Occupational employment / Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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 "Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 4,493,330 $22.65 $47,120
Office and administrative support occupations 768,140 $16.78 $34,890
Sales and related occupations 478,880 $19.50 $40,570
Production occupations 370,960 $15.88 $33,040
Transportation and material moving occupations 345,410 $16.24 $33,770
Food preparation and serving related occupations 338,770 $10.02 $20,840
Business and financial operations occupations 263,270 $33.26 $69,190
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 227,410 $33.07 $68,790
Management occupations 220,550 $52.11 $108,390
Construction and extraction occupations 187,750 $28.52 $59,310
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 152,580 $22.75 $47,310
Retail salespersons 147,390 $12.20 $25,380
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 146,490 $12.75 $26,510
Computer and mathematical occupations 119,380 $36.93 $76,810
Personal care and service occupations 114,200 $12.33 $25,650
Protective service occupations 111,210 $22.16 $46,090
Healthcare support occupations 104,910 $13.48 $28,040
Cashiers 101,790 $9.30 $19,340
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 98,170 $12.27 $25,510
Office clerks, general 85,380 $13.46 $28,000
Registered nurses 82,570 $32.36 $67,300
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 77,900 $12.49 $25,970
Customer service representatives 76,770 $17.44 $36,280
Business operations specialists, all other 71,670 $31.34 $65,190
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 70,990 $8.51 $17,700
Architecture and engineering occupations 65,260 $34.91 $72,610
Stock clerks and order fillers 62,110 $10.98 $22,840
Waiters and waitresses 60,620 $9.89 $20,580
Elementary school teachers, except special education 59,740 Not available $62,330
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 57,250 $22.26 $46,310
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 56,930 $24.61 $51,200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 55,170 $34.02 $70,760
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 51,940 $17.65 $36,700
Community and social services occupations 50,660 $22.75 $47,320
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 50,050 $15.63 $32,500
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 48,290 $21.44 $44,600
Packers and packagers, hand 43,600 $10.26 $21,340
General and operations managers 43,510 $59.89 $124,570
Team assemblers 43,340 $12.17 $25,320
Maintenance and repair workers, general 42,990 $21.20 $44,100
Security guards 42,490 $12.38 $25,740
Accountants and auditors 42,340 $33.86 $70,430
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 41,840 Not available $75,450
Legal occupations 41,050 $54.20 $112,750
Construction laborers 40,600 $21.19 $44,080
Receptionists and information clerks 40,600 $13.09 $27,230
Life, physical, and social science occupations 40,310 $33.58 $69,840
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 39,720 $26.61 $55,360
Managers, all other 37,950 $49.84 $103,680
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 37,920 $11.88 $24,700
Food preparation workers 37,590 $9.70 $20,180
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 36,860 $21.07 $43,830
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 30,950 $12.41 $25,820
Carpenters 30,340 $29.28 $60,900
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 30,030 $14.63 $30,430
Teacher assistants 29,580 Not available $22,620
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 29,330 $15.69 $32,630
Lawyers 27,800 $67.07 $139,500
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 25,340 $27.46 $57,120
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 25,000 $10.26 $21,330
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 24,920 $32.32 $67,230
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 23,710 Not available $63,430
Office and administrative support workers, all other 23,520 $17.32 $36,020
Industrial truck and tractor operators 23,510 $15.87 $33,020
Production workers, all other 23,320 $14.83 $30,850
Cooks, restaurant 23,170 $10.87 $22,600
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 22,000 $15.85 $32,970
Machinists 21,990 $18.23 $37,920
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 21,820 $20.60 $42,850
Management analysts 21,430 $43.56 $90,600
Electricians 21,420 $33.03 $68,700
Tellers 21,200 $12.24 $25,470
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 20,710 $35.88 $74,620
Helpers--production workers 20,670 $10.91 $22,700
Home health aides 20,270 $10.88 $22,640
Sales representatives, services, all other 20,070 $31.47 $65,470
Computer programmers 19,190 $37.90 $78,840
Financial managers 18,270 $58.48 $121,640
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 17,580 $8.75 $18,210
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 17,450 $16.76 $34,860
Bartenders 17,110 $10.16 $21,140
Cooks, fast food 16,880 $8.73 $18,170
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 16,860 $16.51 $34,340
Computer support specialists 16,630 $25.14 $52,300
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 16,360 $12.38 $25,740
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 16,350 $43.43 $90,330
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 16,270 $9.11 $18,950
