Occupational employment / Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division

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

Estimates for "Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,109,930 $21.29 $44,280
Office and administrative support occupations 403,320 $15.99 $33,270
Sales and related occupations 236,120 $19.48 $40,520
Food preparation and serving related occupations 167,130 $9.01 $18,750
Transportation and material moving occupations 144,650 $14.41 $29,980
Production occupations 135,150 $14.03 $29,190
Business and financial operations occupations 120,040 $32.58 $67,760
Education, training, and library occupations 114,480 $21.84 $45,430
Management occupations 110,890 $52.36 $108,910
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 93,840 $34.08 $70,880
Computer and mathematical occupations 93,300 $36.88 $76,710
Construction and extraction occupations 92,260 $16.28 $33,850
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 81,740 $18.90 $39,300
Retail salespersons 66,170 $12.37 $25,730
Customer service representatives 60,130 $15.83 $32,920
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 59,090 $10.20 $21,210
Cashiers 48,040 $8.53 $17,750
Architecture and engineering occupations 47,610 $35.96 $74,800
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 47,090 $7.94 $16,520
Protective service occupations 45,010 $18.15 $37,760
Healthcare support occupations 44,430 $12.79 $26,610
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 40,970 $11.34 $23,580
Office clerks, general 39,350 $12.46 $25,920
Waiters and waitresses 39,260 $8.25 $17,150
General and operations managers 38,240 $57.72 $120,060
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 32,930 $13.87 $28,850
Registered nurses 31,530 $31.44 $65,390
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 31,260 $29.57 $61,510
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 31,210 $16.54 $34,410
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 30,180 $20.76 $43,180
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 29,250 $24.60 $51,170
Stock clerks and order fillers 28,980 $11.01 $22,910
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 28,630 $19.56 $40,690
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 27,410 $24.68 $51,320
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 26,650 $9.27 $19,270
Accountants and auditors 24,690 $32.34 $67,270
Elementary school teachers, except special education 23,740 Not available $47,320
Construction laborers 22,210 $11.35 $23,610
Security guards 21,020 $12.83 $26,690
Maintenance and repair workers, general 18,800 $15.23 $31,680
Legal occupations 18,420 $44.78 $93,150
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 17,890 $11.03 $22,940
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 17,490 $19.75 $41,090
Receptionists and information clerks 17,450 $12.64 $26,300
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 17,310 Not available $46,020
Life, physical, and social science occupations 16,150 $31.24 $64,970
Computer support specialists 15,350 $22.52 $46,840
Cooks, restaurant 15,030 $10.13 $21,070
Computer systems analysts 14,900 $38.92 $80,960
Team assemblers 14,590 $11.64 $24,220
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 14,290 $14.68 $30,540
Business operations specialists, all other 14,150 $34.08 $70,880
Teacher assistants 14,070 Not available $20,570
Computer software engineers, systems software 13,960 $43.74 $90,990
Community and social services occupations 13,920 $20.20 $42,010
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 13,480 $14.45 $30,050
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 13,440 $11.10 $23,090
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 13,250 $13.48 $28,050
Computer programmers 12,950 $38.65 $80,400
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 12,900 $8.48 $17,640
Computer software engineers, applications 12,550 $44.14 $91,800
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 11,960 $21.26 $44,220
Sales representatives, services, all other 11,460 $30.32 $63,060
Bill and account collectors 10,990 $15.72 $32,700
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 10,690 Not available $48,860
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 10,600 $37.73 $78,470
Industrial truck and tractor operators 10,540 $13.07 $27,180
Management analysts 10,300 $41.15 $85,600
Packers and packagers, hand 10,060 $9.33 $19,400
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 9,730 $25.40 $52,830
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 9,170 $26.42 $54,950
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 9,060 $16.43 $34,170
Network and computer systems administrators 8,930 $34.91 $72,610
Lawyers 8,780 $66.53 $138,380
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 8,530 $26.87 $55,880
Medical assistants 8,410 $14.58 $30,330
