Occupational employment / San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,053,540 $27.31 $56,810
Office and administrative support occupations 353,200 $19.67 $40,910
Sales and related occupations 207,330 $22.48 $46,750
Food preparation and serving related occupations 168,890 $11.13 $23,150
Management occupations 137,350 $58.91 $122,530
Business and financial operations occupations 132,810 $40.04 $83,290
Education, training, and library occupations 125,300 $27.52 $57,240
Transportation and material moving occupations 114,300 $18.34 $38,150
Construction and extraction occupations 101,380 $28.22 $58,700
Production occupations 95,530 $17.43 $36,260
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 85,680 $43.35 $90,170
Computer and mathematical occupations 84,850 $43.03 $89,510
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 64,090 $14.45 $30,060
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 63,610 $25.08 $52,170
Retail salespersons 62,280 $13.95 $29,010
Personal care and service occupations 51,350 $14.39 $29,930
Architecture and engineering occupations 47,480 $40.50 $84,250
Office clerks, general 47,130 $16.59 $34,500
Cashiers 45,430 $12.22 $25,420
Healthcare support occupations 43,990 $16.60 $34,520
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 43,080 $31.97 $66,510
Protective service occupations 42,230 $25.72 $53,500
Life, physical, and social science occupations 39,540 $37.72 $78,460
General and operations managers 37,790 $62.60 $130,210
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 37,750 $24.89 $51,780
Waiters and waitresses 34,930 $10.52 $21,890
Registered nurses 32,780 $46.35 $96,410
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 31,680 $13.56 $28,200
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 28,820 $10.18 $21,170
Business operations specialists, all other 27,770 $39.80 $82,770
Community and social services occupations 27,320 $25.03 $52,060
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 26,350 $20.64 $42,930
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 26,100 $13.73 $28,570
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 25,150 $27.99 $58,220
Customer service representatives 25,000 $19.43 $40,410
Stock clerks and order fillers 24,870 $13.12 $27,290
Accountants and auditors 23,190 $37.03 $77,020
Legal occupations 22,490 $55.73 $115,920
Teacher assistants 19,280 Not available $31,250
Carpenters 18,980 $29.30 $60,950
Construction laborers 18,800 $21.28 $44,270
Elementary school teachers, except special education 18,620 Not available $61,370
Computer software engineers, applications 18,360 $49.15 $102,230
Security guards 18,220 $13.92 $28,950
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 16,560 $32.34 $67,260
Maintenance and repair workers, general 15,780 $21.56 $44,840
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 15,600 $21.47 $44,650
Receptionists and information clerks 15,390 $15.54 $32,320
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 14,730 Not available $62,680
Cooks, restaurant 14,590 $12.69 $26,390
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 14,590 $12.98 $27,000
Management analysts 14,420 $48.45 $100,780
Food preparation workers 14,170 $11.00 $22,870
Sales representatives, services, all other 13,820 $33.54 $69,750
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 13,570 $16.20 $33,690
Lawyers 13,360 $72.47 $150,730
Financial managers 13,220 $66.17 $137,640
Cooks, fast food 12,830 $9.55 $19,870
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 12,710 $20.83 $43,330
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 12,660 $15.72 $32,690
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 12,440 $9.95 $20,700
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 12,300 $19.20 $39,930
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 12,220 $17.12 $35,610
Computer software engineers, systems software 11,280 $50.86 $105,780
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 11,140 $16.18 $33,660
Computer systems analysts 10,930 $43.42 $90,300
Medical secretaries 10,900 $17.83 $37,090
Computer support specialists 10,530 $27.51 $57,210
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 10,290 $15.17 $31,560
Dishwashers 9,590 $9.74 $20,250
Sales managers 9,050 $63.32 $131,710
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 8,840 $9.96 $20,730
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 8,600 $40.65 $84,550
Teachers and instructors, all other 8,560 Not available $47,860
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 8,500 $23.71 $49,320
Team assemblers 8,290 $14.32 $29,780
Computer and information systems managers 8,230 $68.81 $143,120
Packers and packagers, hand 8,190 $10.30 $21,410
Tellers 8,180 $13.95 $29,020
Managers, all other 8,140 $57.37 $119,320
Preschool teachers, except special education 8,070 $16.44 $34,200
Network and computer systems administrators 8,060 $41.79 $86,920
Counter and rental clerks 8,000 $12.80 $26,630
Medical assistants 7,970 $17.51 $36,420
Civil engineers 7,760 $42.52 $88,450
Electricians 7,760 $36.11 $75,120
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 7,650 $61.04 $126,960
