Occupational employment / El Paso, TX

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 "El Paso, TX" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 272,480 $15.74 $32,740
Office and administrative support occupations 47,890 $12.52 $26,050
Sales and related occupations 31,150 $12.43 $25,860
Food preparation and serving related occupations 25,770 $8.05 $16,750
Education, training, and library occupations 25,390 $21.93 $45,620
Transportation and material moving occupations 22,380 $12.74 $26,490
Production occupations 16,470 $11.61 $24,150
Construction and extraction occupations 13,450 $12.83 $26,680
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 12,160 $28.39 $59,050
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 11,330 $14.98 $31,160
Retail salespersons 11,230 $10.09 $20,980
Management occupations 9,530 $39.38 $81,910
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 9,400 $7.40 $15,390
Business and financial operations occupations 9,220 $25.59 $53,220
Protective service occupations 9,040 $18.56 $38,610
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 7,970 $9.10 $18,940
Cashiers 7,900 $7.86 $16,350
Personal care and service occupations 7,580 $7.70 $16,010
Healthcare support occupations 6,770 $10.33 $21,500
Office clerks, general 6,710 $10.12 $21,040
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 5,800 $11.49 $23,890
Waiters and waitresses 5,400 $7.24 $15,050
Elementary school teachers, except special education 5,360 Not available $47,730
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 5,310 $8.92 $18,560
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 5,230 $19.97 $41,540
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 4,680 $8.84 $18,400
Personal and home care aides 4,460 $6.81 $14,160
Stock clerks and order fillers 4,410 $8.87 $18,450
Registered nurses 4,190 $27.44 $57,080
Customer service representatives 4,000 $11.37 $23,650
Computer and mathematical occupations 3,750 $25.99 $54,060
Construction laborers 3,700 $9.81 $20,400
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 3,670 Not available $49,430
Community and social services occupations 3,570 $18.94 $39,400
Architecture and engineering occupations 3,390 $25.65 $53,350
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 3,390 $13.51 $28,100
Security guards 3,280 $9.83 $20,450
General and operations managers 3,240 $40.33 $83,880
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 3,090 $16.88 $35,100
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 2,890 Not available $47,790
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,870 $20.89 $43,460
Maintenance and repair workers, general 2,810 $11.42 $23,760
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,550 $17.61 $36,640
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 2,480 $8.83 $18,370
Telemarketers 2,460 $8.95 $18,610
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 2,350 $18.86 $39,230
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 2,310 $21.31 $44,330
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 2,280 $12.63 $26,260
Teacher assistants 2,250 Not available $22,100
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 2,120 $11.06 $23,010
Teachers and instructors, all other 1,920 Not available $27,180
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 1,880 $10.33 $21,490
Business operations specialists, all other 1,660 $27.44 $57,080
Cooks, restaurant 1,660 $8.35 $17,370
Receptionists and information clerks 1,560 $9.54 $19,830
Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,540 $23.83 $49,560
Industrial truck and tractor operators 1,520 $9.38 $19,510
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 1,500 $27.06 $56,290
Legal occupations 1,470 $41.23 $85,750
Accountants and auditors 1,410 $25.70 $53,460
Carpenters 1,380 $12.66 $26,330
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,380 $7.71 $16,030
Home health aides 1,370 $8.76 $18,220
Bus drivers, school 1,360 $11.00 $22,870
Tellers 1,300 $9.90 $20,590
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 1,290 $19.49 $40,530
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,270 $14.69 $30,560
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,220 $9.23 $19,200
Packers and packagers, hand 1,170 $7.39 $15,380
Computer support specialists 1,120 $18.44 $38,360
Team assemblers 1,120 $8.62 $17,920
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,100 $21.85 $45,440
Child care workers 1,090 $7.87 $16,370
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 1,080 $11.84 $24,630
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 1,070 $7.55 $15,690
Driver/sales workers 1,070 $10.81 $22,490
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,050 $20.49 $42,620
Preschool teachers, except special education 1,050 $12.52 $26,040
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 990 $7.35 $15,290
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 980 $10.70 $22,250
Cooks, fast food 920 $7.03 $14,630
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 920 $25.27 $52,550
All other information and record clerks 910 $14.28 $29,690
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 910 $22.36 $46,520
Food preparation workers 890 $7.19 $14,950
Bartenders 860 $7.78 $16,190
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 850 $9.56 $19,890
Counter and rental clerks 820 $10.90 $22,670
Pharmacy technicians 810 $11.94 $24,830
