Occupational employment / Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

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-Santa Ana, CA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 5,686,130 $22.90 $47,640
Office and administrative support occupations 1,092,560 $17.07 $35,510
Sales and related occupations 585,820 $19.29 $40,120
Food preparation and serving related occupations 460,670 $10.09 $20,990
Production occupations 431,400 $14.30 $29,740
Transportation and material moving occupations 385,430 $14.81 $30,800
Education, training, and library occupations 343,020 $27.18 $56,520
Management occupations 323,130 $54.93 $114,260
Business and financial operations occupations 299,980 $33.78 $70,260
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 245,000 $36.97 $76,900
Construction and extraction occupations 220,810 $22.88 $47,600
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 176,270 $21.66 $45,050
Retail salespersons 175,040 $12.46 $25,920
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 165,730 $31.57 $65,680
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 160,090 $12.34 $25,670
Office clerks, general 155,290 $13.89 $28,890
Protective service occupations 133,210 $22.25 $46,270
Computer and mathematical occupations 129,470 $37.49 $77,970
Personal care and service occupations 128,980 $12.43 $25,850
Healthcare support occupations 125,300 $13.71 $28,510
Cashiers 124,530 $10.36 $21,540
Architecture and engineering occupations 115,100 $39.43 $82,010
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 113,180 $12.06 $25,080
General and operations managers 95,600 $60.37 $125,570
Waiters and waitresses 92,890 $9.61 $19,990
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 88,470 $21.88 $45,510
Customer service representatives 87,790 $17.27 $35,910
Registered nurses 86,320 $37.86 $78,740
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 84,900 $9.16 $19,050
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 78,000 $18.16 $37,770
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 77,990 $11.83 $24,600
Stock clerks and order fillers 77,100 $11.65 $24,240
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 73,000 $25.74 $53,550
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 69,480 $30.83 $64,130
Security guards 66,190 $12.23 $25,440
Elementary school teachers, except special education 65,010 Not available $61,750
Community and social services occupations 62,630 $24.13 $50,200
Teacher assistants 60,450 Not available $30,180
Business operations specialists, all other 57,530 $33.46 $69,590
Accountants and auditors 56,010 $34.66 $72,100
Legal occupations 49,070 $55.41 $115,250
Life, physical, and social science occupations 47,610 $32.87 $68,380
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 47,390 Not available $65,800
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 46,300 $14.13 $29,400
Maintenance and repair workers, general 44,910 $19.01 $39,550
Construction laborers 44,170 $17.65 $36,710
Packers and packagers, hand 44,030 $9.63 $20,040
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 43,100 $20.17 $41,960
Receptionists and information clerks 42,950 $13.30 $27,670
Cooks, fast food 42,690 $8.94 $18,600
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 41,120 $16.79 $34,930
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 39,450 $14.86 $30,910
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 38,580 $19.54 $40,650
Sewing machine operators 38,410 $9.72 $20,210
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 38,150 $12.15 $25,280
Food preparation workers 38,100 $9.77 $20,330
Sales representatives, services, all other 37,620 $29.05 $60,420
Cooks, restaurant 37,060 $11.57 $24,070
Team assemblers 36,710 $12.05 $25,070
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 35,450 $12.60 $26,210
Medical secretaries 32,880 $14.91 $31,010
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 32,100 $9.51 $19,770
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 31,190 $10.58 $22,020
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 31,180 $14.28 $29,700
Lawyers 30,020 $71.73 $149,200
Carpenters 28,110 $23.83 $49,560
Medical assistants 27,580 $14.86 $30,910
Management analysts 27,440 $40.66 $84,580
Office and administrative support workers, all other 26,730 $14.29 $29,720
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 25,890 $22.80 $47,430
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 25,790 $25.44 $52,910
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 25,700 $16.94 $35,230
Financial managers 25,690 $59.24 $123,220
Postsecondary teachers, all other 25,480 Not available $73,230
Industrial truck and tractor operators 24,640 $17.36 $36,110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 24,360 $37.29 $77,560
Computer support specialists 23,170 $22.62 $47,040
Sales managers 23,090 $57.16 $118,900
Counter and rental clerks 23,060 $12.81 $26,650
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 22,810 $16.18 $33,650
Dishwashers 22,700 $8.98 $18,680
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 22,550 $9.08 $18,890
Tellers 22,280 $12.74 $26,500
Managers, all other 22,260 $51.89 $107,930
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 21,880 $10.33 $21,490
Bill and account collectors 20,960 $18.06 $37,570
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 20,920 $19.04 $39,600
Computer software engineers, applications 20,460 $45.04 $93,680