Postsecondary teachers, all other 7,630 Not available $71,510
Industrial truck and tractor operators 7,590 $19.59 $40,750
Home health aides 7,350 $11.14 $23,180
Computer specialists, all other 7,320 $42.24 $87,870
Bartenders 7,230 $10.97 $22,820
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 7,090 $27.21 $56,600
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 7,040 $43.11 $89,670
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 7,000 $42.49 $88,380
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 6,910 $19.83 $41,250
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 6,860 $31.65 $65,830
Public relations specialists 6,760 $33.50 $69,680
Financial analysts 6,620 $55.27 $114,970
Market research analysts 6,610 $39.08 $81,290
Child care workers 6,600 $12.93 $26,890
Marketing managers 6,580 $70.79 $147,250
Computer programmers 6,330 $40.50 $84,230
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 6,100 $11.18 $23,260
Postal service mail carriers 6,070 Not available Not available
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 6,060 $17.21 $35,800
Network systems and data communications analysts 6,020 $40.96 $85,200
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 5,950 Not available $60,530
Graphic designers 5,810 $32.15 $66,870
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 5,800 $30.52 $63,490
Painters, construction and maintenance 5,720 $23.67 $49,240
Recreation workers 5,630 $13.59 $28,270
Dental assistants 5,620 $19.59 $40,740
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 5,580 $28.12 $58,490
Property, real estate, and community association managers 5,510 $29.44 $61,240
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 5,390 $20.96 $43,600
Paralegals and legal assistants 5,330 $29.13 $60,590
Personal financial advisors 5,330 $58.61 $121,910
Chief executives 5,320 $92.73 $192,870
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 5,310 $35.47 $73,790
Flight attendants 5,200 Not available $33,130
Loan officers 5,050 $37.74 $78,490
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 5,030 $22.78 $47,380
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 5,020 $37.59 $78,190
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 5,000 $10.73 $22,320
Driver/sales workers 4,940 $13.19 $27,430
Personal and home care aides 4,920 $11.44 $23,790
Engineering managers 4,880 $66.35 $138,000
Social and human service assistants 4,880 $19.02 $39,550
Food service managers 4,870 $26.29 $54,690
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 4,840 $41.27 $85,840
Amusement and recreation attendants 4,780 $10.11 $21,030
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 4,780 $32.41 $67,410
Legal secretaries 4,710 $27.81 $57,840
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 4,680 Not available Not available
Insurance sales agents 4,630 $46.46 $96,640
Order clerks 4,560 $16.15 $33,590
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 4,530 $14.83 $30,840
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 4,460 $21.53 $44,780
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 4,420 $13.13 $27,310
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 4,370 $33.97 $70,650
Engineers, all other 4,310 $47.34 $98,470
All other information and record clerks 4,290 $21.63 $44,980
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 4,290 $18.95 $39,420
Administrative services managers 4,250 $42.99 $89,410
Office and administrative support workers, all other 4,190 $19.84 $41,270
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 4,180 $31.86 $66,280
Graduate teaching assistants 4,150 Not available $30,590
File clerks 4,110 $15.93 $33,130
Sales engineers 4,050 $49.89 $103,770
Bill and account collectors 4,010 $20.83 $43,320
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 3,980 $28.53 $59,350
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 3,930 $29.39 $61,130
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 3,920 $38.65 $80,390
Cost estimators 3,870 $38.28 $79,620
Financial specialists, all other 3,730 $41.66 $86,660
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 3,730 $33.19 $69,030
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 3,680 $13.00 $27,040
Medical and health services managers 3,670 $50.14 $104,300
Data entry keyers 3,660 $15.27 $31,760
Healthcare support workers, all other 3,660 $18.43 $38,330
Parking lot attendants 3,640 $12.24 $25,460
Telemarketers 3,570 $16.13 $33,550
Sales and related workers, all other 3,520 $24.74 $51,450
Dental hygienists 3,470 $46.56 $96,850
Sewing machine operators 3,460 $10.07 $20,950
Helpers--production workers 3,440 $12.07 $25,100
Construction managers 3,430 $56.17 $116,830
Pharmacy technicians 3,430 $19.82 $41,240
Architectural and civil drafters 3,390 $28.61 $59,510
Loan interviewers and clerks 3,350 $19.96 $41,510
Architects, except landscape and naval 3,300 $38.82 $80,740
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 3,290 $26.87 $55,900
Bakers 3,250 $14.26 $29,650
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 3,250 $21.33 $44,360
Pharmacists 3,170 $56.65 $117,820
