Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
| Occupation |
Total employment |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage |
| All Occupations |
573,700 |
$17.73 |
$36,880 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
105,360 |
$13.59 |
$28,260 |
| Sales and related occupations |
60,730 |
$14.33 |
$29,820 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
48,520 |
$8.40 |
$17,480 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
35,790 |
$17.92 |
$37,270 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
35,620 |
$13.74 |
$28,580 |
| Production occupations |
34,520 |
$13.79 |
$28,690 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
34,400 |
$28.86 |
$60,030 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
33,440 |
$21.00 |
$43,680 |
| Management occupations |
30,480 |
$37.15 |
$77,270 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
26,480 |
$25.13 |
$52,270 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
25,220 |
$18.19 |
$37,840 |
| Retail salespersons |
21,720 |
$11.29 |
$23,480 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
16,350 |
$9.76 |
$20,290 |
| Office clerks, general |
15,380 |
$11.02 |
$22,930 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
14,010 |
$11.64 |
$24,210 |
| Cashiers |
13,280 |
$8.21 |
$17,070 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
13,010 |
$9.07 |
$18,870 |
| Protective service occupations |
12,690 |
$19.25 |
$40,030 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
12,210 |
$26.57 |
$55,260 |
| Customer service representatives |
11,670 |
$12.92 |
$26,880 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
11,160 |
$7.77 |
$16,160 |
| Registered nurses |
10,980 |
$25.58 |
$53,200 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
10,730 |
$14.09 |
$29,310 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
10,050 |
$32.08 |
$66,720 |
| General and operations managers |
9,900 |
$38.94 |
$81,000 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
9,420 |
$10.59 |
$22,020 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
8,630 |
$7.30 |
$15,190 |
| Community and social services occupations |
7,710 |
$17.33 |
$36,050 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
7,510 |
$17.37 |
$36,140 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
7,290 |
$9.21 |
$19,160 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
7,150 |
$12.54 |
$26,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
6,700 |
$19.79 |
$41,160 |
| Accountants and auditors |
5,970 |
$24.81 |
$51,600 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
5,940 |
Not available |
$42,630 |
| Legal occupations |
5,930 |
$33.52 |
$69,720 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
5,900 |
$17.05 |
$35,470 |
| Team assemblers |
5,850 |
$11.70 |
$24,330 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
5,820 |
$10.39 |
$21,600 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
5,810 |
$16.55 |
$34,430 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
5,490 |
$17.53 |
$36,470 |
| Construction laborers |
5,490 |
$12.15 |
$25,270 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
5,400 |
$9.83 |
$20,450 |
| Cooks, fast food |
5,270 |
$8.00 |
$16,640 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
4,950 |
$28.41 |
$59,090 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
4,830 |
$15.46 |
$32,160 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
4,650 |
$15.81 |
$32,890 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
4,650 |
$23.68 |
$49,240 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
4,470 |
$10.78 |
$22,430 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
4,090 |
$9.31 |
$19,370 |
| Personal and home care aides |
4,090 |
$8.29 |
$17,240 |
| Computer support specialists |
3,800 |
$17.70 |
$36,830 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
3,710 |
Not available |
$43,000 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
3,710 |
$12.62 |
$26,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
3,640 |
$13.28 |
$27,610 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
3,630 |
$28.43 |
$59,140 |
| Teacher assistants |
3,600 |
Not available |
$19,560 |
| Security guards |
3,540 |
$13.29 |
$27,650 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
3,480 |
$8.01 |
$16,670 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
3,410 |
$15.16 |
$31,530 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
3,370 |
$10.47 |
$21,780 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
3,370 |
$13.15 |
$27,350 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
3,290 |
$13.16 |
$27,370 |
| Food preparation workers |
3,270 |
$8.13 |
$16,920 |
| Lawyers |
3,270 |
$41.22 |
$85,740 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
3,230 |
$15.28 |
$31,790 |
| Chief executives |
3,170 |
$58.87 |
$122,450 |
| Child care workers |
2,950 |
$8.50 |
$17,690 |
| Electricians |
2,910 |
$17.62 |
$36,650 |
| Tellers |
2,800 |
$10.71 |
$22,270 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
