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 | 443,950 | $20.54 | $42,730 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 77,050 | $16.01 | $33,290 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 46,430 | $11.24 | $23,380 |
| Sales and related occupations | 45,250 | $15.55 | $32,350 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 27,360 | $16.45 | $34,220 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 24,620 | $27.34 | $56,860 |
| Management occupations | 21,550 | $43.22 | $89,910 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 20,950 | $27.71 | $57,640 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 19,870 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 19,500 | $39.48 | $82,120 |
| Retail salespersons | 18,410 | $11.59 | $24,110 |
| Protective service occupations | 15,490 | $17.45 | $36,300 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 15,040 | $22.18 | $46,130 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 13,460 | $12.57 | $26,150 |
| Production occupations | 12,190 | $16.53 | $34,380 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 11,120 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Office clerks, general | 10,940 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 10,250 | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Security guards | 8,900 | $12.05 | $25,050 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 8,830 | $11.38 | $23,670 |
| Cashiers | 8,420 | $10.02 | $20,850 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 7,900 | $9.09 | $18,900 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 7,680 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| Community and social services occupations | 7,570 | $22.04 | $45,840 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 7,410 | $33.04 | $68,730 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 7,390 | $31.28 | $65,060 |
| General and operations managers | 6,550 | $49.22 | $102,380 |
| Registered nurses | 6,490 | $38.43 | $79,920 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 6,380 | $14.36 | $29,870 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 6,310 | Not available | $47,460 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 5,920 | $16.36 | $34,030 |
| Customer service representatives | 5,920 | $15.40 | $32,020 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 5,490 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 5,480 | $23.47 | $48,810 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,340 | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 5,310 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 4,950 | $29.58 | $61,520 |
| Food preparation workers | 4,820 | $9.60 | $19,960 |
| Carpenters | 4,650 | $30.66 | $63,770 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 4,620 | $28.41 | $59,080 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 4,330 | $22.78 | $47,380 |
| Accountants and auditors | 4,260 | $26.65 | $55,420 |
| Teacher assistants | 4,170 | Not available | $24,320 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 4,150 | $19.69 | $40,960 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 4,110 | $15.00 | $31,190 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 4,040 | $18.45 | $38,380 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 3,920 | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 3,890 | $21.63 | $45,000 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 3,750 | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 3,510 | $12.71 | $26,440 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 3,500 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Legal occupations | 3,480 | $37.63 | $78,280 |
| Construction laborers | 3,440 | $23.61 | $49,110 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 3,210 | $13.61 | $28,310 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 3,120 | $9.27 | $19,280 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 3,040 | $13.18 | $27,420 |
| Cooks, fast food | 2,770 | $9.09 | $18,900 |
| Dishwashers | 2,460 | $9.78 | $20,350 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 2,460 | $19.38 | $40,320 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 2,370 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 2,360 | $27.76 | $57,750 |
| Personal and home care aides | 2,160 | $9.13 | $18,990 |
| Medical assistants | 2,110 | $14.83 | $30,850 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 2,100 | $23.98 | $49,870 |
| Word processors and typists | 2,100 | $14.15 | $29,420 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 2,050 | $13.99 | $29,090 |
| Bartenders | 1,970 | $12.95 | $26,930 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 1,970 | $17.92 | $37,260 |
| Electricians | 1,930 | $28.29 | $58,850 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,930 | Not available | $52,830 |
| Lawyers | 1,920 | $47.28 | $98,350 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 1,830 | $15.14 | $31,490 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 1,830 | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,820 | $22.67 | $47,160 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,820 | $13.88 | $28,880 |
| Financial managers | 1,730 | $40.49 | $84,220 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,700 | $25.70 | $53,460 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 1,680 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1,630 | $32.20 | $66,980 |
| Driver/sales workers | 1,530 | $14.02 | $29,150 |
| Civil engineers | 1,500 | $36.18 | $75,260 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 1,490 | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 1,490 | $11.22 | $23,350 |
| Tellers | 1,480 | $11.41 | $23,740 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,440 | $25.29 | $52,610 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,420 | $37.83 | $78,690 |
| Child care workers | 1,400 | $8.71 | $18,120 |
| Sales managers | 1,400 | $41.37 | $86,040 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 1,380 | $11.58 | $24,080 |
