Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
| Occupation | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
| All Occupations | 617,800 | $18.71 | $38,920 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 110,850 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Sales and related occupations | 64,270 | $16.54 | $34,400 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 60,940 | $17.36 | $36,100 |
| Production occupations | 58,360 | $16.65 | $34,630 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 52,870 | $8.72 | $18,140 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 35,950 | $29.42 | $61,190 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 29,570 | $22.61 | $47,030 |
| Management occupations | 28,690 | $43.17 | $89,790 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 27,800 | $19.67 | $40,910 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 27,330 | $18.82 | $39,140 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 22,040 | $26.47 | $55,050 |
| Retail salespersons | 18,010 | $11.21 | $23,310 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 17,490 | $10.87 | $22,600 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 15,690 | $12.95 | $26,940 |
| Cashiers | 15,030 | $8.53 | $17,750 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 14,760 | $11.41 | $23,730 |
| Registered nurses | 14,590 | $27.69 | $57,600 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 13,760 | $7.67 | $15,950 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 13,720 | $10.26 | $21,340 |
| Customer service representatives | 11,970 | $14.45 | $30,050 |
| Protective service occupations | 11,940 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 11,890 | $30.06 | $62,520 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 11,300 | $7.75 | $16,110 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 10,730 | $18.11 | $37,660 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 10,120 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| Team assemblers | 9,830 | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Office clerks, general | 8,870 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 8,280 | $15.17 | $31,540 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 8,200 | $10.49 | $21,810 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 7,900 | $29.52 | $61,400 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 7,780 | $11.58 | $24,080 |
| General and operations managers | 7,620 | $45.38 | $94,400 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 7,510 | $20.71 | $43,080 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 7,440 | $27.27 | $56,720 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 7,180 | $17.04 | $35,450 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 7,140 | $17.64 | $36,700 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 6,680 | $13.75 | $28,610 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 6,440 | $21.31 | $44,320 |
| Community and social services occupations | 6,320 | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 6,310 | $12.93 | $26,890 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 5,890 | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 5,690 | $11.64 | $24,210 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 5,670 | $18.15 | $37,740 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 5,560 | $16.44 | $34,200 |
| Teacher assistants | 5,320 | Not available | $27,220 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 5,070 | Not available | $49,060 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 4,780 | $14.96 | $31,120 |
| Security guards | 4,430 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,140 | $9.19 | $19,120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 4,130 | $13.69 | $28,480 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 4,000 | Not available | $50,320 |
| Accountants and auditors | 3,980 | $27.79 | $57,810 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 3,970 | $9.73 | $20,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 3,710 | $24.33 | $50,620 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 3,710 | $23.66 | $49,210 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 3,700 | $9.90 | $20,600 |
| Construction laborers | 3,650 | $15.00 | $31,210 |
| Child care workers | 3,510 | $8.87 | $18,450 |
| Legal occupations | 3,460 | $34.77 | $72,330 |
| Food preparation workers | 3,370 | $9.45 | $19,650 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 3,350 | $18.16 | $37,770 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 3,330 | $10.15 | $21,100 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 3,300 | Not available | Not available |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,300 | $15.37 | $31,960 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 3,150 | $26.07 | $54,220 |
| Carpenters | 3,140 | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 2,920 | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Electricians | 2,910 | $20.75 | $43,150 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 2,870 | $26.24 | $54,580 |
| Bill and account collectors | 2,860 | $15.66 | $32,580 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 2,810 | $16.60 | $34,520 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 2,780 | $11.14 | $23,160 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,720 | $24.34 | $50,640 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 2,700 | $16.12 | $33,520 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,660 | $25.79 | $53,640 |
| Financial managers | 2,630 | $44.29 | $92,120 |
| Bus drivers, school | 2,600 | $15.53 | $32,300 |
