Occupational employment / Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division

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

Estimates for "Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 3,821,200 $22.95 $47,740
Office and administrative support occupations 661,370 $16.94 $35,230
Sales and related occupations 403,710 $19.70 $40,980
Production occupations 310,820 $15.52 $32,280
Transportation and material moving occupations 295,310 $16.30 $33,900
Food preparation and serving related occupations 282,530 $10.16 $21,140
Business and financial operations occupations 233,970 $33.55 $69,780
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 193,280 $33.00 $68,630
Management occupations 190,590 $52.37 $108,930
Construction and extraction occupations 155,360 $28.95 $60,210
Retail salespersons 122,290 $12.21 $25,390
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 121,540 $22.91 $47,650
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 120,570 $12.92 $26,880
Computer and mathematical occupations 106,670 $37.14 $77,240
Protective service occupations 98,610 $22.64 $47,090
Personal care and service occupations 96,140 $12.38 $25,740
Healthcare support occupations 88,540 $13.55 $28,180
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 86,210 $12.11 $25,200
Cashiers 85,350 $9.38 $19,510
Office clerks, general 72,040 $13.61 $28,300
Registered nurses 71,170 $32.57 $67,740
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 66,920 $12.66 $26,330
Customer service representatives 65,970 $17.77 $36,960
Business operations specialists, all other 64,450 $31.56 $65,650
Architecture and engineering occupations 55,280 $35.14 $73,090
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 55,230 $8.66 $18,020
Stock clerks and order fillers 53,210 $11.03 $22,930
Elementary school teachers, except special education 50,050 Not available $63,980
Waiters and waitresses 49,840 $10.06 $20,920
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 49,770 $25.26 $52,550
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 49,430 $22.35 $46,500
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 46,890 $34.09 $70,900
Community and social services occupations 44,180 $22.84 $47,520
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 43,780 $17.69 $36,800
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 41,980 $15.76 $32,780
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 38,880 $21.76 $45,250
Security guards 38,420 $12.32 $25,630
Packers and packagers, hand 38,360 $10.23 $21,290
Accountants and auditors 37,770 $34.00 $70,730
General and operations managers 37,750 $60.35 $125,540
Legal occupations 37,170 $55.67 $115,800
Team assemblers 36,650 $12.01 $24,990
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 36,260 Not available $77,340
Construction laborers 35,800 $21.14 $43,970
Receptionists and information clerks 34,660 $13.27 $27,590
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 34,320 $27.05 $56,260
Managers, all other 33,780 $49.55 $103,060
Food preparation workers 32,880 $9.76 $20,290
Life, physical, and social science occupations 32,700 $32.69 $68,000
Maintenance and repair workers, general 31,470 $20.76 $43,180
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 31,240 $11.85 $24,650
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 30,250 $21.02 $43,720
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 25,700 $14.59 $30,350
Lawyers 25,350 $68.64 $142,780
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 25,070 $16.13 $33,550
Carpenters 24,910 $30.54 $63,520
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 22,520 $33.12 $68,900
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 22,260 $12.81 $26,650
Teacher assistants 22,150 Not available $23,050
Office and administrative support workers, all other 21,410 $16.76 $34,860
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 21,350 $10.33 $21,480
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 20,930 $27.06 $56,280
Production workers, all other 20,770 $14.60 $30,380
Cooks, restaurant 19,360 $11.05 $22,990
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 19,200 Not available $65,040
Machinists 19,120 $17.94 $37,310
Management analysts 19,060 $43.90 $91,320
Industrial truck and tractor operators 18,790 $15.29 $31,810
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 18,140 $21.02 $43,730
Electricians 18,100 $33.48 $69,640
Tellers 18,020 $12.36 $25,720
Home health aides 17,890 $10.87 $22,610
Helpers--production workers 17,750 $10.76 $22,390
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 17,710 $16.25 $33,800
Sales representatives, services, all other 17,660 $32.22 $67,020
Computer programmers 17,030 $37.56 $78,130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 16,580 $34.58 $71,920
Financial managers 16,140 $59.32 $123,390
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 15,420 $8.81 $18,310
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 15,380 $43.72 $90,940
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 14,960 $16.98 $35,310
Cooks, fast food 14,960 $8.79 $18,280
Computer software engineers, systems software 14,800 $43.93 $91,370
Computer support specialists 14,530 $25.39 $52,820
