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 |
575,400 |
$24.20 |
$50,340 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
99,640 |
$17.99 |
$37,420 |
| Sales and related occupations |
52,080 |
$19.61 |
$40,780 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
43,020 |
$26.99 |
$56,150 |
| Management occupations |
41,330 |
$49.72 |
$103,430 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
39,080 |
$11.00 |
$22,880 |
| Production occupations |
38,400 |
$18.38 |
$38,230 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
37,150 |
$32.50 |
$67,610 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
31,530 |
$36.51 |
$75,940 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
27,640 |
$15.52 |
$32,280 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
20,320 |
$36.74 |
$76,420 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
19,820 |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
19,230 |
$24.15 |
$50,240 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
19,210 |
$13.93 |
$28,980 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
18,560 |
$22.04 |
$45,850 |
| Retail salespersons |
16,000 |
$13.02 |
$27,080 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
13,770 |
$12.79 |
$26,610 |
| Cashiers |
12,990 |
$9.99 |
$20,780 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
12,940 |
$35.08 |
$72,960 |
| Registered nurses |
12,850 |
$34.60 |
$71,970 |
| Protective service occupations |
11,430 |
$21.40 |
$44,510 |
| General and operations managers |
10,900 |
$52.24 |
$108,660 |
| Office clerks, general |
10,750 |
$15.02 |
$31,240 |
| Community and social services occupations |
10,710 |
$24.15 |
$50,230 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
10,630 |
$12.93 |
$26,880 |
| Customer service representatives |
10,400 |
$17.54 |
$36,480 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
9,390 |
$10.21 |
$21,230 |
| Teacher assistants |
9,180 |
Not available |
$27,900 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
8,970 |
$26.31 |
$54,720 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
8,760 |
$21.92 |
$45,600 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
8,390 |
$17.60 |
$36,620 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
8,340 |
$14.73 |
$30,650 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
7,320 |
$19.05 |
$39,630 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
7,190 |
$24.80 |
$51,590 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
6,860 |
$13.56 |
$28,210 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
6,170 |
Not available |
$65,620 |
| Legal occupations |
6,160 |
$47.43 |
$98,650 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
6,160 |
$34.26 |
$71,270 |
| Accountants and auditors |
6,140 |
$32.63 |
$67,870 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
5,770 |
$28.58 |
$59,450 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
5,740 |
$12.39 |
$25,770 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
5,600 |
$9.57 |
$19,910 |
| Financial managers |
5,440 |
$51.57 |
$107,270 |
| Computer systems analysts |
5,130 |
$40.16 |
$83,540 |
| Home health aides |
4,770 |
$14.76 |
$30,710 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
4,670 |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
| Food preparation workers |
4,630 |
$10.93 |
$22,740 |
| Machinists |
4,450 |
$20.06 |
$41,720 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
4,350 |
$20.15 |
$41,920 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
4,320 |
Not available |
$66,850 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
4,260 |
$31.37 |
$65,250 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
4,250 |
$19.75 |
$41,080 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
4,210 |
$19.82 |
$41,220 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
4,120 |
$40.12 |
$83,440 |
| Security guards |
4,110 |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
3,970 |
$21.60 |
$44,930 |
| Management analysts |
3,960 |
$36.15 |
$75,200 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
3,880 |
$14.43 |
$30,020 |
| Lawyers |
3,570 |
$61.17 |
$127,220 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
3,290 |
Not available |
$66,410 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
3,200 |
$14.32 |
$29,800 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
3,190 |
$30.49 |
$63,420 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
3,190 |
$9.49 |
$19,740 |
| Child care workers |
3,140 |
$11.12 |
$23,140 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
2,970 |
$12.28 |
$25,540 |
| Personal and home care aides |
2,970 |
$10.56 |
$21,970 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
2,950 |
$29.21 |
$60,760 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
2,920 |
$17.12 |
$35,610 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
2,920 |
Not available |
$77,030 |
| Team assemblers |
2,820 |
$14.64 |
$30,460 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
2,810 |
$19.68 |
$40,930 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
2,740 |
$11.50 |
$23,920 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
2,700 |
$10.25 |
$21,310 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
2,660 |
$25.24 |
$52,500 |
| Industrial engineers |
2,640 |
$38.58 |
$80,240 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
2,630 |
$54.77 |
$113,930 |
| Sales managers |
2,620 |
$50.95 |
$105,970 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
2,620 |
