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 |
162,960 |
$16.46 |
$34,230 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
32,280 |
$13.05 |
$27,150 |
| Sales and related occupations |
21,550 |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
17,160 |
$9.61 |
$19,980 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
10,270 |
$21.72 |
$45,170 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
9,770 |
$16.11 |
$33,500 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
9,610 |
$30.71 |
$63,880 |
| Production occupations |
7,930 |
$14.35 |
$29,840 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
7,050 |
$13.66 |
$28,420 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
6,670 |
$10.56 |
$21,970 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
6,520 |
$16.36 |
$34,030 |
| Cashiers |
6,500 |
$8.69 |
$18,080 |
| Retail salespersons |
6,200 |
$13.44 |
$27,950 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
5,990 |
$12.07 |
$25,110 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
5,430 |
$25.63 |
$53,320 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
5,170 |
$10.40 |
$21,640 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
4,690 |
$9.60 |
$19,970 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
4,320 |
$12.41 |
$25,820 |
| Management occupations |
4,080 |
$41.35 |
$86,010 |
| Protective service occupations |
4,010 |
$15.77 |
$32,800 |
| Office clerks, general |
3,980 |
$10.72 |
$22,290 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
3,630 |
$8.37 |
$17,400 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
3,340 |
$10.42 |
$21,670 |
| Registered nurses |
3,120 |
$29.03 |
$60,370 |
| Customer service representatives |
3,010 |
$11.98 |
$24,910 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
2,760 |
$11.68 |
$24,290 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
2,480 |
$10.44 |
$21,710 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
2,210 |
$14.41 |
$29,970 |
| Community and social services occupations |
2,180 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
2,050 |
$11.11 |
$23,110 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
1,980 |
$26.23 |
$54,560 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,900 |
$9.15 |
$19,040 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
1,750 |
$25.70 |
$53,460 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
1,730 |
$14.46 |
$30,070 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
1,700 |
$18.18 |
$37,810 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
1,670 |
$24.03 |
$49,980 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
1,640 |
$18.50 |
$38,480 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
1,610 |
$16.70 |
$34,730 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
1,610 |
$19.40 |
$40,360 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
1,510 |
$10.76 |
$22,370 |
| Child care workers |
1,490 |
$9.66 |
$20,090 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
1,430 |
$10.48 |
$21,800 |
| Food preparation workers |
1,420 |
$8.73 |
$18,150 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
1,260 |
$18.14 |
$37,740 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
1,220 |
$18.60 |
$38,700 |
| Legal occupations |
1,210 |
$33.13 |
$68,910 |
| Construction laborers |
1,180 |
$11.01 |
$22,890 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
1,170 |
$26.29 |
$54,670 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
1,130 |
$16.51 |
$34,340 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,100 |
$13.16 |
$27,370 |
| General and operations managers |
1,090 |
$36.72 |
$76,370 |
| Home health aides |
1,080 |
$10.70 |
$22,250 |
| Accountants and auditors |
1,070 |
$26.36 |
$54,840 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
1,070 |
$10.53 |
$21,900 |
| Carpenters |
1,040 |
$17.22 |
$35,810 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
1,010 |
$27.86 |
$57,950 |
| Security guards |
1,000 |
$10.22 |
$21,260 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
990 |
$25.51 |
$53,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
980 |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
| Dishwashers |
920 |
$8.14 |
$16,930 |
| Electricians |
870 |
$16.59 |
$34,500 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
870 |
$19.00 |
$39,520 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
850 |
$15.31 |
$31,840 |
| Medical assistants |
840 |
$12.75 |
$26,510 |
| Telemarketers |
840 |
$10.36 |
$21,550 |
| Bartenders |
830 |
$9.12 |
$18,960 |
| Insurance sales agents |
770 |
$19.16 |
$39,860 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
760 |
$13.04 |
$27,120 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
670 |
$13.15 |
$27,350 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
650 |
$9.98 |
$20,760 |
| Cooks, fast food |
650 |
$8.77 |
$18,240 |
| Recreation workers |
610 |
$10.13 |
$21,080 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
600 |
$17.99 |
$37,430 |
| Tellers |
600 |
$11.60 |
$24,130 |
| Loan officers |
590 |
$27.25 |
$56,680 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
580 |
$12.38 |
$25,760 |
| Fire fighters |
570 |
$17.65 |
$36,710 |
| Lawyers |
570 |
$48.14 |
$100,120 |
