Occupational employment / Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,582,310 $20.62 $42,880
Office and administrative support occupations 440,350 $15.53 $32,300
Sales and related occupations 261,900 $18.03 $37,500
Production occupations 202,990 $16.18 $33,660
Food preparation and serving related occupations 201,660 $8.76 $18,230
Transportation and material moving occupations 186,560 $15.19 $31,590
Construction and extraction occupations 180,930 $17.12 $35,610
Education, training, and library occupations 149,690 $22.63 $47,080
Management occupations 123,440 $51.06 $106,210
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 118,510 $31.55 $65,630
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 108,760 $18.66 $38,820
Architecture and engineering occupations 87,360 $40.44 $84,120
Retail salespersons 79,880 $11.56 $24,040
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 77,370 $9.61 $19,990
Computer and mathematical occupations 64,700 $35.28 $73,370
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 61,890 $7.71 $16,030
Personal care and service occupations 60,560 $9.62 $20,020
Cashiers 58,730 $8.36 $17,390
Protective service occupations 55,130 $17.21 $35,800
Healthcare support occupations 53,730 $12.01 $24,980
Customer service representatives 53,260 $14.42 $30,000
Office clerks, general 48,080 $12.16 $25,290
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 45,860 $13.50 $28,080
Waiters and waitresses 42,710 $8.19 $17,040
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 42,090 $8.93 $18,580
General and operations managers 42,050 $56.69 $117,920
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 41,670 $10.74 $22,330
Registered nurses 41,340 $31.64 $65,810
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 38,330 $20.59 $42,830
Construction laborers 35,940 $11.16 $23,220
Elementary school teachers, except special education 35,720 Not available $47,440
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 32,680 $31.40 $65,310
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 32,530 $16.43 $34,170
Stock clerks and order fillers 32,210 $11.15 $23,190
Life, physical, and social science occupations 30,730 $35.05 $72,900
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 30,100 $24.93 $51,860
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 29,150 $17.24 $35,860
Maintenance and repair workers, general 24,940 $14.71 $30,610
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 24,400 $22.09 $45,950
Accountants and auditors 24,140 $32.82 $68,260
Security guards 21,980 $11.57 $24,060
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 21,800 $19.99 $41,590
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 20,990 Not available $50,380
Team assemblers 20,660 $11.08 $23,050
Community and social services occupations 19,650 $20.19 $42,000
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 19,270 $10.49 $21,820
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 19,040 $18.03 $37,510
Cooks, restaurant 18,980 $9.08 $18,890
Legal occupations 18,540 $44.97 $93,530
Personal and home care aides 18,520 $7.35 $15,290
Receptionists and information clerks 18,270 $11.94 $24,840
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 18,000 Not available $48,380
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 17,700 $14.15 $29,440
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 17,050 $14.73 $30,630
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 16,320 $27.74 $57,700
Teacher assistants 15,700 Not available $18,290
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 15,630 $13.39 $27,840
Electricians 15,570 $20.04 $41,680
Business operations specialists, all other 15,390 $33.46 $69,600
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 15,130 $28.55 $59,390
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 14,680 $8.10 $16,840
Machinists 14,670 $17.08 $35,530
Civil engineers 13,920 $46.61 $96,960
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 13,510 $10.10 $21,000
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 13,120 $24.71 $51,400
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 12,560 $15.77 $32,790
Computer support specialists 12,350 $23.13 $48,110
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 12,290 $19.63 $40,830
Packers and packagers, hand 12,140 $8.66 $18,010
Industrial truck and tractor operators 11,620 $13.25 $27,560
Computer systems analysts 11,260 $37.41 $77,820
Sales representatives, services, all other 11,000 $30.71 $63,870
Carpenters 10,950 $15.84 $32,940
Home health aides 10,890 $9.24 $19,220
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 10,310 $19.07 $39,660
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 10,250 $21.58 $44,890
Medical assistants 10,200 $13.11 $27,260
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 10,110 $7.63 $15,870
Industrial machinery mechanics 9,960 $21.39 $44,490
Management analysts 9,860 $38.20 $79,450
Tellers 9,750 $12.15 $25,270
Teachers and instructors, all other 9,640 Not available $20,930
Preschool teachers, except special education 9,600 $10.64 $22,130
Construction managers 9,560 $38.23 $79,520
