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 |
931,220 |
$18.62 |
$38,720 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
152,070 |
$15.54 |
$32,330 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
133,270 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Sales and related occupations |
96,960 |
$15.65 |
$32,550 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
80,690 |
$23.51 |
$48,900 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
67,220 |
$14.56 |
$30,290 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
56,490 |
$13.04 |
$27,130 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
54,640 |
$11.70 |
$24,330 |
| Management occupations |
40,380 |
$43.97 |
$91,450 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
35,590 |
$20.91 |
$43,480 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
33,280 |
$21.26 |
$44,220 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
32,960 |
$9.66 |
$20,100 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
31,640 |
$36.00 |
$74,880 |
| Retail salespersons |
31,080 |
$12.06 |
$25,090 |
| Protective service occupations |
29,960 |
$18.00 |
$37,450 |
| Production occupations |
27,230 |
$15.12 |
$31,440 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
25,840 |
$28.66 |
$59,610 |
| Cashiers |
25,430 |
$10.20 |
$21,220 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
23,530 |
$12.59 |
$26,180 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
20,750 |
$9.00 |
$18,720 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
20,550 |
$12.80 |
$26,620 |
| Office clerks, general |
19,990 |
$14.11 |
$29,350 |
| Gaming dealers |
19,820 |
$7.06 |
$14,690 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
19,580 |
$12.68 |
$26,370 |
| Security guards |
16,930 |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
15,450 |
$14.27 |
$29,690 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
15,040 |
$22.80 |
$47,420 |
| Carpenters |
14,820 |
$24.51 |
$50,980 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
13,610 |
$16.26 |
$33,820 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
12,320 |
$14.00 |
$29,120 |
| Customer service representatives |
12,230 |
$14.75 |
$30,680 |
| General and operations managers |
12,230 |
$49.14 |
$102,220 |
| Registered nurses |
11,570 |
$34.26 |
$71,270 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
11,350 |
$10.32 |
$21,460 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
10,730 |
$11.91 |
$24,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
10,650 |
$21.65 |
$45,030 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
10,590 |
$33.49 |
$69,650 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
10,160 |
$13.55 |
$28,180 |
| Bartenders |
9,830 |
$12.64 |
$26,300 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
9,600 |
$30.37 |
$63,180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
9,470 |
$18.93 |
$39,380 |
| Dishwashers |
9,190 |
$10.95 |
$22,770 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
9,070 |
$12.59 |
$26,190 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
9,030 |
$20.17 |
$41,960 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
8,280 |
$12.42 |
$25,830 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
8,260 |
Not available |
$47,380 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
8,180 |
$13.71 |
$28,520 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
7,990 |
$16.53 |
$34,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
7,860 |
$34.08 |
$70,890 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
7,830 |
$16.75 |
$34,840 |
| Construction laborers |
7,370 |
$17.13 |
$35,620 |
| Gaming supervisors |
7,220 |
$22.61 |
$47,030 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
6,690 |
$29.27 |
$60,880 |
| Electricians |
6,630 |
$27.33 |
$56,840 |
| Food preparation workers |
6,270 |
$12.00 |
$24,950 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
6,070 |
$16.04 |
$33,360 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
5,860 |
$20.72 |
$43,090 |
| Community and social services occupations |
5,820 |
$23.22 |
$48,290 |
| Legal occupations |
5,480 |
$39.02 |
$81,170 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
4,970 |
$26.83 |
$55,800 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
4,910 |
$21.20 |
$44,090 |
| Cooks, fast food |
4,700 |
$8.32 |
$17,310 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
4,340 |
$14.86 |
$30,920 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
4,320 |
$11.14 |
$23,170 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
4,230 |
$13.65 |
$28,380 |
| Accountants and auditors |
4,050 |
$27.66 |
$57,530 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
3,910 |
$22.49 |
$46,770 |
| Bill and account collectors |
3,890 |
$16.02 |
$33,320 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
3,840 |
$18.26 |
$37,980 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
