Occupational employment / Lexington-Fayette, KY

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 "Lexington-Fayette, KY" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 252,470 $18.51 $38,510
Office and administrative support occupations 38,800 $14.25 $29,640
Production occupations 27,350 $14.80 $30,780
Sales and related occupations 24,530 $15.68 $32,610
Food preparation and serving related occupations 22,590 $8.95 $18,610
Transportation and material moving occupations 16,910 $14.38 $29,910
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 16,770 $30.99 $64,460
Education, training, and library occupations 14,580 $24.62 $51,210
Management occupations 12,400 $39.56 $82,280
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 11,530 $18.64 $38,780
Construction and extraction occupations 10,090 $17.78 $36,980
Retail salespersons 8,160 $11.59 $24,120
Business and financial operations occupations 7,820 $26.08 $54,250
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 6,940 $10.77 $22,410
Registered nurses 6,590 $30.68 $63,800
Computer and mathematical occupations 6,330 $28.67 $59,640
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 6,250 $7.49 $15,580
Protective service occupations 6,240 $14.22 $29,570
Waiters and waitresses 6,030 $8.36 $17,390
Personal care and service occupations 6,020 $10.80 $22,470
Architecture and engineering occupations 5,880 $31.82 $66,180
Cashiers 5,650 $8.50 $17,680
Healthcare support occupations 5,500 $12.57 $26,150
Stock clerks and order fillers 4,650 $11.28 $23,460
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 4,100 $11.34 $23,590
Team assemblers 4,000 $14.53 $30,220
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 3,650 $19.04 $39,600
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 3,640 $19.06 $39,650
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 3,420 $14.63 $30,430
General and operations managers 3,300 $41.99 $87,340
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 3,190 $10.09 $20,990
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 3,180 $16.76 $34,870
Office clerks, general 3,050 $12.89 $26,820
Customer service representatives 2,790 $13.59 $28,280
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 2,790 $12.86 $26,740
Maintenance and repair workers, general 2,710 $14.87 $30,920
Security guards 2,620 $10.11 $21,020
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,570 $19.01 $39,530
Cooks, restaurant 2,550 $9.54 $19,830
Community and social services occupations 2,510 $19.45 $40,450
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 2,500 $11.68 $24,290
Life, physical, and social science occupations 2,380 $23.45 $48,770
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 2,350 $20.12 $41,860
Receptionists and information clerks 2,290 $11.14 $23,180
Elementary school teachers, except special education 2,060 Not available $45,760
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2,010 $11.79 $24,520
Industrial truck and tractor operators 1,870 $14.43 $30,020
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 1,840 $27.57 $57,350
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 1,820 $14.56 $30,280
Teacher assistants 1,820 Not available $25,490
Computer support specialists 1,760 $15.55 $32,350
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,710 $13.51 $28,100
Legal occupations 1,640 $34.33 $71,410
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 1,560 $14.76 $30,700
Accountants and auditors 1,520 $27.22 $56,610
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 1,520 $15.75 $32,760
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 1,510 $10.41 $21,650
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,510 $23.43 $48,740
Child care workers 1,500 $8.94 $18,600
Helpers--production workers 1,480 $10.50 $21,830
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,440 $9.14 $19,000
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 1,410 $11.21 $23,320
Electricians 1,290 $18.96 $39,440
Business operations specialists, all other 1,260 $27.69 $57,590
Construction laborers 1,240 $13.74 $28,570
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 1,140 $24.70 $51,370
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 1,140 $18.40 $38,280
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,120 $15.87 $33,000
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,080 Not available $48,160
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 1,050 $14.37 $29,890
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 1,040 $11.65 $24,240
Financial managers 1,040 $42.14 $87,650
Packers and packagers, hand 1,020 $9.74 $20,250
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,010 Not available $47,410
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 1,010 $17.96 $37,360
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,000 $14.17 $29,470
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,000 $22.82 $47,460
Sales representatives, services, all other 1,000 $20.32 $42,270
Carpenters 990 $16.91 $35,180
Production workers, all other 990 $11.62 $24,170
Computer systems analysts 980 $35.09 $72,990
Counter and rental clerks 970 $10.78 $22,430
Food preparation workers 970 $9.85 $20,490
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 960 $18.73 $38,960
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 940 $8.10 $16,860
Insurance sales agents 940 $24.30 $50,540
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 920 $9.29 $19,320
Pharmacy technicians 920 $12.23 $25,440
Industrial machinery mechanics 890 $21.47 $44,650
Lawyers 860 $47.38 $98,550
Medical secretaries 860 $13.48 $28,030
Nonfarm animal caretakers 860 $9.87 $20,530
