Occupational employment / Durham, NC

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 "Durham, NC" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 279,030 $23.48 $48,830
Office and administrative support occupations 41,400 $15.98 $33,250
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 24,960 $29.27 $60,880
Sales and related occupations 21,620 $17.87 $37,170
Food preparation and serving related occupations 20,600 $9.36 $19,480
Computer and mathematical occupations 20,470 $39.76 $82,700
Management occupations 18,390 $55.01 $114,420
Business and financial operations occupations 15,690 $30.34 $63,100
Education, training, and library occupations 15,660 $24.45 $50,860
Production occupations 15,510 $15.34 $31,900
Life, physical, and social science occupations 12,460 $30.98 $64,430
Transportation and material moving occupations 12,150 $12.92 $26,880
Registered nurses 10,500 $28.65 $59,600
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 9,170 $19.93 $41,460
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 9,030 $10.87 $22,620
Healthcare support occupations 8,980 $12.78 $26,580
Construction and extraction occupations 8,630 $16.63 $34,590
Retail salespersons 6,790 $10.93 $22,730
Architecture and engineering occupations 6,730 $35.39 $73,620
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 6,460 $19.05 $39,630
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 5,430 $8.20 $17,050
Office clerks, general 5,240 $14.26 $29,660
Computer software engineers, systems software 4,860 $46.91 $97,560
Cashiers 4,810 $8.66 $18,020
Protective service occupations 4,350 $17.38 $36,150
Customer service representatives 4,190 $16.48 $34,280
Waiters and waitresses 4,110 $8.78 $18,260
Personal care and service occupations 4,050 $13.20 $27,460
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 4,030 $10.32 $21,470
Community and social services occupations 3,910 $19.61 $40,790
Computer systems analysts 3,750 $39.63 $82,430
Business operations specialists, all other 3,740 $31.05 $64,590
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 3,580 $23.33 $48,530
General and operations managers 3,490 $60.52 $125,880
Home health aides 3,450 $10.86 $22,590
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 3,300 $16.54 $34,390
Computer software engineers, applications 3,140 $45.27 $94,160
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 3,080 $15.22 $31,650
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 2,950 $10.55 $21,950
Accountants and auditors 2,830 $31.35 $65,220
Maintenance and repair workers, general 2,820 $17.51 $36,420
Stock clerks and order fillers 2,720 $10.84 $22,560
Team assemblers 2,410 $12.39 $25,770
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,400 $18.11 $37,670
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,400 $9.36 $19,460
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 2,210 $42.41 $88,220
Food preparation workers 2,200 $8.75 $18,200
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,180 $22.49 $46,780
Computer and information systems managers 2,170 $60.73 $126,320
Computer support specialists 2,160 $22.88 $47,600
Teacher assistants 2,120 Not available $21,410
Elementary school teachers, except special education 2,110 Not available $43,020
Computer programmers 2,060 $40.82 $84,910
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,910 $12.36 $25,700
Receptionists and information clerks 1,800 $12.09 $25,150
Biological technicians 1,750 $20.54 $42,730
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 1,730 $22.91 $47,660
Physicians and surgeons, all other 1,710 $36.13 $75,160
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,610 $13.75 $28,610
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,600 $11.34 $23,600
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 1,580 $28.19 $58,630
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,570 $14.98 $31,150
Legal occupations 1,530 $38.10 $79,250
Cooks, restaurant 1,520 $10.96 $22,790
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 1,420 $12.51 $26,020
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,410 Not available $46,910
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,380 $24.65 $51,260
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 1,370 $38.01 $79,070
Financial managers 1,350 $50.98 $106,030
Managers, all other 1,350 $50.10 $104,200
Preschool teachers, except special education 1,350 $11.91 $24,770
Social scientists and related workers, all other 1,350 $20.05 $41,700
Management analysts 1,290 $40.16 $83,520
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,280 $14.00 $29,120
Natural sciences managers 1,250 $64.91 $135,010
Carpenters 1,180 $15.25 $31,710
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,140 $29.15 $60,630
Construction laborers 1,130 $11.27 $23,440
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,100 $18.42 $38,300
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 1,100 $20.16 $41,930
Electricians 1,080 $18.94 $39,390
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 1,080 $18.57 $38,620
Chemists 1,040 $35.04 $72,880
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 1,040 $8.03 $16,700
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,010 $19.36 $40,260
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 1,000 $19.77 $41,120