Computer software engineers, systems software 16,030 $43.57 $90,630
Dishwashers 15,740 $8.51 $17,690
Computer software engineers, applications 15,610 $42.07 $87,510
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 15,480 $35.34 $73,510
Personal and home care aides 15,310 $9.44 $19,630
Sales managers 15,200 $52.50 $109,210
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 14,860 $21.53 $44,780
Bill and account collectors 14,790 $16.75 $34,840
Counter and rental clerks 14,610 $11.42 $23,760
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 14,470 $12.89 $26,810
Fire fighters 14,070 $26.32 $54,750
Computer systems analysts 13,710 $38.96 $81,040
Bus drivers, school 13,470 $13.82 $28,750
Loan officers 13,370 $32.64 $67,880
Data entry keyers 13,160 $12.80 $26,630
Market research analysts 12,870 $29.72 $61,820
Medical assistants 12,530 $14.65 $30,480
Network and computer systems administrators 12,270 $35.61 $74,070
Financial analysts 11,990 $44.74 $93,050
Pharmacy technicians 11,880 $13.82 $28,740
Postal service mail carriers 11,840 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 11,790 $33.74 $70,170
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 11,760 $15.24 $31,700
Chief executives 11,670 $82.33 $171,250
Postsecondary teachers, all other 11,500 Not available $78,130
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 11,380 $14.59 $30,340
Child care workers 11,360 $10.86 $22,580
Legal secretaries 11,350 $21.90 $45,560
Medical secretaries 11,190 $17.17 $35,710
Computer specialists, all other 10,940 $36.18 $75,260
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 10,870 $42.46 $88,320
Preschool teachers, except special education 10,830 $13.99 $29,100
Computer and information systems managers 10,810 $57.41 $119,420
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 10,610 $38.28 $79,620
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 10,320 $9.53 $19,830
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 10,300 $10.71 $22,270
Recreation workers 10,210 $11.57 $24,070
Insurance sales agents 10,030 $33.05 $68,750
Dental assistants 9,990 $15.74 $32,730
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 9,910 $31.81 $66,170
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 9,890 $16.88 $35,110
Administrative services managers 9,800 $33.56 $69,810
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 9,760 $18.00 $37,450
Education, training, and library workers, all other 9,540 $22.58 $46,970
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 9,360 $27.25 $56,680
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 9,340 $12.02 $25,010
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 9,300 $21.74 $45,210
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 9,260 $29.16 $60,650
Healthcare support workers, all other 9,110 $15.93 $33,140
Financial specialists, all other 9,090 $37.07 $77,110
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 9,040 $30.72 $63,900
Order clerks 8,930 $14.95 $31,100
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 8,680 Not available Not available
Flight attendants 8,510 Not available $33,480
Graphic designers 8,500 $24.07 $50,070
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 8,370 Not available $113,130
Physicians and surgeons, all other 8,370 $71.96 $149,690
Child, family, and school social workers 8,360 $27.15 $56,470
Printing machine operators 8,260 $16.15 $33,590
Driver/sales workers 8,120 $17.13 $35,630
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 8,030 $35.02 $72,850
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 8,020 $18.93 $39,370
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 7,890 $23.54 $48,970
Engineers, all other 7,850 $41.71 $86,760
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 7,820 $9.96 $20,710
Motor vehicle operators, all other 7,810 Not available Not available
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 7,790 $19.53 $40,620
Pharmacists 7,750 $47.98 $99,800
Paralegals and legal assistants 7,610 $25.43 $52,890
Social and human service assistants 7,580 $14.17 $29,470
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 7,540 Not available $56,450
Telemarketers 7,530 $13.46 $27,990
Loan interviewers and clerks 7,460 $18.82 $39,160
Painters, construction and maintenance 7,340 $23.57 $49,030
Bakers 7,330 $11.75 $24,430
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 7,270 $11.97 $24,900
Cost estimators 6,980 $32.11 $66,790
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 6,920 $18.12 $37,690
Cargo and freight agents 6,900 $18.72 $38,930
File clerks 6,830 $12.53 $26,070
Sales and related workers, all other 6,780 $20.52 $42,690
Marketing managers 6,720 $56.85 $118,240
Industrial machinery mechanics 6,660 $25.23 $52,470
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 6,630 $22.35 $46,490
Training and development specialists 6,550 $26.88 $55,920
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 6,540 Not available Not available
Library assistants, clerical 6,460 $11.77 $24,480
Medical and health services managers 6,450 $42.62 $88,650
Food servers, nonrestaurant 6,410 $10.11 $21,030
Industrial engineers 6,360 $35.95 $74,770
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 6,290 $18.46 $38,400
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 6,280 $19.55 $40,650
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 6,270 $33.45 $69,570
