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 | 515,430 | $18.26 | $37,990 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 85,070 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Sales and related occupations | 59,220 | $14.89 | $30,970 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 50,210 | $8.92 | $18,550 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 41,400 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 30,530 | $18.08 | $37,600 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 29,570 | $29.99 | $62,380 |
| Production occupations | 27,750 | $18.38 | $38,240 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 26,500 | $18.66 | $38,820 |
| Management occupations | 24,830 | $41.17 | $85,630 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 24,100 | $20.76 | $43,190 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 19,360 | $26.08 | $54,240 |
| Retail salespersons | 18,100 | $11.53 | $23,980 |
| Cashiers | 17,080 | $8.27 | $17,200 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 16,120 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Protective service occupations | 15,850 | $15.79 | $32,850 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 13,000 | $11.55 | $24,020 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 12,270 | $10.79 | $22,450 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 11,500 | $10.88 | $22,640 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 11,280 | $8.36 | $17,380 |
| Registered nurses | 11,260 | $31.03 | $64,540 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 10,280 | $32.12 | $66,810 |
| Food preparation workers | 10,110 | $8.00 | $16,630 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 10,050 | $13.17 | $27,400 |
| General and operations managers | 9,480 | $49.70 | $103,380 |
| Office clerks, general | 9,080 | $10.74 | $22,350 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 7,840 | $26.58 | $55,290 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 7,540 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 7,350 | $16.21 | $33,710 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 7,280 | $19.97 | $41,540 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 7,240 | $9.53 | $19,820 |
| Community and social services occupations | 6,640 | $18.81 | $39,130 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 6,320 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 6,110 | $10.54 | $21,920 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 6,020 | $28.87 | $60,040 |
| Legal occupations | 5,960 | $37.73 | $78,480 |
| Security guards | 5,930 | $12.10 | $25,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 5,560 | $19.34 | $40,230 |
| Customer service representatives | 5,550 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 5,340 | $17.37 | $36,140 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 5,310 | Not available | $44,520 |
| Construction laborers | 5,120 | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 4,960 | $17.02 | $35,410 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 4,630 | $10.61 | $22,070 |
| Bartenders | 4,440 | $7.66 | $15,940 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 4,260 | $18.18 | $37,820 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 4,170 | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 4,090 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Accountants and auditors | 3,950 | $27.03 | $56,220 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 3,840 | $10.25 | $21,310 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 3,830 | $28.87 | $60,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 3,770 | $14.14 | $29,410 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 3,760 | $27.47 | $57,130 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 3,760 | $19.18 | $39,900 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 3,440 | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| Electricians | 3,380 | $21.71 | $45,160 |
| Lawyers | 3,360 | $50.54 | $105,130 |
| Teacher assistants | 3,230 | Not available | $18,540 |
| Carpenters | 2,890 | $18.92 | $39,360 |
| Cooks, fast food | 2,840 | $7.62 | $15,850 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,760 | Not available | $45,360 |
| Tellers | 2,760 | $10.71 | $22,270 |
| Sailors and marine oilers | 2,750 | $16.08 | $33,450 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,650 | $19.28 | $40,110 |
| Home health aides | 2,590 | $9.00 | $18,720 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 2,570 | Not available | $60,300 |
| Dishwashers | 2,520 | $7.60 | $15,810 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 2,300 | $13.65 | $28,390 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 2,250 | $16.65 | $34,620 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,240 | $28.38 | $59,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 2,230 | $26.33 | $54,770 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,180 | $26.70 | $55,540 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 2,160 | $31.43 | $65,370 |
| Insurance sales agents | 2,110 | $25.91 | $53,900 |
| Managers, all other | 2,090 | $35.98 | $74,840 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,050 | $7.96 | $16,560 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 2,040 | $13.83 | $28,760 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers | 1,990 | $28.54 | $59,360 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,940 | $8.80 | $18,310 |
| All other information and record clerks | 1,920 | $14.64 | $30,440 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,920 | $18.24 | $37,940 |
| Production workers, all other | 1,910 | $16.53 | $34,390 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 1,860 | $20.43 | $42,490 |
| Child care workers | 1,810 | $9.57 | $19,920 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,790 | $10.25 | $21,310 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,770 | $20.98 | $43,640 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 1,640 | $17.92 | $37,280 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 1,640 | Not available | $47,740 |
| Financial managers | 1,610 | $39.23 | $81,610 |
