Occupational employment / Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

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 "Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,915,010 $22.45 $46,700
Office and administrative support occupations 300,080 $16.52 $34,360
Sales and related occupations 204,930 $18.52 $38,520
Production occupations 182,390 $19.68 $40,930
Food preparation and serving related occupations 153,460 $9.81 $20,400
Transportation and material moving occupations 131,920 $17.11 $35,590
Business and financial operations occupations 104,630 $33.45 $69,570
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 104,310 $34.79 $72,350
Education, training, and library occupations 93,030 $25.25 $52,530
Management occupations 82,750 $50.58 $105,200
Architecture and engineering occupations 78,500 Not available Not available
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 73,320 $22.95 $47,740
Retail salespersons 64,670 $12.00 $24,970
Healthcare support occupations 59,240 $12.85 $26,730
Construction and extraction occupations 57,630 $24.91 $51,800
Computer and mathematical occupations 57,520 $35.25 $73,320
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 55,480 $12.83 $26,680
Personal care and service occupations 54,680 $11.84 $24,620
Cashiers 49,040 $9.36 $19,460
Office clerks, general 47,070 $13.11 $27,270
Protective service occupations 37,990 $18.98 $39,480
Registered nurses 37,720 $32.15 $66,880
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 33,810 $8.71 $18,120
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 32,610 $13.81 $28,720
Waiters and waitresses 32,310 $8.76 $18,230
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 30,250 $12.43 $25,860
Community and social services occupations 29,600 $21.34 $44,390
Stock clerks and order fillers 28,640 $12.40 $25,800
Customer service representatives 28,460 $17.50 $36,390
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 25,860 $25.03 $52,070
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 24,020 $31.69 $65,910
Business operations specialists, all other 23,830 $37.19 $77,360
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 22,360 $20.12 $41,850
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 21,140 $17.27 $35,930
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 20,120 $16.37 $34,060
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 20,020 $13.01 $27,060
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 19,630 $20.87 $43,410
Elementary school teachers, except special education 18,340 Not available $60,840
Accountants and auditors 18,210 $31.55 $65,620
Maintenance and repair workers, general 17,430 $19.47 $40,510
General and operations managers 17,290 $52.21 $108,600
Team assemblers 16,890 $14.02 $29,160
Engineers, all other 16,370 Not available Not available
Security guards 15,550 $12.44 $25,880
Home health aides 15,390 $10.02 $20,840
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 14,650 $16.38 $34,060
Legal occupations 14,540 $47.20 $98,180
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 14,220 $25.50 $53,050
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 14,150 $20.88 $43,430
Teacher assistants 14,030 Not available $25,420
Receptionists and information clerks 13,610 $12.69 $26,400
Food preparation workers 13,460 $10.17 $21,160
Packers and packagers, hand 13,120 $11.54 $24,010
Life, physical, and social science occupations 12,070 $31.30 $65,100
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 12,050 $31.19 $64,880
Cooks, restaurant 11,740 $11.45 $23,820
Computer systems analysts 10,970 $39.72 $82,620
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 10,960 $19.12 $39,780
Machinists 10,470 $20.19 $42,000
Medical assistants 10,400 $13.75 $28,610
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 10,150 $10.70 $22,250
Electricians 9,740 $29.32 $60,990
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 9,530 $15.06 $31,320
Industrial truck and tractor operators 9,530 $18.81 $39,120
Teachers and instructors, all other 9,500 Not available $65,860
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 9,400 $15.78 $32,820
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 9,250 $12.51 $26,020
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 9,200 Not available $57,020
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 9,170 $21.66 $45,050
Lawyers 9,030 $60.14 $125,090
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 8,830 $25.09 $52,180
Construction laborers 8,700 $18.28 $38,030
Sales representatives, services, all other 8,680 $29.64 $61,650
Child care workers 8,560 $10.56 $21,970
Computer support specialists 8,490 $22.93 $47,700
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 8,110 $41.32 $85,940
Cooks, fast food 8,040 $8.26 $17,170
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 7,920 Not available $62,180
Computer programmers 7,850 $34.12 $70,970
