Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
| Occupation | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
| All Occupations | 1,017,030 | $23.74 | $49,390 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 184,980 | $16.79 | $34,930 |
| Sales and related occupations | 115,600 | $21.02 | $43,720 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 83,230 | $14.46 | $30,070 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 70,730 | $24.41 | $50,760 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 68,660 | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 52,490 | $37.53 | $78,050 |
| Management occupations | 50,770 | $58.65 | $121,990 |
| Production occupations | 50,590 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 49,990 | $34.93 | $72,640 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 47,680 | $40.88 | $85,030 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 37,970 | $21.76 | $45,260 |
| Retail salespersons | 34,470 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 33,820 | $25.16 | $52,340 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 32,880 | $13.13 | $27,320 |
| Cashiers | 28,520 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 28,000 | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 27,450 | $13.88 | $28,860 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 26,000 | $11.83 | $24,600 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 20,720 | $16.36 | $34,030 |
| Protective service occupations | 20,550 | $24.74 | $51,450 |
| Registered nurses | 19,410 | $34.68 | $72,140 |
| Office clerks, general | 18,880 | $13.31 | $27,680 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 17,520 | $38.99 | $81,090 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 16,810 | $12.50 | $26,010 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 16,360 | $11.68 | $24,300 |
| Customer service representatives | 16,000 | $17.12 | $35,620 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 15,700 | $9.15 | $19,020 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 14,650 | $36.80 | $76,550 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 14,520 | $11.43 | $23,770 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 14,270 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 13,210 | $12.85 | $26,720 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 12,470 | Not available | $58,500 |
| Community and social services occupations | 12,050 | $23.65 | $49,190 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 11,640 | $35.80 | $74,450 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 11,450 | $25.38 | $52,790 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 11,450 | $12.75 | $26,520 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 11,320 | $19.79 | $41,170 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 10,950 | $32.61 | $67,820 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 10,770 | $10.07 | $20,940 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 10,270 | $43.24 | $89,930 |
| Teacher assistants | 10,140 | Not available | $26,000 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 10,050 | $25.25 | $52,520 |
| General and operations managers | 9,850 | $73.06 | $151,950 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 9,730 | Not available | $62,020 |
| Accountants and auditors | 9,160 | $38.61 | $80,310 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 9,050 | $12.92 | $26,870 |
| Computer programmers | 8,760 | $38.17 | $79,380 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 8,640 | $18.47 | $38,410 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 8,540 | $21.75 | $45,240 |
| Computer systems analysts | 7,900 | $44.17 | $91,880 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 7,580 | $37.46 | $77,920 |
| Security guards | 7,290 | $13.30 | $27,670 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 7,170 | Not available | $26,790 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 6,820 | $25.06 | $52,130 |
| Legal occupations | 6,720 | $48.38 | $100,630 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 6,630 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Carpenters | 5,950 | $24.63 | $51,240 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 5,950 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,670 | Not available | $58,860 |
| Child care workers | 5,580 | $10.20 | $21,210 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 5,480 | $16.78 | $34,900 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 5,410 | $15.89 | $33,060 |
| Bus drivers, school | 5,360 | $14.44 | $30,040 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 5,330 | $11.37 | $23,650 |
| Construction laborers | 5,310 | $22.50 | $46,810 |
| Food preparation workers | 5,290 | $10.38 | $21,590 |
| Medical secretaries | 5,270 | $16.93 | $35,220 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 5,200 | $12.45 | $25,890 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,140 | $18.91 | $39,330 |
| Financial managers | 5,070 | $61.94 | $128,840 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 5,020 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 4,910 | $36.76 | $76,450 |
| Tellers | 4,890 | $12.39 | $25,770 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 4,680 | $46.55 | $96,820 |
| Managers, all other | 4,620 | $50.99 | $106,060 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 4,530 | $49.07 | $102,060 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 4,470 | $24.12 | $50,170 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 4,430 | $18.72 | $38,940 |
| Team assemblers | 4,410 | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Computer support specialists | 4,180 | $24.61 | $51,180 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,160 | $9.93 | $20,650 |
| Lawyers | 4,080 | $62.34 | $129,670 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 4,050 | $67.00 | $139,360 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 3,920 | $41.01 | $85,290 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 3,880 | $28.17 | $58,590 |