| Legal secretaries | 1,560 | $18.98 | $39,480 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,550 | $14.44 | $30,030 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 1,530 | $8.33 | $17,320 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 1,530 | $8.18 | $17,010 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,510 | $26.61 | $55,350 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,500 | $22.83 | $47,490 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,480 | $18.70 | $38,890 |
| Sales managers | 1,460 | $37.82 | $78,660 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,440 | $29.90 | $62,190 |
| Machinists | 1,430 | $20.73 | $43,120 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 1,420 | $11.14 | $23,170 |
| Engineers, all other | 1,400 | $33.77 | $70,250 |
| Computer support specialists | 1,390 | $19.05 | $39,610 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 1,390 | $12.61 | $26,230 |
| Medical assistants | 1,380 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Fire fighters | 1,360 | $14.09 | $29,300 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 1,360 | $18.19 | $37,830 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,340 | $15.76 | $32,780 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,290 | $15.36 | $31,950 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,290 | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,270 | $10.59 | $22,030 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 1,240 | Not available | Not available |
| Bill and account collectors | 1,230 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Data entry keyers | 1,220 | $12.31 | $25,600 |
| Helpers--production workers | 1,200 | $12.59 | $26,190 |
| Parking lot attendants | 1,200 | $7.85 | $16,330 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,190 | $9.28 | $19,310 |
| Bus drivers, school | 1,180 | $9.19 | $19,110 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 1,180 | $13.65 | $28,390 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,160 | $10.66 | $22,170 |
| Dental assistants | 1,160 | $13.94 | $28,990 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,160 | $21.02 | $43,710 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 1,160 | $9.95 | $20,700 |
| Personal and home care aides | 1,140 | $8.02 | $16,680 |
| Computer programmers | 1,130 | $27.00 | $56,150 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,130 | $8.43 | $17,530 |
| Pharmacists | 1,130 | $48.80 | $101,510 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 1,130 | $23.25 | $48,350 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 1,110 | $9.57 | $19,910 |
| Driver/sales workers | 1,090 | $14.73 | $30,650 |
| Social and human service assistants | 1,040 | $14.78 | $30,740 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 1,040 | Not available | $43,680 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 1,030 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Loan officers | 1,020 | $23.74 | $49,370 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 1,020 | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Gaming dealers | 1,010 | $11.09 | $23,060 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,000 | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 990 | $79.56 | $165,480 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 990 | $20.91 | $43,490 |
| Civil engineers | 970 | $39.49 | $82,140 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 970 | $15.58 | $32,420 |
| Petroleum engineers | 970 | $47.38 | $98,560 |
| Sheet metal workers | 960 | $15.84 | $32,950 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 950 | $23.50 | $48,870 |
| Cooks, short order | 900 | $9.35 | $19,450 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 900 | $23.67 | $49,240 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 890 | $14.71 | $30,590 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 880 | $38.56 | $80,200 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 880 | $11.15 | $23,180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 870 | $26.38 | $54,860 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 860 | $15.92 | $33,120 |
| Medical secretaries | 840 | $13.52 | $28,130 |
| Parts salespersons | 840 | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 830 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 830 | $20.79 | $43,240 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 800 | $19.01 | $39,550 |
| Team assemblers | 800 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 790 | $16.77 | $34,880 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 790 | $19.72 | $41,020 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 790 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Administrative services managers | 780 | $28.18 | $58,620 |
| Management analysts | 780 | $35.12 | $73,050 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 770 | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 760 | $15.03 | $31,260 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 760 | $18.42 | $38,320 |
| Computer systems analysts | 740 | $29.47 | $61,300 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 740 | $32.38 | $67,350 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 730 | $9.01 | $18,750 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 720 | $17.76 | $36,930 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 720 | $18.06 | $37,570 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 720 | $20.34 | $42,310 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 720 | $15.29 | $31,810 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 710 | Not available | $66,220 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 710 | $49.53 | $103,010 |
| Mental health counselors | 710 | $14.36 | $29,880 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | 700 | $29.39 | $61,120 |
| Cost estimators | 700 | $24.32 | $50,580 |
| Engineering managers | 700 | $50.78 | $105,630 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 700 | $19.15 | $39,830 |
| Medical and health services managers | 700 | $39.12 | $81,370 |
| Graphic designers | 690 | $19.90 | $41,390 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 680 | Not available | Not available |