Tellers 860 $10.98 $22,830
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 850 $20.35 $42,320
Child, family, and school social workers 830 $19.29 $40,120
Computer software engineers, applications 820 $38.66 $80,420
Preschool teachers, except special education 790 $11.32 $23,540
Pharmacists 770 $45.93 $95,520
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 770 $43.64 $90,770
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 720 $18.38 $38,230
Correctional officers and jailers 720 $16.58 $34,490
Fire fighters 720 $12.95 $26,940
Medical assistants 700 $14.38 $29,900
Bartenders 690 $9.72 $20,210
Bus drivers, school 690 $13.94 $29,000
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 690 $11.62 $24,180
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 670 $16.14 $33,580
Database administrators 660 $30.27 $62,970
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 640 $27.90 $58,030
Managers, all other 640 $37.20 $77,370
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 640 $26.35 $54,800
Radiologic technologists and technicians 640 $21.42 $44,560
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 630 $18.72 $38,930
Chief executives 620 $71.45 $148,610
Property, real estate, and community association managers 620 $18.66 $38,810
Industrial engineers 610 $34.22 $71,170
Medical and health services managers 610 $40.39 $84,010
Bill and account collectors 590 $16.85 $35,040
Construction managers 590 $31.77 $66,090
Driver/sales workers 590 $11.76 $24,460
Machinists 580 $15.93 $33,140
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 580 $9.22 $19,180
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 570 $7.87 $16,370
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 570 $23.88 $49,660
Postal service mail carriers 570 Not available Not available
Coaches and scouts 550 Not available $35,630
Computer software engineers, systems software 530 $41.42 $86,140
Data entry keyers 530 $10.20 $21,220
Paralegals and legal assistants 530 $17.70 $36,820
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 530 $19.10 $39,720
Cooks, fast food 510 $7.25 $15,070
Office and administrative support workers, all other 510 $13.53 $28,140
Dishwashers 500 $8.99 $18,700
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 500 $14.08 $29,290
Loan officers 500 $26.82 $55,780
Public relations specialists 500 $20.58 $42,820
Computer programmers 490 $33.16 $68,980
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 480 $7.75 $16,130
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 480 $23.11 $48,070
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 480 $15.70 $32,650
Tool and die makers 480 $22.33 $46,440
Architects, except landscape and naval 470 $28.65 $59,580
Industrial production managers 470 $36.53 $75,980
Network and computer systems administrators 470 $24.78 $51,550
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 460 $14.93 $31,060
Dental assistants 460 $13.91 $28,940
Food service managers 460 $23.25 $48,360
Personal and home care aides 450 $8.86 $18,430
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 440 $24.68 $51,330
Medical records and health information technicians 440 $16.83 $35,020
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 440 $14.77 $30,730
Computer and information systems managers 430 $46.41 $96,530
Home health aides 430 $9.98 $20,770
Mechanical engineers 430 $33.13 $68,900
All other information and record clerks 420 $16.44 $34,200
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 420 $11.98 $24,920
Network systems and data communications analysts 420 $26.36 $54,840
Teachers and instructors, all other 420 Not available $52,010
Veterinary technologists and technicians 420 $11.86 $24,670
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 410 $7.97 $16,570
Physicians and surgeons, all other 410 $96.52 $200,770
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 400 $14.23 $29,610
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 400 $8.93 $18,580
Civil engineers 390 $33.80 $70,290
Recreation workers 390 $13.92 $28,960
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 370 $19.24 $40,010
Real estate sales agents 370 $12.44 $25,880
Biological technicians 360 $14.79 $30,770
Cost estimators 360 $25.06 $52,130
Management analysts 360 $27.05 $56,250
Parts salespersons 360 $13.49 $28,050
Sales managers 360 $51.18 $106,450
Education administrators, postsecondary 350 $36.55 $76,020
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 350 $13.37 $27,800
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 350 $16.94 $35,220
Postsecondary teachers, all other 350 Not available Not available
Switchboard operators, including answering service 350 $10.63 $22,100
Advertising sales agents 340 $19.31 $40,170
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 340 $23.22 $48,290
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 340 $14.01 $29,130
Engineers, all other 340 $38.44 $79,960
Order clerks 340 $12.97 $26,970
Training and development specialists 340 $22.20 $46,170
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 330 $14.08 $29,280
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 330 Not available Not available
Computer operators 320 $18.37 $38,200
Financial specialists, all other 320 $27.25 $56,670
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 320 $20.28 $42,180
Healthcare support workers, all other 320 $14.23 $29,600
Librarians 320 $25.00 $52,000
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 320 $16.86 $35,070
Respiratory therapists 320 $22.18 $46,130
Surgical technologists 320 $16.96 $35,280
Dental hygienists 310 $26.24 $54,570
