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 |
760,950 |
$19.25 |
$40,040 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
156,170 |
$14.82 |
$30,820 |
| Sales and related occupations |
107,640 |
$18.27 |
$37,990 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
66,700 |
$10.07 |
$20,950 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
45,600 |
$13.86 |
$28,820 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
40,520 |
$18.14 |
$37,740 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
38,280 |
$31.57 |
$65,670 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
37,750 |
$30.44 |
$63,310 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
36,580 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
32,890 |
$18.78 |
$39,070 |
| Production occupations |
27,870 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
27,340 |
$11.24 |
$23,370 |
| Retail salespersons |
26,490 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
| Management occupations |
23,950 |
$52.40 |
$108,990 |
| Cashiers |
23,350 |
$8.76 |
$18,220 |
| Protective service occupations |
21,100 |
$20.21 |
$42,040 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
20,620 |
$11.48 |
$23,870 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
20,170 |
$12.46 |
$25,920 |
| Customer service representatives |
19,340 |
$14.29 |
$29,710 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
18,640 |
$28.83 |
$59,960 |
| Office clerks, general |
17,810 |
$11.91 |
$24,760 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
16,820 |
$8.28 |
$17,230 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
16,510 |
$10.15 |
$21,110 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
16,030 |
$10.58 |
$22,000 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
14,030 |
$13.69 |
$28,480 |
| Registered nurses |
13,430 |
$30.89 |
$64,240 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
11,760 |
$11.31 |
$23,520 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
11,500 |
$26.54 |
$55,210 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
11,260 |
$16.52 |
$34,360 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
10,440 |
$18.81 |
$39,110 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
10,350 |
$10.67 |
$22,200 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
10,210 |
$30.07 |
$62,540 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
9,660 |
$25.86 |
$53,780 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
8,970 |
$22.65 |
$47,110 |
| Security guards |
8,470 |
$10.49 |
$21,810 |
| Accountants and auditors |
8,430 |
$31.87 |
$66,290 |
| Legal occupations |
8,040 |
$38.06 |
$79,160 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
7,800 |
$12.63 |
$26,280 |
| Community and social services occupations |
7,740 |
$20.94 |
$43,550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
7,710 |
$24.36 |
$50,680 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
7,690 |
$11.66 |
$24,240 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
7,530 |
$15.90 |
$33,070 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
7,000 |
$10.94 |
$22,760 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
6,730 |
$9.02 |
$18,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
6,430 |
$22.07 |
$45,900 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
6,040 |
$11.48 |
$23,880 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
6,030 |
$14.72 |
$30,620 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
6,000 |
$17.22 |
$35,820 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
5,920 |
$29.61 |
$61,600 |
| General and operations managers |
5,800 |
$52.17 |
$108,500 |
| Carpenters |
5,790 |
$17.05 |
$35,470 |
| Construction laborers |
5,380 |
$12.11 |
$25,180 |
| Computer support specialists |
5,290 |
$17.84 |
$37,110 |
| Telemarketers |
5,230 |
$11.39 |
$23,690 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
4,870 |
$30.21 |
$62,830 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
4,570 |
$17.57 |
$36,550 |
| Lawyers |
4,420 |
$50.89 |
$105,860 |
| Insurance sales agents |
4,340 |
$28.71 |
$59,720 |
| Teacher assistants |
4,250 |
Not available |
$21,600 |
| Child care workers |
4,140 |
$9.86 |
$20,510 |
| Home health aides |
4,080 |
$9.66 |
$20,090 |
| Electricians |
4,050 |
$19.69 |
$40,960 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
4,030 |
$13.03 |
$27,100 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
3,980 |
$30.98 |
$64,450 |
| Bill and account collectors |
3,940 |
$14.40 |
$29,950 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
3,900 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Food preparation workers |
3,900 |
$9.76 |
$20,290 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
3,890 |
$17.75 |
$36,920 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
3,850 |
$28.16 |
$58,570 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
3,740 |
$30.52 |
$63,470 |
| Dishwashers |
3,690 |
$8.42 |
$17,510 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
3,580 |
$9.59 |
$19,950 |
| Medical assistants |
3,550 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
3,320 |
$19.68 |
$40,940 |
| Bartenders |
3,290 |
$10.45 |
$21,730 |
| Management analysts |
3,100 |
$42.90 |
$89,220 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
3,070 |
$15.05 |
$31,300 |
| Team assemblers |
3,010 |
$11.91 |
$24,760 |
| Medical secretaries |
2,910 |
$13.75 |
$28,600 |
