Occupational employment / Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA

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 "Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,041,790 $21.66 $45,060
Office and administrative support occupations 173,990 $16.29 $33,880
Sales and related occupations 111,770 $19.58 $40,730
Food preparation and serving related occupations 87,840 $10.73 $22,320
Production occupations 83,300 $16.29 $33,890
Transportation and material moving occupations 75,840 $16.04 $33,370
Education, training, and library occupations 59,770 $23.32 $48,500
Construction and extraction occupations 54,040 $22.71 $47,230
Management occupations 50,780 $47.88 $99,590
Business and financial operations occupations 49,690 $29.04 $60,410
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 49,420 $38.77 $80,640
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 38,940 $21.73 $45,200
Retail salespersons 36,860 $13.18 $27,410
Computer and mathematical occupations 30,050 $35.86 $74,600
Architecture and engineering occupations 29,340 $33.19 $69,050
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 27,900 $12.30 $25,580
Personal care and service occupations 24,830 $12.89 $26,800
Healthcare support occupations 24,360 $14.76 $30,700
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 22,590 $9.46 $19,670
Office clerks, general 21,100 $14.23 $29,600
Cashiers 20,800 $10.76 $22,380
Registered nurses 18,430 $35.51 $73,870
Community and social services occupations 17,170 $19.99 $41,570
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 16,220 $24.06 $50,040
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 15,880 $12.60 $26,210
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 15,740 $17.11 $35,600
Protective service occupations 15,720 $21.01 $43,690
Customer service representatives 15,620 $15.40 $32,040
Waiters and waitresses 15,130 $11.07 $23,020
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 14,360 $32.62 $67,850
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 13,570 $19.31 $40,160
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 13,530 $11.98 $24,920
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 12,600 $15.76 $32,770
General and operations managers 12,260 $53.40 $111,070
Life, physical, and social science occupations 11,820 $30.10 $62,610
Carpenters 11,500 $20.75 $43,170
Teacher assistants 10,840 Not available $27,860
Stock clerks and order fillers 10,560 $12.86 $26,750
Elementary school teachers, except special education 10,010 Not available $51,830
Business operations specialists, all other 9,510 $28.13 $58,510
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 9,270 $24.34 $50,630
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 8,910 $20.50 $42,640
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 8,650 $20.36 $42,350
Cooks, restaurant 8,590 $11.27 $23,440
Receptionists and information clerks 8,410 $12.74 $26,510
Accountants and auditors 8,320 $29.76 $61,900
Maintenance and repair workers, general 7,410 $18.18 $37,820
Construction laborers 7,350 $16.81 $34,970
Computer software engineers, applications 7,290 $43.49 $90,470
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 7,080 $13.51 $28,090
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 6,820 Not available $51,890
Office and administrative support workers, all other 6,700 $14.64 $30,440
Legal occupations 6,680 $38.95 $81,010
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 6,570 $12.53 $26,060
Food preparation workers 6,280 $10.79 $22,440
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 6,200 $13.55 $28,190
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 6,130 $14.98 $31,170
Industrial truck and tractor operators 6,010 $16.27 $33,840
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 5,740 $16.33 $33,960
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 5,670 $15.89 $33,050
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 5,590 $9.67 $20,100
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 5,360 $10.18 $21,180
Home health aides 5,250 $10.33 $21,490
Bartenders 5,240 $10.64 $22,130
Team assemblers 5,220 $13.72 $28,540
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 5,180 $26.53 $55,190
Sales representatives, services, all other 5,130 $25.11 $52,230
Computer support specialists 5,120 $21.50 $44,710
Security guards 5,100 $12.40 $25,800
Medical secretaries 5,000 $16.74 $34,820
Managers, all other 4,950 $40.69 $84,640
Electricians 4,700 $29.79 $61,960
Packers and packagers, hand 4,580 $10.30 $21,430
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 4,360 $31.69 $65,900
Medical assistants 4,360 $15.81 $32,880
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 4,270 Not available $53,950
Driver/sales workers 4,260 $14.64 $30,460
Production workers, all other 4,230 $12.12 $25,210
Semiconductor processors 4,160 $15.30 $31,830
Teachers and instructors, all other 4,120 Not available $49,200
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 4,000 $19.35 $40,240
