Occupational employment / Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

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 "Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,890,060 $19.28 $40,110
Office and administrative support occupations 382,540 $14.93 $31,040
Sales and related occupations 209,160 $17.77 $36,960
Food preparation and serving related occupations 163,880 $9.93 $20,650
Construction and extraction occupations 134,060 $17.68 $36,760
Transportation and material moving occupations 109,920 $15.65 $32,550
Business and financial operations occupations 98,440 $27.83 $57,890
Production occupations 94,670 $14.73 $30,630
Management occupations 91,290 $44.28 $92,090
Education, training, and library occupations 89,800 $19.53 $40,620
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 81,490 $32.83 $68,290
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 70,840 $19.58 $40,720
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 69,310 $10.95 $22,780
Retail salespersons 63,230 $12.69 $26,380
Personal care and service occupations 52,200 $12.76 $26,550
Customer service representatives 51,460 $15.12 $31,440
Protective service occupations 46,480 $18.33 $38,120
Healthcare support occupations 44,640 $12.91 $26,850
Computer and mathematical occupations 44,240 $33.27 $69,200
Architecture and engineering occupations 43,750 $32.03 $66,620
Cashiers 43,450 $10.04 $20,890
Office clerks, general 41,050 $13.67 $28,430
Stock clerks and order fillers 35,270 $10.33 $21,480
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 34,460 $8.66 $18,000
Waiters and waitresses 32,010 $10.09 $20,980
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 31,710 $11.55 $24,030
General and operations managers 29,300 $50.94 $105,960
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 27,870 $10.04 $20,880
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 26,500 $27.15 $56,480
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 25,490 $10.69 $22,240
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 25,080 $18.17 $37,800
Carpenters 24,340 $17.64 $36,700
Registered nurses 24,130 $31.57 $65,660
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 23,030 $10.80 $22,460
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 22,850 $16.91 $35,160
Construction laborers 21,660 $13.66 $28,410
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 21,040 $23.80 $49,510
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 19,590 $21.92 $45,600
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 19,020 $14.57 $30,300
Security guards 18,690 $11.68 $24,290
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 18,580 $20.46 $42,560
Accountants and auditors 18,050 $27.11 $56,380
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 17,450 $19.29 $40,120
Maintenance and repair workers, general 17,090 $16.95 $35,250
Community and social services occupations 16,540 $19.34 $40,220
Receptionists and information clerks 15,780 $12.74 $26,500
Team assemblers 13,410 $11.88 $24,700
Home health aides 13,110 $10.29 $21,410
Legal occupations 13,050 $40.06 $83,320
Cooks, restaurant 13,000 $10.85 $22,560
Cooks, fast food 12,960 $8.58 $17,840
Teacher assistants 12,840 Not available $23,250
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 12,200 $12.07 $25,120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 12,160 $15.35 $31,920
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 11,250 $9.59 $19,940
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 10,910 $8.30 $17,260
Life, physical, and social science occupations 10,830 $29.06 $60,450
Electricians 10,500 $20.71 $43,070
Food preparation workers 10,360 $10.54 $21,910
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 10,300 $16.13 $33,550
Management analysts 10,280 $34.60 $71,970
Bill and account collectors 9,980 $15.03 $31,260
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 9,830 $31.96 $66,470
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 9,500 $18.17 $37,790
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 9,460 $10.13 $21,080
Computer support specialists 9,450 $23.84 $49,580
Telemarketers 9,370 $11.74 $24,410
Personal and home care aides 9,090 $10.71 $22,270
Dishwashers 8,550 $8.60 $17,890
Business operations specialists, all other 8,540 $30.78 $64,020
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 8,300 $21.23 $44,150
Medical assistants 8,190 $14.39 $29,920
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 8,110 $8.54 $17,760
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 8,020 $29.43 $61,210
Loan officers 7,920 $31.88 $66,320
Tellers 7,920 $12.27 $25,530
Credit analysts 7,770 $22.77 $47,370
Packers and packagers, hand 7,730 $9.40 $19,560
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 7,720 $25.98 $54,050
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 7,660 $15.40 $32,040
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 7,410 $19.81 $41,210
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 7,200 $20.86 $43,390