2,620 |
$12.60 |
$26,200 |
| Medical assistants |
2,540 |
$12.12 |
$25,210 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
2,520 |
$31.52 |
$65,560 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
2,460 |
$28.55 |
$59,380 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
2,400 |
$8.70 |
$18,090 |
| Carpenters |
2,350 |
$15.38 |
$31,980 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
2,350 |
$22.49 |
$46,780 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
2,340 |
$23.19 |
$48,240 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,300 |
Not available |
$38,370 |
| Telemarketers |
2,260 |
$8.96 |
$18,640 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas |
2,210 |
$17.30 |
$35,990 |
| Sheet metal workers |
2,140 |
$21.68 |
$45,100 |
| Dishwashers |
2,110 |
$7.78 |
$16,170 |
| Helpers--production workers |
2,060 |
$9.54 |
$19,840 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
2,040 |
$15.69 |
$32,630 |
| Bill and account collectors |
1,950 |
$13.80 |
$28,710 |
| Financial managers |
1,950 |
$37.89 |
$78,820 |
| Management analysts |
1,910 |
$30.95 |
$64,380 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,900 |
$25.48 |
$53,000 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
1,880 |
$15.79 |
$32,850 |
| Administrative services managers |
1,870 |
$29.50 |
$61,360 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,850 |
$17.05 |
$35,470 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
1,840 |
Not available |
$23,410 |
| Parts salespersons |
1,820 |
$14.64 |
$30,450 |
| Driver/sales workers |
1,800 |
$12.23 |
$25,430 |
| Order clerks |
1,770 |
$12.38 |
$25,760 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
1,770 |
$12.61 |
$26,230 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
1,760 |
$7.47 |
$15,550 |
| Machinists |
1,760 |
$17.19 |
$35,750 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
1,720 |
$8.42 |
$17,520 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas |
1,710 |
$25.31 |
$52,650 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
1,670 |
$22.74 |
$47,300 |
| Medical secretaries |
1,670 |
$12.44 |
$25,870 |
| Data entry keyers |
1,660 |
$13.12 |
$27,280 |
| Training and development specialists |
1,650 |
$20.15 |
$41,910 |
| Derrick operators, oil and gas |
1,640 |
$21.49 |
$44,690 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
1,630 |
$20.57 |
$42,780 |
| Insurance sales agents |
1,630 |
$25.39 |
$52,820 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,590 |
$11.69 |
$24,310 |
| Fire fighters |
1,580 |
$24.14 |
$50,200 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
1,550 |
$23.36 |
$48,600 |
| Dental assistants |
1,540 |
$14.49 |
$30,140 |
| Loan officers |
1,510 |
$23.88 |
$49,680 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
1,510 |
$22.07 |
$45,900 |
| Computer programmers |
1,490 |
$31.96 |
$66,470 |
| Computer systems analysts |
1,490 |
$28.94 |
$60,190 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
1,470 |
$14.78 |
$30,730 |
| Logisticians |
1,460 |
$31.45 |
$65,420 |
| Real estate sales agents |
1,460 |
$22.95 |
$47,730 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,430 |
$26.66 |
$55,440 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
1,410 |
$22.92 |
$47,660 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
1,370 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Medical and health services managers |
1,350 |
$32.93 |
$68,490 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,340 |
$9.18 |
$19,100 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
1,340 |
$38.68 |
$80,450 |
| Pharmacists |
1,320 |
$46.87 |
$97,480 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
1,300 |
$10.43 |
$21,700 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
1,300 |
$15.62 |
$32,480 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
1,250 |
$21.38 |
$44,470 |
| File clerks |
1,240 |
$10.72 |
$22,300 |
| Home health aides |
1,240 |
$10.82 |
$22,510 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
1,210 |
$14.89 |
$30,960 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
1,180 |
$16.35 |
$34,010 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
1,160 |
$32.23 |
$67,040 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
1,160 |
$26.86 |
$55,870 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,150 |
$10.38 |
$21,600 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
1,150 |
$7.83 |
$16,290 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
1,140 |
$17.28 |
$35,950 |
| Food service managers |
1,130 |
$19.67 |
$40,910 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
1,130 |
$23.52 |
$48,910 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
1,110 |
$29.63 |
$61,640 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
1,100 |
$20.16 |
$41,930 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
1,100 |
$14.80 |
$30,780 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
1,090 |
$8.99 |
$18,690 |
| Sales managers |
1,080 |
$41.42 |
