Occupational employment / Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division

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

Estimates for "Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,877,910 $22.33 $46,450
Office and administrative support occupations 344,220 $16.51 $34,340
Sales and related occupations 200,810 $20.17 $41,960
Food preparation and serving related occupations 141,770 $10.51 $21,860
Education, training, and library occupations 117,650 $25.29 $52,600
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 115,690 $32.91 $68,460
Transportation and material moving occupations 114,120 $15.32 $31,860
Business and financial operations occupations 106,400 $33.36 $69,380
Production occupations 102,510 $17.49 $36,380
Management occupations 77,890 $51.82 $107,780
Construction and extraction occupations 66,300 $24.93 $51,850
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 66,180 $20.88 $43,430
Healthcare support occupations 62,710 $13.16 $27,370
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 62,680 $12.90 $26,830
Retail salespersons 62,360 $12.92 $26,880
Computer and mathematical occupations 55,750 $38.00 $79,030
Personal care and service occupations 52,030 $12.11 $25,190
Office clerks, general 51,690 $14.43 $30,020
Cashiers 46,830 $9.26 $19,270
Protective service occupations 43,580 $20.18 $41,980
Registered nurses 42,740 $32.83 $68,280
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 38,860 $9.32 $19,380
Architecture and engineering occupations 36,250 $35.52 $73,890
Customer service representatives 36,000 $17.39 $36,170
Community and social services occupations 35,130 $19.08 $39,690
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 34,030 $12.18 $25,330
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 31,370 $13.09 $27,240
Life, physical, and social science occupations 30,210 $34.06 $70,850
Waiters and waitresses 29,230 $9.18 $19,100
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 29,170 $33.36 $69,380
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 27,230 $15.16 $31,540
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 24,910 $23.91 $49,740
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 24,720 $17.67 $36,740
Elementary school teachers, except special education 24,180 Not available $53,160
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 22,850 $12.67 $26,350
Stock clerks and order fillers 22,630 $11.06 $23,010
Accountants and auditors 20,240 $35.50 $73,850
Legal occupations 19,400 $48.96 $101,830
Maintenance and repair workers, general 19,030 $18.13 $37,710
Receptionists and information clerks 18,560 $12.90 $26,830
Home health aides 18,380 $11.28 $23,460
Security guards 18,010 $12.96 $26,960
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 16,970 $26.26 $54,610
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 16,890 $22.01 $45,780
Teacher assistants 16,690 Not available $23,700
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 14,310 $20.27 $42,170
General and operations managers 13,720 $55.53 $115,510
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 12,990 $13.56 $28,200
Carpenters 12,300 $24.83 $51,640
Lawyers 12,060 $63.51 $132,100
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 12,020 $15.62 $32,480
Packers and packagers, hand 11,700 $10.53 $21,900
Child care workers 11,440 $9.77 $20,310
Food preparation workers 11,310 $10.29 $21,410
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 11,270 $22.46 $46,710
Management analysts 11,180 $44.95 $93,490
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 10,820 $21.95 $45,660
Tellers 10,720 $11.86 $24,670
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 10,600 Not available $56,680
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 10,410 $29.58 $61,530
Computer support specialists 10,150 $21.77 $45,290
Team assemblers 9,970 $15.02 $31,230
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 9,900 $19.33 $40,200
Computer programmers 9,810 $42.11 $87,590
Cooks, restaurant 9,700 $13.94 $29,000
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 9,510 $10.63 $22,110
Computer systems analysts 9,450 $42.50 $88,400
Construction laborers 9,310 $18.67 $38,840
Financial analysts 8,860 $37.46 $77,920
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 8,760 $15.76 $32,780
Business operations specialists, all other 8,750 $34.31 $71,360
Electricians 8,740 $31.55 $65,630
Medical assistants 8,590 $14.44 $30,030
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 8,440 $17.65 $36,700
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 7,730 $16.26 $33,810
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 7,730 $12.38 $25,750
Bartenders 7,620 $9.72 $20,210
Bill and account collectors 7,410 $16.19 $33,670
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 7,280 $28.02 $58,290
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 7,090 $29.67 $61,700
Financial managers 6,890 $54.01 $112,340
Legal secretaries 6,760 $20.86 $43,390
