Occupational employment / Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,525,490 $22.95 $47,730
Office and administrative support occupations 282,360 $17.44 $36,280
Sales and related occupations 170,420 $20.97 $43,610
Food preparation and serving related occupations 136,730 $10.13 $21,080
Production occupations 114,930 $14.63 $30,430
Management occupations 91,260 $55.95 $116,370
Transportation and material moving occupations 87,570 $14.03 $29,170
Business and financial operations occupations 85,090 $32.95 $68,540
Construction and extraction occupations 81,190 $22.78 $47,390
Education, training, and library occupations 74,940 $28.74 $59,780
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 62,430 $36.56 $76,040
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 55,830 $11.93 $24,810
Retail salespersons 49,010 $12.81 $26,640
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 48,450 $21.50 $44,710
Computer and mathematical occupations 39,880 $37.26 $77,500
Architecture and engineering occupations 38,570 $38.14 $79,320
Office clerks, general 36,570 $14.19 $29,510
Personal care and service occupations 32,430 $11.79 $24,510
Cashiers 31,950 $10.21 $21,240
Healthcare support occupations 31,900 $14.05 $29,220
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 29,090 $11.68 $24,300
Waiters and waitresses 29,080 $9.52 $19,800
Customer service representatives 27,060 $17.62 $36,660
General and operations managers 26,830 $63.00 $131,040
Protective service occupations 25,450 $20.42 $42,480
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 25,070 $9.20 $19,140
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 24,420 $24.65 $51,280
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 24,000 $11.73 $24,400
Registered nurses 22,670 $36.56 $76,040
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 22,640 $22.40 $46,590
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 22,000 $33.41 $69,490
Stock clerks and order fillers 20,360 $11.55 $24,020
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 20,330 $26.16 $54,420
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 20,230 $18.58 $38,640
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 16,560 $11.56 $24,040
Business operations specialists, all other 15,060 $32.59 $67,790
Construction laborers 14,910 $16.88 $35,120
Life, physical, and social science occupations 14,580 $33.00 $68,640
Community and social services occupations 13,970 $24.19 $50,310
Team assemblers 13,830 $12.59 $26,190
Accountants and auditors 13,810 $33.97 $70,660
Security guards 13,340 $12.15 $25,270
Maintenance and repair workers, general 12,890 $18.58 $38,640
Cooks, fast food 12,410 $9.02 $18,750
Receptionists and information clerks 12,060 $13.78 $28,650
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 11,930 $14.31 $29,770
Sales representatives, services, all other 11,900 $29.17 $60,680
Teacher assistants 11,850 Not available $31,830
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 11,550 $20.53 $42,710
Elementary school teachers, except special education 11,350 Not available $69,720
Legal occupations 11,130 $53.23 $110,710
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 11,030 Not available $70,680
Cooks, restaurant 10,600 $11.75 $24,450
Carpenters 10,500 $25.21 $52,430
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 10,230 $14.98 $31,150
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 10,200 $17.26 $35,890
Medical secretaries 10,150 $15.07 $31,340
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9,850 $9.77 $20,330
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 9,790 $9.96 $20,710
Packers and packagers, hand 9,730 $10.27 $21,350
Food preparation workers 9,670 $9.89 $20,570
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 9,040 $14.79 $30,770
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 8,880 $39.56 $82,280
Management analysts 8,850 $38.89 $80,880
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 8,190 $19.52 $40,600
Computer support specialists 7,970 $23.58 $49,050
Financial managers 7,720 $58.45 $121,580
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 7,610 $16.09 $33,460
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 7,310 $12.18 $25,340
Loan officers 7,030 $31.33 $65,170
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 6,990 $25.88 $53,820
Sales managers 6,990 $60.48 $125,800
Counter and rental clerks 6,930 $13.41 $27,890
Computer software engineers, applications 6,850 $49.19 $102,300
Medical assistants 6,820 $15.38 $31,990
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 6,800 $9.24 $19,220
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 6,790 $17.26 $35,910
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 6,780 $34.42 $71,590
Electricians 6,640 $24.57 $51,110
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 6,550 $9.14 $19,010
