Occupational employment / Pittsburgh, PA

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 "Pittsburgh, PA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,131,980 $19.25 $40,030
Office and administrative support occupations 200,410 $14.58 $30,330
Sales and related occupations 125,050 $16.96 $35,280
Food preparation and serving related occupations 101,480 $9.62 $20,010
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 78,920 $30.04 $62,490
Transportation and material moving occupations 75,760 $14.70 $30,570
Production occupations 73,740 $16.40 $34,120
Education, training, and library occupations 63,310 $25.43 $52,900
Business and financial operations occupations 49,910 $28.15 $58,540
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 45,560 $19.14 $39,820
Retail salespersons 43,240 $11.60 $24,130
Healthcare support occupations 41,350 $12.01 $24,970
Management occupations 38,760 $44.13 $91,790
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 34,000 $11.50 $23,920
Office clerks, general 31,810 $12.59 $26,190
Registered nurses 30,790 $28.57 $59,420
Cashiers 30,770 $8.69 $18,080
Computer and mathematical occupations 27,650 $31.10 $64,680
Personal care and service occupations 27,490 $10.40 $21,640
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 25,250 $8.83 $18,360
Architecture and engineering occupations 22,980 $31.42 $65,350
Waiters and waitresses 22,210 $8.76 $18,230
Customer service representatives 22,170 $14.94 $31,070
Protective service occupations 22,110 $17.97 $37,380
Community and social services occupations 19,870 $17.38 $36,150
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 19,480 $12.28 $25,540
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 18,830 $11.19 $23,270
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 17,330 $31.35 $65,220
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 15,570 $11.97 $24,890
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 15,520 $13.57 $28,230
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 15,170 $14.89 $30,970
Elementary school teachers, except special education 14,880 Not available $51,590
Stock clerks and order fillers 13,740 $10.55 $21,950
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 13,690 $22.36 $46,500
Home health aides 12,880 $10.21 $21,230
Accountants and auditors 12,080 $30.14 $62,690
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 11,540 $18.66 $38,810
Maintenance and repair workers, general 11,250 $16.57 $34,470
Receptionists and information clerks 10,390 $11.26 $23,410
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 10,260 $23.63 $49,160
Life, physical, and social science occupations 10,160 $28.32 $58,910
Construction laborers 9,150 $15.99 $33,250
Legal occupations 8,730 $38.65 $80,390
Cooks, restaurant 8,480 $11.60 $24,120
Carpenters 8,020 $20.53 $42,700
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 7,990 $18.29 $38,040
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 7,980 $14.91 $31,000
Security guards 7,870 $11.39 $23,690
General and operations managers 7,570 $46.20 $96,100
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 7,380 $16.33 $33,960
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 7,250 $20.91 $43,500
Teacher assistants 7,060 Not available $21,100
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 6,880 Not available $54,670
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 6,850 Not available $52,750
Bartenders 6,540 $8.87 $18,460
Bus drivers, school 6,440 $11.51 $23,930
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 6,270 $11.70 $24,330
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 6,230 $18.54 $38,560
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 6,190 $9.60 $19,960
Team assemblers 6,110 $13.52 $28,120
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 6,090 $15.64 $32,530
Child care workers 6,050 $9.29 $19,330
Food preparation workers 5,930 $9.43 $19,610
Tellers 5,460 $10.77 $22,410
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 5,410 $24.13 $50,190
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 5,370 $10.48 $21,800
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 5,030 $26.43 $54,960
Dishwashers 4,990 $8.46 $17,600
Machinists 4,920 $17.23 $35,840
Computer support specialists 4,890 $18.65 $38,800
Electricians 4,880 $24.05 $50,030
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 4,850 $14.19 $29,510
Packers and packagers, hand 4,740 $10.96 $22,800
Computer systems analysts 4,680 $33.01 $68,660
Helpers--production workers 4,680 $11.85 $24,650
Medical assistants 4,670 $12.39 $25,770
Lawyers 4,600 $55.48 $115,390
Medical secretaries 4,550 $12.73 $26,470
Computer programmers 4,510 $31.53 $65,580
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 4,460 $14.00 $29,130
Driver/sales workers 4,200 $11.52 $23,970
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 4,160 $17.66 $36,730
