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 |
More than $70 |
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, construction trades, all other |
Not available |
$11.47 |
$23,850 |
| Helpers--roofers |
Not available |
$12.05 |
$25,050 |
| 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 |
