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 |
842,050 |
$17.30 |
$35,980 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
157,330 |
$13.98 |
$29,090 |
| Sales and related occupations |
90,310 |
$14.30 |
$29,740 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
82,500 |
$8.67 |
$18,030 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
58,170 |
$21.57 |
$44,860 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
50,400 |
$13.14 |
$27,320 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
45,210 |
$29.76 |
$61,890 |
| Production occupations |
43,360 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
42,460 |
$15.07 |
$31,350 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
37,030 |
$26.89 |
$55,930 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
35,950 |
$16.63 |
$34,600 |
| Management occupations |
32,980 |
$42.88 |
$89,200 |
| Retail salespersons |
29,110 |
$10.86 |
$22,590 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
28,580 |
$9.87 |
$20,530 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
28,420 |
$8.57 |
$17,820 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
25,470 |
$7.82 |
$16,270 |
| Customer service representatives |
25,340 |
$12.59 |
$26,200 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
25,060 |
$11.17 |
$23,220 |
| Cashiers |
22,720 |
$8.34 |
$17,340 |
| Protective service occupations |
21,800 |
$17.08 |
$35,530 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
18,310 |
$30.44 |
$63,310 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
17,100 |
$7.94 |
$16,520 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
15,860 |
$12.87 |
$26,780 |
| Office clerks, general |
15,700 |
$11.33 |
$23,570 |
| Registered nurses |
14,160 |
$29.05 |
$60,420 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
14,050 |
$9.57 |
$19,910 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
13,120 |
$29.32 |
$60,990 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
12,650 |
Not available |
$47,990 |
| Personal and home care aides |
12,550 |
$7.02 |
$14,590 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
11,380 |
$10.59 |
$22,020 |
| General and operations managers |
11,110 |
$47.37 |
$98,520 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
10,190 |
$14.67 |
$30,520 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
9,920 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
9,780 |
$10.58 |
$22,000 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
9,360 |
$22.21 |
$46,190 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
9,180 |
$16.69 |
$34,710 |
| Construction laborers |
9,080 |
$10.73 |
$22,320 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
8,990 |
$21.26 |
$44,210 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
8,840 |
$13.35 |
$27,770 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
8,830 |
$10.08 |
$20,960 |
| Community and social services occupations |
8,150 |
$19.06 |
$39,650 |
| Teacher assistants |
8,020 |
Not available |
$18,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
7,930 |
$18.82 |
$39,140 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
7,780 |
$10.69 |
$22,230 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
7,700 |
$25.54 |
$53,110 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
7,610 |
Not available |
$51,140 |
| Security guards |
7,410 |
$11.23 |
$23,370 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
7,260 |
$13.41 |
$27,900 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
7,130 |
$8.52 |
$17,720 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
6,840 |
$28.47 |
$59,210 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
6,470 |
$29.92 |
$62,240 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
6,130 |
Not available |
$49,000 |
| Accountants and auditors |
6,030 |
$27.66 |
$57,530 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
5,990 |
$12.51 |
$26,010 |
| Legal occupations |
5,980 |
$37.32 |
$77,620 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
5,850 |
$18.30 |
$38,070 |
| Home health aides |
5,370 |
$8.41 |
$17,490 |
| Food preparation workers |
5,350 |
$7.81 |
$16,240 |
| Team assemblers |
5,350 |
$11.83 |
$24,610 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
5,240 |
$10.52 |
$21,870 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
4,940 |
$9.97 |
$20,750 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
4,850 |
$23.06 |
$47,960 |
| Medical assistants |
4,800 |
$11.74 |
$24,430 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
4,440 |
$14.68 |
$30,530 |
| Tellers |
3,970 |
$12.03 |
$25,030 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
3,960 |
Not available |
$28,410 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
3,810 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
| Bill and account collectors |
3,800 |
$12.98 |
$27,000 |
| Computer support specialists |
3,680 |
$20.90 |
$43,480 |
| Electricians |
3,660 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
3,650 |
$7.59 |
$15,800 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
3,540 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
3,540 |
$12.80 |
$26,630 |
| Child care workers |
3,530 |
$7.96 |
