Occupational employment / Greenville, SC

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 "Greenville, SC" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 312,100 $18.00 $37,440
Office and administrative support occupations 51,960 $14.29 $29,720
Production occupations 38,930 $14.18 $29,500
Sales and related occupations 34,490 $15.64 $32,530
Food preparation and serving related occupations 25,850 $8.67 $18,040
Transportation and material moving occupations 24,560 $13.44 $27,940
Education, training, and library occupations 16,110 $21.55 $44,830
Management occupations 15,220 $43.61 $90,700
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 14,600 $29.84 $62,060
Construction and extraction occupations 14,170 $16.09 $33,460
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 14,160 $17.90 $37,240
Retail salespersons 12,610 $11.33 $23,560
Business and financial operations occupations 10,400 $27.92 $58,070
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 9,540 $10.44 $21,710
Architecture and engineering occupations 8,000 $33.20 $69,060
Team assemblers 7,980 $11.46 $23,850
Cashiers 7,790 $7.91 $16,460
Customer service representatives 7,380 $14.06 $29,240
Healthcare support occupations 7,040 $11.87 $24,690
Personal care and service occupations 6,540 $10.31 $21,450
Computer and mathematical occupations 6,420 $30.39 $63,200
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 6,360 $11.54 $24,000
Office clerks, general 6,190 $11.24 $23,380
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 5,600 $7.68 $15,970
Registered nurses 5,430 $28.06 $58,370
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 5,110 $13.66 $28,410
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 5,020 $9.45 $19,650
Waiters and waitresses 4,890 $8.04 $16,720
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 4,620 $19.55 $40,660
General and operations managers 4,600 $44.90 $93,380
Protective service occupations 4,410 $15.12 $31,460
Stock clerks and order fillers 4,200 $11.35 $23,600
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 3,670 $20.53 $42,710
Elementary school teachers, except special education 3,590 Not available $43,170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 3,460 $27.02 $56,200
Maintenance and repair workers, general 3,410 $15.87 $33,010
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 3,390 $17.66 $36,740
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 3,210 $21.54 $44,800
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 3,180 $14.66 $30,500
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,850 $18.04 $37,530
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 2,790 $13.04 $27,120
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 2,620 $10.71 $22,280
Receptionists and information clerks 2,610 $11.61 $24,140
Accountants and auditors 2,520 $28.80 $59,910
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 2,520 $24.85 $51,690
Community and social services occupations 2,430 $18.78 $39,060
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 2,400 $14.99 $31,180
Construction laborers 2,310 $12.17 $25,320
Carpenters 2,240 $15.19 $31,600
Industrial truck and tractor operators 2,140 $12.79 $26,610
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 2,130 $13.08 $27,200
Teachers and instructors, all other 2,100 Not available $38,080
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,990 $10.74 $22,340
Machinists 1,970 $16.01 $33,310
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,860 $25.63 $53,310
Cooks, fast food 1,850 $7.66 $15,940
Helpers--production workers 1,820 $9.88 $20,550
Life, physical, and social science occupations 1,820 $25.83 $53,720
Packers and packagers, hand 1,800 $10.17 $21,150
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 1,790 $7.21 $14,990
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 1,780 $12.91 $26,860
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,760 $15.62 $32,490
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 1,730 $11.44 $23,780
Cooks, restaurant 1,720 $9.98 $20,770
Teacher assistants 1,640 Not available $16,400
Food preparation workers 1,590 $8.37 $17,410
Computer systems analysts 1,560 $34.00 $70,710
Electricians 1,550 $17.23 $35,850
Legal occupations 1,540 $41.88 $87,120
Medical assistants 1,480 $13.45 $27,980
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 1,360 $24.94 $51,880
Driver/sales workers 1,330 $11.32 $23,550
Industrial engineers 1,330 $35.13 $73,060
Personal and home care aides 1,330 $8.91 $18,540
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 1,320 $14.46 $30,070
Child care workers 1,290 $8.40 $17,480
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,280 $8.65 $17,990
Tellers 1,280 $11.51 $23,940
Home health aides 1,240 $9.45 $19,660
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 1,160 $19.18 $39,900
Chief executives 1,110 $74.92 $155,830
Computer support specialists 1,110 $20.00 $41,600
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,100 Not available $44,540
Sales managers 1,090 $46.91 $97,580
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 1,080 $16.31 $33,930
Computer programmers 1,070 $31.44 $65,400
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 1,070 $17.46 $36,310
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 1,060 $31.88 $66,320
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,020 $19.28 $40,100
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 1,010 $17.59 $36,580
Production workers, all other 960 $12.37 $25,740
Financial managers 950 $45.43 $94,500
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 940 $9.41 $19,580
Mechanical engineers 940 $38.43 $79,930
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 940 $17.53 $36,450
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 920 $13.54 $28,170
