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 | 931,830 | $20.41 | $42,460 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 170,000 | $15.81 | $32,880 |
| Sales and related occupations | 92,340 | $17.32 | $36,030 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 81,040 | $9.51 | $19,770 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 79,110 | $14.92 | $31,040 |
| Production occupations | 61,660 | $15.76 | $32,780 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 55,240 | $28.69 | $59,670 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 50,030 | $26.32 | $54,750 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 49,090 | $34.45 | $71,650 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 38,510 | $33.63 | $69,950 |
| Management occupations | 37,080 | $48.73 | $101,360 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 33,290 | $19.90 | $41,400 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 29,640 | $20.62 | $42,900 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 29,340 | $12.20 | $25,370 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 28,990 | $11.75 | $24,440 |
| Retail salespersons | 25,850 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 25,400 | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 23,780 | $8.19 | $17,040 |
| Cashiers | 22,270 | $9.00 | $18,710 |
| Protective service occupations | 21,540 | $20.96 | $43,600 |
| Customer service representatives | 20,660 | $15.22 | $31,670 |
| Office clerks, general | 19,400 | $14.94 | $31,070 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 18,810 | $11.35 | $23,600 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 17,830 | $8.85 | $18,400 |
| Registered nurses | 16,750 | $28.82 | $59,950 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 16,240 | $30.53 | $63,500 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 14,810 | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 14,320 | $11.31 | $23,510 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 12,550 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 12,140 | $18.55 | $38,590 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 11,820 | $30.45 | $63,330 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 11,750 | $22.59 | $46,990 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 11,580 | $20.72 | $43,090 |
| Home health aides | 11,280 | $10.14 | $21,100 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 10,270 | $15.77 | $32,800 |
| Community and social services occupations | 10,150 | $20.37 | $42,380 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 9,720 | $10.46 | $21,750 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 9,710 | $27.73 | $57,680 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 9,460 | $23.68 | $49,260 |
| Accountants and auditors | 9,420 | $28.29 | $58,840 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 9,040 | $29.68 | $61,730 |
| Team assemblers | 8,740 | $14.64 | $30,460 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 8,610 | Not available | $56,750 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 8,580 | $11.98 | $24,910 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 8,250 | $16.99 | $35,330 |
| Legal occupations | 7,920 | $30.97 | $64,410 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 7,800 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 7,090 | $19.21 | $39,950 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 7,070 | Not available | $56,510 |
| General and operations managers | 7,050 | $52.71 | $109,630 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 7,000 | $39.10 | $81,320 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 6,970 | $10.28 | $21,370 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 6,930 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 6,650 | $11.47 | $23,850 |
| Computer support specialists | 6,560 | $19.24 | $40,020 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 5,920 | $13.56 | $28,210 |
| Food preparation workers | 5,670 | $9.77 | $20,310 |
| Teacher assistants | 5,470 | Not available | $28,150 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 5,370 | $20.22 | $42,060 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 5,360 | $11.93 | $24,820 |
| Management analysts | 5,230 | $32.82 | $68,270 |
| Security guards | 5,230 | $13.40 | $27,880 |
| Computer programmers | 5,090 | $34.20 | $71,140 |
| Medical secretaries | 4,880 | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Computer systems analysts | 4,770 | $38.56 | $80,210 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 4,700 | $15.85 | $32,980 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,570 | $9.16 | $19,060 |
| Bill and account collectors | 4,480 | $14.86 | $30,910 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 4,470 | $27.13 | $56,420 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 4,190 | $14.08 | $29,280 |
| Telemarketers | 4,070 | $10.87 | $22,610 |
| Carpenters | 4,060 | $19.93 | $41,460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 4,020 | $24.92 | $51,840 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,990 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Electricians | 3,940 | $21.74 | $45,210 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 3,930 | $31.24 | $64,990 |
| Fire fighters | 3,900 | $22.71 | $47,240 |
| Data entry keyers | 3,840 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Helpers--production workers | 3,770 | $11.79 | $24,520 |
| Production workers, all other | 3,590 | $15.21 | $31,630 |
| Medical assistants | 3,570 | $13.74 | $28,570 |
| Child care workers | 3,520 | $10.41 | $21,660 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 3,500 | $17.99 | $37,430 |
| Cooks, fast food | 3,490 | $9.11 | $18,960 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 3,400 | $34.33 | $71,400 |
| Construction laborers | 3,380 | $17.37 | $36,120 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 3,350 | $39.16 | $81,450 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 3,340 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,330 | $29.28 | $60,910 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 3,310 | $8.40 | $17,470 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 3,280 | $10.80 | $22,460 |
