Occupational employment / San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,326,980 $22.72 $47,250
Office and administrative support occupations 223,460 $16.78 $34,910
Sales and related occupations 143,340 $18.18 $37,820
Food preparation and serving related occupations 130,490 $10.23 $21,270
Education, training, and library occupations 82,410 $28.31 $58,880
Management occupations 73,340 $52.16 $108,500
Production occupations 71,040 $15.50 $32,230
Business and financial operations occupations 69,470 $32.66 $67,930
Construction and extraction occupations 67,190 $22.97 $47,780
Transportation and material moving occupations 67,040 $14.98 $31,150
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 61,450 $38.51 $80,100
Retail salespersons 48,170 $12.39 $25,770
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 48,130 $12.18 $25,320
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 43,240 $21.22 $44,130
Architecture and engineering occupations 37,110 $37.74 $78,490
Computer and mathematical occupations 36,680 $36.33 $75,570
Personal care and service occupations 36,450 $12.55 $26,100
Cashiers 32,300 $10.77 $22,390
Office clerks, general 32,140 $13.82 $28,740
Healthcare support occupations 29,840 $14.35 $29,840
Protective service occupations 28,710 $20.83 $43,320
Waiters and waitresses 26,540 $9.71 $20,200
Life, physical, and social science occupations 24,900 $34.49 $71,740
Registered nurses 24,380 $37.92 $78,880
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 23,450 $9.53 $19,820
General and operations managers 20,580 $57.58 $119,770
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 19,870 $21.27 $44,250
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 19,670 $25.96 $54,000
Community and social services occupations 19,270 $22.04 $45,850
Customer service representatives 18,270 $17.20 $35,770
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 18,090 $12.02 $25,000
Stock clerks and order fillers 15,940 $12.03 $25,020
Business operations specialists, all other 15,880 $32.55 $67,710
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 15,850 $17.87 $37,170
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 15,200 $25.06 $52,130
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 15,030 $12.13 $25,230
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 14,280 $12.27 $25,520
Teacher assistants 13,470 Not available $28,320
Elementary school teachers, except special education 13,400 Not available $67,020
Security guards 12,580 $12.21 $25,400
Construction laborers 12,290 $17.42 $36,220
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 12,120 $19.55 $40,670
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 11,980 Not available $65,900
Maintenance and repair workers, general 11,610 $17.67 $36,740
Legal occupations 11,040 $45.62 $94,890
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 10,960 $9.85 $20,490
Food preparation workers 10,510 $9.91 $20,610
Team assemblers 10,490 $11.91 $24,770
Accountants and auditors 10,080 $31.53 $65,590
Cooks, fast food 9,910 $8.94 $18,600
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 9,560 $30.67 $63,800
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9,380 $9.49 $19,730
Cooks, restaurant 9,370 $11.66 $24,240
Carpenters 9,340 $23.04 $47,930
Sales representatives, services, all other 9,290 $29.23 $60,800
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 9,160 $16.39 $34,100
Receptionists and information clerks 8,820 $12.69 $26,400
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 8,460 $12.31 $25,600
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 8,300 $14.44 $30,030
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 8,170 $20.32 $42,260
Medical secretaries 8,080 $14.96 $31,110
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 7,900 $14.01 $29,140
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 7,670 $15.00 $31,200
Packers and packagers, hand 7,630 $9.42 $19,590
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 7,250 $9.09 $18,910
Bartenders 7,090 $10.32 $21,460
Medical assistants 6,590 $14.37 $29,890
Management analysts 6,570 $45.80 $95,250
Counter and rental clerks 6,510 $12.98 $27,010
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 6,310 Not available $66,750
Computer support specialists 6,300 $22.58 $46,970
Electricians 6,250 $23.02 $47,880
Computer software engineers, applications 6,220 $41.62 $86,560
Dishwashers 6,140 $9.08 $18,890
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 6,130 $36.51 $75,930
Lawyers 5,970 $61.83 $128,610
Tellers 5,870 $12.76 $26,530
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 5,790 $21.60 $44,930
Financial managers 5,720 $57.70 $120,010
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 5,650 $20.46 $42,560
Sales managers 5,350 $54.41 $113,170
Child care workers 5,260 $11.25 $23,390