| Sales managers | 3,660 | $57.93 | $120,490 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 3,630 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Bartenders | 3,620 | $11.77 | $24,480 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 3,550 | $18.14 | $37,730 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 3,410 | $10.16 | $21,130 |
| Management analysts | 3,380 | $41.09 | $85,470 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 3,360 | $9.83 | $20,440 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 3,280 | Not available | Not available |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,250 | $32.22 | $67,030 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 3,240 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,170 | $32.70 | $68,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 3,050 | $47.47 | $98,730 |
| Helpers--production workers | 3,020 | $12.16 | $25,300 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 3,020 | $47.44 | $98,670 |
| Electricians | 3,010 | $31.95 | $66,450 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 2,960 | $44.22 | $91,980 |
| Medical assistants | 2,870 | $15.76 | $32,780 |
| Home health aides | 2,840 | $11.35 | $23,600 |
| Chemists | 2,750 | $37.75 | $78,510 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 2,750 | $8.61 | $17,910 |
| Driver/sales workers | 2,710 | $14.18 | $29,500 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 2,670 | $88.27 | $183,590 |
| Dishwashers | 2,650 | $8.88 | $18,480 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 2,650 | Not available | $57,590 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 2,630 | $51.03 | $106,130 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,590 | $23.07 | $47,980 |
| Financial analysts | 2,580 | $42.53 | $88,460 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 2,540 | $17.95 | $37,330 |
| Legal secretaries | 2,540 | $20.97 | $43,620 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,530 | $31.18 | $64,850 |
| Data entry keyers | 2,520 | $14.17 | $29,470 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 2,450 | $9.01 | $18,730 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 2,420 | $14.69 | $30,560 |
| Dental assistants | 2,420 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Order clerks | 2,390 | $17.88 | $37,200 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 2,370 | $23.51 | $48,890 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 2,360 | $16.14 | $33,570 |
| Word processors and typists | 2,320 | $16.50 | $34,320 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 2,310 | Not available | $96,160 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 2,270 | $35.33 | $73,480 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,270 | $34.16 | $71,060 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 2,250 | $12.63 | $26,270 |
| Service station attendants | 2,240 | $9.01 | $18,750 |
| Telemarketers | 2,240 | $14.12 | $29,370 |
| Recreation workers | 2,220 | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Pharmacists | 2,170 | $49.90 | $103,800 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 2,160 | $23.07 | $47,990 |
| All other information and record clerks | 2,140 | $19.29 | $40,120 |
| File clerks | 2,140 | $12.52 | $26,050 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 2,140 | $21.71 | $45,160 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 2,120 | $31.35 | $65,210 |
| Marketing managers | 2,090 | $70.46 | $146,570 |
| Civil engineers | 2,070 | $43.02 | $89,480 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 2,070 | $22.72 | $47,260 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,050 | $9.45 | $19,650 |
| Administrative services managers | 2,030 | $46.49 | $96,710 |
| Insurance sales agents | 2,020 | $33.06 | $68,770 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 2,010 | $19.99 | $41,580 |
| Medical and health services managers | 2,010 | $49.53 | $103,020 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,940 | $33.92 | $70,560 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 1,910 | $15.71 | $32,680 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 1,900 | $28.15 | $58,550 |
| Market research analysts | 1,880 | $35.35 | $73,520 |
| Physical therapists | 1,880 | $39.38 | $81,910 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,860 | $31.67 | $65,870 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,850 | $14.82 | $30,830 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 1,830 | $21.14 | $43,970 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,820 | $10.62 | $22,100 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 1,810 | $25.76 | $53,590 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,810 | $29.21 | $60,750 |
| Cooks, fast food | 1,800 | $10.37 | $21,570 |
| Bill and account collectors | 1,790 | $18.50 | $38,490 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 1,790 | $13.90 | $28,920 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 1,790 | $30.92 | $64,320 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,780 | $22.39 | $46,570 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 1,730 | $30.03 | $62,470 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,720 | $31.15 | $64,790 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,670 | $14.72 | $30,620 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 1,670 | $16.68 | $34,690 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,670 | $21.07 | $43,820 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 1,670 | $12.66 | $26,330 |
| Engineering managers | 1,650 | $64.07 | $133,270 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,630 | $19.37 | $40,300 |
| Chemical technicians | 1,620 | $22.17 | $46,100 |
| Personal and home care aides | 1,620 | $12.07 | $25,100 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,600 | $31.37 | $65,260 |
| Industrial production managers | 1,580 | $53.35 | $110,970 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,570 | $27.20 | $56,580 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 1,530 | $48.84 | $101,590 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 1,510 | Not available | $61,060 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 1,500 | $31.86 | $66,270 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,480 | $10.42 | $21,660 |
