Occupational employment / Denver-Aurora, CO

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 "Denver-Aurora, CO" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,255,190 $22.67 $47,150
Office and administrative support occupations 214,070 $17.22 $35,820
Sales and related occupations 146,920 $20.62 $42,890
Food preparation and serving related occupations 105,110 $10.33 $21,500
Business and financial operations occupations 81,210 $33.22 $69,090
Transportation and material moving occupations 80,160 $16.36 $34,040
Construction and extraction occupations 71,410 $19.84 $41,260
Education, training, and library occupations 62,680 $23.84 $49,580
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 58,080 $34.17 $71,070
Management occupations 57,060 $51.33 $106,770
Computer and mathematical occupations 53,470 $38.28 $79,630
Production occupations 51,200 $15.84 $32,950
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 50,050 $21.03 $43,750
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 41,640 $11.71 $24,350
Retail salespersons 39,680 $13.00 $27,040
Personal care and service occupations 35,360 $12.15 $25,270
Architecture and engineering occupations 31,740 $37.50 $77,990
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 26,920 $8.63 $17,960
Protective service occupations 25,130 $20.40 $42,430
Healthcare support occupations 23,960 $14.57 $30,300
Customer service representatives 23,000 $16.50 $34,330
Cashiers 22,910 $10.57 $21,980
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 22,850 $24.90 $51,800
General and operations managers 22,500 $54.36 $113,060
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 22,180 $15.99 $33,250
Waiters and waitresses 21,920 $11.09 $23,060
Registered nurses 21,500 $32.16 $66,880
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 20,720 $29.67 $61,720
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 20,520 $21.48 $44,680
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 20,020 $10.81 $22,480
Business operations specialists, all other 18,520 $33.82 $70,340
Accountants and auditors 18,270 $32.83 $68,290
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 18,150 $12.92 $26,880
Office clerks, general 18,030 $14.02 $29,170
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 16,940 $17.36 $36,110
Stock clerks and order fillers 14,720 $12.91 $26,840
Community and social services occupations 14,400 $20.33 $42,280
Life, physical, and social science occupations 14,200 $32.49 $67,580
Legal occupations 13,630 $46.20 $96,100
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 12,160 $19.97 $41,540
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 12,000 $26.23 $54,570
Construction laborers 11,050 $14.09 $29,300
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 10,840 $12.58 $26,170
Computer software engineers, applications 10,680 $43.73 $90,960
Receptionists and information clerks 10,510 $13.22 $27,500
Maintenance and repair workers, general 10,450 $17.60 $36,600
Elementary school teachers, except special education 9,690 Not available $50,380
Cooks, restaurant 9,630 $10.89 $22,650
Computer software engineers, systems software 9,590 $44.97 $93,550
Sales representatives, services, all other 9,580 $28.96 $60,240
Security guards 9,550 $12.54 $26,090
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 9,360 $16.09 $33,460
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 8,960 $13.39 $27,840
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 8,620 $20.57 $42,780
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 8,390 Not available $51,770
Electricians 8,140 $22.51 $46,820
Teacher assistants 8,000 Not available $26,330
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 7,780 $15.45 $32,140
Computer support specialists 7,750 $24.94 $51,870
Lawyers 7,670 $61.69 $128,320
Carpenters 7,490 $19.40 $40,340
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 7,170 $29.69 $61,760
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 7,130 $9.40 $19,550
Counter and rental clerks 7,040 $12.52 $26,040
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 6,850 $40.80 $84,860
Telemarketers 6,700 $12.77 $26,550
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 6,400 $15.20 $31,620
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 6,290 Not available $50,950
Management analysts 6,260 $42.30 $87,980
Computer systems analysts 6,160 $39.71 $82,590
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 6,140 $18.43 $38,330
Child care workers 6,140 $10.37 $21,560
Public relations specialists 5,850 $30.85 $64,170
Food preparation workers 5,600 $10.09 $20,990
Dishwashers 5,460 $8.67 $18,040
Personal and home care aides 5,270 $10.52 $21,890
Network and computer systems administrators 5,230 $36.04 $74,970
Bartenders 5,080 $9.87 $20,530
Industrial truck and tractor operators 5,010 $15.39 $32,010
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 4,990 $36.92 $76,790