Mechanical engineers 6,230 $36.41 $75,730
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 6,180 $26.36 $54,820
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 6,120 Not available $124,560
Butchers and meat cutters 6,070 $13.72 $28,530
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 6,060 $28.32 $58,900
Public relations specialists 6,020 $27.12 $56,410
Parts salespersons 6,010 $16.10 $33,480
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 5,970 $18.19 $37,830
Librarians 5,950 $30.34 $63,100
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 5,940 $20.04 $41,680
Network systems and data communications analysts 5,900 $35.88 $74,640
Insurance underwriters 5,840 $33.91 $70,530
Food service managers 5,810 $25.09 $52,190
Switchboard operators, including answering service 5,700 $12.76 $26,540
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 5,680 $14.55 $30,270
Civil engineers 5,670 $38.04 $79,130
Machine feeders and offbearers 5,660 $12.63 $26,270
Medical records and health information technicians 5,640 $16.63 $34,580
Brickmasons and blockmasons 5,630 $32.82 $68,260
Physical therapists 5,530 $39.47 $82,090
Cement masons and concrete finishers 5,520 $28.98 $60,280
New accounts clerks 5,440 $16.20 $33,690
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 5,380 $12.18 $25,340
Engineering managers 5,350 $54.78 $113,930
Demonstrators and product promoters 5,340 $15.20 $31,620
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 5,340 $10.80 $22,460
Sheet metal workers 5,310 $30.78 $64,020
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 5,300 $12.32 $25,630
Speech-language pathologists 5,240 $33.27 $69,190
Advertising sales agents 5,230 $26.84 $55,820
Dental hygienists 5,230 $31.96 $66,490
Radiologic technologists and technicians 5,230 $28.61 $59,520
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 5,180 $16.54 $34,410
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 5,170 $9.64 $20,050
Library technicians 5,120 $14.12 $29,380
Editors 5,100 $26.94 $56,030
Health technologists and technicians, all other 5,030 $19.18 $39,890
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 4,970 $19.42 $40,400
Architects, except landscape and naval 4,940 $35.60 $74,040
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 4,920 $13.64 $28,360
All other information and record clerks 4,890 $17.33 $36,060
Coaches and scouts 4,870 Not available $33,470
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 4,810 $24.98 $51,960
Automotive body and related repairers 4,800 $21.89 $45,530
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 4,800 $19.02 $39,550
Travel agents 4,760 $15.76 $32,780
Industrial production managers 4,750 $45.03 $93,670
Construction managers 4,590 $48.82 $101,550
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 4,580 $18.51 $38,500
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 4,560 $28.75 $59,800
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 4,500 $17.12 $35,610
Chefs and head cooks 4,490 $18.11 $37,660
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 4,480 $29.55 $61,460
Sewing machine operators 4,470 $10.73 $22,310
Parking lot attendants 4,400 $11.21 $23,310
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 4,380 $24.55 $51,070
Electrical engineers 4,270 $40.39 $84,020
Food batchmakers 4,240 $11.62 $24,160
Roofers 4,220 $21.98 $45,710
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 4,210 $15.92 $33,110
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 4,210 $9.27 $19,280
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 4,190 $10.44 $21,720
Database administrators 4,090 $35.77 $74,410
Personal financial advisors 4,050 $44.89 $93,380
Brokerage clerks 4,000 $22.18 $46,130
Social workers, all other 4,000 $25.64 $53,330
Nonfarm animal caretakers 3,990 $10.21 $21,230
Tool and die makers 3,990 $24.22 $50,380
Cooks, short order 3,960 $10.28 $21,390
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 3,870 $44.26 $92,050
Property, real estate, and community association managers 3,870 $35.63 $74,100
Personal care and service workers, all other 3,850 $11.41 $23,730
Instructional coordinators 3,730 $27.56 $57,320
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 3,720 $24.58 $51,130
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 3,670 $26.80 $55,750
Computer operators 3,650 $21.01 $43,700
Dentists, general 3,590 $73.20 $152,250
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,540 $21.50 $44,720
Community and social service specialists, all other 3,510 $18.92 $39,340
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 3,500 $22.33 $46,450
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,480 $14.41 $29,960
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 3,470 $43.08 $89,610
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 3,450 $19.40 $40,360
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,450 $14.34 $29,840
Occupational therapists 3,450 $35.83 $74,530
Special education teachers, middle school 3,440 Not available $57,280
Mental health counselors 3,430 $20.69 $43,040
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 3,410 $19.11 $39,760
Respiratory therapists 3,340 $25.98 $54,040
Special education teachers, secondary school 3,340 Not available $69,090
Bindery workers 3,330 $16.20 $33,690
Couriers and messengers 3,320 $12.22 $25,410
