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 |
1,045,150 |
$17.94 |
$37,300 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
191,230 |
$14.11 |
$29,350 |
| Sales and related occupations |
137,560 |
$16.88 |
$35,120 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
119,180 |
$9.86 |
$20,520 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
64,110 |
$14.12 |
$29,380 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
60,400 |
$17.74 |
$36,900 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
51,110 |
$27.60 |
$57,420 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
49,800 |
$21.28 |
$44,270 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
48,150 |
$10.86 |
$22,590 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
45,690 |
$30.21 |
$62,830 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
42,460 |
$17.93 |
$37,290 |
| Production occupations |
40,140 |
$14.29 |
$29,710 |
| Retail salespersons |
39,520 |
$12.50 |
$26,000 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
36,810 |
$9.60 |
$19,970 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
36,060 |
$11.08 |
$23,040 |
| Cashiers |
34,450 |
$8.73 |
$18,160 |
| Management occupations |
30,750 |
$49.26 |
$102,460 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
25,560 |
$8.51 |
$17,700 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
24,970 |
$29.95 |
$62,300 |
| Protective service occupations |
24,350 |
$16.10 |
$33,490 |
| Customer service representatives |
23,860 |
$13.54 |
$28,150 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
21,850 |
$12.66 |
$26,340 |
| Office clerks, general |
19,570 |
$11.79 |
$24,510 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
19,300 |
$10.65 |
$22,140 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
18,830 |
$9.81 |
$20,410 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
18,780 |
$30.65 |
$63,740 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
18,180 |
$20.64 |
$42,940 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
18,010 |
$13.16 |
$27,360 |
| Registered nurses |
15,470 |
$27.91 |
$58,040 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
14,820 |
$10.94 |
$22,760 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
12,940 |
$15.06 |
$31,330 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
12,770 |
$18.68 |
$38,860 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
12,420 |
$11.40 |
$23,700 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
11,920 |
$9.18 |
$19,100 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
11,470 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
10,620 |
$28.62 |
$59,540 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
10,590 |
Not available |
$47,370 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
10,480 |
$17.34 |
$36,070 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
10,340 |
$20.94 |
$43,550 |
| Carpenters |
10,100 |
$17.26 |
$35,900 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
9,970 |
$26.89 |
$55,930 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
9,960 |
$8.72 |
$18,140 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
9,760 |
$11.17 |
$23,230 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
9,750 |
$14.32 |
$29,790 |
| Security guards |
9,530 |
$10.86 |
$22,580 |
| Accountants and auditors |
9,290 |
$28.46 |
$59,200 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
9,120 |
$29.65 |
$61,680 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
8,710 |
$21.09 |
$43,870 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
7,780 |
$11.77 |
$24,480 |
| Construction laborers |
7,760 |
$12.91 |
$26,850 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
7,550 |
$29.79 |
$61,970 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
7,380 |
$14.36 |
$29,870 |
| General and operations managers |
7,350 |
$47.55 |
$98,900 |
| Legal occupations |
7,270 |
$44.39 |
$92,340 |
| Food preparation workers |
6,720 |
$9.38 |
$19,510 |
| Community and social services occupations |
6,670 |
$19.78 |
$41,140 |
| Teacher assistants |
6,300 |
Not available |
$22,550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
6,000 |
$16.58 |
$34,490 |
| Electricians |
5,900 |
$17.75 |
$36,920 |
| Dishwashers |
5,760 |
$8.55 |
$17,780 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
5,560 |
Not available |
$48,610 |
| Telemarketers |
5,370 |
$11.33 |
$23,560 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
5,170 |
$8.30 |
$17,270 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
5,160 |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
5,120 |
$17.69 |
$36,800 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
5,110 |
Not available |
$38,060 |
| Computer support specialists |
4,830 |
$19.15 |
$39,830 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
4,830 |
$24.96 |
$51,920 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
4,790 |
Not available |
$47,340 |
| Bartenders |
4,730 |
$9.73 |
$20,240 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
4,660 |
$18.66 |
$38,810 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
4,540 |
$8.90 |
$18,500 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
4,480 |
$12.47 |
$25,930 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
