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.
| Occupation |
Total employment |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage |
| All Occupations |
250,610 |
$21.21 |
$44,110 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
43,060 |
$15.70 |
$32,660 |
| Sales and related occupations |
28,840 |
$15.35 |
$31,930 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
23,220 |
$25.84 |
$53,740 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
18,570 |
$10.67 |
$22,190 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
13,860 |
$36.25 |
$75,410 |
| Production occupations |
11,780 |
$16.03 |
$33,340 |
| Retail salespersons |
11,510 |
$12.58 |
$26,170 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
10,570 |
$23.86 |
$49,620 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
10,550 |
$21.01 |
$43,690 |
| Management occupations |
9,430 |
$49.48 |
$102,930 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
9,330 |
$14.44 |
$30,040 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
8,200 |
$13.56 |
$28,200 |
| Cashiers |
8,090 |
$9.41 |
$19,570 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
8,080 |
$12.65 |
$26,320 |
| Protective service occupations |
7,610 |
$22.35 |
$46,480 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
6,640 |
$31.05 |
$64,580 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
6,560 |
$40.05 |
$83,310 |
| Community and social services occupations |
5,420 |
$22.01 |
$45,770 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
5,270 |
$14.98 |
$31,160 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
5,110 |
$36.78 |
$76,500 |
| Teacher assistants |
5,000 |
Not available |
$24,430 |
| Registered nurses |
4,790 |
$33.25 |
$69,160 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
4,700 |
$11.07 |
$23,020 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
4,360 |
$10.93 |
$22,730 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
4,220 |
$13.72 |
$28,530 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
4,020 |
$13.57 |
$28,220 |
| Office clerks, general |
3,990 |
$13.25 |
$27,550 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
3,700 |
$17.08 |
$35,520 |
| Home health aides |
3,550 |
$13.14 |
$27,330 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
3,310 |
Not available |
$64,480 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
2,870 |
$12.64 |
$26,300 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
2,800 |
$20.47 |
$42,570 |
| Child care workers |
2,790 |
$10.82 |
$22,500 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
2,780 |
$28.42 |
$59,110 |
| Food preparation workers |
2,710 |
$10.21 |
$21,240 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,710 |
Not available |
$65,150 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
2,690 |
$21.83 |
$45,400 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
2,650 |
$22.80 |
$47,420 |
| Customer service representatives |
2,620 |
$15.08 |
$31,360 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
2,590 |
$13.69 |
$28,460 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
2,560 |
$8.74 |
$18,190 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2,290 |
$20.80 |
$43,260 |
| General and operations managers |
2,290 |
$51.34 |
$106,790 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
2,290 |
Not available |
$37,570 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
2,250 |
$29.55 |
$61,460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
2,170 |
$20.54 |
$42,720 |
| Carpenters |
2,100 |
$22.87 |
$47,570 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
2,090 |
$17.96 |
$37,360 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
1,980 |
$18.14 |
$37,740 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
1,860 |
$13.29 |
$27,650 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,800 |
$15.60 |
$32,460 |
| Construction laborers |
1,640 |
$20.53 |
$42,690 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
1,640 |
Not available |
$65,580 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
1,550 |
$15.15 |
$31,520 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
1,500 |
$8.38 |
$17,440 |
| Security guards |
1,500 |
$13.89 |
$28,900 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,490 |
$17.13 |
$35,630 |
| Legal occupations |
1,490 |
$41.03 |
$85,350 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
1,470 |
$20.10 |
$41,800 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
1,470 |
$14.01 |
$29,140 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
1,340 |
$25.27 |
$52,570 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
1,310 |
$16.11 |
$33,500 |
| Accountants and auditors |
1,280 |
$32.40 |
$67,400 |
| Tellers |
1,280 |
$11.97 |
$24,900 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,200 |
$9.68 |
$20,130 |
| Computer systems analysts |
1,180 |
$42.99 |
$89,410 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
1,120 |
$22.35 |
$46,480 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,080 |
$11.91 |
$24,770 |
| Computer support specialists |