Bus drivers, school 9,530 $10.68 $22,210
Lawyers 9,440 $65.57 $136,380
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 9,350 $15.59 $32,420
Bill and account collectors 9,330 $14.84 $30,870
Computer programmers 9,020 $38.86 $80,830
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 8,590 $15.81 $32,890
Computer software engineers, applications 8,490 $42.92 $89,270
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 8,200 $28.46 $59,190
Dishwashers 8,170 $7.28 $15,150
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8,110 $7.65 $15,910
Helpers--production workers 8,070 $10.25 $21,320
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 7,940 $25.26 $52,540
Counter and rental clerks 7,860 $12.46 $25,930
Financial managers 7,790 $59.31 $123,360
Child care workers 7,730 $8.09 $16,820
Mechanical engineers 7,510 $45.55 $94,740
Material moving workers, all other 7,260 $17.86 $37,140
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 7,240 $8.82 $18,350
Network and computer systems administrators 7,170 $33.96 $70,630
Chemical plant and system operators 7,060 $28.29 $58,850
Financial analysts 7,030 $36.51 $75,940
Medical secretaries 6,940 $14.69 $30,550
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 6,940 $27.29 $56,750
Pharmacy technicians 6,830 $13.97 $29,060
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 6,810 $37.30 $77,580
Petroleum engineers 6,790 $65.41 $136,060
Bartenders 6,720 $9.56 $19,890
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 6,510 $44.40 $92,360
Food preparation workers 6,480 $8.80 $18,300
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 6,460 $14.29 $29,730
Correctional officers and jailers 6,350 $14.44 $30,040
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 6,110 $10.95 $22,770
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 6,010 $38.26 $79,580
Computer software engineers, systems software 5,870 $42.52 $88,450
Administrative services managers 5,860 $45.04 $93,680
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 5,840 $8.04 $16,720
Engineers, all other 5,830 $48.79 $101,490
Fire fighters 5,770 $21.44 $44,600
Driver/sales workers 5,760 $11.23 $23,360
Sales managers 5,750 $59.43 $123,620
Postal service mail carriers 5,710 Not available Not available
Insurance sales agents 5,700 $27.55 $57,300
Painters, construction and maintenance 5,700 $14.62 $30,400
Real estate sales agents 5,700 $22.84 $47,500
Property, real estate, and community association managers 5,590 $23.05 $47,950
Paralegals and legal assistants 5,560 $23.34 $48,540
Cement masons and concrete finishers 5,530 $14.77 $30,720
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 5,510 $19.46 $40,480
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 5,210 Not available $122,360
Pharmacists 5,210 $49.29 $102,530
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 5,200 $63.78 $132,660
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 5,180 $17.94 $37,320
Cost estimators 5,040 $32.07 $66,700
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 4,960 $11.79 $24,520
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 4,920 $12.21 $25,390
Cooks, fast food 4,890 $7.87 $16,370
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 4,870 $24.52 $50,990
Dental assistants 4,840 $15.63 $32,510
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 4,820 $13.06 $27,160
Telemarketers 4,810 $10.50 $21,840
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 4,780 $20.79 $43,240
Engineering managers 4,760 $66.34 $137,990
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 4,670 $30.90 $64,270
Computer and information systems managers 4,660 $58.65 $122,000
Medical and health services managers 4,620 $40.53 $84,300
Sheet metal workers 4,580 $16.81 $34,960
Physicians and surgeons, all other 4,530 $65.43 $136,100
Market research analysts 4,510 $34.34 $71,430
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 4,430 $19.25 $40,030
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 4,370 $26.93 $56,010
Order clerks 4,370 $14.40 $29,940
Data entry keyers 4,300 $12.62 $26,260
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 4,290 $25.75 $53,570
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 4,280 Not available $72,920
Public relations specialists 4,210 $29.51 $61,380
Electrical engineers 4,200 $45.84 $95,340
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 4,180 $20.31 $42,240
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 4,150 $14.63 $30,430
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 4,140 $13.43 $27,940
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 4,060 $13.34 $27,750
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 4,060 $7.96 $16,550
Parts salespersons 4,040 $14.50 $30,160
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 4,030 $26.16 $54,420
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 3,970 $16.79 $34,910
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 3,940 $10.17 $21,160
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 3,940 $16.94 $35,240
Industrial engineers 3,870 $39.53 $82,220
Industrial production managers 3,840 $55.80 $116,060