| File clerks | 670 | $10.30 | $21,420 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 670 | $31.60 | $65,720 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas | 670 | $15.27 | $31,750 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 670 | $19.01 | $39,530 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 650 | $26.09 | $54,270 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 650 | $14.87 | $30,940 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 640 | $18.93 | $39,380 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 640 | $11.11 | $23,100 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 620 | $11.46 | $23,840 |
| Construction managers | 620 | $32.14 | $66,840 |
| Food service managers | 620 | $22.08 | $45,920 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 610 | $15.38 | $31,990 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 610 | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| Physical therapists | 610 | $34.90 | $72,580 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 600 | $25.02 | $52,040 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 600 | $17.35 | $36,090 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 600 | $11.15 | $23,180 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 590 | $39.17 | $81,470 |
| Couriers and messengers | 590 | $15.09 | $31,380 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 590 | $12.86 | $26,750 |
| Respiratory therapists | 590 | $23.49 | $48,850 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | 590 | $21.49 | $44,700 |
| Chemists | 580 | $32.53 | $67,650 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 580 | $18.71 | $38,910 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 570 | $24.59 | $51,140 |
| Recreation workers | 570 | $10.70 | $22,270 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 570 | $21.10 | $43,890 |
| Dental hygienists | 560 | $26.44 | $54,990 |
| Industrial engineers | 560 | $29.46 | $61,270 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 560 | Not available | $44,900 |
| Crane and tower operators | 550 | $19.53 | $40,620 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians | 550 | $30.52 | $63,470 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 550 | $13.01 | $27,070 |
| Drafters, all other | 540 | $24.99 | $51,970 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 540 | $27.51 | $57,220 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 540 | $10.09 | $20,990 |
| Helpers--electricians | 540 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 540 | $18.99 | $39,490 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 530 | $15.22 | $31,660 |
| Librarians | 530 | $24.17 | $50,280 |
| Order clerks | 530 | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Telemarketers | 530 | $12.16 | $25,290 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 520 | $28.18 | $58,610 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 520 | $15.62 | $32,490 |
| Printing machine operators | 520 | $14.30 | $29,750 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 510 | $17.54 | $36,480 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 510 | Not available | $43,080 |
| Slot key persons | 510 | $11.69 | $24,320 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 500 | $22.91 | $47,650 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 500 | $11.40 | $23,720 |
| Instructional coordinators | 500 | $23.30 | $48,460 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 490 | $8.00 | $16,630 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 490 | $11.32 | $23,540 |
| Advertising sales agents | 480 | $19.68 | $40,940 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 480 | $15.72 | $32,690 |
| Training and development specialists | 480 | $24.36 | $50,660 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 480 | $11.62 | $24,170 |
| Bakers | 470 | $10.31 | $21,450 |
| Coaches and scouts | 470 | Not available | $41,710 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 470 | $19.31 | $40,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 460 | $20.50 | $42,650 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 460 | $14.40 | $29,950 |
| Industrial production managers | 450 | $39.49 | $82,130 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 450 | $28.51 | $59,290 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 450 | $17.82 | $37,070 |
| Surgical technologists | 450 | $18.82 | $39,150 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 440 | $19.07 | $39,660 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 440 | $38.86 | $80,830 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 440 | $24.72 | $51,420 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 440 | $30.88 | $64,230 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 430 | $14.68 | $30,540 |
| Mechanical engineers | 430 | $36.51 | $75,930 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 430 | $17.36 | $36,120 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 420 | $17.58 | $36,560 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 420 | $17.27 | $35,910 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 420 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Public relations specialists | 420 | $26.80 | $55,750 |
| Chemical technicians | 410 | $24.80 | $51,590 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 410 | $15.39 | $32,020 |
| Graduate teaching assistants | 410 | Not available | $36,360 |
| Library technicians | 410 | $14.16 | $29,460 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 410 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Pest control workers | 400 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Computer operators | 380 | $15.55 | $32,340 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 380 | $12.15 | $25,270 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 380 | $13.35 | $27,770 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 370 | $27.40 | $56,980 |
| Purchasing managers | 370 | $29.58 | $61,530 |
| Social and community service managers | 370 | $29.06 | $60,450 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 370 | $18.44 | $38,360 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 370 | $32.63 | $67,860 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 360 | $8.45 | $17,570 |
| Commercial divers | 360 | $33.19 | $69,040 |
| Derrick operators, oil and gas | 360 | $17.93 | $37,300 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 360 | $18.89 | $39,290 |