| Driver/sales workers | 3,260 | $11.57 | $24,060 |
| Lawyers | 3,190 | $43.84 | $91,190 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 3,010 | $13.48 | $28,030 |
| Financial managers | 3,000 | $57.65 | $119,910 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 2,950 | $39.66 | $82,500 |
| Bartenders | 2,920 | $8.89 | $18,490 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,920 | $27.88 | $57,980 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 2,920 | $15.94 | $33,160 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 2,910 | $54.77 | $113,910 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,900 | $28.76 | $59,820 |
| Training and development specialists | 2,780 | $26.03 | $54,140 |
| Insurance sales agents | 2,730 | $24.50 | $50,950 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 2,730 | $26.11 | $54,300 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 2,700 | $25.80 | $53,670 |
| Managers, all other | 2,700 | $46.03 | $95,740 |
| Personal and home care aides | 2,690 | $10.20 | $21,220 |
| Pharmacists | 2,630 | $44.51 | $92,590 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 2,570 | $12.01 | $24,970 |
| Industrial engineers | 2,570 | $34.50 | $71,760 |
| Tellers | 2,520 | $11.71 | $24,360 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 2,450 | $26.44 | $55,000 |
| Dishwashers | 2,450 | $8.90 | $18,520 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 2,430 | $12.60 | $26,220 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 2,430 | Not available | $47,960 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 2,390 | $11.44 | $23,790 |
| All other information and record clerks | 2,370 | $17.50 | $36,410 |
| Order clerks | 2,370 | $13.33 | $27,730 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,360 | $19.28 | $40,100 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 2,210 | $15.75 | $32,750 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,200 | Not available | $59,030 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,190 | $27.18 | $56,520 |
| Recreation workers | 2,180 | $11.36 | $23,640 |
| Financial analysts | 2,170 | $35.09 | $72,990 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 2,160 | $37.63 | $78,280 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 2,120 | Not available | Not available |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,080 | $13.53 | $28,150 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,070 | $22.18 | $46,140 |
| Sales managers | 2,070 | $54.87 | $114,120 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,010 | $21.29 | $44,290 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,990 | $8.55 | $17,780 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 1,990 | Not available | $88,930 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,990 | $13.87 | $28,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 1,980 | $37.76 | $78,540 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 1,950 | $21.91 | $45,560 |
| Cost estimators | 1,930 | $29.52 | $61,390 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 1,890 | $38.58 | $80,250 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,850 | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Chief executives | 1,850 | $78.98 | $164,280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,840 | $25.73 | $53,510 |
| Medical and health services managers | 1,830 | $39.63 | $82,420 |
| Administrative services managers | 1,820 | $46.26 | $96,230 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,820 | $10.29 | $21,400 |
| Market research analysts | 1,820 | $32.08 | $66,730 |
| Public relations specialists | 1,760 | $28.39 | $59,050 |
| Graphic designers | 1,750 | $22.05 | $45,850 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,750 | $24.62 | $51,220 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,730 | $15.60 | $32,450 |
| Food service managers | 1,680 | $23.13 | $48,110 |
| Machinists | 1,680 | $16.94 | $35,230 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 1,680 | $20.59 | $42,830 |
| Civil engineers | 1,660 | $33.98 | $70,670 |
| Mechanical engineers | 1,650 | $32.08 | $66,720 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 1,620 | $15.18 | $31,570 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,620 | Not available | $57,650 |
| Dental assistants | 1,570 | $16.94 | $35,240 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,570 | $22.60 | $47,000 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 1,570 | $9.27 | $19,290 |
| Social and human service assistants | 1,570 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,550 | $10.04 | $20,880 |
| Insurance underwriters | 1,540 | $29.24 | $60,810 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 1,540 | $12.86 | $26,740 |
| Loan officers | 1,520 | $27.86 | $57,950 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,520 | $21.31 | $44,320 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,480 | $21.10 | $43,890 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,470 | $28.83 | $59,960 |
| Coaches and scouts | 1,380 | Not available | $35,320 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 1,380 | $25.16 | $52,340 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,360 | $8.76 | $18,210 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 1,340 | $19.10 | $39,720 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 1,320 | $18.83 | $39,170 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 1,310 | $8.96 | $18,630 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,310 | Not available | $54,740 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 1,290 | Not available | Not available |
| Database administrators | 1,270 | $35.50 | $73,840 |
| Parts salespersons | 1,270 | $14.47 | $30,110 |
| File clerks | 1,260 | $12.96 | $26,960 |
| Instructional coordinators | 1,240 | $31.19 | $64,880 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,240 | $13.59 | $28,280 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 1,240 | Not available | Not available |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,230 | Not available | $93,260 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 1,230 | $15.24 | $31,700 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 1,210 | $17.74 | $36,910 |
