Occupational employment / Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

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 "Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,981,590 $20.63 $42,900
Office and administrative support occupations 564,710 $15.71 $32,680
Sales and related occupations 330,820 $18.73 $38,960
Food preparation and serving related occupations 242,380 $8.97 $18,650
Transportation and material moving occupations 221,130 $15.13 $31,470
Production occupations 203,840 $14.35 $29,840
Education, training, and library occupations 165,490 $21.65 $45,030
Business and financial operations occupations 152,810 $31.86 $66,280
Management occupations 149,010 $50.57 $105,190
Construction and extraction occupations 139,180 $16.20 $33,690
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 132,530 $33.25 $69,160
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 123,520 $18.84 $39,180
Computer and mathematical occupations 112,460 $36.69 $76,310
Retail salespersons 98,030 $12.15 $25,270
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 83,670 $10.28 $21,380
Customer service representatives 81,220 $15.45 $32,130
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 70,990 $7.88 $16,390
Cashiers 69,340 $8.60 $17,880
Architecture and engineering occupations 68,060 $35.44 $73,720
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 61,360 $11.18 $23,250
Healthcare support occupations 60,950 $12.72 $26,460
Protective service occupations 59,690 $18.44 $38,350
Waiters and waitresses 54,920 $8.25 $17,160
Office clerks, general 54,340 $12.19 $25,350
General and operations managers 51,170 $56.14 $116,760
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 46,940 $13.82 $28,750
Registered nurses 44,670 $30.71 $63,870
Stock clerks and order fillers 44,310 $10.98 $22,830
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 41,880 $16.27 $33,830
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 41,510 $29.34 $61,030
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 40,980 $20.23 $42,070
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 40,340 $19.25 $40,050
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 38,480 $9.45 $19,660
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 38,050 $23.96 $49,840
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 37,830 $24.03 $49,990
Elementary school teachers, except special education 36,050 Not available $47,630
Construction laborers 32,080 $11.25 $23,410
Accountants and auditors 31,080 $32.22 $67,020
Maintenance and repair workers, general 27,180 $15.19 $31,600
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 26,350 $19.57 $40,710
Security guards 25,730 $13.03 $27,100
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 25,080 $11.01 $22,890
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 24,570 Not available $47,460
Receptionists and information clerks 24,160 $12.39 $25,780
Legal occupations 22,750 $43.86 $91,230
Cooks, restaurant 22,440 $9.96 $20,720
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 21,670 $14.40 $29,960
Life, physical, and social science occupations 21,500 $30.63 $63,700
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 21,320 $14.25 $29,640
Community and social services occupations 21,100 $20.34 $42,320
Team assemblers 20,530 $11.23 $23,350
Teacher assistants 20,070 Not available $19,620
Business operations specialists, all other 19,050 $33.06 $68,760
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 18,900 $13.52 $28,130
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 18,690 $11.07 $23,030
Computer support specialists 18,320 $22.17 $46,120
Computer software engineers, systems software 18,160 $44.33 $92,210
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 18,010 $8.46 $17,590
Computer systems analysts 17,910 $38.40 $79,870
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 16,740 $20.77 $43,200
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 16,550 Not available $48,780
Industrial truck and tractor operators 15,890 $12.98 $27,000
Sales representatives, services, all other 15,450 $29.87 $62,120
Packers and packagers, hand 15,300 $9.62 $20,020
Computer programmers 15,130 $38.25 $79,560
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 14,650 $25.02 $52,040
Bill and account collectors 14,370 $15.51 $32,260
Computer software engineers, applications 14,170 $43.91 $91,330
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 13,550 $25.86 $53,780
Personal and home care aides 13,070 $7.26 $15,110
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 13,030 $15.67 $32,600
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 12,620 $26.32 $54,750
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 12,450 $37.73 $78,480
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 12,410 $18.28 $38,030
Management analysts 12,410 $39.44 $82,040
Network and computer systems administrators 11,440 $34.25 $71,230
Medical assistants 11,340 $14.22 $29,590
Tellers 11,290 $12.48 $25,970
Lawyers 10,980 $64.16 $133,450
Electricians 10,850 $20.02 $41,640
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 10,430 $7.72 $16,070
Financial managers 10,060 $57.14 $118,850
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 9,940 $16.34 $33,990