Electronics engineers, except computer 3,320 $40.70 $84,650
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 3,270 $34.91 $72,610
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 3,220 $15.11 $31,430
Maintenance workers, machinery 3,220 $23.48 $48,840
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 3,210 $20.15 $41,910
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 3,150 $13.64 $28,370
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 3,120 $15.35 $31,930
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 3,080 $19.14 $39,820
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 3,050 $11.46 $23,850
Credit analysts 3,040 $34.07 $70,870
Human resources managers, all other 3,010 $51.76 $107,670
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 3,000 $13.57 $28,220
Highway maintenance workers 3,000 $22.39 $46,570
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,000 $16.55 $34,430
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 2,990 $21.57 $44,870
Office machine operators, except computer 2,830 $13.80 $28,700
Graduate teaching assistants 2,820 Not available $27,070
Prepress technicians and workers 2,820 $19.56 $40,680
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 2,800 $19.19 $39,920
Tire repairers and changers 2,750 $10.82 $22,500
Medical and public health social workers 2,720 $26.41 $54,930
Tax preparers 2,690 $16.82 $34,990
Physicists 2,680 $57.14 $118,850
Social and community service managers 2,600 $28.39 $59,040
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 2,580 $49.14 $102,210
Job printers 2,570 $21.68 $45,090
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 2,570 $17.59 $36,580
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,570 $22.31 $46,390
Medical transcriptionists 2,540 $16.77 $34,870
Crossing guards 2,520 $14.04 $29,210
Psychiatric technicians 2,490 $16.32 $33,950
Purchasing managers 2,470 $42.22 $87,820
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 2,450 $24.36 $50,660
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 2,430 $17.97 $37,370
Interior designers 2,430 $24.41 $50,770
Surgical technologists 2,430 $21.87 $45,500
Family and general practitioners 2,420 $68.86 $143,220
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,410 $30.75 $63,960
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 2,370 $9.24 $19,220
Architectural and civil drafters 2,310 $21.99 $45,740
Massage therapists 2,300 $20.71 $43,080
Meeting and convention planners 2,300 $24.59 $51,150
Veterinary technologists and technicians 2,290 $17.86 $37,140
Detectives and criminal investigators 2,270 $35.71 $74,270
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 2,270 Not available $44,850
Postal service clerks 2,270 Not available Not available
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,250 $13.68 $28,450
Chemists 2,220 $33.80 $70,310
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,210 $14.91 $31,000
Legislators 2,210 Not available $44,820
Advertising and promotions managers 2,200 $42.29 $87,960
Photographers 2,200 $25.03 $52,050
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 2,190 $28.00 $58,250
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 2,180 $28.13 $58,510
Structural iron and steel workers 2,180 $35.01 $72,810
Helpers--carpenters 2,160 $16.59 $34,500
Logisticians 2,150 $34.41 $71,580
Surgeons 2,150 $86.50 $179,920
Education administrators, postsecondary 2,140 $45.68 $95,010
Real estate brokers 2,130 $32.38 $67,350
Opticians, dispensing 2,120 $15.59 $32,420
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 2,070 $15.35 $31,920
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 2,070 $11.30 $23,510
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 2,040 $18.49 $38,450
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,030 $14.98 $31,170
Procurement clerks 2,000 $17.74 $36,900
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,990 $28.72 $59,730
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 1,990 $25.89 $53,860
Gaming dealers 1,970 Not available Not available
Law clerks 1,970 $21.50 $44,730
Rehabilitation counselors 1,970 $19.10 $39,720
Construction and building inspectors 1,900 $30.82 $64,110
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,820 $29.24 $60,830
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,820 $28.50 $59,280
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 1,800 $21.57 $44,870
Slaughterers and meat packers 1,800 $10.98 $22,830
Internists, general 1,790 $80.64 $167,730
Physical therapist assistants 1,790 $24.85 $51,680
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 1,780 $12.69 $26,390
Chemical technicians 1,760 $22.13 $46,040
Compensation and benefits managers 1,750 $41.38 $86,080
Business teachers, postsecondary 1,740 Not available $72,900
Court, municipal, and license clerks 1,740 $16.13 $33,540
Operations research analysts 1,740 $34.96 $72,720
Carpet installers 1,730 $29.49 $61,340
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 1,730 $10.64 $22,140
Public relations managers 1,720 $45.53 $94,710
Budget analysts 1,710 $37.75 $78,520
Floral designers 1,710 $13.34 $27,750
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,690 $21.42 $44,550
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,680 $15.51 $32,260
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 1,650 $14.25 $29,640
Physical therapist aides 1,650 $12.75 $26,520
