Occupational employment / New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 8,455,130 $25.39 $52,820
Office and administrative support occupations 1,626,460 $17.61 $36,630
Sales and related occupations 893,400 $23.17 $48,200
Education, training, and library occupations 601,660 $28.02 $58,280
Food preparation and serving related occupations 535,660 $11.84 $24,620
Transportation and material moving occupations 505,410 $17.27 $35,920
Business and financial operations occupations 461,370 $39.15 $81,440
Management occupations 438,840 $62.57 $130,140
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 434,010 $39.21 $81,550
Production occupations 340,460 $16.06 $33,410
Construction and extraction occupations 311,670 $27.81 $57,840
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 290,760 $22.45 $46,700
Healthcare support occupations 289,240 $13.75 $28,610
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 288,650 $14.25 $29,630
Personal care and service occupations 287,160 $13.72 $28,530
Retail salespersons 269,190 $13.11 $27,270
Protective service occupations 264,040 $22.63 $47,070
Computer and mathematical occupations 252,530 $40.36 $83,950
Cashiers 185,910 $9.80 $20,390
Office clerks, general 178,430 $13.54 $28,160
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 172,940 $32.18 $66,930
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 171,110 $13.58 $28,240
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 168,590 $16.37 $34,040
Registered nurses 162,370 $38.16 $79,380
Community and social services occupations 156,290 $22.62 $47,050
Customer service representatives 128,780 $17.48 $36,360
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 128,240 $24.92 $51,830
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 126,510 $18.73 $38,960
Stock clerks and order fillers 118,370 $11.31 $23,520
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 114,950 $12.53 $26,060
Security guards 113,820 $13.71 $28,510
Waiters and waitresses 113,360 $12.67 $26,350
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 110,520 $35.07 $72,940
Home health aides 109,730 $10.62 $22,080
Legal occupations 108,890 $56.47 $117,450
Teacher assistants 104,370 Not available $26,330
Accountants and auditors 104,320 $39.82 $82,820
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 102,400 $27.17 $56,520
Architecture and engineering occupations 101,270 $37.54 $78,090
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 96,730 $15.00 $31,190
General and operations managers 96,220 $71.06 $147,790
Elementary school teachers, except special education 94,710 Not available $66,520
Life, physical, and social science occupations 91,150 $34.81 $72,400
Receptionists and information clerks 89,240 $13.58 $28,240
Maintenance and repair workers, general 87,290 $18.88 $39,270
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 85,750 $8.97 $18,670
Food preparation workers 71,510 $11.02 $22,920
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 71,140 Not available $70,210
Lawyers 70,660 $71.31 $148,320
Financial managers 62,030 $70.80 $147,260
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 58,570 $21.51 $44,750
Child care workers 57,040 $11.84 $24,620
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 56,890 $31.12 $64,730
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 54,530 $23.08 $48,010
Carpenters 54,190 $27.27 $56,730
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 50,690 $17.18 $35,740
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 48,770 $13.83 $28,770
Sales representatives, services, all other 47,280 $35.30 $73,430
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 45,880 $15.01 $31,220
Construction laborers 45,800 $24.33 $50,610
Packers and packagers, hand 45,060 $10.12 $21,060
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 44,890 $57.53 $119,660
Business operations specialists, all other 44,570 $33.84 $70,390
Computer software engineers, applications 43,860 $44.98 $93,550
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 43,730 $13.94 $29,000
Teachers and instructors, all other 42,220 Not available $38,380
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 42,050 $16.89 $35,120
Financial analysts 41,500 $51.45 $107,020
Computer systems analysts 40,560 $44.21 $91,950
Computer programmers 40,130 $37.99 $79,010
Postsecondary teachers, all other 39,480 Not available Not available
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 39,040 Not available $68,560
Electricians 39,000 $33.88 $70,470
Cooks, restaurant 38,560 $13.71 $28,520
Bus drivers, school 38,280 $16.20 $33,700
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 37,980 $17.47 $36,330
Physicians and surgeons, all other 37,470 $70.30 $146,220
Management analysts 37,150 $46.36 $96,440
Tellers 36,850 $12.63 $26,270
Computer support specialists 35,570 $26.24 $54,570
Legal secretaries 32,870 $21.58 $44,890
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 32,100 $9.70 $20,180
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 32,060 $23.19 $48,240
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 30,560 $19.21 $39,950
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 29,300 $14.89 $30,970
Preschool teachers, except special education 28,060 $16.57 $34,450
Paralegals and legal assistants 27,440 $28.20 $58,650
Computer and information systems managers 27,360 $68.56 $142,610
Dishwashers 27,240 $9.19 $19,110
Advertising sales agents 27,070 $31.35 $65,210
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 26,140 $37.83 $78,680