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 6,680 $42.34 $88,060
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 6,590 $48.22 $100,290
Network and computer systems administrators 6,470 $36.51 $75,940
Market research analysts 6,320 $29.35 $61,050
Industrial truck and tractor operators 6,260 $16.64 $34,610
Insurance sales agents 6,190 $36.11 $75,100
Dishwashers 6,130 $8.71 $18,110
Bus drivers, school 6,100 $14.40 $29,950
Social and community service managers 6,030 $29.05 $60,430
Computer software engineers, applications 5,850 $44.01 $91,550
Medical secretaries 5,800 $15.88 $33,030
Chief executives 5,750 $82.36 $171,310
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 5,700 $18.60 $38,680
Helpers--production workers 5,500 $12.45 $25,900
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 5,410 $12.91 $26,860
Preschool teachers, except special education 5,370 $12.30 $25,580
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 5,240 $29.39 $61,130
Loan officers 5,150 $27.47 $57,140
Pharmacy technicians 5,150 $13.07 $27,190
Postal service mail carriers 5,150 Not available Not available
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 5,080 $8.59 $17,880
Social and human service assistants 5,050 $13.23 $27,510
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 5,000 $41.55 $86,420
Medical and health services managers 4,980 $41.72 $86,780
Mental health counselors 4,980 $17.76 $36,950
Data entry keyers 4,970 $13.99 $29,100
Personal and home care aides 4,940 $11.71 $24,370
Sales representatives, services, all other 4,930 $32.30 $67,170
Counter and rental clerks 4,900 $12.83 $26,680
Paralegals and legal assistants 4,860 $24.41 $50,780
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 4,790 $28.96 $60,240
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 4,730 $34.91 $72,620
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 4,570 $13.45 $27,980
Child, family, and school social workers 4,560 $18.23 $37,910
Computer and information systems managers 4,510 $64.21 $133,550
Medical and public health social workers 4,500 $21.44 $44,590
Computer software engineers, systems software 4,470 $48.21 $100,280
Telemarketers 4,460 $14.17 $29,460
Order clerks 4,430 $14.43 $30,020
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 4,400 $21.17 $44,040
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 4,350 $8.96 $18,630
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 4,320 $25.42 $52,880
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 4,320 $23.03 $47,910
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 4,320 $13.54 $28,170
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 4,310 Not available $58,400
Food servers, nonrestaurant 4,270 $10.07 $20,950
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 4,250 $19.91 $41,400
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 4,240 $10.43 $21,690
Pharmacists 4,210 $44.59 $92,740
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 4,160 $16.87 $35,100
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 4,150 $25.33 $52,690
Real estate sales agents 4,140 $24.98 $51,970
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 4,130 $31.81 $66,160
File clerks 4,100 $12.08 $25,120
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 3,900 $13.62 $28,320
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 3,890 $12.89 $26,810
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 3,890 Not available $92,830
Sales managers 3,890 $59.75 $124,280
Administrative services managers 3,850 $38.22 $79,490
Civil engineers 3,830 $38.25 $79,550
Recreation workers 3,830 $13.21 $27,480
Dental assistants 3,690 $16.36 $34,020
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 3,660 $50.73 $105,520
Physicians and surgeons, all other 3,660 $75.38 $156,790
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 3,640 $10.14 $21,090
Machinists 3,640 $19.81 $41,200
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 3,640 $25.93 $53,930
Public relations specialists 3,620 $32.35 $67,280
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 3,610 $16.98 $35,320
Training and development specialists 3,610 $26.71 $55,570
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 3,560 Not available Not available
Radiologic technologists and technicians 3,530 $24.63 $51,220
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 3,500 $25.06 $52,130
Cost estimators 3,500 $31.21 $64,910
Driver/sales workers 3,470 $12.98 $26,990
Managers, all other 3,440 $47.61 $99,030
Personal financial advisors 3,440 $42.53 $88,460
Graphic designers 3,430 $23.44 $48,760
Industrial machinery mechanics 3,360 $22.16 $46,090
Word processors and typists 3,350 $15.89 $33,050
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 3,300 $21.55 $44,820
Parking lot attendants 3,290 $9.49 $19,740
Advertising sales agents 3,150 $30.65 $63,760
Industrial engineers 3,080 $38.42 $79,910
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 3,070 $10.97 $22,810