Environmental engineers 1,630 $38.39 $79,850
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,630 $35.26 $73,340
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,630 $22.25 $46,280
Baggage porters and bellhops 1,620 $11.04 $22,970
Surveyors 1,620 $31.28 $65,070
Tile and marble setters 1,610 $30.47 $63,380
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,600 $19.83 $41,240
Loan counselors 1,580 $24.41 $50,770
Material moving workers, all other 1,580 $14.24 $29,630
Mechanical drafters 1,580 $25.99 $54,050
Dietetic technicians 1,570 $13.03 $27,100
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 1,560 $25.97 $54,020
Physician assistants 1,550 $36.70 $76,330
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,550 $26.93 $56,020
Anesthesiologists 1,540 $88.42 $183,920
Reporters and correspondents 1,520 $20.22 $42,060
Photographic processing machine operators 1,510 $11.89 $24,720
Therapists, all other 1,510 $21.92 $45,590
Broadcast technicians 1,490 $20.38 $42,390
Dietitians and nutritionists 1,490 $24.71 $51,390
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,480 $31.98 $66,510
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,480 $10.30 $21,430
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,470 $23.17 $48,200
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 1,460 $15.40 $32,030
Painters, transportation equipment 1,460 $18.73 $38,960
Word processors and typists 1,460 $19.25 $40,040
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 1,450 $30.80 $64,070
Millwrights 1,440 $28.64 $59,560
Skin care specialists 1,420 $16.22 $33,740
Clergy 1,410 $18.26 $37,980
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 1,370 $23.32 $48,500
Dental laboratory technicians 1,360 $16.84 $35,020
Media and communication workers, all other 1,340 $24.40 $50,760
Occupational therapist assistants 1,340 $25.76 $53,580
Protective service workers, all other 1,340 $19.56 $40,680
Civil engineering technicians 1,300 $25.64 $53,330
Veterinarians 1,300 $42.46 $88,310
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 1,290 $15.48 $32,200
Diagnostic medical sonographers 1,290 $34.04 $70,800
Desktop publishers 1,280 $19.12 $39,770
Optometrists 1,280 $47.50 $98,800
Writers and authors 1,280 $30.23 $62,870
Biological technicians 1,270 $19.50 $40,550
Shampooers 1,270 $9.46 $19,670
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 1,250 $11.09 $23,070
Counselors, all other 1,240 $19.22 $39,990
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 1,240 $32.91 $68,450
Tapers 1,240 $32.90 $68,430
Producers and directors 1,230 $32.99 $68,610
Boilermakers 1,200 $29.38 $61,110
Concierges 1,190 $14.17 $29,470
Technical writers 1,190 $30.77 $64,000
Health educators 1,180 $24.50 $50,970
Chiropractors 1,170 $47.15 $98,060
Drafters, all other 1,170 $22.41 $46,620
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,160 Not available $53,650
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 1,140 $40.81 $84,880
Designers, all other 1,130 $32.49 $67,570
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 1,130 $22.01 $45,780
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,130 $20.08 $41,770
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,120 $16.26 $33,820
Glaziers 1,090 $30.39 $63,220
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 1,090 $26.62 $55,370
Commercial and industrial designers 1,070 $23.52 $48,910
Financial examiners 1,070 $40.10 $83,410
Funeral attendants 1,070 $11.57 $24,070
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 1,070 $13.15 $27,360
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 1,070 Not available $56,890
Training and development managers 1,070 $42.98 $89,390
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,060 $18.10 $37,650
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 1,060 $15.25 $31,710
Tour guides and escorts 1,060 $12.11 $25,190
Chemical plant and system operators 1,040 $23.56 $49,000
Medical equipment repairers 1,040 $18.75 $39,000
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 1,040 $22.53 $46,860
Natural sciences managers 1,040 Not available Not available
Pest control workers 1,040 $17.04 $35,450
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,020 $20.03 $41,660
Legal support workers, all other 1,020 $22.00 $45,750
Residential advisors 1,020 $14.99 $31,180
Conveyor operators and tenders 990 $17.19 $35,750
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 980 $14.28 $29,700
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 980 Not available $64,890
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 980 $23.74 $49,380
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 980 Not available $62,490
Computer hardware engineers 960 $43.97 $91,460
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 960 Not available $86,990
Construction and related workers, all other 950 $27.96 $58,160
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 950 $20.51 $42,670
Medical equipment preparers 950 $14.56 $30,280
Cooks, all other 940 $13.03 $27,090
Rail car repairers 930 $19.12 $39,760
Interpreters and translators 910 $17.22 $35,820
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 910 $12.96 $26,960
Actuaries 870 $46.00 $95,680
Air traffic controllers 870 $65.90 $137,060
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 870 $18.38 $38,220
Home appliance repairers 870 $21.36 $44,440
