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 |
204,870 |
$17.60 |
$36,610 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
38,400 |
$13.43 |
$27,930 |
| Sales and related occupations |
25,600 |
$17.87 |
$37,170 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
18,100 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
16,000 |
$9.01 |
$18,730 |
| Production occupations |
12,970 |
$14.90 |
$30,990 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
12,350 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
11,150 |
$29.13 |
$60,580 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
10,710 |
$15.98 |
$33,230 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
10,070 |
$17.86 |
$37,140 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
9,280 |
$26.19 |
$54,470 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
7,510 |
$10.91 |
$22,700 |
| Retail salespersons |
6,690 |
$13.89 |
$28,880 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
6,180 |
$8.00 |
$16,630 |
| Cashiers |
6,110 |
$8.47 |
$17,620 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
5,630 |
$18.79 |
$39,080 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
5,450 |
$11.30 |
$23,510 |
| Management occupations |
5,150 |
$50.31 |
$104,640 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
5,080 |
$10.94 |
$22,760 |
| Office clerks, general |
4,390 |
$11.91 |
$24,770 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
4,220 |
$10.48 |
$21,800 |
| Protective service occupations |
4,140 |
$17.02 |
$35,400 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
4,000 |
$12.01 |
$24,990 |
| Customer service representatives |
3,850 |
$12.72 |
$26,460 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
3,710 |
$12.31 |
$25,610 |
| Registered nurses |
3,680 |
$27.53 |
$57,260 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
3,220 |
$10.19 |
$21,190 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
3,090 |
$9.60 |
$19,980 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
2,970 |
$10.55 |
$21,950 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
2,970 |
$10.72 |
$22,290 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
2,800 |
$14.19 |
$29,520 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
2,640 |
$28.77 |
$59,840 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
2,480 |
$10.67 |
$22,190 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
2,460 |
$9.07 |
$18,860 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
2,370 |
$28.58 |
$59,440 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
2,320 |
$16.27 |
$33,840 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
2,320 |
$31.67 |
$65,870 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
2,300 |
$26.51 |
$55,140 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
2,110 |
$17.00 |
$35,350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
1,990 |
$19.42 |
$40,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
1,940 |
$19.13 |
$39,790 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
1,780 |
$28.25 |
$58,770 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
1,770 |
$10.43 |
$21,690 |
| Carpenters |
1,710 |
$15.13 |
$31,480 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
1,690 |
$17.48 |
$36,360 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
1,680 |
$18.05 |
$37,530 |
| Community and social services occupations |
1,530 |
$19.83 |
$41,250 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,510 |
$13.74 |
$28,580 |
| Team assemblers |
1,470 |
$11.28 |
$23,470 |
| Accountants and auditors |
1,460 |
$29.47 |
$61,290 |
| Construction laborers |
1,460 |
$11.43 |
$23,770 |
| General and operations managers |
1,450 |
$52.34 |
$108,860 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,450 |
$9.05 |
$18,830 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
1,390 |
$16.62 |
$34,570 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
1,380 |
Not available |
$55,070 |
| Legal occupations |
1,310 |
$35.74 |
$74,340 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
1,300 |
$9.80 |
$20,390 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
1,300 |
$14.61 |
$30,400 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
1,270 |
$25.03 |
$52,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
1,270 |
$24.13 |
$50,180 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
1,260 |
$13.26 |
$27,580 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,220 |
$14.07 |
$29,280 |
| Electricians |
1,150 |
$18.91 |
$39,330 |
| Insurance sales agents |
1,150 |
$23.57 |
$49,020 |
| Telemarketers |
1,090 |
$12.19 |
$25,350 |
| Child care workers |
1,080 |
$8.69 |
$18,070 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
1,060 |
$14.93 |
$31,060 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
1,030 |
$33.97 |
$70,650 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,030 |
$16.43 |
$34,180 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1,020 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
1,020 |
$20.67 |
$42,990 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
1,000 |
$28.12 |
$58,490 |
| Security guards |
940 |
$10.24 |
$21,310 |
| Food preparation workers |
840 |
$9.49 |
$19,730 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
830 |
$13.76 |
$28,630 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
800 |
$15.12 |
$31,440 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
780 |
$28.82 |
$59,950 |
| Helpers--production workers |
770 |
$11.68 |
$24,300 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
770 |
$11.34 |
$23,590 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
750 |
$7.89 |
$16,400 |
| Medical assistants |
750 |
$11.90 |
$24,750 |
