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 | 894,680 | $22.59 | $46,980 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 173,870 | $17.32 | $36,020 |
| Sales and related occupations | 87,530 | $17.89 | $37,200 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 73,380 | $10.12 | $21,050 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 62,440 | $31.00 | $64,470 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 51,130 | $23.59 | $49,070 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 48,610 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Management occupations | 46,290 | $48.25 | $100,370 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 37,590 | $38.88 | $80,860 |
| Office clerks, general | 29,460 | $14.64 | $30,450 |
| Production occupations | 29,070 | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 28,620 | $21.94 | $45,630 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 27,160 | $34.39 | $71,520 |
| Retail salespersons | 26,410 | $12.16 | $25,280 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 25,440 | $12.72 | $26,450 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 23,100 | $12.33 | $25,650 |
| Protective service occupations | 22,990 | $23.10 | $48,060 |
| Cashiers | 22,790 | $11.10 | $23,100 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 19,950 | $14.59 | $30,340 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 19,260 | $30.76 | $63,980 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 18,590 | $37.79 | $78,600 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 15,120 | $27.25 | $56,680 |
| Community and social services occupations | 14,960 | $23.82 | $49,540 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 14,440 | $8.97 | $18,660 |
| Registered nurses | 13,920 | $40.69 | $84,630 |
| Customer service representatives | 13,260 | $17.46 | $36,310 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 13,220 | $12.25 | $25,470 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 13,000 | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 12,980 | $9.96 | $20,720 |
| General and operations managers | 12,970 | $53.14 | $110,520 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 12,440 | $17.88 | $37,190 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 12,430 | $31.77 | $66,090 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 12,030 | $20.57 | $42,790 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 11,570 | $24.72 | $51,410 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 9,600 | Not available | $54,340 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 9,580 | $12.75 | $26,520 |
| Teacher assistants | 9,430 | Not available | $27,600 |
| Construction laborers | 9,030 | $18.12 | $37,680 |
| Legal occupations | 8,640 | $40.99 | $85,260 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 8,160 | $12.10 | $25,160 |
| Cooks, fast food | 7,980 | $8.78 | $18,260 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 7,760 | $20.49 | $42,610 |
| Carpenters | 7,730 | $25.58 | $53,200 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 7,690 | Not available | $60,120 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 7,410 | Not available | $55,790 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 7,200 | $19.99 | $41,580 |
| Computer systems analysts | 6,910 | $35.36 | $73,550 |
| Accountants and auditors | 6,700 | $31.10 | $64,690 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 6,690 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Security guards | 6,600 | $11.86 | $24,680 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 6,420 | $17.95 | $37,330 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 6,420 | $16.65 | $34,640 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 6,350 | $13.33 | $27,740 |
| Medical secretaries | 5,960 | $15.73 | $32,710 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 5,540 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 5,470 | $29.28 | $60,910 |
| Food preparation workers | 5,430 | $10.39 | $21,620 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 5,230 | $9.25 | $19,250 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 5,080 | $31.76 | $66,050 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,050 | $13.84 | $28,780 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 5,050 | $10.40 | $21,640 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 5,030 | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| Management analysts | 5,010 | $42.36 | $88,110 |
| Child care workers | 4,880 | $10.65 | $22,160 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 4,610 | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Lawyers | 4,610 | $52.44 | $109,080 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 4,590 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 4,500 | $34.43 | $71,620 |
| Electricians | 4,390 | $23.31 | $48,480 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 4,390 | $28.25 | $58,760 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 4,380 | $12.34 | $25,660 |
| Civil engineers | 4,310 | $42.12 | $87,610 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 4,260 | $10.79 | $22,440 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 3,920 | $21.14 | $43,980 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 3,840 | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Computer support specialists | 3,770 | $24.65 | $51,280 |