3,840 |
$23.05 |
$47,940 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
3,810 |
$29.68 |
$61,740 |
| Managers, all other |
3,800 |
$43.79 |
$91,080 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
3,680 |
$9.56 |
$19,890 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
3,580 |
$10.31 |
$21,450 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
3,490 |
$13.86 |
$28,820 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
3,470 |
$14.20 |
$29,530 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
3,450 |
$10.08 |
$20,960 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
3,420 |
$31.45 |
$65,410 |
| Financial managers |
3,260 |
$45.59 |
$94,840 |
| Teacher assistants |
3,210 |
Not available |
$27,970 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
3,190 |
$12.18 |
$25,330 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
3,160 |
$22.10 |
$45,970 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
3,080 |
$10.82 |
$22,510 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
3,010 |
$11.46 |
$23,830 |
| Computer support specialists |
2,980 |
$21.94 |
$45,640 |
| Tellers |
2,970 |
$12.48 |
$25,950 |
| Home health aides |
2,960 |
$10.70 |
$22,250 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
2,950 |
$11.24 |
$23,390 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
2,950 |
$31.34 |
$65,180 |
| Gaming change persons and booth cashiers |
2,920 |
$11.88 |
$24,710 |
| Parking lot attendants |
2,910 |
$9.32 |
$19,380 |
| Medical assistants |
2,890 |
$15.59 |
$32,430 |
| Gaming service workers, all other |
2,840 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Construction managers |
2,750 |
$47.46 |
$98,720 |
| Cooks, short order |
2,700 |
$13.11 |
$27,280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
2,700 |
$28.25 |
$58,750 |
| Gaming cage workers |
2,690 |
$13.96 |
$29,030 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
2,610 |
$22.36 |
$46,510 |
| Helpers--electricians |
2,560 |
$16.58 |
$34,490 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
2,540 |
$17.38 |
$36,140 |
| Sales managers |
2,540 |
$40.37 |
$83,960 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
2,520 |
$16.12 |
$33,530 |
| Lawyers |
2,520 |
$54.37 |
$113,090 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
2,460 |
$9.50 |
$19,770 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
2,460 |
$11.48 |
$23,890 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
2,420 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| Real estate sales agents |
2,380 |
$37.75 |
$78,530 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
2,360 |
$21.84 |
$45,420 |
| Loan officers |
2,310 |
$27.17 |
$56,510 |
| Telemarketers |
2,270 |
$11.68 |
$24,300 |
| Tile and marble setters |
2,260 |
$20.15 |
$41,900 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
2,240 |
$26.66 |
$55,460 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
2,230 |
$20.54 |
$42,710 |
| Civil engineers |
2,210 |
$41.65 |
$86,630 |
| Team assemblers |
2,210 |
$12.26 |
$25,490 |
| Food service managers |
2,170 |
$30.59 |
$63,620 |
| Order clerks |
2,170 |
$13.14 |
$27,340 |
| Driver/sales workers |
2,060 |
$11.83 |
$24,610 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
2,050 |
$21.93 |
$45,610 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
2,040 |
$19.29 |
$40,110 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
1,980 |
$15.24 |
$31,700 |
| Management analysts |
1,970 |
$38.54 |
$80,170 |
| Personal and home care aides |
1,960 |
$11.04 |
$22,960 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
1,900 |
$13.80 |
$28,700 |
| Cost estimators |
1,890 |
$32.03 |
$66,610 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
1,890 |
$22.45 |
$46,700 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,880 |
$15.30 |
$31,830 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,880 |
$16.46 |
$34,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
1,870 |
$23.62 |
$49,140 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
1,860 |
$28.25 |
$58,760 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,830 |
$10.68 |
$22,220 |
| Dental assistants |
1,820 |
$15.89 |
$33,050 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
1,810 |
$21.30 |
$44,310 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
1,800 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
1,770 |
$28.31 |
$58,870 |
| Pharmacists |
1,730 |
$49.47 |
$102,900 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
1,680 |
$9.63 |
$20,040 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,580 |
$12.19 |
$25,360 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
1,570 |
$22.23 |
$46,240 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
1,560 |
$20.92 |
$43,510 |
| Bakers |
1,530 |
$13.83 |
$28,760 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners |
1,520 |
$10.63 |
$22,110 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
