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 | 904,130 | $19.91 | $41,420 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 152,050 | $15.58 | $32,410 |
| Sales and related occupations | 98,550 | $18.50 | $38,480 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 84,270 | $15.18 | $31,580 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 79,230 | $9.38 | $19,500 |
| Production occupations | 62,980 | $16.39 | $34,080 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 55,050 | $31.45 | $65,420 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 44,690 | $21.21 | $44,120 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 41,540 | $29.34 | $61,030 |
| Management occupations | 41,190 | $44.59 | $92,750 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 41,170 | $23.19 | $48,240 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 36,930 | $20.26 | $42,150 |
| Retail salespersons | 29,680 | $11.15 | $23,190 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 29,170 | $11.00 | $22,880 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 27,690 | $11.86 | $24,660 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 22,600 | $7.87 | $16,380 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 22,240 | $31.91 | $66,360 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 20,760 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| Cashiers | 20,020 | $8.54 | $17,770 |
| Protective service occupations | 19,680 | $17.76 | $36,950 |
| Registered nurses | 19,600 | $29.58 | $61,530 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 19,280 | $11.99 | $24,950 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 17,240 | $17.99 | $37,420 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 16,750 | $10.41 | $21,660 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 15,820 | $9.11 | $18,950 |
| Customer service representatives | 15,660 | $15.76 | $32,790 |
| Office clerks, general | 15,560 | $12.51 | $26,020 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 15,190 | $30.63 | $63,700 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 13,170 | $14.53 | $30,230 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 13,000 | $16.74 | $34,810 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 12,490 | $22.07 | $45,910 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 12,320 | $29.94 | $62,270 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 11,600 | $11.73 | $24,400 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 10,910 | $18.48 | $38,440 |
| Community and social services occupations | 10,630 | $19.12 | $39,760 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 10,220 | $25.94 | $53,950 |
| General and operations managers | 9,140 | $53.36 | $111,000 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 8,920 | $23.50 | $48,880 |
| Accountants and auditors | 8,580 | $30.90 | $64,270 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 8,270 | $17.51 | $36,420 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 8,060 | Not available | $47,620 |
| Security guards | 7,900 | $12.58 | $26,160 |
| Team assemblers | 7,750 | $13.06 | $27,170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 7,740 | $19.72 | $41,010 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 7,560 | $12.21 | $25,400 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 6,690 | $12.25 | $25,480 |
| Carpenters | 6,290 | $20.00 | $41,600 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 6,270 | $15.34 | $31,900 |
| Legal occupations | 6,260 | $36.45 | $75,810 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 6,190 | $14.53 | $30,210 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 6,140 | $14.18 | $29,490 |
| Construction laborers | 5,920 | $17.23 | $35,830 |
| Teacher assistants | 5,830 | Not available | $22,710 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 5,740 | $10.51 | $21,850 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 5,660 | $13.80 | $28,710 |
| Food preparation workers | 5,620 | $9.42 | $19,580 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 5,420 | $19.47 | $40,500 |
| Electricians | 5,370 | $25.27 | $52,560 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,320 | Not available | $50,320 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 5,200 | $11.23 | $23,350 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 5,130 | $11.12 | $23,120 |
| Cooks, fast food | 5,010 | $8.16 | $16,970 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 4,980 | Not available | $63,800 |
| Management analysts | 4,810 | $34.67 | $72,120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 4,740 | $25.87 | $53,810 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,740 | $8.94 | $18,600 |
| Managers, all other | 4,530 | $30.45 | $63,330 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 4,520 | $30.28 | $62,990 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 4,450 | $12.78 | $26,580 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 4,330 | $31.18 | $64,840 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 4,300 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 4,130 | $18.90 | $39,310 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 4,070 | $28.95 | $60,210 |
| Child care workers | 3,890 | $9.16 | $19,040 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 3,830 | $23.29 | $48,450 |
| Computer support specialists | 3,730 | $20.77 | $43,210 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 3,660 | $24.88 | $51,760 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 3,650 | $37.00 | $76,970 |
| Bus drivers, school | 3,600 | $17.60 | $36,610 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,480 | $15.78 | $32,830 |
| Computer systems analysts | 3,370 | $34.41 | $71,570 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 3,370 | $19.09 | $39,710 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,360 | $27.47 | $57,140 |
| Lawyers | 3,340 | $48.83 | $101,560 |
| Helpers--production workers | 3,330 | $11.88 | $24,700 |
