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 |
276,250 |
$18.53 |
$38,530 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
42,830 |
$14.10 |
$29,330 |
| Sales and related occupations |
28,680 |
$15.40 |
$32,030 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
27,070 |
$8.80 |
$18,290 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
26,400 |
$17.15 |
$35,670 |
| Production occupations |
23,240 |
$19.17 |
$39,860 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
17,270 |
$18.93 |
$39,380 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
16,690 |
$25.12 |
$52,250 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
16,680 |
$32.18 |
$66,930 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
16,240 |
$22.02 |
$45,790 |
| Retail salespersons |
10,030 |
$11.44 |
$23,790 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
9,510 |
$11.63 |
$24,190 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
9,250 |
$11.39 |
$23,700 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
8,660 |
$7.49 |
$15,580 |
| Management occupations |
8,510 |
$43.76 |
$91,030 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
7,790 |
$12.34 |
$25,660 |
| Cashiers |
7,700 |
$8.39 |
$17,460 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
6,930 |
$20.11 |
$41,830 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
6,580 |
$22.79 |
$47,410 |
| Protective service occupations |
6,420 |
$15.34 |
$31,910 |
| Office clerks, general |
6,300 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
6,190 |
$27.66 |
$57,530 |
| Registered nurses |
6,130 |
$29.12 |
$60,570 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
5,330 |
$11.02 |
$22,930 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
5,170 |
$8.68 |
$18,060 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
4,800 |
$13.86 |
$28,820 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
4,220 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
3,740 |
$16.49 |
$34,300 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
3,730 |
$10.43 |
$21,690 |
| Customer service representatives |
3,380 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
3,340 |
$32.55 |
$67,700 |
| Teacher assistants |
3,270 |
Not available |
$19,650 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
3,240 |
Not available |
$47,590 |
| Carpenters |
3,210 |
$21.29 |
$44,280 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
2,960 |
$20.97 |
$43,630 |
| Community and social services occupations |
2,940 |
$18.50 |
$38,480 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
2,780 |
$11.15 |
$23,180 |
| Security guards |
2,750 |
$11.43 |
$23,780 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
2,670 |
$23.65 |
$49,200 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
2,650 |
$20.85 |
$43,370 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2,330 |
$15.42 |
$32,080 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
2,320 |
$27.40 |
$57,000 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
2,280 |
$18.34 |
$38,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
2,220 |
$21.21 |
$44,120 |
| Food preparation workers |
2,190 |
$9.27 |
$19,280 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
2,160 |
$10.79 |
$22,440 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
2,060 |
$13.85 |
$28,810 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,020 |
Not available |
$47,780 |
| General and operations managers |
2,010 |
$51.39 |
$106,900 |
| Electricians |
1,940 |
$30.38 |
$63,200 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
1,930 |
$12.04 |
$25,050 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
1,900 |
$27.75 |
$57,730 |
| Construction laborers |
1,830 |
$21.01 |
$43,700 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
1,830 |
$29.71 |
$61,790 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
1,800 |
Not available |
$23,310 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,680 |
$32.47 |
$67,540 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,680 |
$12.91 |
$26,850 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
1,660 |
$19.86 |
$41,310 |
| Legal occupations |
1,640 |
$35.26 |
$73,350 |
| Personal and home care aides |
1,620 |
$9.36 |
$19,470 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,550 |
$18.47 |
$38,420 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,540 |
$18.93 |
$39,380 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,510 |
$9.46 |
$19,670 |
| Tellers |
1,500 |
$10.95 |
$22,780 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,460 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
| Child care workers |
1,460 |
$9.21 |
$19,160 |
| Home health aides |
1,440 |
$10.74 |
$22,340 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,420 |
$10.63 |
$22,110 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
1,410 |
$10.99 |
$22,850 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
1,380 |
$9.59 |
$19,940 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
1,380 |
$9.93 |
$20,650 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
1,340 |
$17.37 |
$36,120 |
| Medical assistants |
1,340 |
$12.64 |
$26,290 |
| Accountants and auditors |
1,330 |
$27.73 |
$57,690 |
| Gaming dealers |
1,280 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1,240 |
$26.56 |
$55,250 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
1,240 |
$20.76 |
$43,180 |
| Bartenders |
1,230 |
$9.16 |
$19,060 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
1,230 |
$14.86 |
$30,900 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,220 |
$31.15 |
$64,790 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
1,220 |
