Occupational employment / New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 5,163,560 $26.37 $54,850
Office and administrative support occupations 994,980 $17.93 $37,300
Sales and related occupations 531,910 $24.66 $51,280
Education, training, and library occupations 352,350 $28.76 $59,820
Food preparation and serving related occupations 321,410 $12.31 $25,600
Business and financial operations occupations 304,060 $41.23 $85,760
Management occupations 285,090 $64.68 $134,540
Transportation and material moving occupations 276,250 $17.93 $37,300
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 259,180 $39.60 $82,360
Personal care and service occupations 191,980 $13.40 $27,870
Healthcare support occupations 190,600 $13.47 $28,010
Protective service occupations 183,900 $21.81 $45,370
Construction and extraction occupations 181,700 $28.87 $60,050
Production occupations 174,420 $15.76 $32,780
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 168,480 $14.60 $30,360
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 163,780 $22.49 $46,790
Retail salespersons 158,940 $13.02 $27,090
Computer and mathematical occupations 157,280 $40.60 $84,450
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 136,220 $33.90 $70,500
Office clerks, general 115,580 $13.59 $28,260
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 107,380 $13.80 $28,710
Community and social services occupations 107,100 $22.17 $46,120
Cashiers 99,550 $9.98 $20,760
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 99,450 $16.37 $34,060
Registered nurses 97,790 $39.56 $82,290
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 96,670 $25.14 $52,300
Home health aides 86,460 $10.43 $21,690
Legal occupations 79,630 $59.78 $124,350
Security guards 79,470 $13.30 $27,670
Customer service representatives 79,020 $17.73 $36,880
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 75,950 $18.93 $39,360
Accountants and auditors 69,830 $40.11 $83,420
Waiters and waitresses 68,720 $13.61 $28,320
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 68,630 $35.20 $73,210
Stock clerks and order fillers 65,510 $11.13 $23,150
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 64,020 $27.78 $57,790
General and operations managers 61,600 $72.40 $150,590
Teacher assistants 59,500 Not available $26,620
Maintenance and repair workers, general 58,710 $18.89 $39,280
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 58,560 $12.41 $25,820
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 58,280 $15.57 $32,380
Elementary school teachers, except special education 53,790 Not available $65,120
Lawyers 52,680 $74.99 $155,980
Architecture and engineering occupations 52,280 $37.38 $77,760
Receptionists and information clerks 51,310 $13.84 $28,800
Life, physical, and social science occupations 49,870 $33.54 $69,760
Food preparation workers 48,630 $11.09 $23,070
Financial managers 45,940 $74.13 $154,200
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 42,390 $8.96 $18,640
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 40,690 $28.89 $60,090
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 40,020 Not available $69,370
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 36,260 $60.26 $125,340
Child care workers 35,990 $12.32 $25,620
Financial analysts 35,140 $53.42 $111,110
Postsecondary teachers, all other 31,070 Not available Not available
Carpenters 29,940 $27.75 $57,730
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 29,680 $23.02 $47,890
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 29,560 $17.58 $36,570
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 28,380 $15.30 $31,820
Construction laborers 27,340 $25.45 $52,930
Sales representatives, services, all other 26,860 $34.80 $72,390
Computer software engineers, applications 26,410 $45.95 $95,570
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 26,300 $22.00 $45,760
Management analysts 26,220 $47.52 $98,840
Physicians and surgeons, all other 25,850 $66.94 $139,240
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 25,650 $14.82 $30,830
Computer systems analysts 25,590 $44.20 $91,940
Electricians 25,560 $35.21 $73,230
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 25,510 $16.50 $34,320
Computer programmers 24,090 $37.81 $78,650
Cooks, restaurant 24,090 $14.27 $29,680
Computer support specialists 23,680 $27.35 $56,890
Advertising sales agents 23,410 $31.66 $65,850
Packers and packagers, hand 22,600 $9.92 $20,640
Tellers 22,310 $12.70 $26,420
Teachers and instructors, all other 21,240 Not available $41,520
Paralegals and legal assistants 20,860 $29.17 $60,670
Legal secretaries 20,530 $21.84 $45,430
Personal financial advisors 20,270 $66.67 $138,680
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 19,990 Not available $68,880
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 19,830 $17.48 $36,360
Business operations specialists, all other 19,690 $34.37 $71,500
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 19,190 $9.87 $20,520
Bus drivers, school 19,020 $16.56 $34,440
Market research analysts 18,760 $35.29 $73,400
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 18,670 $14.76 $30,690