Bill and account collectors 6,360 $18.21 $37,880
Amusement and recreation attendants 6,310 $9.41 $19,560
Teachers and instructors, all other 6,180 Not available $45,820
Lawyers 6,110 $71.99 $149,740
Tellers 6,110 $13.26 $27,570
Dishwashers 6,100 $9.04 $18,790
Machinists 6,060 $17.33 $36,040
Computer software engineers, systems software 5,960 $45.54 $94,720
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 5,830 Not available $69,530
Postsecondary teachers, all other 5,650 Not available $70,890
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 5,640 $19.56 $40,690
Home health aides 5,630 $11.09 $23,070
Dental assistants 5,480 $15.64 $32,530
Property, real estate, and community association managers 5,340 $27.09 $56,340
Industrial truck and tractor operators 5,190 $16.06 $33,410
Helpers--production workers 5,170 $10.47 $21,780
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 5,170 $24.05 $50,020
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 5,160 $11.40 $23,700
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 5,160 $10.02 $20,850
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 5,040 $23.46 $48,800
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 5,040 $21.58 $44,890
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 4,990 $29.70 $61,780
Painters, construction and maintenance 4,840 $19.30 $40,150
Civil engineers 4,750 $43.82 $91,140
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 4,730 $25.22 $52,460
Bartenders 4,630 $9.98 $20,750
Engineering managers 4,620 $63.16 $131,370
Telemarketers 4,380 $13.94 $29,000
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 4,360 $30.69 $63,840
Office and administrative support workers, all other 4,350 $15.48 $32,190
Loan interviewers and clerks 4,340 $18.43 $38,330
Graphic designers 4,280 $25.61 $53,270
Computer systems analysts 4,270 $36.79 $76,510
Sewing machine operators 4,250 $9.77 $20,320
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 4,190 $19.48 $40,520
Order clerks 4,190 $15.28 $31,780
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 4,150 $28.75 $59,800
Computer and information systems managers 4,080 $62.74 $130,490
Managers, all other 3,970 $52.53 $109,270
Computer programmers 3,940 $37.31 $77,610
Preschool teachers, except special education 3,940 $13.79 $28,680
Engineers, all other 3,900 $46.18 $96,050
Child care workers 3,870 $11.77 $24,480
Data entry keyers 3,810 $14.33 $29,820
Market research analysts 3,770 $30.78 $64,030
Marketing managers 3,660 $62.51 $130,030
Administrative services managers 3,640 $42.75 $88,920
Chief executives 3,640 $98.41 $204,680
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 3,640 $11.18 $23,250
Network and computer systems administrators 3,590 $34.65 $72,080
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 3,590 $36.94 $76,840
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 3,550 $43.29 $90,050
Production workers, all other 3,510 $14.66 $30,490
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 3,430 $13.41 $27,890
Cost estimators 3,420 $30.94 $64,350
Insurance sales agents 3,340 $39.39 $81,930
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 3,330 $44.94 $93,470
Postal service mail carriers 3,320 Not available Not available
Recreation workers 3,320 $10.74 $22,330
Food service managers 3,270 $24.72 $51,420
Construction managers 3,250 $50.71 $105,480
Legal secretaries 3,250 $23.54 $48,970
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 3,140 $16.66 $34,650
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,050 $13.26 $27,580
Sales and related workers, all other 2,970 $21.53 $44,780
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 2,960 $26.38 $54,870
All other information and record clerks 2,890 $18.86 $39,220
Computer specialists, all other 2,840 $34.40 $71,550
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 2,840 $10.98 $22,830
Paralegals and legal assistants 2,820 $27.31 $56,800
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 2,760 $17.52 $36,430
File clerks 2,730 $12.72 $26,450
Mechanical engineers 2,710 $39.10 $81,330
Printing machine operators 2,680 $16.59 $34,500
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 2,660 $29.08 $60,480
Sales engineers 2,630 $41.71 $86,760
Driver/sales workers 2,620 $14.05 $29,230
Pharmacy technicians 2,620 $17.54 $36,480
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 2,610 $30.66 $63,770
Electronics engineers, except computer 2,580 $43.19 $89,830
Public relations specialists 2,550 $29.01 $60,340
Cement masons and concrete finishers 2,540 $24.97 $51,940
Financial analysts 2,520 $43.21 $89,890
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,480 $13.07 $27,190
Personal and home care aides 2,470 $11.00 $22,880
Coaches and scouts 2,440 Not available $33,370
