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 |
164,350 |
$18.49 |
$38,450 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
30,810 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
17,180 |
$24.25 |
$50,440 |
| Sales and related occupations |
16,600 |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
14,570 |
$9.15 |
$19,040 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
11,570 |
$23.76 |
$49,430 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
8,080 |
$28.81 |
$59,930 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
6,890 |
$15.87 |
$33,010 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
6,420 |
$12.73 |
$26,480 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
5,910 |
$10.44 |
$21,720 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
5,870 |
$26.86 |
$55,870 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
5,770 |
$17.48 |
$36,360 |
| Management occupations |
5,110 |
$42.85 |
$89,130 |
| Retail salespersons |
4,970 |
$12.12 |
$25,210 |
| Management analysts |
4,890 |
$25.63 |
$53,310 |
| Cashiers |
4,720 |
$8.38 |
$17,420 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
4,690 |
$8.01 |
$16,650 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
4,480 |
$11.89 |
$24,730 |
| Protective service occupations |
4,320 |
$19.50 |
$40,570 |
| Office clerks, general |
4,050 |
$11.54 |
$24,000 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
4,010 |
$11.03 |
$22,950 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
3,950 |
$17.61 |
$36,630 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
3,760 |
$13.20 |
$27,450 |
| Accountants and auditors |
3,530 |
$24.66 |
$51,290 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
3,480 |
$9.34 |
$19,420 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
3,390 |
$10.00 |
$20,810 |
| Production occupations |
3,330 |
$14.07 |
$29,270 |
| Registered nurses |
2,980 |
$26.25 |
$54,600 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
2,830 |
$9.51 |
$19,780 |
| Community and social services occupations |
2,720 |
$19.53 |
$40,620 |
| Legal occupations |
2,720 |
$37.08 |
$77,130 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
2,710 |
$28.63 |
$59,550 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
2,500 |
$22.26 |
$46,300 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
2,400 |
$23.91 |
$49,730 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
2,160 |
$14.51 |
$30,170 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
2,120 |
$25.89 |
$53,850 |
| Customer service representatives |
1,850 |
$12.72 |
$26,460 |
| Lawyers |
1,630 |
$46.42 |
$96,560 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
1,480 |
$11.12 |
$23,120 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
1,460 |
Not available |
$44,780 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
1,400 |
$19.24 |
$40,020 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
1,340 |
$9.94 |
$20,680 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
1,310 |
$21.12 |
$43,940 |
| Teacher assistants |
1,280 |
Not available |
$25,280 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
1,270 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
1,230 |
$10.12 |
$21,040 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
1,180 |
$18.69 |
$38,880 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
1,140 |
$28.34 |
$58,940 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
1,120 |
$14.58 |
$30,330 |
| Psychiatric aides |
1,090 |
$12.95 |
$26,930 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
1,080 |
$9.73 |
$20,240 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,080 |
$13.35 |
$27,770 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
1,050 |
$24.86 |
$51,700 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,040 |
$8.16 |
$16,980 |
| Security guards |
1,040 |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
1,030 |
$11.25 |
$23,390 |
| General and operations managers |
1,010 |
$47.07 |
$97,900 |
| Computer systems analysts |
990 |
$28.45 |
$59,180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
940 |
$15.11 |
$31,420 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
920 |
$22.92 |
$47,680 |
| Computer support specialists |
910 |
$17.72 |
$36,850 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
890 |
$17.18 |
$35,730 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
860 |
$22.87 |
$47,560 |
| Construction laborers |
840 |
$11.17 |
$23,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
820 |
$25.56 |
$53,160 |
| Food preparation workers |
820 |
$9.09 |
$18,900 |
| Public relations specialists |
820 |
$25.12 |
$52,250 |
| Computer programmers |
810 |
$26.89 |
$55,940 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
800 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
790 |
$17.09 |
$35,560 |
| Dishwashers |
780 |
$7.83 |
$16,300 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
780 |
Not available |
$47,320 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
710 |
Not available |
$33,490 |
| Tellers |
710 |
$10.88 |
$22,630 |
| Electricians |
690 |
$16.35 |
$34,020 |
| Child care workers |
680 |
$9.28 |
$19,290 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
680 |
Not available |
$45,500 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
660 |
$30.90 |
$64,270 |
| File clerks |
640 |
$12.01 |
$24,970 |
| Managers, all other |