| Tellers | 3,770 | $13.00 | $27,040 |
| Managers, all other | 3,740 | $46.06 | $95,800 |
| Financial managers | 3,570 | $49.72 | $103,410 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 3,510 | $28.27 | $58,800 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 3,420 | Not available | $47,040 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 3,410 | $9.61 | $20,000 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 3,410 | $39.40 | $81,950 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 3,390 | $17.48 | $36,350 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 3,340 | $24.89 | $51,770 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 3,320 | $24.67 | $51,310 |
| Dishwashers | 3,310 | $8.96 | $18,630 |
| Home health aides | 3,270 | $11.03 | $22,950 |
| Medical assistants | 3,260 | $15.11 | $31,420 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,240 | $8.85 | $18,400 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 3,130 | $24.59 | $51,140 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 3,110 | $26.52 | $55,170 |
| Bartenders | 3,030 | $9.97 | $20,740 |
| Loan officers | 2,990 | $37.73 | $78,470 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 2,980 | $15.90 | $33,070 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 2,930 | $16.51 | $34,340 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 2,920 | $27.37 | $56,940 |
| Personal and home care aides | 2,880 | $11.02 | $22,930 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 2,870 | $32.07 | $66,700 |
| Social and human service assistants | 2,860 | $16.67 | $34,680 |
| Driver/sales workers | 2,750 | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,730 | $11.69 | $24,310 |
| Sales managers | 2,730 | $51.55 | $107,220 |
| Bill and account collectors | 2,720 | $16.64 | $34,620 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 2,700 | $42.05 | $87,450 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 2,650 | $9.12 | $18,960 |
| Fire fighters | 2,610 | $23.06 | $47,960 |
| Chief executives | 2,580 | $70.50 | $146,650 |
| Dental assistants | 2,520 | $18.21 | $37,880 |
| Insurance sales agents | 2,520 | $33.65 | $69,990 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 2,500 | $28.66 | $59,610 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,480 | $9.55 | $19,860 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,440 | $30.74 | $63,940 |
| Instructional coordinators | 2,420 | $37.89 | $78,810 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 2,340 | $53.24 | $110,740 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 2,330 | $26.27 | $54,640 |
| Team assemblers | 2,320 | $13.08 | $27,210 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 2,300 | Not available | Not available |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 2,280 | $21.69 | $45,110 |
| Data entry keyers | 2,230 | $14.67 | $30,510 |
| Public relations specialists | 2,210 | $34.33 | $71,400 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 2,170 | $21.33 | $44,370 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 2,150 | $31.01 | $64,500 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 2,120 | $10.83 | $22,530 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 2,070 | $28.30 | $58,860 |
| All other information and record clerks | 2,050 | $18.38 | $38,230 |
| Legal secretaries | 2,020 | $21.29 | $44,290 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 2,010 | $24.73 | $51,430 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,990 | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,990 | $29.92 | $62,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,970 | $28.03 | $58,290 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 1,950 | $20.60 | $42,860 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 1,910 | $34.22 | $71,190 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,890 | $21.81 | $45,370 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,860 | $21.23 | $44,160 |
| Food service managers | 1,850 | $22.80 | $47,420 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 1,840 | $34.14 | $71,020 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,820 | $27.13 | $56,430 |
| Engineers, all other | 1,820 | $43.87 | $91,250 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 1,790 | $50.71 | $105,490 |
| Medical and health services managers | 1,790 | $50.69 | $105,430 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,780 | $13.92 | $28,950 |
| Recreation workers | 1,780 | $11.39 | $23,680 |
| Cost estimators | 1,750 | $31.72 | $65,970 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 1,720 | $21.21 | $44,110 |
| Computer programmers | 1,710 | $34.99 | $72,790 |
| Word processors and typists | 1,690 | $16.48 | $34,280 |
| Roofers | 1,670 | $19.07 | $39,660 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,650 | $26.86 | $55,860 |
| Order clerks | 1,630 | $15.03 | $31,270 |
| Cooks, short order | 1,590 | $10.56 | $21,970 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,590 | $32.73 | $68,080 |
| Administrative services managers | 1,580 | $40.20 | $83,620 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 1,580 | $34.11 | $70,950 |