| Dental hygienists | 1,470 | $33.56 | $69,800 |
| Mechanical engineers | 1,460 | $40.56 | $84,360 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 1,450 | Not available | $75,470 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 1,440 | $18.60 | $38,680 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,430 | $32.16 | $66,900 |
| Loan officers | 1,410 | $32.72 | $68,050 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 1,410 | $26.10 | $54,290 |
| Graphic designers | 1,400 | $22.12 | $46,010 |
| Printing machine operators | 1,400 | $22.61 | $47,030 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,400 | Not available | $62,430 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,390 | $14.49 | $30,140 |
| Parts salespersons | 1,390 | $16.37 | $34,060 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 1,370 | Not available | $57,080 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 1,360 | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,360 | $24.29 | $50,530 |
| Logisticians | 1,350 | $42.25 | $87,880 |
| Social and human service assistants | 1,350 | $15.43 | $32,100 |
| Construction managers | 1,340 | $56.73 | $118,000 |
| Librarians | 1,340 | $28.28 | $58,830 |
| Training and development specialists | 1,320 | $32.22 | $67,010 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,310 | $17.49 | $36,370 |
| Cost estimators | 1,300 | $30.90 | $64,280 |
| Library technicians | 1,300 | $14.92 | $31,020 |
| Machinists | 1,300 | $22.20 | $46,170 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,290 | $21.78 | $45,310 |
| Production workers, all other | 1,270 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Crossing guards | 1,260 | $13.73 | $28,550 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,230 | $28.01 | $58,260 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 1,230 | Not available | Not available |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 1,190 | $22.54 | $46,890 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 1,190 | $48.62 | $101,140 |
| Computer operators | 1,170 | $19.99 | $41,590 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 1,170 | $10.65 | $22,160 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 1,160 | $18.58 | $38,640 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 1,150 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Coaches and scouts | 1,090 | Not available | $35,150 |
| Public relations specialists | 1,090 | $30.80 | $64,070 |
| Sheet metal workers | 1,080 | $27.10 | $56,370 |
| Electrical engineers | 1,070 | $44.73 | $93,040 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 1,060 | $19.35 | $40,240 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 1,060 | $18.93 | $39,380 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 1,060 | $13.00 | $27,040 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 1,050 | $27.39 | $56,970 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,040 | $11.39 | $23,680 |
| Industrial engineers | 1,040 | $41.77 | $86,890 |
| Database administrators | 1,030 | $38.43 | $79,930 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 1,030 | $13.65 | $28,380 |
| Natural sciences managers | 1,030 | $79.21 | $164,760 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 1,020 | $27.34 | $56,870 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 990 | $52.60 | $109,410 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 990 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Personal financial advisors | 990 | $38.34 | $79,740 |
| Food service managers | 980 | $32.67 | $67,960 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 980 | $18.10 | $37,660 |
| Brokerage clerks | 970 | $20.29 | $42,210 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 970 | $12.92 | $26,870 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 970 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 970 | $17.70 | $36,830 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 970 | $32.73 | $68,070 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 960 | $18.85 | $39,210 |
| Sales engineers | 960 | Not available | Not available |
| Speech-language pathologists | 960 | $36.38 | $75,660 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 960 | $17.74 | $36,890 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 950 | $25.67 | $53,390 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 930 | $20.80 | $43,260 |
| Engineers, all other | 930 | $41.77 | $86,870 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 910 | $22.59 | $46,980 |
| Dentists, general | 910 | $70.89 | $147,450 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 900 | $24.09 | $50,110 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 900 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 870 | $16.36 | $34,020 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 860 | $12.76 | $26,550 |
| Fire fighters | 860 | $29.11 | $60,550 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 850 | $21.97 | $45,690 |
| Occupational therapists | 850 | $39.06 | $81,230 |
| Purchasing managers | 840 | $56.66 | $117,850 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 830 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Editors | 820 | $23.90 | $49,710 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 820 | $18.85 | $39,210 |
| Social and community service managers | 820 | $34.43 | $71,610 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 820 | $24.31 | $50,570 |
| Cooks, short order | 810 | $11.64 | $24,210 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 810 | $25.69 | $53,440 |
| Pharmacy aides | 800 | $9.61 | $20,000 |
| Postal service clerks | 800 | Not available | Not available |