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 7,790 $17.00 $35,350
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 7,700 $16.89 $35,130
Medical and public health social workers 7,650 $23.45 $48,780
Tellers 7,520 $11.85 $24,650
Carpenters 7,330 $23.99 $49,900
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 6,810 $12.59 $26,180
Helpers--production workers 6,770 $13.26 $27,590
Bartenders 6,750 $9.82 $20,420
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 6,680 $22.98 $47,810
Management analysts 6,570 $44.68 $92,930
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 6,460 $9.48 $19,710
Computer software engineers, applications 6,420 $40.24 $83,710
Tool and die makers 6,420 Not available Not available
Chief executives 6,400 $78.28 $162,830
Dishwashers 6,390 $8.86 $18,420
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 6,370 $9.02 $18,760
Bill and account collectors 6,330 $18.17 $37,790
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 6,280 Not available Not available
Postal service mail carriers 6,210 Not available Not available
Social and human service assistants 6,180 $14.34 $29,820
Managers, all other 6,130 $51.77 $107,690
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 6,080 $31.27 $65,040
Personal and home care aides 6,070 $10.36 $21,560
Financial managers 5,760 $51.21 $106,510
Sales managers 5,730 $53.25 $110,760
Physicians and surgeons, all other 5,720 $58.04 $120,710
Bus drivers, school 5,680 $14.73 $30,640
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 5,640 $14.23 $29,590
Computer software engineers, systems software 5,580 $40.16 $83,530
Engineering managers 5,580 $57.81 $120,240
Loan officers 5,470 Not available Not available
Computer specialists, all other 5,190 $35.44 $73,720
Office and administrative support workers, all other 5,170 $16.64 $34,610
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 5,060 $8.87 $18,460
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 4,970 $17.86 $37,150
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 4,910 $33.49 $69,660
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 4,890 $30.11 $62,630
Counter and rental clerks 4,870 $11.91 $24,770
Pharmacy technicians 4,850 $13.72 $28,530
Dental assistants 4,650 $16.05 $33,380
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 4,650 $40.25 $83,710
Child, family, and school social workers 4,600 $24.91 $51,810
Network and computer systems administrators 4,600 $33.01 $68,670
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 4,570 $21.29 $44,280
Driver/sales workers 4,560 $12.27 $25,510
Recreation workers 4,530 $11.63 $24,190
Industrial production managers 4,460 $49.10 $102,130
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 4,200 $28.65 $59,590
Network systems and data communications analysts 4,110 $36.58 $76,080
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 4,060 $28.20 $58,660
Dental hygienists 4,050 $30.43 $63,300
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 4,050 $21.02 $43,720
Market research analysts 4,040 $35.86 $74,600
Computer and information systems managers 3,960 $54.64 $113,640
Pharmacists 3,930 $48.78 $101,460
Food servers, nonrestaurant 3,920 $10.63 $22,100
Medical secretaries 3,870 $15.02 $31,250
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 3,830 $26.65 $55,430
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 3,820 $24.07 $50,070
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,750 $17.25 $35,890
Financial analysts 3,700 Not available Not available
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 3,670 Not available Not available
Medical and health services managers 3,610 $43.38 $90,240
Civil engineers 3,600 $34.42 $71,600
Industrial machinery mechanics 3,510 $26.83 $55,810
Logisticians 3,500 Not available Not available
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 3,490 $12.50 $26,010
Commercial and industrial designers 3,450 Not available Not available
Cost estimators 3,390 $34.87 $72,540
Electrical engineers 3,370 $38.67 $80,420
Cooks, short order 3,310 $9.56 $19,890
Preschool teachers, except special education 3,300 $16.35 $34,010
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 3,270 $27.54 $57,290
Sales and related workers, all other 3,250 $21.13 $43,960
Insurance sales agents 3,240 $34.20 $71,140
Public relations specialists 3,230 $28.07 $58,380
Physical therapists 3,190 $37.23 $77,440
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 3,180 $23.24 $48,340
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 3,150 $39.61 $82,400
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 3,130 $24.65 $51,270
Paralegals and legal assistants 3,070 $24.03 $49,990
Administrative services managers 3,040 $36.90 $76,760
Legal secretaries 3,030 $21.69 $45,110
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 2,990 $22.09 $45,950
Fire fighters 2,980 $22.51 $46,810
Industrial engineering technicians 2,930 $24.83 $51,640