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 3,960 $18.03 $37,500
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 3,900 $45.55 $94,740
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 3,880 $15.50 $32,250
Bill and account collectors 3,820 $16.15 $33,590
Tellers 3,820 $12.30 $25,590
All other information and record clerks 3,760 $14.58 $30,320
Dishwashers 3,740 $9.17 $19,070
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 3,540 $15.84 $32,940
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 3,520 $30.20 $62,810
Preschool teachers, except special education 3,520 $12.25 $25,490
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 3,480 $17.66 $36,730
Lawyers 3,470 $49.76 $103,500
Loan officers 3,390 $32.12 $66,810
Counter and rental clerks 3,380 $13.04 $27,130
Computer systems analysts 3,360 $37.22 $77,420
Personal and home care aides 3,360 $10.43 $21,690
Civil engineers 3,290 $35.72 $74,310
Cooks, fast food 3,230 $9.38 $19,510
Financial managers 3,220 $52.94 $110,110
Physicians and surgeons, all other 3,180 $75.95 $157,970
Service station attendants 3,140 $9.58 $19,930
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 3,060 $30.73 $63,910
Painters, construction and maintenance 3,060 $16.47 $34,250
Loan interviewers and clerks 3,000 $17.03 $35,410
Computer specialists, all other 2,960 $34.50 $71,750
Bus drivers, school 2,940 $15.18 $31,570
Machinists 2,940 $20.42 $42,470
Dental assistants 2,930 $18.24 $37,950
Computer and information systems managers 2,860 $58.66 $122,000
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 2,850 $36.02 $74,920
Helpers--production workers 2,850 $12.51 $26,020
Network and computer systems administrators 2,850 $32.84 $68,300
Social and human service assistants 2,810 $13.48 $28,040
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 2,780 $11.15 $23,190
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 2,770 $29.33 $61,000
Cost estimators 2,760 $30.95 $64,370
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 2,740 $9.80 $20,390
Sales managers 2,690 $54.15 $112,630
Child care workers 2,680 $10.21 $21,230
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 2,680 $28.94 $60,200
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 2,670 $27.51 $57,220
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 2,670 $26.35 $54,800
Industrial engineers 2,620 $38.72 $80,530
Industrial machinery mechanics 2,530 $24.85 $51,690
Management analysts 2,530 $35.52 $73,880
Insurance sales agents 2,490 $28.64 $59,580
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 2,460 $21.27 $44,230
Computer software engineers, systems software 2,450 $45.49 $94,620
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 2,440 $12.28 $25,550
Pharmacy technicians 2,440 $16.21 $33,710
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 2,400 $25.81 $53,690
Engineering managers 2,400 $57.64 $119,900
Marketing managers 2,390 $52.81 $109,850
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 2,370 $20.56 $42,770
Postal service mail carriers 2,320 Not available Not available
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2,290 $14.51 $30,190
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 2,270 $9.48 $19,710
Telemarketers 2,270 $12.54 $26,080
Legal secretaries 2,260 $20.88 $43,420
Computer programmers 2,240 $37.43 $77,850
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 2,200 $25.27 $52,560
Machine feeders and offbearers 2,180 $11.86 $24,670
Dental hygienists 2,120 $37.31 $77,600
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 2,110 $26.54 $55,210
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 2,100 $40.37 $83,970
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 2,100 $24.01 $49,950
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,090 $18.43 $38,330
Mechanical engineers 2,070 $37.75 $78,520
Construction managers 2,020 $43.70 $90,900
Coaches and scouts 1,990 Not available $37,760
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 1,990 $12.83 $26,680
Paralegals and legal assistants 1,980 $24.21 $50,360
Pharmacists 1,970 $50.80 $105,660
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 1,950 $19.24 $40,020
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 1,950 $14.99 $31,190
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,930 $18.65 $38,790
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 1,920 $23.24 $48,340
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 1,920 $12.42 $25,840
Electronics engineers, except computer 1,910 $45.00 $93,600
Order clerks 1,910 $15.37 $31,960
Sales and related workers, all other 1,910 $17.45 $36,300
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 1,880 $19.71 $41,000
Network systems and data communications analysts 1,870 $33.99 $70,700
Property, real estate, and community association managers 1,870 $25.16 $52,330
Parts salespersons 1,860 $17.23 $35,850
Architects, except landscape and naval 1,840 $32.46 $67,520
Clergy 1,840 $22.50 $46,790