| Production workers, all other |
740 |
$11.38 |
$23,680 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
720 |
$11.13 |
$23,150 |
| Order clerks |
720 |
$12.51 |
$26,030 |
| Tellers |
720 |
$11.62 |
$24,170 |
| Dishwashers |
700 |
$7.72 |
$16,060 |
| Medical secretaries |
680 |
$12.64 |
$26,290 |
| Lawyers |
660 |
$51.60 |
$107,330 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
660 |
$32.02 |
$66,590 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
630 |
$35.31 |
$73,440 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
630 |
$15.91 |
$33,100 |
| File clerks |
620 |
$10.90 |
$22,680 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
610 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Cooks, fast food |
600 |
$8.30 |
$17,250 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
600 |
$16.21 |
$33,720 |
| Home health aides |
570 |
$9.31 |
$19,360 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
550 |
$8.11 |
$16,870 |
| Recreation workers |
550 |
$10.14 |
$21,090 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
540 |
$13.31 |
$27,690 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
540 |
$18.60 |
$38,690 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
530 |
$11.11 |
$23,100 |
| Driver/sales workers |
520 |
$13.34 |
$27,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
510 |
$25.92 |
$53,910 |
| Real estate sales agents |
510 |
$18.81 |
$39,130 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
490 |
$19.68 |
$40,930 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
490 |
$28.15 |
$58,550 |
| Chief executives |
480 |
$80.02 |
$166,450 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
470 |
$14.01 |
$29,150 |
| Loan officers |
470 |
$25.25 |
$52,510 |
| Pharmacists |
470 |
$51.80 |
$107,740 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
470 |
$12.72 |
$26,460 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
450 |
$23.02 |
$47,870 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
440 |
$14.42 |
$29,990 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
440 |
$17.53 |
$36,450 |
| Computer support specialists |
430 |
$18.81 |
$39,120 |
| Industrial engineers |
430 |
$29.93 |
$62,260 |
| Parts salespersons |
420 |
$12.37 |
$25,740 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
410 |
$14.46 |
$30,080 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
400 |
$18.22 |
$37,890 |
| Construction managers |
390 |
$50.17 |
$104,350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
390 |
$21.01 |
$43,700 |
| Bartenders |
370 |
$8.83 |
$18,370 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
370 |
$8.19 |
$17,030 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
370 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Managers, all other |
370 |
$42.90 |
$89,230 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
360 |
$14.51 |
$30,180 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
360 |
$9.31 |
$19,360 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
360 |
$14.44 |
$30,040 |
| Insurance underwriters |
360 |
$21.61 |
$44,940 |
| Sales managers |
360 |
$60.71 |
$126,280 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
350 |
$23.76 |
$49,420 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
350 |
$11.01 |
$22,900 |
| Cost estimators |
340 |
$28.11 |
$58,470 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
330 |
$16.51 |
$34,340 |
| Dental assistants |
330 |
$14.55 |
$30,270 |
| Fire fighters |
330 |
$16.87 |
$35,080 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
330 |
$14.87 |
$30,930 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
320 |
$11.38 |
$23,670 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
320 |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
320 |
$15.93 |
$33,140 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
320 |
$88.90 |
$184,900 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
310 |
$20.00 |
$41,610 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
310 |
$9.74 |
$20,250 |
| Management analysts |
310 |
$29.81 |
$62,000 |
| Physical therapists |
310 |
$30.57 |
$63,590 |
| Training and development specialists |
310 |
$24.01 |
$49,940 |
| Data entry keyers |
300 |
$11.42 |
$23,750 |
| Financial managers |
300 |
$48.30 |
$100,450 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
300 |
$19.09 |
$39,700 |
| Personal and home care aides |
290 |
$10.39 |
$21,610 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
290 |
$18.47 |
$38,410 |
| Roofers |
290 |
$12.58 |
$26,160 |
| Computer programmers |
280 |
$32.32 |
$67,230 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
280 |
$8.58 |
$17,850 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
280 |
$22.17 |
$46,120 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
280 |
$9.52 |
$19,800 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
280 |
$19.12 |
$39,770 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
280 |
$16.44 |
$34,200 |
| All other information and record clerks |
270 |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
270 |
$19.58 |
$40,720 |
| Civil engineers |
270 |
$35.98 |
$74,840 |
| Coaches and scouts |
270 |
Not available |
$34,110 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
270 |
$12.99 |
$27,020 |
| Computer systems analysts |
260 |
$30.47 |
$63,380 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
260 |
$8.17 |
$17,000 |
| Machinists |
260 |
$17.66 |
$36,740 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
260 |
$22.07 |
$45,920 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
260 |
$18.13 |
$37,700 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
250 |
$26.27 |
$54,640 |
| Printing machine operators |
250 |
$14.96 |
