Occupational employment / Rochester, NY

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 "Rochester, NY" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 499,000 $20.05 $41,700
Office and administrative support occupations 86,850 $14.95 $31,090
Sales and related occupations 50,400 $17.73 $36,880
Education, training, and library occupations 45,260 $25.64 $53,340
Production occupations 42,600 $15.35 $31,940
Food preparation and serving related occupations 38,380 $9.71 $20,200
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 28,940 $29.23 $60,790
Transportation and material moving occupations 24,220 $13.93 $28,980
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 20,570 $18.81 $39,120
Management occupations 20,120 $48.79 $101,490
Business and financial operations occupations 17,860 $29.66 $61,690
Construction and extraction occupations 17,770 $20.34 $42,300
Healthcare support occupations 16,270 $12.59 $26,180
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 16,090 $12.05 $25,070
Retail salespersons 16,040 $11.94 $24,840
Computer and mathematical occupations 13,380 $32.60 $67,810
Cashiers 12,930 $8.78 $18,260
Architecture and engineering occupations 12,270 $32.26 $67,100
Personal care and service occupations 11,830 $11.24 $23,370
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 10,650 $13.89 $28,890
Community and social services occupations 10,620 $19.96 $41,510
Registered nurses 10,300 $28.19 $58,630
Protective service occupations 9,970 $20.07 $41,740
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 9,400 $11.22 $23,340
Stock clerks and order fillers 8,120 $10.85 $22,570
Teacher assistants 8,120 Not available $21,990
Customer service representatives 7,960 $14.07 $29,270
Office clerks, general 7,570 $11.60 $24,130
Waiters and waitresses 7,460 $9.83 $20,440
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 6,800 $15.73 $32,730
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 6,640 $21.17 $44,030
Home health aides 6,360 $11.72 $24,380
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 5,880 $33.49 $69,650
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 5,760 $19.62 $40,800
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 5,700 $12.02 $25,000
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 5,650 $8.62 $17,930
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 5,470 $22.76 $47,330
Food preparation workers 5,400 $9.09 $18,900
Life, physical, and social science occupations 5,310 $28.08 $58,420
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 5,260 $11.55 $24,020
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 5,200 Not available $57,660
Maintenance and repair workers, general 5,130 $16.72 $34,780
Elementary school teachers, except special education 5,110 Not available $54,470
General and operations managers 4,870 $52.12 $108,400
Postsecondary teachers, all other 4,320 Not available $103,500
Accountants and auditors 4,250 $32.10 $66,780
Receptionists and information clerks 3,900 $11.78 $24,500
Teachers and instructors, all other 3,820 Not available $29,960
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 3,750 $17.79 $37,010
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 3,690 $8.06 $16,760
Team assemblers 3,690 $12.57 $26,140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 3,430 $16.31 $33,930
Security guards 3,400 $12.11 $25,190
Child care workers 3,310 $9.34 $19,420
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 3,280 $13.00 $27,040
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 3,230 $16.55 $34,420
Legal occupations 3,150 $38.53 $80,150
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 3,110 Not available $55,980
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 3,020 $19.87 $41,320
Bus drivers, school 3,000 $15.06 $31,320
Carpenters 2,870 $19.25 $40,040
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 2,810 $16.25 $33,810
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 2,790 $25.06 $52,120
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 2,760 $13.99 $29,100
Construction laborers 2,730 $16.40 $34,110
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 2,650 $13.34 $27,760
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 2,570 $12.95 $26,940
Computer support specialists 2,550 $21.88 $45,510
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 2,470 $14.18 $29,500
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,320 $12.91 $26,850
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 2,310 $14.25 $29,650
Cooks, fast food 2,300 $9.18 $19,090
Sales representatives, services, all other 2,260 $25.60 $53,250
Computer systems analysts 2,220 $33.12 $68,900
Machinists 2,210 $17.88 $37,190
Computer software engineers, applications 2,190 $40.71 $84,670
Packers and packagers, hand 2,160 $9.78 $20,340
Cooks, restaurant 2,080 $12.03 $25,020
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 2,030 $9.23 $19,190
Computer programmers 2,020 $31.82 $66,190
Industrial engineers 2,020 $33.98 $70,690
Dishwashers 2,000 $8.09 $16,830
Social and human service assistants 1,960 $13.66 $28,410
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 1,930 $24.89 $51,780
Industrial truck and tractor operators 1,880 $15.40 $32,030
Preschool teachers, except special education 1,850 $12.31 $25,600
Correctional officers and jailers 1,770 $25.60 $53,250