| Home health aides | 1,370 | $12.98 | $27,000 |
| Social and human service assistants | 1,370 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 1,360 | $23.45 | $48,770 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,280 | $34.20 | $71,130 |
| Public relations specialists | 1,280 | $26.37 | $54,850 |
| Managers, all other | 1,270 | $38.03 | $79,100 |
| Flight attendants | 1,260 | Not available | $28,270 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,220 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Parking lot attendants | 1,220 | $9.16 | $19,060 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 1,220 | $21.54 | $44,800 |
| Management analysts | 1,210 | $32.64 | $67,890 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,200 | $10.08 | $20,970 |
| Dental assistants | 1,180 | $13.73 | $28,560 |
| Fire fighters | 1,180 | $23.69 | $49,270 |
| Chief executives | 1,140 | $75.95 | $157,990 |
| Recreation workers | 1,140 | $14.23 | $29,600 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,130 | $25.84 | $53,750 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 1,130 | Not available | $38,730 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 1,110 | $21.35 | $44,410 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,100 | $10.98 | $22,850 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 1,100 | $22.17 | $46,110 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,080 | Not available | $47,920 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 1,070 | $22.58 | $46,970 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,070 | $13.96 | $29,030 |
| Bakers | 1,040 | $13.31 | $27,680 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,030 | $31.47 | $65,450 |
| Computer programmers | 1,020 | $30.24 | $62,910 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 1,010 | $34.30 | $71,340 |
| Bill and account collectors | 1,000 | $16.83 | $35,000 |
| Computer support specialists | 1,000 | $21.57 | $44,870 |
| Computer systems analysts | 980 | $31.54 | $65,610 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 960 | $25.73 | $53,510 |
| Medical secretaries | 960 | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 940 | $17.78 | $36,990 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 930 | $24.27 | $50,490 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 920 | $28.05 | $58,340 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 920 | $19.89 | $41,370 |
| Food service managers | 900 | $24.15 | $50,240 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 890 | $17.48 | $36,360 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 880 | Not available | Not available |
| All other information and record clerks | 850 | $18.47 | $38,420 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 850 | $27.62 | $57,460 |
| Physical therapists | 850 | $25.37 | $52,770 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 830 | $19.67 | $40,920 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 820 | $11.78 | $24,500 |
| Construction managers | 810 | $45.87 | $95,420 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 810 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 810 | $17.01 | $35,380 |
| Pharmacists | 810 | $49.02 | $101,960 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 810 | $17.43 | $36,260 |
| Cooks, short order | 800 | $11.44 | $23,780 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 790 | $14.92 | $31,030 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 790 | $31.11 | $64,700 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 790 | $30.03 | $62,450 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 780 | $29.53 | $61,410 |
| Administrative services managers | 770 | $34.76 | $72,310 |
| Data entry keyers | 770 | $13.45 | $27,970 |
| Medical and health services managers | 770 | $47.67 | $99,150 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 770 | $34.39 | $71,530 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 760 | $23.08 | $48,010 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 760 | $24.38 | $50,710 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 750 | $21.88 | $45,520 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 720 | $26.66 | $55,440 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 720 | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Cost estimators | 720 | $33.30 | $69,270 |
| Family and general practitioners | 720 | $78.93 | $164,180 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 720 | $23.13 | $48,110 |
| File clerks | 710 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 710 | $26.15 | $54,390 |
| Order clerks | 710 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 690 | Not available | $89,990 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 690 | $28.26 | $58,780 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 680 | $21.67 | $45,070 |
| Travel agents | 680 | $13.39 | $27,850 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 670 | $35.37 | $73,580 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 670 | $94.88 | $197,350 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 660 | $17.19 | $35,750 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 650 | $24.77 | $51,530 |
| Clergy | 640 | $19.21 | $39,950 |
| Loan officers | 640 | $33.53 | $69,750 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 640 | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| Dental hygienists | 630 | $30.33 | $63,100 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 630 | $32.15 | $66,870 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 630 | $15.35 | $31,920 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 620 | $20.77 | $43,190 |
| Instructional coordinators | 620 | $25.80 | $53,660 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 620 | $10.56 | $21,970 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 610 | $22.01 | $45,780 |
| Sheet metal workers | 610 | $26.51 | $55,140 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 590 | $9.93 | $20,660 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 590 | $12.20 | $25,370 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 590 | $48.74 | $101,370 |
