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 |
158,310 |
$19.89 |
$41,370 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
24,590 |
$9.72 |
$20,220 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
21,230 |
$9.13 |
$18,990 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
20,640 |
$16.99 |
$35,340 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
14,920 |
$10.58 |
$22,000 |
| Sales and related occupations |
14,890 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
12,630 |
$27.58 |
$57,360 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
10,650 |
$13.35 |
$27,760 |
| Management occupations |
7,190 |
$47.55 |
$98,890 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
5,980 |
$40.86 |
$84,980 |
| Production occupations |
5,810 |
$15.18 |
$31,570 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
5,630 |
$13.08 |
$27,200 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
5,610 |
$23.93 |
$49,780 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
5,030 |
$31.80 |
$66,130 |
| Retail salespersons |
5,000 |
$12.46 |
$25,920 |
| Protective service occupations |
4,770 |
$28.04 |
$58,330 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
4,410 |
$21.26 |
$44,220 |
| Cashiers |
4,000 |
$11.19 |
$23,270 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
3,980 |
Not available |
$54,870 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
3,400 |
$16.31 |
$33,930 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
3,030 |
$9.70 |
$20,180 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
2,940 |
$11.76 |
$24,470 |
| Office clerks, general |
2,930 |
$13.96 |
$29,040 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
2,420 |
$9.81 |
$20,410 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
2,340 |
Not available |
$77,370 |
| Registered nurses |
2,300 |
$42.21 |
$87,790 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2,280 |
$27.31 |
$56,790 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
2,130 |
$9.80 |
$20,380 |
| Community and social services occupations |
2,120 |
$24.78 |
$51,530 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
2,040 |
$11.85 |
$24,650 |
| General and operations managers |
2,030 |
$50.44 |
$104,920 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
1,970 |
$39.35 |
$81,860 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,970 |
$10.21 |
$21,230 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
1,950 |
$18.97 |
$39,450 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,740 |
$13.07 |
$27,190 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
1,730 |
$19.92 |
$41,430 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
1,570 |
$11.96 |
$24,890 |
| Food preparation workers |
1,560 |
$10.06 |
$20,930 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
1,510 |
$29.85 |
$62,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
1,510 |
$24.87 |
$51,730 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
1,490 |
$17.81 |
$37,050 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
1,470 |
$20.49 |
$42,620 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
1,460 |
$17.74 |
$36,900 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
1,340 |
$12.23 |
$25,450 |
| Teacher assistants |
1,270 |
Not available |
$25,580 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
1,210 |
$13.76 |
$28,620 |
| Carpenters |
1,200 |
$25.95 |
$53,970 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
1,200 |
$35.99 |
$74,870 |
| Agricultural equipment operators |
1,180 |
$12.75 |
$26,530 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,170 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
1,080 |
$35.31 |
$73,450 |
| Dishwashers |
1,080 |
$9.53 |
$19,820 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
1,070 |
$9.43 |
$19,610 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1,070 |
$36.94 |
$76,830 |
| Construction laborers |
1,060 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Medical secretaries |
1,030 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
980 |
$16.15 |
$33,600 |
| Cooks, fast food |
950 |
$9.62 |
$20,000 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
950 |
$9.56 |
$19,880 |
| Medical assistants |
950 |
$17.39 |
$36,160 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
900 |
$10.80 |
$22,470 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
900 |
$13.89 |
$28,900 |
| Accountants and auditors |
880 |
$31.17 |
$64,830 |
| Customer service representatives |
880 |
$17.50 |
$36,390 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
870 |
$12.58 |
$26,180 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
850 |
$9.09 |
$18,900 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
830 |
$14.94 |
$31,070 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
820 |
$11.19 |
$23,270 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
810 |
$15.06 |
$31,330 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
810 |
$11.45 |
$23,820 |
| Security guards |
810 |
$11.28 |
$23,460 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
770 |
$34.33 |
$71,400 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
750 |
$19.36 |
$40,280 |