$16,550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
3,500 |
$24.01 |
$49,950 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
3,460 |
$10.41 |
$21,660 |
| Carpenters |
3,380 |
$15.23 |
$31,690 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
3,260 |
$22.54 |
$46,880 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
3,210 |
$14.36 |
$29,860 |
| Bus drivers, school |
3,140 |
$10.64 |
$22,130 |
| Bartenders |
3,120 |
$8.69 |
$18,080 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
3,100 |
$12.12 |
$25,200 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
3,090 |
$13.94 |
$28,990 |
| Lawyers |
3,070 |
$51.88 |
$107,900 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
3,060 |
$22.87 |
$47,560 |
| Computer systems analysts |
3,040 |
$31.51 |
$65,540 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
2,930 |
$25.10 |
$52,200 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
2,890 |
$16.03 |
$33,340 |
| Dishwashers |
2,860 |
$7.76 |
$16,150 |
| Driver/sales workers |
2,800 |
$11.34 |
$23,580 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
2,790 |
$19.33 |
$40,210 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
2,710 |
$11.17 |
$23,230 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
2,690 |
$35.83 |
$74,530 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
2,660 |
$7.86 |
$16,350 |
| Medical secretaries |
2,630 |
$12.21 |
$25,410 |
| Management analysts |
2,600 |
$29.85 |
$62,090 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
2,590 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
2,590 |
$7.54 |
$15,680 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
2,540 |
$9.02 |
$18,760 |
| Cooks, fast food |
2,450 |
$7.39 |
$15,370 |
| Fire fighters |
2,400 |
$22.59 |
$47,000 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
2,350 |
$8.25 |
$17,160 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
2,320 |
$19.59 |
$40,750 |
| Civil engineers |
2,260 |
$31.50 |
$65,520 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
2,180 |
$11.32 |
$23,550 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
2,150 |
$12.39 |
$25,760 |
| Financial managers |
2,140 |
$52.14 |
$108,460 |
| Helpers--production workers |
2,130 |
$8.95 |
$18,610 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
2,110 |
$27.03 |
$56,210 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
2,100 |
$64.53 |
$134,210 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
2,010 |
$15.79 |
$32,840 |
| Construction managers |
2,000 |
$31.85 |
$66,250 |
| Logisticians |
1,970 |
$20.45 |
$42,540 |
| Pharmacists |
1,960 |
$52.22 |
$108,620 |
| Dental assistants |
1,920 |
$13.99 |
$29,090 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,910 |
$9.65 |
$20,070 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
1,890 |
$16.63 |
$34,600 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
1,870 |
$14.99 |
$31,180 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
1,860 |
$14.05 |
$29,230 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
1,860 |
$8.39 |
$17,460 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,860 |
$29.00 |
$60,330 |
| All other information and record clerks |
1,820 |
$15.37 |
$31,980 |
| Insurance sales agents |
1,790 |
$22.60 |
$47,020 |
| Data entry keyers |
1,760 |
$11.59 |
$24,110 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,760 |
$13.45 |
$27,970 |
| Graduate teaching assistants |
1,750 |
Not available |
$29,710 |
| Computer programmers |
1,740 |
$33.80 |
$70,300 |
| Administrative services managers |
1,720 |
$37.24 |
$77,450 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
1,700 |
Not available |
$128,840 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
1,690 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
1,680 |
$10.49 |
$21,810 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
1,680 |
$33.01 |
$68,660 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
1,650 |
$21.42 |
$44,550 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
1,650 |
$16.47 |
$34,260 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
1,620 |
$25.50 |
$53,050 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
1,600 |
Not available |
$72,180 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
1,550 |
$12.86 |
$26,750 |
| Public relations specialists |
1,550 |
$26.48 |
$55,080 |
| Medical and health services managers |
1,540 |
$41.84 |
$87,020 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
1,540 |
$30.93 |
$64,340 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
1,520 |
$16.68 |
$34,690 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
1,510 |
$19.82 |
$41,230 |
| Parts salespersons |
1,510 |
$13.79 |
$28,670 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,500 |
$11.92 |
$24,790 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
1,500 |
$10.24 |
$21,310 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
1,480 |
$15.90 |
$33,070 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
1,470 |
$16.76 |
$34,850 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
1,470 |
$16.10 |
$33,480 |
| Sales managers |
1,450 |
$45.56 |
$94,750 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