Public relations specialists 18,620 $32.22 $67,020
Computer and information systems managers 18,540 $70.06 $145,730
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 18,090 $22.92 $47,680
Dishwashers 18,040 $9.31 $19,370
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 17,770 $23.43 $48,720
Graphic designers 17,050 $27.43 $57,050
Social and human service assistants 17,000 $14.47 $30,100
Preschool teachers, except special education 16,760 $16.95 $35,260
Sewing machine operators 16,360 $10.83 $22,530
Child, family, and school social workers 15,970 $25.14 $52,300
Editors 15,700 $37.92 $78,880
Medical and health services managers 15,540 $53.55 $111,380
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 15,500 $18.80 $39,100
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 15,500 $52.15 $108,480
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 15,320 $10.19 $21,200
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 15,070 $15.67 $32,590
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 15,050 $39.18 $81,500
Network systems and data communications analysts 14,970 $40.83 $84,920
Bartenders 14,500 $14.50 $30,170
Network and computer systems administrators 14,250 $40.63 $84,500
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 14,200 $33.98 $70,690
Administrative services managers 14,150 $50.42 $104,870
Self-enrichment education teachers 13,990 $26.85 $55,840
Postal service mail carriers 13,920 Not available Not available
Managers, all other 13,740 $53.86 $112,030
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 13,630 $29.13 $60,590
Sales managers 13,570 $75.36 $156,750
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 13,330 $18.23 $37,910
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 13,290 $33.15 $68,960
Parking lot attendants 13,230 $9.90 $20,600
Office and administrative support workers, all other 13,140 $13.65 $28,390
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 13,010 $33.99 $70,690
Data entry keyers 12,830 $14.14 $29,410
Marketing managers 12,730 $71.25 $148,200
Brokerage clerks 12,720 $23.16 $48,160
Computer software engineers, systems software 12,550 $49.51 $102,990
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 12,520 Not available Not available
Producers and directors 12,380 $54.52 $113,400
Recreation workers 12,230 $12.91 $26,860
Medical assistants 12,080 $15.71 $32,670
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 11,930 $28.27 $58,790
Cooks, fast food 11,870 $9.33 $19,410
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 11,810 $32.37 $67,330
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 11,270 $30.21 $62,830
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 11,270 $44.73 $93,040
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 11,060 $10.53 $21,910
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 10,600 $31.20 $64,890
File clerks 10,570 $13.39 $27,850
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 10,560 $22.09 $45,940
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 10,530 $25.79 $53,650
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 10,420 Not available $105,200
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 10,260 $29.09 $60,500
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 10,190 $13.41 $27,880
Word processors and typists 10,140 $16.26 $33,830
Insurance sales agents 10,060 $38.64 $80,360
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 10,000 Not available $67,310
Architects, except landscape and naval 9,920 $40.82 $84,910
Community and social service specialists, all other 9,770 $21.30 $44,310
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 9,650 $24.45 $50,860
Real estate sales agents 9,650 $42.25 $87,870
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 9,560 $29.04 $60,400
Dental assistants 9,510 $16.05 $33,380
Team assemblers 9,140 $11.66 $24,250
Bill and account collectors 8,970 $18.37 $38,210
Construction managers 8,910 $62.23 $129,450
Telemarketers 8,890 $15.37 $31,970
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 8,880 $19.76 $41,100
Chief executives 8,850 $98.97 $205,860
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 8,850 $14.85 $30,880
Loan officers 8,850 $40.94 $85,160
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 8,840 $12.49 $25,970
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 8,790 $30.37 $63,170
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 8,740 $15.68 $32,600
Pharmacists 8,700 $49.61 $103,190
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 8,680 $19.76 $41,090
Medical secretaries 8,590 $17.95 $37,330
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 8,560 Not available $65,910
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 8,560 $12.91 $26,850
Crossing guards 8,530 $13.72 $28,550
Healthcare support workers, all other 8,500 $16.40 $34,120
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 8,470 $24.47 $50,890
Painters, construction and maintenance 8,400 $23.10 $48,050
Rehabilitation counselors 8,360 $15.09 $31,390
Training and development specialists 8,360 $31.62 $65,770
Counter and rental clerks 8,300 $14.14 $29,410
