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 |
303,310 |
$22.43 |
$46,650 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
52,310 |
$17.03 |
$35,410 |
| Sales and related occupations |
33,280 |
$17.82 |
$37,060 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
26,060 |
$9.93 |
$20,660 |
| Production occupations |
21,630 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
19,240 |
$26.14 |
$54,370 |
| Management occupations |
17,330 |
$54.36 |
$113,070 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
16,730 |
$14.03 |
$29,170 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
15,490 |
$22.05 |
$45,860 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
15,230 |
$34.31 |
$71,370 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
11,780 |
$36.74 |
$76,410 |
| Retail salespersons |
10,760 |
$11.79 |
$24,510 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
9,770 |
$21.92 |
$45,590 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
9,360 |
$12.99 |
$27,020 |
| Cashiers |
8,120 |
$10.76 |
$22,390 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
7,600 |
$40.65 |
$84,560 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
7,350 |
$36.76 |
$76,450 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
7,160 |
$14.62 |
$30,420 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
7,000 |
$10.01 |
$20,810 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
6,960 |
$12.38 |
$25,750 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
6,300 |
$9.65 |
$20,070 |
| Office clerks, general |
6,290 |
$13.77 |
$28,640 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
5,440 |
$38.40 |
$79,880 |
| General and operations managers |
5,240 |
$60.48 |
$125,800 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
5,120 |
$9.30 |
$19,340 |
| Protective service occupations |
5,090 |
$22.16 |
$46,080 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
4,670 |
$21.24 |
$44,170 |
| Registered nurses |
4,560 |
$35.27 |
$73,370 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
4,550 |
$9.28 |
$19,300 |
| Customer service representatives |
4,530 |
$17.10 |
$35,570 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
4,320 |
$18.20 |
$37,850 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
4,230 |
$11.55 |
$24,010 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
4,050 |
$11.29 |
$23,470 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
3,930 |
Not available |
$63,290 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
3,860 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
3,820 |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| Community and social services occupations |
3,430 |
$23.86 |
$49,630 |
| Construction laborers |
3,350 |
$16.94 |
$35,230 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
3,330 |
$12.84 |
$26,710 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
3,270 |
Not available |
$61,920 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
3,200 |
$28.80 |
$59,900 |
| Teacher assistants |
3,030 |
Not available |
$28,970 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
2,920 |
$35.24 |
$73,300 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
2,850 |
$9.62 |
$20,000 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
2,820 |
$19.16 |
$39,860 |
| Team assemblers |
2,690 |
$12.82 |
$26,660 |
| Cooks, fast food |
2,450 |
$8.94 |
$18,600 |
| Accountants and auditors |
2,350 |
$32.08 |
$66,730 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
2,330 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
2,280 |
$33.08 |
$68,800 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
2,270 |
$14.79 |
$30,770 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
2,250 |
$19.95 |
$41,490 |
| Medical secretaries |
2,190 |
$14.72 |
$30,620 |
| Carpenters |
2,130 |
$21.95 |
$45,660 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
2,110 |
$17.79 |
$37,000 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
2,060 |
$27.98 |
$58,190 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
2,050 |
$11.47 |
$23,850 |
| Medical assistants |
2,040 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
1,900 |
$9.02 |
$18,760 |
| Legal occupations |
1,880 |
$46.68 |
$97,090 |
| Food preparation workers |
1,870 |
$10.08 |
$20,960 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
1,840 |
$20.25 |
$42,130 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
1,780 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
| Management analysts |
1,760 |
$46.75 |
$97,230 |
| Security guards |
1,760 |
$12.95 |
$26,930 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
1,710 |
Not available |
$67,330 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,700 |
$11.60 |
$24,120 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
1,690 |
$40.97 |
$85,220 |
| Financial managers |
1,640 |
$58.26 |
$121,170 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
1,500 |
$20.55 |
$42,740 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,440 |
$14.95 |
$31,090 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
1,410 |
$9.00 |
$18,720 |
| Dishwashers |
1,410 |
$8.74 |
$18,180 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,390 |
$21.85 |
$45,450 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
1,380 |
$48.08 |
$100,000 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,380 |
$16.45 |
$34,220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
1,350 |
$26.87 |
$55,890 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