4,450 |
$10.57 |
$21,990 |
| Insurance sales agents |
4,400 |
$31.78 |
$66,110 |
| Computer programmers |
4,200 |
$29.80 |
$61,980 |
| Management analysts |
4,130 |
$35.43 |
$73,690 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
3,990 |
$23.03 |
$47,900 |
| Medical assistants |
3,980 |
$13.32 |
$27,710 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
3,970 |
$10.08 |
$20,960 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
3,930 |
$9.48 |
$19,720 |
| Lawyers |
3,880 |
$63.27 |
$131,610 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
3,820 |
$10.59 |
$22,020 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
3,820 |
$9.99 |
$20,780 |
| Real estate sales agents |
3,810 |
$21.56 |
$44,850 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
3,730 |
$11.44 |
$23,800 |
| Child care workers |
3,690 |
$9.56 |
$19,880 |
| Tellers |
3,670 |
$11.73 |
$24,390 |
| Loan officers |
3,650 |
$27.68 |
$57,570 |
| Computer systems analysts |
3,570 |
$34.97 |
$72,730 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
3,560 |
$16.69 |
$34,720 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
3,550 |
$37.23 |
$77,440 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
3,460 |
$27.80 |
$57,830 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
3,430 |
$13.88 |
$28,880 |
| Bus drivers, school |
3,340 |
$12.35 |
$25,690 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
3,230 |
$9.43 |
$19,610 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
3,220 |
$35.94 |
$74,750 |
| Order clerks |
3,150 |
$12.96 |
$26,950 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
3,080 |
$16.84 |
$35,020 |
| Fire fighters |
3,030 |
$17.72 |
$36,860 |
| Data entry keyers |
3,010 |
$11.67 |
$24,280 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
2,950 |
$13.54 |
$28,170 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
2,880 |
$14.60 |
$30,370 |
| Bill and account collectors |
2,750 |
$14.75 |
$30,680 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
2,750 |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
2,730 |
$39.05 |
$81,210 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
2,600 |
$26.24 |
$54,570 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
2,580 |
$30.97 |
$64,420 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
2,580 |
$79.92 |
$166,230 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
2,570 |
$12.98 |
$27,000 |
| Managers, all other |
2,560 |
$45.43 |
$94,500 |
| Recreation workers |
2,560 |
$11.20 |
$23,300 |
| Chief executives |
2,530 |
$86.38 |
$179,680 |
| Civil engineers |
2,530 |
$38.65 |
$80,390 |
| Team assemblers |
2,500 |
$11.79 |
$24,520 |
| Construction managers |
2,490 |
$43.03 |
$89,510 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
2,480 |
$25.90 |
$53,880 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
2,460 |
$13.75 |
$28,600 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
2,410 |
$16.42 |
$34,150 |
| All other information and record clerks |
2,380 |
$14.37 |
$29,880 |
| Travel agents |
2,380 |
$13.60 |
$28,290 |
| Driver/sales workers |
2,370 |
$13.39 |
$27,850 |
| Legal secretaries |
2,340 |
$19.95 |
$41,490 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
2,320 |
$26.41 |
$54,930 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
2,310 |
$21.09 |
$43,860 |
| Sales managers |
2,300 |
$60.17 |
$125,150 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
2,290 |
$22.65 |
$47,120 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
2,280 |
$11.33 |
$23,560 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
2,260 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| Public relations specialists |
2,230 |
$25.16 |
$52,340 |
| Cooks, fast food |
2,210 |
$8.45 |
$17,570 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
2,210 |
$21.09 |
$43,860 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
2,210 |
$15.26 |
$31,740 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
2,180 |
$24.88 |
$51,760 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
2,160 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| File clerks |
2,140 |
$11.79 |
$24,520 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
2,130 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
2,110 |
$12.85 |
$26,730 |
| Graphic designers |
2,100 |
$19.34 |
$40,230 |
| Parking lot attendants |
2,070 |
$9.05 |
$18,820 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
2,070 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Home health aides |
2,050 |
$11.46 |
$23,840 |
| Engineers, all other |
1,990 |
$41.25 |
$85,800 |
| Medical secretaries |
1,990 |
$13.04 |
$27,120 |
| Financial managers |
1,940 |
$51.95 |
$108,060 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
1,940 |
$33.94 |
$70,590 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
1,920 |
$16.33 |
$33,970 |
| Training and development specialists |
1,910 |
$25.15 |
$52,310 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
1,900 |
$16.44 |
$34,200 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,900 |
$10.75 |
$22,360 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
1,890 |
$13.42 |
$27,920 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
1,870 |