640 |
$39.30 |
$81,740 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
630 |
$23.90 |
$49,720 |
| Insurance sales agents |
630 |
$24.13 |
$50,190 |
| Instructional coordinators |
620 |
$22.08 |
$45,930 |
| Carpenters |
610 |
$15.29 |
$31,790 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
570 |
$23.51 |
$48,910 |
| Home health aides |
570 |
$9.43 |
$19,610 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
550 |
$26.70 |
$55,540 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
550 |
$7.98 |
$16,600 |
| Loan officers |
540 |
$25.68 |
$53,410 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
530 |
$17.47 |
$36,340 |
| Personal financial advisors |
530 |
$19.36 |
$40,260 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
520 |
$28.22 |
$58,710 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
510 |
$27.89 |
$58,010 |
| Medical assistants |
510 |
$13.33 |
$27,730 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
500 |
$20.17 |
$41,960 |
| Civil engineers |
490 |
$36.51 |
$75,940 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
490 |
$11.40 |
$23,710 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
470 |
$11.68 |
$24,290 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
460 |
$10.18 |
$21,180 |
| Operations research analysts |
460 |
$23.37 |
$48,610 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
440 |
$26.73 |
$55,600 |
| All other information and record clerks |
430 |
$14.58 |
$30,330 |
| Driver/sales workers |
430 |
$8.34 |
$17,350 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
430 |
$12.51 |
$26,020 |
| Real estate sales agents |
430 |
$17.58 |
$36,570 |
| Bus drivers, school |
420 |
$12.67 |
$26,360 |
| Cooks, fast food |
420 |
$7.72 |
$16,060 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
420 |
$12.91 |
$26,850 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
410 |
$14.90 |
$30,990 |
| Data entry keyers |
410 |
$11.29 |
$23,480 |
| Librarians |
410 |
$28.94 |
$60,200 |
| Medical secretaries |
410 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Legal secretaries |
400 |
$18.80 |
$39,110 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
390 |
$45.85 |
$95,370 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
390 |
$13.03 |
$27,100 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
390 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
380 |
$21.32 |
$44,350 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
380 |
$9.62 |
$20,010 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
380 |
$10.60 |
$22,050 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
380 |
$14.35 |
$29,840 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
380 |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
380 |
$13.05 |
$27,140 |
| Administrative services managers |
370 |
$43.07 |
$89,580 |
| Pharmacists |
360 |
$48.32 |
$100,500 |
| Social and human service assistants |
360 |
$11.70 |
$24,330 |
| Couriers and messengers |
350 |
$10.25 |
$21,320 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
350 |
$17.42 |
$36,230 |
| Word processors and typists |
350 |
$12.02 |
$25,000 |
| Fire fighters |
340 |
$19.08 |
$39,690 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
340 |
$12.39 |
$25,760 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
330 |
$21.09 |
$43,880 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
330 |
$9.03 |
$18,770 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
330 |
$9.97 |
$20,730 |
| Bill and account collectors |
320 |
$15.08 |
$31,370 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
320 |
$8.54 |
$17,750 |
| Training and development specialists |
320 |
$21.65 |
$45,040 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
310 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
310 |
$21.39 |
$44,480 |
| Advertising sales agents |
300 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
| Bartenders |
300 |
$9.45 |
$19,650 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
290 |
$15.59 |
$32,420 |
| Cooks, short order |
290 |
$8.40 |
$17,470 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
290 |
$8.23 |
$17,120 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
290 |
$17.22 |
$35,810 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
280 |
$13.17 |
$27,390 |
| Chief executives |
280 |
$74.32 |
$154,580 |
| Construction managers |
280 |
$33.49 |
$69,670 |
| Financial managers |
280 |
$45.56 |
$94,760 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
280 |
$11.63 |
$24,190 |
| Cost estimators |
270 |
$26.70 |
$55,550 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
270 |
$15.81 |
$32,890 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
260 |
$18.74 |
$38,980 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
260 |
$18.36 |
$38,190 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
260 |
$23.39 |
$48,650 |
| Food service managers |
260 |
$23.74 |
$49,370 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
260 |
Not available |
$43,750 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
260 |
$96.19 |
$200,070 |
| Broadcast technicians |
250 |
$15.99 |
$33,260 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
250 |
$8.33 |
$17,320 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
250 |
$9.03 |
$18,790 |
| Graphic designers |
250 |
$19.93 |
$41,450 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
250 |
$19.25 |
