Occupational employment / Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

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 "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 4,160,640 $22.88 $47,600
Office and administrative support occupations 810,200 $16.94 $35,240
Sales and related occupations 415,400 $18.60 $38,690
Food preparation and serving related occupations 323,940 $10.08 $20,960
Production occupations 316,470 $14.18 $29,500
Transportation and material moving occupations 297,860 $15.04 $31,280
Education, training, and library occupations 268,080 $26.74 $55,610
Management occupations 231,870 $54.53 $113,430
Business and financial operations occupations 214,890 $34.10 $70,940
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 182,570 $37.11 $77,200
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 141,310 $32.77 $68,160
Construction and extraction occupations 139,610 $22.94 $47,710
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 127,820 $21.72 $45,170
Retail salespersons 126,030 $12.33 $25,640
Office clerks, general 118,720 $13.80 $28,700
Protective service occupations 107,750 $22.68 $47,170
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 104,250 $12.56 $26,130
Personal care and service occupations 96,550 $12.64 $26,300
Healthcare support occupations 93,390 $13.59 $28,260
Cashiers 92,580 $10.41 $21,650
Computer and mathematical occupations 89,590 $37.59 $78,180
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 84,090 $12.19 $25,350
Architecture and engineering occupations 76,530 $40.08 $83,370
General and operations managers 68,770 $59.35 $123,440
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 65,830 $21.70 $45,140
Waiters and waitresses 63,810 $9.65 $20,070
Registered nurses 63,650 $38.32 $79,710
Customer service representatives 60,720 $17.11 $35,580
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 59,820 $9.14 $19,010
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 57,780 $18.01 $37,470
Stock clerks and order fillers 56,740 $11.69 $24,320
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 54,000 $11.87 $24,700
Elementary school teachers, except special education 53,670 Not available $60,060
Security guards 52,850 $12.25 $25,480
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 52,680 $25.58 $53,210
Community and social services occupations 48,660 $24.12 $50,160
Teacher assistants 48,600 Not available $29,780
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 47,490 $29.63 $61,640
Business operations specialists, all other 42,470 $33.76 $70,230
Accountants and auditors 42,190 $34.89 $72,570
Legal occupations 37,940 $56.05 $116,580
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 36,360 Not available $64,320
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 34,360 $14.07 $29,270
Packers and packagers, hand 34,300 $9.45 $19,660
Sewing machine operators 34,170 $9.71 $20,200
Life, physical, and social science occupations 33,030 $32.82 $68,270
Maintenance and repair workers, general 32,020 $19.19 $39,910
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 31,550 $20.04 $41,690
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 30,920 $16.64 $34,610
Receptionists and information clerks 30,890 $13.12 $27,280
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 30,840 $12.15 $25,270
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 30,400 $19.55 $40,660
Cooks, fast food 30,280 $8.91 $18,540
Construction laborers 29,250 $18.04 $37,520
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 29,220 $14.82 $30,830
Food preparation workers 28,430 $9.73 $20,240
Cooks, restaurant 26,460 $11.50 $23,920
Sales representatives, services, all other 25,720 $28.99 $60,290
Lawyers 23,900 $71.66 $149,060
Team assemblers 22,880 $11.72 $24,390
Medical secretaries 22,730 $14.84 $30,870
Office and administrative support workers, all other 22,390 $14.06 $29,240
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 22,250 $9.39 $19,530
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 22,130 $14.07 $29,260
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 21,400 $10.87 $22,610
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 20,770 $37.35 $77,680
Medical assistants 20,760 $14.69 $30,560
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 20,720 $22.49 $46,790
Postsecondary teachers, all other 19,840 Not available $73,900
Industrial truck and tractor operators 19,460 $17.71 $36,830
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 18,910 $16.82 $34,990
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 18,890 $13.52 $28,110
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 18,810 $25.27 $52,570
Management analysts 18,590 $41.51 $86,340
Managers, all other 18,290 $51.75 $107,640
Financial managers 17,960 $59.58 $123,930
Carpenters 17,610 $23.01 $47,850
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 16,720 $10.43 $21,690
Dishwashers 16,600 $8.96 $18,640
Tellers 16,170 $12.55 $26,100
Counter and rental clerks 16,130 $12.56 $26,120
Sales managers 16,100 $55.72 $115,910
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 15,750 $9.01 $18,750
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 15,280 $18.84 $39,200
Computer support specialists 15,200 $22.11 $45,990
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 15,200 $16.23 $33,750