| Legal secretaries | 1,210 | $18.82 | $39,140 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,210 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 1,200 | $16.70 | $34,740 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 1,200 | $25.02 | $52,030 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 1,180 | $19.12 | $39,760 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 1,180 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| Dental hygienists | 1,180 | $33.29 | $69,240 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,170 | $17.55 | $36,510 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 1,170 | $15.89 | $33,050 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,150 | $9.90 | $20,600 |
| Logisticians | 1,150 | $32.23 | $67,040 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,150 | $15.98 | $33,250 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,130 | $18.56 | $38,600 |
| Construction managers | 1,130 | $47.10 | $97,970 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 1,110 | Not available | $63,810 |
| Industrial production managers | 1,090 | $40.75 | $84,770 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 1,080 | $15.97 | $33,230 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 1,080 | $10.19 | $21,200 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 1,070 | $18.16 | $37,770 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 1,070 | $17.57 | $36,550 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,070 | $24.39 | $50,720 |
| Librarians | 1,060 | $27.14 | $56,450 |
| Library technicians | 1,060 | $15.92 | $33,120 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 1,050 | $9.45 | $19,670 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 1,040 | $18.61 | $38,710 |
| Editors | 1,030 | $19.78 | $41,140 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 1,030 | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Family and general practitioners | 1,010 | $86.69 | $180,310 |
| Physical therapists | 1,010 | $35.31 | $73,440 |
| Bus drivers, school | 1,000 | $13.61 | $28,310 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 1,000 | $11.59 | $24,110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 990 | $20.84 | $43,350 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 980 | $10.02 | $20,830 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 970 | $42.79 | $89,010 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 960 | $35.10 | $73,020 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 950 | $23.50 | $48,870 |
| Bakers | 940 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Budget analysts | 940 | $31.90 | $66,360 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 940 | $13.85 | $28,820 |
| Engineering managers | 940 | $49.50 | $102,960 |
| Marketing managers | 940 | $53.31 | $110,880 |
| Parking lot attendants | 940 | $9.41 | $19,570 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 940 | Not available | $56,100 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 920 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 920 | Not available | $53,050 |
| Printing machine operators | 910 | $17.43 | $36,260 |
| Advertising sales agents | 900 | $19.75 | $41,090 |
| New accounts clerks | 900 | $13.42 | $27,920 |
| Computer operators | 890 | $18.18 | $37,820 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 890 | $14.87 | $30,930 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 880 | $25.34 | $52,710 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 860 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 850 | $24.21 | $50,350 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 850 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 850 | $11.84 | $24,630 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 840 | $12.75 | $26,530 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 840 | $18.19 | $37,830 |
| Social workers, all other | 840 | $19.98 | $41,550 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 840 | $14.30 | $29,740 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 830 | $25.54 | $53,120 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 830 | $33.47 | $69,620 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 820 | $16.85 | $35,040 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 820 | $15.75 | $32,760 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 810 | $19.87 | $41,340 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 810 | $14.24 | $29,620 |
| Personal financial advisors | 810 | $40.78 | $84,810 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 790 | $15.61 | $32,460 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 780 | $23.14 | $48,120 |
| Engineers, all other | 770 | $38.76 | $80,620 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 770 | $37.92 | $78,880 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 760 | $25.02 | $52,040 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 760 | $15.45 | $32,130 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 760 | $20.73 | $43,120 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 750 | $17.74 | $36,900 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 740 | $23.37 | $48,610 |
| Cooks, short order | 740 | $9.42 | $19,580 |
| Electrical engineers | 740 | $36.02 | $74,920 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 740 | $22.12 | $46,000 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 740 | $12.14 | $25,250 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 740 | $38.99 | $81,090 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 720 | $25.23 | $52,480 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 710 | $31.00 | $64,470 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 710 | $25.12 | $52,240 |
| Word processors and typists | 710 | $17.23 | $35,830 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 700 | $16.70 | $34,740 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 700 | Not available | $73,220 |