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 3,960 $22.45 $46,690
Social and human service assistants 3,900 $12.25 $25,480
Pharmacy technicians 3,860 $12.39 $25,780
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 3,820 $9.51 $19,790
Bill and account collectors 3,790 $13.56 $28,210
Industrial truck and tractor operators 3,790 $15.32 $31,870
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 3,780 $26.42 $54,960
Management analysts 3,740 $37.49 $77,970
Business operations specialists, all other 3,710 $28.08 $58,400
Counter and rental clerks 3,620 $11.25 $23,400
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 3,450 $8.56 $17,800
Civil engineers 3,410 $33.39 $69,440
Network and computer systems administrators 3,410 $32.40 $67,390
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 3,380 $10.86 $22,600
Postal service mail carriers 3,370 Not available Not available
Data entry keyers 3,360 $12.90 $26,830
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 3,270 $29.92 $62,230
Computer software engineers, applications 3,240 $38.10 $79,250
Financial managers 3,210 $45.41 $94,450
Insurance sales agents 3,200 $29.56 $61,480
Personal and home care aides 3,190 $9.60 $19,970
Telemarketers 3,180 $11.22 $23,330
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 3,110 $17.70 $36,810
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,100 $14.72 $30,620
Child, family, and school social workers 3,070 $16.13 $33,550
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 3,060 $36.61 $76,140
Chief executives 3,000 $71.99 $149,730
Mental health counselors 2,990 $16.05 $33,390
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 2,960 $8.47 $17,630
Legal secretaries 2,960 $16.58 $34,500
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 2,950 $16.21 $33,720
Cooks, fast food 2,930 $8.35 $17,370
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 2,840 $29.41 $61,160
Physicians and surgeons, all other 2,840 $71.52 $148,760
Computer software engineers, systems software 2,820 $37.89 $78,820
Pharmacists 2,810 $44.39 $92,340
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 2,730 $14.04 $29,190
Cost estimators 2,650 $25.92 $53,910
Market research analysts 2,640 $25.81 $53,690
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 2,580 $27.67 $57,540
Food servers, nonrestaurant 2,580 $8.98 $18,680
Sales representatives, services, all other 2,580 $31.30 $65,110
Industrial machinery mechanics 2,570 $21.59 $44,920
Loan officers 2,530 $25.71 $53,470
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 2,470 $19.96 $41,520
File clerks 2,460 $11.16 $23,220
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 2,420 $18.95 $39,420
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 2,420 $25.75 $53,560
Medical and health services managers 2,400 $40.88 $85,040
Word processors and typists 2,360 $12.93 $26,890
Radiologic technologists and technicians 2,350 $22.11 $46,000
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 2,290 Not available $54,830
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 2,280 $17.83 $37,090
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,280 $16.42 $34,150
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 2,280 $23.08 $48,000
Preschool teachers, except special education 2,270 $10.75 $22,370
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 2,200 Not available Not available
Public relations specialists 2,170 $31.90 $66,350
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,150 $23.55 $48,980
Recreation workers 2,120 $11.29 $23,480
Dental assistants 2,110 $14.32 $29,790
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2,100 $9.15 $19,030
Financial analysts 2,090 $30.80 $64,060
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 2,080 $24.33 $50,610
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 2,040 $24.51 $50,990
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,030 $13.75 $28,600
Sales managers 2,030 $48.13 $100,120
Training and development specialists 2,000 $23.74 $49,390
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,960 $16.83 $35,020
Industrial engineers 1,950 $35.84 $74,550
Mechanical engineers 1,950 $34.57 $71,900
Order clerks 1,950 $14.29 $29,730
Bakers 1,940 $11.19 $23,280
Graphic designers 1,910 $18.67 $38,840
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,900 $41.82 $86,990
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 1,880 $17.89 $37,220
Cooks, short order 1,850 $9.35 $19,440
Real estate sales agents 1,830 $21.58 $44,890
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,810 $15.15 $31,510
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 1,800 $26.08 $54,260
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,790 $16.06 $33,400
Computer and information systems managers 1,780 $50.03 $104,060