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,890 $20.89 $43,460
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 2,870 $12.69 $26,390
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,850 Not available Not available
Data entry keyers 2,840 $14.71 $30,600
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 2,830 $10.62 $22,080
Family and general practitioners 2,790 $84.40 $175,550
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,780 $16.14 $33,560
All other information and record clerks 2,770 $16.17 $33,640
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 2,740 $15.03 $31,270
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 2,740 Not available $61,550
Automotive body and related repairers 2,730 $22.93 $47,700
Coaches and scouts 2,730 Not available $32,670
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 2,710 $26.97 $56,100
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 2,710 $26.30 $54,710
Court, municipal, and license clerks 2,700 $17.43 $36,260
Radiologic technologists and technicians 2,670 $24.78 $51,550
Education, training, and library workers, all other 2,600 $18.88 $39,260
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 2,560 $27.91 $58,050
Graphic designers 2,510 $22.61 $47,020
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 2,480 $24.11 $50,150
Personal financial advisors 2,480 $44.47 $92,490
Millwrights 2,470 $32.99 $68,610
Order clerks 2,460 $18.12 $37,690
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 2,440 $18.92 $39,340
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,440 $12.60 $26,200
Parts salespersons 2,440 $16.69 $34,710
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 2,430 $23.50 $48,890
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 2,430 $10.50 $21,840
Training and development specialists 2,430 $26.46 $55,030
Construction managers 2,420 $45.70 $95,050
Property, real estate, and community association managers 2,420 $27.36 $56,920
Healthcare support workers, all other 2,380 $14.09 $29,310
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,350 $17.43 $36,250
Mechanical drafters 2,350 $27.12 $56,400
Mechanical engineering technicians 2,350 $24.84 $51,670
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 2,320 $14.21 $29,550
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,310 $17.41 $36,210
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 2,310 $18.93 $39,370
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,300 $15.22 $31,660
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 2,280 Not available $97,330
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 2,280 $15.20 $31,620
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 2,280 $16.95 $35,260
Real estate sales agents 2,280 $25.26 $52,540
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 2,260 $27.97 $58,180
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,260 $10.13 $21,060
Loan interviewers and clerks 2,230 $15.78 $32,810
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 2,200 $18.15 $37,760
Parking lot attendants 2,160 $9.64 $20,060
Sales engineers 2,120 $44.22 $91,970
Food service managers 2,070 $24.41 $50,770
File clerks 2,050 $10.94 $22,760
Painters, construction and maintenance 2,050 $23.77 $49,450
Self-enrichment education teachers 2,030 $20.32 $42,260
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 2,020 $26.25 $54,600
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,010 $13.61 $28,300
Occupational therapists 1,980 $33.54 $69,750
Librarians 1,960 $26.76 $55,660
Marketing managers 1,950 $50.47 $104,980
Printing machine operators 1,920 $15.80 $32,870
Machine feeders and offbearers 1,910 $13.86 $28,820
Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,900 $12.91 $26,840
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,890 $18.74 $38,980
Respiratory therapists 1,880 $24.87 $51,720
Correctional officers and jailers 1,850 Not available Not available
Dentists, general 1,850 $77.47 $161,140
Electronics engineers, except computer 1,850 $38.00 $79,040
Advertising sales agents 1,750 $27.74 $57,710
Database administrators 1,730 $34.23 $71,190
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,730 $15.20 $31,620
Maintenance workers, machinery 1,720 $21.57 $44,860
Medical records and health information technicians 1,700 $16.65 $34,630
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,690 $36.51 $75,930
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,680 $26.77 $55,680
Instructional coordinators 1,630 $30.30 $63,030
Tax preparers 1,600 $11.49 $23,890
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,580 $9.76 $20,310
Bakers 1,570 $12.44 $25,870
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,540 $22.51 $46,810
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,510 $31.13 $64,750
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,510 $19.20 $39,930
Operations research analysts 1,510 $42.46 $88,320
Baggage porters and bellhops 1,480 $16.62 $34,570