Telemarketers 9,830 $13.51 $28,090
Preschool teachers, except special education 9,770 $11.44 $23,800
Teachers and instructors, all other 9,720 Not available $24,800
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 9,570 $27.09 $56,340
Dishwashers 9,480 $7.66 $15,930
Home health aides 9,440 $10.73 $22,320
Driver/sales workers 9,170 $11.22 $23,330
Helpers--production workers 9,160 $9.48 $19,720
Insurance sales agents 9,140 $30.17 $62,760
Cooks, fast food 9,080 $8.11 $16,860
Carpenters 9,070 $15.77 $32,810
Construction managers 8,780 $34.62 $72,010
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 8,770 $15.38 $31,990
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 8,690 $8.04 $16,710
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 8,640 $42.13 $87,620
Counter and rental clerks 8,570 $13.35 $27,770
Sales managers 8,330 $56.34 $117,180
Financial analysts 8,220 $39.54 $82,250
Food preparation workers 8,170 $8.30 $17,260
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 7,880 Not available Not available
Computer and information systems managers 7,780 $58.75 $122,190
Loan officers 7,710 $38.12 $79,300
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 7,680 $12.18 $25,340
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 7,680 Not available Not available
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 7,680 $38.59 $80,270
Administrative services managers 7,620 $44.03 $91,580
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 7,610 $16.51 $34,340
Data entry keyers 7,440 $13.15 $27,340
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 7,430 $7.84 $16,300
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 7,430 $18.21 $37,880
Loan interviewers and clerks 7,420 $18.04 $37,520
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 7,400 $15.03 $31,270
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 7,380 $20.79 $43,250
Pharmacy technicians 7,310 $14.30 $29,730
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 7,310 $21.38 $44,460
Machinists 7,290 $16.23 $33,760
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 7,200 $27.49 $57,170
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 7,190 $9.03 $18,780
Medical secretaries 7,170 $13.98 $29,080
Fire fighters 7,130 $24.82 $51,620
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 7,070 $27.72 $57,660
Bartenders 7,020 $9.44 $19,640
Public relations specialists 6,960 $28.14 $58,540
Network systems and data communications analysts 6,940 $37.72 $78,450
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 6,910 $19.31 $40,170
Market research analysts 6,910 $33.55 $69,790
Bus drivers, school 6,800 $11.27 $23,430
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 6,660 $28.14 $58,530
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 6,640 $25.14 $52,290
Real estate sales agents 6,590 $28.85 $60,010
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 6,580 $25.75 $53,550
Flight attendants 6,480 Not available Not available
Postal service mail carriers 6,380 Not available Not available
Electronics engineers, except computer 6,350 $43.85 $91,210
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 6,230 $18.67 $38,830
Property, real estate, and community association managers 6,100 $22.44 $46,680
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 6,020 $19.12 $39,770
Industrial machinery mechanics 5,940 $20.83 $43,330
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 5,890 $20.88 $43,420
Cost estimators 5,850 $27.44 $57,070
Training and development specialists 5,690 $26.14 $54,360
Industrial engineers 5,680 $38.11 $79,270
Paralegals and legal assistants 5,650 $26.87 $55,890
Order clerks 5,640 $14.27 $29,690
Pharmacists 5,620 $55.22 $114,850
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 5,610 $16.89 $35,130
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 5,580 $10.08 $20,960
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 5,490 $20.30 $42,230
Cement masons and concrete finishers 5,340 $14.49 $30,130
Legal secretaries 5,340 $21.82 $45,380
Dental assistants 5,330 $16.17 $33,630
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 5,320 Not available Not available
Helpers--electricians 5,200 $12.87 $26,770
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 5,180 $12.36 $25,710
Amusement and recreation attendants 5,160 $9.26 $19,260
Electrical engineers 5,150 $44.01 $91,540
Medical and health services managers 5,140 $39.58 $82,320
Chief executives 5,010 $88.22 $183,510
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 4,950 $25.76 $53,570
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 4,950 $26.54 $55,210
Physicians and surgeons, all other 4,950 $81.75 $170,040
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 4,750 $26.16 $54,400
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 4,730 Not available $73,440
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 4,700 $16.92 $35,200
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 4,660 $19.75 $41,080
Mechanical engineers 4,640 $39.63 $82,430
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 4,610 $28.82 $59,950
Civil engineers 4,570 $37.39 $77,770
Correctional officers and jailers 4,520 $15.74 $32,730
Food service managers 4,510 $26.40 $54,920
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 4,410 $13.35 $27,760
