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 |