| Tellers |
2,890 |
$12.07 |
$25,110 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
2,690 |
$9.82 |
$20,420 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
2,620 |
$8.39 |
$17,460 |
| Parking lot attendants |
2,600 |
$8.88 |
$18,460 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
2,570 |
$9.32 |
$19,380 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
2,570 |
$20.11 |
$41,830 |
| Legal secretaries |
2,540 |
$19.50 |
$40,570 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
2,510 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
2,500 |
$8.76 |
$18,210 |
| Loan officers |
2,470 |
$27.36 |
$56,900 |
| Fire fighters |
2,420 |
$26.78 |
$55,690 |
| Roofers |
2,380 |
$17.19 |
$35,760 |
| Computer systems analysts |
2,360 |
$30.25 |
$62,920 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
2,360 |
$22.77 |
$47,370 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
2,310 |
$37.16 |
$77,290 |
| Computer programmers |
2,250 |
$32.83 |
$68,280 |
| Financial managers |
2,210 |
$50.90 |
$105,880 |
| Real estate sales agents |
2,200 |
$25.44 |
$52,910 |
| Data entry keyers |
2,170 |
$13.15 |
$27,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
2,170 |
$29.67 |
$61,710 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
2,170 |
$20.35 |
$42,330 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
2,150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
2,140 |
$40.12 |
$83,450 |
| Recreation workers |
2,110 |
$11.00 |
$22,890 |
| Chief executives |
2,100 |
$87.36 |
$181,710 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
2,070 |
$22.91 |
$47,650 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
2,040 |
$15.62 |
$32,500 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
2,040 |
$15.60 |
$32,460 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
2,030 |
$14.27 |
$29,690 |
| Order clerks |
2,000 |
$13.77 |
$28,640 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
1,970 |
$30.94 |
$64,340 |
| Sales managers |
1,960 |
$60.96 |
$126,810 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
1,890 |
$9.80 |
$20,380 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,850 |
$13.10 |
$27,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
1,820 |
$25.66 |
$53,370 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
1,780 |
$13.45 |
$27,980 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,720 |
$9.26 |
$19,270 |
| Construction managers |
1,710 |
$48.55 |
$100,990 |
| Pharmacists |
1,690 |
$50.49 |
$105,030 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
1,680 |
$25.76 |
$53,570 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
1,680 |
$33.40 |
$69,470 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
1,680 |
$84.67 |
$176,100 |
| Civil engineers |
1,630 |
$35.76 |
$74,380 |
| Advertising sales agents |
1,620 |
$27.69 |
$57,600 |
| Driver/sales workers |
1,620 |
$13.41 |
$27,890 |
| Dental assistants |
1,600 |
$15.97 |
$33,210 |
| Graphic designers |
1,560 |
$21.34 |
$44,390 |
| Personal financial advisors |
1,500 |
$45.08 |
$93,770 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
1,490 |
$14.55 |
$30,270 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
1,480 |
$24.73 |
$51,440 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
1,470 |
$16.47 |
$34,250 |
| Public relations specialists |
1,470 |
$27.78 |
$57,780 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
1,470 |
$17.16 |
$35,680 |
| File clerks |
1,440 |
$12.19 |
$25,350 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
1,410 |
$10.53 |
$21,900 |
| Cooks, fast food |
1,400 |
$8.10 |
$16,850 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
1,370 |
$14.58 |
$30,320 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
1,350 |
$22.85 |
$47,530 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
1,340 |
Not available |
$73,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
1,330 |
$25.71 |
$53,470 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
1,320 |
$16.63 |
$34,590 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
1,310 |
$26.27 |
$54,650 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
1,290 |
$14.21 |
$29,570 |
| Financial analysts |
1,290 |
$39.76 |
$82,700 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
1,290 |
$16.32 |
$33,940 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
1,280 |
$18.81 |
$39,120 |
| Parts salespersons |
1,280 |
$14.30 |
$29,730 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
1,280 |
$17.14 |
$35,650 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
1,270 |
$33.53 |
$69,750 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
1,260 |
$26.38 |
$54,860 |
| All other information and record clerks |
1,240 |
$15.65 |
$32,540 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
1,240 |
$39.00 |
$81,110 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,240 |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
1,230 |
$28.56 |
$59,410 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
1,200 |
$15.37 |
$31,980 |
| Managers, all other |
1,190 |
$44.55 |
$92,670 |
| Travel agents |
1,190 |
$13.34 |
$27,750 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
1,180 |
$18.79 |
$39,090 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
1,170 |
$15.86 |
$33,000 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
1,160 |
$25.24 |
$52,490 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
1,160 |