| Computer operators | 1,570 | $18.58 | $38,650 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,570 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,560 | Not available | $91,250 |
| Parts salespersons | 1,510 | $18.53 | $38,540 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 1,490 | $20.88 | $43,440 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 1,470 | $19.62 | $40,810 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 1,470 | Not available | $51,950 |
| Dental hygienists | 1,450 | $41.17 | $85,620 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,450 | $16.17 | $33,630 |
| Social workers, all other | 1,450 | $25.00 | $52,000 |
| Telemarketers | 1,440 | $13.48 | $28,030 |
| Training and development specialists | 1,440 | $26.42 | $54,950 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 1,430 | $16.82 | $34,980 |
| Construction managers | 1,430 | $53.18 | $110,610 |
| Coaches and scouts | 1,420 | Not available | $36,290 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 1,420 | $17.48 | $36,360 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,410 | $25.21 | $52,440 |
| Engineering managers | 1,390 | $57.04 | $118,650 |
| File clerks | 1,390 | $14.15 | $29,440 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 1,380 | $21.34 | $44,390 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,380 | $11.36 | $23,620 |
| Personal financial advisors | 1,380 | $31.47 | $65,460 |
| Financial analysts | 1,350 | $33.88 | $70,470 |
| Helpers--production workers | 1,350 | $11.14 | $23,180 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 1,350 | $19.12 | $39,780 |
| Operations research analysts | 1,330 | $32.63 | $67,870 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 1,330 | Not available | Not available |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,320 | $18.62 | $38,730 |
| Market research analysts | 1,320 | $26.62 | $55,370 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,290 | $15.47 | $32,180 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 1,290 | $15.49 | $32,210 |
| Gaming dealers | 1,270 | $10.26 | $21,350 |
| Pharmacists | 1,270 | $57.61 | $119,830 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,260 | $11.94 | $24,830 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 1,250 | $23.71 | $49,320 |
| Graphic designers | 1,250 | $22.40 | $46,580 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 1,250 | $28.18 | $58,620 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 1,230 | $13.02 | $27,070 |
| Advertising sales agents | 1,180 | $26.31 | $54,720 |
| Sheet metal workers | 1,180 | $22.70 | $47,210 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 1,150 | $15.97 | $33,210 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,140 | $27.42 | $57,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 1,130 | $21.82 | $45,390 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 1,110 | $12.77 | $26,550 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,090 | $22.66 | $47,130 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 1,090 | $21.58 | $44,880 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,070 | $26.37 | $54,850 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 1,060 | $23.20 | $48,260 |
| Printing machine operators | 1,060 | $17.78 | $36,980 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,030 | $17.85 | $37,120 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 1,020 | $27.14 | $56,440 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 1,020 | $18.59 | $38,670 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 1,010 | $21.16 | $44,010 |
| Electrical engineers | 990 | $52.86 | $109,950 |
| Machinists | 990 | $19.87 | $41,320 |
| Marketing managers | 990 | $49.73 | $103,440 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 990 | $19.70 | $40,970 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 980 | $41.04 | $85,350 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 980 | $25.38 | $52,800 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 970 | $11.64 | $24,200 |
| Mechanical engineers | 950 | $40.94 | $85,150 |
| Bakers | 930 | $16.27 | $33,850 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 930 | $67.79 | $141,000 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 920 | $14.27 | $29,690 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 920 | $19.07 | $39,660 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 910 | $12.74 | $26,510 |
| Production workers, all other | 910 | $16.58 | $34,480 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 900 | $31.90 | $66,350 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 900 | $19.47 | $40,500 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 900 | $20.01 | $41,610 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 890 | $15.66 | $32,570 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 880 | $40.64 | $84,530 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 880 | $10.00 | $20,810 |
| Budget analysts | 870 | $31.85 | $66,260 |
| Social and community service managers | 870 | $35.25 | $73,330 |
| Health educators | 850 | $27.94 | $58,110 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 850 | $29.94 | $62,280 |
| Tile and marble setters | 850 | $24.04 | $50,000 |