Cargo and freight agents 3,150 $19.44 $40,430
Electronics engineers, except computer 3,150 $43.22 $89,900
Self-enrichment education teachers 3,150 $21.05 $43,790
Biological technicians 3,140 $23.10 $48,050
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 3,110 $30.46 $63,360
Coaches and scouts 3,070 Not available $45,590
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 3,020 $19.60 $40,780
Machinists 3,000 $22.15 $46,070
Training and development specialists 2,950 $34.82 $72,420
Advertising sales agents 2,910 $29.33 $61,000
Computer hardware engineers 2,910 $54.36 $113,060
Mechanical engineers 2,850 $43.68 $90,860
Chemists 2,810 $37.15 $77,280
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 2,780 Not available $55,420
Word processors and typists 2,780 $19.87 $41,330
Electrical engineers 2,740 $44.66 $92,900
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 2,700 $22.17 $46,120
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 2,670 $22.68 $47,170
Cement masons and concrete finishers 2,640 $24.95 $51,900
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 2,630 $16.00 $33,290
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 2,620 $15.61 $32,470
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 2,600 $20.00 $41,590
Editors 2,580 $28.95 $60,210
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 2,560 $37.27 $77,530
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 2,560 $23.75 $49,400
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 2,550 $30.04 $62,490
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 2,550 $14.18 $29,500
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 2,550 $11.15 $23,200
Motor vehicle operators, all other 2,550 $16.16 $33,610
Food servers, nonrestaurant 2,540 $13.42 $27,920
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 2,530 $19.52 $40,590
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 2,530 Not available $102,030
Industrial production managers 2,530 $56.47 $117,450
Database administrators 2,520 $41.98 $87,320
Instructional coordinators 2,500 $34.27 $71,280
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 2,480 Not available $132,230
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 2,480 $17.14 $35,640
Couriers and messengers 2,450 $14.03 $29,190
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 2,440 $22.69 $47,190
Production workers, all other 2,410 $14.45 $30,060
Butchers and meat cutters 2,360 $16.57 $34,460
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 2,360 $32.73 $68,080
Industrial engineers 2,330 $42.26 $87,900
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,320 $21.67 $45,080
Physicians and surgeons, all other 2,320 $81.04 $168,570
Roofers 2,320 $23.81 $49,520
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,290 $11.21 $23,320
Social and community service managers 2,270 $32.29 $67,160
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,260 $16.70 $34,740
Natural sciences managers 2,250 $75.93 $157,930
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 2,210 $21.53 $44,790
Hazardous materials removal workers 2,200 $19.98 $41,570
Medical and public health social workers 2,180 $30.15 $62,720
Brokerage clerks 2,160 $22.90 $47,630
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 2,140 Not available $57,360
Food batchmakers 2,120 $12.44 $25,880
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 2,070 $34.61 $71,990
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 2,030 $24.89 $51,770
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 2,010 $32.83 $68,290
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 2,000 $38.60 $80,290
Chefs and head cooks 1,990 $24.69 $51,350
Multi-media artists and animators 1,990 $37.36 $77,700
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 1,980 Not available $97,450
Child, family, and school social workers 1,960 $25.12 $52,250
Nonfarm animal caretakers 1,950 $13.03 $27,090
Radiologic technologists and technicians 1,950 $32.51 $67,620
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 1,940 $13.64 $28,380
Budget analysts 1,930 $40.75 $84,750
Automotive body and related repairers 1,910 $24.75 $51,490
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,890 $30.15 $62,710
Health educators 1,880 $34.10 $70,920
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,880 $14.46 $30,070
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 1,830 $26.66 $55,450
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,820 $23.38 $48,630
Library assistants, clerical 1,820 $15.41 $32,060
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,810 $14.55 $30,250
Librarians 1,810 $32.25 $67,080
Biochemists and biophysicists 1,800 $44.53 $92,620
Protective service workers, all other 1,800 $20.82 $43,310
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,790 $22.32 $46,420
Parts salespersons 1,770 $20.36 $42,360
Medical records and health information technicians 1,760 $20.35 $42,320
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,750 $45.41 $94,450
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,740 $14.35 $29,850
Cooks, short order 1,730 $12.02 $25,000