| Driver/sales workers |
560 |
$9.50 |
$19,760 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
550 |
$9.95 |
$20,710 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
550 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
540 |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
540 |
$7.90 |
$16,440 |
| Medical secretaries |
540 |
$12.38 |
$25,750 |
| Team assemblers |
540 |
$11.29 |
$23,490 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
530 |
$23.59 |
$49,060 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
530 |
$18.41 |
$38,280 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
500 |
$11.01 |
$22,900 |
| Bill and account collectors |
490 |
$14.63 |
$30,430 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
490 |
$25.88 |
$53,820 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
480 |
$8.62 |
$17,930 |
| File clerks |
480 |
$10.94 |
$22,760 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
480 |
$8.68 |
$18,050 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
470 |
$14.76 |
$30,700 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
470 |
$17.76 |
$36,950 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
470 |
$11.20 |
$23,300 |
| Roofers |
470 |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
460 |
$8.99 |
$18,700 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
460 |
$17.80 |
$37,020 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
460 |
$9.18 |
$19,100 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
450 |
$15.92 |
$33,120 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
440 |
$12.75 |
$26,520 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
440 |
$102.35 |
$212,880 |
| Dental assistants |
420 |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
410 |
$25.51 |
$53,050 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
400 |
$16.90 |
$35,160 |
| Parts salespersons |
400 |
$11.78 |
$24,490 |
| Computer support specialists |
390 |
$19.13 |
$39,780 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
390 |
$9.15 |
$19,040 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
380 |
$13.53 |
$28,140 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
380 |
$19.11 |
$39,750 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
380 |
$11.65 |
$24,220 |
| Food service managers |
380 |
$23.39 |
$48,650 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
370 |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
370 |
$11.89 |
$24,720 |
| Order clerks |
360 |
$10.98 |
$22,840 |
| Pharmacists |
360 |
$48.64 |
$101,170 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
350 |
$11.37 |
$23,650 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
350 |
$14.64 |
$30,450 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
340 |
$14.30 |
$29,740 |
| Pest control workers |
340 |
$13.53 |
$28,140 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
330 |
$11.46 |
$23,830 |
| All other information and record clerks |
320 |
$14.37 |
$29,880 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
320 |
$12.12 |
$25,210 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
310 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Graphic designers |
300 |
$16.85 |
$35,050 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
300 |
$14.31 |
$29,750 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
290 |
$37.38 |
$77,750 |
| Helpers--production workers |
290 |
$10.84 |
$22,550 |
| Machinists |
290 |
$15.64 |
$32,540 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
290 |
$19.05 |
$39,610 |
| Construction managers |
280 |
$56.79 |
$118,130 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
280 |
$34.74 |
$72,270 |
| Printing machine operators |
280 |
$14.92 |
$31,030 |
| Sales managers |
280 |
$48.82 |
$101,540 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
280 |
$25.22 |
$52,450 |
| Chief executives |
270 |
$69.78 |
$145,130 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
270 |
$12.92 |
$26,880 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
270 |
$13.48 |
$28,030 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
270 |
$27.10 |
$56,370 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
270 |
$29.45 |
$61,260 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
260 |
$16.36 |
$34,020 |
| Computer systems analysts |
260 |
$25.38 |
$52,790 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
260 |
$12.72 |
$26,460 |
| Data entry keyers |
260 |
$11.71 |
$24,350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
260 |
$15.44 |
$32,120 |
| Helpers--electricians |
260 |
$11.00 |
$22,870 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
260 |
$8.76 |
$18,230 |
| Legal secretaries |
260 |
$15.65 |
$32,560 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
260 |
$14.68 |
$30,540 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
260 |
$23.26 |
$48,390 |
| Real estate sales agents |
260 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Cost estimators |
250 |
$20.82 |
$43,300 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
250 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
250 |
$19.03 |
$39,590 |
| Physical therapists |
250 |
$35.24 |
$73,310 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