1,350 |
$13.26 |
$27,570 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
1,310 |
Not available |
$38,930 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
1,250 |
$13.22 |
$27,500 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
1,250 |
$33.54 |
$69,770 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,250 |
$10.31 |
$21,450 |
| Sales managers |
1,250 |
$50.34 |
$104,710 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
1,240 |
$11.10 |
$23,090 |
| Child care workers |
1,220 |
$11.51 |
$23,940 |
| Tellers |
1,200 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Computer support specialists |
1,180 |
$22.14 |
$46,050 |
| Home health aides |
1,180 |
$11.02 |
$22,910 |
| Personal and home care aides |
1,180 |
$10.50 |
$21,830 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,150 |
$10.14 |
$21,090 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
1,130 |
$13.16 |
$27,370 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
1,130 |
$41.38 |
$86,070 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
1,120 |
$13.94 |
$28,980 |
| Machinists |
1,120 |
$16.99 |
$35,340 |
| Recreation workers |
1,120 |
$12.71 |
$26,440 |
| Dental assistants |
1,110 |
$16.84 |
$35,020 |
| Driver/sales workers |
1,080 |
$14.41 |
$29,970 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
1,050 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
1,040 |
$9.21 |
$19,160 |
| Bartenders |
1,030 |
$9.08 |
$18,890 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
1,020 |
$18.00 |
$37,450 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
980 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
970 |
$13.29 |
$27,630 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
960 |
$29.31 |
$60,970 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
920 |
$29.49 |
$61,340 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
890 |
$8.92 |
$18,550 |
| Lawyers |
880 |
$68.22 |
$141,900 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
870 |
$62.05 |
$129,060 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
830 |
$23.28 |
$48,430 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
820 |
$33.81 |
$70,330 |
| Order clerks |
800 |
$15.74 |
$32,740 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
800 |
Not available |
Not available |
| File clerks |
790 |
$13.78 |
$28,660 |
| Insurance sales agents |
770 |
$33.35 |
$69,380 |
| Managers, all other |
770 |
$54.42 |
$113,190 |
| Computer programmers |
760 |
$36.46 |
$75,830 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
750 |
$28.05 |
$58,350 |
| Electricians |
750 |
$25.78 |
$53,620 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
740 |
$10.24 |
$21,300 |
| Computer systems analysts |
730 |
$43.07 |
$89,580 |
| Civil engineers |
720 |
$45.84 |
$95,350 |
| Engineering managers |
720 |
$55.08 |
$114,570 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
720 |
$25.13 |
$52,260 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
710 |
$31.06 |
$64,600 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
710 |
$17.42 |
$36,240 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
700 |
$16.04 |
$33,370 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
700 |
$23.87 |
$49,650 |
| Bill and account collectors |
670 |
$17.26 |
$35,900 |
| Food service managers |
660 |
$24.35 |
$50,650 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
650 |
$16.74 |
$34,820 |
| All other information and record clerks |
640 |
$18.18 |
$37,800 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
640 |
Not available |
$58,150 |
| Mechanical engineers |
630 |
$40.41 |
$84,060 |
| Chemical technicians |
620 |
$24.99 |
$51,990 |
| Loan officers |
610 |
$31.68 |
$65,900 |
| Chief executives |
600 |
$92.98 |
$193,400 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
600 |
$43.76 |
$91,020 |
| Market research analysts |
600 |
$29.80 |
$61,980 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
600 |
$36.38 |
$75,680 |
| Production workers, all other |
600 |
$12.89 |
$26,810 |
| Dental hygienists |
580 |
$40.89 |
$85,050 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
580 |
$15.45 |
$32,140 |
| Engineers, all other |
570 |
$46.98 |
$97,720 |
| Medical and health services managers |
570 |
$47.18 |
$98,130 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
560 |
$14.33 |
$29,800 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
560 |
$23.24 |
$48,340 |
| Chemists |
560 |
$40.70 |
$84,650 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
540 |
$32.65 |
$67,920 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
530 |
Not available |
$96,640 |
| Marketing managers |
530 |
$61.09 |
$127,070 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
520 |
$37.18 |
$77,340 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
520 |
$31.65 |
$65,820 |
| Industrial production managers |
520 |
$50.33 |
$104,690 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
510 |
$23.70 |
$49,300 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
510 |
$17.09 |
$35,540 |
| Administrative services managers |
500 |
$39.91 |
$83,010 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
490 |
$32.87 |
$68,380 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
490 |
$14.48 |
$30,110 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
490 |
$28.68 |
$59,650 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
480 |
$20.44 |
$42,520 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
480 |
$13.45 |