Electrical engineers 920 $41.27 $85,850
Medical secretaries 870 $13.30 $27,670
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 870 $15.01 $31,220
Pharmacy technicians 860 $11.78 $24,510
Telemarketers 860 $11.67 $24,280
Bill and account collectors 850 $14.77 $30,720
Lawyers 840 $58.30 $121,250
Management analysts 810 $43.92 $91,350
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 780 $33.87 $70,460
Insurance sales agents 780 $28.27 $58,800
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 770 $17.96 $37,360
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 770 Not available $45,800
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 770 $11.73 $24,390
Bartenders 750 $8.42 $17,520
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 740 $18.68 $38,860
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 730 $13.92 $28,950
Machine feeders and offbearers 710 $12.13 $25,230
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 700 $9.48 $19,720
Business operations specialists, all other 690 $28.14 $58,530
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 690 $8.25 $17,150
Network and computer systems administrators 690 $27.79 $57,810
Pharmacists 680 $51.07 $106,220
Fire fighters 660 $15.37 $31,980
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 660 $14.59 $30,360
Industrial production managers 660 $41.07 $85,430
Loan officers 660 $29.27 $60,880
Postal service mail carriers 660 Not available Not available
Cost estimators 650 $26.66 $55,440
Medical and health services managers 650 $36.03 $74,940
Administrative services managers 640 $28.41 $59,090
Civil engineers 640 $31.71 $65,950
Construction managers 630 $39.83 $82,850
Sewing machine operators 630 $9.91 $20,620
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 620 $14.51 $30,180
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 610 $18.58 $38,650
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 600 $14.58 $30,330
Parts salespersons 600 $14.76 $30,700
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 600 $26.16 $54,410
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 590 Not available Not available
Legal secretaries 590 $16.72 $34,790
Public relations specialists 590 $28.74 $59,790
Computer software engineers, applications 580 $36.09 $75,060
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 580 $13.45 $27,970
Market research analysts 580 $31.33 $65,160
Amusement and recreation attendants 570 $7.54 $15,680
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 570 $15.36 $31,960
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 570 $17.08 $35,530
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 560 $12.88 $26,800
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 550 $7.19 $14,950
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 550 $27.57 $57,340
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 550 $15.51 $32,270
Dental assistants 540 $14.02 $29,170
Engineering managers 540 $54.04 $112,400
Helpers--electricians 540 $12.01 $24,970
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 530 $17.09 $35,550
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 530 $18.50 $38,470
Computer and information systems managers 520 $49.26 $102,450
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 520 $9.64 $20,060
Real estate sales agents 520 $31.48 $65,470
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 510 $14.60 $30,360
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 510 $16.50 $34,320
Food service managers 510 $20.57 $42,780
Medical and public health social workers 510 $17.84 $37,100
Painters, construction and maintenance 510 $14.32 $29,790
Sheet metal workers 510 $15.37 $31,960
Real estate brokers 500 $27.37 $56,940
Sales representatives, services, all other 500 $25.07 $52,140
Data entry keyers 490 $11.80 $24,540
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 490 $21.47 $44,650
Order clerks 490 $14.14 $29,410
Chemical engineers 480 $39.66 $82,490
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 480 $27.24 $56,650
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 480 $21.99 $45,740
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 480 $8.97 $18,660
Preschool teachers, except special education 470 $9.21 $19,150
Radiologic technologists and technicians 470 $22.44 $46,680
Computer software engineers, systems software 460 $37.10 $77,180
Paralegals and legal assistants 460 $21.02 $43,730
Tool and die makers 460 $21.79 $45,320
Social workers, all other 450 $17.39 $36,170
Switchboard operators, including answering service 450 $11.71 $24,350
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 440 $26.49 $55,100
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 440 $20.29 $42,190
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 440 $23.47 $48,820
Recreation workers 430 $10.71 $22,290
Instructional coordinators 420 $29.89 $62,170
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 410 $11.60 $24,130
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 410 $15.00 $31,200
Mechanical drafters 410 $30.13 $62,680
Education administrators, postsecondary 400 $45.57 $94,780
Graphic designers 400 $19.29 $40,110
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 400 Not available Not available
Self-enrichment education teachers 390 $15.52 $32,280
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 390 Not available $41,580
Librarians 380 $22.26 $46,300
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 380 $11.10 $23,090
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 380 $11.74 $24,410
Training and development specialists 380 $25.86 $53,800
Library technicians 370 $11.81 $24,550
Maintenance workers, machinery 370 $17.70 $36,820
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 370 $14.06 $29,240
Network systems and data communications analysts 370 $27.61 $57,430
