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 |
923,720 |
$30.92 |
$64,310 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
130,050 |
$19.99 |
$41,590 |
| Sales and related occupations |
91,520 |
$25.61 |
$53,270 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
81,280 |
$49.27 |
$102,480 |
| Management occupations |
72,240 |
$66.18 |
$137,660 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
64,520 |
$10.46 |
$21,760 |
| Production occupations |
59,310 |
$17.32 |
$36,030 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
54,390 |
$39.36 |
$81,860 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
53,490 |
$47.60 |
$99,000 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
49,960 |
$28.19 |
$58,630 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
39,430 |
$26.51 |
$55,140 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
36,260 |
$45.35 |
$94,330 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
36,190 |
$16.03 |
$33,350 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
27,530 |
$24.33 |
$50,600 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
26,440 |
$13.02 |
$27,080 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
26,400 |
$55.64 |
$115,730 |
| Retail salespersons |
25,500 |
$12.78 |
$26,590 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
18,650 |
$16.58 |
$34,490 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
17,990 |
$52.01 |
$108,170 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
16,960 |
$13.68 |
$28,440 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
16,720 |
$42.07 |
$87,510 |
| Cashiers |
16,700 |
$11.76 |
$24,460 |
| General and operations managers |
16,490 |
$68.02 |
$141,480 |
| Office clerks, general |
15,940 |
$16.04 |
$33,350 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
15,300 |
$25.11 |
$52,230 |
| Protective service occupations |
15,130 |
$23.34 |
$48,560 |
| Registered nurses |
14,590 |
$50.19 |
$104,400 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
13,940 |
$33.17 |
$68,990 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
12,380 |
$10.10 |
$21,010 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
12,340 |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
10,800 |
$36.71 |
$76,350 |
| Customer service representatives |
10,730 |
$20.98 |
$43,640 |
| Accountants and auditors |
10,600 |
$39.95 |
$83,090 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
10,570 |
$9.82 |
$20,430 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
10,350 |
$58.73 |
$122,150 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
10,320 |
$21.06 |
$43,800 |
| Community and social services occupations |
9,680 |
$25.87 |
$53,820 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
9,510 |
$12.68 |
$26,380 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
9,210 |
$28.45 |
$59,170 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
9,020 |
$13.25 |
$27,570 |
| Computer systems analysts |
8,960 |
$42.61 |
$88,620 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
8,930 |
Not available |
$62,920 |
| Security guards |
8,500 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
7,780 |
$49.84 |
$103,670 |
| Computer support specialists |
7,610 |
$32.36 |
$67,300 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
7,370 |
$78.06 |
$162,360 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
7,290 |
$51.77 |
$107,670 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
7,250 |
$22.38 |
$46,550 |
| Legal occupations |
7,230 |
$62.34 |
$129,660 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
7,180 |
$40.42 |
$84,060 |
| Engineering managers |
7,100 |
$77.66 |
$161,530 |
| Sales engineers |
6,960 |
$53.97 |
$112,250 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
6,650 |
$36.16 |
$75,220 |
| Team assemblers |
6,550 |
$13.58 |
$28,240 |
| Construction laborers |
6,380 |
$18.53 |
$38,530 |
| Management analysts |
6,350 |
$50.37 |
$104,770 |
| Food preparation workers |
6,270 |
$10.08 |
$20,960 |
| Teacher assistants |
6,200 |
Not available |
$31,590 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
6,190 |
$20.84 |
$43,340 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
6,020 |
$13.39 |
$27,850 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
5,960 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Computer programmers |
5,840 |
$50.45 |
$104,930 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
5,820 |
Not available |
$67,870 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
5,690 |
$11.56 |
$24,050 |
| Marketing managers |
5,590 |
$74.69 |
$155,350 |
| Financial managers |
5,540 |
$68.83 |
$143,160 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
5,390 |
$9.40 |
$19,550 |
| Carpenters |
5,310 |
$27.09 |
$56,340 |
| Electrical engineers |
5,300 |
$50.76 |
$105,570 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
5,290 |
$15.71 |
$32,670 |
| Market research analysts |
5,170 |
$48.08 |
$100,010 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
5,160 |
$11.55 |
$24,030 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
5,130 |
$17.41 |
$36,210 |
| Sales managers |
5,000 |