| Helpers--production workers | 590 | $10.61 | $22,070 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 590 | $12.11 | $25,190 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 590 | $9.18 | $19,090 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 590 | $24.81 | $51,600 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 580 | $12.66 | $26,340 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 580 | $11.76 | $24,450 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 580 | Not available | Not available |
| Chefs and head cooks | 570 | $23.61 | $49,100 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 570 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Electrical engineers | 570 | $35.33 | $73,480 |
| Legal secretaries | 570 | $21.44 | $44,600 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 570 | $25.49 | $53,010 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 560 | Not available | $87,900 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 560 | Not available | $63,630 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 560 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Librarians | 550 | $28.71 | $59,720 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 540 | $33.96 | $70,630 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 540 | $22.75 | $47,330 |
| Roofers | 540 | $24.35 | $50,640 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 530 | $24.46 | $50,870 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 530 | $17.48 | $36,350 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 530 | $29.05 | $60,410 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 520 | $19.29 | $40,120 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 520 | $10.33 | $21,490 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 520 | $19.74 | $41,060 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 520 | $27.29 | $56,770 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 510 | $26.59 | $55,300 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 510 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 510 | $14.13 | $29,390 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 510 | $19.93 | $41,450 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 500 | Not available | $97,240 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 500 | $30.28 | $62,980 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 500 | $16.38 | $34,070 |
| Insurance sales agents | 500 | $20.90 | $43,480 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 500 | $28.77 | $59,850 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 480 | $31.54 | $65,600 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 480 | $38.67 | $80,440 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 480 | $29.05 | $60,430 |
| Mechanical engineers | 480 | $40.29 | $83,810 |
| Sewing machine operators | 470 | $8.82 | $18,350 |
| Training and development specialists | 470 | $24.04 | $50,010 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 460 | $12.94 | $26,920 |
| Graphic designers | 460 | $22.97 | $47,770 |
| Food batchmakers | 450 | $9.85 | $20,480 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 450 | $11.81 | $24,560 |
| Parts salespersons | 450 | $16.31 | $33,920 |
| Social and community service managers | 450 | $30.80 | $64,060 |
| Dancers | 430 | $14.34 | Not available |
| Engineers, all other | 430 | $38.67 | $80,440 |
| Massage therapists | 430 | $20.85 | $43,370 |
| Real estate sales agents | 430 | $44.11 | $91,740 |
| Engineering managers | 420 | $50.85 | $105,770 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 420 | $12.14 | $25,250 |
| Printing machine operators | 420 | $16.86 | $35,070 |
| Tile and marble setters | 420 | $27.20 | $56,580 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 410 | $24.48 | $50,930 |
| Marketing managers | 410 | $36.30 | $75,510 |
| Telemarketers | 410 | $12.07 | $25,110 |
| Couriers and messengers | 400 | $11.34 | $23,580 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 400 | $29.70 | $61,780 |
| Financial analysts | 400 | $36.34 | $75,580 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 400 | $17.07 | $35,500 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 390 | $36.21 | $75,320 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 390 | $30.56 | $63,560 |
| Elevator installers and repairers | 390 | $39.02 | $81,170 |
| Glaziers | 390 | $24.10 | $50,130 |
| Budget analysts | 380 | $31.81 | $66,170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 380 | $22.49 | $46,780 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 380 | $14.60 | $30,360 |
| Bus drivers, school | 370 | $15.31 | $31,850 |
| Dentists, general | 370 | $64.57 | $134,310 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 370 | $18.56 | $38,610 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 370 | $33.64 | $69,960 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 360 | $41.59 | $86,500 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 360 | $16.61 | $34,550 |
| Helpers--electricians | 360 | $17.80 | $37,020 |
| Machinists | 360 | $23.59 | $49,060 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 360 | $29.49 | $61,340 |
| Procurement clerks | 360 | $18.59 | $38,660 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 360 | $36.68 | $76,300 |
| Photographers | 350 | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 340 | Not available | $65,200 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 330 | $23.01 | $47,850 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 330 | $15.61 | $32,470 |
| Mental health counselors | 330 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| Team assemblers | 330 | $15.31 | $31,850 |
| Advertising sales agents | 320 | $24.01 | $49,940 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 320 | $18.70 | $38,900 |