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,840 $16.31 $33,930
Sheet metal workers 1,840 $23.34 $48,550
Graphic designers 1,830 $21.38 $44,460
Industrial production managers 1,810 $44.29 $92,130
Training and development specialists 1,790 $26.65 $55,430
Data entry keyers 1,780 $13.64 $28,380
Food servers, nonrestaurant 1,760 $10.11 $21,040
Postsecondary teachers, all other 1,740 Not available $67,660
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,690 $16.51 $34,340
Printing machine operators 1,670 $18.56 $38,610
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 1,660 $27.43 $57,050
Child, family, and school social workers 1,650 $18.59 $38,670
Fire fighters 1,640 $26.78 $55,690
Medical and health services managers 1,640 $48.65 $101,190
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,610 $14.23 $29,590
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 1,590 $10.07 $20,950
Public relations specialists 1,590 $27.02 $56,210
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 1,580 $25.43 $52,880
Market research analysts 1,570 $34.96 $72,710
Roofers 1,550 $18.25 $37,950
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 1,530 $23.73 $49,350
Bakers 1,510 $13.35 $27,760
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 1,510 $24.47 $50,890
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 1,510 $24.51 $50,970
Electrical engineers 1,510 $41.65 $86,640
Food service managers 1,510 $25.55 $53,140
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,470 $20.52 $42,670
Correctional officers and jailers 1,460 $23.68 $49,250
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 1,450 Not available $88,950
Parking lot attendants 1,440 $9.88 $20,560
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,400 $18.51 $38,510
Physical therapists 1,400 $32.92 $68,470
Financial specialists, all other 1,390 $29.96 $62,310
Architectural and civil drafters 1,380 $20.82 $43,310
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,380 $20.19 $41,990
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,310 $19.28 $40,100
Medical records and health information technicians 1,310 $17.99 $37,420
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 1,300 Not available Not available
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,290 Not available $45,870
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,270 $13.19 $27,440
Administrative services managers 1,240 $37.27 $77,530
Financial analysts 1,240 $40.54 $84,330
Radiologic technologists and technicians 1,240 $29.02 $60,370
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 1,230 $22.69 $47,190
Biological technicians 1,220 $17.78 $36,980
Social and community service managers 1,220 $27.05 $56,270
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,210 $22.86 $47,550
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,190 $21.50 $44,720
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,180 $18.94 $39,390
Court, municipal, and license clerks 1,160 $17.53 $36,470
Engineers, all other 1,160 $43.15 $89,750
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,160 $21.14 $43,960
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 1,160 $28.06 $58,370
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 1,140 $23.24 $48,330
Automotive body and related repairers 1,130 $20.54 $42,730
File clerks 1,130 $13.97 $29,070
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,130 $13.68 $28,450
Sales engineers 1,130 $44.15 $91,820
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,100 $18.28 $38,020
Mental health counselors 1,100 $24.44 $50,840
Chief executives 1,080 $87.34 $181,660
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 1,080 $38.59 $80,270
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,070 $17.58 $36,560
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1,050 $19.07 $39,660
Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,050 $12.97 $26,980
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,040 $27.80 $57,820
Advertising sales agents 1,030 $24.90 $51,800
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,030 $27.89 $58,000
Sewing machine operators 1,030 $10.62 $22,080
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,020 $10.42 $21,670
Crossing guards 1,010 $13.33 $27,730
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,000 $19.21 $39,960
Library assistants, clerical 1,000 $14.39 $29,940
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,000 Not available $52,480
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 990 $18.07 $37,580
Nonfarm animal caretakers 980 $11.09 $23,080
Urban and regional planners 970 $31.67 $65,870
Directors, religious activities and education 960 $16.97 $35,290
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 960 $24.62 $51,220
Office machine operators, except computer 960 $12.62 $26,240
Special education teachers, secondary school 960 Not available $53,630
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 960 $9.89 $20,560
