Occupational employment / Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division

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 "Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 871,660 $19.02 $39,570
Office and administrative support occupations 161,390 $15.00 $31,200
Sales and related occupations 94,700 $16.86 $35,060
Transportation and material moving occupations 76,480 $16.49 $34,290
Food preparation and serving related occupations 75,250 $8.87 $18,450
Production occupations 68,700 $14.96 $31,120
Education, training, and library occupations 51,010 $21.22 $44,140
Construction and extraction occupations 46,920 $16.04 $33,370
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 41,780 $18.72 $38,940
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 38,680 $31.24 $64,980
Management occupations 38,130 $45.38 $94,380
Business and financial operations occupations 32,770 $29.26 $60,860
Retail salespersons 31,860 $11.70 $24,330
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 24,590 $10.49 $21,810
Personal care and service occupations 24,470 $12.21 $25,400
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 23,910 $7.75 $16,120
Cashiers 21,300 $8.74 $18,190
Customer service representatives 21,090 $14.38 $29,900
Architecture and engineering occupations 20,450 $34.23 $71,210
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 20,380 $10.86 $22,580
Computer and mathematical occupations 19,160 $35.74 $74,350
Healthcare support occupations 16,530 $12.52 $26,040
Waiters and waitresses 15,650 $8.26 $17,170
Stock clerks and order fillers 15,330 $10.91 $22,690
Office clerks, general 14,990 $11.47 $23,860
Protective service occupations 14,670 $19.31 $40,170
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 14,010 $13.70 $28,500
Registered nurses 13,140 $28.95 $60,210
General and operations managers 12,930 $51.45 $107,020
Elementary school teachers, except special education 12,310 Not available $48,230
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 11,830 $9.87 $20,530
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 11,710 $18.50 $38,470
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 10,790 $18.75 $38,990
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 10,660 $15.45 $32,140
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 10,420 $22.34 $46,470
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 10,240 $28.64 $59,560
Construction laborers 9,880 $11.03 $22,950
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 8,860 $19.21 $39,960
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 8,800 $21.83 $45,410
Maintenance and repair workers, general 8,380 $15.11 $31,440
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 7,830 $13.91 $28,940
Cooks, restaurant 7,410 $9.63 $20,030
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 7,380 $13.87 $28,840
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 7,260 Not available $50,920
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 7,200 $10.96 $22,790
Community and social services occupations 7,190 $20.63 $42,910
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 6,840 Not available Not available
Receptionists and information clerks 6,720 $11.74 $24,420
Accountants and auditors 6,400 $31.74 $66,030
Teacher assistants 6,000 Not available $17,400
Team assemblers 5,940 $10.20 $21,210
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 5,860 Not available $48,640
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 5,640 $13.61 $28,310
Industrial truck and tractor operators 5,350 $12.81 $26,650
Life, physical, and social science occupations 5,340 $28.78 $59,870
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 5,250 $10.99 $22,860
Packers and packagers, hand 5,240 $10.19 $21,200
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 5,110 $8.40 $17,470
Personal and home care aides 5,000 $7.64 $15,900
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 4,930 $24.28 $50,490
Business operations specialists, all other 4,900 $30.11 $62,630
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 4,770 $19.53 $40,620
Security guards 4,710 $13.92 $28,950
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 4,560 $17.28 $35,950
Electricians 4,510 $19.94 $41,470
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 4,380 $24.68 $51,330
Legal occupations 4,330 $39.94 $83,080
Computer software engineers, systems software 4,200 $46.29 $96,280
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 4,200 $16.60 $34,520
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 4,090 $25.19 $52,400
Sales representatives, services, all other 3,990 $28.58 $59,440
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 3,980 $26.01 $54,090
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 3,970 $13.95 $29,020
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 3,590 $16.43 $34,180
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 3,440 Not available Not available
Tellers 3,400 $12.25 $25,470
Bill and account collectors 3,370 $14.82 $30,830
Child care workers 3,250 $8.78 $18,250