Printing machine operators 4,410 $17.24 $35,850
Engineering managers 4,360 $62.77 $130,560
Graphic designers 4,350 $22.70 $47,220
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 4,310 $14.87 $30,920
Parking lot attendants 4,290 $8.87 $18,450
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 4,250 Not available Not available
File clerks 4,180 $12.91 $26,860
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 4,140 $14.05 $29,220
Parts salespersons 4,130 $15.59 $32,430
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 4,130 Not available $45,830
Architects, except landscape and naval 4,100 $33.87 $70,450
Database administrators 4,100 $34.41 $71,560
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 4,100 $14.57 $30,300
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 4,080 $12.14 $25,250
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 4,030 $16.82 $34,980
Marketing managers 4,010 $60.77 $126,400
Personal financial advisors 3,970 $50.70 $105,450
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 3,930 $8.63 $17,940
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 3,890 $8.89 $18,490
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 3,890 $30.60 $63,650
Managers, all other 3,890 $47.48 $98,750
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 3,870 $12.60 $26,210
Industrial production managers 3,820 $51.89 $107,940
Painters, construction and maintenance 3,800 $14.23 $29,590
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 3,780 $14.12 $29,360
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 3,770 $21.26 $44,210
All other information and record clerks 3,750 $15.42 $32,070
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 3,600 $24.90 $51,790
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 3,540 Not available $46,480
Child, family, and school social workers 3,490 $18.62 $38,730
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 3,430 $26.95 $56,060
Architectural and civil drafters 3,410 $22.70 $47,210
Radiologic technologists and technicians 3,370 $26.55 $55,220
Recreation workers 3,330 $11.10 $23,090
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 3,310 $16.62 $34,570
Instructional coordinators 3,260 $28.77 $59,840
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 3,260 $9.22 $19,180
Switchboard operators, including answering service 3,250 $11.99 $24,950
Cargo and freight agents 3,230 $18.08 $37,610
Semiconductor processors 3,220 $15.64 $32,530
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 3,200 $11.46 $23,840
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 3,160 $13.02 $27,070
Credit analysts 3,150 $28.97 $60,260
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 3,150 $17.43 $36,240
Industrial engineering technicians 3,140 $27.82 $57,870
Computer operators 3,110 $17.69 $36,780
Automotive body and related repairers 3,040 $17.83 $37,080
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 3,030 $13.10 $27,240
Sewing machine operators 3,030 $9.77 $20,330
Demonstrators and product promoters 3,020 $14.26 $29,650
Dental hygienists 3,010 $34.03 $70,790
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,970 $9.79 $20,370
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 2,970 $38.78 $80,670
Logisticians 2,960 $29.38 $61,120
Service station attendants 2,960 $9.46 $19,680
Office machine operators, except computer 2,950 $13.45 $27,970
Coaches and scouts 2,910 Not available $34,000
Advertising sales agents 2,900 $27.59 $57,380
Sheet metal workers 2,850 $15.57 $32,390
Librarians 2,830 $25.27 $52,560
Operations research analysts 2,810 $34.48 $71,730
Engineers, all other 2,750 $43.37 $90,210
Physical therapists 2,700 $37.57 $78,150
Travel agents 2,690 $14.62 $30,420
Tire repairers and changers 2,640 $11.21 $23,330
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 2,610 $21.03 $43,750
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 2,590 $8.30 $17,260
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,570 $13.83 $28,770
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 2,550 $17.08 $35,530
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 2,550 $18.60 $38,690
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 2,550 $8.86 $18,420
Production workers, all other 2,550 $11.69 $24,320
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 2,540 $13.55 $28,190
Medical records and health information technicians 2,520 $15.92 $33,100
Speech-language pathologists 2,500 $28.81 $59,930
Computer specialists, all other 2,460 $35.66 $74,180
Healthcare support workers, all other 2,450 $15.24 $31,700
Mechanical drafters 2,430 $23.20 $48,250
Structural iron and steel workers 2,410 $16.32 $33,950
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,390 $17.78 $36,990
Insurance underwriters 2,390 $30.08 $62,570
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 2,390 $12.83 $26,680
Civil engineering technicians 2,380 $20.30 $42,220
Construction and building inspectors 2,370 $23.82 $49,550
Tax preparers 2,340 $16.90 $35,150
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,330 $11.85 $24,650
Occupational therapists 2,330 $34.17 $71,060
Self-enrichment education teachers 2,320 $20.59 $42,830
Veterinary technologists and technicians 2,310 $13.15 $27,350