$15.21 |
$31,640 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
2,600 |
$19.99 |
$41,580 |
| Computer support specialists |
2,600 |
$24.88 |
$51,740 |
| Construction laborers |
2,520 |
$18.56 |
$38,600 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
2,520 |
$15.42 |
$32,070 |
| Social and human service assistants |
2,470 |
$19.74 |
$41,060 |
| Carpenters |
2,450 |
$23.44 |
$48,750 |
| Electricians |
2,400 |
$25.69 |
$53,440 |
| Insurance underwriters |
2,370 |
$35.38 |
$73,590 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
2,330 |
$13.62 |
$28,320 |
| Bus drivers, school |
2,310 |
$13.53 |
$28,150 |
| Insurance sales agents |
2,300 |
$33.63 |
$69,960 |
| Medical assistants |
2,260 |
$16.13 |
$33,550 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
2,240 |
$27.52 |
$57,240 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
2,110 |
$28.96 |
$60,230 |
| Computer programmers |
2,040 |
$37.51 |
$78,020 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
1,980 |
$38.24 |
$79,540 |
| Cooks, fast food |
1,960 |
$10.24 |
$21,290 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
1,950 |
$25.61 |
$53,260 |
| Tellers |
1,900 |
$13.22 |
$27,500 |
| Dishwashers |
1,870 |
$9.84 |
$20,470 |
| Financial analysts |
1,850 |
$34.44 |
$71,620 |
| Medical and health services managers |
1,790 |
$48.09 |
$100,030 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
1,780 |
$29.73 |
$61,840 |
| Bartenders |
1,760 |
$11.42 |
$23,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,750 |
$30.44 |
$63,320 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
1,720 |
$35.20 |
$73,210 |
| Chief executives |
1,710 |
$84.24 |
$175,220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
1,710 |
$33.87 |
$70,450 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
1,660 |
$22.51 |
$46,820 |
| Bill and account collectors |
1,650 |
$17.51 |
$36,430 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,630 |
$28.15 |
$58,550 |
| Marketing managers |
1,610 |
$52.47 |
$109,140 |
| Recreation workers |
1,600 |
$13.85 |
$28,800 |
| Engineering managers |
1,580 |
$52.89 |
$110,000 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
1,570 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
1,560 |
$16.96 |
$35,280 |
| Civil engineers |
1,540 |
$38.76 |
$80,620 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,530 |
$15.61 |
$32,470 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
1,510 |
$19.79 |
$41,170 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
1,500 |
$32.13 |
$66,820 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,440 |
$30.31 |
$63,030 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
1,430 |
$38.84 |
$80,790 |
| Medical secretaries |
1,430 |
$17.18 |
$35,740 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
1,420 |
$32.63 |
$67,870 |
| Public relations specialists |
1,390 |
$31.00 |
$64,490 |
| Administrative services managers |
1,380 |
$40.82 |
$84,900 |
| Mechanical engineers |
1,380 |
$37.19 |
$77,350 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
1,380 |
Not available |
$59,030 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,360 |
$14.77 |
$30,720 |
| Managers, all other |
1,350 |
$45.87 |
$95,410 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
1,340 |
$23.01 |
$47,870 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,340 |
$16.35 |
$34,010 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
1,320 |
$25.01 |
$52,030 |
| Dental assistants |
1,260 |
$18.78 |
$39,060 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,250 |
$12.64 |
$26,300 |
| Data entry keyers |
1,250 |
$15.22 |
$31,670 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,230 |
$14.79 |
$30,760 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,220 |
$14.99 |
$31,180 |
| Personal financial advisors |
1,210 |
$49.38 |
$102,720 |
| Loan officers |
1,170 |
$30.02 |
$62,450 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
1,160 |
$25.19 |
$52,400 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
1,150 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| Industrial production managers |
1,140 |
$44.78 |
$93,140 |
| Physical therapists |
1,140 |
$38.39 |
$79,860 |
| Training and development specialists |
1,140 |
$28.44 |
$59,150 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
1,120 |
$15.73 |
$32,720 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
1,100 |
Not available |
$60,020 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
1,070 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
1,070 |
$40.42 |
$84,070 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
1,070 |
$12.51 |
$26,010 |
| Cost estimators |
1,050 |
$31.35 |
$65,200 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
1,040 |
$24.75 |
$51,480 |
| Food service managers |
1,040 |
$22.70 |
$47,220 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
1,030 |
Not available |
$105,940 |
| Word processors and typists |
1,030 |
$16.26 |
$33,810 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
1,020 |
$10.86 |
$22,600 |
| Pharmacists |
1,020 |
$53.08 |
$110,400 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
1,000 |
$16.84 |
$35,030 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
1,000 |
$11.59 |
$24,110 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
1,000 |
$17.07 |
$35,510 |
| Printing machine operators |
990 |
$16.50 |
$34,320 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
980 |
$23.12 |
$48,100 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
980 |
