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 |
433,370 |
$17.85 |
$37,140 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
78,500 |
$14.08 |
$29,290 |
| Sales and related occupations |
45,730 |
$15.94 |
$33,150 |
| Production occupations |
41,170 |
$15.08 |
$31,360 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
34,750 |
$8.49 |
$17,660 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
28,840 |
$14.76 |
$30,690 |
| Management occupations |
24,290 |
$39.60 |
$82,360 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
23,240 |
$15.75 |
$32,760 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
22,500 |
$27.73 |
$57,690 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
22,330 |
$17.64 |
$36,690 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
21,790 |
$19.55 |
$40,660 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
18,350 |
$24.68 |
$51,330 |
| Retail salespersons |
14,090 |
$12.10 |
$25,170 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
13,050 |
$11.12 |
$23,130 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
11,410 |
$10.10 |
$21,000 |
| Customer service representatives |
10,190 |
$14.85 |
$30,880 |
| Cashiers |
10,150 |
$8.02 |
$16,680 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
9,050 |
$31.99 |
$66,540 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
8,920 |
$28.76 |
$59,820 |
| Protective service occupations |
8,850 |
$16.37 |
$34,060 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
8,470 |
$8.38 |
$17,420 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
8,350 |
$14.12 |
$29,370 |
| General and operations managers |
7,980 |
$42.17 |
$87,710 |
| Office clerks, general |
7,780 |
$11.64 |
$24,220 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
7,350 |
$10.06 |
$20,930 |
| Registered nurses |
7,060 |
$24.49 |
$50,940 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
6,560 |
$7.31 |
$15,200 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
6,120 |
$10.84 |
$22,540 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
6,080 |
$18.63 |
$38,750 |
| Team assemblers |
5,740 |
$12.30 |
$25,580 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
5,600 |
$11.20 |
$23,290 |
| Accountants and auditors |
5,510 |
$25.64 |
$53,320 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
5,460 |
$9.38 |
$19,510 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
5,220 |
$12.39 |
$25,760 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
5,140 |
$25.93 |
$53,940 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
4,920 |
$16.08 |
$33,450 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
4,860 |
Not available |
$42,000 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
4,850 |
$10.26 |
$21,330 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
4,520 |
$17.48 |
$36,370 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
4,460 |
$20.57 |
$42,790 |
| Construction laborers |
4,030 |
$11.95 |
$24,850 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
4,010 |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
3,920 |
$16.33 |
$33,980 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
3,910 |
$16.83 |
$35,020 |
| Community and social services occupations |
3,680 |
$17.52 |
$36,440 |
| Cooks, fast food |
3,680 |
$7.69 |
$15,990 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
3,420 |
$13.44 |
$27,950 |
| Machinists |
3,370 |
$16.80 |
$34,930 |
| Security guards |
3,340 |
$11.40 |
$23,710 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
3,230 |
$15.83 |
$32,920 |
| Teacher assistants |
3,210 |
Not available |
$20,410 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
3,180 |
$11.23 |
$23,360 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
3,150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Legal occupations |
3,070 |
$37.06 |
$77,090 |
| Home health aides |
3,030 |
$8.96 |
$18,630 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
2,890 |
$9.32 |
$19,380 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
2,880 |
$24.82 |
$51,640 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
2,860 |
$12.58 |
$26,170 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,680 |
Not available |
$42,440 |
| Bill and account collectors |
2,640 |
$13.74 |
$28,590 |
| Helpers--production workers |
2,580 |
$10.92 |
$22,720 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
2,520 |
$30.64 |
$63,740 |
| Chief executives |
2,470 |
$61.03 |
$126,950 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
2,360 |
$13.68 |
$28,460 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
2,360 |
$8.48 |
$17,640 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
2,290 |
$24.00 |
$49,930 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
2,290 |
$17.87 |
$37,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
2,280 |
$13.24 |
$27,530 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
2,280 |
$25.91 |
$53,900 |
| Electricians |
2,270 |
$18.73 |
$38,960 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
2,250 |
$10.68 |
$22,220 |
| Tellers |
2,020 |
$10.70 |
$22,260 |
| Carpenters |
2,010 |
$14.72 |
$30,620 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,010 |
Not available |
$41,960 |
| Computer support specialists |
2,000 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,950 |
$13.33 |
$27,730 |
| Food preparation workers |
1,910 |
$7.83 |
$16,290 |
| Telemarketers |
1,810 |
$10.30 |
$21,430 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,750 |
$9.06 |
$18,850 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