Personal and home care aides 8,070 $7.03 $14,620
Financial managers 8,020 $58.03 $120,700
Tellers 7,890 $12.59 $26,180
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 7,860 $18.86 $39,240
Telemarketers 7,830 $14.46 $30,080
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 7,620 $7.71 $16,030
Home health aides 7,530 $10.66 $22,180
Insurance sales agents 7,090 $29.09 $60,510
Dishwashers 7,070 $7.59 $15,790
Teachers and instructors, all other 7,040 Not available $24,330
Preschool teachers, except special education 7,000 $11.43 $23,780
Financial analysts 6,970 $40.42 $84,080
Cooks, fast food 6,960 $8.10 $16,850
Carpenters 6,860 $15.92 $33,120
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 6,730 $43.06 $89,570
Sales managers 6,550 $57.92 $120,470
Helpers--production workers 6,410 $9.46 $19,680
Computer and information systems managers 6,360 $60.01 $124,820
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 6,360 $27.07 $56,300
Electricians 6,340 $20.07 $41,750
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 6,250 $28.11 $58,470
Driver/sales workers 6,200 $11.45 $23,820
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 6,150 $8.21 $17,070
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 6,100 $38.12 $79,290
Construction managers 6,050 $35.06 $72,930
Loan officers 6,040 $39.96 $83,110
Network systems and data communications analysts 5,970 $37.95 $78,930
Counter and rental clerks 5,920 $13.29 $27,650
Data entry keyers 5,920 $13.32 $27,700
Administrative services managers 5,840 $44.58 $92,730
Loan interviewers and clerks 5,840 $18.50 $38,470
Food preparation workers 5,740 $8.27 $17,200
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 5,740 $16.15 $33,600
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 5,720 $15.66 $32,570
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 5,700 $25.61 $53,280
Public relations specialists 5,670 $28.23 $58,730
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 5,660 $7.86 $16,350
Electronics engineers, except computer 5,500 $44.89 $93,370
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 5,480 $18.19 $37,830
Market research analysts 5,440 $35.35 $73,520
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 5,290 $21.74 $45,210
Pharmacy technicians 5,270 $14.21 $29,550
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 5,190 $14.65 $30,470
Fire fighters 5,180 $26.07 $54,220
Real estate sales agents 5,050 $29.40 $61,150
Medical secretaries 5,010 $14.73 $30,640
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 4,970 $27.97 $58,190
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 4,800 $10.14 $21,090
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 4,800 $20.91 $43,500
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 4,750 $20.11 $41,830
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 4,740 $11.98 $24,920
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 4,620 $16.66 $34,660
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 4,610 $27.82 $57,870
Bus drivers, school 4,600 $11.41 $23,730
Property, real estate, and community association managers 4,600 $21.95 $45,660
Paralegals and legal assistants 4,580 $27.32 $56,820
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 4,560 $16.96 $35,280
Bartenders 4,530 $9.83 $20,450
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 4,470 $18.40 $38,270
Legal secretaries 4,460 $22.31 $46,400
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 4,390 $9.02 $18,760
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 4,390 $20.19 $41,990
Postal service mail carriers 4,380 Not available Not available
Training and development specialists 4,370 $26.35 $54,800
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 4,220 $19.50 $40,560
Machinists 4,180 $15.99 $33,250
Electrical engineers 4,110 $45.75 $95,150
Order clerks 4,040 $14.68 $30,530
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 4,040 Not available Not available
Chief executives 4,000 $88.88 $184,860
Industrial machinery mechanics 3,970 $21.31 $44,310
Physicians and surgeons, all other 3,950 $81.33 $169,170
Cost estimators 3,930 $27.55 $57,300
Industrial engineers 3,760 $38.60 $80,290
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 3,680 $21.76 $45,270
Cement masons and concrete finishers 3,660 $14.24 $29,620
Dental assistants 3,650 $16.19 $33,680
Pharmacists 3,630 $53.53 $111,350
Medical and health services managers 3,590 $41.28 $85,850
Parking lot attendants 3,580 $8.89 $18,490
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 3,570 $20.12 $41,850
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 3,560 $29.29 $60,930
Database administrators 3,550 $34.68 $72,140
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 3,460 $10.35 $21,520
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,460 $12.08 $25,120
Civil engineers 3,400 $37.51 $78,020
Marketing managers 3,360 $62.69 $130,400
Architects, except landscape and naval 3,330 $34.91 $72,610
