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 |
778,770 |
$11.98 |
$24,920 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
156,190 |
$10.46 |
$21,750 |
| Sales and related occupations |
84,060 |
$10.17 |
$21,160 |
| Protective service occupations |
59,940 |
$10.48 |
$21,800 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
51,970 |
$7.54 |
$15,690 |
| Production occupations |
51,670 |
$10.40 |
$21,640 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
48,130 |
$8.81 |
$18,330 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
47,240 |
$9.50 |
$19,750 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
46,040 |
$15.29 |
$31,800 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
36,060 |
$8.03 |
$16,690 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
34,900 |
$16.19 |
$33,680 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
32,390 |
$14.18 |
$29,500 |
| Retail salespersons |
31,790 |
$8.30 |
$17,270 |
| Management occupations |
29,340 |
$32.27 |
$67,120 |
| Security guards |
27,090 |
$7.60 |
$15,820 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
27,070 |
$12.50 |
$26,000 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
24,960 |
$7.86 |
$16,340 |
| Office clerks, general |
22,470 |
$9.20 |
$19,140 |
| Cashiers |
20,950 |
$7.07 |
$14,710 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
19,810 |
$9.34 |
$19,430 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
18,870 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
| Community and social services occupations |
16,150 |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
| Food preparation workers |
14,090 |
$7.53 |
$15,670 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
14,040 |
$8.75 |
$18,200 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
13,730 |
$8.38 |
$17,440 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
12,860 |
$13.40 |
$27,870 |
| Registered nurses |
11,900 |
$13.67 |
$28,430 |
| Construction laborers |
11,140 |
$7.74 |
$16,100 |
| Customer service representatives |
11,120 |
$11.18 |
$23,250 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
11,080 |
$7.82 |
$16,260 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
11,010 |
$16.69 |
$34,710 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
10,470 |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
9,780 |
$24.29 |
$50,520 |
| Accountants and auditors |
8,660 |
$16.91 |
$35,170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
8,430 |
$13.67 |
$28,440 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
8,290 |
$9.84 |
$20,470 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
8,200 |
$6.89 |
$14,330 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
8,050 |
$8.32 |
$17,300 |
| Word processors and typists |
7,970 |
$9.66 |
$20,090 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
7,840 |
$18.95 |
$39,420 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
7,790 |
$20.17 |
$41,950 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
7,760 |
$14.16 |
$29,450 |
| Social and human service assistants |
6,890 |
$10.12 |
$21,040 |
| Managers, all other |
6,660 |
$26.93 |
$56,010 |
| Production workers, all other |
6,590 |
$10.77 |
$22,390 |
| Cooks, fast food |
6,550 |
$6.78 |
$14,090 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
6,520 |
$14.44 |
$30,030 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
6,060 |
$7.26 |
$15,110 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
5,870 |
$10.37 |
$21,580 |
| Team assemblers |
5,610 |
$8.41 |
$17,490 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
5,300 |
Not available |
$26,330 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
5,170 |
$9.06 |
$18,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
4,780 |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
4,510 |
$7.17 |
$14,910 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
4,450 |
$7.74 |
$16,110 |
| Carpenters |
4,420 |
$9.03 |
$18,780 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
4,180 |
$7.46 |
$15,510 |
| General and operations managers |
4,110 |
$41.25 |
$85,800 |
| Legal secretaries |
4,100 |
$10.96 |
$22,800 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
4,020 |
$9.66 |
$20,090 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
4,020 |
$8.19 |
$17,040 |
| Legal occupations |
3,960 |
$26.47 |
$55,050 |
| Teacher assistants |
3,920 |
Not available |
$15,230 |
| Bill and account collectors |
3,850 |
$9.47 |
$19,690 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
3,830 |
$9.23 |
$19,200 |
| Sewing machine operators |
3,820 |
$6.78 |
$14,110 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
3,800 |
$8.83 |
$18,360 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
3,500 |
$8.13 |
$16,910 |
| Medical secretaries |
3,360 |
$9.64 |
$20,040 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
3,350 |
$19.79 |
$41,170 |
| Home health aides |
3,350 |
$6.64 |
$13,810 |
| Couriers and messengers |
3,290 |
$8.26 |
$17,170 |
| Financial managers |
3,010 |
$31.72 |
$65,980 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
3,010 |
$10.68 |
$22,210 |
| Electricians |
2,960 |
$12.17 |
$25,310 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
2,890 |
$7.88 |
$16,390 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