| Physical therapists | 830 | $40.10 | $83,410 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 830 | Not available | $56,260 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 830 | $27.71 | $57,630 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 820 | $20.05 | $41,690 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 820 | $10.25 | $21,320 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 820 | $16.42 | $34,140 |
| Tapers | 820 | $22.53 | $46,850 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 800 | $23.71 | $49,320 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 800 | $39.76 | $82,710 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 800 | $21.26 | $44,210 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 780 | $10.88 | $22,630 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 780 | $30.54 | $63,520 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 770 | $20.04 | $41,690 |
| Insurance underwriters | 770 | $31.35 | $65,210 |
| Couriers and messengers | 760 | $12.25 | $25,480 |
| Database administrators | 760 | $36.25 | $75,400 |
| Law clerks | 760 | $19.17 | $39,870 |
| Real estate sales agents | 760 | $31.64 | $65,820 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 760 | $18.74 | $38,970 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 750 | $19.19 | $39,920 |
| Family and general practitioners | 750 | $78.46 | $163,200 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 750 | $44.63 | $92,830 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 740 | $24.03 | $49,980 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 730 | $28.80 | $59,900 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 730 | $21.99 | $45,740 |
| Mental health counselors | 730 | $26.59 | $55,300 |
| Sales engineers | 730 | $46.46 | $96,630 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 720 | $45.94 | $95,550 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 720 | $9.89 | $20,570 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 720 | $17.44 | $36,270 |
| Chemists | 710 | $33.59 | $69,860 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 700 | $19.12 | $39,770 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 680 | $15.32 | $31,880 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 680 | $24.32 | $50,580 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 680 | $22.93 | $47,690 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 660 | $31.71 | $65,950 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 660 | $14.12 | $29,380 |
| Postal service clerks | 650 | Not available | Not available |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 640 | $33.29 | $69,240 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 640 | $23.41 | $48,690 |
| Library technicians | 640 | $17.11 | $35,590 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 640 | $28.28 | $58,810 |
| Physician assistants | 640 | $48.96 | $101,840 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 630 | Not available | $82,790 |
| Respiratory therapists | 630 | $31.11 | $64,720 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 620 | $34.49 | $71,750 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 620 | $13.21 | $27,470 |
| Urban and regional planners | 620 | $34.03 | $70,790 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 610 | $9.04 | $18,800 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 600 | $12.71 | $26,440 |
| Interpreters and translators | 600 | $20.32 | $42,270 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 590 | $42.07 | $87,500 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 590 | $16.19 | $33,670 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 590 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 590 | Not available | $61,930 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 590 | $27.21 | $56,600 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 580 | $22.31 | $46,400 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 560 | Not available | $64,110 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 560 | $31.93 | $66,420 |
| Surgical technologists | 550 | $21.87 | $45,490 |
| Dentists, general | 540 | $75.29 | $156,600 |
| Editors | 540 | $24.34 | $50,640 |
| Pest control workers | 540 | $15.31 | $31,850 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 530 | $40.96 | $85,190 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 530 | $11.73 | $24,400 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 520 | $14.23 | $29,590 |
| Librarians | 520 | $31.50 | $65,520 |
| Bus drivers, school | 510 | $15.80 | $32,870 |
| Natural sciences managers | 510 | $50.45 | $104,930 |
| Occupational therapists | 510 | $39.24 | $81,620 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 500 | $16.57 | $34,470 |
| Industrial production managers | 500 | $43.58 | $90,650 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 500 | $25.35 | $52,720 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 500 | $12.18 | $25,340 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 490 | $32.10 | $66,770 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 490 | Not available | $91,680 |
| Chemical technicians | 480 | $16.84 | $35,020 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 480 | $38.26 | $79,590 |
| Pharmacy aides | 480 | $13.64 | $28,380 |
| Parking lot attendants | 470 | $10.45 | $21,730 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 470 | $28.18 | $58,620 |
