Occupational employment / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,749,160 $22.31 $46,410
Office and administrative support occupations 508,310 $16.47 $34,260
Sales and related occupations 297,900 $19.63 $40,830
Food preparation and serving related occupations 204,770 $10.50 $21,850
Transportation and material moving occupations 177,300 $15.32 $31,870
Education, training, and library occupations 177,000 $24.96 $51,910
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 164,120 $33.90 $70,520
Production occupations 150,160 $17.56 $36,520
Business and financial operations occupations 149,780 $32.96 $68,560
Management occupations 118,750 $52.61 $109,430
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 101,680 $21.14 $43,970
Construction and extraction occupations 100,060 $24.49 $50,950
Retail salespersons 91,810 $12.69 $26,400
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 89,640 $12.87 $26,760
Healthcare support occupations 87,970 $13.38 $27,830
Computer and mathematical occupations 79,680 $37.70 $78,420
Personal care and service occupations 73,190 $12.35 $25,690
Cashiers 72,340 $9.34 $19,420
Office clerks, general 69,360 $14.16 $29,450
Protective service occupations 62,360 $20.66 $42,980
Registered nurses 61,180 $32.98 $68,610
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 54,040 $9.16 $19,050
Architecture and engineering occupations 51,460 $35.50 $73,840
Community and social services occupations 50,300 $19.78 $41,140
Customer service representatives 49,680 $17.21 $35,800
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 47,350 $12.11 $25,200
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 47,250 $13.24 $27,550
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 42,970 $15.50 $32,240
Waiters and waitresses 41,320 $9.54 $19,840
Life, physical, and social science occupations 41,180 $33.82 $70,340
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 38,040 $33.13 $68,910
Stock clerks and order fillers 37,300 $11.15 $23,190
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 36,610 $17.69 $36,800
Elementary school teachers, except special education 34,980 Not available $54,860
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 34,790 $12.78 $26,580
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 32,540 $23.78 $49,470
Accountants and auditors 28,160 $35.10 $73,020
Legal occupations 27,750 $48.82 $101,540
Receptionists and information clerks 27,220 $12.74 $26,500
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 26,770 $25.69 $53,420
Maintenance and repair workers, general 25,810 $18.35 $38,160
Teacher assistants 25,410 Not available $23,770
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 25,100 $20.67 $42,980
Security guards 24,610 $12.79 $26,610
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 23,920 $22.04 $45,840
General and operations managers 22,690 $59.59 $123,950
Home health aides 22,030 $11.40 $23,710
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 19,600 $13.23 $27,520
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 18,650 $21.80 $45,340
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 17,680 $15.15 $31,510
Lawyers 16,960 $63.72 $132,540
Carpenters 16,930 $24.53 $51,030
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 16,490 Not available $57,470
Child care workers 16,290 $9.82 $20,440
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 15,370 $22.29 $46,370
Business operations specialists, all other 15,150 $32.32 $67,220
Food preparation workers 15,150 $10.28 $21,380
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 14,950 $19.11 $39,750
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 14,510 $29.85 $62,080
Tellers 14,490 $11.83 $24,610
Construction laborers 14,240 $17.91 $37,240
Computer systems analysts 14,110 $41.47 $86,270
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 14,070 $15.84 $32,940
Management analysts 14,000 $44.84 $93,260
Computer support specialists 13,800 $22.47 $46,750
Cooks, restaurant 13,760 $13.22 $27,500
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 13,400 $10.51 $21,860
Computer programmers 13,190 $40.82 $84,910
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 12,830 $17.26 $35,900
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 12,600 $16.44 $34,190
Electricians 12,490 $30.24 $62,890
Team assemblers 11,900 $14.85 $30,890
Financial analysts 11,810 $37.95 $78,940
Bill and account collectors 11,480 $15.97 $33,220
Financial managers 11,390 $55.28 $114,990
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 11,260 $13.44 $27,950
Medical assistants 11,240 $14.48 $30,110
Bartenders 10,970 $10.07 $20,950
Sales representatives, services, all other 10,650 $33.03 $68,710
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 10,600 $29.46 $61,270
Medical secretaries 10,550 $16.38 $34,060
Bus drivers, school 10,150 $14.10 $29,340
Industrial truck and tractor operators 9,870 $16.21 $33,710
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 9,530 $42.51 $88,420
Helpers--production workers 9,470 $11.51 $23,950
Legal secretaries 9,400 $20.86 $43,390
Computer software engineers, applications 9,250 $42.72 $88,860
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 8,920 $27.98 $58,210
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8,910 $9.61 $20,000
Dishwashers 8,890 $8.78 $18,260
