Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
| Occupation |
Total employment |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage |
| All Occupations |
348,550 |
$18.36 |
$38,180 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
64,910 |
$14.42 |
$29,990 |
| Sales and related occupations |
36,230 |
$15.61 |
$32,460 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
27,130 |
$8.34 |
$17,340 |
| Production occupations |
24,900 |
$15.02 |
$31,250 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
21,870 |
$13.08 |
$27,200 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
20,510 |
$29.65 |
$61,660 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
20,040 |
$22.26 |
$46,310 |
| Management occupations |
18,450 |
$42.55 |
$88,510 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
17,310 |
$18.47 |
$38,410 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
16,880 |
$15.88 |
$33,040 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
15,520 |
$26.89 |
$55,930 |
| Retail salespersons |
10,930 |
$11.72 |
$24,390 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
10,630 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Office clerks, general |
10,300 |
$12.47 |
$25,950 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
10,210 |
$10.26 |
$21,330 |
| Cashiers |
10,030 |
$8.01 |
$16,660 |
| Protective service occupations |
9,220 |
$15.31 |
$31,830 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
7,480 |
$29.24 |
$60,810 |
| Registered nurses |
7,400 |
$27.85 |
$57,930 |
| Customer service representatives |
7,240 |
$14.00 |
$29,120 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
6,700 |
$10.18 |
$21,160 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
6,650 |
$11.05 |
$22,980 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
6,360 |
$30.04 |
$62,480 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
6,040 |
$20.28 |
$42,180 |
| General and operations managers |
5,220 |
$47.02 |
$97,800 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
5,210 |
$9.34 |
$19,440 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
4,990 |
$7.22 |
$15,020 |
| Community and social services occupations |
4,800 |
$18.10 |
$37,640 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
4,760 |
$14.72 |
$30,610 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
4,450 |
Not available |
$45,960 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
4,430 |
$16.56 |
$34,440 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
4,350 |
$9.78 |
$20,330 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
4,290 |
$10.67 |
$22,190 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
4,140 |
$7.41 |
$15,410 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
4,090 |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| Team assemblers |
3,860 |
$14.99 |
$31,190 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
3,720 |
$28.44 |
$59,150 |
| Legal occupations |
3,620 |
$34.25 |
$71,230 |
| Food preparation workers |
3,500 |
$7.83 |
$16,290 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
3,440 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| Security guards |
3,420 |
$11.96 |
$24,880 |
| Accountants and auditors |
3,360 |
$27.08 |
$56,330 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
3,260 |
$18.44 |
$38,350 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
3,060 |
$17.99 |
$37,410 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
3,050 |
$18.37 |
$38,200 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
2,910 |
$13.54 |
$28,150 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
2,750 |
$11.95 |
$24,860 |
| Home health aides |
2,670 |
$9.21 |
$19,160 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,600 |
Not available |
$49,140 |
| Teacher assistants |
2,570 |
Not available |
$18,070 |
| Cooks, fast food |
2,430 |
$7.39 |
$15,370 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
2,340 |
$9.86 |
$20,510 |
| Carpenters |
2,180 |
$15.99 |
$33,260 |
| Management analysts |
2,180 |
$30.30 |
$63,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
2,140 |
$22.87 |
$47,560 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
2,120 |
$14.20 |
$29,530 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
2,070 |
$18.41 |
$38,290 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
1,980 |
$16.24 |
$33,770 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,980 |
$24.99 |
$51,990 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
1,910 |
$13.69 |
$28,480 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1,900 |
$25.98 |
$54,050 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
1,890 |
$19.90 |
$41,380 |
| Tellers |
1,880 |
$11.34 |
$23,590 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
1,860 |
Not available |
$46,260 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,820 |
$8.05 |
$16,740 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
1,800 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Construction laborers |
1,740 |
$11.20 |
$23,290 |
| Dishwashers |
1,740 |
$8.25 |
$17,160 |
| Child care workers |
1,680 |
$8.08 |
$16,800 |
| Electricians |
1,670 |
$17.57 |
$36,550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
