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 |
614,770 |
$20.46 |
$42,550 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
106,220 |
$15.81 |
$32,880 |
| Sales and related occupations |
68,060 |
$18.61 |
$38,700 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
46,970 |
$9.44 |
$19,640 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
41,180 |
$14.70 |
$30,580 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
37,080 |
$30.49 |
$63,420 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
35,660 |
$22.03 |
$45,820 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
35,010 |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
33,460 |
$31.95 |
$66,460 |
| Production occupations |
32,990 |
$15.31 |
$31,840 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
27,470 |
$20.34 |
$42,300 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
21,370 |
$36.17 |
$75,230 |
| Office clerks, general |
21,310 |
$13.84 |
$28,790 |
| Retail salespersons |
20,580 |
$11.92 |
$24,790 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
19,820 |
$10.87 |
$22,600 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
16,010 |
$11.86 |
$24,660 |
| Protective service occupations |
15,840 |
$19.16 |
$39,860 |
| Cashiers |
15,490 |
$8.64 |
$17,970 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
14,740 |
$10.77 |
$22,390 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
14,290 |
$7.92 |
$16,470 |
| Registered nurses |
12,380 |
$29.19 |
$60,720 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
11,450 |
$32.52 |
$67,640 |
| Customer service representatives |
10,520 |
$15.67 |
$32,600 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
10,440 |
$10.49 |
$21,810 |
| Community and social services occupations |
10,140 |
$20.50 |
$42,650 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
10,130 |
$9.07 |
$18,860 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
9,780 |
$17.65 |
$36,700 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
9,180 |
$11.25 |
$23,410 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
8,620 |
$12.44 |
$25,880 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
8,550 |
$19.01 |
$39,530 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
7,430 |
$32.05 |
$66,670 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
6,780 |
$22.15 |
$46,070 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
6,650 |
$25.03 |
$52,070 |
| Accountants and auditors |
6,310 |
$30.81 |
$64,080 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
6,290 |
$18.27 |
$38,010 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
5,830 |
$11.15 |
$23,200 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
5,510 |
$11.80 |
$24,540 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
5,410 |
$28.05 |
$58,350 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
5,360 |
Not available |
$54,260 |
| Security guards |
5,300 |
$13.17 |
$27,380 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
5,150 |
Not available |
$33,490 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
5,120 |
$20.81 |
$43,280 |
| Legal occupations |
4,880 |
$41.18 |
$85,660 |
| Construction laborers |
4,840 |
$12.39 |
$25,770 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
4,690 |
$30.27 |
$62,970 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
4,670 |
$14.54 |
$30,240 |
| Computer systems analysts |
4,470 |
$37.77 |
$78,560 |
| Management analysts |
4,460 |
$35.80 |
$74,450 |
| Teacher assistants |
4,440 |
Not available |
$21,320 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
4,400 |
$20.20 |
$42,020 |
| Carpenters |
4,070 |
$19.38 |
$40,300 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
3,980 |
$29.76 |
$61,900 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
3,980 |
$10.94 |
$22,750 |
| Electricians |
3,880 |
$21.29 |
$44,280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
3,880 |
$15.64 |
$32,530 |
| Home health aides |
3,870 |
$9.30 |
$19,350 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
3,830 |
$18.88 |
$39,260 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
3,790 |
$42.56 |
$88,520 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
3,760 |
$30.23 |
$62,880 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
3,710 |
Not available |
$54,610 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
3,630 |
$8.83 |
$18,360 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
3,630 |
$8.42 |
$17,510 |
| Computer support specialists |
3,380 |
$22.24 |
$46,250 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
3,340 |
$19.09 |
$39,720 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
3,290 |
$10.34 |
$21,510 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
3,010 |
$18.22 |
$37,890 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
2,950 |
$14.65 |
$30,470 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,850 |
