Occupational employment / Colorado Springs, CO

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 "Colorado Springs, CO" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 254,590 $20.29 $42,210
Office and administrative support occupations 46,300 $15.51 $32,260
Sales and related occupations 28,290 $16.53 $34,380
Food preparation and serving related occupations 24,460 $9.65 $20,080
Education, training, and library occupations 17,260 $20.29 $42,190
Business and financial operations occupations 14,600 $32.09 $66,750
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 13,110 $31.28 $65,060
Construction and extraction occupations 12,910 $19.62 $40,810
Computer and mathematical occupations 11,620 $36.63 $76,180
Transportation and material moving occupations 11,240 $14.12 $29,370
Production occupations 10,720 $15.50 $32,250
Management occupations 10,070 $45.08 $93,760
Retail salespersons 9,880 $12.27 $25,530
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 9,820 $19.27 $40,080
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 8,140 $11.54 $23,990
Architecture and engineering occupations 7,510 $35.62 $74,090
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 6,770 $8.12 $16,890
Customer service representatives 6,690 $16.00 $33,280
Personal care and service occupations 6,560 $11.89 $24,730
Waiters and waitresses 5,770 $9.79 $20,370
Healthcare support occupations 5,690 $13.56 $28,210
Cashiers 5,590 $9.92 $20,640
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 5,480 $14.13 $29,390
Protective service occupations 5,380 $18.58 $38,640
Registered nurses 4,630 $28.35 $58,970
Office clerks, general 4,170 $12.60 $26,220
Business operations specialists, all other 4,140 $34.61 $71,980
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 4,050 $21.87 $45,500
General and operations managers 3,910 $46.53 $96,770
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 3,860 $19.57 $40,700
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 3,780 $11.51 $23,930
Community and social services occupations 3,380 $19.11 $39,750
Elementary school teachers, except special education 3,380 Not available $44,790
Stock clerks and order fillers 3,380 $12.04 $25,050
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 3,060 $15.59 $32,420
Accountants and auditors 2,460 $32.08 $66,720
Computer software engineers, systems software 2,430 $44.05 $91,630
Receptionists and information clerks 2,430 $12.50 $25,990
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,330 $11.47 $23,860
Teacher assistants 2,330 Not available $21,370
Cooks, restaurant 2,300 $10.74 $22,350
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,290 $23.20 $48,260
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 2,280 Not available $44,890
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 2,220 $28.59 $59,480
Maintenance and repair workers, general 2,210 $16.10 $33,490
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,060 $20.22 $42,050
Construction laborers 2,030 $14.27 $29,690
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 2,030 $12.49 $25,990
Life, physical, and social science occupations 2,010 $30.64 $63,730
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,960 $11.83 $24,620
Security guards 1,900 $12.99 $27,030
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,850 Not available $44,060
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,840 $9.18 $19,100
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,830 $19.31 $40,170
Computer software engineers, applications 1,650 $43.19 $89,830
Electricians 1,650 $20.78 $43,230
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,620 $14.36 $29,880
Carpenters 1,570 $23.19 $48,240
Computer support specialists 1,560 $23.15 $48,160
Computer systems analysts 1,490 $35.92 $74,700
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,350 $15.02 $31,240
Food preparation workers 1,340 $10.00 $20,800
Counter and rental clerks 1,330 $10.65 $22,140
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 1,310 $16.45 $34,210
Legal occupations 1,280 $33.28 $69,220
Telemarketers 1,260 $11.48 $23,870
Network and computer systems administrators 1,250 $34.05 $70,830
Teachers and instructors, all other 1,220 Not available $41,770
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,210 $26.94 $56,040
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 1,180 $25.39 $52,820
Electronics engineers, except computer 1,170 $45.49 $94,630
Child care workers 1,150 $10.03 $20,860
Sales representatives, services, all other 1,150 $26.73 $55,600
Management analysts 1,090 $46.79 $97,320
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 1,020 $29.05 $60,430
Dental assistants 990 $15.72 $32,690
Home health aides 990 $11.50 $23,910
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 990 $21.41 $44,540
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 980 $8.70 $18,100
Personal and home care aides 980 $9.71 $20,190
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 980 $13.23 $27,510
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 970 $8.67 $18,040
Dishwashers 970 $8.82 $18,350
Cement masons and concrete finishers 960 $16.84 $35,030
Medical secretaries 960 $14.71 $30,600
Bartenders 940 $9.63 $20,030
Computer specialists, all other 910 $35.19 $73,190
Network systems and data communications analysts 910 $30.80 $64,070
Medical assistants 890 $13.83 $28,780
