Occupational employment / Kansas City, MO-KS

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 "Kansas City, MO-KS" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,015,680 $20.36 $42,340
Office and administrative support occupations 183,140 $15.42 $32,060
Sales and related occupations 110,010 $18.80 $39,110
Food preparation and serving related occupations 85,930 $9.49 $19,730
Transportation and material moving occupations 71,300 $15.22 $31,670
Production occupations 67,550 $16.66 $34,660
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 56,700 $31.18 $64,850
Education, training, and library occupations 55,100 $20.27 $42,170
Business and financial operations occupations 54,140 $29.46 $61,280
Management occupations 46,420 $46.53 $96,780
Construction and extraction occupations 46,070 $22.66 $47,130
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 38,810 $20.37 $42,380
Computer and mathematical occupations 34,960 $32.62 $67,850
Retail salespersons 31,360 $12.20 $25,380
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 30,600 $11.60 $24,130
Personal care and service occupations 24,620 $10.80 $22,470
Cashiers 24,350 $8.84 $18,380
Healthcare support occupations 24,220 $12.80 $26,630
Office clerks, general 22,850 $13.83 $28,780
Protective service occupations 22,380 $18.76 $39,010
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 22,260 $8.25 $17,160
Customer service representatives 21,140 $15.11 $31,440
Architecture and engineering occupations 20,920 $32.50 $67,600
Registered nurses 19,900 $28.69 $59,680
Waiters and waitresses 18,610 $9.27 $19,290
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 17,170 $12.86 $26,760
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 15,570 $29.12 $60,570
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 15,330 $11.13 $23,140
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 14,850 $19.82 $41,220
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 14,430 $16.12 $33,520
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 14,380 $23.12 $48,090
General and operations managers 13,630 $46.75 $97,240
Stock clerks and order fillers 12,970 $10.96 $22,790
Elementary school teachers, except special education 12,100 Not available $45,580
Community and social services occupations 10,950 $18.51 $38,490
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 10,930 $22.83 $47,490
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 10,720 $19.49 $40,530
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 10,630 $11.67 $24,280
Accountants and auditors 10,430 $27.50 $57,210
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 9,690 $14.02 $29,160
Maintenance and repair workers, general 9,090 $17.32 $36,030
Business operations specialists, all other 8,730 $33.24 $69,140
Legal occupations 8,700 $40.06 $83,330
Teacher assistants 8,450 Not available $20,820
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 8,210 $18.94 $39,400
Life, physical, and social science occupations 8,080 $28.79 $59,880
Receptionists and information clerks 7,750 $12.30 $25,590
Team assemblers 7,660 $13.77 $28,640
Cooks, restaurant 7,580 $10.65 $22,160
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 7,510 Not available $43,960
Security guards 7,430 $14.37 $29,890
Construction laborers 7,250 $18.97 $39,460
Bill and account collectors 6,580 $14.56 $30,280
Industrial truck and tractor operators 6,580 $14.54 $30,240
Sales representatives, services, all other 6,530 $29.48 $61,310
Carpenters 6,520 $23.76 $49,420
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 6,450 $12.10 $25,170
Computer systems analysts 6,330 $33.82 $70,350
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 5,940 $9.47 $19,700
Packers and packagers, hand 5,830 $9.90 $20,590
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 5,680 $15.21 $31,630
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 5,630 $14.53 $30,210
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 5,580 $14.28 $29,700
Food preparation workers 5,490 $9.65 $20,070
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 5,430 $17.68 $36,780
Child care workers 5,270 $9.56 $19,880
Computer support specialists 5,270 $21.14 $43,980
Computer programmers 5,100 $35.20 $73,220
Medical secretaries 5,040 $14.44 $30,030
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 5,020 $18.46 $38,400
Lawyers 5,000 $52.16 $108,500
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 4,790 Not available $43,970
Electricians 4,620 $25.34 $52,700
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 4,600 $22.98 $47,800
Network and computer systems administrators 4,580 $30.68 $63,820
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 4,440 $14.51 $30,180