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,780 $16.82 $34,990
Physical therapists 1,780 $33.08 $68,800
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,770 $19.18 $39,880
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 1,760 $11.10 $23,080
Electronics engineers, except computer 1,740 $36.20 $75,300
Paralegals and legal assistants 1,740 $19.93 $41,460
Parts salespersons 1,720 $14.89 $30,970
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 1,700 $24.78 $51,540
Personal financial advisors 1,700 $38.63 $80,360
Dental hygienists 1,680 $25.19 $52,400
Correctional officers and jailers 1,660 $21.64 $45,020
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,660 $26.58 $55,280
Family and general practitioners 1,640 $88.62 $184,320
Parking lot attendants 1,640 $10.49 $21,820
Amusement and recreation attendants 1,630 $8.54 $17,760
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 1,630 Not available $87,900
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,630 Not available $53,380
Administrative services managers 1,620 $35.25 $73,320
Electrical engineers 1,600 $38.93 $80,970
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 1,550 $14.49 $30,140
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 1,540 $21.31 $44,330
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 1,520 $25.97 $54,020
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,520 $10.35 $21,530
Medical and public health social workers 1,520 $19.81 $41,210
Office and administrative support workers, all other 1,510 $14.70 $30,580
Medical records and health information technicians 1,500 $15.80 $32,860
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 1,490 $16.21 $33,710
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,450 $20.18 $41,970
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 1,450 $8.55 $17,790
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,430 $12.37 $25,720
Painters, construction and maintenance 1,430 $18.92 $39,360
Network systems and data communications analysts 1,420 $34.45 $71,660
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 1,420 $9.78 $20,350
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,390 $14.95 $31,090
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 1,390 $40.59 $84,440
Construction and building inspectors 1,380 $20.64 $42,940
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,370 $29.28 $60,890
Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,370 $11.79 $24,520
Managers, all other 1,360 $41.17 $85,640
Brickmasons and blockmasons 1,350 $22.19 $46,160
Education administrators, postsecondary 1,350 $37.85 $78,730
Construction managers 1,330 $40.14 $83,490
Medical transcriptionists 1,330 $14.26 $29,660
Respiratory therapists 1,330 $22.95 $47,730
Loan interviewers and clerks 1,320 $14.23 $29,600
Librarians 1,310 $24.59 $51,150
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 1,290 $16.79 $34,910
Automotive body and related repairers 1,270 $18.95 $39,420
Engineering managers 1,270 $53.75 $111,800
Architectural and civil drafters 1,240 $21.18 $44,060
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 1,240 $23.87 $49,650
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,230 $16.68 $34,680
Rehabilitation counselors 1,230 $17.50 $36,410
Social and community service managers 1,230 $27.17 $56,510
Coaches and scouts 1,220 Not available $29,210
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,220 $13.52 $28,120
Industrial production managers 1,220 $37.47 $77,940
Marketing managers 1,210 $53.67 $111,640
Occupational therapists 1,210 $28.10 $58,440
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,190 $17.59 $36,580
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,180 $16.82 $34,980
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,160 $19.71 $40,990
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,160 $16.32 $33,940
Self-enrichment education teachers 1,160 $16.56 $34,440
Advertising sales agents 1,150 $27.55 $57,310
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,150 $8.15 $16,960
Teachers and instructors, all other 1,150 Not available $37,000
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,140 $17.44 $36,280
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,140 $16.20 $33,690
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,130 $25.49 $53,020
Library assistants, clerical 1,130 $10.01 $20,820
Office machine operators, except computer 1,130 $12.77 $26,560
Couriers and messengers 1,120 $10.63 $22,120
Fire fighters 1,120 $22.95 $47,730
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,110 $10.69 $22,230
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,110 $17.55 $36,500
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 1,110 $22.84 $47,510
Printing machine operators 1,100 $16.22 $33,730
Architects, except landscape and naval 1,070 $38.47 $80,020