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 19,780 $38.50 $80,070
Helpers--production workers 19,770 $10.37 $21,560
Teachers and instructors, all other 19,760 Not available $47,460
Computer software engineers, systems software 19,670 $47.07 $97,910
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 19,420 $21.70 $45,140
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 18,600 $33.81 $70,320
Electricians 18,490 $24.85 $51,700
Child care workers 18,340 $10.96 $22,790
Home health aides 17,630 $10.93 $22,740
Loan officers 17,430 $35.98 $74,830
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 17,410 $9.41 $19,580
Preschool teachers, except special education 17,330 $14.34 $29,820
Order clerks 17,140 $14.24 $29,610
Machinists 16,950 $17.27 $35,930
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 16,830 $12.16 $25,290
Dental assistants 16,820 $15.07 $31,340
Property, real estate, and community association managers 16,390 $23.80 $49,500
Computer systems analysts 15,930 $38.46 $80,000
Amusement and recreation attendants 15,780 $9.35 $19,450
Engineers, all other 15,620 $47.58 $98,960
Bartenders 15,450 $9.88 $20,560
Producers and directors 15,150 $57.12 $118,810
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 15,090 Not available $63,140
Personal and home care aides 15,090 $10.11 $21,030
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 15,060 $31.18 $64,860
Graphic designers 14,990 $26.72 $55,580
Legal secretaries 14,700 $23.93 $49,770
Chief executives 14,240 $97.95 $203,730
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 14,120 $23.73 $49,360
Postal service mail carriers 13,800 Not available Not available
Computer and information systems managers 13,780 $60.85 $126,570
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 13,770 $28.58 $59,450
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 13,600 $17.88 $37,190
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 13,340 $29.56 $61,490
Actors 13,230 Not available Not available
Data entry keyers 13,100 $13.85 $28,820
Parking lot attendants 12,910 $9.39 $19,530
Engineering managers 12,820 $64.85 $134,890
Telemarketers 12,660 $13.25 $27,560
Civil engineers 12,650 $42.00 $87,360
Recreation workers 12,630 $11.56 $24,040
Market research analysts 12,380 $31.86 $66,260
All other information and record clerks 12,310 $18.28 $38,020
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 12,190 $12.06 $25,080
Painters, construction and maintenance 12,130 $19.04 $39,610
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 11,950 $45.00 $93,610
Network and computer systems administrators 11,830 $35.00 $72,800
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 11,820 $38.57 $80,230
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 11,780 $27.18 $56,540
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 11,690 $15.38 $31,990
Marketing managers 11,670 $64.00 $133,120
Administrative services managers 11,650 $44.29 $92,130
Computer programmers 11,650 $37.64 $78,290
Financial analysts 11,630 $44.17 $91,870
Food service managers 11,610 $24.33 $50,610
Driver/sales workers 11,510 $12.89 $26,810
File clerks 11,490 $13.18 $27,420
Paralegals and legal assistants 11,400 $27.04 $56,230
Public relations specialists 11,320 $31.20 $64,890
Loan interviewers and clerks 10,970 $18.61 $38,710
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 10,920 $23.49 $48,850
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 10,880 $16.01 $33,300
Printing machine operators 10,810 $16.11 $33,500
Sales and related workers, all other 10,710 $22.78 $47,380
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 10,420 $21.61 $44,950
Word processors and typists 10,230 $18.37 $38,210
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 10,180 $13.07 $27,190
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 10,180 $26.30 $54,700
Production workers, all other 10,130 $14.01 $29,130
Insurance sales agents 10,010 $34.19 $71,110
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 9,970 $19.21 $39,960
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 9,620 $29.23 $60,790
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 9,510 $9.70 $20,170
Pharmacy technicians 9,400 $16.91 $35,170
Pharmacists 9,240 $55.06 $114,520
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 9,180 $12.88 $26,780
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 9,140 $18.08 $37,600
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 9,140 $12.05 $25,060
Cost estimators 9,130 $30.94 $64,360
Medical and health services managers 9,050 $50.11 $104,220
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 8,980 $28.09 $58,420
Physicians and surgeons, all other 8,810 $84.78 $176,340
Healthcare support workers, all other 8,710 $16.05 $33,390
Bakers 8,700 $12.28 $25,550
Electronics engineers, except computer 8,590 $45.55 $94,740
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 8,590 Not available Not available
Child, family, and school social workers 8,570 $26.22 $54,530
Network systems and data communications analysts 8,550 $34.85 $72,490
Computer specialists, all other 8,530 $36.12 $75,130
Social and human service assistants 8,410 $16.03 $33,340
Mechanical engineers 8,260 $41.33 $85,970
Switchboard operators, including answering service 8,210 $13.26 $27,570
Industrial engineers 8,140 $38.82 $80,740
Aerospace engineers 8,130 $52.18 $108,540
Construction managers 8,110 $51.27 $106,640
Coaches and scouts 8,070 Not available $42,520
