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 | 1,016,500 | $29.05 | $60,430 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 174,300 | $20.25 | $42,130 |
| Sales and related occupations | 104,740 | $24.39 | $50,740 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 93,770 | $11.63 | $24,190 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 77,490 | $42.96 | $89,360 |
| Management occupations | 74,570 | $61.30 | $127,510 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 52,850 | $29.64 | $61,650 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 49,650 | $44.71 | $93,000 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 47,020 | $19.14 | $39,810 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 41,130 | $29.50 | $61,360 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 39,100 | $43.75 | $91,010 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 36,070 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Retail salespersons | 32,310 | $14.54 | $30,230 |
| Production occupations | 29,960 | $17.16 | $35,690 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 28,250 | $33.59 | $69,860 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 27,930 | $15.06 | $31,330 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 26,090 | $24.58 | $51,130 |
| Protective service occupations | 23,920 | $25.41 | $52,850 |
| Office clerks, general | 21,690 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 21,280 | $25.95 | $53,970 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 21,100 | $39.47 | $82,100 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 20,150 | $11.07 | $23,030 |
| Cashiers | 20,010 | $12.44 | $25,880 |
| General and operations managers | 19,940 | $64.37 | $133,880 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 19,310 | $40.73 | $84,710 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 19,040 | $17.97 | $37,370 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 18,800 | $13.36 | $27,790 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 16,280 | $41.53 | $86,380 |
| Legal occupations | 15,590 | $58.65 | $121,990 |
| Registered nurses | 15,370 | $46.49 | $96,700 |
| Accountants and auditors | 14,380 | $37.68 | $78,380 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 13,790 | $10.71 | $22,280 |
| Community and social services occupations | 13,680 | $25.03 | $52,070 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 13,170 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 13,060 | $28.25 | $58,750 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 10,830 | $49.11 | $102,140 |
| Customer service representatives | 10,700 | $19.81 | $41,200 |
| Security guards | 10,690 | $14.82 | $30,810 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 10,030 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| Lawyers | 9,820 | $74.89 | $155,760 |
| Management analysts | 9,610 | $51.37 | $106,840 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 9,480 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 9,230 | $13.42 | $27,910 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 8,910 | $13.00 | $27,040 |
| Carpenters | 8,540 | $29.70 | $61,770 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 8,350 | $35.35 | $73,520 |
| Financial managers | 8,130 | $68.90 | $143,310 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 8,080 | $15.71 | $32,670 |
| Construction laborers | 7,840 | $22.66 | $47,120 |
| Teacher assistants | 7,680 | Not available | $32,090 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 7,560 | $10.16 | $21,130 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 7,480 | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 7,330 | $22.77 | $47,350 |
| Food preparation workers | 7,130 | $11.34 | $23,580 |
| Computer systems analysts | 7,100 | $44.65 | $92,870 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 7,000 | $31.72 | $65,980 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 6,890 | $54.64 | $113,650 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 6,300 | Not available | $60,420 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 6,060 | $64.98 | $135,170 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 5,810 | $10.41 | $21,640 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 5,750 | $18.96 | $39,430 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 5,720 | $18.16 | $37,760 |
| Cooks, fast food | 5,630 | $9.93 | $20,650 |
| Dishwashers | 5,570 | $10.04 | $20,880 |
| Computer support specialists | 5,510 | $28.95 | $60,210 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 5,450 | $16.34 | $33,990 |
| Medical secretaries | 5,160 | $18.17 | $37,790 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,120 | $15.99 | $33,270 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 5,100 | $71.00 | $147,680 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 4,980 | $18.61 | $38,710 |
| Public relations specialists | 4,930 | $34.21 | $71,170 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 4,870 | Not available | $62,640 |
| Managers, all other | 4,860 | $57.84 | $120,310 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 4,750 | $40.90 | $85,080 |
| Bartenders | 4,730 | $11.45 | $23,820 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 4,710 | $45.87 | $95,400 |
| Sales managers | 4,710 | $67.95 | $141,340 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 4,610 | $43.84 | $91,180 |
| Financial analysts | 4,560 | $57.85 | $120,330 |
| Market research analysts | 4,500 | $40.19 | $83,590 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 4,470 | Not available | $73,460 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 4,190 | $16.57 | $34,460 |
| Marketing managers | 4,150 | $73.81 | $153,520 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,000 | $21.67 | $45,080 |
