Occupational employment / Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

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 "Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,334,950 $19.42 $40,400
Office and administrative support occupations 475,540 $14.71 $30,600
Sales and related occupations 316,090 $18.96 $39,440
Food preparation and serving related occupations 202,000 $10.28 $21,390
Transportation and material moving occupations 142,960 $15.19 $31,590
Business and financial operations occupations 122,540 $30.10 $62,620
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 122,380 $32.34 $67,280
Education, training, and library occupations 118,120 Not available Not available
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 94,300 $18.57 $38,630
Production occupations 86,090 $14.14 $29,400
Retail salespersons 82,350 $14.23 $29,600
Protective service occupations 74,790 $18.61 $38,710
Management occupations 72,080 $52.57 $109,350
Cashiers 67,940 $8.74 $18,170
Personal care and service occupations 64,150 $11.83 $24,610
Healthcare support occupations 63,800 $12.34 $25,660
Office clerks, general 53,570 $11.83 $24,600
Stock clerks and order fillers 52,920 $10.33 $21,500
Waiters and waitresses 49,470 $10.31 $21,450
Computer and mathematical occupations 47,140 $30.96 $64,400
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 45,480 $8.36 $17,380
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 45,060 $13.97 $29,060
Customer service representatives 44,840 $14.35 $29,850
Registered nurses 43,870 $31.90 $66,350
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 37,210 $27.28 $56,740
Security guards 37,090 $10.83 $22,520
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 36,160 $10.14 $21,090
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 35,490 $16.21 $33,710
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 32,140 $23.53 $48,950
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 31,960 $19.58 $40,730
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 31,320 $11.64 $24,200
Architecture and engineering occupations 30,290 $30.38 $63,190
Sales representatives, services, all other 27,320 $27.21 $56,590
Legal occupations 26,420 $42.48 $88,350
Accountants and auditors 26,120 $31.45 $65,420
Community and social services occupations 25,210 $20.61 $42,870
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 24,560 $11.05 $22,980
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 24,200 $10.93 $22,740
Receptionists and information clerks 23,300 $12.15 $25,260
Maintenance and repair workers, general 23,270 $15.29 $31,810
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 22,980 $23.50 $48,890
Elementary school teachers, except special education 22,510 Not available $51,250
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 21,450 $9.12 $18,960
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 19,680 $22.38 $46,540
Business operations specialists, all other 19,370 $30.35 $63,120
Cooks, restaurant 18,950 $11.78 $24,510
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 18,620 $17.11 $35,580
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 17,530 $14.08 $29,290
General and operations managers 16,870 $52.10 $108,370
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 15,170 $12.90 $26,830
Lawyers 15,120 $57.22 $119,010
Food preparation workers 13,340 $9.81 $20,410
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 13,220 $29.74 $61,850
Life, physical, and social science occupations 12,670 $29.62 $61,610
Child care workers 12,500 $9.06 $18,840
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 12,340 $17.79 $37,000
Packers and packagers, hand 12,310 $9.57 $19,910
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 11,810 $16.98 $35,310
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 11,660 $28.69 $59,670
Insurance sales agents 11,560 $30.00 $62,400
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 11,530 $31.47 $65,460
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 11,390 $19.88 $41,360
Teacher assistants 11,150 Not available $21,480
Medical assistants 11,140 $13.98 $29,080
Computer support specialists 11,090 $19.17 $39,880
Management analysts 11,050 $42.03 $87,420
Electricians 10,920 $19.66 $40,880
Home health aides 10,800 $9.72 $20,220
Dishwashers 10,770 $8.29 $17,240
Tellers 10,540 $12.26 $25,510
Telemarketers 9,390 $11.57 $24,070
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9,260 $8.79 $18,290
Bartenders 9,180 $10.86 $22,600
Bill and account collectors 9,160 $14.89 $30,970
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 9,050 Not available $52,950
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 9,030 $8.65 $17,990
Counter and rental clerks 8,950 $11.67 $24,260
Loan officers 8,620 $29.20 $60,730
Legal secretaries 8,410 $19.94 $41,470
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 8,090 $14.97 $31,130
Medical secretaries 7,820 $13.58 $28,240
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 7,810 $12.97 $26,980