Graphic designers 310 $18.85 $39,210
Highway maintenance workers 310 $13.72 $28,540
Painters, construction and maintenance 310 $14.76 $30,700
File clerks 300 $11.55 $24,020
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 300 $17.19 $35,760
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 300 $15.34 $31,910
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 290 $15.91 $33,080
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 290 $24.68 $51,320
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 290 $14.47 $30,090
Legal secretaries 290 $17.37 $36,130
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 290 $37.51 $78,010
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 280 Not available $44,610
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 280 $9.39 $19,530
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 270 Not available $77,460
Engineering managers 270 $55.13 $114,670
Marketing managers 270 $47.27 $98,310
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 270 $14.90 $30,980
Physical therapists 270 $33.15 $68,950
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 260 $23.12 $48,100
Court, municipal, and license clerks 260 $14.32 $29,790
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 260 $14.47 $30,100
Mechanical drafters 260 $19.74 $41,070
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 260 $19.25 $40,040
Social and human service assistants 260 $13.62 $28,330
Veterinarians 260 $42.36 $88,110
Cement masons and concrete finishers 250 $15.90 $33,070
Civil engineering technicians 250 $19.05 $39,610
Couriers and messengers 250 $10.23 $21,280
Instructional coordinators 250 $31.29 $65,090
Social and community service managers 250 $27.14 $56,440
Automotive body and related repairers 240 $16.41 $34,140
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 240 $13.71 $28,510
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 240 $18.48 $38,430
Physical therapist assistants 240 $17.20 $35,780
Sales and related workers, all other 240 $19.37 $40,280
Architectural and civil drafters 230 $20.08 $41,760
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 230 $21.52 $44,760
Logisticians 230 $26.49 $55,110
Printing machine operators 230 $16.36 $34,020
Roofers 230 $16.41 $34,130
Anesthesiologists 220 $75.00 More than $145,600
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 220 $27.36 $56,900
Millwrights 220 $27.72 $57,660
Residential advisors 220 $10.81 $22,490
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 210 $12.37 $25,730
Medical and public health social workers 210 $21.30 $44,300
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 210 $18.26 $37,980
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 210 $16.36 $34,020
Self-enrichment education teachers 210 $9.21 $19,160
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 210 $10.06 $20,920
Bindery workers 200 $16.19 $33,680
Library assistants, clerical 200 $9.73 $20,240
Machine feeders and offbearers 200 $16.18 $33,660
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 190 $14.25 $29,640
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 190 $14.42 $29,990
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 190 $16.70 $34,730
Electrical engineers 190 $39.97 $83,130
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 190 $18.11 $37,670
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 190 $26.83 $55,800
Editors 180 $22.44 $46,670
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 180 $14.17 $29,480
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 180 $31.30 $65,110
Medical transcriptionists 180 $13.78 $28,660
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 180 $15.67 $32,600
Rehabilitation counselors 180 $16.80 $34,950
Special education teachers, middle school 180 Not available $45,230
Structural iron and steel workers 180 $21.51 $44,750
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available Not available
Loan interviewers and clerks 170 $16.48 $34,280
Medical equipment preparers 170 $13.82 $28,730
Surveying and mapping technicians 170 $15.65 $32,550
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 160 $20.94 $43,540
Chefs and head cooks 160 $18.91 $39,320
Computer specialists, all other 160 $36.29 $75,480
Dentists, general 160 $94.26 $196,050
Education teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available Not available
Industrial engineering technicians 160 $24.39 $50,720
Library technicians 160 $12.81 $26,640
Physician assistants 160 $34.69 $72,150
Producers and directors 160 $20.89 $43,440
Purchasing managers 160 $43.33 $90,130
Special education teachers, secondary school 160 Not available $46,550
Tax preparers 160 $15.65 $32,540
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 160 $20.21 $42,030
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 160 $37.34 $77,670
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 150 $18.30 $38,060
Chemical engineers 150 $41.66 $86,660
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available Not available
Helpers--electricians 150 $11.14 $23,170
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 150 $7.77 $16,170
Market research analysts 150 $29.01 $60,330
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 150 $20.34 $42,320
Pharmacy aides 150 $10.60 $22,050
Photographers 150 $16.91 $35,170
Speech-language pathologists 150 $26.89 $55,920
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 150 $17.26 $35,900
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available Not available
Brickmasons and blockmasons 140 $19.60 $40,780
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 140 $20.57 $42,790