$86,140 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
1,060 |
$7.54 |
$15,670 |
| Bartenders |
1,050 |
$8.18 |
$17,020 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,040 |
$9.84 |
$20,470 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
1,040 |
Not available |
$47,470 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
1,000 |
$15.70 |
$32,650 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
1,000 |
$16.71 |
$34,750 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
990 |
$40.46 |
$84,160 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
980 |
$15.41 |
$32,060 |
| Industrial production managers |
970 |
$31.14 |
$64,780 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
950 |
$17.79 |
$37,010 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
950 |
$21.67 |
$45,080 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
940 |
$12.26 |
$25,490 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
940 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Family and general practitioners |
930 |
$79.48 |
$165,320 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
910 |
$13.56 |
$28,200 |
| Legal secretaries |
910 |
$15.03 |
$31,250 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
900 |
$20.73 |
$43,110 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
900 |
$14.96 |
$31,120 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
890 |
$28.06 |
$58,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
850 |
$24.15 |
$50,230 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
850 |
$8.76 |
$18,220 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
850 |
$21.06 |
$43,810 |
| Construction managers |
830 |
$27.22 |
$56,620 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
830 |
$18.53 |
$38,530 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
830 |
$26.04 |
$54,160 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
830 |
$7.78 |
$16,180 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
830 |
$23.54 |
$48,970 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
820 |
Not available |
$63,120 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
820 |
$25.20 |
$52,410 |
| Market research analysts |
820 |
$21.28 |
$44,260 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
810 |
$10.55 |
$21,950 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
800 |
$13.32 |
$27,710 |
| Librarians |
790 |
$18.61 |
$38,720 |
| Social and human service assistants |
790 |
$14.41 |
$29,970 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
780 |
$14.24 |
$29,620 |
| Procurement clerks |
770 |
$17.37 |
$36,120 |
| Coaches and scouts |
760 |
Not available |
$32,540 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
750 |
$14.42 |
$30,000 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
740 |
$13.53 |
$28,150 |
| Physical therapists |
740 |
$35.21 |
$73,230 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
740 |
$10.65 |
$22,160 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
730 |
$16.05 |
$33,380 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
730 |
$11.19 |
$23,270 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
710 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
700 |
$22.46 |
$46,720 |
| Engineering managers |
690 |
$49.37 |
$102,680 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
690 |
$23.85 |
$49,600 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
690 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
680 |
$11.60 |
$24,130 |
| Petroleum engineers |
680 |
$49.63 |
$103,240 |
| Advertising sales agents |
670 |
$19.88 |
$41,340 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
670 |
$12.76 |
$26,550 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
670 |
$8.68 |
$18,060 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
670 |
$13.11 |
$27,260 |
| Dental hygienists |
660 |
$27.40 |
$56,990 |
| Surgical technologists |
660 |
$16.31 |
$33,920 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
650 |
$35.44 |
$73,720 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
650 |
$16.72 |
$34,780 |
| Helpers--extraction workers |
650 |
$18.63 |
$38,740 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
640 |
$38.15 |
$79,350 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
640 |
$52.03 |
$108,220 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
640 |
$9.13 |
$19,000 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
640 |
$10.30 |
$21,430 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
630 |
$22.85 |
$47,520 |
| All other information and record clerks |
620 |
$17.39 |
$36,160 |
| Library technicians |
620 |
$12.40 |
$25,780 |
| Roofers |
620 |
$13.18 |
$27,420 |
| Civil engineers |
610 |
$35.19 |
$73,200 |
| Managers, all other |
610 |
$41.43 |
$86,170 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
610 |
$14.26 |
$29,650 |
| Cost estimators |
600 |
$24.92 |
$51,820 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
600 |
$18.13 |
$37,720 |
| Public relations specialists |
600 |
$21.76 |
$45,260 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