| Logisticians | 320 | $34.20 | $71,140 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 320 | $29.50 | $61,350 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 320 | $8.42 | $17,520 |
| Computer operators | 310 | $19.62 | $40,800 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 310 | $23.09 | $48,030 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 300 | $21.72 | $45,170 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 300 | Not available | $57,260 |
| Internists, general | 300 | $65.22 | $135,660 |
| Pest control workers | 300 | $17.33 | $36,040 |
| Skin care specialists | 300 | Not available | Not available |
| Anesthesiologists | 290 | $90.12 | $187,460 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 290 | $19.03 | $39,580 |
| Coaches and scouts | 290 | Not available | $35,980 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 290 | $21.92 | $45,580 |
| Respiratory therapists | 290 | $27.72 | $57,660 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 290 | $21.00 | $43,680 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 280 | $35.10 | $73,010 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 280 | $11.77 | $24,490 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 280 | $21.22 | $44,140 |
| Personal financial advisors | 280 | $30.17 | $62,750 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 280 | $22.52 | $46,850 |
| Tapers | 280 | $31.76 | $66,060 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 270 | Not available | $63,910 |
| Biological technicians | 270 | $16.76 | $34,860 |
| Carpet installers | 270 | $19.96 | $41,520 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 270 | $23.45 | $48,780 |
| Health educators | 270 | $26.61 | $55,350 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 270 | $33.60 | $69,880 |
| Postal service clerks | 270 | Not available | Not available |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 270 | Not available | $72,990 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 260 | $25.98 | $54,040 |
| Musicians and singers | 260 | $24.14 | Not available |
| Urban and regional planners | 260 | $31.34 | $65,180 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 250 | $24.90 | $51,800 |
| Insurance underwriters | 250 | $24.49 | $50,940 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 250 | $11.70 | $24,340 |
| Public relations managers | 250 | $31.44 | $65,400 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 250 | $27.78 | $57,780 |
| Surgeons | 250 | $83.79 | $174,290 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 240 | $16.95 | $35,260 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 240 | $12.77 | $26,550 |
| Optometrists | 240 | $42.04 | $87,440 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 240 | $10.97 | $22,810 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 240 | $18.09 | $37,620 |
| Service station attendants | 240 | $11.76 | $24,450 |
| Concierges | 230 | $15.78 | $32,820 |
| Editors | 230 | $25.80 | $53,650 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 230 | $19.73 | $41,030 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 230 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 230 | $14.17 | $29,480 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 230 | $22.56 | $46,920 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 230 | $12.53 | $26,070 |
| Anthropologists and archeologists | 220 | $30.80 | $64,070 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 220 | Not available | $91,010 |
| Database administrators | 220 | $29.19 | $60,720 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 220 | $52.78 | $109,780 |
| Market research analysts | 220 | $28.46 | $59,190 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 220 | $21.65 | $45,040 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 220 | $12.89 | $26,810 |
| New accounts clerks | 220 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 220 | $17.14 | $35,650 |
| Surgical technologists | 220 | $21.64 | $45,020 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 210 | $28.29 | $58,840 |
| Air traffic controllers | 200 | $43.23 | $89,920 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 200 | $17.58 | $36,570 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 200 | $29.17 | $60,680 |
| Production workers, all other | 200 | $15.61 | $32,460 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 200 | $19.38 | $40,310 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 190 | $35.22 | $73,250 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 190 | $34.17 | $71,070 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 190 | $34.95 | $72,700 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 190 | $39.42 | $82,000 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 190 | $22.01 | $45,780 |
| Occupational therapists | 190 | $31.76 | $66,070 |
| Physician assistants | 190 | $36.95 | $76,860 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 190 | $14.70 | $30,570 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 190 | $13.43 | $27,940 |
| Commercial pilots | 180 | Not available | $106,550 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 180 | $31.86 | $66,270 |
| Power plant operators | 180 | $30.52 | $63,480 |
| Producers and directors | 180 | $23.15 | $48,160 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 170 | $28.21 | $58,690 |
| Environmental engineers | 170 | $41.03 | $85,340 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 170 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| Radio and television announcers | 170 | Not available | Not available |
| Surveyors | 170 | $21.71 | $45,160 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 170 | $10.81 | $22,480 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 160 | $27.71 | $57,640 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 160 | $25.65 | $53,350 |
| Chemists | 160 | $29.25 | $60,840 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 160 | $21.55 | $44,820 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $70,530 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 160 | $15.85 | $32,960 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 160 | $27.66 | $57,520 |