Telemarketers 1,770 $10.80 $22,450
Bartenders 1,730 $9.17 $19,060
Tellers 1,730 $11.42 $23,750
Word processors and typists 1,720 $14.75 $30,680
Physicians and surgeons, all other 1,690 $64.37 $133,890
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 1,670 $46.12 $95,930
Electricians 1,620 $23.19 $48,230
Financial managers 1,610 $51.31 $106,730
Lawyers 1,610 $49.61 $103,190
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,570 $16.75 $34,840
Computer software engineers, systems software 1,550 $38.80 $80,690
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 1,530 $28.04 $58,310
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 1,520 $12.48 $25,950
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,510 $27.38 $56,940
Helpers--production workers 1,500 $10.68 $22,220
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 1,500 $20.73 $43,120
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 1,420 $21.45 $44,620
Mechanical engineers 1,390 $32.62 $67,860
Postal service mail carriers 1,390 Not available Not available
Management analysts 1,380 $37.93 $78,900
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,380 $23.48 $48,840
Recreation workers 1,370 $11.57 $24,060
Highway maintenance workers 1,320 $19.00 $39,520
Driver/sales workers 1,300 $11.17 $23,240
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 1,300 $26.15 $54,390
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 1,290 $24.66 $51,290
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 1,280 $8.18 $17,020
Personal and home care aides 1,260 $9.58 $19,920
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,260 Not available $57,290
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,250 Not available $56,640
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 1,230 $18.71 $38,920
Medical and health services managers 1,200 $43.75 $90,990
Network and computer systems administrators 1,200 $30.59 $63,630
Market research analysts 1,190 $32.55 $67,710
Computer and information systems managers 1,150 $55.98 $116,440
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 1,150 $14.70 $30,570
Legal secretaries 1,150 $16.54 $34,400
Child, family, and school social workers 1,140 $23.89 $49,690
Bill and account collectors 1,130 $14.44 $30,030
Training and development specialists 1,130 $27.96 $58,170
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,120 $14.06 $29,250
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 1,110 $12.46 $25,910
Financial analysts 1,110 $34.49 $71,730
Graduate teaching assistants 1,090 Not available $42,390
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,080 $13.04 $27,130
Rehabilitation counselors 1,080 $12.45 $25,900
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 1,070 Not available $83,050
Data entry keyers 1,050 $11.76 $24,470
Engineering managers 1,050 $58.74 $122,180
Pharmacy technicians 1,050 $12.08 $25,120
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 1,040 $40.35 $83,930
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,040 $20.23 $42,090
Tool and die makers 1,030 $22.15 $46,080
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 1,020 $9.42 $19,590
Social workers, all other 1,020 $23.39 $48,650
Counter and rental clerks 1,010 $12.92 $26,870
Electrical engineers 1,010 $35.65 $74,160
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,010 $18.85 $39,220
Office and administrative support workers, all other 1,010 $15.37 $31,970
Medical secretaries 1,000 $13.44 $27,960
Industrial engineering technicians 990 $22.73 $47,270
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 980 $23.78 $49,450
Library assistants, clerical 960 $11.31 $23,520
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 960 $23.22 $48,290
Dental assistants 950 $14.89 $30,960
Dental hygienists 950 $27.58 $57,370
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 950 $15.55 $32,330
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 910 $10.26 $21,340
Paralegals and legal assistants 910 $21.19 $44,080
Self-enrichment education teachers 910 $18.77 $39,050
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 900 Not available $91,310
Librarians 900 $24.18 $50,300
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 890 $13.79 $28,690
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 870 $15.12 $31,460
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 860 $22.06 $45,880
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 850 $21.29 $44,290
Pharmacists 840 $53.83 $111,970
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 820 $10.15 $21,120
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 820 $21.86 $45,470
Electronics engineers, except computer 820 $42.90 $89,230
Graphic designers 820 $21.73 $45,200
Chief executives 810 $75.34 $156,700
Coaches and scouts 810 Not available $36,720
Cooks, short order 800 $9.62 $20,000
Food servers, nonrestaurant 800 $9.37 $19,480
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 800 $14.01 $29,140
Network systems and data communications analysts 800 $33.02 $68,680
Administrative services managers 790 $43.96 $91,430
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 790 $18.43 $38,340
Business operations specialists, all other 790 $31.02 $64,510
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 790 $14.84 $30,860
Painters, construction and maintenance 790 $17.58 $36,570
Printing machine operators 790 $16.28 $33,870