Personal financial advisors 370 $30.53 $63,510
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 360 $17.03 $35,420
Dental hygienists 360 $24.25 $50,430
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 360 Not available $43,060
Social and human service assistants 360 $14.86 $30,910
Cooks, short order 350 $8.63 $17,940
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 350 $29.68 $61,740
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 350 $17.47 $36,330
Advertising sales agents 340 $21.03 $43,740
Architects, except landscape and naval 340 $38.61 $80,300
Automotive body and related repairers 340 $18.94 $39,400
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 340 $16.88 $35,100
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 340 $13.08 $27,210
Bakers 330 $9.56 $19,880
Floral designers 330 $11.13 $23,150
Printing machine operators 330 $16.55 $34,420
Cement masons and concrete finishers 320 $15.87 $33,000
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 320 $17.07 $35,510
Physical therapists 320 $33.06 $68,770
Property, real estate, and community association managers 320 $31.32 $65,140
Sales and related workers, all other 320 Not available Not available
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 310 Not available $75,230
Electronics engineers, except computer 310 $33.14 $68,930
Marketing managers 310 $55.62 $115,700
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 300 $16.02 $33,320
Industrial engineering technicians 300 $22.52 $46,850
Surgical technologists 300 $17.16 $35,690
Business teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $80,730
Coaches and scouts 290 Not available $58,000
Helpers--carpenters 290 $11.77 $24,480
Respiratory therapists 290 $22.15 $46,060
Architectural and civil drafters 280 $25.73 $53,520
Chefs and head cooks 280 $21.87 $45,500
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 280 $23.48 $48,840
Managers, all other 280 $31.74 $66,030
Pest control workers 280 $13.93 $28,970
Procurement clerks 280 $14.38 $29,910
Security and fire alarm systems installers 280 $15.86 $32,980
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 280 $8.04 $16,730
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 280 $33.39 $69,440
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $60,150
File clerks 270 $11.42 $23,760
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 270 $15.96 $33,200
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 270 $10.83 $22,520
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 270 $13.17 $27,400
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 260 $24.89 $51,780
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 260 $22.57 $46,940
Insurance underwriters 260 $20.42 $42,470
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 260 $12.65 $26,310
Butchers and meat cutters 250 $12.94 $26,920
Civil engineering technicians 250 $17.12 $35,620
Database administrators 250 $32.15 $66,880
Healthcare support workers, all other 250 $13.36 $27,780
Medical records and health information technicians 250 $14.08 $29,280
Residential advisors 250 $10.35 $21,540
Roofers 250 $12.92 $26,870
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 250 $9.88 $20,550
Computer operators 240 $18.01 $37,470
Credit analysts 240 $26.71 $55,560
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 240 $15.41 $32,060
Nonfarm animal caretakers 240 $9.56 $19,880
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 240 $13.97 $29,050
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 230 $11.03 $22,930
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 230 $24.60 $51,170
Pipelayers 230 $12.52 $26,050
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 230 $18.24 $37,940
Chemical plant and system operators 220 $19.14 $39,810
Couriers and messengers 220 $10.76 $22,390
Office and administrative support workers, all other 220 $14.32 $29,780
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 220 $23.40 $48,680
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 210 $17.71 $36,840
Cutters and trimmers, hand 210 $12.08 $25,120
Demonstrators and product promoters 210 $15.23 $31,670
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 210 $14.44 $30,040
Mechanical engineering technicians 210 $25.83 $53,730
Opticians, dispensing 210 $14.15 $29,430
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 210 $13.36 $27,780
Surgeons 210 $75.00 More than $145,600
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $61,020
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 200 $7.68 $15,980
Loan interviewers and clerks 200 $15.51 $32,270
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 200 $15.60 $32,440
Veterinary technologists and technicians 200 $14.55 $30,260
Chemical technicians 190 $20.73 $43,130
Medical transcriptionists 190 $14.70 $30,570
Numerical tool and process control programmers 190 $17.10 $35,570
Painters, transportation equipment 190 $19.47 $40,500
Physicians and surgeons, all other 190 $90.54 $188,320
Speech-language pathologists 190 $25.34 $52,710
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $68,580
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 180 $23.40 $48,670
Construction and building inspectors 180 $17.35 $36,090
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 180 $10.56 $21,960
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 180 $11.00 $22,890
Purchasing managers 180 $43.06 $89,570
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 170 $17.36 $36,100
Education teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $64,920
Financial analysts 170 $32.74 $68,110
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $70,080
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 160 $8.61 $17,920
Loan counselors 160 $18.73 $38,960
Photographic processing machine operators 160 $10.38 $21,600