Packers and packagers, hand 4,920 $9.42 $19,590
Team assemblers 4,770 $12.91 $26,850
Civil engineers 4,690 $37.77 $78,560
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 4,690 $22.47 $46,740
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 4,580 $8.82 $18,350
Home health aides 4,430 $11.74 $24,420
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 4,410 $30.48 $63,390
Teachers and instructors, all other 4,410 Not available $46,680
Bill and account collectors 4,390 $16.28 $33,870
Computer specialists, all other 4,300 $36.73 $76,400
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 4,220 $10.32 $21,460
Cement masons and concrete finishers 4,060 $17.67 $36,750
Tellers 4,010 $12.99 $27,020
Managers, all other 3,960 $52.55 $109,310
All other information and record clerks 3,940 $18.19 $37,830
Financial analysts 3,850 $40.07 $83,340
Driver/sales workers 3,830 $11.76 $24,470
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 3,790 $28.99 $60,290
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 3,690 $16.83 $35,010
Sales and related workers, all other 3,670 $17.21 $35,800
Insurance sales agents 3,650 $34.94 $72,680
Loan officers 3,610 $33.42 $69,500
Medical assistants 3,610 $15.51 $32,260
Paralegals and legal assistants 3,610 $24.11 $50,150
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 3,600 $12.91 $26,860
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 3,550 $8.77 $18,230
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 3,520 $18.47 $38,420
Cooks, fast food 3,400 $8.46 $17,600
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 3,400 $25.23 $52,480
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 3,380 $20.98 $43,640
Computer programmers 3,330 $38.52 $80,130
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 3,150 $30.38 $63,190
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 3,130 $21.47 $44,650
Electronics engineers, except computer 3,110 $43.10 $89,650
Financial managers 3,110 $56.90 $118,340
Cost estimators 3,090 $29.41 $61,160
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 3,080 $28.50 $59,270
Network systems and data communications analysts 3,020 $38.27 $79,610
Food servers, nonrestaurant 2,960 $10.70 $22,260
Amusement and recreation attendants 2,920 $8.74 $18,180
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,920 $17.44 $36,280
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 2,920 $39.99 $83,180
Computer and information systems managers 2,870 $60.64 $126,130
Postal service mail carriers 2,870 Not available Not available
Order clerks 2,840 $16.29 $33,890
Medical secretaries 2,830 $16.36 $34,020
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 2,820 $9.81 $20,410
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 2,800 $25.63 $53,320
Construction managers 2,770 $43.11 $89,670
Flight attendants 2,770 Not available $27,840
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,750 $18.92 $39,340
Dental assistants 2,720 $18.54 $38,560
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 2,580 Not available $100,260
Preschool teachers, except special education 2,560 $12.51 $26,020
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,530 $14.05 $29,230
Sales managers 2,520 $51.85 $107,850
Pharmacists 2,500 $51.16 $106,400
Coaches and scouts 2,490 Not available $31,240
Physicians and surgeons, all other 2,480 $60.45 $125,740
Training and development specialists 2,480 $26.89 $55,940
Loan interviewers and clerks 2,460 $18.13 $37,700
Helpers--production workers 2,450 $12.39 $25,780
Architects, except landscape and naval 2,430 $36.23 $75,360
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 2,400 $21.68 $45,100
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 2,390 $22.63 $47,070
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 2,390 Not available Not available
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 2,390 $17.32 $36,030
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 2,350 Not available Not available
Correctional officers and jailers 2,330 $23.36 $48,600
Legal secretaries 2,320 $22.24 $46,260
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 2,290 $25.35 $52,720
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 2,290 $21.66 $45,050
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 2,270 $29.29 $60,930
Child, family, and school social workers 2,250 $22.97 $47,770
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 2,230 $26.00 $54,080
Pharmacy technicians 2,210 $15.81 $32,880
Machinists 2,200 $17.62 $36,650
Database administrators 2,170 $35.06 $72,930
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,160 $18.49 $38,460
Bus drivers, school 2,150 $15.43 $32,090
Mechanical engineers 2,150 $46.51 $96,750
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,150 $8.53 $17,750
Recreation workers 2,140 $12.36 $25,700
Industrial machinery mechanics 2,130 $22.41 $46,620