Interior designers 2,260 $23.31 $48,490
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 2,250 $10.47 $21,780
Butchers and meat cutters 2,230 $12.87 $26,760
Prepress technicians and workers 2,220 $15.85 $32,970
Bakers 2,210 $10.24 $21,290
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 2,210 $18.86 $39,240
Surgical technologists 2,210 $19.47 $40,490
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 2,210 $13.77 $28,640
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,200 $7.72 $16,060
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 2,190 $17.35 $36,080
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 2,170 Not available Not available
Brickmasons and blockmasons 2,150 $18.91 $39,340
Machine feeders and offbearers 2,110 $12.45 $25,900
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,100 $12.80 $26,630
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,100 $12.91 $26,840
Cooks, short order 2,090 $9.98 $20,750
New accounts clerks 2,080 $15.65 $32,550
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,050 $12.74 $26,510
Respiratory therapists 2,030 $24.70 $51,370
Food batchmakers 2,010 $9.78 $20,340
Office and administrative support workers, all other 1,940 $16.59 $34,510
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,940 Not available $49,540
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,930 $11.79 $24,520
Medical and public health social workers 1,920 $22.78 $47,370
Sales and related workers, all other 1,910 $20.87 $43,410
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,890 $15.63 $32,500
Financial specialists, all other 1,870 $33.70 $70,090
Food servers, nonrestaurant 1,850 $9.10 $18,920
Loan counselors 1,850 $18.80 $39,110
Special education teachers, middle school 1,850 Not available $48,680
Chefs and head cooks 1,840 $19.58 $40,720
Couriers and messengers 1,830 $12.06 $25,090
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,810 $30.48 $63,390
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,810 $13.62 $28,320
Social and human service assistants 1,810 $12.49 $25,980
Dentists, general 1,780 $78.93 $164,170
Surveying and mapping technicians 1,780 $16.80 $34,940
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 1,750 Not available $52,380
Editors 1,700 $27.78 $57,770
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,680 $17.51 $36,410
Bindery workers 1,660 $12.78 $26,580
Sales engineers 1,660 $46.43 $96,580
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 1,630 $15.98 $33,240
Counselors, all other 1,590 $27.66 $57,530
Purchasing managers 1,570 $49.00 $101,930
Engine and other machine assemblers 1,560 $16.45 $34,220
Procurement clerks 1,530 $16.90 $35,150
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,520 $11.83 $24,600
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,510 $15.76 $32,780
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,500 $30.41 $63,260
Health technologists and technicians, all other 1,500 $18.32 $38,110
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,490 $17.54 $36,490
Photographers 1,450 $17.04 $35,440
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 1,420 Not available Not available
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 1,410 $16.29 $33,890
Technical writers 1,410 $29.81 $62,010
Transportation workers, all other 1,400 $11.99 $24,940
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,390 $26.35 $54,810
Postal service clerks 1,390 Not available Not available
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 1,370 $11.84 $24,620
Brokerage clerks 1,350 $19.32 $40,200
Avionics technicians 1,340 $21.91 $45,570
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,330 $11.51 $23,950
Helpers--carpenters 1,330 $11.29 $23,470
Medical transcriptionists 1,330 $17.54 $36,480
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 1,330 $19.83 $41,240
Surgeons 1,320 $101.55 $211,210
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 1,300 $11.88 $24,700
Pipelayers 1,280 $13.20 $27,460
Chemical technicians 1,270 $20.98 $43,650
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 1,270 $17.29 $35,960
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,240 $17.78 $36,980
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 1,240 $49.33 $102,610
Producers and directors 1,240 $37.50 $78,010
Budget analysts 1,220 $31.34 $65,190
Family and general practitioners 1,220 $86.63 $180,190
Library assistants, clerical 1,220 $11.14 $23,180
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 1,210 $11.47 $23,850
Social and community service managers 1,190 $28.69 $59,670
Tile and marble setters 1,180 $14.29 $29,720
Art directors 1,150 $39.94 $83,070
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,150 $16.58 $34,490
Word processors and typists 1,150 $16.76 $34,860
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,140 $15.06 $31,330
Physician assistants 1,140 $39.83 $82,840
Multi-media artists and animators 1,130 $22.25 $46,280
Plasterers and stucco masons 1,120 $15.75 $32,770
Opticians, dispensing 1,110 $15.48 $32,190
Petroleum engineers 1,110 $56.63 $117,780
Computer hardware engineers 1,100 $46.27 $96,230
Hazardous materials removal workers 1,100 $14.18 $29,490
Chemists 1,080 $34.42 $71,590
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 1,080 $19.39 $40,320