| Child care workers |
740 |
$10.18 |
$21,180 |
| Legal occupations |
700 |
$46.59 |
$96,900 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
640 |
$21.39 |
$44,500 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
640 |
$14.34 |
$29,830 |
| Bartenders |
580 |
$10.58 |
$22,000 |
| Fire fighters |
570 |
$26.06 |
$54,210 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
560 |
Not available |
$89,950 |
| Driver/sales workers |
540 |
$11.27 |
$23,440 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
530 |
$26.58 |
$55,290 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
510 |
Not available |
$60,400 |
| Financial managers |
500 |
$47.70 |
$99,220 |
| Dental assistants |
490 |
$18.17 |
$37,800 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
490 |
$22.60 |
$47,000 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
490 |
$25.62 |
$53,290 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
480 |
$12.05 |
$25,070 |
| Home health aides |
470 |
$10.95 |
$22,780 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
470 |
$9.59 |
$19,940 |
| Food service managers |
460 |
$25.41 |
$52,860 |
| Sales managers |
460 |
$44.26 |
$92,070 |
| Medical and health services managers |
450 |
$63.22 |
$131,500 |
| Management analysts |
430 |
$46.32 |
$96,350 |
| Tellers |
430 |
$13.24 |
$27,530 |
| All other information and record clerks |
410 |
$19.41 |
$40,380 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
410 |
$9.24 |
$19,210 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
400 |
$40.30 |
$83,820 |
| Social and human service assistants |
400 |
$17.57 |
$36,540 |
| Lawyers |
390 |
$57.56 |
$119,730 |
| Personal and home care aides |
390 |
$11.81 |
$24,560 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
380 |
$19.77 |
$41,130 |
| Parts salespersons |
380 |
$16.51 |
$34,350 |
| Computer support specialists |
360 |
$22.83 |
$47,480 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
350 |
$15.54 |
$32,320 |
| Electricians |
350 |
$30.32 |
$63,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
350 |
$33.63 |
$69,940 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
350 |
$31.60 |
$65,720 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
340 |
$10.54 |
$21,930 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
340 |
Not available |
Not available |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
330 |
$25.09 |
$52,180 |
| Computer systems analysts |
320 |
$43.01 |
$89,460 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
300 |
$18.24 |
$37,950 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
300 |
$18.56 |
$38,600 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
300 |
$11.44 |
$23,800 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
290 |
$18.11 |
$37,660 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
290 |
$44.19 |
$91,910 |
| File clerks |
280 |
$12.68 |
$26,380 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
280 |
$11.65 |
$24,240 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
280 |
$27.24 |
$56,670 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
270 |
$11.38 |
$23,660 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
260 |
$10.08 |
$20,960 |
| Graphic designers |
260 |
$22.55 |
$46,900 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
260 |
$17.46 |
$36,310 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
250 |
$17.86 |
$37,140 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
250 |
$21.48 |
$44,690 |
| Recreation workers |
250 |
$12.14 |
$25,250 |
| Administrative services managers |
240 |
$34.36 |
$71,460 |
| Chief executives |
240 |
$84.91 |
$176,620 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
240 |
$19.28 |
$40,110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
240 |
$17.77 |
$36,950 |
| Marketing managers |
240 |
$69.94 |
$145,480 |
| Sheet metal workers |
240 |
$29.82 |
$62,010 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
230 |
$59.22 |
$123,180 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
230 |
$20.32 |
$42,260 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
220 |
$13.60 |
$28,280 |
| Pharmacists |
220 |
$56.72 |
$117,970 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
220 |
$9.47 |
$19,690 |
| Public relations specialists |
220 |
$31.54 |
$65,600 |
| Bakers |
210 |
$13.91 |
$28,940 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
210 |
$16.99 |
$35,340 |
| Insurance sales agents |
210 |
$28.16 |
$58,560 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
210 |
$36.95 |
$76,860 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
200 |
$21.66 |
$45,060 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
200 |
$68.78 |
$143,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
200 |
$24.76 |
$51,510 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
200 |
$33.61 |
$69,900 |
| Library technicians |
200 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| Managers, all other |
200 |
$49.02 |
$101,970 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
200 |
$11.22 |
$23,330 |
| Telemarketers |
200 |
$13.20 |
$27,450 |
| Word processors and typists |
200 |
$15.71 |
$32,670 |
| Health educators |
190 |
$18.47 |