Civil engineering technicians 1,470 $22.14 $46,060
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,460 $22.42 $46,630
Couriers and messengers 1,460 $11.58 $24,080
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 1,450 $9.70 $20,170
Butchers and meat cutters 1,440 $14.78 $30,740
Library technicians 1,440 $14.44 $30,030
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,430 $22.82 $47,470
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,420 $19.90 $41,390
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,420 $15.82 $32,920
Word processors and typists 1,410 $17.63 $36,680
Food batchmakers 1,380 $12.65 $26,320
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,370 $12.16 $25,290
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,360 $12.27 $25,520
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,340 $10.29 $21,400
Construction and building inspectors 1,320 $26.56 $55,250
Speech-language pathologists 1,320 $36.17 $75,230
Chefs and head cooks 1,310 $21.59 $44,910
Sheet metal workers 1,310 $27.33 $56,850
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,310 Not available $54,800
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,300 $13.00 $27,030
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,290 $11.24 $23,380
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,280 $32.68 $67,970
Library assistants, clerical 1,270 $10.77 $22,410
Social and community service managers 1,250 $28.37 $59,010
Physical therapist assistants 1,240 $19.46 $40,480
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,240 $15.22 $31,650
Computer operators 1,220 $20.44 $42,510
Architects, except landscape and naval 1,210 $33.89 $70,500
Tire repairers and changers 1,210 $11.37 $23,660
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,190 $15.62 $32,500
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,190 Not available Not available
Roofers 1,190 $19.80 $41,180
Travel agents 1,160 $15.18 $31,580
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,150 $44.01 $91,530
Credit analysts 1,140 $29.06 $60,450
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,140 $34.34 $71,420
Education administrators, postsecondary 1,140 $46.36 $96,430
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,130 $27.66 $57,540
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 1,120 $28.08 $58,410
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,120 $25.62 $53,300
New accounts clerks 1,120 $15.64 $32,530
Purchasing managers 1,100 $47.24 $98,260
Physician assistants 1,070 $43.01 $89,450
Postal service clerks 1,070 Not available Not available
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,060 $20.06 $41,720
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 1,040 $23.22 $48,300
Computer hardware engineers 1,000 $42.96 $89,360
Chemists 990 $27.42 $57,040
Human resources managers, all other 990 $54.16 $112,660
Sewing machine operators 990 $12.66 $26,330
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 980 $17.46 $36,310
Technical writers 980 $31.97 $66,490
Insurance underwriters 970 $33.89 $70,500
Surgical technologists 970 $20.19 $41,990
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 960 Not available $45,920
Personal care and service workers, all other 960 $11.45 $23,820
Procurement clerks 950 $17.98 $37,410
Protective service workers, all other 950 $13.84 $28,780
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 930 $16.38 $34,070
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 930 $16.80 $34,950
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 930 $19.78 $41,140
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 930 Not available Not available
Pharmacy aides 920 $9.88 $20,550
Editors 910 $24.54 $51,040
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 910 $21.53 $44,780
Architectural and civil drafters 900 $22.02 $45,800
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 900 $24.07 $50,060
Education teachers, postsecondary 890 Not available $46,840
Special education teachers, middle school 880 Not available $58,480
Dietitians and nutritionists 860 $24.21 $50,360
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 860 $17.96 $37,360
Office machine operators, except computer 850 $14.05 $29,230
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 850 $18.72 $38,940
Internists, general 830 $80.12 $166,650
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 830 $10.22 $21,260
Carpet installers 820 $22.74 $47,310
Mental health counselors 820 $21.54 $44,800
Crossing guards 810 $10.92 $22,720
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 810 Not available $54,730
Prepress technicians and workers 800 $18.57 $38,620
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 790 $24.97 $51,930
Funeral attendants 790 $11.13 $23,160
Service station attendants 790 $10.71 $22,280
Cargo and freight agents 780 $18.78 $39,060
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 780 $29.63 $61,620