| Service station attendants | 700 | $10.20 | $21,210 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 690 | Not available | $60,240 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 690 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 690 | $18.93 | $39,370 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 680 | $27.63 | $57,470 |
| Procurement clerks | 680 | $18.51 | $38,500 |
| Travel agents | 680 | $13.43 | $27,930 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 670 | $39.65 | $82,480 |
| Respiratory therapists | 670 | $24.27 | $50,480 |
| Social and community service managers | 670 | $32.24 | $67,070 |
| Job printers | 660 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Legislators | 660 | Not available | $85,570 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 660 | $15.87 | $33,000 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 650 | $22.98 | $47,790 |
| Chemists | 650 | $29.47 | $61,300 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 650 | $17.93 | $37,300 |
| Occupational therapists | 650 | $32.03 | $66,630 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 650 | $19.19 | $39,910 |
| Roofers | 650 | $14.88 | $30,960 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 640 | $55.63 | $115,700 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 640 | Not available | Not available |
| Mechanical drafters | 640 | $21.15 | $43,990 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 640 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 630 | $34.63 | $72,020 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 630 | $19.37 | $40,280 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 620 | $20.83 | $43,320 |
| Chemical technicians | 600 | $19.74 | $41,070 |
| Dentists, general | 600 | $80.55 | $167,540 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 600 | $21.86 | $45,470 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 590 | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 580 | $13.27 | $27,590 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 570 | $33.31 | $69,280 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 570 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Internists, general | 560 | $80.31 | $167,050 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 550 | $21.86 | $45,470 |
| Surgical technologists | 550 | $17.78 | $36,990 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 550 | $10.13 | $21,070 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 540 | $22.53 | $46,870 |
| Real estate sales agents | 540 | $24.60 | $51,170 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 530 | $11.65 | $24,240 |
| Mental health counselors | 530 | $21.58 | $44,890 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 530 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 520 | $22.97 | $47,770 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 520 | $22.69 | $47,190 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 510 | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 510 | $10.10 | $21,020 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 500 | $29.05 | $60,430 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 500 | $16.70 | $34,740 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 500 | $16.11 | $33,500 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 500 | $18.81 | $39,130 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 490 | $8.65 | $17,980 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 490 | $22.95 | $47,730 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 480 | Not available | $90,780 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 480 | $22.33 | $46,450 |
| Tool and die makers | 480 | $22.27 | $46,320 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 470 | $15.32 | $31,870 |
| Sheet metal workers | 470 | $22.33 | $46,450 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 460 | $29.12 | $60,560 |
| Brokerage clerks | 460 | $17.61 | $36,630 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 460 | Not available | $82,860 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 460 | $20.73 | $43,110 |
| Food batchmakers | 460 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Sewing machine operators | 460 | $11.09 | $23,070 |
| Actuaries | 450 | $41.70 | $86,740 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 450 | $50.12 | $104,250 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 450 | $15.02 | $31,230 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 450 | $23.02 | $47,880 |
| Residential advisors | 450 | $14.45 | $30,050 |
| Surgeons | 450 | $100.79 | $209,640 |
| Veterinarians | 450 | $51.34 | $106,790 |
| Purchasing managers | 440 | $42.20 | $87,780 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 430 | $16.82 | $34,980 |
| Financial examiners | 430 | $35.69 | $74,230 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 430 | $23.00 | $47,850 |
| Bindery workers | 420 | $14.32 | $29,790 |
| Fashion designers | 420 | $28.09 | $58,430 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 410 | $24.99 | $51,990 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 400 | Not available | $78,840 |
| Musicians and singers | 400 | $31.75 | Not available |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 390 | $21.19 | $44,080 |
| Postal service clerks | 390 | Not available | Not available |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 380 | $20.59 | $42,820 |
| Credit analysts | 380 | $28.97 | $60,260 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 380 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 380 | $19.39 | $40,330 |
| Pediatricians, general | 380 | $77.76 | $161,750 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 380 | $16.15 | $33,590 |
| Interior designers | 370 | $23.37 | $48,610 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 370 | $42.52 | $88,450 |
| Operations research analysts | 370 | $32.72 | $68,050 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 370 | $19.60 | $40,780 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 370 | $8.52 | $17,710 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 360 | $21.02 | $43,720 |
| Crossing guards | 360 | $11.22 | $23,340 |