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 890 $30.33 $63,090
Public relations specialists 880 $25.80 $53,650
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 870 $18.35 $38,160
All other information and record clerks 860 $16.52 $34,370
Computer programmers 850 $37.58 $78,170
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 840 $29.66 $61,700
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 830 $15.84 $32,940
Preschool teachers, except special education 820 $12.63 $26,270
Engineers, all other 800 $44.93 $93,460
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 790 $34.29 $71,320
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 780 $18.41 $38,300
Tellers 770 $12.62 $26,250
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 750 $26.53 $55,180
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 740 $24.57 $51,110
Managers, all other 730 $42.48 $88,350
Bill and account collectors 720 $14.83 $30,850
Packers and packagers, hand 720 $8.73 $18,160
Pharmacy technicians 700 $14.36 $29,860
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 690 $11.29 $23,480
Postal service mail carriers 690 Not available Not available
Bus drivers, school 680 $13.33 $27,730
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 660 $14.74 $30,650
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 650 $25.68 $53,420
Insurance sales agents 650 $29.63 $61,620
Lawyers 650 $42.40 $88,200
Cooks, fast food 630 $8.23 $17,120
Team assemblers 620 $12.97 $26,980
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 600 $8.58 $17,850
Industrial truck and tractor operators 600 $12.80 $26,630
Construction managers 590 $36.91 $76,770
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 580 $12.88 $26,790
Self-enrichment education teachers 580 $13.34 $27,740
Cost estimators 570 $26.16 $54,400
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 560 Not available $77,410
Electrical engineers 560 $39.12 $81,380
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 560 $16.27 $33,850
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 560 $9.51 $19,780
Loan officers 540 $28.69 $59,670
Civil engineers 530 $31.09 $64,660
Food servers, nonrestaurant 530 $8.43 $17,540
Machinists 520 $18.27 $38,010
Training and development specialists 520 $24.72 $51,410
Aerospace engineers 510 $42.86 $89,140
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 500 $9.61 $19,990
Pharmacists 500 $50.66 $105,370
Fire fighters 490 Not available Not available
Medical and public health social workers 490 $19.81 $41,210
Mechanical engineers 480 $35.54 $73,920
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 470 $12.27 $25,530
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 470 Not available $42,590
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 470 $10.81 $22,480
Correctional officers and jailers 460 $21.95 $45,650
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 460 $17.99 $37,410
Loan interviewers and clerks 460 $15.34 $31,900
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 460 $12.63 $26,260
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 450 $22.45 $46,700
File clerks 450 $12.87 $26,770
Painters, construction and maintenance 450 $16.12 $33,520
Recreation workers 450 $12.18 $25,320
Data entry keyers 440 $11.25 $23,410
Engineering managers 440 $58.33 $121,330
Amusement and recreation attendants 430 $8.57 $17,830
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 430 Not available Not available
Social and human service assistants 430 $14.42 $29,990
Financial managers 420 $50.47 $104,970
Logisticians 420 $35.07 $72,940
Medical and health services managers 420 $41.68 $86,700
Computer and information systems managers 410 $56.40 $117,310
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 410 $18.41 $38,300
Instructional coordinators 410 $28.92 $60,150
Medical records and health information technicians 410 $15.96 $33,200
Parts salespersons 410 $16.85 $35,040
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 400 $24.77 $51,530
Editors 400 $22.03 $45,820
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 400 $27.55 $57,300
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 400 $16.81 $34,960
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 400 $13.77 $28,630
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 400 $21.41 $44,530
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 400 Not available $46,910
Switchboard operators, including answering service 400 $13.21 $27,470
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 390 $19.94 $41,470
Physical therapists 390 $32.75 $68,110
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 380 $29.75 $61,890
Industrial engineers 380 $35.94 $74,760
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 380 $17.19 $35,760
Order clerks 380 $13.68 $28,440
Paralegals and legal assistants 380 $19.47 $40,500
Parking lot attendants 380 $8.74 $18,170
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 370 $20.86 $43,390
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 360 $18.45 $38,370
Graphic designers 360 $20.20 $42,020
Office and administrative support workers, all other 360 $15.46 $32,160
Sheet metal workers 360 $23.40 $48,670
Dental hygienists 350 $30.79 $64,040
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 350 $13.65 $28,380
Protective service workers, all other 350 $11.31 $23,530