2,860 |
$7.26 |
$15,090 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
2,850 |
Not available |
$57,700 |
| Data entry keyers |
2,790 |
$8.83 |
$18,360 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
2,690 |
$7.39 |
$15,370 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
2,510 |
$9.36 |
$19,470 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
2,460 |
$7.25 |
$15,080 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
2,440 |
$20.50 |
$42,640 |
| Driver/sales workers |
2,380 |
$9.46 |
$19,670 |
| Helpers--electricians |
2,380 |
$8.77 |
$18,240 |
| Tellers |
2,370 |
$7.73 |
$16,090 |
| Lawyers |
2,350 |
$29.00 |
$60,320 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
2,320 |
$13.91 |
$28,930 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
2,310 |
$19.20 |
$39,940 |
| Pharmacy aides |
2,290 |
$7.98 |
$16,600 |
| Sales managers |
2,290 |
$32.89 |
$68,410 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
2,270 |
$15.36 |
$31,940 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
2,270 |
$9.76 |
$20,310 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
2,250 |
$9.85 |
$20,490 |
| Parts salespersons |
2,250 |
$8.10 |
$16,840 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
2,240 |
$8.13 |
$16,910 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
2,220 |
$9.74 |
$20,250 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
2,200 |
$14.83 |
$30,840 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
2,170 |
$12.12 |
$25,200 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
2,150 |
$17.38 |
$36,150 |
| Chemists |
2,010 |
$23.18 |
$48,200 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
2,010 |
$15.12 |
$31,460 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
2,000 |
$8.48 |
$17,640 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
2,000 |
$17.22 |
$35,810 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,940 |
$10.63 |
$22,120 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
1,870 |
$10.09 |
$20,980 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
1,870 |
$16.75 |
$34,850 |
| Civil engineers |
1,860 |
$30.48 |
$63,390 |
| Computer support specialists |
1,840 |
$14.90 |
$30,990 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
1,830 |
$10.58 |
$22,010 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,810 |
$7.70 |
$16,020 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
1,760 |
$11.54 |
$24,000 |
| Computer programmers |
1,730 |
$19.05 |
$39,630 |
| Pharmacists |
1,730 |
$24.80 |
$51,580 |
| Chief executives |
1,710 |
$51.66 |
$107,450 |
| Dental assistants |
1,710 |
$7.75 |
$16,130 |
| Parking lot attendants |
1,710 |
$6.89 |
$14,330 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
1,630 |
$9.39 |
$19,540 |
| Statistical assistants |
1,630 |
$9.71 |
$20,200 |
| Fire fighters |
1,580 |
$11.05 |
$22,980 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
1,560 |
$9.08 |
$18,880 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
1,500 |
$12.82 |
$26,680 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
1,490 |
$7.66 |
$15,940 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,490 |
$15.90 |
$33,080 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
1,480 |
$9.91 |
$20,620 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
1,480 |
$16.08 |
$33,450 |
| Engineers, all other |
1,470 |
$27.79 |
$57,800 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,450 |
$10.04 |
$20,880 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,410 |
$8.43 |
$17,520 |
| Bakers |
1,330 |
$7.60 |
$15,810 |
| Dishwashers |
1,330 |
$7.10 |
$14,770 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
1,310 |
$8.38 |
$17,420 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,300 |
$9.56 |
$19,880 |
| Librarians |
1,300 |
$14.71 |
$30,590 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
1,300 |
$12.44 |
$25,860 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
1,280 |
$21.79 |
$45,320 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
1,270 |
$14.14 |
$29,420 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
1,260 |
$20.98 |
$43,650 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
1,250 |
$10.75 |
$22,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
1,210 |
$13.80 |
$28,690 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
1,200 |
$14.48 |
$30,120 |
| Telemarketers |
1,190 |
$7.97 |
$16,570 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
1,170 |
$10.67 |
$22,200 |
| Public relations specialists |
1,170 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
| Loan officers |
1,160 |
$14.69 |
$30,550 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
1,150 |
$8.47 |
$17,620 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
1,120 |
$12.03 |
$25,030 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
1,120 |
$11.52 |
$23,960 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
1,100 |
$14.11 |
$29,360 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,090 |
$8.14 |
$16,930 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
1,060 |
$7.83 |
$16,280 |
| Recreation workers |
1,060 |
$8.11 |
$16,870 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
1,050 |
$8.41 |
$17,500 |
| Food service managers |
1,050 |