Paralegals and legal assistants 7,730 $23.20 $48,250
Team assemblers 7,680 $11.54 $24,010
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 7,650 $23.78 $49,450
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 7,600 $16.35 $34,020
Parking lot attendants 7,400 $8.73 $18,160
Recreation workers 7,240 $11.65 $24,230
Real estate sales agents 7,030 $22.47 $46,730
Computer programmers 7,000 $33.03 $68,690
Industrial truck and tractor operators 6,890 $13.74 $28,590
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 6,870 $9.57 $19,910
Physicians and surgeons, all other 6,860 $72.77 $151,360
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 6,670 $19.83 $41,250
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 6,650 $19.74 $41,050
Amusement and recreation attendants 6,620 $9.74 $20,270
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 6,580 $40.29 $83,790
Financial managers 6,540 $55.11 $114,620
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 6,510 $29.02 $60,360
Data entry keyers 6,420 $12.65 $26,320
Personal financial advisors 6,310 $33.89 $70,480
Postal service mail carriers 6,280 Not available Not available
Computer systems analysts 6,270 $32.88 $68,390
Chief executives 6,180 $87.23 $181,430
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 6,170 $43.66 $90,810
Order clerks 6,140 $12.30 $25,580
Pharmacy technicians 6,080 $13.86 $28,820
Driver/sales workers 6,030 $11.90 $24,760
File clerks 5,980 $13.09 $27,230
Sales managers 5,970 $61.72 $128,380
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 5,880 Not available Not available
Preschool teachers, except special education 5,610 $12.83 $26,690
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 5,600 $25.84 $53,750
Cargo and freight agents 5,590 $15.33 $31,890
Network systems and data communications analysts 5,380 $34.26 $71,260
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 5,360 $10.13 $21,070
Painters, construction and maintenance 5,340 $15.79 $32,840
Cooks, fast food 5,220 $8.54 $17,770
Correctional officers and jailers 5,190 $24.18 $50,290
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 5,090 $8.93 $18,570
Public relations specialists 5,060 $27.03 $56,220
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 5,020 Not available Not available
Pharmacists 4,980 $50.25 $104,520
Dental assistants 4,830 $15.99 $33,260
All other information and record clerks 4,820 $15.05 $31,300
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 4,750 $10.87 $22,600
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 4,730 $13.29 $27,650
Graphic designers 4,690 $20.82 $43,300
Computer software engineers, applications 4,660 $36.81 $76,560
Network and computer systems administrators 4,660 $35.46 $73,750
Construction managers 4,580 $48.48 $100,830
Loan interviewers and clerks 4,570 $16.30 $33,910
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 4,520 $9.43 $19,620
Roofers 4,400 $16.17 $33,640
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 4,370 $15.75 $32,750
Property, real estate, and community association managers 4,300 $29.51 $61,370
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 4,230 $23.10 $48,050
Managers, all other 4,220 $44.83 $93,250
Postsecondary teachers, all other 4,210 Not available $54,410
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 4,180 $18.96 $39,430
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 4,170 $28.26 $58,790
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 4,150 $24.49 $50,950
Advertising sales agents 4,070 $25.23 $52,490
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 4,070 $25.51 $53,060
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 4,010 $25.19 $52,400
Sales and related workers, all other 4,010 $17.03 $35,410
Civil engineers 3,990 $37.76 $78,530
Food servers, nonrestaurant 3,980 $10.30 $21,430
Parts salespersons 3,980 $13.60 $28,280
Helpers--production workers 3,970 $10.75 $22,350
Office and administrative support workers, all other 3,900 $12.04 $25,040
Radiologic technologists and technicians 3,750 $25.49 $53,030
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 3,730 $12.61 $26,230
Travel agents 3,730 $13.46 $28,000
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 3,710 $21.85 $45,440
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 3,680 $26.66 $55,460
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 3,650 $22.46 $46,710
Physical therapists 3,630 $36.90 $76,760
Cost estimators 3,510 $27.86 $57,950
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 3,470 Not available $51,890
Construction and related workers, all other 3,440 $16.70 $34,740
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 3,430 $17.91 $37,260
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 3,420 $21.30 $44,310
Financial specialists, all other 3,410 $28.54 $59,360
Computer software engineers, systems software 3,400 $41.90 $87,150
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 3,400 $15.95 $33,180
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 3,360 $13.83 $28,780
