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 |
1,027,920 |
$19.32 |
$40,200 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
217,530 |
$14.48 |
$30,130 |
| Sales and related occupations |
136,390 |
$18.84 |
$39,190 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
79,700 |
$10.16 |
$21,130 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
71,300 |
$16.63 |
$34,600 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
56,250 |
$29.28 |
$60,910 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
54,120 |
$32.36 |
$67,300 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
53,690 |
$21.84 |
$45,430 |
| Production occupations |
41,560 |
$13.55 |
$28,190 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
40,410 |
$18.45 |
$38,380 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
39,650 |
$17.90 |
$37,230 |
| Protective service occupations |
36,990 |
$17.57 |
$36,550 |
| Retail salespersons |
35,870 |
$13.41 |
$27,890 |
| Management occupations |
30,670 |
$53.12 |
$110,480 |
| Cashiers |
29,380 |
$8.55 |
$17,780 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
28,490 |
$12.10 |
$25,170 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
26,580 |
$12.05 |
$25,070 |
| Office clerks, general |
25,150 |
$11.74 |
$24,410 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
24,930 |
$10.11 |
$21,020 |
| Security guards |
20,680 |
$10.80 |
$22,460 |
| Registered nurses |
20,130 |
$33.29 |
$69,250 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
19,930 |
$13.93 |
$28,970 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
18,650 |
$27.92 |
$58,080 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
18,240 |
$8.19 |
$17,040 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
18,170 |
$10.07 |
$20,950 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
17,060 |
$31.39 |
$65,290 |
| Customer service representatives |
17,000 |
$14.29 |
$29,730 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
16,980 |
$9.74 |
$20,260 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
16,250 |
$23.98 |
$49,880 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
16,090 |
$15.71 |
$32,680 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
14,150 |
$12.33 |
$25,640 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
13,530 |
$20.28 |
$42,180 |
| Legal occupations |
12,170 |
$42.88 |
$89,190 |
| Community and social services occupations |
12,120 |
$20.80 |
$43,260 |
| Accountants and auditors |
11,900 |
$30.72 |
$63,890 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
11,600 |
$30.08 |
$62,570 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
10,560 |
$28.90 |
$60,100 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
10,520 |
$9.14 |
$19,020 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
10,280 |
$11.11 |
$23,110 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
10,270 |
$14.66 |
$30,500 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
10,130 |
$23.15 |
$48,160 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
9,550 |
$17.06 |
$35,490 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
9,360 |
$11.53 |
$23,990 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
9,160 |
$30.99 |
$64,450 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
8,410 |
$12.36 |
$25,710 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
8,400 |
$13.37 |
$27,810 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
8,260 |
$21.97 |
$45,690 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
7,760 |
Not available |
$29,650 |
| Lawyers |
7,220 |
$56.05 |
$116,590 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
7,200 |
$11.63 |
$24,200 |
| General and operations managers |
7,030 |
$53.01 |
$110,260 |
| Construction laborers |
6,370 |
$12.29 |
$25,560 |
| Child care workers |
6,260 |
$8.62 |
$17,930 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
5,800 |
$28.71 |
$59,710 |
| Food preparation workers |
5,620 |
$9.69 |
$20,160 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
5,530 |
$31.72 |
$65,990 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
5,510 |
$9.26 |
$19,270 |
| Carpenters |
5,320 |
$16.50 |
$34,320 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
5,210 |
$28.14 |
$58,530 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
5,160 |
$16.71 |
$34,770 |
| Tellers |
5,120 |
$12.31 |
$25,610 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
5,070 |
Not available |
$51,450 |
| Teacher assistants |
4,980 |
Not available |
$22,070 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
4,880 |
$15.03 |
$31,260 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
4,800 |
$17.38 |
$36,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
4,760 |
$16.64 |
$34,610 |
| Insurance sales agents |
4,720 |
$25.49 |
$53,020 |
| Management analysts |
4,700 |
$39.87 |
$82,920 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
4,670 |
$24.42 |
$50,790 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
4,670 |
$28.68 |