$67.13 |
$139,630 |
| Engineers, all other |
4,850 |
$52.21 |
$108,590 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
4,770 |
$16.81 |
$34,960 |
| Medical secretaries |
4,740 |
$17.14 |
$35,650 |
| Cooks, fast food |
4,710 |
$9.22 |
$19,170 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
4,680 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
4,610 |
$18.07 |
$37,580 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
4,580 |
$19.84 |
$41,270 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
4,460 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
| Mechanical engineers |
4,250 |
$48.96 |
$101,840 |
| Electricians |
4,230 |
$33.87 |
$70,450 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
4,190 |
$10.21 |
$21,230 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
4,140 |
$16.28 |
$33,860 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
4,080 |
Not available |
$64,690 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
4,060 |
$28.69 |
$59,680 |
| Lawyers |
4,040 |
$87.43 |
$181,850 |
| Managers, all other |
4,030 |
$69.19 |
$143,920 |
| Dishwashers |
4,020 |
$9.13 |
$19,000 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
3,960 |
$9.11 |
$18,950 |
| Semiconductor processors |
3,940 |
$18.09 |
$37,630 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
3,890 |
Not available |
$72,520 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
3,800 |
$15.07 |
$31,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
3,730 |
$30.89 |
$64,250 |
| Production workers, all other |
3,670 |
$18.17 |
$37,800 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
3,630 |
$46.96 |
$97,670 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
3,580 |
$45.02 |
$93,650 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
3,560 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Industrial engineers |
3,530 |
$47.01 |
$97,780 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
3,480 |
Not available |
$67,680 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
3,480 |
$47.55 |
$98,900 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
3,440 |
$33.65 |
$69,980 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
3,380 |
$23.22 |
$48,290 |
| Financial analysts |
3,340 |
$44.03 |
$91,570 |
| Medical assistants |
3,170 |
$17.54 |
$36,470 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
3,150 |
$39.60 |
$82,370 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
3,030 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
| Dental assistants |
3,030 |
$18.80 |
$39,100 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
2,780 |
$10.21 |
$21,230 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
2,740 |
$49.54 |
$103,050 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
2,730 |
$35.12 |
$73,050 |
| Child care workers |
2,680 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Home health aides |
2,670 |
$11.58 |
$24,080 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
2,660 |
$18.64 |
$38,770 |
| Machinists |
2,550 |
$20.59 |
$42,840 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
2,480 |
$25.46 |
$52,960 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
2,430 |
$27.68 |
$57,570 |
| Bartenders |
2,420 |
$9.65 |
$20,060 |
| Chief executives |
2,420 |
$96.24 |
$200,180 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
2,420 |
$20.37 |
$42,360 |
| Tellers |
2,420 |
$13.89 |
$28,890 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
2,360 |
$16.25 |
$33,800 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
2,340 |
$47.52 |
$98,840 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
2,330 |
$43.29 |
$90,050 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
2,270 |
$9.20 |
$19,130 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
2,190 |
$35.98 |
$74,840 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
2,180 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
2,170 |
$19.10 |
$39,720 |
| Helpers--production workers |
2,160 |
$11.46 |
$23,840 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
2,130 |
$37.37 |
$77,720 |
| Personal and home care aides |
2,130 |
$11.73 |
$24,390 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
2,110 |
$14.35 |
$29,860 |
| Public relations specialists |
2,030 |
$42.89 |
$89,210 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
2,010 |
$23.40 |
$48,670 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
2,010 |
$12.14 |
$25,250 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,990 |
$16.73 |
$34,800 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
1,970 |
$29.77 |
$61,920 |
| Administrative services managers |
1,960 |
$46.75 |
$97,240 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
1,940 |
$30.16 |
$62,740 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
1,880 |
$10.01 |
$20,820 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,850 |
$10.43 |
$21,690 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
1,830 |
$12.02 |
$25,000 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
1,830 |
$9.55 |
$19,870 |
| Social and human service assistants |
1,820 |
$16.73 |
$34,800 |
| Cost estimators |
