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 |
569,540 |
$20.54 |
$42,720 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
100,340 |
$16.00 |
$33,280 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
57,140 |
$10.43 |
$21,700 |
| Sales and related occupations |
57,020 |
$16.49 |
$34,290 |
| Production occupations |
45,270 |
$14.87 |
$30,930 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
38,690 |
$25.49 |
$53,020 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
35,890 |
$34.22 |
$71,170 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
30,390 |
$14.85 |
$30,880 |
| Management occupations |
25,190 |
$50.09 |
$104,190 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
23,250 |
$22.80 |
$47,420 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
22,420 |
$13.97 |
$29,060 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
22,190 |
$30.24 |
$62,890 |
| Retail salespersons |
20,940 |
$12.20 |
$25,370 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
19,390 |
$20.09 |
$41,780 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
18,100 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
| Cashiers |
14,880 |
$9.43 |
$19,610 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
14,700 |
$12.00 |
$24,950 |
| Registered nurses |
13,600 |
$32.47 |
$67,550 |
| Protective service occupations |
12,660 |
$20.33 |
$42,280 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
12,100 |
$9.64 |
$20,060 |
| Community and social services occupations |
12,020 |
$20.56 |
$42,760 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
11,810 |
$9.07 |
$18,860 |
| Office clerks, general |
10,920 |
$13.18 |
$27,410 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
10,880 |
$35.21 |
$73,240 |
| Customer service representatives |
10,000 |
$15.13 |
$31,480 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
9,270 |
$13.40 |
$27,880 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
9,100 |
$35.29 |
$73,400 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
8,600 |
$12.59 |
$26,180 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
8,500 |
$17.49 |
$36,370 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
8,080 |
$11.34 |
$23,580 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
7,370 |
$16.36 |
$34,030 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
7,300 |
$23.25 |
$48,350 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
7,000 |
$13.76 |
$28,610 |
| General and operations managers |
6,570 |
$53.98 |
$112,290 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
6,410 |
$24.32 |
$50,580 |
| Teacher assistants |
6,200 |
Not available |
$26,770 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
5,980 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
5,840 |
$31.31 |
$65,120 |
| Home health aides |
5,780 |
$12.73 |
$26,470 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
5,730 |
$10.02 |
$20,850 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
5,210 |
Not available |
$65,050 |
| Team assemblers |
5,080 |
$11.11 |
$23,100 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
5,020 |
Not available |
$61,340 |
| Carpenters |
4,860 |
$22.85 |
$47,520 |
| Food preparation workers |
4,630 |
$10.28 |
$21,390 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
4,620 |
$17.93 |
$37,290 |
| Accountants and auditors |
4,560 |
$30.57 |
$63,580 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
4,520 |
$19.16 |
$39,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
4,390 |
$20.92 |
$43,500 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
4,380 |
$12.94 |
$26,910 |
| Child care workers |
4,290 |
$10.53 |
$21,900 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
4,090 |
$12.21 |
$25,400 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
3,950 |
$21.11 |
$43,910 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
3,910 |
$14.92 |
$31,030 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
3,900 |
$10.04 |
$20,870 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
3,820 |
$31.08 |
$64,650 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
3,540 |
$11.14 |
$23,160 |
| Bartenders |
3,490 |
$9.88 |
$20,540 |
| Security guards |
3,490 |
$12.39 |
$25,770 |
| Legal occupations |
3,470 |
$43.22 |
$89,890 |
| Medical secretaries |
3,430 |
$15.78 |
$32,810 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
3,390 |
$14.04 |
$29,190 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
3,320 |
$17.08 |
$35,530 |
| Social and human service assistants |
3,260 |
$13.52 |
$28,120 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
3,130 |
Not available |
$60,810 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
3,020 |
$26.43 |
$54,970 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
3,000 |
Not available |
$50,460 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
2,950 |
$14.91 |
$31,010 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
2,920 |
$18.30 |
$38,070 |
| Dishwashers |
2,720 |
$9.25 |
$19,250 |
| Construction laborers |
2,690 |
$20.70 |
$43,050 |
| Helpers--production workers |
2,650 |
$10.43 |
$21,700 |
| Financial managers |
2,630 |
$52.71 |
$109,640 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