Helpers--electricians 3,330 $12.97 $26,980
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 3,330 $30.76 $63,980
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 3,320 $27.06 $56,290
Engineering managers 3,250 $65.36 $135,940
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 3,250 $21.50 $44,720
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 3,230 $19.25 $40,040
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 3,180 $14.75 $30,680
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 3,160 $25.79 $53,640
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 3,150 Not available $73,830
Graphic designers 3,140 $23.48 $48,830
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 3,100 $25.72 $53,500
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 3,080 $12.42 $25,830
Correctional officers and jailers 3,050 $15.20 $31,610
File clerks 3,030 $13.16 $27,370
Mechanical engineers 3,030 $40.63 $84,510
Semiconductor processors 3,030 $15.66 $32,580
Personal financial advisors 3,000 $52.73 $109,690
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 2,940 $14.25 $29,640
Food service managers 2,930 $27.79 $57,800
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 2,910 $17.22 $35,830
Printing machine operators 2,910 $16.63 $34,590
Painters, construction and maintenance 2,900 $14.11 $29,350
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 2,860 Not available $46,730
Managers, all other 2,810 $50.53 $105,100
Amusement and recreation attendants 2,800 $10.15 $21,120
Parts salespersons 2,800 $16.00 $33,280
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 2,780 $25.14 $52,300
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 2,710 $9.01 $18,750
Architectural and civil drafters 2,700 $22.81 $47,440
Office machine operators, except computer 2,690 $13.53 $28,150
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 2,620 $26.70 $55,530
Aerospace engineers 2,600 $48.86 $101,630
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 2,560 $12.70 $26,410
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 2,560 $13.45 $27,990
Recreation workers 2,550 $10.90 $22,670
Industrial production managers 2,530 $51.54 $107,210
All other information and record clerks 2,520 $16.77 $34,880
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,520 $12.68 $26,360
Instructional coordinators 2,500 $28.44 $59,160
Credit analysts 2,490 $28.53 $59,330
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 2,490 $9.06 $18,840
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 2,480 Not available $48,400
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 2,450 $16.82 $34,990
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,440 $14.46 $30,080
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 2,430 $15.57 $32,390
Coaches and scouts 2,420 Not available $32,850
Operations research analysts 2,370 $33.76 $70,230
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 2,360 $17.58 $36,560
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,360 $12.52 $26,040
Advertising sales agents 2,340 $29.34 $61,020
Computer operators 2,340 $17.60 $36,610
Child, family, and school social workers 2,290 $19.75 $41,070
Industrial engineering technicians 2,290 $27.31 $56,800
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 2,280 $17.04 $35,440
Sewing machine operators 2,260 $9.84 $20,460
Radiologic technologists and technicians 2,250 $26.83 $55,800
Automotive body and related repairers 2,240 $17.78 $36,980
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 2,240 $12.70 $26,420
Dental hygienists 2,200 $33.73 $70,160
Insurance underwriters 2,150 $30.32 $63,060
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 2,150 $8.18 $17,010
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 2,140 $9.37 $19,490
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,120 $10.36 $21,550
Service station attendants 2,120 $9.25 $19,250
Travel agents 2,120 $14.66 $30,500
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 2,080 $11.86 $24,660
Sheet metal workers 2,080 $15.86 $32,980
Tire repairers and changers 2,080 $11.15 $23,180
Logisticians 2,050 $30.13 $62,670
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,030 $13.27 $27,590
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 2,030 $13.37 $27,800
Production workers, all other 1,990 $11.31 $23,530
Librarians 1,980 $25.41 $52,850
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,940 $38.71 $80,510
Computer specialists, all other 1,860 $36.85 $76,650
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,840 Not available Not available
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,840 $13.76 $28,620
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,830 $17.98 $37,400
Construction and building inspectors 1,820 $24.23 $50,390
Interior designers 1,820 $24.44 $50,840
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,820 $12.22 $25,420