1,440 |
$14.60 |
$30,370 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
1,440 |
$10.14 |
$21,090 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
1,430 |
$24.06 |
$50,050 |
| File clerks |
1,420 |
$12.59 |
$26,180 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
1,420 |
$8.43 |
$17,520 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
1,400 |
$29.75 |
$61,880 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
1,400 |
$30.52 |
$63,490 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
1,390 |
$7.86 |
$16,350 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
1,390 |
Not available |
$48,470 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
1,370 |
$14.17 |
$29,480 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
1,370 |
$25.18 |
$52,380 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
1,360 |
$36.57 |
$76,070 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
1,350 |
$17.05 |
$35,460 |
| Instructional coordinators |
1,310 |
$26.86 |
$55,880 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
1,310 |
$14.14 |
$29,410 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
1,300 |
$24.34 |
$50,630 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
1,280 |
$15.53 |
$32,310 |
| Personal financial advisors |
1,270 |
$31.82 |
$66,190 |
| Loan officers |
1,260 |
$31.54 |
$65,610 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
1,250 |
$20.01 |
$41,620 |
| Machinists |
1,230 |
$13.34 |
$27,760 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
1,220 |
$35.09 |
$72,980 |
| Food service managers |
1,220 |
$23.91 |
$49,730 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
1,210 |
$24.05 |
$50,020 |
| Market research analysts |
1,200 |
$30.88 |
$64,230 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
1,200 |
$14.86 |
$30,910 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
1,200 |
$10.47 |
$21,790 |
| Real estate sales agents |
1,180 |
$24.52 |
$51,000 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
1,170 |
$16.12 |
$33,520 |
| Order clerks |
1,150 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
1,140 |
$14.49 |
$30,140 |
| Managers, all other |
1,130 |
$47.26 |
$98,300 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
1,120 |
$19.16 |
$39,860 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
1,120 |
$15.46 |
$32,160 |
| Cost estimators |
1,110 |
$24.81 |
$51,600 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1,110 |
$8.71 |
$18,120 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
1,100 |
$53.05 |
$110,350 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
1,100 |
$29.32 |
$60,980 |
| Training and development specialists |
1,100 |
$23.15 |
$48,160 |
| Financial analysts |
1,090 |
$25.58 |
$53,220 |
| Engineers, all other |
1,080 |
$43.08 |
$89,610 |
| Printing machine operators |
1,080 |
$15.19 |
$31,600 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
1,070 |
$24.94 |
$51,880 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
1,060 |
$20.55 |
$42,750 |
| Graphic designers |
1,060 |
$22.58 |
$46,960 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
1,060 |
$9.11 |
$18,950 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
1,050 |
$13.71 |
$28,520 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
1,040 |
$16.81 |
$34,960 |
| Service station attendants |
1,040 |
$9.18 |
$19,100 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
1,030 |
$14.87 |
$30,940 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
1,030 |
$29.94 |
$62,280 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
1,010 |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
1,000 |
$18.17 |
$37,800 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
1,000 |
$13.02 |
$27,070 |
| Legal secretaries |
1,000 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
| Helpers--electricians |
990 |
$11.91 |
$24,780 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
980 |
$18.42 |
$38,310 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
980 |
$17.57 |
$36,540 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
970 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
950 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
950 |
$30.63 |
$63,710 |
| Recreation workers |
950 |
$10.13 |
$21,080 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
950 |
$23.21 |
$48,280 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
940 |
$23.73 |
$49,360 |
| Dental hygienists |
920 |
$30.66 |
$63,770 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
900 |
$9.46 |
$19,670 |
| Physical therapists |
900 |
$39.12 |
$81,380 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
890 |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
890 |
$9.30 |
$19,350 |
| Chief executives |
870 |
$77.70 |
$161,620 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
860 |
$13.22 |
$27,510 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
860 |
Not available |
$50,100 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
840 |
$20.49 |
$42,620 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
840 |
$22.92 |
$47,680 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
830 |
$17.83 |
$37,090 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