| Medical assistants | 2,600 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,450 | $7.99 | $16,620 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 2,350 | $33.43 | $69,530 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 2,260 | $19.87 | $41,320 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,200 | Not available | $50,990 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 2,190 | $39.45 | $82,070 |
| Bartenders | 2,120 | $8.23 | $17,120 |
| Production workers, all other | 2,100 | $14.79 | $30,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 2,090 | $25.28 | $52,590 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 2,050 | $10.81 | $22,480 |
| Driver/sales workers | 2,020 | $12.73 | $26,470 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 2,020 | $14.01 | $29,130 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,970 | $14.19 | $29,510 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,960 | $22.74 | $47,310 |
| Helpers--production workers | 1,950 | $10.98 | $22,850 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,940 | $19.94 | $41,470 |
| Cooks, fast food | 1,930 | $7.68 | $15,980 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 1,920 | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 1,890 | $17.94 | $37,320 |
| Computer support specialists | 1,850 | $20.02 | $41,650 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,830 | $11.89 | $24,730 |
| Tellers | 1,830 | $11.68 | $24,300 |
| Loan officers | 1,820 | $22.76 | $47,350 |
| Cooks, short order | 1,760 | $7.79 | $16,200 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,760 | $7.97 | $16,570 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,740 | $17.99 | $37,410 |
| Dishwashers | 1,740 | $8.48 | $17,640 |
| Lawyers | 1,730 | $47.26 | $98,310 |
| Chief executives | 1,710 | $77.57 | $161,350 |
| Insurance sales agents | 1,690 | $31.77 | $66,080 |
| Machinists | 1,690 | $18.54 | $38,570 |
| Computer systems analysts | 1,660 | $31.79 | $66,120 |
| Medical secretaries | 1,660 | $13.76 | $28,610 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,640 | $25.33 | $52,690 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,640 | $12.02 | $25,000 |
| Medical and health services managers | 1,640 | $38.91 | $80,930 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 1,620 | $28.76 | $59,820 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,570 | $7.83 | $16,280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,570 | $25.76 | $53,590 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 1,560 | Not available | Not available |
| Printing machine operators | 1,550 | $17.45 | $36,300 |
| Data entry keyers | 1,510 | $14.12 | $29,360 |
| Managers, all other | 1,480 | $41.37 | $86,040 |
| Management analysts | 1,450 | $35.55 | $73,950 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 1,440 | $12.06 | $25,080 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 1,430 | $13.87 | $28,850 |
| Construction managers | 1,340 | $34.11 | $70,960 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 1,340 | $15.02 | $31,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 1,310 | $14.91 | $31,010 |
| Statistical assistants | 1,310 | $14.98 | $31,170 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 1,300 | $22.45 | $46,700 |
| Computer programmers | 1,290 | $32.11 | $66,800 |
| Dental assistants | 1,290 | $16.66 | $34,650 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,290 | $19.38 | $40,310 |
| Sales managers | 1,270 | $47.17 | $98,100 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,260 | $18.32 | $38,100 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 1,230 | $21.18 | $44,060 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 1,210 | $14.09 | $29,320 |
| Fire fighters | 1,200 | $17.47 | $36,340 |
| Order clerks | 1,200 | $12.71 | $26,440 |
| Personal and home care aides | 1,200 | $8.75 | $18,200 |
| Food service managers | 1,160 | $21.67 | $45,070 |
| Pharmacists | 1,150 | $53.67 | $111,640 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 1,140 | $23.15 | $48,140 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 1,140 | $47.54 | $98,880 |
| Industrial production managers | 1,130 | $40.03 | $83,270 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 1,120 | $8.90 | $18,520 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 1,110 | $48.84 | $101,590 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,110 | $21.09 | $43,870 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,110 | Not available | $36,070 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 1,090 | $16.89 | $35,140 |
| Graphic designers | 1,090 | $17.56 | $36,530 |
| Industrial engineers | 1,090 | $33.77 | $70,240 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,090 | $29.61 | $61,590 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 1,090 | $10.62 | $22,080 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 1,060 | $27.09 | $56,350 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 1,060 | $60.69 | $126,230 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 1,050 | $19.56 | $40,680 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,050 | Not available | $50,540 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,040 | $27.50 | $57,210 |
| Parts salespersons | 1,040 | $13.45 | $27,970 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,030 | $15.45 | $32,140 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 1,030 | $19.13 | $39,780 |
| Cost estimators | 1,030 | $25.69 | $53,440 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,020 | $11.54 | $24,010 |
| Recreation workers | 1,010 | $11.32 | $23,540 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 1,010 | $21.25 | $44,200 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 1,000 | $11.97 | $24,890 |