$31,120 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
240 |
$23.65 |
$49,190 |
| Graphic designers |
240 |
$17.74 |
$36,900 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
240 |
$10.88 |
$22,620 |
| Legal secretaries |
240 |
$15.78 |
$32,820 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
230 |
$14.77 |
$30,710 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
230 |
$14.41 |
$29,980 |
| Public relations specialists |
230 |
$24.79 |
$51,570 |
| Engineers, all other |
220 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Medical equipment preparers |
220 |
$11.25 |
$23,400 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
220 |
$14.33 |
$29,800 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
220 |
$9.12 |
$18,960 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
210 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
210 |
Not available |
Not available |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
210 |
$20.94 |
$43,560 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
210 |
$13.28 |
$27,610 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
210 |
$13.64 |
$28,360 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
210 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
210 |
$11.60 |
$24,130 |
| Administrative services managers |
200 |
$44.21 |
$91,960 |
| Librarians |
200 |
$27.91 |
$58,060 |
| Pest control workers |
200 |
$16.42 |
$34,150 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
190 |
$13.42 |
$27,910 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
190 |
$16.14 |
$33,570 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
190 |
$25.44 |
$52,920 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
190 |
$29.78 |
$61,950 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
190 |
$25.22 |
$52,470 |
| Advertising sales agents |
180 |
$22.57 |
$46,950 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
180 |
$12.42 |
$25,830 |
| Food service managers |
180 |
$22.98 |
$47,790 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
180 |
$18.78 |
$39,050 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
180 |
$15.34 |
$31,900 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
180 |
$44.02 |
$91,570 |
| Social and human service assistants |
180 |
$14.37 |
$29,880 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
180 |
$15.39 |
$32,010 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
170 |
$17.24 |
$35,850 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
170 |
$34.37 |
$71,490 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
170 |
$14.37 |
$29,880 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
170 |
$10.94 |
$22,760 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
170 |
$11.90 |
$24,750 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
170 |
$17.80 |
$37,020 |
| Sheet metal workers |
170 |
$13.94 |
$28,990 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
160 |
$10.45 |
$21,740 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
160 |
$10.04 |
$20,880 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
160 |
$12.12 |
$25,220 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
150 |
$16.40 |
$34,100 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
150 |
$24.34 |
$50,620 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
150 |
Not available |
$57,900 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
150 |
$29.45 |
$61,260 |
| Helpers--electricians |
150 |
$13.51 |
$28,110 |
| Industrial production managers |
150 |
$52.34 |
$108,870 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
150 |
$15.30 |
$31,820 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
150 |
$15.24 |
$31,700 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
150 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
150 |
$16.33 |
$33,970 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
140 |
$12.82 |
$26,660 |
| Dental hygienists |
140 |
$29.91 |
$62,210 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
140 |
$24.23 |
$50,400 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
140 |
$13.54 |
$28,160 |
| Instructional coordinators |
140 |
$27.90 |
$58,020 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
140 |
$15.90 |
$33,080 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
140 |
$39.42 |
$81,980 |
| Athletes and sports competitors |
130 |
Not available |
$21,680 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
130 |
$20.97 |
$43,620 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
130 |
$18.83 |
$39,170 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
130 |
$22.18 |
$46,120 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
130 |
$15.74 |
$32,740 |
| Database administrators |
130 |
$29.79 |
$61,960 |
| Dentists, general |
130 |
$71.53 |
$148,770 |
| Medical and health services managers |
130 |
$48.35 |
$100,580 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
130 |
$11.58 |
$24,080 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
130 |
$14.85 |
$30,880 |
| Residential advisors |
130 |
$10.86 |
$22,580 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
130 |
$21.28 |
$44,270 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
120 |
$14.83 |
$30,840 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
120 |
$26.70 |
$55,550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
120 |
$24.70 |
$51,370 |
| Food batchmakers |
120 |
$14.00 |
$29,110 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
120 |
$15.68 |
$32,610 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
120 |
$11.47 |
$23,860 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
120 |
$14.48 |
$30,120 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
120 |
$19.72 |
