Occupational employment / Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA

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 "Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA" are below, ordered by total employment.

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
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