Producers and directors 14,710 $57.70 $120,020
Bill and account collectors 14,600 $18.00 $37,440
Helpers--production workers 14,600 $10.33 $21,480
Child care workers 14,470 $10.74 $22,340
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 14,380 $21.75 $45,230
Computer software engineers, systems software 13,710 $47.74 $99,300
Computer software engineers, applications 13,610 $42.95 $89,340
Teachers and instructors, all other 13,580 Not available $48,210
Preschool teachers, except special education 13,390 $14.50 $30,150
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 13,190 $12.43 $25,850
Order clerks 12,950 $13.90 $28,910
Actors 12,900 Not available Not available
Personal and home care aides 12,620 $9.94 $20,670
Home health aides 12,000 $10.86 $22,590
Electricians 11,850 $25.01 $52,020
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 11,810 $33.46 $69,590
Engineers, all other 11,720 $48.04 $99,930
Computer systems analysts 11,660 $39.08 $81,280
Legal secretaries 11,460 $24.04 $49,990
Dental assistants 11,340 $14.79 $30,770
Property, real estate, and community association managers 11,050 $22.21 $46,190
Machinists 10,890 $17.24 $35,860
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 10,890 $37.63 $78,270
Parking lot attendants 10,880 $9.39 $19,530
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 10,860 $9.58 $19,930
Bartenders 10,810 $9.84 $20,470
Graphic designers 10,710 $27.17 $56,510
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 10,700 $31.38 $65,270
Chief executives 10,600 $97.79 $203,410
Postal service mail carriers 10,490 Not available Not available
Loan officers 10,400 $39.11 $81,360
Computer and information systems managers 9,700 $60.06 $124,920
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 9,620 $14.82 $30,830
Amusement and recreation attendants 9,480 $9.31 $19,370
All other information and record clerks 9,420 $18.10 $37,650
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 9,410 $17.17 $35,720
Recreation workers 9,320 $11.85 $24,640
Data entry keyers 9,290 $13.66 $28,410
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 9,260 Not available $59,120
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 9,200 $29.93 $62,260
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 9,120 $26.63 $55,400
Financial analysts 9,110 $44.43 $92,420
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 9,080 $23.88 $49,670
Driver/sales workers 8,900 $12.55 $26,100
Word processors and typists 8,830 $18.40 $38,280
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 8,780 $27.95 $58,130
File clerks 8,760 $13.33 $27,720
Public relations specialists 8,760 $31.83 $66,210
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 8,620 $45.03 $93,660
Market research analysts 8,610 $32.33 $67,240
Paralegals and legal assistants 8,580 $26.95 $56,050
Food service managers 8,330 $24.18 $50,290
Telemarketers 8,290 $12.89 $26,800
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 8,270 $36.55 $76,020
Network and computer systems administrators 8,240 $35.15 $73,110
Engineering managers 8,190 $65.81 $136,880
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 8,170 $21.59 $44,900
Printing machine operators 8,130 $15.95 $33,170
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 8,100 $9.56 $19,880
Administrative services managers 8,010 $44.99 $93,580
Marketing managers 8,010 $64.68 $134,530
Civil engineers 7,900 $40.91 $85,090
Sales and related workers, all other 7,740 $23.26 $48,370
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 7,740 $15.75 $32,750
Computer programmers 7,720 $37.81 $78,640
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 7,650 $30.99 $64,460
Child, family, and school social workers 7,640 $27.07 $56,300
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 7,540 $28.23 $58,720
Painters, construction and maintenance 7,290 $18.87 $39,260
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 7,230 $26.26 $54,620
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 7,210 $19.86 $41,310
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 7,130 $12.99 $27,030
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 7,130 $17.67 $36,760
Medical and health services managers 7,060 $50.82 $105,710
Financial specialists, all other 7,050 $28.34 $58,950
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 7,030 $12.54 $26,090
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 7,020 $28.69 $59,680
Pharmacists 6,930 $55.01 $114,430
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 6,870 Not available Not available
Cargo and freight agents 6,840 $21.00 $43,690
Bakers 6,810 $12.53 $26,060
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 6,800 $15.54 $32,320
Pharmacy technicians 6,780 $16.67 $34,670
Social and human service assistants 6,690 $15.86 $32,980
Insurance sales agents 6,670 $31.58 $65,690
Physicians and surgeons, all other 6,650 $85.45 $177,740
Loan interviewers and clerks 6,620 $18.73 $38,960
Production workers, all other 6,620 $13.66 $28,410
Healthcare support workers, all other 6,580 $16.11 $33,500
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 6,430 $13.80 $28,710
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 6,390 Not available $60,980
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 6,310 $36.42 $75,750
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 6,310 $12.53 $26,060