| Personal financial advisors | 3,900 | $66.97 | $139,300 |
| Tellers | 3,890 | $14.25 | $29,650 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 3,880 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Electricians | 3,670 | $39.87 | $82,930 |
| Graphic designers | 3,590 | $35.17 | $73,140 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 3,570 | $29.89 | $62,170 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 3,550 | Not available | Not available |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 3,540 | $22.98 | $47,800 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 3,510 | Not available | $47,370 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,450 | $41.22 | $85,740 |
| Legal secretaries | 3,430 | $29.03 | $60,380 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 3,380 | $17.33 | $36,050 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,370 | $21.72 | $45,180 |
| Medical assistants | 3,370 | $18.49 | $38,460 |
| Civil engineers | 3,210 | $43.47 | $90,430 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 3,170 | $31.40 | $65,300 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 3,150 | $43.15 | $89,760 |
| Child care workers | 3,130 | $14.41 | $29,970 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 3,130 | $26.96 | $56,080 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 3,120 | $42.95 | $89,340 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 3,040 | $30.94 | $64,360 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 3,010 | $21.97 | $45,700 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 3,010 | $24.86 | $51,700 |
| Computer programmers | 3,000 | $42.79 | $89,010 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 2,950 | $10.35 | $21,540 |
| Chief executives | 2,850 | $93.11 | $193,670 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 2,840 | $11.42 | $23,760 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 2,790 | Not available | Not available |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,780 | $11.51 | $23,950 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 2,740 | $42.48 | $88,360 |
| Dental assistants | 2,690 | $19.82 | $41,230 |
| Home health aides | 2,690 | $11.13 | $23,150 |
| Food service managers | 2,630 | $27.79 | $57,810 |
| Recreation workers | 2,630 | $14.16 | $29,450 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 2,590 | $42.39 | $88,170 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 2,580 | $37.07 | $77,100 |
| Personal and home care aides | 2,560 | $11.14 | $23,170 |
| All other information and record clerks | 2,530 | $23.07 | $47,990 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,510 | Not available | $62,890 |
| Parking lot attendants | 2,490 | $12.69 | $26,400 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 2,480 | $45.06 | $93,720 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 2,470 | $39.17 | $81,470 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 2,370 | $14.37 | $29,890 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 2,360 | Not available | Not available |
| Cargo and freight agents | 2,350 | $18.70 | $38,890 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 2,350 | $29.89 | $62,180 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 2,340 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| Driver/sales workers | 2,320 | $13.74 | $28,570 |
| File clerks | 2,260 | $16.68 | $34,700 |
| Team assemblers | 2,250 | $15.58 | $32,410 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 2,170 | $10.44 | $21,710 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 2,170 | $24.84 | $51,660 |
| Engineering managers | 2,160 | $67.44 | $140,280 |
| Insurance sales agents | 2,160 | $52.09 | $108,350 |
| Administrative services managers | 2,140 | $45.23 | $94,090 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 2,140 | $23.46 | $48,800 |
| Order clerks | 2,140 | $16.25 | $33,810 |
| Sales engineers | 2,140 | $48.90 | $101,700 |
| Sewing machine operators | 2,140 | $9.86 | $20,510 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 2,130 | $39.62 | $82,400 |
| Telemarketers | 2,110 | $16.04 | $33,350 |
| Advertising sales agents | 2,080 | $30.53 | $63,510 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,050 | $23.35 | $48,580 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,030 | $35.84 | $74,540 |
| Brokerage clerks | 1,970 | $23.13 | $48,100 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 1,970 | $17.93 | $37,290 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 1,960 | $22.08 | $45,920 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 1,880 | $31.38 | $65,280 |
| Social and human service assistants | 1,870 | $16.61 | $34,550 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 1,860 | $13.54 | $28,160 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 1,860 | $19.65 | $40,870 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,810 | $33.01 | $68,660 |
| Data entry keyers | 1,710 | $14.87 | $30,930 |
| Medical and health services managers | 1,700 | $48.32 | $100,510 |
| Word processors and typists | 1,700 | $20.92 | $43,510 |
| Editors | 1,690 | $31.92 | $66,400 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 1,690 | $32.37 | $67,330 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 1,680 | $27.92 | $58,060 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 1,680 | $21.49 | $44,710 |
| Training and development specialists | 1,650 | $35.88 | $74,630 |
| Bakers | 1,640 | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Cost estimators | 1,620 | $38.79 | $80,680 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 1,570 | $20.51 | $42,660 |
| Biological technicians | 1,560 | $22.48 | $46,750 |
| Loan officers | 1,560 | $45.33 | $94,300 |