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 5,090 $16.92 $35,190
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 5,060 $25.28 $52,570
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 4,790 $39.63 $82,440
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 4,690 $9.25 $19,250
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 4,610 $36.95 $76,860
Home health aides 4,520 $11.32 $23,540
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 4,450 $28.04 $58,320
Electronics engineers, except computer 4,310 $47.48 $98,770
Computer software engineers, systems software 4,290 $46.17 $96,040
Computer specialists, all other 4,190 $38.02 $79,070
Office and administrative support workers, all other 4,170 $13.49 $28,070
Painters, construction and maintenance 4,070 $19.80 $41,180
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 3,970 $16.77 $34,880
Property, real estate, and community association managers 3,950 $25.30 $52,620
Computer systems analysts 3,930 $36.65 $76,230
Postsecondary teachers, all other 3,920 Not available $70,300
Bill and account collectors 3,870 $16.96 $35,270
Amusement and recreation attendants 3,850 $9.96 $20,710
Engineering managers 3,850 $63.03 $131,100
Teachers and instructors, all other 3,850 Not available $49,360
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 3,820 $27.77 $57,760
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 3,750 $26.79 $55,730
Dental assistants 3,740 $16.25 $33,800
Engineers, all other 3,740 $44.71 $93,000
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 3,730 $22.89 $47,620
Industrial truck and tractor operators 3,650 $16.94 $35,240
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 3,630 $35.16 $73,140
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 3,620 $25.56 $53,170
Preschool teachers, except special education 3,580 $13.85 $28,810
Civil engineers 3,500 $38.72 $80,540
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 3,500 $30.01 $62,420
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 3,450 $30.76 $63,970
Food service managers 3,450 $23.27 $48,400
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 3,340 $10.57 $21,980
Machinists 3,340 $19.04 $39,590
Managers, all other 3,300 $50.27 $104,570
Postal service mail carriers 3,290 Not available Not available
Network and computer systems administrators 3,280 $34.30 $71,330
Order clerks 3,280 $14.73 $30,650
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 3,260 $14.14 $29,420
Recreation workers 3,200 $11.46 $23,840
Parking lot attendants 3,170 $9.77 $20,320
All other information and record clerks 3,120 $18.10 $37,640
Computer and information systems managers 3,020 $55.21 $114,840
Helpers--production workers 2,980 $10.55 $21,950
Computer programmers 2,970 $36.91 $76,770
Driver/sales workers 2,940 $10.92 $22,710
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,940 $18.31 $38,080
Loan officers 2,940 $36.73 $76,410
Telemarketers 2,880 $13.11 $27,270
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 2,860 $16.89 $35,130
Mechanical engineers 2,820 $39.12 $81,370
Legal secretaries 2,800 $21.30 $44,300
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 2,780 $12.03 $25,030
Self-enrichment education teachers 2,770 $20.92 $43,510
Insurance sales agents 2,720 $34.91 $72,620
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2,700 $11.48 $23,870
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,690 $23.51 $48,910
Personal and home care aides 2,680 $10.13 $21,080
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 2,670 $28.04 $58,320
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 2,670 $10.60 $22,040
Graphic designers 2,650 $23.93 $49,770
Chief executives 2,640 $92.27 $191,920
Social and human service assistants 2,640 $14.74 $30,650
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 2,600 $28.09 $58,430
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 2,580 $29.47 $61,300
Marketing managers 2,550 $58.50 $121,670
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 2,540 $35.93 $74,740
Public relations specialists 2,520 $27.53 $57,260
Detectives and criminal investigators 2,510 $30.23 $62,890
Market research analysts 2,490 $34.13 $70,990
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 2,390 $27.33 $56,850
Pharmacy technicians 2,370 $17.36 $36,110
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,360 $11.59 $24,120
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 2,330 $13.04 $27,110
Cost estimators 2,310 $32.36 $67,310
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 2,290 $14.39 $29,930
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 2,290 $18.91 $39,330
Paralegals and legal assistants 2,230 $26.91 $55,970
Sales and related workers, all other 2,230 $20.89 $43,440
Pharmacists 2,200 $56.82 $118,190
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 2,170 Not available $66,100