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 14,520 $12.38 $25,750
Bartenders 14,260 $10.34 $21,510
Computer software engineers, applications 14,140 $42.47 $88,330
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 14,080 $9.22 $19,190
Bill and account collectors 13,350 $16.80 $34,950
Personal and home care aides 13,310 $9.42 $19,590
Dishwashers 13,230 $8.56 $17,800
Sales managers 12,900 $53.14 $110,530
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 12,450 $35.88 $74,620
Data entry keyers 12,370 $12.78 $26,590
Computer systems analysts 12,330 $39.15 $81,420
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 12,310 $16.11 $33,510
Counter and rental clerks 12,150 $11.42 $23,750
Fire fighters 12,090 $26.92 $55,980
Loan officers 12,080 $32.75 $68,110
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 11,990 $21.79 $45,330
Market research analysts 11,520 $29.59 $61,540
Postsecondary teachers, all other 11,300 Not available $78,130
Network and computer systems administrators 11,170 $36.06 $75,000
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 11,160 $12.94 $26,920
Financial analysts 11,110 $45.15 $93,910
Bus drivers, school 10,490 $13.81 $28,720
Legal secretaries 10,370 $22.36 $46,520
Medical assistants 10,290 $14.90 $31,000
Chief executives 10,160 $82.53 $171,670
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 10,020 $14.66 $30,490
Postal service mail carriers 9,990 Not available Not available
Computer and information systems managers 9,710 $57.62 $119,860
Pharmacy technicians 9,700 $13.92 $28,950
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 9,590 $14.63 $30,430
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 9,510 $34.01 $70,730
Computer specialists, all other 9,490 $36.27 $75,440
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 9,350 $42.89 $89,210
Education, training, and library workers, all other 9,310 $22.67 $47,160
Medical secretaries 9,260 $17.60 $36,600
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 9,220 $32.11 $66,790
Child care workers 9,080 $11.15 $23,190
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 8,810 $9.64 $20,050
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 8,770 $16.69 $34,710
Recreation workers 8,770 $11.56 $24,040
Administrative services managers 8,620 $33.57 $69,820
Insurance sales agents 8,590 $32.96 $68,550
Flight attendants 8,490 Not available $33,410
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 8,330 $27.32 $56,830
Preschool teachers, except special education 8,300 $13.81 $28,720
Dental assistants 8,230 $15.78 $32,810
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 8,230 Not available Not available
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 8,220 $10.65 $22,140
Financial specialists, all other 8,190 $36.81 $76,570
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 8,130 $39.78 $82,750
Healthcare support workers, all other 8,090 $16.18 $33,650
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 8,000 $31.57 $65,670
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 7,980 $21.83 $45,410
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 7,690 $12.24 $25,460
Graphic designers 7,500 $23.96 $49,830
Printing machine operators 7,470 $15.89 $33,050
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 7,390 $29.58 $61,520
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 7,360 $17.11 $35,580
Child, family, and school social workers 7,270 $27.78 $57,790
Motor vehicle operators, all other 7,200 $17.81 $37,040
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 7,150 $19.02 $39,570
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 7,140 Not available $115,030
Driver/sales workers 7,100 $17.26 $35,890
Physicians and surgeons, all other 7,040 $68.07 $141,580
Engineers, all other 6,960 $42.44 $88,270
Order clerks 6,950 $15.54 $32,320
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 6,920 $23.50 $48,880
Social and human service assistants 6,900 $14.02 $29,170
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 6,860 $20.25 $42,130
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 6,800 $10.01 $20,820
Paralegals and legal assistants 6,800 $26.14 $54,370
Loan interviewers and clerks 6,720 $18.88 $39,280
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 6,670 $26.47 $55,050
Cargo and freight agents 6,610 $18.72 $38,930
Bakers 6,560 $11.71 $24,370
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 6,430 $35.89 $74,650
Telemarketers 6,430 $13.42 $27,910
Painters, construction and maintenance 6,330 $24.42 $50,790
Pharmacists 6,330 $47.77 $99,370
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 6,220 Not available Not available
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 6,150 $11.68 $24,290
File clerks 6,140 $12.72 $26,450
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 6,070 Not available $124,930
Sales and related workers, all other 5,970 $20.70 $43,050
Cost estimators 5,880 $32.23 $67,040
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 5,860 $18.27 $38,000
Marketing managers 5,850 $56.42 $117,360
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 5,840 $17.79 $36,990
Food servers, nonrestaurant 5,820 $10.14 $21,090