$13.03 |
$27,090 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
1,840 |
$20.46 |
$42,560 |
| Pharmacists |
1,790 |
$50.22 |
$104,450 |
| Dental assistants |
1,770 |
$16.71 |
$34,750 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
1,770 |
$15.41 |
$32,040 |
| Helpers--electricians |
1,750 |
$12.69 |
$26,390 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
1,750 |
$19.62 |
$40,800 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
1,720 |
$16.28 |
$33,870 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
1,720 |
$27.60 |
$57,400 |
| Personal financial advisors |
1,720 |
$29.64 |
$61,650 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
1,710 |
$19.23 |
$40,010 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
1,710 |
$16.68 |
$34,690 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
1,710 |
$11.85 |
$24,650 |
| Cost estimators |
1,670 |
$27.75 |
$57,720 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
1,620 |
$20.00 |
$41,590 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
1,600 |
$9.14 |
$19,010 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1,600 |
$12.09 |
$25,150 |
| Sheet metal workers |
1,580 |
$15.81 |
$32,880 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
1,570 |
$18.74 |
$38,980 |
| Food service managers |
1,540 |
$26.35 |
$54,810 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
1,520 |
$31.46 |
$65,430 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
1,510 |
$22.06 |
$45,890 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
1,490 |
$8.99 |
$18,690 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
1,490 |
$11.13 |
$23,150 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,450 |
$10.39 |
$21,620 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
1,450 |
$9.94 |
$20,680 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
1,430 |
$17.15 |
$35,660 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
1,420 |
$37.41 |
$77,810 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
1,420 |
$22.22 |
$46,230 |
| Industrial engineers |
1,390 |
$31.65 |
$65,820 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
1,380 |
Not available |
$46,390 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
1,360 |
$24.77 |
$51,530 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,350 |
$14.97 |
$31,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
1,320 |
$21.57 |
$44,870 |
| Parts salespersons |
1,310 |
$13.51 |
$28,110 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
1,290 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
1,290 |
$20.04 |
$41,690 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
1,260 |
$29.27 |
$60,880 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
1,250 |
$11.44 |
$23,800 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
1,250 |
$16.80 |
$34,940 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
1,250 |
$11.83 |
$24,610 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
1,240 |
$23.49 |
$48,850 |
| Mechanical engineers |
1,230 |
$33.92 |
$70,550 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
1,220 |
$22.03 |
$45,820 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
1,190 |
$15.90 |
$33,070 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
1,180 |
$27.85 |
$57,920 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
1,180 |
$19.49 |
$40,540 |
| Roofers |
1,180 |
$15.06 |
$31,330 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
1,180 |
Not available |
$47,820 |
| Advertising sales agents |
1,170 |
$24.95 |
$51,890 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
1,160 |
$16.27 |
$33,840 |
| Printing machine operators |
1,160 |
$17.14 |
$35,640 |
| Operations research analysts |
1,150 |
$27.35 |
$56,890 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
1,130 |
$16.44 |
$34,200 |
| Financial analysts |
1,130 |
$29.18 |
$60,690 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
1,120 |
$28.77 |
$59,840 |
| Media and communication workers, all other |
1,120 |
$18.39 |
$38,250 |
| Physical therapists |
1,120 |
$35.97 |
$74,830 |
| Concierges |
1,100 |
$10.07 |
$20,950 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
1,090 |
$25.08 |
$52,160 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
1,090 |
$11.10 |
$23,100 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
1,090 |
$13.80 |
$28,710 |
| Pest control workers |
1,090 |
$15.51 |
$32,270 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
1,080 |
$9.11 |
$18,950 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
1,070 |
$21.03 |
$43,740 |
| Electrical engineers |
1,060 |
$33.57 |
$69,820 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
1,060 |
$19.57 |
$40,700 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
1,020 |
$17.86 |
$37,150 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
1,010 |
$12.92 |
$26,880 |
| Administrative services managers |
1,000 |
$44.11 |
$91,740 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
1,000 |
$25.23 |
$52,480 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
1,000 |
$10.87 |
$22,610 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
990 |
$15.17 |
$31,550 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
990 |
$11.52 |