Mechanical engineers 3,060 $39.67 $82,500
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 3,050 $33.14 $68,930
Physical therapists 3,020 $35.55 $73,940
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 2,970 $18.99 $39,500
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 2,960 $26.94 $56,040
Loan interviewers and clerks 2,930 $16.13 $33,560
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 2,920 $17.94 $37,310
Cooks, short order 2,910 $10.97 $22,810
Printing machine operators 2,910 $20.46 $42,560
Family and general practitioners 2,880 $76.52 $159,170
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 2,850 $18.47 $38,420
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,810 $25.90 $53,860
Insurance underwriters 2,800 $34.31 $71,360
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 2,780 $19.41 $40,370
Network systems and data communications analysts 2,720 $37.65 $78,320
Teachers and instructors, all other 2,710 Not available $49,030
Parts salespersons 2,700 $16.00 $33,280
Amusement and recreation attendants 2,650 $9.80 $20,390
Chemists 2,650 $37.11 $77,180
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 2,630 $25.88 $53,830
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 2,600 $10.69 $22,230
Bakers 2,590 $13.37 $27,810
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 2,590 $25.60 $53,250
Medical records and health information technicians 2,580 $15.35 $31,930
Dental hygienists 2,540 $30.49 $63,410
Fire fighters 2,530 $25.22 $52,450
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 2,500 Not available $97,650
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 2,490 Not available $50,460
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 2,470 $19.38 $40,310
Logisticians 2,460 $34.78 $72,330
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,460 $9.92 $20,630
Coaches and scouts 2,430 Not available $31,870
Marketing managers 2,420 $58.18 $121,010
Self-enrichment education teachers 2,420 $20.83 $43,330
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 2,390 $20.67 $42,990
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 2,360 $15.08 $31,360
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 2,350 $15.28 $31,790
Rehabilitation counselors 2,350 $14.96 $31,110
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,320 $10.80 $22,470
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,270 $17.95 $37,340
Architects, except landscape and naval 2,260 $38.23 $79,520
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 2,240 $21.03 $43,750
Librarians 2,240 $25.96 $53,990
Chemical technicians 2,230 $22.79 $47,410
All other information and record clerks 2,200 $18.62 $38,730
Special education teachers, middle school 2,200 Not available $59,620
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,200 $12.60 $26,210
Engineering managers 2,190 $59.55 $123,860
Cooks, fast food 2,180 $9.87 $20,540
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 2,150 $15.59 $32,430
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,150 $47.08 $97,920
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 2,150 $30.91 $64,290
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 2,130 $14.25 $29,630
Electrical engineers 2,120 $41.98 $87,320
Automotive body and related repairers 2,110 $21.41 $44,530
Computer specialists, all other 2,100 $35.62 $74,080
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 2,100 $19.99 $41,580
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 2,070 $27.27 $56,710
Crossing guards 2,060 $10.74 $22,350
Sewing machine operators 2,040 $10.71 $22,290
Special education teachers, secondary school 2,030 Not available $56,890
Education administrators, postsecondary 1,990 $58.87 $122,450
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,990 $21.28 $44,270
Occupational therapists 1,980 $33.02 $68,690
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 1,980 $24.51 $50,980
Database administrators 1,970 $34.97 $72,730
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,970 $23.77 $49,440
Architectural and civil drafters 1,950 $20.75 $43,160
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,940 $15.04 $31,290
Construction managers 1,930 $52.49 $109,180
Editors 1,920 $28.23 $58,720
Biochemists and biophysicists 1,900 $47.94 $99,700
Painters, construction and maintenance 1,900 $21.41 $44,530
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 1,900 $23.85 $49,600
Biological technicians 1,890 $21.45 $44,610
Couriers and messengers 1,890 $12.24 $25,450
Instructional coordinators 1,890 $27.21 $56,600
Food batchmakers 1,870 $13.74 $28,580
Slaughterers and meat packers 1,870 $13.04 $27,130
Machine feeders and offbearers 1,850 $13.98 $29,080
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,850 $24.92 $51,840
Job printers 1,840 $16.73 $34,810
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 1,810 $22.22 $46,220
Library assistants, clerical 1,810 $12.04 $25,040
Industrial production managers 1,800 $44.73 $93,040