| Bartenders | 3,260 | $9.75 | $20,290 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 3,230 | $15.49 | $32,230 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 3,230 | Not available | $52,210 |
| Machinists | 3,180 | $19.00 | $39,520 |
| Computer programmers | 3,140 | $34.63 | $72,020 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 3,110 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Home health aides | 3,020 | $10.71 | $22,280 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 3,010 | $17.32 | $36,020 |
| Medical assistants | 2,970 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 2,960 | $39.05 | $81,210 |
| Insurance sales agents | 2,930 | $31.51 | $65,530 |
| Personal and home care aides | 2,910 | $10.32 | $21,470 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,860 | $8.18 | $17,020 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 2,830 | $35.20 | $73,210 |
| Financial managers | 2,800 | $52.22 | $108,620 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 2,780 | $18.74 | $38,970 |
| Tellers | 2,740 | $11.43 | $23,760 |
| Bill and account collectors | 2,670 | $14.76 | $30,710 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 2,670 | $8.06 | $16,760 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,610 | $8.47 | $17,620 |
| Sales managers | 2,550 | $50.34 | $104,710 |
| Dishwashers | 2,540 | $8.80 | $18,300 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 2,530 | $29.85 | $62,090 |
| Driver/sales workers | 2,510 | $11.72 | $24,380 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 2,430 | $13.26 | $27,580 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 2,410 | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 2,330 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Medical and health services managers | 2,300 | $38.63 | $80,360 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 2,280 | $15.09 | $31,380 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,270 | $25.00 | $51,990 |
| Medical secretaries | 2,260 | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 2,200 | $22.64 | $47,090 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 2,160 | $48.63 | $101,140 |
| Telemarketers | 2,130 | $14.46 | $30,070 |
| Fire fighters | 2,100 | $22.50 | $46,800 |
| Loan officers | 2,050 | $27.35 | $56,900 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 2,040 | Not available | Not available |
| Pharmacists | 2,000 | $46.38 | $96,460 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 1,970 | $26.07 | $54,220 |
| Training and development specialists | 1,960 | $25.70 | $53,450 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,930 | $18.00 | $37,440 |
| Construction managers | 1,920 | $43.40 | $90,270 |
| Public relations specialists | 1,910 | $25.99 | $54,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 1,890 | $21.62 | $44,970 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,890 | $17.79 | $37,010 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,860 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,860 | $19.93 | $41,450 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,840 | $21.75 | $45,250 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 1,820 | $24.13 | $50,190 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 1,810 | $37.86 | $78,750 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,790 | $10.79 | $22,450 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 1,780 | $20.73 | $43,120 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 1,770 | $97.92 | $203,660 |
| Dental assistants | 1,760 | $17.49 | $36,380 |
| Cost estimators | 1,740 | $29.12 | $60,570 |
| Data entry keyers | 1,710 | $12.38 | $25,740 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,700 | $25.07 | $52,150 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,690 | $24.45 | $50,870 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,690 | $14.39 | $29,920 |
| Civil engineers | 1,680 | $35.31 | $73,440 |
| Legal secretaries | 1,670 | $19.99 | $41,570 |
| Chief executives | 1,630 | $85.35 | $177,520 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 1,630 | $13.35 | $27,760 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,630 | $21.23 | $44,150 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 1,620 | $14.69 | $30,550 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,600 | $34.36 | $71,470 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,590 | $8.65 | $17,980 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,590 | $11.44 | $23,800 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,580 | $17.04 | $35,430 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 1,570 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Parts salespersons | 1,560 | $15.05 | $31,300 |
| Mechanical engineers | 1,540 | $33.25 | $69,170 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,540 | $14.55 | $30,260 |
| Physical therapists | 1,540 | $32.81 | $68,240 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 1,480 | $20.97 | $43,620 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 1,480 | $21.76 | $45,260 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,460 | $19.29 | $40,120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 1,450 | $17.93 | $37,300 |
| Industrial engineers | 1,450 | $34.86 | $72,500 |
| Order clerks | 1,450 | $14.48 | $30,110 |
| Graphic designers | 1,440 | $20.83 | $43,330 |
| Printing machine operators | 1,430 | $15.98 | $33,240 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 1,420 | $17.27 | $35,920 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,410 | $18.65 | $38,790 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,410 | $22.82 | $47,460 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 1,380 | $15.05 | $31,290 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 1,380 | $25.54 | $53,130 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,370 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 1,360 | Not available | Not available |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,350 | $16.61 | $34,550 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 1,340 | $12.93 | $26,880 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 1,340 | Not available | $65,460 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 1,310 | $9.57 | $19,910 |