Market research analysts 8,600 $30.92 $64,320
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 8,590 $33.78 $70,260
Preschool teachers, except special education 8,310 $12.65 $26,310
Network and computer systems administrators 8,300 $36.32 $75,540
Insurance sales agents 8,260 $35.59 $74,030
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 8,040 $18.51 $38,490
Counter and rental clerks 7,960 $12.87 $26,780
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 7,820 $28.78 $59,870
Computer software engineers, systems software 7,760 $46.99 $97,740
Social and human service assistants 7,690 $13.74 $28,580
Postal service mail carriers 7,630 Not available Not available
Teachers and instructors, all other 7,530 Not available $37,820
Loan officers 7,510 $28.97 $60,250
Pharmacy technicians 7,470 $13.18 $27,400
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 7,430 $8.79 $18,280
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 7,380 $41.13 $85,540
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 7,270 $12.85 $26,730
Data entry keyers 7,250 $13.72 $28,540
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 7,200 $31.50 $65,520
Social and community service managers 7,170 $29.54 $61,450
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 6,960 $13.42 $27,910
Computer and information systems managers 6,930 $63.15 $131,350
Child, family, and school social workers 6,910 $19.68 $40,930
Paralegals and legal assistants 6,870 $24.47 $50,900
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 6,860 $29.23 $60,790
Medical and health services managers 6,760 $42.47 $88,330
Order clerks 6,660 $15.15 $31,510
Food servers, nonrestaurant 6,520 $10.15 $21,110
Sales managers 6,520 $58.37 $121,410
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 6,470 Not available $57,230
Personal and home care aides 6,460 $11.87 $24,700
Telemarketers 6,460 $13.78 $28,660
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 6,420 $10.01 $20,820
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 6,390 $22.95 $47,730
Chief executives 6,310 $83.39 $173,450
Pharmacists 6,230 $46.50 $96,710
Driver/sales workers 6,210 $12.57 $26,150
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 6,090 $21.16 $44,010
Managers, all other 6,070 $46.83 $97,410
File clerks 6,060 $12.20 $25,370
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 5,840 $47.36 $98,500
Correctional officers and jailers 5,800 $23.89 $49,690
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 5,800 $16.99 $35,330
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 5,790 $14.72 $30,620
Physicians and surgeons, all other 5,760 $73.82 $153,540
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 5,710 $26.50 $55,110
Loan interviewers and clerks 5,630 $16.75 $34,830
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 5,630 Not available Not available
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 5,610 $26.11 $54,310
Recreation workers 5,580 $12.89 $26,820
Mental health counselors 5,560 $18.07 $37,590
Administrative services managers 5,550 $40.83 $84,940
Dental assistants 5,550 $16.56 $34,440
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 5,520 $10.00 $20,800
Machinists 5,470 $20.81 $43,280
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 5,460 $13.37 $27,820
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 5,290 $25.74 $53,530
Medical and public health social workers 5,180 $21.80 $45,340
Real estate sales agents 5,180 $24.39 $50,720
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 5,160 $25.93 $53,930
Industrial machinery mechanics 5,160 $22.81 $47,450
Civil engineers 5,140 $38.97 $81,060
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 5,100 $16.97 $35,300
Word processors and typists 5,070 $15.91 $33,090
Training and development specialists 5,010 $27.25 $56,670
Cost estimators 5,000 $31.16 $64,810
Radiologic technologists and technicians 4,910 $25.53 $53,100
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 4,840 $19.97 $41,530
Personal financial advisors 4,800 $41.80 $86,950
Printing machine operators 4,660 $19.42 $40,400
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 4,660 $26.41 $54,930
Mechanical engineers 4,620 $39.25 $81,650
Graphic designers 4,590 $22.89 $47,600
Public relations specialists 4,570 $31.37 $65,250
Industrial engineers 4,480 $38.78 $80,660
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 4,370 $26.53 $55,180
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 4,330 $32.35 $67,290
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 4,290 $13.09 $27,230
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 4,290 $11.08 $23,050
Chemical technicians 4,250 $23.91 $49,730
Cooks, short order 4,250 $10.66 $22,170
Physical therapists 4,220 $36.21 $75,320
Cooks, fast food 4,150 $9.51 $19,770
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 4,150 Not available $99,080
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 4,090 $18.31 $38,090
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 4,080 Not available $91,650
Chemists 4,050 $38.12 $79,300
Parts salespersons 3,980 $15.83 $32,920
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 3,950 $18.03 $37,500
Marketing managers 3,930 $59.48 $123,720
Rehabilitation counselors 3,920 $15.38 $32,000