| Construction managers | 1,550 | $56.29 | $117,080 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,540 | $11.31 | $23,530 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 1,530 | $21.72 | $45,180 |
| Bill and account collectors | 1,520 | $23.11 | $48,070 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 1,520 | $11.51 | $23,950 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,500 | $16.52 | $34,360 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 1,500 | $37.81 | $78,650 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 1,490 | $23.57 | $49,020 |
| Pharmacists | 1,480 | $57.11 | $118,790 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 1,480 | $30.38 | $63,180 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 1,460 | $27.36 | $56,900 |
| Engineers, all other | 1,450 | $43.61 | $90,720 |
| Natural sciences managers | 1,430 | $79.89 | $166,160 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 1,430 | $78.51 | $163,300 |
| Coaches and scouts | 1,410 | Not available | $54,780 |
| Database administrators | 1,410 | $43.66 | $90,820 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 1,400 | $34.05 | $70,820 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,400 | $29.65 | $61,670 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 1,390 | $31.38 | $65,270 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 1,370 | $19.98 | $41,550 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 1,350 | $25.44 | $52,910 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,350 | $18.58 | $38,650 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 1,350 | $16.81 | $34,960 |
| Social and community service managers | 1,340 | $32.16 | $66,880 |
| Art directors | 1,330 | $50.92 | $105,910 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 1,320 | $33.14 | $68,930 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 1,320 | Not available | $57,080 |
| Couriers and messengers | 1,310 | $13.47 | $28,010 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 1,290 | $40.84 | $84,940 |
| Dental hygienists | 1,280 | $45.66 | $94,960 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 1,260 | Not available | $104,100 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,250 | $17.87 | $37,170 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 1,220 | $13.78 | $28,670 |
| Instructional coordinators | 1,220 | $34.41 | $71,580 |
| Massage therapists | 1,220 | $23.92 | $49,760 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 1,210 | $21.75 | $45,230 |
| Sheet metal workers | 1,210 | $37.87 | $78,770 |
| Budget analysts | 1,190 | $41.11 | $85,510 |
| Computer operators | 1,190 | $21.57 | $44,870 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 1,190 | $22.53 | $46,870 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 1,190 | $17.16 | $35,690 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,180 | $15.41 | $32,050 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 1,180 | $13.53 | $28,140 |
| Producers and directors | 1,180 | $45.46 | $94,550 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 1,170 | $14.65 | $30,470 |
| Cooks, short order | 1,160 | $11.80 | $24,530 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 1,150 | $13.92 | $28,940 |
| Health educators | 1,120 | $38.38 | $79,830 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,110 | $24.28 | $50,500 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 1,110 | $15.23 | $31,670 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 1,110 | $15.00 | $31,200 |
| Travel agents | 1,110 | $17.76 | $36,930 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 1,080 | $23.15 | $48,150 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 1,080 | $14.44 | $30,030 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 1,070 | $15.36 | $31,940 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 1,070 | $66.42 | $138,160 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 1,070 | $20.51 | $42,670 |
| Chemists | 1,060 | $41.08 | $85,450 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 1,060 | $55.55 | $115,550 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 1,060 | $33.62 | $69,920 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 1,060 | Not available | $94,750 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,060 | $21.81 | $45,370 |
| Industrial production managers | 1,040 | $61.63 | $128,190 |
| Public relations managers | 1,030 | $61.94 | $128,830 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 1,010 | $27.80 | $57,830 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,000 | Not available | $107,300 |
| Librarians | 990 | $35.01 | $72,820 |
| Electrical engineers | 980 | $48.34 | $100,550 |
| Helpers--production workers | 980 | $11.94 | $24,820 |
| Musicians and singers | 970 | $37.95 | Not available |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 970 | $12.97 | $26,970 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 960 | $21.14 | $43,970 |
| Food batchmakers | 960 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 960 | $10.74 | $22,350 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 960 | $16.92 | $35,190 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 940 | $15.50 | $32,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 940 | $23.81 | $49,530 |
| Operations research analysts | 920 | $41.53 | $86,390 |
| Writers and authors | 920 | $32.87 | $68,370 |
| Industrial engineers | 900 | $42.54 | $88,480 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 900 | $30.56 | $63,560 |
| Logisticians | 890 | $35.86 | $74,590 |
| Roofers | 890 | $26.02 | $54,120 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 880 | $22.95 | $47,730 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 880 | $46.20 | $96,090 |