1,810 |
$35.94 |
$74,760 |
| Recreation workers |
1,770 |
$15.38 |
$31,990 |
| Industrial production managers |
1,740 |
$53.01 |
$110,270 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
1,720 |
Not available |
$56,120 |
| Order clerks |
1,720 |
$18.83 |
$39,160 |
| Coaches and scouts |
1,700 |
Not available |
$44,800 |
| Food service managers |
1,700 |
$23.80 |
$49,500 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
1,680 |
$27.58 |
$57,360 |
| Logisticians |
1,640 |
$40.27 |
$83,760 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
1,630 |
$22.91 |
$47,660 |
| Legal secretaries |
1,630 |
$30.79 |
$64,040 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
1,630 |
$80.82 |
$168,110 |
| All other information and record clerks |
1,610 |
$19.60 |
$40,760 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
1,610 |
$19.62 |
$40,810 |
| Pharmacists |
1,600 |
$55.92 |
$116,300 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
1,590 |
$20.04 |
$41,690 |
| Bill and account collectors |
1,580 |
$22.00 |
$45,770 |
| Civil engineers |
1,560 |
$48.03 |
$99,890 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
1,550 |
$39.88 |
$82,950 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
1,490 |
$32.97 |
$68,580 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
1,490 |
$24.00 |
$49,930 |
| Loan officers |
1,480 |
$38.60 |
$80,290 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,460 |
$19.28 |
$40,110 |
| Sheet metal workers |
1,440 |
$27.84 |
$57,910 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
1,410 |
$30.98 |
$64,430 |
| Graphic designers |
1,410 |
$29.44 |
$61,240 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
1,410 |
$21.52 |
$44,760 |
| Training and development specialists |
1,410 |
$35.90 |
$74,670 |
| Chemists |
1,390 |
$40.13 |
$83,470 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
1,390 |
$24.46 |
$50,890 |
| Budget analysts |
1,380 |
$43.67 |
$90,820 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
1,380 |
$16.06 |
$33,390 |
| Technical writers |
1,350 |
$43.92 |
$91,350 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
1,340 |
$18.41 |
$38,300 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
1,340 |
$48.97 |
$101,850 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
1,330 |
$29.69 |
$61,750 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
1,320 |
$28.63 |
$59,550 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
1,310 |
$21.72 |
$45,180 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
1,300 |
Not available |
$103,220 |
| Data entry keyers |
1,290 |
$14.85 |
$30,890 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,280 |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
| Roofers |
1,280 |
$26.75 |
$55,640 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
1,280 |
$31.07 |
$64,620 |
| Editors |
1,250 |
$27.89 |
$58,020 |
| Telemarketers |
1,250 |
$15.20 |
$31,610 |
| Driver/sales workers |
1,230 |
$13.53 |
$28,140 |
| Medical and health services managers |
1,200 |
$55.65 |
$115,750 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
1,190 |
$15.75 |
$32,770 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,190 |
$19.40 |
$40,360 |
| Insurance sales agents |
1,180 |
$32.83 |
$68,280 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
1,170 |
$16.62 |
$34,570 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
1,160 |
$20.78 |
$43,220 |
| Bakers |
1,130 |
$12.75 |
$26,520 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
1,130 |
$24.19 |
$50,310 |
| Personal financial advisors |
1,120 |
$50.46 |
$104,960 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
1,100 |
$22.33 |
$46,440 |
| Printing machine operators |
1,090 |
$17.88 |
$37,200 |
| Construction managers |
1,080 |
$55.82 |
$116,100 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
1,050 |
$60.22 |
$125,260 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
1,050 |
$27.56 |
$57,330 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
1,040 |
$68.81 |
$143,130 |
| Purchasing managers |
1,040 |
$56.16 |
$116,810 |
| Biological technicians |
1,030 |
$26.92 |
$55,990 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
1,030 |
$11.68 |
$24,300 |
| Instructional coordinators |
1,030 |
$33.11 |
$68,870 |
| File clerks |
990 |
$15.54 |
$32,330 |
| Fire fighters |
960 |
$32.69 |
$68,000 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
940 |
$20.36 |
$42,360 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
930 |
$34.72 |
$72,210 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
920 |
$26.04 |
$54,170 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
920 |
$40.12 |
$83,450 |
| Dentists, general |
910 |
$67.89 |
$141,220 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
910 |
$33.14 |
$68,930 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
910 |
$24.51 |
$50,980 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
900 |
$19.95 |
$41,510 |
| Parking lot attendants |
900 |
$10.95 |
$22,770 |
| Parts salespersons |
900 |
$17.57 |
$36,550 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
880 |
$12.67 |
$26,360 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