590 |
$17.53 |
$36,470 |
| Printing machine operators |
590 |
$13.23 |
$27,520 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
590 |
$10.71 |
$22,280 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
580 |
$19.30 |
$40,130 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
570 |
$13.59 |
$28,270 |
| Insurance underwriters |
570 |
$23.90 |
$49,710 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
570 |
$11.01 |
$22,910 |
| Wellhead pumpers |
570 |
$19.40 |
$40,350 |
| Bakers |
560 |
$10.53 |
$21,910 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
560 |
$14.96 |
$31,120 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
560 |
$17.57 |
$36,550 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
550 |
$26.75 |
$55,640 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
550 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Cooks, short order |
540 |
$8.40 |
$17,460 |
| Personal financial advisors |
540 |
$25.64 |
$53,320 |
| Recreation workers |
540 |
$10.54 |
$21,930 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
530 |
$24.61 |
$51,180 |
| Helpers--electricians |
530 |
$11.87 |
$24,700 |
| Mechanical engineers |
530 |
$33.04 |
$68,720 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
530 |
$40.32 |
$83,870 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
520 |
$12.97 |
$26,970 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
520 |
Not available |
$36,110 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
520 |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
510 |
$32.79 |
$68,200 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
510 |
$13.34 |
$27,760 |
| Instructional coordinators |
510 |
$20.85 |
$43,370 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
500 |
$16.14 |
$33,570 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
490 |
$20.36 |
$42,350 |
| Electrical engineers |
490 |
$30.94 |
$64,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
490 |
$30.73 |
$63,910 |
| Graphic designers |
490 |
$16.87 |
$35,100 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
490 |
$12.04 |
$25,040 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
490 |
$17.86 |
$37,150 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
480 |
Not available |
$50,180 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
480 |
$18.99 |
$39,510 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
480 |
$24.11 |
$50,160 |
| Couriers and messengers |
480 |
$10.43 |
$21,700 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
480 |
$13.96 |
$29,040 |
| Financial analysts |
470 |
$30.12 |
$62,650 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
460 |
$13.21 |
$27,480 |
| Editors |
460 |
$14.36 |
$29,870 |
| Parking lot attendants |
460 |
$9.16 |
$19,050 |
| Respiratory therapists |
460 |
$21.49 |
$44,710 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
450 |
$14.58 |
$30,320 |
| Marketing managers |
450 |
$33.01 |
$68,670 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
450 |
$24.36 |
$50,660 |
| Sewing machine operators |
450 |
$10.12 |
$21,050 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
450 |
$26.61 |
$55,340 |
| Database administrators |
440 |
$25.40 |
$52,830 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
430 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
430 |
$28.61 |
$59,510 |
| Engineers, all other |
420 |
$37.63 |
$78,270 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
420 |
$20.37 |
$42,370 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
410 |
$13.15 |
$27,350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
410 |
$16.35 |
$34,000 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
400 |
$23.73 |
$49,360 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
400 |
$29.02 |
$60,350 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
390 |
Not available |
$34,030 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
390 |
$11.71 |
$24,360 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
390 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Photographers |
390 |
$10.78 |
$22,420 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
390 |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
380 |
$11.67 |
$24,270 |
| Occupational therapists |
380 |
$31.04 |
$64,560 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
360 |
$44.12 |
$91,770 |
| Industrial engineers |
360 |
$32.41 |
$67,400 |
| Physician assistants |
360 |
$37.40 |
$77,790 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
350 |
$17.08 |
$35,530 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians |
350 |
$25.44 |
$52,910 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
350 |
$10.85 |
$22,560 |
| Purchasing managers |
350 |
$30.53 |
$63,510 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
350 |
$11.69 |
$24,310 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
340 |
$21.64 |
$45,010 |
| Loan counselors |
340 |
$16.85 |
$35,040 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
340 |
$16.30 |