240 |
$9.04 |
$18,800 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
240 |
$14.73 |
$30,640 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
240 |
$15.02 |
$31,240 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
240 |
$15.19 |
$31,600 |
| Production workers, all other |
240 |
$13.42 |
$27,910 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
240 |
$22.38 |
$46,550 |
| Advertising sales agents |
230 |
$18.29 |
$38,040 |
| Dental hygienists |
230 |
$25.25 |
$52,530 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
230 |
$28.37 |
$59,010 |
| Management analysts |
230 |
$35.76 |
$74,380 |
| Civil engineers |
220 |
$42.15 |
$87,680 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
220 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Computer programmers |
210 |
$28.40 |
$59,070 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
210 |
$11.96 |
$24,880 |
| Financial managers |
210 |
$42.50 |
$88,400 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
210 |
$24.16 |
$50,260 |
| Public relations specialists |
210 |
$23.75 |
$49,410 |
| Respiratory therapists |
210 |
$23.70 |
$49,300 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
210 |
$12.32 |
$25,630 |
| Social and human service assistants |
210 |
$12.90 |
$26,840 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
200 |
$18.63 |
$38,760 |
| Librarians |
200 |
$27.69 |
$57,600 |
| Pharmacy aides |
200 |
$8.44 |
$17,560 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
200 |
$14.88 |
$30,940 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
190 |
$12.11 |
$25,190 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
190 |
$26.09 |
$54,260 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
190 |
$29.12 |
$60,570 |
| Travel agents |
190 |
$12.86 |
$26,760 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
180 |
$21.56 |
$44,840 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
180 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Coaches and scouts |
170 |
Not available |
$39,960 |
| Editors |
170 |
$27.45 |
$57,100 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
170 |
$25.99 |
$54,060 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
170 |
$24.63 |
$51,230 |
| Medical and health services managers |
170 |
$50.56 |
$105,170 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
170 |
$19.14 |
$39,820 |
| Pipelayers |
170 |
$13.96 |
$29,030 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
170 |
$11.51 |
$23,940 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
160 |
$19.83 |
$41,240 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
160 |
$14.56 |
$30,280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
160 |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
160 |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
160 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
160 |
$16.86 |
$35,060 |
| Training and development specialists |
160 |
$21.74 |
$45,230 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
160 |
$9.23 |
$19,200 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
150 |
$30.48 |
$63,390 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
150 |
$19.91 |
$41,420 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
150 |
$9.86 |
$20,510 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
150 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
150 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| Managers, all other |
150 |
$38.17 |
$79,400 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
150 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
150 |
$15.99 |
$33,260 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
150 |
$8.99 |
$18,690 |
| Sewing machine operators |
150 |
$10.48 |
$21,800 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
150 |
$19.13 |
$39,780 |
| Administrative services managers |
140 |
$44.19 |
$91,910 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
140 |
$15.31 |
$31,850 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
140 |
Not available |
$62,830 |
| Industrial engineers |
140 |
$28.76 |
$59,820 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
140 |
$11.13 |
$23,150 |
| Surgical technologists |
140 |
$20.26 |
$42,140 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
140 |
$11.83 |
$24,600 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
130 |
$15.26 |
$31,750 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
130 |
$15.68 |
$32,610 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
130 |
$16.74 |
$34,810 |
| Engineers, all other |
130 |
$36.38 |
$75,670 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
130 |
$14.58 |
$30,330 |
| New accounts clerks |
130 |
$13.09 |
$27,240 |
| Physician assistants |
130 |
$29.21 |
$60,750 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
130 |
$11.81 |
$24,560 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
120 |
$19.59 |
$40,750 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
120 |
$27.87 |
$57,960 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
120 |
$12.36 |
$25,700 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
120 |
$24.15 |
$50,240 |
| Environmental engineers |
120 |
$32.26 |
$67,090 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