Logisticians 1,730 $37.27 $77,520
Human resources managers, all other 1,720 $65.42 $136,060
Travel agents 1,710 $17.76 $36,930
Art directors 1,700 $49.94 $103,870
Office machine operators, except computer 1,690 $14.74 $30,670
Real estate sales agents 1,690 $30.75 $63,970
Printing machine operators 1,660 $19.10 $39,730
Physical therapists 1,650 $42.72 $88,850
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,640 $35.08 $72,970
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,640 $11.14 $23,160
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 1,610 Not available $90,580
Musicians and singers 1,600 $41.81 Not available
Operations research analysts 1,600 $38.82 $80,740
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1,590 $16.69 $34,710
Bus drivers, school 1,550 $16.03 $33,340
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 1,550 $12.85 $26,720
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 1,550 $27.59 $57,380
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,540 $22.04 $45,840
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 1,520 $35.03 $72,870
Mental health counselors 1,520 $22.41 $46,610
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,520 $16.49 $34,300
Insurance underwriters 1,510 $35.36 $73,540
Producers and directors 1,500 $44.17 $91,880
Public relations managers 1,500 $57.88 $120,390
Library technicians 1,490 $20.99 $43,670
Massage therapists 1,450 $22.44 $46,670
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,450 $19.39 $40,330
Credit analysts 1,440 $40.44 $84,120
Chemical technicians 1,400 $23.42 $48,710
Baggage porters and bellhops 1,380 $14.28 $29,700
Education administrators, postsecondary 1,370 $39.76 $82,690
Family and general practitioners 1,370 $67.92 $141,280
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,370 $13.82 $28,740
Plasterers and stucco masons 1,360 $23.47 $48,820
Dentists, general 1,350 $63.01 $131,060
Surgical technologists 1,350 $25.73 $53,520
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,320 Not available $71,740
Purchasing managers 1,290 $48.09 $100,030
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,280 $16.77 $34,890
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,280 $15.38 $31,990
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 1,280 $16.73 $34,810
Reporters and correspondents 1,280 $24.61 $51,190
Procurement clerks 1,260 $19.60 $40,760
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,250 $19.92 $41,420
Social workers, all other 1,250 $25.03 $52,070
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 1,240 $28.32 $58,900
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,220 $30.65 $63,760
Painters, transportation equipment 1,210 $23.50 $48,870
Writers and authors 1,210 $33.65 $69,990
Construction and building inspectors 1,190 $34.04 $70,790
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 1,180 $38.14 $79,330
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,160 $26.17 $54,430
Audio and video equipment technicians 1,160 $23.50 $48,890
Postal service clerks 1,160 Not available Not available
Speech-language pathologists 1,160 $37.47 $77,950
Technical writers 1,160 $37.85 $78,720
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,150 $14.26 $29,660
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,130 $24.38 $50,720
Rehabilitation counselors 1,130 $19.85 $41,280
Material moving workers, all other 1,120 $25.62 $53,300
Meeting and convention planners 1,110 $27.77 $57,760
Education, training, and library workers, all other 1,100 $19.40 $40,350
Special education teachers, secondary school 1,100 Not available $64,070
Structural iron and steel workers 1,100 $29.75 $61,880
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,090 $14.92 $31,040
Internists, general 1,090 $90.04 $187,290
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,080 $14.09 $29,310
Physician assistants 1,080 $46.64 $97,020
Gaming dealers 1,070 $13.02 $27,070
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 1,070 $39.81 $82,810
Respiratory therapists 1,070 $33.69 $70,080
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 1,060 $15.46 $32,150
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,060 $27.14 $56,460
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,050 $28.12 $58,480
Actors 1,040 Not available Not available
Carpet installers 1,040 $23.17 $48,190
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,040 $14.45 $30,060
Tire repairers and changers 1,030 $14.12 $29,370
Tapers 1,020 $29.56 $61,480
Tile and marble setters 1,010 $24.15 $50,230
Education teachers, postsecondary 1,000 Not available $85,670
Commercial and industrial designers 980 $42.04 $87,450
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 970 $32.79 $68,200
Environmental engineers 960 $45.57 $94,780
Health technologists and technicians, all other 960 $24.90 $51,780
Private detectives and investigators 960 $29.22 $60,790
Occupational therapists 950 $41.57 $86,470
Pest control workers 950 $14.80 $30,790
Business teachers, postsecondary 940 Not available $85,190
Landscape architects 940 $30.34 $63,100
Civil engineering technicians 930 $31.67 $65,880