Construction and building inspectors 950 $28.72 $59,740
Database administrators 950 $36.50 $75,930
Social workers, all other 950 $21.19 $44,070
Cargo and freight agents 940 $21.06 $43,810
Librarians 940 $27.13 $56,420
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 930 $15.01 $31,210
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 930 $31.58 $65,680
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 920 $14.58 $30,320
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 910 $10.56 $21,960
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 910 $17.91 $37,250
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 880 $16.60 $34,540
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 880 $10.85 $22,560
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 880 $15.70 $32,660
Tapers 880 $22.62 $47,050
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 880 $41.43 $86,180
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 850 $24.61 $51,190
Library technicians 850 $16.67 $34,670
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 840 $27.86 $57,950
Bindery workers 840 $15.12 $31,440
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 840 $30.33 $63,090
Travel agents 840 $15.73 $32,710
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 830 $24.41 $50,780
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 800 $24.47 $50,910
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 790 $13.83 $28,760
Material moving workers, all other 790 $18.52 $38,510
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 790 $18.69 $38,870
Producers and directors 790 $39.45 $82,050
Public relations managers 790 $44.55 $92,660
Cooks, short order 780 $10.33 $21,500
Health educators 780 $25.00 $52,000
Speech-language pathologists 780 $30.92 $64,320
Tile and marble setters 780 $18.74 $38,980
Surveying and mapping technicians 770 $23.11 $48,060
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 760 Not available $62,740
Chefs and head cooks 760 $18.84 $39,190
Couriers and messengers 760 $14.30 $29,750
Demonstrators and product promoters 760 $11.36 $23,630
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 760 $22.35 $46,480
Food batchmakers 760 $11.47 $23,860
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 760 $9.59 $19,950
Medical and public health social workers 760 $26.29 $54,680
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 760 $17.18 $35,740
Health technologists and technicians, all other 750 $21.30 $44,310
Massage therapists 750 $26.38 $54,870
Purchasing managers 750 $41.81 $86,970
Brickmasons and blockmasons 740 $28.01 $58,260
Veterinary technologists and technicians 740 $15.27 $31,760
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 730 $18.52 $38,530
Butchers and meat cutters 720 $15.83 $32,930
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 720 $32.51 $67,620
Human resources managers, all other 720 $48.21 $100,270
Interior designers 720 $25.39 $52,810
Interpreters and translators 720 $23.73 $49,360
Civil engineering technicians 710 $25.30 $52,620
Motor vehicle operators, all other 690 $14.34 $29,830
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 690 $13.57 $28,220
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 690 $14.73 $30,630
Education administrators, postsecondary 680 $38.85 $80,800
Prepress technicians and workers 680 $19.95 $41,500
Real estate brokers 680 Not available Not available
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 670 $34.27 $71,290
Editors 670 $26.23 $54,550
Medical transcriptionists 670 $19.33 $40,200
Occupational therapists 670 $30.09 $62,580
Personal financial advisors 670 $36.39 $75,690
Highway maintenance workers 660 $19.96 $41,520
Mechanical drafters 660 $23.87 $49,650
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 650 $11.05 $22,970
Construction and related workers, all other 640 $20.29 $42,210
Instructional coordinators 640 $30.96 $64,400
Carpet installers 630 $19.78 $41,140
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 630 $23.64 $49,170
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 620 $23.30 $48,470
Dental laboratory technicians 610 $18.75 $39,010
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 610 $38.20 $79,470
Real estate sales agents 610 $23.25 $48,360
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 600 $15.35 $31,920
Natural sciences managers 600 $52.35 $108,890
Security and fire alarm systems installers 600 $23.20 $48,250
Insurance underwriters 590 $29.70 $61,770
Anesthesiologists 580 $75.00 More than $145,600
Logisticians 580 $30.18 $62,770
Surgeons 580 $100.26 $208,540
Dentists, general 570 $82.23 $171,040
Technical writers 570 $32.41 $67,410
Computer operators 560 $18.08 $37,610
Respiratory therapists 560 $27.70 $57,620
Self-enrichment education teachers 560 $21.27 $44,250
Medical equipment preparers 550 $16.25 $33,790
Veterinarians 550 $36.54 $75,990
Community and social service specialists, all other 540 $17.64 $36,700
Opticians, dispensing 540 $19.20 $39,930