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 2,110 $12.79 $26,600
Financial specialists, all other 2,050 $32.28 $67,150
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 2,010 $10.42 $21,680
Property, real estate, and community association managers 1,990 $33.81 $70,330
Data entry keyers 1,970 $13.10 $27,250
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 1,930 $12.96 $26,960
Fire fighters 1,930 $29.32 $60,980
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,930 $10.32 $21,470
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 1,910 $17.94 $37,320
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 1,900 $32.82 $68,270
Graphic designers 1,890 $21.93 $45,620
Real estate sales agents 1,870 $30.85 $64,160
Architectural and civil drafters 1,860 $23.02 $47,880
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,860 $18.45 $38,370
Office and administrative support workers, all other 1,830 $16.30 $33,900
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,780 $9.39 $19,530
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 1,780 $26.13 $54,360
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,760 $22.05 $45,860
Postsecondary teachers, all other 1,730 Not available $61,660
Social and human service assistants 1,710 $15.93 $33,140
Industrial engineers 1,700 $39.26 $81,650
Marketing managers 1,700 $56.37 $117,260
Parking lot attendants 1,700 $8.72 $18,140
Medical records and health information technicians 1,690 $18.04 $37,510
Parts salespersons 1,660 $16.93 $35,220
File clerks 1,640 $14.59 $30,340
Mental health counselors 1,630 $17.76 $36,940
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 1,620 Not available $81,710
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 1,620 $15.18 $31,570
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 1,600 $24.40 $50,750
Medical and health services managers 1,600 $44.03 $91,590
Cooks, short order 1,590 $10.00 $20,810
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,590 $14.41 $29,980
Painters, construction and maintenance 1,590 $17.84 $37,100
Physical therapists 1,570 $33.60 $69,890
Dental hygienists 1,560 $36.80 $76,540
Engineering managers 1,560 $58.72 $122,130
Radiologic technologists and technicians 1,560 $26.85 $55,840
Bakers 1,550 $13.38 $27,840
Court, municipal, and license clerks 1,540 $18.48 $38,430
Printing machine operators 1,530 $17.47 $36,340
Office machine operators, except computer 1,520 $14.55 $30,260
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,510 $18.65 $38,800
Self-enrichment education teachers 1,500 $15.61 $32,470
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,490 $18.18 $37,810
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,480 $17.78 $36,970
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 1,470 $17.88 $37,180
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,440 $30.35 $63,120
Construction and building inspectors 1,440 $26.12 $54,340
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,440 $23.63 $49,140
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 1,440 $50.78 $105,610
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,430 $13.91 $28,920
Roofers 1,430 $15.55 $32,330
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 1,420 $27.10 $56,370
Chief executives 1,420 $84.58 $175,930
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,400 $18.67 $38,840
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,400 $18.20 $37,860
Advertising sales agents 1,390 $27.12 $56,420
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,390 Not available $47,950
Librarians 1,390 $28.29 $58,850
Personal financial advisors 1,390 $53.39 $111,060
Sales engineers 1,390 $44.21 $91,950
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,390 Not available $54,990
Automotive body and related repairers 1,380 $23.02 $47,870
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,380 $11.38 $23,670
Brokerage clerks 1,370 $18.84 $39,180
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,370 $35.64 $74,140
Real estate brokers 1,330 $31.92 $66,390
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,310 $20.07 $41,740
Sewing machine operators 1,300 $11.29 $23,480
Speech-language pathologists 1,300 $35.40 $73,640
Administrative services managers 1,280 $40.38 $84,000
Medical and public health social workers 1,280 $22.24 $46,250
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,280 $14.39 $29,940
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,250 $21.44 $44,600
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 1,230 $22.19 $46,150
Sheet metal workers 1,230 $19.85 $41,280
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,220 $39.18 $81,490
Food service managers 1,220 $27.83 $57,900
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,210 $15.63 $32,520
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 1,210 $11.16 $23,210