$33,900 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
340 |
$25.61 |
$53,280 |
| Budget analysts |
330 |
$27.70 |
$57,610 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
330 |
$18.57 |
$38,620 |
| Credit analysts |
330 |
$20.64 |
$42,930 |
| Dentists, general |
330 |
$64.85 |
$134,880 |
| Mental health counselors |
330 |
$20.10 |
$41,810 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
330 |
$12.32 |
$25,630 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
330 |
$8.12 |
$16,890 |
| Social workers, all other |
330 |
$19.29 |
$40,130 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
320 |
$22.06 |
$45,890 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
320 |
$14.68 |
$30,540 |
| Social and community service managers |
320 |
$23.01 |
$47,860 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
320 |
$20.91 |
$43,490 |
| Aerospace engineers |
310 |
$41.41 |
$86,120 |
| Avionics technicians |
310 |
$22.68 |
$47,180 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
310 |
$10.03 |
$20,860 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
310 |
$15.77 |
$32,790 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
310 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
310 |
$14.97 |
$31,130 |
| Real estate brokers |
310 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
310 |
$7.45 |
$15,490 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
310 |
$12.92 |
$26,880 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
310 |
Not available |
$51,750 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
300 |
$28.38 |
$59,040 |
| New accounts clerks |
300 |
$13.29 |
$27,640 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
300 |
$21.23 |
$44,170 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
300 |
$15.42 |
$32,080 |
| Word processors and typists |
300 |
$14.07 |
$29,270 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
290 |
$8.77 |
$18,250 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
290 |
$27.30 |
$56,780 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
290 |
$14.36 |
$29,870 |
| Veterinarians |
290 |
$31.55 |
$65,630 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
280 |
$17.85 |
$37,120 |
| Carpet installers |
280 |
$12.82 |
$26,660 |
| Clergy |
280 |
$19.72 |
$41,030 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
280 |
$29.56 |
$61,490 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
280 |
$24.68 |
$51,330 |
| Pipelayers |
280 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Health educators |
260 |
$25.16 |
$52,330 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
260 |
Not available |
$37,640 |
| Mechanical drafters |
260 |
$19.89 |
$41,370 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
260 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| Pharmacy aides |
260 |
$8.74 |
$18,170 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
260 |
$17.96 |
$37,350 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
260 |
$14.36 |
$29,860 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
260 |
$11.01 |
$22,890 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
250 |
Not available |
$44,470 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
250 |
$22.37 |
$46,520 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
250 |
$12.33 |
$25,640 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
250 |
$16.94 |
$35,230 |
| Operations research analysts |
250 |
$27.77 |
$57,770 |
| Postal service clerks |
250 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
250 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
240 |
Not available |
$73,830 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
240 |
$20.20 |
$42,020 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
240 |
Not available |
$48,650 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
240 |
$9.16 |
$19,060 |
| Physical therapist aides |
240 |
$8.92 |
$18,540 |
| Radio and television announcers |
240 |
$15.51 |
$32,260 |
| Court reporters |
230 |
$24.91 |
$51,800 |
| Crossing guards |
230 |
$12.75 |
$26,520 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
230 |
$11.65 |
$24,230 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
230 |
$28.43 |
$59,140 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
230 |
$8.25 |
$17,150 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
230 |
Not available |
$43,470 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
220 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
220 |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
| Floral designers |
220 |
$12.09 |
$25,150 |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators |
220 |
$17.04 |
$35,440 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
220 |
$12.53 |
$26,060 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
220 |
$11.40 |
$23,700 |
| Pest control workers |
220 |
$12.62 |
$26,240 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
220 |
$16.55 |
$34,430 |
| Writers and authors |
220 |
$19.77 |
$41,130 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
210 |