1,620 |
$26.46 |
$55,030 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
1,620 |
$11.17 |
$23,240 |
| Lawyers |
1,610 |
$51.47 |
$107,050 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
1,570 |
$14.07 |
$29,270 |
| Computer systems analysts |
1,520 |
$29.59 |
$61,550 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,490 |
$17.67 |
$36,760 |
| Bill and account collectors |
1,390 |
$13.85 |
$28,810 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
1,380 |
$33.41 |
$69,490 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,380 |
$14.04 |
$29,210 |
| Insurance sales agents |
1,380 |
$24.85 |
$51,690 |
| Financial managers |
1,370 |
$43.89 |
$91,290 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,350 |
$16.89 |
$35,130 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,290 |
$9.71 |
$20,200 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,240 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
| Data entry keyers |
1,220 |
$11.78 |
$24,500 |
| Chief executives |
1,200 |
$79.66 |
$165,700 |
| Computer programmers |
1,200 |
$30.42 |
$63,270 |
| Computer support specialists |
1,200 |
$20.06 |
$41,720 |
| Construction managers |
1,170 |
$36.56 |
$76,040 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
1,150 |
Not available |
$47,180 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
1,130 |
$15.00 |
$31,200 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
1,130 |
$19.68 |
$40,940 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,110 |
$8.05 |
$16,750 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
1,110 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,100 |
$10.21 |
$21,240 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
1,090 |
$9.65 |
$20,060 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,070 |
$11.00 |
$22,890 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
1,020 |
$32.20 |
$66,970 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
1,000 |
$25.14 |
$52,280 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
1,000 |
$7.61 |
$15,830 |
| Sales managers |
990 |
$44.61 |
$92,800 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
970 |
$12.05 |
$25,070 |
| Medical assistants |
960 |
$14.10 |
$29,330 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
950 |
$8.89 |
$18,490 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
930 |
$16.25 |
$33,790 |
| Administrative services managers |
920 |
$31.37 |
$65,250 |
| Bartenders |
920 |
$7.36 |
$15,310 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
920 |
$43.46 |
$90,390 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
890 |
$14.72 |
$30,610 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
880 |
$21.84 |
$45,420 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
860 |
$8.13 |
$16,910 |
| Pharmacists |
860 |
$48.89 |
$101,690 |
| Civil engineers |
850 |
$31.53 |
$65,590 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
850 |
$11.36 |
$23,640 |
| Social and human service assistants |
850 |
$12.53 |
$26,060 |
| Personal and home care aides |
840 |
$8.71 |
$18,120 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
830 |
$7.27 |
$15,130 |
| Legal secretaries |
810 |
$17.51 |
$36,420 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
810 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Chemical plant and system operators |
800 |
$21.55 |
$44,830 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
800 |
$23.24 |
$48,340 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
800 |
$67.99 |
$141,410 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
790 |
$9.99 |
$20,780 |
| Industrial engineers |
790 |
$35.36 |
$73,550 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
790 |
$35.00 |
$72,800 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
770 |
$21.58 |
$44,890 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
750 |
$14.77 |
$30,710 |
| Medical and health services managers |
740 |
$36.57 |
$76,060 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
740 |
$17.80 |
$37,030 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
730 |
$23.57 |
$49,020 |
| File clerks |
720 |
$10.37 |
$21,570 |
| Driver/sales workers |
690 |
$11.78 |
$24,510 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
690 |
$15.95 |
$33,190 |
| Parts salespersons |
690 |
$14.84 |
$30,870 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
680 |
$15.44 |
$32,120 |
| Cooks, short order |
670 |
$7.78 |
$16,190 |
| Dental assistants |
670 |
$15.12 |
$31,440 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
670 |
$14.36 |
$29,860 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
670 |
$13.30 |
$27,660 |
| Loan officers |
670 |
$29.60 |
$61,580 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
670 |
$28.22 |
$58,700 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers |
670 |
$8.35 |
$17,370 |
| Machinists |
660 |
$16.63 |
$34,590 |
| Managers, all other |
660 |
$31.69 |
$65,910 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
650 |
$13.77 |
$28,630 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
630 |
$23.58 |
$49,050 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
630 |
$22.25 |
$46,270 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