Protective service workers, all other 2,170 $15.34 $31,910
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,170 $9.74 $20,270
Food servers, nonrestaurant 2,160 $11.06 $23,010
Financial specialists, all other 2,120 $28.95 $60,220
Network systems and data communications analysts 2,110 $35.40 $73,630
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 2,100 $18.27 $38,010
Instructional coordinators 2,100 $35.81 $74,480
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,100 $21.52 $44,770
Loan interviewers and clerks 2,090 $19.05 $39,620
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 2,080 $18.07 $37,580
Construction managers 2,050 $50.16 $104,320
Medical and health services managers 2,030 $49.08 $102,080
Bus drivers, school 2,020 $16.76 $34,870
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 2,020 $44.09 $91,710
Financial analysts 2,010 $44.75 $93,080
Administrative services managers 2,000 $40.77 $84,790
Child, family, and school social workers 1,980 $24.51 $50,980
File clerks 1,980 $13.42 $27,910
Physicians and surgeons, all other 1,980 $97.23 $202,250
Architectural and civil drafters 1,950 $22.84 $47,520
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 1,950 $19.02 $39,570
Biological technicians 1,940 $23.21 $48,270
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 1,900 $13.02 $27,090
Nonfarm animal caretakers 1,900 $13.51 $28,090
Sheet metal workers 1,870 $23.06 $47,970
Parts salespersons 1,860 $17.13 $35,630
Cement masons and concrete finishers 1,850 $27.11 $56,390
Gaming dealers 1,850 $12.57 $26,140
Sewing machine operators 1,850 $10.66 $22,160
Industrial engineers 1,840 $37.46 $77,910
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 1,820 Not available $111,250
Fire fighters 1,820 $27.18 $56,520
Chemists 1,800 $44.71 $92,990
Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,780 $12.48 $25,970
Data entry keyers 1,770 $13.47 $28,020
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 1,760 $17.82 $37,070
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,760 $9.66 $20,100
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 1,730 $10.20 $21,210
Electrical engineers 1,700 $45.31 $94,250
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 1,700 $12.33 $25,650
Printing machine operators 1,660 $14.92 $31,040
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,650 $20.74 $43,130
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 1,630 $19.69 $40,950
Healthcare support workers, all other 1,630 $16.66 $34,660
Computer hardware engineers 1,610 $38.63 $80,350
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,580 $20.67 $43,000
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,570 $21.45 $44,610
Industrial production managers 1,560 $47.11 $97,980
Personal financial advisors 1,540 $35.16 $73,130
Sales engineers 1,540 $45.14 $93,890
Manicurists and pedicurists 1,530 $9.17 $19,080
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,520 $22.17 $46,100
Coaches and scouts 1,510 Not available $43,140
Bakers 1,500 $12.40 $25,800
Training and development specialists 1,500 $28.20 $58,650
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 1,490 $26.50 $55,120
Medical records and health information technicians 1,490 $16.54 $34,390
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 1,480 $26.52 $55,160
Production workers, all other 1,480 $14.27 $29,680
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,470 $33.77 $70,250
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,470 Not available $48,380
Logisticians 1,470 $34.57 $71,910
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,470 $27.46 $57,110
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 1,460 $22.46 $46,720
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,460 $31.80 $66,150
Architects, except landscape and naval 1,440 $44.31 $92,150
Dental hygienists 1,440 $40.29 $83,810
Education administrators, postsecondary 1,440 $39.39 $81,920
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 1,430 $17.40 $36,200
Cooks, short order 1,430 $11.29 $23,490
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 1,420 Not available Not available
Database administrators 1,380 $30.78 $64,010
Advertising sales agents 1,370 $28.82 $59,950
Chefs and head cooks 1,370 $21.77 $45,270
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,350 $28.55 $59,380
Roofers 1,340 $18.99 $39,510
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,330 $17.74 $36,890
Radiologic technologists and technicians 1,310 $29.48 $61,320
Health educators 1,300 $18.27 $38,010
Natural sciences managers 1,300 $71.68 $149,100
Aerospace engineers 1,290 $48.42 $100,710
Biochemists and biophysicists 1,290 $42.70 $88,820
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 1,260 $23.57 $49,030
Law clerks 1,260 $16.49 $34,290
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,260 $13.21 $27,480