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 1,790 $22.93 $47,700
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,760 $9.28 $19,300
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,730 $13.65 $28,390
Sales engineers 1,730 $37.70 $78,420
Computer operators 1,700 $19.37 $40,290
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,690 $30.61 $63,670
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,670 $23.40 $48,680
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,670 $17.45 $36,300
Library technicians 1,640 $14.19 $29,510
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 1,630 $14.73 $30,630
Food service managers 1,590 $27.41 $57,000
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,580 $34.90 $72,600
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,580 $20.74 $43,130
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,560 $17.94 $37,320
Sheet metal workers 1,560 $22.65 $47,100
Highway maintenance workers 1,550 $23.78 $49,460
Survey researchers 1,550 $13.62 $28,320
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,520 $11.53 $23,980
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,510 $28.96 $60,240
Office and administrative support workers, all other 1,500 $16.97 $35,290
Office machine operators, except computer 1,490 $13.41 $27,900
Residential advisors 1,490 $14.18 $29,500
Postsecondary teachers, all other 1,480 Not available $70,450
Butchers and meat cutters 1,440 $16.13 $33,560
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,440 $22.19 $46,150
Chefs and head cooks 1,430 $22.15 $46,070
Construction and building inspectors 1,430 $24.22 $50,370
Dentists, general 1,430 $63.33 $131,720
Respiratory therapists 1,430 $28.02 $58,280
Industrial engineering technicians 1,410 $26.28 $54,650
Financial specialists, all other 1,400 $32.32 $67,220
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,400 $19.39 $40,330
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,360 $15.81 $32,880
Roofers 1,350 $21.36 $44,420
Medical transcriptionists 1,340 $15.59 $32,420
Manicurists and pedicurists 1,320 $9.32 $19,390
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,310 $21.97 $45,690
Internists, general 1,300 $63.60 $132,290
Postal service clerks 1,300 Not available Not available
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 1,270 Not available $87,930
Natural sciences managers 1,250 $82.68 $171,970
Brokerage clerks 1,230 $16.76 $34,860
Environmental engineers 1,220 $46.99 $97,730
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,220 $17.18 $35,740
Speech-language pathologists 1,220 $31.50 $65,520
Travel agents 1,210 $16.89 $35,140
Business teachers, postsecondary 1,200 Not available $81,940
Mechanical drafters 1,200 $25.45 $52,940
Engineers, all other 1,180 $43.23 $89,930
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,170 $45.15 $93,920
Physician assistants 1,150 $33.72 $70,130
Credit analysts 1,130 $28.46 $59,190
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,130 $22.83 $47,480
Procurement clerks 1,130 $16.96 $35,270
Surgeons 1,130 $86.13 $179,150
Cargo and freight agents 1,120 $16.69 $34,720
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,120 $16.12 $33,540
Physical therapist assistants 1,120 $21.42 $44,540
Property, real estate, and community association managers 1,120 $39.19 $81,510
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 1,100 $18.71 $38,920
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 1,060 $39.50 $82,160
Psychiatric aides 1,050 $14.86 $30,910
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,040 $19.49 $40,550
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,040 Not available $65,060
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 1,040 Not available $70,450
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 1,030 $13.87 $28,860
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,020 $19.20 $39,940
Prepress technicians and workers 1,010 $19.28 $40,090
Sales and related workers, all other 1,000 $24.60 $51,170
Tool and die makers 1,000 $22.82 $47,470
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 990 $23.30 $48,450
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 990 $13.92 $28,950
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 980 $11.78 $24,510
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 970 Not available $68,270
Operations research analysts 950 $38.44 $79,950
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 950 $14.18 $29,490
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 940 $24.85 $51,690
Painters, transportation equipment 940 $20.62 $42,880
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 940 $11.80 $24,550
Photographic processing machine operators 920 $10.39 $21,600
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 910 $33.68 $70,050
Meeting and convention planners 910 $23.02 $47,880
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 910 $23.77 $49,440
Security and fire alarm systems installers 910 $19.26 $40,070
Compensation and benefits managers 900 $47.60 $99,010