$23,970 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
980 |
$15.58 |
$32,400 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
980 |
$20.20 |
$42,010 |
| Production workers, all other |
970 |
$13.03 |
$27,110 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
970 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Database administrators |
960 |
$31.75 |
$66,030 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
960 |
$25.31 |
$52,650 |
| Marketing managers |
950 |
$46.05 |
$95,770 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
950 |
$21.68 |
$45,080 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
940 |
$17.69 |
$36,790 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
940 |
$27.64 |
$57,490 |
| Medical and health services managers |
920 |
$51.86 |
$107,860 |
| Dental hygienists |
910 |
$28.84 |
$59,980 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
910 |
$10.59 |
$22,030 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
890 |
$36.00 |
$74,870 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
890 |
$55.15 |
$114,710 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
880 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
880 |
$17.98 |
Not available |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
880 |
Not available |
$45,610 |
| Respiratory therapists |
870 |
$24.07 |
$50,070 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
860 |
$20.85 |
$43,360 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
860 |
$18.65 |
$38,790 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
860 |
$14.84 |
$30,860 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
840 |
$16.54 |
$34,390 |
| Instructional coordinators |
830 |
$28.24 |
$58,740 |
| Computer operators |
820 |
$17.51 |
$36,410 |
| Librarians |
820 |
$30.94 |
$64,360 |
| Machinists |
810 |
$16.76 |
$34,850 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
810 |
$14.43 |
$30,020 |
| Sewing machine operators |
810 |
$11.41 |
$23,740 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
800 |
$16.74 |
$34,830 |
| Producers and directors |
800 |
$28.22 |
$58,700 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
780 |
$23.24 |
$48,330 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
780 |
$20.79 |
$43,250 |
| Insurance underwriters |
780 |
$25.03 |
$52,060 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
770 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
760 |
$14.77 |
$30,720 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
750 |
$22.48 |
$46,770 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
750 |
$15.03 |
$31,250 |
| Massage therapists |
740 |
$19.36 |
$40,280 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
730 |
$18.47 |
$38,430 |
| New accounts clerks |
730 |
$15.83 |
$32,930 |
| Bakers |
710 |
$10.71 |
$22,270 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
710 |
$14.72 |
$30,610 |
| Glaziers |
710 |
$15.55 |
$32,330 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
710 |
$12.53 |
$26,070 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
710 |
$11.03 |
$22,950 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
700 |
$19.34 |
$40,230 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
690 |
$26.31 |
$54,730 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
690 |
$19.31 |
$40,170 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
690 |
$12.99 |
$27,020 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
680 |
Not available |
$49,550 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
680 |
$26.74 |
$55,610 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
680 |
$11.62 |
$24,160 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
680 |
Not available |
$51,180 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
680 |
$11.09 |
$23,060 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
680 |
$29.55 |
$61,470 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters |
680 |
$10.58 |
$22,010 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
670 |
$25.91 |
$53,890 |
| Engineering managers |
670 |
$58.14 |
$120,940 |
| Musicians and singers |
670 |
$19.24 |
Not available |
| Cargo and freight agents |
660 |
$14.56 |
$30,280 |
| Commercial pilots |
660 |
Not available |
$50,370 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
660 |
Not available |
$48,190 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
650 |
$13.22 |
$27,500 |
| Market research analysts |
650 |
$26.37 |
$54,840 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
630 |
$10.40 |
$21,630 |
| Cooks, short order |
620 |
$10.40 |
$21,640 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
620 |
$23.72 |
$49,340 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
620 |
$12.53 |
$26,070 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
620 |
$14.61 |
$30,380 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
610 |
$13.19 |
$27,440 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
600 |
$18.64 |
$38,780 |
| Editors |
600 |
$23.95 |
$49,810 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
600 |
$24.18 |
$50,290 |
| Home appliance repairers |
600 |
$17.32 |
$36,020 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
590 |
$19.07 |
$39,660 |
| Carpet installers |
590 |
$14.75 |