Tax preparers 1,810 $15.17 $31,550
Speech-language pathologists 1,780 $29.29 $60,910
Medical records and health information technicians 1,770 $16.74 $34,820
Prepress technicians and workers 1,750 $16.04 $33,360
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 1,720 $7.76 $16,130
Occupational therapists 1,700 $33.93 $70,580
Butchers and meat cutters 1,680 $12.59 $26,190
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,640 $31.22 $64,940
Physical therapists 1,640 $37.01 $76,970
Food batchmakers 1,630 $9.65 $20,070
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,630 $8.76 $18,230
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,620 $15.06 $31,320
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,610 $18.15 $37,740
Engineers, all other 1,600 $43.30 $90,060
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,580 $17.66 $36,730
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,550 $12.73 $26,480
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,550 $19.39 $40,320
New accounts clerks 1,550 $15.40 $32,030
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,550 $13.69 $28,470
Financial specialists, all other 1,540 $35.45 $73,740
Civil engineering technicians 1,530 $20.13 $41,870
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,530 $13.10 $27,260
Loan counselors 1,470 $18.81 $39,120
Machine feeders and offbearers 1,470 $12.35 $25,700
Self-enrichment education teachers 1,460 $21.85 $45,450
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,460 Not available $49,760
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,460 $13.90 $28,910
Cargo and freight agents 1,440 $18.91 $39,320
Cooks, short order 1,440 $10.37 $21,570
Respiratory therapists 1,440 $24.89 $51,780
Mechanical drafters 1,400 $23.75 $49,410
Surgical technologists 1,390 $19.33 $40,200
Sales engineers 1,340 $48.08 $100,010
Chefs and head cooks 1,330 $18.82 $39,150
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 1,330 $10.60 $22,050
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,310 $20.50 $42,640
Couriers and messengers 1,300 $11.34 $23,580
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,290 $12.61 $26,230
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,290 $12.03 $25,030
Medical and public health social workers 1,290 $22.71 $47,240
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,280 $12.52 $26,040
Surveying and mapping technicians 1,280 $16.89 $35,120
Sales and related workers, all other 1,270 $22.48 $46,750
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,240 $14.23 $29,590
Special education teachers, middle school 1,230 Not available $48,660
Health technologists and technicians, all other 1,220 $18.20 $37,850
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,220 $14.27 $29,680
Bakers 1,210 $10.87 $22,610
Social and human service assistants 1,210 $12.70 $26,420
Bindery workers 1,190 $12.99 $27,030
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,190 $18.14 $37,740
Editors 1,160 $28.82 $59,940
Dentists, general 1,150 $92.81 $193,040
Purchasing managers 1,150 $50.92 $105,920
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 1,140 Not available $52,050
Engine and other machine assemblers 1,120 $16.31 $33,930
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,110 $19.13 $39,790
Brokerage clerks 1,110 $19.65 $40,860
Helpers--carpenters 1,110 $11.18 $23,260
Structural iron and steel workers 1,100 $16.08 $33,440
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,090 $17.67 $36,750
Procurement clerks 1,080 $17.10 $35,560
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,070 $31.47 $65,450
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,060 $15.17 $31,560
Medical transcriptionists 1,060 $17.54 $36,480
Technical writers 1,020 $30.02 $62,450
Surgeons 1,010 $105.53 $219,490
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,000 $15.69 $32,630
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,000 $12.35 $25,680
Producers and directors 1,000 $36.79 $76,520
Budget analysts 990 $31.41 $65,330
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 990 $11.90 $24,760
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 980 $14.84 $30,860
Family and general practitioners 980 $84.09 $174,900
Postal service clerks 980 Not available Not available
Food servers, nonrestaurant 970 $10.02 $20,850
Office and administrative support workers, all other 960 $17.89 $37,210
Word processors and typists 950 $17.01 $35,390
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 940 $18.33 $38,130
Art directors 930 $40.91 $85,080
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 930 $19.89 $41,380
Massage therapists 930 $16.79 $34,930
Photographers 930 $17.41 $36,210
Computer hardware engineers 910 $46.62 $96,980
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 910 $25.53 $53,100
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 910 $12.58 $26,160