1,060 |
$20.34 |
$42,300 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
1,050 |
Not available |
$64,980 |
| Team assemblers |
1,050 |
$11.71 |
$24,360 |
| Dishwashers |
1,020 |
$8.43 |
$17,540 |
| Social and human service assistants |
1,010 |
$16.40 |
$34,120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
1,000 |
$36.19 |
$75,280 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
1,000 |
$9.92 |
$20,630 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
980 |
$12.62 |
$26,240 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
970 |
$14.50 |
$30,170 |
| Computer programmers |
930 |
$47.69 |
$99,190 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
920 |
$25.97 |
$54,010 |
| Word processors and typists |
920 |
$15.57 |
$32,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
880 |
$29.74 |
$61,850 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
870 |
$95.32 |
$198,260 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
850 |
$19.44 |
$40,430 |
| Cooks, fast food |
840 |
$8.85 |
$18,410 |
| Recreation workers |
840 |
$13.85 |
$28,810 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
760 |
$13.69 |
$28,480 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
760 |
$22.83 |
$47,480 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
750 |
$13.76 |
$28,630 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
750 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
750 |
$13.79 |
$28,690 |
| Lawyers |
740 |
$50.07 |
$104,150 |
| Electricians |
730 |
$29.42 |
$61,190 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
720 |
$27.36 |
$56,900 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
680 |
$28.95 |
$60,210 |
| Bartenders |
670 |
$10.79 |
$22,450 |
| Medical assistants |
670 |
$15.00 |
$31,200 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
660 |
$25.24 |
$52,500 |
| Financial managers |
620 |
$47.75 |
$99,320 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
600 |
$65.13 |
$135,460 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
590 |
$19.29 |
$40,130 |
| Medical and health services managers |
590 |
$45.37 |
$94,360 |
| Dental assistants |
570 |
$16.88 |
$35,120 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
570 |
$16.69 |
$34,720 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
570 |
$9.21 |
$19,150 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
570 |
$19.19 |
$39,920 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
560 |
$32.04 |
$66,640 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
540 |
Not available |
$67,330 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
530 |
$17.66 |
$36,740 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
530 |
$10.16 |
$21,130 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
530 |
$12.36 |
$25,710 |
| Insurance sales agents |
520 |
$22.02 |
$45,800 |
| Civil engineers |
510 |
$33.68 |
$70,060 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
510 |
$30.68 |
$63,800 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
500 |
$9.86 |
$20,510 |
| Legal secretaries |
500 |
$18.33 |
$38,120 |
| Administrative services managers |
490 |
$49.23 |
$102,400 |
| Chief executives |
490 |
$68.83 |
$143,160 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
490 |
$46.21 |
$96,120 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
490 |
$19.54 |
$40,650 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
490 |
$32.52 |
$67,630 |
| Social workers, all other |
490 |
$24.82 |
$51,630 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
480 |
$15.41 |
$32,060 |
| Psychiatric aides |
480 |
$18.95 |
$39,420 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
470 |
Not available |
$101,190 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
470 |
$28.31 |
$58,880 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
460 |
$16.66 |
$34,650 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
460 |
$12.92 |
$26,870 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
460 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
450 |
$37.29 |
$77,560 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
440 |
$22.06 |
$45,870 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
440 |
$27.51 |
$57,220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
440 |
$34.33 |
$71,400 |
| Pharmacists |
440 |
$53.85 |
$112,010 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
440 |
$30.54 |
$63,520 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
440 |
$11.20 |
$23,300 |
| Librarians |
430 |
$30.66 |
$63,780 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
430 |
$12.28 |
$25,550 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
420 |
$23.63 |
$49,150 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
420 |
$13.86 |
$28,820 |
| Management analysts |
420 |
$38.25 |
$79,570 |
| Managers, all other |
420 |
$38.06 |
$79,170 |
| Medical secretaries |
420 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| New accounts clerks |
420 |
$15.96 |
$33,190 |
| Construction managers |
410 |
$59.02 |
$122,770 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