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 4,390 Not available Not available
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 4,240 $23.00 $47,830
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 4,230 $30.72 $63,890
Home health aides 4,070 $10.24 $21,290
Tellers 4,040 $11.28 $23,470
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 4,030 $15.95 $33,180
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 4,010 $25.85 $53,760
Management analysts 3,990 $37.12 $77,210
Computer software engineers, systems software 3,800 $37.31 $77,610
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 3,760 $37.49 $77,980
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 3,730 $27.41 $57,010
Personal and home care aides 3,730 $9.51 $19,770
Chief executives 3,710 $74.29 $154,530
Dishwashers 3,710 $8.31 $17,270
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 3,550 $8.30 $17,270
Financial managers 3,550 $47.34 $98,460
Bus drivers, school 3,530 $12.49 $25,980
Computer software engineers, applications 3,510 $36.37 $75,650
Insurance sales agents 3,470 $27.37 $56,930
Data entry keyers 3,450 $13.61 $28,300
Bartenders 3,370 $9.01 $18,750
Pharmacy technicians 3,370 $11.86 $24,670
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 3,360 $28.12 $58,480
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 3,320 $19.48 $40,530
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 3,270 $10.88 $22,630
Helpers--production workers 3,270 $11.91 $24,780
Counter and rental clerks 3,210 $12.17 $25,310
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 3,200 $50.50 $105,030
Computer and information systems managers 3,140 $50.69 $105,440
Medical assistants 3,130 $14.08 $29,290
Driver/sales workers 3,060 $13.99 $29,100
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 3,040 $8.23 $17,120
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2,970 $11.24 $23,370
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 2,920 $11.88 $24,700
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 2,890 $8.42 $17,510
Teachers and instructors, all other 2,880 Not available $36,060
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,830 $26.69 $55,520
Civil engineers 2,810 $39.57 $82,300
Cooks, fast food 2,800 $8.06 $16,770
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 2,740 $17.34 $36,060
Loan officers 2,630 $28.89 $60,090
Postal service mail carriers 2,520 Not available Not available
Public relations specialists 2,510 $26.00 $54,080
Printing machine operators 2,450 $16.60 $34,530
Telemarketers 2,450 $12.67 $26,350
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 2,410 $12.82 $26,670
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 2,410 $26.36 $54,830
Financial analysts 2,380 $35.58 $74,000
Correctional officers and jailers 2,370 $16.42 $34,160
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,360 $37.37 $77,720
Painters, construction and maintenance 2,360 $17.10 $35,560
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 2,360 $20.04 $41,680
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 2,340 $23.13 $48,110
Preschool teachers, except special education 2,320 $12.25 $25,490
Paralegals and legal assistants 2,310 $23.72 $49,330
Fire fighters 2,300 $21.35 $44,400
Sales managers 2,260 $51.68 $107,490
Network systems and data communications analysts 2,230 $33.58 $69,840
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 2,160 $27.08 $56,330
Managers, all other 2,140 $41.96 $87,280
Production workers, all other 2,140 $17.42 $36,230
Training and development specialists 2,130 $24.81 $51,600
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 2,110 $39.19 $81,510
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 2,100 Not available $49,530
Amusement and recreation attendants 2,050 $9.01 $18,740
Machinists 2,050 $17.83 $37,090
Pharmacists 2,050 $49.68 $103,330
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,010 $17.09 $35,550
Loan interviewers and clerks 2,010 $15.21 $31,630
Graphic designers 2,000 $21.97 $45,700
Market research analysts 1,970 $30.06 $62,520
Mechanical engineers 1,960 $35.17 $73,150
Cost estimators 1,910 $29.14 $60,620
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 1,910 Not available Not available
Electrical engineers 1,900 $39.45 $82,050
Dental assistants 1,880 $16.52 $34,360
Medical and health services managers 1,880 $37.99 $79,020
Order clerks 1,860 $13.35 $27,760
Construction managers 1,850 $40.03 $83,260
Radiologic technologists and technicians 1,850 $23.45 $48,780
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,840 $19.82 $41,230
File clerks 1,800 $13.16 $27,370
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,790 $12.82 $26,660