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 3,200 $27.12 $56,420
Machinists 3,110 $16.56 $34,450
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 3,080 Not available Not available
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 3,050 $15.83 $32,930
Computer systems analysts 3,010 $35.82 $74,520
Computer support specialists 2,970 $20.38 $42,380
Driver/sales workers 2,970 $10.73 $22,320
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,940 $12.50 $26,010
Medical assistants 2,930 $13.20 $27,450
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 2,810 $7.77 $16,170
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2,800 $9.05 $18,820
Preschool teachers, except special education 2,770 $11.48 $23,870
Helpers--production workers 2,750 $9.52 $19,810
Construction managers 2,740 $33.64 $69,980
Teachers and instructors, all other 2,680 Not available $26,010
Counter and rental clerks 2,650 $13.49 $28,050
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 2,580 $20.57 $42,790
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 2,540 $7.63 $15,860
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 2,520 $17.80 $37,010
Network and computer systems administrators 2,510 $31.89 $66,320
Bartenders 2,490 $8.74 $18,180
Food preparation workers 2,430 $8.37 $17,410
Dishwashers 2,420 $7.85 $16,330
Amusement and recreation attendants 2,350 $8.19 $17,040
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 2,310 $11.32 $23,540
Carpenters 2,210 $15.31 $31,840
Bus drivers, school 2,200 $10.97 $22,820
Lawyers 2,200 $54.70 $113,780
Computer programmers 2,180 $35.87 $74,600
Medical secretaries 2,170 $12.25 $25,480
Cooks, fast food 2,120 $8.11 $16,870
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 2,120 $9.64 $20,040
Management analysts 2,110 $31.10 $64,680
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 2,100 $27.11 $56,400
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 2,050 $28.85 $60,010
Insurance sales agents 2,050 $33.91 $70,540
Financial managers 2,040 $53.62 $111,540
Pharmacy technicians 2,040 $14.53 $30,220
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,010 $20.43 $42,500
Postal service mail carriers 2,000 Not available Not available
Pharmacists 1,990 $58.28 $121,230
Telemarketers 1,990 $9.75 $20,270
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,970 $19.88 $41,350
Fire fighters 1,950 $21.51 $44,740
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 1,950 $18.29 $38,040
Cost estimators 1,920 $27.21 $56,600
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,920 $20.64 $42,930
Industrial engineers 1,920 $37.15 $77,260
Home health aides 1,910 $11.00 $22,890
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,900 $38.82 $80,740
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,890 $14.24 $29,610
Helpers--electricians 1,880 $12.69 $26,390
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 1,850 $37.77 $78,560
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 1,800 $18.24 $37,930
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 1,790 $27.87 $57,970
Administrative services managers 1,780 $42.22 $87,810
Cargo and freight agents 1,780 $17.42 $36,230
Sales managers 1,780 $50.53 $105,100
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 1,770 $7.77 $16,160
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,760 $19.36 $40,270
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,720 $12.93 $26,880
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,680 $15.03 $31,250
Dental assistants 1,680 $16.12 $33,540
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,680 $12.91 $26,860
Loan officers 1,670 $31.52 $65,550
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 1,660 $14.72 $30,620
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,650 Not available $41,970
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 1,640 $26.97 $56,110
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 1,630 $23.10 $48,040
Computer software engineers, applications 1,620 $42.14 $87,660
Mechanical engineers 1,610 $37.75 $78,510
Order clerks 1,600 $13.25 $27,550
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 1,580 Not available $72,660
Food service managers 1,580 $23.83 $49,570
Loan interviewers and clerks 1,580 $16.35 $34,020
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 1,580 $40.41 $84,060
Medical and health services managers 1,550 $35.63 $74,110
Real estate sales agents 1,540 $27.06 $56,280
Data entry keyers 1,520 $12.49 $25,970
Printing machine operators 1,510 $18.41 $38,290
Property, real estate, and community association managers 1,510 $23.93 $49,780
Correctional officers and jailers 1,470 $16.86 $35,060
Market research analysts 1,470 $26.94 $56,040
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,460 $11.78 $24,510
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,430 $7.88 $16,380
Computer and information systems managers 1,420 $53.09 $110,430
Parts salespersons 1,330 $14.72 $30,620
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,320 $12.40 $25,800
Training and development specialists 1,320 $25.44 $52,910