1,730 |
$20.74 |
$43,140 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
1,720 |
$8.89 |
$18,500 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,720 |
$18.07 |
$37,600 |
| Financial managers |
1,710 |
$42.08 |
$87,540 |
| Lawyers |
1,630 |
$51.75 |
$107,640 |
| Child care workers |
1,620 |
$9.08 |
$18,880 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,590 |
$27.02 |
$56,190 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,560 |
$13.33 |
$27,730 |
| Computer systems analysts |
1,540 |
$34.04 |
$70,800 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
1,540 |
Not available |
$19,300 |
| Medical assistants |
1,530 |
$13.05 |
$27,150 |
| Driver/sales workers |
1,510 |
$13.11 |
$27,270 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
1,490 |
$15.74 |
$32,750 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
1,470 |
$25.97 |
$54,010 |
| Insurance sales agents |
1,460 |
$27.74 |
$57,690 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
1,420 |
$7.26 |
$15,110 |
| Medical and health services managers |
1,410 |
$29.33 |
$61,000 |
| Management analysts |
1,360 |
$27.10 |
$56,360 |
| Dishwashers |
1,350 |
$7.45 |
$15,500 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
1,350 |
$17.78 |
$36,980 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,290 |
$10.28 |
$21,370 |
| Fire fighters |
1,290 |
$19.43 |
$40,420 |
| Computer programmers |
1,250 |
$27.84 |
$57,910 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
1,240 |
$27.97 |
$58,170 |
| Loan officers |
1,240 |
$24.07 |
$50,070 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,210 |
$23.71 |
$49,310 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
1,190 |
$14.68 |
$30,540 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
1,180 |
$13.18 |
$27,410 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
1,150 |
$7.83 |
$16,290 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
1,150 |
$10.21 |
$21,230 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
1,140 |
$8.15 |
$16,940 |
| Dental assistants |
1,110 |
$13.38 |
$27,820 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
1,110 |
$17.65 |
$36,720 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
1,100 |
$14.12 |
$29,370 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
1,090 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Administrative services managers |
1,070 |
$27.74 |
$57,700 |
| Bartenders |
1,070 |
$9.69 |
$20,150 |
| Sales managers |
1,060 |
$48.34 |
$100,560 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,040 |
$11.88 |
$24,710 |
| Mechanical engineers |
1,010 |
$35.49 |
$73,820 |
| Medical secretaries |
1,010 |
$12.76 |
$26,550 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
970 |
$16.21 |
$33,710 |
| Personal and home care aides |
970 |
$8.34 |
$17,350 |
| File clerks |
960 |
$10.58 |
$22,000 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
950 |
$32.68 |
$67,980 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
950 |
$9.82 |
$20,420 |
| Training and development specialists |
950 |
$19.21 |
$39,950 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
940 |
$17.78 |
$36,980 |
| Order clerks |
940 |
$12.91 |
$26,860 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
930 |
$36.37 |
$75,660 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
920 |
$14.27 |
$29,670 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
910 |
$22.86 |
$47,540 |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
880 |
$19.39 |
$40,330 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
880 |
$12.82 |
$26,670 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
880 |
$28.22 |
$58,700 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
880 |
$15.12 |
$31,440 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
870 |
$14.18 |
$29,490 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
850 |
$17.84 |
$37,110 |
| Helpers--electricians |
850 |
$12.79 |
$26,600 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
850 |
$15.25 |
$31,730 |
| Sheet metal workers |
850 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
840 |
$20.91 |
$43,490 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
830 |
$15.15 |
$31,520 |
| Industrial production managers |
810 |
$41.36 |
$86,020 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
800 |
$10.55 |
$21,950 |
| Data entry keyers |
800 |
$11.74 |
$24,430 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
790 |
$20.84 |
$43,350 |
| Construction managers |
780 |
$32.13 |
$66,820 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
780 |
$16.16 |
$33,610 |
| Food service managers |
780 |
$16.97 |
$35,290 |
| Correctional officers and jailers |
770 |
$12.86 |
$26,750 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
770 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Family and general practitioners |
750 |
$89.10 |
$185,340 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
750 |
$20.02 |
$41,640 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
750 |
$10.58 |
$22,010 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
740 |
$27.37 |
$56,930 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
740 |
$8.40 |
$17,470 |
| Pharmacists |
740 |
$46.53 |
$96,780 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
730 |
$15.31 |
$31,840 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
720 |
$16.34 |
$34,000 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
720 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
720 |
$9.91 |
$20,600 |
| Parts salespersons |