Not available |
$50,400 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
1,220 |
$14.64 |
$30,460 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,210 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Team assemblers |
1,160 |
$14.89 |
$30,970 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
1,150 |
$15.54 |
$32,310 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
1,130 |
$34.50 |
$71,760 |
| Cooks, fast food |
1,050 |
$7.85 |
$16,320 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
1,030 |
$8.11 |
$16,880 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,010 |
$13.58 |
$28,240 |
| Machinists |
1,010 |
$20.31 |
$42,240 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
990 |
$10.21 |
$21,240 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
970 |
$7.84 |
$16,300 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
970 |
$23.64 |
$49,160 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
890 |
$29.48 |
$61,320 |
| Lawyers |
880 |
$49.02 |
$101,960 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
830 |
$12.99 |
$27,030 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
830 |
$26.23 |
$54,570 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
820 |
$20.37 |
$42,360 |
| Medical secretaries |
810 |
$14.00 |
$29,130 |
| Dishwashers |
780 |
$8.02 |
$16,690 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
780 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
720 |
$14.67 |
$30,500 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
720 |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Pharmacists |
720 |
$47.17 |
$98,120 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
700 |
$23.48 |
$48,840 |
| Computer support specialists |
680 |
$18.99 |
$39,500 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
670 |
$8.06 |
$16,770 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders |
670 |
$21.79 |
$45,330 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
670 |
$44.18 |
$91,900 |
| Dental assistants |
640 |
$15.60 |
$32,440 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
630 |
$13.89 |
$28,880 |
| Medical and health services managers |
630 |
$40.74 |
$84,740 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
620 |
$26.64 |
$55,410 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
620 |
$25.75 |
$53,550 |
| Construction managers |
620 |
$40.30 |
$83,820 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
600 |
$27.04 |
$56,250 |
| Parts salespersons |
600 |
$14.48 |
$30,120 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
600 |
Not available |
$50,720 |
| Insurance sales agents |
590 |
$25.48 |
$52,990 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
580 |
$103.86 |
$216,030 |
| Pourers and casters, metal |
580 |
$22.84 |
$47,500 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
580 |
$24.18 |
$50,300 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
570 |
$20.81 |
$43,280 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
560 |
$8.48 |
$17,630 |
| Bill and account collectors |
560 |
$13.88 |
$28,880 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
560 |
$9.25 |
$19,240 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
550 |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
| Driver/sales workers |
550 |
$16.74 |
$34,820 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
550 |
$40.91 |
$85,090 |
| Legal secretaries |
550 |
$14.21 |
$29,550 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
540 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
530 |
$17.73 |
$36,890 |
| Fire fighters |
530 |
$18.69 |
$38,870 |
| Mechanical engineers |
520 |
$37.92 |
$78,870 |
| Recreation workers |
520 |
$9.97 |
$20,740 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
520 |
$30.12 |
$62,640 |
| Cost estimators |
510 |
$31.43 |
$65,380 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
510 |
$16.53 |
$34,390 |
| Training and development specialists |
510 |
$22.48 |
$46,770 |
| Industrial engineers |
490 |
$37.04 |
$77,040 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
480 |
$13.30 |
$27,660 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
480 |
$12.11 |
$25,200 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
480 |
$13.24 |
$27,530 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
470 |
$16.08 |
$33,440 |
| Physical therapists |
470 |
$38.87 |
$80,850 |
| Boilermakers |
460 |
$27.79 |
$57,810 |
| Coaches and scouts |
460 |
Not available |
$22,310 |
| Financial managers |
450 |
$46.28 |
$96,270 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
450 |
$9.24 |
$19,210 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
450 |
$17.30 |
$35,980 |
| Cooks, short order |
440 |
$9.58 |
$19,920 |
| Food service managers |
440 |
$24.26 |
$50,460 |
| Loan officers |
440 |
$33.67 |
$70,030 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
440 |
$14.10 |
$29,330 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
440 |
$24.73 |
$51,440 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
430 |
Not available |
$77,770 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
430 |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
| Sales managers |
430 |
$49.55 |
$103,070 |
| Sheet metal workers |
430 |
$29.60 |
$61,560 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
420 |
$13.48 |
$28,040 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
420 |
$21.56 |
$44,840 |
| Millwrights |
420 |
$27.27 |
$56,720 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
420 |
$28.22 |
$58,690 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
410 |
$25.75 |
$53,560 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