Healthcare support workers, all other 780 $14.73 $30,630
Nonfarm animal caretakers 780 $10.01 $20,810
Speech-language pathologists 780 $27.50 $57,190
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 770 $19.85 $41,300
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 770 $14.90 $30,990
Food batchmakers 750 $11.13 $23,140
Managers, all other 750 $38.46 $79,990
Special education teachers, middle school 750 Not available $61,760
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 740 $28.57 $59,430
Public relations specialists 740 $22.63 $47,070
Automotive body and related repairers 720 $20.13 $41,870
Cost estimators 720 $25.41 $52,850
Food service managers 720 $22.23 $46,240
Civil engineers 710 $35.11 $73,030
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 710 $11.03 $22,950
Medical records and health information technicians 700 $15.37 $31,960
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 700 Not available Not available
Sales managers 700 $60.19 $125,200
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 690 $31.20 $64,900
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 690 Not available $55,620
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 690 $16.83 $35,000
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 680 $14.44 $30,040
Parts salespersons 680 $15.06 $31,320
File clerks 670 $10.97 $22,820
Security and fire alarm systems installers 670 $13.97 $29,050
Advertising sales agents 660 $23.47 $48,820
Computer operators 640 $16.38 $34,080
Industrial production managers 640 $42.99 $89,410
Bakers 630 $11.42 $23,750
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 630 $18.89 $39,290
Construction managers 630 $40.33 $83,900
Insurance sales agents 630 $37.12 $77,210
Marketing managers 630 $55.99 $116,460
Order clerks 630 $12.65 $26,320
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 630 $10.49 $21,820
Fire fighters 620 $25.70 $53,460
Clergy 610 $24.91 $51,820
Medical assistants 610 $13.22 $27,490
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 600 $24.03 $49,980
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 590 $16.69 $34,710
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 590 $18.25 $37,950
Engineers, all other 580 $36.90 $76,750
Loan officers 580 $30.28 $62,990
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 580 $9.94 $20,680
Medical transcriptionists 580 $16.67 $34,680
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 570 $19.52 $40,610
Sheet metal workers 570 $22.59 $46,980
Physician assistants 560 $37.91 $78,850
Amusement and recreation attendants 550 $9.24 $19,210
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 550 $14.49 $30,130
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 550 $31.70 $65,940
Physical therapists 550 $31.60 $65,730
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 540 $25.88 $53,830
Editors 540 $28.83 $59,970
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 540 $16.27 $33,840
Medical and public health social workers 540 $20.35 $42,330
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 530 $11.65 $24,220
Loan interviewers and clerks 530 $15.47 $32,170
Real estate sales agents 530 $20.92 $43,510
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 530 $41.43 $86,180
Legislators 520 Not available $78,810
Library technicians 520 $10.81 $22,480
Instructional coordinators 510 $29.99 $62,380
Brickmasons and blockmasons 500 $24.77 $51,520
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 500 $18.01 $37,450
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 500 $16.28 $33,860
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 490 $30.23 $62,880
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 490 $16.39 $34,090
Radiologic technologists and technicians 490 $22.51 $46,820
Sales engineers 490 $31.25 $65,000
Social and community service managers 490 $33.02 $68,670
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 480 $9.44 $19,630
Personal financial advisors 480 $46.83 $97,410
Construction and building inspectors 470 $21.89 $45,520
Education administrators, postsecondary 470 $53.14 $110,530
Production workers, all other 470 $14.71 $30,590
Switchboard operators, including answering service 470 $12.14 $25,250
Mental health counselors 460 $20.16 $41,940
Occupational therapists 460 $29.39 $61,130
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 460 Not available $59,830
All other information and record clerks 440 $16.04 $33,360
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 440 $9.72 $20,220
Musicians and singers 440 $15.42 Not available
New accounts clerks 440 $14.66 $30,500
Database administrators 430 $33.74 $70,180
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $103,150
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $148,010
Couriers and messengers 420 $12.20 $25,370
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 420 $21.82 $45,390
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 420 $26.86 $55,870
Sewing machine operators 410 $10.55 $21,950
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 390 $21.93 $45,620
Roofers 390 $19.28 $40,110
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 390 $10.57 $21,980
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 380 $16.53 $34,390
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 370 $19.64 $40,850
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 360 $23.56 $49,010