880 |
$24.93 |
$51,840 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
870 |
$19.51 |
$40,570 |
| Advertising sales agents |
860 |
$26.83 |
$55,810 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
860 |
$21.15 |
$44,000 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
860 |
$11.06 |
$23,010 |
| Natural sciences managers |
860 |
$84.01 |
$174,750 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
850 |
$36.70 |
$76,330 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
840 |
$17.14 |
$35,640 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
840 |
$30.07 |
$62,550 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
830 |
$25.43 |
$52,890 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
830 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Tapers |
830 |
$27.35 |
$56,880 |
| Word processors and typists |
830 |
$23.90 |
$49,700 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
820 |
$20.69 |
$43,040 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
810 |
$26.69 |
$55,510 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
800 |
$21.50 |
$44,730 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
800 |
$26.70 |
$55,540 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
790 |
$27.61 |
$57,430 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
780 |
$22.76 |
$47,350 |
| Dental hygienists |
770 |
$42.09 |
$87,540 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
770 |
$26.31 |
$54,720 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
760 |
$39.04 |
$81,190 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
760 |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
760 |
$16.50 |
$34,320 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
760 |
$15.77 |
$32,800 |
| Travel agents |
760 |
$19.72 |
$41,020 |
| Materials engineers |
750 |
$50.63 |
$105,310 |
| Librarians |
740 |
$34.46 |
$71,670 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
740 |
$47.85 |
$99,520 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
730 |
$13.22 |
$27,490 |
| Cooks, short order |
700 |
$10.80 |
$22,450 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
700 |
$20.15 |
$41,920 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
700 |
$21.77 |
$45,280 |
| Social and community service managers |
700 |
$36.46 |
$75,830 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
690 |
$26.45 |
$55,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
690 |
$28.39 |
$59,050 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
690 |
$9.65 |
$20,080 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
680 |
$12.92 |
$26,870 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
680 |
$14.71 |
$30,600 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
680 |
$36.82 |
$76,580 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
670 |
$10.98 |
$22,830 |
| Physical therapists |
650 |
$38.77 |
$80,650 |
| Tile and marble setters |
650 |
$26.83 |
$55,810 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
640 |
Not available |
$62,230 |
| Credit analysts |
620 |
$35.11 |
$73,030 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
620 |
$38.61 |
$80,300 |
| Library technicians |
620 |
$17.46 |
$36,320 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
620 |
$14.26 |
$29,670 |
| Biochemists and biophysicists |
610 |
$50.08 |
$104,170 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
610 |
$31.99 |
$66,550 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
610 |
$30.62 |
$63,680 |
| Health educators |
600 |
$24.48 |
$50,920 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
600 |
$23.48 |
$48,830 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
600 |
$21.71 |
$45,150 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
600 |
$29.99 |
$62,380 |
| Couriers and messengers |
590 |
$14.38 |
$29,900 |
| Respiratory therapists |
590 |
$37.67 |
$78,350 |
| Chemical technicians |
580 |
$22.70 |
$47,210 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
580 |
$48.95 |
$101,820 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
580 |
$16.99 |
$35,340 |
| Bus drivers, school |
570 |
$17.12 |
$35,610 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
570 |
$14.85 |
$30,880 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
560 |
$29.09 |
$60,500 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
560 |
$16.30 |
$33,900 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
560 |
$13.87 |
$28,850 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
550 |
$38.73 |
$80,560 |
| Surgical technologists |
550 |
$25.58 |
$53,210 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
530 |
$29.30 |
$60,940 |
| Mental health counselors |
520 |
$21.81 |
$45,350 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
520 |
$45.08 |
$93,770 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
510 |
$37.24 |
$77,470 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
510 |
$15.39 |
$32,010 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
510 |
Not available |
$66,210 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
500 |
$21.76 |
$45,260 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
