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 |
181,160 |
$17.04 |
$35,440 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
31,800 |
$13.15 |
$27,350 |
| Sales and related occupations |
20,270 |
$14.07 |
$29,270 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
15,330 |
$14.56 |
$30,280 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
14,390 |
$15.70 |
$32,660 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
14,060 |
$8.02 |
$16,690 |
| Production occupations |
13,280 |
$16.32 |
$33,940 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
11,150 |
$28.06 |
$58,370 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
10,230 |
$17.60 |
$36,600 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
8,450 |
$20.05 |
$41,700 |
| Management occupations |
7,700 |
$41.74 |
$86,810 |
| Cashiers |
6,180 |
$7.73 |
$16,080 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
6,030 |
$9.21 |
$19,160 |
| Retail salespersons |
5,490 |
$11.05 |
$22,990 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
5,110 |
$26.92 |
$56,000 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
4,890 |
$10.33 |
$21,480 |
| Registered nurses |
4,690 |
$26.56 |
$55,240 |
| Office clerks, general |
4,610 |
$9.60 |
$19,960 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
4,000 |
$12.91 |
$26,850 |
| Protective service occupations |
3,900 |
$13.95 |
$29,020 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
3,630 |
$11.38 |
$23,660 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
3,600 |
$7.29 |
$15,170 |
| General and operations managers |
3,540 |
$43.32 |
$90,110 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
3,370 |
$9.25 |
$19,250 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
3,220 |
$30.74 |
$63,940 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
3,060 |
$17.97 |
$37,370 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
2,870 |
$6.91 |
$14,370 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
2,680 |
$13.85 |
$28,810 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
2,650 |
$8.95 |
$18,620 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
2,450 |
$9.82 |
$20,420 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
2,290 |
$20.95 |
$43,580 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
2,220 |
$27.55 |
$57,300 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
2,140 |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
| Customer service representatives |
2,050 |
$13.40 |
$27,880 |
| Construction laborers |
2,010 |
$10.19 |
$21,190 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
2,000 |
$26.48 |
$55,080 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
1,890 |
$19.16 |
$39,850 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,880 |
$7.71 |
$16,030 |
| Community and social services occupations |
1,760 |
$18.11 |
$37,670 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
1,690 |
$9.53 |
$19,820 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
1,600 |
Not available |
$42,220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
1,510 |
$25.26 |
$52,530 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,500 |
$16.07 |
$33,420 |
| Carpenters |
1,480 |
$14.81 |
$30,800 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,470 |
$11.04 |
$22,970 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
1,450 |
$16.01 |
$33,300 |
| Security guards |
1,450 |
$8.99 |
$18,710 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,370 |
$13.53 |
$28,130 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
1,360 |
$10.14 |
$21,100 |
| Electricians |
1,290 |
$18.02 |
$37,480 |
| Food preparation workers |
1,290 |
$7.56 |
$15,730 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,250 |
$17.11 |
$35,580 |
| Home health aides |
1,230 |
$8.93 |
$18,560 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,220 |
$9.12 |
$18,980 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
1,220 |
Not available |
$43,090 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,200 |
$8.02 |
$16,670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
1,190 |
$12.06 |
$25,080 |
| Teacher assistants |
1,190 |
Not available |
$18,300 |
| Accountants and auditors |
1,170 |
$24.46 |
$50,880 |
| Child care workers |
1,170 |
$7.46 |
$15,510 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
1,150 |
$15.28 |
$31,770 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
1,100 |
$12.62 |
$26,240 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,100 |
$12.95 |
$26,930 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
1,090 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Bill and account collectors |
1,080 |
$12.49 |
$25,990 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,050 |
$26.02 |
$54,120 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1,030 |
$24.19 |
$50,320 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
1,030 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
1,020 |
$10.07 |
$20,940 |
| Legal occupations |
920 |
$41.80 |
$86,940 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
890 |
$15.71 |
$32,680 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
830 |
$10.04 |
$20,890 |
| Tellers |
810 |
$10.31 |
$21,440 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
790 |
$15.21 |
$31,650 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
790 |
$16.17 |
$33,640 |
| Cooks, fast food |
770 |
$7.47 |
$15,540 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
770 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
| Dishwashers |
740 |
$7.58 |
$15,770 |
| Parts salespersons |
720 |
$12.67 |
$26,350 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
690 |
$14.96 |
$31,110 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
680 |
$19.10 |
$39,730 |
| Medical assistants |
670 |
$10.78 |
$22,420 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
650 |
$14.84 |
$30,860 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