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 360 $34.53 $71,830
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 360 $17.49 $36,380
Travel agents 360 $16.04 $33,360
Butchers and meat cutters 350 $18.50 $38,480
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 350 $13.74 $28,580
Maintenance workers, machinery 350 $22.22 $46,220
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 340 $21.75 $45,250
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 340 $12.90 $26,840
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 330 $13.41 $27,900
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 330 $19.93 $41,460
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 330 $20.03 $41,660
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 330 $22.99 $47,810
Chemists 320 $29.17 $60,670
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 320 $10.33 $21,490
Machine feeders and offbearers 320 $13.52 $28,120
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 320 $28.35 $58,970
Computer hardware engineers 310 $40.94 $85,150
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 310 $31.00 $64,480
Floral designers 310 $11.48 $23,870
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 310 $11.70 $24,340
Parking lot attendants 310 $11.80 $24,550
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 310 $11.79 $24,520
Veterinary technologists and technicians 310 $14.78 $30,740
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 300 $18.89 $39,300
Chemical engineers 290 $37.72 $78,460
Detectives and criminal investigators 290 $29.32 $60,990
Health technologists and technicians, all other 290 $16.57 $34,470
Procurement clerks 280 $15.80 $32,860
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 280 $16.68 $34,700
Respiratory therapists 280 $24.31 $50,560
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 280 $23.78 $49,460
Tax preparers 280 $16.62 $34,570
Opticians, dispensing 270 $21.01 $43,700
Postal service clerks 270 Not available Not available
Purchasing managers 270 $50.33 $104,700
Dentists, general 260 $83.03 $172,710
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 260 $17.14 $35,640
Health educators 260 $20.88 $43,430
Helpers--carpenters 260 $10.30 $21,420
Insurance underwriters 260 $28.62 $59,520
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 260 $20.06 $41,720
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 250 $20.24 $42,100
Chefs and head cooks 250 $21.30 $44,310
Crossing guards 250 $11.18 $23,260
Diagnostic medical sonographers 250 $28.54 $59,350
Dietitians and nutritionists 250 $24.35 $50,650
Interpreters and translators 250 $20.61 $42,870
Mechanical drafters 250 $23.72 $49,330
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 240 $17.08 $35,520
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 240 Not available $72,100
Office machine operators, except computer 240 $13.58 $28,250
Producers and directors 240 $31.45 $65,410
Tire repairers and changers 240 $10.95 $22,770
Training and development managers 240 $49.05 $102,020
Architects, except landscape and naval 230 $36.38 $75,670
Bindery workers 230 $13.69 $28,480
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 230 $14.94 $31,070
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 230 $19.53 $40,620
Environmental engineers 230 $38.30 $79,670
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 230 $58.81 $122,330
Surgical technologists 230 $15.60 $32,450
Business teachers, postsecondary 220 Not available $99,150
Demonstrators and product promoters 220 $11.76 $24,460
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 220 $20.40 $42,430
Mechanical engineering technicians 220 $22.80 $47,430
Operations research analysts 220 $34.25 $71,240
Pharmacy aides 220 $9.96 $20,720
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 220 $10.01 $20,820
Electrical and electronics drafters 210 $24.82 $51,630
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $73,800
Human resources managers, all other 210 $48.87 $101,650
Job printers 210 $20.76 $43,170
Physical therapist assistants 210 $16.33 $33,960
Chemical technicians 200 $18.90 $39,320
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $87,660
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 200 $22.17 $46,110
Nuclear medicine technologists 200 $25.53 $53,100
Public relations managers 200 $39.26 $81,670
Veterinarians 200 $41.36 $86,030
Directors, religious activities and education 190 $16.43 $34,180
Education, training, and library workers, all other 190 $16.52 $34,360
Radio and television announcers 190 $30.35 $63,120
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 190 $17.22 $35,820
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 190 $54.77 $113,920
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $93,120
Compensation and benefits managers 180 $51.09 $106,270
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 180 $33.09 $68,820
Prepress technicians and workers 180 $18.21 $37,870
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 180 $15.40 $32,040
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 180 $29.21 $60,760
Architectural and civil drafters 170 $21.40 $44,500
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 170 $29.47 $61,300
Financial specialists, all other 170 $24.35 $50,650
Meeting and convention planners 170 $21.10 $43,880