Chefs and head cooks 1,170 $19.87 $41,330
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,170 $15.83 $32,920
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,160 $36.27 $75,450
Library technicians 1,150 $15.06 $31,330
Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,130 $12.67 $26,350
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,130 $28.13 $58,510
Dentists, general 1,120 $72.37 $150,520
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 1,120 $27.60 $57,410
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,110 $23.60 $49,090
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,110 $14.61 $30,400
Glaziers 1,100 $20.55 $42,750
Insurance underwriters 1,100 $29.42 $61,190
Maintenance workers, machinery 1,090 $21.24 $44,180
Protective service workers, all other 1,090 $14.84 $30,860
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,080 $16.88 $35,120
Producers and directors 1,080 $30.55 $63,550
Hazardous materials removal workers 1,070 $16.76 $34,860
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,060 $19.66 $40,890
Instructional coordinators 1,030 $31.17 $64,830
Nonfarm animal caretakers 1,030 $13.32 $27,700
Editors 1,020 $29.27 $60,890
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,010 $13.61 $28,310
Occupational therapists 1,010 $31.04 $64,560
Tire repairers and changers 1,000 $12.04 $25,050
Highway maintenance workers 990 $19.20 $39,930
Logisticians 990 $32.86 $68,340
Computer operators 980 $19.37 $40,280
Massage therapists 980 $18.86 $39,230
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 980 $24.13 $50,200
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 970 $13.90 $28,910
Production workers, all other 970 $13.31 $27,680
Surgical technologists 940 $21.00 $43,680
Family and general practitioners 930 $75.69 $157,430
Butchers and meat cutters 920 $14.98 $31,160
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 900 $24.05 $50,030
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 900 $26.57 $55,260
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 900 $23.34 $48,550
Aerospace engineers 880 $50.97 $106,020
Respiratory therapists 880 $25.32 $52,670
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 870 $12.52 $26,040
Surveyors 850 $26.63 $55,400
Travel agents 850 $17.44 $36,280
Budget analysts 840 $33.99 $70,700
Couriers and messengers 830 $13.36 $27,790
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 830 $23.95 $49,810
Education administrators, postsecondary 820 $45.54 $94,720
Surveying and mapping technicians 820 $20.64 $42,930
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 810 $25.30 $52,630
Interior designers 810 $20.57 $42,790
Computer hardware engineers 800 $47.49 $98,770
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 780 $17.00 $35,350
Credit analysts 760 $40.22 $83,650
New accounts clerks 760 $15.88 $33,020
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 760 $45.81 $95,280
Physician assistants 750 $39.98 $83,160
Special education teachers, secondary school 740 Not available $55,510
Social workers, all other 730 $20.68 $43,010
Civil engineering technicians 720 $24.61 $51,190
Cargo and freight agents 710 $21.40 $44,520
Operations research analysts 710 $31.30 $65,110
Environmental engineers 700 $41.85 $87,050
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 700 $16.52 $34,360
Petroleum engineers 700 $72.23 $150,240
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 690 $15.26 $31,750
Social and community service managers 680 $30.89 $64,250
Geological and petroleum technicians 670 $30.14 $62,690
Helpers--electricians 670 $13.84 $28,780
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 670 $20.94 $43,550
Procurement clerks 670 $18.89 $39,280
Radio and television announcers 670 $24.96 $51,910
Technical writers 670 $32.12 $66,800
Industrial production managers 660 $42.69 $88,800
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 660 $12.26 $25,510
Slaughterers and meat packers 660 $11.89 $24,720
Special education teachers, middle school 660 Not available $53,370
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 650 Not available $53,060
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 650 $15.04 $31,280
Pipelayers 650 $19.29 $40,120
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 650 $17.02 $35,400
Meeting and convention planners 640 $22.44 $46,680
Structural iron and steel workers 640 $19.78 $41,130
Postal service clerks 630 Not available Not available
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 630 $22.64 $47,090
Health technologists and technicians, all other 620 $19.06 $39,640
Veterinarians 620 $36.80 $76,540
Bindery workers 610 $14.16 $29,460
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 600 $9.45 $19,660
Tapers 600 $19.55 $40,660
Business teachers, postsecondary 590 Not available $81,650
Chemical technicians 590 $18.72 $38,940
Demonstrators and product promoters 590 $13.91 $28,920