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 1,770 $14.37 $29,890
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 1,760 $18.96 $39,440
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 1,760 $25.63 $53,310
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,750 $16.71 $34,760
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 1,750 $18.95 $39,420
Food servers, nonrestaurant 1,750 $9.07 $18,860
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,710 $17.45 $36,290
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,690 $21.01 $43,710
Medical records and health information technicians 1,690 $15.23 $31,670
Legal secretaries 1,680 $18.25 $37,970
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,650 $21.17 $44,040
Self-enrichment education teachers 1,650 $17.95 $37,340
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,630 $17.12 $35,620
Child, family, and school social workers 1,570 $17.57 $36,550
Civil engineering technicians 1,560 $25.17 $52,360
Insurance underwriters 1,560 $29.16 $60,650
Administrative services managers 1,550 $37.40 $77,790
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,550 $15.52 $32,280
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 1,540 $24.78 $51,540
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 1,540 $25.40 $52,830
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 1,530 Not available $82,880
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 1,510 $22.80 $47,420
Physicians and surgeons, all other 1,510 $90.38 $188,000
Parts salespersons 1,500 $15.93 $33,130
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 1,490 $21.08 $43,850
Computer specialists, all other 1,480 $37.21 $77,390
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,470 $9.52 $19,810
Engineering managers 1,460 $52.13 $108,420
All other information and record clerks 1,450 $16.98 $35,320
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 1,440 $29.93 $62,260
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,430 $13.60 $28,290
Sheet metal workers 1,420 $22.45 $46,700
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,410 $18.48 $38,440
Recreation workers 1,400 $12.45 $25,900
Architects, except landscape and naval 1,390 $32.01 $66,570
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,390 $17.91 $37,260
Library assistants, clerical 1,390 $9.34 $19,420
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 1,370 $26.73 $55,610
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 1,360 $8.58 $17,850
Food service managers 1,330 $24.84 $51,660
Nonfarm animal caretakers 1,320 $10.25 $21,310
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 1,310 $24.54 $51,050
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,300 $9.42 $19,600
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 1,290 $11.04 $22,960
Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,260 $12.26 $25,510
Dental hygienists 1,250 $34.35 $71,450
Physical therapists 1,250 $31.63 $65,800
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,240 $24.75 $51,470
Social and human service assistants 1,220 $13.66 $28,410
Advertising sales agents 1,200 $24.54 $51,040
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,200 $14.84 $30,870
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,200 $17.32 $36,030
Library technicians 1,180 $13.96 $29,030
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 1,170 $20.52 $42,680
Office machine operators, except computer 1,160 $12.03 $25,010
Librarians 1,150 $26.01 $54,100
Marketing managers 1,150 $54.61 $113,580
Office and administrative support workers, all other 1,130 $15.06 $31,330
Architectural and civil drafters 1,110 $22.51 $46,810
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,110 $17.31 $36,000
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,100 $10.05 $20,910
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,080 Not available $45,250
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,080 Not available $48,280
Cooks, short order 1,070 $9.49 $19,750
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,070 $28.03 $58,300
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,070 $12.72 $26,460
Structural iron and steel workers 1,060 $25.32 $52,660
Protective service workers, all other 1,050 $12.64 $26,290
Rehabilitation counselors 1,050 $14.11 $29,350
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,040 $21.39 $44,500
Computer operators 1,020 $17.13 $35,640
Industrial engineers 1,020 $34.80 $72,390
Automotive body and related repairers 1,010 $23.30 $48,460
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,010 $26.88 $55,920
Personal financial advisors 1,010 $39.41 $81,960
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,000 $16.87 $35,090