410 |
$16.52 |
$34,360 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
410 |
$16.40 |
$34,120 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
410 |
$25.32 |
$52,670 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
400 |
$15.87 |
$33,010 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
400 |
$9.46 |
$19,670 |
| Driver/sales workers |
400 |
$17.35 |
$36,080 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
380 |
$34.41 |
$71,560 |
| Dental hygienists |
380 |
$32.52 |
$67,640 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
380 |
$13.62 |
$28,340 |
| Bakers |
370 |
$12.55 |
$26,110 |
| Legislators |
370 |
Not available |
$79,030 |
| Bill and account collectors |
360 |
$16.59 |
$34,510 |
| Fire fighters |
360 |
$26.40 |
$54,910 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
360 |
$21.43 |
$44,580 |
| File clerks |
350 |
$11.85 |
$24,650 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
350 |
Not available |
$64,260 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
350 |
$27.64 |
$57,490 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
350 |
$26.25 |
$54,610 |
| Clergy |
340 |
$25.52 |
$53,080 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
340 |
$25.84 |
$53,760 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
340 |
$25.05 |
$52,110 |
| Advertising sales agents |
330 |
$27.68 |
$57,580 |
| Engineering managers |
330 |
$71.03 |
$147,730 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
330 |
$15.26 |
$31,740 |
| Social and community service managers |
330 |
$34.84 |
$72,470 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
330 |
$19.10 |
$39,740 |
| Training and development specialists |
330 |
$29.65 |
$61,680 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
320 |
$20.42 |
$42,470 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
320 |
$26.23 |
$54,550 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
320 |
$17.37 |
$36,130 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
320 |
Not available |
$66,360 |
| Cost estimators |
310 |
$26.29 |
$54,690 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
310 |
$20.21 |
$42,040 |
| Food service managers |
310 |
$25.19 |
$52,390 |
| Helpers--production workers |
300 |
$10.50 |
$21,840 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
290 |
$21.48 |
$44,680 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
290 |
$17.75 |
$36,920 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
290 |
$9.66 |
$20,100 |
| Parts salespersons |
290 |
$18.33 |
$38,130 |
| Physical therapists |
290 |
$37.70 |
$78,410 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
290 |
$11.56 |
$24,050 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
280 |
$30.91 |
$64,280 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
280 |
$21.17 |
$44,030 |
| Postal service clerks |
280 |
Not available |
Not available |
| All other information and record clerks |
270 |
$19.49 |
$40,550 |
| Electrical engineers |
270 |
$32.48 |
$67,550 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
270 |
$10.95 |
$22,780 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
270 |
$18.72 |
$38,930 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
270 |
$18.55 |
$38,580 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
270 |
$13.20 |
$27,460 |
| Public relations specialists |
270 |
$26.96 |
$56,070 |
| Data entry keyers |
260 |
$14.26 |
$29,670 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
260 |
$11.13 |
$23,140 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
260 |
$24.07 |
$50,060 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
260 |
$10.79 |
$22,440 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
260 |
$23.11 |
$48,070 |
| Sales managers |
260 |
$57.21 |
$118,990 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
260 |
$11.81 |
$24,570 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
260 |
$21.74 |
$45,210 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
260 |
$12.33 |
$25,640 |
| Database administrators |
250 |
$30.04 |
$62,470 |
| Dentists, general |
250 |
$68.08 |
$141,600 |
| Financial analysts |
250 |
$36.89 |
$76,720 |
| Graphic designers |
250 |
$22.08 |
$45,940 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
240 |
$25.26 |
$52,540 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
240 |
$10.76 |
$22,370 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
240 |
$12.12 |
$25,200 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
240 |
$18.33 |
$38,120 |
| Telemarketers |
240 |
$13.51 |
$28,100 |
| Coaches and scouts |
230 |
Not available |
$41,730 |
| Cooks, short order |
230 |
$11.17 |
$23,230 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
230 |
$20.76 |
$43,170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
230 |
$36.80 |
$76,540 |
| Floral designers |
230 |
$12.13 |
$25,230 |
| Instructional coordinators |
230 |
$40.19 |
$83,600 |
| Market research analysts |
230 |
$33.75 |
$70,210 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
230 |
$22.03 |
$45,820 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