| Bakers | 780 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 780 | $15.43 | $32,100 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 780 | $42.59 | $88,600 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 780 | $25.58 | $53,200 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 770 | $48.81 | $101,520 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 760 | Not available | $58,250 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 750 | $24.34 | $50,620 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 750 | $25.29 | $52,610 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 740 | $52.83 | $109,880 |
| Procurement clerks | 730 | $18.40 | $38,260 |
| Travel agents | 720 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 700 | $26.87 | $55,890 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 700 | $21.28 | $44,260 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 690 | $34.97 | $72,740 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 670 | $11.53 | $23,990 |
| Advertising sales agents | 660 | $23.77 | $49,440 |
| Biological technicians | 660 | $22.15 | $46,070 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 650 | $33.97 | $70,670 |
| Massage therapists | 640 | $19.67 | $40,910 |
| Technical writers | 640 | $30.17 | $62,760 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 630 | $54.07 | $112,470 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 630 | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Home appliance repairers | 630 | $21.56 | $44,840 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 630 | $62.36 | $129,700 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 630 | $13.76 | $28,630 |
| Real estate sales agents | 630 | $24.78 | $51,540 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 620 | $17.91 | $37,250 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 620 | $43.43 | $90,340 |
| Insurance underwriters | 620 | $34.24 | $71,220 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 620 | $11.27 | $23,440 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 610 | $10.20 | $21,220 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 610 | $19.51 | $40,590 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 600 | $23.26 | $48,380 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 600 | $22.73 | $47,270 |
| Family and general practitioners | 590 | $71.60 | $148,920 |
| New accounts clerks | 590 | $17.55 | $36,490 |
| Respiratory therapists | 590 | $31.64 | $65,810 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 580 | $19.62 | $40,820 |
| Mental health counselors | 580 | $19.86 | $41,300 |
| Physical therapist aides | 580 | $10.97 | $22,820 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 580 | $28.74 | $59,790 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 570 | $44.99 | $93,580 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 570 | $22.10 | $45,980 |
| Chemical engineers | 570 | $44.00 | $91,520 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 570 | $8.90 | $18,500 |
| Environmental engineers | 560 | $41.07 | $85,420 |
| Legislators | 560 | Not available | $35,920 |
| Operations research analysts | 560 | $42.50 | $88,400 |
| Psychiatric aides | 560 | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Telephone operators | 550 | $18.68 | $38,850 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 540 | Not available | $85,040 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 540 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 540 | $12.89 | $26,800 |
| Shampooers | 540 | $9.75 | $20,290 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 530 | $15.01 | $31,220 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 530 | $20.79 | $43,240 |
| Veterinarians | 530 | $54.03 | $112,380 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 520 | $14.01 | $29,150 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 520 | $18.00 | $37,440 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 510 | $30.09 | $62,590 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 510 | $19.35 | $40,250 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 500 | $19.42 | $40,400 |
| Couriers and messengers | 500 | $12.64 | $26,300 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 500 | $24.02 | $49,960 |
| Floral designers | 500 | $15.07 | $31,350 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 500 | $22.57 | $46,950 |
| Parking lot attendants | 500 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| Public relations managers | 500 | $64.52 | $134,190 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 490 | $14.12 | $29,360 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 480 | $18.76 | $39,010 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 480 | $16.15 | $33,590 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 480 | $43.23 | $89,910 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 470 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 470 | $24.30 | $50,540 |
| Food batchmakers | 470 | $15.79 | $32,830 |
| Helpers--electricians | 470 | $15.60 | $32,450 |
| Instructional coordinators | 470 | $32.74 | $68,100 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 460 | Not available | $76,070 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 460 | $18.74 | $38,980 |
| Sewing machine operators | 460 | $12.48 | $25,950 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 450 | $24.22 | $50,370 |
| Pest control workers | 450 | $16.28 | $33,860 |
| Chief executives | 440 | $93.87 | $195,240 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 440 | $25.03 | $52,060 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 440 | $26.32 | $54,750 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 430 | $31.33 | $65,170 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 430 | $34.34 | $71,440 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 430 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 430 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Surveyors | 430 | $32.55 | $67,700 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 420 | $21.93 | $45,620 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 420 | $16.82 | $34,990 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 420 | $14.97 | $31,130 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 420 | $23.76 | $49,430 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 410 | $22.66 | $47,130 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 410 | $24.83 | $51,650 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 410 | $18.71 | $38,910 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 400 | $26.90 | $55,960 |