| Social and human service assistants | 1,290 | $13.87 | $28,850 |
| Food service managers | 1,270 | $22.68 | $47,180 |
| Administrative services managers | 1,260 | $35.42 | $73,680 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,260 | $18.22 | $37,900 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 1,250 | $17.42 | $36,240 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,250 | $27.36 | $56,920 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,240 | $9.67 | $20,120 |
| Dental hygienists | 1,230 | $34.02 | $70,750 |
| Industrial production managers | 1,230 | $42.61 | $88,620 |
| Engineering managers | 1,190 | $43.50 | $90,470 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 1,190 | $30.51 | $63,470 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 1,180 | $8.32 | $17,300 |
| Marketing managers | 1,180 | $51.42 | $106,950 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 1,180 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 1,170 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 1,130 | $18.08 | $37,600 |
| All other information and record clerks | 1,120 | $16.27 | $33,840 |
| Financial analysts | 1,120 | $33.15 | $68,960 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 1,100 | $10.98 | $22,830 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 1,090 | $16.77 | $34,870 |
| File clerks | 1,080 | $12.28 | $25,540 |
| Advertising sales agents | 1,070 | $23.83 | $49,570 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,070 | Not available | $49,620 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 1,040 | $20.89 | $43,440 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 1,030 | $33.48 | $69,640 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 1,030 | $16.72 | $34,780 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 1,020 | $11.31 | $23,520 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 1,000 | $29.80 | $61,980 |
| Database administrators | 1,000 | $31.64 | $65,820 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 990 | $9.87 | $20,520 |
| Respiratory therapists | 980 | $25.29 | $52,600 |
| Insurance underwriters | 970 | $28.46 | $59,200 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 950 | $16.41 | $34,140 |
| Occupational therapists | 950 | $33.50 | $69,680 |
| Coaches and scouts | 940 | Not available | $43,300 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 940 | Not available | $83,620 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 940 | $17.32 | $36,020 |
| Market research analysts | 940 | $28.49 | $59,260 |
| Photographers | 930 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Natural sciences managers | 890 | $27.41 | $57,010 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 890 | $16.38 | $34,080 |
| Computer operators | 870 | $17.19 | $35,750 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 870 | $16.39 | $34,090 |
| Librarians | 870 | $23.95 | $49,820 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 860 | $25.04 | $52,080 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 860 | $18.97 | $39,450 |
| Production workers, all other | 860 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 860 | $18.07 | $37,590 |
| Tool and die makers | 860 | $26.06 | $54,200 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 850 | $17.30 | $35,970 |
| Library technicians | 840 | $11.08 | $23,050 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 830 | $33.49 | $69,650 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 830 | $23.17 | $48,200 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 830 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 820 | $15.52 | $32,270 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 820 | $11.03 | $22,950 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 820 | $39.81 | $82,810 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 800 | $25.47 | $52,990 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 790 | $17.08 | $35,520 |
| Cooks, short order | 780 | $9.55 | $19,860 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 780 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 780 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 770 | $29.30 | $60,940 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 760 | $16.40 | $34,120 |
| Social and community service managers | 760 | $26.17 | $54,430 |
| Helpers--electricians | 750 | $13.62 | $28,330 |
| Pharmacy aides | 750 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 750 | $20.49 | $42,620 |
| Surgical technologists | 750 | $19.67 | $40,910 |
| Family and general practitioners | 740 | $63.30 | $131,660 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 730 | $21.67 | $45,070 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 720 | $35.78 | $74,430 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 710 | $17.65 | $36,710 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 700 | $28.60 | $59,490 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 700 | $31.93 | $66,410 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 700 | $12.45 | $25,900 |
| Personal financial advisors | 700 | $53.65 | $111,600 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 680 | $15.00 | $31,200 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 680 | $14.66 | $30,490 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 680 | $23.05 | $47,940 |
| Bakers | 670 | $11.46 | $23,840 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 670 | $27.11 | $56,400 |
| Electrical engineers | 670 | $36.71 | $76,350 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 670 | $32.29 | $67,170 |
| Real estate sales agents | 660 | $28.51 | $59,300 |
| Millwrights | 650 | $25.83 | $53,720 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 650 | $18.37 | $38,210 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 630 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 630 | $30.86 | $64,190 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 630 | $14.46 | $30,070 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 630 | $15.19 | $31,590 |