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 8,040 $19.38 $40,320
Fire fighters 7,840 $35.16 $73,140
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 7,840 Not available $56,920
Industrial production managers 7,750 $44.52 $92,600
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 7,560 $26.75 $55,640
Bus drivers, school 7,550 $16.31 $33,920
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 7,530 $15.69 $32,640
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 7,510 $13.37 $27,800
Cargo and freight agents 7,490 $20.91 $43,490
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 7,420 $22.97 $47,770
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 7,390 $35.17 $73,160
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 7,370 Not available $62,380
Parts salespersons 7,170 $16.87 $35,080
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 7,160 $23.65 $49,190
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 7,140 $19.30 $40,150
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 7,120 $12.88 $26,790
Architectural and civil drafters 7,110 $25.27 $52,550
Couriers and messengers 7,080 $11.45 $23,820
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 6,910 $27.74 $57,710
Multi-media artists and animators 6,790 $38.17 $79,390
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 6,680 $32.18 $66,930
Cement masons and concrete finishers 6,660 $24.17 $50,270
Food batchmakers 6,620 $11.98 $24,920
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 6,540 Not available $108,020
Self-enrichment education teachers 6,520 $19.19 $39,920
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 6,330 $11.15 $23,190
Butchers and meat cutters 6,320 $12.66 $26,330
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 6,320 $13.77 $28,640
Personal financial advisors 6,310 $44.76 $93,090
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 6,290 $26.96 $56,070
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 6,270 $18.17 $37,780
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 6,200 $19.20 $39,940
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 6,180 $13.29 $27,630
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 6,150 $33.58 $69,840
Training and development specialists 6,130 $31.47 $65,460
Electrical engineers 6,110 $42.51 $88,420
Dental hygienists 5,990 $38.30 $79,660
Database administrators 5,930 $42.00 $87,350
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 5,890 $9.80 $20,380
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 5,820 $13.44 $27,950
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 5,810 $18.74 $38,980
Medical records and health information technicians 5,810 $18.23 $37,920
Advertising sales agents 5,790 $29.71 $61,800
Community and social service specialists, all other 5,730 $22.96 $47,750
Sales engineers 5,720 $42.86 $89,140
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 5,670 $19.98 $41,560
Film and video editors 5,620 $40.21 $83,640
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 5,600 $22.48 $46,750
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 5,580 $15.33 $31,880
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 5,540 $20.27 $42,170
Physical therapists 5,480 $40.20 $83,610
Radiologic technologists and technicians 5,480 $28.77 $59,850
Education, training, and library workers, all other 5,450 $18.19 $37,830
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 5,450 $10.65 $22,160
Editors 5,390 $30.77 $64,000
Office machine operators, except computer 5,370 $13.56 $28,210
Flight attendants 5,300 Not available $37,030
Manicurists and pedicurists 5,260 $9.36 $19,480
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 5,240 $18.96 $39,440
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 5,180 $9.61 $19,980
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 5,170 $39.64 $82,450
Industrial machinery mechanics 5,160 $23.43 $48,740
Computer operators 5,100 $18.31 $38,090
Nonfarm animal caretakers 4,960 $10.64 $22,130
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 4,910 $14.93 $31,060
Demonstrators and product promoters 4,900 $13.62 $28,330
Travel agents 4,900 $15.80 $32,860
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 4,880 $11.82 $24,590
Food servers, nonrestaurant 4,880 $11.63 $24,190
Respiratory therapists 4,810 $31.71 $65,960
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 4,730 $15.61 $32,470
Motor vehicle operators, all other 4,680 $13.11 $27,270
Architects, except landscape and naval 4,650 $44.79 $93,170
Budget analysts 4,630 $36.14 $75,180
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 4,630 $35.65 $74,160
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 4,610 $21.40 $44,520
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 4,600 $40.28 $83,780
Automotive body and related repairers 4,590 $20.09 $41,790
Protective service workers, all other 4,570 $17.99 $37,420
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 4,570 $13.18 $27,420
Audio and video equipment technicians 4,560 $23.02 $47,880
Sheet metal workers 4,550 $24.43 $50,810
Family and general practitioners 4,490 $60.14 $125,090
Roofers 4,460 $21.79 $45,330
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 4,430 $31.65 $65,840
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 4,420 $13.46 $28,000
Special education teachers, secondary school 4,390 Not available $66,250
Dentists, general 4,350 $65.05 $135,310
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 4,310 $11.50 $23,920