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 980 $16.67 $34,680
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 970 Not available Not available
Family and general practitioners 960 $91.47 $190,260
Bakers 950 $11.26 $23,430
Machine feeders and offbearers 950 $15.24 $31,710
Medical and public health social workers 950 $19.70 $40,970
Respiratory therapists 950 $22.96 $47,770
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 940 $13.97 $29,050
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 940 $21.38 $44,480
Roofers 920 $23.44 $48,760
Property, real estate, and community association managers 900 $33.87 $70,460
Brickmasons and blockmasons 890 $26.67 $55,470
Real estate sales agents 890 $27.67 $57,560
Bindery workers 880 $13.11 $27,280
Gaming dealers 880 $7.46 $15,520
Industrial production managers 880 $42.22 $87,820
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 880 $17.74 $36,890
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 880 $8.44 $17,550
Financial specialists, all other 870 $33.49 $69,670
Speech-language pathologists 870 $28.61 $59,510
Medical transcriptionists 850 $15.38 $31,990
Occupational therapists 850 $30.30 $63,020
Surveying and mapping technicians 850 $17.77 $36,970
Healthcare support workers, all other 840 $16.30 $33,900
Psychiatric technicians 840 $12.36 $25,710
Detectives and criminal investigators 830 $27.56 $57,320
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 820 $40.01 $83,230
Chemists 810 $30.69 $63,830
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 810 $35.54 $73,920
Word processors and typists 810 $14.09 $29,300
Engine and other machine assemblers 800 $15.18 $31,580
Coaches and scouts 790 Not available $30,180
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 790 $19.69 $40,950
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 780 $12.06 $25,070
Tire repairers and changers 780 $11.32 $23,550
Butchers and meat cutters 760 $15.48 $32,190
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 750 $21.55 $44,830
Highway maintenance workers 750 $15.20 $31,610
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 750 $16.49 $34,300
Couriers and messengers 740 $11.41 $23,730
Painters, transportation equipment 730 $22.41 $46,610
Cargo and freight agents 720 $19.45 $40,450
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 720 $27.91 $58,060
Surgical technologists 720 $19.56 $40,680
New accounts clerks 700 $14.12 $29,370
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 690 $11.81 $24,570
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 680 $13.57 $28,220
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 680 $18.08 $37,610
Editors 670 $28.88 $60,060
Special education teachers, middle school 670 Not available $47,940
Budget analysts 660 $28.53 $59,340
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 660 $9.78 $20,350
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 650 $30.26 $62,940
Postal service clerks 650 Not available Not available
Community and social service specialists, all other 640 $17.31 $36,000
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 640 $17.48 $36,370
Millwrights 640 $25.77 $53,610
Sales and related workers, all other 640 $17.59 $36,590
Chefs and head cooks 630 $19.76 $41,100
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 630 $20.15 $41,920
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 630 Not available $48,040
Instructional coordinators 620 $28.45 $59,170
Construction and building inspectors 610 $22.37 $46,520
Court, municipal, and license clerks 610 $14.44 $30,040
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 610 $14.96 $31,110
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 600 $27.61 $57,420
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 600 $17.74 $36,890
Education administrators, postsecondary 590 $39.57 $82,310
Sewing machine operators 590 $10.98 $22,830
Social and community service managers 590 $23.91 $49,730
Writers and authors 590 $27.37 $56,940
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 580 $24.37 $50,680
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 580 $22.12 $46,010
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 580 $13.43 $27,930
Logisticians 580 $30.50 $63,430
Surgeons 580 $104.59 $217,550
Demonstrators and product promoters 570 $11.87 $24,690
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 560 $31.50 $65,530
Tool and die makers 560 $27.26 $56,700
Dancers 550 $13.98 Not available
Mental health counselors 550 $18.56 $38,610
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 550 $13.50 $28,090
Photographers 550 $19.24 $40,020
Power plant operators 550 $23.28 $48,430
Prepress technicians and workers 550 $18.33 $38,120