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 980 $35.33 $73,480
Social and human service assistants 980 $13.90 $28,910
Network and computer systems administrators 950 $36.21 $75,310
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 940 $29.05 $60,430
Sales managers 940 $46.61 $96,960
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 890 $16.74 $34,810
Dishwashers 890 $8.59 $17,870
Financial analysts 870 $34.55 $71,870
Medical secretaries 850 $15.43 $32,090
Security guards 850 $14.14 $29,410
Operations research analysts 830 $28.53 $59,340
Lawyers 820 $52.79 $109,800
Database administrators 810 $35.34 $73,500
Fire fighters 810 $16.62 $34,580
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 780 Not available $43,510
Pharmacy technicians 780 $13.53 $28,130
Health technologists and technicians, all other 750 $22.96 $47,760
Packers and packagers, hand 750 $8.51 $17,700
Pharmacists 720 $49.52 $103,000
Amusement and recreation attendants 710 $8.47 $17,620
Child, family, and school social workers 710 $20.43 $42,500
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 710 $7.84 $16,300
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 710 $30.81 $64,090
Loan counselors 700 $15.25 $31,720
Radiologic technologists and technicians 700 $26.30 $54,710
Market research analysts 690 $41.62 $86,570
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 680 $7.96 $16,560
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 680 $17.13 $35,620
Network systems and data communications analysts 680 $36.81 $76,560
Helpers--production workers 670 $9.48 $19,720
Industrial engineers 660 $39.59 $82,350
Marketing managers 660 $63.67 $132,440
Medical and health services managers 660 $49.77 $103,530
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 650 $14.04 $29,200
Public relations specialists 640 $28.26 $58,770
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 630 $15.44 $32,110
Loan officers 620 $22.40 $46,590
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 610 $15.73 $32,730
Training and development specialists 610 $29.33 $61,000
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 600 $10.76 $22,370
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 600 $49.56 $103,080
Computer operators 590 $18.00 $37,440
Cooks, short order 580 $8.89 $18,500
Postal service mail carriers 580 Not available Not available
Biochemists and biophysicists 570 $38.40 $79,870
Dental assistants 570 $17.70 $36,820
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 570 $40.56 $84,370
Biological scientists, all other 560 $36.99 $76,940
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 560 $18.55 $38,580
Medical assistants 560 $14.36 $29,870
Personal financial advisors 560 $33.16 $68,970
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 550 $15.44 $32,110
Teachers and instructors, all other 550 Not available $30,450
Counter and rental clerks 540 $11.76 $24,460
Education administrators, postsecondary 540 $35.84 $74,550
Paralegals and legal assistants 540 $20.66 $42,970
Child care workers 530 $9.52 $19,790
Electronics engineers, except computer 530 $52.35 $108,890
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 530 $21.38 $44,470
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 520 $21.22 $44,140
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 520 $10.36 $21,550
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 510 $19.00 $39,530
Statisticians 510 $41.18 $85,640
Tellers 510 $11.99 $24,950
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 500 $21.04 $43,770
Helpers--electricians 500 $13.47 $28,010
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 500 $18.20 $37,860
Sales representatives, services, all other 500 $35.02 $72,840
Driver/sales workers 490 $10.36 $21,540
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 490 $18.75 $38,990
Electrical engineers 480 $40.04 $83,280
Industrial truck and tractor operators 470 $12.96 $26,960
Bartenders 460 $9.48 $19,710
Civil engineers 460 $34.22 $71,180
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 460 $10.11 $21,030
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 450 $9.01 $18,740
Machinists 450 $19.35 $40,240
Microbiologists 450 $32.32 $67,220
Painters, construction and maintenance 450 $13.23 $27,520
Construction managers 440 $49.44 $102,840
Production workers, all other 440 $16.43 $34,180
Computer specialists, all other 430 $37.12 $77,200
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 420 $22.87 $47,570
Graphic designers 420 $20.38 $42,390
Industrial production managers 420 $48.56 $101,000
Insurance sales agents 410 $26.75 $55,630
All other information and record clerks 400 $18.11 $37,660
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 400 Not available $80,530
Education, training, and library workers, all other 400 $24.37 $50,680
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 400 $35.76 $74,370
Physical therapists 400 $34.93 $72,650
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 400 Not available $44,640
Food service managers 390 $26.19 $54,470
Librarians 390 $25.59 $53,230
Telemarketers 390 $11.81 $24,570
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 380 $15.39 $32,000
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 380 $33.10 $68,840
Library technicians 380 $17.46 $36,320
Mental health counselors 380 $18.27 $38,000