Multi-media artists and animators 6,260 $38.84 $80,780
Aerospace engineers 6,190 $52.34 $108,870
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 6,190 $22.16 $46,090
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 6,110 Not available $56,000
Network systems and data communications analysts 6,110 $33.99 $70,710
Fire fighters 6,080 $36.85 $76,640
Electronics engineers, except computer 6,010 $46.56 $96,850
Industrial engineers 5,790 $39.24 $81,620
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 5,750 $12.56 $26,110
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 5,750 $19.42 $40,390
Switchboard operators, including answering service 5,730 $13.34 $27,740
Cost estimators 5,710 $30.95 $64,370
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 5,700 $23.71 $49,310
Computer specialists, all other 5,690 $36.98 $76,910
Bus drivers, school 5,670 $15.92 $33,110
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 5,650 $26.52 $55,150
Coaches and scouts 5,640 Not available $46,480
Self-enrichment education teachers 5,640 $19.83 $41,240
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 5,590 $22.83 $47,490
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 5,580 $12.65 $26,300
Food batchmakers 5,560 $12.10 $25,160
Mechanical engineers 5,550 $42.43 $88,250
Couriers and messengers 5,510 $10.77 $22,400
Film and video editors 5,460 $40.67 $84,590
Industrial production managers 5,350 $44.38 $92,320
Flight attendants 5,300 Not available $37,030
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 5,300 $19.27 $40,090
Parts salespersons 5,260 $16.12 $33,540
Architectural and civil drafters 5,060 $25.13 $52,270
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 5,020 $28.50 $59,280
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 4,960 $34.31 $71,350
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 4,950 $13.81 $28,730
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 4,890 Not available $107,420
Construction managers 4,860 $51.64 $107,410
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 4,770 $13.61 $28,300
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 4,760 $18.15 $37,740
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 4,700 $10.66 $22,180
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 4,590 $32.02 $66,600
Database administrators 4,560 $44.14 $91,820
Butchers and meat cutters 4,470 $12.80 $26,630
Electrical engineers 4,460 $42.64 $88,680
Editors 4,450 $30.44 $63,310
Personal financial advisors 4,380 $42.11 $87,600
Advertising sales agents 4,310 $30.20 $62,820
Medical records and health information technicians 4,280 $17.82 $37,060
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 4,250 $17.68 $36,770
Education, training, and library workers, all other 4,210 $18.59 $38,660
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 4,200 $39.63 $82,430
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 4,190 $27.42 $57,040
Physical therapists 4,130 $38.70 $80,500
Cement masons and concrete finishers 4,120 $23.68 $49,240
Office machine operators, except computer 4,100 $13.31 $27,680
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 4,080 $20.90 $43,460
Graduate teaching assistants 4,070 Not available $32,380
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 4,070 $13.84 $28,800
Radiologic technologists and technicians 4,070 $28.89 $60,080
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 4,030 $11.19 $23,270
Community and social service specialists, all other 4,020 $22.13 $46,020
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 3,990 $19.15 $39,830
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 3,970 $21.26 $44,210
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 3,940 $9.30 $19,350
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 3,920 $9.68 $20,130
Computer operators 3,880 $17.95 $37,330
Gaming dealers 3,870 $11.45 $23,810
Industrial machinery mechanics 3,870 $22.82 $47,460
Travel agents 3,850 $15.30 $31,810
Dental hygienists 3,840 $38.43 $79,940
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 3,840 $18.50 $38,490
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 3,830 $21.52 $44,770
Audio and video equipment technicians 3,820 $22.64 $47,090
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 3,820 $15.21 $31,640
Demonstrators and product promoters 3,800 $13.69 $28,470
Nonfarm animal caretakers 3,770 $10.65 $22,140
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 3,760 $29.14 $60,610
Training and development specialists 3,750 $31.10 $64,690
Sound engineering technicians 3,740 $32.65 $67,910
Family and general practitioners 3,650 $59.28 $123,290
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 3,650 $39.39 $81,930
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 3,640 $24.31 $50,560
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 3,620 $14.44 $30,040
Social and community service managers 3,610 $35.37 $73,570
Respiratory therapists 3,580 $31.79 $66,130
Special education teachers, secondary school 3,570 Not available $65,090
Writers and authors 3,570 $56.59 $117,700
Crossing guards 3,560 $9.18 $19,090
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 3,460 $14.85 $30,880
Art directors 3,450 $53.21 $110,680
Health technologists and technicians, all other 3,450 $21.43 $44,570