Musicians and singers 4,310 $35.54 Not available
Cooks, short order 4,290 $11.16 $23,220
Graduate teaching assistants 4,260 Not available $32,490
Health technologists and technicians, all other 4,260 $22.00 $45,760
Chefs and head cooks 4,250 $21.35 $44,400
Social and community service managers 4,210 $35.05 $72,900
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 4,160 $30.19 $62,800
Logisticians 4,150 $35.99 $74,860
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 4,140 $14.46 $30,080
Art directors 4,110 $51.74 $107,610
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 4,090 Not available $86,720
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 4,090 $13.48 $28,030
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 4,090 $28.30 $58,860
Construction and building inspectors 4,070 $33.77 $70,250
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 4,050 $28.75 $59,810
Writers and authors 4,040 $54.21 $112,750
Credit analysts 4,030 $30.62 $63,690
Medical and public health social workers 3,980 $28.50 $59,280
Gaming dealers 3,970 $11.47 $23,860
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 3,940 $24.23 $50,390
Cutters and trimmers, hand 3,910 $10.59 $22,030
Instructional coordinators 3,910 $31.05 $64,590
Sound engineering technicians 3,900 $32.40 $67,390
Real estate sales agents 3,890 $32.96 $68,560
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 3,890 $10.03 $20,870
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 3,870 $13.38 $27,820
Machine feeders and offbearers 3,860 $11.79 $24,530
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 3,840 $14.38 $29,910
Insurance underwriters 3,820 $32.27 $67,130
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 3,740 $13.71 $28,520
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 3,740 Not available $103,410
Crossing guards 3,690 $9.29 $19,320
Tire repairers and changers 3,660 $12.41 $25,820
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 3,650 $11.52 $23,960
Procurement clerks 3,620 $17.37 $36,130
Security and fire alarm systems installers 3,600 $20.04 $41,680
Purchasing managers 3,460 $48.15 $100,140
Prepress technicians and workers 3,450 $19.97 $41,540
Librarians 3,440 $31.68 $65,880
Transportation workers, all other 3,410 Not available Not available
Tile and marble setters 3,370 $21.83 $45,400
Pharmacy aides 3,320 $10.79 $22,450
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 3,300 $25.85 $53,760
Interior designers 3,300 $27.04 $56,240
Surgical technologists 3,260 $22.10 $45,970
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 3,230 $22.39 $46,570
Library technicians 3,230 $16.98 $35,320
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 3,220 $27.21 $56,590
Pest control workers 3,190 $15.19 $31,590
Computer hardware engineers 3,160 $47.98 $99,800
Veterinary technologists and technicians 3,020 $16.07 $33,430
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 3,010 $43.57 $90,620
Human resources managers, all other 2,990 $55.11 $114,640
Fashion designers 2,980 $37.07 $77,110
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 2,960 $11.49 $23,900
Library assistants, clerical 2,940 $14.56 $30,290
Occupational therapists 2,940 $39.24 $81,620
Brokerage clerks 2,930 $22.38 $46,540
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,920 $13.00 $27,030
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,900 $10.39 $21,600
Civil engineering technicians 2,880 $30.78 $64,010
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 2,850 $21.44 $44,600
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,850 $16.12 $33,520
Media and communication workers, all other 2,850 $23.38 $48,630
Health educators 2,840 $20.30 $42,220
Postal service clerks 2,830 Not available Not available
Upholsterers 2,810 $12.58 $26,160
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 2,800 $54.22 $112,780
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 2,790 Not available $121,880
Chemists 2,790 $35.03 $72,850
Education administrators, postsecondary 2,780 $44.30 $92,140
Mental health counselors 2,780 $21.41 $44,520
Bindery workers 2,750 $13.92 $28,950
Social workers, all other 2,750 $22.84 $47,500
Structural iron and steel workers 2,730 $25.31 $52,650
Tax preparers 2,710 $26.26 $54,620
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,700 $13.65 $28,390
Speech-language pathologists 2,690 $37.61 $78,240
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 2,670 $38.54 $80,150
Opticians, dispensing 2,650 $17.00 $35,370
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 2,610 Not available $84,180
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,570 $13.69 $28,470
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 2,560 $26.28 $54,670
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 2,490 $14.11 $29,360
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,480 $12.24 $25,450
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 2,470 $16.84 $35,030
Helpers--electricians 2,460 Not available Not available
Real estate brokers 2,440 $39.39 $81,930
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 2,430 $16.63 $34,580
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 2,430 Not available Not available
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 2,400 $33.02 $68,680
Photographers 2,360 $25.97 $54,010
New accounts clerks 2,330 $15.83 $32,930
Tool and die makers 2,330 $22.72 $47,260
Medical transcriptionists 2,310 $20.36 $42,350