$27,980 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
480 |
$11.24 |
$23,390 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
480 |
$26.55 |
$55,230 |
| Sales engineers |
480 |
$47.23 |
$98,240 |
| Sewing machine operators |
480 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
470 |
$45.96 |
$95,600 |
| Cost estimators |
470 |
$32.08 |
$66,730 |
| Social and human service assistants |
470 |
$16.41 |
$34,120 |
| Construction managers |
460 |
$56.90 |
$118,350 |
| Cooks, short order |
450 |
$11.10 |
$23,090 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
450 |
$19.92 |
$41,440 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
440 |
$34.13 |
$70,990 |
| Legal secretaries |
440 |
$22.55 |
$46,910 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
440 |
$47.46 |
$98,710 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
430 |
$33.20 |
$69,050 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
430 |
$10.81 |
$22,480 |
| Coaches and scouts |
420 |
Not available |
$34,030 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
420 |
$27.41 |
$57,020 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
410 |
$24.52 |
$50,990 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
410 |
$10.31 |
$21,440 |
| Logisticians |
410 |
$38.39 |
$79,860 |
| Personal financial advisors |
410 |
$59.66 |
$124,080 |
| Printing machine operators |
410 |
$14.99 |
$31,180 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
410 |
$22.24 |
$46,260 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
400 |
$13.44 |
$27,960 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
400 |
$10.45 |
$21,730 |
| Data entry keyers |
390 |
$13.56 |
$28,200 |
| Industrial engineers |
390 |
$37.24 |
$77,460 |
| Tile and marble setters |
390 |
$20.05 |
$41,690 |
| Bakers |
380 |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
380 |
$19.69 |
$40,960 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
380 |
$15.68 |
$32,610 |
| Financial analysts |
380 |
$38.35 |
$79,770 |
| Public relations specialists |
380 |
$44.79 |
$93,170 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
380 |
$19.36 |
$40,260 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
360 |
$30.15 |
$62,720 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
360 |
$22.16 |
$46,100 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
360 |
$31.69 |
$65,920 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
360 |
$16.52 |
$34,370 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
360 |
$18.26 |
$37,990 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
360 |
$16.63 |
$34,590 |
| Telemarketers |
360 |
$15.73 |
$32,710 |
| Graphic designers |
350 |
$23.64 |
$49,160 |
| Insurance underwriters |
350 |
$30.79 |
$64,040 |
| Physical therapists |
350 |
$41.60 |
$86,540 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
350 |
Not available |
$54,700 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
340 |
$10.47 |
$21,780 |
| Parts salespersons |
340 |
$15.65 |
$32,560 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
330 |
$14.81 |
$30,810 |
| Couriers and messengers |
330 |
$11.33 |
$23,570 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
330 |
$16.53 |
$34,370 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
320 |
$27.82 |
$57,860 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
320 |
$17.96 |
$37,350 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
320 |
$17.48 |
$36,370 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
320 |
$15.31 |
$31,850 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
320 |
$29.13 |
$60,590 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
320 |
$11.24 |
$23,380 |
| Training and development specialists |
320 |
$28.90 |
$60,100 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
310 |
$31.91 |
$66,370 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
310 |
$37.85 |
$78,730 |
| Social and community service managers |
310 |
$31.35 |
$65,210 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
310 |
$12.56 |
$26,130 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
300 |
$21.41 |
$44,540 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
300 |
$16.17 |
$33,630 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
300 |
$19.28 |
$40,100 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
300 |
$17.41 |
$36,210 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
300 |
Not available |
$64,140 |
| Electrical engineers |
290 |
$38.14 |
$79,340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
290 |
$19.16 |
$39,860 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
290 |
$24.93 |
$51,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
290 |
$17.79 |
$37,000 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
290 |
$15.49 |
$32,210 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
290 |
$104.36 |
$217,070 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
290 |
$26.77 |
$55,670 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
280 |
$9.25 |
$19,250 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
280 |
$19.21 |
$39,960 |
| Library technicians |
280 |
$16.31 |
$33,930 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
270 |
$26.54 |
$55,200 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
270 |
$24.60 |
$51,180 |
| Roofers |
270 |
$21.83 |
$45,400 |
| Word processors and typists |
270 |
$16.37 |
$34,040 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
260 |
$13.20 |
$27,460 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