| File clerks | 990 | $11.29 | $23,480 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 990 | $14.70 | $30,580 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 970 | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 970 | $25.78 | $53,630 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 960 | Not available | $86,700 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 950 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 950 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 940 | $36.14 | $75,180 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 940 | $16.40 | $34,110 |
| Public relations specialists | 940 | $21.23 | $44,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 930 | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| Home health aides | 920 | $11.38 | $23,670 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 920 | Not available | Not available |
| Training and development specialists | 910 | $23.45 | $48,780 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 890 | $25.35 | $52,730 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 890 | $21.41 | $44,540 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 880 | $10.06 | $20,920 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 850 | $13.49 | $28,060 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 840 | $16.37 | $34,050 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 830 | $16.60 | $34,520 |
| Residential advisors | 820 | $9.64 | $20,040 |
| Social and human service assistants | 820 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 810 | $13.93 | $28,980 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 800 | $21.07 | $43,820 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 800 | $25.01 | $52,020 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 790 | $12.19 | $25,360 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 790 | $9.52 | $19,810 |
| Dental hygienists | 780 | $28.37 | $59,000 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 780 | $15.02 | $31,240 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 770 | $18.85 | $39,210 |
| Administrative services managers | 760 | $33.16 | $68,970 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 750 | $7.65 | $15,920 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 750 | $14.91 | $31,010 |
| Mechanical engineers | 750 | $33.55 | $69,780 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 740 | $15.03 | $31,250 |
| Marketing managers | 740 | $46.78 | $97,310 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 730 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Tool and die makers | 730 | $22.21 | $46,190 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 720 | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Legal secretaries | 720 | $18.27 | $38,010 |
| Civil engineers | 710 | $33.94 | $70,600 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 700 | $9.28 | $19,300 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 690 | $25.39 | $52,820 |
| All other information and record clerks | 680 | $16.36 | $34,020 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 680 | $29.71 | $61,790 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 680 | $15.82 | $32,900 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 670 | $21.26 | $44,220 |
| Database administrators | 660 | $29.98 | $62,360 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 660 | $15.66 | $32,560 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 660 | Not available | $51,200 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 650 | $21.68 | $45,100 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 650 | $13.72 | $28,540 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 630 | $39.90 | $82,990 |
| Financial analysts | 630 | $33.00 | $68,650 |
| Respiratory therapists | 630 | $22.31 | $46,400 |
| Surgical technologists | 630 | $18.24 | $37,930 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 630 | $22.33 | $46,450 |
| Advertising sales agents | 620 | $18.39 | $38,260 |
| Coaches and scouts | 620 | Not available | $25,050 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 620 | $11.61 | $24,160 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 620 | $16.74 | $34,820 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 610 | $18.84 | $39,180 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 610 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| Engineering managers | 610 | $46.88 | $97,520 |
| Physical therapists | 610 | $33.99 | $70,710 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 610 | $44.35 | $92,250 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 600 | $12.62 | $26,240 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 590 | Not available | $46,930 |
| Roofers | 590 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 580 | $24.06 | $50,040 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 580 | Not available | $50,470 |
| Market research analysts | 580 | $32.95 | $68,530 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 570 | $22.42 | $46,640 |
| Couriers and messengers | 560 | $10.59 | $22,030 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 560 | $14.04 | $29,200 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 550 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 550 | $16.86 | $35,070 |
| Instructional coordinators | 550 | $26.36 | $54,830 |
| Librarians | 550 | $25.75 | $53,560 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 540 | $16.99 | $35,330 |
| Sheet metal workers | 540 | $18.62 | $38,720 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 540 | Not available | $50,930 |
| Helpers--electricians | 530 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Real estate sales agents | 530 | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 520 | $34.24 | $71,220 |
| Social and community service managers | 520 | $26.55 | $55,230 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | 510 | $24.09 | $50,100 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 510 | $43.74 | $90,990 |
