Occupational employment / Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

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 "Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 1,728,170 $24.21 $50,350
Office and administrative support occupations 280,080 $17.45 $36,300
Sales and related occupations 185,770 $21.00 $43,680
Food preparation and serving related occupations 141,920 $11.95 $24,860
Transportation and material moving occupations 120,280 $17.98 $37,400
Production occupations 105,080 $18.84 $39,200
Construction and extraction occupations 98,840 $25.31 $52,640
Business and financial operations occupations 96,000 $33.11 $68,860
Computer and mathematical occupations 88,750 $41.19 $85,670
Education, training, and library occupations 81,870 $24.18 $50,290
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 78,460 $37.22 $77,410
Management occupations 68,490 $57.13 $118,840
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 61,040 $23.11 $48,060
Architecture and engineering occupations 57,720 $37.65 $78,300
Personal care and service occupations 53,570 $13.82 $28,750
Retail salespersons 49,660 $13.94 $29,000
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 44,290 $13.79 $28,680
Cashiers 38,510 $11.81 $24,560
Healthcare support occupations 38,230 $15.26 $31,750
Office clerks, general 32,780 $14.63 $30,420
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 32,630 $10.29 $21,400
Registered nurses 29,940 $36.00 $74,890
Protective service occupations 29,500 $23.80 $49,500
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 29,370 $13.06 $27,170
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 28,640 $26.73 $55,590
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 28,590 $18.45 $38,370
Waiters and waitresses 27,820 $13.40 $27,860
Life, physical, and social science occupations 27,360 $34.29 $71,310
Community and social services occupations 25,310 $21.15 $44,000
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 23,250 $31.45 $65,410
Stock clerks and order fillers 22,570 $13.34 $27,740
Computer software engineers, applications 21,650 $44.80 $93,180
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 21,480 $13.39 $27,850
Customer service representatives 20,730 $16.30 $33,900
Carpenters 19,850 $24.46 $50,870
Business operations specialists, all other 18,360 $33.36 $69,380
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 17,020 $25.92 $53,910
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 16,120 $9.92 $20,640
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 15,560 $21.07 $43,830
Accountants and auditors 15,100 $32.03 $66,620
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 14,970 $17.29 $35,960
Cooks, restaurant 13,680 $12.50 $26,010
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 13,630 $22.62 $47,050
Legal occupations 13,590 $43.48 $90,430
Teacher assistants 13,030 Not available $29,790
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 12,730 $17.57 $36,550
General and operations managers 12,620 $69.10 $143,730
Receptionists and information clerks 12,400 $13.44 $27,960
Maintenance and repair workers, general 12,340 $19.23 $39,990
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 12,200 $22.85 $47,530
Elementary school teachers, except special education 12,190 Not available $54,630
Construction laborers 11,460 $19.63 $40,830
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 11,410 $13.87 $28,850
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 11,020 $15.81 $32,880
Counter and rental clerks 10,340 $12.53 $26,070
Security guards 10,320 $15.98 $33,230
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 9,950 $14.57 $30,300
Personal and home care aides 9,860 $11.40 $23,720
Computer systems analysts 9,810 $40.55 $84,350
Management analysts 9,610 $40.73 $84,710
Medical secretaries 9,440 $17.76 $36,930
Computer programmers 9,410 $42.67 $88,750
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 9,200 $11.48 $23,880
Sales representatives, services, all other 9,190 $32.43 $67,450
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 9,040 $17.96 $37,350
Electricians 8,850 $29.74 $61,870
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 8,630 $36.05 $74,980
Packers and packagers, hand 8,630 $11.35 $23,610
Industrial truck and tractor operators 8,570 $18.62 $38,730
Team assemblers 8,550 $14.84 $30,880
Computer support specialists 8,500 $24.76 $51,490
Teachers and instructors, all other 7,970 Not available $36,250
Food preparation workers 7,940 $11.39 $23,700
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 7,690 $44.39 $92,320
Market research analysts 7,560 $43.22 $89,900
Network and computer systems administrators 7,520 $37.41 $77,800
Lawyers 7,330 $56.83 $118,200
Financial managers 7,310 $55.44 $115,310
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 7,260 Not available $57,420
Home health aides 7,100 $11.40 $23,710
Child care workers 7,050 $10.81 $22,490
Civil engineers 6,980 $39.21 $81,560
Office and administrative support workers, all other 6,870 $15.71 $32,670
Aerospace engineers 6,770 $45.14 $93,890