| Art directors | 400 | $37.18 | $77,320 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 400 | $29.44 | $61,240 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 400 | $22.48 | $46,750 |
| Credit analysts | 390 | $30.74 | $63,930 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 390 | $26.37 | $54,860 |
| Mechanical drafters | 390 | $25.27 | $52,550 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 380 | $31.81 | $66,160 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 380 | Not available | $85,700 |
| Microbiologists | 380 | $41.75 | $86,840 |
| Surgeons | 380 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 370 | $16.69 | $34,710 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 370 | $57.25 | $119,090 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 370 | $20.22 | $42,060 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 370 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 370 | $14.45 | $30,060 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 370 | $25.94 | $53,950 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 370 | $13.97 | $29,050 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 370 | $33.48 | $69,650 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 360 | $12.27 | $25,530 |
| Budget analysts | 360 | $36.19 | $75,270 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 360 | $15.74 | $32,740 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 360 | $12.61 | $26,220 |
| Training and development managers | 360 | $62.43 | $129,860 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 340 | $34.34 | $71,440 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 340 | $10.36 | $21,540 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | 330 | $25.39 | $52,820 |
| Internists, general | 330 | $95.73 | $199,110 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 330 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 330 | $24.41 | $50,760 |
| Social workers, all other | 330 | $28.21 | $58,670 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 330 | $27.70 | $57,620 |
| Education administrators, all other | 320 | $27.04 | $56,240 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 320 | $32.36 | $67,310 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 320 | $18.16 | $37,770 |
| Photographers | 320 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
| Surgical technologists | 320 | $19.98 | $41,570 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 310 | Not available | $63,140 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 310 | $25.71 | $53,480 |
| Roofers | 310 | $23.24 | $48,340 |
| Clergy | 300 | $23.15 | $48,160 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 300 | $14.47 | $30,100 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 300 | $18.36 | $38,190 |
| Funeral directors | 300 | $32.59 | $67,790 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 300 | Not available | $81,710 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 290 | $50.66 | $105,370 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 290 | Not available | $91,300 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 290 | $18.12 | $37,690 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 280 | Not available | $89,680 |
| Counselors, all other | 280 | $18.73 | $38,950 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | 280 | $14.12 | $29,380 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 280 | $33.97 | $70,650 |
| Recreational therapists | 280 | $20.68 | $43,010 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 270 | $29.44 | $61,230 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 270 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Interior designers | 270 | $23.97 | $49,860 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 260 | $24.33 | $50,600 |
| Tapers | 260 | $30.84 | $64,150 |
| Bindery workers | 250 | $12.51 | $26,010 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 250 | $11.89 | $24,730 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 250 | $12.84 | $26,700 |
| Musicians and singers | 250 | $19.53 | Not available |
| Pediatricians, general | 250 | $72.85 | $151,540 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 250 | $11.95 | $24,860 |
| Pipelayers | 250 | $20.97 | $43,620 |
| Tool and die makers | 250 | $25.44 | $52,910 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 240 | $20.08 | $41,770 |
| Financial examiners | 240 | $44.90 | $93,400 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 240 | Not available | $67,680 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 230 | $26.16 | $54,400 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 230 | $53.60 | $111,490 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 230 | $18.23 | $37,920 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 230 | $25.83 | $53,720 |
| Health educators | 230 | $23.13 | $48,120 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 230 | Not available | $67,400 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 230 | $60.67 | $126,200 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 230 | $18.61 | $38,720 |
| Writers and authors | 230 | Not available | Not available |
| Photographic process workers | 220 | $15.81 | $32,890 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 220 | $17.68 | $36,760 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 210 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 210 | $42.51 | $88,410 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 210 | $14.81 | $30,800 |
| Real estate brokers | 210 | $40.07 | $83,340 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 210 | $13.71 | $28,510 |
| Emergency management specialists | 200 | $24.68 | $51,340 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 200 | $17.19 | $35,740 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 200 | $15.73 | $32,720 |