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $60,580
Chemists 150 $26.72 $55,580
Electrical and electronics drafters 150 $30.88 $64,230
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 150 $26.22 $54,540
Operations research analysts 150 $43.28 $90,020
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 150 $12.04 $25,040
Photographic process workers 150 $13.01 $27,050
Detectives and criminal investigators 140 $25.52 $53,090
Dietitians and nutritionists 140 $21.53 $44,780
Editors 140 $23.15 $48,140
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 140 $26.38 $54,870
Family and general practitioners 140 $80.20 $166,810
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $64,050
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 140 $14.26 $29,650
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 140 $15.76 $32,780
Postal service clerks 140 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 130 $22.53 $46,870
Human resources managers, all other 130 $41.62 $86,560
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 130 $13.97 $29,060
Public relations managers 130 $37.43 $77,860
Training and development managers 130 $26.01 $54,110
Cargo and freight agents 120 $16.57 $34,460
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 120 $14.51 $30,180
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 120 $12.67 $26,340
Meeting and convention planners 120 $19.76 $41,090
New accounts clerks 120 $14.20 $29,540
Photographers 120 $15.87 $33,010
Physician assistants 120 $24.42 $50,790
Rehabilitation counselors 120 $14.15 $29,430
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 120 $11.61 $24,140
Art directors 110 $24.61 $51,200
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 110 $17.21 $35,800
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $64,930
Compensation and benefits managers 110 $38.11 $79,260
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $74,550
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 110 $15.94 $33,160
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 110 $15.19 $31,600
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 110 $18.36 $38,190
Insulation workers, mechanical 110 $15.17 $31,550
Interior designers 110 $25.82 $53,700
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 110 $12.45 $25,890
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $65,130
Structural iron and steel workers 110 $17.60 $36,610
Veterinarians 110 $44.72 $93,010
Advertising and promotions managers 100 $35.81 $74,490
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 100 $17.68 $36,780
Court, municipal, and license clerks 100 $12.95 $26,930
Economics teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $94,310
Financial specialists, all other 100 $28.05 $58,340
Food batchmakers 100 $10.29 $21,410
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 100 $38.58 $80,240
Health technologists and technicians, all other 100 $12.63 $26,280
History teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $65,880
Medical equipment preparers 100 $15.44 $32,120
Meter readers, utilities 100 $15.87 $33,010
Millwrights 100 $17.00 $35,360
Occupational therapists 100 $31.01 $64,510
Radio and television announcers 100 $19.56 $40,680
Social and community service managers 100 $25.63 $53,300
Special education teachers, middle school 100 Not available $44,250
Technical writers 100 $20.76 $43,180
Word processors and typists 100 $13.78 $28,650
All other information and record clerks 90 $16.28 $33,860
Athletic trainers 90 Not available $40,380
Biological technicians 90 $18.02 $37,490
Budget analysts 90 $27.71 $57,630
Chiropractors 90 $24.90 $51,790
Commercial and industrial designers 90 $24.64 $51,250
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 90 $20.96 $43,600
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 90 $16.10 $33,500
Environmental engineers 90 $33.51 $69,700
Legislators 90 Not available $15,740
Occupational health and safety specialists 90 $22.98 $47,800
Political science teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $76,210
Prepress technicians and workers 90 $14.19 $29,510
Surveying and mapping technicians 90 $17.62 $36,640
Surveyors 90 $20.87 $43,410
Travel agents 90 $16.48 $34,280
Diagnostic medical sonographers 80 $27.80 $57,820
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 80 $26.21 $54,510
Engineers, all other 80 $42.02 $87,400
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 80 $21.17 $44,040
Logisticians 80 $31.80 $66,130
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 80 $24.51 $50,980
Parking lot attendants 80 $8.75 $18,210
Protective service workers, all other 80 $13.20 $27,450
Radiation therapists 80 $36.04 $74,970
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 80 $10.07 $20,950
Environmental engineering technicians 70 $20.16 $41,930
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 70 $23.70 $49,300
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 70 $7.95 $16,530
Internists, general 70 $92.80 $193,020
Lodging managers 70 $28.84 $59,980
Medical equipment repairers 70 $17.77 $36,970
Physical therapist assistants 70 $22.69 $47,200
Upholsterers 70 Not available Not available
Brokerage clerks 60 $15.14 $31,490
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 60 $16.51 $34,350
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 60 $11.20 $23,300
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 60 $27.31 $56,810
Logging equipment operators 60 $13.27 $27,600
Materials engineers 60 $36.13 $75,140
Office machine operators, except computer 60 $13.63 $28,350
Physical therapist aides 60 $13.83 $28,770
Physics teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $77,580
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $65,990
Sound engineering technicians 60 $13.11 $27,270