$9.51 |
$19,790 |
| Cost estimators |
1,130 |
$28.96 |
$60,230 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
1,130 |
$26.34 |
$54,790 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
1,120 |
$39.80 |
$82,790 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
1,120 |
$16.24 |
$33,770 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
1,120 |
$22.52 |
$46,850 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
1,110 |
$20.98 |
$43,630 |
| Training and development specialists |
1,090 |
$26.79 |
$55,720 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
1,080 |
$20.74 |
$43,150 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
1,080 |
$12.86 |
$26,750 |
| Helpers--electricians |
1,070 |
$12.01 |
$24,970 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
1,060 |
$11.15 |
$23,190 |
| Social and human service assistants |
1,050 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,040 |
$24.74 |
$51,460 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
1,030 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
1,020 |
$12.45 |
$25,890 |
| Dental hygienists |
1,020 |
$29.16 |
$60,650 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,020 |
$14.32 |
$29,790 |
| Administrative services managers |
1,010 |
$45.47 |
$94,570 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
1,010 |
$19.40 |
$40,360 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
1,010 |
$16.12 |
$33,530 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
990 |
$18.26 |
$37,970 |
| Personal and home care aides |
990 |
$9.09 |
$18,910 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
980 |
$21.69 |
$45,120 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
970 |
$9.84 |
$20,460 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
960 |
$17.54 |
$36,480 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
950 |
$11.28 |
$23,460 |
| Market research analysts |
940 |
$26.36 |
$54,830 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
940 |
$17.43 |
$36,260 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
910 |
$14.25 |
$29,640 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
910 |
$12.93 |
$26,900 |
| Physical therapists |
910 |
$38.86 |
$80,820 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
900 |
$17.12 |
$35,620 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
890 |
$17.38 |
$36,140 |
| Medical and health services managers |
880 |
$49.14 |
$102,210 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
870 |
$24.77 |
$51,520 |
| Sheet metal workers |
870 |
$18.06 |
$37,560 |
| Printing machine operators |
860 |
$16.21 |
$33,710 |
| Real estate brokers |
860 |
$30.43 |
$63,300 |
| Sewing machine operators |
860 |
$11.47 |
$23,850 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
850 |
$59.69 |
$124,160 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
810 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
800 |
$9.75 |
$20,280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
790 |
$20.78 |
$43,210 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
790 |
$18.78 |
$39,060 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
780 |
$19.98 |
$41,560 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
770 |
$21.43 |
$44,580 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
770 |
$10.54 |
$21,920 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
750 |
$27.44 |
$57,070 |
| Industrial engineers |
750 |
$29.16 |
$60,660 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
750 |
$16.72 |
$34,770 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
750 |
$18.54 |
$38,560 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
740 |
$22.40 |
$46,590 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
740 |
$13.60 |
$28,280 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
720 |
$28.95 |
$60,210 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
700 |
$17.95 |
$37,340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
700 |
$21.21 |
$44,120 |
| Food service managers |
700 |
$23.05 |
$47,940 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
700 |
$18.59 |
$38,660 |
| Machinists |
690 |
$17.61 |
$36,630 |
| Pest control workers |
690 |
$13.81 |
$28,730 |
| Job printers |
680 |
$13.82 |
$28,750 |
| Marketing managers |
680 |
$54.31 |
$112,960 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
680 |
$19.10 |
$39,720 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
670 |
$12.87 |
$26,760 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
660 |
$13.11 |
$27,270 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
660 |
$12.79 |
$26,610 |
| Family and general practitioners |
640 |
$62.44 |
$129,870 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
640 |
$16.07 |
$33,420 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
630 |
$17.68 |
$36,780 |
| Database administrators |
630 |
$31.86 |
$66,270 |
| Librarians |
630 |
$28.95 |
$60,210 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
620 |
$20.74 |
$43,140 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
620 |
$22.89 |
$47,610 |
| Coaches and scouts |
610 |
Not available |
$43,220 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
610 |
$34.91 |
$72,610 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
610 |
$11.80 |
$24,530 |
| Respiratory therapists |
600 |
$25.60 |
$53,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
590 |
$22.16 |
$46,100 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