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 3,280 Not available Not available
Financial analysts 3,250 $36.65 $76,230
Child, family, and school social workers 3,180 $20.90 $43,460
Social and human service assistants 3,110 $15.46 $32,150
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 3,100 $16.37 $34,050
Personal and home care aides 3,040 $9.26 $19,260
Personal care and service workers, all other 3,040 $11.44 $23,790
Training and development specialists 3,040 $26.78 $55,700
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 3,000 $17.43 $36,250
Butchers and meat cutters 2,970 $12.61 $26,230
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 2,970 $26.20 $54,490
Sewing machine operators 2,960 $10.08 $20,960
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,950 $16.17 $33,620
Helpers--electricians 2,950 $12.36 $25,720
Dental hygienists 2,900 $27.91 $58,040
Administrative services managers 2,870 $47.32 $98,420
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 2,870 $11.15 $23,190
Cement masons and concrete finishers 2,870 $14.51 $30,180
Architectural and civil drafters 2,810 $21.98 $45,710
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 2,800 $17.86 $37,140
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 2,770 $26.98 $56,120
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,760 $11.35 $23,610
Self-enrichment education teachers 2,750 $19.05 $39,630
Medical and health services managers 2,670 $50.11 $104,240
Medical records and health information technicians 2,610 $16.15 $33,600
Protective service workers, all other 2,600 $18.05 $37,550
Coaches and scouts 2,590 Not available $48,440
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 2,570 $17.73 $36,880
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,570 $21.44 $44,600
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 2,550 $12.61 $26,220
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 2,540 $25.55 $53,150
Food service managers 2,540 $27.47 $57,140
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 2,530 $10.89 $22,640
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 2,490 $17.89 $37,210
Chefs and head cooks 2,470 $23.56 $49,010
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 2,470 $14.70 $30,580
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,470 $23.00 $47,850
Construction and building inspectors 2,460 $27.58 $57,360
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 2,460 $18.19 $37,840
Industrial machinery mechanics 2,400 $22.53 $46,860
Community and social service specialists, all other 2,390 $20.90 $43,470
Healthcare support workers, all other 2,390 $13.98 $29,080
Industrial engineers 2,390 $30.93 $64,330
Machinists 2,380 $16.29 $33,880
Motor vehicle operators, all other 2,350 $13.14 $27,320
Surveying and mapping technicians 2,350 $17.72 $36,860
Computer and information systems managers 2,340 $59.29 $123,320
Market research analysts 2,340 $29.54 $61,450
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 2,340 $25.00 $52,000
Real estate brokers 2,300 $39.21 $81,550
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 2,270 $22.90 $47,630
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,260 $12.54 $26,080
Printing machine operators 2,260 $14.29 $29,720
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,250 $11.37 $23,650
Librarians 2,210 $27.10 $56,360
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 2,200 $21.23 $44,170
Education, training, and library workers, all other 2,180 $25.81 $53,690
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 2,170 $10.95 $22,770
Automotive body and related repairers 2,160 $16.66 $34,660
Architects, except landscape and naval 2,120 $33.48 $69,640
Bakers 2,100 $12.29 $25,560
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,100 $10.50 $21,840
Pest control workers 2,100 $14.18 $29,490
Marketing managers 2,090 $54.09 $112,510
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 2,080 Not available $127,710
Security and fire alarm systems installers 2,080 $16.52 $34,360
Interior designers 2,000 $24.22 $50,380
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 2,000 $13.66 $28,410
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 1,990 $15.72 $32,700
Medical and public health social workers 1,940 $23.34 $48,540
Family and general practitioners 1,930 $68.97 $143,450
Instructional coordinators 1,910 $25.85 $53,770
Sheet metal workers 1,890 $18.94 $39,380
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,880 $18.05 $37,540
Baggage porters and bellhops 1,860 $9.44 $19,630
Editors 1,860 $33.18 $69,000
New accounts clerks 1,850 $14.05 $29,230
Psychiatric technicians 1,850 $12.73 $26,480
Respiratory therapists 1,840 $24.98 $51,960
Couriers and messengers 1,790 $12.79 $26,610
Operations research analysts 1,790 $28.35 $58,980
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,770 $14.15 $29,440
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,760 $20.98 $43,630
Surgical technologists 1,750 $17.95 $37,330