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 5,690 $26.20 $54,490
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 5,610 Not available $57,680
Training and development specialists 5,490 $27.53 $57,250
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 5,430 $22.79 $47,410
Network systems and data communications analysts 5,420 $35.90 $74,680
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 5,390 $18.53 $38,530
Library assistants, clerical 5,390 $12.06 $25,090
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 5,370 $33.86 $70,420
Insurance underwriters 5,320 $34.03 $70,790
Butchers and meat cutters 5,270 $13.71 $28,520
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 5,260 $19.78 $41,140
Medical and health services managers 5,260 $42.03 $87,430
Industrial machinery mechanics 5,230 $25.64 $53,330
Public relations specialists 5,180 $27.58 $57,360
Mechanical engineers 5,150 $36.53 $75,990
Machine feeders and offbearers 5,130 $12.22 $25,410
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 5,090 $28.53 $59,340
Librarians 5,050 $30.97 $64,420
Switchboard operators, including answering service 5,050 $12.82 $26,670
Food service managers 5,020 $25.07 $52,140
Civil engineers 5,010 $38.05 $79,140
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 4,950 $20.26 $42,140
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 4,940 $10.86 $22,600
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 4,870 $12.03 $25,020
Demonstrators and product promoters 4,860 $15.54 $32,330
Parts salespersons 4,840 $16.49 $34,310
Medical records and health information technicians 4,810 $16.76 $34,870
Editors 4,770 $27.26 $56,690
New accounts clerks 4,700 $16.31 $33,930
Engineering managers 4,680 $54.52 $113,400
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 4,680 $14.37 $29,890
Advertising sales agents 4,670 $26.89 $55,920
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 4,610 $12.53 $26,050
Industrial engineers 4,600 $35.95 $74,780
Physical therapists 4,540 $39.81 $82,810
Sheet metal workers 4,520 $30.66 $63,780
Health technologists and technicians, all other 4,510 $19.34 $40,230
Speech-language pathologists 4,460 $32.72 $68,060
Architects, except landscape and naval 4,450 $35.16 $73,130
Cement masons and concrete finishers 4,430 $29.49 $61,340
Brickmasons and blockmasons 4,400 $34.10 $70,940
Travel agents 4,400 $15.89 $33,040
Dental hygienists 4,320 $31.77 $66,080
All other information and record clerks 4,290 $17.34 $36,070
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 4,240 $9.41 $19,570
Parking lot attendants 4,240 $11.30 $23,510
Radiologic technologists and technicians 4,240 $29.04 $60,410
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 4,200 $16.40 $34,100
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 4,190 $19.25 $40,040
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 4,160 $13.72 $28,530
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 4,160 $17.00 $35,370
Sewing machine operators 4,130 $10.74 $22,350
Chefs and head cooks 4,070 $18.04 $37,530
Library technicians 3,950 $14.67 $30,510
Food batchmakers 3,920 $11.58 $24,080
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 3,910 $19.18 $39,890
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 3,850 $24.70 $51,370
Database administrators 3,810 $36.12 $75,120
Automotive body and related repairers 3,800 $21.39 $44,500
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 3,800 $19.39 $40,320
Brokerage clerks 3,780 $22.63 $47,070
Personal care and service workers, all other 3,730 $11.45 $23,810
Personal financial advisors 3,690 $46.01 $95,690
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 3,680 $26.02 $54,120
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 3,660 $29.75 $61,880
Construction managers 3,660 $49.42 $102,790
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 3,650 $9.43 $19,610
Electrical engineers 3,640 $41.09 $85,460
Coaches and scouts 3,630 Not available $35,250
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 3,610 $24.65 $51,270
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 3,610 $26.16 $54,420
Property, real estate, and community association managers 3,600 $36.16 $75,210
Tool and die makers 3,580 $24.09 $50,100
Social workers, all other 3,570 $25.81 $53,690
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 3,540 $10.75 $22,350
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 3,530 $44.94 $93,470
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,490 $15.80 $32,860
Industrial production managers 3,430 $46.11 $95,900
Instructional coordinators 3,390 $27.29 $56,760
Roofers 3,360 $21.23 $44,150
Nonfarm animal caretakers 3,310 $10.26 $21,340
Cooks, short order 3,290 $10.30 $21,420
Computer operators 3,240 $21.31 $44,320
Mental health counselors 3,210 $20.12 $41,840
Community and social service specialists, all other 3,170 $18.85 $39,210
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 3,150 $27.20 $56,580
Couriers and messengers 3,110 $12.26 $25,500
Bindery workers 3,090 $16.32 $33,940
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,080 $14.10 $29,320
Dentists, general 3,060 $73.22 $152,290
Electronics engineers, except computer 3,000 $40.87 $85,000