File clerks 3,760 $12.97 $26,980
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 3,740 $18.34 $38,150
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 3,700 $29.40 $61,150
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 3,700 $20.31 $42,250
Chief executives 3,660 $90.59 $188,420
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 3,610 $15.00 $31,200
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 3,580 $14.18 $29,500
Radiologic technologists and technicians 3,560 $25.84 $53,740
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas 3,550 Not available Not available
Helpers--electricians 3,540 $13.17 $27,380
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 3,540 $15.83 $32,920
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 3,530 $19.56 $40,690
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 3,520 $28.34 $58,950
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 3,510 $24.98 $51,950
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 3,500 $16.00 $33,280
Loan officers 3,500 $32.75 $68,130
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 3,480 $25.35 $52,730
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 3,460 $16.26 $33,820
Food service managers 3,450 $27.47 $57,130
Network systems and data communications analysts 3,420 $32.34 $67,270
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 3,360 $15.74 $32,730
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 3,360 $8.38 $17,440
Architectural and civil drafters 3,300 $24.16 $50,260
Logisticians 3,300 $34.48 $71,720
Managers, all other 3,230 $48.74 $101,370
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 3,230 $27.23 $56,640
Legal secretaries 3,210 $22.01 $45,790
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 3,210 $23.32 $48,510
Cargo and freight agents 3,100 $18.09 $37,630
Civil engineering technicians 3,080 $20.37 $42,380
Geological and petroleum technicians 3,080 $34.77 $72,320
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 3,080 Not available $48,460
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 3,050 $17.42 $36,240
Surveying and mapping technicians 3,040 $16.32 $33,940
Loan interviewers and clerks 3,010 $18.58 $38,650
Child, family, and school social workers 3,000 $17.34 $36,060
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 2,920 $30.68 $63,810
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,910 $11.96 $24,870
Mechanical drafters 2,900 $26.01 $54,110
Amusement and recreation attendants 2,870 $8.42 $17,510
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 2,830 $43.56 $90,600
Machine feeders and offbearers 2,820 $13.16 $27,370
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 2,810 Not available Not available
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,800 $14.34 $29,820
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 2,780 $10.48 $21,790
Chemical engineers 2,780 $50.98 $106,030
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 2,780 $15.22 $31,650
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 2,780 $24.73 $51,440
Parking lot attendants 2,750 $9.30 $19,330
Medical records and health information technicians 2,730 $16.04 $33,360
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,710 $9.45 $19,650
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,710 $7.44 $15,480
Chemical technicians 2,690 $23.40 $48,670
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 2,680 $18.78 $39,060
Mechanical engineering technicians 2,680 $25.53 $53,100
Computer specialists, all other 2,670 $37.92 $78,870
Graphic designers 2,640 $21.61 $44,940
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 2,630 $22.95 $47,740
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,610 $11.69 $24,310
Derrick operators, oil and gas 2,600 $18.23 $37,930
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 2,560 Not available $45,710
Database administrators 2,530 $33.20 $69,060
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,530 $43.06 $89,570
Recreation workers 2,520 $9.16 $19,050
Office machine operators, except computer 2,480 $12.24 $25,470
Service station attendants 2,480 $9.01 $18,740
Personal financial advisors 2,430 $44.33 $92,200
Marketing managers 2,420 $61.32 $127,550
Automotive body and related repairers 2,410 $17.76 $36,940
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,410 $12.37 $25,720
All other information and record clerks 2,380 $16.00 $33,280
Food servers, nonrestaurant 2,380 $9.28 $19,310
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 2,380 $17.27 $35,930
Dental hygienists 2,370 $32.93 $68,490
Tire repairers and changers 2,370 $10.30 $21,420
Librarians 2,350 $24.90 $51,800
Demonstrators and product promoters 2,310 $13.37 $27,800
Sales and related workers, all other 2,300 $17.39 $36,170
Transportation workers, all other 2,280 $15.26 $31,730
Healthcare support workers, all other 2,250 $15.56 $32,360
Printing machine operators 2,230 $12.92 $26,870
Sailors and marine oilers 2,230 $17.23 $35,840
Hazardous materials removal workers 2,210 $15.91 $33,100
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 2,200 $15.70 $32,660