Managers, all other 25,410 $51.49 $107,110
Market research analysts 25,390 $35.83 $74,520
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 24,910 $51.01 $106,110
Bartenders 24,840 $13.18 $27,410
Team assemblers 24,570 $11.92 $24,800
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 24,500 $28.80 $59,910
Postal service mail carriers 24,480 Not available Not available
Personal financial advisors 24,320 $63.44 $131,960
Social and human service assistants 24,300 $14.42 $29,990
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 23,340 $33.68 $70,060
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 23,310 $29.35 $61,060
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 23,260 $9.78 $20,350
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 23,210 $31.89 $66,340
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 23,120 $44.06 $91,640
Medical and health services managers 23,010 $53.12 $110,490
Sales managers 22,830 $70.76 $147,180
Public relations specialists 22,790 $31.86 $66,280
Medical assistants 22,720 $15.74 $32,730
Network and computer systems administrators 22,440 $40.03 $83,270
Child, family, and school social workers 22,210 $25.82 $53,700
Medical secretaries 22,070 $17.57 $36,540
Graphic designers 21,870 $26.87 $55,890
Self-enrichment education teachers 21,860 $24.65 $51,270
Computer software engineers, systems software 21,720 $48.90 $101,710
Network systems and data communications analysts 21,360 $41.48 $86,290
Administrative services managers 21,300 $50.07 $104,140
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 21,120 $31.41 $65,330
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 20,860 $22.41 $46,610
Recreation workers 20,390 $12.68 $26,370
Data entry keyers 20,330 $14.21 $29,560
Industrial truck and tractor operators 20,170 $16.34 $33,990
Correctional officers and jailers 20,020 $28.32 $58,900
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 19,970 $12.06 $25,080
Insurance sales agents 19,640 $36.29 $75,470
Word processors and typists 19,410 $16.55 $34,430
Cooks, fast food 19,350 $9.38 $19,510
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 19,050 $33.46 $69,590
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 19,010 $23.71 $49,310
Sewing machine operators 18,980 $11.02 $22,920
Office and administrative support workers, all other 18,910 $14.59 $30,350
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 18,890 Not available $67,840
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 18,800 $18.62 $38,730
Editors 18,430 $36.46 $75,830
File clerks 18,340 $12.81 $26,650
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 18,280 $24.30 $50,550
Dental assistants 17,850 $16.75 $34,840
Marketing managers 17,850 $70.97 $147,630
Parking lot attendants 17,570 $10.05 $20,900
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 17,400 $10.57 $21,980
Bill and account collectors 17,320 $18.11 $37,670
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 17,300 Not available Not available
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 17,130 $28.36 $58,980
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 17,040 Not available $106,960
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 16,720 $31.58 $65,700
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 16,540 $12.94 $26,920
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 16,500 $16.78 $34,910
Telemarketers 16,450 $14.65 $30,480
Counter and rental clerks 16,360 $14.43 $30,010
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 16,360 $13.16 $27,380
Helpers--production workers 16,250 $10.82 $22,510
Food servers, nonrestaurant 16,170 $12.48 $25,950
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 16,100 $21.79 $45,320
Pharmacists 15,690 $49.67 $103,310
Driver/sales workers 14,930 $15.20 $31,620
Brokerage clerks 14,790 $22.83 $47,490
Loan officers 14,770 $38.26 $79,580
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 14,620 $29.37 $61,100
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 14,610 $15.42 $32,070
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 14,570 $29.86 $62,100
Construction managers 14,380 $60.93 $126,720
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 14,220 $18.72 $38,940
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 14,150 $11.55 $24,020
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 14,140 $31.60 $65,740
Painters, construction and maintenance 14,120 $22.59 $46,980
Rehabilitation counselors 13,950 $15.48 $32,200
Healthcare support workers, all other 13,900 $16.34 $33,980
Order clerks 13,840 $16.70 $34,730
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 13,770 $29.87 $62,120
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 13,540 $18.45 $38,380
Producers and directors 13,430 $54.06 $112,440
Flight attendants 13,410 Not available Not available
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 13,370 $19.60 $40,770
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 13,350 Not available $66,550
Special education teachers, secondary school 13,150 Not available $73,410
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 13,140 $14.61 $30,380
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 12,950 $16.80 $34,940
Pharmacy technicians 12,910 $14.58 $30,320
Community and social service specialists, all other 12,810 $21.15 $43,990
Physical therapists 12,770 $38.00 $79,030
Radiologic technologists and technicians 12,760 $31.37 $65,240
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 12,730 $31.26 $65,030
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 12,700 $13.99 $29,100