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 3,900 $21.04 $43,760
Network systems and data communications analysts 3,880 $37.83 $78,680
Parking lot attendants 3,880 $9.62 $20,020
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 3,870 $15.36 $31,950
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 3,870 $19.95 $41,500
Amusement and recreation attendants 3,860 $9.84 $20,470
Self-enrichment education teachers 3,860 $22.02 $45,800
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 3,830 $15.00 $31,210
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 3,790 $19.68 $40,940
Insurance underwriters 3,740 $33.51 $69,700
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 3,720 $27.11 $56,390
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 3,710 $18.33 $38,130
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 3,710 $10.45 $21,740
Family and general practitioners 3,590 $75.11 $156,220
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 3,580 Not available $52,210
Dental hygienists 3,570 $31.69 $65,920
Nonfarm animal caretakers 3,570 $11.04 $22,970
All other information and record clerks 3,540 $17.95 $37,340
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 3,530 $25.22 $52,460
Engineering managers 3,530 $61.90 $128,740
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 3,530 $19.73 $41,040
Electrical engineers 3,520 $42.70 $88,820
Advertising sales agents 3,510 $30.02 $62,440
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 3,510 $21.51 $44,740
Special education teachers, middle school 3,480 Not available $59,030
Construction managers 3,410 $49.90 $103,800
Fire fighters 3,380 $25.62 $53,300
Bakers 3,350 $13.32 $27,710
Healthcare support workers, all other 3,300 $15.11 $31,430
Librarians 3,290 $27.16 $56,490
Painters, construction and maintenance 3,290 $20.11 $41,820
Automotive body and related repairers 3,280 $20.99 $43,650
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 3,280 $22.98 $47,810
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 3,270 $12.70 $26,410
Special education teachers, secondary school 3,230 Not available $58,330
Medical records and health information technicians 3,190 $15.86 $32,990
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 3,190 $19.30 $40,150
Switchboard operators, including answering service 3,100 $12.69 $26,400
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 3,070 $13.87 $28,840
Logisticians 3,050 $34.80 $72,390
Computer specialists, all other 3,040 $33.53 $69,730
Industrial production managers 3,000 $46.65 $97,030
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 2,980 $28.65 $59,590
Machine feeders and offbearers 2,950 $12.94 $26,920
Office and administrative support workers, all other 2,950 $15.80 $32,860
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 2,950 $29.48 $61,310
Crossing guards 2,940 $11.21 $23,310
Computer operators 2,930 $19.39 $40,320
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,840 $15.48 $32,210
Database administrators 2,790 $35.58 $74,000
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,760 $46.88 $97,510
Sheet metal workers 2,740 $23.92 $49,750
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 2,720 $23.74 $49,370
Instructional coordinators 2,710 $27.98 $58,200
Architects, except landscape and naval 2,690 $37.70 $78,420
Couriers and messengers 2,690 $12.34 $25,670
Occupational therapists 2,680 $33.54 $69,750
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 2,660 $24.25 $50,430
Architectural and civil drafters 2,650 $21.01 $43,710
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 2,560 $21.43 $44,560
Biological technicians 2,550 Not available Not available
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 2,530 $33.79 $70,280
Construction and building inspectors 2,530 $24.54 $51,040
Library technicians 2,530 $14.68 $30,520
Food service managers 2,510 $28.44 $59,160
Biochemists and biophysicists 2,490 $48.59 $101,060
Education administrators, postsecondary 2,480 $56.74 $118,020
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 2,430 $23.67 $49,240
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,420 $17.75 $36,920
Library assistants, clerical 2,400 $11.57 $24,070
Sewing machine operators 2,400 $10.98 $22,840
Editors 2,340 $28.30 $58,870
Cement masons and concrete finishers 2,330 $21.64 $45,000
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 2,310 $25.35 $52,730
Dentists, general 2,270 $70.51 $146,660
Service station attendants 2,270 $9.31 $19,360
Food batchmakers 2,240 $13.78 $28,660
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 2,220 $23.82 $49,550
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,220 $21.61 $44,940
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 2,210 $11.17 $23,240
Sales engineers 2,190 $38.48 $80,050
Detectives and criminal investigators 2,180 $35.46 $73,750
Manicurists and pedicurists 2,180 $10.26 $21,350
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 2,180 $17.36 $36,110
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 2,140 $19.43 $40,410
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 2,140 $48.56 $101,010
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 2,140 Not available $59,170
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 2,090 $21.19 $44,070
Job printers 2,080 $16.84 $35,020
Slaughterers and meat packers 2,070 $13.00 $27,030