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 350 $26.77 $55,680
Bakers 340 $11.65 $24,220
Home appliance repairers 340 $12.45 $25,890
Nonfarm animal caretakers 340 $10.93 $22,730
Computer hardware engineers 330 $43.53 $90,540
Library technicians 330 $13.34 $27,740
Printing machine operators 330 $15.88 $33,020
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 330 $21.66 $45,050
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 330 $15.86 $32,980
Court, municipal, and license clerks 320 $17.37 $36,140
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 320 $25.02 $52,050
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 320 $25.71 $53,480
Radiologic technologists and technicians 320 $21.97 $45,690
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 310 $21.88 $45,500
Roofers 310 $14.19 $29,520
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 300 $16.62 $34,580
Surgeons 300 $75.00 More than $145,600
Industrial machinery mechanics 290 $19.09 $39,710
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 290 $17.07 $35,500
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 290 $14.31 $29,770
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 280 $21.20 $44,100
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 280 $36.03 $74,930
Cooks, short order 280 $10.17 $21,160
Librarians 280 $32.09 $66,750
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 280 $8.65 $17,990
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 270 $17.91 $37,240
Marketing managers 270 $50.20 $104,410
Sales managers 270 $46.68 $97,090
Technical writers 270 $30.30 $63,030
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 270 $20.89 $43,450
Veterinary technologists and technicians 270 $13.55 $28,180
Advertising sales agents 260 $27.27 $56,730
Chief executives 260 $92.11 $191,580
Construction and building inspectors 260 $27.22 $56,620
Database administrators 260 $35.52 $73,890
Family and general practitioners 260 $90.20 $187,620
Real estate brokers 260 $22.14 $46,040
Real estate sales agents 260 $20.42 $42,470
Social workers, all other 260 $19.05 $39,610
Speech-language pathologists 260 $36.17 $75,240
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 250 $14.38 $29,920
Procurement clerks 250 $16.46 $34,250
Automotive body and related repairers 240 $22.50 $46,800
Couriers and messengers 240 $13.64 $28,380
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 240 $17.69 $36,790
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 240 $16.38 $34,070
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 240 $16.27 $33,840
Helpers--production workers 240 $11.36 $23,620
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 240 $16.24 $33,780
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 240 $22.10 $45,970
Tire repairers and changers 240 $10.68 $22,210
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 230 $27.00 $56,160
Property, real estate, and community association managers 230 $23.50 $48,890
Special education teachers, secondary school 230 Not available $45,830
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 220 Not available Not available
Architectural and civil drafters 220 $20.57 $42,790
Chefs and head cooks 220 $20.90 $43,480
Financial specialists, all other 220 $35.21 $73,240
Food service managers 220 $23.09 $48,030
Health technologists and technicians, all other 220 $14.63 $30,420
Architects, except landscape and naval 210 $33.20 $69,060
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 210 $26.14 $54,380
Healthcare support workers, all other 210 $15.65 $32,550
Coaches and scouts 200 Not available $35,620
Education administrators, all other 200 $41.97 $87,300
Insurance underwriters 200 $29.68 $61,730
Machine feeders and offbearers 200 Not available Not available
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 200 $12.70 $26,420
Occupational therapists 200 $32.59 $67,790
Operations research analysts 200 $43.61 $90,710
Administrative services managers 190 $38.24 $79,530
Budget analysts 190 $31.98 $66,510
Computer operators 190 $19.42 $40,400
Education, training, and library workers, all other 190 $19.88 $41,360
Environmental engineers 190 $33.15 $68,950
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 190 $19.96 $41,520
Floral designers 190 $12.33 $25,640
Photographers 190 $14.61 $30,380
Physicians and surgeons, all other 190 $84.08 $174,880
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 190 $27.09 $56,360
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 190 $10.43 $21,690
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $57,040
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 180 $12.23 $25,440
Financial analysts 180 $31.90 $66,350
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 180 $21.74 $45,210
Mental health counselors 180 $21.59 $44,900
Office machine operators, except computer 180 $12.11 $25,200
Opticians, dispensing 180 $13.35 $27,760
Butchers and meat cutters 170 $16.50 $34,320
Mechanical drafters 170 $22.81 $47,440
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 170 $14.81 $30,810
Special education teachers, middle school 170 Not available $47,260
Civil engineering technicians 160 $22.10 $45,970
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 160 $31.86 $66,270
Medical transcriptionists 160 $16.63 $34,590
Meeting and convention planners 160 $19.34 $40,230
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 160 $12.91 $26,850