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,250 $14.08 $29,280
Automotive body and related repairers 1,240 $20.14 $41,890
Butchers and meat cutters 1,240 $15.43 $32,100
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,240 $21.95 $45,650
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,230 $14.04 $29,200
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,210 $16.90 $35,160
Plasterers and stucco masons 1,190 $19.62 $40,810
Pest control workers 1,170 $14.26 $29,650
Physical therapists 1,170 $37.59 $78,180
Tile and marble setters 1,170 $22.44 $46,670
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,160 $15.45 $32,140
Library technicians 1,160 $17.77 $36,960
Tire repairers and changers 1,160 $12.63 $26,270
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,160 Not available Not available
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,140 $23.52 $48,920
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,130 $11.71 $24,350
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,090 $19.49 $40,550
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,080 $28.76 $59,820
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,060 $28.70 $59,690
Social and community service managers 1,060 $30.27 $62,970
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 1,050 $15.84 $32,950
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,050 $12.88 $26,800
Library assistants, clerical 1,050 $12.12 $25,200
Editors 1,020 $22.30 $46,390
Insurance underwriters 1,020 $26.79 $55,720
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,010 $18.98 $39,470
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,010 Not available $69,410
Couriers and messengers 1,000 $12.04 $25,040
Environmental engineers 990 $42.41 $88,200
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 990 $12.88 $26,780
Massage therapists 970 $21.10 $43,880
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 960 $11.53 $23,990
Dentists, general 950 $59.96 $124,720
Producers and directors 950 $37.58 $78,170
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 940 Not available $110,540
Chemical technicians 930 $21.62 $44,970
Gaming service workers, all other 930 $11.43 $23,770
Physician assistants 930 $40.10 $83,400
Mental health counselors 920 $23.66 $49,200
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 910 $9.57 $19,910
Mechanical engineering technicians 900 $22.97 $47,780
New accounts clerks 900 $16.15 $33,590
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 900 $34.09 $70,910
Budget analysts 890 $34.67 $72,120
Medical and public health social workers 890 $28.29 $58,830
Rehabilitation counselors 890 $17.79 $37,000
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 880 $15.02 $31,250
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 880 $13.53 $28,140
Purchasing managers 880 $47.04 $97,830
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 880 $41.95 $87,260
Respiratory therapists 870 $31.42 $65,360
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 860 $25.50 $53,040
Computer and information scientists, research 860 $49.29 $102,530
Computer operators 860 $18.60 $38,700
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 860 $14.22 $29,580
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 850 $9.35 $19,450
Helpers--electricians 830 $14.17 $29,480
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 830 $16.01 $33,300
Speech-language pathologists 820 $40.48 $84,190
Baggage porters and bellhops 810 $13.34 $27,740
Librarians 810 $28.91 $60,140
Occupational therapists 810 $36.69 $76,320
Postal service clerks 810 Not available Not available
Special education teachers, secondary school 810 Not available $72,250
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 800 $16.06 $33,410
Procurement clerks 800 $18.88 $39,270
Surgical technologists 800 $23.24 $48,340
Word processors and typists 800 $18.04 $37,510
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 790 $26.77 $55,680
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 790 $43.16 $89,780
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 780 $15.50 $32,230
Office machine operators, except computer 780 $14.63 $30,420
Veterinary technologists and technicians 780 $19.82 $41,220
Transportation workers, all other 770 $19.74 $41,070
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 760 $19.68 $40,930
Legal support workers, all other 750 $31.11 $64,710
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 750 $17.99 $37,420
Health technologists and technicians, all other 740 $24.33 $50,600
Pharmacy aides 740 $11.86 $24,670
Real estate brokers 740 $40.68 $84,610
Service station attendants 740 $11.02 $22,910
Human resources managers, all other 730 $53.76 $111,820
Concierges 720 $13.06 $27,170
Credit analysts 720 $32.01 $66,580
Education, training, and library workers, all other 720 $18.08 $37,610