1,500 |
$17.31 |
$36,010 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
1,490 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,470 |
$16.96 |
$35,270 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
1,450 |
$14.34 |
$29,830 |
| Tapers |
1,450 |
$20.17 |
$41,950 |
| Legal secretaries |
1,440 |
$21.22 |
$44,140 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
1,430 |
$20.09 |
$41,790 |
| File clerks |
1,430 |
$11.88 |
$24,710 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,430 |
$14.64 |
$30,460 |
| Medical and health services managers |
1,430 |
$44.01 |
$91,540 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
1,420 |
$30.42 |
$63,270 |
| Sheet metal workers |
1,390 |
$28.32 |
$58,900 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
1,380 |
$18.71 |
$38,920 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
1,380 |
$16.36 |
$34,020 |
| Couriers and messengers |
1,370 |
$11.47 |
$23,870 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
1,370 |
$9.65 |
$20,070 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
1,370 |
$26.52 |
$55,150 |
| Fire fighters |
1,360 |
$28.20 |
$58,660 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
1,360 |
$17.97 |
$37,390 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
1,360 |
$17.66 |
$36,740 |
| Computer systems analysts |
1,350 |
$34.73 |
$72,240 |
| Marketing managers |
1,330 |
$46.38 |
$96,480 |
| Massage therapists |
1,330 |
$11.36 |
$23,630 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
1,320 |
$16.73 |
$34,800 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
1,310 |
$24.47 |
$50,890 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
1,280 |
$19.89 |
$41,370 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
1,280 |
$22.05 |
$45,860 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,270 |
$13.76 |
$28,620 |
| Administrative services managers |
1,260 |
$29.74 |
$61,870 |
| Graphic designers |
1,250 |
$23.01 |
$47,860 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
1,250 |
$16.59 |
$34,510 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
1,240 |
$13.77 |
$28,640 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
1,220 |
$16.36 |
$34,030 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,220 |
$25.57 |
$53,180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
1,210 |
$28.31 |
$58,880 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
1,190 |
$34.10 |
$70,930 |
| Insurance sales agents |
1,190 |
$26.83 |
$55,810 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters |
1,190 |
$9.77 |
$20,310 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
1,180 |
$29.28 |
$60,900 |
| Medical secretaries |
1,170 |
$16.38 |
$34,070 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
1,160 |
$22.90 |
$47,620 |
| Parts salespersons |
1,140 |
$16.01 |
$33,290 |
| Roofers |
1,130 |
$17.58 |
$36,560 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
1,090 |
$11.89 |
$24,730 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
1,090 |
$26.26 |
$54,610 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,090 |
$20.15 |
$41,910 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
1,070 |
$29.98 |
$62,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
1,070 |
$20.26 |
$42,140 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
1,070 |
$17.96 |
$37,350 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
1,060 |
$13.95 |
$29,020 |
| Slot key persons |
1,040 |
$13.45 |
$27,980 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
1,010 |
$11.90 |
$24,750 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
1,000 |
Not available |
$86,220 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
1,000 |
$18.38 |
$38,230 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
990 |
$17.75 |
$36,920 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
980 |
Not available |
$40,220 |
| Data entry keyers |
970 |
$12.63 |
$26,260 |
| Computer programmers |
960 |
$31.19 |
$64,870 |
| Social and human service assistants |
960 |
$13.12 |
$27,300 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
940 |
$27.82 |
$57,870 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
940 |
$29.02 |
$60,350 |
| Child care workers |
930 |
$8.39 |
$17,450 |
| Photographers |
930 |
$17.49 |
$36,380 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
920 |
$27.07 |
$56,310 |
| Printing machine operators |
920 |
$17.72 |
$36,860 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
910 |
$21.34 |
$44,380 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
900 |
$25.87 |
$53,800 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
900 |
$28.67 |
$59,620 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
900 |
$13.59 |
$28,270 |
| Advertising sales agents |
890 |
$30.36 |
$63,150 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
890 |
$21.86 |
$45,480 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