| Dentists, general | 620 | $68.70 | $142,900 |
| Editors | 620 | $22.88 | $47,580 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 610 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 610 | $41.74 | $86,820 |
| Roofers | 610 | $18.14 | $37,730 |
| Public relations managers | 600 | $36.51 | $75,940 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 600 | $25.61 | $53,270 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 590 | $13.49 | $28,060 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 590 | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 590 | $13.38 | $27,840 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 580 | $15.25 | $31,710 |
| Health educators | 570 | $24.32 | $50,580 |
| Internists, general | 560 | $86.56 | $180,040 |
| Parking lot attendants | 560 | $8.41 | $17,480 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 560 | Not available | $52,740 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 550 | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 550 | $13.85 | $28,810 |
| Couriers and messengers | 550 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 550 | $12.72 | $26,450 |
| Floral designers | 550 | $10.91 | $22,680 |
| Service station attendants | 550 | $8.98 | $18,670 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 550 | Not available | $53,000 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 550 | $24.18 | $50,280 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 540 | Not available | $48,970 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 540 | $18.87 | $39,250 |
| New accounts clerks | 540 | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 530 | $19.20 | $39,940 |
| Sewing machine operators | 520 | $11.12 | $23,130 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 520 | $18.05 | $37,550 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 520 | $11.04 | $22,960 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 510 | $23.38 | $48,620 |
| Mechanical drafters | 510 | $22.80 | $47,420 |
| Procurement clerks | 510 | $16.37 | $34,050 |
| Purchasing managers | 510 | $42.20 | $87,780 |
| Surgeons | 510 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Technical writers | 510 | $31.32 | $65,150 |
| Travel agents | 510 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 500 | $20.45 | $42,540 |
| Operations research analysts | 500 | $32.74 | $68,100 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 500 | $17.28 | $35,930 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 490 | $23.35 | $48,560 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 490 | $17.70 | $36,820 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 490 | $15.68 | $32,620 |
| Food batchmakers | 480 | $13.28 | $27,620 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 480 | $11.34 | $23,590 |
| Interior designers | 480 | $24.63 | $51,220 |
| Logisticians | 480 | $32.70 | $68,010 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 480 | $15.44 | $32,100 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 460 | $10.93 | $22,740 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 460 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 460 | $13.43 | $27,930 |
| Postal service clerks | 460 | Not available | Not available |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 450 | $19.77 | $41,120 |
| Mental health counselors | 450 | $20.81 | $43,290 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 430 | $14.88 | $30,940 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 430 | $17.72 | $36,850 |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers | 430 | $10.58 | $22,010 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 430 | $18.97 | $39,450 |
| Producers and directors | 430 | $24.75 | $51,480 |
| Statisticians | 430 | $29.64 | $61,640 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 420 | $23.31 | $48,490 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 420 | $21.81 | $45,370 |
| Glaziers | 420 | $18.96 | $39,450 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 420 | $9.00 | $18,720 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 420 | $19.12 | $39,760 |
| Surveyors | 420 | $22.83 | $47,490 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 410 | $25.10 | $52,210 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 410 | $34.39 | $71,530 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 410 | $12.40 | $25,800 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 410 | $13.69 | $28,480 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 410 | $7.88 | $16,390 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 410 | $18.51 | $38,510 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 400 | $22.43 | $46,660 |
| Credit analysts | 400 | $24.78 | $51,540 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 400 | $13.49 | $28,050 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 400 | $21.89 | $45,520 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 400 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 390 | $23.67 | $49,220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 390 | $18.15 | $37,740 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 390 | $23.56 | $49,010 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 380 | $37.66 | $78,330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 380 | $20.16 | $41,920 |
| Massage therapists | 380 | $17.01 | $35,390 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 380 | $16.86 | $35,070 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 370 | $20.01 | $41,610 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 370 | $14.73 | $30,630 |
| Brokerage clerks | 360 | $20.30 | $42,230 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 360 | $16.59 | $34,500 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 360 | $18.13 | $37,720 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 360 | $24.81 | $51,610 |
| Financial examiners | 360 | $36.04 | $74,970 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 360 | $20.95 | $43,570 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 360 | $28.50 | $59,290 |