$43.48 |
$90,450 |
| Dietetic technicians |
210 |
$11.45 |
$23,810 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
210 |
$32.21 |
$67,000 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
210 |
$17.13 |
$35,620 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
210 |
$25.26 |
$52,540 |
| Optometrists |
210 |
$31.03 |
$64,540 |
| Surveyors |
210 |
$19.60 |
$40,760 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
200 |
$15.04 |
$31,290 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
200 |
$42.41 |
$88,210 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
200 |
$10.11 |
$21,030 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
200 |
Not available |
$40,040 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
190 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
190 |
$7.69 |
$16,000 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
190 |
$14.94 |
$31,080 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
190 |
Not available |
$80,820 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
190 |
$16.35 |
$34,010 |
| Transportation inspectors |
190 |
$39.46 |
$82,070 |
| Travel agents |
190 |
$15.12 |
$31,450 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
180 |
$20.63 |
$42,900 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
180 |
$48.48 |
$100,840 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
180 |
$9.38 |
$19,510 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
180 |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Radiation therapists |
180 |
$26.85 |
$55,850 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
170 |
$14.89 |
$30,960 |
| Bindery workers |
170 |
$11.68 |
$24,290 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
170 |
$13.26 |
$27,590 |
| Elevator installers and repairers |
170 |
$26.34 |
$54,780 |
| Funeral directors |
170 |
$24.96 |
$51,910 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
170 |
$11.29 |
$23,490 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
170 |
$15.24 |
$31,700 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers |
170 |
$10.67 |
$22,190 |
| Training and development managers |
170 |
$30.48 |
$63,400 |
| Correspondence clerks |
160 |
$12.39 |
$25,780 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
160 |
$10.13 |
$21,070 |
| Tool and die makers |
160 |
$20.65 |
$42,940 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
150 |
$25.14 |
$52,300 |
| Bailiffs |
150 |
$15.53 |
$32,300 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
150 |
$13.73 |
$28,550 |
| Producers and directors |
150 |
$20.68 |
$43,010 |
| Public relations managers |
150 |
$34.74 |
$72,270 |
| Service station attendants |
150 |
$9.98 |
$20,770 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
150 |
$12.68 |
$26,370 |
| Chiropractors |
140 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
140 |
$15.51 |
$32,260 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
140 |
$14.32 |
$29,780 |
| Gaming change persons and booth cashiers |
140 |
$9.61 |
$19,990 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
140 |
$13.55 |
$28,190 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
140 |
$27.23 |
$56,640 |
| Legislators |
140 |
Not available |
$32,770 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
140 |
$17.43 |
$36,250 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
140 |
$17.94 |
$37,320 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
140 |
$11.83 |
$24,610 |
| Technical writers |
140 |
$21.12 |
$43,930 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists |
130 |
$42.87 |
$89,170 |
| Audiologists |
130 |
$24.27 |
$50,480 |
| Chemical technicians |
130 |
$16.07 |
$33,420 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
130 |
Not available |
$45,750 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
130 |
$14.11 |
$29,360 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
130 |
$21.47 |
$44,650 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
130 |
$22.52 |
$46,850 |
| Psychiatric aides |
130 |
$10.01 |
$20,830 |
| Recreational therapists |
130 |
$17.74 |
$36,900 |
| Residential advisors |
130 |
$11.37 |
$23,650 |
| Broadcast technicians |
120 |
$14.55 |
$30,270 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
120 |
$15.54 |
$32,320 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
120 |
$23.34 |
$48,550 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
120 |
$11.95 |
$24,870 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
120 |
$33.10 |
$68,850 |
| Food batchmakers |
120 |
$10.29 |
$21,410 |
| Job printers |
120 |
$15.02 |
$31,250 |
| Lodging managers |
120 |
$16.81 |
$34,970 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
120 |
$18.62 |
$38,720 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
120 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$41,790 |
| Statisticians |
120 |
$20.58 |
$42,810 |
| Surgeons |
120 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Upholsterers |
120 |
$12.63 |
$26,270 |
| Chemists |
110 |
$34.03 |