720 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Cost estimators |
700 |
$26.54 |
$55,190 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
700 |
$21.27 |
$44,250 |
| Electrical engineers |
690 |
$32.53 |
$67,660 |
| Graphic designers |
690 |
$18.94 |
$39,390 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
680 |
$14.13 |
$29,380 |
| Insurance underwriters |
680 |
$22.22 |
$46,210 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
670 |
$45.77 |
$95,210 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
670 |
Not available |
$67,550 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
670 |
Not available |
$43,140 |
| Market research analysts |
670 |
$25.87 |
$53,810 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
670 |
$21.91 |
$45,570 |
| Real estate sales agents |
670 |
$25.28 |
$52,590 |
| Industrial engineers |
660 |
$33.04 |
$68,720 |
| Legal secretaries |
660 |
$15.40 |
$32,040 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
650 |
$11.40 |
$23,710 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
630 |
Not available |
$41,180 |
| Civil engineers |
620 |
$35.45 |
$73,740 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
610 |
$12.94 |
$26,910 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
600 |
$15.72 |
$32,700 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
600 |
$27.10 |
$56,360 |
| Mechanical drafters |
590 |
$24.08 |
$50,080 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
590 |
$21.68 |
$45,100 |
| Engineering managers |
580 |
$48.97 |
$101,860 |
| Petroleum engineers |
580 |
$53.96 |
$112,240 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
580 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
570 |
$9.12 |
$18,980 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
570 |
$15.83 |
$32,940 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
570 |
$15.62 |
$32,480 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
570 |
$13.26 |
$27,580 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
560 |
$29.32 |
$60,980 |
| Physical therapists |
560 |
$29.40 |
$61,150 |
| Marketing managers |
550 |
$47.22 |
$98,220 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
540 |
$21.45 |
$44,610 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
540 |
$20.31 |
$42,250 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
530 |
$32.77 |
$68,170 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
530 |
$26.11 |
$54,320 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
520 |
$15.20 |
$31,610 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
520 |
$8.86 |
$18,430 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
520 |
$11.86 |
$24,680 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
510 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
510 |
$11.07 |
$23,020 |
| Advertising sales agents |
500 |
$20.91 |
$43,490 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
500 |
$14.19 |
$29,520 |
| Financial analysts |
500 |
$30.13 |
$62,670 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
500 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
500 |
$10.96 |
$22,790 |
| Social and human service assistants |
500 |
$14.48 |
$30,120 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
490 |
$13.09 |
$27,230 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
480 |
$22.02 |
$45,810 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
480 |
$19.14 |
$39,820 |
| Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers |
480 |
$23.57 |
$49,020 |
| Coaches and scouts |
470 |
Not available |
$30,180 |
| Librarians |
470 |
$20.68 |
$43,010 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
470 |
$19.75 |
$41,080 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas |
470 |
$14.50 |
$30,150 |
| Production workers, all other |
460 |
$11.21 |
$23,310 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
450 |
$16.61 |
$34,540 |
| Dental hygienists |
450 |
$31.40 |
$65,310 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
450 |
$11.11 |
$23,110 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
440 |
$19.68 |
$40,940 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
430 |
$23.59 |
$49,070 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
420 |
$22.43 |
$46,640 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
420 |
$15.79 |
$32,850 |
| Physician assistants |
420 |
$31.86 |
$66,270 |
| Public relations specialists |
420 |
$24.09 |
$50,100 |
| Surgical technologists |
420 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Cooks, short order |
410 |
$8.21 |
$17,070 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
410 |
$17.39 |
$36,170 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
410 |
Not available |
$45,790 |
| Respiratory therapists |
400 |
$23.58 |
$49,050 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
400 |
$14.12 |
$29,370 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
400 |
$21.02 |
$43,730 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
400 |
$14.92 |
$31,040 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
390 |
$23.39 |
$48,650 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
390 |
$13.55 |
$28,180 |
| Library technicians |
390 |
$12.10 |
$25,170 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
380 |
$20.28 |
$42,190 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
380 |
$11.97 |
$24,900 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
380 |
$8.61 |
$17,900 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
380 |
$12.79 |
$26,600 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
380 |