Technical writers 720 $34.71 $72,200
Urban and regional planners 720 $34.00 $70,730
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 710 Not available $94,830
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 710 $33.81 $70,330
Industrial engineering technicians 710 $26.94 $56,030
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 710 $32.09 $66,740
Brokerage clerks 700 $19.16 $39,850
Cargo and freight agents 700 $18.38 $38,220
Tour guides and escorts 700 $14.07 $29,260
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 690 Not available $86,090
Demonstrators and product promoters 690 $12.31 $25,600
Construction and building inspectors 680 $27.99 $58,220
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 680 Not available $101,450
Social workers, all other 680 $22.73 $47,270
Civil engineering technicians 670 $25.65 $53,350
Internists, general 670 $86.31 $179,520
Slot key persons 670 $12.28 $25,540
Interior designers 660 $24.56 $51,080
Biological scientists, all other 650 $29.39 $61,120
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 650 $15.04 $31,280
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 650 Not available $89,880
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 650 Not available $71,630
Meeting and convention planners 650 $22.20 $46,170
Tax preparers 640 $25.94 $53,950
Industrial machinery mechanics 610 $26.44 $55,000
Opticians, dispensing 610 $22.67 $47,160
Audio and video equipment technicians 600 $16.88 $35,110
Brickmasons and blockmasons 600 $30.05 $62,500
Gaming cage workers 600 $14.42 $29,990
Business teachers, postsecondary 590 Not available $81,480
Carpet installers 590 $18.02 $37,480
Life scientists, all other 590 $40.14 $83,480
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 590 $12.61 $26,240
Microbiologists 590 $43.20 $89,850
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 580 $19.14 $39,820
Dietitians and nutritionists 580 $26.23 $54,560
Gaming supervisors 580 $26.37 $54,840
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 580 $26.36 $54,840
Pediatricians, general 580 $76.43 $158,970
Surveyors 580 $33.69 $70,080
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 570 $23.97 $49,860
Prepress technicians and workers 570 $17.19 $35,760
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 560 $20.99 $43,650
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 560 $24.75 $51,470
Veterinarians 560 $49.06 $102,040
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 550 $11.18 $23,240
Family and general practitioners 540 $71.05 $147,770
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 540 $12.47 $25,930
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 530 $18.22 $37,900
Travel agents 530 $17.70 $36,820
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 530 $26.45 $55,020
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 520 $22.22 $46,220
Floral designers 520 $12.51 $26,020
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 510 $12.85 $26,720
Public relations managers 510 $43.04 $89,510
Writers and authors 510 $50.28 $104,580
Interpreters and translators 500 $22.06 $45,880
Painters, transportation equipment 500 $20.53 $42,710
Surgeons 500 $75.00 More than $145,600
Education teachers, postsecondary 490 Not available $76,570
Glaziers 490 $26.60 $55,330
Lodging managers 490 $27.48 $57,160
Pipelayers 490 $22.70 $47,210
Security and fire alarm systems installers 490 $19.25 $40,040
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $73,920
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 480 $19.40 $40,350
Art directors 470 $41.96 $87,280
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 470 $16.17 $33,630
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 470 $24.98 $51,960
Musicians and singers 470 $37.96 Not available
Special education teachers, middle school 470 Not available $69,550
Medical equipment repairers 460 $28.20 $58,660
Operations research analysts 460 $41.43 $86,180
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 460 Not available $84,560
Social science research assistants 460 $21.23 $44,150
Dental laboratory technicians 450 $18.19 $37,830
Occupational health and safety specialists 450 $34.00 $70,720
Medical transcriptionists 440 $19.21 $39,950
Photographers 440 $16.33 $33,970
Reporters and correspondents 440 $20.56 $42,770
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $87,750
Advertising and promotions managers 420 $46.79 $97,320
Construction and related workers, all other 420 $18.77 $39,050
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 420 $40.48 $84,190
Helpers--carpenters 420 $14.14 $29,410
Marriage and family therapists 420 $24.05 $50,020
Electro-mechanical technicians 410 $22.61 $47,030
Material moving workers, all other 410 $18.95 $39,410
Diagnostic medical sonographers 400 $37.25 $77,490
Mechanical drafters 400 $21.51 $44,750