$70,790 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$46,030 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
110 |
$15.79 |
$32,840 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
110 |
$25.20 |
$52,410 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
110 |
$16.08 |
$33,440 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
110 |
$22.05 |
$45,870 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
110 |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
110 |
$10.29 |
$21,390 |
| Traffic technicians |
110 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Art directors |
100 |
$28.90 |
$60,110 |
| Desktop publishers |
100 |
$10.00 |
$20,810 |
| Financial examiners |
100 |
$39.76 |
$82,690 |
| Natural sciences managers |
100 |
$51.84 |
$107,820 |
| Sales engineers |
100 |
$31.08 |
$64,640 |
| Animal control workers |
90 |
$15.58 |
$32,400 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
90 |
$39.11 |
$81,340 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
90 |
$13.15 |
$27,340 |
| Education administrators, all other |
90 |
$34.84 |
$72,460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
90 |
$20.88 |
$43,430 |
| Law clerks |
90 |
$16.95 |
$35,260 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
90 |
$32.83 |
$68,290 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
90 |
$16.01 |
$33,300 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$46,980 |
| Stonemasons |
90 |
$15.87 |
$33,010 |
| Urban and regional planners |
90 |
$32.76 |
$68,150 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
80 |
$15.79 |
$32,840 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
80 |
$11.92 |
$24,790 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
80 |
$14.35 |
$29,860 |
| Emergency management specialists |
80 |
$30.41 |
$63,250 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
80 |
$18.76 |
$39,030 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners |
80 |
$10.44 |
$21,710 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
80 |
Not available |
$50,800 |
| Interior designers |
80 |
$16.15 |
$33,590 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
80 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
80 |
$16.18 |
$33,640 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
80 |
$12.37 |
$25,730 |
| Survey researchers |
80 |
$16.07 |
$33,430 |
| Athletes and sports competitors |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Athletic trainers |
70 |
Not available |
$52,820 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$47,580 |
| Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Environmental engineers |
70 |
$36.83 |
$76,610 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$44,010 |
| Interpreters and translators |
70 |
$12.14 |
$25,240 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
70 |
$13.18 |
$27,410 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
70 |
$96.25 |
$200,200 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
70 |
$30.62 |
$63,700 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
70 |
$12.35 |
$25,680 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
70 |
$33.96 |
$70,640 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
60 |
$12.70 |
$26,420 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
60 |
$13.52 |
$28,110 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
60 |
$15.01 |
$31,230 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
60 |
$31.89 |
$66,330 |
| Funeral attendants |
60 |
$11.50 |
$23,920 |
| Millwrights |
60 |
$19.60 |
$40,770 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
60 |
$10.69 |
$22,230 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
60 |
$14.54 |
$30,230 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists |
50 |
$15.41 |
$32,040 |
| Broadcast news analysts |
50 |
$23.38 |
$48,620 |
| Brokerage clerks |
50 |
$17.26 |
$35,890 |
| Commercial pilots |
50 |
Not available |
$80,430 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
50 |
$29.19 |
$60,710 |
| Furniture finishers |
50 |
$14.25 |
$29,640 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
50 |
$15.89 |
$33,050 |
| Materials engineers |
50 |
$35.12 |
$73,060 |
| Musicians and singers |
50 |
$31.17 |
Not available |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$57,280 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$60,930 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers |
40 |
$11.62 |
$24,170 |
| Forest and conservation technicians |
40 |
$17.99 |
$37,420 |
| Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators |
40 |
$10.99 |
$22,850 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
40 |
$16.13 |
$33,540 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
40 |
$20.53 |
$42,700 |
| Hydrologists |
40 |
$35.05 |
$72,890 |
| Psychiatrists |
40 |
$83.80 |
$174,310 |
| Slot key persons |
40 |
$9.98 |
$20,760 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
40 |
$19.87 |
$41,330 |
| Food scientists and technologists |
30 |
$21.27 |
$44,240 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