Structural iron and steel workers 1,310 $16.53 $34,380
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,310 $21.57 $44,870
Industrial production managers 1,290 $52.58 $109,360
Public relations specialists 1,290 $27.74 $57,700
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 1,280 Not available Not available
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,270 $15.07 $31,340
Financial analysts 1,250 $34.67 $72,110
All other information and record clerks 1,220 $12.64 $26,290
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,220 $15.51 $32,250
Child, family, and school social workers 1,210 $16.49 $34,290
Graphic designers 1,210 $20.70 $43,050
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 1,200 $13.56 $28,210
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,180 $8.61 $17,920
Civil engineers 1,170 $37.04 $77,040
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,170 $11.33 $23,560
File clerks 1,150 $12.27 $25,510
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 1,140 $24.07 $50,070
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,130 $15.19 $31,600
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,120 $15.76 $32,780
Radiologic technologists and technicians 1,120 $25.99 $54,050
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 1,120 $8.95 $18,610
Engineering managers 1,110 $55.16 $114,730
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,110 $10.72 $22,290
Managers, all other 1,080 $39.50 $82,160
Paralegals and legal assistants 1,070 $24.96 $51,930
Physical therapists 1,060 $38.45 $79,970
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,050 $27.23 $56,630
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,030 $18.68 $38,860
Electrical engineers 1,030 $37.08 $77,140
Mechanical drafters 1,030 $22.44 $46,680
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,030 $38.93 $80,970
Chief executives 1,010 $85.64 $178,130
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,010 $12.76 $26,530
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,000 $11.28 $23,470
Physicians and surgeons, all other 1,000 $83.41 $173,490
Bakers 990 $9.46 $19,670
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 990 $17.94 $37,320
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 980 $12.19 $25,350
Office and administrative support workers, all other 980 $15.33 $31,890
Network systems and data communications analysts 970 $36.28 $75,460
Personal financial advisors 960 $44.36 $92,260
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 950 $23.40 $48,680
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 940 $22.26 $46,290
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 940 $18.75 $39,010
Logisticians 920 $27.71 $57,640
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 920 $9.02 $18,770
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 920 $10.28 $21,380
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 910 $13.79 $28,680
Painters, construction and maintenance 900 $14.60 $30,370
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 890 $15.56 $32,360
Switchboard operators, including answering service 890 $10.61 $22,060
Food servers, nonrestaurant 880 $8.07 $16,790
Legal secretaries 880 $19.36 $40,270
Self-enrichment education teachers 870 $18.47 $38,420
Electronics engineers, except computer 860 $37.19 $77,340
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 860 $16.05 $33,380
Civil engineering technicians 850 $20.60 $42,850
Nonfarm animal caretakers 850 $8.37 $17,410
Industrial engineering technicians 840 $29.24 $60,810
Librarians 840 $24.93 $51,850
Service station attendants 840 $9.99 $20,780
Healthcare support workers, all other 830 $15.59 $32,430
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 830 $24.09 $50,100
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 820 $27.76 $57,750
Surgical technologists 820 $19.70 $40,970
Dental hygienists 810 $34.86 $72,510
Automotive body and related repairers 800 $17.97 $37,370
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 800 $18.78 $39,060
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 790 $16.97 $35,290
Transportation workers, all other 790 $10.69 $22,230
Computer operators 780 $17.94 $37,310
Counselors, all other 780 $26.91 $55,980
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 780 $17.04 $35,450
Recreation workers 780 $11.77 $24,480
Architects, except landscape and naval 770 $29.39 $61,130
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 770 $13.12 $27,290
Sewing machine operators 770 $9.58 $19,930
Sheet metal workers 770 $14.82 $30,820
Instructional coordinators 760 $29.84 $62,070
Veterinary technologists and technicians 760 $12.05 $25,060
Medical records and health information technicians 750 $13.96 $29,030
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 740 $13.52 $28,130
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 720 $20.20 $42,010
Speech-language pathologists 720 $27.65 $57,520
Architectural and civil drafters 710 $22.27 $46,330
Parking lot attendants 710 $8.79 $18,280
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 690 Not available $45,430