610 |
$16.37 |
$34,040 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
610 |
$18.81 |
$39,130 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
590 |
$8.54 |
$17,770 |
| Sheet metal workers |
590 |
$16.64 |
$34,600 |
| Machinists |
570 |
$18.69 |
$38,870 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
560 |
$26.24 |
$54,580 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
530 |
$26.84 |
$55,830 |
| Driver/sales workers |
530 |
$13.72 |
$28,530 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
530 |
$10.58 |
$22,010 |
| Lawyers |
520 |
$53.99 |
$112,290 |
| Helpers--electricians |
510 |
$11.58 |
$24,080 |
| Sailors and marine oilers |
510 |
$12.59 |
$26,180 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
490 |
$13.45 |
$27,980 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
490 |
$11.86 |
$24,660 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
490 |
Not available |
$41,630 |
| Legal secretaries |
480 |
$17.28 |
$35,950 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
470 |
$16.50 |
$34,320 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
470 |
$22.92 |
$47,680 |
| Insurance sales agents |
470 |
$27.23 |
$56,640 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
470 |
$8.59 |
$17,860 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
460 |
$7.36 |
$15,310 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
450 |
$32.25 |
$67,070 |
| Financial managers |
450 |
$41.47 |
$86,260 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
440 |
$9.43 |
$19,610 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
440 |
$24.13 |
$50,180 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
430 |
$14.86 |
$30,910 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
420 |
$27.67 |
$57,560 |
| Civil engineers |
420 |
$36.13 |
$75,150 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
420 |
$14.94 |
$31,070 |
| Production workers, all other |
420 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
420 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
420 |
$10.79 |
$22,450 |
| Computer support specialists |
410 |
$17.65 |
$36,710 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
410 |
$8.43 |
$17,530 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
400 |
$14.78 |
$30,750 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
400 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
390 |
$9.95 |
$20,700 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
380 |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Public relations specialists |
380 |
$19.85 |
$41,300 |
| Computer programmers |
370 |
$28.58 |
$59,450 |
| Construction managers |
370 |
$32.88 |
$68,400 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
370 |
$14.05 |
$29,230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
360 |
$36.92 |
$76,780 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
360 |
$9.27 |
$19,280 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
350 |
$21.56 |
$44,850 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
350 |
Not available |
$41,490 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
350 |
$21.73 |
$45,190 |
| Team assemblers |
350 |
$14.13 |
$29,380 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
340 |
$10.83 |
$22,530 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
340 |
$14.31 |
$29,770 |
| Pharmacists |
340 |
$58.16 |
$120,970 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
330 |
$19.15 |
$39,830 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
330 |
$10.14 |
$21,090 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
330 |
$7.37 |
$15,320 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
330 |
$23.27 |
$48,400 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
320 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
320 |
$24.99 |
$51,970 |
| Chief executives |
310 |
$76.43 |
$158,980 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
310 |
$18.46 |
$38,390 |
| Computer systems analysts |
310 |
$32.91 |
$68,450 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
310 |
$15.15 |
$31,520 |
| File clerks |
310 |
$10.62 |
$22,100 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
310 |
$13.55 |
$28,180 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
300 |
$11.63 |
$24,190 |
| Advertising sales agents |
290 |
$24.27 |
$50,480 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
290 |
$7.85 |
$16,320 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
290 |
$32.65 |
$67,920 |
| Cost estimators |
290 |
$25.20 |
$52,410 |
| Data entry keyers |
290 |
$10.71 |
$22,280 |
| Dental assistants |
290 |
$12.39 |
$25,780 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
290 |
$11.08 |
$23,040 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
290 |
$17.31 |
$36,010 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
290 |
$23.19 |
$48,240 |
| Telemarketers |
290 |
$10.07 |
$20,950 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
280 |
$19.99 |
$41,570 |
| Food service managers |
280 |
$24.98 |
$51,950 |
| Mechanical engineers |
280 |
$37.35 |
$77,700 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
270 |
$16.85 |
$35,050 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
270 |
$31.00 |
$64,480 |
| Couriers and messengers |
270 |
$8.92 |
$18,550 |
| Dental hygienists |
270 |
$22.70 |
$47,230 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
270 |
Not available |
$66,910 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
270 |
$14.67 |
$30,510 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
270 |
$8.13 |
$16,920 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
270 |
$12.90 |
$26,840 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
270 |
$16.70 |
$34,740 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
270 |
$8.18 |
$17,010 |
| Pest control workers |
270 |
$10.71 |
$22,270 |
| Bartenders |
260 |
$7.36 |
$15,310 |
| Sales managers |
260 |
$45.94 |