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 2,190 Not available Not available
Pipelayers 2,180 $13.23 $27,510
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 2,170 $11.22 $23,330
Construction and building inspectors 2,130 $26.50 $55,120
Structural iron and steel workers 2,120 $18.32 $38,100
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 2,120 Not available $52,930
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 2,100 $15.14 $31,500
Architects, except landscape and naval 2,090 $42.08 $87,530
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,090 $18.07 $37,590
Boilermakers 2,070 $26.54 $55,200
Butchers and meat cutters 2,070 $12.91 $26,850
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 2,040 $17.18 $35,740
Physical therapists 2,010 $37.10 $77,160
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 1,960 $22.19 $46,150
Speech-language pathologists 1,950 $31.78 $66,090
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,940 $15.45 $32,130
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,940 $13.23 $27,530
Computer operators 1,890 $17.31 $36,000
Sales engineers 1,890 $47.94 $99,710
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,880 $8.08 $16,810
Respiratory therapists 1,880 $24.57 $51,100
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,870 $41.60 $86,540
Tax preparers 1,870 $18.29 $38,040
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,860 $24.68 $51,340
Crane and tower operators 1,850 $21.50 $44,720
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,820 $13.28 $27,620
Bakers 1,790 $10.07 $20,940
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,790 $16.88 $35,110
Family and general practitioners 1,780 $72.21 $150,190
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 1,740 $30.59 $63,630
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,740 $13.56 $28,200
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 1,730 $25.15 $52,310
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,730 $11.98 $24,910
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,720 $18.10 $37,650
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 1,710 $9.86 $20,510
Chemists 1,690 $35.09 $72,990
Coaches and scouts 1,690 Not available $39,810
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,690 $13.11 $27,270
Maintenance workers, machinery 1,670 $16.76 $34,850
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,650 $23.58 $49,050
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,650 $12.66 $26,330
Credit analysts 1,620 $34.79 $72,370
Occupational health and safety specialists 1,580 $31.03 $64,540
Surgical technologists 1,570 $20.69 $43,040
Financial specialists, all other 1,560 $38.58 $80,250
Instructional coordinators 1,560 $29.23 $60,810
Social and human service assistants 1,550 $14.05 $29,230
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 1,540 $16.70 $34,730
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 1,530 $40.52 $84,270
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,530 $32.72 $68,050
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,530 $8.20 $17,060
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,520 $24.03 $49,990
Medical and public health social workers 1,520 $22.99 $47,820
Roofers 1,510 $14.74 $30,670
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,500 $16.57 $34,470
Counselors, all other 1,490 $25.45 $52,930
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 1,490 $12.70 $26,410
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,480 $13.33 $27,730
Industrial engineering technicians 1,460 $28.96 $60,240
Advertising sales agents 1,450 $21.27 $44,240
Insulation workers, mechanical 1,450 $17.57 $36,550
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 1,430 $20.96 $43,600
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 1,430 $10.56 $21,950
Photographers 1,400 $13.13 $27,310
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 1,390 $18.27 $37,990
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,390 $16.07 $33,430
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,380 $13.22 $27,500
Sewing machine operators 1,380 $10.04 $20,890
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 1,370 $40.39 $84,010
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,340 $13.25 $27,550
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,340 $9.83 $20,440
Interior designers 1,330 $23.03 $47,900
New accounts clerks 1,320 $15.93 $33,130
Purchasing managers 1,320 $51.25 $106,590
Insurance underwriters 1,300 $31.16 $64,810
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 1,280 $8.80 $18,300
Occupational therapists 1,270 $32.57 $67,740
Electrical and electronics drafters 1,250 $28.57 $59,420
Operations research analysts 1,250 $34.94 $72,670
Surveyors 1,250 $31.65 $65,830
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,250 $14.39 $29,920
Procurement clerks 1,230 $16.77 $34,870
Budget analysts 1,200 $36.43 $75,780
Construction and related workers, all other 1,200 $16.08 $33,450
Editors 1,190 $27.45 $57,100
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,190 $14.01 $29,150
Chefs and head cooks 1,170 $20.42 $42,480