Occupational health and safety specialists 170 $29.11 $60,540
Physics teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $117,510
Reporters and correspondents 170 $19.44 $40,440
Residential advisors 170 $14.21 $29,550
Technical writers 170 $26.28 $54,670
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 170 $11.93 $24,800
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 160 $20.22 $42,060
Helpers--electricians 160 $12.47 $25,930
Medical equipment repairers 160 $19.23 $39,990
Motorboat mechanics 160 $16.72 $34,780
Music directors and composers 160 $16.30 $33,890
Numerical tool and process control programmers 160 $20.00 $41,600
Property, real estate, and community association managers 160 $40.03 $83,260
Recreational therapists 160 $20.75 $43,160
Surveyors 160 $22.83 $47,480
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 160 $14.59 $30,360
Broadcast technicians 150 $14.19 $29,510
Conveyor operators and tenders 150 $12.22 $25,420
Loan counselors 150 $18.84 $39,180
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 150 $27.44 $57,070
Biological technicians 140 $18.11 $37,670
Credit analysts 140 $27.90 $58,030
Internists, general 140 $66.25 $137,800
Logisticians 140 $31.96 $66,470
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 140 $16.15 $33,580
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $63,010
Real estate brokers 140 $42.58 $88,570
Surveying and mapping technicians 140 $17.94 $37,320
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 140 $11.53 $23,990
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 130 $10.58 $22,000
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $86,540
Commercial and industrial designers 130 $30.07 $62,540
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 130 $16.27 $33,840
Family and general practitioners 130 $71.66 $149,060
Funeral attendants 130 $13.48 $28,030
Medical equipment preparers 130 $12.42 $25,830
Psychiatric technicians 130 $13.65 $28,400
Cement masons and concrete finishers 120 $18.93 $39,380
Counselors, all other 120 $16.73 $34,800
Funeral directors 120 $31.77 $66,070
Life scientists, all other 120 $28.26 $58,780
Motor vehicle operators, all other 120 $10.86 $22,590
Physical scientists, all other 120 $36.62 $76,170
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 120 Not available Not available
Biomedical engineers 110 $39.39 $81,940
Brokerage clerks 110 $18.93 $39,380
Hazardous materials removal workers 110 $17.17 $35,720
Obstetricians and gynecologists 110 $88.81 $184,730
Occupational therapist assistants 110 $19.10 $39,730
Bailiffs 100 $18.18 $37,810
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $83,330
Civil engineering technicians 100 $23.33 $48,530
Desktop publishers 100 $23.54 $48,970
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 100 $13.58 $28,240
Materials engineers 100 $50.03 $104,070
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $72,010
Economics teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $113,650
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 90 $18.39 $38,250
Natural sciences managers 90 $59.11 $122,940
Postmasters and mail superintendents 90 $28.52 $59,330
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $75,330
Advertising and promotions managers 80 $49.41 $102,760
Animal control workers 80 $15.32 $31,860
Art directors 80 $39.13 $81,390
Audio-visual collections specialists 80 $16.51 $34,350
Baggage porters and bellhops 80 $11.15 $23,190
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 80 $8.03 $16,700
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 80 $13.58 $28,240
Education administrators, all other 80 $42.19 $87,760
Environmental engineering technicians 80 $17.40 $36,190
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 80 $9.05 $18,830
Manicurists and pedicurists 80 $10.12 $21,050
Massage therapists 80 $13.67 $28,430
Optometrists 80 $53.64 $111,570
Personal care and service workers, all other 80 $15.02 $31,240
Pest control workers 80 $17.53 $36,470
Political science teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $103,500
Protective service workers, all other 80 $11.63 $24,180
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 80 $15.62 $32,480
Shampooers 80 $8.41 $17,490
Surgeons 80 $94.00 $195,520
Vocational education teachers, middle school 80 Not available $54,740
Athletic trainers 70 Not available $33,540
Budget analysts 70 $28.40 $59,080
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 70 $14.24 $29,620
Furniture finishers 70 $14.11 $29,340
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 70 $13.32 $27,700
Historians 70 $14.81 $30,800
History teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $70,660
Interior designers 70 $23.66 $49,210
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 70 $10.10 $21,010
Locksmiths and safe repairers 70 $17.95 $37,340
Lodging managers 70 $28.94 $60,190
Material moving workers, all other 70 Not available Not available
Photographic process workers 70 Not available Not available
Service station attendants 70 $9.01 $18,740
Skin care specialists 70 $14.42 $29,990
Urban and regional planners 70 $29.72 $61,830
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 70 $12.58 $26,170
Writers and authors 70 $29.63 $61,640
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 60 $24.77 $51,520
Carpet installers 60 Not available Not available