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 2,990 $42.97 $89,370
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 2,960 $11.46 $23,840
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 2,920 $11.24 $23,370
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2,900 $13.46 $28,000
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,870 $15.04 $31,290
Occupational therapists 2,840 $35.84 $74,560
Special education teachers, middle school 2,820 Not available $58,100
Maintenance workers, machinery 2,800 $23.57 $49,030
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 2,790 $35.18 $73,170
Respiratory therapists 2,790 $26.12 $54,320
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 2,780 $15.62 $32,500
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,750 $14.61 $30,400
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 2,740 $20.96 $43,590
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,730 $20.35 $42,340
Credit analysts 2,700 $34.68 $72,130
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,700 $16.52 $34,350
Office machine operators, except computer 2,680 $13.71 $28,510
Physicists 2,670 $57.12 $118,810
Graduate teaching assistants 2,630 Not available $27,560
Human resources managers, all other 2,630 $52.03 $108,230
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 2,610 $19.48 $40,510
Prepress technicians and workers 2,600 $19.43 $40,410
Special education teachers, secondary school 2,570 Not available $72,640
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,560 $13.92 $28,950
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 2,500 $22.37 $46,540
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 2,480 $22.67 $47,150
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 2,470 $19.18 $39,880
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 2,460 $49.90 $103,780
Tire repairers and changers 2,450 $10.70 $22,250
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 2,410 $17.57 $36,540
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 2,360 $19.73 $41,030
Crossing guards 2,320 $14.34 $29,830
Medical and public health social workers 2,310 $26.73 $55,590
Job printers 2,300 $21.94 $45,630
Highway maintenance workers 2,290 $23.52 $48,920
Tax preparers 2,260 $17.60 $36,610
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,240 $22.15 $46,070
Interior designers 2,210 $24.99 $51,980
Social and community service managers 2,210 $28.65 $59,580
Psychiatric technicians 2,160 $16.31 $33,930
Meeting and convention planners 2,110 $24.68 $51,330
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,100 $14.83 $30,840
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 2,100 $9.17 $19,060
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 2,080 $28.40 $59,080
Medical transcriptionists 2,080 $16.92 $35,200
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,050 $31.45 $65,420
Massage therapists 2,050 $20.70 $43,050
Purchasing managers 2,050 $42.39 $88,180
Surgical technologists 2,050 $22.14 $46,060
Family and general practitioners 2,040 $67.96 $141,350
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,990 $17.93 $37,290
Advertising and promotions managers 1,980 $42.71 $88,840
Architectural and civil drafters 1,980 $22.09 $45,950
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,980 $36.50 $75,930
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,970 $13.61 $28,300
Education teachers, postsecondary 1,930 Not available $50,410
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 1,920 Not available $56,520
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,910 $28.34 $58,950
Postal service clerks 1,910 Not available Not available
Law clerks 1,900 $21.61 $44,950
Real estate brokers 1,900 $31.96 $66,470
Logisticians 1,890 $35.06 $72,920
Surgeons 1,880 $87.06 $181,090
Photographers 1,860 $26.95 $56,060
Opticians, dispensing 1,820 $15.78 $32,810
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 1,810 $17.24 $35,850
Legislators 1,810 Not available $40,200
Education administrators, postsecondary 1,800 $47.20 $98,180
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,750 Not available $44,720
Slaughterers and meat packers 1,750 $10.95 $22,770
Rehabilitation counselors 1,740 $18.98 $39,490
Procurement clerks 1,690 $17.74 $36,900
Helpers--carpenters 1,680 $17.51 $36,430
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,680 $23.71 $49,310
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 1,660 $21.77 $45,280
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,660 $14.71 $30,600
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 1,660 $10.61 $22,060
Chemists 1,630 $33.65 $70,000
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 1,630 $15.47 $32,170
Internists, general 1,630 $79.08 $164,500
Budget analysts 1,580 $38.30 $79,670
Carpet installers 1,570 $30.47 $63,370
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,570 $11.84 $24,640
Baggage porters and bellhops 1,560 $10.99 $22,860
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 1,550 $12.94 $26,910
Public relations managers 1,550 $45.78 $95,230
Operations research analysts 1,540 $34.21 $71,160
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 1,510 $14.15 $29,430