$41,020 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
120 |
$13.48 |
$28,030 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
120 |
$12.52 |
$26,030 |
| Operations research analysts |
120 |
$23.07 |
$47,980 |
| Surveyors |
120 |
$28.99 |
$60,300 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
120 |
$11.34 |
$23,580 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
120 |
$7.93 |
$16,500 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
120 |
$13.09 |
$27,220 |
| Chemical technicians |
110 |
$20.76 |
$43,190 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
110 |
$12.59 |
$26,190 |
| Computer operators |
110 |
$17.62 |
$36,650 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
110 |
$14.03 |
$29,190 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
110 |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$36,380 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
110 |
$15.08 |
$31,370 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
110 |
$14.56 |
$30,280 |
| Power plant operators |
110 |
$22.87 |
$47,580 |
| Surgical technologists |
110 |
$18.24 |
$37,950 |
| Agricultural inspectors |
100 |
$19.63 |
$40,830 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
100 |
$27.81 |
$57,850 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$51,330 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
100 |
$18.62 |
$38,730 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
100 |
$21.14 |
$43,970 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
100 |
$25.42 |
$52,870 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
100 |
$22.83 |
$47,490 |
| Family and general practitioners |
100 |
$81.68 |
$169,900 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
100 |
$12.79 |
$26,590 |
| Food scientists and technologists |
100 |
$19.42 |
$40,390 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
100 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Mechanical engineers |
100 |
$34.36 |
$71,470 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
100 |
$9.60 |
$19,960 |
| Pipelayers |
100 |
$16.16 |
$33,620 |
| Postal service clerks |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
100 |
$16.38 |
$34,080 |
| Real estate brokers |
100 |
$27.46 |
$57,110 |
| Sewing machine operators |
100 |
$10.81 |
$22,480 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
90 |
$35.40 |
$73,620 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
90 |
$15.92 |
$33,120 |
| Clergy |
90 |
$18.58 |
$38,650 |
| Editors |
90 |
$31.27 |
$65,040 |
| Electrical engineers |
90 |
$37.36 |
$77,720 |
| Engineering managers |
90 |
$53.46 |
$111,190 |
| Home appliance repairers |
90 |
$19.44 |
$40,420 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
90 |
$17.76 |
$36,950 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
90 |
$10.81 |
$22,480 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
90 |
$30.60 |
$63,640 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
80 |
$33.04 |
$68,730 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
80 |
$21.46 |
$44,640 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
80 |
$54.77 |
$113,930 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
80 |
$32.92 |
$68,470 |
| Job printers |
80 |
$13.18 |
$27,410 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
80 |
$10.57 |
$21,980 |
| Personal financial advisors |
80 |
$25.94 |
$53,950 |
| Veterinarians |
80 |
$45.79 |
$95,240 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
70 |
$22.94 |
$47,710 |
| Couriers and messengers |
70 |
$12.93 |
$26,900 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
70 |
$16.11 |
$33,510 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
70 |
$11.86 |
$24,670 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
70 |
$20.52 |
$42,690 |
| Procurement clerks |
70 |
$14.96 |
$31,110 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
70 |
$14.64 |
$30,450 |
| Chemists |
60 |
$34.60 |
$71,960 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
60 |
$14.63 |
$30,430 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
60 |
$15.35 |
$31,930 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
60 |
$20.22 |
$42,060 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
60 |
$14.08 |
$29,280 |
| Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders |
60 |
$13.72 |
$28,550 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
60 |
$26.13 |
$54,340 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
60 |
$15.89 |
$33,050 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
60 |
$15.49 |
$32,210 |
| Financial analysts |
60 |
$32.95 |
$68,530 |
| Floral designers |
60 |
$12.22 |
$25,420 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
60 |
$20.09 |
$41,790 |
| Internists, general |
60 |
$96.13 |
$199,950 |
| Logisticians |
60 |
$25.58 |
$53,210 |
| Market research analysts |
60 |
$32.23 |
$67,030 |
| Marketing managers |
60 |
$49.43 |
$102,810 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
60 |
$19.86 |
$41,300 |
| New accounts clerks |
60 |
$13.81 |
$28,730 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
60 |
$29.42 |
$61,190 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
60 |
$11.58 |
$24,090 |
| Purchasing managers |
60 |
$50.93 |
$105,930 |
| Service station attendants |
60 |
$11.67 |
$24,270 |
| Tool and die makers |
60 |
$18.42 |
$38,320 |
| Bakers |
50 |
$10.76 |
$22,380 |
| Bindery workers |
50 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
50 |
$21.70 |
$45,130 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
50 |
$36.33 |
$75,570 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
50 |
$15.88 |
$33,030 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
50 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
50 |