$15.59 |
$32,420 |
| Market research analysts |
1,050 |
$20.44 |
$42,510 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
1,050 |
$12.12 |
$25,200 |
| Administrative services managers |
1,040 |
$23.72 |
$49,340 |
| Computer systems analysts |
1,040 |
$23.68 |
$49,260 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1,040 |
$9.92 |
$20,630 |
| Bartenders |
1,020 |
$8.14 |
$16,930 |
| Social workers, all other |
1,020 |
$12.91 |
$26,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
1,000 |
$11.13 |
$23,140 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
970 |
$24.12 |
$50,180 |
| Insurance sales agents |
970 |
$14.90 |
$30,990 |
| Graphic designers |
960 |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
| Bailiffs |
950 |
$12.68 |
$26,380 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
950 |
$9.71 |
$20,200 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
940 |
$11.27 |
$23,450 |
| File clerks |
940 |
$9.33 |
$19,420 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
940 |
$8.76 |
$18,220 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
920 |
$38.27 |
$79,600 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
920 |
$6.99 |
$14,530 |
| Child care workers |
910 |
$7.55 |
$15,710 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
880 |
$15.25 |
$31,720 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
880 |
$12.15 |
$25,280 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
870 |
Not available |
$30,020 |
| Financial analysts |
860 |
$24.62 |
$51,220 |
| Industrial engineers |
850 |
$31.24 |
$64,990 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
850 |
$12.19 |
$25,360 |
| Bus drivers, school |
840 |
$7.01 |
$14,580 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
830 |
$13.49 |
$28,060 |
| Industrial production managers |
830 |
$44.47 |
$92,490 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
830 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
810 |
$10.59 |
$22,030 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
800 |
$7.72 |
$16,050 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
790 |
$8.54 |
$17,770 |
| Computer operators |
770 |
$10.04 |
$20,880 |
| Marketing managers |
770 |
$40.18 |
$83,580 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
760 |
$9.44 |
$19,630 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
760 |
$8.50 |
$17,680 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
750 |
$7.37 |
$15,320 |
| All other information and record clerks |
740 |
$10.43 |
$21,700 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
740 |
$10.98 |
$22,840 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
740 |
$10.72 |
$22,300 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
730 |
$32.04 |
$66,650 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
720 |
$8.16 |
$16,970 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
720 |
$14.68 |
$30,540 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
710 |
$15.84 |
$32,940 |
| Chemical technicians |
700 |
$15.87 |
$33,010 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
700 |
$31.99 |
$66,550 |
| Management analysts |
700 |
$25.76 |
$53,570 |
| Surgical technologists |
700 |
$8.93 |
$18,570 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
690 |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
690 |
$10.78 |
$22,420 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
680 |
$12.26 |
$25,500 |
| Family and general practitioners |
670 |
$33.83 |
$70,360 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
660 |
$7.45 |
$15,490 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
660 |
$16.51 |
$34,340 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
660 |
$9.67 |
$20,120 |
| Medical and health services managers |
630 |
$27.36 |
$56,920 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
630 |
$16.52 |
$34,360 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
620 |
$8.09 |
$16,830 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
610 |
$14.67 |
$30,520 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
600 |
$25.35 |
$52,740 |
| Chemical plant and system operators |
590 |
$16.42 |
$34,160 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
590 |
$21.36 |
$44,430 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
580 |
$13.74 |
$28,570 |
| Insurance underwriters |
580 |
$15.30 |
$31,810 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
580 |
$8.24 |
$17,130 |
| Training and development specialists |
580 |
$17.33 |
$36,050 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
570 |
$8.50 |
$17,670 |
| Engineering managers |
570 |
$45.27 |
$94,170 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
560 |
$14.61 |
$30,390 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
560 |
$12.95 |
$26,940 |
| Printing machine operators |
560 |
$9.86 |
$20,510 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
560 |
$9.15 |
$19,040 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
550 |
$7.87 |
$16,360 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
520 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
510 |
$9.57 |
$19,910 |
| Physical therapists |
500 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
500 |
$14.23 |
$29,610 |
| Library technicians |
490 |
$8.77 |