Food servers, nonrestaurant 8,210 $13.96 $29,030
Industrial truck and tractor operators 8,100 $16.78 $34,900
Driver/sales workers 8,080 $14.71 $30,600
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 8,060 $14.56 $30,290
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 8,020 $30.89 $64,240
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 8,000 $14.73 $30,640
Couriers and messengers 7,990 $12.49 $25,970
Special education teachers, secondary school 7,890 Not available $71,540
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 7,750 $11.89 $24,740
Flight attendants 7,710 Not available $38,370
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 7,690 $23.88 $49,680
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 7,440 $31.32 $65,150
Special education teachers, middle school 7,420 Not available $64,320
Financial specialists, all other 7,330 $36.61 $76,160
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 7,280 $15.84 $32,940
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 7,210 $16.69 $34,720
Fashion designers 7,140 $38.59 $80,270
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 7,140 $34.94 $72,680
Physical therapists 7,130 $37.82 $78,670
Order clerks 7,080 $16.41 $34,140
Radiologic technologists and technicians 7,070 $31.58 $65,680
Database administrators 7,010 $42.72 $88,860
Helpers--production workers 7,010 $10.67 $22,190
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 6,920 $29.24 $60,820
Pharmacy technicians 6,860 $15.02 $31,240
Printing machine operators 6,820 $18.55 $38,580
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 6,800 $21.95 $45,660
Social and community service managers 6,730 $39.75 $82,680
Food service managers 6,720 $29.51 $61,380
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 6,670 $21.51 $44,750
Computer operators 6,600 $18.41 $38,290
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 6,510 $24.49 $50,950
Civil engineers 6,450 $39.73 $82,640
Social workers, all other 6,430 $25.25 $52,520
Travel agents 6,220 $16.89 $35,130
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 5,970 $40.06 $83,330
Sales and related workers, all other 5,870 $21.50 $44,730
Credit analysts 5,860 $49.94 $103,880
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 5,830 $19.50 $40,560
Medical and public health social workers 5,800 $27.02 $56,200
Office machine operators, except computer 5,760 $14.22 $29,580
Public relations managers 5,600 $65.08 $135,370
Detectives and criminal investigators 5,590 $31.53 $65,580
Bakers 5,530 $13.11 $27,270
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 5,510 $22.41 $46,620
Switchboard operators, including answering service 5,460 $15.22 $31,660
Insurance underwriters 5,440 $40.53 $84,310
Musicians and singers 5,400 $33.60 Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 5,380 $21.92 $45,590
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 5,340 $21.01 $43,700
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 5,220 $19.05 $39,630
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 5,220 $39.70 $82,570
Writers and authors 5,190 $38.79 $80,670
Librarians 5,150 $30.36 $63,140
Cost estimators 5,030 $34.72 $72,220
Dental hygienists 5,020 $36.16 $75,220
Speech-language pathologists 4,980 $36.68 $76,290
Cargo and freight agents 4,970 $18.44 $38,360
Human resources managers, all other 4,810 $56.17 $116,830
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 4,810 $21.57 $44,870
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 4,780 $19.63 $40,830
Mental health counselors 4,740 $17.53 $36,460
Art directors 4,660 $56.85 $118,240
Loan interviewers and clerks 4,650 $19.05 $39,620
Court, municipal, and license clerks 4,610 $25.54 $53,110
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 4,590 Not available $133,160
Clergy 4,540 $23.91 $49,730
Dentists, general 4,540 $68.68 $142,850
Manicurists and pedicurists 4,540 $10.19 $21,200
Advertising and promotions managers 4,530 $68.96 $143,430
Mechanical engineers 4,530 $39.81 $82,800
All other information and record clerks 4,520 $18.37 $38,220
New accounts clerks 4,520 $16.73 $34,800
Brickmasons and blockmasons 4,360 $27.31 $56,800
Electrical engineers 4,330 $44.31 $92,160
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 4,310 Not available $131,860
Medical records and health information technicians 4,280 $19.76 $41,110
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 4,270 $14.11 $29,350
Real estate brokers 4,260 $63.04 $131,130
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 4,140 $14.60 $30,360
Architectural and civil drafters 4,130 $25.37 $52,770
Engineering managers 4,130 $69.12 $143,780
Library assistants, clerical 4,100 $12.14 $25,240
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 4,100 $20.00 $41,590
Property, real estate, and community association managers 4,050 $42.40 $88,200
Butchers and meat cutters 4,020 $18.34 $38,140
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 3,970 Not available $97,930
Elevator installers and repairers 3,950 $34.08 $70,900
Instructional coordinators 3,940 $30.69 $63,840
Physician assistants 3,910 $42.06 $87,490