260 |
$12.36 |
$25,710 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
260 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
260 |
$18.74 |
$38,980 |
| Budget analysts |
250 |
$28.56 |
$59,410 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
250 |
$18.60 |
$38,690 |
| Bus drivers, school |
250 |
$16.72 |
$34,780 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
250 |
$28.09 |
$58,430 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
250 |
$11.62 |
$24,180 |
| Advertising sales agents |
240 |
$22.03 |
$45,820 |
| Food batchmakers |
240 |
$15.30 |
$31,830 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
230 |
$10.52 |
$21,890 |
| Occupational therapists |
230 |
$40.42 |
$84,080 |
| Pest control workers |
230 |
$14.31 |
$29,760 |
| Physical therapist aides |
230 |
$13.15 |
$27,350 |
| Surgical technologists |
230 |
$19.94 |
$41,470 |
| Technical writers |
230 |
$38.91 |
$80,930 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
230 |
$47.25 |
$98,270 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
230 |
$17.84 |
$37,100 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
220 |
$31.52 |
$65,550 |
| Database administrators |
220 |
$34.73 |
$72,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
220 |
$17.11 |
$35,600 |
| Natural sciences managers |
220 |
$70.16 |
$145,930 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
220 |
$14.30 |
$29,750 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
220 |
$15.12 |
$31,450 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
210 |
$27.08 |
$56,320 |
| Editors |
210 |
$29.12 |
$60,570 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
210 |
$14.67 |
$30,510 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
210 |
$10.32 |
$21,460 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
210 |
$12.58 |
$26,160 |
| Purchasing managers |
210 |
$47.85 |
$99,520 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas |
210 |
$26.68 |
$55,490 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
200 |
$25.22 |
$52,460 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
200 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
200 |
$26.08 |
$54,260 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
200 |
$60.65 |
$126,160 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
200 |
$19.16 |
$39,850 |
| New accounts clerks |
200 |
$16.19 |
$33,660 |
| Pharmacy aides |
200 |
$11.34 |
$23,580 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
190 |
$20.82 |
$43,300 |
| Massage therapists |
190 |
$17.38 |
$36,140 |
| Producers and directors |
190 |
$49.35 |
$102,650 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
190 |
$20.25 |
$42,120 |
| Statisticians |
190 |
$45.50 |
$94,650 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
190 |
$10.74 |
$22,330 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
190 |
$23.88 |
$49,670 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
180 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Credit analysts |
170 |
$38.80 |
$80,710 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
170 |
$21.82 |
$45,380 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
170 |
$27.99 |
$58,210 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
170 |
$27.03 |
$56,220 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
170 |
$16.80 |
$34,950 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
170 |
$34.35 |
$71,450 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
170 |
$25.70 |
$53,470 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
170 |
$32.83 |
$68,290 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists |
160 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
160 |
$12.95 |
$26,940 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
160 |
$17.00 |
$35,360 |
| Family and general practitioners |
160 |
$88.45 |
$183,990 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
160 |
$9.24 |
$19,230 |
| Instructional coordinators |
160 |
$29.24 |
$60,820 |
| Librarians |
160 |
$26.35 |
$54,820 |
| Surveyors |
160 |
$34.32 |
$71,390 |
| Aerospace engineers |
150 |
$37.40 |
$77,800 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
150 |
$13.21 |
$27,470 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
150 |
$11.92 |
$24,790 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
150 |
$12.13 |
$25,240 |
| Tapers |
150 |
$19.26 |
$40,060 |
| Dentists, general |
140 |
$73.40 |
$152,660 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
140 |
$17.76 |
$36,950 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
140 |
$42.24 |
$87,860 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
140 |
$32.55 |
$67,700 |
| Pipelayers |
140 |
$32.54 |
$67,680 |
| Respiratory therapists |
140 |
$29.82 |
$62,020 |
| Travel agents |
140 |
$17.37 |
$36,130 |
| Urban and regional planners |
140 |
$34.83 |
$72,440 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
130 |
$21.06 |
$43,800 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
130 |
$11.86 |
$24,660 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
130 |
$12.57 |
$26,140 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
130 |
$34.13 |
$70,990 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
130 |
$23.11 |
$48,060 |
| Postal service clerks |
130 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Brokerage clerks |
120 |
$19.20 |
$39,930 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
120 |
$35.53 |
$73,890 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