Tile and marble setters 770 $25.97 $54,010
Brokerage clerks 760 $19.32 $40,190
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 760 $20.55 $42,740
Glaziers 760 $20.25 $42,120
Producers and directors 760 $33.57 $69,830
Audio and video equipment technicians 750 $19.13 $39,780
Business teachers, postsecondary 750 Not available $60,320
Media and communication workers, all other 750 $22.71 $47,240
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 730 $15.69 $32,630
Dental laboratory technicians 720 $19.36 $40,270
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 720 $39.63 $82,440
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 720 $22.20 $46,170
Diagnostic medical sonographers 710 $28.19 $58,640
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 710 $14.47 $30,090
Numerical tool and process control programmers 710 $24.42 $50,790
Painters, transportation equipment 710 $26.62 $55,360
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 700 $12.93 $26,900
Opticians, dispensing 690 $16.39 $34,090
Bindery workers 670 $14.47 $30,100
Construction and related workers, all other 670 $21.11 $43,910
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 670 $19.13 $39,790
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 670 $18.81 $39,120
Medical transcriptionists 660 $16.01 $33,310
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 650 $16.18 $33,660
Materials engineers 650 $41.60 $86,530
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 650 $13.52 $28,130
Interior designers 640 $27.11 $56,390
Chemical technicians 630 $19.97 $41,540
Musicians and singers 630 Not available Not available
Clergy 620 $19.00 $39,510
Floral designers 620 $12.58 $26,170
Public relations managers 620 $46.45 $96,610
Rehabilitation counselors 620 $23.87 $49,640
Manicurists and pedicurists 610 $9.82 $20,430
Veterinarians 610 $48.74 $101,380
Electrical and electronics drafters 600 $27.18 $56,530
Job printers 600 $19.22 $39,980
Physical therapist aides 600 $12.20 $25,370
Power plant operators 600 $28.19 $58,630
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 600 $19.72 $41,010
Art directors 590 $38.23 $79,520
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 590 $21.16 $44,010
Medical equipment repairers 590 $22.89 $47,610
Real estate brokers 570 $38.84 $80,780
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 560 $30.32 $63,070
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 560 $28.15 $58,550
Surveying and mapping technicians 560 $19.56 $40,690
Veterinary technologists and technicians 560 $15.85 $32,960
Compensation and benefits managers 550 $49.62 $103,200
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 550 Not available $67,440
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 550 $22.00 $45,770
Reporters and correspondents 540 $25.04 $52,090
Dietetic technicians 530 $14.25 $29,640
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 530 $15.13 $31,470
Gaming supervisors 530 $32.60 $67,820
Massage therapists 530 $17.67 $36,750
Obstetricians and gynecologists 530 $89.19 $185,510
Photographic processing machine operators 530 $10.30 $21,430
Plant and system operators, all other 530 $23.56 $49,000
Tour guides and escorts 530 $10.21 $21,250
Home appliance repairers 520 $19.02 $39,560
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 520 Not available $59,890
Building cleaning workers, all other 510 $14.47 $30,090
Loan counselors 510 $22.57 $46,940
Occupational health and safety specialists 510 $30.43 $63,290
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 500 $13.80 $28,690
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 490 $11.72 $24,380
Writers and authors 490 $33.80 $70,300
Chiropractors 480 $35.56 $73,960
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 480 $22.95 $47,740
Meeting and convention planners 480 $22.16 $46,100
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $65,290
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 480 $15.94 $33,160
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 480 $32.13 $66,820
Actuaries 470 $32.92 $68,480
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 470 $26.43 $54,970
Medical equipment preparers 470 $15.36 $31,940
Security and fire alarm systems installers 470 $19.91 $41,420
Pediatricians, general 460 $73.69 $153,280
Therapists, all other 460 $25.40 $52,820
Directors, religious activities and education 450 $17.65 $36,720
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 450 $17.36 $36,110
Shampooers 450 $8.44 $17,550
Skin care specialists 450 $15.88 $33,030
Advertising and promotions managers 440 $55.03 $114,460
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 440 $16.25 $33,800
Social workers, all other 440 $26.23 $54,570
Surveyors 430 $28.32 $58,910
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 420 $15.35 $31,930
Meter readers, utilities 410 $17.07 $35,500
Occupational therapist assistants 410 $22.17 $46,120
Surgeons 410 $102.70 $213,620