$95,560 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
260 |
$18.49 |
$38,450 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
260 |
$17.68 |
$36,770 |
| Crane and tower operators |
250 |
$24.10 |
$50,140 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
250 |
$17.98 |
$37,390 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
250 |
$14.41 |
$29,970 |
| Librarians |
250 |
$20.65 |
$42,960 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
250 |
$19.07 |
$39,670 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
250 |
Not available |
$23,630 |
| All other information and record clerks |
240 |
$14.97 |
$31,130 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
240 |
$7.44 |
$15,480 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
240 |
$11.93 |
$24,800 |
| Loan officers |
240 |
$28.71 |
$59,710 |
| Order clerks |
240 |
$11.66 |
$24,260 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
240 |
$11.39 |
$23,680 |
| Social and human service assistants |
240 |
$12.31 |
$25,600 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
230 |
Not available |
$141,250 |
| Chemical plant and system operators |
230 |
$26.60 |
$55,330 |
| Cooks, short order |
230 |
$7.72 |
$16,050 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
230 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
| Management analysts |
230 |
$37.28 |
$77,540 |
| Managers, all other |
230 |
$41.77 |
$86,880 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
230 |
$12.55 |
$26,110 |
| Medical and health services managers |
230 |
$41.44 |
$86,200 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
230 |
$20.92 |
$43,510 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
230 |
$9.00 |
$18,720 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
220 |
$22.31 |
$46,410 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
220 |
$24.48 |
$50,920 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
220 |
$16.75 |
$34,830 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
220 |
$13.71 |
$28,510 |
| Medical secretaries |
220 |
$11.99 |
$24,940 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
220 |
$101.85 |
$211,850 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
220 |
$10.50 |
$21,850 |
| Chemical technicians |
210 |
$22.30 |
$46,390 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
210 |
$17.49 |
$36,390 |
| Electrical engineers |
210 |
$38.74 |
$80,580 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
210 |
$13.74 |
$28,570 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
210 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
210 |
$32.10 |
$66,770 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
200 |
$20.94 |
$43,560 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
200 |
$12.57 |
$26,140 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
200 |
$22.90 |
$47,640 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
200 |
$9.02 |
$18,760 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
200 |
$9.26 |
$19,260 |
| Library technicians |
200 |
$10.63 |
$22,110 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
200 |
$18.78 |
$39,070 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
200 |
$14.54 |
$30,240 |
| Personal and home care aides |
200 |
$8.29 |
$17,240 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
200 |
$11.85 |
$24,650 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
190 |
$17.57 |
$36,540 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
190 |
$47.05 |
$97,860 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
190 |
$10.87 |
$22,610 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
190 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Pipelayers |
190 |
$12.63 |
$26,270 |
| Recreation workers |
190 |
$10.00 |
$20,810 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
190 |
$20.18 |
$41,980 |
| Administrative services managers |
180 |
$34.73 |
$72,230 |
| Engineers, all other |
180 |
$30.58 |
$63,600 |
| Mental health counselors |
180 |
$20.90 |
$43,470 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
180 |
$15.72 |
$32,700 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
180 |
$23.59 |
$49,070 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
180 |
$33.18 |
$69,010 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
170 |
$37.44 |
$77,870 |
| Engineering managers |
170 |
$56.07 |
$116,630 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
170 |
$9.48 |
$19,720 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
170 |
$13.87 |
$28,840 |
| Surgical technologists |
170 |
$13.17 |
$27,400 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$19.35 |
$40,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
160 |
$18.11 |
$37,670 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
160 |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
| Industrial engineers |
160 |
$36.47 |
$75,850 |
| Mechanical drafters |
160 |
$29.44 |
$61,240 |
| Power plant operators |
160 |
$27.20 |
$56,580 |
| Real estate sales agents |
160 |
$36.79 |
$76,530 |
| Ship engineers |
160 |
$22.69 |
$47,200 |
| Training and development specialists |
160 |
$22.22 |
$46,210 |
| Bakers |
150 |
$10.45 |
$21,740 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
150 |
$20.45 |
$42,540 |
| Choreographers |
150 |
$20.94 |
$43,550 |
| Industrial production managers |
150 |
$38.60 |
$80,290 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
150 |
$7.63 |
$15,880 |
| Respiratory therapists |
150 |
$23.23 |
$48,330 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
140 |
$17.13 |
$35,630 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
140 |
$10.85 |
$22,560 |
| Floral designers |
140 |
$9.60 |
$19,970 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
140 |
$17.19 |
$35,760 |
| Personal financial advisors |
140 |
$58.15 |
$120,950 |
| Physical therapists |
140 |
$34.74 |
$72,260 |
| Social and community service managers |
140 |
$22.46 |