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 3,880 $24.34 $50,620
Occupational therapists 3,860 $34.79 $72,360
Education administrators, postsecondary 3,830 $51.37 $106,850
Coaches and scouts 3,800 Not available $43,700
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 3,760 $51.22 $106,530
Actors 3,730 $35.23 Not available
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 3,670 $19.23 $39,990
Parts salespersons 3,660 $16.06 $33,410
Library technicians 3,590 $16.83 $35,010
Sheet metal workers 3,580 $32.26 $67,100
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 3,570 $14.88 $30,940
Postal service clerks 3,570 Not available Not available
Audio and video equipment technicians 3,530 $25.18 $52,360
Machinists 3,520 $19.23 $39,990
Cooks, short order 3,510 $11.84 $24,620
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 3,490 $10.98 $22,830
Cement masons and concrete finishers 3,470 $30.99 $64,450
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 3,430 $17.01 $35,390
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 3,420 $29.53 $61,430
Automotive body and related repairers 3,410 $17.34 $36,060
Meeting and convention planners 3,380 $28.45 $59,170
Multi-media artists and animators 3,370 $30.48 $63,390
Helpers--carpenters 3,360 $12.13 $25,240
Industrial machinery mechanics 3,340 $23.52 $48,930
Structural iron and steel workers 3,310 $30.90 $64,270
Amusement and recreation attendants 3,260 $10.23 $21,290
Health educators 3,260 $23.09 $48,040
Sound engineering technicians 3,260 $26.46 $55,040
Computer specialists, all other 3,240 $35.45 $73,740
Psychiatric aides 3,240 $16.28 $33,860
Chefs and head cooks 3,220 $31.55 $65,620
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 3,210 $44.44 $92,430
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 3,130 $14.31 $29,760
Respiratory therapists 3,100 $31.68 $65,880
Construction and building inspectors 3,090 $28.07 $58,390
Surgical technologists 3,070 $21.72 $45,180
Reporters and correspondents 3,050 $31.12 $64,730
Procurement clerks 3,010 $18.09 $37,620
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 2,990 $42.58 $88,570
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,940 $11.85 $24,650
Helpers--electricians 2,900 $17.76 $36,940
Industrial production managers 2,880 $53.24 $110,730
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 2,850 $18.59 $38,670
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 2,800 $19.29 $40,120
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 2,770 $19.17 $39,880
Sales engineers 2,770 $47.42 $98,630
Education, training, and library workers, all other 2,760 $24.18 $50,300
Interior designers 2,750 $33.11 $68,870
Food batchmakers 2,730 $10.31 $21,450
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 2,710 $31.78 $66,110
Hazardous materials removal workers 2,690 $26.53 $55,180
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 2,650 $32.64 $67,890
Compensation and benefits managers 2,620 $54.98 $114,360
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 2,600 $29.01 $60,340
Health technologists and technicians, all other 2,560 $22.66 $47,130
Chemists 2,500 $36.83 $76,600
Dietitians and nutritionists 2,500 $27.45 $57,100
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 2,500 $20.41 $42,440
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 2,460 $12.76 $26,530
Financial examiners 2,440 $46.86 $97,460
Broadcast technicians 2,390 $26.37 $54,850
Security and fire alarm systems installers 2,390 $21.44 $44,600
Bailiffs 2,370 $24.83 $51,650
Industrial engineers 2,360 $41.93 $87,210
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 2,350 Not available $73,510
Purchasing managers 2,310 $58.49 $121,660
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,300 $15.22 $31,670
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,290 $12.73 $26,470
Film and video editors 2,290 $29.51 $61,370
Roofers 2,260 $25.90 $53,870
Training and development managers 2,260 $62.10 $129,160
Psychiatrists 2,250 $70.92 $147,510
Production workers, all other 2,230 $15.58 $32,410
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 2,220 $10.54 $21,930
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 2,160 $27.00 $56,170
Interpreters and translators 2,160 $27.90 $58,030
Tax preparers 2,150 $16.18 $33,660
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,140 $25.93 $53,940
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,130 $41.53 $86,380
Actuaries 2,110 $50.25 $104,520
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 2,100 $17.75 $36,920
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 2,100 $10.51 $21,870
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 2,090 $15.06 $31,330
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 2,070 $13.19 $27,430
Pharmacy aides 2,060 $11.03 $22,940
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 2,050 $31.04 $64,560
Photographers 2,050 $24.84 $51,680
Service station attendants 2,040 $9.83 $20,440
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 2,020 Not available $88,180
Bindery workers 2,000 $13.84 $28,790
Biological technicians 2,000 $22.37 $46,540
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,000 $16.75 $34,850