620 |
$13.46 |
$28,010 |
| Training and development specialists |
620 |
$22.54 |
$46,890 |
| Mechanical engineers |
610 |
$35.00 |
$72,800 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
610 |
$15.74 |
$32,740 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
610 |
$21.82 |
$45,380 |
| Computer operators |
600 |
$15.46 |
$32,150 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
600 |
$27.92 |
$58,080 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
600 |
$16.22 |
$33,740 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
590 |
$40.40 |
$84,040 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
590 |
$19.20 |
$39,940 |
| Public relations specialists |
590 |
$20.58 |
$42,800 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
590 |
$19.44 |
$40,430 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
570 |
$18.78 |
$39,050 |
| Medical secretaries |
570 |
$13.12 |
$27,290 |
| Procurement clerks |
570 |
$15.86 |
$32,990 |
| Cost estimators |
560 |
$24.67 |
$51,310 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
560 |
$15.94 |
$33,150 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
560 |
Not available |
$74,970 |
| Industrial production managers |
560 |
$41.90 |
$87,160 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
560 |
$15.50 |
$32,240 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
560 |
$30.74 |
$63,930 |
| Database administrators |
550 |
$28.62 |
$59,540 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
550 |
$16.78 |
$34,910 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
550 |
$8.53 |
$17,740 |
| Helpers--electricians |
540 |
$11.10 |
$23,090 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
540 |
$18.91 |
$39,340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
530 |
$19.48 |
$40,520 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
530 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
520 |
$9.36 |
$19,470 |
| Real estate sales agents |
520 |
$18.52 |
$38,520 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
510 |
$35.91 |
$74,690 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
510 |
$9.97 |
$20,730 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
510 |
$11.91 |
$24,780 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
510 |
$22.12 |
$46,010 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
500 |
$14.44 |
$30,040 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
500 |
$24.21 |
$50,370 |
| Recreation workers |
500 |
$10.38 |
$21,580 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
500 |
$13.20 |
$27,460 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
490 |
$10.98 |
$22,830 |
| All other information and record clerks |
470 |
$16.53 |
$34,390 |
| Dental hygienists |
470 |
$26.41 |
$54,940 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
470 |
$13.33 |
$27,730 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
460 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
| Electrical engineers |
460 |
$39.97 |
$83,150 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
460 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Food service managers |
460 |
$23.45 |
$48,780 |
| Advertising sales agents |
450 |
$21.99 |
$45,740 |
| Librarians |
450 |
$25.34 |
$52,700 |
| Marketing managers |
450 |
$41.54 |
$86,400 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
440 |
$16.19 |
$33,670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
440 |
$18.16 |
$37,770 |
| Instructional coordinators |
440 |
$30.46 |
$63,360 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
420 |
$11.34 |
$23,590 |
| Engineering managers |
410 |
$51.02 |
$106,110 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
410 |
$31.47 |
$65,460 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
410 |
$20.69 |
$43,040 |
| Personal financial advisors |
410 |
$36.33 |
$75,560 |
| Sewing machine operators |
410 |
$9.15 |
$19,040 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
400 |
$10.98 |
$22,850 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
400 |
$15.39 |
$32,000 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
400 |
$17.02 |
$35,390 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
400 |
$20.15 |
$41,910 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
390 |
$8.19 |
$17,030 |
| Coaches and scouts |
390 |
Not available |
$48,130 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
390 |
$15.73 |
$32,730 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
380 |
$23.07 |
$47,990 |
| Fire fighters |
380 |
$17.97 |
$37,380 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
380 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
| Surgical technologists |
380 |
$17.47 |
$36,350 |
| Environmental engineers |
370 |
$27.16 |
$56,480 |
| Loan counselors |
370 |
$17.00 |
$35,370 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
370 |
$13.95 |
$29,030 |
| Printing machine operators |
370 |
$15.65 |
$32,560 |
| Respiratory therapists |
370 |
$22.77 |
$47,360 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
360 |
Not available |
$80,130 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
360 |
$26.83 |
$55,800 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
350 |
$14.92 |