$30,670 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
590 |
$19.59 |
$40,750 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
590 |
$17.35 |
$36,100 |
| Word processors and typists |
580 |
$14.54 |
$30,240 |
| Landscape architects |
570 |
$29.20 |
$60,740 |
| Personal and home care aides |
570 |
$9.24 |
$19,230 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
560 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| Surgical technologists |
560 |
$16.26 |
$33,810 |
| Coaches and scouts |
540 |
Not available |
$41,400 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
540 |
$22.52 |
$46,840 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
540 |
Not available |
$68,790 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
540 |
$17.45 |
$36,300 |
| Procurement clerks |
540 |
$15.27 |
$31,750 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
540 |
$9.35 |
$19,450 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
530 |
$22.07 |
$45,900 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
530 |
$11.33 |
$23,570 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
530 |
$18.68 |
$38,850 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
530 |
$21.74 |
$45,220 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
520 |
$16.81 |
$34,960 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
520 |
$40.07 |
$83,340 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
520 |
$9.72 |
$20,230 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
520 |
$12.07 |
$25,110 |
| Interior designers |
510 |
$25.39 |
$52,810 |
| Social and human service assistants |
510 |
$14.56 |
$30,290 |
| Crossing guards |
500 |
$9.09 |
$18,900 |
| Pipelayers |
500 |
$15.06 |
$31,320 |
| Dentists, general |
490 |
$71.94 |
$149,640 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
490 |
$11.99 |
$24,950 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
480 |
Not available |
$90,860 |
| Postal service clerks |
480 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Photographers |
470 |
$13.91 |
$28,940 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
460 |
$15.57 |
$32,380 |
| Urban and regional planners |
460 |
$29.27 |
$60,880 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
440 |
$15.16 |
$31,530 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
440 |
$15.37 |
$31,960 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
430 |
$37.78 |
$78,570 |
| Physician assistants |
430 |
$42.05 |
$87,450 |
| Drafters, all other |
420 |
$21.43 |
$44,570 |
| Pharmacy aides |
420 |
$10.12 |
$21,050 |
| Family and general practitioners |
410 |
$61.11 |
$127,110 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
410 |
$10.68 |
$22,220 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
410 |
$17.04 |
$35,430 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
410 |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
410 |
Not available |
$54,640 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
400 |
$14.31 |
$29,750 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
400 |
$20.99 |
$43,670 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
390 |
Not available |
$78,020 |
| Lodging managers |
390 |
$31.99 |
$66,530 |
| Technical writers |
390 |
$27.41 |
$57,010 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
390 |
$13.36 |
$27,790 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
380 |
$12.80 |
$26,630 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
380 |
$11.50 |
$23,910 |
| Surveyors |
380 |
$29.75 |
$61,880 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
370 |
$19.66 |
$40,890 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
370 |
$16.98 |
$35,320 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
370 |
$22.61 |
$47,040 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
360 |
$36.81 |
$76,560 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
360 |
Not available |
$53,550 |
| Industrial production managers |
360 |
$39.91 |
$83,010 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
360 |
$23.89 |
$49,700 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other |
360 |
$11.88 |
$24,710 |
| Credit analysts |
350 |
$28.89 |
$60,100 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
350 |
$13.86 |
$28,830 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
350 |
$37.96 |
$78,960 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
350 |
$30.76 |
$63,990 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
350 |
$46.57 |
$96,860 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
350 |
Not available |
$53,660 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
350 |
$14.60 |
$30,370 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
350 |
$13.15 |
$27,350 |
| Bindery workers |
340 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
| Floral designers |
340 |
$10.95 |
$22,780 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
340 |
$20.93 |
$43,530 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
340 |
$17.58 |
$36,560 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
340 |
$18.83 |
$39,170 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
340 |
$16.88 |
$35,110 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
340 |
$47.77 |