500 |
$34.12 |
$70,980 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
500 |
$13.02 |
$27,080 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
500 |
$21.14 |
$43,970 |
| Family and general practitioners |
490 |
$88.58 |
$184,250 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
490 |
$23.18 |
$48,210 |
| Massage therapists |
480 |
$26.73 |
$55,590 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
480 |
$13.29 |
$27,640 |
| Pest control workers |
480 |
$15.72 |
$32,700 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
470 |
$15.89 |
$33,050 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
460 |
$11.69 |
$24,320 |
| Procurement clerks |
460 |
$19.81 |
$41,210 |
| Public relations managers |
460 |
$68.07 |
$141,590 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
460 |
$15.62 |
$32,490 |
| Tax preparers |
460 |
$35.08 |
$72,970 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
450 |
$22.64 |
$47,090 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
440 |
$18.30 |
$38,070 |
| Law clerks |
430 |
$24.70 |
$51,370 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
420 |
$27.07 |
$56,300 |
| Occupational therapists |
420 |
$39.12 |
$81,360 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
420 |
$33.68 |
$70,040 |
| Real estate sales agents |
410 |
$27.80 |
$57,820 |
| Art directors |
400 |
$58.08 |
$120,810 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
400 |
$13.53 |
$28,140 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
400 |
$68.89 |
$143,290 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
390 |
$64.93 |
$135,050 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
390 |
$43.68 |
$90,850 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
390 |
$31.03 |
$64,550 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
380 |
$41.10 |
$85,490 |
| Biomedical engineers |
380 |
$47.93 |
$99,700 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
380 |
$17.27 |
$35,930 |
| Service station attendants |
380 |
$11.77 |
$24,480 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
370 |
$38.99 |
$81,090 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
370 |
Not available |
$85,070 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
370 |
$23.55 |
$48,980 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
370 |
$37.87 |
$78,760 |
| Operations research analysts |
370 |
$41.36 |
$86,020 |
| Pharmacy aides |
370 |
$12.89 |
$26,800 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
370 |
$22.19 |
$46,150 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
370 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
360 |
$16.74 |
$34,830 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
360 |
$21.66 |
$45,060 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
360 |
$19.51 |
$40,580 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
360 |
$31.71 |
$65,950 |
| Helpers--electricians |
350 |
$18.47 |
$38,420 |
| Interpreters and translators |
350 |
$25.10 |
$52,200 |
| Mechanical drafters |
350 |
$32.51 |
$67,620 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
350 |
$22.70 |
$47,220 |
| Drafters, all other |
340 |
$24.73 |
$51,430 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
340 |
Not available |
$81,540 |
| Graduate teaching assistants |
340 |
Not available |
$26,390 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
340 |
$15.31 |
$31,840 |
| Education administrators, all other |
330 |
$33.23 |
$69,120 |
| Fence erectors |
330 |
$14.58 |
$30,330 |
| Postal service clerks |
330 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
330 |
$10.04 |
$20,870 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
330 |
$17.95 |
$37,330 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
320 |
$13.61 |
$28,300 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
320 |
$15.74 |
$32,730 |
| New accounts clerks |
320 |
$19.45 |
$40,460 |
| Surveyors |
320 |
$34.86 |
$72,510 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
310 |
$18.43 |
$38,340 |
| Carpet installers |
310 |
$21.57 |
$44,860 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
310 |
$42.37 |
$88,130 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles |
310 |
$25.48 |
$52,990 |
| Food batchmakers |
310 |
$12.54 |
$26,080 |
| Musicians and singers |
310 |
$50.85 |
Not available |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
310 |
$21.47 |
$44,650 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
300 |
$19.62 |
$40,810 |
| Sewing machine operators |
300 |
$10.83 |
$22,520 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
290 |
$49.12 |
$102,160 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
290 |
$30.54 |
$63,530 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
290 |
$21.76 |
$45,270 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
290 |
$41.85 |
$87,040 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
290 |
$38.09 |
$79,220 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
280 |
$21.15 |
$44,000 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
270 |
$28.15 |
$58,560 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