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,740 $27.25 $56,680
Tire repairers and changers 1,690 $11.99 $24,940
Producers and directors 1,660 $28.44 $59,160
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,650 $12.36 $25,700
Dentists, general 1,630 $64.77 $134,720
Library assistants, clerical 1,610 $11.79 $24,520
Medical equipment preparers 1,610 $12.41 $25,820
Photographers 1,590 $17.39 $36,160
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 1,580 $19.42 $40,390
Opticians, dispensing 1,560 $17.77 $36,960
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 1,550 $41.07 $85,430
Glaziers 1,530 $17.75 $36,920
Occupational therapists 1,530 $35.15 $73,110
Physical therapist aides 1,530 $11.53 $23,970
Engineers, all other 1,510 $37.10 $77,170
Computer operators 1,500 $17.50 $36,400
Database administrators 1,500 $33.07 $68,780
Transportation workers, all other 1,500 $16.56 $34,450
Speech-language pathologists 1,480 $33.92 $70,550
Health technologists and technicians, all other 1,470 $19.05 $39,610
Electrical engineers 1,460 $38.74 $80,590
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,460 $13.12 $27,290
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,440 Not available $52,230
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,420 $14.84 $30,870
Procurement clerks 1,400 $14.19 $29,510
Job printers 1,390 $13.62 $28,340
Manicurists and pedicurists 1,380 $10.43 $21,680
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,370 $16.01 $33,290
Massage therapists 1,370 $18.74 $38,970
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,370 $13.76 $28,630
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 1,360 Not available $56,420
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 1,350 $18.41 $38,300
Word processors and typists 1,350 $15.57 $32,380
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,340 $51.72 $107,570
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,320 $22.76 $47,330
Cooks, short order 1,310 $9.64 $20,060
Special education teachers, middle school 1,310 Not available $52,040
Insurance underwriters 1,300 $23.96 $49,840
Mental health counselors 1,300 $21.56 $44,840
Postal service clerks 1,300 Not available Not available
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,270 $36.68 $76,290
Structural iron and steel workers 1,270 $17.44 $36,280
Tile and marble setters 1,270 $13.81 $28,730
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,250 $26.38 $54,880
Diagnostic medical sonographers 1,250 $28.37 $59,000
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,250 $27.63 $57,470
Helpers--carpenters 1,250 $11.74 $24,420
Office machine operators, except computer 1,250 $13.26 $27,570
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,240 $12.29 $25,560
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,240 $13.88 $28,860
Dental laboratory technicians 1,240 $17.20 $35,770
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,230 $20.98 $43,640
Physical therapist assistants 1,220 $23.37 $48,600
Commercial pilots 1,200 Not available $85,610
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,200 $21.06 $43,800
Machine feeders and offbearers 1,200 $10.52 $21,890
Broadcast technicians 1,180 $20.49 $42,610
Private detectives and investigators 1,180 $25.07 $52,140
Maintenance workers, machinery 1,170 $16.74 $34,830
Mechanical engineers 1,170 $34.15 $71,040
Production workers, all other 1,160 $12.70 $26,410
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,150 $18.25 $37,970
Electronics engineers, except computer 1,150 $36.26 $75,420
Audio and video equipment technicians 1,130 $17.64 $36,700
Civil engineering technicians 1,110 $25.08 $52,170
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,110 $15.66 $32,570
Tax preparers 1,090 $12.80 $26,620
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,080 $24.21 $50,360
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 1,080 $15.16 $31,520
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 1,050 $31.88 $66,310
Credit analysts 1,040 $27.91 $58,050
Pipelayers 1,040 $16.49 $34,300
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1,030 $21.10 $43,880
Motorboat mechanics 1,020 $19.47 $40,510
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 1,010 $21.92 $45,590
Photographic processing machine operators 1,010 $10.25 $21,330
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 990 $17.62 $36,650
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 990 $13.23 $27,520
Therapists, all other 980 $31.59 $65,700
Engineering managers 970 $57.01 $118,590
Helpers--roofers 960 $11.78 $24,510
Computer specialists, all other 930 $29.95 $62,290
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 930 $9.70 $20,180
Plasterers and stucco masons 920 $18.78 $39,070
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 910 $12.70 $26,430
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 910 $12.56 $26,130
Food batchmakers 900 $10.39 $21,610
Budget analysts 890 $32.16 $66,890
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 890 $41.68 $86,690