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 6,570 $31.28 $65,060
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 6,540 $27.70 $57,610
Bartenders 6,460 $13.31 $27,690
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 6,300 $21.12 $43,940
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 6,240 $27.32 $56,820
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 6,210 $16.65 $34,630
Computer specialists, all other 6,190 $38.43 $79,930
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 6,150 $9.92 $20,640
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 6,140 $17.38 $36,140
Tellers 6,110 $12.47 $25,940
Computer and information systems managers 5,950 $64.69 $134,550
Dishwashers 5,930 $9.93 $20,650
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 5,920 $40.10 $83,400
Network systems and data communications analysts 5,890 $40.25 $83,720
Engineers, all other 5,810 $43.58 $90,650
Medical assistants 5,780 $16.54 $34,400
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 5,730 $30.63 $63,720
Painters, construction and maintenance 5,700 $16.91 $35,180
Loan officers 5,590 $38.49 $80,060
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 5,570 Not available $54,980
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 5,530 $22.78 $47,390
Dental assistants 5,440 $18.22 $37,900
Managers, all other 5,290 $52.98 $110,190
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 5,160 $10.00 $20,790
Sales and related workers, all other 5,160 $24.06 $50,040
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 5,140 $21.62 $44,970
Driver/sales workers 5,060 $16.03 $33,340
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 5,020 $32.02 $66,590
Sales managers 4,960 $61.46 $127,830
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 4,710 $33.11 $68,870
Gaming dealers 4,590 $15.97 $33,220
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 4,510 $14.97 $31,130
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 4,510 $31.46 $65,430
Bus drivers, school 4,380 $16.87 $35,090
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 4,360 $21.10 $43,880
Fire fighters 4,280 $31.08 $64,650
Mechanical engineers 4,260 $41.03 $85,350
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 4,240 $14.56 $30,280
Industrial engineers 4,210 $38.24 $79,540
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 4,180 $18.00 $37,450
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 4,010 $11.98 $24,930
Bill and account collectors 3,990 $17.51 $36,420
Paralegals and legal assistants 3,930 $24.12 $50,180
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 3,870 $29.17 $60,670
Telemarketers 3,810 $13.08 $27,200
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 3,800 $41.77 $86,870
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 3,780 $18.63 $38,750
Postal service mail carriers 3,740 Not available Not available
Helpers--production workers 3,720 $12.82 $26,670
Machinists 3,720 $23.34 $48,550
Court, municipal, and license clerks 3,700 $19.82 $41,210
Social and human service assistants 3,600 $15.60 $32,440
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 3,560 $33.80 $70,300
Public relations specialists 3,550 $30.41 $63,250
Order clerks 3,520 $15.94 $33,150
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 3,500 $30.72 $63,890
Preschool teachers, except special education 3,500 $13.44 $27,950
Cost estimators 3,460 $31.31 $65,130
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 3,450 $25.18 $52,370
Amusement and recreation attendants 3,430 $10.02 $20,830
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 3,420 $20.63 $42,920
Logisticians 3,390 $33.04 $68,710
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 3,380 $14.82 $30,830
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 3,380 $20.83 $43,320
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 3,340 $15.57 $32,380
Electronics engineers, except computer 3,300 $44.05 $91,620
Engineering managers 3,290 $59.84 $124,470
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 3,280 $14.37 $29,890
Insurance sales agents 3,260 $33.43 $69,520
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 3,240 $29.05 $60,420
Pharmacists 3,240 $49.51 $102,980
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 3,210 $25.31 $52,650
Construction managers 3,140 $53.65 $111,590
Production workers, all other 3,130 $15.26 $31,740
Mental health counselors 3,120 $19.21 $39,960
Parts salespersons 3,100 $16.16 $33,600
Graphic designers 3,070 $24.88 $51,760
Coaches and scouts 3,060 Not available $40,490
Pharmacy technicians 3,040 $17.98 $37,390
Recreation workers 2,950 $13.14 $27,320
Architects, except landscape and naval 2,940 $36.58 $76,080
Cooks, fast food 2,930 $9.53 $19,820
Dental hygienists 2,900 $44.63 $92,830
Marketing managers 2,900 $60.59 $126,020
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 2,820 $25.49 $53,020
All other information and record clerks 2,800 $17.76 $36,950
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 2,780 $10.88 $22,620
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 2,770 $28.25 $58,760
Parking lot attendants 2,710 $11.13 $23,160