Data entry keyers 790 $9.41 $19,570
Painters, construction and maintenance 760 $10.67 $22,200
Sales representatives, services, all other 750 $19.18 $39,900
Helpers--production workers 740 $7.86 $16,350
Lawyers 740 $59.74 $124,250
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 710 $9.73 $20,230
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 710 $7.13 $14,820
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 700 $7.38 $15,360
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 700 Not available $76,180
Machinists 700 $13.46 $28,000
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 690 $11.31 $23,530
Computer systems analysts 680 $30.43 $63,290
Dishwashers 680 $7.05 $14,660
Loan interviewers and clerks 680 $14.98 $31,150
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 670 $20.92 $43,510
Construction managers 650 $33.49 $69,660
Electricians 650 $17.55 $36,490
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 640 $15.71 $32,680
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 630 $20.98 $43,630
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 610 $9.45 $19,650
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 610 $8.50 $17,680
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 610 $10.05 $20,900
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 600 Not available $47,500
Cement masons and concrete finishers 590 $14.06 $29,240
Physicians and surgeons, all other 580 $50.26 $104,540
Medical secretaries 560 $11.45 $23,820
Real estate sales agents 560 $22.81 $47,450
Shoe machine operators and tenders 560 Not available Not available
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 550 $13.29 $27,640
Administrative services managers 540 $38.70 $80,500
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 530 $16.08 $33,440
Sewing machine operators 530 $7.14 $14,850
Bill and account collectors 520 $12.58 $26,160
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 520 $17.94 $37,320
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 520 $15.92 $33,120
Postal service mail carriers 520 Not available Not available
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 520 $12.58 $26,170
Financial managers 510 $38.20 $79,450
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 510 $7.35 $15,280
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 500 $15.25 $31,720
Dental assistants 490 $11.15 $23,200
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 490 $27.96 $58,160
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 480 $13.77 $28,640
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 470 $15.67 $32,590
Advertising sales agents 450 $20.71 $43,070
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 450 $13.69 $28,480
Insurance sales agents 450 $19.83 $41,250
Managers, all other 450 $35.90 $74,680
Computer programmers 440 $21.94 $45,640
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 430 $12.85 $26,720
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 430 $22.11 $45,990
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 420 $13.28 $27,630
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 420 $13.49 $28,060
Pharmacists 420 $50.65 $105,350
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 420 $15.29 $31,810
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 410 Not available $46,940
Food service managers 400 $25.41 $52,840
Healthcare support workers, all other 400 $16.61 $34,540
Industrial machinery mechanics 400 $14.40 $29,960
Management analysts 400 $27.26 $56,710
Paralegals and legal assistants 400 $19.52 $40,600
Property, real estate, and community association managers 400 $18.85 $39,200
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 390 $14.34 $29,820
Speech-language pathologists 390 $35.98 $74,840
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 390 Not available $51,150
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 380 $31.40 $65,310
Amusement and recreation attendants 370 $8.60 $17,890
Librarians 370 $25.26 $52,530
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 360 $9.99 $20,780
Bakers 360 $7.97 $16,580
Printing machine operators 360 $11.63 $24,180
Coaches and scouts 350 Not available $49,240
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 350 $8.42 $17,510
Medical and health services managers 350 $37.78 $78,590
Service station attendants 350 $8.67 $18,030
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 340 $23.91 $49,740
Instructional coordinators 340 $29.83 $62,040
Market research analysts 340 $19.74 $41,050
Network and computer systems administrators 340 $26.64 $55,420
Network systems and data communications analysts 340 $25.36 $52,750
Radiologic technologists and technicians 340 $22.73 $47,290
Child, family, and school social workers 320 $16.25 $33,790
Parts salespersons 320 $14.91 $31,010
Sales managers 320 $52.72 $109,650
Tire repairers and changers 320 $8.35 $17,370
Civil engineers 310 $32.35 $67,290
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 310 Not available Not available
Legal secretaries 310 $16.05 $33,370
Loan officers 310 $27.12 $56,400
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 310 $13.70 $28,500
Public relations specialists 310 $21.68 $45,090
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 310 $17.53 $36,450
Butchers and meat cutters 300 $10.80 $22,470
Cost estimators 300 $23.21 $48,270
File clerks 300 $10.89 $22,650