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 50 $10.54 $21,930
Communications teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $61,040
Dental laboratory technicians 50 $19.49 $40,540
Emergency management specialists 50 $27.13 $56,430
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 50 $21.52 $44,760
Health educators 50 $22.31 $46,400
Highway maintenance workers 50 $12.59 $26,180
Interpreters and translators 50 $15.61 $32,460
Library assistants, clerical 50 $10.41 $21,660
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 50 $14.89 $30,970
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 50 $33.89 $70,500
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 50 $12.12 $25,210
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 50 $7.43 $15,460
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $64,750
Audiologists 40 $29.20 $60,740
Clergy 40 $20.55 $42,750
Community and social service specialists, all other 40 $14.26 $29,660
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 40 $17.69 $36,790
Financial examiners 40 $40.43 $84,100
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 40 $19.49 $40,530
Funeral directors 40 $27.74 $57,690
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 40 $9.21 $19,150
Law clerks 40 Not available Not available
Microbiologists 40 $26.27 $54,640
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 $12.45 $25,900
Nuclear medicine technologists 40 $34.18 $71,090
Orthotists and prosthetists 40 $40.75 $84,760
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 $15.74 $32,730
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 40 $15.04 $31,280
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $63,250
Writers and authors 40 $23.15 $48,140
Animal control workers 30 $14.14 $29,410
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 30 $23.90 $49,700
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 30 $16.16 $33,610
Natural sciences managers 30 $39.89 $82,970
Aerospace engineers Not available $44.06 $91,650
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians Not available $21.73 $45,190
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians Not available $10.04 $20,870
Anesthesiologists Not available $100.29 $208,600
Audio and video equipment technicians Not available $15.76 $32,790
Baggage porters and bellhops Not available $8.09 $16,830
Bindery workers Not available $9.11 $18,950
Brickmasons and blockmasons Not available $19.98 $41,550
Bus drivers, school Not available $9.06 $18,840
Child, family, and school social workers Not available $15.13 $31,470
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers Not available $12.58 $26,170
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers Not available $15.03 $31,250
Computer specialists, all other Not available $21.05 $43,790
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers Not available $15.86 $32,990
Cooks, institution and cafeteria Not available $9.13 $18,990
Correspondence clerks Not available $13.22 $27,490
Counter and rental clerks Not available $10.85 $22,560
Crane and tower operators Not available $18.23 $37,910
Curators Not available $27.95 $58,140
Dentists, general Not available $69.60 $144,760
Dietetic technicians Not available $17.03 $35,410
Dishwashers Not available $8.07 $16,790
Drywall and ceiling tile installers Not available $14.34 $29,820
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers Not available $15.52 $32,270
Elevator installers and repairers Not available $27.12 $56,410
Engine and other machine assemblers Not available $15.67 $32,590
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators Not available $14.41 $29,980
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse Not available $9.41 $19,580
Food servers, nonrestaurant Not available $9.02 $18,750
Funeral attendants Not available $11.03 $22,950
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters Not available $11.97 $24,890
Helpers--roofers Not available $10.45 $21,740
Helpers, construction trades, all other Not available $10.04 $20,890
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other Not available $16.86 $35,060
Massage therapists Not available $18.13 $37,700
Mechanical door repairers Not available $14.99 $31,180
Medical appliance technicians Not available $19.24 $40,020
Mental health and substance abuse social workers Not available $17.40 $36,190
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic Not available $13.11 $27,270
Motor vehicle operators, all other Not available $11.15 $23,180
Multi-media artists and animators Not available $25.47 $52,970
Occupational therapist assistants Not available $23.88 $49,670
Optometrists Not available $41.31 $85,930
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators Not available $11.60 $24,120
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $8.61 $17,910
Pharmacy aides Not available $9.59 $19,950
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Not available $16.35 $34,010
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks Not available $9.78 $20,330
Respiratory therapy technicians Not available $13.96 $29,030
Sales engineers Not available $47.54 $98,890
Service station attendants Not available $11.42 $23,760
Special education teachers, secondary school Not available Not available $47,290
Tax preparers Not available $14.69 $30,560
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers Not available $22.42 $46,640
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $12.44 $25,870
Tire builders Not available $11.85 $24,640
Tire repairers and changers Not available $10.88 $22,630
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers Not available $19.29 $40,120
Vocational education teachers, secondary school Not available Not available $46,110
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