$31,040 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
340 |
$14.48 |
$30,110 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
340 |
$20.87 |
$43,410 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
340 |
Not available |
$46,550 |
| New accounts clerks |
340 |
$14.85 |
$30,880 |
| Real estate brokers |
340 |
$25.37 |
$52,760 |
| Sheet metal workers |
340 |
$14.67 |
$30,520 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
340 |
$16.13 |
$33,560 |
| Financial analysts |
330 |
$27.07 |
$56,300 |
| Health educators |
330 |
$19.88 |
$41,360 |
| Physical therapists |
330 |
$35.89 |
$74,650 |
| Couriers and messengers |
320 |
$9.70 |
$20,180 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
320 |
$8.00 |
$16,640 |
| Graphic designers |
320 |
$19.00 |
$39,520 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
320 |
$11.35 |
$23,600 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
320 |
Not available |
$45,860 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
320 |
$14.36 |
$29,860 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
310 |
$14.83 |
$30,850 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
310 |
$15.18 |
$31,570 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
310 |
$25.48 |
$52,990 |
| Insurance underwriters |
310 |
$20.62 |
$42,890 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
310 |
$17.26 |
$35,900 |
| Education administrators, all other |
300 |
$26.43 |
$54,980 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
300 |
$22.13 |
$46,020 |
| Family and general practitioners |
300 |
$84.88 |
$176,550 |
| Roofers |
300 |
$13.76 |
$28,620 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
300 |
$7.49 |
$15,590 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
290 |
$14.60 |
$30,380 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
290 |
$33.51 |
$69,700 |
| Pest control workers |
290 |
$14.53 |
$30,220 |
| Social workers, all other |
290 |
$20.69 |
$43,040 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
290 |
$29.94 |
$62,270 |
| Telemarketers |
290 |
$11.94 |
$24,830 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
280 |
$12.89 |
$26,810 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
280 |
$16.07 |
$33,430 |
| Public relations managers |
280 |
$33.14 |
$68,930 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
280 |
$46.39 |
$96,490 |
| Social and community service managers |
280 |
$24.08 |
$50,090 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
270 |
$26.42 |
$54,950 |
| Pipelayers |
270 |
$16.36 |
$34,020 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
260 |
$13.68 |
$28,460 |
| Home appliance repairers |
260 |
$13.73 |
$28,550 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
260 |
$15.16 |
$31,520 |
| Library technicians |
260 |
$13.44 |
$27,950 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
260 |
$8.23 |
$17,120 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
260 |
$12.73 |
$26,490 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
260 |
$9.54 |
$19,850 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
250 |
Not available |
$60,400 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
250 |
$25.92 |
$53,920 |
| Food batchmakers |
250 |
$11.85 |
$24,650 |
| Order clerks |
250 |
$13.75 |
$28,600 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
250 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
240 |
$23.70 |
$49,290 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
240 |
$35.02 |
$72,850 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
240 |
$12.03 |
$25,030 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
230 |
$25.96 |
$54,000 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
230 |
$20.01 |
$41,620 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
230 |
$19.99 |
$41,570 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
230 |
$10.54 |
$21,920 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
230 |
$10.90 |
$22,680 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
220 |
$37.54 |
$78,080 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
220 |
$12.85 |
$26,730 |
| Court reporters |
220 |
$18.56 |
$38,590 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
220 |
$13.27 |
$27,600 |
| Occupational therapists |
220 |
$35.86 |
$74,590 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
220 |
$35.96 |
$74,800 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
220 |
$26.58 |
$55,280 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
210 |
$20.51 |
$42,650 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
210 |
$23.65 |
$49,190 |
| Logisticians |
210 |
$29.48 |
$61,320 |
| Market research analysts |
210 |
$27.37 |
$56,920 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
210 |
$14.68 |
$30,530 |
| Operations research analysts |
210 |
$29.68 |
$61,730 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
210 |
$11.85 |
$24,640 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
210 |
$9.30 |
$19,340 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
210 |
Not available |
$47,900 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
200 |
$20.54 |
$42,720 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
200 |
$30.93 |