| Psychiatric aides | 360 | $10.03 | $20,870 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 360 | $23.84 | $49,580 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 360 | $9.17 | $19,070 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 360 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 350 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Producers and directors | 350 | $23.55 | $48,980 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 340 | $22.03 | $45,820 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 330 | $32.94 | $68,520 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 330 | $12.83 | $26,690 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 320 | $21.96 | $45,670 |
| Chemical engineers | 320 | $44.16 | $91,850 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 320 | $26.65 | $55,440 |
| Glaziers | 320 | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Boilermakers | 310 | $23.49 | $48,860 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 310 | $35.96 | $74,800 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 310 | $13.00 | $27,050 |
| Real estate sales agents | 310 | $18.36 | $38,180 |
| Social workers, all other | 310 | $21.22 | $44,140 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 310 | $22.31 | $46,410 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 300 | $12.72 | $26,460 |
| Personal financial advisors | 300 | $33.71 | $70,120 |
| Chief executives | 290 | $77.50 | $161,190 |
| Counselors, all other | 290 | $16.84 | $35,020 |
| Dentists, general | 290 | $67.45 | $140,290 |
| Financial analysts | 290 | $31.98 | $66,510 |
| Occupational therapists | 290 | $36.86 | $76,660 |
| Riggers | 290 | $15.80 | $32,850 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 290 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Electrical engineers | 280 | $47.27 | $98,330 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 280 | $9.14 | $19,000 |
| Gaming change persons and booth cashiers | 280 | $12.43 | $25,850 |
| Market research analysts | 280 | $20.88 | $43,430 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 280 | $14.59 | $30,340 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 270 | $20.79 | $43,250 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 270 | $11.63 | $24,200 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 270 | $15.67 | $32,600 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 270 | $21.28 | $44,250 |
| Postal service clerks | 270 | Not available | Not available |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 260 | $26.85 | $55,840 |
| Family and general practitioners | 260 | $80.91 | $168,290 |
| Insurance underwriters | 260 | $20.98 | $43,630 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 260 | $21.08 | $43,850 |
| Millwrights | 260 | $23.61 | $49,100 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 260 | $31.76 | $66,070 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 260 | $22.37 | $46,530 |
| Surveyors | 260 | $23.42 | $48,720 |
| Editors | 250 | $23.82 | $49,550 |
| Education administrators, all other | 250 | $33.67 | $70,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 250 | $20.76 | $43,180 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 250 | $34.79 | $72,350 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 250 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Marketing managers | 250 | $39.65 | $82,470 |
| Musicians and singers | 250 | Not available | Not available |
| Photographers | 250 | $11.67 | $24,270 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 240 | $8.44 | $17,560 |
| Loan counselors | 240 | $21.76 | $45,260 |
| Physical therapist aides | 240 | $11.44 | $23,790 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 240 | $10.90 | $22,670 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 240 | $16.96 | $35,280 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 240 | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 230 | $24.67 | $51,320 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 230 | $21.60 | $44,930 |
| New accounts clerks | 230 | $12.25 | $25,470 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 230 | $36.05 | $74,990 |
| Tax preparers | 230 | $16.08 | $33,440 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 220 | $17.57 | $36,550 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 220 | $20.83 | $43,320 |
| Cooks, all other | 220 | $10.80 | $22,460 |
| Database administrators | 220 | $31.11 | $64,720 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 220 | Not available | $51,810 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 220 | $16.07 | $33,420 |
| Food batchmakers | 220 | $10.41 | $21,660 |
| Gaming supervisors | 220 | $22.02 | $45,800 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 220 | $42.83 | $89,080 |
| Procurement clerks | 220 | $17.28 | $35,950 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers | 220 | $29.64 | $61,640 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas | 220 | $25.88 | $53,830 |
| Ship engineers | 220 | $31.17 | $64,830 |
| Biological technicians | 210 | $16.16 | $33,600 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 210 | $16.34 | $34,000 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 210 | $14.26 | $29,660 |
| Pharmacy aides | 210 | $9.62 | $20,010 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 200 | $28.44 | $59,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 200 | $18.15 | $37,740 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 200 | $10.05 | $20,910 |
| Service station attendants | 200 | $8.73 | $18,150 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 190 | $20.14 | $41,900 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 190 | $25.42 | $52,880 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 190 | $11.47 | $23,860 |
| Lodging managers | 190 | $23.45 | $48,790 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 180 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 180 | $27.34 | $56,880 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 180 | $11.94 | $24,830 |
| Logisticians | 180 | $31.84 | $66,230 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 180 | $18.39 | $38,250 |
| Sewing machine operators | 180 | $9.44 | $19,640 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 180 | $10.53 | $21,910 |
| Veterinarians | 180 | $35.80 | $74,470 |
| Anesthesiologists | 170 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 170 | $14.33 | $29,800 |