$14.83 |
$30,840 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
380 |
$12.17 |
$25,310 |
| Procurement clerks |
380 |
$14.80 |
$30,780 |
| Engineers, all other |
370 |
$32.68 |
$67,980 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
370 |
$68.83 |
$143,160 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders |
360 |
$18.68 |
$38,860 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
360 |
$11.10 |
$23,090 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
350 |
$12.18 |
$25,340 |
| All other information and record clerks |
340 |
$16.26 |
$33,830 |
| Computer operators |
340 |
$14.71 |
$30,600 |
| Printing machine operators |
340 |
$14.78 |
$30,750 |
| Database administrators |
330 |
$29.77 |
$61,910 |
| Dentists, general |
330 |
$64.10 |
$133,330 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
330 |
$33.44 |
$69,560 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
330 |
$18.82 |
$39,150 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
330 |
$13.51 |
$28,110 |
| Tax preparers |
330 |
$11.71 |
$24,360 |
| Parking lot attendants |
320 |
$8.14 |
$16,930 |
| Tile and marble setters |
320 |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
310 |
$20.84 |
$43,340 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
310 |
$20.32 |
$42,260 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
310 |
$19.62 |
$40,800 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
300 |
$16.52 |
$34,350 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
300 |
$11.53 |
$23,970 |
| Instructional coordinators |
300 |
$22.21 |
$46,190 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
300 |
$16.95 |
$35,260 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
300 |
$8.51 |
$17,710 |
| Personal financial advisors |
300 |
$38.48 |
$80,040 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
300 |
$16.77 |
$34,880 |
| Bakers |
290 |
$10.41 |
$21,650 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
290 |
$14.53 |
$30,220 |
| Chiropractors |
290 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
290 |
$32.51 |
$67,620 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
290 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
| Logisticians |
290 |
$28.55 |
$59,380 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
290 |
$14.20 |
$29,540 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
290 |
$17.80 |
$37,030 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
290 |
$31.33 |
$65,170 |
| Aerospace engineers |
280 |
$39.33 |
$81,800 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
280 |
$22.22 |
$46,220 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
280 |
$14.60 |
$30,360 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
280 |
$11.77 |
$24,480 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
280 |
$35.60 |
$74,050 |
| Mental health counselors |
280 |
$18.00 |
$37,450 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
280 |
$10.72 |
$22,310 |
| Roofers |
280 |
$12.45 |
$25,890 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
280 |
Not available |
$46,120 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
270 |
$32.21 |
$67,000 |
| New accounts clerks |
270 |
$14.55 |
$30,270 |
| Purchasing managers |
270 |
$36.67 |
$76,280 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
260 |
$20.92 |
$43,510 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
260 |
$13.48 |
$28,040 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
260 |
$17.56 |
$36,520 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
260 |
$31.43 |
$65,370 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
260 |
$13.58 |
$28,250 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
260 |
$10.11 |
$21,030 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
260 |
$22.30 |
$46,380 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
250 |
$10.73 |
$22,330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
250 |
$29.78 |
$61,940 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
250 |
$22.89 |
$47,600 |
| Sales engineers |
250 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
240 |
$23.23 |
$48,310 |
| Managers, all other |
240 |
$36.50 |
$75,930 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
240 |
$18.08 |
$37,610 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
240 |
$9.52 |
$19,790 |
| Travel agents |
240 |
$15.95 |
$33,180 |
| Couriers and messengers |
230 |
$11.46 |
$23,830 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
230 |
$29.08 |
$60,480 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
230 |
$27.86 |
$57,940 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians |
230 |
$20.66 |
$42,980 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
230 |
$23.52 |
$48,910 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
230 |
$13.92 |
$28,950 |
| Pest control workers |
230 |
$15.56 |
$32,360 |
| Bindery workers |
220 |
$13.56 |
$28,200 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
220 |
$14.02 |
$29,150 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
220 |
$13.27 |
$27,600 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
220 |
$13.04 |
$27,120 |
| Occupational therapists |
220 |
$28.42 |
$59,100 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
220 |
$15.20 |
$31,620 |
| Pharmacy aides |
220 |
$8.38 |
$17,430 |
| Boilermakers |
210 |
$18.64 |
$38,760 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
210 |
$21.48 |
$44,690 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
210 |
$18.90 |
$39,320 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
