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 |