410 |
$23.57 |
$49,030 |
| Roofers |
410 |
$22.09 |
$45,940 |
| Industrial production managers |
400 |
$49.60 |
$103,180 |
| Chief executives |
390 |
$67.87 |
$141,170 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
390 |
$17.58 |
$36,580 |
| Power plant operators |
390 |
$28.21 |
$58,680 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
390 |
$21.79 |
$45,330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
380 |
$18.28 |
$38,020 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
370 |
$10.82 |
$22,490 |
| Bakers |
360 |
$11.77 |
$24,480 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
360 |
$9.15 |
$19,040 |
| Library technicians |
360 |
$10.24 |
$21,310 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
360 |
$27.40 |
$57,000 |
| Respiratory therapists |
360 |
$24.64 |
$51,260 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
360 |
$21.55 |
$44,830 |
| Dental hygienists |
350 |
$30.89 |
$64,240 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
350 |
$16.89 |
$35,130 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
350 |
$27.95 |
$58,140 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
340 |
$23.95 |
$49,810 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
340 |
$16.07 |
$33,430 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
340 |
$17.41 |
$36,200 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
340 |
$9.93 |
$20,660 |
| Electrical engineers |
330 |
$36.99 |
$76,940 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
330 |
$15.56 |
$32,370 |
| Printing machine operators |
330 |
$16.09 |
$33,460 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
320 |
$15.33 |
$31,900 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
320 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
320 |
$13.85 |
$28,800 |
| Social and human service assistants |
320 |
$13.16 |
$27,370 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
310 |
$12.81 |
$26,640 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
310 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Family and general practitioners |
300 |
$71.20 |
$148,100 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
300 |
$7.89 |
$16,400 |
| File clerks |
290 |
$9.94 |
$20,670 |
| Graphic designers |
290 |
$17.96 |
$37,350 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
290 |
$10.88 |
$22,620 |
| Managers, all other |
290 |
$30.12 |
$62,650 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
290 |
$22.31 |
$46,410 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
290 |
$19.12 |
$39,760 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
290 |
$20.11 |
$41,830 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
290 |
$11.11 |
$23,110 |
| Administrative services managers |
280 |
$33.97 |
$70,650 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
280 |
$16.02 |
$33,330 |
| Gaming supervisors |
280 |
$31.59 |
$65,700 |
| New accounts clerks |
280 |
$14.63 |
$30,420 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
280 |
$33.59 |
$69,870 |
| Computer systems analysts |
270 |
$32.37 |
$67,330 |
| Gaming cage workers |
270 |
$11.88 |
$24,710 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
270 |
$19.36 |
$40,270 |
| Management analysts |
270 |
$36.63 |
$76,190 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
270 |
$8.22 |
$17,090 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
260 |
$22.39 |
$46,570 |
| Data entry keyers |
260 |
$12.19 |
$25,350 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
260 |
$19.16 |
$39,850 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
260 |
$15.07 |
$31,350 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
260 |
$13.65 |
$28,400 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
260 |
Not available |
$48,940 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
250 |
$18.17 |
$37,800 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
250 |
$14.83 |
$30,850 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
250 |
$33.68 |
$70,050 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
250 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Surgical technologists |
250 |
$19.23 |
$39,990 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
240 |
$35.65 |
$74,140 |
| Librarians |
240 |
$23.37 |
$48,620 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
240 |
$25.61 |
$53,280 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
240 |
$26.06 |
$54,210 |
| Public relations specialists |
240 |
$19.15 |
$39,840 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
230 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
230 |
$14.71 |
$30,590 |
| Floral designers |
230 |
$11.57 |
$24,060 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
230 |
$14.72 |
$30,620 |
| Social and community service managers |
230 |
$27.22 |
$56,620 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
230 |
$25.67 |
$53,390 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
230 |
$45.76 |
$95,190 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
230 |
$20.72 |
$43,100 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
220 |
$18.24 |
$37,940 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
220 |
$18.09 |
$37,640 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
220 |
$22.94 |
$47,710 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
220 |
$8.66 |
$18,010 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
220 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Civil engineers |
210 |
$34.27 |
$71,280 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
210 |
$13.32 |
$27,720 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
210 |
$23.62 |