830 |
$17.54 |
$36,490 |
| Respiratory therapists |
830 |
$22.65 |
$47,100 |
| Database administrators |
820 |
$30.10 |
$62,610 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
810 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Librarians |
810 |
$25.62 |
$53,300 |
| Parking lot attendants |
790 |
$8.52 |
$17,720 |
| Sewing machine operators |
780 |
$8.14 |
$16,940 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
770 |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
750 |
$8.38 |
$17,440 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
740 |
$31.22 |
$64,940 |
| Occupational therapists |
740 |
$35.29 |
$73,400 |
| Surgical technologists |
740 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Travel agents |
740 |
$13.93 |
$28,970 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
720 |
$11.66 |
$24,250 |
| Insurance underwriters |
720 |
$26.40 |
$54,910 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
710 |
Not available |
$44,180 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
710 |
$16.53 |
$34,390 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
710 |
$12.86 |
$26,740 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
700 |
$24.99 |
$51,980 |
| Marketing managers |
690 |
$50.20 |
$104,420 |
| Sheet metal workers |
690 |
$17.79 |
$36,990 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
680 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
680 |
$39.94 |
$83,070 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
680 |
$14.54 |
$30,250 |
| Procurement clerks |
680 |
$16.97 |
$35,300 |
| Social and human service assistants |
670 |
$12.03 |
$25,020 |
| Advertising sales agents |
660 |
$26.99 |
$56,150 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
660 |
$11.97 |
$24,900 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
660 |
$28.71 |
$59,720 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
660 |
$13.34 |
$27,750 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
660 |
$10.64 |
$22,130 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
640 |
$15.66 |
$32,580 |
| Roofers |
640 |
$13.51 |
$28,110 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
630 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Word processors and typists |
630 |
$14.96 |
$31,110 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
620 |
$23.62 |
$49,120 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
620 |
$11.45 |
$23,810 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
610 |
$13.48 |
$28,050 |
| Mechanical engineers |
610 |
$31.20 |
$64,890 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
600 |
$18.32 |
$38,100 |
| Engineering managers |
600 |
$54.39 |
$113,130 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other |
600 |
$10.09 |
$20,990 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
600 |
$12.31 |
$25,600 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
600 |
$20.13 |
$41,860 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
600 |
$16.23 |
$33,750 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
580 |
$19.31 |
$40,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
580 |
$15.10 |
$31,410 |
| Food batchmakers |
580 |
$9.42 |
$19,590 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
580 |
$8.45 |
$17,580 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
570 |
$14.00 |
$29,120 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
570 |
$10.66 |
$22,170 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
570 |
Not available |
$49,180 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
560 |
$10.49 |
$21,810 |
| Social and community service managers |
560 |
$24.94 |
$51,880 |
| Dentists, general |
550 |
$61.06 |
$127,010 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
550 |
$9.52 |
$19,800 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
540 |
Not available |
$48,080 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
540 |
$24.10 |
$50,120 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
530 |
$12.55 |
$26,110 |
| Industrial production managers |
530 |
$47.00 |
$97,760 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
530 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
530 |
$16.17 |
$33,630 |
| Electrical engineers |
520 |
$40.23 |
$83,680 |
| New accounts clerks |
520 |
$15.54 |
$32,310 |
| Glaziers |
510 |
$12.12 |
$25,220 |
| Budget analysts |
500 |
$30.92 |
$64,320 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
500 |
$13.73 |
$28,560 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
490 |
$15.72 |
$32,710 |
| Coaches and scouts |
480 |
Not available |
$30,270 |
| Massage therapists |
470 |
$17.39 |
$36,170 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
470 |
$16.25 |
$33,810 |
| Bakers |
460 |
$11.50 |
$23,920 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
460 |
$19.52 |
$40,610 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
460 |
$26.18 |
$54,440 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
460 |
$11.00 |
$22,880 |
| Pipelayers |
460 |
$12.83 |
$26,700 |
| Industrial engineers |
450 |
$34.09 |
$70,910 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
450 |
$10.97 |