Correctional officers and jailers 7,150 $17.88 $37,190
Computer programmers 7,110 $34.30 $71,340
Sales managers 7,070 $44.36 $92,280
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 6,880 $8.62 $17,940
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 6,820 $24.41 $50,770
Child care workers 6,680 $9.12 $18,960
Bartenders 6,570 $10.03 $20,870
Cement masons and concrete finishers 6,410 $18.19 $37,840
Data entry keyers 6,410 $13.98 $29,080
Computer systems analysts 6,310 $42.88 $89,190
Counter and rental clerks 6,290 $11.63 $24,180
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 6,190 $29.54 $61,430
Computer software engineers, applications 6,150 $35.48 $73,790
Driver/sales workers 6,040 $12.01 $24,980
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 5,960 $17.44 $36,270
Lawyers 5,770 $59.83 $124,440
Financial managers 5,760 $44.83 $93,240
Loan interviewers and clerks 5,600 $17.60 $36,610
Medical secretaries 5,420 $14.91 $31,010
File clerks 5,390 $10.60 $22,050
Helpers--production workers 5,280 $10.45 $21,730
Painters, construction and maintenance 5,250 $14.98 $31,160
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 5,180 $16.15 $33,580
Insurance sales agents 5,050 $24.99 $51,980
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 4,860 $14.83 $30,840
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 4,720 $13.49 $28,050
Pharmacy technicians 4,690 $14.15 $29,430
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 4,630 $24.59 $51,150
Engineering managers 4,540 $56.00 $116,490
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 4,510 $39.12 $81,370
Training and development specialists 4,500 $25.58 $53,210
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 4,490 $22.95 $47,730
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 4,470 $16.55 $34,430
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 4,440 $9.97 $20,740
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 4,420 $24.34 $50,630
Dental assistants 4,370 $16.61 $34,540
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 4,360 $19.58 $40,740
Bus drivers, school 4,320 $12.62 $26,250
Paralegals and legal assistants 4,270 $23.72 $49,340
Preschool teachers, except special education 4,230 $10.75 $22,360
Network and computer systems administrators 4,180 $32.17 $66,900
Managers, all other 4,140 $39.53 $82,230
Industrial truck and tractor operators 4,100 $14.09 $29,320
Machinists 4,090 $17.01 $35,390
Medical and health services managers 4,090 $35.40 $73,630
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 4,060 $15.88 $33,040
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 4,040 $18.48 $38,430
Postal service mail carriers 4,030 Not available Not available
Administrative services managers 4,010 $28.82 $59,950
Order clerks 4,000 $14.31 $29,760
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 3,970 $16.47 $34,260
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 3,890 $24.97 $51,930
Sales representatives, services, all other 3,880 $24.17 $50,280
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 3,790 $24.00 $49,930
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 3,790 $16.72 $34,770
Food service managers 3,790 $22.62 $47,050
Computer software engineers, systems software 3,700 $38.97 $81,070
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 3,620 $22.38 $46,550
Amusement and recreation attendants 3,610 $9.89 $20,570
Recreation workers 3,560 $12.21 $25,400
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 3,540 $21.22 $44,130
Roofers 3,540 $14.16 $29,460
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 3,520 $19.83 $41,250
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 3,510 $34.36 $71,470
Pharmacists 3,470 $50.11 $104,240
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 3,370 $10.05 $20,900
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 3,350 $9.80 $20,380
Cost estimators 3,330 $27.77 $57,750
Industrial engineers 3,270 $37.73 $78,480
Legal secretaries 3,250 $20.24 $42,090
Computer and information systems managers 3,210 $50.23 $104,480
Mechanical engineers 3,200 $35.89 $74,650
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 3,180 Not available Not available
Physicians and surgeons, all other 3,170 $85.82 $178,510
Electrical engineers 3,160 $39.45 $82,050
Fire fighters 3,160 $21.40 $44,510
Real estate sales agents 3,080 $32.22 $67,020
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 3,070 $19.63 $40,820
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 3,060 $12.27 $25,530
Financial analysts 3,020 $33.12 $68,890
Radiologic technologists and technicians 3,020 $24.34 $50,630
Civil engineers 2,960 $37.38 $77,750
Market research analysts 2,950 $28.93 $60,180
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 2,940 $11.76 $24,460
Construction managers 2,930 $46.57 $96,870
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 2,900 $13.47 $28,030
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 2,900 Not available $40,970
