Occupational employment / Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA 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 "Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,037,040 $25.61 $53,260
Office and administrative support occupations 178,910 $19.10 $39,730
Sales and related occupations 102,580 $20.52 $42,680
Food preparation and serving related occupations 75,120 $10.50 $21,850
Education, training, and library occupations 72,440 $25.97 $54,020
Transportation and material moving occupations 67,280 $17.78 $36,980
Production occupations 65,580 $17.56 $36,520
Management occupations 62,780 $56.07 $116,620
Construction and extraction occupations 60,250 $27.34 $56,880
Business and financial operations occupations 55,320 $35.96 $74,790
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 46,570 $43.02 $89,470
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 37,530 $25.43 $52,890
Computer and mathematical occupations 35,210 $40.67 $84,590
Retail salespersons 29,970 $13.31 $27,680
Architecture and engineering occupations 28,170 $40.35 $83,930
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 28,020 $14.51 $30,170
Office clerks, general 25,440 $17.02 $35,410
Cashiers 25,420 $12.05 $25,060
Healthcare support occupations 24,950 $15.55 $32,350
Personal care and service occupations 23,420 $13.59 $28,260
Life, physical, and social science occupations 18,440 $35.72 $74,290
Protective service occupations 18,300 $26.13 $54,350
General and operations managers 17,850 $60.63 $126,100
Registered nurses 17,410 $46.23 $96,150
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 16,630 $13.67 $28,440
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 16,470 $23.53 $48,940
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 15,030 $9.69 $20,160
Stock clerks and order fillers 14,840 $13.20 $27,460
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 14,830 $28.90 $60,120
Waiters and waitresses 14,790 $9.77 $20,330
Customer service representatives 14,300 $19.14 $39,810
Community and social services occupations 13,640 $25.02 $52,040
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 13,170 $19.95 $41,490
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 12,880 $13.84 $28,790
Elementary school teachers, except special education 12,320 Not available $61,860
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 12,090 $27.72 $57,650
Teacher assistants 11,600 Not available $30,690
Business operations specialists, all other 11,490 $37.34 $77,670
Construction laborers 10,960 $20.30 $42,220
Carpenters 10,440 $28.98 $60,290
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 9,860 Not available $62,700
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 9,560 $32.79 $68,200
Accountants and auditors 8,810 $35.96 $74,800
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 8,710 $20.44 $42,520
Maintenance and repair workers, general 8,300 $21.61 $44,940
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 8,270 $20.32 $42,260
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 7,860 $14.77 $30,730
Security guards 7,540 $12.65 $26,300
Computer software engineers, applications 7,530 $49.21 $102,360
Receptionists and information clerks 7,310 $15.36 $31,940
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 7,250 $16.09 $33,470
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 7,210 $15.24 $31,700
Cooks, fast food 7,200 $9.26 $19,250
Food preparation workers 7,030 $10.65 $22,150
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 6,950 $15.95 $33,180
Legal occupations 6,900 $49.14 $102,210
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 6,550 $19.41 $40,370
Team assemblers 6,040 $13.84 $28,790
Medical secretaries 5,740 $17.53 $36,460
Cooks, restaurant 5,680 $12.20 $25,380
Industrial truck and tractor operators 5,630 $18.73 $38,950
Sales representatives, services, all other 5,480 $30.77 $64,010
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 5,350 $12.22 $25,430
Packers and packagers, hand 5,250 $10.26 $21,340
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 5,170 $14.36 $29,870
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 5,150 $40.27 $83,760
Financial managers 5,090 $61.82 $128,580
Teachers and instructors, all other 5,040 Not available $48,210
Computer support specialists 5,020 $25.93 $53,930
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 4,960 $24.23 $50,410
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 4,880 $9.64 $20,040
Management analysts 4,800 $42.62 $88,640
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 4,710 $17.33 $36,040
Preschool teachers, except special education 4,690 $15.80 $32,870
Home health aides 4,660 $11.15 $23,190
Medical assistants 4,600 $16.79 $34,930