230 |
$18.70 |
$38,900 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
230 |
$31.50 |
$65,520 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
220 |
$22.46 |
$46,710 |
| Couriers and messengers |
220 |
$16.29 |
$33,870 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
220 |
$47.61 |
$99,030 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
220 |
$24.88 |
$51,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
220 |
$21.46 |
$44,640 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
220 |
$24.92 |
$51,840 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
210 |
$24.66 |
$51,290 |
| Food batchmakers |
210 |
$11.43 |
$23,770 |
| Machinists |
210 |
$21.00 |
$43,670 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
210 |
$29.87 |
$62,120 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
200 |
$10.46 |
$21,760 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
200 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
200 |
$22.84 |
$47,500 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
200 |
$36.84 |
$76,630 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
200 |
$17.94 |
$37,320 |
| Library technicians |
200 |
$15.76 |
$32,780 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
200 |
$15.42 |
$32,080 |
| Computer operators |
190 |
$17.86 |
$37,150 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
190 |
$22.34 |
$46,470 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
190 |
$24.54 |
$51,040 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
190 |
$15.68 |
$32,620 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
190 |
$14.97 |
$31,130 |
| Printing machine operators |
190 |
$16.21 |
$33,720 |
| Respiratory therapists |
190 |
$33.11 |
$68,880 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
180 |
Not available |
$79,650 |
| Loan officers |
180 |
$31.67 |
$65,870 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
180 |
$15.84 |
$32,940 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
180 |
$13.59 |
$28,280 |
| Occupational therapists |
180 |
$35.46 |
$73,750 |
| Physician assistants |
180 |
$41.10 |
$85,490 |
| Roofers |
180 |
$21.82 |
$45,390 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
180 |
$31.29 |
$65,090 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
180 |
$24.98 |
$51,970 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
170 |
$11.47 |
$23,860 |
| Veterinarians |
170 |
$49.29 |
$102,520 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
170 |
Not available |
$72,230 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
160 |
$26.34 |
$54,780 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
160 |
$15.11 |
$31,430 |
| Education administrators, all other |
160 |
$40.23 |
$83,680 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
160 |
$34.56 |
$71,880 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
160 |
$19.34 |
$40,230 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
160 |
$20.42 |
$42,470 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
160 |
$56.13 |
$116,750 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
160 |
$10.41 |
$21,660 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
160 |
$22.40 |
$46,590 |
| Real estate sales agents |
160 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
150 |
$24.59 |
$51,150 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
150 |
$24.69 |
$51,350 |
| Crossing guards |
150 |
$10.48 |
$21,800 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
150 |
$33.12 |
$68,900 |
| Mechanical engineers |
150 |
$36.87 |
$76,700 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
150 |
$21.47 |
$44,670 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
150 |
$19.19 |
$39,910 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
140 |
$13.22 |
$27,500 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
140 |
$31.80 |
$66,150 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
140 |
$15.07 |
$31,350 |
| Personal financial advisors |
140 |
$61.02 |
$126,920 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
140 |
$20.87 |
$43,410 |
| Sewing machine operators |
140 |
$12.80 |
$26,620 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
140 |
$12.01 |
$24,980 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
130 |
$29.58 |
$61,530 |
| Editors |
130 |
$22.28 |
$46,340 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
130 |
$32.28 |
$67,150 |
| Industrial production managers |
130 |
$41.62 |
$86,570 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
130 |
$17.58 |
$36,570 |
| Mental health counselors |
130 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
130 |
$15.90 |
$33,060 |
| Procurement clerks |
130 |
$18.73 |
$38,960 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
130 |
$9.13 |
$18,990 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
120 |
$33.31 |
$69,290 |
| Bailiffs |
120 |
$22.45 |
$46,710 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
120 |
$24.01 |
$49,930 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
120 |
$27.11 |