Training and development specialists 12,650 $31.35 $65,200
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 12,530 $24.38 $50,710
Real estate sales agents 12,420 $40.12 $83,440
Printing machine operators 12,300 $18.89 $39,290
Chief executives 12,160 $96.33 $200,370
Architects, except landscape and naval 12,080 $40.97 $85,220
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 11,990 $33.28 $69,220
Crossing guards 11,970 $14.08 $29,280
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 11,800 $23.02 $47,890
Civil engineers 11,790 $40.61 $84,470
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 11,400 $22.41 $46,610
Special education teachers, middle school 11,190 Not available $64,850
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 11,120 $22.79 $47,410
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 10,950 $34.30 $71,350
Sales and related workers, all other 10,950 $22.88 $47,590
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 10,660 $29.41 $61,170
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 10,540 $23.27 $48,400
Food service managers 10,430 $29.93 $62,250
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 10,380 $12.46 $25,910
Librarians 10,320 $30.36 $63,150
Computer operators 10,290 $19.00 $39,530
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 10,050 $23.96 $49,830
Couriers and messengers 9,990 $12.92 $26,870
Social and community service managers 9,940 $38.55 $80,180
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 9,910 $21.78 $45,300
Database administrators 9,760 $41.29 $85,880
Cost estimators 9,520 $34.46 $71,670
Dental hygienists 9,470 $35.31 $73,450
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 9,470 $19.24 $40,020
Machinists 9,370 $19.74 $41,060
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 9,360 $21.26 $44,210
All other information and record clerks 9,260 $18.37 $38,200
Mechanical engineers 9,220 $40.36 $83,950
Industrial machinery mechanics 9,200 $23.33 $48,520
Amusement and recreation attendants 9,180 $9.85 $20,480
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 9,150 $40.74 $84,740
Chemists 8,980 $36.37 $75,640
Social workers, all other 8,960 $25.93 $53,930
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 8,930 $15.99 $33,250
Switchboard operators, including answering service 8,900 $14.68 $30,530
Insurance underwriters 8,890 $38.30 $79,660
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 8,810 $14.05 $29,220
Cargo and freight agents 8,760 $19.08 $39,680
Bakers 8,610 $14.05 $29,230
Coaches and scouts 8,590 Not available $38,740
Court, municipal, and license clerks 8,570 $23.25 $48,360
Speech-language pathologists 8,530 $37.39 $77,780
Travel agents 8,450 $16.97 $35,290
Medical and public health social workers 8,430 $26.89 $55,920
Loan interviewers and clerks 8,410 $18.42 $38,320
Automotive body and related repairers 8,360 $17.15 $35,680
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 8,180 $14.77 $30,720
Engineering managers 8,110 $67.11 $139,580
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 8,090 $47.30 $98,390
Computer specialists, all other 7,830 $37.76 $78,530
Electrical engineers 7,700 $43.70 $90,910
Manicurists and pedicurists 7,650 $10.92 $22,700
Office machine operators, except computer 7,580 $14.35 $29,850
Dentists, general 7,530 $71.75 $149,240
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 7,440 Not available $127,110
Fashion designers 7,410 $38.66 $80,410
Library technicians 7,360 $15.37 $31,970
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 7,350 Not available $133,460
Library assistants, clerical 7,340 $12.85 $26,730
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 7,330 $28.13 $58,510
Parts salespersons 7,320 $16.68 $34,690
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 7,290 $13.92 $28,950
Brickmasons and blockmasons 7,270 $27.55 $57,310
Mental health counselors 7,150 $18.00 $37,450
Public relations managers 7,140 $63.53 $132,130
Industrial production managers 7,080 $52.00 $108,160
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 7,070 $21.48 $44,670
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 7,010 $49.99 $103,970
Credit analysts 6,990 $46.94 $97,630
Nonfarm animal caretakers 6,980 $11.28 $23,460
Cement masons and concrete finishers 6,920 $27.43 $57,060
New accounts clerks 6,920 $16.67 $34,680
Medical records and health information technicians 6,820 $20.13 $41,880
Architectural and civil drafters 6,810 $24.43 $50,810
Electronics engineers, except computer 6,810 $47.16 $98,090
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 6,760 $19.46 $40,480
Musicians and singers 6,720 $32.00 Not available
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 6,640 $10.83 $22,540
Cooks, short order 6,630 $11.40 $23,700
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 6,540 $13.34 $27,740
Sheet metal workers 6,520 $29.46 $61,270
Service station attendants 6,430 $9.19 $19,110
Butchers and meat cutters 6,420 $19.20 $39,940
Human resources managers, all other 6,420 $57.17 $118,920
Postal service clerks 6,340 Not available Not available
Property, real estate, and community association managers 6,300 $40.35 $83,920
Occupational therapists 6,290 $35.52 $73,880
Clergy 6,200 $24.63 $51,230
Instructional coordinators 6,130 $33.02 $68,680
Writers and authors 6,110 $37.84 $78,700
Helpers--carpenters 6,100 $12.56 $26,130
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 6,060 $18.29 $38,050
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 5,880 Not available $87,070