270 |
$32.14 |
$66,840 |
| Interior designers |
270 |
$36.96 |
$76,870 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
270 |
$25.17 |
$52,360 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
260 |
$10.22 |
$21,250 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
260 |
$26.17 |
$54,430 |
| Writers and authors |
260 |
$34.92 |
$72,630 |
| Crossing guards |
250 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
250 |
Not available |
$87,550 |
| Urban and regional planners |
250 |
$41.47 |
$86,260 |
| Lodging managers |
240 |
$28.23 |
$58,730 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
240 |
$13.12 |
$27,290 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
240 |
$27.83 |
$57,890 |
| Physician assistants |
240 |
$48.13 |
$100,100 |
| Statisticians |
240 |
$44.35 |
$92,240 |
| Training and development managers |
240 |
$60.19 |
$125,200 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
240 |
Not available |
$59,710 |
| Clergy |
230 |
$28.82 |
$59,940 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
230 |
$32.75 |
$68,130 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
230 |
$16.68 |
$34,700 |
| Physical therapist aides |
230 |
$15.45 |
$32,140 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
230 |
$17.11 |
$35,600 |
| Veterinarians |
220 |
$58.24 |
$121,130 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
210 |
$13.72 |
$28,530 |
| Floral designers |
210 |
$18.47 |
$38,410 |
| Glaziers |
210 |
$30.29 |
$63,010 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
210 |
$30.31 |
$63,050 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
200 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
200 |
$9.49 |
$19,750 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
200 |
$27.02 |
$56,210 |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons |
200 |
$94.15 |
$195,840 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
200 |
$17.79 |
$37,000 |
| Producers and directors |
200 |
$35.16 |
$73,140 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
200 |
Not available |
$59,080 |
| Designers, all other |
190 |
$21.47 |
$44,660 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
190 |
$59.44 |
$123,630 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
190 |
$35.51 |
$73,860 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
190 |
Not available |
$77,570 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
190 |
$28.96 |
$60,230 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
190 |
$27.79 |
$57,800 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
180 |
$36.26 |
$75,430 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
180 |
$25.03 |
$52,060 |
| Environmental engineers |
180 |
$40.27 |
$83,770 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
180 |
$22.30 |
$46,390 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
170 |
$21.65 |
$45,030 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
170 |
$28.97 |
$60,250 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
170 |
$26.96 |
$56,080 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
170 |
$25.39 |
$52,810 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
170 |
$24.30 |
$50,550 |
| Power plant operators |
170 |
$34.98 |
$72,760 |
| Psychiatric aides |
170 |
$11.67 |
$24,280 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$20.69 |
$43,040 |
| Agricultural equipment operators |
160 |
$19.19 |
$39,910 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
160 |
$29.65 |
$61,670 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
160 |
$44.82 |
$93,220 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
160 |
$22.35 |
$46,500 |
| Music directors and composers |
160 |
$26.19 |
$54,470 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
160 |
$100.17 |
$208,350 |
| Surgeons |
160 |
$91.55 |
$190,420 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
150 |
$14.10 |
$29,330 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
150 |
$21.82 |
$45,380 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
150 |
$13.40 |
$27,870 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
140 |
$19.88 |
$41,350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
140 |
$45.21 |
$94,040 |
| Mathematical scientists, all other |
140 |
$44.59 |
$92,750 |
| Microbiologists |
140 |
$43.11 |
$89,680 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
130 |
Not available |
$74,480 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
130 |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
130 |
$11.84 |
$24,630 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
130 |
$27.78 |
$57,790 |
| Bicycle repairers |
120 |
$15.68 |
$32,610 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
120 |
$26.72 |
$55,580 |
| Court reporters |
120 |
$26.03 |
$54,130 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
120 |
$12.78 |
$26,580 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
120 |
$24.29 |
$50,520 |
| Skin care specialists |
120 |
$21.89 |
$45,530 |
| Tool and die makers |
120 |
$22.47 |
$46,730 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Desktop publishers |
110 |