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 370 $30.10 $62,600
Library assistants, clerical 370 $13.63 $28,350
Dental hygienists 360 $30.78 $64,020
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 360 $24.51 $50,970
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 360 $8.57 $17,820
Logisticians 360 $37.50 $77,990
Social and community service managers 360 $26.24 $54,580
Survey researchers 360 $22.13 $46,040
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 360 $26.04 $54,160
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 350 $13.36 $27,780
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 350 $29.63 $61,640
Mechanical engineers 350 $34.04 $70,800
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 350 $18.98 $39,470
Recreation workers 350 $12.90 $26,830
Data entry keyers 340 $12.96 $26,960
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 340 $17.85 $37,140
Medical records and health information technicians 340 $16.62 $34,570
Family and general practitioners 330 $70.04 $145,690
Industrial machinery mechanics 330 $19.68 $40,940
Occupational therapists 330 $31.24 $64,970
Administrative services managers 320 $40.66 $84,580
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 320 $24.20 $50,340
Nonfarm animal caretakers 320 $11.16 $23,220
Personal and home care aides 320 $10.08 $20,970
Speech-language pathologists 320 $27.47 $57,140
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 320 $23.34 $48,540
Correctional officers and jailers 310 $15.61 $32,480
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 310 $22.11 $45,980
Editors 300 $23.71 $49,320
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 300 $23.14 $48,130
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 300 $11.09 $23,070
Surgical technologists 300 $18.32 $38,100
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 290 $25.26 $52,540
Food servers, nonrestaurant 290 $10.35 $21,530
Medical and public health social workers 290 $23.31 $48,480
Physician assistants 290 $37.29 $77,560
Purchasing managers 290 $51.17 $106,420
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 290 $11.31 $23,520
Chefs and head cooks 280 $17.75 $36,910
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 280 $23.00 $47,850
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 280 $19.82 $41,230
Order clerks 280 $11.79 $24,530
Architects, except landscape and naval 270 $28.82 $59,950
Bill and account collectors 270 $17.36 $36,100
Health educators 270 $32.19 $66,960
Respiratory therapists 270 $25.07 $52,150
Coaches and scouts 260 Not available $47,500
Instructional coordinators 260 $29.27 $60,880
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 260 $17.24 $35,850
Real estate brokers 260 $24.15 $50,230
Tax preparers 260 Not available Not available
Writers and authors 260 $22.96 $47,770
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 250 $30.88 $64,220
Cost estimators 250 $28.28 $58,820
Dietitians and nutritionists 250 $23.21 $48,280
Technical writers 250 $31.49 $65,500
Brokerage clerks 240 $19.05 $39,630
Chemical technicians 240 $17.03 $35,420
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 240 $9.93 $20,660
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 240 $24.19 $50,310
Job printers 240 $18.68 $38,860
Veterinary technologists and technicians 240 $13.34 $27,750
Engineers, all other 230 $39.22 $81,590
Life scientists, all other 230 $37.06 $77,080
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 230 $12.55 $26,090
Parts salespersons 230 $14.69 $30,560
Protective service workers, all other 230 $16.40 $34,110
Sewing machine operators 230 $9.11 $18,950
Switchboard operators, including answering service 230 $12.97 $26,970
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 230 $19.95 $41,490
Advertising sales agents 220 $20.87 $43,400
Architectural and civil drafters 220 $21.43 $44,570
Computer and information scientists, research 220 $45.95 $95,570
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 220 $18.81 $39,130
Physical scientists, all other 220 $49.47 $102,890
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 220 $14.31 $29,750
Butchers and meat cutters 210 $13.15 $27,360
Dentists, general 210 $82.31 $171,210
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 210 $16.62 $34,580
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 210 $8.99 $18,710
Sales engineers 210 $47.33 $98,440
Social science research assistants 210 $16.35 $34,010
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 210 $17.58 $36,570
Bakers 200 $10.67 $22,200
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 200 $17.85 $37,140
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 200 $20.18 $41,970
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 200 $15.72 $32,690
Rehabilitation counselors 200 $15.60 $32,450
Sheet metal workers 200 $13.57 $28,230
Surveying and mapping technicians 200 $16.89 $35,130
Environmental engineers 190 $42.38 $88,160
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 190 $19.26 $40,050
Motor vehicle operators, all other 190 $13.27 $27,610
Parking lot attendants 190 $8.84 $18,390
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 190 $19.54 $40,640
Automotive body and related repairers 180 $16.72 $34,790
Civil engineering technicians 180 $19.55 $40,660