| Carpet installers | 350 | $18.17 | $37,800 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 350 | $29.55 | $61,460 |
| Instructional coordinators | 350 | $32.69 | $68,000 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 350 | $25.41 | $52,860 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 350 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Bindery workers | 340 | $13.00 | $27,050 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 340 | $25.24 | $52,490 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 340 | Not available | $54,450 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 340 | $29.10 | $60,530 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 340 | $19.85 | $41,290 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 340 | $22.52 | $46,840 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 340 | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 330 | $28.74 | $59,770 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 330 | Not available | $58,540 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 320 | $19.96 | $41,510 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 320 | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 320 | $23.29 | $48,450 |
| Veterinarians | 320 | $39.72 | $82,620 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 310 | $24.30 | $50,540 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 310 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| Elevator installers and repairers | 310 | $34.43 | $71,600 |
| Social workers, all other | 310 | $23.93 | $49,770 |
| Telephone operators | 310 | $22.08 | $45,920 |
| Word processors and typists | 310 | $13.89 | $28,880 |
| Budget analysts | 300 | $30.87 | $64,200 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 300 | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| Home appliance repairers | 300 | $18.17 | $37,790 |
| Legislators | 300 | Not available | $105,630 |
| Real estate brokers | 300 | $33.61 | $69,910 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 290 | $16.78 | $34,890 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 290 | Not available | $65,430 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 290 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 290 | $12.02 | $25,010 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 290 | $12.81 | $26,640 |
| Interpreters and translators | 290 | $18.78 | $39,070 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 290 | Not available | $68,120 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 290 | $11.30 | $23,490 |
| Physician assistants | 290 | $36.82 | $76,580 |
| Writers and authors | 290 | $23.78 | $49,460 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 280 | $15.83 | $32,930 |
| Physical therapist aides | 280 | $10.20 | $21,210 |
| Pipelayers | 280 | $19.81 | $41,210 |
| Training and development managers | 280 | $36.13 | $75,150 |
| Clergy | 270 | $20.70 | $43,050 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 270 | $24.51 | $50,970 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 260 | $42.89 | $89,210 |
| Materials engineers | 260 | $29.42 | $61,190 |
| Mechanical door repairers | 260 | $18.11 | $37,670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 250 | $31.85 | $66,250 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 250 | $15.27 | $31,770 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 250 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 250 | Not available | Not available |
| Actors | 240 | $11.30 | Not available |
| Chemical engineers | 240 | $41.15 | $85,600 |
| Environmental engineers | 240 | $35.39 | $73,620 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 240 | $13.59 | $28,270 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 240 | $21.75 | $45,250 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 240 | $14.61 | $30,380 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 240 | $16.12 | $33,530 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 240 | $9.20 | $19,140 |
| Radio and television announcers | 240 | $19.50 | $40,570 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 230 | $38.55 | $80,190 |
| Correspondence clerks | 230 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Dietetic technicians | 230 | $11.08 | $23,060 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 230 | $22.65 | $47,120 |
| Residential advisors | 230 | $12.52 | $26,030 |
| Athletic trainers | 220 | Not available | $42,790 |
| Crane and tower operators | 220 | $25.26 | $52,540 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 220 | $21.25 | $44,200 |
| Funeral attendants | 220 | $11.23 | $23,350 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 220 | $22.24 | $46,250 |
| Dancers | 210 | $13.66 | Not available |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 210 | $27.71 | $57,630 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 210 | $18.90 | $39,300 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 210 | $24.27 | $50,480 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 200 | Not available | $57,610 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | 200 | $12.63 | $26,270 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 200 | $16.31 | $33,920 |
| Pest control workers | 200 | $12.82 | $26,670 |
| Tax preparers | 200 | $16.74 | $34,820 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 200 | $14.37 | $29,890 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 190 | $20.02 | $41,640 |
| Bailiffs | 190 | $15.44 | $32,110 |
| Broadcast technicians | 190 | $21.96 | $45,680 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 190 | Not available | $73,710 |
| Desktop publishers | 190 | $18.09 | $37,630 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 190 | $19.99 | $41,580 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 190 | $24.63 | $51,230 |
| Actuaries | 180 | $50.90 | $105,870 |