Conveyor operators and tenders 900 $12.07 $25,100
Interior designers 900 $22.75 $47,320
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 890 $26.88 $55,920
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 890 $35.23 $73,290
Medical equipment repairers 880 $22.85 $47,520
Health educators 870 $23.75 $49,400
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 870 $21.08 $43,860
Purchasing managers 870 $51.56 $107,240
Education teachers, postsecondary 860 Not available $69,320
Tour guides and escorts 860 $14.92 $31,040
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 840 $12.77 $26,560
Floral designers 840 $12.44 $25,860
Surgical technologists 840 $19.38 $40,300
Biomedical engineers 830 $35.43 $73,700
Budget analysts 830 $34.48 $71,720
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 830 $23.29 $48,440
Photographers 830 $17.89 $37,220
Bindery workers 820 $14.87 $30,930
Civil engineering technicians 820 $19.64 $40,860
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 820 $15.12 $31,460
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 820 $19.00 $39,520
Technical writers 820 $30.70 $63,850
Dietitians and nutritionists 810 $22.68 $47,180
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 810 $21.98 $45,710
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 800 $12.66 $26,320
Baggage porters and bellhops 790 $10.12 $21,050
Radio and television announcers 790 $22.62 $47,050
Art directors 780 $34.35 $71,440
Carpet installers 780 Not available Not available
Legislators 780 Not available $34,950
Producers and directors 770 $33.52 $69,730
Law clerks 760 $23.41 $48,680
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 760 $16.08 $33,440
Demonstrators and product promoters 750 $15.26 $31,750
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 750 $22.36 $46,510
Helpers--carpenters 750 $16.49 $34,300
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 740 $19.88 $41,350
Skin care specialists 740 $10.85 $22,560
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 730 $28.87 $60,040
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 730 Not available $75,060
Psychiatrists 720 $69.22 $143,980
Statisticians 720 $44.25 $92,030
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 720 $16.38 $34,060
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 710 Not available $110,420
Actuaries 700 $58.50 $121,680
Public relations managers 700 $47.24 $98,260
Veterinarians 700 $49.08 $102,090
Helpers--electricians 690 $13.87 $28,850
Human resources managers, all other 690 $53.95 $112,210
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 680 $13.73 $28,550
Physical therapist aides 680 $12.10 $25,160
Surveyors 680 $26.00 $54,070
Chemical plant and system operators 670 $26.33 $54,770
Community and social service specialists, all other 670 $21.96 $45,670
Computer hardware engineers 670 $46.75 $97,230
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 670 $16.04 $33,360
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 670 $14.25 $29,650
Barbers 660 $13.70 $28,500
Dental laboratory technicians 660 $19.59 $40,740
Diagnostic medical sonographers 660 $29.25 $60,830
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 660 $15.92 $33,110
Private detectives and investigators 660 Not available Not available
Structural iron and steel workers 660 $25.41 $52,840
Tax preparers 660 $16.55 $34,430
Writers and authors 660 $28.14 $58,540
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 650 $32.53 $67,650
Tile and marble setters 650 $22.90 $47,630
Clergy 640 $17.40 $36,190
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 640 $30.32 $63,060
Maintenance workers, machinery 640 $21.10 $43,890
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 630 $23.81 $49,520
Production workers, all other 630 $15.25 $31,720
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 630 $25.53 $53,110
Tree trimmers and pruners 630 $17.65 $36,720
Education, training, and library workers, all other 620 $17.49 $36,380
Fence erectors 620 $16.87 $35,090
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 610 $24.47 $50,900
Pharmacy aides 610 $10.83 $22,530
Protective service workers, all other 610 $17.00 $35,370
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 600 $22.21 $46,200
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 590 $16.16 $33,600
Opticians, dispensing 590 $19.82 $41,230
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 580 $15.30 $31,820
Graduate teaching assistants 580 Not available $31,280
Musicians and singers 580 $14.73 Not available
Desktop publishers 570 $19.69 $40,950
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 570 $13.80 $28,710
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 560 $15.41 $32,050
Pest control workers 560 $13.14 $27,330
Health technologists and technicians, all other 550 $20.70 $43,050
Audio and video equipment technicians 540 $19.62 $40,820
Mechanical engineering technicians 540 $22.45 $46,690
New accounts clerks 540 $13.54 $28,160