570 |
$10.68 |
$22,210 |
| Couriers and messengers |
560 |
$13.00 |
$27,030 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
540 |
$18.55 |
$38,580 |
| Surgical technologists |
540 |
$18.33 |
$38,130 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
530 |
$21.47 |
$44,660 |
| Editors |
530 |
$26.81 |
$55,770 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
520 |
$19.16 |
$39,850 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
520 |
$22.55 |
$46,910 |
| Mental health counselors |
520 |
$21.88 |
$45,500 |
| Operations research analysts |
520 |
$26.18 |
$54,440 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
520 |
$10.47 |
$21,780 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
520 |
$16.25 |
$33,790 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
510 |
$19.51 |
$40,580 |
| Electrical engineers |
510 |
$43.55 |
$90,580 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
510 |
$11.59 |
$24,110 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
500 |
$28.09 |
$58,430 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
500 |
$20.21 |
$42,040 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
500 |
$21.54 |
$44,800 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
500 |
$12.44 |
$25,880 |
| Massage therapists |
500 |
$16.92 |
$35,180 |
| Instructional coordinators |
490 |
$31.13 |
$64,740 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
480 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| Cooks, short order |
480 |
$8.76 |
$18,230 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
480 |
$21.77 |
$45,280 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
480 |
$12.56 |
$26,120 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
480 |
$13.15 |
$27,340 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
470 |
$25.62 |
$53,290 |
| Food batchmakers |
470 |
$9.96 |
$20,710 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
470 |
$8.20 |
$17,060 |
| Occupational therapists |
470 |
$36.12 |
$75,120 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
470 |
$10.31 |
$21,440 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
470 |
$13.95 |
$29,010 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
470 |
$13.34 |
$27,740 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers |
460 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Bakers |
460 |
$14.07 |
$29,260 |
| Insurance underwriters |
460 |
$24.97 |
$51,940 |
| Interior designers |
460 |
$23.31 |
$48,480 |
| Photographers |
460 |
$14.32 |
$29,790 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
460 |
$37.52 |
$78,040 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
450 |
$25.57 |
$53,180 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
450 |
$25.40 |
$52,820 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
440 |
$17.48 |
$36,360 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
440 |
$34.50 |
$71,770 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
440 |
Not available |
$50,210 |
| Word processors and typists |
440 |
$14.52 |
$30,210 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
430 |
$16.85 |
$35,050 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
430 |
$17.95 |
$37,340 |
| New accounts clerks |
430 |
$13.76 |
$28,620 |
| Counselors, all other |
420 |
$16.82 |
$34,990 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
420 |
$11.44 |
$23,800 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
410 |
$15.38 |
$32,000 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
410 |
$26.82 |
$55,790 |
| Glaziers |
410 |
$20.39 |
$42,420 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
410 |
$17.27 |
$35,930 |
| Postal service clerks |
410 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
410 |
$9.50 |
$19,770 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
400 |
$18.65 |
$38,780 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
400 |
$12.38 |
$25,750 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
400 |
$27.33 |
$56,860 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
390 |
$12.88 |
$26,790 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
390 |
$41.65 |
$86,620 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
390 |
$24.18 |
$50,290 |
| Pharmacy aides |
380 |
$10.09 |
$20,980 |
| Computer operators |
370 |
$17.45 |
$36,300 |
| Mechanical engineers |
370 |
$31.41 |
$65,340 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
360 |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
360 |
$20.36 |
$42,350 |
| Pipelayers |
360 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
360 |
$25.40 |
$52,830 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
350 |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| Dentists, general |
350 |
$74.66 |
$155,300 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
350 |
$28.30 |
$58,860 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
350 |
$30.51 |
$63,450 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
350 |
$9.31 |
$19,360 |
| Credit analysts |
340 |
$28.57 |
$59,420 |
| Environmental engineers |
340 |
$47.56 |
$98,930 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
340 |
$19.07 |
$39,670 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
340 |
$10.50 |
$21,840 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
340 |
$13.09 |
$27,240 |
| Engineering managers |
330 |
$54.28 |
$112,890 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