| Veterinarians | 470 | $49.36 | $102,670 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 460 | $26.23 | $54,570 |
| Massage therapists | 460 | $18.48 | $38,430 |
| Pipelayers | 460 | $21.85 | $45,450 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 450 | $17.27 | $35,920 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 450 | $12.70 | $26,420 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 450 | $15.88 | $33,030 |
| Environmental engineers | 440 | $37.37 | $77,720 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 440 | $26.18 | $54,450 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 440 | $12.27 | $25,530 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 430 | $25.47 | $52,980 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 430 | $18.73 | $38,950 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 430 | $9.89 | $20,580 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 430 | $17.41 | $36,210 |
| Tax preparers | 430 | $20.93 | $43,520 |
| Credit analysts | 420 | $33.80 | $70,300 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 420 | $13.75 | $28,590 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 410 | $14.25 | $29,630 |
| Agricultural equipment operators | 400 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 400 | $32.62 | $67,860 |
| Forest and conservation technicians | 400 | $18.11 | $37,660 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 400 | Not available | $73,520 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 400 | $23.70 | $49,290 |
| Purchasing managers | 400 | $47.03 | $97,820 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 400 | $15.00 | $31,200 |
| Travel agents | 400 | $16.91 | $35,170 |
| Biological technicians | 390 | $20.59 | $42,820 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 390 | $22.27 | $46,320 |
| Glaziers | 390 | $20.40 | $42,430 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 390 | $23.66 | $49,220 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 390 | $51.09 | $106,270 |
| Legislators | 390 | Not available | $61,510 |
| Surveyors | 390 | $36.12 | $75,120 |
| Power plant operators | 380 | $32.73 | $68,070 |
| Public relations managers | 380 | $61.72 | $128,380 |
| Conservation scientists | 370 | $32.56 | $67,730 |
| Industrial engineers | 370 | $37.79 | $78,600 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 360 | Not available | $72,440 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 350 | Not available | $69,690 |
| Mechanical drafters | 350 | $25.02 | $52,040 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 350 | $15.12 | $31,440 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 350 | $28.77 | $59,840 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 340 | $28.50 | $59,280 |
| Broadcast technicians | 340 | $18.14 | $37,730 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 340 | Not available | $76,900 |
| New accounts clerks | 340 | $16.60 | $34,540 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 340 | $35.81 | $74,490 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 340 | $16.68 | $34,700 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 330 | $24.67 | $51,310 |
| Procurement clerks | 330 | $19.08 | $39,680 |
| Producers and directors | 330 | $27.56 | $57,330 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 320 | $27.16 | $56,490 |
| Carpet installers | 320 | $19.11 | $39,740 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 320 | $25.83 | $53,730 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 320 | $35.89 | $74,650 |
| Interior designers | 320 | $23.80 | $49,500 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 320 | $19.08 | $39,690 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 320 | $20.69 | $43,040 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 320 | $22.78 | $47,380 |
| Education administrators, all other | 310 | $37.43 | $77,860 |
| Floral designers | 310 | $13.86 | $28,830 |
| Logisticians | 310 | $33.08 | $68,810 |
| Photographers | 310 | $19.12 | $39,770 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 310 | $17.72 | $36,850 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other | 300 | $16.75 | $34,840 |
| Food batchmakers | 300 | $13.08 | $27,200 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 300 | $40.47 | $84,180 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 300 | $14.63 | $30,430 |
| Surgeons | 300 | $98.54 | $204,960 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 300 | Not available | Not available |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 290 | $31.09 | $64,660 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 290 | $12.76 | $26,550 |
| Home appliance repairers | 290 | $18.50 | $38,470 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 290 | Not available | $61,420 |
| Helpers--electricians | 280 | $15.00 | $31,190 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 280 | $12.11 | $25,180 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 280 | $27.25 | $56,680 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 280 | $16.43 | $34,180 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 280 | $32.47 | $67,540 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 280 | $28.59 | $59,470 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 270 | Not available | $74,580 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 270 | $18.49 | $38,460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 270 | $22.66 | $47,140 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 270 | $14.35 | $29,850 |