Reporters and correspondents 890 $25.39 $52,810
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 880 $46.85 $97,450
Medical transcriptionists 880 $15.86 $33,000
Rehabilitation counselors 880 $18.00 $37,440
Counselors, all other 870 $17.63 $36,670
Home appliance repairers 860 $19.38 $40,310
Meeting and convention planners 840 $23.34 $48,540
Logisticians 830 $29.49 $61,340
Power distributors and dispatchers 830 $31.12 $64,720
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 820 $10.65 $22,140
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 810 $14.34 $29,820
Brokerage clerks 800 $18.30 $38,060
Painters, transportation equipment 800 $18.62 $38,740
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 800 $10.13 $21,060
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 800 $28.94 $60,200
Helpers, construction trades, all other 790 $12.17 $25,310
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 790 Not available Not available
Tree trimmers and pruners 790 $15.50 $32,230
Veterinarians 790 $65.35 $135,940
Writers and authors 790 $24.07 $50,070
Bindery workers 780 $12.53 $26,060
Material moving workers, all other 780 $14.45 $30,060
Crane and tower operators 770 $21.92 $45,600
Industrial engineering technicians 770 $21.96 $45,670
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 770 $14.72 $30,620
Concierges 750 $12.07 $25,100
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 750 $14.03 $29,190
Physician assistants 750 $39.57 $82,310
Prepress technicians and workers 750 $16.05 $33,380
Surveyors 750 $30.60 $63,640
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 740 $12.44 $25,870
Tour guides and escorts 740 $13.18 $27,420
Environmental engineers 730 $40.57 $84,390
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 730 $11.09 $23,060
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 730 $15.50 $32,230
Dietitians and nutritionists 720 $27.34 $56,870
Marriage and family therapists 720 Not available Not available
Upholsterers 720 $15.14 $31,490
Locksmiths and safe repairers 710 $15.07 $31,350
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 700 $13.46 $27,990
Media and communication workers, all other 700 $23.33 $48,530
Floral designers 690 $12.94 $26,920
Social and community service managers 690 $41.53 $86,380
Clergy 680 $24.29 $50,530
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 680 $14.97 $31,140
Legal support workers, all other 670 $20.86 $43,390
Compensation and benefits managers 660 $52.56 $109,330
Purchasing managers 660 $50.10 $104,210
Air traffic controllers 650 $54.73 $113,840
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 650 $18.77 $39,050
Human resources managers, all other 650 $44.37 $92,290
Sales engineers 650 $42.88 $89,200
Industrial production managers 640 $45.13 $93,880
Health educators 630 $21.51 $44,740
Law clerks 630 $18.03 $37,500
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 630 $18.17 $37,790
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 630 $12.53 $26,060
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 630 $15.45 $32,150
Nuclear medicine technologists 620 $32.33 $67,250
Biological scientists, all other 610 Not available Not available
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 610 $10.21 $21,240
Urban and regional planners 610 $32.74 $68,090
Chemists 600 $29.56 $61,490
Insulation workers, mechanical 600 $16.17 $33,630
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 590 $15.57 $32,380
Social workers, all other 590 $20.13 $41,860
Meter readers, utilities 580 $15.29 $31,800
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 570 $10.86 $22,590
Public relations managers 570 $57.60 $119,810
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 560 $13.65 $28,400
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 560 $12.83 $26,690
Landscape architects 560 $28.05 $58,340
Library technicians 550 $17.20 $35,770
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 550 $11.97 $24,900
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 540 Not available $66,050
Respiratory therapy technicians 540 $20.06 $41,720
Chiropractors 530 $33.51 $69,700
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 530 Not available $55,480
Film and video editors 530 $21.44 $44,600
Funeral attendants 530 $9.41 $19,580
Loan counselors 530 $20.75 $43,160
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 520 $13.41 $27,900
Drafters, all other 520 $21.72 $45,180
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 520 $31.69 $65,920
Radio and television announcers 520 $24.83 $51,640
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 520 $16.64 $34,600
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 510 $13.84 $28,790
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 510 $14.93 $31,050
Photographic process workers 500 $13.78 $28,670
Shampooers 500 $8.86 $18,430
Automotive glass installers and repairers 490 $15.78 $32,820
Education administrators, postsecondary 490 $49.51 $102,980