Credit analysts 660 $30.64 $63,740
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 660 $17.65 $36,700
Cooks, short order 650 $9.10 $18,930
Marketing managers 650 $50.83 $105,740
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 640 $17.73 $36,870
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 640 $11.31 $23,510
Machine feeders and offbearers 640 $12.68 $26,370
Occupational therapists 640 $34.79 $72,360
Sales and related workers, all other 640 $17.70 $36,810
Dentists, general 630 $53.58 $111,450
Glaziers 630 $16.45 $34,220
Medical and public health social workers 630 $22.91 $47,650
Special education teachers, middle school 620 Not available $48,720
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 620 $16.54 $34,410
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 610 Not available $53,010
Avionics technicians 600 $20.35 $42,330
Computer specialists, all other 600 $31.95 $66,460
Social and human service assistants 600 $12.07 $25,100
Respiratory therapists 590 $24.22 $50,370
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas 590 $25.04 $52,090
Travel agents 580 $14.48 $30,120
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 570 $12.37 $25,740
Advertising sales agents 560 $20.31 $42,240
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 560 $12.27 $25,510
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 560 $29.65 $61,670
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 560 $26.57 $55,270
Production workers, all other 560 $13.03 $27,110
Tire repairers and changers 560 $11.47 $23,860
Butchers and meat cutters 550 $13.71 $28,510
Construction and building inspectors 550 $22.49 $46,770
Database administrators 550 $32.61 $67,820
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 550 $13.00 $27,030
Editors 540 $25.56 $53,160
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 540 $15.60 $32,450
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 530 $34.33 $71,410
Couriers and messengers 530 $13.85 $28,800
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 530 $11.69 $24,310
New accounts clerks 530 $16.37 $34,040
Tax preparers 530 $22.81 $47,450
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 520 $14.28 $29,700
Photographers 520 $16.37 $34,040
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 520 $19.75 $41,080
Chefs and head cooks 510 $21.54 $44,800
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 510 $10.55 $21,950
Roofers 510 $14.10 $29,330
Surveying and mapping technicians 500 $16.58 $34,490
Coaches and scouts 490 Not available $39,690
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 490 $15.96 $33,200
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 480 $27.93 $58,090
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 480 $16.49 $34,310
Rehabilitation counselors 480 $16.71 $34,770
Special education teachers, secondary school 480 Not available $48,890
Bindery workers 470 $12.23 $25,430
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 470 $10.40 $21,630
Prepress technicians and workers 470 $15.15 $31,510
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 470 $7.60 $15,800
Veterinarians 470 $54.11 $112,560
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 460 $14.05 $29,230
Pipelayers 460 $13.43 $27,940
Procurement clerks 460 $16.43 $34,180
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 450 Not available $52,630
Engine and other machine assemblers 450 $16.81 $34,970
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 450 $17.15 $35,680
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 440 $14.09 $29,300
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 440 Not available $117,160
Interior designers 440 $18.64 $38,770
Operations research analysts 440 $38.41 $79,890
Painters, transportation equipment 440 $16.76 $34,860
Detectives and criminal investigators 430 $27.77 $57,770
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 430 $8.88 $18,480
Purchasing managers 430 $43.86 $91,230
Transportation inspectors 430 $38.51 $80,100
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 420 $17.60 $36,610
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 410 $53.15 $110,550
Postal service clerks 410 Not available Not available
Social and community service managers 410 $29.70 $61,790
Chemists 400 $30.50 $63,450
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 400 $11.44 $23,790
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 400 $11.89 $24,730
Security and fire alarm systems installers 400 $17.20 $35,780
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 390 $16.80 $34,940
Food batchmakers 390 $10.32 $21,470
Physical therapist aides 390 $9.78 $20,340
Technical writers 390 $29.26 $60,850
Chemical technicians 380 $21.23 $44,160
Electrical and electronics drafters 380 $27.83 $57,880
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 380 $11.49 $23,900
Loan counselors 380 $18.78 $39,060
Materials engineers 380 $40.67 $84,600
Tool and die makers 370 $25.52 $53,080
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 360 $11.96 $24,870