Respiratory therapists 2,050 $28.49 $59,250
Butchers and meat cutters 2,020 $16.21 $33,730
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 2,020 $19.14 $39,810
Brickmasons and blockmasons 2,000 $28.56 $59,400
Roofers 2,000 $21.13 $43,940
Speech-language pathologists 1,990 $33.62 $69,920
Psychiatric aides 1,980 $15.05 $31,310
Postal service clerks 1,950 Not available Not available
Engineers, all other 1,940 $40.41 $84,050
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 1,930 $22.43 $46,650
Highway maintenance workers 1,930 $22.52 $46,840
Office machine operators, except computer 1,930 $13.64 $28,360
Medical transcriptionists 1,890 $15.72 $32,700
Production workers, all other 1,890 Not available Not available
Internists, general 1,880 $72.30 $150,380
Chefs and head cooks 1,870 $22.79 $47,400
Mechanical drafters 1,870 $26.02 $54,130
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 1,820 $14.47 $30,100
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,820 $15.62 $32,480
Property, real estate, and community association managers 1,810 $35.37 $73,570
Residential advisors 1,790 $14.66 $30,490
Travel agents 1,790 $15.48 $32,190
Industrial engineering technicians 1,780 $25.69 $53,440
Natural sciences managers 1,740 $80.16 $166,740
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,730 $22.71 $47,240
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,720 $21.57 $44,870
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 1,720 Not available Not available
Environmental engineers 1,690 $43.98 $91,480
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,680 $19.03 $39,580
Procurement clerks 1,610 $17.40 $36,200
Court, municipal, and license clerks 1,600 $17.59 $36,590
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 1,600 $40.20 $83,620
Surgeons 1,590 $91.15 $189,600
Brokerage clerks 1,580 $17.61 $36,630
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,580 $25.72 $53,510
Survey researchers 1,580 $13.75 $28,610
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,550 $20.37 $42,370
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,530 $18.02 $37,480
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,530 $14.99 $31,170
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,520 $22.03 $45,810
Prepress technicians and workers 1,520 $19.45 $40,450
Education, training, and library workers, all other 1,510 $19.34 $40,220
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,490 $19.42 $40,400
Cargo and freight agents 1,480 $17.95 $37,340
Physician assistants 1,480 $35.43 $73,700
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,470 $16.07 $33,430
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 1,450 $20.49 $42,620
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 1,440 $18.25 $37,950
Marriage and family therapists 1,440 $25.95 $53,970
Physical therapist assistants 1,440 $21.89 $45,530
Operations research analysts 1,430 $38.35 $79,780
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 1,420 Not available $86,400
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,390 $23.34 $48,550
Chemical plant and system operators 1,390 $24.36 $50,670
Purchasing managers 1,390 $51.18 $106,450
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,390 $11.49 $23,900
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,380 $28.47 $59,210
Dietitians and nutritionists 1,360 $24.52 $50,990
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,350 $33.04 $68,720
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 1,350 $11.96 $24,880
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,350 $13.80 $28,700
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,340 Not available $67,600
Legislators 1,340 Not available $35,690
Law clerks 1,330 $21.16 $44,020
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 1,280 $24.31 $50,560
Conveyor operators and tenders 1,270 $12.80 $26,630
Graduate teaching assistants 1,270 Not available $29,590
Helpers--electricians 1,270 $13.73 $28,570
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 1,270 $13.54 $28,170
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 1,260 $22.77 $47,350
Compensation and benefits managers 1,260 $48.80 $101,510
Floral designers 1,250 $12.47 $25,940
Protective service workers, all other 1,250 $14.07 $29,260
Chemical engineers 1,220 $42.64 $88,690
Meeting and convention planners 1,220 $23.20 $48,250
Painters, transportation equipment 1,220 $20.58 $42,800
Bindery workers 1,210 $15.01 $31,220
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 1,210 $22.42 $46,640
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,210 $23.16 $48,170
Tax preparers 1,210 $19.62 $40,820
Interior designers 1,190 $22.61 $47,040
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 1,190 $11.91 $24,770
Photographic processing machine operators 1,190 $10.38 $21,600
Surgical technologists 1,190 $19.58 $40,720
Civil engineering technicians 1,180 $20.30 $42,220
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,170 $14.41 $29,980
New accounts clerks 1,170 $14.78 $30,740
Physical therapist aides 1,170 $12.69 $26,390
Tool and die makers 1,170 $22.63 $47,080
Medical equipment repairers 1,140 $22.60 $47,010
Health technologists and technicians, all other 1,120 $20.67 $42,990
Dental laboratory technicians 1,100 $19.60 $40,770