120 |
$13.15 |
$27,350 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
120 |
$18.40 |
$38,270 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
110 |
$20.39 |
$42,420 |
| Couriers and messengers |
110 |
$11.23 |
$23,360 |
| Dentists, general |
110 |
$62.94 |
$130,920 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
110 |
$22.91 |
$47,660 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
110 |
$21.03 |
$43,740 |
| Massage therapists |
110 |
$18.53 |
$38,540 |
| Mental health counselors |
110 |
$17.81 |
$37,040 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
110 |
$16.47 |
$34,250 |
| Postal service clerks |
110 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Speech-language pathologists |
110 |
$32.51 |
$67,630 |
| Surveyors |
110 |
$22.79 |
$47,400 |
| Tax preparers |
110 |
$9.22 |
$19,180 |
| Bakers |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
100 |
$17.74 |
$36,900 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
100 |
$12.78 |
$26,580 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
100 |
$15.77 |
$32,790 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
100 |
$18.29 |
$38,030 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
100 |
$15.34 |
$31,910 |
| Procurement clerks |
100 |
$14.56 |
$30,290 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
100 |
$10.71 |
$22,270 |
| Residential advisors |
100 |
$9.93 |
$20,660 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
90 |
$52.21 |
$108,590 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
90 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Floral designers |
90 |
$11.32 |
$23,550 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
90 |
$22.64 |
$47,090 |
| Occupational therapists |
90 |
$33.40 |
$69,480 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
90 |
$12.66 |
$26,340 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
90 |
$11.09 |
$23,060 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
90 |
$9.48 |
$19,710 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
80 |
$18.43 |
$38,330 |
| Computer operators |
80 |
$18.34 |
$38,140 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
80 |
$30.30 |
$63,020 |
| Home appliance repairers |
80 |
$15.92 |
$33,120 |
| Instructional coordinators |
80 |
$26.85 |
$55,860 |
| Mechanical engineers |
80 |
$34.55 |
$71,860 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
80 |
$11.11 |
$23,110 |
| Operations research analysts |
80 |
$26.34 |
$54,790 |
| Social workers, all other |
80 |
$20.76 |
$43,180 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
80 |
$16.10 |
$33,490 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
80 |
$21.14 |
$43,970 |
| Tile and marble setters |
80 |
$21.16 |
$44,010 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
70 |
$19.25 |
$40,040 |
| Clergy |
70 |
$15.28 |
$31,780 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
70 |
$22.25 |
$46,280 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
70 |
$15.08 |
$31,360 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
70 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
70 |
$12.83 |
$26,700 |
| Market research analysts |
70 |
$19.73 |
$41,040 |
| Marketing managers |
70 |
$50.16 |
$104,340 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
70 |
$22.87 |
$47,560 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
70 |
$15.94 |
$33,150 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
70 |
$17.17 |
$35,720 |
| Skin care specialists |
70 |
$17.21 |
$35,800 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
70 |
$54.92 |
$114,230 |
| Word processors and typists |
70 |
$12.44 |
$25,880 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
60 |
$20.19 |
$42,000 |
| Database administrators |
60 |
$26.85 |
$55,840 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
60 |
$23.89 |
$49,700 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
60 |
$31.97 |
$66,490 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
60 |
$33.42 |
$69,500 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
60 |
$36.98 |
$76,920 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
60 |
$26.06 |
$54,210 |
| Health educators |
60 |
$26.97 |
$56,090 |
| Lodging managers |
60 |
$26.35 |
$54,810 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
60 |
$18.00 |
$37,430 |
| Personal and home care aides |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Reporters and correspondents |
60 |
$19.31 |
$40,170 |
| Sheet metal workers |
60 |
$17.01 |
$35,380 |
| Social and community service managers |
60 |
$35.32 |
$73,460 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
60 |
$8.85 |
$18,400 |
| Tool and die makers |
60 |
$20.84 |
$43,340 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
60 |
$21.74 |
$45,210 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
50 |
$34.74 |
$72,250 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
50 |
$13.72 |
$28,530 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
50 |
$47.27 |
$98,320 |
| Engineering managers |
50 |
$47.43 |
$98,650 |
| Funeral attendants |
50 |
$9.13 |
$19,000 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
50 |
$13.86 |
$28,840 |
| Industrial production managers |
50 |