Landscape architects 590 $29.09 $60,500
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 590 $30.67 $63,790
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 580 $34.32 $71,390
Chemists 580 $34.51 $71,780
Natural sciences managers 580 $54.93 $114,260
Photographers 580 $18.85 $39,200
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 570 $23.46 $48,800
Crossing guards 570 $11.97 $24,890
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 550 $16.07 $33,430
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 550 $15.19 $31,590
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 540 $20.70 $43,050
Medical transcriptionists 540 $18.73 $38,950
Public relations managers 540 $54.46 $113,270
Purchasing managers 540 $47.87 $99,570
Gaming dealers 530 $9.59 $19,960
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 520 $14.85 $30,890
Medical equipment repairers 520 $23.96 $49,840
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 520 $13.00 $27,050
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 510 $15.71 $32,670
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 510 $20.15 $41,900
Human resources managers, all other 510 $50.90 $105,870
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 510 $17.54 $36,490
Surgeons 510 $100.23 $208,470
Manicurists and pedicurists 500 $9.35 $19,440
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 500 $19.63 $40,820
Advertising and promotions managers 490 $43.06 $89,570
Machine feeders and offbearers 490 $10.38 $21,580
Rehabilitation counselors 490 $17.00 $35,360
Skin care specialists 490 $16.03 $33,350
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 480 $20.48 $42,610
Broadcast technicians 470 $24.28 $50,510
Occupational health and safety specialists 470 $36.11 $75,110
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 460 $15.80 $32,870
Home appliance repairers 460 $16.89 $35,130
Interpreters and translators 460 $23.67 $49,220
Legal support workers, all other 460 $24.17 $50,280
Painters, transportation equipment 460 $26.21 $54,510
Tile and marble setters 460 $24.37 $50,690
Audio and video equipment technicians 450 $18.03 $37,510
Floral designers 450 $12.47 $25,940
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 450 $10.18 $21,170
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 450 $13.13 $27,320
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 440 $12.07 $25,100
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 440 $45.21 $94,040
Musicians and singers 440 $18.71 Not available
Chiropractors 430 $20.30 $42,210
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 430 $18.32 $38,100
Physical scientists, all other 430 $40.30 $83,820
Word processors and typists 430 $17.63 $36,680
Library assistants, clerical 420 $11.56 $24,040
Survey researchers 420 $12.25 $25,470
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 420 Not available $24,000
Medical equipment preparers 410 $15.08 $31,360
Service station attendants 410 $11.04 $22,950
Baggage porters and bellhops 400 $10.61 $22,070
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 400 $15.30 $31,830
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 400 $10.40 $21,640
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $75,440
Reporters and correspondents 400 $30.52 $63,480
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 390 $24.05 $50,020
Dancers 390 $10.40 Not available
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 390 $32.98 $68,590
Writers and authors 390 $28.31 $58,890
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 380 $17.40 $36,190
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $82,020
Education teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $61,720
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $51,750
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 370 $11.55 $24,030
Urban and regional planners 370 $32.06 $66,680
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 370 Not available $57,320
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 360 $22.46 $46,720
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 360 $12.65 $26,310
Health educators 360 $26.20 $54,490
Diagnostic medical sonographers 350 $34.41 $71,570
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 350 $14.13 $29,390
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 340 $14.40 $29,940
Dental laboratory technicians 340 $17.58 $36,560
Electrical and electronics drafters 340 $26.78 $55,710
Job printers 340 $17.48 $36,360
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 340 $13.98 $29,070
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 330 $18.19 $37,850
Media and communication workers, all other 330 $23.62 $49,130
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 330 $16.54 $34,400
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 320 $18.42 $38,300
Art directors 320 $35.95 $74,780