890 |
$37.13 |
$77,230 |
| Dental hygienists |
890 |
$34.56 |
$71,890 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
880 |
$18.85 |
$39,200 |
| Training and development specialists |
880 |
$23.84 |
$49,590 |
| Chief executives |
870 |
$76.48 |
$159,090 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
870 |
$12.70 |
$26,410 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
870 |
$16.23 |
$33,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
860 |
$23.67 |
$49,230 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
850 |
$31.88 |
$66,300 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
840 |
$46.29 |
$96,280 |
| Dancers |
840 |
$19.56 |
Not available |
| Family and general practitioners |
830 |
$70.28 |
$146,180 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
810 |
$15.38 |
$31,980 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
800 |
$12.85 |
$26,730 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
790 |
$19.73 |
$41,030 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
790 |
$16.35 |
$34,010 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
790 |
$22.89 |
$47,610 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
780 |
$25.90 |
$53,870 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
780 |
$29.74 |
$61,850 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
780 |
$12.71 |
$26,430 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
760 |
$40.63 |
$84,520 |
| Crossing guards |
760 |
$10.06 |
$20,920 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
760 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
760 |
$19.21 |
$39,960 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
760 |
$18.20 |
$37,850 |
| Service station attendants |
750 |
$9.34 |
$19,430 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
740 |
$23.78 |
$49,470 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
740 |
$30.61 |
$63,670 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
740 |
$13.62 |
$28,330 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
740 |
$16.39 |
$34,080 |
| Physical therapists |
740 |
$43.29 |
$90,050 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
740 |
$24.39 |
$50,740 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
730 |
$18.32 |
$38,100 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
730 |
$19.33 |
$40,210 |
| Musicians and singers |
730 |
$18.41 |
Not available |
| Travel agents |
730 |
$13.99 |
$29,090 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
720 |
$28.95 |
$60,210 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
720 |
$11.05 |
$22,980 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
720 |
$18.54 |
$38,560 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
710 |
$25.49 |
$53,020 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
700 |
$14.66 |
$30,500 |
| Recreation workers |
700 |
$14.75 |
$30,670 |
| Flight attendants |
670 |
Not available |
$30,500 |
| Engineers, all other |
660 |
$39.95 |
$83,090 |
| Dentists, general |
650 |
$76.03 |
$158,150 |
| Surgical technologists |
650 |
$22.37 |
$46,530 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
640 |
$23.71 |
$49,320 |
| Public relations specialists |
640 |
$33.44 |
$69,560 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
630 |
$12.61 |
$26,230 |
| Market research analysts |
630 |
$26.99 |
$56,150 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
630 |
$35.27 |
$73,360 |
| Production workers, all other |
630 |
$15.29 |
$31,800 |
| Carpet installers |
620 |
$21.36 |
$44,440 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
620 |
$32.21 |
$66,990 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
620 |
Not available |
$50,130 |
| Actors |
610 |
$25.71 |
Not available |
| Pipelayers |
610 |
$21.73 |
$45,190 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
590 |
$15.84 |
$32,940 |
| Producers and directors |
590 |
$37.58 |
$78,170 |
| Engineering managers |
580 |
$58.26 |
$121,180 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
580 |
$13.07 |
$27,190 |
| All other information and record clerks |
570 |
$16.54 |
$34,400 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
570 |
$13.91 |
$28,940 |
| Riggers |
570 |
$29.31 |
$60,960 |
| Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators |
560 |
$17.60 |
$36,600 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
560 |
$22.41 |
$46,610 |
| Food batchmakers |
550 |
$9.74 |
$20,250 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
540 |
$28.74 |
$59,780 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
540 |
$46.02 |
$95,730 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
540 |
$29.62 |
$61,620 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
530 |
$35.82 |
$74,510 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
530 |
$24.78 |
$51,540 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
520 |
$42.11 |
$87,600 |