$38.48 |
$80,030 |
| Legislators |
50 |
Not available |
$36,560 |
| Library technicians |
50 |
$14.28 |
$29,710 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
50 |
$16.31 |
$33,930 |
| Logging equipment operators |
50 |
$15.87 |
$33,020 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
50 |
$11.32 |
$23,550 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
50 |
$12.33 |
$25,650 |
| Photographers |
50 |
$15.57 |
$32,390 |
| Service station attendants |
50 |
$10.13 |
$21,070 |
| Urban and regional planners |
50 |
$28.44 |
$59,150 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
40 |
$12.67 |
$26,350 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
40 |
$10.39 |
$21,620 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
40 |
$47.17 |
$98,100 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$65,830 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
40 |
$24.21 |
$50,360 |
| Funeral directors |
40 |
$20.96 |
$43,590 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
40 |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
| Mechanical drafters |
40 |
$18.63 |
$38,740 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
40 |
$24.60 |
$51,180 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
40 |
$14.93 |
$31,060 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
40 |
$14.23 |
$29,600 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
40 |
$12.54 |
$26,080 |
| Purchasing managers |
40 |
$39.18 |
$81,500 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
40 |
$15.78 |
$32,810 |
| Surgeons |
40 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Writers and authors |
40 |
$27.63 |
$57,460 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
30 |
$8.16 |
$16,980 |
| Budget analysts |
30 |
$26.81 |
$55,760 |
| Chemical technicians |
30 |
$18.24 |
$37,940 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
30 |
$11.60 |
$24,130 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
30 |
$15.28 |
$31,780 |
| Producers and directors |
30 |
$19.42 |
$40,400 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
30 |
$14.32 |
$29,780 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$51,400 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
Not available |
$17.68 |
$36,780 |
| Chiropractors |
Not available |
$30.82 |
$64,110 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
Not available |
$16.57 |
$34,460 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
Not available |
$15.05 |
$31,310 |
| Court reporters |
Not available |
$18.19 |
$37,830 |
| Crane and tower operators |
Not available |
$19.58 |
$40,720 |
| Credit analysts |
Not available |
$32.36 |
$67,310 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
Not available |
$26.86 |
$55,870 |
| Electrical engineers |
Not available |
$34.95 |
$72,690 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
Not available |
$21.71 |
$45,160 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$47,050 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
Not available |
$21.79 |
$45,310 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
Not available |
$13.67 |
$28,440 |
| Family and general practitioners |
Not available |
$65.15 |
$135,510 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles |
Not available |
$21.26 |
$44,210 |
| Food batchmakers |
Not available |
$15.03 |
$31,270 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
Not available |
$10.26 |
$21,350 |
| Glaziers |
Not available |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
Not available |
$14.68 |
$30,530 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
Not available |
$13.60 |
$28,280 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
Not available |
$11.47 |
$23,860 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
Not available |
$10.90 |
$22,660 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
Not available |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
Not available |
$11.10 |
$23,090 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
Not available |
$19.68 |
$40,940 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
Not available |
$15.85 |
$32,960 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
Not available |
$9.46 |
$19,680 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$14.49 |
$30,150 |
| Parking lot attendants |
Not available |
$7.85 |
$16,320 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
Not available |
$14.24 |
$29,610 |
| Personal financial advisors |
Not available |
$34.59 |
$71,940 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
Not available |
$14.47 |
$30,100 |
| Physical therapist aides |
Not available |
$13.14 |
$27,330 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
Not available |
Not available |
$31,260 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
Not available |
$8.60 |
$17,880 |
| Real estate brokers |
Not available |
$25.45 |
$52,930 |
| Recreational therapists |
Not available |
$19.72 |
$41,030 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
Not available |
$12.94 |
$26,910 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
Not available |
$9.64 |
$20,050 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
Not available |
$10.29 |
$21,390 |