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 540 $18.01 $37,460
Procurement clerks 540 $17.55 $36,490
Telephone operators 540 $19.02 $39,550
Veterinary technologists and technicians 540 $14.61 $30,380
Dietitians and nutritionists 530 $20.41 $42,450
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 530 $17.93 $37,300
Pest control workers 530 $16.89 $35,120
Photographic processing machine operators 530 $12.14 $25,250
Public relations managers 530 $46.60 $96,920
Air traffic controllers 520 $56.67 $117,880
Business teachers, postsecondary 520 Not available $65,590
Dentists, general 520 $76.89 $159,920
Private detectives and investigators 520 $18.95 $39,410
Anesthesiologists 510 $104.27 $216,870
Operations research analysts 510 $37.05 $77,070
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 500 $18.37 $38,210
Credit analysts 490 $28.28 $58,820
Health educators 490 $22.37 $46,540
Human resources managers, all other 490 $45.68 $95,010
Opticians, dispensing 490 $13.97 $29,060
Surveyors 490 $21.71 $45,160
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 490 $21.03 $43,740
Brokerage clerks 480 $16.78 $34,900
Floral designers 480 $11.79 $24,520
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 480 $16.12 $33,520
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 480 $17.00 $35,360
Engineers, all other 470 $44.45 $92,460
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 470 $16.05 $33,390
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 470 $15.45 $32,140
Massage therapists 470 $18.09 $37,620
Actuaries 460 $45.22 $94,060
Art directors 460 $38.63 $80,340
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 460 $24.34 $50,630
Physical therapist assistants 460 $22.07 $45,900
Service station attendants 460 $10.67 $22,200
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 460 $15.94 $33,150
Mechanical drafters 450 $22.65 $47,110
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 450 $17.89 $37,220
Dental laboratory technicians 440 $16.82 $34,990
Electrical and electronics drafters 440 $25.90 $53,870
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 440 $15.11 $31,440
Purchasing managers 440 $45.85 $95,370
Environmental engineers 430 $39.13 $81,380
Parking lot attendants 430 $8.59 $17,870
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 430 $9.27 $19,290
Occupational health and safety specialists 420 $32.99 $68,610
Producers and directors 420 $28.91 $60,140
Veterinarians 420 $39.57 $82,300
Helpers--carpenters 410 $14.44 $30,040
Postsecondary teachers, all other 410 Not available $52,210
Travel agents 410 $15.76 $32,780
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $49,840
Food batchmakers 400 $13.03 $27,100
Meeting and convention planners 400 $22.93 $47,690
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 390 Not available $57,420
Audio and video equipment technicians 380 $17.80 $37,020
Conveyor operators and tenders 380 $13.59 $28,260
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 380 $16.73 $34,800
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 380 $15.22 $31,650
Health technologists and technicians, all other 370 $17.15 $35,680
Interior designers 370 $23.18 $48,220
Carpet installers 360 $26.48 $55,080
Desktop publishers 360 $15.03 $31,270
Interpreters and translators 360 $18.22 $37,890
Job printers 360 $19.54 $40,640
Rail car repairers 360 $16.45 $34,210
Reporters and correspondents 360 $24.13 $50,180
Medical equipment preparers 350 $14.58 $30,330
Technical writers 350 $25.11 $52,220
Diagnostic medical sonographers 340 $31.28 $65,060
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 340 $9.51 $19,780
Financial examiners 340 $39.02 $81,150
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 340 $8.44 $17,550
Maintenance workers, machinery 340 $20.07 $41,740
Security and fire alarm systems installers 340 $17.02 $35,410
Advertising and promotions managers 330 $38.29 $79,640
Chemical engineers 330 $36.03 $74,940
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 330 $15.09 $31,380
Sales engineers 330 $35.46 $73,760
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $69,740
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 320 $13.63 $28,360
Optometrists 320 $49.16 $102,240
Chemical technicians 310 $20.07 $41,740
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 310 $25.39 $52,800
Home appliance repairers 310 $18.68 $38,850
Tax preparers 310 $14.33 $29,800
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 310 $12.87 $26,770
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $48,900
Automotive glass installers and repairers 300 $16.07 $33,430
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 300 $10.05 $20,890