$59,660 |
| Medical assistants |
4,510 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
| Loan officers |
4,350 |
$29.06 |
$60,450 |
| Home health aides |
4,260 |
$9.55 |
$19,870 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
4,250 |
$19.61 |
$40,800 |
| Dishwashers |
4,110 |
$8.11 |
$16,870 |
| Legal secretaries |
3,990 |
$19.88 |
$41,350 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
3,960 |
$14.09 |
$29,310 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
3,940 |
$8.46 |
$17,590 |
| Parking lot attendants |
3,940 |
$8.47 |
$17,610 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
3,880 |
$8.59 |
$17,860 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
3,620 |
$14.41 |
$29,980 |
| Team assemblers |
3,610 |
$10.87 |
$22,600 |
| Computer support specialists |
3,590 |
$20.29 |
$42,190 |
| Electricians |
3,540 |
$19.64 |
$40,860 |
| Bartenders |
3,430 |
$10.74 |
$22,350 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
3,430 |
$23.49 |
$48,870 |
| Recreation workers |
3,360 |
$11.73 |
$24,400 |
| Medical secretaries |
3,290 |
$13.04 |
$27,120 |
| Order clerks |
3,290 |
$11.14 |
$23,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
3,270 |
$39.39 |
$81,930 |
| File clerks |
3,250 |
$13.69 |
$28,480 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
3,210 |
$11.44 |
$23,800 |
| Data entry keyers |
3,170 |
$12.31 |
$25,610 |
| Real estate sales agents |
3,140 |
$22.21 |
$46,210 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
3,120 |
$56.68 |
$117,890 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
3,090 |
$12.48 |
$25,960 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
3,060 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
3,020 |
$39.81 |
$82,800 |
| Bill and account collectors |
3,000 |
$16.04 |
$33,370 |
| Driver/sales workers |
3,000 |
$10.88 |
$22,630 |
| Financial managers |
2,820 |
$58.74 |
$122,180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
2,760 |
$28.54 |
$59,370 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
2,740 |
$25.60 |
$53,240 |
| Chief executives |
2,690 |
$85.55 |
$177,940 |
| Personal financial advisors |
2,690 |
$27.86 |
$57,940 |
| Sales managers |
2,670 |
$61.38 |
$127,660 |
| Computer programmers |
2,640 |
$33.59 |
$69,870 |
| All other information and record clerks |
2,610 |
$14.51 |
$30,180 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
2,600 |
$20.21 |
$42,030 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
2,590 |
$13.86 |
$28,830 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
2,560 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Public relations specialists |
2,530 |
$26.77 |
$55,670 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
2,510 |
$10.02 |
$20,840 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
2,490 |
$9.34 |
$19,430 |
| Cooks, fast food |
2,350 |
$8.95 |
$18,620 |
| Graphic designers |
2,320 |
$19.18 |
$39,900 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
2,290 |
$10.21 |
$21,240 |
| Computer systems analysts |
2,290 |
$32.88 |
$68,390 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
2,290 |
$11.00 |
$22,890 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
2,260 |
$16.42 |
$34,150 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
2,240 |
$20.54 |
$42,720 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
2,210 |
$23.91 |
$49,740 |
| Pharmacists |
2,190 |
$50.53 |
$105,100 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
2,160 |
$9.38 |
$19,500 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
2,150 |
$13.22 |
$27,500 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
2,130 |
$9.65 |
$20,080 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
2,130 |
$35.28 |
$73,380 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
2,110 |
$21.08 |
$43,840 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
2,110 |
$12.18 |
$25,320 |
| Managers, all other |
2,110 |
$43.46 |
$90,400 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
2,110 |
$10.23 |
$21,270 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
2,060 |
$37.06 |
$77,080 |
| Travel agents |
2,040 |
$12.87 |
$26,770 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
1,960 |
$10.48 |
$21,790 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
1,930 |
$30.12 |
$62,640 |
| Physical therapists |
1,930 |
$35.97 |
$74,820 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
1,890 |
$20.51 |
$42,670 |
| Parts salespersons |
1,880 |
$12.72 |
$26,470 |
| Sewing machine operators |
1,870 |
$9.16 |
$19,060 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,860 |
$12.44 |
$25,870 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,840 |
$12.79 |
$26,600 |
| Dental assistants |
1,840 |
$14.53 |
$30,230 |
| Construction managers |
1,830 |
$49.46 |
$102,880 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
1,820 |
$23.84 |
$49,580 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
1,800 |
$21.69 |
$45,120 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