Real estate brokers 540 Not available Not available
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 530 Not available $76,760
Environmental engineering technicians 530 $19.05 $39,610
Glaziers 530 $18.03 $37,500
Occupational therapist assistants 530 $22.14 $46,060
Tire repairers and changers 520 $12.81 $26,650
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 510 $15.28 $31,790
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 510 $14.34 $29,830
Occupational health and safety specialists 510 $30.93 $64,340
Court, municipal, and license clerks 500 $16.46 $34,240
Elevator installers and repairers 500 $34.65 $72,070
Advertising and promotions managers 490 $58.18 $121,010
Aerospace engineers 490 $42.37 $88,140
Correspondence clerks 490 $15.38 $31,990
Education administrators, all other 490 $34.38 $71,510
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 490 $21.81 $45,370
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 490 $15.30 $31,830
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 490 Not available $77,910
Telephone operators 490 $18.94 $39,390
Chemical engineers 480 $34.71 $72,190
Loan counselors 480 $19.90 $41,390
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 480 $17.80 $37,020
Materials engineers 470 $40.80 $84,870
Shampooers 470 $8.21 $17,070
Chiropractors 460 $35.56 $73,970
Commercial and industrial designers 460 $26.56 $55,250
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 460 Not available $67,690
Training and development managers 460 $49.67 $103,320
Broadcast technicians 450 $17.81 $37,050
Electrical and electronics drafters 440 $27.02 $56,200
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 440 $14.50 $30,150
Medical equipment preparers 430 $16.58 $34,480
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 430 $19.48 $40,530
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 420 Not available Not available
Massage therapists 420 $18.08 $37,600
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 420 $10.23 $21,290
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 410 $35.27 $73,370
Funeral attendants 410 $11.49 $23,910
Optometrists 410 $41.03 $85,350
Power plant operators 410 $27.39 $56,960
Radiation therapists 410 Not available Not available
Financial examiners 400 $41.50 $86,330
Multi-media artists and animators 400 $27.94 $58,120
Urban and regional planners 400 $28.67 $59,620
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 390 $10.32 $21,460
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 390 Not available $70,200
Recreational therapists 390 $21.04 $43,770
Communications teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $66,600
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 380 $12.41 $25,820
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 370 $20.27 $42,160
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 370 $19.44 $40,430
History teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $79,830
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 370 $18.11 $37,660
Actors 360 $17.86 Not available
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 360 $15.57 $32,390
Directors, religious activities and education 360 $23.11 $48,070
Hazardous materials removal workers 360 $21.41 $44,530
Vocational education teachers, middle school 360 Not available $59,120
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 350 $11.48 $23,880
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 350 $21.81 $45,350
Automotive glass installers and repairers 340 $16.05 $33,380
Court reporters 340 $23.12 $48,090
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 340 $14.31 $29,760
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 340 $18.44 $38,360
Funeral directors 340 $37.50 $78,000
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 340 $26.91 $55,970
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 340 Not available $77,710
Crane and tower operators 330 $22.50 $46,800
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 330 $16.29 $33,890
Statistical assistants 330 $19.89 $41,370
Surveying and mapping technicians 330 $17.22 $35,820
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $83,750
Computer and information scientists, research 320 $47.49 $98,780
Millwrights 320 $22.28 $46,340
Nuclear medicine technologists 320 $32.03 $66,630
Anesthesiologists 310 $81.93 $170,410
Materials scientists 310 $39.79 $82,770
Political science teachers, postsecondary 310 Not available Not available
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 310 $22.47 $46,730
Upholsterers 310 $13.35 $27,770
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 300 $11.06 $23,010
Meter readers, utilities 300 $21.74 $45,220
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 300 $16.43 $34,170
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 300 $12.61 $26,220
Athletic trainers 290 Not available $40,830
Home appliance repairers 290 $16.85 $35,050
Locksmiths and safe repairers 290 $21.95 $45,650