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 300 $13.09 $27,240
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 300 $11.78 $24,500
Physician assistants 300 $36.81 $76,560
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 290 $14.30 $29,740
Counselors, all other 290 $19.32 $40,180
Internists, general 290 $92.72 $192,850
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 290 $10.86 $22,580
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 290 $12.17 $25,310
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 290 Not available $31,320
Cutters and trimmers, hand 280 Not available Not available
Industrial engineering technicians 280 $22.86 $47,550
Training and development managers 280 $44.06 $91,650
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 270 $22.70 $47,210
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 270 $16.41 $34,140
Gaming cage workers 270 $10.95 $22,770
Law clerks 270 $13.94 $28,990
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $52,730
Medical equipment repairers 270 $21.10 $43,890
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 260 $32.33 $67,250
Tapers 260 $26.34 $54,780
Tile and marble setters 260 $25.68 $53,420
Compensation and benefits managers 250 $42.05 $87,460
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 250 $24.45 $50,860
Legal support workers, all other 250 $21.98 $45,720
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 250 $24.50 $50,960
Meter readers, utilities 250 $15.36 $31,940
Motorcycle mechanics 250 $16.27 $33,840
Skin care specialists 250 $15.75 $32,750
Social workers, all other 250 $24.78 $51,550
Clergy 240 $22.48 $46,760
Construction and related workers, all other 240 $16.83 $35,000
Education teachers, postsecondary 240 Not available $53,680
Gaming supervisors 240 $22.25 $46,280
Multi-media artists and animators 240 $23.16 $48,180
Radio and television announcers 240 $27.47 $57,130
Recreational therapists 240 $17.30 $35,990
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 230 $16.74 $34,810
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 230 $31.29 $65,080
Photographic process workers 230 $12.76 $26,540
Stonemasons 230 $20.23 $42,080
Biological technicians 220 $16.49 $34,290
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 220 $26.57 $55,260
Drafters, all other 220 $23.62 $49,130
Farm equipment mechanics 220 $14.84 $30,860
Helpers--electricians 220 $12.71 $26,430
Residential advisors 220 $13.07 $27,180
Natural sciences managers 210 $54.50 $113,360
Pipelayers 210 $22.11 $45,980
Commercial and industrial designers 200 Not available Not available
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $58,910
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 200 $18.75 $39,000
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 200 $17.57 $36,540
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 200 $9.08 $18,890
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 200 $15.78 $32,810
Mechanical engineering technicians 200 $31.57 $65,670
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 200 $17.09 $35,540
Slot key persons 200 $14.65 $30,480
Urban and regional planners 200 $29.17 $60,680
Baggage porters and bellhops 190 $9.59 $19,950
Crane and tower operators 190 $21.62 $44,980
Crossing guards 190 $10.90 $22,660
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 190 $13.16 $27,380
Museum technicians and conservators 190 $17.69 $36,800
Occupational therapist assistants 190 $22.73 $47,270
Pediatricians, general 190 $69.57 $144,720
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $58,280
Slaughterers and meat packers 190 $10.54 $21,920
Transportation inspectors 190 $24.98 $51,960
Tree trimmers and pruners 190 $14.10 $29,330
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 180 $15.66 $32,570
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 180 $14.92 $31,040
Dietetic technicians 180 $15.02 $31,240
Obstetricians and gynecologists 180 $97.31 $202,400
Psychiatrists 180 $79.27 $164,880
Chiropractors 170 $44.17 $91,870
Food scientists and technologists 170 $29.20 $60,730
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 170 $18.17 $37,790
Personal care and service workers, all other 170 $9.06 $18,850
Pharmacy aides 170 $10.77 $22,390
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 160 $19.74 $41,070
Broadcast technicians 160 $18.57 $38,630
Insulation workers, mechanical 160 $24.91 $51,810
Legislators 160 Not available $43,510
Manicurists and pedicurists 160 $9.47 $19,710
Physical scientists, all other 160 $41.22 $85,740
Plasterers and stucco masons 160 $18.95 $39,420
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 160 $48.74 $101,370
Respiratory therapy technicians 160 $16.03 $33,340