$22,820 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
450 |
$9.76 |
$20,310 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
450 |
$14.89 |
$30,970 |
| Technical writers |
450 |
$24.59 |
$51,140 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
450 |
$10.99 |
$22,850 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
450 |
$39.78 |
$82,740 |
| Cooks, short order |
440 |
$9.89 |
$20,560 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
430 |
$14.16 |
$29,450 |
| Editors |
430 |
$22.90 |
$47,620 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
420 |
$11.32 |
$23,540 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
410 |
Not available |
$53,470 |
| Computer operators |
400 |
$17.34 |
$36,080 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
400 |
$40.01 |
$83,210 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
390 |
$11.66 |
$24,260 |
| Photographers |
390 |
$10.76 |
$22,380 |
| Physical therapist aides |
390 |
$10.05 |
$20,900 |
| Family and general practitioners |
380 |
$67.40 |
$140,190 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
370 |
Not available |
$74,720 |
| Chemical technicians |
370 |
$17.72 |
$36,850 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
370 |
$24.33 |
$50,610 |
| Interior designers |
370 |
$18.21 |
$37,870 |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
360 |
$18.24 |
$37,940 |
| Pest control workers |
360 |
$15.42 |
$32,070 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
360 |
$25.81 |
$53,690 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
360 |
$15.31 |
$31,840 |
| Crossing guards |
350 |
$10.55 |
$21,950 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
350 |
$15.42 |
$32,080 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
350 |
$11.34 |
$23,600 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
350 |
$28.71 |
$59,720 |
| Aerospace engineers |
340 |
$36.74 |
$76,420 |
| Couriers and messengers |
340 |
$11.88 |
$24,700 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
340 |
Not available |
$54,790 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
340 |
$17.86 |
$37,150 |
| Pharmacy aides |
340 |
$10.73 |
$22,320 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
330 |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
330 |
$27.02 |
$56,210 |
| Veterinarians |
330 |
$52.76 |
$109,750 |
| Chemists |
320 |
$29.23 |
$60,800 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
320 |
$40.68 |
$84,610 |
| Postal service clerks |
320 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Tile and marble setters |
320 |
$11.83 |
$24,610 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
310 |
$26.04 |
$54,170 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
310 |
$24.41 |
$50,770 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
300 |
$11.98 |
$24,920 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
300 |
$22.30 |
$46,380 |
| Library technicians |
300 |
$13.39 |
$27,850 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
300 |
$11.18 |
$23,260 |
| Surveyors |
300 |
$21.82 |
$45,390 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
300 |
$27.37 |
$56,930 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
290 |
$19.50 |
$40,550 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
290 |
$14.11 |
$29,350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
290 |
$17.46 |
$36,320 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
290 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
290 |
$21.20 |
$44,100 |
| Social workers, all other |
290 |
$22.30 |
$46,390 |
| Tax preparers |
290 |
$16.10 |
$33,490 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
290 |
$12.43 |
$25,850 |
| Brokerage clerks |
280 |
$20.16 |
$41,940 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
280 |
$13.15 |
$27,340 |
| Credit analysts |
280 |
$28.26 |
$58,780 |
| Health educators |
280 |
$19.90 |
$41,380 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
280 |
$18.23 |
$37,920 |
| Mechanical drafters |
280 |
$21.22 |
$44,150 |
| Residential advisors |
280 |
$10.50 |
$21,840 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
280 |
$37.41 |
$77,810 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
280 |
$10.35 |
$21,520 |
| Avionics technicians |
270 |
$20.88 |
$43,430 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
270 |
$9.14 |
$19,010 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
270 |
$28.95 |
$60,210 |
| Mental health counselors |
270 |
$23.26 |
$48,390 |
| Physician assistants |
270 |
$40.05 |
$83,300 |
| Producers and directors |
270 |
$31.85 |
$66,250 |
| Purchasing managers |
270 |
$48.05 |
$99,940 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
270 |
$17.89 |
$37,210 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
260 |
Not available |
$63,520 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
260 |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
260 |
$44.09 |
$91,700 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
260 |
$15.38 |
$31,980 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
260 |
$11.20 |
$23,290 |
| Biological technicians |
250 |
$19.95 |
$41,490 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