Clergy 390 $23.58 $49,040
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 390 $27.67 $57,550
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 390 $18.02 $37,480
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 390 $18.23 $37,920
Photographic processing machine operators 390 $11.88 $24,720
Physical therapist aides 390 $11.22 $23,340
Physical therapist assistants 390 $27.94 $58,120
Tapers 390 $22.53 $46,870
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 380 $21.43 $44,570
Surveying and mapping technicians 380 $25.88 $53,830
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 370 $26.26 $54,630
Furniture finishers 370 $14.90 $31,000
Machine feeders and offbearers 370 $11.55 $24,020
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 370 $24.48 $50,910
Physical scientists, all other 370 $45.90 $95,480
Broadcast technicians 360 $18.93 $39,380
Insulation workers, mechanical 360 $23.47 $48,820
Locksmiths and safe repairers 360 $18.51 $38,500
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 360 $24.53 $51,020
Statisticians 360 $41.87 $87,100
Stonemasons 360 $21.05 $43,790
Anesthesiologists 350 $105.10 $218,600
Tool and die makers 350 $23.80 $49,510
Communications teachers, postsecondary 340 Not available $87,040
Compensation and benefits managers 340 $48.67 $101,230
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 340 $17.39 $36,180
Medical equipment preparers 340 $16.15 $33,590
Food batchmakers 330 $11.01 $22,890
Highway maintenance workers 330 $21.69 $45,110
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 330 Not available $88,320
Social scientists and related workers, all other 330 $36.96 $76,880
Structural iron and steel workers 330 $22.52 $46,850
Upholsterers 330 $13.72 $28,530
Education administrators, all other 320 $36.62 $76,180
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 320 $12.97 $26,980
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 320 $16.25 $33,810
Meter readers, utilities 320 $18.68 $38,850
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 320 $12.78 $26,580
Multi-media artists and animators 320 $24.57 $51,110
Psychologists, all other 320 $48.52 $100,920
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 310 Not available $84,030
Commercial and industrial designers 310 $29.99 $62,370
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 310 $35.82 $74,500
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 310 Not available $70,140
Actors 300 $35.17 Not available
Commercial pilots 300 Not available $71,620
Environmental engineering technicians 300 $27.35 $56,880
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 300 $13.33 $27,720
Artists and related workers, all other 290 $17.30 $35,980
Chiropractors 290 $33.77 $70,240
Electrical and electronics drafters 290 $24.61 $51,190
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 280 $39.25 $81,630
Landscape architects 280 $37.17 $77,320
Optometrists 280 $60.23 $125,280
Psychiatric technicians 280 Not available Not available
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 280 $32.85 $68,340
Animal trainers 270 $14.96 $31,110
Crossing guards 270 $11.25 $23,400
Forest and conservation technicians 270 $18.90 $39,310
History teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $85,370
Physicists 270 $51.96 $108,070
Physics teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $101,490
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 260 $10.79 $22,440
Forest and conservation workers 260 $10.88 $22,620
Graduate teaching assistants 260 Not available $30,310
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 260 $36.49 $75,910
Loan counselors 260 $20.82 $43,300
Personal care and service workers, all other 260 $12.80 $26,630
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 250 $20.42 $42,480
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 250 $10.69 $22,230
Nuclear medicine technologists 250 $36.75 $76,430
Psychiatric aides 250 $13.21 $27,480
Sociologists 250 Not available Not available
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 240 $29.92 $62,230
Chemical engineers 240 $43.18 $89,810
Legislators 240 Not available $44,580
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 240 $27.02 $56,210
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 240 Not available $61,290
Bindery workers 230 $15.03 $31,260
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 230 $15.67 $32,590
Job printers 230 $20.23 $42,090
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 230 $24.12 $50,180
Sailors and marine oilers 230 $16.09 $33,460
Training and development managers 230 $48.36 $100,580
Drafters, all other 220 $24.32 $50,580
Proofreaders and copy markers 220 Not available Not available
Radiation therapists 220 $37.62 $78,260
Financial examiners 210 $33.62 $69,940