Interior designers 910 $31.62 $65,760
Personal care and service workers, all other 900 $15.52 $32,290
Prepress technicians and workers 900 $21.88 $45,510
Security and fire alarm systems installers 900 $23.41 $48,680
Opticians, dispensing 890 $23.47 $48,810
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 880 $37.20 $77,370
Surgeons 870 $75.00 More than $145,600
Advertising and promotions managers 860 $53.07 $110,380
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 860 $28.75 $59,790
Biomedical engineers 850 $47.94 $99,710
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 850 $54.26 $112,860
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 840 $46.83 $97,400
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 820 $9.97 $20,740
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 820 $30.51 $63,470
Compensation and benefits managers 810 $53.73 $111,760
Photographers 810 $26.43 $54,970
Urban and regional planners 810 $40.42 $84,070
Computer and information scientists, research 800 $58.71 $122,130
Financial examiners 800 $51.15 $106,390
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 800 $27.52 $57,240
Photographic processing machine operators 790 $12.71 $26,430
Semiconductor processors 790 $14.99 $31,180
Real estate brokers 760 $65.34 $135,910
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 740 $19.94 $41,480
Lodging managers 740 $24.10 $50,130
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 740 $19.77 $41,110
Occupational health and safety specialists 740 $38.13 $79,310
Service station attendants 740 $10.65 $22,150
Surveyors 740 $35.09 $72,980
Tax preparers 740 $30.92 $64,300
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 730 $14.33 $29,800
Pediatricians, general 720 $72.78 $151,380
Tree trimmers and pruners 720 $18.21 $37,880
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 710 $27.51 $57,230
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 710 $16.04 $33,360
Counselors, all other 700 $21.37 $44,450
Industrial engineering technicians 700 $29.33 $61,010
Interpreters and translators 690 $24.89 $51,780
New accounts clerks 690 $17.18 $35,730
Sound engineering technicians 690 $28.04 $58,320
Dietitians and nutritionists 670 $33.79 $70,280
Upholsterers 670 $16.07 $33,430
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 660 Not available $102,660
Microbiologists 660 $41.43 $86,170
Helpers--carpenters 650 $17.59 $36,580
Physicists 650 $52.99 $110,210
Construction and related workers, all other 640 $23.74 $49,380
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 640 $11.92 $24,790
Film and video editors 640 $33.61 $69,900
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 640 $28.24 $58,740
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 630 Not available $97,230
Geological and petroleum technicians 630 $45.46 $94,560
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 630 $41.06 $85,410
Veterinarians 630 $56.25 $117,010
Education administrators, all other 620 $37.41 $77,810
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 620 $18.22 $37,890
Pharmacy aides 620 $15.02 $31,240
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 610 $15.08 $31,360
Glaziers 610 $26.60 $55,330
Machine feeders and offbearers 610 $11.78 $24,510
Pile-driver operators 610 $34.40 $71,560
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 610 Not available $60,350
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 600 $34.02 $70,770
Biological scientists, all other 590 $40.72 $84,700
Diagnostic medical sonographers 590 $39.02 $81,160
Medical equipment preparers 590 $18.30 $38,060
Floral designers 580 $17.38 $36,150
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 570 $58.72 $122,140
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 570 $21.70 $45,140
Clergy 560 $29.33 $61,000
Conveyor operators and tenders 560 $15.52 $32,280
Pipelayers 560 $27.18 $56,540
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 560 $23.45 $48,770
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 550 $29.93 $62,260
Media and communication workers, all other 540 $27.38 $56,960
Statisticians 540 $44.57 $92,710
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 530 $11.03 $22,930
Special education teachers, middle school 530 Not available $60,710
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 520 $13.47 $28,010
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 520 $26.16 $54,420
Social scientists and related workers, all other 520 $39.82 $82,820
Brickmasons and blockmasons 510 $30.51 $63,460
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 510 $20.97 $43,610
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 510 Not available Not available
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 510 $14.32 $29,790
Psychologists, all other 510 $47.15 $98,060
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 500 $28.90 $60,110
Psychiatrists 500 $84.85 $176,500
Training and development managers 500 $55.50 $115,440
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 490 $27.28 $56,740
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 490 Not available $83,660