1,800 |
$20.68 |
$43,010 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,800 |
$25.00 |
$52,000 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,750 |
$10.93 |
$22,730 |
| Personal and home care aides |
1,740 |
$9.33 |
$19,410 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
1,720 |
$26.19 |
$54,470 |
| Telemarketers |
1,720 |
$13.22 |
$27,490 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
1,710 |
$27.02 |
$56,200 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
1,690 |
$16.71 |
$34,750 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
1,690 |
$15.83 |
$32,930 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,690 |
$16.73 |
$34,790 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
1,680 |
$10.05 |
$20,910 |
| Advertising sales agents |
1,640 |
$25.04 |
$52,090 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,640 |
$10.02 |
$20,840 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
1,640 |
$15.01 |
$31,220 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
1,640 |
$27.09 |
$56,360 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
1,630 |
$17.79 |
$37,000 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
1,620 |
$14.34 |
$29,820 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
1,610 |
$21.51 |
$44,730 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
1,580 |
$25.28 |
$52,590 |
| Civil engineers |
1,570 |
$38.45 |
$79,990 |
| Social and human service assistants |
1,550 |
$14.38 |
$29,910 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
1,540 |
$24.20 |
$50,330 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
1,520 |
$24.93 |
$51,860 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
1,520 |
$27.03 |
$56,220 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
1,490 |
$11.89 |
$24,740 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
1,390 |
$22.32 |
$46,420 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
1,390 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
1,370 |
$33.06 |
$68,750 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
1,330 |
$16.28 |
$33,870 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
1,320 |
$16.58 |
$34,490 |
| Training and development specialists |
1,310 |
$26.16 |
$54,420 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
1,300 |
$16.84 |
$35,020 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
1,300 |
$26.44 |
$55,000 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
1,290 |
$21.20 |
$44,090 |
| Administrative services managers |
1,270 |
$51.09 |
$106,270 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
1,270 |
$27.84 |
$57,910 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
1,270 |
$11.10 |
$23,100 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
1,260 |
$11.13 |
$23,150 |
| Coaches and scouts |
1,260 |
Not available |
$54,540 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
1,260 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Cost estimators |
1,250 |
$27.01 |
$56,180 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,250 |
$12.34 |
$25,680 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
1,240 |
$23.10 |
$48,050 |
| Medical and health services managers |
1,200 |
$52.05 |
$108,260 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
1,190 |
$35.50 |
$73,830 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
1,190 |
$24.19 |
$50,310 |
| Physical therapist aides |
1,190 |
$11.30 |
$23,490 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
1,160 |
$22.25 |
$46,280 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
1,150 |
$15.86 |
$32,990 |
| Printing machine operators |
1,150 |
$12.85 |
$26,730 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
1,140 |
$10.80 |
$22,460 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
1,130 |
$24.23 |
$50,390 |
| Financial analysts |
1,120 |
$33.68 |
$70,050 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
1,110 |
$19.94 |
$41,460 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
1,100 |
$41.56 |
$86,450 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
1,090 |
$18.58 |
$38,650 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
1,080 |
$11.62 |
$24,170 |
| Producers and directors |
1,080 |
$28.20 |
$58,650 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
1,060 |
$13.76 |
$28,630 |
| Family and general practitioners |
1,050 |
$74.86 |
$155,700 |
| Librarians |
1,050 |
$26.56 |
$55,240 |
| Helpers--electricians |
1,040 |
$11.29 |
$23,490 |
| Dental hygienists |
1,020 |
$26.39 |
$54,890 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
1,010 |
$25.24 |
$52,500 |
| Instructional coordinators |
1,010 |
$23.46 |
$48,790 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
1,010 |
$16.00 |
$33,280 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
1,010 |
$10.35 |
$21,520 |
| Food service managers |
1,000 |
$27.12 |
$56,400 |
| Interior designers |
990 |
$23.59 |
$49,070 |
| Bakers |
970 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