Dentists, general 3,440 $61.60 $128,140
Manicurists and pedicurists 3,440 $9.21 $19,160
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 3,440 $29.52 $61,400
Budget analysts 3,410 $35.99 $74,860
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 3,380 $12.88 $26,790
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 3,350 $32.79 $68,210
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 3,340 Not available $106,230
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 3,330 Not available $84,920
Musicians and singers 3,320 $38.19 Not available
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 3,310 $13.77 $28,650
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 3,310 $10.06 $20,930
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 3,300 $19.71 $41,000
Automotive body and related repairers 3,270 $18.46 $38,390
Food servers, nonrestaurant 3,200 $11.40 $23,720
Transportation workers, all other 3,190 Not available Not available
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 3,180 $27.16 $56,490
Construction and building inspectors 3,170 $35.01 $72,830
Logisticians 3,120 $36.65 $76,230
Chefs and head cooks 3,090 $21.62 $44,980
Sales engineers 3,090 $43.83 $91,170
Architects, except landscape and naval 3,010 $45.82 $95,310
Cutters and trimmers, hand 3,010 $10.43 $21,690
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 3,010 $14.19 $29,510
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,010 $11.51 $23,940
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 3,000 $32.86 $68,350
Protective service workers, all other 2,990 $18.42 $38,320
Motor vehicle operators, all other 2,970 $13.62 $28,340
Medical and public health social workers 2,960 $27.79 $57,810
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 2,940 $43.91 $91,340
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2,920 $12.63 $26,280
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 2,910 $30.55 $63,550
Instructional coordinators 2,910 $27.57 $57,350
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 2,880 $13.86 $28,830
Procurement clerks 2,830 $17.13 $35,640
Sheet metal workers 2,760 $25.26 $52,530
Librarians 2,750 $31.80 $66,130
Credit analysts 2,720 $30.33 $63,080
Machine feeders and offbearers 2,720 $12.02 $25,010
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 2,720 $15.05 $31,300
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,720 $10.23 $21,270
Pharmacy aides 2,700 $10.69 $22,240
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 2,690 Not available $122,040
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,670 $12.70 $26,420
Cooks, short order 2,670 $11.31 $23,530
Fashion designers 2,590 $37.59 $78,200
Media and communication workers, all other 2,580 $23.62 $49,130
Real estate sales agents 2,560 Not available Not available
Roofers 2,560 $23.42 $48,710
Plasterers and stucco masons 2,480 $20.23 $42,080
Tire repairers and changers 2,460 $12.51 $26,030
Upholsterers 2,460 $12.48 $25,960
Surgical technologists 2,450 $21.97 $45,710
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 2,420 $26.86 $55,870
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 2,420 $11.33 $23,570
Mental health counselors 2,400 $21.91 $45,570
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 2,370 $21.26 $44,220
Library technicians 2,360 $16.51 $34,330
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 2,350 $11.23 $23,360
Security and fire alarm systems installers 2,340 $19.30 $40,150
Tile and marble setters 2,340 $20.65 $42,960
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 2,330 $13.08 $27,200
Purchasing managers 2,330 $48.93 $101,770
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 2,320 $54.35 $113,050
Structural iron and steel workers 2,320 $25.59 $53,220
Pest control workers 2,300 $15.32 $31,860
Prepress technicians and workers 2,300 $20.60 $42,850
Health educators 2,270 $19.77 $41,110
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,230 $15.46 $32,150
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 2,180 Not available Not available
Insurance underwriters 2,180 $30.71 $63,880
Brokerage clerks 2,170 $22.20 $46,180
Education administrators, postsecondary 2,170 $43.07 $89,580
Postal service clerks 2,130 Not available Not available
Human resources managers, all other 2,090 $54.11 $112,540
Bindery workers 2,060 $14.24 $29,630
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,050 $13.64 $28,370
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 2,030 Not available $85,870
Dietitians and nutritionists 2,020 $25.49 $53,020
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 2,010 $28.86 $60,020
Occupational health and safety specialists 2,010 $31.52 $65,560
Interior designers 2,000 $27.66 $57,530
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,970 $13.65 $28,390
Occupational therapists 1,970 $39.98 $83,160
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,950 $13.24 $27,540
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,940 $22.67 $47,150
Chemists 1,900 $33.61 $69,910
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 1,890 $32.02 $66,600
Library assistants, clerical 1,890 $13.24 $27,540
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 1,870 $24.80 $51,580
Civil engineering technicians 1,840 $30.73 $63,910
Internists, general 1,830 $80.14 $166,690