Not available |
$53,850 |
| Bus drivers, school |
2,750 |
$12.28 |
$25,550 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
2,650 |
$15.76 |
$32,790 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
2,590 |
$43.98 |
$91,470 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
2,560 |
$23.07 |
$47,990 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
2,540 |
$19.74 |
$41,060 |
| Child care workers |
2,490 |
$8.82 |
$18,340 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
2,470 |
$16.29 |
$33,890 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
2,420 |
$29.22 |
$60,780 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
2,400 |
$26.78 |
$55,690 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
2,380 |
$15.18 |
$31,570 |
| Tellers |
2,380 |
$12.31 |
$25,600 |
| Bill and account collectors |
2,310 |
$16.58 |
$34,480 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
2,310 |
$35.25 |
$73,320 |
| Food preparation workers |
2,300 |
$9.22 |
$19,190 |
| Lawyers |
2,300 |
$61.70 |
$128,340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
2,260 |
$29.43 |
$61,210 |
| Insurance sales agents |
2,170 |
$25.28 |
$52,570 |
| Financial managers |
2,160 |
$51.16 |
$106,420 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
2,120 |
$9.33 |
$19,410 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
2,100 |
$10.27 |
$21,370 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
2,000 |
$11.67 |
$24,280 |
| Dishwashers |
1,940 |
$8.14 |
$16,920 |
| Personal and home care aides |
1,940 |
$8.18 |
$17,020 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
1,910 |
$16.79 |
$34,920 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,890 |
$15.77 |
$32,800 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
1,850 |
$33.23 |
$69,120 |
| Real estate sales agents |
1,800 |
$26.66 |
$55,450 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
1,790 |
$29.44 |
$61,230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
1,730 |
$41.64 |
$86,610 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
1,710 |
$20.94 |
$43,560 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
1,690 |
$26.99 |
$56,130 |
| Cooks, fast food |
1,690 |
$8.01 |
$16,660 |
| Computer programmers |
1,680 |
$37.88 |
$78,780 |
| Recreation workers |
1,680 |
$11.10 |
$23,080 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
1,670 |
$7.88 |
$16,380 |
| Financial analysts |
1,650 |
$37.62 |
$78,240 |
| Training and development specialists |
1,640 |
$27.77 |
$57,750 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,620 |
$13.21 |
$27,480 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
1,610 |
$19.66 |
$40,890 |
| Driver/sales workers |
1,600 |
$13.28 |
$27,620 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
1,600 |
$23.34 |
$48,550 |
| Loan officers |
1,590 |
$32.80 |
$68,220 |
| Market research analysts |
1,590 |
$28.13 |
$58,510 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
1,590 |
$34.67 |
$72,120 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
1,590 |
$16.26 |
$33,820 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
1,560 |
$15.73 |
$32,720 |
| Civil engineers |
1,550 |
$36.02 |
$74,920 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
1,540 |
$39.19 |
$81,520 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
1,520 |
$59.51 |
$123,780 |
| Public relations specialists |
1,500 |
$23.74 |
$49,380 |
| Medical assistants |
1,490 |
$14.00 |
$29,120 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
1,490 |
$14.40 |
$29,950 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,480 |
$10.79 |
$22,450 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
1,470 |
$16.47 |
$34,260 |
| Team assemblers |
1,470 |
$11.60 |
$24,130 |
| Managers, all other |
1,440 |
$49.83 |
$103,650 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
1,430 |
$24.65 |
$51,270 |
| Social and human service assistants |
1,400 |
$13.52 |
$28,120 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
1,390 |
$8.19 |
$17,040 |
| Bartenders |
1,380 |
$10.68 |
$22,220 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
1,380 |
$22.34 |
$46,470 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
1,380 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Production workers, all other |
1,370 |
$10.38 |
$21,590 |
| Data entry keyers |
1,350 |
$12.11 |
$25,180 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
1,340 |
$19.89 |
$41,380 |
| Fire fighters |
1,320 |
$22.67 |
$47,160 |
| Cost estimators |
1,290 |
$25.19 |
$52,400 |
| Machinists |
1,230 |
$18.94 |
$39,400 |
| Sales managers |
1,210 |
$52.43 |
$109,050 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
1,170 |
$8.29 |
$17,240 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
1,170 |
$16.86 |
$35,080 |
| Mechanical engineers |
1,170 |
$37.09 |
$77,140 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
1,150 |
$12.08 |