330 |
$13.46 |
$28,000 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
330 |
$14.00 |
$29,110 |
| Producers and directors |
330 |
$30.20 |
$62,820 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
330 |
$43.22 |
$89,900 |
| Tile and marble setters |
320 |
$13.11 |
$27,270 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
310 |
$16.51 |
$34,340 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
310 |
$16.82 |
$34,990 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
310 |
$16.15 |
$33,600 |
| Bindery workers |
300 |
$13.25 |
$27,570 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
300 |
$11.97 |
$24,900 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
300 |
$29.00 |
$60,320 |
| Engineers, all other |
300 |
$35.92 |
$74,710 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
300 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
300 |
$15.60 |
$32,460 |
| Sailors and marine oilers |
300 |
$20.55 |
$42,750 |
| Commercial pilots |
290 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Sales engineers |
290 |
$42.79 |
$89,010 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
280 |
$14.08 |
$29,290 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
280 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Upholsterers |
280 |
$14.41 |
$29,960 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
270 |
$23.47 |
$48,810 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
270 |
$43.67 |
$90,830 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
270 |
$51.36 |
$106,830 |
| Production workers, all other |
270 |
$13.14 |
$27,320 |
| Health educators |
260 |
$17.56 |
$36,520 |
| Physician assistants |
260 |
$41.36 |
$86,020 |
| Veterinarians |
260 |
$49.34 |
$102,620 |
| Writers and authors |
260 |
$22.42 |
$46,640 |
| Chiropractors |
250 |
$36.54 |
$75,990 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
250 |
$47.64 |
$99,100 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
250 |
$10.52 |
$21,880 |
| Procurement clerks |
250 |
$15.40 |
$32,030 |
| Surveyors |
250 |
$32.92 |
$68,470 |
| Crossing guards |
240 |
$12.07 |
$25,100 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
240 |
$25.09 |
$52,190 |
| Public relations managers |
240 |
$57.37 |
$119,340 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
230 |
$13.69 |
$28,470 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment |
230 |
$17.43 |
$36,250 |
| Loan counselors |
230 |
$17.70 |
$36,820 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
230 |
$13.68 |
$28,450 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
230 |
$14.83 |
$30,850 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
230 |
$10.64 |
$22,120 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
220 |
$17.39 |
$36,160 |
| Funeral attendants |
220 |
$10.63 |
$22,100 |
| Psychiatric aides |
220 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
220 |
$20.61 |
$42,860 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
220 |
$10.46 |
$21,760 |
| Therapists, all other |
220 |
$20.12 |
$41,850 |
| Athletes and sports competitors |
210 |
Not available |
$93,900 |
| Flight attendants |
210 |
Not available |
$26,920 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
210 |
$46.34 |
$96,390 |
| Logisticians |
210 |
$31.50 |
$65,510 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
210 |
$14.66 |
$30,490 |
| Public address system and other announcers |
210 |
$16.51 |
$34,350 |
| Urban and regional planners |
210 |
$31.60 |
$65,730 |
| Art directors |
200 |
$33.51 |
$69,690 |
| Budget analysts |
200 |
$29.21 |
$60,750 |
| Floral designers |
200 |
$12.36 |
$25,710 |
| Industrial production managers |
200 |
$42.38 |
$88,140 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
190 |
Not available |
$63,730 |
| Clergy |
190 |
$21.70 |
$45,130 |
| Concierges |
190 |
$12.10 |
$25,170 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
190 |
$21.02 |
$43,730 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
190 |
$11.64 |
$24,220 |
| Physical therapist aides |
190 |
$12.13 |
$25,230 |
| Social workers, all other |
190 |
$21.15 |
$43,980 |
| Crane and tower operators |
180 |
$17.57 |
$36,540 |
| Landscape architects |
180 |
$30.39 |
$63,210 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
170 |
$20.40 |
$42,440 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
170 |
$22.40 |
$46,600 |
| Social and community service managers |
170 |
$41.53 |
$86,380 |
| Drafters, all other |
160 |
$22.57 |
$46,940 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
160 |
$22.73 |
$47,270 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
160 |
$11.09 |
$23,070 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
160 |
$14.66 |
$30,480 |
| Home appliance repairers |
160 |
$18.59 |
$38,670 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
160 |
$10.32 |
$21,460 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
160 |
$37.00 |
$76,970 |
| Purchasing managers |
160 |
$42.87 |
$89,180 |
| Broadcast technicians |
150 |
$18.17 |
$37,790 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
150 |
$26.09 |
$54,270 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
150 |
$55.85 |
$116,160 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
150 |
$8.89 |
$18,490 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
150 |
$13.14 |
$27,340 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