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 160 $14.85 $30,890
Agricultural and food science technicians 150 $18.48 $38,440
Commercial pilots 150 Not available $51,370
Correspondence clerks 150 $13.42 $27,900
Court reporters 150 $23.05 $47,950
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 150 $13.37 $27,810
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 150 $58.57 $121,830
Lodging managers 150 $25.47 $52,980
Upholsterers 150 $13.67 $28,440
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 140 $19.99 $41,570
Nuclear medicine technologists 140 $32.27 $67,120
Physical therapist aides 140 $12.41 $25,800
Real estate brokers 140 $23.03 $47,900
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 140 $16.56 $34,450
Animal control workers 130 $13.50 $28,090
Atmospheric and space scientists 130 $41.80 $86,940
Bookbinders 130 $13.55 $28,180
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 130 $24.90 $51,790
History teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $53,140
Loan counselors 130 $22.23 $46,230
Microbiologists 130 $28.36 $58,990
Motion picture projectionists 130 $9.53 $19,810
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $56,490
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 130 $25.16 $52,340
Statisticians 130 $32.57 $67,740
Survey researchers 130 $28.46 $59,200
Avionics technicians 120 $26.24 $54,580
Computer hardware engineers 120 $36.75 $76,450
Concierges 120 $10.59 $22,030
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 120 $28.84 $59,980
Fence erectors 120 $15.48 $32,190
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $51,300
Landscape architects 120 $24.28 $50,510
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 120 $15.83 $32,920
Postmasters and mail superintendents 120 $29.81 $62,010
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $54,790
Tour guides and escorts 120 $11.38 $23,670
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 110 $12.32 $25,610
Film and video editors 110 $18.68 $38,860
Floor sanders and finishers 110 $15.85 $32,960
Forensic science technicians 110 $25.13 $52,270
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 110 $25.16 $52,340
Numerical tool and process control programmers 110 $23.56 $49,000
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 110 $12.79 $26,600
Communications teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $55,100
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 100 $15.24 $31,700
Economists 100 $39.64 $82,450
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 100 $22.45 $46,700
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 100 Not available Not available
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 100 $18.49 $38,470
Therapists, all other 100 $23.40 $48,670
Education, training, and library workers, all other 90 $21.87 $45,490
Farm and home management advisors 90 $20.47 $42,580
Gas plant operators 90 $23.93 $49,780
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 90 $32.07 $66,700
Locksmiths and safe repairers 90 $18.43 $38,340
Materials engineers 90 $39.52 $82,210
Occupational therapist aides 90 $12.95 $26,940
Psychologists, all other 90 $34.76 $72,310
Public address system and other announcers 90 $23.05 $47,950
Athletic trainers 80 Not available $37,380
Economics teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $78,850
Fire inspectors and investigators 80 $26.32 $54,750
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 80 $16.07 $33,420
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 80 $14.67 $30,510
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 80 $9.48 $19,720
Political science teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $58,790
Proofreaders and copy markers 80 $15.90 $33,080
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $49,110
Vocational education teachers, middle school 80 Not available $53,510
Bailiffs 70 $17.57 $36,550
Biological scientists, all other 70 $32.14 $66,840
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $61,620
Curators 70 $28.19 $58,630
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 70 $10.04 $20,870
Emergency management specialists 70 $27.28 $56,750
Fashion designers 70 Not available Not available
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 70 $10.20 $21,210
Helpers, construction trades, all other 70 $11.16 $23,210
Podiatrists 70 $79.01 $164,340
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 70 $12.71 $26,440
Agricultural inspectors 60 $21.15 $43,990
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 60 $26.91 $55,960
Audiologists 60 $26.32 $54,750
Conservation scientists 60 $25.29 $52,600
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 60 $17.76 $36,950