Airfield operations specialists 480 $23.42 $48,710
Musicians and singers 480 Not available Not available
Aerospace engineers 470 $41.95 $87,250
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 470 $29.09 $60,500
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 470 $20.61 $42,860
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 470 $9.53 $19,820
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 470 $21.53 $44,770
Lodging managers 470 $34.31 $71,370
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 460 $12.56 $26,120
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 460 $11.42 $23,740
Residential advisors 460 $10.94 $22,760
Highway maintenance workers 440 $15.34 $31,900
Chemical technicians 430 $18.15 $37,740
Survey researchers 430 $17.94 $37,320
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 420 $16.36 $34,020
Medical equipment repairers 420 $19.05 $39,610
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 420 $11.55 $24,020
Art directors 400 $31.62 $65,770
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $71,960
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 400 $12.11 $25,180
Telephone operators 400 $14.62 $30,410
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 390 $12.97 $26,980
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 390 $22.38 $46,540
Skin care specialists 390 $14.74 $30,670
Surgeons 390 $68.29 $142,040
Technical writers 390 $27.12 $56,410
Court reporters 380 $23.51 $48,910
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $69,190
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 360 $18.97 $39,450
Legislators 360 Not available $39,120
Bailiffs 350 $20.05 $41,700
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 350 $18.93 $39,370
Education administrators, all other 350 $45.32 $94,260
Carpet installers 340 $19.53 $40,630
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 340 $23.17 Not available
Social scientists and related workers, all other 340 $33.74 $70,180
Vocational education teachers, middle school 340 Not available $60,800
Directors, religious activities and education 330 $19.15 $39,840
Occupational health and safety specialists 330 $32.01 $66,570
Desktop publishers 320 Not available Not available
Funeral directors 320 $22.28 $46,340
Mechanical drafters 320 $22.84 $47,510
Transportation inspectors 320 $35.24 $73,300
Biological technicians 310 $17.53 $36,470
Electrical and electronics drafters 310 $24.12 $50,170
Elevator installers and repairers 310 $20.44 $42,510
Furniture finishers 310 $15.80 $32,860
Service station attendants 300 $9.81 $20,410
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $53,640
Forensic science technicians 290 $25.16 $52,340
Marine engineers and naval architects 290 $35.49 $73,820
Training and development managers 290 $46.38 $96,460
Curators 280 $18.51 $38,510
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 280 $13.60 $28,290
Occupational therapist assistants 280 $27.14 $56,440
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 270 $19.29 $40,130
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 270 $12.71 $26,430
Optometrists 270 $43.34 $90,140
Public address system and other announcers 270 $15.42 $32,060
Animal trainers 260 $17.99 $37,420
Communications teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $60,750
Recreational therapists 260 $21.55 $44,820
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 260 $14.92 $31,040
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 250 $30.86 $64,190
Psychiatrists 250 $78.80 $163,900
Sound engineering technicians 250 $21.37 $44,450
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 250 $10.65 $22,150
Correspondence clerks 240 $14.63 $30,430
Dietetic technicians 240 $14.36 $29,860
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 240 $20.28 $42,190
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 240 $14.08 $29,290
Hydrologists 230 $37.56 $78,130
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 230 $9.87 $20,520
Proofreaders and copy markers 220 $13.72 $28,540
Social science research assistants 220 $18.59 $38,660
Building cleaning workers, all other 210 $13.93 $28,980
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 210 $30.80 $64,060
Museum technicians and conservators 210 $17.89 $37,220
Pile-driver operators 210 $19.95 $41,500
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 210 Not available Not available
Actuaries 200 $45.40 $94,430
Athletic trainers 200 Not available $44,680
Cutters and trimmers, hand 200 $13.19 $27,430
Designers, all other 200 $18.90 $39,310
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 200 $17.26 $35,890
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 200 $13.82 $28,750
Tool and die makers 200 $19.47 $40,500
Audiologists 190 $29.34 $61,020
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 190 $14.90 $30,990
Financial examiners 190 $38.94 $81,000
Law teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $66,920
Multi-media artists and animators 190 $25.58 $53,200