Civil engineers 4,540 $41.85 $87,050
Computer software engineers, systems software 4,380 $44.91 $93,410
Sales managers 4,340 $58.30 $121,270
Tellers 4,290 $13.68 $28,460
Counter and rental clerks 4,120 $11.97 $24,900
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 4,100 $27.31 $56,800
Electricians 4,090 $32.74 $68,110
Dishwashers 4,020 $9.32 $19,380
Graduate teaching assistants 3,990 Not available $30,570
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 3,950 $27.41 $57,020
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 3,920 $30.11 $62,630
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 3,850 $41.95 $87,250
Computer systems analysts 3,830 $41.13 $85,550
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 3,690 $31.87 $66,280
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 3,650 $40.68 $84,610
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 3,540 $18.04 $37,510
Lawyers 3,540 $65.76 $136,780
Loan officers 3,490 $34.34 $71,420
Child care workers 3,470 $11.59 $24,110
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 3,460 $14.66 $30,490
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 3,440 Not available $58,810
Network and computer systems administrators 3,440 $39.05 $81,210
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 3,440 $13.18 $27,400
Computer programmers 3,330 $38.43 $79,930
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 3,290 $35.25 $73,320
Managers, all other 3,280 $56.67 $117,860
Postal service mail carriers 3,280 Not available Not available
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 3,270 $10.98 $22,830
Computer and information systems managers 3,130 $65.23 $135,680
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 3,030 $9.12 $18,970
Social and human service assistants 3,010 $20.51 $42,660
Recreation workers 3,000 $13.09 $27,230
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 2,980 $22.38 $46,550
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 2,960 $32.04 $66,650
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 2,960 $33.12 $68,880
Dental assistants 2,930 $19.37 $40,300
Network systems and data communications analysts 2,890 $38.82 $80,750
Engineers, all other 2,860 $49.23 $102,390
Engineering managers 2,720 $65.48 $136,200
Painters, construction and maintenance 2,710 $22.36 $46,510
Driver/sales workers 2,620 $12.70 $26,420
Amusement and recreation attendants 2,610 $9.84 $20,460
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,590 $27.00 $56,160
Computer specialists, all other 2,570 $44.73 $93,030
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 2,550 $36.06 $75,010
Bartenders 2,500 $10.06 $20,930
Bill and account collectors 2,490 $19.44 $40,430
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 2,490 $31.52 $65,560
Chief executives 2,480 $92.29 $191,960
Insurance sales agents 2,470 $41.54 $86,410
Property, real estate, and community association managers 2,470 $27.59 $57,400
Helpers--production workers 2,460 $12.12 $25,220
Marketing managers 2,430 $65.64 $136,540
Order clerks 2,430 $16.06 $33,410
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 2,380 $19.69 $40,950
Personal and home care aides 2,360 $11.77 $24,470
Machinists 2,330 $21.80 $45,340
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 2,330 $37.54 $78,080
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,320 $19.75 $41,080
Office and administrative support workers, all other 2,320 $19.99 $41,590
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 2,320 Not available Not available
Healthcare support workers, all other 2,310 $18.34 $38,150
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,260 $42.06 $87,480
Cost estimators 2,250 $37.91 $78,860
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 2,250 $39.98 $83,170
Food service managers 2,250 $24.54 $51,040
Graphic designers 2,220 $27.29 $56,760
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 2,220 $9.76 $20,290
Dental hygienists 2,180 $47.09 $97,950
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 2,160 $19.86 $41,300
Administrative services managers 2,110 $40.71 $84,670
Market research analysts 2,110 $36.72 $76,380
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 2,100 $15.91 $33,080
Financial analysts 2,060 $49.57 $103,110
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 2,060 $34.64 $72,050
Mechanical engineers 2,020 $43.25 $89,970
Hazardous materials removal workers 1,990 $20.03 $41,660
Loan interviewers and clerks 1,980 $19.94 $41,480
Medical and health services managers 1,960 $51.73 $107,590
Data entry keyers 1,950 $15.62 $32,500
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 1,950 $19.98 $41,550
Sales engineers 1,910 $51.00 $106,080
Construction managers 1,870 $56.07 $116,630
Pharmacy technicians 1,860 $19.25 $40,030