Physician assistants 5,880 $42.50 $88,400
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 5,840 $13.47 $28,020
Construction and building inspectors 5,820 $27.79 $57,800
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 5,770 $19.12 $39,760
Art directors 5,680 $53.72 $111,740
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 5,680 $24.84 $51,680
Advertising and promotions managers 5,670 $66.47 $138,260
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 5,590 $21.20 $44,100
Industrial engineers 5,530 $40.46 $84,150
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 5,370 $24.61 $51,180
Production workers, all other 5,370 $15.59 $32,440
Sales engineers 5,370 $48.42 $100,710
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 5,310 $30.50 $63,440
Respiratory therapists 5,290 $31.42 $65,360
Real estate brokers 5,220 $58.43 $121,540
Education administrators, postsecondary 5,140 $51.40 $106,910
Psychiatric aides 5,120 $16.16 $33,620
Chefs and head cooks 5,100 $28.98 $60,280
Procurement clerks 5,070 $18.46 $38,400
Chemical technicians 4,990 $21.37 $44,460
Education, training, and library workers, all other 4,910 $24.95 $51,890
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 4,800 $27.11 $56,380
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 4,790 $25.25 $52,520
Surgical technologists 4,680 $21.63 $45,000
Health technologists and technicians, all other 4,660 $23.29 $48,450
Meeting and convention planners 4,620 $27.50 $57,190
Elevator installers and repairers 4,610 $34.25 $71,230
Highway maintenance workers 4,560 $21.14 $43,970
Logisticians 4,530 $37.63 $78,270
Structural iron and steel workers 4,530 $31.95 $66,460
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 4,530 $14.79 $30,760
Food batchmakers 4,520 $11.59 $24,110
Machine feeders and offbearers 4,520 $11.35 $23,610
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 4,510 $16.84 $35,020
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 4,420 $19.27 $40,090
Audio and video equipment technicians 4,400 $24.33 $50,610
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 4,360 $27.70 $57,610
Helpers--electricians 4,340 $16.63 $34,600
Biological technicians 4,310 $21.55 $44,830
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 4,300 Not available $72,470
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 4,280 $18.77 $39,050
Reporters and correspondents 4,250 $30.50 $63,440
Actors 4,210 $34.84 Not available
Purchasing managers 4,170 $57.18 $118,930
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 4,150 $29.62 $61,620
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 4,140 $32.66 $67,930
Interior designers 4,100 $31.28 $65,060
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 4,090 $30.10 $62,610
Dietitians and nutritionists 4,060 $28.17 $58,590
Security and fire alarm systems installers 4,030 $20.72 $43,100
Health educators 4,020 $23.11 $48,060
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 3,970 $17.27 $35,910
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 3,950 Not available $81,710
Diagnostic medical sonographers 3,910 $31.62 $65,770
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,900 $15.26 $31,740
Hazardous materials removal workers 3,820 $25.98 $54,040
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 3,750 $42.78 $88,970
Veterinary technologists and technicians 3,700 $16.78 $34,890
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 3,670 $13.06 $27,160
Roofers 3,650 $23.94 $49,810
Multi-media artists and animators 3,640 $29.89 $62,160
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 3,630 $15.02 $31,240
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 3,600 $13.57 $28,230
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 3,580 $28.86 $60,030
Engineers, all other 3,570 $43.95 $91,420
Pharmacy aides 3,550 $10.84 $22,550
Natural sciences managers 3,540 $76.28 $158,670
Photographers 3,460 $21.29 $44,270
Compensation and benefits managers 3,450 $55.38 $115,190
Computer hardware engineers 3,450 $56.73 $118,000
Floral designers 3,450 $14.50 $30,150
Physical therapist aides 3,450 $12.51 $26,020
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 3,450 $25.19 $52,390
Sound engineering technicians 3,430 $26.51 $55,130
Family and general practitioners 3,400 $71.06 $147,800
Home appliance repairers 3,370 $18.35 $38,170
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 3,320 $11.02 $22,930
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 3,280 $14.04 $29,200
Tax preparers 3,280 $17.60 $36,610
Demonstrators and product promoters 3,260 $15.79 $32,840
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 3,250 $10.73 $22,320
Tile and marble setters 3,240 $25.49 $53,010
Personal care and service workers, all other 3,210 $12.79 $26,590
Environmental engineers 3,170 $39.41 $81,980
Training and development managers 3,140 $61.47 $127,850
Business teachers, postsecondary 3,080 Not available $86,950
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 3,080 $26.10 $54,300
Bindery workers 3,050 $13.89 $28,900
Mechanical drafters 3,050 $24.88 $51,750
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 3,030 $15.25 $31,720
Pest control workers 3,020 $16.49 $34,300
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,010 $13.94 $29,000
Physical therapist assistants 3,010 $22.28 $46,350
Motor vehicle operators, all other 3,000 $16.68 $34,690
Actuaries 2,980 $48.31 $100,490
Psychiatrists 2,970 $73.23 $152,310
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 2,960 $15.11 $31,430
Operations research analysts 2,960 $45.72 $95,110