Graphic designers 2,880 $21.68 $45,100
Food servers, nonrestaurant 2,860 $9.43 $19,600
Medical records and health information technicians 2,840 $14.67 $30,510
Helpers--carpenters 2,830 $13.50 $28,090
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,820 $12.27 $25,520
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 2,790 $10.74 $22,340
Marketing managers 2,770 $42.18 $87,730
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,740 $16.74 $34,830
Architectural and civil drafters 2,720 $22.17 $46,110
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,720 $36.99 $76,940
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 2,680 $19.72 $41,010
Property, real estate, and community association managers 2,670 $29.62 $61,610
Brickmasons and blockmasons 2,650 $19.31 $40,170
Network systems and data communications analysts 2,630 $30.45 $63,330
Advertising sales agents 2,610 $26.03 $54,150
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 2,600 $16.35 $34,000
Tapers 2,580 $15.23 $31,680
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 2,480 $11.53 $23,990
Graduate teaching assistants 2,480 Not available $32,440
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 2,460 $22.45 $46,700
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 2,460 $32.79 $68,210
Public relations specialists 2,450 $23.99 $49,900
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 2,400 $8.67 $18,040
Chief executives 2,390 $79.77 $165,930
Bakers 2,380 $12.03 $25,030
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 2,370 $20.11 $41,840
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,320 $9.23 $19,190
Mechanical drafters 2,310 $21.66 $45,050
Plasterers and stucco masons 2,270 $14.91 $31,020
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 2,260 $10.42 $21,680
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 2,250 $12.29 $25,570
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 2,250 $26.30 $54,710
Parts salespersons 2,250 $16.51 $34,330
Computer operators 2,240 $16.71 $34,760
Parking lot attendants 2,240 $10.32 $21,470
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 2,230 Not available $77,990
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,210 $15.58 $32,420
Sheet metal workers 2,170 $17.99 $37,420
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 2,100 $13.87 $28,840
Instructional coordinators 2,090 $21.91 $45,580
All other information and record clerks 2,030 $17.48 $36,350
Child, family, and school social workers 2,020 $17.58 $36,570
Database administrators 2,010 $31.85 $66,250
Dental hygienists 2,010 $32.75 $68,120
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 2,000 Not available Not available
Helpers--electricians 1,990 $12.12 $25,210
Social and human service assistants 1,970 $13.88 $28,870
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,960 $25.65 $53,340
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 1,950 $10.88 $22,630
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 1,930 $25.34 $52,710
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 1,900 $24.84 $51,670
Respiratory therapists 1,890 $22.26 $46,300
Baggage porters and bellhops 1,860 $10.55 $21,940
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,860 $18.87 $39,240
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,860 $13.53 $28,150
Cooks, short order 1,850 $10.06 $20,920
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,850 $21.55 $44,820
Butchers and meat cutters 1,840 $16.54 $34,410
Civil engineering technicians 1,830 $21.56 $44,840
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,820 Not available $43,190
Engineers, all other 1,800 $39.77 $82,720
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,800 $14.74 $30,660
Travel agents 1,800 $15.99 $33,270
Tire repairers and changers 1,790 $12.50 $26,000
Automotive body and related repairers 1,730 $18.41 $38,280
Chefs and head cooks 1,730 $20.62 $42,880
Construction and building inspectors 1,730 $24.51 $50,980
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 1,730 $39.36 $81,880
Self-enrichment education teachers 1,710 $14.92 $31,040
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,690 $13.77 $28,650
Physical therapists 1,690 $33.38 $69,440
Social and community service managers 1,690 $31.46 $65,450
Personal financial advisors 1,680 $32.59 $67,790
Dentists, general 1,660 $67.35 $140,100
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,620 $25.00 $51,990
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 1,620 $21.91 $45,570
Industrial engineering technicians 1,610 $18.73 $38,960
Pest control workers 1,610 $14.44 $30,040
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 1,610 $14.69 $30,560
Gaming dealers 1,590 $11.24 $23,380
Real estate brokers 1,590 $30.53 $63,500
Office and administrative support workers, all other 1,550 $17.50 $36,400
Printing machine operators 1,540 $14.54 $30,230
Aerospace engineers 1,530 $37.23 $77,430
Coaches and scouts 1,520 Not available $28,680
