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 | 53,580 | $17.53 | $36,450 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 8,430 | $9.13 | $19,000 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 7,670 | $14.18 | $29,490 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 7,470 | $8.79 | $18,280 |
| Sales and related occupations | 5,510 | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 4,710 | $25.69 | $53,440 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 3,700 | $9.53 | $19,820 |
| Protective service occupations | 3,590 | $26.66 | $55,460 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 3,270 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Retail salespersons | 2,910 | $10.26 | $21,350 |
| Production occupations | 2,440 | $15.83 | $32,920 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 2,090 | $18.28 | $38,010 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 1,950 | $26.28 | $54,670 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 1,930 | $18.97 | $39,460 |
| Management occupations | 1,870 | $37.83 | $78,680 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 1,620 | $38.96 | $81,050 |
| Teacher assistants | 1,320 | Not available | $27,100 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 1,310 | $11.44 | $23,790 |
| Office clerks, general | 1,080 | $12.48 | $25,960 |
| Cashiers | 1,070 | $9.17 | $19,070 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 980 | Not available | $62,420 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 950 | $10.01 | $20,820 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 880 | $8.81 | $18,320 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 850 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 790 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 780 | Not available | $65,300 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 720 | $10.52 | $21,890 |
| Community and social services occupations | 700 | $25.15 | $52,320 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 680 | $9.93 | $20,650 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 670 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Registered nurses | 660 | $33.37 | $69,400 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 640 | $26.42 | $54,940 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 630 | $14.52 | $30,200 |
| General and operations managers | 630 | $38.47 | $80,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 610 | $17.68 | $36,780 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 590 | $20.90 | $43,460 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 580 | $13.47 | $28,030 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 560 | $14.98 | $31,150 |
| Agricultural equipment operators | 550 | $9.26 | $19,260 |
| Cooks, fast food | 540 | $8.81 | $18,320 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 520 | $8.51 | $17,710 |
| Construction laborers | 510 | $13.73 | $28,550 |
| Security guards | 490 | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 460 | $25.34 | $52,700 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 390 | $20.24 | $42,110 |
| Tellers | 350 | $11.37 | $23,660 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 330 | $9.47 | $19,700 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 320 | $12.44 | $25,870 |
| Medical secretaries | 320 | $11.37 | $23,650 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 310 | $32.48 | $67,550 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 310 | $11.27 | $23,450 |
| Accountants and auditors | 300 | $24.01 | $49,930 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 300 | $9.81 | $20,390 |
| Customer service representatives | 300 | $14.70 | $30,580 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 300 | $30.31 | $63,040 |
| Food preparation workers | 290 | $9.45 | $19,650 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 280 | $17.88 | $37,200 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 270 | $30.86 | $64,190 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 270 | $29.86 | $62,100 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 260 | $14.07 | $29,270 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 240 | $28.43 | $59,130 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 240 | Not available | $65,540 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 230 | $20.11 | $41,830 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 230 | $15.64 | $32,520 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 230 | $13.34 | $27,760 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 230 | $8.76 | $18,230 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 230 | $23.17 | $48,190 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 230 | $10.54 | $21,910 |
| Power plant operators | 220 | $22.52 | $46,850 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 210 | $13.11 | $27,270 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 210 | $10.74 | $22,330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 210 | $17.61 | $36,620 |
| Electricians | 200 | $23.08 | $48,010 |
| Legal occupations | 200 | $36.70 | $76,340 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 180 | $13.48 | $28,030 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 170 | Not available | $59,550 |
| Dental assistants | 160 | $14.75 | $30,680 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 160 | $27.44 | $57,080 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 160 | $27.51 | $57,230 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 160 | $8.84 | $18,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 150 | $25.55 | $53,140 |
| Fire fighters | 140 | $18.94 | $39,390 |
| Sales managers | 140 | $39.50 | $82,170 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 140 | Not available | $73,250 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 130 | $9.15 | $19,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 130 | $29.08 | $60,480 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 130 | $38.09 | $79,220 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 120 | $19.64 | $40,850 |
| Dishwashers | 120 | $8.42 | $17,520 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 120 | $13.20 | $27,450 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 120 | Not available | $103,460 |
| Managers, all other | 120 | $41.24 | $85,790 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 110 | $14.30 | $29,750 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 110 | $16.01 | $33,300 |
| Medical assistants | 110 | $12.69 | $26,390 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 110 | $11.03 | $22,930 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 100 | $17.23 | $35,850 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | 100 | $14.37 | $29,890 |
| Financial managers | 100 | $35.41 | $73,650 |