Computer hardware engineers 1,850 $53.67 $111,630
File clerks 1,850 $15.01 $31,210
Production workers, all other 1,830 $14.85 $30,890
Public relations specialists 1,830 $31.57 $65,660
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,830 $26.49 $55,100
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,810 $17.73 $36,870
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 1,800 $29.52 $61,410
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,770 $20.83 $43,330
All other information and record clerks 1,760 $19.55 $40,660
Electrical engineers 1,760 $42.62 $88,640
Paralegals and legal assistants 1,760 $27.60 $57,410
Chemists 1,750 $34.77 $72,320
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,720 $20.98 $43,630
Architectural and civil drafters 1,710 $29.29 $60,920
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 1,710 $31.13 $64,740
Pharmacists 1,700 $56.24 $116,980
Coaches and scouts 1,650 Not available $37,740
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,610 $23.71 $49,320
Bakers 1,600 $13.65 $28,390
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 1,590 $45.98 $95,640
Biological technicians 1,580 $23.72 $49,330
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 1,580 $28.64 $59,570
Butchers and meat cutters 1,570 $16.45 $34,220
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,560 $30.13 $62,680
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,530 $25.45 $52,930
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 1,530 Not available $98,600
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,510 $21.89 $45,530
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,510 Not available $60,310
Fire fighters 1,500 $41.25 $85,800
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 1,490 $27.50 $57,200
Industrial production managers 1,480 $52.82 $109,870
Self-enrichment education teachers 1,470 $20.55 $42,740
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,460 Not available $53,930
Telemarketers 1,460 $16.27 $33,840
Industrial engineers 1,430 $42.09 $87,540
Personal financial advisors 1,430 $35.83 $74,520
Roofers 1,430 $22.43 $46,650
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,410 $14.34 $29,830
Medical and public health social workers 1,410 $29.45 $61,260
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,400 $18.01 $37,450
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 1,370 $13.13 $27,320
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,370 $24.40 $50,750
Sales and related workers, all other 1,350 $24.58 $51,120
Sewing machine operators 1,320 $10.41 $21,650
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,310 $10.52 $21,890
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,310 $16.10 $33,490
Training and development specialists 1,300 $33.47 $69,620
Instructional coordinators 1,280 $34.14 $71,000
Legal secretaries 1,280 $24.53 $51,020
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,270 $33.66 $70,020
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 1,260 $27.26 $56,710
Financial specialists, all other 1,250 $34.91 $72,610
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,240 $20.39 $42,410
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,230 $39.70 $82,570
Parts salespersons 1,220 $20.32 $42,260
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,180 $21.56 $44,840
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 1,170 $29.69 $61,750
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,170 $30.83 $64,130
Food batchmakers 1,160 $11.93 $24,810
Couriers and messengers 1,150 $14.68 $30,520
Parking lot attendants 1,150 $11.25 $23,410
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 1,130 $15.32 $31,870
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,120 $44.00 $91,520
Database administrators 1,110 $39.84 $82,860
Bus drivers, school 1,100 $16.17 $33,630
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,090 $31.01 $64,500
Child, family, and school social workers 1,080 $26.90 $55,960
Word processors and typists 1,080 $18.23 $37,910
Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,070 $16.19 $33,670
Family and general practitioners 1,060 $66.15 $137,580
Automotive body and related repairers 1,050 $24.71 $51,400
Radiologic technologists and technicians 1,050 $34.18 $71,090
Biochemists and biophysicists 1,030 $46.28 $96,270
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,030 $36.16 $75,220
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,010 $10.90 $22,680
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,000 $21.28 $44,250
Medical records and health information technicians 1,000 $19.45 $40,450
Plasterers and stucco masons 990 $23.42 $48,700
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 950 $30.79 $64,040