Network systems and data communications analysts 2,440 $37.01 $76,970
Industrial production managers 2,400 $44.81 $93,210
Training and development specialists 2,390 $32.05 $66,660
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 2,370 $20.36 $42,340
Industrial engineers 2,350 $37.78 $78,580
Pharmacists 2,310 $55.20 $114,810
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 2,300 $11.08 $23,040
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 2,290 $19.30 $40,140
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 2,250 $21.69 $45,110
Physicians and surgeons, all other 2,160 $82.70 $172,010
Dental hygienists 2,150 $38.06 $79,160
Healthcare support workers, all other 2,130 $15.90 $33,060
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 2,110 $18.91 $39,330
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 2,100 $26.02 $54,120
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 2,100 $32.52 $67,630
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 2,070 $17.97 $37,390
Architectural and civil drafters 2,050 $25.61 $53,260
Parking lot attendants 2,030 $9.40 $19,540
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,000 $19.52 $40,610
Medical and health services managers 2,000 $47.59 $98,980
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,970 $19.20 $39,930
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 1,970 $10.04 $20,880
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,960 $10.61 $22,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,950 $22.52 $46,850
Aerospace engineers 1,940 $51.68 $107,490
Personal financial advisors 1,930 $50.74 $105,540
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,920 $27.44 $57,080
Parts salespersons 1,910 $18.92 $39,350
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 1,900 $25.74 $53,540
Roofers 1,900 $19.61 $40,780
Bakers 1,890 $11.40 $23,710
Bus drivers, school 1,880 $17.47 $36,340
Butchers and meat cutters 1,850 $12.32 $25,620
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 1,850 $19.39 $40,330
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 1,830 $23.38 $48,630
Manicurists and pedicurists 1,820 $9.66 $20,090
Computer hardware engineers 1,800 $45.96 $95,590
Sheet metal workers 1,790 $23.15 $48,150
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 1,780 $24.53 $51,030
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 1,760 $15.58 $32,400
Fire fighters 1,760 $29.34 $61,030
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,750 $12.50 $25,990
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,740 Not available $60,170
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 1,720 Not available Not available
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,710 $24.91 $51,810
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,710 $12.22 $25,420
Social and human service assistants 1,710 $16.72 $34,770
Food servers, nonrestaurant 1,690 $12.06 $25,090
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 1,650 Not available $109,800
Electrical engineers 1,650 $42.18 $87,730
Architects, except landscape and naval 1,640 $42.92 $89,260
Insurance underwriters 1,640 $34.35 $71,450
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 1,630 $40.80 $84,860
Cooks, short order 1,620 $10.92 $22,700
Protective service workers, all other 1,580 $17.18 $35,740
Couriers and messengers 1,570 $13.86 $28,820
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 1,540 $13.73 $28,560
Medical records and health information technicians 1,530 $19.39 $40,320
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,500 $18.22 $37,910
Advertising sales agents 1,480 $28.29 $58,840
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,460 $18.52 $38,530
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 1,450 $23.43 $48,730
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 1,440 $27.33 $56,850
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 1,410 $14.76 $30,710
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,410 $12.20 $25,380
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,410 $10.48 $21,800
Radiologic technologists and technicians 1,400 $28.45 $59,170
Word processors and typists 1,400 $18.18 $37,810
Database administrators 1,370 $34.82 $72,420
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,370 $13.60 $28,300
Physical therapists 1,350 $44.77 $93,110
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,350 $15.18 $31,570
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 1,320 $34.21 $71,170
Automotive body and related repairers 1,310 $24.16 $50,260
Credit analysts 1,310 $31.23 $64,950
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 1,300 $12.04 $25,040
Interior designers 1,300 $26.09 $54,270
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,300 $11.47 $23,860
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,290 $16.31 $33,910