250 |
$44.36 |
$92,280 |
| Counselors, all other |
250 |
$27.06 |
$56,290 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
250 |
$16.62 |
$34,580 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
250 |
$14.55 |
$30,270 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
250 |
$10.87 |
$22,610 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
250 |
$50.74 |
$105,540 |
| Lodging managers |
250 |
$26.82 |
$55,780 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
250 |
$12.61 |
$26,230 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
250 |
$16.98 |
$35,320 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
240 |
$11.24 |
$23,390 |
| Floral designers |
240 |
$12.28 |
$25,540 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
240 |
$7.09 |
$14,750 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
240 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
240 |
$22.16 |
$46,090 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
240 |
Not available |
$69,560 |
| Sales engineers |
240 |
$41.46 |
$86,240 |
| Broadcast technicians |
230 |
$15.21 |
$31,630 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
230 |
$29.39 |
$61,120 |
| Financial examiners |
230 |
$33.02 |
$68,690 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
230 |
$18.90 |
$39,310 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
220 |
$16.33 |
$33,960 |
| Derrick operators, oil and gas |
220 |
$17.17 |
$35,720 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
220 |
$20.93 |
$43,540 |
| Forensic science technicians |
220 |
$17.22 |
$35,820 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
220 |
$11.54 |
$24,000 |
| Musicians and singers |
220 |
$16.17 |
Not available |
| Operations research analysts |
220 |
$32.89 |
$68,420 |
| Production workers, all other |
220 |
$11.51 |
$23,940 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
220 |
$21.36 |
$44,420 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
220 |
$14.88 |
$30,960 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
210 |
$19.93 |
$41,460 |
| Law clerks |
210 |
$20.37 |
$42,380 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
210 |
$23.64 |
$49,160 |
| Loan counselors |
210 |
$17.43 |
$36,250 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
210 |
$30.35 |
$63,130 |
| Public relations managers |
210 |
$40.35 |
$83,930 |
| Real estate brokers |
210 |
$27.77 |
$57,750 |
| Bindery workers |
200 |
$12.74 |
$26,490 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
200 |
$23.34 |
$48,550 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
200 |
$14.82 |
$30,820 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
200 |
$8.56 |
$17,800 |
| Environmental engineers |
200 |
$37.58 |
$78,160 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
200 |
Not available |
$52,280 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
200 |
$10.35 |
$21,520 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
200 |
Not available |
$59,770 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
190 |
$37.27 |
$77,520 |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary |
190 |
Not available |
$40,810 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
190 |
Not available |
$71,270 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
190 |
$10.12 |
$21,050 |
| Funeral attendants |
190 |
$8.15 |
$16,960 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
190 |
$47.50 |
$98,790 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
190 |
$32.95 |
$68,540 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
190 |
Not available |
$60,780 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
190 |
$12.47 |
$25,930 |
| Pediatricians, general |
190 |
$75.67 |
$157,400 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
190 |
$18.70 |
$38,900 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
190 |
$12.30 |
$25,580 |
| Urban and regional planners |
190 |
$24.14 |
$50,210 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
180 |
$22.30 |
$46,390 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
180 |
Not available |
$42,660 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
180 |
$17.08 |
$35,520 |
| Crane and tower operators |
180 |
$20.19 |
$42,000 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
180 |
$16.43 |
$34,170 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
180 |
$21.46 |
$44,630 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
180 |
$12.43 |
$25,860 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
180 |
$11.20 |
$23,290 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
180 |
$11.61 |
$24,150 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
170 |
$9.97 |
$20,730 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school |
170 |
Not available |
$48,180 |
| Anesthesiologists |
160 |
$99.83 |
$207,640 |
| Carpet installers |
160 |
$13.49 |
$28,070 |
| Desktop publishers |
160 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
160 |
$15.22 |
$31,650 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
160 |
$12.57 |
$26,150 |
| Podiatrists |
160 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
160 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