$40,040 |
| Team assemblers |
250 |
$9.93 |
$20,660 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
250 |
$22.65 |
$47,120 |
| Database administrators |
240 |
$27.62 |
$57,450 |
| Family and general practitioners |
240 |
$60.57 |
$125,980 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
240 |
$29.48 |
$61,320 |
| Parts salespersons |
240 |
$13.63 |
$28,360 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
240 |
$15.38 |
$31,990 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
240 |
Not available |
$35,540 |
| Dental assistants |
230 |
$15.46 |
$32,150 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
230 |
$36.03 |
$74,930 |
| Sales managers |
230 |
$51.82 |
$107,790 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
220 |
$34.92 |
$72,630 |
| Insurance underwriters |
220 |
$22.48 |
$46,760 |
| Medical and health services managers |
220 |
$43.74 |
$90,970 |
| Roofers |
220 |
$14.63 |
$30,440 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
210 |
$19.09 |
$39,720 |
| Budget analysts |
210 |
$25.30 |
$52,620 |
| Financial analysts |
210 |
$24.79 |
$51,560 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
210 |
$15.49 |
$32,220 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
210 |
Not available |
$45,280 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
210 |
$19.88 |
$41,340 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
200 |
$20.44 |
$42,510 |
| Computer operators |
200 |
$15.68 |
$32,620 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
200 |
Not available |
$78,290 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
200 |
$11.82 |
$24,580 |
| Engineers, all other |
200 |
$36.81 |
$76,550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
200 |
$23.91 |
$49,730 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
200 |
$25.94 |
$53,960 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
200 |
$13.56 |
$28,200 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
200 |
$24.23 |
$50,390 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
200 |
$17.18 |
$35,730 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
190 |
$13.62 |
$28,320 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
190 |
$18.55 |
$38,580 |
| Helpers--electricians |
190 |
$9.46 |
$19,680 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
190 |
$12.55 |
$26,100 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
190 |
$11.31 |
$23,520 |
| Order clerks |
190 |
$12.21 |
$25,390 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
190 |
$13.89 |
$28,880 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
180 |
$17.43 |
$36,260 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
180 |
$18.13 |
$37,710 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
180 |
$45.70 |
$95,050 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
180 |
$12.37 |
$25,740 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
180 |
$12.98 |
$26,990 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
180 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
170 |
$35.31 |
$73,450 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
170 |
$8.94 |
$18,590 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
170 |
$17.67 |
$36,750 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
170 |
$11.03 |
$22,950 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
170 |
$14.36 |
$29,860 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
170 |
$16.96 |
$35,280 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
170 |
$17.83 |
$37,080 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
170 |
$13.37 |
$27,810 |
| Pharmacy aides |
170 |
$10.22 |
$21,260 |
| Dental hygienists |
160 |
$27.09 |
$56,360 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
160 |
$15.89 |
$33,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
160 |
$20.00 |
$41,600 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
160 |
$14.23 |
$29,600 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
160 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Printing machine operators |
160 |
$17.89 |
$37,210 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
160 |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
160 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
160 |
$10.90 |
$22,670 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
150 |
$19.98 |
$41,560 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
150 |
$21.33 |
$44,360 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
150 |
$28.87 |
$60,060 |
| Editors |
150 |
$22.87 |
$47,580 |
| Electrical engineers |
150 |
$35.66 |
$74,170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
150 |
$18.40 |
$38,280 |
| Physician assistants |
150 |
$40.83 |
$84,930 |
| Coaches and scouts |
140 |
Not available |
$73,340 |
| Counselors, all other |
140 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Pest control workers |
140 |
$13.30 |
$27,670 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
140 |
$18.62 |
$38,730 |
| Bindery workers |
130 |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
130 |
$22.67 |
$47,140 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
130 |
$30.07 |
$62,540 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
130 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
130 |
$19.82 |
$41,220 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
130 |
$16.41 |
$34,130 |