Helpers--carpenters 180 $11.57 $24,070
Photographers 180 $15.42 $32,060
Power plant operators 180 $24.45 $50,860
Self-enrichment education teachers 180 $21.74 $45,210
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $90,970
Compensation and benefits managers 170 $54.64 $113,660
Cooks, fast food 170 $8.08 $16,800
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 170 $17.89 $37,210
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 170 $28.78 $59,870
Legal secretaries 170 $16.75 $34,840
Mechanical engineering technicians 170 $21.04 $43,760
Medical equipment preparers 170 $13.64 $28,370
Office and administrative support workers, all other 170 $16.15 $33,580
Tire repairers and changers 170 $11.33 $23,570
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 170 Not available $49,270
Chief executives 160 $92.46 $192,320
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 160 $16.19 $33,670
Printing machine operators 160 $15.88 $33,020
Training and development managers 160 $58.89 $122,500
Veterinarians 160 $35.87 $74,610
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 160 $18.26 $37,980
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 150 $25.98 $54,040
File clerks 150 $11.15 $23,180
Industrial engineering technicians 150 $24.85 $51,690
Insurance underwriters 150 $23.47 $48,820
Loan interviewers and clerks 150 $15.14 $31,490
New accounts clerks 150 $16.51 $34,340
Producers and directors 150 $25.00 $51,990
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 150 $13.19 $27,440
Sales and related workers, all other 150 $24.98 $51,950
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 140 $17.80 $37,030
Couriers and messengers 140 $11.29 $23,490
Dental laboratory technicians 140 $19.48 $40,510
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 140 $13.90 $28,920
Lodging managers 140 $22.45 $46,700
Office machine operators, except computer 140 $13.04 $27,130
Public relations managers 140 $57.76 $120,140
Special education teachers, secondary school 140 Not available $45,950
Cement masons and concrete finishers 130 $15.49 $32,220
Detectives and criminal investigators 130 $21.97 $45,690
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $59,760
Mechanical drafters 130 $25.38 $52,790
Postal service clerks 130 Not available Not available
Construction and building inspectors 120 $24.86 $51,710
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $89,110
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 120 $21.67 $45,080
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 120 $16.11 $33,520
Occupational health and safety specialists 120 $27.42 $57,040
Pest control workers 120 $14.04 $29,210
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 120 Not available Not available
Property, real estate, and community association managers 120 $28.51 $59,300
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 120 $45.50 $94,650
Urban and regional planners 120 $27.73 $57,680
Audio and video equipment technicians 110 $15.78 $32,810
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 110 $23.96 $49,840
Highway maintenance workers 110 $12.82 $26,660
Meeting and convention planners 110 $23.17 $48,190
Multi-media artists and animators 110 $24.12 $50,160
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $91,600
Travel agents 110 $23.00 $47,830
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 110 $14.19 $29,510
Community and social service specialists, all other 100 $17.81 $37,050
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $88,920
Diagnostic medical sonographers 100 $28.30 $58,860
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 100 $22.86 $47,540
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 100 Not available $40,000
Nuclear medicine technologists 100 $30.78 $64,020
Physical therapist assistants 100 $25.72 $53,500
Pipelayers 100 $15.91 $33,100
Roofers 100 $16.25 $33,810
Special education teachers, middle school 100 Not available $44,360
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 100 $14.75 $30,670
Chemical engineers 90 $39.71 $82,600
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 90 $13.08 $27,200
Education teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $48,070
Emergency management specialists 90 $21.00 $43,680
Floral designers 90 $11.72 $24,380
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $71,790
Millwrights 90 $18.79 $39,080
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 90 $17.72 $36,870
Residential advisors 90 $13.77 $28,650
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 90 $24.38 $50,720
Biomedical engineers 80 $38.99 $81,090
Economists 80 $36.13 $75,140
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 80 $13.18 $27,420
Machine feeders and offbearers 80 $11.31 $23,520
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 80 $14.40 $29,960
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 80 Not available Not available
Procurement clerks 80 $18.00 $37,440
Social workers, all other 80 $24.88 $51,760
Bindery workers 70 $13.51 $28,110
Brickmasons and blockmasons 70 $18.71 $38,920
Broadcast technicians 70 $22.75 $47,320
Budget analysts 70 $29.32 $60,980
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 70 $36.20 $75,300
Court, municipal, and license clerks 70 $17.33 $36,050
Electrical and electronics drafters 70 $24.68 $51,330