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 140 $10.87 $22,600
Job printers 140 Not available Not available
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 140 Not available $48,050
Medical equipment repairers 140 $16.88 $35,100
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 140 $15.40 $32,040
Tire repairers and changers 140 $11.67 $24,280
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 130 $26.98 $56,130
Biological scientists, all other 130 $27.08 $56,330
Broadcast technicians 130 $16.97 $35,300
Business teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available Not available
Chemists 130 $29.42 $61,190
Construction and building inspectors 130 $21.00 $43,690
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 130 $18.89 $39,290
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 130 $15.97 $33,210
Food servers, nonrestaurant 130 $9.17 $19,070
Human resources managers, all other 130 $38.29 $79,650
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $66,340
Procurement clerks 130 $17.63 $36,680
Security and fire alarm systems installers 130 $17.91 $37,260
Travel agents 130 $15.44 $32,120
Conveyor operators and tenders 120 $13.67 $28,430
Floral designers 120 $13.75 $28,600
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 120 $13.14 $27,340
Materials engineers 120 $35.31 $73,450
Personal care and service workers, all other 120 $10.66 $22,170
Personal financial advisors 120 $23.87 $49,640
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 120 $15.59 $32,430
Public relations managers 120 $36.28 $75,470
Reporters and correspondents 120 $23.11 $48,060
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 120 $10.99 $22,870
Sheet metal workers 120 $18.79 $39,090
Butchers and meat cutters 110 $12.88 $26,790
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 110 $18.76 $39,030
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 110 $25.62 $53,300
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 110 $11.20 $23,300
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available Not available
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 110 $32.82 $68,280
Lodging managers 110 $22.55 $46,900
Postal service clerks 110 Not available Not available
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 110 $9.76 $20,290
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 110 $28.57 $59,420
Amusement and recreation attendants 100 $8.57 $17,830
Crane and tower operators 100 $22.72 $47,260
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 100 $19.30 $40,150
Home appliance repairers 100 $13.57 $28,230
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 100 $10.98 $22,840
Occupational therapists 100 $30.46 $63,360
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 100 $13.08 $27,210
Prepress technicians and workers 100 $13.65 $28,400
Protective service workers, all other 100 $15.78 $32,830
Surveyors 100 $25.90 $53,860
Bakers 90 $8.85 $18,410
Communications teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available Not available
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 90 $16.63 $34,590
Detectives and criminal investigators 90 $28.21 $58,680
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 90 $18.11 $37,680
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 90 $19.82 $41,230
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $16.10 $33,490
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $13.01 $27,060
Legal support workers, all other 90 $16.32 $33,950
Mental health counselors 90 $16.73 $34,790
Occupational health and safety specialists 90 $26.43 $54,980
Photographic processing machine operators 90 $11.82 $24,580
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 90 $15.46 $32,150
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 80 $17.87 $37,160
Bailiffs 80 $9.11 $18,960
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 80 $24.63 $51,240
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $68,850
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 80 $18.62 $38,720
Cooks, short order 80 $9.03 $18,790
Dental laboratory technicians 80 $16.77 $34,880
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 80 $18.20 $37,850
Family and general practitioners 80 $94.75 $197,080
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 80 $13.83 $28,760
History teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $57,400
Maintenance workers, machinery 80 $19.09 $39,710
Motor vehicle operators, all other 80 $16.17 $33,630
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 80 $11.61 $24,150
Physical therapist aides 80 $10.79 $22,430
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 80 $13.22 $27,500
Writers and authors 80 $19.08 $39,690
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 70 $21.45 $44,610
Diagnostic medical sonographers 70 $27.53 $57,270
Dietitians and nutritionists 70 $25.09 $52,190
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers 70 $22.87 $47,580
Financial analysts 70 $35.06 $72,920
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 70 $14.40 $29,960
Interpreters and translators 70 $18.02 $37,490
Meeting and convention planners 70 $19.27 $40,090
New accounts clerks 70 $14.27 $29,690
Power plant operators 70 $24.48 $50,910
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 70 Not available Not available
Sewing machine operators 70 $12.08 $25,120
Social scientists and related workers, all other 70 $28.41 $59,100
Training and development managers 70 $27.66 $57,540
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 70 $12.51 $26,010
Advertising and promotions managers 60 $30.68 $63,810
Budget analysts 60 $30.34 $63,110