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 2,710 $13.17 $27,390
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 2,700 $23.36 $48,590
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 2,670 $15.19 $31,600
Financial specialists, all other 2,660 $32.94 $68,520
Legal secretaries 2,660 $22.03 $45,830
Cement masons and concrete finishers 2,630 $25.88 $53,830
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 2,620 $27.43 $57,050
Self-enrichment education teachers 2,620 $20.81 $43,290
Roofers 2,570 $23.56 $49,010
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,570 $10.54 $21,930
Data entry keyers 2,560 $14.37 $29,890
Sheet metal workers 2,550 $29.27 $60,890
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 2,540 Not available Not available
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,520 $14.23 $29,600
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,500 $19.81 $41,190
Loan interviewers and clerks 2,490 $18.79 $39,090
Medical records and health information technicians 2,490 $18.27 $38,000
Industrial machinery mechanics 2,480 $26.39 $54,890
Architectural and civil drafters 2,470 $22.04 $45,850
Healthcare support workers, all other 2,470 $16.01 $33,310
Physicians and surgeons, all other 2,420 $84.35 $175,460
Training and development specialists 2,410 $32.63 $67,860
Administrative services managers 2,400 $45.13 $93,870
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 2,400 $23.16 $48,170
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 2,360 $23.75 $49,400
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 2,350 $18.88 $39,260
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 2,350 $19.44 $40,440
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 2,310 $27.00 $56,160
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,310 $11.74 $24,410
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 2,300 $15.47 $32,170
Financial analysts 2,290 $43.40 $90,260
Physical therapists 2,280 $36.05 $74,990
Budget analysts 2,250 $32.86 $68,350
Flight attendants 2,230 Not available Not available
Demonstrators and product promoters 2,220 $11.84 $24,630
Child, family, and school social workers 2,190 $22.47 $46,740
Tapers 2,190 $23.51 $48,910
File clerks 2,180 $14.14 $29,410
Bakers 2,170 $15.35 $31,940
Radiologic technologists and technicians 2,150 $31.24 $64,990
Database administrators 2,140 $37.76 $78,540
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 2,140 $33.47 $69,620
Advertising sales agents 2,110 $27.73 $57,680
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 2,080 $24.53 $51,020
Electrical engineers 2,040 $39.84 $82,860
Property, real estate, and community association managers 2,020 $33.46 $69,590
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 2,010 $16.40 $34,110
Biological technicians 1,990 $20.01 $41,620
Cargo and freight agents 1,970 $22.61 $47,020
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,950 $21.47 $44,660
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 1,930 $21.62 $44,980
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 1,930 $29.65 $61,670
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,930 $23.53 $48,930
Medical and health services managers 1,910 $56.52 $117,550
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 1,880 Not available $93,970
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 1,880 $18.75 $38,990
Librarians 1,860 $30.79 $64,040
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,860 $27.81 $57,840
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,860 $17.82 $37,070
Service station attendants 1,840 $12.10 $25,160
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 1,810 $11.49 $23,910
Real estate sales agents 1,780 $22.85 $47,530
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 1,770 $13.12 $27,300
Sailors and marine oilers 1,760 $21.45 $44,630
Mechanical drafters 1,750 $30.14 $62,690
Structural iron and steel workers 1,740 $30.05 $62,500
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,720 $47.21 $98,200
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,670 $20.92 $43,520
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,670 $31.33 $65,160
Urban and regional planners 1,660 $33.53 $69,750
Printing machine operators 1,640 $19.47 $40,490
Food servers, nonrestaurant 1,630 $13.52 $28,120
Education, training, and library workers, all other 1,610 $25.08 $52,170
Glaziers 1,610 $22.94 $47,720
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,610 $21.21 $44,110
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,570 $17.42 $36,230
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 1,560 $25.71 $53,470
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,560 $18.38 $38,240
Office machine operators, except computer 1,540 $13.21 $27,470
Sewing machine operators 1,540 $12.48 $25,960
Human resources managers, all other 1,520 $53.52 $111,320
Instructional coordinators 1,500 $31.35 $65,210
Industrial production managers 1,490 $52.86 $109,950
Construction and building inspectors 1,480 $30.97 $64,410
New accounts clerks 1,470 $17.03 $35,420