$99,370 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
330 |
$30.06 |
$62,530 |
| Couriers and messengers |
330 |
$11.23 |
$23,360 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
330 |
$14.53 |
$30,220 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators |
330 |
$22.91 |
$47,660 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
330 |
$14.31 |
$29,770 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
320 |
$30.76 |
$63,980 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
320 |
$18.20 |
$37,850 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other |
310 |
$10.02 |
$20,840 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
310 |
$15.11 |
$31,420 |
| Radio and television announcers |
310 |
$41.96 |
$87,280 |
| Broadcast technicians |
300 |
$21.39 |
$44,500 |
| Clergy |
300 |
$17.38 |
$36,150 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
300 |
$17.25 |
$35,880 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
300 |
$30.72 |
$63,900 |
| Purchasing managers |
300 |
$47.26 |
$98,300 |
| Tax preparers |
300 |
$15.78 |
$32,820 |
| Writers and authors |
300 |
$24.03 |
$49,990 |
| Bailiffs |
290 |
$23.14 |
$48,120 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
290 |
$15.65 |
$32,560 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
290 |
$13.85 |
$28,810 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
290 |
$15.51 |
$32,260 |
| Counselors, all other |
280 |
$17.36 |
$36,110 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
280 |
$13.99 |
$29,090 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
280 |
$25.65 |
$53,360 |
| Logisticians |
280 |
$34.79 |
$72,370 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
280 |
$19.71 |
$40,990 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
270 |
$48.09 |
$100,020 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
270 |
$15.89 |
$33,040 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
270 |
$23.73 |
$49,350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
270 |
$34.35 |
$71,450 |
| Social workers, all other |
270 |
$21.02 |
$43,720 |
| Veterinarians |
270 |
$28.95 |
$60,220 |
| Food batchmakers |
260 |
$11.23 |
$23,360 |
| Mechanical drafters |
260 |
$20.98 |
$43,640 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
260 |
$19.87 |
$41,340 |
| Public relations managers |
260 |
$46.60 |
$96,920 |
| Chemical technicians |
250 |
$18.41 |
$38,290 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
250 |
Not available |
$61,660 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
250 |
$15.49 |
$32,220 |
| Chemists |
240 |
$26.35 |
$54,820 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
240 |
$14.39 |
$29,930 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
240 |
$12.45 |
$25,900 |
| Film and video editors |
230 |
$16.59 |
$34,500 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
230 |
$11.38 |
$23,670 |
| Helpers--roofers |
230 |
$10.85 |
$22,570 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
230 |
$24.99 |
$51,990 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
230 |
$25.83 |
$53,730 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
220 |
$23.47 |
$48,830 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
220 |
Not available |
$68,700 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
220 |
$11.62 |
$24,170 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
220 |
$13.97 |
$29,050 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
220 |
$14.31 |
$29,770 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
220 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
| Budget analysts |
210 |
$27.98 |
$58,200 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
210 |
$12.95 |
$26,930 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
210 |
$16.33 |
$33,960 |
| Mental health counselors |
210 |
$20.53 |
$42,690 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
200 |
$46.69 |
$97,120 |
| Chiropractors |
200 |
$55.06 |
$114,530 |
| Forensic science technicians |
200 |
$20.49 |
$42,620 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
190 |
$26.60 |
$55,320 |
| Health educators |
190 |
$21.60 |
$44,920 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
190 |
$12.59 |
$26,190 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
190 |
$18.47 |
$38,410 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
190 |
$13.88 |
$28,880 |
| Upholsterers |
190 |
$14.72 |
$30,620 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary |
180 |
Not available |
$89,960 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
180 |
$17.97 |
$37,380 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
170 |
Not available |
$56,810 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
170 |
$14.35 |
$29,850 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$18.58 |
$38,640 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
170 |
$14.32 |
$29,780 |
| Library technicians |
170 |
$13.22 |
$27,500 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
160 |
$13.34 |
$27,750 |
| Millwrights |
160 |
$20.01 |
$41,610 |
| Physical therapist aides |
160 |
$10.97 |
$22,810 |
| Skin care specialists |
160 |
$13.55 |
$28,190 |
| Transportation inspectors |
160 |
$35.84 |
$74,540 |