Audio and video equipment technicians 1,070 $20.36 $42,340
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,070 $17.48 $36,350
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,060 $12.51 $26,010
Library technicians 1,050 $12.94 $26,910
Physical therapist aides 1,050 $10.17 $21,150
Compensation and benefits managers 1,040 $49.92 $103,840
Massage therapists 1,040 $16.79 $34,920
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 1,030 $23.46 $48,790
Painters, transportation equipment 1,030 $18.62 $38,730
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 1,020 Not available $57,640
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas 1,020 $28.05 $58,350
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 1,010 $19.99 $41,580
Occupational health and safety specialists 1,010 $28.96 $60,230
Photographic processing machine operators 1,010 $10.61 $22,070
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,000 $27.77 $57,760
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 1,000 $9.15 $19,030
Meeting and convention planners 1,000 $22.12 $46,000
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 990 $13.12 $27,290
Business teachers, postsecondary 980 Not available $85,390
Education administrators, postsecondary 980 $47.11 $97,980
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 980 $21.91 $45,580
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 970 $14.18 $29,490
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 960 $11.98 $24,920
Environmental engineers 950 $37.68 $78,380
Medical equipment repairers 950 $22.01 $45,770
Pest control workers 950 $15.57 $32,380
Slaughterers and meat packers 950 Not available Not available
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 940 $18.04 $37,530
Human resources managers, all other 920 $56.88 $118,310
Maintenance workers, machinery 920 $18.29 $38,050
Financial examiners 910 $37.62 $78,250
Meter readers, utilities 910 $15.01 $31,230
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 910 $13.22 $27,500
Conveyor operators and tenders 900 $12.69 $26,390
Mechanical engineering technicians 900 $24.52 $51,000
Desktop publishers 890 $20.54 $42,720
Electrical and electronics drafters 890 $27.53 $57,260
Physical therapist assistants 880 $24.86 $51,710
Rehabilitation counselors 880 $17.82 $37,070
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 870 $12.59 $26,180
Air traffic controllers 860 $57.50 $119,600
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 860 $11.45 $23,820
Court, municipal, and license clerks 840 $16.06 $33,410
Health educators 840 $23.05 $47,940
Motor vehicle operators, all other 840 $12.61 $26,220
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 830 $33.78 $70,270
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 830 $11.62 $24,180
Home appliance repairers 830 $12.70 $26,420
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 820 $14.91 $31,020
Advertising and promotions managers 810 $43.30 $90,070
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 810 $25.23 $52,470
Construction and related workers, all other 800 $12.13 $25,230
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 800 $15.55 $32,350
Furniture finishers 800 $12.26 $25,490
Surveyors 800 $25.22 $52,450
Helpers, construction trades, all other 790 $12.03 $25,030
Medical equipment preparers 790 $13.77 $28,640
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 790 $23.32 $48,510
Tool and die makers 790 $22.65 $47,110
Writers and authors 790 $28.93 $60,170
Baggage porters and bellhops 780 $8.87 $18,450
Crossing guards 780 $8.80 $18,310
Cutters and trimmers, hand 780 $10.99 $22,850
Upholsterers 780 $14.13 $29,400
Floral designers 770 $11.01 $22,900
Transportation inspectors 770 Not available Not available
Chemical engineers 760 $43.99 $91,510
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 760 $10.79 $22,440
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 760 Not available $54,000
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 750 $14.18 $29,490
Training and development managers 750 $46.79 $97,320
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 750 $9.37 $19,500
Crane and tower operators 740 $17.08 $35,530
Diagnostic medical sonographers 740 $30.32 $63,080
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 730 $22.84 $47,510
Materials engineers 730 $41.95 $87,260
Reporters and correspondents 700 Not available Not available
Dental laboratory technicians 690 $17.21 $35,810
Interpreters and translators 690 $17.27 $35,930
Photographic process workers 680 $13.73 $28,560
Public relations managers 670 $48.87 $101,640
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 670 $11.45 $23,820
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 670 $20.37 $42,360
Dietitians and nutritionists 660 $24.54 $51,040
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 660 $10.16 $21,130
Legal support workers, all other 660 $23.58 $49,050
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 660 $16.55 $34,430
Mechanical door repairers 650 $17.46 $36,310
Social workers, all other 640 $18.82 $39,150
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 630 $26.02 $54,130
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 620 $11.73 $24,390