Helpers--carpenters 1,100 $15.20 $31,620
Health educators 1,090 $23.80 $49,510
Photographers 1,090 $18.07 $37,590
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 1,080 $15.82 $32,900
Veterinarians 1,080 $47.83 $99,480
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,070 $32.56 $67,730
Human resources managers, all other 1,070 $55.13 $114,670
Technical writers 1,060 $30.30 $63,030
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 1,040 $14.81 $30,810
Budget analysts 1,030 $33.78 $70,250
Carpet installers 1,030 Not available Not available
Public relations managers 1,020 $50.03 $104,070
Surveyors 1,020 $26.68 $55,500
Biomedical engineers 1,010 $40.05 $83,300
Material moving workers, all other 1,010 $14.69 $30,550
Personal care and service workers, all other 1,010 $12.10 $25,160
Producers and directors 1,010 $30.13 $62,660
Shampooers 1,010 $8.32 $17,310
Tire repairers and changers 1,000 $12.39 $25,760
Diagnostic medical sonographers 990 $30.68 $63,810
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 980 $13.01 $27,050
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 980 $9.36 $19,470
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 970 $14.38 $29,900
Structural iron and steel workers 970 $25.83 $53,730
Tour guides and escorts 970 $14.78 $30,750
Pest control workers 960 $14.18 $29,490
Audio and video equipment technicians 940 $20.52 $42,670
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 930 $15.33 $31,890
Skin care specialists 930 $12.41 $25,820
Aerospace engineers 920 $45.73 $95,110
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 920 $15.36 $31,950
Psychiatrists 910 $72.81 $151,440
Art directors 900 $34.17 $71,080
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 900 $24.12 $50,160
Actuaries 890 $57.11 $118,790
Computer hardware engineers 890 $45.50 $94,640
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 890 $18.80 $39,100
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 880 Not available $108,870
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 880 Not available $75,930
Occupational health and safety specialists 880 $31.28 $65,060
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 880 $15.70 $32,650
Maintenance workers, machinery 870 $20.43 $42,490
Pharmacy aides 860 $10.43 $21,690
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 840 $13.85 $28,810
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 840 $15.93 $33,140
Baggage porters and bellhops 830 $10.11 $21,040
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 830 $22.44 $46,670
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 830 $32.05 $66,650
Radio and television announcers 820 $22.44 $46,680
Tile and marble setters 820 $22.40 $46,590
Writers and authors 820 $27.72 $57,660
Clergy 790 $18.68 $38,860
Electrical and electronics drafters 790 $27.77 $57,760
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 780 $11.65 $24,230
Mechanical engineering technicians 770 $23.18 $48,210
Medical equipment preparers 770 $16.16 $33,620
Loan counselors 760 $21.08 $43,840
Opticians, dispensing 760 $20.08 $41,780
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 760 $22.43 $46,660
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 750 $33.35 $69,360
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 740 $33.07 $68,780
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 740 $15.72 $32,700
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 740 $19.92 $41,440
Psychiatric technicians 740 $17.86 $37,140
Barbers 730 $13.69 $28,470
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 730 $15.71 $32,670
Elevator installers and repairers 730 $34.21 $71,170
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 730 $25.05 $52,100
Power plant operators 730 $28.47 $59,220
Private detectives and investigators 730 $25.30 $52,620
Telephone operators 730 $17.57 $36,550
Environmental engineering technicians 720 $18.94 $39,390
Tree trimmers and pruners 720 $18.05 $37,540
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 710 $14.16 $29,460
Musicians and singers 710 Not available Not available
Social workers, all other 700 $25.01 $52,020
Education administrators, all other 690 $34.93 $72,650
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 690 $13.10 $27,250
Training and development managers 690 $51.28 $106,660
Massage therapists 680 $22.18 $46,130
Advertising and promotions managers 670 $55.13 $114,670
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 670 Not available $79,970
Desktop publishers 670 $19.99 $41,570
Occupational therapist assistants 670 $22.91 $47,650
Real estate brokers 670 Not available Not available
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 670 $17.79 $37,010
Fence erectors 660 $17.64 $36,690
Chiropractors 650 $37.80 $78,630
Correspondence clerks 650 $15.59 $32,440
Glaziers 650 $19.13 $39,780
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 650 $16.11 $33,520
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 650 Not available $80,270
Funeral directors 640 $32.66 $67,930
Millwrights 640 $24.85 $51,680
Crane and tower operators 630 $23.38 $48,630
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 630 $10.79 $22,440
Insulation workers, mechanical 630 $26.74 $55,630
Commercial and industrial designers 620 $26.45 $55,020
Engine and other machine assemblers 610 $16.87 $35,080