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 300 $22.79 $47,400
Order clerks 300 $10.32 $21,460
Civil engineering technicians 290 $18.86 $39,220
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 290 $10.39 $21,620
Helpers--electricians 290 $10.57 $21,970
Medical records and health information technicians 290 $15.09 $31,390
Roofers 290 $10.32 $21,460
Cargo and freight agents 280 $18.74 $38,980
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 280 $21.25 $44,200
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 280 $14.33 $29,810
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 280 Not available $57,520
Sheet metal workers 280 $11.85 $24,640
Couriers and messengers 270 $9.37 $19,500
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 270 Not available Not available
Self-enrichment education teachers 270 $19.92 $41,420
Training and development specialists 270 $22.50 $46,800
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $121,520
Counselors, all other 260 $30.27 $62,960
Education administrators, postsecondary 260 $61.38 $127,680
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 260 $23.75 $49,390
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 260 $7.53 $15,650
Word processors and typists 260 $11.54 $24,000
Chief executives 250 $79.80 $165,980
Physical therapists 250 $41.52 $86,370
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 250 $8.12 $16,890
Switchboard operators, including answering service 250 $8.82 $18,340
Automotive body and related repairers 240 $14.51 $30,180
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 240 $10.76 $22,380
Food batchmakers 240 $8.23 $17,120
Graphic designers 240 $17.11 $35,590
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 240 $10.63 $22,110
Procurement clerks 240 $14.73 $30,630
Electrical engineers 230 $30.33 $63,080
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 230 $13.82 $28,760
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 220 $10.60 $22,040
Electronics engineers, except computer 220 $36.19 $75,270
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 220 $6.80 $14,130
Loan counselors 220 $16.31 $33,930
Medical and public health social workers 220 $20.87 $43,400
Recreation workers 220 $8.99 $18,690
Respiratory therapists 220 $22.49 $46,770
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 220 $29.86 $62,110
Special education teachers, secondary school 220 Not available $48,070
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 210 $10.57 $21,980
Occupational therapists 210 $40.95 $85,170
Parking lot attendants 210 $8.36 $17,380
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 210 Not available Not available
Computer and information systems managers 200 $47.30 $98,390
Construction and building inspectors 200 $18.91 $39,340
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 200 $37.31 $77,610
Logisticians 200 $27.64 $57,500
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 200 $9.10 $18,930
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 200 $16.77 $34,880
Special education teachers, middle school 200 Not available $46,720
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 200 $37.66 $78,330
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 190 $22.94 $47,710
Industrial production managers 190 $45.13 $93,860
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 190 $9.24 $19,230
Architectural and civil drafters 180 $18.07 $37,580
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 180 $9.96 $20,720
Health technologists and technicians, all other 180 $18.03 $37,500
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 180 $27.04 $56,250
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 180 $6.99 $14,550
Marketing managers 180 $46.78 $97,310
Plasterers and stucco masons 180 $16.48 $34,280
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 180 $21.93 $45,610
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 170 $10.99 $22,850
Chefs and head cooks 170 $14.15 $29,430
Dental hygienists 170 $24.48 $50,920
Machine feeders and offbearers 170 $10.14 $21,090
New accounts clerks 170 $13.76 $28,620
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 170 $12.45 $25,900
Physical therapist assistants 170 $22.54 $46,880
Production workers, all other 170 $8.43 $17,530
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 170 $15.39 $32,000
Social and community service managers 170 $22.49 $46,790
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $56,930
Veterinary technologists and technicians 160 $11.21 $23,310
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 160 $11.10 $23,080
Architects, except landscape and naval 150 $39.91 $83,020
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $47,080
Court reporters 150 $29.14 $60,610
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 150 $14.82 $30,820
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $68,680
Pourers and casters, metal 150 $14.00 $29,120
Security and fire alarm systems installers 150 $11.47 $23,860
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 150 $15.08 $31,370
Surgical technologists 150 $18.24 $37,930
Budget analysts 140 $28.98 $60,270
Computer specialists, all other 140 $32.87 $68,360
Conveyor operators and tenders 140 $13.50 $28,080
Database administrators 140 $26.13 $54,340
Health educators 140 $16.13 $33,550
Industrial engineers 140 $29.84 $62,060
Library technicians 140 $13.96 $29,050