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,070 $22.09 $45,940
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,070 $22.49 $46,780
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,040 $20.84 $43,350
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,040 Not available $58,000
Surgical technologists 1,040 $16.38 $34,060
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,030 $14.84 $30,880
All other information and record clerks 1,020 $16.24 $33,790
Sheet metal workers 1,000 $27.42 $57,040
Healthcare support workers, all other 990 Not available Not available
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 990 $18.50 $38,470
Private detectives and investigators 990 $17.22 $35,830
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 990 $16.33 $33,970
Crossing guards 980 $10.24 $21,310
Food service managers 970 $25.07 $52,150
Tool and die makers 970 $20.28 $42,190
Chemical technicians 960 $19.74 $41,060
Library technicians 960 $11.40 $23,700
Demonstrators and product promoters 920 $10.19 $21,190
Roofers 920 $18.82 $39,140
Residential advisors 910 $11.83 $24,620
Butchers and meat cutters 890 $14.06 $29,250
Machine feeders and offbearers 870 $13.41 $27,900
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 870 $20.74 $43,130
Mechanical drafters 860 $21.29 $44,290
Computer operators 850 $17.79 $37,010
Postal service clerks 850 Not available Not available
Chefs and head cooks 840 $17.25 $35,890
Speech-language pathologists 840 $27.30 $56,790
Cement masons and concrete finishers 830 $20.31 $42,240
Civil engineering technicians 830 $19.69 $40,940
Physician assistants 830 $32.19 $66,960
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 820 $18.09 $37,630
Legislators 820 Not available $30,800
Nonfarm animal caretakers 820 $9.84 $20,480
Special education teachers, middle school 820 Not available $54,090
Business teachers, postsecondary 810 Not available $75,920
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 800 Not available Not available
Physical therapist assistants 800 $18.88 $39,280
Biological technicians 790 $16.91 $35,180
Instructional coordinators 790 $27.26 $56,700
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 790 $17.13 $35,620
Tire repairers and changers 770 $11.02 $22,910
Database administrators 760 $29.03 $60,390
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 750 $24.49 $50,930
Security and fire alarm systems installers 750 $18.29 $38,050
Financial specialists, all other 730 $31.23 $64,960
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 730 $18.54 $38,570
Detectives and criminal investigators 710 $30.24 $62,900
New accounts clerks 710 $13.48 $28,030
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 710 $44.32 $92,180
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 690 $14.65 $30,480
Procurement clerks 690 $16.44 $34,200
Editors 680 $24.72 $51,420
Logisticians 680 $30.41 $63,240
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 670 $13.40 $27,870
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 670 $21.04 $43,760
Travel agents 670 $15.44 $32,110
Commercial and industrial designers 660 $22.95 $47,730
Computer specialists, all other 660 $33.06 $68,760
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 660 Not available $72,150
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 650 Not available $82,610
Dentists, general 650 $72.74 $151,300
Floral designers 650 $11.16 $23,220
Tax preparers 650 $15.58 $32,410
Dietitians and nutritionists 640 $21.96 $45,680
Education teachers, postsecondary 640 Not available $63,460
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 630 $35.84 $74,560
Mechanical engineering technicians 630 $19.44 $40,440
Musicians and singers 630 $33.53 Not available
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 610 Not available $92,270
Environmental engineers 610 $35.44 $73,710
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 610 $15.03 $31,250
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 600 Not available $56,690
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 600 $13.09 $27,220
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 600 Not available $59,750
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 590 $14.94 $31,080
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 590 $13.26 $27,580
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 580 $15.24 $31,690
Helpers--carpenters 580 $12.93 $26,900
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 570 $14.33 $29,810
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 570 $17.13 $35,640
Reporters and correspondents 570 $19.73 $41,040
Pourers and casters, metal 560 $16.44 $34,200
Production workers, all other 560 $15.03 $31,260
Psychiatric aides 560 Not available Not available
Funeral attendants 550 $11.30 $23,500
Health technologists and technicians, all other 550 $17.73 $36,880