| Travel guides |
160 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists |
160 |
$25.65 |
$53,350 |
| Anesthesiologists |
150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Desktop publishers |
150 |
$19.30 |
$40,150 |
| Fashion designers |
150 |
$27.68 |
$57,570 |
| Set and exhibit designers |
150 |
$22.76 |
$47,340 |
| Statistical assistants |
150 |
$15.11 |
$31,430 |
| Training and development managers |
150 |
$41.09 |
$85,470 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
140 |
$25.97 |
$54,010 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
140 |
$22.52 |
$46,840 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
140 |
$10.84 |
$22,550 |
| Sound engineering technicians |
140 |
$20.88 |
$43,430 |
| Art directors |
130 |
$33.47 |
$69,620 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
130 |
$15.18 |
$31,580 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
130 |
Not available |
$53,150 |
| Environmental engineers |
130 |
$30.25 |
$62,920 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
130 |
$9.63 |
$20,030 |
| Power plant operators |
130 |
$26.95 |
$56,050 |
| Therapists, all other |
130 |
$36.82 |
$76,590 |
| Farm and home management advisors |
120 |
$19.12 |
$39,760 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
120 |
$26.17 |
$54,430 |
| Internists, general |
120 |
$78.54 |
$163,370 |
| Interpreters and translators |
120 |
$22.63 |
$47,070 |
| Pediatricians, general |
120 |
$96.81 |
$201,370 |
| Psychologists, all other |
120 |
$58.36 |
$121,390 |
| Social and community service managers |
120 |
$44.60 |
$92,760 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers |
110 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Biological scientists, all other |
110 |
$24.28 |
$50,490 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
110 |
$11.08 |
$23,040 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
110 |
$18.68 |
$38,850 |
| Education administrators, all other |
110 |
$44.98 |
$93,560 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
110 |
$20.05 |
$41,700 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
110 |
$13.31 |
$27,680 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$59,850 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$44,950 |
| Residential advisors |
110 |
$12.33 |
$25,640 |
| Traffic technicians |
110 |
$19.28 |
$40,100 |
| Animal trainers |
100 |
$18.09 |
$37,630 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
100 |
$20.16 |
$41,940 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
100 |
$21.81 |
$45,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
100 |
$30.54 |
$63,530 |
| Legislators |
100 |
Not available |
$39,130 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
100 |
$20.01 |
$41,610 |
| Optometrists |
100 |
$75.87 |
$157,800 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
100 |
$15.03 |
$31,270 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$65,450 |
| Power distributors and dispatchers |
100 |
$31.38 |
$65,270 |
| Riggers |
100 |
$21.94 |
$45,640 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials |
100 |
Not available |
$37,320 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes |
90 |
$10.69 |
$22,230 |
| Brokerage clerks |
90 |
$16.30 |
$33,910 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$51,660 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
90 |
$12.10 |
$25,160 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
90 |
$26.60 |
$55,340 |
| Service station attendants |
90 |
$13.74 |
$28,570 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
90 |
$23.83 |
$49,570 |
| Animal control workers |
80 |
$15.63 |
$32,510 |
| Athletic trainers |
80 |
Not available |
$47,700 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
80 |
Not available |
$65,730 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
80 |
$22.23 |
$46,230 |
| Funeral directors |
80 |
$24.41 |
$50,780 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
80 |
$13.41 |
$27,890 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
80 |
$35.96 |
$74,790 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
80 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
80 |
$45.59 |
$94,830 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians |
80 |
$17.21 |
$35,800 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
80 |
$13.80 |
$28,710 |
| Biological technicians |
70 |
$16.98 |
$35,320 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$77,070 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
70 |
$14.81 |
$30,810 |
| Fence erectors |
70 |
$18.54 |
$38,560 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
70 |
$14.84 |
$30,870 |
| Mechanical door repairers |
70 |
$18.50 |
$38,490 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
70 |
$17.08 |
$35,540 |
| Photographic process workers |
70 |
$13.37 |
$27,800 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
70 |
$11.76 |
$24,460 |
| Radiation therapists |
70 |
$34.22 |
$71,170 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
70 |
$19.67 |
$40,910 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
70 |
$32.23 |
$67,040 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school |
70 |
Not available |
$53,000 |
| Broadcast news analysts |