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,500 $12.45 $25,900
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,500 Not available $40,730
Speech-language pathologists 1,500 $27.39 $56,960
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 1,500 $8.22 $17,100
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,480 $13.42 $27,910
Insurance underwriters 1,480 $25.24 $52,500
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,480 $21.07 $43,830
Medical and public health social workers 1,480 $18.03 $37,500
Pipelayers 1,480 $18.42 $38,310
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,480 $28.76 $59,830
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,450 $18.15 $37,750
Sewing machine operators 1,450 $10.73 $22,310
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,440 $13.00 $27,040
Architects, except landscape and naval 1,430 $36.90 $76,760
Court, municipal, and license clerks 1,420 $17.17 $35,710
Librarians 1,420 $23.06 $47,970
Medical transcriptionists 1,420 $17.02 $35,400
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,410 $31.91 $66,380
Structural iron and steel workers 1,390 $16.45 $34,210
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 1,380 $25.40 $52,830
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,370 $29.49 $61,340
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,340 $16.17 $33,640
Financial specialists, all other 1,330 $27.29 $56,760
Industrial production managers 1,320 $41.64 $86,620
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,310 $18.46 $38,390
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,300 $22.99 $47,820
Detectives and criminal investigators 1,280 $28.23 $58,720
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 1,260 $13.95 $29,010
Education administrators, postsecondary 1,240 $46.09 $95,870
Surveyors 1,240 $24.84 $51,660
Brokerage clerks 1,210 $17.23 $35,840
Tile and marble setters 1,190 $14.19 $29,520
Meter readers, utilities 1,180 $21.00 $43,690
Operations research analysts 1,170 $30.28 $62,990
Production workers, all other 1,140 $13.03 $27,100
Editors 1,130 $23.76 $49,420
Sales engineers 1,120 $34.50 $71,750
Logisticians 1,110 $30.99 $64,450
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 1,090 $21.13 $43,960
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 1,090 $34.54 $71,830
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 1,080 $19.97 $41,530
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 1,070 $11.53 $23,990
Massage therapists 1,070 $19.53 $40,630
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 1,070 $10.83 $22,530
Rehabilitation counselors 1,060 $14.99 $31,180
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,050 $9.56 $19,880
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,040 $15.51 $32,250
Computer specialists, all other 1,040 $34.06 $70,850
Maintenance workers, machinery 1,040 $20.37 $42,360
Glaziers 1,030 $14.83 $30,850
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 1,020 $17.62 $36,640
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 1,020 $36.39 $75,680
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,020 $20.22 $42,070
Purchasing managers 1,020 $39.45 $82,050
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,020 $14.32 $29,780
Nuclear engineers 1,000 $44.88 $93,350
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 990 $18.30 $38,060
Semiconductor processors 990 $17.42 $36,230
Word processors and typists 990 $13.91 $28,940
Occupational therapists 980 $23.93 $49,770
Machine feeders and offbearers 970 $14.34 $29,820
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 960 $17.15 $35,670
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 950 $13.18 $27,410
Physician assistants 950 $36.32 $75,540
Protective service workers, all other 950 $13.42 $27,920
Carpet installers 940 $14.10 $29,320
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 940 $12.46 $25,920
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 940 $14.82 $30,830
Couriers and messengers 930 $12.33 $25,650
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 930 $26.14 $54,360
Office machine operators, except computer 930 $12.89 $26,800
Photographers 930 $19.18 $39,880
Food batchmakers 920 $9.67 $20,110
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 910 $18.62 $38,740
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 900 $17.73 $36,880
Chemists 890 $32.61 $67,820
Crossing guards 880 $8.69 $18,080
Human resources managers, all other 880 $42.03 $87,420
Community and social service specialists, all other 870 $17.78 $36,980
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 870 $17.60 $36,610
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 870 $10.38 $21,580
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 870 $14.08 $29,290
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 850 $12.28 $25,550
Business teachers, postsecondary 840 Not available $100,240
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 840 $17.72 $36,860