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 360 $14.54 $30,240
Hazardous materials removal workers 360 $13.14 $27,340
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 360 $11.33 $23,570
Library technicians 360 $12.43 $25,850
Conveyor operators and tenders 350 $13.47 $28,010
Court, municipal, and license clerks 350 $15.92 $33,100
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 350 $14.91 $31,000
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 340 $22.38 $46,560
Commercial pilots 340 Not available $79,830
Plasterers and stucco masons 340 $15.96 $33,190
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 330 $25.67 $53,380
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 330 $17.29 $35,970
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 330 $14.30 $29,740
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 330 $8.96 $18,640
Financial specialists, all other 330 $25.53 $53,110
Library assistants, clerical 330 $10.58 $22,000
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 330 $19.93 $41,450
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 320 $18.09 $37,620
Physical therapist assistants 320 $24.32 $50,590
Psychiatric aides 320 $9.82 $20,420
Sales engineers 320 $39.52 $82,200
Audio and video equipment technicians 310 $21.53 $44,770
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 310 $13.30 $27,670
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 310 $9.74 $20,250
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 310 $14.25 $29,650
Surgeons 310 $88.48 $184,030
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 300 $10.34 $21,500
Occupational health and safety specialists 300 $27.37 $56,930
Opticians, dispensing 300 $12.99 $27,030
Respiratory therapy technicians 300 $21.61 $44,950
Surveyors 300 $22.27 $46,320
Correspondence clerks 290 $14.30 $29,750
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 290 $18.77 $39,040
Environmental engineers 280 $43.21 $89,880
Health technologists and technicians, all other 280 $18.85 $39,210
Photographic processing machine operators 280 $10.50 $21,840
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 280 $12.29 $25,560
Chiropractors 270 $24.31 $50,560
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 270 $15.38 $32,000
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 270 $17.47 $36,340
Desktop publishers 270 $20.14 $41,900
Education administrators, postsecondary 270 $47.71 $99,240
Helpers, construction trades, all other 270 $11.63 $24,200
Medical equipment repairers 270 $26.88 $55,900
Medical transcriptionists 270 $17.53 $36,460
Physician assistants 270 $38.91 $80,940
Tile and marble setters 270 $15.37 $31,970
Baggage porters and bellhops 260 $9.35 $19,460
Job printers 260 $14.73 $30,630
Office machine operators, except computer 260 $12.55 $26,100
Floral designers 250 $11.08 $23,050
Health educators 250 $20.97 $43,610
Interpreters and translators 250 $15.30 $31,830
Lodging managers 250 $25.68 $53,410
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 250 Not available $54,350
Recreational vehicle service technicians 250 $13.85 $28,820
Brokerage clerks 240 $17.84 $37,110
Family and general practitioners 240 $97.05 $201,860
Insurance underwriters 240 $27.94 $58,120
Maintenance workers, machinery 240 $14.07 $29,260
Mechanical engineering technicians 240 $21.08 $43,860
Meeting and convention planners 240 $20.29 $42,200
Musicians and singers 240 $26.95 Not available
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 240 $17.41 $36,220
Budget analysts 230 $31.05 $64,590
Compensation and benefits managers 230 $47.04 $97,850
Cutters and trimmers, hand 230 $10.12 $21,060
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 230 $11.46 $23,830
Funeral attendants 230 $10.10 $21,010
Graduate teaching assistants 230 Not available $40,960
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 230 $10.49 $21,830
Producers and directors 230 $40.59 $84,430
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 230 $9.12 $18,980
Art directors 220 $35.93 $74,730
Medical equipment preparers 220 $12.96 $26,950
Slaughterers and meat packers 220 Not available Not available
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 220 $12.74 $26,490
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $82,000
Dietitians and nutritionists 210 $24.62 $51,210
Helpers--carpenters 210 $11.82 $24,590
Residential advisors 210 $8.72 $18,130
Crossing guards 200 $9.36 $19,470
Diagnostic medical sonographers 200 $30.18 $62,770
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 200 $10.32 $21,470
Upholsterers 200 $11.19 $23,280
Word processors and typists 200 $15.57 $32,390
Dental laboratory technicians 190 $17.03 $35,420
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $55,310
Motor vehicle operators, all other 190 $13.09 $27,230
Protective service workers, all other 190 $12.46 $25,920
Reporters and correspondents 190 Not available Not available
Telephone operators 190 $20.28 $42,180
Advertising and promotions managers 180 $31.75 $66,040
Computer hardware engineers 180 $44.47 $92,510
Insulation workers, mechanical 180 $15.64 $32,540
