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 | $75.00 | 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 |