$49,140 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
210 |
$16.09 |
$33,470 |
| Gaming change persons and booth cashiers |
210 |
$12.60 |
$26,210 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
210 |
$26.50 |
$55,110 |
| Occupational therapists |
210 |
$39.29 |
$81,720 |
| Order clerks |
210 |
$14.32 |
$29,780 |
| Service station attendants |
210 |
$8.26 |
$17,180 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
210 |
$9.09 |
$18,900 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
200 |
$14.87 |
$30,940 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
200 |
$15.14 |
$31,490 |
| Engineering managers |
200 |
$55.31 |
$115,040 |
| Legislators |
200 |
Not available |
$101,480 |
| Social workers, all other |
200 |
$18.56 |
$38,600 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
200 |
$11.47 |
$23,850 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
200 |
$13.62 |
$28,340 |
| Advertising sales agents |
190 |
$32.48 |
$67,560 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
190 |
$22.30 |
$46,380 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
190 |
$24.66 |
$51,290 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
190 |
$15.64 |
$32,540 |
| Chemical technicians |
180 |
$27.22 |
$56,610 |
| Chemists |
180 |
$32.12 |
$66,810 |
| Dentists, general |
180 |
$88.18 |
$183,410 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
180 |
$28.00 |
$58,240 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
180 |
$21.96 |
$45,670 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
180 |
$22.37 |
$46,540 |
| Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons |
180 |
$19.82 |
$41,230 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
180 |
$8.48 |
$17,650 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
180 |
$20.04 |
$41,670 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
170 |
$37.08 |
$77,120 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
170 |
Not available |
$45,310 |
| Photographers |
170 |
$11.45 |
$23,820 |
| Postal service clerks |
170 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
170 |
Not available |
$49,620 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
170 |
Not available |
$57,160 |
| All other information and record clerks |
160 |
$13.41 |
$27,900 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
160 |
Not available |
$72,430 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
160 |
$22.95 |
$47,730 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
160 |
$13.44 |
$27,960 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
160 |
$22.12 |
$46,010 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
160 |
$12.53 |
$26,050 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
160 |
$12.35 |
$25,690 |
| Personal financial advisors |
160 |
$42.27 |
$87,920 |
| Production workers, all other |
160 |
$18.41 |
$38,290 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
160 |
$14.32 |
$29,790 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
150 |
$44.85 |
$93,280 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
150 |
$27.73 |
$57,670 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
150 |
$18.16 |
$37,760 |
| Mechanical drafters |
150 |
$26.81 |
$55,760 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
150 |
$12.35 |
$25,680 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
150 |
$17.35 |
$36,080 |
| Clergy |
140 |
$11.61 |
$24,150 |
| Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators |
140 |
$18.98 |
$39,470 |
| Instructional coordinators |
140 |
$30.66 |
$63,770 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
140 |
$24.90 |
$51,800 |
| Public address system and other announcers |
140 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Sailors and marine oilers |
140 |
$15.29 |
$31,790 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
140 |
$20.50 |
$42,640 |
| Bailiffs |
130 |
$16.27 |
$33,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
130 |
$28.71 |
$59,730 |
| Marketing managers |
130 |
$43.82 |
$91,150 |
| Materials engineers |
130 |
$33.05 |
$68,740 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
130 |
$22.54 |
$46,890 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
130 |
$14.85 |
$30,880 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
130 |
$26.23 |
$54,560 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
120 |
$16.80 |
$34,940 |
| Couriers and messengers |
120 |
$11.33 |
$23,560 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
120 |
$14.96 |
$31,120 |
| Health educators |
120 |
$27.48 |
$57,160 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
120 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
120 |
$14.08 |
$29,290 |
| Market research analysts |
120 |
$25.34 |
$52,710 |
| Massage therapists |
120 |
$13.76 |
$28,620 |
| Parking lot attendants |
120 |
$8.95 |
$18,610 |
| Urban and regional planners |
120 |
$23.99 |
$49,900 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
110 |
$21.36 |
$44,420 |
| Chemical plant and system operators |
110 |
$20.40 |
$42,430 |
| Computer operators |
110 |
$15.76 |
$32,770 |
| Crossing guards |
110 |
$9.50 |
$19,770 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
110 |
$22.59 |
$46,990 |
| Engineers, all other |
110 |
$25.88 |
$53,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
110 |
$20.79 |
$43,240 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
110 |
$14.83 |
$30,840 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
100 |
$17.87 |
$37,180 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
100 |
$34.40 |
$71,550 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
100 |
$19.05 |