Postal service clerks 160 Not available Not available
Community and social service specialists, all other 150 $19.40 $40,360
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 150 $19.19 $39,910
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 150 $22.30 $46,390
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 150 $28.42 $59,110
Job printers 150 $12.53 $26,070
Meter readers, utilities 150 $19.92 $41,440
Travel agents 150 $14.38 $29,920
Gaming dealers 140 $10.47 $21,780
Physician assistants 140 $35.19 $73,200
Social and community service managers 140 $26.93 $56,020
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 130 $22.79 $47,410
Dietitians and nutritionists 130 $15.93 $33,130
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 130 $13.33 $27,720
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 130 $11.71 $24,350
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 130 $23.59 $49,080
New accounts clerks 130 $15.54 $32,330
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 130 $14.29 $29,730
Personal financial advisors 130 Not available Not available
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $66,120
Surgical technologists 130 $22.42 $46,640
Veterinarians 130 $33.07 $68,780
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 120 $12.09 $25,150
Demonstrators and product promoters 120 $15.19 $31,600
Industrial engineering technicians 120 $26.82 $55,780
Musicians and singers 120 $39.35 Not available
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 120 $12.09 $25,150
Producers and directors 120 $19.39 $40,320
Slot key persons 120 $14.89 $30,970
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 120 $7.58 $15,780
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 120 $16.56 $34,440
Baggage porters and bellhops 110 $8.77 $18,240
Dental laboratory technicians 110 $18.63 $38,750
Dentists, general 110 $88.05 $183,150
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 110 $21.92 $45,600
Highway maintenance workers 110 $17.05 $35,470
Credit analysts 100 $27.36 $56,910
Detectives and criminal investigators 100 $33.65 $69,990
Hazardous materials removal workers 100 $17.20 $35,770
Helpers--carpenters 100 $12.38 $25,750
Optometrists 100 $38.99 $81,100
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 100 $22.14 $46,060
Word processors and typists 100 $17.96 $37,360
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $11.31 $23,520
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 90 $9.15 $19,030
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 90 $41.46 $86,250
Health educators 90 $17.29 $35,950
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $14.53 $30,230
Occupational health and safety specialists 90 $32.69 $68,000
Public relations managers 90 $36.09 $75,070
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 90 $13.27 $27,600
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 80 $18.99 $39,500
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 80 $13.00 $27,030
Computer and information scientists, research 80 $50.45 $104,930
Floor sanders and finishers 80 $15.24 $31,700
Forest and conservation technicians 80 $16.89 $35,120
Gaming cage workers 80 $12.08 $25,130
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 80 $36.13 $75,150
Interior designers 80 $17.48 $36,360
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 80 $13.75 $28,600
Pipelayers 80 $20.59 $42,830
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 80 $23.08 $48,010
Reporters and correspondents 80 $17.64 $36,680
Sewing machine operators 80 $13.53 $28,140
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 70 $24.99 $51,980
Diagnostic medical sonographers 70 $33.14 $68,920
Drafters, all other 70 $19.04 $39,600
Electrical and electronics drafters 70 $29.19 $60,720
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 70 $14.56 $30,280
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 70 $16.42 $34,160
Human resources managers, all other 70 $46.31 $96,320
Lodging managers 70 $21.48 $44,680
Mechanical engineering technicians 70 $25.45 $52,940
Painters, transportation equipment 70 $26.48 $55,070
Production workers, all other 70 $13.01 $27,070
Surveying and mapping technicians 70 $23.34 $48,560
Surveyors 70 $25.46 $52,970
Tool and die makers 70 $21.29 $44,290
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 70 $40.95 $85,170
Writers and authors 70 $21.43 $44,570
Artists and related workers, all other 60 $19.85 $41,280
Clergy 60 $27.06 $56,280
Desktop publishers 60 $20.52 $42,680
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 60 $19.91 $41,420
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 60 $18.90 $39,320
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 60 $9.27 $19,280
Gaming supervisors 60 $19.60 $40,760
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 60 $17.02 $35,400
Industrial production managers 60 $43.42 $90,320
Internists, general 60 $78.09 $162,430
Maintenance workers, machinery 60 $23.42 $48,720
Museum technicians and conservators 60 $17.86 $37,140
Physical therapist aides 60 $16.75 $34,840
Physical therapist assistants 60 $19.11 $39,750
Prepress technicians and workers 60 $16.26 $33,820
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 60 $11.17 $23,220
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 60 $17.13 $35,640
Advertising and promotions managers 50 $41.19 $85,680
