 $65,690
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 50 $15.71 $32,680
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 50 $14.89 $30,960
Survey researchers 50 $19.26 $40,070
Agricultural inspectors 40 $19.93 $41,460
Animal trainers 40 $8.99 $18,700
Conservation scientists 40 $23.04 $47,930
Emergency management specialists 40 $30.55 $63,540
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 40 $10.28 $21,380
Food scientists and technologists 40 $18.98 $39,480
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 40 $26.45 $55,010
Law clerks 40 Not available Not available
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 40 $10.97 $22,820
Multi-media artists and animators 40 $24.36 $50,660
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $44,830
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 40 $18.86 $39,230
Religious workers, all other 40 $13.49 $28,050
Respiratory therapy technicians 40 $17.82 $37,070
Social work teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $57,750
Statisticians 40 $31.18 $64,850
Airfield operations specialists 30 Not available Not available
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $82,830
Correspondence clerks 30 $16.87 $35,090
Dietetic technicians 30 $12.61 $26,220
Directors, religious activities and education 30 $31.17 $64,840
Forest and conservation technicians 30 $18.31 $38,090
Legislators 30 Not available $14,490
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 30 $21.55 $44,830
Social workers, all other 30 $22.70 $47,220
Statistical assistants 30 $12.91 $26,860
Archivists Not available $16.13 $33,550
Baggage porters and bellhops Not available $9.85 $20,480
Bicycle repairers Not available $12.31 $25,600
Biological scientists, all other Not available $30.65 $63,750
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $15.86 $32,980
Camera and photographic equipment repairers Not available $18.11 $37,680
Carpet installers Not available $14.53 $30,220
Computer and information scientists, research Not available $52.19 $108,560
Construction and related workers, all other Not available $15.90 $33,070
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $13.72 $28,530
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school Not available Not available $69,130
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Not available $16.84 $35,040
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment Not available $18.55 $38,580
Electromechanical equipment assemblers Not available $14.05 $29,220
Environmental engineering technicians Not available $18.57 $38,620
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health Not available $19.67 $40,920
Etchers and engravers Not available $14.85 $30,890
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Not available $16.11 $33,500
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other Not available $8.96 $18,630
Foresters Not available $33.54 $69,760
Glaziers Not available $13.33 $27,730
Hazardous materials removal workers Not available $15.27 $31,760
Helpers, construction trades, all other Not available $11.88 $24,710
Helpers--extraction workers Not available $14.08 $29,280
Home appliance repairers Not available $15.59 $32,430
Insulation workers, mechanical Not available $16.98 $35,310
Locksmiths and safe repairers Not available $18.57 $38,620
Mechanical door repairers Not available $18.03 $37,500
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Not available $40.11 $83,420
Model makers, metal and plastic Not available $16.38 $34,070
Models Not available $17.46 $36,320
Motion picture projectionists Not available $9.53 $19,820
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $8.32 $17,310
Physical scientists, all other Not available $31.12 $64,730
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Not available $24.07 $50,060
Psychiatrists Not available $92.40 $192,190
Radio and television announcers Not available $18.02 $37,490
Skin care specialists Not available $16.43 $34,170
Soil and plant scientists Not available $27.63 $57,480
Stonemasons Not available $14.57 $30,300
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers Not available $24.36 $50,670
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners Not available $15.08 $31,360
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