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,290 $21.18 $44,060
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,290 $25.28 $52,590
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,280 $21.96 $45,680
Office machine operators, except computer 1,270 $14.39 $29,920
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,270 $17.69 $36,790
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,260 $21.40 $44,500
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,250 $29.36 $61,070
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,250 $18.36 $38,190
Education, training, and library workers, all other 1,240 $16.84 $35,030
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,240 $10.58 $22,000
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 1,230 $9.10 $18,920
Respiratory therapists 1,230 $31.47 $65,460
Budget analysts 1,220 $36.58 $76,080
Computer operators 1,220 $19.47 $40,490
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,210 $12.56 $26,130
Tire repairers and changers 1,200 $12.21 $25,390
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,190 $14.88 $30,960
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 1,190 $30.54 $63,520
Nonfarm animal caretakers 1,190 $10.63 $22,110
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 1,190 $14.05 $29,220
Chefs and head cooks 1,160 $20.60 $42,850
Prepress technicians and workers 1,160 $18.72 $38,940
Social workers, all other 1,160 $23.40 $48,670
Machine feeders and offbearers 1,140 $11.24 $23,390
Carpet installers 1,130 $19.56 $40,690
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,130 $15.20 $31,620
Purchasing managers 1,130 $46.54 $96,800
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 1,120 $12.76 $26,540
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 1,110 $12.54 $26,080
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,100 $13.38 $27,840
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,080 $27.88 $57,990
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 1,080 $10.77 $22,400
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 1,080 $28.12 $58,490
Correctional officers and jailers 1,060 $27.47 $57,140
Civil engineering technicians 1,050 $30.86 $64,190
Food batchmakers 1,050 $11.36 $23,640
Library assistants, clerical 1,050 $16.93 $35,220
Travel agents 1,050 $17.64 $36,700
Tile and marble setters 1,040 $24.48 $50,910
Tapers 1,030 $23.03 $47,910
Logisticians 1,020 $33.97 $70,660
Medical and public health social workers 1,020 $30.56 $63,570
Speech-language pathologists 1,020 $35.35 $73,520
Instructional coordinators 1,000 $41.15 $85,600
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 990 $17.50 $36,410
Musicians and singers 990 $26.68 Not available
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 980 Not available $71,560
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 970 $39.68 $82,540
Occupational therapists 970 $37.74 $78,500
Surveyors 970 $35.94 $74,760
Helpers--electricians 960 $15.90 $33,060
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 960 $12.50 $26,000
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 950 $43.69 $90,880
Editors 940 $32.34 $67,270
Real estate brokers 940 $39.84 $82,860
Child, family, and school social workers 930 $19.25 $40,040
Dentists, general 920 $78.00 $162,250
Environmental engineers 910 $37.48 $77,970
Cutters and trimmers, hand 900 $11.14 $23,170
Chemists 890 $38.04 $79,120
Construction and building inspectors 890 $29.38 $61,100
Human resources managers, all other 890 $57.48 $119,560
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 890 $13.00 $27,040
Pest control workers 890 $14.86 $30,900
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 880 $11.82 $24,580
Self-enrichment education teachers 880 $15.14 $31,480
Library technicians 870 $18.27 $38,000
Family and general practitioners 850 $63.85 $132,810
Opticians, dispensing 840 $17.84 $37,100
Meeting and convention planners 820 $23.88 $49,660
Special education teachers, secondary school 820 Not available $71,320
Surgical technologists 820 $22.48 $46,770
Detectives and criminal investigators 810 $40.43 $84,100
Health technologists and technicians, all other 810 $24.43 $50,820
Interpreters and translators 810 $22.55 $46,910
Procurement clerks 790 $18.22 $37,890
Semiconductor processors 790 $15.20 $31,610
Hazardous materials removal workers 780 $18.78 $39,060
Massage therapists 780 $16.94 $35,240
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 760 Not available $94,570
Brokerage clerks 760 $22.88 $47,580
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 750 $10.58 $22,020
Tool and die makers 750 $22.19 $46,160
Audio and video equipment technicians 740 $24.99 $51,970
Dental laboratory technicians 740 $21.29 $44,290
Mechanical drafters 740 $23.43 $48,720
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 740 $17.09 $35,550