| Law clerks | 360 | $14.97 | $31,140 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 360 | Not available | $87,650 |
| Photographers | 360 | $15.16 | $31,540 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 360 | $17.06 | $35,480 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 350 | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | 350 | $12.10 | $25,170 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 350 | $23.79 | $49,480 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 340 | $12.89 | $26,820 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 340 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 340 | $9.70 | $20,170 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 340 | Not available | $71,910 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | 330 | $17.38 | $36,160 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 330 | Not available | $63,560 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 330 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 330 | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Physician assistants | 330 | $39.95 | $83,090 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 330 | $22.99 | $47,830 |
| Art directors | 320 | $46.30 | $96,300 |
| Couriers and messengers | 320 | $13.93 | $28,970 |
| Helpers--electricians | 320 | $11.07 | $23,020 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 320 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 320 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Woodworkers, all other | 320 | $12.15 | $25,270 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 310 | Not available | $107,260 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 310 | Not available | $73,980 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 310 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 300 | $10.98 | $22,840 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 290 | $29.15 | $60,640 |
| Loan counselors | 290 | $19.47 | $40,490 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 290 | $16.74 | $34,810 |
| Survey researchers | 290 | $21.97 | $45,690 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 290 | $11.61 | $24,150 |
| Broadcast technicians | 280 | $19.27 | $40,090 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 280 | $30.38 | $63,190 |
| Floral designers | 280 | $11.36 | $23,640 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 280 | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 280 | $17.97 | $37,390 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 280 | $10.90 | $22,680 |
| Tax preparers | 280 | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Correspondence clerks | 270 | $17.63 | $36,660 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | 270 | $15.49 | $32,210 |
| Funeral attendants | 270 | $12.00 | $24,970 |
| Home appliance repairers | 270 | $22.31 | $46,410 |
| Producers and directors | 270 | $29.80 | $61,980 |
| Public relations managers | 270 | $47.03 | $97,810 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 260 | $46.06 | $95,810 |
| Education administrators, all other | 260 | $45.93 | $95,530 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 260 | $14.73 | $30,650 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 260 | $21.19 | $44,080 |
| Natural sciences managers | 260 | $45.25 | $94,110 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 250 | $20.95 | $43,580 |
| Materials engineers | 250 | $38.45 | $79,980 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 250 | $19.51 | $40,590 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 240 | $42.80 | $89,020 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 240 | $18.31 | $38,090 |
| Health educators | 240 | $20.16 | $41,930 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 240 | $13.88 | $28,860 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 240 | $17.66 | $36,740 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 240 | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 230 | $13.12 | $27,280 |
| Massage therapists | 230 | $16.23 | $33,760 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 230 | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Sales engineers | 230 | $33.86 | $70,440 |
| Skin care specialists | 230 | $12.65 | $26,320 |
| Technical writers | 230 | $33.65 | $70,000 |
| Bailiffs | 220 | $19.47 | $40,500 |
| Chemical engineers | 220 | $37.12 | $77,220 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 220 | $21.85 | $45,440 |
| Court reporters | 220 | $23.20 | $48,260 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 220 | $14.99 | $31,170 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | 220 | $15.16 | $31,540 |
| Glaziers | 220 | $19.39 | $40,340 |
| Training and development managers | 220 | $47.98 | $99,800 |
| Chiropractors | 210 | $46.76 | $97,260 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 210 | Not available | $77,300 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | 210 | $14.56 | $30,290 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 210 | $9.09 | $18,900 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 210 | $24.05 | $50,030 |
| Pharmacy aides | 210 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 210 | $15.27 | $31,770 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 200 | $27.42 | $57,040 |
| Cooks, all other | 200 | $11.28 | $23,470 |
| Crane and tower operators | 200 | $21.60 | $44,930 |
| Desktop publishers | 200 | $17.26 | $35,890 |
| Funeral directors | 200 | $22.09 | $45,950 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 200 | $13.45 | $27,970 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 200 | Not available | $82,350 |
| Lodging managers | 200 | $27.71 | $57,630 |
| Millwrights | 200 | $25.54 | $53,130 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 200 | $96.53 | $200,780 |
| Real estate brokers | 200 | $42.87 | $89,170 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 190 | $40.90 | $85,060 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | 190 | $14.32 | $29,790 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 190 | $17.11 | $35,600 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 190 | $13.59 | $28,280 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 190 | $22.67 | $47,160 |