Dental laboratory technicians 480 $19.50 $40,570
Fence erectors 480 $19.24 $40,020
Job printers 480 $25.21 $52,440
Life scientists, all other 480 $42.99 $89,410
Medical equipment repairers 480 $25.55 $53,140
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 480 $14.93 $31,050
Air traffic controllers 470 $63.21 $131,470
Millwrights 470 $31.99 $66,530
Skin care specialists 470 $25.61 $53,260
Social science research assistants 470 $21.61 $44,950
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 460 $19.39 $40,330
Floor sanders and finishers 460 $22.94 $47,710
Mechanical engineering technicians 460 $26.58 $55,290
Meter readers, utilities 460 $25.37 $52,770
Loan counselors 450 $21.76 $45,260
Choreographers 440 $26.48 $55,090
Cutters and trimmers, hand 440 $12.55 $26,100
Mechanical drafters 440 $27.63 $57,460
Physical scientists, all other 440 $47.11 $97,990
Animal control workers 430 $22.97 $47,780
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $92,400
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 430 $16.98 $35,330
Cooks, all other 430 $14.45 $30,050
Dietetic technicians 430 $14.02 $29,160
Elevator installers and repairers 430 $41.95 $87,260
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 430 $13.64 $28,370
Highway maintenance workers 430 $25.23 $52,480
Psychiatric technicians 430 $27.89 $58,010
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $79,800
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 430 Not available $91,140
Fashion designers 420 $37.99 $79,020
Furniture finishers 420 $15.07 $31,350
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 420 $18.65 $38,780
Physical therapist aides 420 $14.63 $30,430
Surveying and mapping technicians 420 $27.74 $57,700
Bindery workers 410 $13.79 $28,680
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 410 $13.59 $28,260
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 410 $22.12 $46,010
Physical therapist assistants 410 $27.49 $57,170
Dancers 400 $17.99 Not available
Electrical and electronics drafters 400 $30.65 $63,740
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 400 $11.68 $24,290
Concierges 390 $16.67 $34,680
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 390 $18.78 $39,070
Communications teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $75,720
Broadcast technicians 370 $23.97 $49,850
Commercial pilots 370 Not available $71,000
Desktop publishers 370 $21.00 $43,690
Physics teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $104,470
Sociologists 370 $38.53 $80,140
Soil and plant scientists 370 $43.17 $89,780
Stonemasons 370 $22.86 $47,550
Electro-mechanical technicians 360 $22.04 $45,850
Helpers--electricians 360 $20.49 $42,620
Survey researchers 360 $29.83 $62,050
Crossing guards 350 $11.81 $24,560
Optometrists 350 $43.53 $90,550
Radio and television announcers 350 Not available Not available
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 340 $11.63 $24,190
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 340 $14.21 $29,570
Tour guides and escorts 340 $14.95 $31,100
Directors, religious activities and education 330 $25.11 $52,230
Funeral attendants 330 $12.81 $26,650
Museum technicians and conservators 330 $22.69 $47,190
Legislators 320 Not available $52,380
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 320 $24.37 $50,690
Tool and die makers 320 $26.57 $55,270
Home appliance repairers 310 $17.83 $37,090
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 310 $16.71 $34,760
Locksmiths and safe repairers 310 $20.85 $43,370
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $88,210
Drafters, all other 300 $28.40 $59,080
Materials engineers 300 $33.53 $69,740
Petroleum engineers 300 $67.31 $140,000
Power plant operators 300 $33.08 $68,800
Psychiatric aides 300 $15.13 $31,470
Actuaries 290 $45.67 $94,990
Curators 290 $34.70 $72,180
Designers, all other 290 $31.79 $66,110
Environmental engineering technicians 290 $30.19 $62,800
Music directors and composers 290 $28.66 $59,620
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 290 Not available $73,530
Crane and tower operators 280 $30.75 $63,950
Proofreaders and copy markers 280 $21.31 $44,320
History teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $86,160
Sailors and marine oilers 270 $17.05 $35,470
Slaughterers and meat packers 270 $12.14 $25,260
Animal trainers 260 $18.31 $38,090
Chemical engineers 260 $45.48 $94,600
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 260 $41.19 $85,680
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 260 $18.16 $37,780
Radiation therapists 260 $41.78 $86,910
Residential advisors 260 $12.90 $26,820
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 250 $30.01 $62,430
Maintenance workers, machinery 250 Not available Not available
Mathematical scientists, all other 250 $38.42 $79,910
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 250 Not available $129,790
Travel guides 240 $16.62 $34,570
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 230 $16.15 $33,600
Food scientists and technologists 230 $31.49 $65,500
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 230 $19.76 $41,110