120 |
$8.53 |
$17,750 |
| Procurement clerks |
120 |
$17.42 |
$36,230 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
120 |
Not available |
$64,440 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
120 |
$19.53 |
$40,620 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
110 |
$18.40 |
$38,260 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
110 |
$38.07 |
$79,190 |
| Health educators |
110 |
$22.95 |
$47,740 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
110 |
$26.15 |
$54,390 |
| Mechanical drafters |
110 |
$24.52 |
$50,990 |
| Public relations managers |
110 |
$52.13 |
$108,440 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
110 |
$21.14 |
$43,970 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
110 |
$24.18 |
$50,290 |
| Crossing guards |
100 |
$11.71 |
$24,350 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
100 |
$16.50 |
$34,330 |
| Musicians and singers |
100 |
$35.64 |
Not available |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
100 |
$22.88 |
$47,590 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
100 |
$11.80 |
$24,540 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers |
100 |
$21.00 |
$43,680 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
90 |
$47.04 |
$97,850 |
| Chemical engineers |
90 |
$51.04 |
$106,160 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers |
90 |
$11.59 |
$24,100 |
| Computer operators |
90 |
$19.86 |
$41,310 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
90 |
$29.48 |
$61,310 |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers |
90 |
$11.25 |
$23,400 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
90 |
$14.52 |
$30,200 |
| Environmental engineers |
90 |
$46.69 |
$97,110 |
| Lodging managers |
90 |
$23.38 |
$48,620 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
90 |
$13.65 |
$28,380 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
90 |
$13.15 |
$27,340 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
90 |
$22.35 |
$46,490 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
90 |
$33.24 |
$69,140 |
| Tool and die makers |
90 |
$24.33 |
$50,620 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
80 |
$28.53 |
$59,340 |
| Education administrators, all other |
80 |
$40.57 |
$84,390 |
| Floral designers |
80 |
$14.27 |
$29,670 |
| Interpreters and translators |
80 |
$25.28 |
$52,570 |
| Legislators |
80 |
Not available |
$53,660 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
80 |
$31.74 |
$66,010 |
| Operations research analysts |
80 |
$42.19 |
$87,760 |
| Parking lot attendants |
80 |
$10.10 |
$21,020 |
| Power plant operators |
80 |
$34.78 |
$72,330 |
| Tax preparers |
80 |
$21.01 |
$43,700 |
| Training and development managers |
80 |
$55.04 |
$114,480 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
80 |
Not available |
$54,920 |
| Bindery workers |
70 |
$11.29 |
$23,480 |
| Clergy |
70 |
$29.74 |
$61,860 |
| Dietetic technicians |
70 |
$15.92 |
$33,120 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Medical transcriptionists |
70 |
$18.39 |
$38,240 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
70 |
$19.36 |
$40,280 |
| Mental health counselors |
70 |
$25.88 |
$53,840 |
| Microbiologists |
70 |
$33.09 |
$68,840 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
60 |
$37.41 |
$77,800 |
| Chiropractors |
60 |
$37.15 |
$77,280 |
| Commercial pilots |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
60 |
$52.14 |
$108,450 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
60 |
$30.94 |
$64,350 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
60 |
$11.11 |
$23,100 |
| Interior designers |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Job printers |
60 |
$17.89 |
$37,210 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
60 |
$30.91 |
$64,290 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
60 |
$16.81 |
$34,960 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
60 |
$36.50 |
$75,910 |
| Physician assistants |
60 |
$49.38 |
$102,720 |
| Radio and television announcers |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
60 |
$18.71 |
$38,920 |
| Agricultural equipment operators |
50 |
$12.43 |
$25,850 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
50 |
$9.52 |
$19,800 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
50 |
$16.13 |
$33,550 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
50 |
$34.11 |
$70,940 |
| Funeral attendants |
50 |
$13.26 |
$27,580 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Highway maintenance workers |
50 |
$22.41 |
$46,610 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
50 |
$9.81 |
$20,400 |
| Materials engineers |
50 |
$39.80 |
$82,780 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
50 |
$20.94 |
$43,550 |
| Optometrists |
50 |
$46.63 |
$97,000 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
50 |
$13.13 |
$27,320 |
| Riggers |
50 |
$28.65 |
$59,580 |
| Upholsterers |
50 |
$16.94 |
$35,240 |
| Writers and authors |
50 |
$33.74 |
$70,180 |
| Art directors |
40 |
$41.29 |
$85,890 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
40 |
$10.25 |
$21,320 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
40 |
$20.56 |
$42,760 |
| Drafters, all other |
40 |
$24.71 |
$51,400 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
40 |
$29.37 |
$61,090 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
40 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Pediatricians, general |
40 |
$65.06 |