Recreational therapists 870 $19.08 $39,680
Engine and other machine assemblers 860 $14.71 $30,590
Materials scientists 860 $43.78 $91,060
Photographic process workers 860 $12.34 $25,680
Surveying and mapping technicians 860 $20.76 $43,180
Environmental engineering technicians 850 $22.60 $47,000
Mechanical engineering technicians 850 $26.30 $54,710
Pediatricians, general 850 $49.83 $103,650
Chemical engineers 840 $40.04 $83,280
Audio and video equipment technicians 830 $20.32 $42,270
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 820 Not available $71,110
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 810 $22.65 $47,110
Film and video editors 810 $30.20 $62,810
Multi-media artists and animators 810 $29.32 $60,980
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 810 Not available $62,070
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 810 $19.62 $40,810
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 800 Not available $84,330
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 790 $27.47 $57,130
Funeral directors 780 $33.52 $69,720
Computer and information scientists, research 760 $46.66 $97,050
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 760 $10.07 $20,950
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 750 $17.73 $36,880
Upholsterers 750 $16.79 $34,920
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 730 $39.25 $81,630
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 710 $11.74 $24,430
Electrical and electronics drafters 710 $36.00 $74,880
Insulation workers, mechanical 710 $25.13 $52,270
Occupational health and safety specialists 700 $31.16 $64,810
Power plant operators 700 $29.56 $61,490
Urban and regional planners 700 $35.43 $73,690
Lodging managers 690 $25.09 $52,200
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 670 $13.66 $28,420
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 670 $18.62 $38,740
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 670 $17.13 $35,640
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 660 $27.14 $56,460
Cutters and trimmers, hand 660 $14.97 $31,140
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 660 $11.77 $24,490
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 650 Not available $57,940
Elevator installers and repairers 640 $39.70 $82,580
Furniture finishers 640 $15.70 $32,670
Landscape architects 630 $30.37 $63,170
Directors, religious activities and education 620 $17.73 $36,870
Hazardous materials removal workers 620 $29.36 $61,070
Helpers--electricians 610 $14.53 $30,220
Psychiatric aides 610 $12.76 $26,540
Sailors and marine oilers 610 $14.60 $30,360
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 600 $12.31 $25,590
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 600 $27.96 $58,160
Survey researchers 600 $18.64 $38,760
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 600 $14.55 $30,260
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 590 $19.20 $39,940
Numerical tool and process control programmers 590 $22.50 $46,800
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 580 Not available $67,750
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 580 $10.42 $21,680
Electro-mechanical technicians 570 $20.38 $42,380
Locksmiths and safe repairers 570 $16.15 $33,590
Physical scientists, all other 570 $47.22 $98,230
Etchers and engravers 560 $16.05 $33,390
Proofreaders and copy markers 560 $18.61 $38,710
Nuclear medicine technologists 540 $34.34 $71,430
Public address system and other announcers 540 $25.33 $52,690
Radiation therapists 540 $34.57 $71,900
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 540 $13.28 $27,630
Meter readers, utilities 530 $18.78 $39,070
Religious workers, all other 530 $17.88 $37,190
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 520 $15.47 $32,180
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 520 $30.85 $64,160
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 520 $35.07 $72,950
Gaming cage workers 500 $12.21 $25,400
Forensic science technicians 490 $30.54 $63,530
Materials engineers 480 $38.05 $79,150
Microbiologists 480 $31.17 $64,830
Respiratory therapy technicians 480 $21.46 $44,630
Statisticians 480 $40.62 $84,480
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 480 $20.39 $42,410
Dancers 470 $12.89 Not available
Food scientists and technologists 470 $35.78 $74,420
Gaming supervisors 470 Not available Not available
Model makers, metal and plastic 470 $25.17 $52,350
Woodworkers, all other 470 $11.97 $24,890
Motorcycle mechanics 460 $15.87 $33,000
Occupational therapist aides 460 $13.69 $28,470
Sound engineering technicians 460 $24.57 $51,110
Transportation inspectors 460 $30.40 $63,230
Athletic trainers 450 Not available $48,560
Bicycle repairers 450 $10.08 $20,970
Helpers, construction trades, all other 450 $26.28 $54,670
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 450 $20.39 $42,410
Building cleaning workers, all other 440 Not available Not available
Education administrators, all other 430 $40.90 $85,070
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 430 $15.07 $31,340
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 430 $13.37 $27,800
Music directors and composers 430 $20.28 $42,170
Obstetricians and gynecologists 430 $86.09 $179,060
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 430 Not available $29,200
Biological scientists, all other 420 $35.50 $73,830