2,510 |
$24.77 |
$51,520 |
| Tellers |
2,510 |
$13.02 |
$27,080 |
| Electricians |
2,270 |
$25.28 |
$52,580 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
2,190 |
$23.35 |
$48,570 |
| Medical assistants |
2,170 |
$14.47 |
$30,100 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
2,170 |
$26.04 |
$54,170 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
2,170 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
| Management analysts |
2,140 |
$34.01 |
$70,750 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
2,110 |
$26.14 |
$54,380 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
2,100 |
$9.36 |
$19,480 |
| Recreation workers |
2,050 |
$11.02 |
$22,910 |
| Computer support specialists |
2,000 |
$20.78 |
$43,220 |
| Fire fighters |
2,000 |
$23.24 |
$48,350 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,930 |
$14.59 |
$30,340 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
1,930 |
$30.33 |
$63,100 |
| Lawyers |
1,910 |
$55.87 |
$116,210 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,890 |
$14.18 |
$29,500 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
1,840 |
$11.81 |
$24,570 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
1,730 |
$32.09 |
$66,740 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
1,720 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
1,710 |
$9.87 |
$20,520 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
1,690 |
$12.66 |
$26,330 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,690 |
$13.45 |
$27,970 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
1,680 |
$63.51 |
$132,100 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,670 |
$11.35 |
$23,610 |
| Machinists |
1,660 |
$19.39 |
$40,320 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,640 |
$28.99 |
$60,300 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
1,630 |
$22.37 |
$46,540 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
1,620 |
$17.18 |
$35,730 |
| Computer systems analysts |
1,570 |
$41.96 |
$87,270 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,540 |
$14.53 |
$30,220 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,520 |
$18.25 |
$37,950 |
| Personal and home care aides |
1,510 |
$10.42 |
$21,680 |
| Computer programmers |
1,480 |
$32.85 |
$68,330 |
| Loan officers |
1,480 |
$36.73 |
$76,390 |
| Chief executives |
1,470 |
$80.30 |
$167,030 |
| Legal secretaries |
1,360 |
$17.53 |
$36,470 |
| Pharmacists |
1,330 |
$45.45 |
$94,540 |
| Driver/sales workers |
1,310 |
$12.96 |
$26,960 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
1,300 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
1,300 |
$10.82 |
$22,510 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
1,290 |
$23.13 |
$48,110 |
| Dental assistants |
1,280 |
$16.70 |
$34,740 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
1,280 |
$11.71 |
$24,360 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
1,280 |
$29.51 |
$61,390 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
1,260 |
$43.80 |
$91,110 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
1,260 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Managers, all other |
1,250 |
$45.08 |
$93,770 |
| Bill and account collectors |
1,230 |
$16.42 |
$34,150 |
| Cooks, fast food |
1,220 |
$9.05 |
$18,820 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,210 |
$14.78 |
$30,730 |
| Public relations specialists |
1,210 |
$25.97 |
$54,020 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
1,200 |
$49.32 |
$102,590 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
1,190 |
$58.64 |
$121,970 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
1,150 |
$9.43 |
$19,620 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
1,150 |
$15.76 |
$32,790 |
| Medical and health services managers |
1,150 |
$47.66 |
$99,130 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
1,140 |
$22.87 |
$47,560 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
1,130 |
$22.87 |
$47,570 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,120 |
$28.89 |
$60,100 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
1,110 |
$18.20 |
$37,860 |
| Sewing machine operators |
1,100 |
$11.14 |
$23,160 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
1,090 |
$33.29 |
$69,250 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
1,080 |
$41.21 |
$85,710 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
1,080 |
Not available |
$90,170 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
1,060 |
$19.90 |
$41,380 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
1,060 |
$36.40 |
$75,700 |
| Cooks, short order |
1,040 |
$10.64 |
$22,140 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,030 |
$15.30 |
$31,830 |
| Insurance sales agents |
1,030 |
$30.07 |
$62,550 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
1,020 |
$22.43 |
$46,650 |
| Parts salespersons |
1,020 |
$16.85 |
$35,050 |
| Data entry keyers |
1,000 |
$14.73 |
$30,630 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
990 |
$43.56 |
$90,610 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
990 |
$14.25 |
$29,640 |
| Marketing managers |
980 |
$45.40 |