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 1,470 Not available $53,940
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 1,460 $20.87 $43,400
Health technologists and technicians, all other 1,460 $24.46 $50,880
Switchboard operators, including answering service 1,460 $13.99 $29,100
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,450 $10.40 $21,640
Machine feeders and offbearers 1,450 $13.37 $27,810
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 1,450 $18.84 $39,200
Automotive body and related repairers 1,440 $21.62 $44,980
Library assistants, clerical 1,420 $12.79 $26,610
Medical and public health social workers 1,390 $26.37 $54,850
Sales engineers 1,390 $46.78 $97,290
Industrial engineering technicians 1,380 $29.64 $61,650
Chief executives 1,360 $97.04 $201,850
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 1,360 $32.03 $66,620
Multi-media artists and animators 1,350 $30.65 $63,740
Technical writers 1,350 $36.82 $76,590
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 1,330 $19.05 $39,630
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 1,330 $11.40 $23,720
Food batchmakers 1,320 $12.22 $25,410
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,310 $15.45 $32,140
Computer hardware engineers 1,270 $49.67 $103,310
Computer operators 1,270 $20.39 $42,410
Medical transcriptionists 1,270 $18.13 $37,700
Library technicians 1,260 $18.26 $37,980
Civil engineering technicians 1,250 $25.50 $53,040
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 1,230 Not available $53,450
Crossing guards 1,210 $14.60 $30,360
Food service managers 1,200 $31.06 $64,610
Protective service workers, all other 1,190 $18.74 $38,990
Insurance underwriters 1,180 $31.11 $64,710
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 1,180 $14.66 $30,490
Surveying and mapping technicians 1,170 $22.12 $46,000
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,150 $29.58 $61,520
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 1,150 Not available $50,380
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 1,140 $33.74 $70,180
Massage therapists 1,140 $26.68 $55,500
Computer and information scientists, research 1,130 $56.64 $117,810
Personal financial advisors 1,130 $45.02 $93,630
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 1,130 Not available $58,160
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,120 $14.98 $31,150
Painters, transportation equipment 1,120 $22.87 $47,570
Tire repairers and changers 1,120 $13.23 $27,520
Tool and die makers 1,120 $28.55 $59,390
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,110 $31.68 $65,880
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 1,110 $41.39 $86,090
Health educators 1,110 $23.65 $49,180
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 1,110 $21.34 $44,380
Education administrators, postsecondary 1,100 $44.30 $92,140
Public relations managers 1,100 $51.23 $106,560
Speech-language pathologists 1,100 $30.45 $63,340
Editors 1,090 $32.31 $67,200
Dentists, general 1,080 $86.23 $179,350
Occupational therapists 1,080 $32.28 $67,130
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,050 $33.59 $69,860
Media and communication workers, all other 1,050 $29.30 $60,950
Musicians and singers 1,040 $31.22 Not available
Social and community service managers 1,040 $37.61 $78,240
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,020 $15.16 $31,530
Purchasing managers 1,020 $48.81 $101,530
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 1,020 $14.83 $30,850
Hazardous materials removal workers 1,010 $24.03 $49,980
Occupational health and safety specialists 1,010 $35.34 $73,510
Procurement clerks 1,010 $18.38 $38,230
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 1,010 $32.60 $67,810
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,000 $19.75 $41,080
Pipelayers 1,000 $24.59 $51,140
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 990 $20.29 $42,210
Couriers and messengers 990 $14.26 $29,660
Highway maintenance workers 990 $23.40 $48,670
Mechanical engineering technicians 990 $28.44 $59,150
Electrical and electronics drafters 980 $31.19 $64,870
Material moving workers, all other 980 $19.19 $39,920
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 960 $30.25 $62,930
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 960 $11.05 $22,990
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 960 $23.99 $49,900
Plasterers and stucco masons 960 $23.15 $48,150
Producers and directors 960 $32.20 $66,970
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 960 $11.99 $24,930
Butchers and meat cutters 950 $21.24 $44,190
Graders and sorters, agricultural products 950 $11.57 $24,070
Grinding and polishing workers, hand 930 $16.92 $35,180
Respiratory therapists 920 $28.91 $60,120
Physician assistants 910 $45.29 $94,200
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 910 $22.98 $47,800
Photographers 900 $17.24 $35,870
Special education teachers, secondary school 900 Not available $54,400
Writers and authors 900 $30.20 $62,820
Chefs and head cooks 890 $23.89 $49,700
Crane and tower operators 890 $31.09 $64,660
Family and general practitioners 890 $70.98 $147,640