Family and general practitioners 840 $73.61 $153,110
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 830 $29.19 $60,720
Library technicians 830 $13.35 $27,770
Loan counselors 830 $20.14 $41,900
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 820 $18.97 $39,460
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 820 $21.84 $45,430
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 820 $25.21 $52,450
Law clerks 820 $21.20 $44,100
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 820 $14.14 $29,410
Veterinarians 820 $47.39 $98,560
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 810 $9.24 $19,220
Budget analysts 800 $28.45 $59,170
Home appliance repairers 800 $17.41 $36,210
Motor vehicle operators, all other 800 $13.82 $28,750
Surgical technologists 800 $19.65 $40,880
Prepress technicians and workers 780 $14.93 $31,050
Skin care specialists 780 $13.10 $27,250
Cargo and freight agents 770 $18.46 $38,390
Service station attendants 770 $10.81 $22,480
Surveying and mapping technicians 760 $22.46 $46,720
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 750 Not available $96,270
Meeting and convention planners 750 $22.17 $46,100
Interior designers 730 $22.09 $45,940
Fence erectors 720 $13.10 $27,240
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 720 $12.66 $26,330
Manicurists and pedicurists 720 $9.50 $19,750
Public relations managers 720 $38.31 $79,680
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 710 $20.95 $43,570
Mechanical door repairers 710 $12.64 $26,290
Audio and video equipment technicians 700 $18.50 $38,470
Opticians, dispensing 700 $15.39 $32,020
Painters, transportation equipment 700 $17.49 $36,370
Postal service clerks 700 Not available Not available
Materials engineers 690 $39.12 $81,380
Mental health counselors 690 $23.54 $48,950
Interpreters and translators 680 $18.45 $38,380
Chiropractors 670 $29.02 $60,360
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 670 $16.25 $33,800
Advertising and promotions managers 660 $38.30 $79,660
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 660 $23.59 $49,070
Highway maintenance workers 660 $16.50 $34,330
Library assistants, clerical 660 $14.33 $29,810
Psychiatric technicians 660 $14.99 $31,170
Urban and regional planners 660 $29.72 $61,820
Dietitians and nutritionists 640 $20.61 $42,860
Procurement clerks 640 $18.42 $38,310
Technical writers 630 $31.24 $64,990
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 620 $27.76 $57,740
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 620 $14.16 $29,450
Gaming supervisors 620 $20.46 $42,550
Photographic processing machine operators 620 $10.78 $22,420
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 620 $22.71 $47,240
Commercial pilots 610 Not available $66,780
Helpers, construction trades, all other 610 $13.16 $27,380
Mechanical engineering technicians 610 $24.40 $50,760
Proofreaders and copy markers 610 $9.73 $20,230
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 600 $18.42 $38,310
Hazardous materials removal workers 600 $13.74 $28,580
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 600 $11.00 $22,880
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 600 $14.72 $30,620
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 600 $14.60 $30,380
Physical therapist assistants 600 $18.94 $39,390
Radio and television announcers 600 $23.90 $49,710
Surgeons 590 $88.64 $184,370
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 590 $10.24 $21,290
Dental laboratory technicians 580 $15.54 $32,320
Anesthesiologists 570 $100.81 $209,670
Physical therapist aides 570 $11.90 $24,750
Commercial and industrial designers 550 $27.53 $57,260
Floral designers 550 $11.52 $23,960
Optometrists 550 $59.96 $124,710
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 550 Not available $43,880
Compensation and benefits managers 540 $38.67 $80,430
Reporters and correspondents 540 $19.47 $40,500
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 540 $25.88 $53,830
Health educators 520 $24.16 $50,260
Elevator installers and repairers 510 $28.08 $58,400
Landscape architects 510 $31.40 $65,320
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 510 $22.11 $45,980
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 500 $29.33 $61,000
Internists, general 500 $88.68 $184,450
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 500 $23.74 $49,380
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 500 $9.60 $19,960
Diagnostic medical sonographers 490 $31.99 $66,540
Environmental engineers 490 $33.85 $70,410
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 490 $14.54 $30,250
Medical equipment repairers 490 $19.54 $40,630
Private detectives and investigators 490 $23.57 $49,030
Training and development managers 490 $40.13 $83,480
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 480 $14.02 $29,160
Stonemasons 480 $17.49 $36,380
Special education teachers, secondary school 470 Not available $44,500
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 460 Not available $46,690