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 2,300 $9.06 $18,840
Technical writers 2,300 $34.96 $72,730
Baggage porters and bellhops 2,290 $11.32 $23,550
Internists, general 2,290 $82.61 $171,830
Dietitians and nutritionists 2,280 $25.95 $53,970
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 2,280 $30.71 $63,870
Marriage and family therapists 2,270 $22.95 $47,730
Occupational health and safety specialists 2,270 $31.74 $66,020
Massage therapists 2,240 $17.52 $36,430
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,230 $13.29 $27,640
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 2,230 $23.87 $49,650
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 2,210 $23.77 $49,440
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 2,210 $14.79 $30,760
Public relations managers 2,210 $55.00 $114,400
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 2,190 $16.44 $34,200
Advertising and promotions managers 2,180 $47.44 $98,670
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 2,180 $9.43 $19,620
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 2,160 $38.51 $80,100
Painters, transportation equipment 2,130 $19.96 $41,520
Rehabilitation counselors 2,130 $22.52 $46,830
Legal support workers, all other 2,100 $26.77 $55,680
Meeting and convention planners 2,050 $24.04 $50,000
Hazardous materials removal workers 2,040 $19.68 $40,940
Surveyors 2,030 $36.79 $76,520
Urban and regional planners 2,020 $34.48 $71,710
Natural sciences managers 2,010 $59.29 $123,320
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 2,000 $12.83 $26,700
Physician assistants 2,000 $39.20 $81,530
Carpet installers 1,990 $19.11 $39,740
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 1,950 $25.94 $53,950
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,940 $29.70 $61,780
Physical therapist aides 1,930 $12.72 $26,470
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,930 $10.86 $22,600
Chemical technicians 1,910 $20.87 $43,420
Broadcast technicians 1,900 $19.63 $40,830
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 1,900 $34.40 $71,550
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 1,900 $25.99 $54,060
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 1,870 $18.44 $38,350
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,870 $16.98 $35,310
Reporters and correspondents 1,860 $21.68 $45,090
Biological technicians 1,840 $19.09 $39,710
Environmental engineers 1,840 $38.78 $80,660
Interpreters and translators 1,820 $20.76 $43,180
Photographic processing machine operators 1,820 $13.44 $27,960
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,820 $11.02 $22,920
Industrial engineering technicians 1,800 $22.41 $46,600
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 1,800 $16.34 $33,990
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 1,780 Not available $95,120
Diagnostic medical sonographers 1,780 $33.12 $68,890
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,780 $25.21 $52,430
Gaming service workers, all other 1,780 $12.42 $25,830
Glaziers 1,780 $21.77 $45,280
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,760 $14.83 $30,850
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 1,750 $10.37 $21,570
Business teachers, postsecondary 1,740 Not available $89,000
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,730 $15.18 $31,570
Surgeons 1,730 $90.28 $187,790
Tapers 1,730 $23.03 $47,900
Dental laboratory technicians 1,720 $21.02 $43,710
Floral designers 1,720 $13.15 $27,350
Mechanical drafters 1,720 $24.13 $50,190
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 1,660 Not available $92,950
Personal care and service workers, all other 1,660 $13.81 $28,730
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 1,650 $14.78 $30,750
Meter readers, utilities 1,650 $20.98 $43,630
Pediatricians, general 1,650 $74.38 $154,710
Medical equipment preparers 1,620 $14.18 $29,490
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 1,620 $31.09 $64,670
Special education teachers, middle school 1,620 Not available $63,460
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,610 $34.93 $72,650
Furniture finishers 1,600 $12.14 $25,260
Maintenance workers, machinery 1,570 $16.12 $33,530
Landscape architects 1,560 $31.43 $65,370
Conveyor operators and tenders 1,550 $15.88 $33,020
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 1,530 $10.95 $22,780
Education administrators, all other 1,490 $42.44 $88,280
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,490 $20.35 $42,330
Material moving workers, all other 1,490 $15.55 $32,350
Crane and tower operators 1,480 $24.95 $51,890
Compensation and benefits managers 1,470 $45.84 $95,350
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,460 $15.44 $32,110
Physical therapist assistants 1,380 $26.70 $55,530
Veterinarians 1,380 $51.96 $108,090
Semiconductor processors 1,340 $15.46 $32,160
Concierges 1,310 $12.58 $26,170
Operations research analysts 1,310 $36.48 $75,880
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 1,300 $28.14 $58,530
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,300 Not available $78,580
Mechanical engineering technicians 1,300 $26.18 $54,440
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 1,300 Not available $77,000
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,290 $23.50 $48,870
Designers, all other 1,280 $22.24 $46,270
Commercial and industrial designers 1,270 $32.00 $66,560
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 1,260 Not available $78,900