Gaming supervisors 890 $21.67 $45,070
Helpers--carpenters 890 $14.32 $29,790
Prepress technicians and workers 890 $21.98 $45,720
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 880 $43.13 $89,710
Landscape architects 880 $32.00 $66,570
Biological scientists, all other 860 $34.55 $71,850
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 860 $18.55 $38,580
Environmental engineers 840 $39.19 $81,520
Medical equipment repairers 840 $24.63 $51,230
Baggage porters and bellhops 830 $14.14 $29,420
Interior designers 830 $25.55 $53,150
Medical equipment preparers 830 $15.89 $33,050
Ship engineers 820 $35.23 $73,280
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 810 $16.28 $33,870
Credit analysts 810 $30.36 $63,150
Chemists 800 $36.06 $75,010
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 800 $18.70 $38,900
Opticians, dispensing 800 $16.94 $35,240
Construction and related workers, all other 790 $17.70 $36,820
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 790 $15.90 $33,080
Meeting and convention planners 780 $22.37 $46,530
Postal service clerks 780 Not available Not available
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 780 $19.17 $39,880
Cooks, short order 770 $11.58 $24,080
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 760 $15.48 $32,200
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 760 $19.24 $40,020
Natural sciences managers 740 $66.89 $139,120
Surgical technologists 740 $22.91 $47,660
Bindery workers 730 $13.61 $28,310
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 730 $21.01 $43,700
Tile and marble setters 730 $28.73 $59,750
Upholsterers 730 $17.36 $36,100
Word processors and typists 720 $19.05 $39,630
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 710 $16.43 $34,170
Floral designers 700 $14.94 $31,080
Brickmasons and blockmasons 690 $28.80 $59,900
Operations research analysts 690 $39.51 $82,180
Special education teachers, middle school 690 Not available $52,680
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 680 Not available $55,380
Brokerage clerks 670 $20.60 $42,850
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 670 $18.84 $39,190
Anesthesiologists 660 $75.00 More than $145,600
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 660 $23.39 $48,640
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 660 $15.71 $32,670
Surgeons 660 $99.70 $207,370
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 650 $17.35 $36,100
Home appliance repairers 650 $19.23 $39,990
Maintenance workers, machinery 650 $19.05 $39,630
Veterinarians 650 $41.86 $87,070
Commercial and industrial designers 640 $30.71 $63,880
Millwrights 640 $27.73 $57,680
Actors 620 Not available Not available
Business teachers, postsecondary 610 Not available $75,370
Diagnostic medical sonographers 610 $37.27 $77,510
Dietitians and nutritionists 610 $28.44 $59,150
Gaming cage workers 610 $11.98 $24,930
Surveyors 610 $36.26 $75,430
Audio and video equipment technicians 600 $20.20 $42,010
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 600 Not available Not available
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 600 $37.55 $78,100
Security and fire alarm systems installers 600 $18.75 $39,010
Air traffic controllers 590 $48.81 $101,510
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 590 $28.63 $59,550
Social workers, all other 580 $24.32 $50,580
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 570 $26.62 $55,370
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 570 $18.98 $39,470
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 560 Not available $66,550
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 550 $16.90 $35,150
Physical therapist assistants 550 $23.12 $48,080
Fence erectors 540 $15.31 $31,840
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 540 $13.74 $28,580
Art directors 530 $43.25 $89,970
Social science research assistants 530 $18.15 $37,750
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 520 $15.20 $31,620
Real estate brokers 520 $43.63 $90,760
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 520 $13.93 $28,980
Transportation inspectors 520 $29.75 $61,880
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 510 $13.89 $28,890
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 510 $11.79 $24,520
Internists, general 510 $88.82 $184,750
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 510 $24.54 $51,050
Statisticians 510 $34.57 $71,900
Tax preparers 510 $14.18 $29,490
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 510 $28.22 $58,690
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 500 Not available $52,760
Job printers 500 $19.49 $40,550
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 500 $22.80 $47,430
Avionics technicians 490 $21.62 $44,980
Education teachers, postsecondary 490 Not available $61,320
Insulation workers, mechanical 490 $24.29 $50,530
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 490 $11.46 $23,830
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians 480 $28.61 $59,510
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 480 $19.75 $41,080