Printing machine operators 950 $16.61 $34,550
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 950 $27.28 $56,740
Dentists, general 940 $67.33 $140,050
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 940 $14.76 $30,700
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 930 $15.42 $32,080
Protective service workers, all other 930 $21.26 $44,220
Social and community service managers 920 $32.49 $67,570
Physicians and surgeons, all other 900 $85.08 $176,970
Editors 890 $23.32 $48,500
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 890 $12.84 $26,710
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 880 $28.78 $59,850
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 880 $13.27 $27,600
Structural iron and steel workers 880 $31.06 $64,610
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 870 $19.84 $41,270
Community and social service specialists, all other 870 $25.84 $53,750
Physical therapists 860 $41.15 $85,600
Veterinary technologists and technicians 860 $19.99 $41,580
Physician assistants 850 $47.61 $99,030
Chemical technicians 840 $21.68 $45,090
Advertising sales agents 830 $26.31 $54,720
Logisticians 830 $38.79 $80,670
Painters, transportation equipment 830 $23.61 $49,100
Librarians 820 $28.93 $60,170
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 820 $36.20 $75,290
Natural sciences managers 820 $69.00 $143,520
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 820 $11.54 $24,010
Mental health counselors 810 $21.14 $43,960
Cargo and freight agents 800 $21.60 $44,930
Real estate sales agents 800 $27.80 $57,830
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 790 $12.98 $26,990
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 790 $14.48 $30,120
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 790 $14.94 $31,080
Semiconductor processors 780 $14.91 $31,020
Library technicians 770 $20.41 $42,450
Nonfarm animal caretakers 770 $12.26 $25,490
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 770 $12.12 $25,200
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 770 $10.62 $22,100
Demonstrators and product promoters 760 $13.37 $27,820
Health educators 760 $27.75 $57,720
Speech-language pathologists 760 $37.47 $77,940
Budget analysts 740 $40.16 $83,530
Carpet installers 740 $21.65 $45,030
Special education teachers, secondary school 740 Not available $67,720
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 730 $23.05 $47,950
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 720 Not available $85,780
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 710 $13.09 $27,220
Procurement clerks 710 $19.14 $39,820
Civil engineering technicians 700 $32.53 $67,660
Insurance underwriters 700 $31.97 $66,510
Library assistants, clerical 700 $15.70 $32,660
Tire repairers and changers 700 $13.54 $28,160
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 690 $25.47 $52,970
Security and fire alarm systems installers 690 $23.22 $48,310
Food servers, nonrestaurant 680 $13.11 $27,270
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 680 $22.63 $47,060
Operations research analysts 680 $35.11 $73,020
Education administrators, postsecondary 670 $40.88 $85,020
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 670 $33.67 $70,040
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 670 $16.77 $34,880
Purchasing managers 670 $48.26 $100,380
Pest control workers 660 $14.12 $29,380
Chefs and head cooks 640 $23.10 $48,060
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 640 Not available $74,850
Human resources managers, all other 640 $63.74 $132,580
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 640 $34.59 $71,950
Gaming dealers 630 $12.75 $26,520
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 630 $16.33 $33,970
Musicians and singers 620 $47.83 Not available
Geological and petroleum technicians 610 $45.88 $95,440
Pile-driver operators 610 $34.43 $71,610
Rehabilitation counselors 610 $22.21 $46,190
Transportation workers, all other 610 $24.82 $51,620
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 600 $16.73 $34,810
Respiratory therapists 600 $35.60 $74,050
Tapers 600 $30.07 $62,550
Travel agents 600 $17.76 $36,930
Construction and building inspectors 580 $34.06 $70,850
Office machine operators, except computer 580 $14.25 $29,650
Surgical technologists 580 $26.40 $54,920
Cooks, short order 570 $12.47 $25,940
Credit analysts 570 $36.02 $74,930
Occupational therapists 570 $39.49 $82,130
Opticians, dispensing 570 $25.04 $52,080
Postal service clerks 570 Not available Not available
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 560 $34.12 $70,960
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 560 $53.94 $112,200
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 550 $27.51 $57,230