$38,410 |
| Lodging managers |
190 |
$24.21 |
$50,360 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
190 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
190 |
Not available |
$60,230 |
| Roofers |
190 |
$21.73 |
$45,200 |
| Bill and account collectors |
180 |
$18.40 |
$38,280 |
| Cost estimators |
180 |
$30.11 |
$62,640 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
180 |
$24.56 |
$51,080 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
180 |
$20.91 |
$43,490 |
| Massage therapists |
180 |
$22.13 |
$46,030 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
180 |
$27.95 |
$58,140 |
| Civil engineers |
170 |
$34.45 |
$71,650 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
170 |
$28.22 |
$58,690 |
| Instructional coordinators |
170 |
$35.58 |
$74,010 |
| Order clerks |
170 |
$15.34 |
$31,900 |
| Physical therapists |
170 |
$39.05 |
$81,220 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$22.73 |
$47,280 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
160 |
$10.72 |
$22,290 |
| Cooks, short order |
160 |
$11.23 |
$23,350 |
| Helpers--production workers |
160 |
$11.93 |
$24,820 |
| Loan officers |
160 |
$38.71 |
$80,510 |
| Personal financial advisors |
160 |
$38.34 |
$79,750 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
160 |
$14.74 |
$30,650 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
160 |
$15.22 |
$31,650 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
150 |
$22.59 |
$46,990 |
| Construction managers |
150 |
$68.34 |
$142,140 |
| Data entry keyers |
150 |
$16.16 |
$33,610 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
150 |
$15.50 |
$32,250 |
| Legal secretaries |
150 |
$23.14 |
$48,140 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
150 |
$18.16 |
$37,780 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
150 |
$21.55 |
$44,830 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
150 |
$24.49 |
$50,930 |
| Advertising sales agents |
140 |
$23.04 |
$47,930 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
140 |
$22.49 |
$46,770 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
140 |
$18.39 |
$38,250 |
| Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers |
140 |
$36.90 |
$76,760 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
140 |
$12.18 |
$25,340 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
140 |
$12.68 |
$26,370 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
140 |
$22.03 |
$45,820 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
140 |
$34.42 |
$71,580 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
140 |
$20.05 |
$41,700 |
| Social and community service managers |
140 |
$30.99 |
$64,470 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
130 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
130 |
$33.66 |
$70,010 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
130 |
$26.29 |
$54,670 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
130 |
$21.57 |
$44,860 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
130 |
$33.90 |
$70,520 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
130 |
$22.27 |
$46,330 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
130 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
130 |
$16.99 |
$35,350 |
| Service station attendants |
130 |
$10.03 |
$20,860 |
| Tile and marble setters |
130 |
$21.94 |
$45,640 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
130 |
$38.72 |
$80,540 |
| Dental hygienists |
120 |
$46.41 |
$96,530 |
| Family and general practitioners |
120 |
$73.66 |
$153,210 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
120 |
$15.19 |
$31,600 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
120 |
$15.80 |
$32,850 |
| Pest control workers |
120 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
120 |
$22.05 |
$45,870 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
120 |
$27.42 |
$57,040 |
| Team assemblers |
120 |
$14.78 |
$30,740 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
120 |
$27.41 |
$57,010 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
110 |
$38.63 |
$80,340 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$74,820 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
110 |
$37.15 |
$77,280 |
| Forest and conservation workers |
110 |
$12.16 |
$25,300 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
110 |
$27.76 |
$57,730 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
110 |
$16.80 |
$34,950 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
110 |
$26.85 |
$55,840 |
| Parking lot attendants |
110 |
$9.21 |
$19,160 |
| Postal service clerks |
110 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Protective service workers, all other |
110 |
$18.36 |
$38,200 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
110 |
$36.03 |
$74,940 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
110 |
$15.94 |
$33,150 |
| Agricultural inspectors |
100 |
$17.52 |
$36,430 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
100 |
$44.87 |
$93,340 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
100 |
$25.24 |
$52,500 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
100 |
$21.82 |
$45,390 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