Loan counselors 1,240 $20.71 $43,070
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,230 $18.01 $37,470
Photographic process workers 1,210 $16.94 $35,230
Desktop publishers 1,190 $20.07 $41,750
Medical appliance technicians 1,180 $21.97 $45,700
Stonemasons 1,180 $23.40 $48,680
Chiropractors 1,170 $34.48 $71,710
Electrical and electronics drafters 1,170 $23.76 $49,430
Skin care specialists 1,130 $17.22 $35,820
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,130 $14.00 $29,120
Clergy 1,120 $31.72 $65,980
Materials engineers 1,120 $45.85 $95,360
Helpers--carpenters 1,110 $13.09 $27,230
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 1,100 $12.17 $25,310
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 1,100 $14.43 $30,020
Elevator installers and repairers 1,100 $35.81 $74,470
Court reporters 1,090 Not available Not available
Medical equipment repairers 1,090 $25.26 $52,540
Survey researchers 1,080 $22.13 $46,040
Job printers 1,070 $19.83 $41,240
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 1,070 $11.61 $24,140
Set and exhibit designers 1,070 $29.60 $61,570
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 1,070 Not available $60,320
Financial examiners 1,060 $36.56 $76,050
Lodging managers 1,050 $29.69 $61,760
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 1,040 $18.84 $39,190
Home appliance repairers 1,040 $20.11 $41,830
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 1,030 $19.56 $40,680
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 1,020 $20.68 $43,010
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,010 $23.09 $48,030
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 1,000 $37.93 $78,890
Telephone operators 1,000 $16.93 $35,220
Law clerks 990 $22.74 $47,300
Pipelayers 980 $21.54 $44,790
Training and development managers 980 $45.74 $95,150
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 970 $12.16 $25,300
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 970 $23.58 $49,060
Surveying and mapping technicians 970 $27.95 $58,130
Choreographers 960 $22.67 $47,160
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 960 $10.90 $22,680
Environmental engineering technicians 960 $28.58 $59,450
Sewers, hand 960 $9.65 $20,070
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 950 $15.42 $32,080
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 950 Not available $87,950
Dancers 940 $15.15 Not available
Tour guides and escorts 940 $12.55 $26,100
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 930 $28.81 $59,930
Drafters, all other 920 $27.38 $56,960
Numerical tool and process control programmers 880 $26.60 $55,320
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 880 Not available $89,220
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 870 $11.86 $24,660
Funeral attendants 860 $13.32 $27,710
Optometrists 860 $48.84 $101,600
Directors, religious activities and education 850 $20.73 $43,120
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 850 $14.87 $30,930
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 840 $11.79 $24,530
Avionics technicians 830 $25.40 $52,840
Computer and information scientists, research 830 $58.34 $121,350
Counselors, all other 830 $21.84 $45,420
Obstetricians and gynecologists 830 $80.90 $168,280
Transportation inspectors 810 $30.95 $64,380
Commercial pilots 790 Not available $71,770
Nuclear medicine technologists 790 $36.54 $76,010
Power plant operators 790 $34.39 $71,530
Communications teachers, postsecondary 780 Not available $84,870
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 780 $13.25 $27,570
Fence erectors 760 $17.36 $36,110
Electro-mechanical technicians 750 $21.69 $45,110
Sailors and marine oilers 740 $16.29 $33,890
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 730 $39.57 $82,310
Proofreaders and copy markers 730 $18.61 $38,720
Woodworkers, all other 720 $11.49 $23,900
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 710 Not available $99,390
Biochemists and biophysicists 710 $42.77 $88,960
Cooks, all other 710 $14.65 $30,470
Highway maintenance workers 710 $28.25 $58,760
Motorcycle mechanics 710 $18.87 $39,250
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 710 $13.59 $28,270
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 690 $10.02 $20,850
Engine and other machine assemblers 690 $15.77 $32,800
Mathematical scientists, all other 690 $38.83 $80,770
Nuclear engineers 690 $46.12 $95,930
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 680 $20.73 $43,120
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 680 $27.99 $58,210
Music directors and composers 680 $51.34 $106,780
Air traffic controllers 660 $59.20 $123,130
Artists and related workers, all other 660 $32.09 $66,740
Automotive glass installers and repairers 660 $15.92 $33,120
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 660 $12.23 $25,440
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 660 Not available $98,110
Insulation workers, mechanical 660 $20.99 $43,660
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 650 $34.58 $71,930
Agricultural and food science technicians 640 $18.14 $37,740
Statisticians 640 $37.80 $78,620
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 640 $10.22 $21,250
Animal control workers 630 Not available Not available
Physical scientists, all other 630 $39.22 $81,580
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 630 $27.13 $56,440
Shoe and leather workers and repairers 620 $10.96 $22,810