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 540 $10.80 $22,460
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 540 $14.16 $29,460
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 530 $18.36 $38,190
Graduate teaching assistants 530 Not available $33,630
Special education teachers, middle school 530 Not available $53,550
Family and general practitioners 520 $81.70 $169,930
Protective service workers, all other 520 $17.70 $36,820
Crane and tower operators 510 $24.33 $50,600
Maintenance workers, machinery 510 $17.10 $35,560
Home appliance repairers 500 $17.74 $36,890
Painters, transportation equipment 500 $21.32 $44,350
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 500 $16.27 $33,840
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 500 $23.02 $47,890
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 490 $14.74 $30,650
Environmental engineers 490 $33.40 $69,480
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 490 $34.41 $71,570
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 490 $12.82 $26,670
Hazardous materials removal workers 490 $18.49 $38,450
Postal service clerks 490 Not available Not available
Surgical technologists 490 $22.05 $45,870
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $75,390
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 480 $15.54 $32,330
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 470 $13.33 $27,730
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 470 $14.62 $30,410
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 460 $20.07 $41,750
New accounts clerks 460 $14.76 $30,700
Procurement clerks 460 $16.50 $34,320
Tire repairers and changers 460 $15.13 $31,460
Advertising and promotions managers 450 $53.77 $111,830
Biological scientists, all other 450 $33.77 $70,240
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 450 $16.66 $34,650
Materials engineers 450 $38.48 $80,030
Physician assistants 450 $46.44 $96,590
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 440 $20.06 $41,720
Internists, general 440 $91.86 $191,060
Writers and authors 440 $25.18 $52,360
Occupational health and safety specialists 430 $30.87 $64,210
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 430 $13.11 $27,270
Transportation workers, all other 430 $19.94 $41,480
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 420 $17.66 $36,740
Mechanical engineering technicians 420 $28.76 $59,830
Reporters and correspondents 420 $19.43 $40,410
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 410 $12.25 $25,470
Sailors and marine oilers 410 $17.85 $37,140
Detectives and criminal investigators 400 $33.34 $69,340
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 400 $26.48 $55,070
Meeting and convention planners 390 $20.36 $42,340
Photographers 390 $18.24 $37,930
Art directors 380 $39.16 $81,450
Helpers--carpenters 380 $13.07 $27,190
Job printers 380 $16.93 $35,220
Multi-media artists and animators 380 $28.22 $58,700
Audio and video equipment technicians 370 $15.52 $32,280
Glaziers 370 $22.90 $47,630
Musicians and singers 370 $27.12 Not available
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $69,300
Chemists 360 $25.96 $53,990
Commercial pilots 360 Not available $60,630
Cutters and trimmers, hand 360 $11.25 $23,410
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 360 $17.83 $37,090
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 360 $9.71 $20,190
Floral designers 360 $11.46 $23,850
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 360 $27.72 $57,660
Physical therapist assistants 360 $22.94 $47,700
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 360 $30.69 $63,840
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 360 $23.49 $48,860
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 350 $25.79 $53,630
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 340 $14.88 $30,950
Education teachers, postsecondary 340 Not available $58,300
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 340 $15.53 $32,310
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 340 $13.78 $28,650
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 340 $21.94 $45,630
Numerical tool and process control programmers 340 $28.90 $60,110
Operations research analysts 340 $34.42 $71,590
Tool and die makers 340 $25.69 $53,440
Foundry mold and coremakers 330 $14.47 $30,100
Medical equipment repairers 320 $26.55 $55,210
Psychiatric technicians 320 $14.74 $30,650
Budget analysts 310 $31.41 $65,340
Commercial and industrial designers 310 $28.66 $59,620
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 310 $22.14 $46,060
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 310 $11.49 $23,900
Logging equipment operators 310 $20.34 $42,300
Physical therapist aides 310 $12.41 $25,810
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 310 Not available $56,930
Business teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $84,160
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 300 $23.58 $49,050
Credit analysts 300 $27.97 $58,190