210 |
$14.84 |
$30,870 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
210 |
$8.16 |
$16,970 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
210 |
$12.31 |
$25,600 |
| Word processors and typists |
210 |
$13.40 |
$27,870 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
200 |
$26.06 |
$54,200 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
200 |
$33.37 |
$69,400 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
200 |
$15.60 |
$32,460 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
200 |
$12.82 |
$26,660 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
200 |
$13.69 |
$28,470 |
| Pipelayers |
200 |
$9.86 |
$20,510 |
| Postal service clerks |
200 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Social and community service managers |
200 |
$19.07 |
$39,670 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
190 |
$17.74 |
$36,890 |
| Crane and tower operators |
190 |
$18.49 |
$38,450 |
| Gas plant operators |
190 |
$24.49 |
$50,950 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
190 |
$23.31 |
$48,490 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
190 |
$16.88 |
$35,110 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
190 |
Not available |
$47,620 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
180 |
$20.49 |
$42,620 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
180 |
$20.84 |
$43,350 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
180 |
$27.52 |
$57,250 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
180 |
$13.37 |
$27,820 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
180 |
$32.90 |
$68,440 |
| Loan counselors |
180 |
$17.56 |
$36,520 |
| Radio and television announcers |
180 |
$12.66 |
$26,320 |
| Sewing machine operators |
180 |
$9.79 |
$20,360 |
| Surgeons |
180 |
$92.16 |
$191,680 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
180 |
$23.87 |
$49,660 |
| Writers and authors |
180 |
$22.04 |
$45,850 |
| Credit analysts |
170 |
$23.52 |
$48,910 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
170 |
$15.57 |
$32,380 |
| Food batchmakers |
170 |
$10.19 |
$21,190 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
170 |
$14.69 |
$30,560 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
170 |
$18.54 |
$38,570 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
170 |
$19.87 |
$41,330 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
170 |
$13.75 |
$28,610 |
| Crossing guards |
160 |
$8.06 |
$16,770 |
| Environmental engineers |
160 |
$37.06 |
$77,070 |
| Health educators |
160 |
$20.01 |
$41,620 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
160 |
$10.91 |
$22,680 |
| Internists, general |
160 |
$89.28 |
$185,710 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
160 |
Not available |
$44,220 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
160 |
$15.01 |
$31,230 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
160 |
$9.41 |
$19,580 |
| Physical therapist aides |
160 |
$11.92 |
$24,790 |
| Public relations managers |
160 |
$29.27 |
$60,870 |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers |
160 |
$18.00 |
$37,430 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
150 |
$18.07 |
$37,580 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
150 |
$15.19 |
$31,590 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
150 |
$26.26 |
$54,620 |
| Floral designers |
150 |
$10.15 |
$21,120 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
150 |
$8.31 |
$17,270 |
| Mechanical door repairers |
150 |
$14.81 |
$30,800 |
| Photographers |
150 |
$14.32 |
$29,790 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists |
150 |
$14.49 |
$30,130 |
| Producers and directors |
150 |
$23.89 |
$49,690 |
| Psychiatric aides |
150 |
$10.07 |
$20,940 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
150 |
$13.15 |
$27,360 |
| Training and development managers |
150 |
$32.28 |
$67,140 |
| Veterinarians |
150 |
$36.62 |
$76,160 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
140 |
Not available |
$37,100 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
140 |
$21.02 |
$43,710 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
140 |
Not available |
$59,020 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
140 |
$21.62 |
$44,980 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
140 |
$15.40 |
$32,040 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
140 |
$12.51 |
$26,030 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
140 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Tool and die makers |
140 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
130 |
$19.79 |
$41,160 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
130 |
$12.41 |
$25,810 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
130 |
$29.76 |
$61,890 |
| Legislators |
130 |
Not available |
$25,020 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
130 |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
| Operations research analysts |
130 |
$32.68 |
$67,960 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
130 |
$23.68 |
$49,250 |
| Surveyors |
130 |
$19.91 |
$41,420 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
130 |
$12.17 |
$25,310 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
130 |
$10.63 |
$22,100 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians |
120 |
$13.03 |
$27,090 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
120 |
$13.59 |
$28,260 |
| Broadcast technicians |
120 |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
| Floor sanders and finishers |