Concierges 1,990 $18.60 $38,680
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 1,990 $14.63 $30,420
Tile and marble setters 1,970 $23.68 $49,250
Diagnostic medical sonographers 1,960 $31.78 $66,110
Logisticians 1,950 $35.41 $73,650
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,940 $14.17 $29,470
Highway maintenance workers 1,900 $22.48 $46,760
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 1,900 $35.53 $73,900
Family and general practitioners 1,890 $67.81 $141,030
Mechanical drafters 1,890 $23.69 $49,270
Personal care and service workers, all other 1,890 $13.40 $27,880
Business teachers, postsecondary 1,860 Not available $90,130
Machine feeders and offbearers 1,860 $11.64 $24,210
Commercial and industrial designers 1,840 $32.80 $68,220
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,830 $25.67 $53,380
Floral designers 1,830 $14.00 $29,120
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 1,800 $29.93 $62,260
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 1,790 $22.40 $46,590
Operations research analysts 1,780 $47.19 $98,160
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,750 $18.52 $38,530
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 1,740 $26.09 $54,270
Physical therapist aides 1,740 $12.48 $25,950
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 1,720 $11.37 $23,650
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,610 $13.08 $27,200
Massage therapists 1,600 $27.36 $56,910
Medical transcriptionists 1,590 $19.68 $40,940
Pest control workers 1,590 $16.71 $34,750
Physical therapist assistants 1,560 $22.23 $46,230
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 1,520 $51.95 $108,060
Job printers 1,520 $17.82 $37,060
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,520 $18.02 $37,470
Social science research assistants 1,520 $17.64 $36,690
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,520 $10.72 $22,290
Computer hardware engineers 1,500 $64.70 $134,580
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,500 $24.37 $50,690
Internists, general 1,490 $66.14 $137,580
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 1,480 $30.19 $62,790
Medical equipment preparers 1,460 $17.74 $36,900
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,460 $16.67 $34,660
Photographic processing machine operators 1,450 $13.40 $27,880
Tour guides and escorts 1,440 $14.39 $29,940
Prepress technicians and workers 1,430 $20.94 $43,560
Proofreaders and copy markers 1,410 $18.76 $39,010
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,410 $13.28 $27,620
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,390 $27.21 $56,590
Chemical technicians 1,360 $21.89 $45,530
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 1,360 $28.28 $58,830
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,350 $34.17 $71,070
Education administrators, all other 1,340 $46.18 $96,050
Glaziers 1,330 $23.75 $49,400
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,320 $13.95 $29,030
Environmental engineers 1,320 $39.55 $82,260
Technical writers 1,320 $33.32 $69,310
Barbers 1,310 $10.78 $22,410
Dancers 1,310 $20.03 Not available
Dental laboratory technicians 1,310 $18.68 $38,860
Home appliance repairers 1,310 $16.43 $34,180
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,290 $20.53 $42,690
Recreational therapists 1,280 $23.37 $48,620
Occupational health and safety specialists 1,270 $30.75 $63,970
Skin care specialists 1,270 $17.38 $36,140
Photographic process workers 1,260 $16.83 $35,020
Maintenance workers, machinery 1,250 $20.21 $42,040
Budget analysts 1,240 $33.45 $69,580
Law clerks 1,240 $22.01 $45,790
Legal support workers, all other 1,240 $24.16 $50,250
Counselors, all other 1,220 $19.38 $40,320
Education teachers, postsecondary 1,200 Not available $80,520
Pediatricians, general 1,200 $67.64 $140,690
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 1,190 $31.28 $65,070
Carpet installers 1,190 $26.60 $55,320
Surgeons 1,190 $87.75 $182,510
Desktop publishers 1,160 $23.00 $47,840
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 1,150 $14.93 $31,060
Engineers, all other 1,140 $40.13 $83,470
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 1,130 Not available $87,150
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,110 $16.98 $35,310
Opticians, dispensing 1,110 $23.59 $49,070
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 1,100 $11.66 $24,250
Plasterers and stucco masons 1,100 $26.65 $55,430
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,090 $25.15 $52,310
Material moving workers, all other 1,090 $18.36 $38,190
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 1,070 $25.07 $52,150
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 1,060 Not available $99,040
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,050 $14.75 $30,680
Sewers, hand 1,040 $13.21 $27,470
Tire repairers and changers 1,040 $11.89 $24,730
Music directors and composers 1,020 $24.40 $50,760
Civil engineering technicians 1,010 $26.79 $55,720
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 990 $28.84 $59,990
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 990 $49.49 $102,930