| Surveyors |
520 |
$30.35 |
$63,120 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
500 |
$38.98 |
$81,080 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
490 |
$33.21 |
$69,080 |
| Skin care specialists |
490 |
$10.19 |
$21,200 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
480 |
$34.16 |
$71,050 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
480 |
$32.83 |
$68,280 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
480 |
$10.30 |
$21,430 |
| Credit analysts |
470 |
$31.26 |
$65,030 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other |
470 |
$12.71 |
$26,440 |
| Librarians |
460 |
$30.45 |
$63,350 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
460 |
$24.61 |
$51,190 |
| Personal financial advisors |
460 |
$35.22 |
$73,260 |
| Pest control workers |
460 |
$15.81 |
$32,880 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
460 |
$11.98 |
$24,930 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
460 |
$12.67 |
$26,350 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
450 |
$28.50 |
$59,270 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
450 |
$9.69 |
$20,140 |
| Procurement clerks |
450 |
$16.75 |
$34,850 |
| Social and community service managers |
450 |
$22.89 |
$47,610 |
| Stonemasons |
450 |
$24.66 |
$51,290 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
440 |
$22.80 |
$47,410 |
| Respiratory therapists |
440 |
$30.96 |
$64,400 |
| Commercial pilots |
430 |
Not available |
$66,710 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
430 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Interior designers |
430 |
$34.24 |
$71,210 |
| Occupational therapists |
430 |
$41.81 |
$86,960 |
| Surgeons |
430 |
$102.91 |
$214,050 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
420 |
$18.56 |
$38,600 |
| Fence erectors |
410 |
$16.50 |
$34,320 |
| Glaziers |
410 |
$27.07 |
$56,310 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
410 |
$15.52 |
$32,280 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
410 |
$10.22 |
$21,250 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
410 |
$19.03 |
$39,580 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
410 |
Not available |
$55,300 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
400 |
Not available |
$68,500 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
400 |
$23.72 |
$49,330 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
400 |
$23.26 |
$48,370 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
400 |
$25.12 |
$52,250 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
400 |
$22.97 |
$47,780 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
400 |
$15.83 |
$32,930 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
390 |
Not available |
$51,140 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
390 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
390 |
$42.89 |
$89,210 |
| Gaming managers |
390 |
$43.76 |
$91,010 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
390 |
$27.15 |
$56,480 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
390 |
$24.86 |
$51,710 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
380 |
$23.39 |
$48,660 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
380 |
$33.58 |
$69,850 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
380 |
Not available |
$71,100 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
380 |
$17.93 |
$37,300 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
370 |
$31.39 |
Not available |
| Industrial production managers |
370 |
$41.74 |
$86,810 |
| Media and communication workers, all other |
370 |
$23.92 |
$49,760 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
370 |
$15.98 |
$33,230 |
| Concierges |
360 |
$16.41 |
$34,130 |
| Costume attendants |
360 |
$16.00 |
$33,280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
350 |
$37.55 |
$78,110 |
| Helpers--roofers |
350 |
$12.60 |
$26,210 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
350 |
$24.61 |
$51,180 |
| Physician assistants |
350 |
$48.92 |
$101,740 |
| Electrical engineers |
340 |
$38.62 |
$80,340 |
| Lodging managers |
340 |
$33.89 |
$70,480 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
330 |
$26.76 |
$55,650 |
| Tax preparers |
330 |
$28.48 |
$59,240 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
320 |
$20.10 |
$41,810 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
320 |
$10.44 |
$21,710 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
320 |
$12.59 |
$26,190 |
| Postal service clerks |
320 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Real estate brokers |
310 |
$44.33 |
$92,210 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
300 |
$32.16 |
$66,880 |
| Sound engineering technicians |
300 |
$26.09 |
$54,270 |
| Writers and authors |
300 |
$25.59 |
$53,230 |
| Editors |
290 |
$26.05 |
$54,180 |
| Mechanical engineers |
290 |
$43.12 |
$89,690 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