| Computer operators | 490 | $17.67 | $36,760 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 490 | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 480 | $17.71 | $36,830 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 470 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 470 | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| Telemarketers | 470 | $10.18 | $21,170 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 470 | $11.52 | $23,950 |
| Bindery workers | 460 | $13.53 | $28,150 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 460 | $19.42 | $40,400 |
| Electrical engineers | 460 | $35.55 | $73,950 |
| Insurance underwriters | 460 | $24.59 | $51,150 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 460 | $20.90 | $43,480 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 450 | $16.54 | $34,410 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 450 | $19.30 | $40,140 |
| Surgeons | 450 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Family and general practitioners | 440 | $85.17 | $177,140 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 440 | $12.52 | $26,050 |
| Service station attendants | 440 | $10.96 | $22,800 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 430 | $11.94 | $24,840 |
| Food batchmakers | 430 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 420 | $32.65 | $67,920 |
| Personal financial advisors | 420 | $25.62 | $53,280 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 420 | $15.29 | $31,810 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 410 | $24.47 | $50,900 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 400 | $20.23 | $42,080 |
| Mental health counselors | 400 | $15.53 | $32,310 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 400 | $22.74 | $47,310 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 390 | $29.48 | $61,310 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 390 | $16.21 | $33,710 |
| Sewing machine operators | 390 | $11.70 | $24,340 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 380 | $29.01 | $60,340 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 380 | $18.18 | $37,810 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 380 | $20.39 | $42,410 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 370 | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 370 | $16.60 | $34,520 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 370 | $12.22 | $25,420 |
| Mechanical drafters | 370 | $19.97 | $41,540 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 370 | $14.70 | $30,570 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 360 | $35.60 | $74,050 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 360 | $16.06 | $33,390 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 360 | $13.48 | $28,030 |
| New accounts clerks | 360 | $13.82 | $28,750 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 350 | $18.88 | $39,270 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 350 | $19.72 | $41,010 |
| Purchasing managers | 350 | $43.39 | $90,250 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors | 340 | $18.65 | $38,800 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 340 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Millwrights | 340 | $24.90 | $51,790 |
| Occupational therapists | 340 | $34.02 | $70,750 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 330 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 330 | $13.28 | $27,610 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 330 | $13.26 | $27,590 |
| Bakers | 320 | $9.82 | $20,430 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 320 | $24.06 | $50,040 |
| Editors | 320 | $26.12 | $54,330 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 320 | $12.39 | $25,770 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 320 | $17.31 | $36,010 |
| Psychiatric aides | 320 | $12.42 | $25,820 |
| Public relations managers | 320 | $34.41 | $71,570 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 320 | $31.61 | $65,740 |
| Engineers, all other | 310 | $32.47 | $67,540 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 310 | $14.48 | $30,120 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 300 | $25.96 | $54,000 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 300 | $16.53 | $34,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 300 | $27.43 | $57,060 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 300 | $15.92 | $33,110 |
| Procurement clerks | 300 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 300 | $17.66 | $36,740 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 290 | $21.79 | $45,330 |
| Library technicians | 290 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 280 | $13.00 | $27,040 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 280 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Logisticians | 280 | $32.25 | $67,080 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 280 | $24.13 | $50,190 |
| Postal service clerks | 280 | Not available | Not available |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 280 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 280 | $12.63 | $26,280 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 280 | $24.26 | $50,460 |
| Tile and marble setters | 280 | $17.30 | $35,980 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 280 | $14.03 | $29,190 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | 270 | $12.97 | $26,980 |
| Dentists, general | 270 | $67.71 | $140,830 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | 270 | $15.86 | $32,980 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 270 | $12.88 | $26,800 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 270 | $12.86 | $26,740 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 270 | $17.24 | $35,860 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 260 | $21.89 | $45,530 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 260 | $22.81 | $47,450 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 260 | $46.92 | $97,600 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 260 | $18.84 | $39,190 |