Dietitians and nutritionists 300 $27.97 $58,180
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 300 $28.22 $58,700
Surveyors 300 $35.04 $72,890
Upholsterers 300 $16.33 $33,970
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 290 $29.64 $61,650
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 290 $29.65 $61,670
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 290 $14.28 $29,700
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $76,300
Music directors and composers 290 $17.29 $35,960
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 280 Not available $81,370
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 280 $19.30 $40,140
Drafters, all other 280 $21.83 $45,400
Engine and other machine assemblers 280 $15.85 $32,970
Legal support workers, all other 280 $24.20 $50,340
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 280 $10.16 $21,140
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 280 $15.09 $31,390
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 280 Not available $55,440
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 280 $18.16 $37,780
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 280 $27.57 $57,350
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 270 $11.96 $24,880
Diagnostic medical sonographers 270 $38.34 $79,740
Elevator installers and repairers 270 $39.99 $83,180
Obstetricians and gynecologists 270 $104.83 $218,060
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 270 $21.62 $44,970
Tour guides and escorts 270 $12.05 $25,060
Lodging managers 260 $26.97 $56,110
Pediatricians, general 260 $85.20 $177,210
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 260 $25.97 $54,020
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 260 $20.85 $43,360
Electrical and electronics drafters 250 $24.23 $50,410
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 250 $17.61 Not available
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 250 $17.88 $37,190
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 250 $12.29 $25,570
Psychiatric aides 250 $12.18 $25,330
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 250 $29.17 $60,680
Tax preparers 250 $22.02 $45,800
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 250 $17.56 $36,530
Word processors and typists 250 $16.41 $34,140
Broadcast technicians 240 $19.82 $41,230
Brokerage clerks 240 $17.11 $35,580
Chiropractors 240 $27.90 $58,030
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 240 $20.30 $42,210
Etchers and engravers 240 $14.82 $30,820
Skin care specialists 240 $21.35 $44,410
Statisticians 240 $30.31 $63,050
Chemical plant and system operators 230 $23.25 $48,360
Electro-mechanical technicians 230 $24.87 $51,730
Marriage and family therapists 230 $20.27 $42,170
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 220 $18.31 $38,090
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $59,900
Helpers, construction trades, all other 220 $13.81 $28,730
Loan counselors 220 $19.08 $39,700
Media and communication workers, all other 220 $23.98 $49,870
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $78,320
Soil and plant scientists 220 $30.47 $63,370
Baggage porters and bellhops 210 $9.99 $20,780
Forest and conservation technicians 210 $18.86 $39,220
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 210 $16.65 $34,620
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 210 $15.80 $32,870
Social science research assistants 210 $18.38 $38,240
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 200 $15.82 $32,890
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 200 $12.39 $25,770
Logging workers, all other 200 $16.59 $34,500
Power distributors and dispatchers 200 $39.58 $82,340
Social scientists and related workers, all other 200 $37.53 $78,060
Designers, all other 190 $21.44 $44,590
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 190 $19.88 $41,360
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 190 $35.39 $73,620
Statistical assistants 190 $20.13 $41,870
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 180 $34.96 $72,720
Chemical technicians 180 $18.54 $38,560
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $93,600
Conveyor operators and tenders 180 $16.87 $35,080
Desktop publishers 180 $18.35 $38,160
Dietetic technicians 180 Not available Not available
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 180 $17.94 $37,310
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 180 $35.10 $73,000
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 180 $24.07 $50,070
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 180 $15.70 $32,650
Religious workers, all other 180 $17.80 $37,020
Training and development managers 180 $41.31 $85,920
Woodworkers, all other 180 $12.09 $25,140
Air traffic controllers 170 $45.95 $95,570
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 170 $18.92 $39,350
Photographic processing machine operators 170 $13.46 $28,000
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $57,850
Transportation inspectors 170 $31.19 $64,870