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 420 $14.73 $30,630
Psychiatrists 420 $58.01 $120,670
Airfield operations specialists 410 Not available Not available
Correspondence clerks 410 $15.45 $32,140
Rail transportation workers, all other 400 Not available Not available
Athletes and sports competitors 390 Not available $29,920
Economists 390 $48.36 $100,590
Musical instrument repairers and tuners 390 $22.04 $45,850
Parking enforcement workers 390 $18.09 $37,620
Pipelayers 390 $29.93 $62,260
Riggers 390 $29.42 $61,190
Tree trimmers and pruners 390 Not available Not available
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 380 $22.32 $46,430
Animal control workers 370 $16.75 $34,840
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 370 $21.27 $44,240
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 370 $25.64 $53,330
Sewers, hand 370 $11.41 $23,730
Animal trainers 360 $14.65 $30,460
Archivists 360 $25.05 $52,090
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 360 $21.31 $44,320
Statistical assistants 360 $19.59 $40,740
Agricultural and food science technicians 350 $18.06 $37,570
Commercial pilots 350 Not available $67,210
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 340 $24.82 $51,620
Fire inspectors and investigators 340 $29.92 $62,230
Helpers--roofers 340 $12.72 $26,450
Political science teachers, postsecondary 340 Not available $77,330
Artists and related workers, all other 330 $23.69 $49,280
Life scientists, all other 330 $31.39 $65,300
Podiatrists 330 $51.84 $107,820
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 320 $11.33 $23,560
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $81,440
Motion picture projectionists 320 $15.45 $32,130
Motorboat mechanics 320 $19.22 $39,980
Social work teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $63,310
Stonemasons 320 $30.73 $63,920
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 310 $24.89 $51,760
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $53,730
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 300 $16.76 $34,860
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 300 Not available Not available
Shoe and leather workers and repairers 300 $12.45 $25,890
Telephone operators 300 $18.96 $39,430
Agricultural inspectors 290 $21.10 $43,890
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 290 $24.26 $50,470
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 290 $22.10 $45,970
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 280 $28.21 $58,680
Power distributors and dispatchers 280 $27.77 $57,770
Gas plant operators 270 $27.85 $57,940
Set and exhibit designers 270 $23.99 $49,910
Social scientists and related workers, all other 270 $31.16 $64,810
Mechanical door repairers 260 $23.25 $48,360
Plant and system operators, all other 260 $25.93 $53,930
Embalmers 250 $23.50 $48,890
Occupational health and safety technicians 250 $19.59 $40,740
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 250 $14.11 $29,340
Audio-visual collections specialists 240 $26.29 $54,670
Audiologists 240 $33.26 $69,190
Postmasters and mail superintendents 240 $34.50 $71,760
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 230 $21.70 $45,140
Avionics technicians 220 $24.44 $50,830
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 220 $21.63 $44,990
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 220 $15.22 $31,670
Curators 210 $32.53 $67,660
Emergency management specialists 210 $24.49 $50,940
Economics teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $81,210
Farm equipment mechanics 200 $19.64 $40,860
Orthotists and prosthetists 200 $35.74 $74,340
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 200 $18.14 $37,740
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons 200 $19.68 $40,930
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 190 $12.73 $26,470
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 190 $16.51 $34,350
Marriage and family therapists 190 $21.93 $45,620
Museum technicians and conservators 190 $21.56 $44,840
Psychologists, all other 190 $43.17 $89,790
Vocational education teachers, middle school 190 Not available $47,990
Forest and conservation workers 180 $22.42 $46,640
Foundry mold and coremakers 180 $14.23 $29,600
Bookbinders 170 $17.70 $36,820
Costume attendants 170 $17.91 $37,260
Medical appliance technicians 170 $19.85 $41,290
Physics teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $71,100
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 170 $15.29 $31,800
Social science research assistants 170 $21.95 $45,650
Agricultural equipment operators 160 $16.36 $34,040
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 160 $42.82 $89,070
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 160 $17.59 $36,580
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 160 $15.39 $32,000
Orthodontists 160 $95.93 $199,540
Gaming service workers, all other 130 $11.23 $23,360
Helpers--extraction workers 130 $20.50 $42,640
Forest and conservation technicians 120 $17.19 $35,750
Communications equipment operators, all other 110 $18.39 $38,250
Conservation scientists 110 $31.14 $64,780
Epidemiologists 110 $33.73 $70,150
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 100 $18.64 $38,780
Historians 100 $24.23 $50,400
Signal and track switch repairers 100 $32.71 $68,050
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $77,150