970 |
$12.17 |
$25,320 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
960 |
$16.19 |
$33,670 |
| Couriers and messengers |
960 |
$12.95 |
$26,940 |
| New accounts clerks |
960 |
$13.81 |
$28,730 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
960 |
$17.19 |
$35,760 |
| Respiratory therapists |
960 |
$24.79 |
$51,560 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
950 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Machinists |
940 |
$15.62 |
$32,490 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
930 |
$10.76 |
$22,380 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
920 |
$13.62 |
$28,330 |
| Procurement clerks |
920 |
$13.48 |
$28,030 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
910 |
$23.57 |
$49,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
900 |
$16.78 |
$34,890 |
| Market research analysts |
900 |
$31.77 |
$66,070 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
900 |
$13.02 |
$27,070 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
890 |
$14.14 |
$29,410 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
890 |
$12.16 |
$25,290 |
| Roofers |
890 |
$15.64 |
$32,530 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
890 |
$17.39 |
$36,170 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
870 |
$25.53 |
$53,100 |
| Industrial engineers |
870 |
$27.28 |
$56,740 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
870 |
$12.36 |
$25,710 |
| Surgical technologists |
870 |
$17.86 |
$37,140 |
| Broadcast technicians |
840 |
$21.81 |
$45,350 |
| Editors |
840 |
$29.61 |
$61,580 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
840 |
$12.19 |
$25,340 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
830 |
$58.69 |
$122,080 |
| Engineers, all other |
820 |
$36.10 |
$75,090 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
810 |
$15.41 |
$32,060 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
810 |
$52.33 |
$108,850 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
800 |
$8.82 |
$18,340 |
| Operations research analysts |
800 |
$27.66 |
$57,540 |
| Marketing managers |
780 |
$55.32 |
$115,070 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
780 |
$11.17 |
$23,230 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
770 |
$36.95 |
$76,850 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
770 |
$20.68 |
$43,000 |
| Occupational therapists |
750 |
$34.37 |
$71,490 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
750 |
$15.68 |
$32,610 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
740 |
Not available |
$65,360 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
740 |
$13.63 |
$28,340 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
730 |
$14.69 |
$30,550 |
| Dentists, general |
730 |
$54.60 |
$113,570 |
| Photographers |
730 |
$20.27 |
$42,160 |
| Computer operators |
720 |
$17.21 |
$35,790 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
710 |
$12.36 |
$25,700 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
700 |
$17.27 |
$35,910 |
| Insurance underwriters |
690 |
$23.38 |
$48,630 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
690 |
$22.39 |
$46,570 |
| Real estate brokers |
690 |
$42.04 |
$87,450 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
690 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
690 |
$19.28 |
$40,110 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
680 |
Not available |
$80,030 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
680 |
$20.15 |
$41,910 |
| Tile and marble setters |
670 |
$12.41 |
$25,810 |
| Word processors and typists |
670 |
$16.35 |
$34,000 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
660 |
$14.34 |
$29,820 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
650 |
$23.60 |
$49,100 |
| Glaziers |
650 |
$17.07 |
$35,500 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
640 |
$27.71 |
$57,630 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
630 |
$17.77 |
$36,970 |
| Pest control workers |
630 |
$12.32 |
$25,620 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
620 |
$15.93 |
$33,120 |
| Sheet metal workers |
620 |
$20.74 |
$43,130 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
610 |
$29.70 |
$61,770 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
610 |
$14.12 |
$29,360 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
610 |
Not available |
$94,290 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
610 |
$11.20 |
$23,290 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
600 |
$11.32 |
$23,540 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
600 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Cooks, short order |
590 |
$10.01 |
$20,830 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
590 |
$14.04 |
$29,200 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
590 |
$10.95 |
$22,780 |
| Crane and tower operators |
580 |
$23.40 |
$48,680 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
580 |
$36.03 |
$74,940 |