$64,330 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
200 |
$31.79 |
$66,120 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
200 |
$26.17 |
$54,440 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
200 |
Not available |
$63,520 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
200 |
$17.00 |
$35,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
200 |
$20.58 |
$42,810 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
200 |
$13.72 |
$28,540 |
| Tool and die makers |
200 |
$20.90 |
$43,470 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
190 |
$11.95 |
$24,860 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
190 |
$20.04 |
$41,690 |
| Crane and tower operators |
190 |
$15.39 |
$32,010 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
190 |
Not available |
$65,220 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
190 |
$15.69 |
$32,630 |
| Legislators |
190 |
Not available |
$16,690 |
| Mechanical drafters |
190 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
190 |
$13.23 |
$27,520 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
190 |
$14.62 |
$30,410 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
190 |
$18.10 |
$37,650 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
190 |
$14.43 |
$30,000 |
| Telephone operators |
190 |
$12.23 |
$25,440 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
190 |
$9.63 |
$20,020 |
| Credit analysts |
180 |
$26.81 |
$55,760 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
180 |
$16.98 |
$35,320 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
180 |
$20.30 |
$42,220 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
180 |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
180 |
$10.03 |
$20,860 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
180 |
$14.97 |
$31,130 |
| Purchasing managers |
180 |
$35.31 |
$73,440 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
180 |
$10.72 |
$22,310 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
180 |
$15.68 |
$32,600 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
170 |
$25.34 |
$52,700 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
170 |
$21.28 |
$44,260 |
| Choreographers |
170 |
$16.91 |
$35,170 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
170 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
170 |
$8.58 |
$17,850 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
170 |
$13.38 |
$27,840 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$13.41 |
$27,880 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
160 |
$13.47 |
$28,020 |
| Chemical engineers |
160 |
$38.07 |
$79,190 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
160 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
160 |
$21.55 |
$44,830 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
160 |
$47.93 |
$99,700 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
160 |
$16.10 |
$33,500 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
160 |
$18.44 |
$38,350 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
160 |
$18.34 |
$38,150 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
160 |
$13.52 |
$28,130 |
| Photographers |
160 |
$13.75 |
$28,600 |
| Surveyors |
160 |
$23.74 |
$49,390 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders |
160 |
$13.97 |
$29,060 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
150 |
$10.06 |
$20,930 |
| Interior designers |
150 |
$29.06 |
$60,450 |
| Mental health counselors |
150 |
$22.60 |
$47,010 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
150 |
$24.53 |
$51,010 |
| Postal service clerks |
150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Veterinarians |
150 |
$37.84 |
$78,700 |
| Chemical technicians |
140 |
$21.98 |
$45,720 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
140 |
$14.69 |
$30,560 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other |
140 |
$9.05 |
$18,820 |
| Law clerks |
140 |
$19.54 |
$40,650 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
140 |
$13.52 |
$28,130 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
140 |
$15.82 |
$32,910 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
140 |
$11.83 |
$24,600 |
| Producers and directors |
140 |
$15.36 |
$31,940 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
140 |
$18.32 |
$38,100 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
140 |
Not available |
$43,140 |
| Travel agents |
140 |
$13.51 |
$28,100 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
130 |
$12.48 |
$25,950 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
130 |
$17.84 |
$37,100 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
130 |
$14.92 |
$31,030 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
130 |
$13.29 |
$27,650 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
130 |
$20.97 |
$43,610 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
130 |
$18.48 |
$38,430 |
| Bindery workers |
120 |
$11.25 |
$23,400 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$71,490 |
| Broadcast technicians |
120 |
$13.69 |
$28,470 |
| Budget analysts |
120 |
$28.66 |
$59,610 |
| Dentists, general |
120 |
$77.26 |
$160,700 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
120 |
$37.82 |
$78,660 |