Chiropractors 50 $27.51 $57,230
Concierges 50 $9.91 $20,610
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 50 $60.27 $125,370
Legal support workers, all other 50 $20.87 $43,410
Purchasing managers 50 $43.20 $89,860
Rehabilitation counselors 50 $18.44 $38,360
Religious workers, all other 50 Not available Not available
Security and fire alarm systems installers 50 $17.65 $36,720
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 50 $16.70 $34,740
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 50 Not available $47,640
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 40 Not available Not available
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 40 $15.11 $31,440
Locksmiths and safe repairers 40 $13.67 $28,430
Pediatricians, general 40 $77.51 $161,220
Plant and system operators, all other 40 $16.14 $33,580
Art directors 30 $31.97 $66,490
Athletic trainers 30 Not available $36,600
Broadcast technicians 30 $18.40 $38,280
Compensation and benefits managers 30 $49.20 $102,340
Dietetic technicians 30 $10.85 $22,580
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 30 $11.49 $23,900
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 30 $31.23 $64,970
Materials engineers 30 $41.06 $85,400
Private detectives and investigators 30 $19.11 $39,750
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians Not available $26.51 $55,130
Audio and video equipment technicians Not available $17.47 $36,350
Bicycle repairers Not available $10.97 $22,820
Bindery workers Not available $12.49 $25,980
Brickmasons and blockmasons Not available $24.19 $50,320
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture Not available $13.58 $28,250
Chemical technicians Not available $19.72 $41,010
Chemists Not available $34.45 $71,650
Child, family, and school social workers Not available $18.91 $39,330
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $12.09 $25,160
Commercial and industrial designers Not available $27.87 $57,980
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic Not available $17.85 $37,140
Construction and related workers, all other Not available $14.77 $30,730
Crossing guards Not available $13.46 $27,990
Designers, all other Not available $15.15 $31,520
Driver/sales workers Not available $10.58 $22,010
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $16.20 $33,690
Education administrators, postsecondary Not available $44.59 $92,750
Electrical power-line installers and repairers Not available $29.24 $60,810
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers Not available $12.65 $26,320
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health Not available $34.65 $72,080
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals Not available $12.39 $25,780
Film and video editors Not available $12.90 $26,840
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $18.40 $38,260
Food batchmakers Not available $11.09 $23,080
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $16.60 $34,520
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers Not available $27.28 $56,740
Glaziers Not available $18.68 $38,850
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters Not available $15.00 $31,200
Helpers--electricians Not available $12.07 $25,100
Helpers, construction trades, all other Not available $12.98 $27,010
Interpreters and translators Not available $15.42 $32,080
Landscape architects Not available $34.91 $72,610
Legal secretaries Not available $17.28 $35,930
Loan counselors Not available $20.00 $41,600
Manicurists and pedicurists Not available $9.98 $20,760
Market research analysts Not available $28.84 $60,000
Massage therapists Not available $16.99 $35,340
Material moving workers, all other Not available $15.48 $32,210
Materials scientists Not available $38.73 $80,550
Medical equipment repairers Not available $20.65 $42,950
Microbiologists Not available $27.66 $57,530
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $14.13 $29,390
Natural sciences managers Not available $56.64 $117,810
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $59,200
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics Not available $13.94 $29,000
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators Not available $18.93 $39,380
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $13.96 $29,040
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $13.57 $28,230
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers Not available $19.32 $40,180
Postsecondary teachers, all other Not available Not available $35,590
Sales and related workers, all other Not available $13.97 $29,050
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Not available $17.94 $37,310
Structural iron and steel workers Not available $14.72 $30,620
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors Not available $13.95 $29,020
Tapers Not available $18.23 $37,920
Tax preparers Not available $16.58 $34,480
Tile and marble setters Not available $18.14 $37,740
Tour guides and escorts Not available $18.10 $37,640
Transportation workers, all other Not available $14.45 $30,060
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials Not available Not available $27,810
Urban and regional planners Not available $31.26 $65,010
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products Not available $19.76 $41,090
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