150 |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
150 |
$22.17 |
$46,110 |
| Radio and television announcers |
150 |
$20.64 |
$42,930 |
| Technical writers |
150 |
$27.82 |
$57,860 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
150 |
$10.90 |
$22,670 |
| Chemists |
140 |
$28.42 |
$59,110 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
140 |
$12.67 |
$26,360 |
| Law clerks |
140 |
$20.27 |
$42,160 |
| Legislators |
140 |
Not available |
$35,200 |
| Mechanical drafters |
140 |
$22.17 |
$46,110 |
| Shampooers |
140 |
$9.41 |
$19,570 |
| Avionics technicians |
130 |
$22.98 |
$47,800 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
130 |
$27.61 |
$57,430 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
130 |
$12.10 |
$25,180 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
130 |
$16.96 |
$35,270 |
| Skin care specialists |
130 |
$12.78 |
$26,580 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
120 |
$46.03 |
$95,730 |
| Desktop publishers |
120 |
$15.49 |
$32,220 |
| Education administrators, all other |
120 |
$45.64 |
$94,920 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
120 |
$10.87 |
$22,620 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
120 |
$32.92 |
$68,470 |
| Ship engineers |
120 |
$32.78 |
$68,180 |
| Brokerage clerks |
110 |
$15.26 |
$31,750 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$71,250 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
110 |
$28.43 |
$59,130 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
110 |
$18.37 |
$38,210 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
110 |
$32.55 |
$67,700 |
| Surgeons |
110 |
$61.03 |
$126,940 |
| Training and development managers |
110 |
$47.15 |
$98,070 |
| Chemical technicians |
100 |
$18.52 |
$38,530 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
100 |
$16.30 |
Not available |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
100 |
$15.23 |
$31,670 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$65,700 |
| Social science research assistants |
100 |
$16.67 |
$34,670 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
100 |
$29.77 |
$61,930 |
| Transportation inspectors |
100 |
$33.33 |
$69,330 |
| Animal trainers |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$70,340 |
| Correspondence clerks |
90 |
$13.66 |
$28,410 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
90 |
$13.18 |
$27,410 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
90 |
$33.34 |
$69,350 |
| Forensic science technicians |
90 |
$25.98 |
$54,040 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
90 |
$12.35 |
$25,690 |
| Pile-driver operators |
90 |
$19.92 |
$41,430 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
90 |
$15.98 |
$33,230 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
90 |
$13.73 |
$28,550 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes |
80 |
$25.84 |
$53,750 |
| Furniture finishers |
80 |
$15.54 |
$32,330 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
80 |
$11.70 |
$24,340 |
| Library technicians |
80 |
$16.34 |
$34,000 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
80 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
80 |
$15.42 |
$32,060 |
| Interpreters and translators |
70 |
$21.29 |
$44,280 |
| Media and communication workers, all other |
70 |
$21.64 |
$45,010 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
70 |
$23.77 |
$49,450 |
| Optometrists |
70 |
$44.38 |
$92,310 |
| Recreational therapists |
70 |
$19.51 |
$40,580 |
| Tool and die makers |
70 |
$20.18 |
$41,980 |
| Woodworkers, all other |
70 |
$14.79 |
$30,770 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
60 |
$14.38 |
$29,900 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
60 |
$18.24 |
$37,930 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
60 |
$13.42 |
$27,910 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
60 |
$10.33 |
$21,490 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other |
60 |
$15.18 |
$31,570 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
60 |
$23.93 |
$49,780 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers |
60 |
$16.32 |
$33,950 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
60 |
$11.42 |
$23,750 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other |
60 |
$13.21 |
$27,490 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors |
50 |
$15.87 |
$33,010 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
50 |
$9.87 |
$20,520 |
| Athletic trainers |
50 |
Not available |
$47,190 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$59,460 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
50 |
$16.97 |
$35,290 |
| Designers, all other |
50 |
$20.46 |
$42,560 |
| Dietetic technicians |
50 |
$13.61 |
$28,300 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
50 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
50 |
$18.13 |
$37,700 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
50 |
$20.59 |
$42,830 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
50 |
$10.21 |
$21,240 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
50 |
$11.97 |
$24,900 |
| Parking enforcement workers |
50 |
$16.86 |
$35,060 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
50 |
$27.89 |
$58,010 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
50 |
$15.02 |
$31,230 |
| Biomedical engineers |
40 |
$36.93 |
$76,820 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
40 |
$12.36 |