Musicians and singers 620 $22.29 Not available
Respiratory therapy technicians 620 $21.75 $45,240
Chemical plant and system operators 610 $27.18 $56,540
Correspondence clerks 610 $15.09 $31,380
Personal care and service workers, all other 610 $11.04 $22,970
Carpet installers 600 $12.44 $25,880
Radio and television announcers 600 $31.49 $65,500
Real estate brokers 600 $37.56 $78,130
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 600 $12.35 $25,690
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 590 $33.72 $70,140
Community and social service specialists, all other 590 $19.20 $39,940
Concierges 580 $11.91 $24,760
Law clerks 580 $19.53 $40,620
Residential advisors 580 $10.09 $20,990
Education teachers, postsecondary 570 Not available $59,290
Elevator installers and repairers 570 $26.85 $55,850
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 560 $13.03 $27,100
Insulation workers, mechanical 560 $14.88 $30,950
Riggers 560 $21.28 $44,260
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 550 Not available $58,140
Geological and petroleum technicians 550 $25.12 $52,260
Optometrists 550 $59.04 $122,800
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 550 $11.73 $24,400
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 540 Not available $87,100
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 540 $13.86 $28,830
Obstetricians and gynecologists 540 $97.41 $202,610
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 530 $15.00 $31,190
Lodging managers 530 $30.32 $63,070
Broadcast technicians 520 $19.30 $40,140
Clergy 520 $19.25 $40,030
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 520 Not available $57,890
Private detectives and investigators 520 $24.84 $51,670
Recreational vehicle service technicians 510 $16.16 $33,620
Skin care specialists 510 $15.77 $32,800
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 500 $13.61 $28,310
Pharmacy aides 500 $10.35 $21,530
Communications teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $51,380
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 470 $39.49 $82,140
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 470 $12.57 $26,150
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 460 $10.31 $21,440
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 460 $24.73 $51,430
Chiropractors 450 $34.01 $70,730
Job printers 450 $16.64 $34,610
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 450 $18.87 $39,260
Court reporters 440 $24.57 $51,110
Funeral attendants 440 $10.54 $21,930
Rail car repairers 440 $16.12 $33,530
Urban and regional planners 440 $28.22 $58,690
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $81,010
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 430 Not available Not available
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 430 $15.66 $32,580
Proofreaders and copy markers 430 $15.15 $31,500
Fence erectors 420 $12.85 $26,730
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 420 $36.50 $75,920
Nuclear medicine technologists 420 $31.57 $65,670
Actuaries 410 $51.18 $106,460
Animal control workers 410 $16.44 $34,200
Commercial and industrial designers 410 $24.44 $50,840
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 410 $13.57 $28,230
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 410 $12.78 $26,590
Mental health counselors 410 $19.54 $40,650
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 410 Not available $79,340
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 400 $11.13 $23,150
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 400 $10.71 $22,280
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 390 $10.29 $21,410
Numerical tool and process control programmers 390 $19.07 $39,660
Occupational therapist assistants 390 $25.74 $53,550
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 380 $9.16 $19,050
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 370 $10.88 $22,620
Locksmiths and safe repairers 370 Not available Not available
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 370 $14.62 $30,410
Forensic science technicians 360 $22.24 $46,260
Millwrights 360 $21.96 $45,670
Internists, general 350 $86.22 $179,330
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 350 $39.46 $82,090
Natural sciences managers 350 $55.66 $115,770
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 350 $17.34 $36,070
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 340 Not available $58,270
Highway maintenance workers 340 $16.40 $34,120
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 340 $24.44 $50,830
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 340 Not available $65,830
Tapers 340 $15.22 $31,650
Athletes and sports competitors 330 Not available Not available
Tour guides and escorts 330 $13.90 $28,920
Helpers--roofers 320 $9.63 $20,020
Athletic trainers 310 Not available $45,800
Boilermakers 310 $21.36 $44,430
Education administrators, all other 310 $30.23 $62,870
Computer and information scientists, research 300 $48.11 $100,070
Electro-mechanical technicians 300 $24.26 $50,450
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 300 $12.59 $26,180
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 300 $8.96 $18,630
Motorcycle mechanics 300 $18.26 $37,970
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 290 $34.69 $72,160