$18,250 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
480 |
$30.93 |
$64,340 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
480 |
$29.29 |
$60,920 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
470 |
$12.22 |
$25,410 |
| Pest control workers |
470 |
$10.29 |
$21,390 |
| Travel agents |
470 |
$9.62 |
$20,000 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
460 |
$7.83 |
$16,280 |
| Counselors, all other |
460 |
$11.72 |
$24,370 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
460 |
$10.66 |
$22,180 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
450 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Cooks, short order |
450 |
$7.06 |
$14,680 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
450 |
$11.95 |
$24,860 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
440 |
$10.29 |
$21,400 |
| New accounts clerks |
440 |
$9.39 |
$19,530 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
430 |
$7.24 |
$15,060 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
430 |
$11.87 |
$24,690 |
| Construction managers |
420 |
$29.53 |
$61,430 |
| Procurement clerks |
420 |
$9.42 |
$19,600 |
| Service station attendants |
420 |
$7.70 |
$16,010 |
| Advertising sales agents |
410 |
$18.53 |
$38,540 |
| Budget analysts |
410 |
$17.75 |
$36,920 |
| Credit analysts |
410 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
410 |
$15.75 |
$32,750 |
| Electrical engineers |
410 |
$27.06 |
$56,270 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
410 |
$11.03 |
$22,930 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
410 |
$22.64 |
$47,090 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
410 |
$7.68 |
$15,980 |
| Tool and die makers |
410 |
$13.44 |
$27,950 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
400 |
$16.11 |
$33,510 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
400 |
$7.86 |
$16,350 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers |
400 |
$7.36 |
$15,310 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
390 |
$23.46 |
$48,790 |
| Broadcast technicians |
390 |
$11.01 |
$22,910 |
| Cost estimators |
390 |
$15.75 |
$32,750 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
390 |
$7.75 |
$16,130 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
390 |
$9.23 |
$19,190 |
| Funeral attendants |
380 |
$8.83 |
$18,360 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
380 |
$14.91 |
$31,010 |
| Food batchmakers |
370 |
$7.57 |
$15,750 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
370 |
$7.86 |
$16,340 |
| Interpreters and translators |
370 |
$9.18 |
$19,090 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
370 |
$9.69 |
$20,150 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
370 |
$8.65 |
$17,980 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
360 |
$10.09 |
$20,990 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
350 |
$7.76 |
$16,130 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
350 |
$20.96 |
$43,600 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
340 |
Not available |
$62,280 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
340 |
$17.08 |
$35,530 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
340 |
$15.28 |
$31,780 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
340 |
$14.71 |
$30,590 |
| Mechanical engineers |
340 |
$28.13 |
$58,510 |
| Sheet metal workers |
340 |
$9.17 |
$19,070 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
330 |
$7.77 |
$16,160 |
| Order clerks |
330 |
$9.53 |
$19,830 |
| Pipelayers |
330 |
$13.31 |
$27,680 |
| Editors |
320 |
$20.03 |
$41,660 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
310 |
$9.08 |
$18,880 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
310 |
$13.35 |
$27,760 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
310 |
$9.42 |
$19,590 |
| Respiratory therapists |
310 |
$9.62 |
$20,020 |
| Roofers |
310 |
$9.12 |
$18,960 |
| Skin care specialists |
310 |
$10.25 |
$21,330 |
| Soil and plant scientists |
310 |
$15.29 |
$31,810 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
300 |
Not available |
$56,380 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other |
300 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
300 |
$10.24 |
$21,290 |
| Purchasing managers |
300 |
$33.65 |
$69,990 |
| Social and community service managers |
300 |
$16.37 |
$34,060 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
290 |
$35.47 |
$73,770 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
290 |
$25.88 |
$53,830 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
290 |
$9.53 |
$19,820 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
290 |
$13.15 |
$27,350 |
| Gaming dealers |
290 |
$8.29 |
$17,250 |
| Microbiologists |
290 |
$20.50 |
$42,630 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
290 |
$10.04 |
$20,880 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
290 |
$18.24 |
$37,950 |
| Elevator installers and repairers |
280 |
$13.15 |
$27,360 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
280 |
$11.49 |
$23,890 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
280 |
$11.02 |
$22,920 |
| Bindery workers |
270 |
$7.99 |
$16,610 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
270 |
$21.63 |
$44,980 |
| Health educators |