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 460 $14.53 $30,230
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 460 $37.11 $77,180
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 460 $11.52 $23,960
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 460 $10.59 $22,030
Personal care and service workers, all other 460 $10.51 $21,860
Tax preparers 460 $18.69 $38,860
Construction and related workers, all other 440 $15.57 $32,390
Occupational health and safety specialists 440 $29.90 $62,190
Producers and directors 430 $23.49 $48,870
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 410 Not available $45,400
Legislators 410 Not available $37,860
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 410 Not available $30,880
Automotive glass installers and repairers 400 $17.21 $35,790
Air traffic controllers 390 $46.58 $96,890
Job printers 390 $18.61 $38,700
Lodging managers 390 $25.53 $53,090
Photographic process workers 390 $12.51 $26,030
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 380 $14.16 $29,440
Special education teachers, middle school 380 Not available $43,170
Writers and authors 380 $33.85 $70,400
Furniture finishers 370 $14.17 $29,470
Health technologists and technicians, all other 370 $19.17 $39,870
Pediatricians, general 370 $73.31 $152,490
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 370 $12.32 $25,630
Art directors 360 $27.53 $57,250
Athletes and sports competitors 360 Not available Not available
Biological technicians 360 $15.20 $31,610
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 360 $14.08 $29,290
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 360 $15.96 $33,200
Conveyor operators and tenders 350 $12.75 $26,520
Electrical and electronics drafters 350 $28.89 $60,080
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 350 $16.47 $34,250
Natural sciences managers 350 $41.52 $86,350
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 350 $14.23 $29,610
Social workers, all other 350 $26.77 $55,690
Clergy 340 $18.28 $38,020
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 340 $15.28 $31,780
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 340 $14.49 $30,150
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 340 $12.26 $25,510
Cooks, all other 330 $11.22 $23,330
Tool and die makers 330 $21.01 $43,710
Medical equipment preparers 320 $13.81 $28,720
Residential advisors 320 $13.71 $28,520
Bailiffs 310 $16.52 $34,360
Chemical technicians 310 $22.92 $47,680
Environmental engineering technicians 310 $20.66 $42,980
Forensic science technicians 310 $26.29 $54,680
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 310 $12.98 $27,000
Survey researchers 310 $23.91 $49,720
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 300 $38.76 $80,630
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 300 $24.43 $50,810
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 300 $26.43 $54,980
Concierges 300 $11.22 $23,340
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 300 $16.57 $34,470
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 300 $42.65 $88,710
Media and communication workers, all other 300 $21.80 $45,340
Helpers--roofers 290 $11.10 $23,090
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 290 $17.71 $36,830
Dietetic technicians 280 $10.36 $21,540
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 280 $10.42 $21,670
Foundry mold and coremakers 280 $14.42 $30,000
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 280 $9.25 $19,230
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 280 $27.95 $58,130
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 280 $29.34 $61,020
Transportation workers, all other 280 $18.98 $39,490
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 270 $14.42 $29,990
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 270 $21.49 $44,690
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 270 $15.27 $31,770
Transportation inspectors 270 $36.57 $76,070
Actors 260 Not available Not available
Animal control workers 260 $15.92 $33,110
Broadcast technicians 260 $19.58 $40,730
Designers, all other 260 $28.12 $58,480
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 260 $14.58 $30,320
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 260 $18.23 $37,930
Legal support workers, all other 260 $22.03 $45,810
Life scientists, all other 260 $40.78 $84,820
Bindery workers 250 $14.62 $30,410
Farm equipment mechanics 250 $15.95 $33,170
Nuclear medicine technologists 250 $33.98 $70,680
Obstetricians and gynecologists 250 $93.39 $194,250
Electro-mechanical technicians 240 $20.86 $43,380
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $66,820
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 230 $22.20 $46,180
Funeral attendants 230 $16.03 $33,340
Numerical tool and process control programmers 230 $22.73 $47,270
Podiatrists 220 $53.50 $111,270
Tour guides and escorts 220 $11.65 $24,240
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 210 $10.26 $21,350