Microbiologists 290 $38.39 $79,850
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 290 $11.88 $24,720
Paperhangers 280 $25.09 $52,190
Podiatrists 280 $36.95 $76,850
Commercial pilots 270 Not available $55,860
Insulation workers, mechanical 270 $32.81 $68,240
Museum technicians and conservators 270 $19.84 $41,270
Legal support workers, all other 260 $22.05 $45,860
Medical appliance technicians 260 $15.47 $32,180
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 260 $20.31 $42,240
Motor vehicle operators, all other 260 $15.43 $32,100
Plasterers and stucco masons 260 $25.12 $52,240
Psychiatric technicians 260 $15.57 $32,390
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 260 Not available $65,260
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 250 $20.41 $42,460
Physics teachers, postsecondary 250 Not available $95,240
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 250 $16.58 $34,500
Social workers, all other 250 $26.40 $54,910
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 240 $29.35 $61,040
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 240 $17.91 $37,250
Media and communication workers, all other 240 $18.13 $37,700
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $90,430
Dietetic technicians 230 $12.20 $25,370
Economics teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $107,620
Marriage and family therapists 230 $23.84 $49,580
Tapers 230 $25.50 $53,040
Avionics technicians 220 $27.67 $57,540
Proofreaders and copy markers 220 $19.52 $40,610
Sound engineering technicians 220 $16.20 $33,700
Transportation inspectors 220 $34.03 $70,780
Concierges 210 $14.00 $29,110
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 210 $15.76 $32,770
Landscape architects 210 Not available Not available
Physical scientists, all other 210 Not available Not available
Furniture finishers 200 $24.68 $51,340
Lodging managers 200 $29.86 $62,120
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 200 $26.61 $55,340
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 200 $19.40 $40,340
Social work teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $85,310
Transit and railroad police 200 $25.85 $53,760
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 190 $16.58 $34,480
Film and video editors 190 $24.66 $51,280
Postmasters and mail superintendents 190 $32.32 $67,220
Therapists, all other 190 $27.15 $56,470
Helpers--roofers 180 $13.47 $28,030
Motion picture projectionists 180 $16.67 $34,670
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 180 $13.20 $27,460
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 180 $14.58 $30,320
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 170 $18.85 $39,220
Curators 170 $30.49 $63,430
Economists 170 $49.61 $103,200
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $72,260
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 170 $20.81 $43,280
Numerical tool and process control programmers 170 $24.21 $50,360
Respiratory therapy technicians 170 $22.56 $46,920
Agricultural and food science technicians 160 $20.51 $42,670
Air traffic controllers 160 $56.60 $117,730
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 160 $15.82 $32,900
Gas plant operators 160 $27.02 $56,200
Motorcycle mechanics 160 $19.00 $39,530
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 160 $22.93 $47,700
Sociologists 160 $35.41 $73,650
Animal trainers 150 $12.85 $26,730
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $94,480
Biological scientists, all other 150 $30.93 $64,320
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 150 $28.33 $58,920
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available Not available
Music directors and composers 150 $21.42 $44,550
Occupational therapist aides 150 $14.53 $30,230
Pediatricians, general 150 $60.18 $125,170
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $76,650
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 140 $12.40 Not available
Fashion designers 140 $23.77 $49,430
Social scientists and related workers, all other 140 $34.32 $71,390
Stonemasons 140 $31.16 $64,820
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 130 $21.24 $44,190
Agricultural workers, all other 130 $12.56 $26,130
Archivists 130 $22.17 $46,100
Construction and related workers, all other 130 $21.88 $45,500
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 130 $27.63 $57,460
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 120 $13.66 $28,420
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 120 $16.51 $34,350
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 120 $13.28 $27,620
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 120 $30.31 $63,040
Life scientists, all other 120 $33.37 $69,400
Plant and system operators, all other 120 $23.46 $48,800
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 120 $24.06 $50,050
Psychologists, all other 120 $38.02 $79,090
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 120 $14.65 $30,460
Airfield operations specialists 110 $24.94 $51,880