Choreographers 400 $20.98 $43,630
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 400 $27.97 $58,180
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 400 $35.17 $73,150
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 400 $20.42 $42,470
Gas plant operators 390 $27.05 $56,270
Training and development managers 390 $44.21 $91,960
Automotive glass installers and repairers 380 $16.27 $33,830
Health educators 380 $24.15 $50,230
Material moving workers, all other 380 $18.53 $38,540
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 380 $16.12 $33,530
Pourers and casters, metal 380 $18.96 $39,440
Residential advisors 380 $11.81 $24,550
Structural iron and steel workers 380 $27.76 $57,740
Broadcast technicians 370 $23.97 $49,870
Helpers--carpenters 370 $11.60 $24,120
Chemical engineers 360 $38.54 $80,170
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $65,780
Crane and tower operators 360 $21.13 $43,940
Environmental engineering technicians 360 $21.04 $43,770
Legislators 360 Not available $34,570
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 360 $11.18 $23,250
Transportation workers, all other 360 $13.42 $27,920
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 350 $17.41 $36,210
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 350 $22.10 $45,970
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 350 $9.73 $20,240
Optometrists 350 $52.30 $108,780
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 350 $15.25 $31,720
Pest control workers 340 $17.91 $37,240
Transportation inspectors 340 $30.85 $64,170
Education administrators, all other 330 $37.28 $77,530
Electro-mechanical technicians 330 Not available Not available
Law clerks 330 Not available Not available
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 320 $22.04 $45,840
Nuclear medicine technologists 320 $32.10 $66,760
Radio and television announcers 320 $10.62 $22,080
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $44,760
Conveyor operators and tenders 310 $14.40 $29,950
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 310 $20.56 $42,770
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 310 $12.77 $26,560
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $95,680
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 300 $18.36 $38,190
Private detectives and investigators 300 $23.14 $48,140
Funeral directors 290 $33.88 $70,460
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 290 $9.64 $20,040
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 290 $18.91 $39,330
Proofreaders and copy markers 290 $19.75 $41,080
Upholsterers 290 $15.13 $31,460
Chemical plant and system operators 280 $27.30 $56,790
Communications teachers, postsecondary 280 Not available $50,810
Statisticians 280 $34.08 $70,890
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 270 $37.85 $78,730
Cutters and trimmers, hand 270 $11.22 $23,330
Designers, all other 270 $22.51 $46,820
Film and video editors 270 $29.75 $61,870
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 260 $50.25 $104,530
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 260 $20.75 $43,170
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 250 $11.82 $24,580
Radiation therapists 250 $33.16 $68,970
Telephone operators 250 $21.34 $44,390
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 240 $12.18 $25,340
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 240 $20.73 $43,110
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $67,290
Counselors, all other 230 $16.51 $34,330
Multi-media artists and animators 230 $21.35 $44,400
Physical scientists, all other 230 $42.33 $88,050
Psychiatric aides 230 $14.49 $30,140
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $72,640
Bicycle repairers 220 $11.29 $23,480
Fire inspectors and investigators 220 $30.80 $64,070
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 220 $26.75 $55,640
Social scientists and related workers, all other 220 $33.17 $69,000
Survey researchers 220 $28.15 $58,560
Athletic trainers 210 Not available $42,210
Furniture finishers 210 $17.39 $36,170
Recreational therapists 210 $20.83 $43,330
Tapers 210 $27.38 $56,940
Audiologists 200 $35.43 $73,690
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 200 $15.29 $31,790
Podiatrists 200 $93.48 $194,430
Power distributors and dispatchers 200 $32.34 $67,280
Sound engineering technicians 200 $23.87 $49,660
Bailiffs 190 $17.35 $36,080
Mathematical scientists, all other 190 $34.15 $71,040
Patternmakers, wood 190 $26.24 $54,590
Landscape architects 180 $32.08 $66,720
Marriage and family therapists 180 $17.47 $36,340
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 180 $21.19 $44,070
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 180 $14.69 $30,560
Air traffic controllers 170 $57.06 $118,690
Court reporters 170 $25.52 $53,090
Financial examiners 170 $35.00 $72,800
Medical appliance technicians 170 $26.03 $54,140
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 170 $24.19 $50,320