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 550 Not available $82,490
Internists, general 550 $94.60 $196,770
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 540 $18.03 $37,500
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 540 $29.28 $60,900
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 530 $34.99 $72,780
Reporters and correspondents 530 $21.81 $45,370
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 520 $14.70 $30,590
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 520 $12.72 $26,460
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 510 $14.92 $31,030
Environmental engineers 510 $43.60 $90,690
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 510 $14.04 $29,200
Technical writers 510 $36.89 $76,740
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 500 $13.66 $28,410
Social workers, all other 500 $25.26 $52,550
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 500 $21.98 $45,710
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 490 $29.39 $61,120
Landscape architects 490 $29.15 $60,630
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 490 $13.51 $28,100
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 480 $29.53 $61,420
Multi-media artists and animators 480 $35.93 $74,730
Conveyor operators and tenders 470 $15.97 $33,210
Public relations managers 470 $48.87 $101,660
Urban and regional planners 470 $38.54 $80,150
Detectives and criminal investigators 460 $43.86 $91,230
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 460 $44.37 $92,290
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 460 $41.38 $86,060
Industrial engineering technicians 460 $29.77 $61,910
Machine feeders and offbearers 460 $11.98 $24,930
Tile and marble setters 460 $24.16 $50,260
Real estate brokers 450 $59.32 $123,380
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 440 Not available $96,630
Microbiologists 440 $38.48 $80,050
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 440 $24.98 $51,960
Education teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $75,590
Elevator installers and repairers 430 $41.98 $87,310
Occupational health and safety specialists 430 $35.60 $74,040
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 430 $25.66 $53,360
Health technologists and technicians, all other 420 $26.18 $54,450
Pediatricians, general 420 $74.28 $154,500
Pipelayers 420 $27.09 $56,350
Air traffic controllers 410 $64.19 $133,520
Material moving workers, all other 410 $26.15 $54,390
Construction and related workers, all other 400 $22.06 $45,890
Dietitians and nutritionists 400 $34.26 $71,260
Glaziers 400 $26.00 $54,070
Marriage and family therapists 400 $25.54 $53,130
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 400 $18.50 $38,480
Audio and video equipment technicians 390 $21.35 $44,420
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 390 $10.01 $20,820
Medical equipment preparers 390 $18.51 $38,500
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 390 Not available $64,050
Compensation and benefits managers 380 $50.29 $104,590
Court, municipal, and license clerks 380 $24.34 $50,630
Art directors 370 $46.42 $96,560
Dietetic technicians 370 $13.73 $28,560
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 360 $29.45 $61,260
Helpers--carpenters 360 $16.20 $33,690
Pharmacy aides 360 $13.49 $28,050
Veterinarians 360 $61.26 $127,420
Education administrators, all other 350 $42.76 $88,940
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 350 $13.53 $28,140
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 350 $33.58 $69,860
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 340 $30.55 $63,540
Bindery workers 340 $13.93 $28,980
Commercial pilots 340 Not available $68,770
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 340 $28.60 $59,490
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 340 $22.81 $47,430
Job printers 340 $23.51 $48,900
Photographic processing machine operators 340 $11.63 $24,200
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 340 $33.35 $69,360
Choreographers 330 $28.51 $59,300
Education, training, and library workers, all other 330 $17.52 $36,440
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 330 $54.92 $114,240
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 330 $17.57 $36,540
Highway maintenance workers 330 $24.57 $51,100
Interpreters and translators 330 $23.57 $49,030
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 330 $13.87 $28,850
Producers and directors 330 $39.55 $82,250
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 330 $13.58 $28,250
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 320 $26.94 $56,030
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 320 $23.51 $48,900