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,500 $22.75 $47,320
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,480 $30.73 $63,920
Construction and building inspectors 1,480 $30.17 $62,750
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,480 $29.75 $61,880
Physical therapist aides 1,480 $12.85 $26,720
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 1,480 $27.20 $56,570
Compensation and benefits managers 1,470 $41.08 $85,450
Physical therapist assistants 1,470 $25.05 $52,090
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,460 $27.87 $57,970
Environmental engineers 1,450 $38.05 $79,140
Surveyors 1,450 $31.67 $65,880
Business teachers, postsecondary 1,440 Not available $72,360
Reporters and correspondents 1,430 $20.53 $42,700
Structural iron and steel workers 1,420 $36.54 $75,990
Anesthesiologists 1,410 $86.83 $180,600
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,410 $36.13 $75,160
Therapists, all other 1,390 $21.52 $44,750
Dietetic technicians 1,380 $12.78 $26,580
Industrial engineering technicians 1,380 $23.86 $49,630
Material moving workers, all other 1,380 $14.34 $29,830
Tile and marble setters 1,380 $31.39 $65,300
Photographic processing machine operators 1,370 $12.06 $25,080
Loan counselors 1,360 $23.93 $49,770
Broadcast technicians 1,330 $20.37 $42,370
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,330 $22.63 $47,060
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,330 $15.71 $32,670
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 1,320 $25.66 $53,380
Floral designers 1,320 $13.85 $28,810
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,310 $19.69 $40,950
Media and communication workers, all other 1,300 $24.49 $50,950
Physician assistants 1,300 $34.07 $70,870
Mechanical drafters 1,290 $26.04 $54,170
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 1,270 $31.38 $65,260
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,260 $21.99 $45,750
Painters, transportation equipment 1,250 $18.27 $38,000
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,250 $10.42 $21,680
Word processors and typists 1,250 $19.73 $41,030
Occupational therapist assistants 1,230 $25.85 $53,770
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,230 $28.22 $58,700
Dietitians and nutritionists 1,220 $25.37 $52,770
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 1,220 $23.26 $48,380
Desktop publishers 1,210 $19.28 $40,110
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,200 $23.21 $48,270
Skin care specialists 1,200 $16.10 $33,480
Clergy 1,190 $19.31 $40,160
Producers and directors 1,160 $33.18 $69,010
Writers and authors 1,160 $30.24 $62,890
Concierges 1,150 $14.09 $29,300
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 1,150 $11.11 $23,100
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 1,150 $19.61 $40,790
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,140 Not available $66,980
Civil engineering technicians 1,130 $26.19 $54,470
Optometrists 1,120 $48.36 $100,580
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 1,120 $32.91 $68,450
Shampooers 1,110 $9.39 $19,530
Chemical technicians 1,100 $21.09 $43,860
Veterinarians 1,090 $41.00 $85,270
Chiropractors 1,080 $47.63 $99,060
Court, municipal, and license clerks 1,080 $17.19 $35,740
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 1,070 $15.34 $31,920
Diagnostic medical sonographers 1,070 $33.74 $70,180
Tapers 1,070 $33.53 $69,750
Drafters, all other 1,050 $22.25 $46,280
Protective service workers, all other 1,050 $21.37 $44,450
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 1,040 $22.08 $45,930
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,020 $31.21 $64,920
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 1,010 $40.80 $84,870
Health educators 1,010 $24.30 $50,550
Tour guides and escorts 990 $12.12 $25,210
Glaziers 980 $31.74 $66,010
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 980 $15.16 $31,530
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 980 $36.29 $75,480
Designers, all other 960 $32.54 $67,680
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 960 $14.31 $29,770
Commercial and industrial designers 940 $22.58 $46,960
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 940 $20.39 $42,410
Biological technicians 930 $20.01 $41,630
Millwrights 930 $29.18 $60,700
Pest control workers 930 $17.54 $36,480
Computer hardware engineers 920 $44.49 $92,530
Cooks, all other 920 $13.05 $27,150
Conveyor operators and tenders 910 $17.08 $35,530
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 910 Not available $54,180
Funeral attendants 910 $11.48 $23,870
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 910 $12.77 $26,560
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 910 $20.06 $41,730
Residential advisors 910 $14.76 $30,700
Counselors, all other 890 $19.08 $39,680
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 890 $24.62 $51,200
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 880 Not available $57,630
Technical writers 880 $32.54 $67,690
Training and development managers 880 $43.55 $90,580
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 880 $16.50 $34,320
Air traffic controllers 870 $65.90 $137,060
Chemical plant and system operators 870 $24.15 $50,220