| Floral designers |
120 |
$9.15 |
$19,020 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
120 |
$13.41 |
$27,880 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$72,990 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
120 |
$16.82 |
$34,980 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
120 |
$16.65 |
$34,640 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
120 |
$14.26 |
$29,670 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
120 |
$15.58 |
$32,400 |
| Radio and television announcers |
120 |
$23.16 |
$48,180 |
| Tax preparers |
120 |
$14.87 |
$30,920 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
120 |
Not available |
$50,160 |
| Word processors and typists |
120 |
$13.60 |
$28,290 |
| Chemists |
110 |
$27.27 |
$56,720 |
| Clergy |
110 |
$20.47 |
$42,570 |
| Crossing guards |
110 |
$11.60 |
$24,130 |
| Editors |
110 |
$18.80 |
$39,100 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
110 |
$21.70 |
$45,130 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
110 |
$20.72 |
$43,090 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
110 |
$10.49 |
$21,820 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
110 |
$23.78 |
$49,470 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
110 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Recreational therapists |
110 |
$13.89 |
$28,880 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
110 |
$18.11 |
$37,670 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists |
100 |
$23.05 |
$47,940 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Dietetic technicians |
100 |
$11.31 |
$23,520 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Fallers |
100 |
$10.87 |
$22,600 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
100 |
$29.04 |
$60,410 |
| Hydrologists |
100 |
$27.03 |
$56,220 |
| Internists, general |
100 |
$100.09 |
$208,180 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
100 |
$37.92 |
$78,860 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$63,510 |
| Training and development managers |
100 |
$34.97 |
$72,750 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
100 |
$10.58 |
$22,010 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
90 |
$23.67 |
$49,230 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
90 |
$16.86 |
$35,060 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
90 |
$17.80 |
$37,030 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$56,080 |
| Physician assistants |
90 |
$36.98 |
$76,920 |
| Statistical assistants |
90 |
$16.69 |
$34,720 |
| Surgeons |
90 |
$104.84 |
$218,080 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
90 |
$24.25 |
$50,450 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
80 |
$36.75 |
$76,430 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
80 |
$24.42 |
$50,790 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
80 |
$13.67 |
$28,420 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
80 |
$17.85 |
$37,120 |
| Lodging managers |
80 |
$20.26 |
$42,140 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
80 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
80 |
Not available |
$73,370 |
| Sales engineers |
80 |
$34.36 |
$71,470 |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary |
80 |
Not available |
$68,570 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
80 |
$17.19 |
$35,760 |
| Bakers |
70 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
70 |
$55.26 |
$114,940 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Funeral attendants |
70 |
$8.63 |
$17,940 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
70 |
$22.16 |
$46,100 |
| Materials engineers |
70 |
$34.38 |
$71,510 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
70 |
$19.22 |
$39,970 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other |
70 |
$15.51 |
$32,250 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
70 |
$15.83 |
$32,930 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers |
60 |
$34.51 |
$71,790 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
60 |
$22.02 |
$45,810 |
| Correspondence clerks |
60 |
$12.62 |
$26,260 |
| Desktop publishers |
60 |
$16.47 |
$34,260 |
| Economists |
60 |
$30.35 |
$63,130 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$55,370 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$78,710 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
60 |
$15.99 |
$33,260 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
60 |
$82.46 |
$171,510 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
60 |
$20.93 |
$43,540 |
| Residential advisors |
60 |
$12.86 |
$26,760 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$71,180 |
| Statisticians |
60 |
$23.94 |
$49,790 |
| Animal trainers |
50 |
$12.13 |
$25,240 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
50 |
$15.29 |
$31,810 |
| Chiropractors |
50 |
$35.05 |
$72,900 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$81,300 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
50 |
$15.64 |
$32,540 |
| Curators |
50 |
$20.54 |
$42,720 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
50 |
$19.17 |
$39,870 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
50 |
$20.24 |
$42,110 |
| Emergency management specialists |