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 180 $22.19 $46,150
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 180 $17.12 $35,600
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 170 $23.46 $48,790
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 170 $32.11 $66,790
Optometrists 170 Not available Not available
Personal care and service workers, all other 170 $9.96 $20,710
Tour guides and escorts 170 $10.51 $21,860
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 160 $10.72 $22,310
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 160 $32.56 $67,730
Human resources managers, all other 160 $45.44 $94,520
Obstetricians and gynecologists 160 $75.00 More than $145,600
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $98,200
Public relations managers 160 $48.74 $101,370
Social workers, all other 160 $17.14 $35,640
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 150 $17.04 $35,450
Community and social service specialists, all other 150 $19.73 $41,030
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 150 $16.33 $33,970
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 150 $12.20 $25,370
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $46,280
Natural sciences managers 150 $54.20 $112,740
Numerical tool and process control programmers 150 $17.15 $35,680
Urban and regional planners 150 $25.75 $53,560
Court reporters 140 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 140 $23.36 $48,590
Funeral directors 140 $17.85 $37,130
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 140 $14.17 $29,470
Furniture finishers 140 $11.39 $23,690
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 140 $37.22 $77,410
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 140 $15.74 $32,740
Internists, general 140 $66.39 $138,090
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 140 $12.23 $25,430
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 140 $10.55 $21,950
Motorcycle mechanics 140 $18.05 $37,540
Photographic process workers 140 $14.52 $30,200
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 130 $39.75 $82,670
Forensic science technicians 130 $22.54 $46,880
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 130 $13.00 $27,040
Mental health counselors 130 $18.93 $39,370
Airfield operations specialists 120 $30.31 $63,050
Anesthesiologists 120 $80.47 $167,380
Animal control workers 120 $15.39 $32,020
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 120 $54.90 $114,200
Law clerks 120 $17.35 $36,090
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $55,230
Private detectives and investigators 120 $23.51 $48,890
Vocational education teachers, middle school 120 Not available $52,050
Writers and authors 120 $29.59 $61,540
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 110 Not available Not available
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 110 $9.01 $18,750
Financial examiners 110 $31.40 $65,300
Legal support workers, all other 110 $22.17 $46,110
Massage therapists 110 $16.76 $34,860
Millwrights 110 $15.71 $32,670
Proofreaders and copy markers 110 $13.80 $28,700
Actors 100 Not available Not available
Athletic trainers 100 Not available $48,890
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 100 $23.81 $49,520
Meter readers, utilities 100 $13.82 $28,740
Nuclear medicine technologists 100 $34.51 $71,780
Training and development managers 100 $41.07 $85,420
Animal trainers 90 $14.32 $29,780
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 90 $12.60 $26,210
Environmental engineering technicians 90 $16.66 $34,660
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $13.68 $28,450
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 90 $9.44 $19,640
Marriage and family therapists 90 $18.79 $39,080
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 90 $14.88 $30,940
Foundry mold and coremakers 80 $12.94 $26,910
Gas plant operators 80 $26.13 $54,350
Material moving workers, all other 80 $12.23 $25,450
Museum technicians and conservators 80 $19.05 $39,610
Psychiatrists 80 $64.46 $134,080
Real estate brokers 80 Not available Not available
Education administrators, all other 70 $28.01 $58,250
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 70 $33.40 $69,470
Highway maintenance workers 70 $15.15 $31,510
Legislators 70 Not available $24,460
Social scientists and related workers, all other 70 $33.51 $69,690
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 70 $14.53 $30,220
Audio-visual collections specialists 60 $26.39 $54,890
Audiologists 60 $33.81 $70,320
Biological scientists, all other 60 $36.68 $76,300
Bookbinders 60 $36.66 $76,240
Model makers, metal and plastic 60 $23.35 $48,570
Pharmacy aides 60 $10.30 $21,410
Pourers and casters, metal 60 $11.93 $24,820
Bailiffs 50 $17.80 $37,030
Biological technicians 50 $23.06 $47,970
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 50 $13.70 $28,490
Commercial and industrial designers 50 $22.56 $46,930
Concierges 50 $11.32 $23,550
Economists 50 $29.80 $61,990
Education, training, and library workers, all other 50 $21.73 $45,200