$9.67 |
$20,120 |
| Sheet metal workers |
970 |
$23.50 |
$48,880 |
| Tool and die makers |
960 |
$25.34 |
$52,710 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
950 |
$29.48 |
$61,330 |
| Legal secretaries |
950 |
$23.79 |
$49,490 |
| Order clerks |
950 |
$15.94 |
$33,150 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
940 |
$17.33 |
$36,040 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
920 |
$23.57 |
$49,020 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
920 |
$19.67 |
$40,920 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
910 |
$29.50 |
$61,370 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
910 |
$29.22 |
$60,770 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
890 |
$11.15 |
$23,190 |
| Driver/sales workers |
890 |
$17.34 |
$36,070 |
| Social and community service managers |
890 |
$27.20 |
$56,580 |
| Dental hygienists |
880 |
$33.86 |
$70,430 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
880 |
$16.32 |
$33,950 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
870 |
$33.82 |
$70,350 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
870 |
$12.39 |
$25,770 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
860 |
$13.37 |
$27,810 |
| Construction managers |
850 |
$45.63 |
$94,900 |
| Fire fighters |
850 |
$27.14 |
$56,460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
850 |
$21.75 |
$45,250 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
850 |
$18.02 |
$37,490 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
850 |
$19.64 |
$40,840 |
| Crossing guards |
810 |
$13.95 |
$29,020 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
810 |
$17.67 |
$36,750 |
| Librarians |
800 |
$28.78 |
$59,850 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
780 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Graphic designers |
770 |
$22.32 |
$46,430 |
| Market research analysts |
770 |
$30.10 |
$62,600 |
| File clerks |
760 |
$13.36 |
$27,780 |
| Parts salespersons |
750 |
$15.24 |
$31,700 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
740 |
$22.11 |
$45,990 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
740 |
$91.84 |
$191,030 |
| Telemarketers |
730 |
$12.41 |
$25,820 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
720 |
$21.89 |
$45,530 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
710 |
$17.37 |
$36,140 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
710 |
$11.81 |
$24,560 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
710 |
$18.68 |
$38,860 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
710 |
$61.01 |
$126,910 |
| Budget analysts |
700 |
$35.53 |
$73,910 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
700 |
$28.94 |
$60,180 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
700 |
$21.07 |
$43,820 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
690 |
$12.07 |
$25,100 |
| Sales engineers |
690 |
$37.22 |
$77,410 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
680 |
$22.64 |
$47,090 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
680 |
$17.34 |
$36,060 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
670 |
$34.50 |
$71,770 |
| Aerospace engineers |
640 |
$39.49 |
$82,130 |
| All other information and record clerks |
630 |
$18.38 |
$38,230 |
| Coaches and scouts |
630 |
Not available |
$34,340 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
630 |
$16.68 |
$34,690 |
| Library technicians |
630 |
$17.48 |
$36,370 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
630 |
$10.13 |
$21,060 |
| Purchasing managers |
630 |
$43.17 |
$89,800 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
630 |
Not available |
$64,480 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
620 |
$24.11 |
$50,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
620 |
$18.29 |
$38,040 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
620 |
$15.72 |
$32,690 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
620 |
$32.28 |
$67,140 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
620 |
Not available |
$68,770 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
610 |
$32.38 |
$67,360 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
610 |
$62.01 |
$128,980 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
610 |
$31.06 |
$64,610 |
| Parking lot attendants |
610 |
$10.44 |
$21,720 |
| Bakers |
600 |
$12.36 |
$25,710 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
600 |
$37.89 |
$78,810 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
600 |
$26.03 |
$54,150 |
| Electrical engineers |
600 |
$40.48 |
$84,210 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
600 |
$50.38 |
$104,780 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
600 |
$27.88 |
$57,980 |
| Occupational therapists |
600 |
$38.04 |
$79,120 |
| Computer operators |
590 |
$20.27 |
$42,150 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
590 |
$26.98 |
$56,130 |
| Actuaries |
580 |
$45.46 |
$94,550 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
580 |
$15.19 |
$31,600 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
580 |
$38.83 |
$80,780 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
580 |
$28.18 |
$58,600 |
| Database administrators |
570 |
$37.13 |
$77,230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
570 |
$26.06 |
$54,200 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
570 |
Not available |
$58,620 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
570 |
$14.31 |
$29,760 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
560 |