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,170 $14.29 $29,710
Production workers, all other 1,170 $14.13 $29,380
Social and community service managers 1,170 $27.60 $57,410
Couriers and messengers 1,160 $13.96 $29,040
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 1,150 $12.11 $25,190
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 1,140 $18.65 $38,790
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 1,140 $13.84 $28,780
Prepress technicians and workers 1,130 $14.46 $30,080
Special education teachers, middle school 1,130 Not available $47,790
Brokerage clerks 1,100 $18.75 $39,010
Dentists, general 1,100 $76.48 $159,070
Helpers--carpenters 1,090 $12.47 $25,950
Materials engineers 1,080 $46.85 $97,440
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,070 $11.55 $24,020
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 1,070 $13.96 $29,030
Physician assistants 1,060 $43.69 $90,870
Home appliance repairers 1,040 $18.61 $38,710
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 1,040 $14.35 $29,850
Pediatricians, general 1,040 $64.84 $134,870
Air traffic controllers 1,030 $58.15 $120,960
Biological technicians 1,030 $19.91 $41,410
Health educators 1,030 $22.40 $46,600
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,030 $20.27 $42,160
Cooks, short order 1,020 $9.62 $20,000
Environmental engineers 1,020 $37.26 $77,500
Gas plant operators 1,010 $24.45 $50,850
Library assistants, clerical 990 $10.84 $22,550
Millwrights 990 $21.52 $44,750
Self-enrichment education teachers 990 $19.10 $39,720
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 970 $29.85 $62,090
Office and administrative support workers, all other 970 $16.66 $34,660
Special education teachers, secondary school 970 Not available $48,280
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 960 $16.54 $34,410
Medical equipment repairers 950 $19.44 $40,430
Environmental engineering technicians 940 $22.20 $46,180
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 930 $15.16 $31,540
Opticians, dispensing 930 $13.43 $27,940
Painters, transportation equipment 930 $16.82 $34,980
Compensation and benefits managers 910 $49.08 $102,080
Computer hardware engineers 910 $45.71 $95,090
Riggers 910 $18.32 $38,110
Medical transcriptionists 900 $16.66 $34,660
Helpers, construction trades, all other 890 $10.97 $22,830
Business teachers, postsecondary 880 Not available $93,130
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 880 $13.75 $28,590
Mental health counselors 880 $19.81 $41,200
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 860 Not available $71,400
Floral designers 850 $11.70 $24,330
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 850 $17.59 $36,590
Veterinarians 850 $47.17 $98,120
Interpreters and translators 840 $19.21 $39,960
Loan counselors 840 $18.07 $37,580
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 840 $11.15 $23,180
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 840 $20.16 $41,930
Glaziers 820 $16.73 $34,790
Library technicians 820 $12.65 $26,320
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 810 $13.69 $28,460
Meeting and convention planners 810 $23.28 $48,420
Pest control workers 810 $16.50 $34,310
Surgeons 810 $77.29 $160,770
Diagnostic medical sonographers 800 $28.63 $59,550
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 800 $17.18 $35,730
Physical therapist assistants 790 $24.52 $51,000
Ship engineers 790 $31.84 $66,220
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 780 Not available $71,360
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 780 $10.16 $21,140
Motor vehicle operators, all other 770 $14.15 $29,440
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 760 $23.87 $49,650
Court, municipal, and license clerks 760 $15.19 $31,600
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 760 $14.19 $29,520
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 760 $13.07 $27,190
Crossing guards 750 $12.82 $26,660
Food batchmakers 750 $11.30 $23,500
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 730 $21.54 $44,800
Elevator installers and repairers 730 $27.75 $57,720
Producers and directors 730 $31.08 $64,640
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 730 $16.39 $34,100
Bindery workers 720 $13.46 $28,000
Word processors and typists 720 $17.95 $37,340
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 710 Not available $73,710
Respiratory therapy technicians 710 $20.70 $43,050
Technical writers 710 $28.38 $59,040
Telephone operators 710 $15.27 $31,770
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 700 $11.29 $23,480
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 690 $33.04 $68,730
Fire inspectors and investigators 680 $24.33 $50,600
Locksmiths and safe repairers 680 $17.45 $36,300
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 680 $18.06 $37,560
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 670 $12.52 $26,040
Public relations managers 670 $52.22 $108,620
Tile and marble setters 670 $13.32 $27,700
Marine engineers and naval architects 650 Not available Not available
Plasterers and stucco masons 650 $17.34 $36,070
Engine and other machine assemblers 640 $15.78 $32,830