Tile and marble setters 910 $13.97 $29,060
Chemical technicians 900 $20.88 $43,430
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 900 $12.07 $25,110
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 880 $19.10 $39,730
Library assistants, clerical 880 $11.36 $23,620
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 870 $16.73 $34,790
Physician assistants 870 $40.11 $83,440
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 860 $20.50 $42,640
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 850 $13.90 $28,920
Compensation and benefits managers 820 $50.72 $105,490
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 820 $47.42 $98,630
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 820 $16.00 $33,270
Pipelayers 820 $13.07 $27,190
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 810 Not available Not available
Counselors, all other 810 $28.37 $59,010
Meter readers, utilities 810 $15.16 $31,530
Opticians, dispensing 810 $16.38 $34,080
Financial examiners 800 $38.48 $80,030
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 800 $8.85 $18,410
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 800 $10.95 $22,780
Construction and related workers, all other 790 $12.06 $25,080
Plasterers and stucco masons 780 $15.66 $32,580
Social and community service managers 780 $28.16 $58,570
Audio and video equipment technicians 760 $19.88 $41,360
Human resources managers, all other 760 $59.35 $123,450
Meeting and convention planners 760 $22.70 $47,210
Hazardous materials removal workers 740 $14.68 $30,540
Multi-media artists and animators 740 $26.57 $55,270
Pest control workers 740 $15.30 $31,810
Photographic processing machine operators 730 $10.66 $22,160
Slaughterers and meat packers 730 $10.47 $21,780
Education administrators, postsecondary 720 $46.88 $97,510
Occupational health and safety specialists 710 $29.64 $61,650
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 700 $23.57 $49,030
Library technicians 690 $13.21 $27,470
Roustabouts, oil and gas 690 $16.56 $34,450
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 680 $24.00 $49,910
Chemists 680 $36.69 $76,310
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 680 $17.86 $37,150
Maintenance workers, machinery 680 $19.80 $41,190
Medical equipment repairers 680 $20.10 $41,800
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 670 $28.83 $59,960
Environmental engineers 670 $35.39 $73,610
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 670 $34.08 $70,890
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 670 $27.23 $56,630
Writers and authors 670 $28.81 $59,930
Furniture finishers 660 $12.45 $25,890
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 660 $14.01 $29,140
Mechanical engineering technicians 660 $25.75 $53,570
Motor vehicle operators, all other 660 $12.47 $25,930
Physical therapist aides 660 $10.40 $21,630
Training and development managers 650 $47.68 $99,170
Advertising and promotions managers 620 $46.73 $97,190
Desktop publishers 620 $20.71 $43,070
Transportation workers, all other 610 $13.67 $28,440
Health educators 590 $23.92 $49,750
Painters, transportation equipment 590 $20.00 $41,610
Crossing guards 580 $8.60 $17,900
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 580 $22.72 $47,250
Upholsterers 580 $15.17 $31,540
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 570 Not available $61,660
Business teachers, postsecondary 570 Not available $100,670
Medical equipment preparers 570 $14.09 $29,300
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 570 $12.05 $25,050
Conveyor operators and tenders 560 $12.21 $25,390
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 560 $25.16 $52,340
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 560 Not available $52,180
Petroleum engineers 560 $56.56 $117,650
Physical therapist assistants 560 $25.16 $52,340
Cutters and trimmers, hand 550 $11.34 $23,590
Elevator installers and repairers 550 $26.42 $54,950
Legal support workers, all other 550 $23.86 $49,640
Diagnostic medical sonographers 540 $30.38 $63,190
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 540 $33.42 $69,510
Chemical plant and system operators 530 $27.03 $56,220
Concierges 530 $11.96 $24,880
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 530 $12.35 $25,690
Helpers, construction trades, all other 530 $12.24 $25,450
Photographic process workers 530 $13.52 $28,120
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 530 $12.93 $26,900
Baggage porters and bellhops 520 $8.62 $17,930
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 520 $13.02 $27,080
Electrical and electronics drafters 520 $27.31 $56,810
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 520 $14.25 $29,650
Floral designers 520 $10.98 $22,830
Real estate brokers 520 $39.98 $83,160
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 520 $9.49 $19,730
Public relations managers 510 $48.91 $101,720
Reporters and correspondents 510 $27.14 $56,460