Personal care and service workers, all other 320 $10.37 $21,560
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 310 $20.58 $42,810
Cutters and trimmers, hand 310 $12.54 $26,070
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 310 $29.11 $60,540
Millwrights 310 $31.90 $66,360
Prepress technicians and workers 310 $20.82 $43,310
Tax preparers 310 $30.12 $62,650
Commercial and industrial designers 300 $36.24 $75,390
Dental laboratory technicians 300 $19.38 $40,310
Special education teachers, middle school 300 Not available $59,340
Advertising and promotions managers 290 $40.77 $84,810
Communications teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $72,360
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 290 $13.76 $28,610
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 290 $12.69 $26,380
Medical equipment repairers 290 $24.63 $51,230
Petroleum engineers 290 $67.68 $140,780
Writers and authors 290 $36.11 $75,100
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 280 Not available $101,010
Clergy 280 $27.94 $58,120
Diagnostic medical sonographers 280 $39.43 $82,010
Fence erectors 280 $18.11 $37,680
Floor sanders and finishers 280 $18.67 $38,830
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 280 $11.21 $23,320
Funeral attendants 280 $12.91 $26,860
Furniture finishers 280 $13.99 $29,100
Medical transcriptionists 280 $21.14 $43,970
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 280 Not available $77,040
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 280 $34.43 $71,620
Surgeons 280 $75.00 More than $145,600
Biomedical engineers 270 $46.94 $97,630
Meeting and convention planners 270 $26.56 $55,250
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 260 $17.51 $36,430
Electrical and electronics drafters 260 $31.52 $65,570
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 260 $18.87 $39,260
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 260 $16.55 $34,420
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 260 $25.66 $53,360
Mechanical drafters 250 $27.12 $56,420
Photographers 250 $18.49 $38,460
Physical therapist assistants 250 $26.31 $54,710
Surveying and mapping technicians 250 $27.75 $57,720
Tool and die makers 250 $27.07 $56,300
Brickmasons and blockmasons 240 $27.89 $58,000
Counselors, all other 240 $21.59 $44,900
Power plant operators 240 $32.83 $68,290
Court reporters 230 $39.32 $81,780
Crane and tower operators 230 $29.91 $62,210
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $83,870
Mechanical engineering technicians 230 $26.46 $55,030
Physical therapist aides 230 $15.35 $31,920
Tree trimmers and pruners 230 $15.99 $33,260
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $82,650
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 220 $18.22 $37,910
Food scientists and technologists 220 $31.40 $65,310
Lodging managers 220 $24.26 $50,460
Massage therapists 220 Not available Not available
Optometrists 220 $42.91 $89,260
Psychiatrists 220 $88.32 $183,700
Chemical engineers 210 $45.69 $95,040
Drafters, all other 210 $29.12 $60,560
Legislators 210 Not available $51,620
New accounts clerks 210 $16.69 $34,720
Psychologists, all other 210 $49.06 $102,050
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $79,440
Environmental engineering technicians 200 $30.95 $64,370
Interior designers 200 $28.14 $58,530
Maintenance workers, machinery 200 $29.82 $62,020
Meter readers, utilities 200 $27.23 $56,640
Psychiatric aides 200 $12.99 $27,010
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 190 $12.78 $26,580
Floral designers 190 $18.33 $38,120
Loan counselors 190 $23.48 $48,840
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $73,910
Private detectives and investigators 190 $35.72 $74,290
Stonemasons 190 $23.20 $48,250
Training and development managers 190 $48.53 $100,930
Biological scientists, all other 180 $43.61 $90,710
Electro-mechanical technicians 180 $20.46 $42,550
Chemical plant and system operators 170 $29.48 $61,320
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 170 $65.72 $136,690
Social scientists and related workers, all other 170 $38.89 $80,880
Baggage porters and bellhops 160 Not available Not available
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 160 $40.77 $84,810
Desktop publishers 160 $23.13 $48,110
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 160 $16.13 $33,560
Helpers--electricians 160 $18.94 $39,400
Life scientists, all other 160 $40.81 $84,890
Radiation therapists 160 $41.74 $86,830
Woodworkers, all other 160 $13.13 $27,300
Cooks, all other 150 $16.43 $34,170
Directors, religious activities and education 150 $26.41 $54,940
Physical scientists, all other 150 $41.53 $86,390
Plant and system operators, all other 150 $36.90 $76,740
Pourers and casters, metal 150 $12.49 $25,990