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available Not available
Clergy 60 $24.41 $50,780
Education administrators, all other 60 Not available Not available
Electrical and electronics drafters 60 $27.35 $56,890
Environmental engineers 60 $27.02 $56,190
Health educators 60 $14.99 $31,180
Helpers--roofers 60 $13.75 $28,610
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 60 $17.31 $36,000
Internists, general 60 $103.43 $215,130
Law clerks 60 $15.07 $31,340
Mechanical engineering technicians 60 $23.00 $47,840
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available Not available
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 60 $12.59 $26,190
Telemarketers 60 $11.57 $24,060
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 60 $12.91 $26,860
Agricultural equipment operators 50 $13.31 $27,680
Anthropologists and archeologists 50 $23.77 $49,440
Commercial and industrial designers 50 $26.76 $55,660
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 50 $12.76 $26,550
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 50 $33.33 $69,330
Funeral attendants 50 $9.18 $19,100
Funeral directors 50 $21.62 $44,960
Insurance underwriters 50 $27.20 $56,580
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 50 $11.08 $23,050
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 50 $16.39 $34,090
Natural sciences managers 50 $41.31 $85,930
Nuclear medicine technologists 50 $27.95 $58,130
Social workers, all other 50 $26.53 $55,190
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 50 $27.80 $57,830
Therapists, all other 50 $36.65 $76,230
Audio and video equipment technicians 40 $16.67 $34,680
Chiropractors 40 Not available Not available
Commercial pilots 40 Not available $66,600
Compensation and benefits managers 40 $31.62 $65,760
Credit analysts 40 $45.13 $93,870
Crossing guards 40 $9.57 $19,900
Desktop publishers 40 $14.75 $30,690
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 40 $14.73 $30,650
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 40 $29.77 $61,920
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 40 $11.16 $23,200
Electronics engineers, except computer 40 $38.50 $80,080
Financial examiners 40 $37.00 $76,950
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 $14.34 $29,820
Helpers--carpenters 40 $10.22 $21,250
Manicurists and pedicurists 40 $11.45 $23,810
Operations research analysts 40 $26.52 $55,160
Optometrists 40 $65.43 $136,100
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 40 $13.90 $28,910
Physics teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available Not available
Respiratory therapy technicians 40 $21.81 $45,370
Surgeons 40 $75.00 More than $145,600
Tour guides and escorts 40 $11.82 $24,580
Urban and regional planners 40 $25.68 $53,410
Audiologists 30 $33.23 $69,120
Baggage porters and bellhops 30 $8.02 $16,680
Cargo and freight agents 30 $18.62 $38,720
Construction and related workers, all other 30 $13.39 $27,850
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 30 $10.91 $22,700
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $55,010
Transportation workers, all other 30 $12.97 $26,970
Administrative services managers Not available $34.17 $71,080
Animal trainers Not available $15.23 $31,680
Assemblers and fabricators, all other Not available $13.86 $28,820
Athletic trainers Not available Not available $42,830
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $15.38 $31,980
Carpet installers Not available $11.67 $24,270
Chemical technicians Not available $17.38 $36,160
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers Not available $12.06 $25,080
Demonstrators and product promoters Not available $9.38 $19,520
Dietetic technicians Not available $12.14 $25,240
Drafters, all other Not available $23.75 $49,390
Electrical power-line installers and repairers Not available $21.03 $43,750
Environmental engineering technicians Not available $14.17 $29,480
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators Not available $21.18 $44,060
Farm equipment mechanics Not available $13.30 $27,660
Furniture finishers Not available $14.46 $30,080
Glaziers Not available $13.81 $28,730
Helpers, construction trades, all other Not available $11.44 $23,800
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other Not available $19.85 $41,300
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Not available $22.88 $47,590
Interior designers Not available $20.49 $42,610
Massage therapists Not available $17.72 $36,860
Material moving workers, all other Not available $11.49 $23,900
Materials scientists Not available $23.54 $48,950
Meter readers, utilities Not available $13.38 $27,830
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic Not available $12.34 $25,680
Obstetricians and gynecologists Not available $100.47 $208,990
Office machine operators, except computer Not available $9.24 $19,230
Opticians, dispensing Not available $13.73 $28,560
Painters, transportation equipment Not available $19.75 $41,070
Painting, coating, and decorating workers Not available $10.82 $22,510
Parking lot attendants Not available $8.82 $18,340
Pest control workers Not available $14.43 $30,020
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Not available $18.50 $38,480
Proofreaders and copy markers Not available $14.91 $31,000
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $11.26 $23,430
Service station attendants Not available $9.51 $19,790
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $15.60 $32,440
Technical writers Not available $23.72 $49,330
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $18.23 $37,920
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