Power plant operators 190 $29.46 $61,280
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 190 $16.47 $34,260
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 180 $10.46 $21,760
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 180 $25.73 $53,510
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 180 $10.50 $21,830
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 170 $15.17 $31,550
Farm equipment mechanics 170 $14.94 $31,080
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 170 $10.33 $21,480
Materials engineers 170 $31.02 $64,530
Motion picture projectionists 170 $9.70 $20,170
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $59,020
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 160 $20.27 $42,160
Emergency management specialists 160 $25.75 $53,550
Environmental engineering technicians 160 $17.75 $36,920
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 160 $25.89 $53,850
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 160 $29.85 $62,080
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $59,410
Political science teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $67,460
Travel guides 160 $19.00 $39,520
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 150 $28.61 $59,500
Mechanical engineering technicians 150 $21.08 $43,850
Obstetricians and gynecologists 150 $101.04 $210,170
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 150 $16.87 $35,090
Stonemasons 150 $16.34 $34,000
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 140 $45.51 $94,650
Agricultural equipment operators 140 $10.49 $21,810
Animal control workers 140 $18.40 $38,280
Music directors and composers 140 $22.98 $47,790
Radio mechanics 140 $24.34 $50,630
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 140 $13.18 $27,420
Slaughterers and meat packers 140 $9.56 $19,890
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 140 $29.53 $61,430
Computer and information scientists, research 130 $43.21 $89,880
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 130 $16.86 $35,080
Electro-mechanical technicians 130 $19.10 $39,730
Embalmers 130 $18.47 $38,410
Natural sciences managers 130 $61.98 $128,910
Physics teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $71,920
Podiatrists 130 $57.79 $120,200
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 130 $10.05 $20,910
Broadcast news analysts 120 $42.83 $89,090
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available Not available
Atmospheric and space scientists 110 $37.72 $78,460
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 110 $9.80 $20,380
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 110 $33.80 $70,290
Engine and other machine assemblers 110 $15.25 $31,720
Farm and home management advisors 110 $18.43 $38,330
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 110 $15.22 $31,660
Statistical assistants 110 $16.86 $35,080
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 100 $20.80 $43,270
Cooks, all other 100 $11.31 $23,530
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 100 $11.63 $24,180
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 100 $14.41 $29,970
Hazardous materials removal workers 100 $15.97 $33,210
History teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $62,090
Medical appliance technicians 100 $20.14 $41,880
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 100 $16.27 $33,850
Musical instrument repairers and tuners 100 $15.11 $31,420
Soil and plant scientists 100 $41.45 $86,210
Commercial and industrial designers 90 $26.07 $54,220
Economics teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $79,960
Plant and system operators, all other 90 $23.53 $48,950
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 90 $16.10 $33,480
Set and exhibit designers 90 $23.23 $48,310
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 90 $12.46 $25,920
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $65,080
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 80 $11.03 $22,940
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 80 $11.08 $23,040
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 80 Not available $60,440
Social work teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $54,920
Costume attendants 70 $11.82 $24,590
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 70 $26.22 $54,540
Occupational health and safety technicians 70 $21.86 $45,470
Terrazzo workers and finishers 70 $16.41 $34,130
Traffic technicians 70 $21.32 $44,350
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 70 Not available $36,840
Woodworkers, all other 70 $14.88 $30,940
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $63,760
Chemical engineers 60 $37.71 $78,430
Conservation scientists 60 $35.19 $73,190
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $12.56 $26,130
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 60 $70.28 $146,180
Watch repairers 60 Not available Not available
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 50 $24.24 $50,410
Fashion designers 50 $33.12 $68,890