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 1,810 $14.20 $29,540
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,810 $16.97 $35,300
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1,810 $16.43 $34,170
New accounts clerks 1,800 $15.57 $32,390
Opticians, dispensing 1,800 $16.61 $34,560
Broadcast technicians 1,790 $19.76 $41,090
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 1,790 $14.23 $29,600
Medical transcriptionists 1,760 $20.12 $41,840
Photographers 1,760 $28.03 $58,310
Baggage porters and bellhops 1,720 $11.76 $24,450
Gaming service workers, all other 1,700 $12.33 $25,650
Rehabilitation counselors 1,690 $23.50 $48,880
Advertising and promotions managers 1,680 $48.03 $99,890
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,680 $16.79 $34,930
Speech-language pathologists 1,660 $39.01 $81,130
Public relations managers 1,650 $57.34 $119,260
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,620 $24.58 $51,130
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,600 $12.47 $25,930
Legal support workers, all other 1,600 $27.39 $56,980
Marriage and family therapists 1,600 $24.32 $50,570
Technical writers 1,590 $37.05 $77,070
Social workers, all other 1,580 $22.42 $46,640
Tool and die makers 1,580 $22.98 $47,790
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 1,570 $9.09 $18,900
Reporters and correspondents 1,570 $21.99 $45,750
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,560 $13.18 $27,410
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,560 $30.82 $64,110
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 1,550 $25.63 $53,310
Natural sciences managers 1,530 $59.90 $124,600
Painters, transportation equipment 1,520 $19.43 $40,410
Helpers--electricians 1,500 Not available Not available
Real estate brokers 1,500 $39.11 $81,350
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 1,490 $31.74 $66,020
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 1,480 $10.36 $21,550
Massage therapists 1,460 $17.82 $37,070
Personal care and service workers, all other 1,460 $14.24 $29,630
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 1,440 $16.02 $33,320
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,440 $16.95 $35,260
Physician assistants 1,440 $40.67 $84,590
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,430 $41.53 $86,380
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 1,430 $15.83 $32,930
Biological technicians 1,400 $19.49 $40,550
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,360 $10.59 $22,040
Computer hardware engineers 1,350 $50.67 $105,390
Diagnostic medical sonographers 1,350 $32.55 $67,710
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,350 $42.75 $88,920
Conveyor operators and tenders 1,340 $15.52 $32,270
Physical therapist aides 1,340 $12.84 $26,710
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,330 $34.92 $72,640
Business teachers, postsecondary 1,320 Not available $90,040
Urban and regional planners 1,320 $33.95 $70,620
Furniture finishers 1,310 $12.19 $25,360
Material moving workers, all other 1,310 $15.15 $31,500
Photographic processing machine operators 1,300 $13.92 $28,940
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 1,280 Not available $93,770
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 1,280 $11.03 $22,940
Pediatricians, general 1,270 $76.62 $159,360
Chemical technicians 1,260 $21.19 $44,080
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,260 $24.84 $51,660
Hazardous materials removal workers 1,260 $20.25 $42,110
Medical equipment preparers 1,260 $14.24 $29,610
Meter readers, utilities 1,250 $21.18 $44,060
Glaziers 1,230 $20.86 $43,390
Surgeons 1,230 $92.25 $191,890
Maintenance workers, machinery 1,220 $16.28 $33,870
Meeting and convention planners 1,220 $24.15 $50,220
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 1,220 $24.16 $50,240
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,210 $15.79 $32,830
Special education teachers, middle school 1,170 Not available $60,390
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,170 $11.27 $23,440
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,160 $14.40 $29,960
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 1,160 $19.61 $40,790
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,160 Not available $76,520
Psychiatrists 1,150 $61.40 $127,720
Education administrators, all other 1,140 $41.68 $86,690
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 1,120 $12.70 $26,420
Crane and tower operators 1,110 $24.17 $50,270
Industrial engineering technicians 1,110 $22.25 $46,280
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,100 $24.82 $51,620
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 1,090 $28.17 $58,590
Designers, all other 1,080 $21.89 $45,540
Floral designers 1,080 $13.07 $27,180
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 1,080 $14.10 $29,330
Construction and related workers, all other 1,060 $19.72 $41,010
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,050 $21.51 $44,740
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 1,050 Not available $76,710
Surveyors 1,050 $37.57 $78,150
Operations research analysts 1,040 $37.40 $77,780
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 1,010 $32.63 $67,860
Interpreters and translators 1,010 $19.33 $40,200
Compensation and benefits managers 990 $45.17 $93,960