$25,130 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
1,150 |
$20.36 |
$42,340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
1,140 |
$26.64 |
$55,420 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
1,130 |
$11.55 |
$24,030 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
1,130 |
$24.64 |
$51,260 |
| Medical secretaries |
1,130 |
$14.58 |
$30,320 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,130 |
$13.59 |
$28,270 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
1,110 |
$21.40 |
$44,520 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
1,110 |
$14.56 |
$30,280 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
1,100 |
$10.42 |
$21,680 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,070 |
$11.22 |
$23,330 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
1,050 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
1,030 |
$25.44 |
$52,910 |
| Dental assistants |
1,030 |
$15.60 |
$32,450 |
| All other information and record clerks |
1,020 |
$17.17 |
$35,710 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
1,020 |
$22.06 |
$45,890 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
1,010 |
$24.98 |
$51,950 |
| Logisticians |
1,000 |
$33.67 |
$70,020 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
1,000 |
$15.39 |
$32,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
970 |
$15.85 |
$32,980 |
| Construction managers |
960 |
$41.25 |
$85,790 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
960 |
$10.14 |
$21,090 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
950 |
Not available |
$52,350 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
940 |
$23.19 |
$48,230 |
| Medical and health services managers |
940 |
$42.96 |
$89,360 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
940 |
$22.53 |
$46,870 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
930 |
$26.04 |
$54,170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
920 |
$21.17 |
$44,040 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
920 |
$9.15 |
$19,040 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
890 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Parts salespersons |
880 |
$15.89 |
$33,060 |
| Chief executives |
870 |
$83.84 |
$174,390 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
870 |
Not available |
$81,840 |
| Graphic designers |
870 |
$24.04 |
$50,010 |
| Database administrators |
860 |
$35.95 |
$74,770 |
| Printing machine operators |
860 |
$16.85 |
$35,040 |
| Coaches and scouts |
850 |
Not available |
$34,590 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
850 |
$11.64 |
$24,220 |
| Order clerks |
850 |
$15.33 |
$31,880 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
850 |
$10.24 |
$21,290 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
850 |
$17.67 |
$36,750 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
830 |
$10.16 |
$21,120 |
| Administrative services managers |
820 |
$35.34 |
$73,500 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
820 |
$23.61 |
$49,110 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
820 |
$10.65 |
$22,150 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
790 |
$25.62 |
$53,290 |
| Legal secretaries |
790 |
$19.98 |
$41,560 |
| Brokerage clerks |
780 |
$17.21 |
$35,790 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
780 |
$17.88 |
$37,180 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
770 |
$21.75 |
$45,240 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
770 |
$27.13 |
$56,430 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
760 |
$20.01 |
$41,630 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
760 |
$18.53 |
$38,550 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
760 |
$12.97 |
$26,970 |
| Instructional coordinators |
760 |
$29.29 |
$60,930 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
760 |
$19.79 |
$41,170 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
760 |
$16.48 |
$34,290 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
760 |
$17.09 |
$35,550 |
| Librarians |
750 |
$27.53 |
$57,270 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
750 |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
750 |
$17.06 |
$35,490 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
730 |
$32.04 |
$66,640 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
720 |
$10.39 |
$21,610 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
700 |
$9.17 |
$19,080 |
| Dental hygienists |
690 |
$32.16 |
$66,890 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
690 |
$17.31 |
$35,990 |
| Helpers--electricians |
690 |
$11.80 |
$24,530 |
| Mental health counselors |
690 |
$23.35 |
$48,570 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
690 |
$7.66 |
$15,940 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
680 |
$18.07 |
$37,590 |
| Physical therapists |
680 |
$32.16 |