| Postal service clerks |
580 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Production workers, all other |
580 |
$11.05 |
$22,990 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
570 |
$12.02 |
$25,000 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
570 |
$18.62 |
$38,740 |
| Mental health counselors |
570 |
$21.84 |
$45,420 |
| Therapists, all other |
570 |
$35.36 |
$73,560 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
550 |
$33.56 |
$69,800 |
| Electrical engineers |
540 |
$36.02 |
$74,920 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
540 |
$22.33 |
$46,450 |
| Air traffic controllers |
530 |
$56.59 |
$117,710 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
530 |
$18.37 |
$38,220 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
530 |
$25.26 |
$52,530 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
530 |
$22.27 |
$46,330 |
| Tax preparers |
520 |
$14.34 |
$29,820 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
510 |
$25.88 |
$53,820 |
| Logisticians |
510 |
$28.32 |
$58,910 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
500 |
$29.83 |
$62,050 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
500 |
$18.22 |
$37,900 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
500 |
$13.10 |
$27,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
490 |
$19.63 |
$40,830 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
490 |
$11.20 |
$23,290 |
| Job printers |
490 |
$12.80 |
$26,620 |
| Media and communication workers, all other |
490 |
$24.89 |
$51,760 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
490 |
$20.49 |
$42,630 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
480 |
$23.79 |
$49,470 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
470 |
$10.49 |
$21,820 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
470 |
$26.25 |
$54,600 |
| Budget analysts |
460 |
$36.69 |
$76,320 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
460 |
$13.99 |
$29,110 |
| Brokerage clerks |
450 |
$18.26 |
$37,970 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
450 |
$10.32 |
$21,470 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
440 |
$26.98 |
$56,120 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
440 |
$12.45 |
$25,890 |
| Database administrators |
430 |
$32.66 |
$67,940 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
430 |
$14.37 |
$29,900 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
430 |
$47.99 |
$99,830 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
430 |
$23.42 |
$48,700 |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
420 |
$17.97 |
$37,370 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
420 |
$29.13 |
$60,590 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
420 |
$28.96 |
$60,230 |
| Home appliance repairers |
420 |
$17.67 |
$36,750 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
410 |
$15.46 |
$32,150 |
| Credit analysts |
400 |
$28.70 |
$59,690 |
| Film and video editors |
400 |
$20.69 |
$43,040 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
400 |
$11.84 |
$24,620 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
400 |
$11.78 |
$24,510 |
| Bindery workers |
390 |
$11.77 |
$24,480 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
390 |
$12.43 |
$25,860 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
390 |
$17.16 |
$35,690 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
390 |
$19.88 |
$41,340 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
390 |
$13.25 |
$27,570 |
| Writers and authors |
390 |
$26.00 |
$54,080 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
380 |
$10.11 |
$21,020 |
| Massage therapists |
370 |
$22.32 |
$46,430 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
370 |
$15.96 |
$33,200 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
360 |
$16.42 |
$34,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
360 |
$40.09 |
$83,380 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
350 |
$16.89 |
$35,120 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
350 |
$22.65 |
$47,100 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
350 |
$14.39 |
$29,930 |
| Clergy |
340 |
$26.61 |
$55,340 |
| Concierges |
340 |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
340 |
$15.68 |
$32,610 |
| Food batchmakers |
340 |
$11.31 |
$23,530 |
| Mechanical engineers |
340 |
$34.31 |
$71,370 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
340 |
$22.56 |
$46,920 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
340 |
$18.10 |
$37,640 |
| Social and community service managers |
340 |
$37.70 |
$78,420 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
330 |
$11.12 |
$23,130 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
330 |
$15.80 |
$32,860 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
320 |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
320 |
$18.27 |
$38,000 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
320 |
$18.84 |
$39,180 |
| Purchasing managers |
320 |