Dental laboratory technicians 990 $20.81 $43,290
Mechanical drafters 980 $24.66 $51,300
Survey researchers 980 $22.23 $46,250
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 960 $9.87 $20,520
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 960 $14.07 $29,260
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 950 Not available $85,910
Physical therapist assistants 950 $26.80 $55,750
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 950 Not available $79,130
Photographic process workers 940 $18.18 $37,810
Set and exhibit designers 940 $30.96 $64,400
Court reporters 930 Not available Not available
Environmental engineers 930 $40.04 $83,270
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 920 $11.41 $23,730
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 910 Not available $61,370
Mechanical engineering technicians 900 $27.12 $56,400
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 900 $23.26 $48,390
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 880 $28.80 $59,890
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 880 $12.32 $25,630
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 880 $14.14 $29,420
Concierges 860 $12.00 $24,960
Skin care specialists 860 Not available Not available
Carpet installers 850 $18.50 $38,480
Commercial and industrial designers 850 $30.65 $63,750
Elevator installers and repairers 850 $36.19 $75,270
Stonemasons 850 $24.68 $51,330
Job printers 840 $20.18 $41,970
Sewers, hand 840 $9.64 $20,050
Dancers 820 $14.66 Not available
Avionics technicians 800 $25.42 $52,880
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 800 $18.93 $39,370
Loan counselors 790 $19.26 $40,070
Chiropractors 780 $28.91 $60,130
Electrical and electronics drafters 780 $23.67 $49,230
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 770 $21.03 $43,750
Transportation inspectors 770 $30.80 $64,070
Clergy 760 $31.92 $66,390
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 760 $23.83 $49,570
Tour guides and escorts 760 $12.90 $26,840
Veterinarians 760 $50.75 $105,550
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 750 $10.93 $22,730
Helpers--carpenters 750 $12.16 $25,300
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 750 $12.18 $25,330
Financial examiners 730 $37.48 $77,950
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 730 $14.00 $29,120
Funeral attendants 720 $13.60 $28,290
Computer and information scientists, research 710 $60.31 $125,430
Tapers 710 $23.03 $47,890
Law clerks 680 $23.97 $49,850
Materials engineers 680 $47.98 $99,800
Obstetricians and gynecologists 680 $77.24 $160,650
Power plant operators 680 $34.38 $71,520
Desktop publishers 670 $19.47 $40,490
Lodging managers 640 $29.81 $62,000
Nuclear medicine technologists 640 $35.13 $73,060
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 640 Not available $92,570
Communications teachers, postsecondary 630 Not available $87,440
Dietetic technicians 630 $14.78 $30,730
Highway maintenance workers 630 $28.52 $59,310
Medical equipment repairers 630 $24.93 $51,850
Training and development managers 630 $45.10 $93,810
Education teachers, postsecondary 620 Not available $80,870
Mathematical scientists, all other 620 $39.24 $81,610
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 610 $24.11 $50,150
Sailors and marine oilers 610 $17.20 $35,780
Shoe and leather workers and repairers 610 $10.97 $22,810
Drafters, all other 600 $27.56 $57,330
Pipelayers 600 $22.20 $46,180
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 600 $27.00 $56,160
Commercial pilots 590 Not available $73,200
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 590 $12.98 $27,010
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 590 $11.39 $23,690
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 580 $11.07 $23,030
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 580 $14.88 $30,950
Home appliance repairers 580 $18.19 $37,830
Music directors and composers 580 $57.22 $119,020
Optometrists 580 $48.72 $101,330
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 580 $14.25 $29,650
Artists and related workers, all other 570 $33.58 $69,840
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 570 $14.76 $30,700
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 570 $36.64 $76,210
Woodworkers, all other 560 $11.25 $23,400
Semiconductor processors 550 $15.85 $32,960
Statisticians 550 $37.18 $77,330
Animal control workers 540 Not available Not available
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 540 $12.50 $26,010
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 540 Not available $84,680
Cooks, all other 540 $15.38 $32,000
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 540 $8.93 $18,570
Surveying and mapping technicians 540 $28.85 $60,010
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 530 Not available $104,080
Insulation workers, mechanical 530 $20.97 $43,610
Pourers and casters, metal 530 $12.52 $26,040
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 520 $26.44 $54,990
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 520 $10.57 $21,990
Numerical tool and process control programmers 520 $26.89 $55,940
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 510 $8.93 $18,580
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 510 $40.20 $83,620
Physical scientists, all other 510 $38.29 $79,630