Dental laboratory technicians 500 $17.28 $35,950
Surveyors 500 $26.97 $56,090
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 490 $13.52 $28,120
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 490 $11.42 $23,750
Court, municipal, and license clerks 480 $16.17 $33,630
Social workers, all other 480 $19.40 $40,350
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 470 $14.07 $29,270
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 470 $11.20 $23,290
Law clerks 470 $20.07 $41,740
Skin care specialists 470 $15.53 $32,300
Home appliance repairers 460 $12.92 $26,860
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 450 $13.60 $28,290
Dietitians and nutritionists 450 $24.50 $50,970
Personal care and service workers, all other 450 $11.45 $23,810
Radio and television announcers 450 $36.22 $75,330
Community and social service specialists, all other 440 $19.02 $39,570
Interpreters and translators 440 $18.40 $38,270
Pharmacy aides 440 $10.36 $21,550
Crane and tower operators 430 $15.91 $33,100
Tool and die makers 420 $20.10 $41,810
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 410 $16.05 $33,380
Chemical engineers 400 $39.41 $81,980
Fence erectors 400 $12.89 $26,820
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 400 $10.30 $21,430
Mechanical door repairers 400 $16.32 $33,950
Private detectives and investigators 400 $25.25 $52,530
Rehabilitation counselors 400 $19.17 $39,880
Education teachers, postsecondary 390 Not available $56,690
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 390 $15.96 $33,200
Obstetricians and gynecologists 390 $93.08 $193,600
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 390 $10.84 $22,560
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 390 $12.13 $25,230
Insulation workers, mechanical 380 $14.51 $30,180
Optometrists 380 $64.38 $133,900
Residential advisors 380 $10.85 $22,560
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 370 $16.00 $33,280
Commercial and industrial designers 360 $24.68 $51,340
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $59,620
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 360 $24.99 $51,980
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 360 $11.44 $23,800
Clergy 350 $19.97 $41,550
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 350 $39.40 $81,950
Materials engineers 350 $43.32 $90,100
Transportation inspectors 350 Not available Not available
Actuaries 340 $47.41 $98,600
Broadcast technicians 340 $17.07 $35,500
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 340 $20.80 $43,260
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 330 $11.90 $24,750
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 330 $14.61 $30,390
Occupational therapist assistants 330 $25.59 $53,230
Athletes and sports competitors 320 Not available Not available
Correspondence clerks 320 $15.80 $32,870
Locksmiths and safe repairers 320 $20.00 $41,610
Nuclear medicine technologists 320 $30.68 $63,810
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 320 $12.63 $26,280
Proofreaders and copy markers 320 $15.62 $32,490
Respiratory therapy technicians 320 $21.88 $45,510
Boilermakers 310 $21.36 $44,430
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 310 $13.86 $28,830
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 310 $24.19 $50,310
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 300 $10.10 $21,000
Court reporters 300 $26.69 $55,510
Animal control workers 290 $16.87 $35,080
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 290 $11.93 $24,810
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 290 $8.54 $17,770
Urban and regional planners 290 $29.55 $61,460
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 280 $36.14 $75,160
Lodging managers 280 $34.48 $71,720
Mental health counselors 280 $19.82 $41,230
Computer and information scientists, research 270 $49.04 $102,010
Electro-mechanical technicians 270 $24.37 $50,680
Highway maintenance workers 270 $16.71 $34,760
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 270 $16.64 $34,600
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $61,250
Helpers--roofers 260 $9.39 $19,530
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 260 $10.80 $22,460
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 250 $12.67 $26,360
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 250 $14.61 $30,380
Millwrights 250 $24.58 $51,130
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 250 Not available $66,900
Sewers, hand 250 $11.35 $23,610
Education administrators, all other 240 $30.93 $64,330
Food scientists and technologists 240 $36.12 $75,140
Numerical tool and process control programmers 240 $20.22 $42,050
Physical scientists, all other 240 $43.56 $90,600
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $97,990
Forensic science technicians 230 $22.08 $45,920
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 230 $31.59 $65,710