Natural sciences managers 970 $65.55 $136,340
Electrical and electronics drafters 960 $30.20 $62,820
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 960 $18.73 $38,960
Directors, religious activities and education 950 $22.27 $46,320
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 940 $14.03 $29,180
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 940 $12.43 $25,860
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 930 $21.02 $43,730
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 920 $26.77 $55,690
Helpers, construction trades, all other 920 $20.92 $43,520
Legislators 920 Not available $59,080
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 910 Not available $88,040
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 900 Not available $77,970
Upholsterers 900 $19.50 $40,560
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 890 $16.88 $35,110
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 890 $17.42 $36,230
Veterinarians 880 $56.31 $117,120
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 870 $18.89 $39,290
Marriage and family therapists 870 $24.11 $50,150
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 870 $28.75 $59,790
Residential advisors 870 $16.81 $34,960
Sailors and marine oilers 870 $20.90 $43,480
Set and exhibit designers 870 $27.07 $56,310
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 850 Not available $86,520
Cutters and trimmers, hand 850 $14.20 $29,540
Occupational therapist assistants 840 $24.07 $50,060
Private detectives and investigators 840 $28.14 $58,530
Podiatrists 830 $56.24 $116,970
Psychiatric technicians 830 $18.66 $38,820
Funeral attendants 820 $11.83 $24,620
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 800 $62.35 $129,680
Medical equipment repairers 800 $24.20 $50,330
Optometrists 800 $50.72 $105,510
Surveying and mapping technicians 800 $22.40 $46,590
Cooks, all other 790 $12.53 $26,060
Court reporters 790 $36.66 $76,260
Surveyors 790 $33.33 $69,320
Urban and regional planners 780 $33.03 $68,690
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 770 $32.38 $67,340
Nuclear medicine technologists 770 $35.84 $74,550
Computer and information scientists, research 760 $47.50 $98,800
Funeral directors 760 $33.04 $68,720
Slaughterers and meat packers 750 $11.04 $22,960
Fire inspectors and investigators 740 $26.91 $55,970
Furniture finishers 740 $14.92 $31,030
Statistical assistants 740 $21.14 $43,980
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 730 $18.27 $38,000
Curators 730 $28.46 $59,190
Locksmiths and safe repairers 720 $20.66 $42,960
Telephone operators 720 $19.21 $39,950
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 710 Not available $87,790
Shoe and leather workers and repairers 700 $12.66 $26,320
Survey researchers 700 $25.94 $53,950
Media and communication workers, all other 690 $22.87 $47,570
Occupational health and safety technicians 680 $23.92 $49,760
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 680 Not available $80,650
Tool and die makers 680 $24.09 $50,100
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 670 $14.94 $31,080
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 670 $15.76 $32,770
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 670 $28.02 $58,280
Lodging managers 650 $38.22 $79,490
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 640 Not available $84,520
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 640 $20.26 $42,150
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 640 $21.60 $44,930
Meter readers, utilities 630 $22.97 $47,770
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 630 $16.71 $34,760
Chiropractors 620 $40.64 $84,540
Communications teachers, postsecondary 620 Not available $105,970
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 620 $34.80 $72,390
Loan counselors 610 $22.09 $45,940
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 590 $16.16 $33,610
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 590 $17.38 $36,140
History teachers, postsecondary 580 Not available $81,300
Painters, transportation equipment 580 $17.85 $37,120
Statisticians 580 $36.56 $76,050
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 580 $12.96 $26,960
Conveyor operators and tenders 570 $13.36 $27,800
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 570 $13.89 $28,890
Drafters, all other 560 $24.84 $51,670
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 560 $11.48 $23,870
Power plant operators 560 $32.26 $67,100
Radiation therapists 560 $43.17 $89,790
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 560 $12.98 $27,000
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 550 $10.60 $22,050
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 550 Not available $81,540
Chemical plant and system operators 540 $25.57 $53,190
Construction and related workers, all other 540 $21.71 $45,160
Biochemists and biophysicists 530 $43.17 $89,790
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 530 Not available Not available
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 520 $24.61 $51,200
Watch repairers 520 $23.36 $48,590