290 |
$24.08 |
$50,090 |
| Purchasing managers |
290 |
$38.58 |
$80,250 |
| Mechanical drafters |
280 |
$25.86 |
$53,800 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
270 |
$34.25 |
$71,250 |
| Crane and tower operators |
270 |
$33.49 |
$69,660 |
| Financial analysts |
270 |
$36.82 |
$76,580 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
270 |
$31.14 |
$64,760 |
| Word processors and typists |
270 |
$14.01 |
$29,140 |
| Floral designers |
260 |
$15.35 |
$31,920 |
| Machinists |
260 |
$17.97 |
$37,390 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
260 |
$11.18 |
$23,250 |
| Veterinarians |
260 |
$41.75 |
$86,830 |
| Computer operators |
250 |
$19.29 |
$40,120 |
| Job printers |
250 |
$16.94 |
$35,230 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
250 |
$14.34 |
$29,820 |
| Sales engineers |
250 |
$33.64 |
$69,970 |
| Art directors |
240 |
$29.52 |
$61,410 |
| Sewing machine operators |
240 |
$10.77 |
$22,400 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
240 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
240 |
$19.01 |
$39,540 |
| Chiropractors |
230 |
$57.83 |
$120,290 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
230 |
$20.00 |
$41,600 |
| Database administrators |
230 |
$39.19 |
$81,520 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
230 |
$21.05 |
$43,790 |
| Power plant operators |
230 |
$31.13 |
$64,750 |
| Public relations managers |
230 |
$55.12 |
$114,640 |
| Radio and television announcers |
230 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Social workers, all other |
230 |
$20.72 |
$43,110 |
| Industrial engineers |
220 |
$32.15 |
$66,860 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
220 |
$27.44 |
$57,070 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
220 |
$15.20 |
$31,630 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
210 |
Not available |
$42,900 |
| Mental health counselors |
210 |
$23.69 |
$49,280 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
210 |
$30.84 |
$64,140 |
| New accounts clerks |
210 |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
| Technical writers |
210 |
$24.38 |
$50,710 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
210 |
$12.71 |
$26,450 |
| Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders |
200 |
$19.33 |
$40,210 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
190 |
$27.86 |
$57,950 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
190 |
$14.41 |
$29,980 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
190 |
$27.21 |
$56,600 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
190 |
$18.29 |
$38,050 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
190 |
$30.74 |
$63,930 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
180 |
$21.60 |
$44,940 |
| Law clerks |
180 |
$25.07 |
$52,140 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
180 |
$21.81 |
$45,360 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers |
180 |
$21.85 |
$45,450 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers |
170 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Budget analysts |
170 |
$34.17 |
$71,070 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$13.68 |
$28,460 |
| Cooks, all other |
170 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$15.67 |
$32,590 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
170 |
$17.66 |
$36,730 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
170 |
$18.10 |
$37,640 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
170 |
$35.54 |
$73,930 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
170 |
$22.23 |
$46,240 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
170 |
$19.15 |
$39,830 |
| Paperhangers |
170 |
$28.63 |
$59,560 |
| Urban and regional planners |
170 |
$35.72 |
$74,310 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
160 |
$26.97 |
$56,090 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
160 |
$17.30 |
$35,980 |
| Optometrists |
160 |
$53.78 |
$111,860 |
| Physical therapist aides |
160 |
$12.54 |
$26,080 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
160 |
$30.76 |
$63,980 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
150 |
$16.64 |
$34,600 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
150 |
$12.04 |
$25,040 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
150 |
$16.76 |
$34,860 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
150 |
$26.59 |
$55,310 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
140 |
Not available |
$63,210 |
| Environmental engineers |
140 |
$42.11 |
$87,580 |
| Health educators |
140 |
$30.27 |
$62,960 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
140 |
$19.06 |
$39,650 |
| Photographic process workers |
140 |
$15.14 |
$31,490 |
| Broadcast technicians |
130 |
$15.26 |
$31,740 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
130 |
$34.85 |
$72,490 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