160 |
$16.09 |
$33,460 |
| Art directors |
150 |
$29.69 |
$61,740 |
| Court reporters |
150 |
$29.29 |
$60,920 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
150 |
$16.33 |
$33,970 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
150 |
$18.35 |
$38,170 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
150 |
Not available |
$56,870 |
| Education administrators, all other |
140 |
$28.35 |
$58,970 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
140 |
$33.76 |
$70,220 |
| Funeral directors |
140 |
$22.23 |
$46,240 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
140 |
$36.05 |
$74,990 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
140 |
$15.83 |
$32,930 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
140 |
$19.86 |
$41,300 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
140 |
$15.29 |
$31,800 |
| Surgeons |
140 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Transportation inspectors |
140 |
$28.69 |
$59,670 |
| Upholsterers |
140 |
$13.49 |
$28,050 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
130 |
$23.45 |
$48,780 |
| Concierges |
130 |
$10.73 |
$22,320 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
130 |
$12.64 |
$26,300 |
| Job printers |
130 |
$17.38 |
$36,140 |
| Statistical assistants |
130 |
$23.38 |
$48,630 |
| Training and development managers |
130 |
$40.88 |
$85,040 |
| Athletic trainers |
120 |
Not available |
$41,650 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$61,980 |
| Clergy |
120 |
$20.76 |
$43,190 |
| Dietetic technicians |
120 |
$11.37 |
$23,660 |
| Elevator installers and repairers |
120 |
$29.62 |
$61,620 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$73,660 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
120 |
$33.90 |
$70,510 |
| Lay-out workers, metal and plastic |
120 |
$12.43 |
$25,860 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
120 |
$29.68 |
$61,730 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$52,380 |
| Psychologists, all other |
120 |
$38.02 |
$79,070 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$41,300 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians |
120 |
$14.93 |
$31,060 |
| Writers and authors |
120 |
$24.83 |
$51,640 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
110 |
$44.74 |
$93,050 |
| Craft artists |
110 |
$9.66 |
$20,080 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
110 |
$13.22 |
$27,490 |
| Furniture finishers |
110 |
$11.97 |
$24,900 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
110 |
$24.64 |
$51,250 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
110 |
$30.32 |
$63,060 |
| Animal control workers |
100 |
$13.49 |
$28,050 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
100 |
$24.39 |
$50,730 |
| Stonemasons |
100 |
$16.45 |
$34,210 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
90 |
$13.18 |
$27,420 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
90 |
$16.30 |
$33,900 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
90 |
$18.74 |
$38,980 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners |
90 |
$7.74 |
$16,090 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$72,290 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
90 |
$9.47 |
$19,690 |
| Natural sciences managers |
90 |
$50.98 |
$106,040 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
90 |
$101.31 |
$210,730 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$69,870 |
| Statisticians |
90 |
$33.49 |
$69,670 |
| Etchers and engravers |
80 |
$11.60 |
$24,130 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
80 |
$32.11 |
$66,790 |
| Helpers--roofers |
80 |
$11.83 |
$24,600 |
| Optometrists |
80 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
80 |
$11.33 |
$23,570 |
| Recreational therapists |
80 |
$17.26 |
$35,890 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
80 |
$12.61 |
$26,230 |
| Animal trainers |
70 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$57,540 |
| Audiologists |
70 |
$27.22 |
$56,620 |
| Bailiffs |
70 |
$15.68 |
$32,610 |
| Drafters, all other |
70 |
$19.84 |
$41,270 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$70,030 |
| Embalmers |
70 |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
70 |
$18.91 |
$39,340 |
| Microbiologists |
70 |
$30.79 |
$64,040 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
70 |
$11.71 |
$24,360 |
| Physicists |
70 |
$44.98 |
$93,570 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$56,480 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
70 |
$13.12 |
$27,300 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
70 |
$17.65 |
$36,710 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$57,690 |
| Therapists, all other |
70 |
$23.26 |
$48,380 |
| Tool and die makers |
70 |
$17.73 |
$36,880 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$51,090 |
| Correspondence clerks |
60 |
$12.85 |
$26,720 |
| Economists |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders |
60 |
$9.69 |
$20,150 |
| Geography teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$52,060 |
| Legislators |
60 |
Not available |
$26,090 |
| Life scientists, all other |
60 |
$37.62 |
$78,260 |
| Occupational therapist aides |