Landscape architects 230 $41.58 $86,490
Carpet installers 220 $13.47 $28,020
Choreographers 220 $18.41 $38,290
Fire inspectors and investigators 220 $31.47 $65,460
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 220 $35.11 $73,030
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 220 $9.95 $20,700
Funeral attendants 220 $11.00 $22,880
Manicurists and pedicurists 220 $10.28 $21,390
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $71,560
Sound engineering technicians 220 $22.66 $47,130
Athletic trainers 210 Not available $44,400
Audio-visual collections specialists 210 $27.88 $57,980
Communications teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $52,630
Film and video editors 210 $47.70 $99,210
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 210 $12.13 $25,230
Internists, general 210 $99.96 $207,920
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 210 $8.75 $18,200
Etchers and engravers 200 $16.13 $33,550
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $67,060
Foundry mold and coremakers 200 $11.32 $23,550
Natural sciences managers 200 $56.76 $118,050
Public address system and other announcers 200 $16.01 $33,300
Tapers 200 $12.85 $26,720
Terrazzo workers and finishers 200 $12.70 $26,420
Curators 190 $23.03 $47,900
Job printers 190 $19.26 $40,060
Chiropractors 180 $48.14 $100,120
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 180 $14.51 $30,170
Geological and petroleum technicians 180 $27.43 $57,040
Pourers and casters, metal 180 $12.44 $25,870
Social scientists and related workers, all other 180 Not available Not available
Dietetic technicians 170 $12.17 $25,310
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 170 $11.79 $24,530
Biological scientists, all other 160 $32.95 $68,540
Economists 160 $44.96 $93,520
Motorcycle mechanics 160 $18.43 $38,330
Occupational health and safety technicians 160 $18.60 $38,690
Rail car repairers 160 $15.60 $32,450
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 160 $10.70 $22,250
Tour guides and escorts 160 $17.51 $36,420
Traffic technicians 160 $20.70 $43,050
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 150 $18.64 $38,780
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $95,420
Motion picture projectionists 150 $9.23 $19,190
Museum technicians and conservators 150 $17.56 $36,530
Psychiatrists 150 Not available Not available
Air traffic controllers 140 $30.00 $62,400
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $101,930
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 140 $14.98 $31,170
History teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $65,110
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $55,700
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 140 $13.86 $28,840
Stonemasons 140 $19.80 $41,180
Agricultural and food science technicians 130 $15.45 $32,140
Animal trainers 130 $13.78 $28,670
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 130 $18.29 $38,050
Power plant operators 130 $21.39 $44,500
Set and exhibit designers 130 $20.91 $43,500
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 130 Not available $24,010
Vocational education teachers, middle school 130 Not available $47,650
Legislators 120 Not available $20,290
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 120 $32.50 $67,600
Media and communication workers, all other 120 $24.39 $50,740
Political science teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $70,260
Psychiatric technicians 120 $12.97 $26,980
Economics teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $95,690
Radiation therapists 110 $38.53 $80,140
Statisticians 110 $36.68 $76,300
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 110 $12.96 $26,950
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 100 $48.76 $101,420
Environmental engineering technicians 100 $19.75 $41,090
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 100 $17.82 $37,070
Material moving workers, all other 100 $19.92 $41,440
Anthropologists and archeologists 90 $23.23 $48,330
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 90 $17.42 $36,230
Physics teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $76,730
Postmasters and mail superintendents 90 $34.58 $71,940
Shoe and leather workers and repairers 90 $10.41 $21,640
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $68,190
Therapists, all other 90 $24.14 $50,200
Tire builders 90 $11.54 $24,000
Archivists 80 $26.39 $54,890
Fashion designers 80 $25.07 $52,150
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 80 $12.45 $25,890
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 70 $19.78 $41,140
Occupational therapist aides 70 $12.98 $26,990
Psychologists, all other 70 $39.45 $82,060
Recreational therapists 70 $20.66 $42,970
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 60 $28.40 $59,080
Agricultural equipment operators 60 $11.06 $23,000
Audiologists 60 $29.61 $61,600