| Market research analysts |
130 |
$27.96 |
$58,150 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
130 |
$24.51 |
$50,970 |
| Personal and home care aides |
130 |
$11.05 |
$22,990 |
| Public relations managers |
130 |
$48.93 |
$101,770 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
130 |
$11.57 |
$24,060 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
130 |
Not available |
$46,720 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
130 |
$10.81 |
$22,480 |
| Urban and regional planners |
130 |
$27.34 |
$56,860 |
| Law clerks |
120 |
$17.77 |
$36,960 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
120 |
$14.43 |
$30,010 |
| Surgical technologists |
120 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
120 |
$8.79 |
$18,270 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
120 |
$20.91 |
$43,500 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
110 |
$11.92 |
$24,800 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
110 |
$16.54 |
$34,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
110 |
$26.18 |
$54,460 |
| Industrial engineers |
110 |
$33.63 |
$69,940 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
110 |
$11.92 |
$24,800 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
110 |
$11.12 |
$23,130 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
110 |
$14.84 |
$30,870 |
| Media and communication workers, all other |
110 |
$17.95 |
$37,330 |
| Occupational therapists |
110 |
$29.99 |
$62,370 |
| Physical therapists |
110 |
$34.78 |
$72,340 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
110 |
$16.96 |
$35,270 |
| Respiratory therapists |
110 |
$23.08 |
$48,010 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
110 |
Not available |
$50,260 |
| Surveyors |
110 |
$27.91 |
$58,040 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
100 |
$18.09 |
$37,630 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
100 |
$24.06 |
$50,040 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
100 |
$14.00 |
$29,120 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
100 |
$13.51 |
$28,100 |
| New accounts clerks |
100 |
$12.68 |
$26,370 |
| Photographers |
100 |
$15.33 |
$31,900 |
| Producers and directors |
100 |
$33.65 |
$70,000 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
100 |
$44.14 |
$91,820 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists |
100 |
$25.10 |
$52,210 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
90 |
$13.64 |
$28,360 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
90 |
$22.44 |
$46,670 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
90 |
$14.24 |
$29,610 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
90 |
$16.23 |
$33,750 |
| Library technicians |
90 |
$14.48 |
$30,130 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
90 |
$11.40 |
$23,710 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
90 |
$24.71 |
$51,400 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
90 |
$41.87 |
$87,090 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
80 |
$17.68 |
$36,780 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
80 |
$17.45 |
$36,300 |
| Farm and home management advisors |
80 |
$23.86 |
$49,630 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
80 |
$22.03 |
$45,820 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
80 |
$31.01 |
$64,500 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
80 |
$11.05 |
$22,990 |
| Postal service clerks |
80 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
80 |
$13.27 |
$27,600 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
80 |
$18.91 |
$39,340 |
| Social and community service managers |
80 |
$38.36 |
$79,780 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
80 |
$25.73 |
$53,510 |
| Therapists, all other |
80 |
$23.79 |
$49,470 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
70 |
$23.64 |
$49,170 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
70 |
$23.39 |
$48,650 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
70 |
$13.57 |
$28,220 |
| Engineering managers |
70 |
$54.06 |
$112,440 |
| Marketing managers |
70 |
$44.75 |
$93,070 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
70 |
$12.77 |
$26,570 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
70 |
$14.75 |
$30,690 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
70 |
$19.00 |
$39,510 |
| Procurement clerks |
70 |
$15.36 |
$31,940 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
70 |
$30.87 |
$64,200 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
70 |
$20.47 |
$42,580 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
60 |
$31.92 |
$66,400 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
60 |
$11.70 |
$24,330 |
| Bakers |
60 |
$10.65 |
$22,150 |
| Clergy |
60 |
$19.28 |
$40,100 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
60 |
$10.91 |
$22,700 |
| Desktop publishers |
60 |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| Emergency management specialists |
60 |
$21.51 |
$44,750 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
60 |
$24.52 |
$51,000 |
| Funeral attendants |
60 |
$11.17 |
$23,240 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
60 |
$21.24 |
$44,180 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
60 |
$23.93 |
$49,770 |
| Natural sciences managers |
60 |
$42.73 |
$88,870 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
60 |
$9.64 |
$20,050 |
| Pipelayers |