$20.59 |
$42,830 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
110 |
$14.69 |
$30,560 |
| Loan counselors |
110 |
$22.34 |
$46,460 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
110 |
$21.09 |
$43,860 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
110 |
$26.73 |
$55,600 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
110 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
100 |
$23.75 |
$49,410 |
| Dietetic technicians |
100 |
$19.77 |
$41,120 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
100 |
$21.70 |
$45,140 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
100 |
$8.80 |
$18,300 |
| Mechanical door repairers |
100 |
$23.54 |
$48,960 |
| Psychologists, all other |
100 |
$37.79 |
$78,600 |
| Radio and television announcers |
100 |
$17.54 |
$36,490 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
100 |
$12.71 |
$26,440 |
| Bindery workers |
90 |
$13.77 |
$28,630 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
90 |
$23.47 |
$48,810 |
| Counselors, all other |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Film and video editors |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Internists, general |
90 |
$98.59 |
$205,070 |
| Job printers |
90 |
$18.63 |
$38,740 |
| Photographic process workers |
90 |
$13.15 |
$27,340 |
| Physicists |
90 |
$63.64 |
$132,380 |
| Radiation therapists |
90 |
$45.24 |
$94,090 |
| Commercial pilots |
80 |
Not available |
$78,500 |
| Concierges |
80 |
$13.98 |
$29,070 |
| Cooks, all other |
80 |
$13.33 |
$27,730 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
80 |
$15.45 |
$32,130 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
80 |
$24.02 |
Not available |
| Financial examiners |
80 |
$44.66 |
$92,900 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
80 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Legislators |
80 |
Not available |
$62,500 |
| Materials scientists |
80 |
$50.34 |
$104,710 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
80 |
$42.97 |
$89,370 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
80 |
$18.25 |
$37,970 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
80 |
$27.59 |
$57,380 |
| Recreational therapists |
80 |
$29.57 |
$61,500 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
80 |
$17.81 |
$37,030 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
80 |
$33.69 |
$70,070 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
80 |
$11.55 |
$24,020 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials |
80 |
Not available |
$29,430 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
80 |
$17.19 |
$35,760 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians |
70 |
$15.08 |
$31,370 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Conservation scientists |
70 |
$40.20 |
$83,610 |
| Fashion designers |
70 |
$29.75 |
$61,880 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators |
70 |
$38.10 |
$79,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
70 |
$18.50 |
$38,470 |
| Life scientists, all other |
70 |
$37.53 |
$78,060 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
70 |
$16.65 |
$34,640 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$84,530 |
| Psychiatrists |
70 |
$95.04 |
$197,670 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
70 |
$15.00 |
$31,190 |
| Set and exhibit designers |
70 |
$22.72 |
$47,250 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Airfield operations specialists |
60 |
$28.97 |
$60,260 |
| Model makers, metal and plastic |
60 |
$23.60 |
$49,090 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
60 |
$18.99 |
$39,500 |
| Podiatrists |
60 |
$62.97 |
$130,980 |
| Animal trainers |
50 |
$21.26 |
$44,230 |
| Athletic trainers |
50 |
Not available |
$46,940 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
50 |
$23.03 |
$47,890 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists |
50 |
$31.74 |
$66,030 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
50 |
$18.60 |
$38,680 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment |
50 |
$26.19 |
$54,470 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other |
50 |
$14.14 |
$29,400 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
50 |
$31.03 |
$64,530 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
50 |
$13.86 |
$28,820 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
50 |
$18.90 |
$39,310 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Soil and plant scientists |
50 |
$32.34 |
$67,260 |
| Correspondence clerks |
40 |
$17.06 |
$35,490 |
| Furniture finishers |
40 |
$15.18 |
$31,580 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
40 |
$13.79 |
$28,690 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
40 |
$22.99 |
$47,820 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
40 |
$23.38 |
$48,640 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Animal control workers |
30 |
$23.31 |
$48,490 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators |
30 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Audiologists |
30 |
$38.45 |
$79,980 |
| Chemical plant and system operators |
30 |
$32.10 |
$66,770 |
| Costume attendants |