Industrial engineering technicians 550 $26.52 $55,160
Insurance underwriters 550 $26.52 $55,160
Surgeons 550 $87.97 $182,980
Chemical plant and system operators 540 $25.23 $52,470
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 540 $14.88 $30,940
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 540 $34.32 $71,390
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 540 Not available $67,930
Occupational therapist assistants 540 $20.79 $43,240
Purchasing managers 540 $48.73 $101,360
Crane and tower operators 530 $19.32 $40,190
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 530 $21.90 $45,560
Occupational health and safety specialists 530 $29.32 $60,980
Structural iron and steel workers 530 $26.09 $54,280
Computer and information scientists, research 520 $28.97 $60,250
Materials engineers 520 $37.01 $76,990
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 520 $15.37 $31,970
Sales engineers 520 $37.56 $78,130
Diagnostic medical sonographers 510 $24.78 $51,550
Veterinary technologists and technicians 510 $13.59 $28,270
Brokerage clerks 500 $16.58 $34,490
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 500 $20.14 $41,890
Operations research analysts 500 $28.82 $59,940
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 500 $18.26 $37,990
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 490 $15.73 $32,730
Opticians, dispensing 490 $15.49 $32,220
Food batchmakers 480 $11.51 $23,940
Bindery workers 470 $13.49 $28,070
Credit analysts 470 $28.13 $58,500
Job printers 470 $16.86 $35,070
Producers and directors 470 $28.07 $58,370
Surveyors 470 $22.68 $47,170
Medical equipment preparers 460 $12.76 $26,530
Physical therapist aides 460 $11.97 $24,900
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 460 $14.57 $30,300
Sewing machine operators 460 $9.99 $20,770
Veterinarians 460 $54.14 $112,620
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 460 $12.22 $25,410
Compensation and benefits managers 450 $42.71 $88,850
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 450 $17.11 $35,590
Prepress technicians and workers 450 $17.47 $36,340
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 450 $17.10 $35,570
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 440 $17.90 $37,240
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 440 $16.01 $33,310
Power plant operators 440 $27.80 $57,810
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 440 $22.99 $47,820
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 430 $18.14 $37,730
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 430 $14.99 $31,180
Internists, general 430 $102.33 $212,840
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 430 $17.01 $35,390
Photographers 430 $14.36 $29,870
Sales and related workers, all other 430 $21.26 $44,230
Cargo and freight agents 420 $18.00 $37,430
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 420 $21.39 $44,480
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 420 $23.97 $49,860
Health educators 420 $21.55 $44,820
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 410 $14.02 $29,150
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 410 Not available $101,310
Medical equipment repairers 410 $20.11 $41,820
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 410 $9.34 $19,430
Public relations managers 410 $36.74 $76,420
Engineers, all other 400 $43.36 $90,180
Materials scientists 400 $34.80 $72,380
Property, real estate, and community association managers 400 $31.98 $66,510
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 390 $16.79 $34,920
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 390 $16.05 $33,370
Law clerks 390 $17.03 $35,420
Writers and authors 390 $27.91 $58,060
Chiropractors 380 $38.13 $79,310
Helpers--electricians 380 $11.58 $24,100
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 380 $30.56 $63,560
Anesthesiologists 370 $80.93 $168,330
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 370 $24.34 $50,630
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 370 $15.50 $32,240
Photographic processing machine operators 370 $10.62 $22,090
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 370 Not available $52,740
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 370 $15.02 $31,240
Painters, transportation equipment 360 $18.87 $39,240
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $74,880
Technical writers 360 $25.35 $52,730
Court, municipal, and license clerks 350 $15.17 $31,540
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 350 $10.02 $20,850
Glaziers 350 $13.02 $27,080
Maintenance workers, machinery 350 $21.09 $43,880
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 350 $10.69 $22,240
Budget analysts 340 $29.51 $61,390
Clergy 340 $17.14 $35,660
Gas plant operators 340 $23.09 $48,020
Recreational therapists 340 $17.57 $36,540
Athletic trainers 320 Not available $36,180