| Commercial pilots | 170 | Not available | $65,100 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 170 | $18.10 | $37,640 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 170 | $15.51 | $32,260 |
| Floral designers | 170 | $11.57 | $24,060 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 170 | $20.32 | $42,270 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 170 | Not available | $47,920 |
| Writers and authors | 170 | $23.68 | $49,260 |
| Budget analysts | 160 | $27.64 | $57,480 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 160 | $15.32 | $31,870 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | 160 | $19.60 | $40,770 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 150 | $31.93 | $66,400 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 150 | $19.17 | $39,880 |
| Bailiffs | 150 | $14.29 | $29,720 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | 150 | $16.56 | $34,440 |
| Crossing guards | 150 | $8.12 | $16,880 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 150 | $24.31 | $50,560 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 150 | $39.38 | $81,900 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 150 | $20.66 | $42,970 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 150 | $26.90 | $55,960 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | 150 | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Massage therapists | 150 | $11.05 | $22,970 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 150 | $22.46 | $46,710 |
| Roofers | 150 | $15.87 | $33,010 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 150 | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 150 | $31.56 | $65,640 |
| Health educators | 140 | $25.65 | $53,350 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 140 | $13.31 | $27,680 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 140 | $19.52 | $40,600 |
| Legislators | 140 | Not available | $28,480 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 140 | $12.39 | $25,770 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 140 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Tile and marble setters | 140 | $16.25 | $33,800 |
| Travel agents | 140 | $12.85 | $26,720 |
| Aerospace engineers | 130 | $39.28 | $81,710 |
| Court reporters | 130 | $18.96 | $39,430 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 130 | $16.28 | $33,850 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 130 | $21.86 | $45,480 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 130 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 130 | $19.25 | $40,040 |
| Urban and regional planners | 130 | $24.10 | $50,120 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 130 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 120 | $10.44 | $21,720 |
| Athletes and sports competitors | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 120 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | 120 | $16.56 | $34,450 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 120 | $23.74 | $49,390 |
| Clergy | 120 | $20.44 | $42,520 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 120 | $35.26 | $73,340 |
| Credit analysts | 120 | $27.57 | $57,340 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 120 | $20.04 | $41,680 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 120 | $11.95 | $24,870 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 120 | $27.87 | $57,970 |
| Therapists, all other | 120 | $27.60 | $57,410 |
| Chiropractors | 110 | $26.30 | $54,710 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 110 | Not available | $51,870 |
| Law clerks | 110 | $19.49 | $40,550 |
| Marine engineers and naval architects | 110 | $36.24 | $75,390 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 110 | $14.56 | $30,280 |
| Pile-driver operators | 110 | $18.93 | $39,380 |
| Recreational therapists | 110 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 110 | $19.98 | $41,560 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 100 | $15.54 | $32,320 |
| Extraction workers, all other | 100 | $22.95 | $47,730 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | 100 | $16.26 | $33,810 |
| Public relations managers | 100 | $30.39 | $63,210 |
| Curators | 90 | $19.32 | $40,190 |
| Epidemiologists | 90 | $24.51 | $50,980 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 90 | $12.27 | $25,520 |
| Motorboat operators | 90 | $23.65 | $49,180 |
| Optometrists | 90 | $70.81 | $147,290 |
| Physician assistants | 90 | $32.11 | $66,780 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 90 | Not available | $47,780 |
| Concierges | 80 | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 80 | $11.26 | $23,430 |
| Funeral attendants | 80 | $9.11 | $18,940 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 80 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Museum technicians and conservators | 80 | $11.38 | $23,670 |
| Natural sciences managers | 80 | $51.05 | $106,180 |
| Real estate brokers | 80 | $21.67 | $45,080 |
| Surgeons | 80 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Technical writers | 80 | $24.02 | $49,970 |
| Training and development managers | 80 | $31.73 | $66,000 |
| Agricultural inspectors | 70 | $26.80 | $55,730 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 70 | Not available | $67,100 |
| Brokerage clerks | 70 | $15.75 | $32,770 |
| Environmental engineers | 70 | $36.77 | $76,480 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | 70 | $12.63 | $26,260 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 70 | $13.51 | $28,110 |
| Internists, general | 70 | $96.15 | $199,980 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 70 | $31.65 | $65,830 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 70 | $32.90 | $68,440 |
| Statistical assistants | 70 | $24.78 | $51,530 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 60 | $51.53 | $107,190 |
| Dietetic technicians | 60 | $9.72 | $20,210 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 60 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| Financial examiners | 60 | $37.44 | $77,880 |
| Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators | 60 | $17.29 | $35,960 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 60 | $14.72 | $30,630 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 60 | $21.98 | $45,720 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $67,460 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 60 | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 60 | $13.64 | $28,370 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 60 | $26.35 | $54,800 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $57,540 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $57,350 |