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available Not available
Artists and related workers, all other 110 $22.66 $47,120
Fire inspectors and investigators 110 $22.57 $46,950
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 110 $20.73 $43,110
Obstetricians and gynecologists 110 $86.64 $180,210
Photographic process workers 110 $18.24 $37,930
Social science research assistants 110 Not available Not available
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $80,410
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 100 $20.79 $43,240
Cutters and trimmers, hand 100 $11.94 $24,830
Rail car repairers 100 $17.81 $37,040
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 100 $18.90 $39,310
Agricultural equipment operators 90 $20.19 $41,990
Animal control workers 90 $15.85 $32,970
Drafters, all other 90 $25.99 $54,060
Etchers and engravers 90 $12.27 $25,530
Farm equipment mechanics 90 $14.76 $30,700
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $83,460
Geography teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $85,560
Sailors and marine oilers 90 $15.02 $31,230
Ship engineers 90 $30.23 $62,880
Audio-visual collections specialists 80 $18.72 $38,940
Dentists, all other specialists 80 $63.23 $131,510
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 80 $26.30 $54,710
Model makers, metal and plastic 80 $21.66 $45,050
Pourers and casters, metal 80 $18.88 $39,270
Religious workers, all other 80 $11.95 $24,860
Agricultural inspectors 70 $23.12 $48,080
Designers, all other 70 $19.01 $39,540
Food scientists and technologists 70 $38.70 $80,500
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 60 $15.18 $31,580
Conservation scientists 60 $24.12 $50,160
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 60 $27.73 $57,670
Epidemiologists 60 $33.48 $69,640
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 60 $15.41 $32,060
Marine engineers and naval architects 60 $46.71 $97,160
Occupational health and safety technicians 60 $19.36 $40,270
Recreational vehicle service technicians 60 $20.92 $43,520
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 60 $17.14 $35,640
Law teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $77,070
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 50 $21.21 $44,120
Parking enforcement workers 50 $13.79 $28,690
Physicists 50 $55.37 $115,160
Communications equipment operators, all other 40 $14.69 $30,560
Library science teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $58,210
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 40 $26.52 $55,160
Soil and plant scientists 40 $28.12 $58,490
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 40 Not available $39,380
Foundry mold and coremakers 30 $18.96 $39,440
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians Not available $11.24 $23,390
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $36.65 $76,220
Bicycle repairers Not available $13.28 $27,620
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $13.87 $28,850
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers Not available $11.90 $24,750
Cooks, all other Not available $10.77 $22,390
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders Not available $14.68 $30,540
Counselors, all other Not available $20.08 $41,770
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $20.39 $42,400
Electro-mechanical technicians Not available $19.39 $40,320
Emergency management specialists Not available $23.82 $49,540
Engine and other machine assemblers Not available $17.40 $36,180
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators Not available $25.07 $52,150
Gaming and sports book writers and runners Not available $9.36 $19,460
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Not available $14.10 $29,330
Historians Not available $19.92 $41,430
Hydrologists Not available $38.79 $80,680
Material moving workers, all other Not available $14.76 $30,700
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers Not available $11.86 $24,670
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Not available $23.35 $48,570
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $24.45 $50,850
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $11.42 $23,760
Pipelayers Not available $19.01 $39,540
Public address system and other announcers Not available $18.15 $37,760
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers Not available $17.19 $35,760
Reporters and correspondents Not available $26.04 $54,150
Rock splitters, quarry Not available $22.19 $46,160
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education Not available Not available $57,000
Service station attendants Not available $9.29 $19,330
Sewers, hand Not available $14.33 $29,800
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders Not available $20.21 $42,040
Travel guides Not available $14.63 $30,430
Vocational education teachers, secondary school Not available Not available $58,800
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