| Training and development managers | 270 | $41.35 | $86,000 |
| Agricultural workers, all other | 260 | $13.29 | $27,640 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 260 | $37.91 | $78,850 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 260 | $9.85 | $20,480 |
| Landscape architects | 260 | $37.19 | $77,350 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 260 | $16.44 | $34,190 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 260 | $16.36 | $34,020 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 250 | $19.06 | $39,640 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 250 | $26.52 | $55,160 |
| Aerospace engineers | 240 | Not available | Not available |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 240 | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 240 | $39.89 | $82,970 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 240 | Not available | $65,270 |
| Physical therapist aides | 240 | $12.21 | $25,400 |
| Sewing machine operators | 240 | $11.06 | $23,010 |
| Stonemasons | 240 | $21.12 | $43,930 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 230 | $25.68 | $53,410 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 230 | $14.56 | $30,280 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 230 | $46.44 | $96,590 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 230 | $36.43 | $75,770 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 230 | $19.91 | $41,410 |
| Technical writers | 230 | $29.85 | $62,090 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | 220 | $15.62 | $32,490 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 220 | Not available | $78,410 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 220 | $16.27 | $33,840 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 220 | $22.84 | $47,510 |
| Hydrologists | 220 | $41.19 | $85,670 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 220 | $20.36 | $42,350 |
| Real estate brokers | 220 | $46.62 | $96,970 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 220 | $29.59 | $61,540 |
| Bindery workers | 210 | $12.79 | $26,600 |
| Clergy | 210 | $26.90 | $55,960 |
| Court reporters | 210 | $29.49 | $61,340 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 210 | $16.84 | $35,030 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 210 | $17.41 | $36,210 |
| Microbiologists | 210 | $29.33 | $61,000 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 210 | $21.82 | $45,390 |
| Art directors | 200 | $37.51 | $78,030 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 200 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 200 | $30.08 | $62,560 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 200 | $20.38 | $42,390 |
| Lodging managers | 200 | $28.01 | $58,250 |
| Drafters, all other | 190 | $25.78 | $53,630 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 190 | $23.61 | $49,120 |
| Life scientists, all other | 190 | $38.85 | $80,810 |
| Loan counselors | 190 | $21.28 | $44,260 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 190 | $9.77 | $20,320 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 190 | $33.53 | $69,740 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 190 | Not available | $67,090 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 180 | $17.70 | $36,810 |
| Crossing guards | 180 | $11.54 | $24,010 |
| Dietetic technicians | 180 | $14.41 | $29,980 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 180 | $10.55 | $21,940 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | 180 | $11.56 | $24,050 |
| Forensic science technicians | 180 | $27.40 | $56,980 |
| Gaming cage workers | 180 | $12.81 | $26,630 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 180 | $11.73 | $24,400 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 180 | $27.69 | $57,600 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 180 | $19.90 | $41,390 |
| Therapists, all other | 180 | $21.72 | $45,170 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 170 | $34.18 | $71,080 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 170 | $20.05 | $41,710 |
| Soil and plant scientists | 170 | $37.53 | $78,060 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 170 | Not available | $30,890 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | 160 | $16.02 | $33,320 |
| Internists, general | 160 | $83.17 | $173,000 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | 160 | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Photographic process workers | 160 | $14.81 | $30,800 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | 160 | $18.82 | $39,140 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $85,840 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 160 | $14.51 | $30,170 |
| Agricultural inspectors | 150 | $19.03 | $39,580 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 150 | $42.41 | $88,210 |
| Commercial pilots | 150 | Not available | $54,700 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 150 | $29.01 | $60,350 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 150 | $24.37 | $50,690 |
| Writers and authors | 150 | $26.87 | $55,890 |