$94,420 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
970 |
$13.53 |
$28,140 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
970 |
$16.04 |
$33,360 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
960 |
$13.80 |
$28,700 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
950 |
$35.08 |
$72,960 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
950 |
$15.73 |
$32,720 |
| Physical therapists |
950 |
$38.47 |
$80,020 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
940 |
$10.21 |
$21,240 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
930 |
$17.50 |
$36,390 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
930 |
$28.98 |
$60,280 |
| Sales managers |
920 |
$58.09 |
$120,820 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
910 |
$19.41 |
$40,380 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
910 |
$17.00 |
$35,360 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
900 |
$27.43 |
$57,060 |
| Dental hygienists |
890 |
$32.76 |
$68,150 |
| Financial analysts |
880 |
$31.57 |
$65,670 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
880 |
$24.21 |
$50,360 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
870 |
$18.34 |
$38,140 |
| Bakers |
860 |
$13.77 |
$28,650 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
860 |
$17.48 |
$36,370 |
| Food service managers |
850 |
$28.59 |
$59,460 |
| Printing machine operators |
850 |
$17.27 |
$35,910 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
840 |
$25.27 |
$52,560 |
| Order clerks |
840 |
$14.67 |
$30,510 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
820 |
$16.54 |
$34,400 |
| File clerks |
820 |
$13.80 |
$28,690 |
| Cost estimators |
810 |
$31.60 |
$65,720 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
810 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
800 |
$10.54 |
$21,920 |
| Mental health counselors |
800 |
$17.08 |
$35,520 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
790 |
$26.17 |
$54,430 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
790 |
$17.01 |
$35,390 |
| Librarians |
790 |
$27.40 |
$56,990 |
| Word processors and typists |
790 |
$18.31 |
$38,080 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
780 |
$14.02 |
$29,150 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
780 |
$40.55 |
$84,340 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
770 |
$17.03 |
$35,420 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
770 |
$29.13 |
$60,580 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
760 |
$28.39 |
$59,060 |
| Social and community service managers |
760 |
$33.33 |
$69,320 |
| Administrative services managers |
740 |
$46.77 |
$97,280 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
740 |
$11.82 |
$24,590 |
| All other information and record clerks |
730 |
$15.38 |
$31,980 |
| Sheet metal workers |
730 |
$21.63 |
$45,000 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
720 |
$19.69 |
$40,960 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
720 |
$25.77 |
$53,610 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
710 |
$12.12 |
$25,210 |
| Civil engineers |
700 |
$38.27 |
$79,590 |
| Graphic designers |
700 |
$23.74 |
$49,370 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
700 |
$29.18 |
$60,700 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
700 |
$18.68 |
$38,840 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
700 |
$27.91 |
$58,050 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
690 |
$16.51 |
$34,340 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
690 |
$13.71 |
$28,520 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
690 |
Not available |
$66,290 |
| Production workers, all other |
680 |
$14.34 |
$29,820 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
660 |
$18.63 |
$38,760 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
660 |
$24.26 |
$50,460 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
650 |
$14.28 |
$29,700 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
650 |
$12.68 |
$26,380 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
650 |
$27.09 |
$56,360 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
640 |
$26.42 |
$54,960 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
640 |
$21.14 |
$43,970 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
630 |
$10.46 |
$21,770 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
630 |
Not available |
$61,030 |
| Library technicians |
630 |
$15.84 |
$32,960 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
630 |
$21.99 |
$45,740 |
| Telemarketers |
630 |
$13.74 |
$28,570 |
| Industrial production managers |
620 |
$45.12 |
$93,840 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
620 |
$35.76 |
$74,390 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
620 |
$12.25 |
$25,470 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
610 |
$49.41 |
$102,770 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
610 |
$20.11 |
$41,830 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
600 |
$16.87 |
$35,080 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
600 |
$35.26 |
$73,340 |
| Couriers and messengers |
580 |
$14.75 |
$30,690 |
| Industrial engineers |
580 |
$36.95 |
