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 |
More than $70 |
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 |
More than $70 |
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 |