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 150 $31.82 $66,190
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 140 $31.09 $64,660
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $85,310
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 140 $20.04 $41,690
History teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $86,850
Media and communication workers, all other 140 $24.92 $51,830
Music directors and composers 140 $27.13 $56,420
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 130 $15.02 $31,230
Crossing guards 130 $12.44 $25,880
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 130 $17.52 $36,450
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 130 Not available Not available
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 130 $13.91 $28,940
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 130 $22.58 $46,960
Photographic process workers 130 $16.09 $33,470
Physicists 130 $47.19 $98,160
Residential advisors 130 $13.63 $28,350
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 130 $15.82 $32,910
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 120 $15.20 $31,620
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 120 $29.06 $60,450
Financial examiners 120 $46.43 $96,570
Motorboat mechanics 120 $21.16 $44,010
Physics teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $91,430
Sailors and marine oilers 120 $16.80 $34,950
Computer and information scientists, research 110 $55.89 $116,260
Economics teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $87,570
Fashion designers 110 $36.42 $75,760
Helpers--roofers 110 $14.81 $30,810
Mathematical scientists, all other 110 $40.00 $83,210
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 110 $14.74 $30,660
Psychiatric technicians 110 $27.21 $56,600
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 110 $23.57 $49,030
Statisticians 110 $43.08 $89,610
Gaming cage workers 100 $11.24 $23,370
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $92,890
Occupational therapist assistants 100 $24.74 $51,460
Parking enforcement workers 100 $22.76 $47,330
Recreational therapists 100 $23.92 $49,760
Set and exhibit designers 100 $27.87 $57,970
Sociologists 100 $49.23 $102,390
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 100 $15.69 $32,630
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $88,620
Chiropractors 90 $45.48 $94,590
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $17.69 $36,790
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 90 $12.29 $25,550
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 90 $28.28 $58,830
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 90 $11.17 $23,240
Nuclear medicine technologists 90 $48.27 $100,390
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $17.41 $36,200
Ship engineers 90 $34.83 $72,450
Survey researchers 90 $22.56 $46,920
Transportation inspectors 90 $40.42 $84,080
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 80 $16.16 $33,610
Economists 80 $56.18 $116,850
Engine and other machine assemblers 80 $20.44 $42,510
Funeral directors 80 $29.58 $61,530
Skin care specialists 80 $17.37 $36,130
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $97,210
Broadcast technicians 70 $27.11 $56,380
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $70,810
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 70 $18.37 $38,210
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 70 $15.40 $32,030
Gas plant operators 70 $34.09 $70,910
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 70 $17.60 $36,610
Materials scientists 70 $49.58 $103,120
Occupational health and safety technicians 70 $22.83 $47,480
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 70 $10.86 $22,580
Athletic trainers 60 Not available $44,630
Concierges 60 $13.58 $28,250
Gaming supervisors 60 $31.57 $65,670
Motorcycle mechanics 60 $23.84 $49,590
Numerical tool and process control programmers 60 $30.31 $63,050
Obstetricians and gynecologists 60 $95.82 $199,310
Political science teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $85,930
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 60 $38.93 $80,980
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 50 $44.66 $92,900
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available Not available
Conservation scientists 50 $35.54 $73,920
Embalmers 50 $22.39 $46,560
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $98,340
Fire inspectors and investigators 50 $43.21 $89,880
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 50 $19.32 $40,180
Geography teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $63,490
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 50 $43.16 $89,770
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 50 $25.53 $53,110