$76,850 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
570 |
$23.87 |
$49,650 |
| Personal financial advisors |
570 |
$42.24 |
$87,850 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
570 |
Not available |
$61,930 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
550 |
$24.78 |
$51,540 |
| Tool and die makers |
550 |
$22.18 |
$46,140 |
| Training and development specialists |
550 |
$27.52 |
$57,240 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
550 |
$16.33 |
$33,980 |
| Occupational therapists |
540 |
$33.03 |
$68,700 |
| Computer operators |
530 |
$17.76 |
$36,930 |
| Engineering managers |
530 |
$56.81 |
$118,160 |
| Internists, general |
530 |
$87.11 |
$181,180 |
| Procurement clerks |
530 |
$16.90 |
$35,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
520 |
$30.35 |
$63,130 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
520 |
$20.55 |
$42,740 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
520 |
$34.68 |
$72,130 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
520 |
$12.23 |
$25,430 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
520 |
$25.84 |
$53,750 |
| Electrical engineers |
510 |
$41.28 |
$85,860 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
510 |
$11.60 |
$24,130 |
| New accounts clerks |
510 |
$14.93 |
$31,040 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
510 |
$17.79 |
$37,000 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
500 |
$27.86 |
$57,940 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
500 |
$38.11 |
$79,270 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
500 |
$22.68 |
$47,160 |
| Service station attendants |
500 |
$10.05 |
$20,900 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
500 |
$20.10 |
$41,810 |
| Advertising sales agents |
490 |
$25.62 |
$53,300 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
490 |
$28.22 |
$58,710 |
| Construction managers |
480 |
$51.72 |
$107,580 |
| Engineers, all other |
480 |
$46.60 |
$96,930 |
| Family and general practitioners |
480 |
$88.05 |
$183,150 |
| Respiratory therapists |
480 |
$26.80 |
$55,750 |
| Roofers |
480 |
$19.22 |
$39,980 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
470 |
Not available |
$73,660 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
470 |
$14.60 |
$30,370 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
460 |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
450 |
$14.85 |
$30,880 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
450 |
$23.71 |
$49,310 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
440 |
$18.31 |
$38,090 |
| Pharmacy aides |
440 |
$10.08 |
$20,970 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
430 |
$16.45 |
$34,220 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
430 |
$14.22 |
$29,570 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
430 |
$23.54 |
$48,970 |
| Health educators |
430 |
$26.27 |
$54,630 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
430 |
$12.34 |
$25,660 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
420 |
$17.38 |
$36,150 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
420 |
$52.56 |
$109,310 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
420 |
$9.66 |
$20,090 |
| Postal service clerks |
420 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders |
420 |
$11.36 |
$23,630 |
| Crossing guards |
410 |
$14.35 |
$29,840 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
410 |
$12.53 |
$26,070 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
410 |
$13.60 |
$28,290 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
410 |
$17.27 |
$35,920 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
400 |
$27.69 |
$57,600 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
400 |
$14.03 |
$29,170 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
400 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
390 |
$15.65 |
$32,540 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
390 |
$20.53 |
$42,710 |
| Instructional coordinators |
380 |
$28.32 |
$58,900 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
380 |
$16.47 |
$34,260 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
380 |
$17.67 |
$36,760 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
370 |
$16.83 |
$35,000 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
370 |
$21.50 |
$44,720 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
370 |
$24.00 |
$49,910 |
| Glaziers |
370 |
$20.15 |
$41,900 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
370 |
$21.83 |
$45,410 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
360 |
$22.57 |
$46,940 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
360 |
Not available |
$72,460 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
360 |
$31.29 |
$65,070 |
| Market research analysts |
360 |
$27.41 |
$57,010 |
| Telephone operators |
360 |
$20.24 |
$42,100 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
350 |
Not available |
$68,160 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
350 |
$15.52 |
$32,290 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
350 |
$10.78 |
$22,430 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
350 |
$16.37 |
$34,040 |
| Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders |
350 |
$11.98 |
$24,920 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
340 |
$18.12 |
$37,690 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
340 |
$23.95 |
$49,820 |
| Photographers |
340 |
$19.00 |
$39,520 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
340 |
$19.33 |
$40,200 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
340 |
$18.74 |
$38,980 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
330 |
$12.92 |
$26,870 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
330 |
$10.31 |
$21,450 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
330 |
$24.50 |
$50,960 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
330 |
Not available |
$88,330 |
| Counselors, all other |
330 |
$15.21 |
$31,640 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
330 |
$33.54 |
$69,770 |
| Public relations managers |
330 |
$50.15 |
$104,320 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
330 |
$22.95 |
$47,740 |
| Skin care specialists |
330 |
$16.01 |
$33,300 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
330 |
$25.16 |
$52,340 |
| Travel agents |
330 |
$15.16 |
$31,530 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
320 |
$47.59 |
$98,990 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
320 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Surgical technologists |
320 |
$21.12 |
$43,930 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
320 |
$10.32 |
$21,470 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
310 |
$25.03 |
$52,060 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
310 |
$13.53 |
$28,150 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
310 |
$16.73 |
$34,790 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
300 |
$19.07 |
$39,670 |
| Real estate sales agents |
300 |
$26.47 |
$55,070 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
290 |
$11.13 |
$23,150 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
280 |
$30.34 |
$63,110 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
280 |
$15.90 |
$33,080 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
280 |
$10.42 |
$21,680 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
280 |
$45.45 |
$94,530 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
280 |
$10.25 |
$21,320 |
| Purchasing managers |
280 |
$48.25 |
$100,360 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
270 |
$15.67 |
$32,590 |
| Dentists, general |
270 |
$79.48 |
$165,330 |
| Editors |
270 |
$31.62 |
$65,770 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
270 |
$20.09 |
$41,790 |
| Helpers--electricians |
270 |
$14.54 |
$30,250 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
270 |
$22.60 |
$47,020 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
270 |
Not available |
$89,400 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
260 |
$39.54 |
$82,250 |
| Bindery workers |
260 |
$12.61 |
$26,220 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
260 |
$43.89 |
$91,290 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
260 |
$24.58 |
$51,130 |
| Floral designers |
260 |
$14.36 |
$29,880 |
| Surgeons |
260 |
$104.01 |
$216,330 |
| Budget analysts |
250 |
$34.85 |
$72,500 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
250 |
$19.04 |
$39,600 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
250 |
$34.35 |
$71,460 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
250 |
$21.10 |
$43,880 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
250 |
$20.46 |
$42,560 |
| Logisticians |
250 |
$34.46 |
$71,680 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
250 |
$12.91 |
$26,840 |
| Physician assistants |
250 |
$40.21 |
$83,630 |
| Veterinarians |
250 |
$43.31 |
$90,090 |
| Chemical technicians |
240 |
$18.27 |
$38,010 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
240 |
$24.65 |
$51,260 |
| Environmental engineers |
240 |
$35.05 |
$72,890 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
240 |
$14.35 |
$29,840 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
240 |
$9.60 |
$19,970 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
240 |
$37.86 |
$78,750 |
| Database administrators |
230 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
230 |
$24.11 |
$50,140 |
| Producers and directors |
230 |
$33.24 |
$69,140 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
220 |
$13.40 |
$27,880 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
220 |
$12.96 |
$26,960 |
| Pediatricians, general |
220 |
$78.01 |
$162,260 |
| Brokerage clerks |
210 |
$20.11 |
$41,830 |
| Clergy |
210 |
$21.55 |
$44,830 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
210 |
$16.17 |
$33,640 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
210 |
$12.99 |
$27,030 |
| Musicians and singers |
210 |
$19.77 |
Not available |
| Radio and television announcers |
210 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
210 |
$25.13 |
$52,260 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
200 |
$12.85 |
$26,730 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
200 |
$27.24 |
$56,660 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
190 |
$9.49 |