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 490 $13.87 $28,850
Costume attendants 490 $21.85 $45,460
Counselors, all other 490 $21.97 $45,700
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 480 $17.31 $36,010
Motion picture projectionists 480 $15.10 $31,410
Parking enforcement workers 480 $18.78 $39,060
Slaughterers and meat packers 480 $11.44 $23,800
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 470 $21.07 $43,830
Motorcycle mechanics 470 $18.03 $37,500
Therapists, all other 470 $27.23 $56,640
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 460 $21.67 $45,080
Choreographers 460 $22.57 $46,950
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 460 $34.44 $71,630
Mechanical door repairers 460 $19.91 $41,400
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 460 $12.80 $26,620
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 460 $27.57 $57,340
Foundry mold and coremakers 450 $12.84 $26,700
Law teachers, postsecondary 440 Not available $103,100
Physicists 440 $41.45 $86,220
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 440 $10.01 $20,820
Agricultural and food science technicians 430 $18.38 $38,220
Automotive glass installers and repairers 430 $15.43 $32,090
Life scientists, all other 430 $35.21 $73,240
Locksmiths and safe repairers 430 $21.03 $43,740
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 420 $12.37 $25,730
Helpers--extraction workers 420 $18.36 $38,190
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 420 $12.27 $25,520
Curators 410 $27.84 $57,910
Engine and other machine assemblers 410 $14.00 $29,120
Occupational therapist assistants 410 $25.47 $52,970
Biochemists and biophysicists 400 $40.26 $83,730
Directors, religious activities and education 400 $23.50 $48,870
Funeral directors 400 $28.64 $59,570
Legislators 400 Not available $47,870
Radiation therapists 400 $43.50 $90,490
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 390 $24.76 $51,510
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 390 Not available $82,730
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 390 Not available $74,910
Animal trainers 380 $17.20 $35,770
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 380 $14.62 $30,410
Helpers, construction trades, all other 380 $14.55 $30,260
History teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $84,580
Psychologists, all other 370 $60.89 $126,650
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 370 $38.38 $79,830
Biological scientists, all other 360 $31.31 $65,130
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 360 $29.86 $62,120
Fence erectors 360 $18.29 $38,030
Proofreaders and copy markers 360 $18.08 $37,620
Social science research assistants 360 $20.99 $43,660
Museum technicians and conservators 350 $22.21 $46,190
Travel guides 350 $15.77 $32,800
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 340 Not available $97,820
Forensic science technicians 340 $33.99 $70,690
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 340 $17.90 $37,220
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 340 $14.67 $30,510
Social scientists and related workers, all other 340 $33.59 $69,860
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 330 $23.72 $49,330
Etchers and engravers 330 $18.86 $39,230
Plant and system operators, all other 330 $23.94 $49,800
Recreational therapists 330 $25.17 $52,360
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 320 $15.34 $31,920
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 310 $39.52 $82,210
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 310 $14.17 $29,460
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 310 $12.05 $25,060
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 300 $21.81 $45,350
Bicycle repairers 300 $15.01 $31,210
Electro-mechanical technicians 300 $21.71 $45,160
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 300 $20.88 $43,430
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 290 $12.76 $26,550
Microbiologists 290 $32.93 $68,500
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $94,370
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 280 Not available $98,860
Model makers, metal and plastic 280 $17.42 $36,240
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 280 Not available $29,620
Helpers--roofers 270 $13.59 $28,270
Embalmers 260 $18.26 $37,980
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 260 $14.93 $31,050
Political science teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $93,440
Public address system and other announcers 260 Not available Not available
Chemical engineers 240 $46.69 $97,120
Riggers 240 $27.32 $56,830
Boilermakers 230 $32.68 $67,970
Millwrights 230 $27.56 $57,320
Chemical plant and system operators 220 $29.44 $61,240
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 220 $24.77 $51,520
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance 220 Not available Not available
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 220 $18.67 $38,830
Fire inspectors and investigators 210 $45.53 $94,700
Physics teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available Not available
Podiatrists 210 $45.06 $93,720
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 210 Not available $89,950
Economics teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $86,420
Occupational therapist aides 200 $13.42 $27,920