Financial examiners 860 $40.49 $84,210
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 840 $17.21 $35,800
Legal support workers, all other 830 $22.69 $47,190
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 820 $23.18 $48,220
Crane and tower operators 800 $26.70 $55,540
Film and video editors 800 $30.21 $62,840
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 800 Not available $67,830
Photographic process workers 800 $12.43 $25,850
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 800 $15.03 $31,270
Dental laboratory technicians 790 $16.97 $35,300
Medical equipment preparers 790 $14.65 $30,460
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 790 $13.32 $27,700
Rail car repairers 790 $18.61 $38,700
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 780 Not available $93,560
Multi-media artists and animators 770 $29.65 $61,670
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 760 $18.49 $38,470
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 760 $16.62 $34,580
Audio and video equipment technicians 750 $20.47 $42,580
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 750 $10.01 $20,830
Recreational therapists 750 $19.23 $40,000
Chemical engineers 740 $40.05 $83,310
Interpreters and translators 740 $17.61 $36,630
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 740 Not available $64,430
Construction and related workers, all other 730 $30.18 $62,780
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 730 $13.47 $28,010
Surveying and mapping technicians 720 $21.01 $43,700
Engine and other machine assemblers 710 $14.73 $30,640
Environmental engineering technicians 710 $22.41 $46,610
Home appliance repairers 710 $22.69 $47,180
Upholsterers 710 $16.89 $35,130
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 700 Not available $87,840
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 700 $28.37 $59,000
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 690 $39.47 $82,100
Materials scientists 690 $43.87 $91,240
Mechanical engineering technicians 690 $26.71 $55,550
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 680 $23.17 $48,200
Funeral directors 680 $33.91 $70,530
Gaming dealers 680 $11.36 $23,630
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 680 Not available $62,700
Actuaries 660 $44.64 $92,850
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 660 Not available $61,860
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 650 $37.74 $78,500
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 640 Not available $75,590
Cutters and trimmers, hand 630 $15.09 $31,400
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 630 $17.05 $35,460
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 620 $22.60 $47,020
Lodging managers 620 $25.25 $52,520
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 620 $11.99 $24,930
Boilermakers 600 $29.83 $62,040
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 600 $20.36 $42,350
Elevator installers and repairers 590 $38.94 $81,000
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 590 $13.68 $28,460
Electrical and electronics drafters 580 $36.93 $76,810
Furniture finishers 580 $15.80 $32,860
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 570 Not available $56,690
Communications teachers, postsecondary 560 Not available $56,700
Numerical tool and process control programmers 540 $22.57 $46,940
Survey researchers 540 $19.50 $40,560
Landscape architects 530 $30.70 $63,850
Urban and regional planners 530 $37.91 $78,840
Directors, religious activities and education 520 $18.28 $38,010
Occupational health and safety specialists 520 $31.41 $65,340
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 520 $29.01 $60,340
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 520 $18.76 $39,030
Electro-mechanical technicians 510 $19.81 $41,200
Physical scientists, all other 510 $46.38 $96,460
Proofreaders and copy markers 510 $18.86 $39,240
Helpers--electricians 500 $14.86 $30,910
Locksmiths and safe repairers 500 $15.90 $33,070
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 490 $35.89 $74,650
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 490 $16.23 $33,750
Etchers and engravers 480 $16.14 $33,580
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 480 $31.08 $64,650
Insulation workers, mechanical 480 $24.34 $50,620
Radiation therapists 480 $34.59 $71,950
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 470 $15.61 $32,460
Dancers 470 $12.89 Not available
Sailors and marine oilers 470 $14.40 $29,950
Woodworkers, all other 470 $11.98 $24,920
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 460 $11.91 $24,770
Natural sciences managers 460 $52.48 $109,150
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 460 $14.61 $30,380
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 450 Not available $70,210
Forensic science technicians 450 $31.19 $64,880
Model makers, metal and plastic 450 $25.38 $52,780
Psychiatric aides 450 $12.46 $25,930
Religious workers, all other 450 $18.51 $38,500
Pediatricians, general 440 $52.63 $109,470
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 440 $15.74 $32,740
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 440 $13.78 $28,670