Radio and television announcers 50 Not available Not available
Statistical assistants 50 $21.34 $44,390
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 50 $17.51 $36,420
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $96,750
Audio-visual collections specialists 40 $21.41 $44,540
Curators 40 $27.10 $56,360
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 40 $25.34 $52,710
Emergency management specialists 40 $40.73 $84,720
Forensic science technicians 40 $33.81 $70,320
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 40 $16.58 $34,490
Model makers, metal and plastic 40 $14.57 $30,310
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 40 $19.36 $40,260
Travel guides 40 $24.56 $51,080
Airfield operations specialists 30 $36.30 $75,500
Audiologists 30 $38.33 $79,730
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 30 $13.91 $28,930
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 30 $30.67 $63,800
Postmasters and mail superintendents 30 $38.94 $81,000
Terrazzo workers and finishers 30 $18.72 $38,950
Tour guides and escorts 30 $15.12 $31,440
Actuaries Not available $43.03 $89,500
Agricultural and food science technicians Not available $22.32 $46,420
Agricultural workers, all other Not available $14.70 $30,570
Anesthesiologists Not available $75.00 More than $145,600
Animal trainers Not available $13.44 $27,960
Architects, except landscape and naval Not available $37.36 $77,700
Atmospheric and space scientists Not available $24.34 $50,630
Boilermakers Not available $32.21 $66,990
Brokerage clerks Not available $20.54 $42,720
Bus drivers, transit and intercity Not available $21.03 $43,740
Business teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $76,430
Cartographers and photogrammetrists Not available $26.96 $56,090
Computer operators Not available $19.01 $39,530
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers Not available $11.41 $23,730
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other Not available $11.64 $24,210
Fabric and apparel patternmakers Not available $26.60 $55,320
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse Not available $11.87 $24,690
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Not available $14.00 $29,120
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers Not available $11.81 $24,560
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Not available $12.21 $25,390
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Not available $14.65 $30,470
Helpers, construction trades, all other Not available $19.51 $40,590
Historians Not available $38.57 $80,220
Home appliance repairers Not available $19.22 $39,980
Hydrologists Not available $29.36 $61,070
Legal support workers, all other Not available $25.34 $52,710
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other Not available $23.00 $47,830
Locksmiths and safe repairers Not available $19.13 $39,790
Manicurists and pedicurists Not available $9.91 $20,610
Materials engineers Not available $32.87 $68,370
Mechanical door repairers Not available $29.68 $61,740
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Not available $20.00 $41,600
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $18.79 $39,090
Motion picture projectionists Not available $12.32 $25,620
Museum technicians and conservators Not available $24.30 $50,540
Nuclear engineers Not available $54.55 $113,470
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $69,980
Patternmakers, metal and plastic Not available $25.79 $53,640
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $25.88 $53,830
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $11.35 $23,600
Postsecondary teachers, all other Not available Not available $68,760
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $16.56 $34,450
Religious workers, all other Not available $20.48 $42,590
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood Not available $19.16 $39,860
Service station attendants Not available $10.71 $22,280
Sheet metal workers Not available $25.67 $53,390
Social science research assistants Not available $23.32 $48,510
Soil and plant scientists Not available $46.14 $95,970
Surveyors Not available $35.60 $74,050
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders Not available $22.02 $45,800
Therapists, all other Not available $25.43 $52,900
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters Not available $13.33 $27,720
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials Not available Not available $27,190
Upholsterers Not available $14.05 $29,230
Vocational education teachers, middle school Not available Not available $48,210
Zoologists and wildlife biologists Not available $41.70 $86,740
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