Bailiffs 2,950 $24.86 $51,720
Medical transcriptionists 2,930 $19.43 $40,420
Internists, general 2,920 $76.04 $158,170
Massage therapists 2,910 $23.76 $49,410
Financial examiners 2,880 $46.19 $96,070
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 2,870 $20.47 $42,570
Medical equipment preparers 2,840 $17.31 $36,000
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 2,830 $26.88 $55,910
Biochemists and biophysicists 2,790 $50.74 $105,550
Commercial and industrial designers 2,750 $31.19 $64,880
Maintenance workers, machinery 2,750 $20.94 $43,560
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 2,730 $24.19 $50,310
Prepress technicians and workers 2,730 $19.95 $41,500
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 2,730 $12.33 $25,640
Broadcast technicians 2,690 $26.09 $54,260
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,680 $14.23 $29,590
Job printers 2,620 $18.63 $38,740
Marriage and family therapists 2,610 $25.55 $53,140
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 2,590 $33.28 $69,220
Photographic processing machine operators 2,540 $12.38 $25,760
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 2,520 Not available $79,680
Technical writers 2,520 $32.29 $67,170
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 2,510 $29.00 $60,310
Occupational health and safety specialists 2,510 $32.31 $67,200
Legislators 2,490 Not available $49,710
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 2,460 $20.62 $42,880
Dental laboratory technicians 2,430 $18.86 $39,220
Interpreters and translators 2,420 $27.48 $57,160
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 2,410 $23.85 $49,620
Film and video editors 2,390 $29.47 $61,300
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 2,390 $10.81 $22,480
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 2,380 $19.60 $40,760
Surgeons 2,370 $95.02 $197,650
Counselors, all other 2,360 $20.11 $41,830
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,340 $15.24 $31,710
Concierges 2,320 $18.05 $37,540
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,320 $13.91 $28,940
Education administrators, all other 2,300 $45.08 $93,770
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 2,300 $32.01 $66,570
Veterinarians 2,260 $52.66 $109,530
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 2,220 $37.59 $78,190
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 2,210 $16.06 $33,400
Opticians, dispensing 2,180 $24.64 $51,240
Recreational therapists 2,150 $22.49 $46,780
Glaziers 2,110 $24.31 $50,570
Pediatricians, general 2,060 $70.57 $146,790
Proofreaders and copy markers 2,060 $18.28 $38,020
Tire repairers and changers 2,040 $12.13 $25,220
Anesthesiologists 2,030 $95.54 $198,720
Budget analysts 2,030 $33.97 $70,670
Civil engineering technicians 2,020 $25.21 $52,430
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 2,020 Not available $83,190
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,010 $14.34 $29,820
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,000 $14.19 $29,520
Law clerks 1,970 $20.94 $43,560
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 1,940 $18.02 $37,490
Surveyors 1,930 $32.96 $68,550
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 1,910 $29.70 $61,780
Photographic process workers 1,910 $16.63 $34,590
Surveying and mapping technicians 1,910 $20.42 $42,470
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 1,890 $22.40 $46,590
Chemical plant and system operators 1,890 $24.50 $50,960
Carpet installers 1,880 $27.98 $58,190
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,870 $10.89 $22,650
Plasterers and stucco masons 1,810 $23.92 $49,760
Upholsterers 1,790 $16.90 $35,160
Barbers 1,780 $11.25 $23,410
Material moving workers, all other 1,780 $17.91 $37,250
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 1,770 Not available $75,950
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 1,760 $30.61 $63,670
Chemical engineers 1,750 $44.36 $92,270
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 1,740 $16.64 $34,620
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 1,720 $11.44 $23,800
Private detectives and investigators 1,720 $27.79 $57,800
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 1,700 Not available $97,420
Electrical and electronics drafters 1,690 $30.76 $63,980
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 1,670 $49.87 $103,720
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 1,670 $22.17 $46,110
Skin care specialists 1,670 $17.00 $35,370
Desktop publishers 1,660 $22.21 $46,200
Social science research assistants 1,640 $17.70 $36,810
Tool and die makers 1,640 $24.21 $50,360
Computer and information scientists, research 1,630 $49.53 $103,010
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 1,620 $17.44 $36,280
Microbiologists 1,620 $35.43 $73,690
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 1,610 $45.16 $93,940
Telephone operators 1,610 $19.11 $39,750
Funeral directors 1,600 $34.44 $71,630
Medical equipment repairers 1,580 $24.63 $51,230
Sailors and marine oilers 1,550 $19.09 $39,700
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 1,530 $17.69 $36,800
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 1,520 $20.12 $41,850
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 1,500 $31.89 $66,340
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 1,480 $61.09 $127,070
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 1,470 Not available $84,430
Music directors and composers 1,470 $25.36 $52,750
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,430 $16.71 $34,750