| Upholsterers | 200 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 190 | $10.91 | $22,700 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 190 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 190 | $23.23 | $48,310 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 190 | $20.45 | $42,530 |
| Motorboat mechanics | 190 | $16.22 | $33,740 |
| Physicists | 190 | $49.32 | $102,580 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 190 | $20.32 | $42,270 |
| Animal trainers | 180 | $17.36 | $36,100 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 180 | Not available | $76,550 |
| Designers, all other | 180 | $23.52 | $48,920 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 180 | $46.58 | $96,880 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 180 | $23.16 | $48,170 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 180 | $13.51 | $28,090 |
| Tax preparers | 180 | $24.92 | $51,830 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | 180 | $9.05 | $18,830 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 170 | $19.48 | $40,520 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 170 | $12.30 | $25,590 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 170 | Not available | $89,600 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 170 | Not available | $83,450 |
| Semiconductor processors | 170 | $18.69 | $38,880 |
| Skin care specialists | 170 | $17.01 | $35,380 |
| Chiropractors | 160 | $47.13 | $98,040 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $74,960 |
| Drafters, all other | 160 | $22.10 | $45,970 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 160 | $45.80 | $95,270 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 160 | $44.19 | $91,920 |
| Landscape architects | 160 | $26.88 | $55,920 |
| Law clerks | 160 | $20.19 | $42,000 |
| Lodging managers | 160 | $35.22 | $73,260 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 160 | $24.15 | $50,230 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 160 | $14.87 | $30,930 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 160 | $40.08 | $83,370 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $84,150 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 160 | $32.07 | $66,700 |
| Producers and directors | 160 | $30.64 | $63,740 |
| Statisticians | 160 | $44.38 | $92,300 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 160 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Carpet installers | 150 | $26.64 | $55,410 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 150 | $28.79 | $59,880 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 150 | $34.73 | $72,240 |
| Tile and marble setters | 150 | $23.68 | $49,250 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 140 | $26.40 | $54,910 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 140 | $10.00 | $20,800 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 140 | $22.15 | $46,080 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 140 | $36.09 | $75,060 |
| Life scientists, all other | 140 | $36.14 | $75,160 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 140 | $39.54 | $82,230 |
| Millwrights | 140 | $28.29 | $58,840 |
| Optometrists | 140 | $43.77 | $91,040 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $104,300 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | 130 | $21.28 | $44,260 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 130 | $29.35 | $61,040 |
| Loan counselors | 130 | $20.96 | $43,590 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 130 | $35.36 | $73,550 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 130 | $20.58 | $42,810 |
| Psychiatrists | 130 | $84.12 | $174,980 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 120 | $21.00 | $43,670 |
| Biomedical engineers | 120 | $38.76 | $80,630 |
| Funeral attendants | 120 | $20.90 | $43,480 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 120 | $11.07 | $23,030 |
| Materials engineers | 120 | $38.41 | $79,890 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 120 | $28.54 | $59,360 |
| Radiation therapists | 120 | $44.39 | $92,330 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 120 | $28.38 | $59,030 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $81,060 |
| Survey researchers | 120 | $32.58 | $67,770 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 110 | $24.25 | $50,440 |
| Concierges | 110 | $12.40 | $25,790 |
| Crane and tower operators | 110 | $26.73 | $55,590 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 110 | $23.97 | $49,860 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 110 | $19.92 | $41,420 |
| Fishers and related fishing workers | 110 | $14.89 | $30,970 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 110 | $47.80 | $99,420 |
| Materials scientists | 110 | $43.60 | $90,700 |
| Urban and regional planners | 110 | $34.25 | $71,240 |
| Woodworkers, all other | 110 | $15.66 | $32,580 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 100 | $13.42 | $27,920 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 100 | $10.39 | $21,610 |
| Etchers and engravers | 100 | $17.62 | $36,650 |
| Furniture finishers | 100 | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 100 | $19.96 | $41,520 |
| Power plant operators | 100 | $30.20 | $62,810 |
| Statistical assistants | 100 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 100 | $16.88 | $35,120 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 90 | $13.60 | $28,280 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other | 90 | $15.55 | Not available |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 90 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Religious workers, all other | 90 | $22.36 | $46,510 |
| Athletic trainers | 80 | Not available | $53,510 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 80 | $15.67 | $32,600 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | 80 | $29.70 | $61,770 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 80 | $36.99 | $76,940 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 80 | $14.22 | $29,570 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $95,780 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $56,270 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 80 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | 70 | $22.08 | $45,930 |