$20.64 |
$42,930 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
560 |
$13.78 |
$28,670 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
550 |
$23.69 |
$49,270 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
550 |
$22.76 |
$47,340 |
| Materials engineers |
550 |
$41.94 |
$87,240 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
540 |
$14.68 |
$30,540 |
| Production workers, all other |
530 |
$13.16 |
$27,380 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
520 |
$22.67 |
$47,160 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
520 |
$18.76 |
$39,020 |
| Instructional coordinators |
520 |
$39.83 |
$82,850 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
500 |
Not available |
$64,810 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
500 |
$25.26 |
$52,540 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
490 |
$38.76 |
$80,610 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
490 |
$16.06 |
$33,400 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
490 |
$20.07 |
$41,750 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
480 |
$12.85 |
$26,730 |
| Roofers |
480 |
$22.16 |
$46,090 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
460 |
$11.09 |
$23,070 |
| Cooks, short order |
450 |
$11.62 |
$24,170 |
| Mechanical drafters |
450 |
$25.61 |
$53,270 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
450 |
$20.90 |
$43,470 |
| Survey researchers |
440 |
$29.11 |
$60,540 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
440 |
$17.78 |
$36,980 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
430 |
$30.02 |
$62,450 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
430 |
$12.35 |
$25,680 |
| Physician assistants |
430 |
$45.81 |
$95,290 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
430 |
$15.76 |
$32,770 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
430 |
$37.88 |
$78,780 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
420 |
$23.29 |
$48,450 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
420 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Public relations managers |
420 |
$52.45 |
$109,090 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
420 |
$25.18 |
$52,370 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
410 |
$24.36 |
$50,680 |
| Mental health counselors |
410 |
$19.30 |
$40,140 |
| Postal service clerks |
410 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
400 |
$33.55 |
$69,780 |
| Pharmacy aides |
400 |
$11.53 |
$23,980 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
380 |
Not available |
$77,000 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
380 |
$24.68 |
$51,340 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
380 |
$11.02 |
$22,930 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
380 |
$19.35 |
$40,250 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
380 |
$21.60 |
$44,920 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
380 |
$24.90 |
$51,790 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
370 |
$10.19 |
$21,200 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
370 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Dentists, general |
370 |
$77.43 |
$161,050 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
370 |
$19.36 |
$40,270 |
| Respiratory therapists |
370 |
$28.17 |
$58,590 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
360 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
360 |
$17.60 |
$36,600 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
360 |
$31.69 |
$65,920 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
360 |
$30.82 |
$64,110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
360 |
$35.68 |
$74,220 |
| Recreational therapists |
360 |
$22.10 |
$45,960 |
| Advertising sales agents |
350 |
$25.35 |
$52,720 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
350 |
$25.57 |
$53,200 |
| Broadcast technicians |
350 |
$17.97 |
$37,370 |
| Credit analysts |
350 |
$31.26 |
$65,020 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
350 |
$20.76 |
$43,190 |
| Surveyors |
350 |
$25.70 |
$53,460 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
350 |
$40.19 |
$83,590 |
| Environmental engineers |
340 |
$36.55 |
$76,020 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
340 |
$15.19 |
$31,590 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
340 |
$11.83 |
$24,600 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
330 |
$39.20 |
$81,540 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
330 |
$32.78 |
$68,190 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
330 |
$25.95 |
$53,980 |
| Engineers, all other |
330 |
$36.12 |
$75,130 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
330 |
$16.07 |
$33,430 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
310 |
$39.44 |
$82,040 |
| Editors |
310 |
$27.84 |
$57,910 |
| Helpers--electricians |
310 |
$15.76 |
$32,780 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
310 |
$10.62 |
$22,080 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
300 |
$27.39 |
$56,980 |
| Bindery workers |
290 |
$15.82 |
$32,910 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
290 |
$20.59 |
$42,830 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
280 |
$32.30 |
$67,180 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
280 |
$29.89 |
$62,180 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
280 |
$23.04 |
$47,920 |
| Logisticians |
280 |
$38.62 |
$80,340 |
| Photographers |
280 |
$18.44 |
$38,350 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