120 |
$15.66 |
$32,570 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners |
120 |
$10.70 |
$22,250 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
120 |
$18.86 |
$39,230 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
120 |
$14.55 |
$30,260 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians |
120 |
$14.13 |
$29,380 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
110 |
$15.53 |
$32,310 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
110 |
$34.93 |
$72,660 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
110 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
110 |
$20.68 |
$43,010 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$48,830 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers |
110 |
$11.72 |
$24,370 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$49,270 |
| Massage therapists |
110 |
$14.81 |
$30,800 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$43,540 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders |
110 |
$15.33 |
$31,880 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
110 |
$12.73 |
$26,480 |
| Social workers, all other |
110 |
$18.14 |
$37,730 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents |
110 |
$28.55 |
$59,370 |
| Anesthesiologists |
100 |
$88.99 |
$185,100 |
| Budget analysts |
100 |
$26.80 |
$55,750 |
| Chemical technicians |
100 |
$17.52 |
$36,430 |
| Chemists |
100 |
$31.50 |
$65,510 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
100 |
$16.56 |
$34,440 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
100 |
$11.10 |
$23,100 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians |
100 |
$16.87 |
$35,090 |
| Financial examiners |
100 |
$34.56 |
$71,880 |
| Home appliance repairers |
100 |
$15.01 |
$31,220 |
| Interior designers |
100 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Pourers and casters, metal |
100 |
$14.29 |
$29,730 |
| Stonemasons |
100 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| Technical writers |
100 |
$21.32 |
$44,340 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$47,670 |
| Brokerage clerks |
90 |
$26.07 |
$54,220 |
| Dietetic technicians |
90 |
$11.80 |
$24,540 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
90 |
$8.49 |
$17,660 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
90 |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Funeral attendants |
90 |
$11.28 |
$23,470 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
90 |
$15.85 |
$32,970 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
90 |
Not available |
$44,960 |
| Urban and regional planners |
90 |
$22.58 |
$46,970 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers |
80 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Bailiffs |
80 |
$13.78 |
$28,670 |
| Court reporters |
80 |
$21.29 |
$44,270 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers |
80 |
$13.03 |
$27,110 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
80 |
$15.96 |
$33,210 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders |
80 |
$9.78 |
$20,340 |
| Materials engineers |
80 |
$29.69 |
$61,740 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
80 |
$29.46 |
$61,280 |
| Radiation therapists |
80 |
$29.93 |
$62,260 |
| Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons |
80 |
$17.02 |
$35,400 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
80 |
$13.54 |
$28,160 |
| Animal control workers |
70 |
$13.16 |
$27,370 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
70 |
$16.43 |
$34,180 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$50,180 |
| Clergy |
70 |
$18.22 |
$37,890 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$57,600 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$37,420 |
| Millwrights |
70 |
$27.30 |
$56,770 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians |
70 |
$21.58 |
$44,890 |
| Optometrists |
70 |
$40.99 |
$85,260 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$47,950 |
| Service station attendants |
70 |
$9.75 |
$20,290 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators |
70 |
$18.72 |
$38,930 |
| Telephone operators |
70 |
$18.28 |
$38,020 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
60 |
$32.56 |
$67,730 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$41,120 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
60 |
$34.16 |
$71,050 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers |
60 |
$18.26 |
$37,980 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
60 |
$18.02 |
$37,490 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$42,710 |
| Funeral directors |
60 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
60 |
$19.77 |
$41,120 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
60 |
$13.15 |
$27,360 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
60 |
$11.96 |
$24,880 |
| History teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$46,090 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
60 |
$42.56 |
$88,530 |
| Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers |
60 |
$47.85 |
$99,520 |
| Motorcycle mechanics |
60 |
$13.10 |
$27,260 |
| Pediatricians, general |
60 |
$91.64 |
$190,610 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
60 |
$28.56 |
$59,410 |
| Recreational therapists |
60 |
$16.91 |
$35,170 |
| Traffic technicians |
60 |
$18.51 |
$38,500 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors |
50 |
$34.22 |
$71,170 |
| Art directors |
50 |
$21.88 |
$45,520 |
| Athletic trainers |
50 |
Not available |
$30,840 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