$56,380 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
120 |
$17.25 |
$35,890 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
120 |
$21.76 |
$45,250 |
| Order clerks |
120 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
110 |
$33.35 |
$69,370 |
| Family and general practitioners |
110 |
$67.68 |
$140,780 |
| Health educators |
110 |
$23.90 |
$49,710 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
110 |
$21.18 |
$44,060 |
| Parking lot attendants |
110 |
$12.03 |
$25,020 |
| Pest control workers |
110 |
$13.81 |
$28,730 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
110 |
$9.42 |
$19,590 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
110 |
$23.90 |
$49,720 |
| Surveyors |
110 |
$22.39 |
$46,570 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
110 |
$27.55 |
$57,300 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
110 |
$24.64 |
$51,250 |
| Chemical technicians |
100 |
$15.92 |
$33,110 |
| Craft artists |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
100 |
$18.11 |
$37,670 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
100 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Marketing managers |
100 |
$67.04 |
$139,440 |
| Residential advisors |
100 |
$15.08 |
$31,360 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Tax preparers |
100 |
$12.98 |
$26,990 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
100 |
$28.73 |
$59,770 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
100 |
$43.91 |
$91,330 |
| Bindery workers |
90 |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Pipelayers |
90 |
$26.63 |
$55,380 |
| Radio and television announcers |
90 |
$17.04 |
$35,450 |
| Shampooers |
90 |
$8.47 |
$17,610 |
| Upholsterers |
90 |
$13.49 |
$28,050 |
| Budget analysts |
80 |
$32.89 |
$68,400 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
80 |
$23.36 |
$48,590 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
80 |
$28.99 |
$60,300 |
| Funeral directors |
80 |
$32.26 |
$67,090 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
80 |
$20.38 |
$42,400 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
80 |
$22.36 |
$46,500 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
80 |
$19.74 |
$41,070 |
| Music directors and composers |
80 |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
| Pharmacy aides |
80 |
$11.06 |
$23,010 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
80 |
$31.37 |
$65,250 |
| Producers and directors |
80 |
$34.82 |
$72,420 |
| Purchasing managers |
80 |
$50.61 |
$105,270 |
| Recreational therapists |
80 |
$23.94 |
$49,800 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
80 |
$18.13 |
$37,720 |
| Surgical technologists |
80 |
$21.31 |
$44,330 |
| Urban and regional planners |
80 |
$29.19 |
$60,710 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
80 |
$12.20 |
$25,390 |
| Animal control workers |
70 |
$14.12 |
$29,370 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
70 |
$30.52 |
$63,480 |
| Credit analysts |
70 |
$39.39 |
$81,930 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
70 |
$16.19 |
$33,680 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
70 |
$26.84 |
$55,820 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
70 |
$32.63 |
$67,880 |
| Optometrists |
70 |
$50.05 |
$104,100 |
| Photographers |
70 |
$13.09 |
$27,220 |
| Physical therapist aides |
70 |
$11.87 |
$24,680 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
70 |
$16.97 |
$35,300 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
70 |
$12.81 |
$26,650 |
| Travel agents |
70 |
$15.82 |
$32,910 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
60 |
$28.80 |
$59,900 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
60 |
$13.82 |
$28,740 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
60 |
$34.38 |
$71,500 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
60 |
$33.66 |
$70,010 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$80,850 |
| Funeral attendants |
60 |
$15.59 |
$32,430 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
60 |
$45.01 |
$93,610 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
60 |
$30.43 |
$63,300 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
60 |
$17.11 |
$35,580 |
| Psychiatrists |
60 |
$62.52 |
$130,050 |
| Public relations managers |
60 |
$41.34 |
$85,990 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
60 |
$12.56 |
$26,130 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school |
60 |
Not available |
$67,770 |
| Chiropractors |
50 |
$34.17 |
$71,070 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
50 |
$31.33 |
$65,170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
50 |
$19.05 |
$39,630 |
| Internists, general |
50 |
$93.79 |
$195,090 |
| Job printers |
50 |
$16.81 |
$34,970 |
| Lodging managers |
50 |
$22.56 |
$46,930 |
| Mechanical drafters |
50 |
$23.24 |
$48,340 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
50 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
50 |
$16.41 |
$34,140 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
50 |
$17.32 |
$36,020 |
| Surgeons |