270 |
$19.53 |
$40,630 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
270 |
$16.97 |
$35,300 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
270 |
$40.16 |
$83,530 |
| Health educators |
270 |
$24.64 |
$51,260 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
270 |
$22.43 |
$46,650 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
270 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Writers and authors |
270 |
$30.41 |
$63,250 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
260 |
Not available |
$74,600 |
| Floral designers |
260 |
$13.75 |
$28,590 |
| Legislators |
260 |
Not available |
$37,980 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
260 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
260 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
260 |
$24.03 |
$49,970 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
260 |
$30.76 |
$63,990 |
| Psychiatrists |
260 |
$87.10 |
$181,170 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
260 |
Not available |
$68,610 |
| Surgeons |
260 |
$105.40 |
$219,220 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
250 |
$16.71 |
$34,760 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
250 |
$24.09 |
$50,110 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
250 |
$16.88 |
$35,100 |
| Procurement clerks |
250 |
$17.91 |
$37,250 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
250 |
$9.07 |
$18,860 |
| Biological technicians |
240 |
$22.75 |
$47,310 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
240 |
$14.68 |
$30,530 |
| Travel agents |
240 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Anesthesiologists |
230 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
230 |
$10.98 |
$22,840 |
| Fence erectors |
230 |
$20.63 |
$42,910 |
| Interior designers |
230 |
$23.23 |
$48,320 |
| Surgical technologists |
230 |
$23.26 |
$48,380 |
| Training and development managers |
230 |
$48.02 |
$99,890 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
220 |
Not available |
$79,380 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
220 |
$22.98 |
$47,800 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
220 |
$38.29 |
$79,650 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
220 |
$28.60 |
$59,500 |
| Food batchmakers |
220 |
$11.49 |
$23,900 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
220 |
$15.87 |
$33,000 |
| Landscape architects |
220 |
$35.17 |
$73,140 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
220 |
Not available |
$74,860 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
220 |
$21.60 |
$44,930 |
| Chemists |
210 |
$29.94 |
$62,280 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
210 |
$17.58 |
$36,570 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
210 |
$16.28 |
$33,870 |
| Sewing machine operators |
210 |
$13.50 |
$28,070 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
210 |
$10.38 |
$21,590 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
210 |
$24.49 |
$50,940 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
200 |
$20.52 |
$42,690 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
200 |
$18.72 |
$38,930 |
| Family and general practitioners |
200 |
$88.63 |
$184,350 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
200 |
$16.76 |
$34,850 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary |
200 |
Not available |
$110,170 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
200 |
Not available |
$68,970 |
| Musicians and singers |
200 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
200 |
$16.23 |
$33,760 |
| Pediatricians, general |
200 |
$71.72 |
$149,170 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
200 |
$22.94 |
$47,700 |
| Technical writers |
200 |
$27.70 |
$57,610 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers |
190 |
$12.79 |
$26,600 |
| Internists, general |
190 |
$86.88 |
$180,710 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
190 |
$13.80 |
$28,710 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
190 |
$21.18 |
$44,060 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
190 |
$22.13 |
$46,040 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
190 |
$18.72 |
$38,930 |
| Brokerage clerks |
180 |
$19.31 |
$40,160 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
180 |
$18.33 |
$38,130 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
180 |
$29.24 |
$60,820 |
| Massage therapists |
180 |
$21.48 |
$44,680 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
180 |
$95.45 |
$198,540 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
180 |
$26.36 |
$54,820 |
| Sound engineering technicians |
180 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
180 |
$25.72 |
$53,510 |
| Veterinarians |
180 |
$52.53 |
$109,250 |
| Couriers and messengers |
170 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
170 |
$23.06 |
$47,960 |
| Glaziers |
170 |
$21.22 |
$44,140 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
170 |
$10.36 |
$21,550 |
| Service station attendants |
170 |
$10.42 |
$21,670 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
170 |
$27.07 |
$56,310 |
| Stonemasons |
170 |
$24.92 |
$51,840 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$16.63 |
$34,600 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
160 |
$16.45 |
$34,210 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
160 |
$40.94 |
$85,150 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
160 |
$10.28 |
$21,380 |
| Operations research analysts |