| Cooks, all other | 140 | $11.98 | $24,910 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 140 | $18.16 | $37,770 |
| Gaming supervisors | 140 | $18.93 | $39,370 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 140 | $12.26 | $25,490 |
| Social science research assistants | 140 | $19.73 | $41,040 |
| Survey researchers | 140 | $21.81 | $45,360 |
| Motion picture projectionists | 130 | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 130 | $30.77 | $64,000 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $89,010 |
| Skin care specialists | 130 | $18.15 | $37,750 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $76,170 |
| Desktop publishers | 120 | $19.55 | $40,670 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 120 | $14.31 | $29,770 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $68,340 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 120 | $24.11 | $50,150 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Medical equipment repairers | 120 | $21.20 | $44,090 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 120 | $42.91 | $89,250 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 120 | $25.69 | $53,430 |
| Parking enforcement workers | 120 | $17.97 | $37,370 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 120 | $19.35 | $40,240 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 110 | $49.45 | $102,850 |
| Audiologists | 110 | $41.71 | $86,760 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | 110 | $24.48 | $50,920 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | 110 | $14.56 | $30,290 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 110 | $18.32 | $38,110 |
| Financial examiners | 110 | $34.37 | $71,480 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 110 | $11.17 | $23,230 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 110 | Not available | $95,660 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 110 | $28.10 | $58,450 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 110 | $15.67 | $32,600 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 100 | $33.90 | $70,520 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $75,680 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 100 | $32.27 | $67,110 |
| Counselors, all other | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Designers, all other | 100 | $29.39 | $61,140 |
| Furniture finishers | 100 | $13.53 | $28,150 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 100 | $13.01 | $27,060 |
| Job printers | 100 | $21.28 | $44,260 |
| Logging equipment operators | 100 | $18.63 | $38,750 |
| Materials engineers | 100 | $42.94 | $89,300 |
| Millwrights | 100 | $27.90 | $58,030 |
| Music directors and composers | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Pediatricians, general | 100 | $73.84 | $153,590 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $99,480 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 100 | $13.54 | $28,170 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 100 | $19.36 | $40,270 |
| Anthropologists and archeologists | 90 | $32.17 | $66,920 |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $98,740 |
| Brokerage clerks | 90 | $21.98 | $45,710 |
| Correspondence clerks | 90 | $15.30 | $31,820 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| Economists | 90 | $33.90 | $70,500 |
| Embalmers | 90 | $23.02 | $47,880 |
| Foresters | 90 | $34.28 | $71,310 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 90 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Residential advisors | 90 | $14.97 | $31,140 |
| Statistical assistants | 90 | $21.37 | $44,440 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | 90 | $17.50 | $36,390 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 90 | $21.31 | $44,330 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $87,590 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | 80 | $17.22 | $35,820 |
| Emergency management specialists | 80 | $33.31 | $69,280 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 80 | $35.97 | $74,820 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 80 | $11.24 | $23,380 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 80 | $10.64 | $22,130 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 80 | $31.98 | $66,510 |
| Power distributors and dispatchers | 80 | $40.28 | $83,790 |
| Actuaries | 70 | $44.75 | $93,080 |
| Animal control workers | 70 | $20.16 | $41,920 |
| Concierges | 70 | $12.43 | $25,860 |
| Crane and tower operators | 70 | $30.16 | $62,720 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 70 | Not available | $109,090 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 70 | $27.47 | $57,140 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 70 | $25.64 | $53,330 |
| Optometrists | 70 | $51.91 | $107,960 |
| Psychologists, all other | 70 | $71.44 | $148,600 |
| Animal trainers | 60 | $13.92 | $28,960 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | 60 | $22.34 | $46,470 |
| Home economics teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $116,440 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 60 | $13.60 | $28,290 |
| Recreational therapists | 60 | $25.98 | $54,030 |
| Sound engineering technicians | 60 | $21.48 | $44,670 |
| Tool and die makers | 60 | $25.18 | $52,370 |