60 |
$52.94 |
$110,110 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
60 |
$11.92 |
$24,800 |
| Correspondence clerks |
60 |
$15.28 |
$31,780 |
| Curators |
60 |
$26.78 |
$55,700 |
| Dietetic technicians |
60 |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$58,020 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$65,820 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$57,220 |
| Natural sciences managers |
50 |
$62.28 |
$129,540 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
50 |
$36.03 |
$74,940 |
| Statisticians |
50 |
$27.60 |
$57,410 |
| Surgeons |
50 |
$96.34 |
$200,390 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
50 |
$10.39 |
$21,620 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators |
40 |
$21.06 |
$43,800 |
| Commercial divers |
40 |
$25.49 |
$53,020 |
| Craft artists |
40 |
$12.44 |
$25,870 |
| Emergency management specialists |
40 |
$30.32 |
$63,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
40 |
$18.25 |
$37,960 |
| Law clerks |
40 |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
| Materials engineers |
40 |
$31.16 |
$64,800 |
| Music directors and composers |
40 |
$26.82 |
$55,780 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
40 |
$20.30 |
$42,220 |
| Woodworkers, all other |
40 |
$17.46 |
$36,310 |
| Psychiatrists |
30 |
$94.48 |
$196,520 |
| Recreational therapists |
30 |
$17.27 |
$35,910 |
| Actors |
Not available |
$14.11 |
Not available |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians |
Not available |
$29.94 |
$62,280 |
| Aerospace engineers |
Not available |
$38.08 |
$79,200 |
| Agricultural inspectors |
Not available |
$22.76 |
$47,340 |
| Airfield operations specialists |
Not available |
$21.98 |
$45,720 |
| Audiologists |
Not available |
$26.30 |
$54,710 |
| Avionics technicians |
Not available |
$25.95 |
$53,980 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.42 |
$29,980 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$13.05 |
$27,150 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
Not available |
$42.10 |
$87,570 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
Not available |
$20.12 |
$41,850 |
| Court reporters |
Not available |
$21.46 |
$44,640 |
| Crane and tower operators |
Not available |
$22.07 |
$45,910 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
Not available |
$12.21 |
$25,390 |
| Designers, all other |
Not available |
$18.51 |
$38,500 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
Not available |
$36.78 |
$76,500 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment |
Not available |
$18.77 |
$39,030 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
Not available |
$12.32 |
$25,620 |
| Elevator installers and repairers |
Not available |
$28.39 |
$59,050 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
Not available |
$10.97 |
$22,810 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
Not available |
$14.74 |
$30,650 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
Not available |
$10.10 |
$21,000 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles |
Not available |
$20.56 |
$42,760 |
| Furniture finishers |
Not available |
$13.43 |
$27,930 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
Not available |
$17.62 |
$36,650 |
| Job printers |
Not available |
$10.00 |
$20,810 |
| Life scientists, all other |
Not available |
$29.52 |
$61,400 |
| Loan counselors |
Not available |
$19.92 |
$41,430 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
Not available |
$12.75 |
$26,510 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
Not available |
$10.77 |
$22,410 |
| Microbiologists |
Not available |
$26.96 |
$56,080 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
Not available |
$16.22 |
$33,740 |
| Occupational therapists |
Not available |
$27.36 |
$56,920 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$13.88 |
$28,870 |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons |
Not available |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
Not available |
$18.29 |
$38,040 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$12.62 |
$26,260 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$52,390 |
| Psychiatric aides |
Not available |
$12.52 |
$26,030 |
| Radio mechanics |
Not available |
$21.50 |
$44,720 |
| Real estate brokers |
Not available |
$31.30 |
$65,110 |
| Religious workers, all other |
Not available |
$13.58 |
$28,250 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
| Sales engineers |
Not available |
$36.49 |
$75,890 |
| Sewers, hand |
Not available |
$10.76 |
$22,380 |
| Social science research assistants |
Not available |
$21.29 |
$44,280 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
Not available |
$10.96 |
$22,790 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
Not available |
$9.75 |
$20,270 |
| Telephone operators |
Not available |
$19.94 |
$41,480 |
| Tile and marble setters |
Not available |
$17.63 |
$36,680 |
| Tool and die makers |
Not available |
$19.67 |
$40,920 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
Not available |
$11.78 |
$24,510 |
| Watch repairers |
Not available |
$17.70 |
$36,820 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$15.81 |
$32,890 |