$66,890 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
670 |
Not available |
$52,300 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
670 |
$14.97 |
$31,130 |
| Nuclear engineers |
670 |
$62.76 |
$130,540 |
| Personal financial advisors |
670 |
$43.31 |
$90,080 |
| File clerks |
660 |
$13.05 |
$27,140 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
660 |
$16.75 |
$34,840 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
660 |
$11.81 |
$24,570 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
650 |
$30.14 |
$62,700 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
650 |
$15.67 |
$32,590 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
650 |
$17.35 |
$36,090 |
| Family and general practitioners |
650 |
$78.52 |
$163,330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
640 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
640 |
$19.70 |
$40,980 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
640 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
640 |
$20.77 |
$43,200 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
630 |
$29.03 |
$60,390 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
630 |
$15.35 |
$31,920 |
| Home appliance repairers |
630 |
$17.11 |
$35,590 |
| Insurance underwriters |
630 |
$24.42 |
$50,780 |
| Sheet metal workers |
630 |
$17.08 |
$35,530 |
| Advertising sales agents |
620 |
$27.40 |
$56,980 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
620 |
$35.19 |
$73,190 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
620 |
$15.38 |
$31,980 |
| Social and community service managers |
620 |
$35.00 |
$72,790 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
620 |
Not available |
$51,670 |
| Industrial engineers |
610 |
$39.38 |
$81,900 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
610 |
$15.66 |
$32,580 |
| Electrical engineers |
600 |
$37.74 |
$78,490 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
600 |
$17.66 |
$36,730 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
600 |
$8.92 |
$18,550 |
| Engineering managers |
590 |
$49.69 |
$103,360 |
| Food service managers |
590 |
$24.83 |
$51,650 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
580 |
Not available |
$52,140 |
| Cooks, short order |
570 |
$9.25 |
$19,230 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
560 |
$24.80 |
$51,570 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
550 |
$21.71 |
$45,160 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
550 |
$16.28 |
$33,870 |
| Sales engineers |
550 |
$34.46 |
$71,680 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
540 |
$21.68 |
$45,100 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
540 |
$26.01 |
$54,090 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
530 |
$14.47 |
$30,090 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
530 |
$18.20 |
$37,860 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
530 |
$14.13 |
$29,400 |
| Service station attendants |
530 |
$9.76 |
$20,290 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
520 |
$36.86 |
$76,670 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
520 |
$12.48 |
$25,950 |
| Procurement clerks |
520 |
$17.88 |
$37,200 |
| Tax preparers |
520 |
$15.47 |
$32,170 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
510 |
$20.67 |
$42,990 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
500 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
490 |
$17.29 |
$35,950 |
| Credit analysts |
480 |
$33.22 |
$69,100 |
| Roofers |
480 |
$18.23 |
$37,920 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
480 |
$12.12 |
$25,200 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
470 |
$15.21 |
$31,640 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
470 |
$16.09 |
$33,460 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
470 |
$32.46 |
$67,510 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
460 |
$13.87 |
$28,850 |
| Industrial production managers |
450 |
$47.74 |
$99,310 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
450 |
$13.91 |
$28,930 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
450 |
$25.39 |
$52,820 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
440 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
440 |
$18.25 |
$37,960 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
440 |
$12.56 |
$26,120 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
440 |
$16.75 |
$34,850 |
| Chemists |
430 |
$30.61 |
$63,680 |
| Computer operators |
430 |
$19.46 |
$40,480 |
| Environmental engineers |
430 |
$34.12 |
$70,970 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
430 |
$19.61 |
$40,780 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
430 |
$8.26 |
$17,180 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
430 |
$12.15 |
$25,270 |
| Respiratory therapists |
430 |
$24.81 |
$51,600 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
430 |
$19.57 |