Optometrists 590 $42.03 $87,410
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 590 $13.55 $28,190
Anesthesiologists 580 $92.65 $192,720
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 580 $18.67 $38,840
Recreational therapists 580 $21.09 $43,880
Motor vehicle operators, all other 570 $15.11 $31,420
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 570 $18.28 $38,020
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 560 $11.89 $24,730
Funeral attendants 560 $11.81 $24,570
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 560 $18.23 $37,910
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 540 $12.71 $26,440
Financial examiners 540 $40.52 $84,290
Hazardous materials removal workers 540 $21.41 $44,540
Surveying and mapping technicians 540 $17.90 $37,240
Multi-media artists and animators 530 $26.22 $54,530
Urban and regional planners 530 $29.39 $61,130
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 520 Not available $66,140
Nuclear medicine technologists 520 $33.11 $68,860
Upholsterers 510 $14.75 $30,670
Broadcast technicians 500 $18.28 $38,030
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 490 Not available $68,600
Podiatrists 490 $44.02 $91,560
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 490 $11.72 $24,370
Home appliance repairers 480 $16.93 $35,210
Meter readers, utilities 480 $21.16 $44,010
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 470 $16.72 $34,770
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 460 $12.08 $25,130
Communications teachers, postsecondary 460 Not available $67,340
Plasterers and stucco masons 460 $21.84 $45,420
Actors 450 $17.36 Not available
Counselors, all other 450 $19.18 $39,900
Court reporters 450 $23.68 $49,250
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 450 $13.91 $28,930
History teachers, postsecondary 450 Not available $80,380
Directors, religious activities and education 440 $23.72 $49,330
Sailors and marine oilers 440 $14.32 $29,780
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 440 Not available $79,460
Law teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $103,380
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 430 $11.09 $23,060
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 410 $21.18 $44,040
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $85,100
Cooks, all other 400 $12.45 $25,900
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 400 $32.02 $66,590
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 400 $18.15 $37,750
Legal support workers, all other 400 $23.50 $48,880
Materials scientists 390 $39.71 $82,590
Transportation inspectors 390 $29.56 $61,490
Vocational education teachers, middle school 390 Not available $59,210
Automotive glass installers and repairers 380 $15.75 $32,760
Computer and information scientists, research 380 $48.38 $100,630
Microbiologists 380 $37.27 $77,510
Social science research assistants 380 $17.97 $37,390
Athletic trainers 370 Not available $42,200
Cutters and trimmers, hand 370 $11.10 $23,090
Dietetic technicians 370 $12.32 $25,620
Political science teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $107,870
Commercial pilots 360 Not available $62,650
Locksmiths and safe repairers 360 $21.69 $45,120
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 350 $15.54 $32,320
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 350 $16.51 $34,350
Museum technicians and conservators 350 $19.11 $39,750
Statistical assistants 350 $19.86 $41,300
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 350 Not available Not available
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 340 $40.69 $84,640
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 340 $31.24 $64,970
Medical appliance technicians 340 $15.77 $32,810
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 340 $19.41 $40,380
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 340 $19.19 $39,920
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 340 $16.20 $33,700
Animal trainers 330 $15.80 $32,860
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 330 $19.88 $41,360
Physics teachers, postsecondary 330 Not available $92,620
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 330 $16.58 $34,480
Boilermakers 320 $22.24 $46,260
Landscape architects 320 $31.63 $65,790
Lodging managers 320 $28.28 $58,830
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 320 $17.08 $35,520
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 320 $19.03 $39,580
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $66,780
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 310 $15.26 Not available
Interpreters and translators 310 Not available Not available
Postmasters and mail superintendents 310 $32.13 $66,830
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 310 $12.62 $26,250
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 310 $15.25 $31,730
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 300 $26.86 $55,880
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 300 $25.03 $52,070
Proofreaders and copy markers 300 $18.97 $39,460
Stonemasons 300 $24.02 $49,950
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 290 $30.26 $62,930
Economics teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $106,790
Emergency management specialists 290 $24.30 $50,540