Mathematical scientists, all other 50 $20.62 $42,890
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 50 Not available Not available
Occupational therapist aides 50 $11.28 $23,460
Orthotists and prosthetists 50 $48.79 $101,480
Shoe machine operators and tenders 50 $11.86 $24,680
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $55,410
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 40 $21.60 $44,920
Statisticians 40 $34.28 $71,300
Dredge operators 30 $17.50 $36,400
Graduate teaching assistants 30 Not available $37,400
Mathematical technicians 30 $16.11 $33,510
Microbiologists 30 $23.94 $49,790
Numerical tool and process control programmers 30 $17.87 $37,160
Riggers 30 $14.81 $30,810
Sewers, hand 30 $12.24 $25,470
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors Not available $28.09 $58,420
Advertising and promotions managers Not available $52.17 $108,520
Anesthesiologists Not available $81.59 $169,710
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $67,030
Avionics technicians Not available $24.15 $50,220
Bicycle repairers Not available $13.40 $27,870
Biomedical engineers Not available $31.92 $66,380
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations Not available $10.78 $22,420
Bus drivers, school Not available $11.23 $23,370
Business teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $69,560
Carpenters Not available $17.30 $35,980
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $66,930
Commercial divers Not available $33.05 $68,750
Computer hardware engineers Not available $34.14 $71,010
Computer science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $64,270
Construction and extraction occupations Not available $18.05 $37,550
Construction laborers Not available $12.26 $25,500
Court, municipal, and license clerks Not available $17.28 $35,940
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks Not available $17.21 $35,800
Crossing guards Not available $11.44 $23,790
Detectives and criminal investigators Not available $33.95 $70,620
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school Not available Not available $99,370
Education teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $66,400
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles Not available $15.21 $31,640
Eligibility interviewers, government programs Not available $17.68 $36,780
Etchers and engravers Not available $14.51 $30,180
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $14.01 $29,150
Fabric and apparel patternmakers Not available $17.63 $36,660
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals Not available $10.54 $21,910
Fence erectors Not available $13.47 $28,020
Fire fighters Not available $27.13 $56,440
Fire inspectors and investigators Not available $31.26 $65,020
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors Not available $16.26 $33,810
Food scientists and technologists Not available $26.44 $54,990
Gaming dealers Not available $9.55 $19,860
Gaming managers Not available $32.11 $66,790
Gaming service workers, all other Not available $12.60 $26,210
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators Not available $14.22 $29,590
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $18.79 $39,080
Internists, general Not available $92.74 $192,900
Interpreters and translators Not available $14.11 $29,350
Kindergarten teachers, except special education Not available Not available $50,280
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic Not available $13.40 $27,880
Life scientists, all other Not available $35.28 $73,390
Mechanical door repairers Not available $19.36 $40,270
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Not available $16.52 $34,360
Millwrights Not available $20.89 $43,450
Motorboat operators Not available $19.36 $40,260
Motorcycle mechanics Not available $17.92 $37,280
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $66,810
Parking enforcement workers Not available $17.13 $35,620
Pediatricians, general Not available $47.07 $97,900
Pharmacy aides Not available $9.24 $19,220
Physical scientists, all other Not available $35.21 $73,240
Physicists Not available $60.19 $125,190
Psychiatric aides Not available $12.18 $25,340
Psychologists, all other Not available $47.36 $98,500
Radiation therapists Not available $36.76 $76,450
Religious workers, all other Not available $13.31 $27,670
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $11.72 $24,380
Sailors and marine oilers Not available $17.62 $36,650
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education Not available Not available $55,220
Ship engineers Not available $35.31 $73,440
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $11.16 $23,220
Sociology teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $67,070
Tapers Not available $19.58 $40,720
Teachers and instructors, all other Not available Not available $30,780
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers Not available $8.62 $17,920
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