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 620 $27.59 $57,380
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 610 $11.92 $24,790
Anesthesiologists 600 $98.80 $205,490
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 590 $25.85 $53,780
Parking enforcement workers 590 $19.05 $39,630
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 580 $13.58 $28,240
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 580 $8.92 $18,550
Locksmiths and safe repairers 580 $20.73 $43,110
Pourers and casters, metal 580 $12.52 $26,040
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 580 $12.97 $26,970
Law teachers, postsecondary 570 Not available $102,280
Mechanical door repairers 570 $20.36 $42,350
Motion picture projectionists 570 $14.57 $30,310
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 560 Not available $86,320
Etchers and engravers 560 $16.97 $35,310
Legislators 560 Not available $55,760
Occupational therapist assistants 560 $26.38 $54,870
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 560 Not available $71,330
Social science research assistants 560 $19.86 $41,320
Animal trainers 550 $16.34 $33,990
Physicists 550 $40.12 $83,450
Slaughterers and meat packers 550 $12.19 $25,360
Life scientists, all other 540 $34.97 $72,730
Radiation therapists 540 $43.27 $90,000
Therapists, all other 530 $26.70 $55,540
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 520 $23.44 $48,750
History teachers, postsecondary 520 Not available $86,110
Biological scientists, all other 510 Not available Not available
Forensic science technicians 510 $34.62 $72,010
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 510 $15.94 $33,150
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 500 $14.62 $30,410
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 500 $18.72 $38,930
Foundry mold and coremakers 480 $13.14 $27,340
Funeral directors 480 $29.79 $61,960
Microbiologists 480 $34.65 $72,080
Psychologists, all other 480 $56.91 $118,360
Bicycle repairers 460 $13.67 $28,430
Helpers, construction trades, all other 460 $14.50 $30,160
Athletes and sports competitors 450 Not available Not available
Helpers--extraction workers 450 $18.05 $37,550
Social scientists and related workers, all other 450 $33.77 $70,240
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 440 $25.11 $52,240
Craft artists 440 $18.87 $39,250
Occupational therapist aides 440 $14.55 $30,260
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 440 Not available $95,140
Terrazzo workers and finishers 430 $20.76 $43,180
Curators 420 $27.78 $57,790
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 420 $12.38 $25,760
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 420 $37.22 $77,410
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 400 $38.64 $80,370
Recreational therapists 400 $24.86 $51,720
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 380 $23.15 $48,150
Helpers--roofers 380 $13.38 $27,840
Locomotive engineers 380 $24.56 $51,080
Museum technicians and conservators 380 $22.28 $46,330
Athletic trainers 370 Not available $35,040
Embalmers 370 $19.74 $41,070
Model makers, metal and plastic 360 $17.58 $36,560
Plant and system operators, all other 360 $23.89 $49,690
Public address system and other announcers 360 Not available Not available
Travel guides 360 $15.80 $32,870
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 350 $36.11 $75,100
Chemical engineers 350 $44.87 $93,330
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 350 Not available $93,670
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 350 $26.42 $54,940
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 350 Not available $30,050
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 330 $13.01 $27,070
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 330 $13.92 $28,960
Riggers 330 $26.00 $54,080
Physics teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available Not available
Political science teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $92,970
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 310 $14.90 $31,000
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 300 $21.81 $45,350
Chemical plant and system operators 300 $29.28 $60,910
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 300 $18.40 $38,270
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $77,400
Motorboat mechanics 290 $18.58 $38,640
Podiatrists 280 $48.83 $101,560
Vocational education teachers, middle school 280 Not available $62,420
Boilermakers 270 $32.76 $68,140
Actuaries 260 $53.22 $110,690
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 260 $24.20 $50,340
Economics teachers, postsecondary 250 Not available $88,740
Food scientists and technologists 250 $34.91 $72,600
Forest and conservation workers 250 $12.54 $26,080
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 250 $21.31 $44,320
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 250 $31.40 $65,310
Correspondence clerks 240 $20.06 $41,720
Fire inspectors and investigators 240 $43.32 $90,110
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance 240 Not available Not available
Bookbinders 230 $12.12 $25,210
Recreational vehicle service technicians 230 $17.74 $36,890
Shoe machine operators and tenders 230 $11.52 $23,950
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 230 Not available $89,210
Materials scientists 220 $43.36 $90,180
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 220 $15.06 $31,330