| Commercial pilots | 180 | Not available | $59,320 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 180 | $19.32 | $40,180 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 180 | $13.45 | $27,970 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 180 | $17.52 | $36,440 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 180 | $33.19 | $69,030 |
| Optometrists | 180 | $60.39 | $125,620 |
| Psychiatric aides | 180 | $11.72 | $24,390 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 180 | $11.85 | $24,660 |
| Survey researchers | 180 | $22.11 | $45,990 |
| Urban and regional planners | 180 | $23.30 | $48,470 |
| Helpers--roofers | 170 | $11.82 | $24,590 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 170 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Loan counselors | 170 | $17.41 | $36,220 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 170 | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | 170 | $24.20 | $50,330 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 160 | $14.15 | $29,440 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 160 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Court reporters | 160 | $17.51 | $36,410 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $56,640 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | 160 | $11.97 | $24,890 |
| Funeral directors | 160 | $23.53 | $48,950 |
| Transportation inspectors | 160 | $30.20 | $62,820 |
| Law clerks | 150 | $20.70 | $43,060 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 150 | Not available | $65,270 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 140 | $25.33 | $52,690 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 140 | $17.65 | $36,710 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 140 | $10.57 | $21,980 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 140 | Not available | $45,880 |
| Therapists, all other | 140 | $19.74 | $41,050 |
| Art directors | 130 | $27.70 | $57,620 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 130 | $22.91 | $47,650 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | 130 | $15.29 | $31,800 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 130 | $46.26 | $96,220 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Pediatricians, general | 130 | $70.13 | $145,870 |
| Power distributors and dispatchers | 130 | $32.63 | $67,860 |
| Psychiatrists | 130 | $94.37 | $196,280 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $60,860 |
| Radiation therapists | 130 | $35.44 | $73,720 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | 130 | $9.27 | $19,280 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 120 | $24.36 | $50,670 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 120 | $26.19 | $54,480 |
| Lodging managers | 120 | $22.28 | $46,340 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 120 | $10.53 | $21,900 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 120 | $82.46 | $171,520 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 120 | $14.56 | $30,270 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 120 | $25.57 | $53,180 |
| Avionics technicians | 110 | $27.44 | $57,070 |
| Chiropractors | 110 | $59.85 | $124,490 |
| Crossing guards | 110 | $13.78 | $28,650 |
| Education administrators, all other | 110 | $33.91 | $70,540 |
| Fence erectors | 110 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | 110 | $22.09 | $45,950 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 110 | $14.58 | $30,320 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 110 | $13.28 | $27,630 |
| Drafters, all other | 100 | $17.83 | $37,090 |
| Life scientists, all other | 100 | $32.97 | $68,590 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 100 | $20.80 | $43,260 |
| Audiologists | 90 | $30.03 | $62,460 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 90 | $47.89 | $99,620 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 90 | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $46,680 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 90 | $15.25 | $31,730 |
| Museum technicians and conservators | 90 | $16.47 | $34,250 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 90 | $16.68 | $34,690 |
| Set and exhibit designers | 90 | $21.45 | $44,610 |
| Tire builders | 90 | $12.96 | $26,970 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $69,200 |
| Broadcast news analysts | 80 | $34.55 | $71,860 |
| Medical appliance technicians | 80 | $16.63 | $34,580 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 80 | $21.17 | $44,030 |
| Power plant operators | 80 | $29.91 | $62,210 |
| Recreational therapists | 80 | $19.71 | $41,000 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 80 | $10.05 | $20,910 |
| Airfield operations specialists | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 70 | Not available | $60,400 |
| Craft artists | 70 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 70 | $18.77 | $39,050 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | 70 | $15.48 | $32,190 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 70 | $25.31 | $52,650 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 70 | $31.91 | $66,380 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 70 | $18.66 | $38,820 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 70 | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Upholsterers | 70 | $14.75 | $30,690 |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians | 60 | $29.35 | $61,040 |
| Designers, all other | 60 | $21.99 | $45,740 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 60 | $21.30 | $44,300 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 60 | $20.81 | $43,280 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | 60 | $15.19 | $31,600 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 60 | $11.85 | $24,640 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $65,610 |
| Hydrologists | 60 | $28.66 | $59,610 |
| Landscape architects | 60 | $28.45 | $59,170 |
| Paperhangers | 60 | $21.41 | $44,530 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 60 | $19.65 | $40,860 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 50 | $12.25 | $25,470 |
| Animal control workers | 50 | $14.20 | $29,530 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 50 | $26.59 | $55,320 |