| Purchasing managers | 160 | $35.68 | $74,210 |
| Social workers, all other | 160 | $30.26 | $62,940 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | 160 | $11.72 | $24,390 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 160 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | 150 | $17.54 | $36,490 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 150 | $20.30 | $42,220 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 150 | $34.03 | $70,780 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 150 | $26.27 | $54,650 |
| Lodging managers | 150 | $28.31 | $58,880 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 150 | $19.01 | $39,540 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 150 | Not available | $71,370 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 150 | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| Pharmacy aides | 150 | $10.92 | $22,720 |
| Psychiatrists | 150 | $83.44 | $173,560 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 150 | $17.99 | $37,420 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 150 | $21.16 | $44,020 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 140 | $24.28 | $50,510 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 140 | $33.36 | $69,390 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 140 | $20.13 | $41,870 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 140 | $20.89 | $43,440 |
| Industrial production managers | 140 | $37.74 | $78,500 |
| Interpreters and translators | 140 | $18.95 | $39,410 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 140 | $24.82 | $51,620 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 140 | Not available | $65,920 |
| Tax preparers | 140 | $21.74 | $45,230 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 140 | $30.47 | $63,390 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 130 | $12.21 | $25,400 |
| Natural sciences managers | 130 | $48.76 | $101,420 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 130 | $31.63 | $65,800 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 130 | $12.05 | $25,060 |
| Writers and authors | 130 | $24.16 | $50,250 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 120 | $37.89 | $78,810 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 120 | $22.21 | $46,210 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 120 | $19.75 | $41,070 |
| Stonemasons | 120 | $28.02 | $58,280 |
| Transportation inspectors | 120 | $29.91 | $62,200 |
| Veterinarians | 120 | $38.90 | $80,910 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | 110 | $18.78 | $39,070 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 110 | Not available | $75,290 |
| Crane and tower operators | 110 | $31.56 | $65,650 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 110 | $15.99 | $33,260 |
| Marine engineers and naval architects | 110 | $34.33 | $71,400 |
| Real estate brokers | 110 | $26.89 | $55,930 |
| Residential advisors | 110 | $14.27 | $29,680 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 110 | Not available | $70,210 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | 110 | $19.71 | $41,000 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $71,340 |
| Credit analysts | 100 | $24.80 | $51,590 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 100 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| Film and video editors | 100 | $22.27 | $46,330 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | 100 | $23.81 | $49,520 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 100 | $27.13 | $56,420 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 100 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| Music directors and composers | 100 | $18.34 | $38,150 |
| Pediatricians, general | 100 | $77.60 | $161,410 |
| Statisticians | 100 | $28.65 | $59,600 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 100 | $10.93 | $22,740 |
| Home appliance repairers | 90 | $15.67 | $32,590 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 90 | $14.12 | $29,360 |
| Operations research analysts | 90 | $35.74 | $74,340 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 90 | $16.53 | $34,380 |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $69,230 |
| Chemical technicians | 80 | $25.32 | $52,670 |
| Choreographers | 80 | $29.74 | $61,850 |
| Counselors, all other | 80 | $22.60 | $47,010 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | 80 | $20.95 | $43,580 |
| Floral designers | 80 | $12.57 | $26,140 |
| Interior designers | 80 | $29.35 | $61,040 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 80 | Not available | $43,000 |
| Law clerks | 80 | $26.10 | $54,290 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 80 | $15.08 | $31,370 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 80 | $23.62 | $49,130 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 80 | $20.12 | $41,860 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 80 | $24.62 | $51,210 |
| Shampooers | 80 | $8.50 | $17,690 |
| Airfield operations specialists | 70 | $22.81 | $47,450 |
| Athletic trainers | 70 | Not available | $49,300 |
| Bindery workers | 70 | $10.34 | $21,520 |
| Chiropractors | 70 | $27.49 | $57,190 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 70 | $35.11 | $73,020 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 70 | $24.78 | $51,540 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 70 | $22.59 | $46,990 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 70 | $10.42 | $21,670 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 70 | $13.74 | $28,580 |
| Museum technicians and conservators | 70 | $17.41 | $36,220 |
| Physical therapist aides | 70 | $14.92 | $31,030 |
| Pipelayers | 70 | $22.83 | $47,480 |
| Sales engineers | 70 | $44.27 | $92,070 |
| Drafters, all other | 60 | $22.53 | $46,870 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 60 | $21.45 | $44,610 |
| Financial examiners | 60 | $31.04 | $64,570 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | 60 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 60 | $11.24 | $23,380 |