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 230 $12.52 $26,040
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 220 $18.22 $37,910
Motorboat mechanics 220 $22.36 $46,500
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 210 $14.25 $29,630
Chemical plant and system operators 210 $29.91 $62,220
Economists 210 $52.52 $109,250
Plant and system operators, all other 210 $37.39 $77,770
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 200 $18.88 $39,260
Ship engineers 200 $32.29 $67,160
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 190 $30.95 $64,380
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 190 $31.37 $65,240
Economics teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $91,070
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 190 $16.68 $34,690
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 190 $12.90 $26,820
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 190 $30.73 $63,930
Set and exhibit designers 190 $25.67 $53,400
Recreational therapists 180 $24.60 $51,160
Bicycle repairers 170 $12.50 $26,010
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 170 $13.70 $28,510
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 170 $19.62 $40,810
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 170 $20.45 $42,540
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 170 $36.50 $75,920
Woodworkers, all other 170 $13.03 $27,090
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 160 $24.18 $50,300
Nuclear medicine technologists 160 $45.90 $95,460
Political science teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $85,660
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 160 Not available $31,330
Avionics technicians 150 $26.69 $55,520
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 150 $16.23 $33,760
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 150 $21.92 $45,580
Funeral directors 150 $29.47 $61,290
Gaming cage workers 150 $13.09 $27,230
Helpers--roofers 150 $15.54 $32,330
Occupational therapist assistants 150 $25.93 $53,920
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 150 $15.74 $32,730
Pourers and casters, metal 150 $12.49 $25,990
Statistical assistants 150 $22.05 $45,860
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 150 $12.86 $26,740
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 150 $16.56 $34,440
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $128,910
Helpers, construction trades, all other 140 $18.93 $39,380
Home economics teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $103,400
Public address system and other announcers 140 $16.99 $35,350
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 140 $23.38 $48,630
Hydrologists 130 $34.82 $72,420
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 130 $13.91 $28,940
Motion picture projectionists 130 $13.10 $27,250
Audiologists 120 Not available Not available
Broadcast news analysts 120 $47.06 $97,890
Conservation scientists 120 $32.39 $67,380
Continuous mining machine operators 120 $29.65 $61,670
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 120 $16.52 Not available
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 120 $13.70 $28,490
Obstetricians and gynecologists 120 $88.66 $184,420
Podiatrists 120 $60.31 $125,440
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 110 $29.81 $62,000
Riggers 110 $29.56 $61,480
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 110 $15.61 $32,470
Athletic trainers 100 Not available $43,150
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 100 $15.56 $32,370
Motorcycle mechanics 100 $23.04 $47,910
Occupational health and safety technicians 100 $23.02 $47,880
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 100 $17.46 $36,310
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $92,250
Audio-visual collections specialists 90 $20.11 $41,830
Costume attendants 90 $16.85 $35,050
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 90 $17.95 $37,330
Embalmers 90 $25.13 $52,260
Emergency management specialists 90 $39.29 $81,720
Engine and other machine assemblers 90 $20.60 $42,850
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 90 $12.29 $25,550
Fire inspectors and investigators 90 $45.03 $93,650
Numerical tool and process control programmers 90 $30.93 $64,340
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 80 $47.29 $98,370
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $71,310
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 80 $21.16 $44,020
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 80 $17.13 $35,630
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 80 $18.04 $37,520
Materials scientists 80 $50.59 $105,220
Postmasters and mail superintendents 80 $35.59 $74,020
Artists and related workers, all other 70 $32.09 $66,740
Geography teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $62,000
Watch repairers 70 $13.61 $28,310
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 60 $15.05 $31,310
Correspondence clerks 60 $16.81 $34,960
Epidemiologists 60 $51.63 $107,390
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 60 $17.78 $36,990
Paperhangers 60 $27.62 $57,440
Archivists 50 $28.27 $58,790