Helpers, construction trades, all other 160 $15.42 $32,070
Music directors and composers 160 Not available Not available
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 160 $19.96 $41,510
Vocational education teachers, middle school 160 Not available $57,890
Animal control workers 150 $16.70 $34,740
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available Not available
Craft artists 150 $9.66 $20,090
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 150 Not available Not available
Motion picture projectionists 150 $9.70 $20,180
Psychiatrists 150 $80.47 $167,380
Public address system and other announcers 150 $17.53 $36,470
Biological scientists, all other 140 $31.05 $64,590
Computer and information scientists, research 140 $43.31 $90,080
Concierges 140 $12.89 $26,800
Correspondence clerks 140 $16.44 $34,200
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $54,600
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 140 $13.89 Not available
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 140 $18.77 $39,040
Interpreters and translators 140 Not available Not available
Natural sciences managers 140 $43.41 $90,300
Religious workers, all other 140 Not available Not available
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 140 $13.58 $28,240
Animal trainers 130 $10.84 $22,540
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 130 $14.60 $30,370
Lodging managers 130 $28.05 $58,340
Occupational health and safety technicians 130 $21.20 $44,090
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 120 $14.19 $29,510
Slot key persons 120 $21.84 $45,430
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 110 Not available Not available
Economics teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available Not available
Emergency management specialists 110 $33.80 $70,300
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 110 $23.69 $49,260
Rail car repairers 110 $15.56 $32,360
Respiratory therapy technicians 110 $20.45 $42,530
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 110 $11.73 $24,400
Artists and related workers, all other 100 $22.66 $47,130
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 100 $12.57 $26,150
Gaming managers 100 $38.80 $80,700
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $56,960
Postmasters and mail superintendents 100 $36.18 $75,250
Costume attendants 90 $14.44 $30,030
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 90 $14.58 $30,330
Materials scientists 90 Not available Not available
Motorcycle mechanics 90 $21.34 $44,380
Curators 80 $29.13 $60,580
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 80 $22.51 $46,830
Avionics technicians 70 $23.93 $49,760
Etchers and engravers 70 $15.22 $31,660
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 70 $15.66 $32,570
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 70 $11.51 $23,940
Museum technicians and conservators 70 $19.08 $39,680
Sewers, hand 70 $12.28 $25,550
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 60 $11.31 $23,520
Archivists 60 $24.40 $50,740
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 60 $51.54 $107,210
Economists 60 $41.98 $87,310
Physicists 60 $52.32 $108,830
Airfield operations specialists 50 $22.39 $46,570
Athletes and sports competitors 50 Not available Not available
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 50 $22.47 $46,740
Foresters 50 $26.10 $54,300
Microbiologists 50 $27.61 $57,430
Occupational therapist aides 50 $15.16 $31,540
Plasterers and stucco masons 50 $23.86 $49,630
Sailors and marine oilers 50 $18.15 $37,750
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 40 $24.54 $51,050
Atmospheric and space scientists 40 $54.11 $112,560
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $74,820
Audio-visual collections specialists 40 $17.51 $36,420
Broadcast news analysts 40 Not available Not available
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 40 $14.76 $30,690
Geography teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $84,150
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 40 $14.99 $31,170
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 40 $18.12 $37,680
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 40 Not available $37,560
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $45,870
Food scientists and technologists 30 $29.54 $61,450
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers Not available $49.81 $103,610
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors Not available $16.20 $33,700
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians Not available $24.83 $51,640
Aerospace engineers Not available $43.72 $90,930
Agricultural and food science technicians Not available $16.91 $35,160
Amusement and recreation attendants Not available $9.29 $19,320
Anesthesiologists Not available $96.15 $199,990
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $80,500