Food scientists and technologists 290 $34.34 $71,430
Foundry mold and coremakers 280 $11.77 $24,490
Physical scientists, all other 280 $43.15 $89,760
Audio-visual collections specialists 270 $27.55 $57,310
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $83,390
Choreographers 270 $18.30 $38,050
Etchers and engravers 270 $17.84 $37,100
Landscape architects 270 $41.10 $85,480
Fire inspectors and investigators 260 $30.69 $63,840
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $52,910
Set and exhibit designers 260 $23.25 $48,360
Sewers, hand 260 $11.33 $23,570
Sound engineering technicians 260 $22.11 $46,000
Film and video editors 250 $43.33 $90,120
History teachers, postsecondary 250 Not available $63,160
Manicurists and pedicurists 250 $10.43 $21,690
Social scientists and related workers, all other 250 Not available Not available
Vocational education teachers, middle school 250 Not available $49,800
Museum technicians and conservators 240 $18.08 $37,610
Pourers and casters, metal 240 $12.32 $25,620
Public address system and other announcers 240 $15.78 $32,830
Subway and streetcar operators 240 $20.87 $43,420
Curators 230 $23.47 $48,830
Dietetic technicians 230 $12.40 $25,790
Psychiatrists 230 $90.12 $187,440
Animal trainers 220 $14.01 $29,150
Biological scientists, all other 220 $34.03 $70,790
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $52,720
Stonemasons 220 $17.77 $36,970
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 220 Not available $26,090
Agricultural and food science technicians 210 $15.43 $32,090
Economists 210 $41.50 $86,330
Occupational health and safety technicians 210 $20.15 $41,920
Physics teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $75,750
Psychiatric technicians 210 $14.03 $29,180
Funeral directors 200 $20.31 $42,250
Political science teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $69,810
Terrazzo workers and finishers 200 $12.70 $26,410
Traffic technicians 200 $20.88 $43,430
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $100,800
Environmental engineering technicians 190 $18.34 $38,140
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 190 $11.82 $24,590
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 190 $13.67 $28,430
Legislators 190 Not available $21,810
Material moving workers, all other 190 $16.44 $34,200
Shoe and leather workers and repairers 190 $12.40 $25,790
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 190 $10.58 $22,010
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 180 $19.47 $40,510
Economics teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $91,340
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 180 $19.42 $40,390
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 180 $16.15 $33,600
Farm equipment mechanics 170 $15.89 $33,050
Motion picture projectionists 170 $9.23 $19,190
Social work teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $48,990
Tree trimmers and pruners 170 $12.67 $26,360
Bookbinders 160 $28.29 $58,850
Drafters, all other 160 $22.44 $46,670
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 160 $14.40 $29,960
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 160 $24.95 $51,890
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 160 $16.97 $35,290
Power plant operators 160 $23.42 $48,720
Embalmers 150 $16.62 $34,570
Media and communication workers, all other 150 $23.08 $48,020
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 150 $41.10 $85,490
Social science research assistants 150 $20.15 $41,910
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 150 $13.05 $27,150
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 140 Not available Not available
Radiation therapists 140 $36.88 $76,720
Airfield operations specialists 130 $30.37 $63,170
Audiologists 130 $31.68 $65,890
Biomedical engineers 130 $32.16 $66,890
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $51,110
Postmasters and mail superintendents 130 $35.00 $72,790
Statisticians 130 $36.56 $76,050
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 120 $49.21 $102,350
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $60,680
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $75,500
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 120 $32.05 $66,660
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 110 Not available Not available
Bailiffs 110 $18.64 $38,780
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 110 $25.77 $53,600
Patternmakers, wood 110 $12.06 $25,090
Psychologists, all other 110 $37.40 $77,800
Recreational therapists 110 $19.34 $40,230
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 100 $13.97 $29,060
Anthropologists and archeologists 100 $24.06 $50,050
Emergency management specialists 100 $30.04 $62,490
Marriage and family therapists 100 $19.66 $40,880
Model makers, metal and plastic 100 $20.23 $42,070
Therapists, all other 100 $24.32 $50,580
Archivists 90 $26.52 $55,170
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 90 Not available Not available
Education, training, and library workers, all other 90 $23.58 $49,050
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 90 Not available Not available
Fashion designers 90 $23.91 $49,730
Microbiologists 90 $24.08 $50,080
Model makers, wood 90 $13.48 $28,040