Gaming managers 50 $36.10 $75,100
Library science teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $93,770
Patternmakers, metal and plastic 50 $23.39 $48,660
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 50 $24.62 $51,210
Sewers, hand 50 $13.70 $28,490
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 50 Not available Not available
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 40 $24.18 $50,290
Model makers, metal and plastic 40 $15.74 $32,730
Motorboat operators 40 Not available Not available
Agricultural inspectors 30 $26.98 $56,110
Occupational therapist aides 30 $14.68 $30,540
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 30 $14.74 $30,660
Aerospace engineers Not available $49.53 $103,010
Agricultural and food science technicians Not available $22.05 $45,870
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $79,560
Agricultural workers, all other Not available $14.10 $29,320
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians Not available $29.02 $60,360
Anesthesiologists Not available $75.00 More than $145,600
Architecture teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $91,720
Atmospheric and space scientists Not available $28.07 $58,390
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $23.00 $47,840
Biological science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $107,750
Boilermakers Not available $32.20 $66,980
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels Not available $31.91 $66,380
Chemical equipment operators and tenders Not available $23.76 $49,420
Chiropractors Not available $37.45 $77,890
Computer operators Not available $20.15 $41,920
Correctional officers and jailers Not available $32.73 $68,070
Court reporters Not available $40.08 $83,360
Court, municipal, and license clerks Not available $25.10 $52,210
Detectives and criminal investigators Not available $41.13 $85,550
Electrical power-line installers and repairers Not available $35.62 $74,100
Engineering teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $101,070
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other Not available $12.10 $25,170
Etchers and engravers Not available $13.69 $28,470
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators Not available $30.61 $63,670
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators Not available $14.00 $29,120
Fire fighters Not available $39.28 $81,690
Forensic science technicians Not available $36.06 $74,990
Forest and conservation technicians Not available $17.04 $35,440
Gaming supervisors Not available $28.92 $60,160
Gas plant operators Not available $36.36 $75,630
Graders and sorters, agricultural products Not available $9.11 $18,940
Grounds maintenance workers, all other Not available $15.20 $31,610
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $37.04 $77,050
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Not available $15.64 $32,540
Historians Not available $37.94 $78,910
Insulation workers, mechanical Not available $21.86 $45,470
Insurance appraisers, auto damage Not available $25.76 $53,590
Law clerks Not available $25.13 $52,270
Legal support workers, all other Not available $27.09 $56,360
Manicurists and pedicurists Not available $10.30 $21,420
Marine engineers and naval architects Not available $51.97 $108,100
Marriage and family therapists Not available $24.10 $50,130
Mechanical door repairers Not available $25.98 $54,050
Medical appliance technicians Not available $24.23 $50,390
Medical transcriptionists Not available $21.51 $44,750
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Not available $46.61 $96,960
Nuclear engineers Not available $76.15 $158,390
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $77,370
Orthotists and prosthetists Not available $27.04 $56,250
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $25.24 $52,490
Photographic process workers Not available $20.98 $43,640
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $12.09 $25,150
Police and sheriff's patrol officers Not available $38.17 $79,400
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $16.56 $34,450
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Not available $31.27 $65,050
Religious workers, all other Not available $19.56 $40,680
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood Not available $19.52 $40,600
Sheet metal workers Not available $31.09 $64,670
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $11.89 $24,730
Stationary engineers and boiler operators Not available $31.60 $65,720
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents Not available $34.99 $72,770
Terrazzo workers and finishers Not available $25.11 $52,230
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $11.30 $23,500
Therapists, all other Not available $25.87 $53,800
Traffic technicians Not available $31.39 $65,290
Transportation inspectors Not available $34.88 $72,550
Transportation workers, all other Not available $23.86 $49,620
Vocational education teachers, middle school Not available Not available $49,060
Zoologists and wildlife biologists Not available $40.15 $83,520
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