100 |
$20.70 |
$43,060 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
100 |
$30.12 |
$62,640 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
100 |
$32.16 |
$66,900 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
100 |
$14.01 |
$29,150 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
100 |
$39.70 |
$82,580 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
100 |
$21.78 |
$45,300 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
90 |
$28.16 |
$58,570 |
| Computer programmers |
90 |
$40.55 |
$84,340 |
| Dentists, general |
90 |
$93.37 |
$194,220 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
90 |
$23.66 |
$49,210 |
| Librarians |
90 |
$31.14 |
$64,770 |
| Machinists |
90 |
$19.46 |
$40,470 |
| Market research analysts |
90 |
$25.00 |
$52,000 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
90 |
$27.02 |
$56,190 |
| Mental health counselors |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
90 |
$14.45 |
$30,060 |
| Urban and regional planners |
90 |
$38.90 |
$80,920 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
90 |
$14.96 |
$31,120 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
80 |
$13.18 |
$27,420 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
80 |
$24.14 |
$50,220 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
80 |
$41.99 |
$87,330 |
| Occupational therapists |
80 |
$37.85 |
$78,730 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
80 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| Procurement clerks |
80 |
$20.05 |
$41,700 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
80 |
Not available |
$53,150 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
80 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Travel agents |
80 |
$15.35 |
$31,930 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians |
70 |
$18.62 |
$38,740 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
70 |
$26.93 |
$56,020 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
70 |
$33.25 |
$69,160 |
| Engineering managers |
70 |
$62.28 |
$129,550 |
| Engineers, all other |
70 |
$46.40 |
$96,520 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
70 |
$34.76 |
$72,290 |
| Glaziers |
70 |
$25.04 |
$52,080 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
70 |
$22.32 |
$46,420 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
70 |
$24.72 |
$51,410 |
| New accounts clerks |
70 |
$15.82 |
$32,910 |
| Physical therapist aides |
70 |
$16.51 |
$34,350 |
| Respiratory therapists |
70 |
$36.93 |
$76,810 |
| Tax preparers |
70 |
$20.38 |
$42,390 |
| Budget analysts |
60 |
$30.97 |
$64,420 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
60 |
$28.96 |
$60,230 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
60 |
$22.38 |
$46,550 |
| Concierges |
60 |
$11.27 |
$23,440 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
60 |
$25.65 |
$53,350 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
60 |
$16.07 |
$33,430 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
60 |
$26.79 |
$55,720 |
| Industrial production managers |
60 |
$42.13 |
$87,630 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Legislators |
60 |
Not available |
$37,780 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
60 |
$16.99 |
$35,340 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
60 |
$21.66 |
$45,050 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
50 |
$24.54 |
$51,040 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
50 |
$29.64 |
$61,650 |
| Coaches and scouts |
50 |
Not available |
$39,880 |
| Database administrators |
50 |
$33.77 |
$70,230 |
| Floral designers |
50 |
$14.00 |
$29,120 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
50 |
$20.88 |
$43,430 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
50 |
$51.93 |
$108,010 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
50 |
$19.61 |
$40,790 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
50 |
$12.12 |
$25,200 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
50 |
$18.93 |
$39,380 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
50 |
$13.25 |
$27,560 |
| Pipelayers |
50 |
$23.99 |
$49,890 |
| Printing machine operators |
50 |
$15.51 |
$32,260 |
| Psychologists, all other |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Surgical technologists |
50 |
$21.99 |
$45,730 |
| Surveyors |
50 |
$34.09 |
$70,910 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
50 |
$11.65 |
$24,220 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
50 |
$10.16 |
$21,130 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
50 |
$14.82 |
$30,830 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
$23.43 |
$48,730 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
40 |
$38.77 |
$80,640 |
| Art directors |
40 |
$35.69 |
$74,220 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
40 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Broadcast technicians |
40 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Chiropractors |
40 |
$33.52 |
$69,730 |
| Couriers and messengers |
40 |
$15.78 |
$32,830 |
| Credit analysts |
40 |
$30.58 |
$63,610 |
| Crossing guards |
40 |
$11.04 |