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $55,090
Assemblers and fabricators, all other Not available $26.12 $54,330
Biological technicians Not available $19.36 $40,270
Biomedical engineers Not available $32.15 $66,870
Boilermakers Not available $27.79 $57,800
Bookbinders Not available $10.24 $21,300
Budget analysts Not available $35.23 $73,290
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $15.84 $32,950
Chemical equipment operators and tenders Not available $23.76 $49,430
Commercial pilots Not available Not available $82,370
Community and social service specialists, all other Not available $19.81 $41,210
Conservation scientists Not available $31.98 $66,520
Desktop publishers Not available $19.24 $40,010
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment Not available $26.06 $54,210
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers Not available $20.03 $41,660
Elevator installers and repairers Not available $32.31 $67,190
Environmental engineers Not available $38.91 $80,920
Epidemiologists Not available $30.56 $63,560
Farm equipment mechanics Not available $24.36 $50,670
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations Not available $12.81 $26,640
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals Not available $11.42 $23,750
Financial specialists, all other Not available $32.92 $68,480
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers Not available $32.17 $66,920
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives Not available $35.32 $73,460
Floor sanders and finishers Not available $18.19 $37,840
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $60,520
Forensic science technicians Not available $22.61 $47,020
Forest and conservation technicians Not available $12.90 $26,820
Foundry mold and coremakers Not available $18.84 $39,180
Gaming dealers Not available $10.45 $21,740
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers Not available $30.41 $63,250
Hazardous materials removal workers Not available $20.96 $43,600
Health technologists and technicians, all other Not available $19.64 $40,860
Helpers--electricians Not available $12.70 $26,420
Helpers--extraction workers Not available $15.91 $33,090
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Not available $14.38 $29,900
Helpers--roofers Not available $15.22 $31,660
Highway maintenance workers Not available $19.79 $41,170
History teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $61,070
Hydrologists Not available $30.44 $63,320
Industrial engineers Not available $40.47 $84,190
Insulation workers, mechanical Not available $18.19 $37,830
Kindergarten teachers, except special education Not available Not available $54,810
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic Not available $21.03 $43,740
Legal support workers, all other Not available $30.59 $63,630
Life scientists, all other Not available $30.70 $63,850
Mechanical door repairers Not available $19.58 $40,730
Mechanical engineers Not available $40.76 $84,790
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Not available $38.71 $80,510
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Not available $27.89 $58,010
Model makers, wood Not available $36.02 $74,920
Motorboat mechanics Not available $18.66 $38,820
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Not available $98.81 $205,520
Orthodontists Not available More than $70 More than $145,600
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $31.47 $65,450
Photographic process workers Not available $16.81 $34,960
Physics teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $83,000
Pipelayers Not available $19.93 $41,460
Political science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $74,610
Postsecondary teachers, all other Not available Not available $37,270
Production workers, all other Not available $18.82 $39,150
Psychiatric technicians Not available $14.62 $30,410
Psychologists, all other Not available $40.19 $83,590
Radio mechanics Not available $18.32 $38,110
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $74,200
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $14.36 $29,860
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons Not available $29.67 $61,700
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks Not available $16.76 $34,870
Slaughterers and meat packers Not available $11.49 $23,890
Social science research assistants Not available $17.87 $37,170
Statistical assistants Not available $22.34 $46,480
Telecommunications line installers and repairers Not available $15.20 $31,610
Telemarketers Not available $11.56 $24,050
Urban and regional planners Not available $29.25 $60,830
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers Not available $9.11 $18,950
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators Not available $19.90 $41,400
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $21.93 $45,620
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