| Radio and television announcers | 190 | $12.54 | $26,090 |
| Surveyors | 190 | $26.55 | $55,220 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 180 | $15.98 | $33,230 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 180 | $20.95 | $43,570 |
| Dietetic technicians | 180 | $16.74 | $34,810 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | 180 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Interpreters and translators | 180 | $19.16 | $39,850 |
| Optometrists | 180 | $43.26 | $89,990 |
| Statistical assistants | 180 | $20.47 | $42,570 |
| Transportation inspectors | 180 | $32.65 | $67,920 |
| Anesthesiologists | 170 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Emergency management specialists | 170 | $30.05 | $62,500 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 170 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 170 | $23.78 | $49,470 |
| Psychiatrists | 170 | $78.80 | $163,890 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 170 | Not available | $87,110 |
| Urban and regional planners | 170 | $26.53 | $55,170 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $87,210 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 160 | $44.44 | $92,440 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $87,690 |
| Concierges | 160 | $13.62 | $28,330 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 160 | $16.61 | $34,540 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 160 | $29.46 | $61,270 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 160 | $31.32 | $65,150 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 160 | $22.63 | $47,070 |
| Drafters, all other | 150 | $22.89 | $47,600 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 150 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 150 | $33.77 | $70,250 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 150 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 150 | $17.12 | $35,600 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 140 | $10.98 | $22,830 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | 140 | $28.44 | $59,150 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 140 | $24.08 | $50,090 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 140 | $14.77 | $30,720 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 140 | $36.27 | $75,450 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 140 | $30.60 | $63,660 |
| Pipelayers | 140 | $19.06 | $39,640 |
| Recreational therapists | 140 | $19.95 | $41,500 |
| Statisticians | 140 | $34.13 | $70,980 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 130 | $29.02 | $60,360 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | 130 | $12.21 | $25,390 |
| Clergy | 130 | $22.91 | $47,640 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 130 | $9.73 | $20,230 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 130 | $32.25 | $67,080 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 130 | $12.57 | $26,150 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $73,960 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $101,790 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $88,190 |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $77,050 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $77,230 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 120 | $9.39 | $19,540 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $98,710 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | 120 | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 120 | $26.39 | $54,890 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 120 | $11.67 | $24,280 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 120 | $12.74 | $26,490 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $61,380 |
| Writers and authors | 120 | $25.44 | $52,910 |
| Medical appliance technicians | 110 | $18.27 | $38,010 |
| Microbiologists | 110 | $31.88 | $66,300 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 110 | $28.50 | $59,280 |
| Pourers and casters, metal | 110 | $16.44 | $34,200 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 110 | $22.87 | $47,560 |
| Psychiatric aides | 110 | $13.58 | $28,240 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 110 | $18.52 | $38,520 |
| Animal breeders | 100 | $20.14 | $41,890 |
| Boilermakers | 100 | $25.21 | $52,440 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $105,340 |
| Environmental engineers | 100 | $30.06 | $62,520 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 100 | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 100 | $25.31 | $52,640 |
| Pest control workers | 100 | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | 100 | $14.97 | $31,150 |
| Athletic trainers | 90 | Not available | $44,940 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | 90 | $24.40 | $50,750 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 90 | $24.24 | $50,410 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 90 | $26.17 | $54,440 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 90 | $20.92 | $43,510 |
| Landscape architects | 90 | $29.02 | $60,350 |
| Library science teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $63,060 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 90 | $20.93 | $43,540 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 90 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Social science research assistants | 90 | $18.16 | $37,770 |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $80,380 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 80 | $27.84 | $57,900 |
| Conservation scientists | 80 | $24.05 | $50,030 |
| Designers, all other | 80 | $15.54 | $32,310 |
| Film and video editors | 80 | $18.98 | $39,480 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 80 | $16.74 | $34,820 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 80 | $13.01 | $27,050 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | 80 | $14.90 | $31,000 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 80 | $21.96 | $45,680 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 80 | $31.29 | $65,090 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 80 | $13.65 | $28,400 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 80 | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| Tile and marble setters | 80 | $19.88 | $41,360 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 70 | Not available | $38,760 |