$19,730 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
190 |
$25.96 |
$54,000 |
| Carpet installers |
190 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
190 |
Not available |
$87,760 |
| Legislators |
190 |
Not available |
$17,630 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
190 |
$21.52 |
$44,770 |
| Model makers, metal and plastic |
190 |
$18.29 |
$38,040 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
190 |
$13.07 |
$27,190 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
190 |
$20.48 |
$42,610 |
| Pest control workers |
190 |
$13.96 |
$29,040 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
190 |
$25.15 |
$52,320 |
| Chemists |
180 |
$29.16 |
$60,650 |
| Credit analysts |
180 |
$35.60 |
$74,050 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
180 |
Not available |
$82,960 |
| Interior designers |
180 |
$22.61 |
$47,030 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
180 |
$22.20 |
$46,170 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
180 |
$14.55 |
$30,260 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
180 |
Not available |
$77,090 |
| Surveyors |
180 |
$28.32 |
$58,900 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
170 |
$19.89 |
$41,370 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$13.65 |
$28,390 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
170 |
$15.85 |
$32,970 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
160 |
$27.00 |
$56,170 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
160 |
$14.91 |
$31,010 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
160 |
$10.52 |
$21,870 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
160 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
| Psychiatrists |
160 |
$81.35 |
$169,210 |
| Sales engineers |
160 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Stonemasons |
160 |
$22.26 |
$46,310 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
160 |
$11.91 |
$24,770 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other |
160 |
$13.16 |
$27,370 |
| Urban and regional planners |
160 |
$32.96 |
$68,560 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
150 |
$18.51 |
$38,490 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary |
150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
150 |
$26.20 |
$54,500 |
| Food batchmakers |
150 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| Funeral attendants |
150 |
$12.07 |
$25,110 |
| Massage therapists |
150 |
$14.26 |
$29,670 |
| Mechanical door repairers |
150 |
$16.11 |
$33,500 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
150 |
$21.73 |
$45,190 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
150 |
$95.16 |
$197,920 |
| Athletes and sports competitors |
140 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
140 |
Not available |
$69,210 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
140 |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
| Elevator installers and repairers |
140 |
$32.49 |
$67,590 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
140 |
$10.28 |
Not available |
| Interpreters and translators |
140 |
$18.58 |
$38,650 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
140 |
$18.47 |
$38,410 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
140 |
Not available |
$87,670 |
| Power plant operators |
140 |
$27.12 |
$56,410 |
| Residential advisors |
140 |
$13.42 |
$27,900 |
| Technical writers |
140 |
$29.08 |
$60,480 |
| Writers and authors |
140 |
$27.88 |
$58,000 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
130 |
$39.03 |
$81,170 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
130 |
$49.17 |
$102,280 |
| Education administrators, all other |
130 |
$38.50 |
$80,080 |
| Job printers |
130 |
$17.81 |
$37,050 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
130 |
$13.46 |
$28,000 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
130 |
$19.41 |
$40,380 |
| Dietetic technicians |
120 |
$15.75 |
$32,750 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
120 |
$18.33 |
$38,130 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
120 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
| Lodging managers |
120 |
$26.22 |
$54,530 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$92,920 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
120 |
$18.28 |
$38,010 |
| Social workers, all other |
120 |
$26.62 |
$55,360 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
120 |
$14.05 |
$29,220 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
110 |
$22.06 |
$45,880 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$103,910 |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers |
110 |
$13.50 |
$28,070 |
| Etchers and engravers |
110 |
$13.93 |
$28,980 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other |
110 |
$10.24 |
$21,290 |
| Life scientists, all other |
110 |
$21.64 |
$45,020 |
| Optometrists |
110 |
$56.55 |
$117,620 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
110 |
$15.44 |
$32,120 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
110 |
$17.07 |
$35,510 |
| Sailors and marine oilers |
110 |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
110 |
$11.99 |