| Credit analysts | 870 | $43.35 | $90,170 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 870 | $20.35 | $42,330 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 860 | $24.80 | $51,590 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 860 | $21.58 | $44,880 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 840 | $28.16 | $58,580 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 840 | $35.62 | $74,100 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 830 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Mechanical engineers | 830 | $44.73 | $93,030 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 820 | $10.73 | $22,320 |
| Insurance underwriters | 810 | $38.25 | $79,560 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 790 | $16.80 | $34,940 |
| Physical therapists | 790 | $44.41 | $92,370 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | 770 | $42.20 | $87,780 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 770 | $36.85 | $76,640 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 770 | $20.22 | $42,050 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 770 | $31.44 | $65,390 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 770 | $33.47 | $69,610 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 760 | $24.62 | $51,210 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 760 | $15.85 | $32,960 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 760 | $21.54 | $44,800 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 760 | $27.58 | $57,360 |
| Surgical technologists | 760 | $25.21 | $52,450 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 750 | $26.56 | $55,250 |
| Social workers, all other | 750 | $24.88 | $51,750 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 730 | $23.97 | $49,850 |
| Library technicians | 730 | $21.61 | $44,950 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 710 | $25.32 | $52,670 |
| Printing machine operators | 710 | $22.43 | $46,650 |
| Interior designers | 700 | $32.61 | $67,830 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 700 | $33.66 | $70,020 |
| Mental health counselors | 700 | $23.88 | $49,660 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 690 | $59.15 | $123,030 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 680 | $44.60 | $92,770 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 680 | Not available | $68,830 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 670 | $23.80 | $49,500 |
| Financial examiners | 670 | $52.01 | $108,170 |
| Machinists | 670 | $23.38 | $48,630 |
| Actors | 660 | $42.97 | Not available |
| Technical writers | 650 | $38.60 | $80,280 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 640 | $47.88 | $99,580 |
| Purchasing managers | 630 | $47.91 | $99,660 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 630 | Not available | $50,370 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 610 | $34.01 | $70,740 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 610 | $33.25 | $69,170 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 610 | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 600 | $22.42 | $46,620 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 600 | $28.07 | $58,390 |
| Postal service clerks | 590 | Not available | Not available |
| Surgeons | 590 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 590 | $18.51 | $38,500 |
| Biomedical engineers | 580 | $48.40 | $100,680 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 580 | $18.39 | $38,250 |
| Production workers, all other | 580 | $13.18 | $27,420 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 570 | $59.27 | $123,290 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 570 | Not available | $93,260 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 560 | $25.31 | $52,640 |
| Chemical technicians | 560 | $26.04 | $54,170 |
| Photographers | 560 | $30.04 | $62,470 |
| Film and video editors | 550 | $32.08 | $66,730 |
| Parts salespersons | 550 | $20.47 | $42,580 |
| Procurement clerks | 550 | $20.19 | $41,990 |
| Tile and marble setters | 550 | $24.14 | $50,210 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 540 | $23.91 | $49,740 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 530 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Physicists | 520 | $54.40 | $113,140 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 520 | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 520 | $16.19 | $33,660 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 510 | $26.75 | $55,640 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 510 | $43.97 | $91,450 |
| Lodging managers | 510 | $24.03 | $49,990 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 490 | $14.81 | $30,810 |
| Sound engineering technicians | 490 | $30.39 | $63,200 |
| New accounts clerks | 480 | $17.40 | $36,180 |
| Respiratory therapists | 470 | $31.27 | $65,040 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 470 | $28.23 | $58,710 |
| Counselors, all other | 460 | $21.26 | $44,230 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 460 | $26.40 | $54,900 |
| Environmental engineers | 450 | $47.83 | $99,480 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 450 | $26.71 | $55,550 |
| Landscape architects | 450 | $31.62 | $65,770 |
| Bus drivers, school | 440 | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 440 | $20.69 | $43,030 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 430 | $9.94 | $20,670 |
| Statisticians | 430 | $44.96 | $93,510 |
| Tapers | 430 | $28.84 | $59,980 |
| Tax preparers | 430 | $31.49 | $65,510 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 420 | $56.87 | $118,300 |