| Bookbinders | 50 | $11.30 | $23,510 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $43,300 |
| Curators | 50 | $25.05 | $52,110 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | 50 | $16.99 | $35,330 |
| Emergency management specialists | 50 | $22.33 | $46,440 |
| Furniture finishers | 50 | $12.70 | $26,410 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | 50 | $18.95 | $39,410 |
| Motion picture projectionists | 50 | $8.91 | $18,530 |
| Skin care specialists | 50 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 40 | $42.42 | $88,230 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 40 | $37.03 | $77,010 |
| Conservation scientists | 40 | $25.40 | $52,830 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other | 40 | $20.18 | Not available |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | 40 | $30.20 | $62,820 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 40 | $18.51 | $38,500 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 40 | $9.45 | $19,660 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 40 | $31.57 | $65,660 |
| Lay-out workers, metal and plastic | 40 | $18.89 | $39,290 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 40 | $9.62 | $20,010 |
| Orthodontists | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $60,950 |
| Rail car repairers | 40 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $61,060 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 30 | $54.49 | $113,340 |
| Animal trainers | 30 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 30 | $24.99 | $51,980 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 30 | $12.77 | $26,560 |
| Psychologists, all other | 30 | $40.38 | $83,980 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 30 | $26.11 | $54,320 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 30 | Not available | $57,280 |
| Aerospace engineers | Not available | $42.33 | $88,060 |
| Agricultural equipment operators | Not available | $11.76 | $24,470 |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers | Not available | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Anesthesiologists | Not available | $101.48 | $211,070 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | Not available | Not available | $107,690 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | Not available | $15.28 | $31,790 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | Not available | $45.58 | $94,810 |
| Biological technicians | Not available | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Biomedical engineers | Not available | $26.80 | $55,740 |
| Boilermakers | Not available | $24.33 | $50,610 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | Not available | $32.51 | $67,610 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | Not available | $18.99 | $39,500 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | Not available | $23.72 | $49,340 |
| Chemical technicians | Not available | $16.71 | $34,750 |
| Chemists | Not available | $26.53 | $55,180 |
| Choreographers | Not available | $19.22 | $39,980 |
| Counselors, all other | Not available | $21.36 | $44,430 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | Not available | $19.67 | $40,920 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | Not available | $15.42 | $32,080 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | Not available | $31.29 | $65,080 |
| Engineers, all other | Not available | $31.68 | $65,900 |
| Etchers and engravers | Not available | $10.14 | $21,100 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | Not available | $17.04 | $35,440 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | Not available | $10.26 | $21,330 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | Not available | $15.40 | $32,020 |
| Graduate teaching assistants | Not available | Not available | $23,090 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | Not available | $10.49 | $21,810 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | Not available | $17.71 | $36,830 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | Not available | $30.70 | $63,860 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | Not available | $20.69 | $43,040 |
| Job printers | Not available | $14.06 | $29,240 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | Not available | $18.26 | $37,970 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | Not available | $27.39 | $56,970 |
| Model makers, metal and plastic | Not available | $16.69 | $34,710 |
| Motorboat mechanics | Not available | $17.12 | $35,610 |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners | Not available | $18.51 | $38,490 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | Not available | $23.27 | $48,410 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | Not available | $21.62 | $44,970 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | Not available | $8.75 | $18,200 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | Not available | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Private detectives and investigators | Not available | $21.82 | $45,380 |
| Public address system and other announcers | Not available | $10.72 | $22,300 |
| Recreation workers | Not available | $12.81 | $26,650 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | Not available | $14.06 | $29,250 |
| Sales engineers | Not available | $33.65 | $69,980 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | Not available | $47.42 | $98,620 |
| Sheet metal workers | Not available | $20.51 | $42,670 |
| Shoe and leather workers and repairers | Not available | $12.62 | $26,240 |
| Sound engineering technicians | Not available | $23.07 | $47,980 |
| Stonemasons | Not available | $23.47 | $48,820 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | Not available | $13.77 | $28,640 |
| Tapers | Not available | $16.03 | $33,340 |
| Tile and marble setters | Not available | $18.60 | $38,690 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | Not available | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | Not available | $18.12 | $37,700 |