$24,930 |
| Animal control workers |
100 |
$15.73 |
$32,710 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
100 |
$30.40 |
$63,230 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers |
100 |
$13.01 |
$27,060 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$64,040 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
100 |
$27.57 |
$57,360 |
| Funeral directors |
100 |
$38.43 |
$79,940 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
100 |
$14.87 |
$30,920 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
100 |
$10.56 |
$21,970 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
100 |
$20.97 |
$43,610 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
100 |
$35.55 |
$73,950 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
100 |
$11.48 |
$23,870 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
100 |
$45.80 |
$95,260 |
| Religious workers, all other |
100 |
$11.56 |
$24,050 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers |
90 |
$17.19 |
$35,750 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$121,160 |
| Embalmers |
90 |
$22.36 |
$46,510 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
90 |
$91.88 |
$191,110 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
90 |
$21.06 |
$43,810 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
90 |
$14.92 |
$31,040 |
| Museum technicians and conservators |
90 |
$12.76 |
$26,550 |
| Operations research analysts |
90 |
$39.46 |
$82,070 |
| Physical therapist aides |
90 |
$11.73 |
$24,400 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Semiconductor processors |
90 |
$15.29 |
$31,800 |
| Sewers, hand |
90 |
$11.25 |
$23,390 |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$90,370 |
| Statisticians |
90 |
$35.18 |
$73,180 |
| Training and development managers |
90 |
$47.35 |
$98,490 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
80 |
$18.79 |
$39,090 |
| Correspondence clerks |
80 |
$15.85 |
$32,970 |
| Designers, all other |
80 |
$24.11 |
$50,150 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
80 |
$27.79 |
$57,810 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
80 |
$37.41 |
$77,810 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
80 |
$19.92 |
$41,440 |
| Home appliance repairers |
80 |
$18.57 |
$38,630 |
| Loan counselors |
80 |
$20.03 |
$41,650 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
80 |
$18.66 |
$38,800 |
| Psychologists, all other |
80 |
$32.65 |
$67,910 |
| Recreational therapists |
80 |
$18.34 |
$38,140 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
80 |
$29.59 |
$61,560 |
| Woodworkers, all other |
80 |
$10.93 |
$22,740 |
| Art directors |
70 |
$29.84 |
$62,060 |
| Concierges |
70 |
$11.63 |
$24,190 |
| Court reporters |
70 |
$31.99 |
$66,530 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
70 |
$11.61 |
$24,150 |
| Drafters, all other |
70 |
$20.56 |
$42,750 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
70 |
$18.22 |
$37,910 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
70 |
$21.46 |
$44,640 |
| Fence erectors |
70 |
$12.80 |
$26,630 |
| Furniture finishers |
70 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
70 |
$11.48 |
$23,870 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
70 |
$11.10 |
$23,090 |
| Music directors and composers |
70 |
$22.43 |
$46,660 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
70 |
$36.48 |
$75,870 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
70 |
$16.41 |
$34,140 |
| Actuaries |
60 |
$48.86 |
$101,640 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers |
60 |
$42.13 |
$87,630 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
60 |
$11.27 |
$23,430 |
| Curators |
60 |
$22.60 |
$47,000 |
| Desktop publishers |
60 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
| Fish and game wardens |
60 |
$24.67 |
$51,300 |
| Materials engineers |
60 |
$31.70 |
$65,940 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders |
60 |
$15.69 |
$32,630 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
60 |
$33.62 |
$69,920 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
60 |
$22.85 |
$47,540 |
| Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other |
60 |
Not available |
$66,940 |
| Tapers |
60 |
$21.11 |
$43,900 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$100,270 |
| Biological technicians |
50 |
$21.23 |
$44,150 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
50 |
$18.99 |
$39,500 |
| Chemical engineers |
50 |
$38.13 |
$79,310 |
| Commercial pilots |
50 |
Not available |
$57,120 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
50 |
$15.39 |
$32,010 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
50 |
$12.23 |
$25,430 |
| Emergency management specialists |
50 |
$32.93 |
$68,500 |
| Food scientists and technologists |
50 |
$28.50 |
$59,280 |
| Landscape architects |
50 |
$32.64 |
$67,890 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
50 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
50 |
$12.58 |
$26,170 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers |
50 |
$11.12 |
$23,120 |
| Statistical assistants |
50 |
$20.37 |
$42,370 |
| Therapists, all other |
50 |
$26.80 |