Transportation inspectors 440 $30.75 $63,970
Food scientists and technologists 430 $36.77 $76,480
Sound engineering technicians 430 $24.77 $51,520
History teachers, postsecondary 420 Not available $62,420
Meter readers, utilities 420 $18.10 $37,640
Athletic trainers 400 Not available $48,070
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 400 $10.34 $21,500
Nuclear medicine technologists 400 $33.37 $69,400
Rail transportation workers, all other 400 Not available Not available
Airfield operations specialists 390 Not available Not available
Music directors and composers 390 $20.25 $42,120
Public address system and other announcers 390 $28.20 $58,660
Economists 380 $48.48 $100,840
Motorcycle mechanics 380 $15.26 $31,740
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 380 $27.48 $57,170
Riggers 380 $29.43 $61,220
Biological scientists, all other 370 $36.56 $76,030
Building cleaning workers, all other 370 Not available Not available
Correspondence clerks 370 $15.63 $32,500
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 370 $15.22 $31,650
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 370 $24.03 $49,980
Microbiologists 370 $30.52 $63,470
Respiratory therapy technicians 370 $21.26 $44,220
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 370 $20.84 $43,340
Sewers, hand 370 $11.42 $23,750
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 360 $21.31 $44,320
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 360 $32.43 $67,460
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 350 $11.95 $24,850
Musical instrument repairers and tuners 350 $21.54 $44,800
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 350 $21.33 $44,370
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 340 $24.78 $51,550
Archivists 340 $25.16 $52,320
Hazardous materials removal workers 340 $33.70 $70,090
Helpers, construction trades, all other 340 $30.98 $64,430
Materials engineers 340 $40.07 $83,340
Occupational therapist aides 340 $13.52 $28,110
Parking enforcement workers 340 $18.81 $39,130
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 340 $25.47 $52,990
Animal control workers 330 $17.12 $35,610
Artists and related workers, all other 330 $23.71 $49,310
Obstetricians and gynecologists 330 $84.67 $176,120
Agricultural and food science technicians 310 $18.02 $37,480
Pipelayers 310 $30.78 $64,020
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 300 $17.72 $36,850
Psychiatrists 300 $58.76 $122,230
Social work teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $63,880
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $67,220
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 290 $11.30 $23,510
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 290 $16.65 $34,620
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 290 $10.68 $22,220
Education administrators, all other 280 $45.23 $94,070
Fire inspectors and investigators 280 $29.48 $61,310
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 280 $17.12 $35,610
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 280 $24.60 $51,160
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 280 Not available Not available
Shoe and leather workers and repairers 280 $12.31 $25,600
Statisticians 280 $39.52 $82,200
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $79,820
Political science teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $76,770
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 260 $22.01 $45,770
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $53,210
Podiatrists 260 $47.11 $97,990
Telephone operators 260 $20.15 $41,910
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 250 $22.49 $46,780
Statistical assistants 250 $20.74 $43,130
Animal trainers 240 $14.08 $29,290
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 240 Not available $33,170
Gaming cage workers 230 $12.60 $26,210
Motion picture projectionists 230 $17.50 $36,400
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 230 $16.25 $33,790
Set and exhibit designers 230 $24.51 $50,990
Avionics technicians 220 $24.44 $50,830
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 220 $13.58 $28,240
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 220 $21.91 $45,570
Pourers and casters, metal 220 $12.78 $26,590
Helpers--roofers 210 $12.64 $26,290
Social scientists and related workers, all other 210 $32.20 $66,980
Audiologists 200 $33.66 $70,010
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 200 $27.36 $56,920
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 200 $14.74 $30,650
Audio-visual collections specialists 190 $29.01 $60,340
Curators 190 $34.39 $71,520
Gaming supervisors 190 Not available Not available
Tree trimmers and pruners 190 Not available Not available
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 180 $19.33 $40,210
Forest and conservation workers 180 $22.42 $46,640
Museum technicians and conservators 180 $21.70 $45,140
Farm equipment mechanics 170 $20.28 $42,170
Life scientists, all other 170 $29.03 $60,380
Orthotists and prosthetists 170 $33.95 $70,620
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 170 $18.43 $38,340
Postmasters and mail superintendents 170 $35.68 $74,200
Costume attendants 160 $18.42 $38,320