| Architecture teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $85,010 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 50 | $27.95 | $58,130 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 50 | $40.00 | $83,200 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $76,640 |
| Sociologists | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $68,360 |
| Broadcast news analysts | 40 | $52.43 | $109,060 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 40 | $11.81 | $24,570 |
| Etchers and engravers | 40 | $16.33 | $33,960 |
| Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers | 40 | $28.96 | $60,240 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 40 | $16.60 | $34,520 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 40 | $45.24 | $94,090 |
| Motorboat operators | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Museum technicians and conservators | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 40 | $22.80 | $47,430 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 40 | $16.99 | $35,350 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40 | $9.91 | $20,620 |
| Statisticians | 40 | $33.49 | $69,650 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | 30 | $19.91 | $41,410 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 30 | Not available | $66,660 |
| Pile-driver operators | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | Not available | $32.36 | $67,310 |
| Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $83,650 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | Not available | $13.29 | $27,650 |
| Anesthesiologists | Not available | $90.45 | $188,150 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | Not available | $25.79 | $53,630 |
| Avionics technicians | Not available | $25.66 | $53,370 |
| Bicycle repairers | Not available | $13.08 | $27,200 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | Not available | $23.66 | $49,210 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | Not available | $29.49 | $61,330 |
| Chiropractors | Not available | $20.12 | $41,850 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $80,130 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | Not available | $20.32 | $42,270 |
| Curators | Not available | $23.17 | $48,190 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | Not available | $12.28 | $25,530 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | Not available | $25.40 | $52,840 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | Not available | $22.73 | $47,270 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | Not available | $33.93 | $70,580 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | Not available | $25.32 | $52,660 |
| Elevator installers and repairers | Not available | $55.77 | $116,010 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other | Not available | $18.41 | Not available |
| Fence erectors | Not available | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | Not available | $15.64 | $32,530 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | Not available | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | Not available | $11.48 | $23,870 |
| Funeral attendants | Not available | $13.56 | $28,210 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | Not available | $14.59 | $30,350 |
| Geography teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $64,370 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | Not available | $15.60 | $32,460 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | Not available | $15.40 | $32,040 |
| Helpers--roofers | Not available | $12.32 | $25,620 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | Not available | $15.24 | $31,700 |
| Historians | Not available | $27.11 | $56,390 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | Not available | $18.97 | $39,450 |
| Legal support workers, all other | Not available | $24.73 | $51,440 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | Not available | $19.99 | $41,590 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | Not available | $8.77 | $18,240 |
| Mechanical door repairers | Not available | $20.22 | $42,050 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | Not available | $14.54 | $30,250 |
| Motorboat mechanics | Not available | $17.79 | $37,000 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | Not available | $88.13 | $183,310 |
| Occupational therapist aides | Not available | $15.98 | $33,230 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | Not available | $14.28 | $29,700 |
| Physicists | Not available | $43.37 | $90,200 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | Not available | Not available | $67,000 |
| Radiation therapists | Not available | $44.51 | $92,580 |
| Religious workers, all other | Not available | $13.04 | $27,130 |
| Service station attendants | Not available | $9.71 | $20,190 |
| Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other | Not available | Not available | $131,820 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders | Not available | $22.99 | $47,810 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | Not available | $15.27 | $31,750 |
| Transportation inspectors | Not available | $25.93 | $53,930 |
| Upholsterers | Not available | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Woodworkers, all other | Not available | $12.55 | $26,090 |