Helpers--roofers 480 $13.18 $27,420
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 480 $14.15 $29,420
Motorboat mechanics 480 $19.54 $40,640
Social scientists and related workers, all other 480 $32.69 $68,000
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 470 $16.09 $33,470
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 460 $18.99 $39,500
Interpreters and translators 460 $19.94 $41,460
Training and development managers 460 $49.53 $103,010
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 450 $25.93 $53,930
Numerical tool and process control programmers 450 $32.63 $67,870
Automotive glass installers and repairers 440 $17.04 $35,440
Dental laboratory technicians 440 $18.60 $38,690
Gaming service workers, all other 440 $11.60 $24,130
Concierges 430 $14.32 $29,790
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 430 $19.14 $39,820
Meter readers, utilities 430 $20.98 $43,640
Physical therapist aides 430 $12.51 $26,030
Biomedical engineers 420 $36.42 $75,760
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 420 $36.45 $75,820
Photographic processing machine operators 420 $14.52 $30,200
Stonemasons 420 Not available Not available
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 410 $13.27 $27,590
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 400 $26.30 $54,700
Chemical technicians 390 $19.10 $39,730
Designers, all other 390 $35.31 $73,450
Desktop publishers 390 $22.75 $47,320
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment 390 $21.73 $45,210
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 390 $20.24 $42,100
Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators 390 $13.74 $28,590
Helpers, construction trades, all other 390 $14.08 $29,290
Advertising and promotions managers 380 $52.67 $109,550
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders 380 $17.81 $37,040
Pest control workers 380 $19.07 $39,660
Broadcast technicians 370 $19.32 $40,180
Gaming and sports book writers and runners 370 $12.37 $25,720
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 370 $19.57 $40,700
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $74,630
Psychiatrists 370 $89.32 $185,780
Chiropractors 360 $54.29 $112,930
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $66,660
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 360 $26.38 $54,860
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 350 $11.03 $22,930
Pediatricians, general 350 $75.86 $157,800
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders 340 $19.31 $40,170
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 340 $28.06 $58,360
Private detectives and investigators 340 $23.35 $48,570
Slaughterers and meat packers 340 $12.02 $25,000
Education administrators, all other 330 $32.79 $68,200
Chemical engineers 320 $42.71 $88,830
Dancers 320 $18.52 Not available
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 320 $24.26 $50,460
Compensation and benefits managers 310 $49.42 $102,790
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 310 $10.11 $21,020
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 300 Not available $71,670
Dietetic technicians 300 $15.14 $31,500
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 300 $29.33 $61,000
Clergy 290 $25.33 $52,690
Conveyor operators and tenders 290 $14.18 $29,500
Cutters and trimmers, hand 290 $12.32 $25,630
Lodging managers 290 $35.42 $73,680
Marine engineers and naval architects 290 $37.62 $78,260
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 290 $21.03 $43,750
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 280 $27.38 $56,960
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 280 $29.47 $61,310
Life scientists, all other 280 $49.97 $103,930
Logging equipment operators 280 $22.20 $46,170
Sound engineering technicians 280 $26.40 $54,900
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders 280 $24.80 $51,580
Carpet installers 270 $16.59 $34,500
Communications teachers, postsecondary 270 Not available $54,570
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 270 $22.21 $46,190
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 270 $27.56 $57,330
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 270 $23.57 $49,020
Microbiologists 260 $31.15 $64,790
Pharmacy aides 260 $11.85 $24,640
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 260 $21.74 $45,230
Biochemists and biophysicists 250 $33.28 $69,220
Environmental engineering technicians 250 $27.85 $57,930
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 250 $13.46 $28,000
Personal care and service workers, all other 250 $10.84 $22,540
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 250 Not available $25,270
Forest and conservation technicians 240 $18.10 $37,650
Furniture finishers 240 $15.93 $33,140
Helpers--electricians 240 $13.90 $28,920
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 240 $32.85 $68,330
Skin care specialists 240 $21.07 $43,820
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 230 $34.10 $70,930
Electro-mechanical technicians 230 Not available Not available
Legislators 230 Not available Not available
Nuclear medicine technologists 230 $38.64 $80,360