$135,330 |
| Physicists |
40 |
$45.17 |
$93,950 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
40 |
$32.16 |
$66,890 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
40 |
$27.56 |
$57,330 |
| Surgeons |
40 |
$82.05 |
$170,650 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
40 |
$19.29 |
$40,130 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
30 |
$21.36 |
$44,430 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
30 |
$26.04 |
$54,160 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
30 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
30 |
$15.20 |
$31,610 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
30 |
$14.00 |
$29,120 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes |
Not available |
$56.34 |
$117,190 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
Not available |
$46.68 |
$97,080 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists |
Not available |
$47.76 |
$99,350 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
Not available |
$24.64 |
$51,260 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
Not available |
$22.94 |
$47,710 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers |
Not available |
$21.23 |
$44,160 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
Not available |
$51.55 |
$107,220 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
Not available |
$26.19 |
$54,470 |
| Cooks, all other |
Not available |
$12.40 |
$25,790 |
| Crane and tower operators |
Not available |
$34.71 |
$72,200 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$16.58 |
$34,480 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$21.46 |
$44,640 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
Not available |
$33.02 |
$68,680 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
Not available |
$19.91 |
$41,410 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$16.27 |
$33,850 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
Not available |
$22.32 |
$46,430 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
Not available |
$22.40 |
$46,590 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
Not available |
$14.50 |
$30,170 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
Not available |
$20.26 |
$42,150 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
Not available |
$20.24 |
$42,100 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$12.89 |
$26,810 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
Not available |
$21.01 |
$43,700 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$10.27 |
$21,360 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
Not available |
$12.54 |
$26,080 |
| Glaziers |
Not available |
$19.87 |
$41,340 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
Not available |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
Not available |
$32.09 |
$66,750 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
Not available |
$22.05 |
$45,870 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
Not available |
$12.79 |
$26,600 |
| Mathematical scientists, all other |
Not available |
$22.27 |
$46,320 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
Not available |
$51.70 |
$107,530 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$17.27 |
$35,930 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
Not available |
$14.84 |
$30,870 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
Not available |
$19.34 |
$40,230 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
Not available |
$27.99 |
$58,220 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$15.65 |
$32,540 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
Not available |
$25.23 |
$52,480 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
Not available |
$15.88 |
$33,040 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$16.64 |
$34,600 |
| Petroleum engineers |
Not available |
$59.41 |
$123,560 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
Not available |
$31.23 |
$64,960 |
| Pharmacists |
Not available |
$54.50 |
$113,350 |
| Photographers |
Not available |
$15.37 |
$31,960 |
| Photographic process workers |
Not available |
$15.40 |
$32,040 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
Not available |
$17.72 |
$36,860 |
| Podiatrists |
Not available |
$80.61 |
$167,670 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
Not available |
$18.67 |
$38,840 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
Not available |
$18.37 |
$38,220 |
| Real estate sales agents |
Not available |
$25.09 |
$52,190 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
Not available |
$19.02 |
$39,550 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
Not available |
$14.87 |
$30,930 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
Not available |
$18.94 |
$39,400 |
| Service station attendants |
Not available |
$11.90 |
$24,750 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
Not available |
$23.69 |
$49,270 |
| Sheet metal workers |
Not available |
$21.58 |
$44,890 |
| Soil and plant scientists |
Not available |
$35.45 |
$73,740 |
| Sound engineering technicians |
Not available |
$44.19 |
$91,910 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
Not available |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| Veterinarians |
Not available |
$63.01 |
$131,060 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
Not available |
$10.88 |
$22,620 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
Not available |
$10.18 |
$21,180 |