270 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
270 |
$9.02 |
$18,760 |
| Physical scientists, all other |
270 |
$24.20 |
$50,340 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
260 |
$7.16 |
$14,900 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
260 |
$7.15 |
$14,870 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
260 |
$9.50 |
$19,770 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
260 |
$11.46 |
$23,840 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
250 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
250 |
$9.63 |
$20,020 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
250 |
$13.95 |
$29,020 |
| Plant and system operators, all other |
250 |
$13.72 |
$28,530 |
| Statisticians |
250 |
$14.25 |
$29,630 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
240 |
$31.55 |
$65,620 |
| Job printers |
240 |
$10.21 |
$21,230 |
| Occupational therapist aides |
240 |
$8.92 |
$18,550 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
240 |
$8.98 |
$18,670 |
| Public relations managers |
240 |
$29.42 |
$61,190 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
230 |
$20.05 |
$41,700 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
230 |
$9.47 |
$19,700 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
230 |
$16.23 |
$33,770 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
220 |
$8.35 |
$17,370 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
210 |
$10.10 |
$21,010 |
| Database administrators |
210 |
$25.28 |
$52,570 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
210 |
$15.46 |
$32,150 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
210 |
Not available |
$47,490 |
| Graduate teaching assistants |
210 |
Not available |
$19,920 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
210 |
Not available |
$20,190 |
| Barbers |
200 |
$11.69 |
$24,320 |
| Brokerage clerks |
200 |
$17.67 |
$36,760 |
| Court reporters |
200 |
$13.53 |
$28,150 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
200 |
$17.27 |
$35,920 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
200 |
$10.83 |
$22,530 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
200 |
$8.97 |
$18,670 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
200 |
$10.78 |
$22,430 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
200 |
$8.36 |
$17,390 |
| Producers and directors |
200 |
$22.33 |
$46,450 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
200 |
$24.55 |
$51,060 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
200 |
$16.29 |
$33,890 |
| Drafters, all other |
190 |
$13.09 |
$27,230 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
190 |
$35.16 |
$73,120 |
| Logisticians |
190 |
$28.88 |
$60,060 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other |
190 |
$14.05 |
$29,230 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
190 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
190 |
$14.55 |
$30,270 |
| Real estate sales agents |
190 |
$19.07 |
$39,670 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
190 |
$7.35 |
$15,290 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
180 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Life scientists, all other |
180 |
$18.78 |
$39,070 |
| Media and communication workers, all other |
180 |
$14.94 |
$31,070 |
| Personal financial advisors |
180 |
$35.89 |
$74,650 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
180 |
$11.87 |
$24,690 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
180 |
$6.83 |
$14,200 |
| Surveyors |
180 |
$16.55 |
$34,430 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
170 |
$12.74 |
$26,510 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
170 |
$10.02 |
$20,840 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
170 |
$11.86 |
$24,670 |
| Machinists |
170 |
$12.80 |
$26,630 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
170 |
$9.89 |
$20,580 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
170 |
$7.01 |
$14,590 |
| Mechanical drafters |
170 |
$15.50 |
$32,240 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
170 |
$15.81 |
$32,890 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
170 |
$16.55 |
$34,420 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
170 |
$20.81 |
$43,290 |
| Telephone operators |
170 |
$12.52 |
$26,030 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
170 |
$7.06 |
$14,690 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
160 |
$6.86 |
$14,270 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
160 |
$15.70 |
$32,660 |
| Chemical engineers |
160 |
$34.29 |
$71,320 |
| Helpers--roofers |
160 |
$7.26 |
$15,100 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
160 |
$14.55 |
$30,260 |
| Art directors |
150 |
$30.39 |
$63,210 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
150 |
$8.11 |
$16,870 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
150 |
$12.76 |
$26,530 |
| Crane and tower operators |
150 |
$15.81 |
$32,890 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
150 |
$14.90 |
$30,990 |
| Emergency management specialists |
150 |
$11.95 |
$24,860 |
| Environmental engineers |
150 |
$29.98 |
$62,350 |
| Financial examiners |
150 |
$19.45 |
$40,450 |
| Furniture finishers |
150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Instructional coordinators |