Health technologists and technicians, all other 640 $17.88 $37,190
Manicurists and pedicurists 640 $9.95 $20,700
Postal service clerks 630 Not available Not available
Education administrators, postsecondary 620 $51.13 $106,360
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 620 $18.44 $38,370
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 620 Not available $101,730
Massage therapists 610 $16.44 $34,190
Photographic processing machine operators 610 $9.88 $20,550
Protective service workers, all other 610 $12.29 $25,560
Medical equipment preparers 600 $13.79 $28,690
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 600 $46.23 $96,160
Dietitians and nutritionists 590 $23.73 $49,370
Obstetricians and gynecologists 590 $76.74 $159,610
Personal care and service workers, all other 580 $8.01 $16,670
Skin care specialists 570 $13.28 $27,610
Transportation inspectors 570 $23.23 $48,320
Actors 560 Not available Not available
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 550 $17.02 $35,400
Human resources managers, all other 550 $53.83 $111,960
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 550 $14.75 $30,670
Residential advisors 550 $10.42 $21,670
Anesthesiologists 540 $77.74 $161,700
Community and social service specialists, all other 540 $18.93 $39,380
Upholsterers 540 $13.43 $27,930
Musicians and singers 530 $10.91 Not available
Writers and authors 530 $22.84 $47,510
Occupational health and safety technicians 520 $26.54 $55,210
Pharmacy aides 520 $10.62 $22,090
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 510 Not available Not available
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 510 $10.92 $22,720
Lodging managers 510 $30.22 $62,850
Funeral directors 500 $29.43 $61,220
Psychiatric aides 500 $13.07 $27,180
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 490 $22.38 $46,540
Natural sciences managers 490 $59.34 $123,430
Audio and video equipment technicians 480 $20.98 $43,630
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $91,770
Slaughterers and meat packers 480 $11.75 $24,440
Drafters, all other 470 $25.24 $52,510
Motorcycle mechanics 470 $15.41 $32,040
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 470 $12.81 $26,650
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 470 $19.01 $39,550
Training and development managers 460 $45.48 $94,610
Urban and regional planners 460 $29.08 $60,480
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 450 $12.18 $25,340
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 440 $12.43 $25,850
Optometrists 440 $52.55 $109,300
Tool and die makers 440 $19.97 $41,530
Fence erectors 430 $12.92 $26,870
Rehabilitation counselors 430 $18.93 $39,370
Social workers, all other 430 $19.56 $40,690
Helpers--roofers 420 $11.03 $22,950
Mechanical door repairers 420 $18.84 $39,190
Power plant operators 420 $28.22 $58,700
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 420 $21.26 $44,220
Reporters and correspondents 420 $26.94 $56,040
Tour guides and escorts 420 $9.84 $20,470
Clergy 410 $16.99 $35,350
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 410 $20.20 $42,020
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 410 $9.83 $20,450
Occupational therapist assistants 410 $32.41 $67,420
Physical therapist aides 410 $12.33 $25,650
Vocational education teachers, middle school 410 Not available $51,050
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $97,600
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 400 $8.33 $17,330
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 400 Not available Not available
Law clerks 400 $20.26 $42,140
Meter readers, utilities 400 $13.61 $28,310
Psychiatric technicians 400 $10.44 $21,710
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $81,290
Court reporters 390 $20.57 $42,780
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 390 $22.99 $47,820
Financial examiners 390 $41.29 $85,880
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 390 $8.94 $18,590
Multi-media artists and animators 390 $26.16 $54,410
Nuclear medicine technologists 390 $34.72 $72,210
Funeral attendants 380 $9.59 $19,950
Education teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $60,160
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 370 $21.44 $44,590
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 370 $14.26 $29,660
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 360 $12.98 $26,990
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 360 $12.48 $25,970
Internists, general 360 $83.28 $173,230
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 360 $13.22 $27,490
Psychiatrists 360 $44.27 $92,070
Advertising and promotions managers 350 $34.01 $70,740
Private detectives and investigators 350 $21.85 $45,450
Baggage porters and bellhops 340 $9.25 $19,230
Concierges 340 $12.49 $25,970
Broadcast technicians 330 $16.51 $34,330
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 330 $11.84 $24,630
Computer and information scientists, research 320 $48.45 $100,780
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 320 $12.07 $25,110
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 320 $31.16 $64,820