| Audiologists | 70 | $27.36 | $56,900 |
| Curators | 70 | $22.99 | $47,820 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 70 | $26.97 | $56,090 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 70 | Not available | $137,420 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 70 | $30.68 | $63,820 |
| Podiatrists | 70 | $55.52 | $115,470 |
| Radiation therapists | 70 | $34.09 | $70,910 |
| Therapists, all other | 70 | $22.64 | $47,090 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 60 | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 60 | $17.40 | $36,180 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | 60 | $14.45 | $30,050 |
| Life scientists, all other | 60 | $29.34 | $61,020 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 60 | $15.81 | $32,890 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 60 | $14.25 | $29,640 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 60 | Not available | $32,270 |
| Upholsterers | 60 | $14.94 | $31,070 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 60 | $12.29 | $25,560 |
| Animal control workers | 50 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 50 | $25.79 | $53,650 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 50 | $16.41 | $34,130 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $67,660 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | 50 | $11.70 | $24,340 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 50 | $15.01 | $31,230 |
| Hydrologists | 50 | $32.63 | $67,880 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists | 50 | $36.18 | $75,250 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 50 | $12.95 | $26,930 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $79,220 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | 40 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Furniture finishers | 40 | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 40 | $19.57 | $40,710 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 40 | $18.21 | $37,880 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 40 | $28.10 | $58,450 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers | 40 | $23.56 | $49,010 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 40 | $18.84 | $39,180 |
| Telephone operators | 40 | $22.97 | $47,780 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 40 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | 40 | $16.82 | $34,990 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors | 30 | $31.56 | $65,650 |
| Animal trainers | 30 | $14.73 | $30,630 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other | 30 | $19.86 | Not available |
| Foresters | 30 | $22.77 | $47,360 |
| Geography teachers, postsecondary | 30 | Not available | $85,000 |
| Parking enforcement workers | 30 | $17.74 | $36,900 |
| Psychologists, all other | 30 | $33.69 | $70,070 |
| Traffic technicians | 30 | $21.77 | $45,280 |
| Actors | Not available | $8.39 | Not available |
| Aerospace engineers | Not available | $39.34 | $81,820 |
| Air traffic controllers | Not available | $56.44 | $117,390 |
| Archivists | Not available | $15.74 | $32,730 |
| Avionics technicians | Not available | $27.89 | $58,020 |
| Biological technicians | Not available | $17.33 | $36,050 |
| Bookbinders | Not available | $16.65 | $34,620 |
| Camera and photographic equipment repairers | Not available | $15.57 | $32,390 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | Not available | $24.88 | $51,750 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | Not available | $11.31 | $23,520 |
| Commercial pilots | Not available | Not available | $50,920 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | Not available | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | Not available | $67.88 | $141,180 |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers | Not available | $8.39 | $17,450 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | Not available | $21.11 | $43,910 |
| Elevator installers and repairers | Not available | $29.55 | $61,450 |
| Etchers and engravers | Not available | $12.42 | $25,820 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | Not available | $11.58 | $24,080 |
| Financial specialists, all other | Not available | $30.76 | $63,970 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | Not available | $16.25 | $33,790 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | Not available | $14.21 | $29,550 |
| Helpers--roofers | Not available | $13.76 | $28,620 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | Not available | $17.53 | $36,470 |
| Marriage and family therapists | Not available | $28.13 | $58,520 |
| Materials scientists | Not available | $41.10 | $85,480 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | Not available | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| Orthodontists | Not available | $101.50 | $211,130 |
| Petroleum engineers | Not available | $41.66 | $86,650 |
| Physical therapist aides | Not available | $10.38 | $21,590 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | Not available | $86.93 | $180,820 |
| Physicists | Not available | $49.17 | $102,270 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | Not available | $25.27 | $52,560 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $17.22 | $35,810 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | Not available | $16.93 | $35,210 |
| Sewers, hand | Not available | $9.44 | $19,630 |
| Stonemasons | Not available | $20.80 | $43,260 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | Not available | $11.72 | $24,380 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | Not available | $9.16 | $19,050 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | Not available | $10.05 | $20,890 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | Not available | $13.82 | $28,740 |