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 1,410 $28.00 $58,240
Directors, religious activities and education 1,400 $21.49 $44,710
Psychiatric technicians 1,400 $19.54 $40,640
Construction and related workers, all other 1,390 $20.05 $41,710
Cooks, all other 1,390 $12.83 $26,690
Optometrists 1,380 $50.65 $105,360
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,370 $28.06 $58,370
Social scientists and related workers, all other 1,360 $32.75 $68,130
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 1,350 Not available $86,100
Dancers 1,340 $20.01 Not available
Funeral attendants 1,340 $13.57 $28,230
Nuclear medicine technologists 1,340 $36.93 $76,810
Occupational therapist assistants 1,320 $24.12 $50,160
Fire inspectors and investigators 1,290 $26.34 $54,790
Helpers, construction trades, all other 1,290 $18.28 $38,020
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 1,280 $15.78 $32,820
Painters, transportation equipment 1,280 $17.84 $37,100
Residential advisors 1,250 Not available Not available
Conveyor operators and tenders 1,240 $13.66 $28,420
Cutters and trimmers, hand 1,240 $13.42 $27,900
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 1,240 $14.08 $29,280
Communications teachers, postsecondary 1,230 Not available $87,350
Podiatrists 1,230 $58.96 $122,630
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 1,230 $13.79 $28,670
Chiropractors 1,220 $41.05 $85,390
Meter readers, utilities 1,220 $22.82 $47,470
Physical scientists, all other 1,210 $43.26 $89,980
Sewers, hand 1,210 $12.83 $26,680
Fence erectors 1,200 $16.03 $33,350
Statisticians 1,190 $37.97 $78,970
Mechanical engineering technicians 1,180 $25.29 $52,600
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 1,160 $11.64 $24,220
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 1,150 $37.35 $77,690
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 1,150 $15.95 $33,180
Obstetricians and gynecologists 1,150 $86.14 $179,170
Urban and regional planners 1,150 $32.88 $68,400
Animal trainers 1,130 $16.61 $34,540
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 1,130 $35.26 $73,340
Industrial engineering technicians 1,130 $27.86 $57,950
History teachers, postsecondary 1,110 Not available $80,370
Loan counselors 1,110 $22.33 $46,450
Lodging managers 1,100 $36.22 $75,350
Tree trimmers and pruners 1,100 $16.31 $33,920
Power plant operators 1,090 $31.91 $66,370
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 1,090 $28.37 $59,010
Tapers 1,090 Not available Not available
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,080 Not available $75,100
Rail car repairers 1,080 $24.41 $50,780
Survey researchers 1,080 $26.32 $54,740
Furniture finishers 1,070 $14.84 $30,860
Statistical assistants 1,050 $20.13 $41,880
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 1,040 $25.89 $53,860
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,040 $17.05 $35,460
Media and communication workers, all other 1,040 $24.82 $51,620
Pipelayers 1,040 $24.04 $50,000
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 1,030 Not available $84,550
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 1,030 $10.36 $21,560
Traffic technicians 1,030 $22.67 $47,150
Court reporters 1,010 $35.77 $74,400
Locksmiths and safe repairers 1,000 $20.70 $43,050
Slaughterers and meat packers 1,000 $11.48 $23,890
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 990 Not available $79,720
Drafters, all other 980 $25.42 $52,870
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 950 Not available $81,530
Landscape architects 940 $30.11 $62,630
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 940 $16.18 $33,660
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 930 $23.49 $48,850
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 920 $24.56 $51,090
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 920 $16.21 $33,720
Set and exhibit designers 920 $27.03 $56,220
Materials engineers 910 $41.55 $86,430
Radiation therapists 910 $43.24 $89,950
Locomotive engineers 900 $25.60 $53,260
Motorboat mechanics 900 $18.93 $39,370
Occupational health and safety technicians 890 $24.32 $50,590
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 870 Not available Not available
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 870 $12.32 $25,620
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 870 $14.81 $30,810
Curators 850 $28.62 $59,530
Shoe and leather workers and repairers 850 $12.50 $26,010
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 830 Not available $74,460
Designers, all other 830 $22.86 $47,540
Parking enforcement workers 820 $17.17 $35,720
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 810 Not available $79,010
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 810 $13.10 $27,260
Correspondence clerks 800 $16.94 $35,230
Athletic trainers 790 Not available $46,140
Insulation workers, mechanical 770 $35.60 $74,040
Dietetic technicians 760 $17.20 $35,770
Crane and tower operators 750 $34.42 $71,590
Biological scientists, all other 740 $32.82 $68,260
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 740 $12.40 $25,780
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 730 $14.67 $30,520
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 730 $17.49 $36,370
Respiratory therapy technicians 730 $27.32 $56,830
Ship engineers 730 $32.35 $67,280
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 720 $13.09 $27,220
Environmental engineering technicians 720 $21.00 $43,690
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators 720 $25.45 $52,940