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 60 $10.73 $22,310
Communications teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $73,700
Court reporters 60 $31.06 $64,600
Curators 60 $20.21 $42,040
Dental laboratory technicians 60 $15.65 $32,560
Dietetic technicians 60 $16.36 $34,030
Drafters, all other 60 $20.38 $42,390
Education teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $64,750
Farm equipment mechanics 60 $16.35 $34,020
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $61,030
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 60 $30.59 $63,630
Meter readers, utilities 60 $18.77 $39,040
Millwrights 60 $21.22 $44,130
Physical therapist aides 60 $11.92 $24,780
Pipelayers 60 $20.07 $41,750
Psychiatrists 60 $82.02 $170,600
Radiation therapists 60 $30.42 $63,270
Audiologists 50 $28.01 $58,250
Computer specialists, all other 50 $30.42 $63,270
Crane and tower operators 50 $28.93 $60,180
Fire inspectors and investigators 50 $24.64 $51,260
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 50 Not available $118,290
Sound engineering technicians 50 $25.16 $52,330
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $78,060
Athletes and sports competitors 40 Not available Not available
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 40 $15.66 $32,580
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 $17.08 $35,530
Landscape architects 40 $25.48 $53,010
Legal support workers, all other 40 $24.87 $51,720
Materials scientists 40 $39.98 $83,150
Microbiologists 40 $30.67 $63,790
Model makers, metal and plastic 40 $20.90 $43,480
Motion picture projectionists 40 $12.76 $26,530
Painters, transportation equipment 40 $11.45 $23,810
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 40 $14.05 $29,210
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $65,270
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 30 $16.65 $34,640
Film and video editors 30 $17.27 $35,930
Private detectives and investigators 30 $17.25 $35,880
Psychologists, all other 30 $37.50 $78,000
Religious workers, all other 30 $11.47 $23,860
Riggers 30 $23.01 $47,860
Social science research assistants 30 $12.98 $26,990
Telephone operators 30 $17.32 $36,020
Therapists, all other 30 $24.89 $51,770
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 30 $19.02 $39,560
Archivists Not available $20.98 $43,640
Audio and video equipment technicians Not available $17.71 $36,830
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $18.38 $38,230
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture Not available $23.83 $49,560
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians Not available $23.22 $48,290
Cargo and freight agents Not available $18.03 $37,500
Chiropractors Not available $31.31 $65,120
Community and social service specialists, all other Not available $23.79 $49,490
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door Not available $22.54 $46,880
Court, municipal, and license clerks Not available $18.29 $38,030
Craft artists Not available $15.03 $31,260
Cutters and trimmers, hand Not available $13.06 $27,170
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $19.13 $39,800
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment Not available $16.49 $34,300
Electromechanical equipment assemblers Not available $14.13 $29,380
Emergency management specialists Not available $26.30 $54,710
Etchers and engravers Not available $13.61 $28,300
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders Not available $9.99 $20,780
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers Not available $32.17 $66,920
Glaziers Not available $18.03 $37,500
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $43.76 $91,030
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Not available $14.25 $29,630
Insurance appraisers, auto damage Not available $28.44 $59,150
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers Not available $13.65 $28,390
Law clerks Not available $15.35 $31,930
Marriage and family therapists Not available $26.13 $54,340
Medical appliance technicians Not available $14.15 $29,440
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $19.45 $40,450
Multi-media artists and animators Not available $22.54 $46,890
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians Not available $13.97 $29,050
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics Not available $12.70 $26,430
Painting, coating, and decorating workers Not available $10.47 $21,780
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $14.85 $30,880
Photographers Not available $14.80 $30,790
Photographic processing machine operators Not available $9.95 $20,690
Plasterers and stucco masons Not available $25.49 $53,020
Power plant operators Not available $31.40 $65,320
Proofreaders and copy markers Not available $16.44 $34,190
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks Not available $15.79 $32,850
Sales and related workers, all other Not available $23.17 $48,190
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $12.43 $25,860
Set and exhibit designers Not available $26.18 $54,460
Social scientists and related workers, all other Not available $26.97 $56,100
Tapers Not available $25.63 $53,300
Tile and marble setters Not available $14.16 $29,450
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $16.97 $35,300
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