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 730 $32.58 $67,770
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 730 $8.99 $18,700
Technical writers 720 $30.35 $63,130
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 710 $16.51 $34,350
Landscape architects 710 $37.93 $78,900
Urban and regional planners 710 $35.45 $73,740
Postal service clerks 700 Not available Not available
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 700 $13.81 $28,730
Bindery workers 690 $12.94 $26,920
Industrial engineering technicians 690 $22.66 $47,120
Librarians 690 $31.20 $64,900
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 680 $29.32 $60,980
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 670 $13.54 $28,170
Marriage and family therapists 670 $19.66 $40,900
Art directors 660 $44.01 $91,540
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 660 $16.49 $34,290
Cargo and freight agents 650 $19.90 $41,400
Chemical technicians 650 $20.26 $42,140
Floral designers 650 $13.28 $27,620
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 650 $13.68 $28,460
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 650 $10.56 $21,970
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 640 $22.31 $46,410
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 640 $21.80 $45,340
Pharmacy aides 630 $11.23 $23,370
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 620 $18.50 $38,480
Veterinarians 620 $53.44 $111,150
Painters, transportation equipment 610 $21.29 $44,280
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 600 $13.82 $28,740
Social and community service managers 600 $33.10 $68,860
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 590 $15.68 $32,610
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 590 $21.51 $44,740
Photographers 590 $19.82 $41,220
Physical therapist aides 590 $12.46 $25,920
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 580 Not available $78,330
Health educators 580 $22.40 $46,590
Nuclear engineers 580 $45.86 $95,390
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 580 $9.87 $20,530
Baggage porters and bellhops 570 $10.01 $20,830
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 570 $16.08 $33,450
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 570 $11.51 $23,930
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 560 $16.96 $35,280
Physician assistants 560 $35.41 $73,640
Public relations managers 560 $48.13 $100,110
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 540 $40.88 $85,040
Glaziers 540 $23.82 $49,550
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 540 $21.54 $44,810
Medical appliance technicians 540 $15.62 $32,480
Medical transcriptionists 540 $21.16 $44,000
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 540 $12.21 $25,400
Multi-media artists and animators 530 $30.24 $62,900
New accounts clerks 530 $16.71 $34,760
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 530 $23.03 $47,900
Desktop publishers 520 $20.86 $43,390
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 520 $26.10 $54,290
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 520 $13.75 $28,610
Photographic processing machine operators 520 $12.25 $25,480
Choreographers 510 $22.77 $47,350
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 510 $36.75 $76,440
Advertising and promotions managers 500 $45.45 $94,540
Legal support workers, all other 500 $24.76 $51,500
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 500 $18.07 $37,580
Surgeons 500 $85.39 $177,610
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 490 $53.59 $111,460
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 490 $22.32 $46,420
Compensation and benefits managers 480 $47.21 $98,200
Environmental engineering technicians 480 $27.23 $56,640
Natural sciences managers 480 $57.31 $119,200
Writers and authors 470 $36.02 $74,920
Home appliance repairers 460 $22.56 $46,910
Internists, general 460 $92.58 $192,560
Medical equipment repairers 460 $25.72 $53,490
Electro-mechanical technicians 450 $21.67 $45,080
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 450 $11.47 $23,850
Loan counselors 450 $23.26 $48,390
Rehabilitation counselors 450 $18.80 $39,110
Special education teachers, middle school 450 Not available $71,410
Concierges 440 $13.71 $28,510
Diagnostic medical sonographers 440 $34.89 $72,560
Directors, religious activities and education 440 $18.23 $37,930
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 440 $17.56 $36,530
Materials engineers 440 $42.51 $88,420
Producers and directors 440 $37.46 $77,920
Biological technicians 430 $17.79 $37,000
Commercial and industrial designers 430 $34.69 $72,150
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 430 $16.32 $33,950
Surveying and mapping technicians 430 $26.83 $55,810
Business teachers, postsecondary 420 Not available $85,710