Medical appliance technicians 710 $20.19 $41,990
Biomedical engineers 690 $38.03 $79,110
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 680 $21.24 $44,180
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 680 $14.46 $30,080
Stonemasons 680 $23.94 $49,790
Emergency management specialists 670 $26.70 $55,540
Law teachers, postsecondary 660 Not available $98,330
Motion picture projectionists 660 $14.83 $30,850
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 660 $15.76 $32,780
Therapists, all other 640 $33.15 $68,940
Audiologists 630 $38.32 $79,700
Electro-mechanical technicians 630 $25.26 $52,540
Etchers and engravers 630 $14.30 $29,740
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 630 $17.12 $35,600
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 630 $12.49 $25,980
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 620 $25.21 $52,430
Materials scientists 610 $41.33 $85,980
Automotive glass installers and repairers 600 $15.38 $31,980
Economics teachers, postsecondary 590 Not available $97,450
Watch repairers 590 $23.52 $48,910
Postmasters and mail superintendents 580 $35.55 $73,940
Social work teachers, postsecondary 580 Not available $63,360
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 570 $17.08 $35,530
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 570 $12.24 $25,470
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 570 $16.61 $34,560
Helpers--roofers 570 $14.11 $29,350
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 570 $18.88 $39,260
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 570 Not available $91,340
Paperhangers 560 $22.12 $46,010
Archivists 550 $26.61 $55,360
Bicycle repairers 550 $12.27 $25,520
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 530 $37.28 $77,550
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 530 $36.03 $74,940
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 520 $13.68 $28,450
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons 520 $83.63 $173,960
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 520 $13.38 $27,820
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 510 $13.19 $27,430
Costume attendants 510 $25.22 $52,460
Nuclear technicians 510 $31.68 $65,890
Food scientists and technologists 500 $40.79 $84,850
Millwrights 500 $29.72 $61,810
Nuclear power reactor operators 490 $36.80 $76,540
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 490 Not available Not available
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 490 Not available $62,890
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 490 $21.22 $44,140
Physics teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $92,660
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 470 $31.71 $65,960
Choreographers 470 $34.13 $70,990
Helpers--extraction workers 470 $15.11 $31,430
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 460 $14.08 $29,280
Mechanical door repairers 460 $19.08 $39,680
Occupational therapist aides 460 $16.07 $33,430
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 450 $18.46 $38,400
Dentists, all other specialists 440 $56.33 $117,170
Artists and related workers, all other 430 $27.76 $57,750
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 430 $21.62 $44,970
Engine and other machine assemblers 430 $16.22 $33,750
Religious workers, all other 430 $23.08 $48,000
Boilermakers 420 $32.06 $66,690
Craft artists 420 $19.92 $41,430
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 420 $16.33 Not available
Orthotists and prosthetists 420 $31.14 $64,770
Aerospace engineers 410 $45.16 $93,930
Life scientists, all other 400 $35.49 $73,820
Semiconductor processors 400 $16.83 $35,000
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 390 $22.06 $45,880
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 390 Not available $75,740
Musical instrument repairers and tuners 390 $19.39 $40,340
Animal control workers 380 $19.05 $39,620
Forensic science technicians 380 $28.30 $58,870
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 380 $30.86 $64,190
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $88,790
Hydrologists 370 $33.04 $68,720
Airfield operations specialists 360 $24.97 $51,940
Conservation scientists 360 $30.57 $63,590
Public address system and other announcers 360 $21.30 $44,310
Vocational education teachers, middle school 360 Not available $55,530
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 350 Not available Not available
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 350 $13.52 $28,130
Gas plant operators 340 $32.44 $67,480
Museum technicians and conservators 340 $24.74 $51,450
Broadcast news analysts 330 $42.00 $87,370
Farm and home management advisors 330 $20.93 $43,520
Foundry mold and coremakers 320 $13.96 $29,050
Avionics technicians 310 $24.94 $51,880
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 310 Not available $62,460
Economists 310 $54.48 $113,310
Floor sanders and finishers 310 $13.15 $27,350
Motorcycle mechanics 310 $14.87 $30,920
Psychologists, all other 310 $45.37 $94,360
Epidemiologists 300 $35.31 $73,440
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 300 $13.20 $27,460
Orthodontists 300 $98.33 $204,530
Embalmers 290 $22.09 $45,950
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 290 $14.36 $29,860
Numerical tool and process control programmers 290 $24.20 $50,330
Radio mechanics 290 $28.04 $58,320
Riggers 280 $24.36 $50,660
Bookbinders 270 $15.84 $32,940
Library science teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $72,890