$40,710 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
420 |
$22.50 |
$46,800 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
420 |
$9.06 |
$18,850 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
410 |
$26.81 |
$55,750 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
410 |
$17.91 |
$37,260 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
410 |
$19.09 |
$39,710 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
400 |
$34.27 |
$71,280 |
| Occupational therapists |
400 |
$31.80 |
$66,150 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
390 |
$20.74 |
$43,140 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
390 |
$21.50 |
$44,720 |
| Marketing managers |
390 |
$56.80 |
$118,140 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
390 |
$34.36 |
$71,470 |
| Surgical technologists |
390 |
$20.18 |
$41,980 |
| Library technicians |
380 |
$17.23 |
$35,840 |
| Pipelayers |
380 |
$13.71 |
$28,510 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
370 |
$14.05 |
$29,220 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
370 |
$18.89 |
$39,290 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
370 |
Not available |
$58,520 |
| Chemical technicians |
360 |
$21.92 |
$45,590 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
360 |
$10.07 |
$20,950 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
360 |
$28.76 |
$59,820 |
| Surveyors |
360 |
$25.91 |
$53,890 |
| Budget analysts |
350 |
$32.12 |
$66,820 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
350 |
$11.80 |
$24,530 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
350 |
$23.75 |
$49,400 |
| Operations research analysts |
350 |
$34.33 |
$71,400 |
| Travel agents |
350 |
$21.02 |
$43,730 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
350 |
$19.90 |
$41,390 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
350 |
$12.22 |
$25,430 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
340 |
$21.99 |
$45,740 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
330 |
$22.11 |
$46,000 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
330 |
$15.11 |
$31,430 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
330 |
$26.87 |
$55,890 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
330 |
$34.29 |
$71,320 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
330 |
$55.08 |
$114,570 |
| Producers and directors |
330 |
$24.48 |
$50,920 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
320 |
$22.50 |
$46,800 |
| New accounts clerks |
320 |
$16.10 |
$33,490 |
| Purchasing managers |
320 |
$51.87 |
$107,900 |
| Sewing machine operators |
320 |
$11.75 |
$24,450 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
310 |
$15.54 |
$32,320 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
310 |
$31.59 |
$65,700 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
310 |
$17.77 |
$36,960 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
310 |
$19.43 |
$40,410 |
| Postal service clerks |
310 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
310 |
$18.77 |
$39,040 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
300 |
$22.01 |
$45,790 |
| Mechanical drafters |
300 |
$24.53 |
$51,030 |
| Pest control workers |
300 |
$17.91 |
$37,260 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
300 |
$17.48 |
$36,360 |
| Training and development managers |
300 |
$44.68 |
$92,940 |
| Editors |
290 |
$25.08 |
$52,160 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
290 |
$40.77 |
$84,810 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
280 |
$16.05 |
$33,370 |
| Funeral attendants |
280 |
$9.14 |
$19,000 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other |
270 |
$9.09 |
$18,900 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
270 |
$22.52 |
$46,830 |
| Physician assistants |
270 |
$28.66 |
$59,610 |
| Bindery workers |
260 |
$14.37 |
$29,900 |
| Crane and tower operators |
260 |
$20.09 |
$41,780 |
| Dentists, general |
260 |
$81.70 |
$169,940 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
260 |
$19.45 |
$40,460 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
260 |
$24.27 |
$50,490 |
| Logging equipment operators |
260 |
$14.35 |
$29,850 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
250 |
Not available |
$56,180 |
| Bakers |
240 |
$11.58 |
$24,090 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
240 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
240 |
$14.76 |
$30,700 |
| Food batchmakers |
240 |
$11.25 |
$23,390 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
240 |
Not available |
$59,620 |
| Millwrights |
240 |
$18.24 |
$37,930 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
240 |
$23.58 |
$49,040 |
| Veterinarians |
240 |
$43.57 |
$90,630 |
| Choreographers |
230 |
$28.38 |
$59,020 |
| Floral designers |
230 |
$11.27 |
$23,440 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
230 |
$12.21 |