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 420 Not available $92,160
Lodging managers 420 $29.51 $61,390
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 420 $17.05 $35,470
Physical therapist assistants 420 $26.46 $55,050
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 410 $27.10 $56,360
Structural iron and steel workers 410 $23.76 $49,430
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $79,900
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 400 $17.45 $36,290
Mechanical engineering technicians 400 $24.08 $50,080
Meter readers, utilities 400 $20.32 $42,260
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 400 $14.00 $29,120
Chiropractors 390 $45.62 $94,880
Electrical and electronics drafters 390 $23.95 $49,810
Fashion designers 390 $33.58 $69,840
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $90,130
Mental health counselors 380 $18.27 $38,000
Pediatricians, general 380 $66.86 $139,060
Pipelayers 380 $20.50 $42,630
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 380 $25.06 $52,130
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 370 $16.43 $34,180
Helpers--carpenters 370 $14.99 $31,180
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 370 $18.32 $38,110
Proofreaders and copy markers 370 $19.12 $39,770
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 370 $16.53 $34,370
Clergy 360 $31.31 $65,120
Crane and tower operators 360 $27.34 $56,880
Medical equipment preparers 360 $13.96 $29,040
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 360 $22.69 $47,200
Education administrators, all other 350 $44.91 $93,410
Fabric and apparel patternmakers 350 $18.95 $39,410
Maintenance workers, machinery 350 $15.55 $32,350
Numerical tool and process control programmers 350 $26.15 $54,390
Tax preparers 350 $23.81 $49,530
Training and development managers 350 $46.91 $97,570
Upholsterers 350 $13.25 $27,560
Actors 340 $27.47 Not available
Counselors, all other 340 $21.64 $45,020
Drafters, all other 330 $27.06 $56,280
Financial examiners 330 $34.57 $71,900
Private detectives and investigators 330 $30.30 $63,030
Biochemists and biophysicists 320 $45.91 $95,500
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $98,410
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 320 $25.88 $53,820
Stonemasons 320 $20.05 $41,710
Law clerks 310 $20.02 $41,640
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 300 $11.79 $24,510
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 300 $23.28 $48,420
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 290 $23.71 $49,310
Furniture finishers 290 $11.93 $24,810
Reporters and correspondents 290 $19.98 $41,560
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 280 $34.97 $72,730
Optometrists 280 $49.12 $102,160
Dietitians and nutritionists 270 $29.38 $61,110
Engine and other machine assemblers 270 $18.44 $38,350
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 270 $10.42 $21,680
Media and communication workers, all other 270 $21.04 $43,760
Operations research analysts 270 $32.91 $68,450
Photographic process workers 270 $12.55 $26,100
Skin care specialists 270 $14.81 $30,810
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 260 $13.43 $27,930
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 260 $14.85 $30,890
Occupational health and safety specialists 260 $33.43 $69,540
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 250 Not available $78,250
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 240 $41.27 $85,840
Motorcycle mechanics 240 $20.49 $42,620
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 240 Not available $80,390
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 230 $15.56 $32,370
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 220 $11.56 $24,040
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 220 $18.74 $38,980
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 220 $38.06 $79,170
Job printers 220 $18.52 $38,510
Transportation workers, all other 220 $17.97 $37,370
Agricultural and food science technicians 210 $17.65 $36,720
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 210 $28.00 $58,240
Conveyor operators and tenders 210 $18.17 $37,800
Statistical assistants 210 $19.67 $40,900
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 200 $10.81 $22,490
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 200 $14.06 $29,240
Designers, all other 200 $24.12 $50,180
Personal care and service workers, all other 200 $10.66 $22,170
Social science research assistants 200 $17.83 $37,100
Microbiologists 190 $37.25 $77,480
Recreational vehicle service technicians 190 $17.68 $36,770
Residential advisors 190 $14.53 $30,230
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 190 $12.72 $26,460
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 190 $10.70 $22,250
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 190 $16.93 $35,210