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 200 $14.80 $30,780
Shoe machine operators and tenders 200 $11.97 $24,900
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 200 $32.19 $66,950
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 190 $36.66 $76,240
Correspondence clerks 190 $20.68 $43,010
Forest and conservation workers 190 $13.03 $27,100
Agricultural workers, all other 180 $12.85 $26,730
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 180 $24.25 $50,450
Food scientists and technologists 180 $35.69 $74,240
Vocational education teachers, middle school 180 Not available $57,720
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 170 $15.43 $32,090
Gas plant operators 170 $26.99 $56,150
Respiratory therapy technicians 170 $24.51 $50,970
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 170 $19.42 $40,400
Gaming supervisors 160 $22.69 $47,190
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 160 $14.80 $30,790
Actuaries 150 $57.78 $120,170
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $78,070
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $73,320
Athletic trainers 150 Not available $43,040
Economists 150 $54.04 $112,410
Power distributors and dispatchers 150 $40.60 $84,450
Building cleaning workers, all other 140 $12.96 $26,950
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $81,660
Audio-visual collections specialists 130 $18.26 $37,990
Occupational health and safety technicians 130 $25.82 $53,710
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 130 $21.20 $44,090
Biomedical engineers 120 $45.56 $94,750
Orthotists and prosthetists 120 $27.29 $56,760
Ship engineers 110 $27.02 $56,190
Airfield operations specialists 100 $22.42 $46,630
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 100 $29.48 $61,320
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 100 $19.01 $39,540
Materials scientists 100 $43.68 $90,860
Models 100 $16.77 $34,890
Motorboat operators 100 $20.29 $42,200
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 100 $27.44 $57,070
Floor sanders and finishers 90 $20.75 $43,150
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $110,510
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 90 $19.04 $39,600
Conservation scientists 80 $38.69 $80,470
Emergency management specialists 80 $38.93 $80,980
Postmasters and mail superintendents 80 $40.24 $83,710
Social work teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $107,330
Archivists 70 $25.43 $52,900
Dentists, all other specialists 70 $96.28 $200,260
Communications equipment operators, all other 60 $24.43 $50,820
Hydrologists 60 $39.66 $82,490
Library science teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $76,620
Gaming managers 50 $46.08 $95,840
Geography teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $91,520
Political scientists 50 $44.18 $91,890
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators 50 $13.98 $29,080
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $72,930
Paperhangers 40 Not available Not available
Patternmakers, wood 40 $20.76 $43,180
Anthropologists and archeologists 30 $34.63 $72,030
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons 30 $12.93 $26,890
Agricultural inspectors Not available $22.68 $47,170
Anesthesiologists Not available $75.00 More than $145,600
Audiologists Not available $36.78 $76,490
Barbers Not available $14.36 $29,870
Bookbinders Not available $10.07 $20,940
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $18.24 $37,940
Craft artists Not available $18.04 $37,520
Derrick operators, oil and gas Not available $20.96 $43,590
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $24.59 $51,140
Environmental engineering technicians Not available $29.91 $62,210
Epidemiologists Not available $36.77 $76,490
Extraction workers, all other Not available $17.36 $36,110
Fabric menders, except garment Not available $12.99 $27,020
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $28.48 $59,230
Historians Not available $42.11 $87,580
Landscape architects Not available $25.90 $53,870
Medical appliance technicians Not available $27.34 $56,870
Motorboat mechanics Not available $18.27 $38,000
Musical instrument repairers and tuners Not available $14.44 $30,040
Nuclear engineers Not available $47.51 $98,820
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Not available $83.89 $174,490
Orthodontists Not available $78.13 $162,510
Petroleum engineers Not available $52.55 $109,310
Private detectives and investigators Not available $24.48 $50,910
Psychiatric aides Not available $12.86 $26,740
Psychiatric technicians Not available $23.22 $48,300
Rail car repairers Not available $17.44 $36,270
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $17.97 $37,370
Religious workers, all other Not available $12.00 $24,960
Residential advisors Not available $14.60 $30,360
Roustabouts, oil and gas Not available $18.86 $39,220
Service station attendants Not available $10.43 $21,700
Shampooers Not available $8.85 $18,420
Soil and plant scientists Not available $34.62 $72,010
Statistical assistants Not available $17.88 $37,180
Tax preparers Not available $26.62 $55,370
Terrazzo workers and finishers Not available $20.74 $43,130
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $15.66 $32,580
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