Fire inspectors and investigators 290 $24.98 $51,960
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 290 $36.24 $75,370
Paperhangers 290 $25.06 $52,120
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 280 Not available $92,240
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 280 $15.71 $32,670
Social scientists and related workers, all other 280 $32.99 $68,620
Tapers 280 $26.57 $55,270
Media and communication workers, all other 270 $17.96 $37,360
Pipelayers 270 $19.11 $39,750
Sound engineering technicians 270 $17.60 $36,610
Agricultural and food science technicians 260 Not available Not available
Avionics technicians 260 $27.31 $56,800
Concierges 260 $13.69 $28,470
Life scientists, all other 260 $36.29 $75,480
Numerical tool and process control programmers 260 $23.13 $48,110
Furniture finishers 250 $22.86 $47,540
Helpers--roofers 250 $13.84 $28,790
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 250 $22.63 $47,070
Obstetricians and gynecologists 250 $90.60 $188,460
Power distributors and dispatchers 250 $33.39 $69,450
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 250 $15.70 $32,650
Therapists, all other 250 $27.27 $56,720
Curators 240 $28.77 $59,830
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 230 $15.50 $32,240
Drafters, all other 230 $23.26 $48,380
Motorcycle mechanics 230 $18.29 $38,040
Physical scientists, all other 230 $44.68 $92,940
Economists 220 $46.64 $97,020
Film and video editors 220 $23.82 $49,540
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 220 $30.61 $63,670
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 220 $34.94 $72,670
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 220 $61.07 $127,020
Social work teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $84,990
Biological scientists, all other 210 $29.46 $61,280
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 210 $14.46 $30,080
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 210 $21.68 $45,090
Fashion designers 210 $23.60 $49,100
Gas plant operators 210 $27.93 $58,090
Motion picture projectionists 210 $16.30 $33,890
Ship engineers 210 $34.86 $72,500
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 210 $12.96 $26,950
Occupational therapist aides 200 $14.10 $29,320
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 200 $26.04 $54,160
Transit and railroad police 200 $25.85 $53,760
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $92,090
Construction and related workers, all other 190 $20.42 $42,460
Air traffic controllers 180 $53.34 $110,940
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 180 $18.97 $39,450
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 180 $12.51 $26,020
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 180 $15.42 $32,070
Music directors and composers 180 $23.69 $49,280
Photographic process workers 180 $16.22 $33,740
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 170 $22.13 $46,020
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $75,220
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $72,520
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 170 $27.96 $58,160
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 170 $31.51 $65,540
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 160 $22.15 $46,070
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $101,950
Farm equipment mechanics 160 $15.64 $32,540
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 160 $24.43 $50,820
Helpers, construction trades, all other 160 $14.45 $30,050
Sociologists 160 $35.11 $73,040
Transportation workers, all other 160 $18.06 $37,560
Agricultural workers, all other 150 $13.11 $27,270
Food scientists and technologists 150 $38.57 $80,220
Motorboat mechanics 150 $19.35 $40,250
Petroleum engineers 150 $57.88 $120,380
Psychologists, all other 150 $39.69 $82,560
Airfield operations specialists 140 $21.83 $45,400
Animal control workers 140 $16.74 $34,820
Geological and petroleum technicians 140 $25.31 $52,650
Plant and system operators, all other 140 $23.32 $48,510
Woodworkers, all other 140 $11.33 $23,560
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $98,850
Archivists 130 $22.07 $45,910
Model makers, metal and plastic 130 $25.39 $52,800
Rail car repairers 130 $17.55 $36,510
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 130 $14.63 $30,440
Agricultural inspectors 120 $22.15 $46,060
Artists and related workers, all other 120 $25.15 $52,310
Etchers and engravers 120 $13.40 $27,880
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 120 $16.51 $34,350
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 120 $20.78 $43,210
Bicycle repairers 110 $13.12 $27,290
Dentists, all other specialists 110 $67.22 $139,810
Geography teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $85,590
Occupational health and safety technicians 110 $19.97 $41,530
Agricultural equipment operators 100 $20.22 $42,050
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $80,410
Audio-visual collections specialists 100 $19.76 $41,110
Conservation scientists 100 $27.40 $56,980
Designers, all other 100 $19.35 $40,250
Helpers--extraction workers 100 $14.33 $29,800
Parking enforcement workers 100 $15.73 $32,720
Sewers, hand 100 $11.75 $24,440
Soil and plant scientists 100 $27.39 $56,980
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 100 Not available $31,670