| Animal control workers | 70 | $17.12 | $35,610 |
| Audiologists | 70 | $31.54 | $65,600 |
| Dietetic technicians | 70 | $14.38 | $29,910 |
| Farm and home management advisors | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | 70 | $20.77 | $43,200 |
| Motion picture projectionists | 70 | $13.63 | $28,350 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 70 | $10.92 | $22,720 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | 70 | $12.33 | $25,650 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | 60 | $17.17 | $35,720 |
| Anthropologists and archeologists | 60 | $20.44 | $42,510 |
| Conservation scientists | 60 | $34.57 | $71,900 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 60 | $14.46 | $30,090 |
| Environmental science teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $89,950 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 60 | $14.78 | $30,730 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 60 | $22.69 | $47,190 |
| Nuclear technicians | 60 | $37.00 | $76,960 |
| Parking enforcement workers | 60 | $17.05 | $35,460 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 60 | $30.76 | $63,980 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders | 60 | $11.01 | $22,910 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $90,010 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $128,770 |
| Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists | 50 | $23.91 | $49,740 |
| Hydrologists | 50 | $35.25 | $73,320 |
| Interpreters and translators | 50 | $28.15 | $58,550 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 50 | $13.99 | $29,100 |
| Pile-driver operators | 50 | $31.18 | $64,860 |
| Riggers | 50 | $20.31 | $42,250 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 50 | $31.38 | $65,260 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 40 | $33.20 | $69,060 |
| Court reporters | 40 | $25.09 | $52,180 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | 40 | $51.04 | $106,170 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | 40 | $17.88 | $37,180 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 40 | $14.01 | $29,140 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians | 40 | $27.23 | $56,650 |
| Historians | 40 | $24.60 | $51,160 |
| Library science teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $100,510 |
| Occupational therapist aides | 40 | $13.99 | $29,100 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers | 40 | $22.63 | $47,070 |
| Residential advisors | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Animal scientists | 30 | $33.50 | $69,670 |
| Cooks, all other | 30 | $12.90 | $26,830 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 30 | $24.36 | $50,680 |
| Prosthodontists | 30 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Actuaries | Not available | $41.43 | $86,170 |
| Aerospace engineers | Not available | $46.84 | $97,440 |
| Anesthesiologists | Not available | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Bicycle repairers | Not available | $10.99 | $22,850 |
| Biological scientists, all other | Not available | $36.83 | $76,610 |
| Boilermakers | Not available | $27.41 | $57,020 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | Not available | $15.52 | $32,280 |
| Correspondence clerks | Not available | $16.03 | $33,340 |
| Desktop publishers | Not available | $19.04 | $39,610 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | Not available | $20.26 | $42,150 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | Not available | $19.47 | $40,500 |
| Elevator installers and repairers | Not available | $36.78 | $76,500 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | Not available | $18.20 | $37,860 |
| Epidemiologists | Not available | $25.21 | $52,430 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | Not available | $9.84 | $20,470 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | Not available | $10.43 | $21,690 |
| Fashion designers | Not available | $34.24 | $71,220 |
| Fence erectors | Not available | $11.69 | $24,320 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | Not available | $17.90 | $37,230 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | Not available | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | Not available | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | Not available | $23.55 | $48,990 |
| Helpers--roofers | Not available | $11.95 | $24,850 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | Not available | $21.51 | $44,740 |
| Job printers | Not available | $20.14 | $41,890 |
| Legal support workers, all other | Not available | $24.65 | $51,270 |
| Mechanical door repairers | Not available | $21.42 | $44,550 |
| Medical appliance technicians | Not available | $21.54 | $44,810 |
| Model makers, metal and plastic | Not available | $16.36 | $34,040 |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners | Not available | $19.84 | $41,270 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | Not available | $72.41 | $150,600 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | Not available | $25.94 | $53,940 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | Not available | $18.49 | $38,460 |
| Physician assistants | Not available | $41.34 | $86,000 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | Not available | $16.08 | $33,450 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Podiatrists | Not available | $53.97 | $112,250 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | Not available | $17.68 | $36,780 |
| Public address system and other announcers | Not available | $26.96 | $56,070 |
| Stonemasons | Not available | $23.14 | $48,130 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $10.65 | $22,150 |
| Therapists, all other | Not available | $28.95 | $60,210 |
| Transportation inspectors | Not available | $37.84 | $78,710 |
| Transportation workers, all other | Not available | $19.90 | $41,390 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | Not available | $36.62 | $76,170 |