Commercial and industrial designers 320 $27.60 $57,400
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 320 $16.01 $33,310
Prepress technicians and workers 320 $19.28 $40,110
Private detectives and investigators 320 $20.41 $42,450
Dietitians and nutritionists 310 $23.59 $49,070
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 310 $17.41 $36,210
Helpers--carpenters 310 $13.07 $27,180
Helpers--extraction workers 310 $16.92 $35,190
Materials engineers 310 $44.22 $91,970
Mechanical drafters 310 $26.93 $56,010
Plasterers and stucco masons 310 $18.62 $38,730
Conveyor operators and tenders 300 $15.28 $31,790
Court reporters 300 $33.69 $70,070
Environmental engineering technicians 300 $20.85 $43,370
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 300 $48.40 $100,680
Mining machine operators, all other 300 $21.23 $44,150
Optometrists 300 $37.06 $77,080
Photographic processing machine operators 300 $11.99 $24,940
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 300 $20.41 $42,460
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 300 $24.70 $51,370
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 290 $15.74 $32,740
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 290 $10.25 $21,320
Locksmiths and safe repairers 290 $17.51 $36,420
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 280 $18.44 $38,360
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 270 $19.69 $40,950
Chemical engineers 270 $40.97 $85,210
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 270 $29.67 $61,700
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 270 $11.06 $23,010
Physical therapist assistants 270 $18.75 $39,000
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 270 $13.34 $27,750
Soil and plant scientists 270 $28.55 $59,390
Commercial pilots 260 Not available $63,370
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 260 $36.11 $75,100
Millwrights 260 $22.48 $46,760
Upholsterers 260 $14.10 $29,330
Bicycle repairers 250 $9.24 $19,230
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 250 $17.16 $35,700
Anesthesiologists 240 $75.00 More than $145,600
Financial examiners 240 $40.16 $83,530
Industrial engineering technicians 240 $25.41 $52,850
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 240 $54.41 $113,180
Social scientists and related workers, all other 240 $35.35 $73,530
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 240 $10.57 $21,990
Drafters, all other 230 $23.41 $48,690
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 230 $9.48 $19,720
Film and video editors 230 $31.24 $64,990
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 230 $15.40 $32,020
Lodging managers 230 $29.29 $60,920
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 230 $13.00 $27,040
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 220 $30.82 $64,110
Communications teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $51,390
Compensation and benefits managers 220 $51.97 $108,090
Education administrators, all other 220 $32.01 $66,580
Floor sanders and finishers 220 $18.47 $38,410
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 220 $15.47 $32,190
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 220 $30.26 $62,940
Pest control workers 220 $19.91 $41,410
Psychiatric technicians 220 $15.38 $32,000
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 210 $25.59 $53,220
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 210 $15.38 $31,990
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 210 $33.86 $70,420
Gaming cage workers 210 $12.59 $26,180
Hydrologists 210 $38.11 $79,270
Pharmacy aides 210 $14.28 $29,690
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 200 $37.99 $79,020
Carpet installers 190 $14.77 $30,720
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $67,600
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 190 $23.96 Not available
Insulation workers, mechanical 190 $17.20 $35,780
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $59,470
Meter readers, utilities 190 $21.72 $45,170
Statisticians 190 $33.90 $70,500
Training and development managers 190 $48.79 $101,480
Audiologists 180 Not available Not available
Forensic science technicians 180 $26.82 $55,780
Internists, general 180 $102.75 $213,730
Law clerks 180 $20.22 $42,060
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 180 $26.18 $54,460
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 180 $43.92 $91,350
Transportation inspectors 180 $39.82 $82,830
Air traffic controllers 170 $60.17 $125,160
Biological scientists, all other 170 $34.30 $71,350
Concierges 170 $13.36 $27,800
Funeral attendants 170 $14.25 $29,630
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 170 $18.91 $39,340
Motorcycle mechanics 170 $19.32 $40,190
Occupational therapist assistants 170 $18.85 $39,220
Personal care and service workers, all other 170 $12.59 $26,190
Slot key persons 170 $15.32 $31,870