Radio and television announcers 320 $29.48 $61,310
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 320 $13.65 $28,390
Art directors 310 $40.04 $83,290
Electro-mechanical technicians 310 $24.46 $50,870
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 310 $38.92 $80,960
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 300 $11.67 $24,260
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $82,230
Farm equipment mechanics 300 $16.12 $33,540
Numerical tool and process control programmers 300 $23.84 $49,580
Dietetic technicians 290 $12.45 $25,890
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $79,250
Furniture finishers 290 $12.87 $26,760
History teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $96,190
Political science teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $95,740
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 280 $11.55 $24,020
Legislators 280 Not available $21,800
Museum technicians and conservators 270 $22.06 $45,880
Survey researchers 270 $15.98 $33,230
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators 260 $21.84 $45,420
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 260 $8.91 $18,530
Medical appliance technicians 260 $18.87 $39,250
Radiation therapists 260 $38.14 $79,330
Correspondence clerks 250 $15.48 $32,190
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 250 Not available $25,510
Athletic trainers 240 Not available $42,080
Foundry mold and coremakers 240 $10.86 $22,590
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 240 $9.73 $20,230
Pile-driver operators 240 $19.37 $40,280
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 240 Not available $60,950
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 230 $9.06 $18,840
Animal control workers 220 $14.64 $30,440
Communications teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $65,400
Conveyor operators and tenders 220 $11.25 $23,400
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $64,870
Cutters and trimmers, hand 220 $10.59 $22,020
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 220 $18.74 $38,980
Embalmers 220 $17.41 $36,210
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $91,600
Postsecondary teachers, all other 220 Not available $40,760
Power distributors and dispatchers 220 $25.97 $54,030
Recreational vehicle service technicians 220 $15.42 $32,070
Commercial and industrial designers 210 $27.47 $57,150
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 210 $26.42 $54,950
Therapists, all other 210 $22.34 $46,460
Automotive glass installers and repairers 200 $13.09 $27,230
Chiropractors 200 $30.93 $64,340
Dental laboratory technicians 200 $15.10 $31,410
Desktop publishers 200 $18.99 $39,500
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 200 $19.30 $40,150
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 200 $12.76 $26,550
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $84,140
Biomedical engineers 190 $30.32 $63,060
Education administrators, all other 190 $28.83 $59,960
Landscape architects 190 $26.22 $54,530
Physics teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $92,750
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 180 $13.99 $29,100
Audiologists 170 $27.66 $57,530
Biological scientists, all other 170 $31.83 $66,200
Athletes and sports competitors 160 Not available $173,050
Atmospheric and space scientists 160 $30.57 $63,590
Forensic science technicians 160 $22.96 $47,760
Public address system and other announcers 160 $15.20 $31,610
Shampooers 160 $7.73 $16,090
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 150 $43.98 $91,480
Dancers 150 $17.98 Not available
Film and video editors 150 $20.51 $42,660
Motion picture projectionists 150 $9.09 $18,910
Musical instrument repairers and tuners 150 $18.33 $38,140
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $57,710
Recreational therapists 150 $18.30 $38,070
Statisticians 150 $35.50 $73,840
Traffic technicians 150 $17.10 $35,570
Audio-visual collections specialists 140 $24.87 $51,720
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 140 $10.46 $21,750
Animal trainers 130 Not available Not available
Avionics technicians 130 $24.87 $51,720
Biochemists and biophysicists 130 $41.40 $86,110
Emergency management specialists 130 $30.18 $62,780
Materials scientists 130 $35.78 $74,410
Economics teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $110,360
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 120 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 120 $30.10 $62,600
Physical scientists, all other 120 $53.48 $111,250
Physicists 120 $55.55 $115,550
Psychologists, all other 120 $35.69 $74,240
Social scientists and related workers, all other 120 $36.73 $76,400
Actuaries 110 $41.77 $86,890
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $67,170
Economists 110 $43.22 $89,910
Postmasters and mail superintendents 110 $34.01 $70,740
Bailiffs 90 $17.61 $36,630
Etchers and engravers 90 $12.37 $25,730
Microbiologists 90 $27.37 $56,940
Sound engineering technicians 90 $17.97 $37,380
Agricultural and food science technicians 80 $14.23 $29,590
Airfield operations specialists 80 $20.47 $42,590