Actuaries 220 $43.07 $89,580
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 220 $25.13 $52,270
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $70,390
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 210 $16.49 $34,310
Hydrologists 210 $38.04 $79,120
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $63,230
Radiation therapists 210 $42.80 $89,020
Statistical assistants 210 $17.70 $36,810
Woodworkers, all other 210 $13.92 $28,950
Epidemiologists 200 $33.80 $70,300
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 200 $19.43 $40,400
Locksmiths and safe repairers 200 $18.99 $39,500
Psychologists, all other 200 $32.41 $67,410
Public address system and other announcers 200 $17.91 $37,260
Tour guides and escorts 200 $15.94 $33,150
Boilermakers 190 $23.05 $47,940
Conservation scientists 190 $35.31 $73,440
Embalmers 190 $19.09 $39,710
Emergency management specialists 190 $28.78 $59,860
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 190 $38.58 $80,250
Occupational health and safety technicians 190 $26.51 $55,130
Physics teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $81,440
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 180 $43.19 $89,830
Chemical plant and system operators 180 $24.58 $51,130
Correspondence clerks 180 $18.93 $39,370
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 180 $21.42 $44,550
History teachers, postsecondary 180 Not available $66,130
Hoist and winch operators 180 $35.20 $73,210
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 180 $16.80 $34,940
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders 180 $19.10 $39,730
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 170 $13.18 $27,410
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 170 $24.11 $50,160
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 170 $19.34 $40,220
Loan counselors 170 $17.56 $36,530
Motorcycle mechanics 170 $17.56 $36,530
Museum technicians and conservators 170 $19.65 $40,880
Obstetricians and gynecologists 170 $76.77 $159,680
Physicists 170 $42.03 $87,430
Animal trainers 160 $17.29 $35,960
Curators 160 $29.47 $61,290
Economists 160 $39.95 $83,100
Film and video editors 160 $25.06 $52,120
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 160 $19.32 $40,180
Mechanical door repairers 160 $21.57 $44,870
Occupational therapist assistants 160 $24.67 $51,320
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $46,480
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 150 $16.72 $34,770
Etchers and engravers 150 $17.07 $35,500
Fire inspectors and investigators 150 $37.14 $77,250
Marriage and family therapists 150 $22.30 $46,390
Physical scientists, all other 150 $43.10 $89,650
Semiconductor processors 150 $15.95 $33,170
Athletic trainers 140 Not available $42,870
Bailiffs 140 Not available Not available
Law clerks 140 $25.79 $53,650
Medical appliance technicians 140 $17.61 $36,640
Atmospheric and space scientists 130 $35.10 $73,010
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers 130 $10.61 $22,070
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 130 $11.25 $23,400
Orthotists and prosthetists 130 $36.56 $76,050
Photographic process workers 130 $19.43 $40,420
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other 130 $29.28 $60,910
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 130 $20.18 $41,970
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $69,060
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 120 $19.60 $40,760
Animal control workers 120 $21.71 $45,160
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 120 $18.06 $37,570
Model makers, metal and plastic 120 $30.85 $64,160
Recreational therapists 120 $26.62 $55,380
Respiratory therapy technicians 120 $23.97 $49,860
Audio-visual collections specialists 110 $22.80 $47,430
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 110 $20.00 Not available
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 110 $26.18 $54,460
Set and exhibit designers 110 $24.35 $50,640
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 110 $13.04 $27,130
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 110 $19.65 $40,880
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $68,210
Archivists 100 $22.14 $46,040
Economics teachers, postsecondary 100 Not available $78,410
Farm equipment mechanics 100 $20.59 $42,830
Fashion designers 100 $34.60 $71,960
Power distributors and dispatchers 100 $36.51 $75,950
Religious workers, all other 100 $16.93 $35,220
Foundry mold and coremakers 90 $16.54 $34,400
Motion picture projectionists 90 Not available Not available
Pile-driver operators 90 $34.60 $71,970
Plant and system operators, all other 90 $28.67 $59,640
Political scientists 90 $31.39 $65,290
Power plant operators 90 $32.76 $68,130
Riggers 90 $20.83 $43,320
Survey researchers 90 $22.94 $47,710
Agricultural and food science technicians 80 $20.05 $41,710
Artists and related workers, all other 80 $29.86 $62,100
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 80 $25.29 $52,600
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 80 $15.33 $31,880