130 |
$30.94 |
$64,350 |
| Counselors, all other |
130 |
$20.57 |
$42,780 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
130 |
$15.98 |
$33,240 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
130 |
$24.18 |
$50,290 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes |
120 |
$43.97 |
$91,450 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
120 |
$26.18 |
$54,450 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
120 |
$26.26 |
$54,630 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
120 |
$29.57 |
$61,500 |
| Chemical technicians |
110 |
$23.05 |
$47,940 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
110 |
$23.29 |
$48,440 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
110 |
$35.62 |
$74,080 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles |
110 |
$23.59 |
$49,060 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
110 |
$36.96 |
$76,870 |
| Internists, general |
110 |
$75.93 |
$157,930 |
| Interpreters and translators |
110 |
$19.54 |
$40,650 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
110 |
$15.22 |
$31,650 |
| Pharmacy aides |
110 |
$12.08 |
$25,130 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
110 |
$19.36 |
$40,280 |
| Training and development managers |
110 |
$36.65 |
$76,230 |
| Chemists |
100 |
$38.17 |
$79,400 |
| Home appliance repairers |
100 |
$24.42 |
$50,800 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
100 |
$17.76 |
$36,930 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
100 |
$19.72 |
$41,020 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
100 |
$17.91 |
$37,250 |
| Therapists, all other |
100 |
$28.93 |
$60,180 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
90 |
$17.26 |
$35,910 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Forest and conservation technicians |
90 |
$17.68 |
$36,770 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
90 |
$15.41 |
$32,060 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
90 |
$23.14 |
$48,130 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
90 |
$18.03 |
$37,500 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
90 |
$10.30 |
$21,410 |
| Operations research analysts |
90 |
$38.07 |
$79,180 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Artists and related workers, all other |
80 |
$20.05 |
$41,710 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists |
80 |
$34.73 |
$72,240 |
| Drafters, all other |
80 |
$18.97 |
$39,470 |
| Funeral attendants |
80 |
$12.84 |
$26,710 |
| Hydrologists |
80 |
$39.49 |
$82,150 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
80 |
$62.47 |
$129,930 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
80 |
$19.47 |
$40,500 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
80 |
Not available |
$51,220 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
80 |
$14.85 |
$30,900 |
| Recreational therapists |
80 |
$14.29 |
$29,730 |
| Upholsterers |
80 |
$20.46 |
$42,550 |
| Animal control workers |
70 |
$25.28 |
$52,590 |
| Bindery workers |
70 |
$13.17 |
$27,380 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
70 |
$20.93 |
$43,530 |
| Desktop publishers |
70 |
$16.88 |
$35,100 |
| Fashion designers |
70 |
$23.41 |
$48,680 |
| Film and video editors |
70 |
$21.90 |
$45,550 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
70 |
$9.64 |
$20,060 |
| Instructional coordinators |
70 |
$23.34 |
$48,540 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
70 |
$24.91 |
$51,800 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
70 |
$31.28 |
$65,050 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians |
70 |
$21.74 |
$45,210 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
70 |
$32.31 |
$67,210 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists |
70 |
$29.60 |
$61,570 |
| Athletic trainers |
60 |
Not available |
$47,730 |
| Clergy |
60 |
$28.13 |
$58,510 |
| Designers, all other |
60 |
$26.22 |
$54,540 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
60 |
$32.50 |
$67,590 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
60 |
$26.54 |
$55,210 |
| Emergency management specialists |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
60 |
$14.83 |
$30,850 |
| Natural sciences managers |
60 |
$42.95 |
$89,330 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
60 |
$40.08 |
$83,380 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
60 |
$15.11 |
$31,420 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
60 |
$25.69 |
$53,440 |
| Residential advisors |
60 |
$13.19 |
$27,430 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
60 |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
50 |
$15.35 |
$31,920 |
| Legislators |
50 |
Not available |
$49,940 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
50 |
$19.94 |
$41,480 |
| Nuclear engineers |
50 |
$61.34 |
$127,590 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
50 |
$27.15 |