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators 240 $13.13 $27,320
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 230 $21.36 $44,420
Anthropologists and archeologists 220 $28.36 $59,000
Mathematical scientists, all other 220 $32.89 $68,410
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 220 $17.27 $35,910
Model makers, metal and plastic 220 $22.84 $47,500
Athletes and sports competitors 210 Not available $152,470
Historians 210 $29.55 $61,460
Terrazzo workers and finishers 210 $28.39 $59,050
Woodworkers, all other 210 $15.14 $31,490
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 200 $32.85 $68,340
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 200 $11.44 $23,790
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 190 $23.47 $48,810
Pile-driver operators 190 $33.98 $70,680
Plant and system operators, all other 190 $25.26 $52,540
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 190 Not available Not available
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 190 $31.18 $64,850
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 180 $25.70 $53,450
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 180 $12.39 $25,780
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 160 $22.41 $46,610
Mathematicians 160 $42.76 $88,950
Motorboat operators 160 $17.81 $37,040
Mathematical technicians 150 $26.27 $54,630
Recreational vehicle service technicians 150 $19.21 $39,960
Atmospheric and space scientists 130 $46.78 $97,310
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 130 $15.88 $33,020
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance 130 $30.99 $64,450
Pourers and casters, metal 130 $13.87 $28,850
Audio-visual collections specialists 110 $23.31 $48,490
Fishers and related fishing workers 110 $14.89 $30,970
Commercial divers 100 $39.85 $82,890
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 100 $11.51 $23,930
Political scientists 100 $40.87 $85,020
Communications equipment operators, all other 90 $22.23 $46,240
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $80,990
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 90 $17.07 $35,500
Fallers 80 $28.68 $59,640
Farm equipment mechanics 80 $21.27 $44,250
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists 80 $23.86 $49,620
Soil and plant scientists 80 $33.43 $69,530
Animal scientists 60 $34.98 $72,760
Prosthodontists 60 $75.00 More than $145,600
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 60 $21.93 $45,610
Forest and conservation technicians 50 $21.65 $45,030
Foresters 50 $25.64 $53,320
Geography teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $73,680
Agricultural engineers 40 $35.60 $74,040
Cooks, private household 40 $9.89 $20,580
Fish and game wardens 40 $38.66 $80,400
Hoist and winch operators 40 $22.77 $47,360
Dredge operators 30 $25.30 $52,620
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 30 $27.26 $56,690
Agricultural and food science technicians Not available $17.25 $35,870
Agricultural inspectors Not available $24.83 $51,640
Baggage porters and bellhops Not available $12.86 $26,750
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $15.07 $31,340
Detectives and criminal investigators Not available $35.30 $73,420
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers Not available $15.84 $32,950
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $22.12 $46,000
Education teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $72,050
Eligibility interviewers, government programs Not available $20.43 $42,490
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other Not available $12.57 $26,140
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health Not available $33.51 $69,690
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers Not available $22.88 $47,600
Financial specialists, all other Not available $35.18 $73,170
Fire fighters Not available $30.45 $63,340
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives Not available $45.34 $94,310
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators Not available $23.66 $49,210
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $22.70 $47,210
Graders and sorters, agricultural products Not available $11.11 $23,110
Graduate teaching assistants Not available Not available $33,030
Industrial-organizational psychologists Not available $54.24 $112,820
Insurance appraisers, auto damage Not available $26.13 $54,350
Legal support workers, all other Not available $24.76 $51,500
Marine engineers and naval architects Not available $32.34 $67,260
Model makers, wood Not available $16.88 $35,110
Models Not available $17.07 $35,510
Nuclear engineers Not available $48.75 $101,390
Personal and home care aides Not available $10.56 $21,960
Petroleum engineers Not available $47.85 $99,530
Physicists Not available $53.43 $111,130
Political science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $93,920
Power distributors and dispatchers Not available $36.46 $75,840
Protective service workers, all other Not available $16.92 $35,200
Railroad conductors and yardmasters Not available $26.41 $54,930
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons Not available $19.46 $40,470
Rock splitters, quarry Not available $22.12 $46,010
Shampooers Not available $9.08 $18,890
Sociologists Not available $40.18 $83,570
Tire builders Not available $12.07 $25,100
Tour guides and escorts Not available $13.94 $28,990
Transportation workers, all other Not available $16.78 $34,900
Travel guides Not available $16.98 $35,310
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