Emergency management specialists 50 $29.34 $61,020
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 50 $26.55 $55,220
Food scientists and technologists 50 $25.95 $53,970
Locksmiths and safe repairers 50 Not available Not available
Occupational therapist assistants 50 $26.67 $55,460
Physicists 50 $39.37 $81,890
Traffic technicians 50 $21.48 $44,680
Curators 40 $25.66 $53,380
Epidemiologists 40 $21.07 $43,830
Fire inspectors and investigators 40 $26.46 $55,040
Landscape architects 40 Not available Not available
Microbiologists 40 $27.26 $56,710
Occupational health and safety technicians 40 $25.84 $53,750
Patternmakers, wood 40 $10.64 $22,120
Physical scientists, all other 40 $40.61 $84,470
Postmasters and mail superintendents 40 $35.86 $74,590
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 40 $22.72 $47,260
Psychologists, all other 40 $33.69 $70,080
Public address system and other announcers 40 $14.66 $30,490
Recreational therapists 40 $16.99 $35,340
Skin care specialists 40 $18.96 $39,450
Sound engineering technicians 40 $19.23 $39,990
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 40 $13.31 $27,680
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 30 $31.38 $65,270
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 30 Not available Not available
Film and video editors 30 $15.64 $32,530
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 30 $19.07 $39,660
Manicurists and pedicurists 30 $11.41 $23,720
Power plant operators 30 $31.08 $64,640
Survey researchers 30 $18.20 $37,850
Actuaries Not available $71.34 $148,380
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors Not available $15.92 $33,120
Agricultural and food science technicians Not available $15.39 $32,010
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians Not available $10.49 $21,830
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $15.38 $31,990
Biomedical engineers Not available $33.92 $70,560
Broadcast technicians Not available $23.58 $49,050
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $15.17 $31,560
Carpet installers Not available $11.85 $24,650
Chemical engineers Not available $49.27 $102,470
Choreographers Not available $17.86 $37,140
Clergy Not available $17.80 $37,030
Commercial divers Not available $18.14 $37,730
Computer and information scientists, research Not available $40.86 $84,980
Crane and tower operators Not available $18.70 $38,900
Demonstrators and product promoters Not available $15.04 $31,280
Dietetic technicians Not available $13.08 $27,210
Drafters, all other Not available $20.24 $42,100
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Not available $17.64 $36,700
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment Not available $19.30 $40,140
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay Not available $28.39 $59,040
Embalmers Not available $16.98 $35,310
Engineers, all other Not available $43.48 $90,430
Etchers and engravers Not available $22.98 $47,800
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse Not available $7.53 $15,670
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other Not available $10.09 $20,990
Gaming service workers, all other Not available $19.81 $41,200
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $23.97 $49,850
Grounds maintenance workers, all other Not available $15.31 $31,850
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $12.12 $25,210
Home appliance repairers Not available $12.43 $25,860
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Not available $14.11 $29,350
Insurance appraisers, auto damage Not available $26.66 $55,450
Mechanical door repairers Not available $19.19 $39,920
Media and communication workers, all other Not available $18.14 $37,720
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders Not available $14.72 $30,620
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Not available $42.94 $89,320
Motorboat mechanics Not available $15.34 $31,900
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians Not available $12.47 $25,940
Orthodontists Not available $75.00 More than $145,600
Pest control workers Not available $16.53 $34,380
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $16.78 $34,910
Petroleum engineers Not available $56.69 $117,920
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers Not available $21.33 $44,380
Podiatrists Not available $73.80 $153,490
Riggers Not available $20.08 $41,760
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $12.08 $25,120
Roustabouts, oil and gas Not available $15.03 $31,260
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Not available $12.97 $26,980
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $14.12 $29,360
Stonemasons Not available $14.32 $29,780
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $13.42 $27,910
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $10.73 $22,320
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters Not available $11.17 $23,220
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $12.37 $25,730
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