50 |
$21.26 |
$44,220 |
| Engineers, all other |
50 |
$34.87 |
$72,540 |
| Financial examiners |
50 |
$36.14 |
$75,180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
50 |
$21.96 |
$45,670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
50 |
$24.02 |
$49,970 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
50 |
$28.15 |
$58,550 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
50 |
$28.15 |
$58,560 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists |
50 |
$26.43 |
$54,970 |
| Pediatricians, general |
50 |
$66.05 |
$137,390 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
50 |
$31.30 |
$65,090 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders |
50 |
$13.73 |
$28,560 |
| Urban and regional planners |
50 |
$24.01 |
$49,930 |
| Art directors |
40 |
$22.56 |
$46,930 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
40 |
$9.13 |
$18,990 |
| Brokerage clerks |
40 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
40 |
$12.18 |
$25,340 |
| Embalmers |
40 |
$13.76 |
$28,610 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
40 |
$23.47 |
$48,810 |
| Gas plant operators |
40 |
$24.41 |
$50,780 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
40 |
$29.32 |
$60,980 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
40 |
$13.56 |
$28,210 |
| Interpreters and translators |
40 |
$13.11 |
$27,270 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders |
40 |
$14.99 |
$31,170 |
| Natural sciences managers |
40 |
$41.96 |
$87,280 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
40 |
$32.63 |
$67,870 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
40 |
$27.70 |
$57,610 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
40 |
$16.11 |
$33,520 |
| Technical writers |
40 |
$25.37 |
$52,760 |
| Writers and authors |
40 |
$19.79 |
$41,170 |
| Animal control workers |
30 |
$13.84 |
$28,790 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
30 |
$29.70 |
$61,790 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
30 |
$21.24 |
$44,170 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
30 |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
30 |
$17.95 |
$37,350 |
| Production workers, all other |
30 |
$18.10 |
$37,640 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
30 |
$10.60 |
$22,050 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors |
Not available |
$23.39 |
$48,650 |
| Anesthesiologists |
Not available |
$95.08 |
$197,770 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers |
Not available |
$20.24 |
$42,100 |
| Bailiffs |
Not available |
$11.87 |
$24,700 |
| Biological technicians |
Not available |
$18.09 |
$37,620 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
Not available |
$11.16 |
$23,220 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
Not available |
$20.04 |
$41,690 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
Not available |
$16.22 |
$33,730 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
Not available |
$27.65 |
$57,500 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$15.77 |
$32,810 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers |
Not available |
$14.87 |
$30,920 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
Not available |
$8.14 |
$16,940 |
| Floor sanders and finishers |
Not available |
$14.22 |
$29,580 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
Not available |
$7.23 |
$15,030 |
| Furniture finishers |
Not available |
$14.24 |
$29,620 |
| Glaziers |
Not available |
$14.67 |
$30,520 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
Not available |
$18.47 |
$38,420 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
Not available |
$17.23 |
$35,850 |
| Job printers |
Not available |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
| Logging equipment operators |
Not available |
$15.38 |
$31,980 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
Not available |
$11.87 |
$24,690 |
| Massage therapists |
Not available |
$24.31 |
$50,560 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
Not available |
$16.27 |
$33,850 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
Not available |
$18.71 |
$38,920 |
| Millwrights |
Not available |
$13.16 |
$27,380 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
Not available |
$10.82 |
$22,510 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
Not available |
$14.79 |
$30,770 |
| Optometrists |
Not available |
$28.17 |
$58,600 |
| Parking lot attendants |
Not available |
$10.07 |
$20,940 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
Not available |
$13.66 |
$28,400 |
| Physical therapist aides |
Not available |
$9.94 |
$20,680 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
Not available |
Not available |
$50,280 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
Not available |
$19.31 |
$40,160 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
Not available |
$19.19 |
$39,920 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
Not available |
$15.26 |
$31,730 |
| Skin care specialists |
Not available |
$19.32 |
$40,190 |
| Tile and marble setters |
Not available |
$14.81 |
$30,810 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
Not available |
$10.68 |
$22,220 |