Tool and die makers 170 $20.55 $42,740
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 170 $18.74 $38,980
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $49,330
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 160 $14.99 $31,180
History teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $44,340
Physical therapist aides 160 $15.93 $33,120
Power plant operators 160 $23.53 $48,950
Wellhead pumpers 160 $24.89 $51,770
Biochemists and biophysicists 150 $39.50 $82,160
Fire inspectors and investigators 150 $30.53 $63,510
Psychiatrists 150 $75.67 $157,400
Rail car repairers 150 $19.72 $41,020
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $60,030
Biomedical engineers 140 $39.83 $82,850
Conservation scientists 140 $36.45 $75,820
Furniture finishers 140 $14.47 $30,100
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 140 $16.28 $33,870
Legislators 140 Not available $41,150
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 140 $16.11 $33,510
Plant and system operators, all other 140 $23.54 $48,960
Radiation therapists 140 $36.65 $76,230
Tax preparers 140 $14.24 $29,610
Avionics technicians 130 $28.75 $59,790
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $83,800
Cooks, all other 130 $13.32 $27,710
Crane and tower operators 130 $24.07 $50,070
Helpers--roofers 130 $12.21 $25,400
Pediatricians, general 130 $80.02 $166,430
Sound engineering technicians 130 $18.53 $38,540
Animal trainers 120 $16.14 $33,570
Athletic trainers 120 Not available $37,430
Computer and information scientists, research 120 $41.21 $85,720
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 120 $14.48 $30,110
Microbiologists 120 $37.21 $77,390
Physicists 120 $42.78 $88,980
Public address system and other announcers 120 $13.58 $28,240
Animal control workers 110 $19.94 $41,470
Artists and related workers, all other 110 $19.74 $41,060
Dietetic technicians 110 $10.96 $22,800
Gaming supervisors 110 $21.21 $44,120
Correspondence clerks 100 $18.72 $38,940
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 100 $18.71 $38,920
Helpers, construction trades, all other 100 $11.39 $23,680
Nuclear medicine technologists 100 $36.66 $76,260
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 100 $27.90 $58,030
Anthropologists and archeologists 90 $26.54 $55,200
Broadcast news analysts 90 $53.48 $111,230
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 90 $17.28 $35,930
Political science teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $63,540
Social work teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $65,800
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 90 $22.51 $46,810
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 80 $9.70 $20,170
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 80 $15.89 $33,050
Motion picture projectionists 80 $10.74 $22,330
Physics teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $107,110
Proofreaders and copy markers 80 $13.62 $28,330
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $50,950
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 80 $10.09 $20,990
Actors 70 $19.57 Not available
Automotive glass installers and repairers 70 $15.44 $32,120
Bailiffs 70 $24.15 $50,230
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 70 $15.75 $32,770
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 70 $13.84 $28,780
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 70 $15.64 $32,540
Economics teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $68,810
Electro-mechanical technicians 70 $22.23 $46,240
Forest and conservation technicians 70 $19.76 $41,100
Funeral directors 70 $23.73 $49,360
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 70 $16.63 $34,590
Materials scientists 70 $35.94 $74,750
Recreational therapists 70 $20.69 $43,040
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $59,450
Statistical assistants 70 $22.76 $47,330
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 60 $19.18 $39,890
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $70,890
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $52,750
Marriage and family therapists 60 $19.62 $40,810
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $16.74 $34,830
Postmasters and mail superintendents 60 $32.24 $67,070
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $18.06 $37,570
Agricultural and food science technicians 50 $19.34 $40,230
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $59,890
Economists 50 $39.14 $81,400
Fashion designers 50 $30.82 $64,100
Food scientists and technologists 50 $27.43 $57,060
Foundry mold and coremakers 50 $15.84 $32,950
Geography teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $64,560
Numerical tool and process control programmers 50 $27.98 $58,200
Occupational health and safety technicians 50 $27.13 $56,430
Psychologists, all other 50 $39.53 $82,210
Tree trimmers and pruners 50 $17.38 $36,150