150 |
$16.27 |
$33,840 |
| Internists, general |
150 |
$31.51 |
$65,540 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
150 |
$8.09 |
$16,830 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
150 |
$11.31 |
$23,530 |
| Musicians and singers |
150 |
$31.14 |
Not available |
| Occupational therapists |
150 |
$16.90 |
$35,150 |
| Radio operators |
150 |
$9.72 |
$20,230 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
150 |
$7.80 |
$16,220 |
| Biological technicians |
140 |
$16.89 |
$35,140 |
| Photographers |
140 |
$14.18 |
$29,490 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
140 |
$9.16 |
$19,060 |
| Psychiatrists |
140 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
140 |
$16.23 |
$33,750 |
| Anesthesiologists |
130 |
$61.24 |
$127,380 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
130 |
Not available |
$63,060 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
130 |
$33.97 |
$70,660 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
130 |
$8.36 |
$17,380 |
| Floral designers |
130 |
$7.78 |
$16,180 |
| Gaming supervisors |
130 |
$16.99 |
$35,340 |
| Interior designers |
130 |
$10.99 |
$22,860 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
130 |
$8.69 |
$18,070 |
| Broadcast news analysts |
120 |
$28.30 |
$58,870 |
| Coaches and scouts |
120 |
Not available |
$16,600 |
| Commercial pilots |
120 |
Not available |
$55,280 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
120 |
$10.44 |
$21,720 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
120 |
$12.09 |
$25,150 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
120 |
$8.61 |
$17,910 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
120 |
$26.81 |
$55,770 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
110 |
$14.51 |
$30,180 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
110 |
$9.24 |
$19,230 |
| Glaziers |
110 |
$7.72 |
$16,060 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$54,480 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
110 |
$21.11 |
$43,910 |
| Medical assistants |
110 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Pediatricians, general |
110 |
$40.40 |
$84,020 |
| Radio and television announcers |
110 |
$14.39 |
$29,940 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
110 |
$10.61 |
$22,070 |
| Tile and marble setters |
110 |
$9.02 |
$18,760 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
110 |
$7.81 |
$16,250 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators |
100 |
$16.73 |
$34,800 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
100 |
$14.49 |
$30,150 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
100 |
Not available |
$67,690 |
| Economists |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
100 |
$12.35 |
$25,690 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
100 |
$11.34 |
$23,590 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders |
100 |
$7.75 |
$16,120 |
| Gaming managers |
100 |
$24.39 |
$50,730 |
| Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators |
100 |
$9.10 |
$18,940 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products |
100 |
$7.84 |
$16,320 |
| Law clerks |
100 |
$13.36 |
$27,780 |
| Legislators |
100 |
Not available |
$61,550 |
| Sound engineering technicians |
100 |
$15.90 |
$33,070 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
90 |
$33.02 |
$68,680 |
| Dredge operators |
90 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$56,410 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
90 |
$16.70 |
$34,730 |
| Optometrists |
90 |
$27.82 |
$57,870 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
90 |
$12.77 |
$26,570 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
90 |
$9.33 |
$19,410 |
| Training and development managers |
90 |
$27.22 |
$56,620 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists |
80 |
$15.41 |
$32,060 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
80 |
$9.30 |
$19,340 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
80 |
$9.77 |
$20,320 |
| Dentists, general |
80 |
$44.27 |
$92,080 |
| Massage therapists |
80 |
$9.98 |
$20,770 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
80 |
$11.08 |
$23,050 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
80 |
$14.16 |
$29,460 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
70 |
$9.98 |
$20,760 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
70 |
$7.35 |
$15,280 |
| Gaming change persons and booth cashiers |
70 |
$9.09 |
$18,910 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
70 |
$29.26 |
$60,860 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
70 |
$16.25 |
$33,800 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
70 |
$12.29 |
$25,560 |
| Mental health counselors |
70 |
$13.62 |
$28,320 |
| Natural sciences managers |
70 |
$35.24 |
$73,310 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
70 |
$9.68 |
$20,130 |
| Psychologists, all other |
70 |
$22.50 |
$46,790 |
| Real estate brokers |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Architecture teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$40,750 |
| Bookbinders |
60 |
$9.22 |
$19,170 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
60 |
$28.39 |
$59,050 |
| Concierges |
60 |
$9.98 |