Directors, religious activities and education 80 $23.70 $49,290
Foresters 80 $29.03 $60,390
Gaming managers 80 $40.29 $83,810
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 80 $14.89 $30,960
Music directors and composers 80 $30.20 $62,820
Podiatrists 80 $65.50 $136,240
Funeral directors 70 $47.77 $99,360
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 70 $28.78 $59,860
Postmasters and mail superintendents 70 $34.82 $72,430
Proofreaders and copy markers 70 $17.90 $37,240
Broadcast news analysts 60 $49.45 $102,860
Costume attendants 60 $18.45 $38,380
Materials scientists 60 $27.88 $57,990
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 60 $37.32 $77,620
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 60 $17.88 $37,200
Sewers, hand 60 $12.06 $25,090
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 60 Not available $62,340
Counselors, all other 50 $24.38 $50,710
Log graders and scalers 50 $17.74 $36,900
Models 50 $13.85 $28,810
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other 50 $14.52 $30,200
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 40 $39.49 $82,130
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 40 $35.11 $73,020
Geography teachers, postsecondary 40 Not available $67,600
Vocational education teachers, middle school 40 Not available $59,850
Radio mechanics 30 $34.96 $72,710
Agricultural inspectors Not available $17.91 $37,250
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians Not available $27.44 $57,070
Airfield operations specialists Not available $31.78 $66,110
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers Not available Not available $116,210
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $23.99 $49,900
Athletes and sports competitors Not available Not available $129,540
Audiologists Not available $32.12 $66,800
Bicycle repairers Not available $11.04 $22,950
Building cleaning workers, all other Not available $14.07 $29,260
Camera and photographic equipment repairers Not available $18.16 $37,770
Choreographers Not available $22.88 $47,590
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers Not available $13.04 $27,120
Commercial pilots Not available Not available $86,090
Computer software engineers, systems software Not available $47.88 $99,590
Cooks, all other Not available $13.44 $27,960
Correctional officers and jailers Not available $25.53 $53,090
Court reporters Not available $35.14 $73,100
Detectives and criminal investigators Not available $37.26 $77,490
Drafters, all other Not available $28.11 $58,480
Fabric and apparel patternmakers Not available $17.93 $37,300
Fallers Not available $31.94 $66,430
Farm and home management advisors Not available $16.66 $34,640
Financial examiners Not available $35.26 $73,340
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators Not available $22.79 $47,410
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers Not available $36.35 $75,610
Floor sanders and finishers Not available $16.01 $33,310
Food scientists and technologists Not available $29.25 $60,850
Grounds maintenance workers, all other Not available $17.37 $36,130
Historians Not available $29.12 $60,560
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Not available $15.90 $33,060
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates Not available $51.70 $107,530
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic Not available $23.26 $48,380
Legal support workers, all other Not available $27.51 $57,230
Logging workers, all other Not available $21.51 $44,750
Manicurists and pedicurists Not available $10.38 $21,600
Mathematical scientists, all other Not available $29.85 $62,090
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders Not available $17.08 $35,540
Musical instrument repairers and tuners Not available $21.28 $44,270
Nuclear engineers Not available $60.20 $125,210
Optometrists Not available $67.95 $141,330
Parking enforcement workers Not available $18.67 $38,840
Patternmakers, metal and plastic Not available $26.42 $54,960
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $16.65 $34,630
Political science teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $77,330
Pourers and casters, metal Not available $15.46 $32,150
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists Not available $23.40 $48,660
Psychiatric technicians Not available $16.55 $34,430
Radio and television announcers Not available $37.53 $78,060
Recreational vehicle service technicians Not available $15.32 $31,870
Rehabilitation counselors Not available $20.06 $41,730
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Not available $30.94 $64,350
Reporters and correspondents Not available $24.08 $50,090
Residential advisors Not available $15.72 $32,690
Soil and plant scientists Not available $31.93 $66,400
Therapists, all other Not available $33.87 $70,460
Transportation workers, all other Not available $20.48 $42,600
Travel agents Not available $18.68 $38,850
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $19.98 $41,560
Veterinary technologists and technicians Not available $14.47 $30,090
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