$55,750 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
50 |
$13.62 |
$28,320 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
50 |
$17.71 |
$36,840 |
| Animal trainers |
40 |
$16.87 |
$35,100 |
| Archivists |
40 |
$25.75 |
$53,560 |
| Athletic trainers |
40 |
Not available |
$48,530 |
| Broadcast technicians |
40 |
$15.79 |
$32,850 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
40 |
$11.56 |
$24,050 |
| Conservation scientists |
40 |
$41.11 |
$85,520 |
| Crane and tower operators |
40 |
$32.19 |
$66,960 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
40 |
$18.60 |
$38,680 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
40 |
$17.41 |
$36,210 |
| Photographic process workers |
40 |
$14.86 |
$30,910 |
| Pipelayers |
40 |
$22.68 |
$47,180 |
| Podiatrists |
40 |
$51.25 |
$106,590 |
| Upholsterers |
40 |
$17.30 |
$35,980 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary |
30 |
Not available |
$65,330 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers |
30 |
$16.07 |
$33,430 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
30 |
$24.59 |
$51,140 |
| Law clerks |
30 |
$31.30 |
$65,110 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
30 |
$34.80 |
$72,390 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
30 |
$20.38 |
$42,390 |
| Survey researchers |
30 |
$16.07 |
$33,430 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
Not available |
$21.67 |
$45,070 |
| Audiologists |
Not available |
$31.00 |
$64,480 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
Not available |
$34.24 |
$71,230 |
| Chiropractors |
Not available |
$37.07 |
$77,100 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
Not available |
$27.04 |
$56,230 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
Not available |
$20.75 |
$43,170 |
| Cooks, all other |
Not available |
$11.34 |
$23,580 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
Not available |
$17.99 |
$37,420 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
Not available |
$16.26 |
$33,820 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
Not available |
$15.40 |
$32,020 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
Not available |
$21.54 |
$44,800 |
| Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters |
Not available |
$26.63 |
$55,390 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
Not available |
$11.86 |
$24,670 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
Not available |
$10.61 |
$22,080 |
| Financial examiners |
Not available |
$42.89 |
$89,210 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators |
Not available |
$22.04 |
$45,840 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles |
Not available |
$24.50 |
$50,960 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$12.76 |
$26,550 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
Not available |
$8.92 |
$18,550 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
Not available |
$21.23 |
$44,160 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.98 |
$31,150 |
| Helpers--roofers |
Not available |
$14.68 |
$30,540 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
Not available |
$20.54 |
$42,710 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
Not available |
$16.97 |
$35,300 |
| Insurance underwriters |
Not available |
$29.89 |
$62,170 |
| Mechanical drafters |
Not available |
$22.97 |
$47,770 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
Not available |
$21.24 |
$44,170 |
| Mechanical engineers |
Not available |
$39.34 |
$81,820 |
| Media and communication workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.62 |
$30,400 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
Not available |
$15.13 |
$31,470 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$20.15 |
$41,920 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
Not available |
$12.77 |
$26,550 |
| Orthodontists |
Not available |
$99.68 |
$207,340 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists |
Not available |
$35.64 |
$74,130 |
| Parking lot attendants |
Not available |
$9.43 |
$19,600 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
Not available |
$18.93 |
$39,380 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
Not available |
Not available |
$51,250 |
| Pourers and casters, metal |
Not available |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
Not available |
$18.78 |
$39,070 |
| Radio mechanics |
Not available |
$19.54 |
$40,650 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians |
Not available |
$18.40 |
$38,270 |
| Riggers |
Not available |
$20.55 |
$42,740 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$17.22 |
$35,820 |
| Tax preparers |
Not available |
$13.80 |
$28,700 |
| Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| Tile and marble setters |
Not available |
$21.55 |
$44,820 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters |
Not available |
$10.76 |
$22,390 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
Not available |
$19.03 |
$39,580 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
Not available |
Not available |
$57,350 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists |
Not available |
$36.23 |
$75,370 |