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 210 $40.86 $84,990
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 210 $15.74 $32,730
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 210 $12.78 $26,590
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 210 $29.58 $61,520
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 200 $14.35 $29,840
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 200 $11.82 $24,580
Hazardous materials removal workers 200 $19.77 $41,120
Radio and television announcers 200 $30.52 $63,470
Occupational therapist assistants 190 $29.39 $61,130
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 190 $15.52 $32,290
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 180 $25.25 $52,520
Film and video editors 180 Not available Not available
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 180 $12.84 $26,700
Materials engineers 180 $42.87 $89,160
Psychiatrists 180 $79.18 $164,690
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 170 $24.07 $50,070
Cutters and trimmers, hand 170 $10.91 $22,680
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 170 $17.29 $35,960
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $91,450
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 170 $14.19 $29,510
Statistical assistants 170 $19.14 $39,810
Avionics technicians 160 $25.19 $52,390
Choreographers 160 $23.37 $48,610
Cooks, all other 160 $12.74 $26,500
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $86,410
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 160 $21.30 $44,300
Forensic science technicians 160 $30.38 $63,190
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 160 $18.17 $37,790
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 160 Not available Not available
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $89,100
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 150 $29.19 $60,710
Desktop publishers 150 $19.83 $41,250
Economics teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $96,400
Obstetricians and gynecologists 150 $93.86 $195,220
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 150 $18.98 $39,480
Skin care specialists 150 $14.66 $30,500
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $76,480
Sound engineering technicians 150 $26.68 $55,500
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 150 $10.29 $21,400
Crane and tower operators 140 $30.76 $63,990
Law teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $100,730
Photographic process workers 140 $16.54 $34,410
Plant and system operators, all other 140 $26.15 $54,400
Political science teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $85,240
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 130 $13.09 $27,220
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 130 $10.64 $22,140
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 130 $9.84 $20,470
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 130 $12.32 $25,620
Audiologists 120 $36.86 $76,660
Costume attendants 120 $16.67 $34,670
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 120 $13.98 $29,080
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $76,910
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 120 $14.18 $29,500
Designers, all other 110 $23.97 $49,870
Dietetic technicians 110 $13.43 $27,930
Motorboat mechanics 110 $17.20 $35,770
Music directors and composers 110 $48.04 $99,930
Numerical tool and process control programmers 110 $27.35 $56,880
Agricultural inspectors 100 $28.89 $60,090
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 100 $21.95 $45,650
Hydrologists 100 $36.34 $75,590
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 100 $26.77 $55,690
Materials scientists 100 $44.06 $91,630
Power plant operators 100 $34.75 $72,270
Ship engineers 100 $26.69 $55,520
Therapists, all other 100 $20.83 $43,340
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $83,660
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $92,670
Conveyor operators and tenders 90 $16.66 $34,650
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 90 Not available Not available
Etchers and engravers 90 $12.79 $26,590
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 90 $22.76 $47,340
Mathematicians 90 $50.86 $105,790
Motion picture projectionists 90 $13.26 $27,570
Public address system and other announcers 90 $22.76 $47,340
Residential advisors 90 $12.60 $26,210
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 90 $16.65 $34,630
Terrazzo workers and finishers 90 $22.94 $47,710
Animal control workers 80 $19.51 $40,580
Anthropologists and archeologists 80 Not available Not available
Athletic trainers 80 Not available $46,720
Bookbinders 80 $17.40 $36,200
Economists 80 $30.59 $63,630
Funeral attendants 80 $13.63 $28,350
Museum technicians and conservators 80 $21.33 $44,370
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 80 $9.90 $20,590