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $69,740
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 90 $21.26 $44,210
Foresters 90 $29.38 $61,120
Gaming managers 90 $44.10 $91,730
Geography teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $61,240
Slot key persons 90 $22.18 $46,140
Soil and plant scientists 90 $25.26 $52,550
Aerospace engineers 80 $48.86 $101,620
Motorboat operators 80 $16.60 $34,530
Recreational vehicle service technicians 80 $16.70 $34,740
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 80 $13.35 $27,780
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $54,450
Broadcast news analysts 70 $43.73 $90,960
Traffic technicians 60 $20.71 $43,080
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons 50 More than $70 More than $145,600
Agricultural engineers 40 $39.37 $81,890
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $78,050
Geological and petroleum technicians 40 $27.30 $56,780
Amusement and recreation attendants Not available $10.02 $20,840
Architecture teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $65,880
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $54,780
Atmospheric and space scientists Not available $26.06 $54,200
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $12.76 $26,540
Barbers Not available $11.46 $23,840
Biochemists and biophysicists Not available $43.11 $89,670
Biomedical engineers Not available $41.52 $86,370
Choreographers Not available $19.47 $40,490
Communications teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $55,860
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders Not available $13.41 $27,890
Correctional officers and jailers Not available $22.92 $47,680
Court reporters Not available $19.24 $40,010
Craft artists Not available $15.54 $32,320
Crane and tower operators Not available $22.40 $46,590
Dentists, all other specialists Not available $68.78 $143,070
Education teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $50,460
Education, training, and library occupations Not available $28.40 $59,070
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $64,020
Fabric and apparel patternmakers Not available $14.71 $30,600
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Not available $11.70 $24,330
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $25.01 $52,010
Floor sanders and finishers Not available $21.99 $45,730
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $42.58 $88,570
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $15.20 $31,610
History teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $61,220
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other Not available $26.40 $54,910
Industrial engineering technicians Not available $24.10 $50,130
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Not available $26.95 $56,050
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates Not available $65.58 $136,410
Law teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $110,680
Library science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $58,900
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other Not available $22.56 $46,930
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance Not available $14.73 $30,630
Manicurists and pedicurists Not available $11.23 $23,360
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers Not available $11.14 $23,170
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Not available $52.47 $109,150
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Not available $64.75 $134,680
Nuclear engineers Not available $48.86 $101,620
Nuclear power reactor operators Not available $41.52 $86,360
Nuclear technicians Not available $39.55 $82,270
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians Not available $17.48 $36,350
Patternmakers, wood Not available $13.70 $28,500
Petroleum engineers Not available $43.24 $89,950
Pharmacy aides Not available $11.34 $23,580
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $60,940
Plasterers and stucco masons Not available $30.24 $62,890
Pourers and casters, metal Not available $19.84 $41,270
Private detectives and investigators Not available $21.20 $44,100
Radio mechanics Not available $17.52 $36,430
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers Not available $17.06 $35,480
Railroad conductors and yardmasters Not available $27.49 $57,180
Real estate sales agents Not available $23.47 $48,810
Sales engineers Not available $40.08 $83,370
Self-enrichment education teachers Not available $22.74 $47,290
Semiconductor processors Not available $10.30 $21,420
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $20.81 $43,280
Service station attendants Not available $9.08 $18,880
Ship engineers Not available $36.98 $76,930
Sociologists Not available $36.54 $76,010
Sociology teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $65,940
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents Not available $36.20 $75,290
Teachers and instructors, all other Not available Not available $75,760
Terrazzo workers and finishers Not available $24.99 $51,970
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators Not available $13.87 $28,840
Tire builders Not available $15.53 $32,300
Transit and railroad police Not available $22.50 $46,790
Travel guides Not available $16.95 $35,260
Watch repairers Not available $19.80 $41,170
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