$54.29 |
$112,920 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
320 |
$12.79 |
$26,600 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
310 |
$16.15 |
$33,580 |
| Counselors, all other |
310 |
$17.24 |
$35,860 |
| Engineering managers |
310 |
$57.83 |
$120,290 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles |
310 |
$15.74 |
$32,750 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
310 |
$12.51 |
$26,030 |
| Veterinarians |
310 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
310 |
$23.29 |
$48,430 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
300 |
$24.33 |
$50,610 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
300 |
$9.71 |
$20,200 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
300 |
$11.28 |
$23,470 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
300 |
$32.09 |
$66,740 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
300 |
$11.60 |
$24,130 |
| Residential advisors |
300 |
$9.90 |
$20,600 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
300 |
$9.80 |
$20,380 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
290 |
$40.05 |
$83,300 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
290 |
$18.07 |
$37,580 |
| Lodging managers |
290 |
$33.84 |
$70,390 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
290 |
$24.24 |
$50,410 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
290 |
$21.32 |
$44,350 |
| Avionics technicians |
280 |
$21.09 |
$43,860 |
| Chemists |
280 |
$32.08 |
$66,730 |
| Drafters, all other |
280 |
$21.92 |
$45,590 |
| Floral designers |
280 |
$12.41 |
$25,810 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
280 |
$22.09 |
$45,960 |
| Industrial production managers |
280 |
$46.00 |
$95,690 |
| Library technicians |
280 |
$16.18 |
$33,640 |
| Social workers, all other |
280 |
$18.62 |
$38,730 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
270 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Health educators |
270 |
$25.25 |
$52,530 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
260 |
$19.49 |
$40,530 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
260 |
$8.75 |
$18,210 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
260 |
$12.80 |
$26,620 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
250 |
$19.06 |
$39,640 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
250 |
$46.41 |
$96,520 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
250 |
$12.10 |
$25,160 |
| Physician assistants |
250 |
$39.66 |
$82,490 |
| Public relations managers |
250 |
$60.55 |
$125,940 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
240 |
$55.43 |
$115,300 |
| Radio and television announcers |
240 |
$25.85 |
$53,760 |
| Sales engineers |
240 |
$43.60 |
$90,690 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
240 |
$12.41 |
$25,810 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
230 |
$20.60 |
$42,840 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
230 |
$13.68 |
$28,450 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
230 |
$16.95 |
$35,250 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
230 |
$19.50 |
$40,550 |
| Surgeons |
230 |
$69.49 |
$144,540 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
220 |
$14.30 |
$29,750 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
220 |
$12.27 |
$25,520 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
220 |
$44.77 |
$93,120 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
220 |
$19.81 |
$41,210 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
220 |
$15.22 |
$31,660 |
| Surveyors |
220 |
$30.83 |
$64,130 |
| Transportation inspectors |
220 |
$36.20 |
$75,300 |
| Environmental engineers |
210 |
$32.66 |
$67,930 |
| Law clerks |
210 |
$20.50 |
$42,640 |
| Pipelayers |
210 |
$19.17 |
$39,870 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders |
210 |
$9.38 |
$19,500 |
| Upholsterers |
210 |
$16.48 |
$34,280 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
210 |
$11.16 |
$23,200 |
| Curators |
200 |
$17.40 |
$36,190 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary |
200 |
Not available |
$74,880 |
| Survey researchers |
200 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Urban and regional planners |
200 |
$34.94 |
$72,670 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
190 |
$51.18 |
$106,450 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes |
190 |
$31.83 |
$66,200 |
| Chiropractors |
190 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
190 |
$26.32 |
Not available |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
190 |
$20.11 |
$41,820 |
| Interpreters and translators |
190 |
$19.31 |
$40,170 |
| Chemical technicians |
180 |
$19.81 |
$41,210 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
180 |
$10.50 |
$21,850 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other |
170 |
$9.01 |
$18,750 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
170 |
$18.93 |
$39,370 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
170 |