| Dentists, general | 420 | $53.24 | $110,740 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 410 | $39.45 | $82,060 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 410 | Not available | $105,130 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 410 | $37.48 | $77,960 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 400 | $46.33 | $96,370 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 400 | $15.27 | $31,750 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 400 | $26.28 | $54,670 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 400 | $28.26 | $58,780 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 390 | $25.78 | $53,630 |
| Floral designers | 390 | $16.91 | $35,170 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 390 | $29.96 | $62,310 |
| Skin care specialists | 390 | $27.25 | $56,680 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 380 | $20.08 | $41,770 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 380 | $49.80 | $103,580 |
| Occupational therapists | 380 | $44.74 | $93,050 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 380 | $23.25 | $48,370 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 380 | $23.62 | $49,140 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | 360 | $28.02 | $58,280 |
| Dancers | 360 | $18.56 | Not available |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 360 | $33.23 | $69,120 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 360 | $27.19 | $56,550 |
| Interpreters and translators | 360 | $26.08 | $54,250 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 360 | Not available | $56,580 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 360 | $12.76 | $26,540 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 350 | $40.28 | $83,770 |
| Urban and regional planners | 350 | $42.96 | $89,350 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 340 | $30.23 | $62,880 |
| Law clerks | 340 | $24.65 | $51,280 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 340 | $18.97 | $39,460 |
| Concierges | 330 | $17.24 | $35,860 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 330 | $15.34 | $31,900 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 330 | $29.25 | $60,840 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 320 | $15.78 | $32,830 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 320 | $38.67 | $80,420 |
| Life scientists, all other | 320 | $44.07 | $91,670 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 320 | $20.65 | $42,950 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 320 | $27.85 | $57,930 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 320 | $28.12 | $58,500 |
| Training and development managers | 320 | $59.58 | $123,930 |
| Upholsterers | 320 | $18.25 | $37,970 |
| Anesthesiologists | 310 | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Family and general practitioners | 310 | $73.98 | $153,890 |
| Fashion designers | 310 | $38.54 | $80,160 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 310 | $41.65 | $86,630 |
| Pediatricians, general | 310 | $70.75 | $147,160 |
| Real estate brokers | 310 | $73.90 | $153,710 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 310 | $14.93 | $31,060 |
| Carpet installers | 300 | $26.89 | $55,940 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 300 | $19.25 | $40,030 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 300 | $49.85 | $103,690 |
| Psychologists, all other | 300 | $45.80 | $95,260 |
| Broadcast technicians | 290 | $23.18 | $48,210 |
| Pest control workers | 290 | $16.36 | $34,030 |
| Radio and television announcers | 290 | Not available | Not available |
| Clergy | 280 | $30.72 | $63,900 |
| Cooks, all other | 280 | $13.38 | $27,830 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 280 | $54.89 | $114,180 |
| Psychiatrists | 280 | $82.23 | $171,040 |
| Social science research assistants | 280 | $20.46 | $42,550 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 270 | $33.08 | $68,800 |
| Education administrators, all other | 270 | $30.37 | $63,180 |
| Loan counselors | 270 | $20.56 | $42,770 |
| Survey researchers | 270 | $32.19 | $66,960 |
| Veterinarians | 270 | $49.64 | $103,250 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 260 | Not available | $83,470 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 260 | $23.94 | $49,800 |
| Curators | 250 | $36.05 | $74,980 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 250 | $63.81 | $132,730 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 250 | $10.82 | $22,500 |
| Museum technicians and conservators | 250 | $22.20 | $46,180 |
| Pharmacy aides | 250 | Not available | Not available |
| Civil engineering technicians | 240 | $29.14 | $60,600 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 240 | $28.50 | $59,290 |
| Physician assistants | 240 | $43.19 | $89,830 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 230 | $12.00 | $24,960 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 230 | Not available | $114,380 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 230 | $26.71 | $55,550 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 230 | Not available | $62,490 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 230 | Not available | $54,000 |
| Crossing guards | 220 | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 220 | $19.57 | $40,710 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 220 | Not available | $80,130 |
| Surveyors | 220 | $33.85 | $70,410 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 220 | $35.63 | $74,100 |
| Actuaries | 210 | $46.67 | $97,070 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 210 | $24.85 | $51,690 |
| Desktop publishers | 210 | $19.36 | $40,260 |
| Glaziers | 210 | $27.74 | $57,700 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 210 | $24.00 | $49,920 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 200 | $20.06 | $41,730 |