$28.56 |
$59,400 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
50 |
$12.34 |
$25,680 |
| Legislators |
50 |
Not available |
$38,390 |
| Mechanical drafters |
50 |
$20.47 |
$42,580 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
50 |
$15.21 |
$31,630 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
50 |
$30.82 |
$64,100 |
| Occupational therapists |
50 |
$36.18 |
$75,260 |
| Optometrists |
50 |
$65.41 |
$136,060 |
| Photographers |
50 |
$13.27 |
$27,600 |
| Urban and regional planners |
50 |
$27.47 |
$57,130 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$48,490 |
| Biological technicians |
40 |
$18.00 |
$37,440 |
| Chemical engineers |
40 |
$35.14 |
$73,090 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
40 |
$42.62 |
$88,660 |
| Credit analysts |
40 |
$25.97 |
$54,010 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
40 |
$41.07 |
$85,430 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$45,780 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
40 |
$15.90 |
$33,070 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
40 |
$15.75 |
$32,760 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
40 |
$10.57 |
$21,980 |
| Forensic science technicians |
40 |
$19.77 |
$41,130 |
| Funeral attendants |
40 |
$11.85 |
$24,660 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
40 |
$43.85 |
$91,210 |
| Library technicians |
40 |
$14.07 |
$29,260 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
40 |
$14.30 |
$29,740 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$52,220 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
40 |
$19.69 |
$40,960 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
40 |
$15.07 |
$31,350 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
40 |
$12.73 |
$26,480 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
40 |
$23.26 |
$48,390 |
| Physician assistants |
40 |
$41.84 |
$87,030 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
40 |
$17.11 |
$35,580 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
40 |
$29.41 |
$61,170 |
| Sales engineers |
40 |
$32.56 |
$67,730 |
| Social and community service managers |
40 |
$33.47 |
$69,610 |
| Training and development managers |
40 |
$41.82 |
$86,990 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
40 |
$16.11 |
$33,500 |
| Writers and authors |
40 |
$25.85 |
$53,780 |
| Budget analysts |
30 |
$27.37 |
$56,940 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
30 |
$29.36 |
$61,060 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
30 |
$35.65 |
$74,160 |
| Health educators |
30 |
$23.27 |
$48,390 |
| Massage therapists |
30 |
$22.08 |
$45,930 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
30 |
$102.77 |
$213,750 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
30 |
Not available |
$38,940 |
| Radiation therapists |
30 |
$35.27 |
$73,360 |
| Surgeons |
30 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Agricultural equipment operators |
Not available |
$12.10 |
$25,160 |
| Anesthesiologists |
Not available |
$57.75 |
$120,110 |
| Audiologists |
Not available |
$37.71 |
$78,440 |
| Bill and account collectors |
Not available |
$14.64 |
$30,460 |
| Brokerage clerks |
Not available |
$16.50 |
$34,330 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
Not available |
$17.78 |
$36,980 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
Not available |
$16.81 |
$34,960 |
| Chemical plant and system operators |
Not available |
$21.45 |
$44,630 |
| Cooks, short order |
Not available |
$8.06 |
$16,770 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
Not available |
$11.74 |
$24,430 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
Not available |
$39.11 |
$81,340 |
| Environmental engineers |
Not available |
$27.96 |
$58,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
Not available |
$24.25 |
$50,440 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$10.53 |
$21,900 |
| Furniture finishers |
Not available |
$13.81 |
$28,710 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$12.08 |
$25,130 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
Not available |
$10.50 |
$21,840 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
Not available |
$11.26 |
$23,410 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
Not available |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
Not available |
$11.57 |
$24,070 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
Not available |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Millwrights |
Not available |
$18.00 |
$37,440 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
Not available |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
Not available |
$20.58 |
$42,810 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$13.72 |
$28,540 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$61,800 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
Not available |
$11.76 |
$24,460 |
| Pharmacy aides |
Not available |
$9.42 |
$19,590 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
Not available |
$9.06 |
$18,850 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
Not available |
$27.66 |
$57,530 |
| Tax preparers |
Not available |
$12.93 |
$26,890 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
Not available |
$23.59 |
$49,070 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
Not available |
$17.54 |
$36,490 |
| Travel agents |
Not available |
$12.05 |
$25,060 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
Not available |
$16.06 |
$33,410 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
Not available |
$9.32 |
$19,390 |
| Woodworkers, all other |
Not available |
$14.58 |
$30,330 |
| Word processors and typists |
Not available |
$12.32 |
$25,620 |