| Photographers | 260 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 260 | $17.96 | $37,350 |
| Chemical engineers | 250 | $40.07 | $83,350 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 250 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Veterinarians | 250 | $42.82 | $89,070 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 250 | $9.90 | $20,590 |
| Word processors and typists | 250 | $13.65 | $28,400 |
| Budget analysts | 240 | $27.19 | $56,550 |
| Chemists | 240 | $29.98 | $62,350 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 240 | $18.60 | $38,680 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 240 | $9.29 | $19,310 |
| Glaziers | 240 | $17.59 | $36,580 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 240 | $17.51 | $36,430 |
| Job printers | 240 | $14.94 | $31,080 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 240 | $12.26 | $25,500 |
| Parking lot attendants | 240 | $10.51 | $21,860 |
| Broadcast technicians | 230 | $16.53 | $34,390 |
| Chemical technicians | 230 | $17.97 | $37,370 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 230 | $30.27 | $62,960 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 230 | $16.50 | $34,320 |
| Crane and tower operators | 230 | $19.49 | $40,550 |
| Funeral attendants | 230 | $8.81 | $18,320 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 230 | $15.75 | $32,760 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 230 | $7.85 | $16,340 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 230 | Not available | $57,450 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 230 | $23.63 | $49,160 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 220 | $20.57 | $42,790 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 220 | $27.00 | $56,150 |
| Producers and directors | 220 | $19.00 | $39,530 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 220 | $15.02 | $31,240 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 220 | $18.47 | $38,430 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 210 | $21.05 | $43,780 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 210 | $26.92 | $55,990 |
| Environmental engineers | 210 | $32.59 | $67,800 |
| Funeral directors | 210 | $20.39 | $42,420 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 210 | $17.95 | $37,340 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 210 | $13.26 | $27,590 |
| Operations research analysts | 210 | $30.98 | $64,440 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 210 | $19.86 | $41,310 |
| Floral designers | 200 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 200 | $73.04 | $151,920 |
| Pediatricians, general | 200 | $101.92 | $212,000 |
| Pest control workers | 200 | $11.98 | $24,920 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 200 | $16.84 | $35,020 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 190 | $14.59 | $30,340 |
| Crossing guards | 190 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 190 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 190 | $29.11 | $60,550 |
| Gaming supervisors | 190 | $21.47 | $44,660 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 190 | $8.59 | $17,870 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 190 | $13.82 | $28,740 |
| Musicians and singers | 190 | $13.02 | Not available |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 190 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Travel agents | 190 | $14.80 | $30,790 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 180 | $12.54 | $26,080 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 180 | $33.54 | $69,770 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 180 | $27.04 | $56,240 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 170 | Not available | $87,060 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 170 | $18.58 | $38,640 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 170 | $14.77 | $30,720 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 170 | $17.49 | $36,380 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 170 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Sales engineers | 170 | $38.59 | $80,270 |
| Social workers, all other | 170 | $18.93 | $39,380 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 160 | $30.20 | $62,820 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 160 | $16.10 | $33,490 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 160 | $22.92 | $47,670 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | 160 | $9.36 | $19,470 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $55,490 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 150 | $35.02 | $72,850 |
| Clergy | 150 | $22.65 | $47,120 |
| Furniture finishers | 150 | $13.98 | $29,070 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 150 | $36.36 | $75,640 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 150 | $21.40 | $44,500 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 150 | $14.12 | $29,370 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 150 | $27.39 | $56,980 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 150 | $8.66 | $18,010 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 150 | $13.86 | $28,830 |
| Brokerage clerks | 140 | $18.74 | $38,980 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 140 | $16.40 | $34,110 |
| Credit analysts | 140 | $30.78 | $64,020 |
| Dietetic technicians | 140 | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 140 | $23.47 | $48,820 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 140 | $17.17 | $35,720 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | 140 | $14.20 | $29,540 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 140 | $18.14 | $37,730 |