| Helpers--electricians | 200 | $21.73 | $45,200 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | 200 | $21.84 | $45,430 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 200 | $17.87 | $37,180 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 200 | $26.89 | $55,930 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 200 | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 190 | $30.81 | $64,090 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 190 | $21.59 | $44,910 |
| Stonemasons | 190 | $22.52 | $46,850 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors | 180 | $18.89 | $39,290 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 180 | $24.01 | $49,950 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 180 | $23.65 | $49,200 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | 180 | $29.50 | $61,350 |
| Mechanical drafters | 180 | $28.32 | $58,920 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 180 | $15.16 | $31,520 |
| Physical therapist aides | 180 | $13.71 | $28,520 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | 170 | $30.58 | $63,610 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 170 | $27.92 | $58,060 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 170 | $16.16 | $33,610 |
| Designers, all other | 170 | $31.81 | $66,160 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 170 | $40.19 | $83,590 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 170 | Not available | $145,640 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 170 | $27.72 | $57,650 |
| Animal trainers | 160 | $21.33 | $44,360 |
| Millwrights | 160 | $32.15 | $66,870 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 160 | $29.31 | $60,960 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $116,150 |
| Furniture finishers | 150 | $17.10 | $35,580 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 150 | $15.97 | $33,220 |
| Job printers | 150 | $29.05 | $60,430 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 150 | $11.16 | $23,220 |
| Music directors and composers | 150 | $30.03 | $62,470 |
| Sailors and marine oilers | 150 | $17.26 | $35,890 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 150 | $17.82 | $37,060 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 140 | $28.96 | $60,240 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 140 | $15.59 | $32,420 |
| Mathematical scientists, all other | 140 | $37.11 | $77,200 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 140 | $18.75 | $39,000 |
| Pipelayers | 140 | $27.46 | $57,110 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | 140 | $11.98 | $24,920 |
| Avionics technicians | 130 | $27.98 | $58,200 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 130 | $12.58 | $26,160 |
| Economists | 130 | $50.13 | $104,280 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 130 | $19.33 | $40,200 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $85,360 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 130 | $20.43 | $42,490 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 130 | $27.73 | $57,690 |
| Optometrists | 130 | $44.61 | $92,780 |
| Legislators | 120 | Not available | $53,730 |
| Residential advisors | 120 | $12.09 | $25,150 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 120 | $17.84 | $37,110 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 110 | $34.38 | $71,520 |
| Choreographers | 110 | $20.25 | $42,130 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 110 | $12.25 | $25,480 |
| Psychiatric aides | 110 | $19.02 | $39,570 |
| Riggers | 110 | $29.75 | $61,880 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 100 | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $85,490 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other | 100 | $15.41 | Not available |
| Highway maintenance workers | 100 | $27.40 | $56,990 |
| Motorboat mechanics | 100 | $23.74 | $49,380 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $72,790 |
| Podiatrists | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Statistical assistants | 100 | $22.37 | $46,520 |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $139,950 |
| Audiologists | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| Broadcast news analysts | 90 | $51.53 | $107,190 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | 90 | $13.06 | $27,160 |
| Drafters, all other | 90 | $26.63 | $55,390 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 90 | $13.85 | $28,820 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 90 | $28.51 | $59,290 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers | 90 | $22.50 | $46,800 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 90 | $22.43 | $46,660 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 90 | $14.59 | $30,340 |
| Motion picture projectionists | 90 | $13.40 | $27,870 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 90 | $28.53 | $59,350 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $85,470 |
| Public address system and other announcers | 90 | $17.46 | $36,320 |
| Recreational therapists | 90 | $25.37 | $52,780 |
| Set and exhibit designers | 90 | $23.27 | $48,410 |
| Costume attendants | 80 | $17.48 | $36,360 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $95,770 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | 80 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 80 | $25.06 | $52,130 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 80 | $19.90 | $41,400 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 80 | $14.70 | $30,570 |
| Conservation scientists | 70 | $30.18 | $62,780 |
| Funeral directors | 70 | $29.32 | $60,990 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 70 | $42.85 | $89,120 |
| Tool and die makers | 70 | $24.79 | $51,560 |
| Watch repairers | 70 | $13.61 | $28,310 |
| Artists and related workers, all other | 60 | $32.35 | $67,290 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 60 | $13.94 | $28,980 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | 60 | $14.76 | $30,700 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 60 | $38.56 | $80,210 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 60 | $28.58 | $59,450 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $88,580 |