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 510 $15.29 $31,810
Fence erectors 510 $16.75 $34,840
Obstetricians and gynecologists 510 $89.89 $186,960
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 510 $12.67 $26,350
Archivists 500 $26.72 $55,580
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 500 $12.06 $25,080
Parking enforcement workers 500 $17.35 $36,080
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 490 $20.35 $42,320
Microbiologists 490 $35.65 $74,150
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 480 $20.39 $42,410
Costume attendants 480 $25.31 $52,650
Law teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $94,330
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 450 Not available $85,770
Designers, all other 450 $23.33 $48,540
Landscape architects 450 $30.16 $62,720
Mechanical engineering technicians 450 $25.02 $52,050
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 440 $37.16 $77,300
Sociologists 440 $35.56 $73,960
Ship engineers 430 $32.36 $67,300
Tapers 430 $30.41 $63,240
Insulation workers, mechanical 420 $33.84 $70,400
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 420 $16.23 $33,760
Rail car repairers 420 $25.12 $52,250
Bicycle repairers 400 $12.63 $26,270
Dietetic technicians 390 $17.11 $35,590
Therapists, all other 390 $37.09 $77,140
Biomedical engineers 380 $37.23 $77,440
Craft artists 380 $20.71 $43,070
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $86,090
Etchers and engravers 370 $12.81 $26,650
Motion picture projectionists 370 $16.55 $34,430
Artists and related workers, all other 360 $26.80 $55,740
Crane and tower operators 360 Not available Not available
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 360 $12.20 $25,370
Respiratory therapy technicians 360 $27.69 $57,590
Audiologists 350 $38.46 $80,000
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 350 $15.98 $33,230
Industrial engineering technicians 350 $29.28 $60,900
Animal trainers 340 $18.61 $38,710
Chemical engineers 340 $42.93 $89,290
Economics teachers, postsecondary 330 Not available $94,210
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 330 $18.49 $38,450
Social work teachers, postsecondary 330 Not available $65,560
Stonemasons 330 $24.18 $50,300
Airfield operations specialists 320 $24.96 $51,920
Political science teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $98,150
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 310 $13.99 $29,110
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 300 $19.66 $40,890
Tree trimmers and pruners 300 $21.59 $44,910
Broadcast news analysts 290 $43.63 $90,750
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 290 $18.28 $38,010
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons 290 $86.33 $179,560
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 290 $15.99 $33,260
Biological scientists, all other 280 $32.94 $68,520
Correspondence clerks 280 $17.96 $37,360
Occupational therapist aides 280 $16.23 $33,750
Paperhangers 280 $24.47 $50,900
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 270 $11.96 $24,870
Foundry mold and coremakers 270 $13.96 $29,030
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 270 $34.38 $71,520
Millwrights 270 $32.59 $67,790
Economists 260 $56.35 $117,200
Emergency management specialists 260 $28.64 $59,580
Materials scientists 260 $41.92 $87,180
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 260 $16.30 $33,890
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 250 $15.95 $33,180
Radio mechanics 250 $29.62 $61,610
Environmental engineering technicians 240 $23.56 $49,000
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 240 Not available $69,520
Museum technicians and conservators 230 $26.56 $55,250
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 220 $14.64 $30,460
Epidemiologists 220 $37.13 $77,220
Floor sanders and finishers 220 $14.29 $29,730
Psychologists, all other 220 $46.58 $96,890
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 220 $14.07 $29,260
Conservation scientists 210 $30.57 $63,580
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 210 $21.22 $44,150
Gas plant operators 210 $33.48 $69,630
Helpers--roofers 210 $14.68 $30,530
Medical appliance technicians 210 $17.24 $35,860
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 210 Not available Not available
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 210 $33.35 $69,360
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators 210 $12.57 $26,150
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $84,870
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 200 $26.76 $55,660
Library science teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $70,230
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 200 Not available $82,890
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 190 $17.80 Not available
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 190 $16.35 $34,000
Bookbinders 180 $15.76 $32,780
Food scientists and technologists 180 $40.82 $84,890
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 180 $21.44 $44,590
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 170 $13.88 $28,870