| Optometrists | 140 | $55.69 | $115,840 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | 140 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Training and development managers | 140 | $35.65 | $74,160 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $61,670 |
| Internists, general | 130 | $96.82 | $201,390 |
| Lodging managers | 130 | $25.92 | $53,910 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 130 | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| Radio and television announcers | 130 | Not available | Not available |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 130 | $20.82 | $43,300 |
| Statisticians | 130 | $30.44 | $63,310 |
| Actuaries | 120 | $37.46 | $77,910 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 120 | $34.77 | $72,320 |
| Desktop publishers | 120 | $17.88 | $37,190 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 120 | $18.90 | $39,300 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 120 | $12.50 | $26,010 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $52,770 |
| Law clerks | 120 | $16.30 | $33,910 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 120 | $21.03 | $43,740 |
| Surveyors | 120 | $27.04 | $56,250 |
| Upholsterers | 120 | $14.40 | $29,960 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 110 | $19.02 | $39,550 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 110 | $13.90 | $28,920 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 110 | $16.30 | $33,890 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 110 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Landscape architects | 110 | $27.56 | $57,320 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 110 | $15.75 | $32,750 |
| Physician assistants | 110 | $43.89 | $91,290 |
| Pipelayers | 110 | $19.01 | $39,540 |
| Rail transportation workers, all other | 110 | $19.36 | $40,280 |
| Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers | 110 | $17.79 | $37,010 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 110 | $18.96 | $39,430 |
| Transportation inspectors | 110 | $38.06 | $79,160 |
| Financial examiners | 100 | $32.20 | $66,970 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 100 | $23.02 | $47,870 |
| Health educators | 100 | $18.20 | $37,850 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 100 | $11.27 | $23,450 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 100 | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | 100 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Writers and authors | 100 | $20.81 | $43,280 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 90 | $22.56 | $46,930 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $67,690 |
| Carpet installers | 90 | $14.47 | $30,110 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $73,790 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 90 | $17.46 | $36,320 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 90 | $16.12 | $33,530 |
| Legislators | 90 | Not available | $120,140 |
| Loan counselors | 90 | $19.47 | $40,490 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 90 | $18.86 | $39,220 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 90 | $24.99 | $51,970 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 90 | $29.32 | $60,980 |
| Social science research assistants | 90 | $13.97 | $29,050 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 90 | $9.92 | $20,640 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 80 | $20.65 | $42,950 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 80 | $8.90 | $18,500 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 80 | $26.24 | $54,580 |
| Commercial pilots | 80 | Not available | $49,320 |
| Medical appliance technicians | 80 | $15.60 | $32,450 |
| Natural sciences managers | 80 | $45.49 | $94,610 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $68,430 |
| Therapists, all other | 80 | $36.86 | $76,670 |
| Actors | 70 | $21.11 | Not available |
| Art directors | 70 | $32.81 | $68,240 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 70 | Not available | $58,780 |
| Correspondence clerks | 70 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Drafters, all other | 70 | $19.66 | $40,890 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 70 | $19.15 | $39,830 |
| Pharmacy aides | 70 | $9.09 | $18,910 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers | 70 | $18.67 | $38,840 |
| Urban and regional planners | 70 | $21.56 | $44,850 |
| Anesthesiologists | 60 | $105.16 | $218,740 |
| Athletic trainers | 60 | Not available | $39,010 |
| Court reporters | 60 | $18.93 | $39,360 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 60 | $28.01 | $58,270 |
| Tapers | 60 | $15.03 | $31,270 |
| Agricultural inspectors | 50 | $16.59 | $34,510 |
| Animal control workers | 50 | $12.96 | $26,970 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other | 50 | $10.52 | $21,890 |
| Curators | 50 | $23.55 | $48,990 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 50 | $9.33 | $19,400 |
| Film and video editors | 50 | $17.67 | $36,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 50 | $17.21 | $35,790 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 50 | $16.14 | $33,580 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | 50 | $15.83 | $32,920 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $56,830 |
| Interpreters and translators | 50 | $17.98 | $37,390 |
| Motion picture projectionists | 50 | $10.11 | $21,020 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | 50 | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 50 | $28.67 | $59,630 |
| Podiatrists | 50 | $74.51 | $154,990 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 50 | $17.58 | $36,570 |
| Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators | 50 | $20.80 | $43,260 |
| Recreational therapists | 50 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | 50 | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 40 | $44.99 | $93,590 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 40 | $30.05 | $62,510 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $74,550 |
| Economists | 40 | $33.05 | $68,740 |
| Education administrators, all other | 40 | $34.61 | $71,990 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 40 | $22.56 | $46,920 |
| Emergency management specialists | 40 | $17.12 | $35,600 |
| Etchers and engravers | 40 | $14.85 | $30,890 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | 40 | $14.13 | $29,390 |
| Forensic science technicians | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 40 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 40 | $25.97 | $54,020 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 40 | $8.93 | $18,580 |
| Massage therapists | 40 | $20.72 | $43,090 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 40 | $15.67 | $32,600 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 40 | $13.08 | $27,220 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 40 | $31.51 | $65,550 |
| Psychiatrists | 40 | $85.83 | $178,520 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | 40 | $23.65 | $49,200 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 40 | $24.81 | $51,610 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 30 | Not available | $47,960 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 30 | Not available | $87,880 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 30 | $33.39 | $69,450 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | 30 | $19.15 | $39,820 |
| Materials engineers | 30 | $42.65 | $88,700 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 30 | Not available | $59,070 |
| Animal trainers | Not available | $17.87 | $37,170 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $63,770 |
| Audiologists | Not available | $35.17 | $73,150 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | Not available | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Bicycle repairers | Not available | $15.93 | $33,130 |
| Boilermakers | Not available | $25.58 | $53,210 |
| Bookbinders | Not available | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | Not available | $19.32 | $40,190 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | Not available | $32.62 | $67,860 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | Not available | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Chiropractors | Not available | $52.61 | $109,440 |
| Choreographers | Not available | $11.00 | $22,870 |
| Computer hardware engineers | Not available | $36.83 | $76,600 |
| Conservation scientists | Not available | $28.41 | $59,100 |
| Cooks, all other | Not available | $11.96 | $24,880 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $54,720 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | Not available | $14.64 | $30,460 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | Not available | $19.48 | $40,510 |
| Farm and home management advisors | Not available | $18.31 | $38,090 |
| Fence erectors | Not available | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | Not available | $23.11 | $48,070 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | Not available | $15.58 | $32,410 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | Not available | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | Not available | $11.38 | $23,660 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | Not available | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $109,820 |
| Helpers--roofers | Not available | $12.05 | $25,050 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | Not available | $11.47 | $23,850 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | Not available | $20.76 | $43,170 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | Not available | $15.21 | $31,640 |
| Interior designers | Not available | $18.08 | $37,600 |
| Lay-out workers, metal and plastic | Not available | $16.13 | $33,550 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | Not available | $10.63 | $22,100 |
| Marriage and family therapists | Not available | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Material moving workers, all other | Not available | $18.67 | $38,820 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | Not available | $9.83 | $20,440 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | Not available | $21.05 | $43,790 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | Not available | $12.61 | $26,230 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | Not available | $14.34 | $29,830 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $13.70 | $28,490 |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners | Not available | $16.20 | $33,700 |
| Occupational therapist aides | Not available | $10.55 | $21,940 |
| Photographic process workers | Not available | $11.96 | $24,880 |
| Physical therapist aides | Not available | $10.11 | $21,030 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | Not available | $17.00 | $35,350 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | Not available | $9.90 | $20,590 |
| Public address system and other announcers | Not available | $9.19 | $19,110 |
| Sailors and marine oilers | Not available | $16.09 | $33,460 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | Not available | $13.79 | $28,680 |
| Skin care specialists | Not available | $12.47 | $25,940 |
| Tax preparers | Not available | $12.38 | $25,740 |
| Technical writers | Not available | $24.14 | $50,210 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | Not available | $16.36 | $34,020 |