$25,400 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
230 |
$25.61 |
$53,270 |
| Parking lot attendants |
230 |
$9.29 |
$19,320 |
| Stonemasons |
230 |
$16.78 |
$34,910 |
| Couriers and messengers |
220 |
$12.01 |
$24,990 |
| Engineers, all other |
220 |
$36.07 |
$75,030 |
| Interior designers |
220 |
$25.51 |
$53,070 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
220 |
$24.32 |
$50,580 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
220 |
$15.00 |
$31,200 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
210 |
$18.49 |
$38,460 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
200 |
$30.32 |
$63,070 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
200 |
Not available |
$61,530 |
| Physical therapist aides |
200 |
$12.87 |
$26,770 |
| Public relations managers |
200 |
$42.95 |
$89,330 |
| Urban and regional planners |
200 |
$26.71 |
$55,550 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
190 |
$21.45 |
$44,610 |
| Counselors, all other |
190 |
$18.18 |
$37,800 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
190 |
$21.75 |
$45,230 |
| Clergy |
180 |
$22.31 |
$46,410 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
180 |
$19.41 |
$40,370 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
180 |
$14.05 |
$29,220 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
180 |
$19.86 |
$41,310 |
| Musicians and singers |
180 |
$20.23 |
Not available |
| Pharmacy aides |
180 |
$10.05 |
$20,900 |
| Surgeons |
180 |
$85.41 |
$177,640 |
| Technical writers |
180 |
$30.84 |
$64,160 |
| Chemical engineers |
170 |
$42.05 |
$87,460 |
| Forensic science technicians |
170 |
$26.01 |
$54,090 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
170 |
$15.57 |
$32,380 |
| Health educators |
170 |
$23.83 |
$49,560 |
| Massage therapists |
170 |
$17.15 |
$35,670 |
| Photographers |
170 |
$17.12 |
$35,610 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
170 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
170 |
$42.69 |
$88,800 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
170 |
$17.11 |
$35,590 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
170 |
$12.05 |
$25,070 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
170 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Broadcast technicians |
160 |
$13.96 |
$29,030 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
160 |
$14.29 |
$29,730 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
160 |
$15.68 |
$32,620 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
160 |
$12.25 |
$25,490 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
160 |
$19.85 |
$41,290 |
| Social workers, all other |
160 |
$27.42 |
$57,040 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
150 |
$43.63 |
$90,760 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
150 |
$12.08 |
$25,130 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
150 |
$26.19 |
$54,480 |
| Financial examiners |
150 |
$45.28 |
$94,170 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
150 |
$34.46 |
$71,690 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
150 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
150 |
$19.37 |
$40,290 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
140 |
$26.15 |
$54,400 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
140 |
$39.57 |
$82,300 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
140 |
Not available |
$68,620 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
140 |
$18.07 |
$37,580 |
| Floor sanders and finishers |
140 |
$14.89 |
$30,960 |
| Glaziers |
140 |
$19.73 |
$41,030 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
140 |
$30.90 |
$64,270 |
| Recreational therapists |
140 |
$18.54 |
$38,560 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
140 |
$21.66 |
$45,050 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
140 |
$17.53 |
$36,460 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
130 |
$18.46 |
$38,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
130 |
$27.16 |
$56,500 |
| Job printers |
130 |
$13.92 |
$28,960 |
| Residential advisors |
130 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Writers and authors |
130 |
$31.03 |
$64,530 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists |
120 |
$20.36 |
$42,340 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
120 |
$14.22 |
$29,570 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
120 |
$25.06 |
$52,120 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
120 |
$10.81 |
$22,490 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
120 |
$43.20 |
$89,860 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
120 |
$12.82 |
$26,660 |
| Optometrists |
120 |
$43.85 |
$91,210 |
| Real estate brokers |
120 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers |
110 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
110 |
$12.50 |