$22,970 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
40 |
$31.23 |
$64,970 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
40 |
$45.97 |
$95,610 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
40 |
$39.21 |
$81,560 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
40 |
$13.12 |
$27,290 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
40 |
$11.60 |
$24,140 |
| Logisticians |
40 |
$35.05 |
$72,910 |
| Physician assistants |
40 |
$42.66 |
$88,730 |
| Public relations managers |
40 |
$39.25 |
$81,630 |
| Purchasing managers |
40 |
$39.16 |
$81,450 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
40 |
$19.32 |
$40,180 |
| Surgeons |
40 |
$92.08 |
$191,520 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
40 |
$29.96 |
$62,320 |
| Veterinarians |
40 |
$43.58 |
$90,650 |
| Writers and authors |
40 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Animal control workers |
30 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Clergy |
30 |
$28.66 |
$59,610 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
30 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
30 |
$37.01 |
$76,990 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
30 |
$35.50 |
$73,840 |
| Real estate sales agents |
30 |
$34.23 |
$71,200 |
| Sewing machine operators |
30 |
$11.65 |
$24,240 |
| Social workers, all other |
30 |
$32.39 |
$67,370 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
30 |
$18.33 |
$38,120 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
Not available |
$23.30 |
$48,460 |
| Agricultural workers, all other |
Not available |
$12.44 |
$25,870 |
| Animal trainers |
Not available |
$12.40 |
$25,780 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
Not available |
$24.90 |
$51,800 |
| Bus drivers, school |
Not available |
$16.19 |
$33,680 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
Not available |
$19.87 |
$41,340 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$66,210 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
Not available |
$16.43 |
$34,180 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
Not available |
$16.22 |
$33,730 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
Not available |
$20.17 |
$41,940 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
Not available |
$43.05 |
$89,550 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
Not available |
$23.62 |
$49,130 |
| Counselors, all other |
Not available |
$19.93 |
$41,440 |
| Editors |
Not available |
$25.07 |
$52,150 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
Not available |
$23.82 |
$49,550 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
Not available |
$30.33 |
$63,090 |
| Electrical engineers |
Not available |
$35.01 |
$72,810 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
Not available |
$13.42 |
$27,900 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
Not available |
$41.75 |
$86,850 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
Not available |
$27.90 |
$58,040 |
| Financial analysts |
Not available |
$41.12 |
$85,520 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
Not available |
$52.06 |
$108,290 |
| Food batchmakers |
Not available |
$9.17 |
$19,070 |
| Interior designers |
Not available |
$25.23 |
$52,480 |
| Interpreters and translators |
Not available |
$21.32 |
$44,340 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
Not available |
$18.68 |
$38,860 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
Not available |
$20.69 |
$43,030 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
Not available |
$9.77 |
$20,330 |
| Mechanical engineers |
Not available |
$39.26 |
$81,650 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
Not available |
Not available |
$56,690 |
| Musicians and singers |
Not available |
$38.11 |
Not available |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
Not available |
$14.11 |
$29,350 |
| Operations research analysts |
Not available |
$48.12 |
$100,090 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
Not available |
$21.72 |
$45,180 |
| Pediatricians, general |
Not available |
$64.68 |
$134,530 |
| Pharmacy aides |
Not available |
$14.79 |
$30,760 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
Not available |
$74.21 |
$154,350 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
Not available |
$18.36 |
$38,180 |
| Psychiatrists |
Not available |
$95.86 |
$199,380 |
| Sales engineers |
Not available |
$38.28 |
$79,610 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
Not available |
Not available |
$60,180 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
Not available |
$26.27 |
$54,640 |
| Soil and plant scientists |
Not available |
$39.59 |
$82,350 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
Not available |
Not available |
$64,160 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
Not available |
$28.83 |
$59,970 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
Not available |
$17.80 |
$37,030 |
| Training and development specialists |
Not available |
$26.64 |
$55,400 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
Not available |
Not available |
$49,790 |
| Woodworkers, all other |
Not available |
$10.46 |
$21,750 |