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 320 $21.23 $44,160
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 320 $24.92 $51,830
Postmasters and mail superintendents 320 $28.68 $59,650
Postsecondary teachers, all other 320 Not available $76,470
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 310 $15.26 $31,740
Pharmacy aides 310 $11.54 $24,000
Pipelayers 310 $23.58 $49,050
Protective service workers, all other 310 $15.52 $32,270
Survey researchers 310 $9.95 $20,700
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 300 $10.03 $20,860
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 300 $24.55 $51,060
Manicurists and pedicurists 300 $10.17 $21,160
Meeting and convention planners 300 $19.57 $40,700
Nuclear medicine technologists 300 $24.80 $51,590
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 290 $33.31 $69,280
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 290 $21.63 $44,980
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 290 $14.39 $29,930
Environmental engineering technicians 290 $18.73 $38,960
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $58,800
Funeral directors 290 $27.76 $57,740
Human resources managers, all other 290 $51.20 $106,500
Meter readers, utilities 290 $19.76 $41,090
Surveying and mapping technicians 290 $17.35 $36,080
Tour guides and escorts 290 $10.09 $20,990
Advertising and promotions managers 280 $43.50 $90,480
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 280 $25.43 $52,890
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 280 $10.41 $21,660
Audio and video equipment technicians 270 $16.92 $35,200
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 270 $17.64 $36,680
Urban and regional planners 270 $22.67 $47,160
Electrical and electronics drafters 260 $22.21 $46,190
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 260 $39.96 $83,120
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 260 $10.64 $22,120
Skin care specialists 260 $11.18 $23,260
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 260 $23.21 $48,280
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 260 $15.86 $32,990
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 250 $29.62 $61,620
Communications teachers, postsecondary 240 Not available $63,420
Interior designers 240 $19.83 $41,250
Optometrists 240 $38.11 $79,260
Social workers, all other 240 $25.51 $53,060
Education administrators, all other 230 $30.80 $64,050
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 230 $24.70 $51,380
Financial examiners 230 $38.86 $80,830
Millwrights 230 $25.91 $53,890
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 230 $13.29 $27,640
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 220 $11.48 $23,870
Art directors 220 $38.57 $80,220
Computer hardware engineers 220 $40.95 $85,170
Engine and other machine assemblers 220 $17.98 $37,400
Hazardous materials removal workers 220 $21.08 $43,840
Motor vehicle operators, all other 220 $16.83 $35,010
Pest control workers 220 $15.05 $31,310
Radio and television announcers 220 $21.01 $43,710
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $60,780
Tapers 220 $24.51 $50,990
Transportation inspectors 220 $34.78 $72,350
Court reporters 210 $19.12 $39,780
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 210 $21.35 $44,410
History teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $75,330
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 210 $21.66 $45,040
Biomedical engineers 200 $32.93 $68,490
Broadcast technicians 200 $14.15 $29,430
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $72,200
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 200 $11.35 $23,600
Home appliance repairers 200 $17.79 $37,000
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 200 $12.53 $26,060
Service station attendants 200 $10.42 $21,670
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 190 $17.85 $37,140
Real estate brokers 190 Not available Not available
Vocational education teachers, middle school 190 Not available $57,070
Air traffic controllers 180 Not available Not available
Dietetic technicians 180 $12.39 $25,780
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators 180 $15.97 $33,210
Parking enforcement workers 180 $10.51 $21,860
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $67,670
Psychiatrists 180 $62.28 $129,550
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 180 $13.57 $28,230
Training and development managers 180 $40.57 $84,380
Automotive glass installers and repairers 170 $13.32 $27,710
Conveyor operators and tenders 170 $15.95 $33,170
Numerical tool and process control programmers 170 $22.67 $47,160
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $70,970
Transportation workers, all other 170 Not available Not available
Bicycle repairers 160 $11.49 $23,900
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 160 $11.32 $23,540