Respiratory therapy technicians 220 $25.25 $52,510
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $80,980
Gaming supervisors 200 $23.06 $47,970
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 200 $16.72 $34,780
Shampooers 200 $8.86 $18,420
Agricultural workers, all other 190 $12.97 $26,970
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $79,960
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 190 $28.57 $59,430
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 190 $15.40 $32,020
Economists 190 $50.28 $104,580
Gas plant operators 190 $27.36 $56,910
Orthotists and prosthetists 190 $26.32 $54,750
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $105,760
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 170 $23.92 $49,760
Audio-visual collections specialists 160 $18.57 $38,620
Occupational health and safety technicians 160 $26.13 $54,360
Building cleaning workers, all other 150 $13.79 $28,680
Power distributors and dispatchers 150 $40.24 $83,700
Sociologists 150 $32.22 $67,010
Emergency management specialists 140 $37.73 $78,480
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 140 $20.74 $43,150
Ship engineers 140 $28.31 $58,880
Anthropologists and archeologists 130 $32.38 $67,340
Hydrologists 130 $42.43 $88,260
Models 130 $16.31 $33,920
Farm equipment mechanics 120 $19.28 $40,100
Postmasters and mail superintendents 120 $40.52 $84,290
Airfield operations specialists 110 $23.83 $49,570
Communications equipment operators, all other 110 $25.84 $53,740
Derrick operators, oil and gas 110 $20.45 $42,540
Motorboat operators 110 $19.15 $39,830
Soil and plant scientists 110 $26.11 $54,300
Archivists 100 $26.95 $56,050
Conservation scientists 100 $38.12 $79,290
Library science teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $77,590
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 100 $19.07 $39,670
Social work teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $104,840
Dentists, all other specialists 70 $94.79 $197,150
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $119,760
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas 70 $27.88 $57,980
Gaming managers 60 $44.73 $93,030
Geography teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $89,390
Paperhangers 60 Not available Not available
Nuclear technicians 50 $23.34 $48,540
Political scientists 50 $44.18 $91,890
Patternmakers, wood 40 $20.76 $43,180
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons 40 $13.55 $28,180
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $93,650
Agricultural inspectors Not available $22.73 $47,290
Audiologists Not available $35.75 $74,360
Barbers Not available $14.36 $29,870
Biomedical engineers Not available $44.09 $91,710
Brickmasons and blockmasons Not available $22.15 $46,080
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $18.37 $38,200
Construction and related workers, all other Not available $17.59 $36,590
Correctional officers and jailers Not available $27.82 $57,870
Costume attendants Not available $16.37 $34,040
Detectives and criminal investigators Not available $42.97 $89,380
Dietetic technicians Not available $14.70 $30,570
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $24.56 $51,090
Education teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $76,550
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other Not available $12.50 $26,010
Epidemiologists Not available $36.06 $75,000
Extraction workers, all other Not available $17.36 $36,110
Fabric menders, except garment Not available $13.30 $27,670
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers Not available $52.22 $108,610
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals Not available $11.59 $24,100
Financial specialists, all other Not available $28.41 $59,090
Floor sanders and finishers Not available $14.55 $30,250
Foresters Not available $31.73 $66,000
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $28.75 $59,810
Historians Not available $41.66 $86,650
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other Not available $30.46 $63,360
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic Not available $14.09 $29,300
Millwrights Not available $25.04 $52,070
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Not available $42.50 $88,410
Musical instrument repairers and tuners Not available $14.44 $30,040
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Not available $86.24 $179,380
Orthodontists Not available $77.30 $160,780
Petroleum engineers Not available $53.02 $110,280
Pile-driver operators Not available $32.82 $68,270
Plasterers and stucco masons Not available $21.59 $44,910
Private detectives and investigators Not available $25.20 $52,420
Psychiatric aides Not available $12.81 $26,630
Psychiatric technicians Not available $23.71 $49,320
Psychiatrists Not available $62.63 $130,270
Rail car repairers Not available $17.44 $36,270
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Not available $22.09 $45,960
Religious workers, all other Not available $12.01 $24,980
Residential advisors Not available $14.56 $30,290
Roustabouts, oil and gas Not available $18.99 $39,500
Service station attendants Not available $10.63 $22,100
Statistical assistants Not available $18.62 $38,740
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators Not available $13.51 $28,090
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $13.81 $28,730
Watch repairers Not available $17.30 $35,980
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