$26,000 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers |
110 |
$16.43 |
$34,170 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
110 |
$40.65 |
$84,540 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$86,820 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$63,690 |
| Shampooers |
110 |
$7.27 |
$15,120 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
100 |
$8.84 |
$18,390 |
| Education administrators, all other |
100 |
$38.25 |
$79,570 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
100 |
$24.10 |
$50,130 |
| Emergency management specialists |
100 |
$33.64 |
$69,970 |
| Helpers--roofers |
100 |
$11.42 |
$23,760 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$59,960 |
| Landscape architects |
100 |
$26.97 |
$56,090 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
100 |
$24.11 |
$50,150 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
100 |
$12.81 |
$26,650 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
100 |
$17.66 |
$36,740 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
100 |
$25.51 |
$53,070 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
100 |
$13.55 |
$28,180 |
| Photographic process workers |
100 |
$19.06 |
$39,640 |
| Radiation therapists |
100 |
$35.81 |
$74,490 |
| Dietetic technicians |
90 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Economists |
90 |
$42.80 |
$89,030 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
90 |
$25.04 |
$52,080 |
| Etchers and engravers |
90 |
$18.55 |
$38,580 |
| Internists, general |
90 |
$95.54 |
$198,730 |
| Natural sciences managers |
90 |
$53.54 |
$111,360 |
| Pediatricians, general |
90 |
$67.64 |
$140,680 |
| Petroleum engineers |
90 |
$53.10 |
$110,450 |
| Art directors |
80 |
$31.52 |
$65,560 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
80 |
$15.05 |
$31,300 |
| Biological technicians |
80 |
$22.41 |
$46,610 |
| Crossing guards |
80 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Curators |
80 |
$24.95 |
$51,890 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
80 |
$16.23 |
$33,770 |
| Interpreters and translators |
80 |
$25.15 |
$52,320 |
| Loan counselors |
80 |
$21.74 |
$45,210 |
| Materials engineers |
80 |
$42.22 |
$87,820 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
80 |
$15.35 |
$31,920 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
80 |
$30.44 |
$63,320 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
80 |
$30.43 |
$63,290 |
| Statisticians |
80 |
$28.92 |
$60,160 |
| Tapers |
80 |
$14.35 |
$29,850 |
| Actuaries |
70 |
$50.66 |
$105,360 |
| Animal control workers |
70 |
$16.03 |
$33,330 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
70 |
$19.50 |
$40,550 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$68,420 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
70 |
$25.52 |
$53,090 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$57,360 |
| Legislators |
70 |
Not available |
$28,530 |
| Lodging managers |
70 |
$33.90 |
$70,520 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
70 |
$17.79 |
$37,010 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
70 |
$14.11 |
$29,360 |
| Set and exhibit designers |
70 |
$19.32 |
$40,180 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
60 |
$49.46 |
$102,870 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
60 |
$25.62 |
$53,290 |
| Embalmers |
60 |
$24.27 |
$50,490 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators |
60 |
$21.87 |
$45,480 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
60 |
$11.60 |
$24,120 |
| Helpers--extraction workers |
60 |
$14.23 |
$29,610 |
| Museum technicians and conservators |
60 |
$15.86 |
$32,990 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
60 |
$13.13 |
$27,320 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$37,380 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
60 |
$32.08 |
$66,730 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
60 |
$15.46 |
$32,150 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
60 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school |
60 |
Not available |
$51,740 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$90,240 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
50 |
$89.80 |
$186,780 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$61,140 |
| Podiatrists |
50 |
$41.92 |
$87,200 |
| Psychiatrists |
50 |
$88.07 |
$183,180 |
| Tool and die makers |
50 |
$20.02 |
$41,650 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians |
40 |
$14.81 |
$30,800 |
| Agricultural inspectors |
40 |
$23.99 |
$49,910 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
40 |
$13.72 |
$28,540 |
| Foresters |
40 |
$26.16 |
$54,410 |
| Funeral directors |
40 |
$31.44 |
$65,390 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
40 |
$34.56 |
$71,890 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
40 |
$9.20 |
$19,130 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