$25,710 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
40 |
$16.98 |
$35,320 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$56,250 |
| Etchers and engravers |
40 |
$18.54 |
$38,560 |
| Financial examiners |
40 |
$41.08 |
$85,460 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
40 |
$15.00 |
$31,200 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
40 |
$9.67 |
$20,110 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
40 |
$18.02 |
$37,490 |
| Natural sciences managers |
40 |
$62.50 |
$130,000 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
40 |
$29.13 |
$60,590 |
| Psychiatrists |
40 |
$70.70 |
$147,050 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
30 |
$29.40 |
$61,150 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
30 |
$25.88 |
$53,820 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
30 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Actuaries |
Not available |
$54.61 |
$113,590 |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
Not available |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
| Anesthesiologists |
Not available |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Animal control workers |
Not available |
$18.68 |
$38,850 |
| Audiologists |
Not available |
$31.76 |
$66,070 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers |
Not available |
$20.00 |
$41,590 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$70,380 |
| Biological technicians |
Not available |
$15.37 |
$31,980 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other |
Not available |
$15.10 |
$31,410 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
Not available |
$18.25 |
$37,960 |
| Carpet installers |
Not available |
$20.82 |
$43,310 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
Not available |
$32.80 |
$68,210 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
Not available |
$16.92 |
$35,190 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
Not available |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
Not available |
$17.11 |
$35,580 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
Not available |
$21.26 |
$44,230 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$15.32 |
$31,870 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
Not available |
$18.75 |
$39,000 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
Not available |
$26.10 |
$54,280 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$16.57 |
$34,470 |
| Film and video editors |
Not available |
$22.42 |
$46,640 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators |
Not available |
$21.55 |
$44,810 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
Not available |
$16.42 |
$34,160 |
| Funeral directors |
Not available |
$24.62 |
$51,210 |
| Gaming dealers |
Not available |
$9.42 |
$19,590 |
| Helpers--roofers |
Not available |
$12.58 |
$26,160 |
| Hydrologists |
Not available |
$42.35 |
$88,090 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
Not available |
$13.07 |
$27,190 |
| Life scientists, all other |
Not available |
$34.49 |
$71,730 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
Not available |
$11.09 |
$23,080 |
| Lodging managers |
Not available |
$34.88 |
$72,550 |
| Marine engineers and naval architects |
Not available |
$31.59 |
$65,700 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
Not available |
$17.08 |
$35,520 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
Not available |
$26.46 |
$55,030 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.82 |
$30,820 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
Not available |
$15.22 |
$31,670 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$18.28 |
$38,030 |
| Millwrights |
Not available |
$21.18 |
$44,060 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
Not available |
$19.00 |
$39,530 |
| Music directors and composers |
Not available |
$21.85 |
$45,450 |
| Musicians and singers |
Not available |
$12.50 |
Not available |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
Not available |
$101.92 |
$212,000 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
Not available |
$21.58 |
$44,890 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.31 |
$29,760 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$14.36 |
$29,870 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
Not available |
$15.63 |
$32,500 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
Not available |
$15.09 |
$31,380 |
| Photographic process workers |
Not available |
$11.96 |
$24,880 |
| Physicists |
Not available |
$54.26 |
$112,870 |
| Power plant operators |
Not available |
$28.22 |
$58,700 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
Not available |
$27.60 |
$57,400 |
| Psychologists, all other |
Not available |
$33.30 |
$69,270 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
Not available |
$11.97 |
$24,900 |
| Residential advisors |
Not available |
$12.48 |
$25,970 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
Not available |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
| Service station attendants |
Not available |
$8.80 |
$18,300 |
| Statistical assistants |
Not available |
$15.96 |
$33,200 |
| Tax preparers |
Not available |
$10.20 |
$21,210 |
| Telephone operators |
Not available |
$11.13 |
$23,140 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
Not available |
$14.76 |
$30,690 |
| Travel guides |
Not available |
$17.36 |
$36,110 |