$35.26 |
$73,350 |
| Art directors |
160 |
$28.84 |
$59,990 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers |
160 |
$15.37 |
$31,960 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment |
160 |
$23.35 |
$48,560 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
160 |
$31.95 |
$66,460 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
160 |
$12.11 |
$25,190 |
| Dietetic technicians |
150 |
$13.69 |
$28,470 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
150 |
$12.95 |
$26,940 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
150 |
$15.65 |
$32,550 |
| Recreational therapists |
150 |
$23.00 |
$47,830 |
| Skin care specialists |
150 |
$18.17 |
$37,800 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
140 |
Not available |
$65,320 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
140 |
$13.51 |
$28,090 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
140 |
$20.39 |
$42,420 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
140 |
$10.98 |
$22,830 |
| Internists, general |
140 |
$87.76 |
$182,540 |
| Pediatricians, general |
140 |
$39.97 |
$83,140 |
| Psychiatrists |
140 |
$85.44 |
$177,710 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers |
140 |
$9.56 |
$19,890 |
| Technical writers |
140 |
$22.94 |
$47,710 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
130 |
$17.87 |
$37,180 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
130 |
$38.99 |
$81,090 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
130 |
$15.98 |
$33,230 |
| Shampooers |
130 |
$8.95 |
$18,610 |
| Sound engineering technicians |
130 |
$21.57 |
$44,860 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
120 |
$10.58 |
$22,010 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
120 |
$22.17 |
$46,110 |
| Embalmers |
120 |
$18.75 |
$39,000 |
| Financial examiners |
120 |
$41.03 |
$85,340 |
| Pile-driver operators |
120 |
$20.18 |
$41,980 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$69,880 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders |
120 |
$10.28 |
$21,390 |
| Athletic trainers |
110 |
Not available |
$45,340 |
| Education administrators, all other |
110 |
$45.28 |
$94,170 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
110 |
$26.60 |
$55,320 |
| Funeral directors |
110 |
$18.94 |
$39,390 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
110 |
$32.70 |
$68,010 |
| Radio mechanics |
110 |
$24.02 |
$49,970 |
| Social science research assistants |
110 |
$20.40 |
$42,430 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
100 |
$8.43 |
$17,530 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$72,060 |
| Legislators |
100 |
Not available |
$34,660 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$59,680 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
100 |
$37.71 |
$78,440 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
100 |
$24.49 |
$50,930 |
| Training and development managers |
100 |
$48.01 |
$99,860 |
| Animal trainers |
90 |
$15.45 |
$32,130 |
| Biological technicians |
90 |
$18.62 |
$38,720 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
90 |
$10.41 |
$21,650 |
| Forensic science technicians |
90 |
$27.12 |
$56,420 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
90 |
$36.16 |
$75,210 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
90 |
$15.24 |
$31,700 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$105,490 |
| Loan counselors |
90 |
$24.84 |
$51,670 |
| Mechanical drafters |
90 |
$20.82 |
$43,310 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
90 |
$28.05 |
$58,340 |
| Parking enforcement workers |
90 |
$17.74 |
$36,900 |
| Radiation therapists |
90 |
$36.36 |
$75,630 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$70,230 |
| Tool and die makers |
90 |
$21.06 |
$43,810 |
| Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary |
80 |
Not available |
$55,750 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors |
80 |
$23.88 |
$49,670 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
80 |
$13.16 |
$27,380 |
| Life scientists, all other |
80 |
$38.76 |
$80,610 |
| Museum technicians and conservators |
80 |
$14.85 |
$30,890 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
80 |
$15.01 |
$31,230 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
80 |
$15.43 |
$32,090 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
80 |
$16.72 |
$34,780 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
70 |
$16.45 |
$34,220 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
70 |
$39.03 |
$81,180 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
70 |
$12.84 |
$26,710 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
70 |
$17.77 |
$36,960 |
| Furniture finishers |
70 |
$11.57 |
$24,070 |
| Natural sciences managers |
70 |
$64.79 |
$134,770 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
70 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$76,550 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
70 |
$23.72 |
$49,340 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