$20,770 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
60 |
$13.60 |
$28,280 |
| Gaming cage workers |
60 |
$8.86 |
$18,430 |
| Gaming service workers, all other |
60 |
$11.84 |
$24,630 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
60 |
$8.69 |
$18,080 |
| Sales engineers |
60 |
$32.81 |
$68,250 |
| Slot key persons |
60 |
$10.66 |
$22,170 |
| Technical writers |
60 |
$19.12 |
$39,780 |
| Writers and authors |
60 |
$18.39 |
$38,240 |
| Boilermakers |
50 |
$8.49 |
$17,650 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
50 |
$8.24 |
$17,140 |
| Designers, all other |
50 |
$16.04 |
$33,350 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
50 |
$20.31 |
$42,250 |
| Medical appliance technicians |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Medical equipment preparers |
50 |
$8.30 |
$17,260 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
50 |
$29.55 |
$61,470 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
50 |
$45.06 |
$93,720 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
50 |
$16.43 |
$34,180 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
50 |
$11.80 |
$24,540 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$57,390 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$48,550 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
50 |
$16.05 |
$33,380 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters |
50 |
$9.94 |
$20,670 |
| Upholsterers |
50 |
$8.42 |
$17,520 |
| Actuaries |
40 |
$25.71 |
$53,480 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers |
40 |
$26.29 |
$54,670 |
| Agricultural equipment operators |
40 |
$9.21 |
$19,150 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
40 |
$12.26 |
$25,500 |
| Lodging managers |
40 |
$29.98 |
$62,350 |
| Material moving workers, all other |
40 |
$9.66 |
$20,080 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
40 |
$10.49 |
$21,810 |
| Religious workers, all other |
40 |
$11.56 |
$24,040 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
40 |
$11.66 |
$24,250 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers |
40 |
$8.96 |
$18,640 |
| Veterinarians |
40 |
$25.34 |
$52,710 |
| Clergy |
30 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Correspondence clerks |
30 |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
| Dental hygienists |
30 |
$13.42 |
$27,910 |
| Dietetic technicians |
30 |
$10.50 |
$21,850 |
| Fabric and apparel patternmakers |
30 |
$9.06 |
$18,840 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
30 |
$9.46 |
$19,670 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
30 |
$17.56 |
$36,510 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
30 |
$13.44 |
$27,960 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
30 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other |
30 |
$6.80 |
$14,150 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians |
Not available |
$11.23 |
$23,360 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$65,930 |
| Biomedical engineers |
Not available |
$21.34 |
$44,390 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers |
Not available |
$10.35 |
$21,530 |
| Craft artists |
Not available |
$7.10 |
$14,760 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$7.63 |
$15,880 |
| Education administrators, all other |
Not available |
$21.76 |
$45,260 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
Not available |
$12.27 |
$25,520 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$8.15 |
$16,950 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
Not available |
$10.11 |
$21,030 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
Not available |
$13.84 |
Not available |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$10.38 |
$21,580 |
| Farm and home management advisors |
Not available |
$11.34 |
$23,590 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$11.25 |
$23,400 |
| Food scientists and technologists |
Not available |
$14.48 |
$30,120 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
Not available |
$7.21 |
$15,010 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
Not available |
$7.34 |
$15,260 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
Not available |
$8.50 |
$17,680 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$72,640 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
Not available |
$9.98 |
$20,750 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
Not available |
$7.34 |
$15,260 |
| Mechanical door repairers |
Not available |
$8.75 |
$18,200 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
Not available |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| Personal and home care aides |
Not available |
$6.90 |
$14,350 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
Not available |
$8.35 |
$17,370 |
| Radiation therapists |
Not available |
$13.18 |
$27,410 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
Not available |
$9.25 |
$19,250 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
Not available |
$11.17 |
$23,240 |
| Tax preparers |
Not available |
$13.05 |
$27,140 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
Not available |
$10.01 |
$20,830 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
Not available |
$13.85 |
$28,810 |
| Woodworkers, all other |
Not available |
$7.85 |
$16,330 |