Animal trainers 170 $14.46 $30,070
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $85,030
Audiologists 170 $34.10 $70,930
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $94,770
Cooks, all other 170 $12.38 $25,740
Forensic science technicians 170 $35.86 $74,600
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $63,060
Psychiatric aides 170 $12.63 $26,280
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 160 $35.42 $73,680
Bicycle repairers 160 $11.20 $23,300
Court reporters 160 Not available Not available
Film and video editors 160 $24.87 $51,730
Legislators 160 Not available $76,020
Locksmiths and safe repairers 160 $19.92 $41,420
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 160 $27.64 $57,490
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers 150 $16.69 $34,720
Biological scientists, all other 150 Not available Not available
Communications teachers, postsecondary 150 Not available $74,010
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 150 $14.00 $29,120
Nuclear medicine technologists 150 $42.49 $88,390
Obstetricians and gynecologists 150 $97.78 $203,380
Sound engineering technicians 150 $26.25 $54,590
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 150 Not available $53,940
Woodworkers, all other 150 $12.38 $25,760
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $95,140
History teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $90,380
Occupational therapist assistants 140 $29.04 $60,390
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 140 $12.86 $26,750
Radiation therapists 140 $42.62 $88,650
Set and exhibit designers 140 $20.22 $42,060
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 130 $19.41 $40,380
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 130 $11.07 $23,020
Crossing guards 130 $12.23 $25,430
Insulation workers, mechanical 130 $21.07 $43,830
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 130 $29.11 $60,550
Law teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $99,460
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 130 $23.68 $49,260
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 130 $10.65 $22,150
Computer and information scientists, research 120 $47.08 $97,930
Dancers 120 $18.41 Not available
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 120 $14.63 $30,440
Materials scientists 120 $43.08 $89,620
Physical scientists, all other 120 $43.22 $89,890
Sailors and marine oilers 120 $11.74 $24,420
Sewers, hand 120 $9.72 $20,210
Actuaries 110 $46.71 $97,160
Broadcast technicians 110 $17.64 $36,680
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 110 $29.38 $61,100
Chemical engineers 110 $40.80 $84,860
Embalmers 110 $23.39 $48,660
Geological and petroleum technicians 110 $29.89 $62,170
Helpers--roofers 110 $12.89 $26,810
Parking enforcement workers 110 $20.20 $42,010
Physicists 110 $34.61 $71,990
Physics teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $92,250
Psychologists, all other 110 $43.37 $90,210
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 110 $13.66 $28,420
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 110 $21.62 $44,970
Social scientists and related workers, all other 110 $34.32 $71,380
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 100 $14.61 $30,390
Music directors and composers 100 $17.89 $37,210
Public address system and other announcers 100 $14.98 $31,150
Statisticians 100 $41.37 $86,040
Survey researchers 100 $21.12 $43,920
Vocational education teachers, middle school 100 Not available $70,870
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 90 $11.94 $24,830
Animal control workers 90 $22.07 $45,900
Artists and related workers, all other 90 $22.88 $47,600
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 90 $27.60 $57,420
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 90 $35.70 $74,250
Chemical plant and system operators 80 $28.82 $59,930
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 80 $31.83 $66,200
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 80 $24.08 $50,090
Funeral directors 80 $35.53 $73,910
Helpers, construction trades, all other 80 $14.28 $29,710
Highway maintenance workers 80 $26.17 $54,430
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 80 $17.69 $36,790
Radio and television announcers 80 $24.29 $50,530
Recreational therapists 80 $23.53 $48,940
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 80 $25.54 $53,120
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 70 $28.74 $59,780
Farm equipment mechanics 70 $19.30 $40,140
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 70 $18.72 $38,950
Hydrologists 70 $44.75 $93,090
Podiatrists 70 $60.94 $126,750
Economics teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $96,900
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 60 $20.93 $43,540