Human resources managers, all other 70 $55.95 $116,370
Medical transcriptionists 70 $16.17 $33,640
Pediatricians, general 70 $65.41 $136,050
Reporters and correspondents 70 $35.29 $73,390
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 70 $12.34 $25,670
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 70 $18.44 $38,360
Statistical assistants 70 $15.18 $31,570
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 70 $20.62 $42,880
Surveyors 70 $25.25 $52,510
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 60 $10.24 $21,300
Credit analysts 60 $31.12 $64,730
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 60 $20.19 Not available
Funeral attendants 60 $11.00 $22,870
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 60 $41.80 $86,940
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $14.35 $29,840
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $15.12 $31,440
Legal support workers, all other 60 $12.36 $25,710
Maintenance workers, machinery 60 $18.88 $39,280
Manicurists and pedicurists 60 $15.46 $32,160
Marriage and family therapists 60 $31.86 $66,270
Media and communication workers, all other 60 $19.69 $40,950
Occupational therapist assistants 60 $24.09 $50,100
Physical therapist aides 60 $12.41 $25,820
Prepress technicians and workers 60 $18.72 $38,930
Sociologists 60 $28.75 $59,810
Surgeons 60 $92.37 $192,130
Advertising and promotions managers 50 $36.58 $76,080
Audiologists 50 $26.37 $54,860
Baggage porters and bellhops 50 $8.20 $17,060
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $88,680
Clergy 50 $26.09 $54,270
Epidemiologists 50 $40.29 $83,800
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 50 $8.25 $17,160
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 50 $18.08 $37,600
Interpreters and translators 50 $16.84 $35,020
Massage therapists 50 $18.29 $38,040
Medical equipment repairers 50 $22.60 $47,000
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 50 $20.77 $43,200
Opticians, dispensing 50 $19.33 $40,210
Photographic processing machine operators 50 $10.33 $21,480
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $85,640
Recreational therapists 50 $20.97 $43,630
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 50 $16.73 $34,800
Skin care specialists 50 $20.04 $41,680
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 40 $21.60 $44,940
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 40 $22.12 $46,010
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 40 $27.83 $57,890
Chiropractors 40 $42.94 $89,310
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 40 $14.08 $29,280
Designers, all other 40 $24.08 $50,080
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 $15.80 $32,870
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 40 $14.96 $31,110
Furniture finishers 40 $12.35 $25,690
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 40 Not available Not available
Locksmiths and safe repairers 40 $18.32 $38,120
Logging equipment operators 40 $18.33 $38,130
Musicians and singers 40 $13.17 Not available
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 40 $12.40 $25,780
Pharmacy aides 40 $10.55 $21,940
Psychologists, all other 40 $34.80 $72,390
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $93,960
Vocational education teachers, middle school 40 Not available $49,330
Art directors 30 $30.58 $63,600
Conservation scientists 30 $30.81 $64,080
Construction and related workers, all other 30 $15.29 $31,800
Dietetic technicians 30 $12.72 $26,450
Education administrators, all other 30 $65.26 $135,750
Film and video editors 30 $19.83 $41,240
Fire inspectors and investigators 30 $24.79 $51,550
Mathematicians 30 $39.51 $82,180
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 30 $15.63 $32,520
Meter readers, utilities 30 $15.44 $32,120
Optometrists 30 $61.08 $127,050
Personal care and service workers, all other 30 $8.90 $18,500
Tool and die makers 30 $20.37 $42,370
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians Not available $21.91 $45,580
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $22.13 $46,030
Bus drivers, school Not available $13.00 $27,040
Drafters, all other Not available $21.02 $43,720
Electromechanical equipment assemblers Not available $17.22 $35,820
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers Not available $14.15 $29,420
Engineering managers Not available $69.35 $144,250
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators Not available $15.96 $33,190
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $12.67 $26,350
Financial specialists, all other Not available $31.51 $65,530
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Not available $9.00 $18,710
Landscape architects Not available $42.64 $88,690
Materials scientists Not available $40.78 $84,810
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $12.32 $25,630
Painters, transportation equipment Not available $18.63 $38,740
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators Not available $12.37 $25,720
Physicists Not available $32.65 $67,910
Postsecondary teachers, all other Not available Not available $109,160
Real estate sales agents Not available $30.49 $63,410
Service station attendants Not available $8.22 $17,100
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $14.37 $29,890
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