30 |
$16.32 |
$33,950 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
30 |
$54.62 |
$113,600 |
| Geography teachers, postsecondary |
30 |
Not available |
$95,320 |
| Medical appliance technicians |
30 |
$24.35 |
$50,660 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
30 |
$29.63 |
$61,630 |
| Therapists, all other |
30 |
$38.69 |
$80,470 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
Not available |
$29.73 |
$61,830 |
| Aerospace engineers |
Not available |
$55.80 |
$116,060 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$74,290 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
Not available |
$27.49 |
$57,180 |
| Brokerage clerks |
Not available |
$20.80 |
$43,260 |
| Chemical engineers |
Not available |
$57.06 |
$118,680 |
| Chiropractors |
Not available |
$31.32 |
$65,140 |
| Choreographers |
Not available |
$20.22 |
$42,050 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers |
Not available |
$16.09 |
$33,470 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
Not available |
$15.54 |
$32,320 |
| Computer operators |
Not available |
$22.08 |
$45,930 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
Not available |
$18.63 |
$38,760 |
| Crane and tower operators |
Not available |
$31.53 |
$65,580 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$16.05 |
$33,390 |
| Database administrators |
Not available |
$42.32 |
$88,020 |
| Economists |
Not available |
$55.92 |
$116,320 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
Not available |
$20.75 |
$43,160 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
Not available |
$35.30 |
$73,430 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
Not available |
$14.05 |
$29,220 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
Not available |
$11.87 |
$24,690 |
| Etchers and engravers |
Not available |
$16.48 |
$34,270 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
Not available |
$12.35 |
$25,680 |
| Floor sanders and finishers |
Not available |
$24.83 |
$51,640 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$13.38 |
$27,840 |
| Forest and conservation technicians |
Not available |
$18.49 |
$38,450 |
| Funeral attendants |
Not available |
$13.11 |
$27,260 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
Not available |
$28.51 |
$59,310 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$69,120 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
Not available |
$19.21 |
$39,960 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
Not available |
$16.28 |
$33,850 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
Not available |
$11.91 |
$24,780 |
| Home appliance repairers |
Not available |
$21.29 |
$44,290 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
Not available |
$23.82 |
$49,550 |
| Insurance underwriters |
Not available |
$29.84 |
$62,060 |
| Landscape architects |
Not available |
$44.49 |
$92,530 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
Not available |
$25.29 |
$52,600 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
Not available |
$13.07 |
$27,180 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
Not available |
$17.48 |
$36,360 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$23.54 |
$48,970 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
Not available |
$12.78 |
$26,590 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$14.88 |
$30,960 |
| Nuclear engineers |
Not available |
$54.43 |
$113,220 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$56,490 |
| Occupational therapist aides |
Not available |
$14.20 |
$29,550 |
| Optometrists |
Not available |
$40.68 |
$84,610 |
| Pediatricians, general |
Not available |
$102.31 |
$212,800 |
| Photographers |
Not available |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
Not available |
$20.49 |
$42,620 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
Not available |
$35.68 |
$74,210 |
| Real estate brokers |
Not available |
$50.30 |
$104,620 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
Not available |
$22.68 |
$47,170 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
Not available |
$34.05 |
$70,830 |
| Shoe and leather workers and repairers |
Not available |
$12.01 |
$24,980 |
| Stonemasons |
Not available |
$20.70 |
$43,050 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
Not available |
$32.24 |
$67,060 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
Not available |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
| Survey researchers |
Not available |
$29.58 |
$61,540 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers |
Not available |
$17.12 |
$35,610 |
| Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators |
Not available |
$17.49 |
$36,370 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
Not available |
$19.69 |
$40,960 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
Not available |
$14.96 |
$31,110 |
| Upholsterers |
Not available |
$13.26 |
$27,590 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school |
Not available |
Not available |
$46,880 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
Not available |
$15.71 |
$32,670 |