Chemical engineers 160 $39.01 $81,130
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 160 $21.64 $45,010
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 160 $25.11 $52,230
Pourers and casters, metal 160 $14.15 $29,440
Psychiatrists 160 $86.17 $179,230
Recreational vehicle service technicians 160 $16.88 $35,120
Structural iron and steel workers 160 $26.19 $54,480
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 160 $14.74 $30,660
Film and video editors 150 $28.37 $59,010
Forensic science technicians 150 $27.54 $57,290
Helpers--roofers 150 $16.39 $34,090
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 150 $53.23 $110,730
Locksmiths and safe repairers 150 $17.04 $35,450
Occupational therapist assistants 150 $23.57 $49,020
Residential advisors 150 $13.14 $27,340
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 150 $16.68 $34,690
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 140 Not available Not available
Correspondence clerks 140 $16.33 $33,970
Counselors, all other 140 $24.33 $50,600
Foresters 140 $32.03 $66,630
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 140 $14.54 $30,240
Hydrologists 140 $39.08 $81,290
Pest control workers 140 $14.93 $31,050
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 140 $26.08 $54,250
Agricultural and food science technicians 130 $15.96 $33,190
Audiologists 130 $32.86 $68,360
Compensation and benefits managers 130 $44.07 $91,670
Dancers 130 Not available Not available
Economists 130 $42.35 $88,100
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $95,550
Environmental engineering technicians 130 $24.14 $50,210
Meter readers, utilities 130 $20.03 $41,660
Motorboat mechanics 130 $19.63 $40,820
Physical scientists, all other 130 $36.81 $76,560
Private detectives and investigators 130 $21.37 $44,450
Boilermakers 120 $26.33 $54,770
Conservation scientists 120 $38.01 $79,060
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 120 $17.04 $35,450
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 120 $37.80 $78,620
Helpers--electricians 120 $15.18 $31,580
Life scientists, all other 120 $31.29 $65,090
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 120 $22.63 $47,060
Radiation therapists 120 $39.97 $83,140
Audio-visual collections specialists 110 $19.66 $40,890
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $80,610
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 110 $15.13 $31,470
Photographic process workers 110 $15.52 $32,290
Proofreaders and copy markers 110 $14.55 $30,270
Radio and television announcers 110 $23.89 $49,700
Riggers 110 $24.74 $51,470
Communications teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $65,580
Concierges 100 $15.75 $32,750
Education administrators, all other 100 $32.53 $67,650
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 100 $9.16 $19,060
History teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $73,640
Hoist and winch operators 100 $21.32 $44,330
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 100 $16.07 $33,420
Occupational health and safety technicians 100 $25.18 $52,370
Plant and system operators, all other 100 $25.83 $53,720
Set and exhibit designers 100 $26.36 $54,820
Survey researchers 100 $23.06 $47,970
Agricultural inspectors 90 $21.60 $44,920
Animal trainers 90 $18.12 $37,690
Court reporters 90 $47.17 $98,100
Fire inspectors and investigators 90 $34.95 $72,690
Landscape architects 90 $35.76 $74,380
Nuclear medicine technologists 90 $36.14 $75,170
Parking enforcement workers 90 $19.41 $40,380
Actors 80 $18.55 Not available
Agricultural equipment operators 80 $13.28 $27,620
Anthropologists and archeologists 80 $27.59 $57,390
Atmospheric and space scientists 80 $36.75 $76,440
Avionics technicians 80 $23.71 $49,310
Epidemiologists 80 $30.24 $62,890
Financial examiners 80 $36.09 $75,070
Gaming supervisors 80 $22.92 $47,670
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 80 $17.22 $35,810
Psychologists, all other 80 $36.15 $75,190
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $74,390
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 70 $17.67 $36,760
Athletes and sports competitors 70 Not available Not available
Broadcast news analysts 70 $45.52 $94,680
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 70 $31.13 $64,750
Funeral directors 70 $26.04 $54,170
Law clerks 70 $24.83 $51,650
Legislators 70 Not available $46,150
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 70 $20.95 $43,570
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 70 $24.76 $51,500
Political science teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $74,550
Postmasters and mail superintendents 70 $34.15 $71,030
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 70 $28.11 $58,460
Airfield operations specialists 60 $21.83 $45,400
Artists and related workers, all other 60 $22.94 $47,710
Biomedical engineers 60 $32.78 $68,190
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 60 $18.66 $38,810