Pourers and casters, metal 80 $13.16 $27,370
Statistical assistants 80 $21.89 $45,540
Locomotive engineers 70 $15.99 $33,260
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 70 $26.06 $54,200
Soil and plant scientists 70 $27.85 $57,930
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 60 $13.44 $27,960
Epidemiologists 60 $24.51 $50,980
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 60 $21.72 $45,170
Motorboat operators 60 $16.51 $34,340
Music directors and composers 60 $31.97 $66,500
Proofreaders and copy markers 60 $15.60 $32,440
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 60 $14.93 $31,060
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators 60 $16.79 $34,930
Dentists, all other specialists 50 Not available Not available
Food scientists and technologists 50 $24.57 $51,110
Hydrologists 50 $38.46 $80,000
Logging equipment operators 50 $17.58 $36,570
Set and exhibit designers 50 $15.38 $32,000
Social science research assistants 50 $22.25 $46,290
Terrazzo workers and finishers 50 $12.95 $26,940
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 40 $30.37 $63,170
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 40 $24.94 $51,870
Directors, religious activities and education 40 $23.76 $49,430
Fallers 40 $15.85 $32,960
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 40 $17.41 $36,210
Media and communication workers, all other 40 $21.28 $44,250
Archivists 30 $25.35 $52,720
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance 30 $10.50 $21,830
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians Not available $23.63 $49,140
Aerospace engineers Not available $42.61 $88,630
Agricultural inspectors Not available $24.69 $51,350
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians Not available $9.86 $20,520
Barbers Not available $11.65 $24,230
Bicycle repairers Not available $11.94 $24,830
Business and financial operations occupations Not available $32.32 $67,230
Choreographers Not available $21.26 $44,210
Commercial pilots Not available Not available $61,440
Conservation scientists Not available $21.79 $45,320
Cooks, all other Not available $7.10 $14,770
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders Not available $9.71 $20,200
Costume attendants Not available $11.66 $24,250
Curators Not available $24.02 $49,970
Education, training, and library workers, all other Not available $22.11 $45,990
Extraction workers, all other Not available $20.41 $42,440
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers Not available $12.74 $26,510
Fabric and apparel patternmakers Not available $9.32 $19,390
Farm and home management advisors Not available $15.04 $31,290
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations Not available $13.48 $28,040
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse Not available $9.92 $20,630
Fashion designers Not available $21.71 $45,150
Flight attendants Not available Not available $27,240
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders Not available $10.45 $21,740
Helpers--extraction workers Not available $16.47 $34,260
Home economics teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $71,320
Job printers Not available $12.34 $25,660
Legal support workers, all other Not available $25.33 $52,680
Marriage and family therapists Not available $17.60 $36,620
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers Not available $11.75 $24,440
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Not available $18.11 $37,670
Model makers, metal and plastic Not available $17.34 $36,070
Model makers, wood Not available $12.68 $26,370
Motorboat mechanics Not available $15.55 $32,350
Occupational therapist aides Not available $9.74 $20,260
Orthodontists Not available $87.40 $181,800
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $47.95 $99,730
Patternmakers, metal and plastic Not available $12.78 $26,580
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $17.48 $36,370
Photographic process workers Not available $14.46 $30,080
Plant and system operators, all other Not available $24.88 $51,750
Podiatrists Not available $70.87 $147,410
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Not available $30.56 $63,570
Radio mechanics Not available $14.60 $30,360
Rail car repairers Not available $20.31 $42,250
Railroad conductors and yardmasters Not available $19.81 $41,200
Real estate brokers Not available $32.25 $67,090
Roustabouts, oil and gas Not available $14.67 $30,510
Segmental pavers Not available $9.41 $19,580
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Not available $12.76 $26,550
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $12.61 $26,240
Stonemasons Not available $17.77 $36,960
Tapers Not available $14.06 $29,240
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $11.65 $24,220
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $9.34 $19,430
Training and development specialists Not available $26.72 $55,580
Travel agents Not available $15.66 $32,570
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $11.57 $24,060
Wellhead pumpers Not available $20.69 $43,030
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