Orthodontists 90 $75.00 More than $145,600
Tire builders 90 $11.54 $24,000
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 80 $21.49 $44,690
Law teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $105,300
Occupational therapist aides 80 $12.67 $26,350
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 80 $13.68 $28,450
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 80 $14.49 $30,150
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 70 $28.77 $59,850
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 70 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 70 $20.33 $42,280
Orthotists and prosthetists 70 $29.59 $61,550
Agricultural equipment operators 60 $11.06 $23,000
Broadcast news analysts 60 $52.86 $109,960
Designers, all other 60 $21.75 $45,230
Epidemiologists 60 $23.37 $48,610
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 60 $10.35 $21,530
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 60 $22.51 $46,820
Railroad conductors and yardmasters 60 $25.91 $53,890
Dentists, all other specialists 50 $98.20 $204,260
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $68,810
Gaming service workers, all other 50 $19.23 $39,990
Models 50 $11.03 $22,940
Plant and system operators, all other 50 $27.33 $56,840
Costume attendants 40 Not available Not available
Farm and home management advisors 40 $14.55 $30,250
Power distributors and dispatchers 40 $24.61 $51,190
Life scientists, all other 30 $24.74 $51,460
Aerospace engineers Not available $47.68 $99,180
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $50,250
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $58,920
Artists and related workers, all other Not available $29.71 $61,790
Atmospheric and space scientists Not available $31.98 $66,530
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $15.68 $32,620
Barbers Not available $7.86 $16,350
Biochemists and biophysicists Not available $56.21 $116,920
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $15.39 $32,020
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture Not available $17.28 $35,950
Child care workers Not available $8.73 $18,160
Commercial divers Not available $18.14 $37,730
Commercial pilots Not available Not available $81,210
Conservation scientists Not available $30.70 $63,860
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door Not available $19.28 $40,100
Cooks, all other Not available $10.32 $21,460
Craft artists Not available $13.01 $27,060
Directors, religious activities and education Not available $28.60 $59,480
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay Not available $30.45 $63,340
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $15.01 $31,220
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other Not available $9.28 $19,300
Gas plant operators Not available $29.58 $61,530
Glaziers Not available $16.00 $33,290
Graduate teaching assistants Not available Not available $34,480
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists Not available $11.25 $23,400
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $33.40 $69,480
Hydrologists Not available $41.23 $85,750
Manufactured building and mobile home installers Not available $14.64 $30,440
Materials scientists Not available $41.66 $86,640
Medical appliance technicians Not available $17.03 $35,420
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Not available $27.17 $56,520
Motorboat mechanics Not available $15.02 $31,250
Music directors and composers Not available $23.93 $49,780
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Not available $98.10 $204,040
Parking enforcement workers Not available $13.37 $27,810
Pediatricians, general Not available $75.94 $157,960
Personal care and service occupations Not available $11.59 $24,110
Physicists Not available $52.22 $108,630
Pile-driver operators Not available $21.71 $45,150
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists Not available $16.51 $34,340
Protective service workers, all other Not available $12.81 $26,650
Psychiatric aides Not available $11.18 $23,240
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers Not available $23.11 $48,070
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products Not available $32.68 $67,980
Radio mechanics Not available $14.80 $30,790
Roofers Not available $13.92 $28,940
Roustabouts, oil and gas Not available $15.58 $32,400
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Not available $12.95 $26,940
Shampooers Not available $11.41 $23,740
Statistical assistants Not available $24.53 $51,030
Survey researchers Not available $21.75 $45,230
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents Not available $31.20 $64,900
Telephone operators Not available $20.49 $42,610
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders Not available $11.26 $23,410
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $12.39 $25,780
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $8.96 $18,640
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $10.49 $21,820
Veterinarians Not available $52.92 $110,080
Watch repairers Not available $13.28 $27,630
Wellhead pumpers Not available $20.62 $42,890
Zoologists and wildlife biologists Not available $21.49 $44,710
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