70 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
| Podiatrists |
70 |
$48.59 |
$101,060 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
70 |
$16.58 |
$34,480 |
| Actuaries |
60 |
$36.58 |
$76,090 |
| Agricultural equipment operators |
60 |
$11.77 |
$24,480 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
60 |
$9.74 |
$20,260 |
| Desktop publishers |
60 |
$15.21 |
$31,640 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
60 |
$19.65 |
$40,880 |
| Emergency management specialists |
60 |
$29.51 |
$61,380 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
60 |
$13.01 |
$27,070 |
| Farm and home management advisors |
60 |
$18.28 |
$38,020 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
60 |
$26.10 |
$54,300 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$65,360 |
| Psychiatric aides |
60 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
60 |
$17.75 |
$36,910 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
60 |
$17.75 |
$36,910 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
60 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$74,450 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other |
50 |
$14.76 |
$30,710 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$87,000 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
50 |
$14.36 |
$29,860 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
50 |
$13.19 |
$27,440 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
50 |
$10.14 |
$21,080 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
50 |
$13.27 |
$27,610 |
| Set and exhibit designers |
50 |
$24.90 |
$51,780 |
| Statistical assistants |
50 |
$18.20 |
$37,850 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
40 |
$8.79 |
$18,290 |
| Environmental science teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$57,520 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders |
40 |
$12.15 |
$25,270 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
40 |
$8.69 |
$18,080 |
| Traffic technicians |
40 |
$23.98 |
$49,890 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials |
40 |
Not available |
$38,010 |
| Physicists |
30 |
$70.65 |
$146,960 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators |
Not available |
$20.30 |
$42,220 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers |
Not available |
$11.20 |
$23,300 |
| Biomedical engineers |
Not available |
$28.39 |
$59,050 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
Not available |
$10.07 |
$20,950 |
| Carpet installers |
Not available |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Commercial pilots |
Not available |
Not available |
$79,420 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
Not available |
$30.45 |
$63,330 |
| Correspondence clerks |
Not available |
$15.84 |
$32,950 |
| Designers, all other |
Not available |
$18.90 |
$39,310 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
Not available |
$14.87 |
$30,920 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
Not available |
$17.07 |
$35,510 |
| Etchers and engravers |
Not available |
$13.89 |
$28,900 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$12.72 |
$26,460 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers |
Not available |
$17.63 |
$36,660 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators |
Not available |
$19.74 |
$41,050 |
| Fire fighters |
Not available |
$26.14 |
$54,370 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
Not available |
$15.18 |
$31,580 |
| Funeral attendants |
Not available |
$8.82 |
$18,350 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
Not available |
$11.16 |
$23,210 |
| Landscape architects |
Not available |
$24.37 |
$50,680 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
Not available |
$10.33 |
$21,480 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
Not available |
$19.79 |
$41,160 |
| Materials engineers |
Not available |
$23.64 |
$49,160 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
Not available |
$20.62 |
$42,890 |
| Motorboat operators |
Not available |
$19.16 |
$39,860 |
| Optometrists |
Not available |
$54.65 |
$113,660 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
Not available |
$14.99 |
$31,180 |
| Pharmacy aides |
Not available |
$9.06 |
$18,850 |
| Photographic process workers |
Not available |
$11.93 |
$24,820 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
Not available |
Not available |
$51,190 |
| Power plant operators |
Not available |
$32.30 |
$67,170 |
| Religious workers, all other |
Not available |
$11.09 |
$23,080 |
| Sailors and marine oilers |
Not available |
$17.10 |
$35,560 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
Not available |
$13.76 |
$28,610 |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$11.18 |
$23,250 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters |
Not available |
$12.50 |
$26,010 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
Not available |
$8.33 |
$17,340 |