$46,730 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
140 |
$22.78 |
$47,370 |
| Transportation inspectors |
140 |
$20.17 |
$41,960 |
| Food batchmakers |
130 |
$7.65 |
$15,910 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
130 |
$25.97 |
$54,010 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
130 |
$8.62 |
$17,940 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
130 |
$16.06 |
$33,410 |
| Surveyors |
130 |
$19.02 |
$39,560 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
130 |
$27.04 |
$56,240 |
| Word processors and typists |
130 |
$12.68 |
$26,380 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
120 |
$23.47 |
$48,820 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
120 |
$11.72 |
$24,380 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
120 |
$15.55 |
$32,350 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
120 |
$9.11 |
$18,960 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
120 |
$15.23 |
$31,670 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
120 |
$14.57 |
$30,310 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
120 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Broadcast technicians |
110 |
$14.10 |
$29,330 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
110 |
$12.09 |
$25,150 |
| Coaches and scouts |
110 |
Not available |
$41,220 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
110 |
$22.17 |
$46,120 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
110 |
$14.16 |
$29,460 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
110 |
$12.82 |
$26,670 |
| Instructional coordinators |
110 |
$19.74 |
$41,060 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
110 |
$8.59 |
$17,880 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
110 |
$25.96 |
$54,000 |
| Procurement clerks |
110 |
$16.05 |
$33,380 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
110 |
$9.57 |
$19,910 |
| Chemical engineers |
100 |
$45.20 |
$94,010 |
| Dentists, general |
100 |
$83.41 |
$173,490 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
100 |
$21.33 |
$44,370 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
100 |
$26.24 |
$54,590 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
100 |
$26.58 |
$55,280 |
| Graphic designers |
100 |
$19.99 |
$41,590 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
100 |
$10.39 |
$21,600 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
100 |
$19.21 |
$39,960 |
| Millwrights |
100 |
$15.97 |
$33,210 |
| Occupational therapists |
100 |
$26.94 |
$56,030 |
| Postal service clerks |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
100 |
$16.06 |
$33,400 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
100 |
$18.99 |
$39,510 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
100 |
$23.93 |
$49,770 |
| Anesthesiologists |
90 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Chemists |
90 |
$25.80 |
$53,670 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
90 |
$28.75 |
$59,800 |
| Computer operators |
90 |
$14.43 |
$30,020 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
90 |
$17.08 |
$35,530 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
90 |
$24.86 |
$51,700 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
90 |
$15.49 |
$32,220 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
90 |
$10.12 |
$21,040 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$59,260 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
90 |
$20.41 |
$42,450 |
| Purchasing managers |
90 |
$38.52 |
$80,120 |
| Social workers, all other |
90 |
$17.47 |
$36,330 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
90 |
$19.37 |
$40,300 |
| Tax preparers |
90 |
$10.69 |
$22,240 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
80 |
$27.09 |
$56,350 |
| Boilermakers |
80 |
$13.54 |
$28,160 |
| Brokerage clerks |
80 |
$18.91 |
$39,330 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
80 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
80 |
$24.00 |
$49,930 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
80 |
$16.62 |
$34,570 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
80 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Glaziers |
80 |
$14.38 |
$29,910 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
80 |
$14.44 |
$30,030 |
| Recreational therapists |
80 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
80 |
$18.31 |
$38,090 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
70 |
$9.45 |
$19,650 |
| Database administrators |
70 |
$23.27 |
$48,410 |
| Drafters, all other |
70 |
$18.89 |
$39,300 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
70 |
$23.66 |
$49,200 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
70 |
$24.83 |
$51,650 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$45,770 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
70 |
$11.42 |
$23,760 |
| Internists, general |
70 |
$91.49 |
$190,290 |
| Legislators |
70 |
Not available |
$21,390 |
| Logisticians |
70 |
$32.74 |
$68,100 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
70 |
$10.78 |
$22,410 |
| Printing machine operators |
70 |
$12.97 |
$26,980 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
70 |
$12.60 |
$26,200 |
| Surgeons |
70 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
70 |
$14.88 |
$30,960 |
| Avionics technicians |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
60 |
$7.22 |
$15,010 |
| Biological technicians |
60 |
$17.27 |
$35,920 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
60 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
| Financial analysts |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
60 |
$11.54 |
$24,000 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
60 |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
60 |
$9.09 |
$18,910 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
60 |
$13.20 |
$27,450 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
60 |
$52.91 |