Agricultural inspectors 40 $20.35 $42,320
Directors, religious activities and education 40 $21.13 $43,960
Emergency management specialists 40 $36.35 $75,620
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 40 $24.50 $50,960
Extraction workers, all other 40 $17.37 $36,120
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 40 $20.05 $41,710
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 40 $21.28 $44,250
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 40 Not available Not available
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 $22.03 $45,820
Orthodontists 40 $64.76 $134,710
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 40 $13.75 $28,600
Sociologists 40 $21.76 $45,250
Therapists, all other 40 $25.80 $53,660
Woodworkers, all other 40 $10.38 $21,590
Choreographers 30 $17.30 $35,970
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 30 $21.49 $44,700
Foresters 30 $31.02 $64,520
Power distributors and dispatchers 30 $35.77 $74,390
Set and exhibit designers 30 $17.06 $35,480
Actuaries Not available $52.50 $109,190
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators Not available $32.39 $67,360
Atmospheric and space scientists Not available $26.19 $54,470
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $51,310
Boilermakers Not available $24.04 $50,010
Bookbinders Not available $35.63 $74,110
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $14.51 $30,170
Clergy Not available $24.07 $50,060
Construction and related workers, all other Not available $15.32 $31,860
Craft artists Not available $13.74 $28,570
Cutters and trimmers, hand Not available $12.09 $25,140
Derrick operators, oil and gas Not available $23.40 $48,660
Education, training, and library workers, all other Not available $13.67 $28,430
Electrical engineers Not available $39.48 $82,120
Electrical power-line installers and repairers Not available $26.61 $55,350
Embalmers Not available $12.58 $26,180
Engine and other machine assemblers Not available $14.05 $29,220
Engineers, all other Not available $46.00 $95,670
Etchers and engravers Not available $14.16 $29,450
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers Not available $13.77 $28,640
Farm equipment mechanics Not available $16.70 $34,730
Fence erectors Not available $14.36 $29,870
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders Not available $13.59 $28,280
Food batchmakers Not available $12.04 $25,040
Gaming service workers, all other Not available $13.58 $28,240
Gas plant operators Not available $32.40 $67,390
Graders and sorters, agricultural products Not available $10.69 $22,230
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Not available $12.52 $26,050
Insurance appraisers, auto damage Not available $24.43 $50,810
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers Not available $19.61 $40,780
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic Not available $18.12 $37,690
Market research analysts Not available $32.72 $68,060
Material moving workers, all other Not available $12.86 $26,740
Mechanical door repairers Not available $17.84 $37,110
Mechanical engineering technicians Not available $29.16 $60,650
Models Not available $17.66 $36,740
Motorboat mechanics Not available $14.85 $30,900
Multi-media artists and animators Not available $25.11 $52,220
Museum technicians and conservators Not available $21.37 $44,450
Music directors and composers Not available $10.27 $21,350
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $66,240
Obstetricians and gynecologists Not available $103.58 $215,440
Opticians, dispensing Not available $18.85 $39,210
Parking enforcement workers Not available $17.51 $36,430
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers Not available $29.94 $62,280
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $62,240
Photographic process workers Not available $12.03 $25,010
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Not available $27.93 $58,090
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $20.32 $42,270
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Not available $20.25 $42,120
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas Not available $25.47 $52,980
Security and fire alarm systems installers Not available $19.50 $40,570
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $16.28 $33,870
Social science research assistants Not available $20.39 $42,420
Stonemasons Not available $17.76 $36,940
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $12.50 $26,010
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders Not available $15.25 $31,720
Telephone operators Not available $12.09 $25,160
Tour guides and escorts Not available $11.85 $24,650
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters Not available $11.25 $23,400
Transportation workers, all other Not available $19.89 $41,370
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