160 |
$34.71 |
$72,190 |
| Radio and television announcers |
160 |
$20.25 |
$42,110 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
160 |
$24.96 |
$51,910 |
| Residential advisors |
160 |
$14.98 |
$31,160 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
160 |
$15.47 |
$32,190 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
150 |
$31.27 |
$65,040 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
150 |
Not available |
$68,040 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
150 |
$26.61 |
$55,350 |
| Furniture finishers |
150 |
$15.82 |
$32,900 |
| Job printers |
150 |
$18.05 |
$37,530 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
150 |
$39.10 |
$81,320 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
150 |
$15.94 |
$33,150 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
150 |
$17.20 |
$35,770 |
| Urban and regional planners |
150 |
$34.47 |
$71,690 |
| Art directors |
140 |
$33.16 |
$68,970 |
| Athletes and sports competitors |
140 |
Not available |
$35,490 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
140 |
$20.95 |
$43,580 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
140 |
$18.96 |
$39,430 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
140 |
$22.32 |
$46,430 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
140 |
$14.78 |
$30,750 |
| Real estate sales agents |
140 |
$32.70 |
$68,020 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers |
130 |
$44.29 |
$92,120 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
130 |
Not available |
$71,280 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
130 |
$30.58 |
$63,610 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
130 |
$14.92 |
$31,040 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
130 |
$30.54 |
$63,520 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
130 |
$24.22 |
$50,370 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
130 |
$21.42 |
$44,560 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
130 |
$20.20 |
$42,010 |
| Financial examiners |
130 |
$42.50 |
$88,400 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
130 |
$16.03 |
$33,340 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
130 |
$15.61 |
$32,470 |
| Natural sciences managers |
130 |
$49.74 |
$103,450 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
130 |
$16.95 |
$35,250 |
| Physical therapist aides |
130 |
$14.95 |
$31,100 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary |
130 |
Not available |
$76,040 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
130 |
$15.76 |
$32,780 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
120 |
$16.37 |
$34,040 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$77,800 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$72,260 |
| Interpreters and translators |
120 |
$25.85 |
$53,770 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
120 |
$25.77 |
$53,610 |
| Pest control workers |
120 |
$13.81 |
$28,720 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
120 |
$11.10 |
$23,080 |
| Tapers |
120 |
$25.62 |
$53,300 |
| Tax preparers |
120 |
$14.12 |
$29,360 |
| Transportation inspectors |
120 |
$24.84 |
$51,670 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school |
120 |
Not available |
$67,640 |
| Chemical technicians |
110 |
$18.07 |
$37,580 |
| Clergy |
110 |
$22.05 |
$45,860 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$73,240 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
110 |
$15.31 |
$31,830 |
| Correspondence clerks |
110 |
$17.19 |
$35,760 |
| Economists |
110 |
$38.69 |
$80,480 |
| Epidemiologists |
110 |
$34.97 |
$72,750 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
110 |
$20.35 |
$42,330 |
| Animal control workers |
100 |
$18.50 |
$38,480 |
| Desktop publishers |
100 |
$22.27 |
$46,310 |
| Dietetic technicians |
100 |
$15.11 |
$31,430 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$73,800 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
100 |
$41.21 |
$85,720 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
100 |
$11.92 |
$24,800 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
100 |
$68.22 |
$141,890 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
100 |
$27.04 |
$56,240 |
| New accounts clerks |
100 |
$15.07 |
$31,350 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
100 |
$16.12 |
$33,530 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$77,190 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$71,090 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
90 |
$17.95 |
$37,330 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
90 |
$25.63 |
$53,320 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
90 |
$23.42 |
$48,720 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
90 |
$16.40 |
$34,100 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
90 |
$15.50 |
$32,230 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
90 |
$16.91 |
$35,160 |
| Actors |
80 |
$15.48 |
Not available |
| Curators |
80 |
$18.71 |
$38,920 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
80 |
$18.44 |
$38,360 |
| Emergency management specialists |
80 |
$31.97 |
$66,490 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers |
80 |
$13.11 |
$27,260 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
80 |
$23.51 |
$48,890 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
80 |
$38.18 |
$79,410 |
| Hydrologists |
80 |
$31.03 |
$64,550 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
80 |
$25.26 |
$52,550 |
| Mechanical door repairers |