Actuaries 70 $63.43 $131,930
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 70 Not available Not available
Agricultural and food science technicians 70 $15.20 $31,620
Airfield operations specialists 70 $27.21 $56,590
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 70 $16.43 $34,180
Emergency management specialists 70 $34.07 $70,870
Gaming managers 70 $44.49 $92,550
Occupational health and safety technicians 70 $22.67 $47,140
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 70 $17.96 $37,370
Podiatrists 70 Not available Not available
Recreational therapists 70 $23.52 $48,930
Curators 60 $22.78 $47,370
Embalmers 60 $20.18 $41,970
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 60 $24.90 $51,800
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 60 $15.75 $32,760
Audio-visual collections specialists 50 $22.95 $47,740
Commercial divers 50 $28.12 $58,490
Court, municipal, and license clerks 50 $22.60 $47,000
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 50 $26.16 $54,420
Fire inspectors and investigators 50 $31.73 $66,000
Helpers--roofers 50 $11.38 $23,670
Parking enforcement workers 50 $18.52 $38,510
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 40 $37.39 $77,770
Atmospheric and space scientists 40 $48.92 $101,750
Dentists, all other specialists 40 $77.29 $160,770
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $99,900
Funeral directors 40 $22.27 $46,320
Geography teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $77,130
Postmasters and mail superintendents 40 $36.94 $76,830
Soil and plant scientists 40 $28.79 $59,880
Archivists 30 $24.36 $50,670
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 30 $17.37 $36,120
Helpers, construction trades, all other 30 $16.80 $34,940
Respiratory therapy technicians 30 $25.40 $52,830
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians Not available $29.73 $61,830
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes Not available $54.56 $113,470
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors Not available $22.34 $46,470
Bicycle repairers Not available $12.90 $26,840
Biomedical engineers Not available $38.43 $79,930
Camera and photographic equipment repairers Not available $15.45 $32,130
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders Not available $13.09 $27,230
Craft artists Not available $19.19 $39,920
Earth drillers, except oil and gas Not available $24.96 $51,920
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay Not available $32.87 $68,380
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles Not available $20.05 $41,700
Engine and other machine assemblers Not available $14.81 $30,800
Farm equipment mechanics Not available $18.28 $38,030
Fashion designers Not available $28.12 $58,480
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Not available $15.28 $31,790
Floor sanders and finishers Not available $18.54 $38,560
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders Not available $11.69 $24,320
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators Not available $15.15 $31,510
Graders and sorters, agricultural products Not available $8.81 $18,310
Home appliance repairers Not available $19.95 $41,490
Maintenance workers, machinery Not available $25.21 $52,440
Marine engineers and naval architects Not available $27.99 $58,210
Mathematical scientists, all other Not available $32.91 $68,450
Media and communication workers, all other Not available $22.00 $45,770
Millwrights Not available $25.19 $52,390
Motorcycle mechanics Not available $20.29 $42,210
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $13.00 $27,050
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians Not available $14.22 $29,580
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Not available $75.00 More than $145,600
Orthodontists Not available $61.27 $127,450
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $30.68 $63,800
Private detectives and investigators Not available $27.26 $56,710
Real estate sales agents Not available $48.14 $100,130
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $15.60 $32,440
Religious workers, all other Not available $18.61 $38,710
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $17.31 $36,000
Shampooers Not available $8.24 $17,130
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $10.84 $22,550
Survey researchers Not available $12.75 $26,510
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $11.54 $24,010
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders Not available $19.22 $39,980
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $11.05 $22,990
Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators Not available $22.04 $45,840
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $12.77 $26,550
Woodworkers, all other Not available $12.95 $26,930
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