Mathematical scientists, all other 60 $34.82 $72,420
Political science teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $90,860
Therapists, all other 60 $22.49 $46,770
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 50 $29.14 $60,620
Communications equipment operators, all other 50 $27.80 $57,820
Correspondence clerks 50 $17.79 $37,000
Emergency management specialists 50 $35.82 $74,510
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 50 $14.75 $30,690
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 50 $39.10 $81,330
Pourers and casters, metal 50 $12.51 $26,020
Transportation inspectors 50 $33.38 $69,430
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 50 $28.07 $58,390
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $87,260
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 40 $30.99 $64,470
Economists 40 $35.87 $74,610
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 40 $14.68 $30,540
Fire inspectors and investigators 40 $31.68 $65,890
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 40 $26.70 $55,540
Respiratory therapy technicians 40 $28.17 $58,590
Models 30 $14.92 $31,030
Museum technicians and conservators 30 $23.02 $47,880
Occupational health and safety technicians 30 $27.29 $56,770
Postmasters and mail superintendents 30 $41.20 $85,700
Anesthesiologists Not available $54.45 $113,250
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $31.59 $65,710
Architecture teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $74,110
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $99,590
Athletic trainers Not available Not available $29,650
Automotive glass installers and repairers Not available $16.83 $35,010
Biological science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $105,710
Biomedical engineers Not available $43.84 $91,180
Boilermakers Not available $33.23 $69,110
Brickmasons and blockmasons Not available $19.04 $39,600
Commercial pilots Not available Not available $67,370
Construction and related workers, all other Not available $16.82 $34,990
Craft artists Not available $20.96 $43,590
Dietetic technicians Not available $14.40 $29,960
Education administrators, postsecondary Not available $48.66 $101,220
Education teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $73,240
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Not available $19.55 $40,660
Elevator installers and repairers Not available $34.49 $71,740
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other Not available $14.86 Not available
Etchers and engravers Not available $14.15 $29,430
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals Not available $11.83 $24,600
Fence erectors Not available $16.55 $34,420
Financial specialists, all other Not available $28.69 $59,670
Food scientists and technologists Not available $32.84 $68,300
Funeral attendants Not available $11.96 $24,870
Gaming and sports book writers and runners Not available $20.45 $42,540
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Not available $29.18 $60,700
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other Not available $29.00 $60,330
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic Not available $12.86 $26,760
Life scientists, all other Not available $33.96 $70,650
Material moving workers, all other Not available $18.61 $38,700
Mechanical door repairers Not available $22.29 $46,370
Millwrights Not available $21.46 $44,640
Model makers, metal and plastic Not available $18.14 $37,730
Motion picture projectionists Not available $11.73 $24,390
Motorboat mechanics Not available $19.42 $40,400
Occupational therapist aides Not available $15.51 $32,260
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians Not available $12.11 $25,190
Pile-driver operators Not available $33.05 $68,740
Plasterers and stucco masons Not available $23.16 $48,160
Power plant operators Not available $34.43 $71,610
Psychiatric technicians Not available $24.92 $51,830
Psychiatrists Not available $74.13 $154,200
Psychology teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $78,170
Real estate sales agents Not available $26.05 $54,190
Service station attendants Not available $10.94 $22,750
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining Not available $18.94 $39,400
Sociology teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $96,570
Soil and plant scientists Not available $19.32 $40,190
Terrazzo workers and finishers Not available $20.77 $43,190
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $10.57 $21,990
Tour guides and escorts Not available $11.10 $23,090
Traffic technicians Not available $28.49 $59,250
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $11.51 $23,950
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials Not available Not available $31,710
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