| Chemical engineers | 50 | $44.56 | $92,690 |
| Dietetic technicians | 50 | $16.00 | $33,270 |
| Emergency management specialists | 50 | $38.31 | $79,670 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 50 | $16.95 | $35,250 |
| Gaming cage workers | 50 | $17.04 | $35,450 |
| Hydrologists | 50 | $43.08 | $89,600 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 50 | $33.20 | $69,060 |
| Power plant operators | 50 | $34.22 | $71,170 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 40 | $50.87 | $105,800 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | 40 | $31.51 | $65,550 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 40 | $9.73 | $20,230 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 40 | $32.80 | $68,230 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 40 | $47.45 | $98,690 |
| Home economics teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $127,950 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40 | $12.73 | $26,480 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 40 | $18.81 | $39,120 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40 | $15.69 | $32,630 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 40 | $26.41 | $54,930 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 40 | $22.84 | $47,510 |
| Archivists | 30 | $33.25 | $69,160 |
| Athletic trainers | 30 | Not available | $40,040 |
| Correspondence clerks | 30 | $15.63 | $32,510 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 30 | $23.62 | $49,140 |
| Library science teachers, postsecondary | 30 | Not available | $97,870 |
| Aerospace engineers | Not available | $49.14 | $102,210 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | Not available | $13.98 | $29,080 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $88,030 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | Not available | $19.20 | $39,940 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | Not available | $25.62 | $53,280 |
| Bicycle repairers | Not available | $13.43 | $27,940 |
| Bindery workers | Not available | $13.10 | $27,240 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $108,840 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | Not available | $32.84 | $68,310 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $94,570 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $95,830 |
| Commercial pilots | Not available | Not available | $92,220 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | Not available | $26.61 | $55,350 |
| Crane and tower operators | Not available | $34.60 | $71,970 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $19.99 | $41,570 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $15.77 | $32,800 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | Not available | $19.71 | $40,990 |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers | Not available | $11.83 | $24,600 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | Not available | $38.69 | $80,470 |
| Embalmers | Not available | $28.29 | $58,840 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $101,240 |
| Etchers and engravers | Not available | $13.47 | $28,030 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | Not available | $34.59 | $71,950 |
| Forest and conservation technicians | Not available | $16.96 | $35,270 |
| Funeral attendants | Not available | $12.22 | $25,410 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | Not available | $19.33 | $40,200 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | Not available | $8.98 | $18,680 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | Not available | $15.07 | $31,340 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | Not available | $11.34 | $23,600 |
| Internists, general | Not available | $85.34 | $177,520 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $17.56 | $36,530 |
| Marriage and family therapists | Not available | $22.95 | $47,740 |
| Mechanical door repairers | Not available | $24.07 | $50,060 |
| Medical appliance technicians | Not available | $23.28 | $48,420 |
| Medical transcriptionists | Not available | $21.72 | $45,170 |
| Microbiologists | Not available | $47.37 | $98,530 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $17.58 | $36,560 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $95,510 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | Not available | $80.66 | $167,770 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | Not available | $28.41 | $59,100 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | Not available | $17.71 | $36,840 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists | Not available | $26.06 | $54,210 |
| Paperhangers | Not available | $28.17 | $58,600 |
| Photographic process workers | Not available | $22.27 | $46,320 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | Not available | $13.50 | $28,090 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | Not available | Not available | $110,680 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | Not available | $21.15 | $43,990 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | Not available | $35.27 | $73,360 |
| Real estate sales agents | Not available | $33.41 | $69,500 |
| Service station attendants | Not available | $10.59 | $22,040 |
| Ship engineers | Not available | $30.13 | $62,670 |
| Sociologists | Not available | $34.68 | $72,130 |
| Soil and plant scientists | Not available | $35.92 | $74,720 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | Not available | $24.59 | $51,150 |
| Travel guides | Not available | $15.28 | $31,790 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | Not available | $19.25 | $40,040 |