Bailiffs 60 $19.35 $40,250
Broadcast news analysts 60 $52.86 $109,960
Designers, all other 60 $21.75 $45,230
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 60 $25.14 $52,290
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 60 $15.12 $31,460
Model makers, wood 60 $14.17 $29,470
Orthotists and prosthetists 60 $28.56 $59,400
Social science research assistants 60 $21.50 $44,720
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 50 $17.07 $35,510
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $83,660
Emergency management specialists 50 $30.66 $63,770
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 50 Not available Not available
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 50 $10.87 $22,600
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $62,620
Microbiologists 50 $21.08 $43,840
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 50 $38.05 $79,150
Orthodontists 50 $75.00 More than $145,600
Plant and system operators, all other 50 $27.33 $56,840
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 40 $11.68 $24,300
Dentists, all other specialists 40 $100.44 $208,920
Model makers, metal and plastic 40 Not available Not available
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 30 $32.87 $68,380
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 30 $26.20 $54,490
Education, training, and library workers, all other 30 $26.50 $55,120
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $48,300
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians Not available $25.35 $52,720
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers Not available $18.74 $38,980
Architecture teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $63,210
Artists and related workers, all other Not available $29.96 $62,310
Atmospheric and space scientists Not available $29.33 $61,010
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $17.16 $35,680
Avionics technicians Not available $23.18 $48,210
Biomedical engineers Not available $31.40 $65,310
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture Not available $17.19 $35,760
Child care workers Not available $8.71 $18,120
Commercial pilots Not available Not available $81,620
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door Not available $19.88 $41,350
Cooks, all other Not available $10.25 $21,320
Craft artists Not available $13.01 $27,060
Dancers Not available $9.89 Not available
Directors, religious activities and education Not available $28.46 $59,200
Drafters, all other Not available $23.26 $48,370
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $18.89 $39,290
Embalmers Not available $16.38 $34,070
Farm equipment mechanics Not available $16.02 $33,330
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators Not available $26.49 $55,090
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other Not available $8.94 $18,600
Funeral directors Not available $26.60 $55,330
Gas plant operators Not available $31.50 $65,530
Glaziers Not available $15.78 $32,830
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists Not available $11.22 $23,340
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $30.52 $63,480
Hydrologists Not available $41.98 $87,310
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Not available $13.52 $28,110
Materials scientists Not available $42.78 $88,980
Medical appliance technicians Not available $17.06 $35,480
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Not available $26.76 $55,660
Music directors and composers Not available $23.06 $47,960
Musicians and singers Not available $19.30 Not available
Parking enforcement workers Not available $13.45 $27,970
Patternmakers, wood Not available $12.75 $26,510
Pediatricians, general Not available $76.55 $159,220
Personal care and service occupations Not available $11.23 $23,370
Physicists Not available $57.65 $119,900
Pile-driver operators Not available $21.50 $44,720
Psychiatric aides Not available $13.72 $28,540
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products Not available $33.99 $70,710
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers Not available $13.80 $28,710
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $18.29 $38,030
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Not available $12.69 $26,400
Riggers Not available $26.13 $54,340
Roofers Not available $13.87 $28,850
Shampooers Not available $9.48 $19,720
Social work teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $52,230
Statistical assistants Not available $23.64 $49,160
Survey researchers Not available $22.17 $46,120
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $13.03 $27,100
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 $8.77 $18,250
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $12.84 $26,710
Veterinarians Not available $52.23 $108,640
Watch repairers Not available $12.77 $26,560
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