$39,620 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
100 |
$32.55 |
$67,710 |
| Education administrators, all other |
100 |
$34.93 |
$72,650 |
| Environmental engineers |
100 |
$44.39 |
$92,330 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
100 |
$14.83 |
$30,840 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
100 |
$48.27 |
$100,390 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
100 |
$28.66 |
$59,620 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
100 |
$16.64 |
$34,620 |
| Physical therapist aides |
100 |
$12.06 |
$25,090 |
| Physician assistants |
100 |
$36.57 |
$76,070 |
| Surgeons |
100 |
$106.40 |
$221,320 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
90 |
$23.18 |
$48,220 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
90 |
$18.92 |
$39,360 |
| Court reporters |
90 |
$17.13 |
$35,640 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
90 |
$24.27 |
$50,470 |
| Embalmers |
90 |
$19.76 |
$41,100 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
90 |
$13.05 |
$27,140 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
90 |
$17.25 |
$35,870 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
90 |
$13.26 |
$27,580 |
| Optometrists |
90 |
$38.49 |
$80,050 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
90 |
$25.73 |
$53,530 |
| Tool and die makers |
90 |
$24.21 |
$50,360 |
| Travel agents |
90 |
$9.42 |
$19,590 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
80 |
$34.27 |
$71,280 |
| Biological technicians |
80 |
$16.78 |
$34,900 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
80 |
$29.06 |
$60,440 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers |
80 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Computer programmers |
80 |
$25.54 |
$53,120 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
80 |
$18.74 |
$38,970 |
| Credit analysts |
80 |
$35.28 |
$73,380 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
80 |
$13.94 |
$29,000 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
80 |
$20.05 |
$41,710 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
80 |
$24.42 |
$50,790 |
| Funeral attendants |
80 |
$10.14 |
$21,100 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
80 |
$42.56 |
$88,530 |
| Musicians and singers |
80 |
$12.16 |
Not available |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
80 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
80 |
$10.40 |
$21,620 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
80 |
Not available |
$58,430 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
80 |
$15.12 |
$31,460 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
80 |
$22.30 |
$46,380 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
80 |
$15.89 |
$33,040 |
| Surveyors |
80 |
$29.38 |
$61,110 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
80 |
$13.09 |
$27,230 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
70 |
$23.07 |
$47,990 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
70 |
$30.51 |
$63,460 |
| Financial analysts |
70 |
$29.34 |
$61,040 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
70 |
$27.73 |
$57,690 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
70 |
$18.32 |
$38,100 |
| Purchasing managers |
70 |
$36.44 |
$75,790 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
70 |
$18.86 |
$39,230 |
| Tax preparers |
70 |
$13.08 |
$27,200 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
60 |
$21.48 |
$44,670 |
| Commercial pilots |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
60 |
$18.43 |
$38,330 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
60 |
$36.89 |
$76,730 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
60 |
$26.11 |
$54,310 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
60 |
$39.80 |
$82,790 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
60 |
$21.14 |
$43,980 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
60 |
$15.84 |
$32,950 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
60 |
$13.45 |
$27,980 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
60 |
$19.18 |
$39,890 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
60 |
$34.32 |
$71,380 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
60 |
$24.85 |
$51,680 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
60 |
$13.35 |
$27,770 |
| Pest control workers |
60 |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| Procurement clerks |
60 |
$15.88 |
$33,020 |
| Sales engineers |
60 |
$38.47 |
$80,010 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
60 |
$14.79 |
$30,770 |
| Word processors and typists |
60 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
50 |
$25.11 |
$52,230 |
| Anesthesiologists |
50 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
50 |
$18.80 |
$39,110 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$59,530 |
| Chemical engineers |
50 |
$41.97 |
$87,300 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$66,990 |
| Database administrators |
50 |
$29.45 |
$61,250 |
| Dietetic technicians |
50 |
$12.90 |
$26,830 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
50 |
$11.21 |
$23,310 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
50 |
$25.85 |
$53,760 |
| Food batchmakers |
50 |
$10.04 |
$20,880 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
50 |
$10.44 |
$21,720 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$57,020 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
50 |
$14.18 |
$29,480 |
| Interior designers |
50 |
$13.88 |
$28,860 |
| Logisticians |
50 |
$26.15 |
$54,400 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$58,680 |
| Natural sciences managers |
50 |
$31.09 |
$64,670 |
| Religious workers, all other |