| Transportation inspectors | 60 | $22.46 | $46,720 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 60 | $17.56 | $36,510 |
| Animal trainers | 50 | $14.66 | $30,500 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $54,280 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $43,960 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $53,990 |
| Designers, all other | 50 | $23.18 | $48,210 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 50 | $21.96 | $45,680 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $70,170 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | 50 | $12.54 | $26,070 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 50 | $22.36 | $46,510 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 50 | $24.09 | $50,120 |
| Materials engineers | 50 | $54.42 | $113,200 |
| Pediatricians, general | 50 | $73.17 | $152,200 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 50 | $34.62 | $72,010 |
| Psychologists, all other | 50 | $36.15 | $75,190 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $48,350 |
| Art directors | 40 | $24.61 | $51,180 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 40 | $12.92 | $26,880 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 40 | $27.38 | $56,950 |
| Funeral directors | 40 | $35.07 | $72,950 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 40 | $17.86 | $37,140 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 40 | $35.13 | $73,080 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 40 | $34.87 | $72,540 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 40 | $25.00 | $51,990 |
| Operations research analysts | 40 | $22.06 | $45,890 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | 40 | $10.62 | $22,080 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 40 | $34.21 | $71,150 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 30 | $41.94 | $87,230 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 30 | $21.60 | $44,920 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 30 | Not available | $67,200 |
| Gaming managers | 30 | $36.70 | $76,350 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | 30 | $21.17 | $44,030 |
| Radiation therapists | 30 | $31.46 | $65,440 |
| Statisticians | 30 | $34.86 | $72,500 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | Not available | $22.76 | $47,330 |
| Artists and related workers, all other | Not available | $21.61 | $44,950 |
| Avionics technicians | Not available | $23.37 | $48,610 |
| Bindery workers | Not available | $10.04 | $20,870 |
| Carpet installers | Not available | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | Not available | $22.95 | $47,750 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | Not available | $27.92 | $58,080 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | Not available | $21.87 | $45,490 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | Not available | $18.81 | $39,120 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | Not available | $27.59 | $57,390 |
| Embalmers | Not available | $19.51 | $40,580 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | Not available | $15.22 | $31,650 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | Not available | $15.85 | $32,960 |
| Furniture finishers | Not available | $12.41 | $25,810 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | Not available | $8.23 | $17,110 |
| Gaming service workers, all other | Not available | $11.19 | $23,280 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | Not available | $12.85 | $26,730 |
| Helpers--roofers | Not available | $11.97 | $24,890 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | Not available | $31.32 | $65,150 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | Not available | $24.50 | $50,960 |
| Interior designers | Not available | $24.12 | $50,170 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | Not available | $22.01 | $45,770 |
| Job printers | Not available | $13.68 | $28,450 |
| Landscape architects | Not available | $32.29 | $67,170 |
| Library assistants, clerical | Not available | $10.66 | $22,170 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | Not available | $17.04 | $35,450 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | Not available | $9.14 | $19,010 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | Not available | $13.15 | $27,340 |
| Mechanical drafters | Not available | $18.29 | $38,040 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | Not available | $20.90 | $43,470 |
| Medical equipment repairers | Not available | $23.93 | $49,780 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | Not available | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | Not available | $20.72 | $43,090 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | Not available | $15.08 | $31,370 |
| Pipelayers | Not available | $14.24 | $29,630 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | Not available | $18.95 | $39,420 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | Not available | $22.06 | $45,880 |
| Private detectives and investigators | Not available | $16.25 | $33,800 |
| Radio and television announcers | Not available | $15.91 | $33,090 |
| Sales engineers | Not available | $35.23 | $73,270 |
| Skin care specialists | Not available | $9.50 | $19,750 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | Not available | Not available | $55,340 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | Not available | Not available | $46,320 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders | Not available | $19.94 | $41,480 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | Not available | $19.51 | $40,590 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | Not available | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| Upholsterers | Not available | $13.83 | $28,770 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | Not available | $10.46 | $21,760 |
| Wellhead pumpers | Not available | $17.75 | $36,920 |
| Word processors and typists | Not available | $17.47 | $36,340 |