$56,460 |
| Psychiatrists |
50 |
$98.26 |
$204,380 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
40 |
$20.43 |
$42,490 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors |
40 |
$20.28 |
$42,170 |
| Animal trainers |
40 |
$10.96 |
$22,800 |
| Conservation scientists |
40 |
$29.44 |
$61,240 |
| Dietetic technicians |
40 |
$14.59 |
$30,340 |
| Epidemiologists |
40 |
$28.41 |
$59,090 |
| Funeral directors |
40 |
$40.30 |
$83,820 |
| Logisticians |
40 |
$29.82 |
$62,030 |
| Materials engineers |
40 |
$32.32 |
$67,230 |
| Medical appliance technicians |
40 |
$20.50 |
$42,640 |
| Public address system and other announcers |
40 |
$18.22 |
$37,900 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
40 |
$23.16 |
$48,180 |
| Traffic technicians |
40 |
$33.35 |
$69,370 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
40 |
$14.63 |
$30,430 |
| Curators |
30 |
$28.22 |
$58,710 |
| Education administrators, all other |
30 |
$27.29 |
$56,770 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders |
30 |
$11.28 |
$23,470 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians |
30 |
$23.78 |
$49,450 |
| Landscape architects |
30 |
$37.11 |
$77,190 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
30 |
$23.68 |
$49,250 |
| Actuaries |
Not available |
$27.05 |
$56,260 |
| Anthropologists and archeologists |
Not available |
$27.77 |
$57,760 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$58,350 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
Not available |
$21.65 |
$45,030 |
| Avionics technicians |
Not available |
$21.30 |
$44,310 |
| Biological technicians |
Not available |
$13.94 |
$28,990 |
| Broadcast news analysts |
Not available |
$31.85 |
$66,250 |
| Brokerage clerks |
Not available |
$17.21 |
$35,800 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other |
Not available |
$13.87 |
$28,840 |
| Coaches and scouts |
Not available |
Not available |
$32,990 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
Not available |
$31.97 |
$66,500 |
| Continuous mining machine operators |
Not available |
$22.50 |
$46,790 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
Not available |
$25.40 |
$52,840 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
Not available |
$12.61 |
$26,220 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$14.04 |
$29,200 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
Not available |
$14.66 |
$30,490 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$16.97 |
$35,300 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
Not available |
$11.86 |
$24,670 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
Not available |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators |
Not available |
$13.47 |
$28,030 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
Not available |
$29.13 |
$60,590 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
Not available |
$30.61 |
$63,660 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
Not available |
$16.15 |
$33,600 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
Not available |
$23.90 |
$49,720 |
| Insurance underwriters |
Not available |
$29.19 |
$60,710 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
Not available |
$18.71 |
$38,910 |
| Loan counselors |
Not available |
$21.20 |
$44,090 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
Not available |
$21.85 |
$45,460 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
Not available |
$13.67 |
$28,440 |
| Music directors and composers |
Not available |
$41.02 |
$85,330 |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners |
Not available |
$12.12 |
$25,200 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
Not available |
$95.06 |
$197,730 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists |
Not available |
$23.78 |
$49,460 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$14.61 |
$30,380 |
| Pediatricians, general |
Not available |
$86.57 |
$180,070 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
Not available |
$90.40 |
$188,040 |
| Podiatrists |
Not available |
$59.28 |
$123,310 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
Not available |
$24.68 |
$51,320 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
Not available |
$12.23 |
$25,430 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
Not available |
$16.77 |
$34,880 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$12.15 |
$25,280 |
| Shampooers |
Not available |
$10.45 |
$21,750 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
Not available |
Not available |
$50,600 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
Not available |
$19.62 |
$40,810 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
Not available |
Not available |
$33,700 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
Not available |
$17.31 |
$36,010 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
Not available |
$11.87 |
$24,690 |