Psychiatric aides 210 $11.12 $23,130
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 200 $16.24 $33,780
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 200 $19.94 $41,470
Motorcycle mechanics 200 $14.01 $29,140
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 200 $16.52 $34,360
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 200 $19.11 $39,750
Avionics technicians 190 $22.94 $47,710
Psychologists, all other 190 Not available Not available
Recreational therapists 190 $17.84 $37,110
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 190 $21.39 $44,500
Chemical engineers 180 $37.87 $78,780
Computer and information scientists, research 180 $50.68 $105,400
Crane and tower operators 180 $19.90 $41,390
Directors, religious activities and education 180 $24.13 $50,190
Funeral directors 180 $28.01 $58,250
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 180 $20.53 $42,710
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 180 $15.30 $31,830
Airfield operations specialists 170 $16.28 $33,870
Continuous mining machine operators 170 $16.78 $34,910
Hydrologists 170 $27.88 $58,000
Multi-media artists and animators 170 $26.13 $54,340
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 170 $21.02 $43,720
Actuaries 160 $38.72 $80,530
Communications teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $70,520
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 150 $13.30 $27,670
Boilermakers 150 $22.63 $47,070
Court reporters 150 $27.92 $58,080
Emergency management specialists 150 $30.34 $63,110
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 150 $16.06 $33,410
Shampooers 150 $9.25 $19,250
Social science research assistants 150 $19.34 $40,230
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 150 $10.15 $21,100
Upholsterers 150 $15.16 $31,530
Athletic trainers 140 Not available $40,860
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $75,010
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 140 $12.67 $26,350
Desktop publishers 140 $17.02 $35,400
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 140 $14.24 $29,610
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 140 $21.05 $43,790
Gaming managers 140 $34.04 $70,810
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 140 $30.54 $63,520
Statisticians 140 $33.26 $69,190
Counselors, all other 130 $21.36 $44,430
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 130 $16.74 $34,830
Motorboat mechanics 130 $18.00 $37,440
Pharmacy aides 130 $10.51 $21,860
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 120 $17.66 $36,720
Museum technicians and conservators 120 $16.25 $33,800
Occupational health and safety technicians 120 $33.96 $70,650
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 120 $22.97 $47,780
Tree trimmers and pruners 120 $12.90 $26,820
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 120 $28.45 $59,170
Biological scientists, all other 110 $31.52 $65,560
Film and video editors 110 $21.92 $45,600
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $68,590
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $49,380
Power distributors and dispatchers 110 Not available Not available
Telephone operators 110 $13.69 $28,480
Traffic technicians 110 $30.54 $63,530
Travel guides 110 $16.69 $34,700
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 100 $10.34 $21,510
Economists 100 $37.00 $76,950
Forest and conservation technicians 100 $16.30 $33,910
Model makers, metal and plastic 100 $14.37 $29,880
Occupational therapist aides 100 $11.61 $24,160
Pourers and casters, metal 100 $15.16 $31,520
Statistical assistants 100 $16.77 $34,880
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 90 $29.11 $60,550
Conservation scientists 90 $26.21 $54,510
Curators 90 $26.76 $55,660
Drafters, all other 90 $22.36 $46,500
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 90 $12.61 $26,220
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 90 $18.10 $37,650
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 80 $17.47 $36,330
Cutters and trimmers, hand 80 $13.13 $27,320
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 80 $10.22 $21,250
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 80 $25.64 $53,330
Material moving workers, all other 80 $13.24 $27,550
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $52,520
Physical scientists, all other 80 $37.89 $78,810
Respiratory therapy technicians 80 $16.64 $34,610
Agricultural inspectors 70 $18.44 $38,350
Audiologists 70 $22.84 $47,500
Craft artists 70 Not available Not available
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 70 $13.71 $28,520
Fire inspectors and investigators 70 $35.43 $73,700
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 70 $17.78 $36,980
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 70 $25.70 $53,460
Motion picture projectionists 70 $11.12 $23,130
Biomedical engineers 60 $24.77 $51,510
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 60 $33.72 $70,140
Embalmers 60 $19.42 $40,380