| Microbiologists | 60 | $26.56 | $55,240 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 60 | $34.34 | $71,430 |
| Physicists | 60 | $44.60 | $92,760 |
| Training and development managers | 60 | $38.02 | $79,080 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 60 | Not available | $43,440 |
| Actuaries | 50 | $42.49 | $88,390 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $73,160 |
| Art directors | 50 | $24.90 | $51,800 |
| Avionics technicians | 50 | $28.69 | $59,670 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 50 | $26.27 | $54,640 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $83,220 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 50 | $43.81 | $91,110 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 50 | $28.69 | $59,680 |
| Craft artists | 50 | $17.68 | $36,780 |
| Desktop publishers | 50 | $19.11 | $39,750 |
| Education administrators, all other | 50 | $48.70 | $101,290 |
| Emergency management specialists | 50 | $24.67 | $51,310 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 50 | $34.06 | $70,840 |
| Industrial engineers | 50 | $38.73 | $80,550 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 50 | $19.67 | $40,910 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Physical scientists, all other | 50 | $36.34 | $75,590 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $84,940 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 50 | $22.49 | $46,780 |
| Set and exhibit designers | 50 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Ship engineers | 50 | $27.81 | $57,840 |
| Social science research assistants | 50 | $20.37 | $42,380 |
| Sound engineering technicians | 50 | $22.62 | $47,060 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 40 | $22.77 | $47,370 |
| Conservation scientists | 40 | $35.21 | $73,230 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | 40 | $17.59 | $36,590 |
| Forest and conservation technicians | 40 | $16.75 | $34,840 |
| Funeral attendants | 40 | $12.02 | $24,990 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 40 | $22.76 | $47,350 |
| Motorboat mechanics | 40 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 40 | $18.27 | $37,990 |
| Public address system and other announcers | 40 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | 40 | $24.78 | $51,540 |
| Recreational therapists | 40 | $24.56 | $51,090 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 40 | $23.68 | $49,260 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 40 | $28.88 | $60,070 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | 30 | $16.91 | $35,170 |
| Economists | 30 | $30.81 | $64,080 |
| Geography teachers, postsecondary | 30 | Not available | $68,670 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | 30 | $16.06 | $33,410 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 30 | $41.52 | $86,360 |
| Photographic process workers | 30 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | Not available | $34.64 | $72,060 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors | Not available | $18.04 | $37,530 |
| Barbers | Not available | $14.62 | $30,400 |
| Broadcast technicians | Not available | $11.40 | $23,700 |
| Brokerage clerks | Not available | $18.07 | $37,580 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | Not available | $30.97 | $64,420 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | Not available | $15.64 | $32,540 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | Not available | $22.42 | $46,640 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | Not available | $13.82 | $28,750 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | Not available | Not available | $47,190 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | Not available | $32.55 | $67,700 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $13.94 | $29,000 |
| Fashion designers | Not available | $18.27 | $38,010 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | Not available | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Forest and conservation workers | Not available | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | Not available | $18.48 | $38,440 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | Not available | $34.88 | $72,550 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | Not available | $17.97 | $37,380 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | Not available | $15.36 | $31,960 |
| Job printers | Not available | $14.58 | $30,320 |
| Landscape architects | Not available | $26.61 | $55,350 |
| Library technicians | Not available | $17.36 | $36,110 |
| Loan counselors | Not available | $17.97 | $37,370 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | Not available | $13.40 | $27,880 |
| Mechanical drafters | Not available | $22.99 | $47,820 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | Not available | $25.58 | $53,210 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | Not available | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | Not available | $26.67 | $55,460 |
| Podiatrists | Not available | $22.26 | $46,310 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | Not available | $17.00 | $35,360 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | Not available | $21.24 | $44,170 |
| Sailors and marine oilers | Not available | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | Not available | $17.41 | $36,210 |
| Speech-language pathologists | Not available | $26.32 | $54,750 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | Not available | $28.23 | $58,710 |
| Statistical assistants | Not available | $18.15 | $37,740 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | Not available | $20.71 | $43,090 |
| Technical writers | Not available | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Upholsterers | Not available | $12.61 | $26,220 |
| Woodworkers, all other | Not available | $19.29 | $40,120 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | Not available | $11.51 | $23,950 |