$110,060 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$51,730 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
60 |
$29.31 |
$60,970 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
60 |
$11.06 |
$23,000 |
| Photographers |
60 |
$10.16 |
$21,130 |
| Physical therapist aides |
60 |
$10.08 |
$20,960 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
60 |
$15.59 |
$32,430 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
60 |
$10.63 |
$22,110 |
| Residential advisors |
60 |
$9.54 |
$19,850 |
| Sewing machine operators |
60 |
$8.60 |
$17,890 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
60 |
$8.10 |
$16,850 |
| Travel agents |
60 |
$15.82 |
$32,890 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
60 |
$8.43 |
$17,540 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$54,450 |
| Clergy |
50 |
$18.86 |
$39,240 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
50 |
$16.94 |
$35,240 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
50 |
$21.82 |
$45,390 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
50 |
$34.77 |
$72,330 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
50 |
$44.72 |
$93,010 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
50 |
$14.18 |
$29,500 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
50 |
$37.24 |
$77,450 |
| Job printers |
50 |
$14.41 |
$29,970 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
50 |
$26.41 |
$54,920 |
| Market research analysts |
50 |
$32.18 |
$66,940 |
| Marketing managers |
50 |
$40.36 |
$83,960 |
| Parking lot attendants |
50 |
$7.89 |
$16,420 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
50 |
$13.14 |
$27,340 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
50 |
$9.25 |
$19,240 |
| Real estate brokers |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Sales engineers |
50 |
$51.89 |
$107,930 |
| Veterinarians |
50 |
$37.46 |
$77,910 |
| Bindery workers |
40 |
$12.95 |
$26,940 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
40 |
$36.50 |
$75,930 |
| Budget analysts |
40 |
$27.84 |
$57,910 |
| Chiropractors |
40 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
40 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
40 |
$14.18 |
$29,500 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
40 |
$16.23 |
$33,770 |
| Environmental engineers |
40 |
$42.97 |
$89,380 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
40 |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
| Furniture finishers |
40 |
$14.20 |
$29,540 |
| Insurance underwriters |
40 |
$18.27 |
$38,000 |
| Lodging managers |
40 |
$20.84 |
$43,350 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
40 |
$9.82 |
$20,420 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
40 |
$10.58 |
$22,020 |
| Microbiologists |
40 |
$24.72 |
$51,430 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
40 |
$27.34 |
$56,860 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
40 |
$13.41 |
$27,900 |
| Pharmacy aides |
40 |
$10.20 |
$21,220 |
| Physician assistants |
40 |
$35.67 |
$74,190 |
| Public relations managers |
40 |
$34.00 |
$70,720 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas |
40 |
$16.50 |
$34,320 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
40 |
$11.37 |
$23,660 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
40 |
$11.54 |
$24,000 |
| Writers and authors |
40 |
$22.62 |
$47,060 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
30 |
$15.82 |
$32,910 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
30 |
$28.49 |
$59,260 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
30 |
$9.65 |
$20,070 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
30 |
$13.86 |
$28,820 |
| Pediatricians, general |
30 |
$54.10 |
$112,530 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
Not available |
$20.65 |
$42,960 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
Not available |
$23.06 |
$47,970 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
Not available |
$32.15 |
$66,870 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
Not available |
$35.88 |
$74,620 |
| Credit analysts |
Not available |
$23.80 |
$49,500 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
Not available |
$11.40 |
$23,710 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$10.85 |
$22,570 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
Not available |
$14.86 |
$30,910 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$13.77 |
$28,640 |
| Family and general practitioners |
Not available |
$42.24 |
$87,860 |
| Film and video editors |
Not available |
$20.49 |
$42,620 |
| Funeral attendants |
Not available |
$10.18 |
$21,170 |
| Funeral directors |
Not available |
$20.39 |
$42,400 |
| Gas plant operators |
Not available |
$25.53 |
$53,100 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
Not available |
$25.79 |
$53,650 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$11.87 |
$24,700 |
| Lay-out workers, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Loan counselors |
Not available |
$14.79 |
$30,760 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
Not available |
$16.16 |
$33,620 |
| Marine engineers and naval architects |
Not available |
$39.41 |
$81,980 |
| Mechanical door repairers |
Not available |
$12.71 |
$26,450 |
| New accounts clerks |
Not available |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| Optometrists |
Not available |
$25.81 |
$53,680 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
Not available |
$22.33 |
$46,440 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
Not available |
$16.84 |
$35,020 |
| Riggers |
Not available |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Roofers |
Not available |
$13.49 |
$28,060 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
Not available |
$26.18 |
$54,460 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
Not available |
$10.16 |
$21,140 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
Not available |
$11.97 |
$24,900 |