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 60 $9.37 $19,480
Occupational therapist assistants 60 $24.60 $51,170
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 50 $28.80 $59,910
Audio-visual collections specialists 50 $21.15 $44,000
Broadcast news analysts 50 $37.95 $78,930
Education administrators, all other 50 $34.58 $71,920
Engine and other machine assemblers 50 $18.86 $39,230
Food scientists and technologists 50 $19.98 $41,560
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 50 $15.80 $32,870
History teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $53,450
Plant and system operators, all other 50 $23.59 $49,060
Political science teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $53,930
Set and exhibit designers 50 $18.15 $37,740
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 50 $21.97 $45,690
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $58,710
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 40 $13.28 $27,620
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 40 $26.10 $54,280
Fallers 40 $17.79 $37,000
Postmasters and mail superintendents 40 $35.99 $74,870
Power plant operators 40 $22.90 $47,640
Archivists 30 $24.19 $50,310
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 30 Not available $54,260
Parking enforcement workers 30 $14.13 $29,390
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes Not available $18.61 $38,720
Agricultural and food science technicians Not available $20.50 $42,650
Agricultural equipment operators Not available $9.71 $20,190
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors Not available $17.34 $36,070
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $27.19 $56,560
Atmospheric and space scientists Not available $38.74 $80,580
Choreographers Not available $19.94 $41,470
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers Not available $12.14 $25,240
Communications equipment operators, all other Not available $15.61 $32,470
Correspondence clerks Not available $14.40 $29,960
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $51,260
Dentists, all other specialists Not available $82.43 $171,460
Education teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $35,580
Elementary school teachers, except special education Not available Not available $41,500
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $46,910
Etchers and engravers Not available $15.76 $32,780
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals Not available $9.93 $20,660
Floor sanders and finishers Not available $19.83 $41,250
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $46,240
Gaming service workers, all other Not available $12.98 $27,000
Geological and petroleum technicians Not available $18.15 $37,750
Graders and sorters, agricultural products Not available $9.01 $18,730
Insulation workers, mechanical Not available $16.20 $33,700
Insurance appraisers, auto damage Not available $26.43 $54,980
Locksmiths and safe repairers Not available $19.50 $40,560
Manufactured building and mobile home installers Not available $15.25 $31,730
Marriage and family therapists Not available $24.66 $51,290
Medical appliance technicians Not available $12.75 $26,510
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Not available $13.29 $27,650
Microbiologists Not available $31.42 $65,350
Millwrights Not available $18.94 $39,400
Orthodontists Not available $101.73 $211,600
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $33.92 $70,560
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $41,530
Physicists Not available $37.30 $77,580
Pile-driver operators Not available $26.81 $55,770
Postsecondary teachers, all other Not available Not available $45,190
Psychology teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $53,170
Radiation therapists Not available $28.67 $59,630
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $120,060
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $12.00 $24,950
Sales and related workers, all other Not available $22.63 $47,070
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education Not available Not available $43,790
Sewers, hand Not available $11.09 $23,080
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $11.72 $24,380
Slot key persons Not available $16.44 $34,190
Social scientists and related workers, all other Not available $27.41 $57,020
Sociology teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $49,900
Soil and plant scientists Not available $28.37 $59,000
Sound engineering technicians Not available $14.22 $29,580
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $13.67 $28,430
Teachers and instructors, all other Not available Not available $38,360
Terrazzo workers and finishers Not available $14.02 $29,170
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $16.00 $33,280
Therapists, all other Not available $16.52 $34,360
Vocational education teachers, middle school Not available Not available $49,120
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