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 60 $16.99 $35,340
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 60 $11.69 $24,310
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 60 $30.49 $63,430
Occupational health and safety technicians 60 $22.32 $46,430
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 60 $14.66 $30,490
Bicycle repairers 50 $11.65 $24,220
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 50 $19.63 $40,820
Education administrators, all other 50 $39.15 $81,430
Environmental engineering technicians 50 $23.44 $48,760
Gaming managers 50 $32.08 $66,730
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 50 $17.62 $36,660
Loading machine operators, underground mining 50 $15.16 $31,530
Marriage and family therapists 50 $21.80 $45,350
Materials scientists 50 $38.12 $79,290
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 50 $28.48 $59,230
Parking enforcement workers 50 $15.63 $32,510
Radiation therapists 50 $33.71 $70,120
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 40 $51.60 $107,330
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 40 $14.37 $29,890
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 40 Not available Not available
Etchers and engravers 40 $13.67 $28,430
Forest and conservation technicians 40 $15.50 $32,240
Foundry mold and coremakers 40 $16.74 $34,830
Media and communication workers, all other 40 $24.05 $50,030
Musicians and singers 40 $16.06 Not available
Orthodontists 40 $105.30 $219,030
Physics teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $66,420
Traffic technicians 40 $18.26 $37,980
Wellhead pumpers 40 $14.89 $30,970
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 40 $22.98 $47,790
Actors 30 Not available Not available
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 30 $25.43 $52,900
Cooks, all other 30 $12.10 $25,180
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 30 $14.68 $30,540
Social work teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $61,790
Agricultural equipment operators Not available $14.08 $29,280
Architecture teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $70,740
Biomedical engineers Not available $36.98 $76,910
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $13.56 $28,200
Chemical equipment operators and tenders Not available $20.82 $43,300
Chemical plant and system operators Not available $22.11 $45,980
Choreographers Not available $24.96 $51,910
Computer and information scientists, research Not available $36.17 $75,240
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $48,940
Database administrators Not available $31.65 $65,830
Electromechanical equipment assemblers Not available $13.65 $28,380
Elevator installers and repairers Not available $21.68 $45,100
Embalmers Not available $15.56 $32,360
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Not available $12.19 $25,360
Funeral attendants Not available $10.73 $22,320
Funeral directors Not available $32.87 $68,360
Furniture finishers Not available $12.80 $26,630
Glaziers Not available $20.11 $41,830
Hazardous materials removal workers Not available $26.04 $54,150
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $109,040
Helpers--roofers Not available $12.24 $25,460
Home economics teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $59,970
Library science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $56,510
Manufactured building and mobile home installers Not available $13.09 $27,230
Material moving workers, all other Not available $13.13 $27,310
Mechanical door repairers Not available $14.92 $31,030
Medical appliance technicians Not available $23.09 $48,030
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Not available $75.00 More than $145,600
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $40.90 $85,060
Paperhangers Not available $16.01 $33,300
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers Not available $24.04 $49,990
Plant and system operators, all other Not available $21.26 $44,220
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $13.32 $27,710
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Not available $19.75 $41,080
Psychiatric aides Not available $10.94 $22,750
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $20.16 $41,940
Roustabouts, oil and gas Not available $13.87 $28,850
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood Not available $11.12 $23,140
Social scientists and related workers, all other Not available $35.02 $72,840
Soil and plant scientists Not available $32.12 $66,810
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners Not available $13.59 $28,260
Watch repairers Not available $17.15 $35,670
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