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 140 $9.25 $19,240
Communications teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $46,230
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $84,830
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 130 $10.75 $22,360
Library assistants, clerical 130 $11.49 $23,900
Mental health counselors 130 $14.61 $30,380
Painters, transportation equipment 130 $15.39 $32,010
Pediatricians, general 130 $80.77 $168,010
Shoe and leather workers and repairers 130 $10.16 $21,130
Social workers, all other 130 $24.32 $50,590
Surveying and mapping technicians 130 $14.89 $30,960
Community and social service specialists, all other 120 $16.09 $33,460
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 120 $10.22 $21,250
Education teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $48,480
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 120 $8.99 $18,690
Occupational health and safety specialists 120 $21.49 $44,700
Photographers 120 $12.03 $25,020
Physical therapist aides 120 $10.50 $21,830
Pipelayers 120 $12.41 $25,810
Producers and directors 120 $22.51 $46,820
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 110 $19.89 $41,370
Brickmasons and blockmasons 110 $15.37 $31,960
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 110 $32.30 $67,180
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 110 $11.60 $24,130
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 110 $8.31 $17,290
Financial specialists, all other 110 $23.86 $49,620
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 110 $13.65 $28,400
Food servers, nonrestaurant 110 $8.49 $17,660
Operations research analysts 110 $30.45 $63,340
Photographic processing machine operators 110 $8.95 $18,610
Postal service clerks 110 Not available Not available
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $62,310
Business teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $76,450
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 100 $9.78 $20,340
Cooks, short order 100 $8.56 $17,810
Crane and tower operators 100 $15.68 $32,620
Engineering managers 100 $51.54 $107,210
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 100 $17.26 $35,900
Financial analysts 100 $29.22 $60,770
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 100 $11.64 $24,200
Medical transcriptionists 100 $13.00 $27,050
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 100 $11.04 $22,960
Nonfarm animal caretakers 100 $9.80 $20,380
Rehabilitation counselors 100 $17.73 $36,880
Sales and related workers, all other 100 $16.76 $34,860
Surveyors 100 $22.79 $47,410
Tapers 100 $10.93 $22,730
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 90 $22.43 $46,650
Dietitians and nutritionists 90 $23.04 $47,920
Environmental engineers 90 $26.50 $55,130
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 90 $11.47 $23,850
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $16.44 $34,190
Helpers--roofers 90 $7.31 $15,210
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 90 $16.66 $34,660
Transportation inspectors 90 $15.87 $33,000
Diagnostic medical sonographers 80 $25.84 $53,760
Engineers, all other 80 $37.98 $78,990
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $41,330
History teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $81,890
Insurance underwriters 80 $28.78 $59,870
Medical equipment preparers 80 $12.25 $25,480
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 80 $8.19 $17,030
Office machine operators, except computer 80 $11.00 $22,880
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 80 $9.18 $19,090
Physician assistants 80 $30.62 $63,690
Private detectives and investigators 80 $16.75 $34,850
Protective service workers, all other 80 $11.67 $24,280
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $45,310
Tool and die makers 80 $17.87 $37,160
Air traffic controllers 70 $33.12 $68,890
Bicycle repairers 70 $8.79 $18,270
Computer software engineers, applications 70 $34.38 $71,510
Crossing guards 70 $7.71 $16,040
Editors 70 $22.62 $47,040
Environmental engineering technicians 70 $19.46 $40,490
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 70 $9.33 $19,410
Human resources managers, all other 70 $39.98 $83,160
Mechanical engineers 70 $33.31 $69,290
Meter readers, utilities 70 $11.12 $23,140
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 70 $12.69 $26,390
Pest control workers 70 $13.16 $27,380
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 70 $8.97 $18,660
Travel agents 70 $15.01 $31,220
Bindery workers 60 $10.16 $21,130
Biological scientists, all other 60 $27.05 $56,260
Compensation and benefits managers 60 $41.52 $86,370
Demonstrators and product promoters 60 $13.77 $28,640
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 60 $24.24 $50,420
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 60 $11.20 $23,290
Interior designers 60 $17.17 $35,710
Interpreters and translators 60 $19.51 $40,570
Opticians, dispensing 60 $11.21 $23,320
Personal financial advisors 60 $49.03 $101,980
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $11.19 $23,270
Political science teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $65,510
Reporters and correspondents 60 $18.50 $38,470
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 60 $19.71 $40,990
Technical writers 60 $26.37 $54,850
Vocational education teachers, middle school 60 Not available $50,000