Obstetricians and gynecologists 160 $95.84 $199,340
Correspondence clerks 150 $11.68 $24,290
Directors, religious activities and education 150 $16.70 $34,730
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 150 $37.67 $78,360
Interpreters and translators 150 $21.25 $44,190
Occupational therapist aides 150 $15.65 $32,560
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 150 $15.49 $32,230
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 150 $13.64 $28,360
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 140 $18.04 $37,530
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 140 $19.72 $41,020
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 140 $17.50 $36,410
Elevator installers and repairers 140 $32.35 $67,280
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 140 $13.18 $27,420
Physics teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $83,540
Podiatrists 140 $43.47 $90,420
Stonemasons 140 $23.00 $47,840
Tile and marble setters 140 $20.61 $42,870
Electro-mechanical technicians 130 $20.58 $42,820
Helpers--extraction workers 130 $14.90 $31,000
Material moving workers, all other 130 $14.63 $30,420
Multi-media artists and animators 130 $21.53 $44,790
Plant and system operators, all other 130 $22.71 $47,230
Political science teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $103,310
Desktop publishers 120 $18.26 $37,990
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 120 $10.83 $22,520
Graduate teaching assistants 120 Not available $31,040
Landscape architects 120 $27.48 $57,160
Lodging managers 120 $22.82 $47,470
Radiation therapists 120 $30.31 $63,050
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 120 $28.07 $58,390
Roustabouts, oil and gas 120 $13.51 $28,090
Sailors and marine oilers 120 $16.20 $33,700
Shampooers 120 $7.56 $15,720
Economics teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $83,140
Motorcycle mechanics 110 $13.25 $27,560
Plasterers and stucco masons 110 $21.39 $44,490
Statistical assistants 110 $13.19 $27,430
Statisticians 110 $25.19 $52,400
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 110 $10.51 $21,870
Commercial pilots 100 Not available $78,130
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $91,560
Education, training, and library workers, all other 100 $27.15 $56,470
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 100 $11.39 $23,690
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 100 $17.17 $35,710
Legal support workers, all other 100 $20.43 $42,500
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 100 $22.81 $47,440
Loan counselors 100 $20.29 $42,210
Natural sciences managers 100 $49.78 $103,540
Occupational health and safety technicians 100 $19.49 $40,550
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 100 $16.02 $33,320
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 100 $23.85 $49,610
Respiratory therapy technicians 100 $16.81 $34,970
Roof bolters, mining 100 $21.66 $45,050
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 90 $13.47 $28,010
Economists 90 $37.89 $78,800
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 90 $13.03 $27,110
Fire inspectors and investigators 90 $15.89 $33,060
Geological and petroleum technicians 90 $17.17 $35,710
Helpers--roofers 90 $14.48 $30,120
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 90 $16.54 $34,400
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 90 $13.25 $27,560
Audiologists 80 $25.10 $52,210
Concierges 80 $12.48 $25,970
Curators 80 $18.36 $38,180
Emergency management specialists 80 $23.63 $49,150
Helpers, construction trades, all other 80 $13.12 $27,290
Music directors and composers 80 $15.88 $33,040
Photographic process workers 80 $15.00 $31,200
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 80 $25.32 $52,670
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 80 $22.84 $47,500
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons 80 $17.70 $36,820
Ship engineers 80 $23.89 $49,700
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 80 $20.83 $43,330
Drafters, all other 70 $22.88 $47,580
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 70 $12.46 $25,920
Media and communication workers, all other 70 $22.45 $46,690
Power distributors and dispatchers 70 $37.81 $78,650
Sound engineering technicians 70 $17.50 $36,410
Actors 60 $16.27 Not available
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $71,120
Farm equipment mechanics 60 $16.85 $35,050
Hydrologists 60 $40.75 $84,750
Massage therapists 60 $12.24 $25,460
Motion picture projectionists 60 $9.36 $19,470
Personal care and service workers, all other 60 $15.86 $32,990
Social scientists and related workers, all other 60 $27.47 $57,130
Therapists, all other 60 $25.31 $52,640
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 60 Not available $36,060
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available Not available