60 |
$10.81 |
$22,480 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
60 |
$31.46 |
$65,440 |
| Public address system and other announcers |
60 |
$11.24 |
$23,380 |
| Traffic technicians |
60 |
$18.01 |
$37,470 |
| Actuaries |
50 |
$46.83 |
$97,410 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
50 |
$19.95 |
$41,500 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders |
50 |
$11.72 |
$24,380 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
50 |
$21.75 |
$45,250 |
| Food scientists and technologists |
50 |
$29.24 |
$60,810 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
50 |
$9.32 |
$19,380 |
| Museum technicians and conservators |
50 |
$14.83 |
$30,850 |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians |
40 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
| Curators |
40 |
$24.09 |
$50,110 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
40 |
$14.92 |
$31,020 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
40 |
$24.75 |
$51,480 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
40 |
$21.63 |
$44,990 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
40 |
$13.09 |
$27,220 |
| Social science research assistants |
40 |
$19.69 |
$40,950 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes |
30 |
$24.87 |
$51,720 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary |
30 |
Not available |
$64,120 |
| Hydrologists |
30 |
$33.33 |
$69,320 |
| Sound engineering technicians |
30 |
$20.77 |
$43,200 |
| Tapers |
30 |
$17.32 |
$36,030 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians |
Not available |
$18.95 |
$39,420 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
Not available |
$12.28 |
$25,540 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists |
Not available |
$52.38 |
$108,940 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
Not available |
$19.71 |
$41,000 |
| Commercial pilots |
Not available |
Not available |
$64,590 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
Not available |
$13.59 |
$28,260 |
| Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders |
Not available |
$11.54 |
$24,010 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$13.77 |
$28,640 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
Not available |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
Not available |
$21.53 |
$44,780 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
Not available |
$11.71 |
$24,360 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$11.12 |
$23,120 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
Not available |
$8.83 |
$18,360 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
Not available |
$7.21 |
$14,990 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
Not available |
$11.02 |
$22,930 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$19.24 |
$40,020 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians |
Not available |
$20.46 |
$42,550 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.27 |
$29,690 |
| Helpers--extraction workers |
Not available |
$13.19 |
$27,420 |
| Home appliance repairers |
Not available |
$19.12 |
$39,760 |
| Industrial-organizational psychologists |
Not available |
$26.18 |
$54,460 |
| Interpreters and translators |
Not available |
$19.32 |
$40,180 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
Not available |
$14.96 |
$31,120 |
| Materials engineers |
Not available |
$48.36 |
$100,580 |
| Materials scientists |
Not available |
$38.11 |
$79,260 |
| Mechanical door repairers |
Not available |
$9.49 |
$19,740 |
| Medical appliance technicians |
Not available |
$14.11 |
$29,350 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
Not available |
$12.97 |
$26,990 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
Not available |
$25.51 |
$53,070 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists |
Not available |
$34.43 |
$71,610 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
Not available |
$13.54 |
$28,150 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
Not available |
$8.48 |
$17,630 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
Not available |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
| Petroleum engineers |
Not available |
$49.69 |
$103,360 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
Not available |
$18.59 |
$38,660 |
| Psychiatrists |
Not available |
$86.11 |
$179,110 |
| Radio mechanics |
Not available |
$14.96 |
$31,120 |
| Rock splitters, quarry |
Not available |
$15.06 |
$31,320 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas |
Not available |
$21.72 |
$45,170 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas |
Not available |
$15.73 |
$32,730 |
| Shoe and leather workers and repairers |
Not available |
$11.22 |
$23,330 |
| Skin care specialists |
Not available |
$14.58 |
$30,330 |
| Survey researchers |
Not available |
$17.26 |
$35,890 |
| Telemarketers |
Not available |
$9.27 |
$19,280 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
Not available |
$12.38 |
$25,760 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
Not available |
$13.35 |
$27,760 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
Not available |
$7.94 |
$16,510 |