Economics teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $87,560
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 60 $27.33 $56,840
Emergency management specialists 60 $35.18 $73,180
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 60 $11.33 $23,560
Manicurists and pedicurists 60 $15.62 $32,500
Mechanical door repairers 60 $25.22 $52,460
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 60 $21.49 $44,700
Microbiologists 60 $29.15 $60,620
Motorboat operators 60 $20.56 $42,770
Physicists 60 $52.27 $108,720
Physics teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $79,710
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 50 $21.82 $45,390
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 50 $16.46 $34,230
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 50 $29.52 $61,400
Athletic trainers 50 Not available $44,660
Biochemists and biophysicists 50 Not available Not available
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $63,810
Food scientists and technologists 50 $23.48 $48,840
Furniture finishers 50 $16.53 $34,390
Model makers, metal and plastic 50 $29.98 $62,370
Public address system and other announcers 50 $36.76 $76,460
Recreational therapists 50 $22.33 $46,460
Sound engineering technicians 50 $23.21 $48,270
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 50 $13.48 $28,050
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 40 $10.21 $21,240
Animal control workers 40 $19.80 $41,180
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $74,170
Curators 40 $24.09 $50,100
Gaming service workers, all other 40 $10.73 $22,310
Geological and petroleum technicians 40 $16.36 $34,020
Insulation workers, mechanical 40 $18.37 $38,200
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 40 $25.43 $52,900
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 40 $27.01 $56,180
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 40 $17.32 $36,020
Traffic technicians 40 $27.42 $57,030
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 30 $12.24 $25,450
Embalmers 30 $15.15 $31,510
Mathematical technicians 30 $20.65 $42,940
Vocational education teachers, middle school 30 Not available $54,120
Actuaries Not available $42.99 $89,420
Aerospace engineers Not available $31.54 $65,610
Amusement and recreation attendants Not available $9.71 $20,190
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $57,230
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $18.73 $38,950
Barbers Not available $17.09 $35,550
Bicycle repairers Not available $10.94 $22,750
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $15.06 $31,310
Camera and photographic equipment repairers Not available $24.33 $50,610
Cooks, all other Not available $13.58 $28,240
Fabric and apparel patternmakers Not available $18.89 $39,280
Farm equipment mechanics Not available $16.75 $34,830
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers Not available $29.58 $61,520
Fashion designers Not available $28.43 $59,140
Fence erectors Not available $14.50 $30,170
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $15.91 $33,090
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Not available $14.65 $30,460
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Not available $16.68 $34,690
Log graders and scalers Not available $17.41 $36,220
Millwrights Not available $29.76 $61,900
Motion picture projectionists Not available $12.30 $25,580
Motorcycle mechanics Not available $17.18 $35,740
Musical instrument repairers and tuners Not available $12.26 $25,490
Optometrists Not available $35.59 $74,030
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $37.49 $77,970
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics Not available $15.60 $32,440
Paperhangers Not available $17.57 $36,540
Patternmakers, wood Not available $28.66 $59,600
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $10.99 $22,850
Pipelayers Not available $20.45 $42,530
Plasterers and stucco masons Not available $23.44 $48,750
Radio mechanics Not available $25.24 $52,500
Recreation workers Not available $13.47 $28,020
Rehabilitation counselors Not available $17.56 $36,530
Sewers, hand Not available $9.67 $20,110
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $10.62 $22,090
Shoe machine operators and tenders Not available $11.86 $24,670
Slaughterers and meat packers Not available $14.80 $30,770
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other Not available Not available $64,650
Social work teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $72,170
Stonemasons Not available $15.96 $33,200
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs Not available $10.65 $22,150
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $11.66 $24,250
Therapists, all other Not available $24.81 $51,600
Tire builders Not available $11.66 $24,260
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $16.87 $35,080
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials Not available Not available $25,090
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