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $75,550
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 50 $22.86 $47,540
Floral designers 50 $9.88 $20,540
Industrial engineering technicians 50 $20.10 $41,800
Massage therapists 50 $13.56 $28,190
Mechanical drafters 50 $17.88 $37,190
Occupational therapist assistants 50 $25.37 $52,770
Public relations managers 50 $35.08 $72,970
Veterinarians 50 Not available Not available
Audio and video equipment technicians 40 $13.89 $28,900
Baggage porters and bellhops 40 $7.31 $15,210
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 40 $23.60 $49,080
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 40 $11.50 $23,920
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $40,310
Economics teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $72,320
Education administrators, all other 40 $22.81 $47,440
Education, training, and library workers, all other 40 $17.08 $35,520
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 40 $27.15 $56,460
Funeral attendants 40 $10.85 $22,560
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 40 $28.29 $58,850
Lodging managers 40 $53.59 $111,470
Physics teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $53,650
Purchasing managers 40 $34.99 $72,770
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $75,980
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 40 $8.05 $16,730
Training and development managers 40 $37.77 $78,560
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $72,910
Boilermakers 30 $21.72 $45,180
Chemists 30 $25.16 $52,340
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 30 $9.26 $19,270
Helpers--carpenters 30 $11.53 $23,970
Legal support workers, all other 30 $20.86 $43,380
Mechanical engineering technicians 30 $16.42 $34,150
Meeting and convention planners 30 $20.13 $41,870
Tax preparers 30 $18.65 $38,800
Upholsterers 30 $8.82 $18,350
Writers and authors 30 $24.74 $51,470
Biological technicians Not available $14.32 $29,790
Broadcast news analysts Not available $30.65 $63,760
Broadcast technicians Not available $9.59 $19,940
Carpet installers Not available $11.05 $22,970
Chemical equipment operators and tenders Not available $18.14 $37,740
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators Not available $26.73 $55,600
Commercial pilots Not available Not available $74,330
Computer software engineers, systems software Not available $40.19 $83,590
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door Not available $19.79 $41,170
Credit analysts Not available $33.89 $70,500
Dentists, general Not available $88.18 $183,410
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $12.52 $26,040
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program Not available $14.80 $30,790
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Not available $12.39 $25,770
Electrical and electronics drafters Not available $12.71 $26,440
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment Not available $19.57 $40,710
Electrical power-line installers and repairers Not available $21.87 $45,490
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles Not available $9.86 $20,500
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists Not available $18.05 $37,530
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other Not available $20.37 $42,370
Etchers and engravers Not available $8.82 $18,340
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators Not available $13.21 $27,470
Family and general practitioners Not available $83.09 $172,830
Farm and home management advisors Not available $12.54 $26,080
Farm equipment mechanics Not available $14.22 $29,570
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations Not available $8.57 $17,820
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers Not available $17.53 $36,460
Glaziers Not available $13.17 $27,400
Hazardous materials removal workers Not available $9.47 $19,690
Helpers, construction trades, all other Not available $8.57 $17,820
Home appliance repairers Not available $9.84 $20,460
Insulation workers, mechanical Not available $14.42 $29,990
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks Not available $13.38 $27,840
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers Not available $12.19 $25,350
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other Not available $21.25 $44,200
Locksmiths and safe repairers Not available $10.50 $21,830
Maintenance workers, machinery Not available $14.07 $29,270
Medical assistants Not available $9.95 $20,690
Medical equipment repairers Not available $16.98 $35,310
Office and administrative support workers, all other Not available $15.15 $31,500
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians Not available $9.30 $19,340
Paperhangers Not available $8.45 $17,580
Petroleum engineers Not available $55.22 $114,850
Prepress technicians and workers Not available $12.25 $25,490
Respiratory therapy technicians Not available $21.50 $44,720
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood Not available $8.84 $18,380
Social and human service assistants Not available $12.21 $25,390
Structural iron and steel workers Not available $17.66 $36,730
Surgeons Not available $89.46 $186,080
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $10.93 $22,740
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers Not available $22.08 $45,920
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