| Food service managers | 100 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 100 | $8.83 | $18,360 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 100 | $9.15 | $19,030 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 100 | $19.34 | $40,230 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 100 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 100 | $16.10 | $33,480 |
| Word processors and typists | 100 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| All other information and record clerks | 90 | $15.45 | $32,130 |
| Computer support specialists | 90 | $21.28 | $44,260 |
| Insurance sales agents | 90 | $18.55 | $38,570 |
| Management analysts | 90 | $30.08 | $62,570 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 90 | $23.04 | $47,920 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 90 | $22.59 | $46,980 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 90 | $26.19 | $54,470 |
| Administrative services managers | 80 | $36.21 | $75,310 |
| Bartenders | 80 | $8.72 | $18,130 |
| Carpenters | 80 | $24.05 | $50,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 80 | $21.87 | $45,490 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 80 | $22.81 | $47,450 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 80 | $11.07 | $23,030 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 80 | $13.54 | $28,170 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 80 | Not available | $60,310 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 80 | $10.26 | $21,340 |
| Bill and account collectors | 70 | $13.06 | $27,170 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 70 | $8.62 | $17,920 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 70 | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| File clerks | 70 | $10.27 | $21,350 |
| Lawyers | 70 | $50.95 | $105,980 |
| Parts salespersons | 70 | $13.29 | $27,640 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 70 | $28.30 | $58,870 |
| Team assemblers | 70 | $11.23 | $23,350 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 70 | $26.89 | $55,920 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 60 | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 60 | $19.60 | $40,760 |
| Helpers--electricians | 60 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 60 | $19.37 | $40,300 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 60 | $12.24 | $25,460 |
| Legal secretaries | 60 | $13.35 | $27,770 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 60 | $20.57 | $42,790 |
| Order clerks | 60 | $14.58 | $30,330 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 60 | $24.77 | $51,510 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 60 | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| Agricultural inspectors | 50 | $20.77 | $43,200 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 50 | $9.04 | $18,810 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 50 | $9.11 | $18,940 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 50 | $12.39 | $25,760 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | $24.40 | $50,750 |
| Engineering managers | 50 | $48.51 | $100,910 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 50 | $22.65 | $47,120 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 50 | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 50 | $22.15 | $46,070 |
| Instructional coordinators | 50 | $29.83 | $62,040 |
| Legislators | 50 | Not available | $43,690 |
| Library technicians | 50 | $15.59 | $32,430 |
| Logisticians | 50 | $34.21 | $71,150 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 50 | $11.40 | $23,710 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 50 | $17.45 | $36,300 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 50 | $14.01 | $29,150 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 50 | $22.19 | $46,160 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 50 | $16.52 | $34,370 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 50 | $18.62 | $38,730 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 50 | $26.93 | $56,020 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 50 | $11.03 | $22,940 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 50 | Not available | $68,450 |
| Chief executives | 40 | $72.63 | $151,060 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 40 | $41.71 | $86,760 |
| Construction managers | 40 | $41.86 | $87,070 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 40 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers | 40 | $27.17 | $56,510 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Floral designers | 40 | $12.35 | $25,680 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 40 | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Industrial production managers | 40 | $38.75 | $80,600 |
| Interpreters and translators | 40 | $21.40 | $44,500 |
| Librarians | 40 | $25.15 | $52,300 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 40 | $13.90 | $28,910 |
| Medical and health services managers | 40 | $44.60 | $92,780 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 40 | $17.46 | $36,310 |
| New accounts clerks | 40 | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Pharmacists | 40 | $67.69 | $140,800 |
| Postal service clerks | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Sheet metal workers | 40 | $18.09 | $37,620 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 40 | $16.87 | $35,090 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 40 | $41.93 | $87,210 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 30 | $23.35 | $48,560 |
| Cost estimators | 30 | $26.00 | $54,070 |
| Crossing guards | 30 | $9.27 | $19,270 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 30 | $17.85 | $37,120 |
| Engineers, all other | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 30 | $19.82 | $41,230 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 30 | $24.68 | $51,340 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 30 | $35.69 | $74,230 |
| Child care workers | Not available | $12.53 | $26,070 |
| Civil engineers | Not available | $45.46 | $94,550 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | Not available | $18.82 | $39,150 |
| Driver/sales workers | Not available | $15.49 | $32,220 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | Not available | $14.39 | $29,930 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | Not available | $15.59 | $32,430 |
| Loan officers | Not available | $44.24 | $92,030 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | Not available | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| Pharmacy aides | Not available | $14.31 | $29,770 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | Not available | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Recreation workers | Not available | $16.19 | $33,680 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | Not available | $17.77 | $36,970 |