50 |
$95.35 |
$198,320 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders |
50 |
$9.26 |
$19,270 |
| Tool and die makers |
50 |
$24.84 |
$51,670 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
50 |
$11.41 |
$23,740 |
| Training and development managers |
50 |
$46.36 |
$96,430 |
| Art directors |
40 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$86,920 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
40 |
$20.43 |
$42,490 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
40 |
$50.11 |
$104,230 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
40 |
$17.80 |
$37,030 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$68,120 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
40 |
$31.28 |
$65,070 |
| Environmental engineers |
40 |
$32.77 |
$68,170 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
40 |
$11.82 |
$24,580 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
40 |
$17.82 |
$37,070 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
40 |
$12.67 |
$26,350 |
| Natural sciences managers |
40 |
$45.36 |
$94,360 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
40 |
$41.52 |
$86,360 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
40 |
$15.44 |
$32,120 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
40 |
$27.15 |
$56,460 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$81,810 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
40 |
$10.17 |
$21,150 |
| Writers and authors |
40 |
$43.83 |
$91,170 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
30 |
$23.68 |
$49,250 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
30 |
$18.81 |
$39,120 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
30 |
$36.03 |
$74,930 |
| Home appliance repairers |
30 |
$20.32 |
$42,260 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
30 |
$15.34 |
$31,920 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
30 |
$23.02 |
$47,870 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
30 |
$17.92 |
$37,280 |
| Broadcast technicians |
Not available |
$14.12 |
$29,370 |
| Bus drivers, school |
Not available |
$16.61 |
$34,540 |
| Chemists |
Not available |
$21.17 |
$44,030 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
Not available |
$25.51 |
$53,060 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$78,800 |
| Court reporters |
Not available |
$29.60 |
$61,570 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$15.98 |
$33,230 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
Not available |
$10.47 |
$21,780 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
Not available |
$19.30 |
$40,140 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
Not available |
$19.25 |
$40,040 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
Not available |
$22.03 |
$45,820 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
Not available |
$23.85 |
$49,620 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
Not available |
$39.10 |
$81,330 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$74,590 |
| Helpers--electricians |
Not available |
$14.48 |
$30,130 |
| Interior designers |
Not available |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Law clerks |
Not available |
$18.69 |
$38,870 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
Not available |
$12.35 |
$25,690 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
Not available |
$10.34 |
$21,510 |
| Massage therapists |
Not available |
$15.79 |
$32,840 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$51,970 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
Not available |
$23.22 |
$48,310 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$60,160 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.17 |
$29,460 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$20.29 |
$42,200 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
Not available |
$13.01 |
$27,060 |
| Pediatricians, general |
Not available |
$83.03 |
$172,700 |
| Personal and home care aides |
Not available |
$10.79 |
$22,440 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
Not available |
$21.44 |
$44,600 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$66,940 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$17.17 |
$35,720 |
| Sales engineers |
Not available |
$41.12 |
$85,520 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
Not available |
$45.98 |
$95,640 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
Not available |
$18.03 |
$37,490 |
| Sheet metal workers |
Not available |
$19.38 |
$40,320 |
| Skin care specialists |
Not available |
$11.85 |
$24,640 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
Not available |
$27.09 |
$56,350 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
Not available |
$20.08 |
$41,760 |
| Telephone operators |
Not available |
$14.19 |
$29,520 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other |
Not available |
$17.55 |
$36,510 |
| Tile and marble setters |
Not available |
$24.41 |
$50,770 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
Not available |
$17.14 |
$35,650 |