80 |
$20.52 |
$42,690 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
80 |
$34.94 |
$72,680 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
80 |
$32.77 |
$68,150 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
80 |
$11.80 |
$24,540 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders |
80 |
$12.63 |
$26,260 |
| Avionics technicians |
70 |
$28.53 |
$59,340 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
70 |
$14.80 |
$30,790 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
70 |
$48.82 |
$101,540 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
70 |
$16.40 |
$34,120 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment |
70 |
$25.55 |
$53,150 |
| Film and video editors |
70 |
$28.54 |
$59,350 |
| Law clerks |
70 |
$30.57 |
$63,580 |
| Loan counselors |
70 |
$21.95 |
$45,650 |
| Lodging managers |
70 |
$26.34 |
$54,780 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
70 |
$23.27 |
$48,410 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
60 |
$24.46 |
$50,870 |
| Forest and conservation technicians |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Social workers, all other |
60 |
$29.41 |
$61,170 |
| Animal trainers |
50 |
$22.98 |
$47,800 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators |
50 |
$35.59 |
$74,020 |
| Athletic trainers |
50 |
Not available |
$37,280 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
50 |
$16.63 |
$34,580 |
| Embalmers |
50 |
$20.73 |
$43,110 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
50 |
$18.01 |
$37,470 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
50 |
$11.43 |
$23,780 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
50 |
$20.86 |
$43,390 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
50 |
$15.89 |
$33,060 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
50 |
$27.04 |
$56,250 |
| Pipelayers |
50 |
$24.20 |
$50,340 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
50 |
$22.67 |
$47,150 |
| Radiation therapists |
50 |
$39.34 |
$81,830 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
50 |
$14.42 |
$29,990 |
| Set and exhibit designers |
50 |
$17.91 |
$37,250 |
| Statistical assistants |
50 |
$20.73 |
$43,130 |
| Audiologists |
40 |
$32.02 |
$66,600 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
40 |
$20.70 |
$43,060 |
| Cooks, all other |
40 |
$10.48 |
$21,790 |
| Crane and tower operators |
40 |
$32.61 |
$67,830 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
40 |
$19.03 |
$39,590 |
| Etchers and engravers |
40 |
$20.31 |
$42,240 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
40 |
$27.57 |
$57,350 |
| Millwrights |
40 |
$21.94 |
$45,640 |
| Photographic process workers |
40 |
$13.73 |
$28,550 |
| Physicists |
40 |
$51.08 |
$106,250 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
40 |
$19.87 |
$41,320 |
| Statisticians |
40 |
$40.92 |
$85,110 |
| Telephone operators |
40 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Agricultural inspectors |
30 |
$33.56 |
$69,800 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
30 |
$18.01 |
$37,450 |
| Pourers and casters, metal |
30 |
$12.99 |
$27,020 |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians |
Not available |
$27.63 |
$57,480 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians |
Not available |
$20.19 |
$41,990 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$76,330 |
| Barbers |
Not available |
$11.12 |
$23,130 |
| Choreographers |
Not available |
$20.74 |
$43,130 |
| Commercial pilots |
Not available |
Not available |
$79,480 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
Not available |
$26.24 |
$54,570 |
| Drafters, all other |
Not available |
$21.61 |
$44,950 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$13.40 |
$27,860 |
| Food scientists and technologists |
Not available |
$29.65 |
$61,660 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$18.64 |
$38,760 |
| Funeral attendants |
Not available |
$12.08 |
$25,120 |
| Funeral directors |
Not available |
$38.56 |
$80,210 |
| Graduate teaching assistants |
Not available |
Not available |
$24,910 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other |
Not available |
$12.21 |
$25,390 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
Not available |
$10.15 |
$21,100 |
| Medical appliance technicians |
Not available |
$17.56 |
$36,520 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
Not available |
$14.48 |
$30,110 |
| Museum technicians and conservators |
Not available |
$16.74 |
$34,810 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
Not available |
$22.69 |
$47,190 |
| Optometrists |
Not available |
$48.90 |
$101,710 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
Not available |
$22.05 |
$45,870 |
| Psychiatric aides |
Not available |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Religious workers, all other |
Not available |
$11.85 |
$24,660 |
| Rock splitters, quarry |
Not available |
$18.78 |
$39,070 |
| Skin care specialists |
Not available |
$16.36 |
$34,030 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
Not available |
$36.73 |
$76,400 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
Not available |
$25.66 |
$53,370 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
Not available |
$26.78 |
$55,700 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$13.12 |
$27,280 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
Not available |
$26.52 |
$55,160 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
Not available |
$20.01 |
$41,620 |