40 |
$12.86 |
$26,750 |
| Music directors and composers |
40 |
$19.14 |
$39,820 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
40 |
$15.56 |
$32,360 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
40 |
$10.93 |
$22,720 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$56,890 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists |
40 |
$23.37 |
$48,610 |
| Archivists |
30 |
$22.14 |
$46,050 |
| Broadcast news analysts |
30 |
$23.63 |
$49,150 |
| Chiropractors |
30 |
$46.03 |
$95,750 |
| Drafters, all other |
30 |
$24.98 |
$51,960 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
30 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Psychologists, all other |
30 |
$42.31 |
$88,010 |
| Therapists, all other |
30 |
$27.53 |
$57,270 |
| Anesthesiologists |
Not available |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Audiologists |
Not available |
$26.78 |
$55,710 |
| Carpet installers |
Not available |
$15.44 |
$32,120 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$12.07 |
$25,100 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
Not available |
$20.27 |
$42,150 |
| Chemical plant and system operators |
Not available |
$25.23 |
$52,480 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
Not available |
$14.53 |
$30,230 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
Not available |
$33.15 |
$68,940 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.85 |
$30,890 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Desktop publishers |
Not available |
$14.82 |
$30,820 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$15.72 |
$32,700 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$8.93 |
$18,570 |
| Elevator installers and repairers |
Not available |
$25.24 |
$52,510 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
Not available |
$20.55 |
$42,750 |
| Farm and home management advisors |
Not available |
$20.97 |
$43,620 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
Not available |
$10.31 |
$21,450 |
| Fence erectors |
Not available |
$12.90 |
$26,830 |
| General and operations managers |
Not available |
$52.54 |
$109,290 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
Not available |
$30.00 |
$62,390 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
Not available |
$16.64 |
$34,620 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
Not available |
$9.25 |
$19,230 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
Not available |
$26.81 |
$55,760 |
| Law clerks |
Not available |
$29.74 |
$61,860 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
Not available |
$22.37 |
$46,520 |
| Management occupations |
Not available |
$49.39 |
$102,730 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
Not available |
$16.76 |
$34,860 |
| Medical appliance technicians |
Not available |
$17.32 |
$36,030 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
Not available |
$19.34 |
$40,230 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
Not available |
$15.64 |
$32,540 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$15.18 |
$31,580 |
| Pharmacists |
Not available |
$52.99 |
$110,220 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
Not available |
$94.68 |
$196,920 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
Not available |
$19.83 |
$41,240 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
Not available |
Not available |
$34,520 |
| Power plant operators |
Not available |
$19.51 |
$40,580 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
Not available |
$23.80 |
$49,500 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
Not available |
$18.04 |
$37,530 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
Not available |
$26.78 |
$55,700 |
| Radio and television announcers |
Not available |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
| Radio mechanics |
Not available |
$17.46 |
$36,320 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
Not available |
$19.39 |
$40,340 |
| Riggers |
Not available |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$17.69 |
$36,800 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
Not available |
$15.62 |
$32,490 |
| Skin care specialists |
Not available |
$9.17 |
$19,080 |
| Soil and plant scientists |
Not available |
$24.89 |
$51,760 |
| Telemarketers |
Not available |
$15.40 |
$32,030 |
| Tile and marble setters |
Not available |
$16.55 |
$34,420 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
Not available |
$8.58 |
$17,850 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials |
Not available |
Not available |
$29,440 |
| Upholsterers |
Not available |
$19.24 |
$40,010 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
Not available |
$13.63 |
$28,340 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$15.44 |
$32,120 |
| Word processors and typists |
Not available |
$17.43 |
$36,260 |