Emergency management specialists 160 $24.20 $50,340
Foundry mold and coremakers 160 $14.27 $29,670
Plant and system operators, all other 160 $27.01 $56,190
Railroad conductors and yardmasters 160 $27.71 $57,630
Economics teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $86,330
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 150 $17.59 $36,590
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 150 $11.51 $23,930
Gas plant operators 150 $29.94 $62,280
Plasterers and stucco masons 150 $31.77 $66,070
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 140 $46.05 $95,790
Orthodontists 140 $94.08 $195,690
Psychologists, all other 140 $43.19 $89,830
Social science research assistants 140 $21.97 $45,700
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 130 $19.20 $39,950
Motorboat mechanics 130 $23.19 $48,230
Occupational health and safety technicians 130 $20.82 $43,300
Stonemasons 130 $34.75 $72,280
Agricultural equipment operators 120 $17.57 $36,540
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 120 $13.82 $28,730
Physics teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $74,860
Bookbinders 110 Not available Not available
Medical appliance technicians 110 $19.86 $41,310
Vocational education teachers, middle school 110 Not available $53,000
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $74,590
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 90 $18.98 $39,470
Communications equipment operators, all other 90 $18.44 $38,350
Epidemiologists 90 $32.58 $67,770
Forest and conservation technicians 90 $17.08 $35,530
Gaming service workers, all other 90 $11.38 $23,670
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 90 $18.39 $38,260
Conservation scientists 80 $29.27 $60,880
Foresters 80 $29.96 $62,310
Aerospace engineers 70 $49.29 $102,530
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 70 $20.04 $41,680
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance 70 $16.45 $34,220
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $74,390
Geography teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $61,910
Marriage and family therapists 60 $20.48 $42,600
Soil and plant scientists 60 $27.50 $57,210
Traffic technicians 60 $20.92 $43,510
Law teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $121,830
Agricultural inspectors Not available $20.24 $42,090
Amusement and recreation attendants Not available $10.12 $21,050
Architecture teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $61,010
Athletes and sports competitors Not available Not available $28,760
Atmospheric and space scientists Not available $26.02 $54,110
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $13.03 $27,100
Barbers Not available $11.46 $23,840
Bicycle repairers Not available $9.46 $19,680
Biomedical engineers Not available $42.66 $88,740
Choreographers Not available $22.90 $47,620
Computer and information scientists, research Not available $47.04 $97,840
Court reporters Not available $20.07 $41,740
Craft artists Not available $14.34 $29,830
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $20.77 $43,210
Education, training, and library occupations Not available $29.50 $61,350
Embalmers Not available $25.53 $53,110
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Not available $10.38 $21,600
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $25.04 $52,070
Floor sanders and finishers Not available $21.99 $45,730
Gaming managers Not available $36.54 $76,010
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $43.50 $90,470
Historians Not available $22.80 $47,420
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Not available $28.00 $58,230
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers Not available $16.43 $34,170
Library science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $59,320
Manicurists and pedicurists Not available $11.28 $23,460
Mechanical door repairers Not available $24.60 $51,160
Medical equipment repairers Not available $18.44 $38,360
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Not available $69.48 $144,520
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
Patternmakers, wood Not available $13.70 $28,500
Petroleum engineers Not available $41.65 $86,640
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers Not available $23.03 $47,890
Pharmacy aides Not available $11.36 $23,620
Power plant operators Not available $31.41 $65,330
Private detectives and investigators Not available $23.24 $48,330
Real estate sales agents Not available $23.04 $47,930
Sales engineers Not available $41.10 $85,500
Self-enrichment education teachers Not available $22.53 $46,860
Semiconductor processors Not available $10.25 $21,320
Service station attendants Not available $8.95 $18,620
Ship engineers Not available $37.29 $77,570
Sociologists Not available $36.55 $76,020
Teachers and instructors, all other Not available Not available $79,570
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $13.10 $27,250
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators Not available $13.86 $28,840
Tire builders Not available $15.53 $32,300
Transit and railroad police Not available $24.92 $51,830
Travel guides Not available $16.60 $34,520
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