50 |
$13.95 |
$29,010 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
50 |
$16.13 |
$33,550 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
50 |
$19.01 |
$39,530 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
50 |
$13.36 |
$27,790 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
50 |
$12.57 |
$26,150 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school |
50 |
Not available |
$45,370 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
40 |
$35.88 |
$74,630 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$57,830 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
40 |
$29.23 |
$60,790 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
40 |
$38.60 |
$80,290 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
40 |
$33.02 |
$68,680 |
| Drafters, all other |
40 |
$26.61 |
$55,350 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
40 |
$25.78 |
$53,620 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
40 |
$14.97 |
$31,140 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
40 |
$15.68 |
$32,620 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
40 |
$7.39 |
$15,360 |
| Helpers--electricians |
40 |
$11.89 |
$24,720 |
| Interpreters and translators |
40 |
$14.38 |
$29,910 |
| Law clerks |
40 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
40 |
$10.66 |
$22,170 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
40 |
$30.25 |
$62,930 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
40 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
| Public relations managers |
40 |
$37.25 |
$77,480 |
| Real estate brokers |
40 |
$34.60 |
$71,980 |
| Recreational therapists |
40 |
$14.42 |
$29,990 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
40 |
$20.02 |
$41,640 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
40 |
$25.24 |
$52,510 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
40 |
$17.16 |
$35,690 |
| Training and development managers |
40 |
$43.08 |
$89,610 |
| Writers and authors |
40 |
$27.73 |
$57,680 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
30 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Audio-visual collections specialists |
30 |
$13.64 |
$28,370 |
| Broadcast technicians |
30 |
$12.69 |
$26,390 |
| Budget analysts |
30 |
$31.48 |
$65,490 |
| Chiropractors |
30 |
$29.71 |
$61,800 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
30 |
$21.46 |
$44,640 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
30 |
$21.77 |
$45,280 |
| Furniture finishers |
30 |
$13.78 |
$28,660 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
30 |
$9.30 |
$19,350 |
| Microbiologists |
30 |
$19.57 |
$40,710 |
| Podiatrists |
30 |
$81.10 |
$168,680 |
| Skin care specialists |
30 |
$13.20 |
$27,450 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
30 |
$13.19 |
$27,440 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
Not available |
$11.30 |
$23,500 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$54,260 |
| Brokerage clerks |
Not available |
$17.27 |
$35,910 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other |
Not available |
$26.04 |
$54,160 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
Not available |
$9.25 |
$19,250 |
| Crane and tower operators |
Not available |
$19.56 |
$40,680 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
Not available |
$20.25 |
$42,110 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
Not available |
$20.77 |
$43,200 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
Not available |
$10.28 |
$21,390 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
Not available |
$27.60 |
$57,410 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
Not available |
$14.04 |
$29,200 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$50,900 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
Not available |
$30.54 |
$63,510 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
Not available |
$18.79 |
$39,080 |
| Gas plant operators |
Not available |
$24.35 |
$50,640 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
Not available |
$17.28 |
$35,950 |
| Helpers--roofers |
Not available |
$10.34 |
$21,500 |
| Home appliance repairers |
Not available |
$14.59 |
$30,350 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
Not available |
$19.78 |
$41,140 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
Not available |
$28.51 |
$59,300 |
| Internists, general |
Not available |
$101.69 |
$211,520 |
| Loan counselors |
Not available |
$32.84 |
$68,300 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
Not available |
$25.95 |
$53,980 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
Not available |
$15.84 |
$32,940 |
| Mental health counselors |
Not available |
$18.91 |
$39,330 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
Not available |
$83.30 |
$173,260 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
Not available |
$16.92 |
$35,200 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
Not available |
$9.56 |
$19,880 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
Not available |
$8.00 |
$16,650 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$54,230 |
| Rail car repairers |
Not available |
$22.06 |
$45,890 |
| Real estate sales agents |
Not available |
$19.22 |
$39,980 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
Not available |
$21.52 |
$44,760 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
Not available |
$10.61 |
$22,070 |
| Sewing machine operators |
Not available |
$9.95 |
$20,690 |
| Statistical assistants |
Not available |
$15.27 |
$31,770 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
Not available |
$13.74 |
$28,580 |