Boilermakers 50 $28.19 $58,640
Construction and related workers, all other 50 $14.47 $30,090
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 50 $24.84 $51,660
Geographers 50 $25.14 $52,300
Proofreaders and copy markers 50 $15.12 $31,460
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 40 $20.49 $42,620
Animal control workers 40 $17.52 $36,440
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $86,330
Archivists 40 $22.61 $47,040
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $95,500
Communications equipment operators, all other 40 $20.88 $43,440
Conservation scientists 40 $22.17 $46,120
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 40 $18.72 $38,950
Designers, all other 40 $25.00 $52,010
Etchers and engravers 40 $19.05 $39,620
Fallers 40 $19.34 $40,230
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 40 $23.55 $48,990
Library science teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $62,520
Audio-visual collections specialists 30 $19.96 $41,510
Film and video editors 30 Not available Not available
Hoist and winch operators 30 $15.71 $32,680
Log graders and scalers 30 Not available Not available
Microbiologists 30 $25.74 $53,540
Model makers, metal and plastic 30 $14.94 $31,070
Actuaries Not available $46.88 $97,500
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes Not available $39.17 $81,480
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $30.34 $63,110
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators Not available $32.04 $66,650
Baggage porters and bellhops Not available $8.07 $16,780
Barbers Not available $16.12 $33,530
Biochemists and biophysicists Not available $47.79 $99,410
Bookbinders Not available $18.33 $38,120
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $13.90 $28,910
Carpet installers Not available $15.87 $33,020
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders Not available $13.23 $27,520
Chemical engineers Not available $39.46 $82,070
Chemists Not available $33.12 $68,890
Choreographers Not available $18.09 $37,630
Construction and extraction occupations Not available $20.89 $43,450
Continuous mining machine operators Not available $20.17 $41,940
Cooks, all other Not available $9.73 $20,240
Counselors, all other Not available $22.82 $47,470
Cutters and trimmers, hand Not available $12.15 $25,270
Dental laboratory technicians Not available $24.37 $50,680
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $21.11 $43,910
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Not available $19.50 $40,560
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles Not available $15.48 $32,210
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $18.92 $39,350
Food scientists and technologists Not available $41.23 $85,770
Foundry mold and coremakers Not available $16.29 $33,870
Furniture finishers Not available $17.27 $35,930
Highway maintenance workers Not available $16.44 $34,180
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other Not available $20.19 $41,990
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Not available $24.54 $51,040
Law teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $65,670
Life scientists, all other Not available $23.26 $48,380
Locksmiths and safe repairers Not available $16.97 $35,300
Marriage and family therapists Not available $21.32 $44,350
Medical appliance technicians Not available $18.48 $38,430
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Not available $20.15 $41,920
Motorboat mechanics Not available $14.73 $30,640
Musical instrument repairers and tuners Not available $14.14 $29,410
Orthodontists Not available $86.88 $180,710
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $20.64 $42,920
Patternmakers, metal and plastic Not available $10.38 $21,590
Pediatricians, general Not available $62.92 $130,870
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers Not available $25.66 $53,370
Psychologists, all other Not available $36.57 $76,060
Rail car repairers Not available $15.90 $33,070
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $14.74 $30,660
Rock splitters, quarry Not available $14.61 $30,390
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas Not available $28.08 $58,400
Semiconductor processors Not available $19.96 $41,520
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Not available $21.06 $43,790
Set and exhibit designers Not available $18.34 $38,150
Soil and plant scientists Not available $32.67 $67,950
Telephone operators Not available $18.53 $38,540
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $11.16 $23,200
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators Not available $17.72 $36,860
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $15.65 $32,550
Upholsterers Not available $12.81 $26,640
Wellhead pumpers Not available $19.67 $40,920
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