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $83,460
Marine engineers and naval architects 90 $42.16 $87,690
Orthotists and prosthetists 90 $25.58 $53,210
Recreational vehicle service technicians 90 $19.73 $41,040
Religious workers, all other 90 Not available Not available
Public address system and other announcers 80 $16.48 $34,270
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 80 $17.14 $35,640
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 60 $26.65 $55,440
Epidemiologists 60 $33.45 $69,580
Hydrologists 60 $36.05 $74,980
Orthodontists 60 $84.69 $176,160
Terrazzo workers and finishers 60 $25.59 $53,220
Library science teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $64,680
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons 50 $22.80 $47,420
Tire builders 50 $15.04 $31,290
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 50 $27.86 $57,950
Communications equipment operators, all other 40 $14.67 $30,520
Embalmers 40 $18.51 $38,510
Foundry mold and coremakers 40 $18.91 $39,320
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 40 $26.52 $55,160
Agricultural engineers 30 $43.72 $90,950
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 30 $18.06 $37,570
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 30 $28.88 $60,070
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas 30 $18.71 $38,920
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $36.07 $75,020
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $68,060
Assemblers and fabricators, all other Not available $19.29 $40,130
Bridge and lock tenders Not available $14.46 $30,070
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $13.90 $28,920
Business teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $84,210
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians Not available $24.21 $50,360
Chemical equipment operators and tenders Not available $21.84 $45,430
Choreographers Not available $14.91 $31,020
Coaches and scouts Not available Not available $33,990
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door Not available $26.89 $55,930
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders Not available $14.50 $30,170
Credit analysts Not available $27.09 $56,350
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks Not available $16.62 $34,560
Education teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $68,090
Electro-mechanical technicians Not available $17.55 $36,500
Electromechanical equipment assemblers Not available $15.25 $31,710
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers Not available $39.16 $81,450
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Not available $16.48 $34,270
Financial specialists, all other Not available $28.41 $59,090
Forest and conservation technicians Not available $21.09 $43,870
Foresters Not available $30.61 $63,670
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders Not available $14.94 $31,060
Gaming and sports book writers and runners Not available $12.36 $25,710
Graders and sorters, agricultural products Not available $9.70 $20,170
Grounds maintenance workers, all other Not available $18.63 $38,750
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $33.32 $69,310
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Not available $14.45 $30,070
Historians Not available $21.20 $44,090
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $19.19 $39,920
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other Not available $24.78 $51,540
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers Not available $9.34 $19,420
Materials engineers Not available $40.46 $84,170
Mechanical door repairers Not available $19.01 $39,550
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Not available $47.94 $99,720
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Not available $23.35 $48,570
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $17.05 $35,460
Musical instrument repairers and tuners Not available $15.61 $32,470
Nuclear engineers Not available $52.50 $109,190
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $70,780
Packers and packagers, hand Not available $10.73 $22,320
Pediatricians, general Not available $68.08 $141,610
Physicists Not available $47.82 $99,460
Postsecondary teachers, all other Not available Not available $71,190
Pourers and casters, metal Not available $18.90 $39,320
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers Not available $17.21 $35,800
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators Not available $15.86 $32,980
Reporters and correspondents Not available $25.61 $53,270
Respiratory therapy technicians Not available $24.26 $50,460
Riggers Not available $27.46 $57,120
Rock splitters, quarry Not available $22.19 $46,160
Sales and related workers, all other Not available $23.67 $49,230
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood Not available $18.10 $37,650
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education Not available Not available $58,620
Semiconductor processors Not available $16.81 $34,950
Statisticians Not available $43.81 $91,120
Travel guides Not available $14.53 $30,210
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers Not available $9.73 $20,240
Watch repairers Not available $24.74 $51,470
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