Helpers--extraction workers 170 $14.73 $30,630
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 170 $19.27 $40,080
Postmasters and mail superintendents 170 $36.75 $76,450
Boilermakers 160 $35.07 $72,950
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $64,270
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 160 $15.11 $31,420
Engine and other machine assemblers 160 $13.84 $28,790
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 160 $16.55 $34,430
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 160 $14.61 $30,390
Mathematical scientists, all other 160 $35.19 $73,190
Animal control workers 150 $19.64 $40,840
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $65,720
Electro-mechanical technicians 140 $24.89 $51,760
Farm and home management advisors 140 $18.31 $38,090
Motorcycle mechanics 140 $14.18 $29,490
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 130 $16.17 $33,630
Orthodontists 130 $91.24 $189,790
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 130 $14.86 $30,900
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 130 $13.17 $27,400
Embalmers 120 $20.73 $43,110
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance 120 $31.93 $66,410
Pile-driver operators 120 $37.24 $77,470
Riggers 120 $25.40 $52,830
Terrazzo workers and finishers 120 $29.47 $61,300
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 110 $27.00 $56,150
Choreographers 110 $51.30 $106,700
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 110 $23.96 $49,830
Life scientists, all other 110 $33.24 $69,130
Mechanical door repairers 110 $17.32 $36,030
Model makers, metal and plastic 110 $26.63 $55,390
Numerical tool and process control programmers 110 $22.28 $46,340
Plant and system operators, all other 100 $27.93 $58,100
Political scientists 100 $40.87 $85,020
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 90 $15.69 $32,640
Avionics technicians 80 $28.64 $59,560
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 80 $31.12 $64,720
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 80 $22.75 $47,320
Anthropologists and archeologists 70 $35.30 $73,420
Fallers 70 $29.16 $60,660
Historians 70 $27.26 $56,700
Mathematicians 70 $44.25 $92,040
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 70 Not available Not available
Audio-visual collections specialists 60 $22.74 $47,300
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 50 $16.12 $33,530
Pourers and casters, metal 50 $14.11 $29,360
Woodworkers, all other 50 $17.15 $35,670
Communications equipment operators, all other 40 $24.21 $50,350
Mathematical technicians 40 $23.74 $49,390
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 40 $17.37 $36,120
Agricultural and food science technicians Not available $16.54 $34,410
Anesthesiologists Not available $88.34 $183,750
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators Not available $30.34 $63,100
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $75,290
Athletic trainers Not available Not available $41,340
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $91,010
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $14.48 $30,120
Baggage porters and bellhops Not available $13.37 $27,820
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $15.09 $31,390
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers Not available $14.18 $29,500
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $22.37 $46,530
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Not available $22.66 $47,130
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health Not available $34.60 $71,970
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse Not available $12.38 $25,740
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Not available $14.30 $29,740
Fire fighters Not available $29.58 $61,530
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives Not available $42.66 $88,740
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $19.02 $39,560
Graduate teaching assistants Not available Not available $32,990
Hydrologists Not available $33.39 $69,440
Industrial-organizational psychologists Not available $55.37 $115,170
Marine engineers and naval architects Not available $32.27 $67,130
Materials engineers Not available $44.32 $92,180
Motorboat operators Not available $15.73 $32,730
Musical instrument repairers and tuners Not available $12.36 $25,720
Nuclear engineers Not available $48.45 $100,780
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $30.16 $62,740
Personal and home care aides Not available $10.51 $21,870
Physical scientists, all other Not available $44.31 $92,170
Physicists Not available $55.68 $115,820
Physics teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $89,740
Pipelayers Not available $22.69 $47,200
Protective service workers, all other Not available $19.07 $39,670
Religious workers, all other Not available $24.08 $50,090
Shampooers Not available $8.96 $18,640
Transportation workers, all other Not available $15.34 $31,900
Travel guides Not available $18.72 $38,940
Vocational education teachers, middle school Not available Not available $48,870
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