60 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
| Residential advisors |
60 |
$12.79 |
$26,600 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
60 |
$9.84 |
$20,460 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
60 |
$13.95 |
$29,030 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
50 |
$23.72 |
$49,340 |
| Chiropractors |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
50 |
$15.38 |
$31,990 |
| Credit analysts |
50 |
$25.20 |
$52,410 |
| Dentists, general |
50 |
$81.02 |
$168,510 |
| Economists |
50 |
$31.52 |
$65,560 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
50 |
$34.40 |
$71,550 |
| Floral designers |
50 |
$11.67 |
$24,270 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
50 |
$29.35 |
$61,060 |
| Health educators |
50 |
$26.96 |
$56,080 |
| Legislators |
50 |
Not available |
$34,020 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
50 |
$25.83 |
$53,720 |
| Sheet metal workers |
50 |
$15.88 |
$33,030 |
| Travel agents |
50 |
$12.37 |
$25,730 |
| Veterinarians |
50 |
$37.69 |
$78,390 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
50 |
$11.67 |
$24,260 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
40 |
$19.77 |
$41,130 |
| Athletic trainers |
40 |
Not available |
$42,090 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists |
40 |
$31.77 |
$66,080 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
40 |
$42.26 |
$87,910 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
40 |
$20.68 |
$43,020 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
40 |
$27.08 |
$56,320 |
| Education administrators, all other |
40 |
$36.98 |
$76,930 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
40 |
$50.81 |
$105,680 |
| Fish and game wardens |
40 |
$20.25 |
$42,120 |
| Funeral directors |
40 |
$27.56 |
$57,320 |
| Helpers--production workers |
40 |
$11.00 |
$22,880 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
40 |
$78.48 |
$163,240 |
| Landscape architects |
40 |
$33.58 |
$69,840 |
| Lodging managers |
40 |
$22.59 |
$46,980 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
40 |
$13.30 |
$27,660 |
| Millwrights |
40 |
$17.04 |
$35,440 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
40 |
$10.28 |
$21,380 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
40 |
$12.41 |
$25,820 |
| Physical therapist aides |
40 |
$12.21 |
$25,390 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
40 |
$14.13 |
$29,390 |
| Actuaries |
30 |
$36.62 |
$76,170 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
30 |
$25.11 |
$52,230 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
30 |
$28.90 |
$60,120 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
30 |
$23.33 |
Not available |
| Human resources managers, all other |
30 |
$38.31 |
$79,680 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
30 |
$20.91 |
$43,490 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
30 |
$19.09 |
$39,710 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
30 |
$27.24 |
$56,650 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers |
30 |
$12.26 |
$25,500 |
| Psychologists, all other |
30 |
$28.83 |
$59,960 |
| Purchasing managers |
30 |
$40.71 |
$84,680 |
| Social workers, all other |
30 |
$20.24 |
$42,100 |
| Carpet installers |
Not available |
$12.54 |
$26,080 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
Not available |
$11.06 |
$23,000 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
Not available |
$34.34 |
$71,430 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$15.39 |
$32,020 |
| Drafters, all other |
Not available |
$26.03 |
$54,150 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
Not available |
$15.02 |
$31,240 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
Not available |
$14.40 |
$29,950 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
Not available |
$11.33 |
$23,570 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
Not available |
$10.97 |
$22,810 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
Not available |
$18.37 |
$38,200 |
| Job printers |
Not available |
$12.58 |
$26,170 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
Not available |
$21.05 |
$43,780 |
| Massage therapists |
Not available |
$25.81 |
$53,690 |
| Mechanical drafters |
Not available |
$26.81 |
$55,770 |
| Mechanical engineers |
Not available |
$35.74 |
$74,330 |
| Mental health counselors |
Not available |
$24.38 |
$50,710 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
Not available |
$12.95 |
$26,940 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
Not available |
$10.51 |
$21,860 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
Not available |
$9.20 |
$19,140 |
| Radio mechanics |
Not available |
$15.66 |
$32,570 |
| Real estate brokers |
Not available |
$35.64 |
$74,120 |
| Sales engineers |
Not available |
$36.83 |
$76,600 |
| Skin care specialists |
Not available |
$16.44 |
$34,200 |
| Statisticians |
Not available |
$20.62 |
$42,880 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
Not available |
$19.83 |
$41,250 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
Not available |
$16.68 |
$34,700 |
| Survey researchers |
Not available |
$18.37 |
$38,220 |
| Tax preparers |
Not available |
$13.79 |
$28,680 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
Not available |
$13.51 |
$28,110 |
| Writers and authors |
Not available |
$21.33 |
$44,360 |