30 |
$16.87 |
$35,100 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
30 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
30 |
$25.48 |
$52,990 |
| Woodworkers, all other |
30 |
$21.43 |
$44,580 |
| Anesthesiologists |
Not available |
$83.75 |
$174,200 |
| Animal trainers |
Not available |
$10.28 |
$21,370 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
Not available |
$10.45 |
$21,730 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers |
Not available |
$17.04 |
$35,440 |
| Boilermakers |
Not available |
$17.55 |
$36,500 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other |
Not available |
$7.62 |
$15,860 |
| Camera and photographic equipment repairers |
Not available |
$22.42 |
$46,640 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists |
Not available |
$18.62 |
$38,740 |
| Computer operators |
Not available |
$16.74 |
$34,820 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
Not available |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Crane and tower operators |
Not available |
$17.22 |
$35,810 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
Not available |
$7.86 |
$16,350 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$13.51 |
$28,100 |
| Embalmers |
Not available |
$11.39 |
$23,700 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$76,730 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators |
Not available |
$28.71 |
$59,710 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
Not available |
$25.48 |
$52,990 |
| Floor sanders and finishers |
Not available |
$15.77 |
$32,800 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$14.53 |
$30,210 |
| Gaming dealers |
Not available |
$9.33 |
$19,400 |
| Gas plant operators |
Not available |
$23.33 |
$48,520 |
| Glaziers |
Not available |
$13.79 |
$28,690 |
| Graduate teaching assistants |
Not available |
Not available |
$24,930 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
Not available |
$15.72 |
$32,700 |
| Home appliance repairers |
Not available |
$11.27 |
$23,440 |
| Home economics teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$57,420 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
Not available |
$19.27 |
$40,080 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
Not available |
$12.61 |
$26,230 |
| Internists, general |
Not available |
$99.27 |
$206,480 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
Not available |
$9.39 |
$19,540 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$13.42 |
$27,910 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
Not available |
$18.63 |
$38,740 |
| Library science teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$48,100 |
| Life scientists, all other |
Not available |
$26.64 |
$55,400 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
Not available |
$11.92 |
$24,780 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
Not available |
$18.96 |
$39,430 |
| Massage therapists |
Not available |
$10.04 |
$20,890 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
Not available |
$24.73 |
$51,440 |
| Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers |
Not available |
$56.87 |
$118,290 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
Not available |
$12.14 |
$25,240 |
| Occupational therapist aides |
Not available |
$13.36 |
$27,800 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists |
Not available |
$26.91 |
$55,980 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
Not available |
$15.77 |
$32,810 |
| Photographic process workers |
Not available |
$10.24 |
$21,300 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
Not available |
$40.40 |
$84,040 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
Not available |
$64.49 |
$134,130 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
Not available |
$18.79 |
$39,090 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
Not available |
$19.42 |
$40,400 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
Not available |
Not available |
$43,070 |
| Power plant operators |
Not available |
$32.81 |
$68,250 |
| Production workers, all other |
Not available |
$8.75 |
$18,190 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
Not available |
$11.94 |
$24,830 |
| Radio mechanics |
Not available |
$13.43 |
$27,930 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians |
Not available |
$13.01 |
$27,070 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
Not available |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
Not available |
$16.91 |
$35,160 |
| Social science research assistants |
Not available |
$19.21 |
$39,950 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$42,080 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
Not available |
$14.92 |
$31,040 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
Not available |
$10.75 |
$22,360 |
| Tax preparers |
Not available |
$10.38 |
$21,590 |
| Tile and marble setters |
Not available |
$13.88 |
$28,880 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
Not available |
$10.44 |
$21,710 |