50 |
$10.10 |
$21,020 |
| Chemical engineers |
50 |
$38.40 |
$79,870 |
| Commercial pilots |
50 |
Not available |
$81,840 |
| Correspondence clerks |
50 |
$12.36 |
$25,710 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$49,660 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
50 |
$28.97 |
$60,270 |
| Lodging managers |
50 |
$22.34 |
$46,470 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
50 |
$17.42 |
$36,240 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
50 |
$95.29 |
$198,200 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$52,560 |
| Photographic process workers |
50 |
$8.75 |
$18,190 |
| Podiatrists |
50 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Psychiatrists |
50 |
$79.95 |
$166,300 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
50 |
$18.20 |
$37,860 |
| Survey researchers |
50 |
$17.28 |
$35,950 |
| Upholsterers |
50 |
$15.78 |
$32,820 |
| Biological technicians |
40 |
$15.85 |
$32,970 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
40 |
$13.41 |
$27,890 |
| Emergency management specialists |
40 |
$29.13 |
$60,590 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
40 |
$19.54 |
$40,630 |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators |
40 |
$17.93 |
$37,290 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
40 |
$10.45 |
$21,740 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
40 |
$17.75 |
$36,920 |
| Occupational therapist aides |
40 |
$14.77 |
$30,710 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products |
40 |
$24.28 |
$50,510 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
40 |
$11.34 |
$23,580 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers |
30 |
$32.25 |
$67,090 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists |
30 |
$22.63 |
$47,070 |
| Conservation scientists |
30 |
$29.10 |
$60,530 |
| Education administrators, all other |
30 |
$27.57 |
$57,340 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
30 |
$21.50 |
$44,720 |
| Fish and game wardens |
30 |
$15.78 |
$32,830 |
| Interpreters and translators |
30 |
$15.01 |
$31,230 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary |
30 |
Not available |
$40,310 |
| Air traffic controllers |
Not available |
$51.05 |
$106,190 |
| Airfield operations specialists |
Not available |
$23.61 |
$49,110 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists |
Not available |
$16.08 |
$33,450 |
| Audiologists |
Not available |
$23.84 |
$49,600 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders |
Not available |
$10.11 |
$21,030 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
Not available |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
Not available |
$17.98 |
$37,400 |
| Drafters, all other |
Not available |
$20.11 |
$41,840 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
Not available |
$12.90 |
$26,830 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers |
Not available |
$16.16 |
$33,600 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
Not available |
$22.63 |
$47,060 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
Not available |
$15.84 |
$32,960 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
Not available |
$22.52 |
$46,840 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers |
Not available |
$12.24 |
$25,450 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
Not available |
$8.34 |
$17,360 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals |
Not available |
$10.65 |
$22,150 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
Not available |
$15.92 |
$33,100 |
| Film and video editors |
Not available |
$14.21 |
$29,550 |
| Gaming cage workers |
Not available |
$10.87 |
$22,610 |
| Glaziers |
Not available |
$12.12 |
$25,210 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
Not available |
$15.14 |
$31,490 |
| Helpers--extraction workers |
Not available |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
Not available |
$37.01 |
$76,970 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
Not available |
$23.87 |
$49,640 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
Not available |
$16.98 |
$35,310 |
| Job printers |
Not available |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
| Landscape architects |
Not available |
$18.94 |
$39,390 |
| Law clerks |
Not available |
$10.42 |
$21,680 |
| Lay-out workers, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$12.07 |
$25,100 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
Not available |
$16.18 |
$33,660 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
Not available |
$12.44 |
$25,870 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
Not available |
$9.60 |
$19,960 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
Not available |
$15.33 |
$31,890 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$15.87 |
$33,010 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
Not available |
$12.95 |
$26,930 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
Not available |
$12.25 |
$25,470 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
Not available |
$11.55 |
$24,030 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
Not available |
$10.32 |
$21,470 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
Not available |
$13.20 |
$27,450 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$50,050 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
Not available |
$15.28 |
$31,780 |
| Real estate brokers |
Not available |
$35.52 |
$73,880 |
| Recreation workers |
Not available |
$10.52 |
$21,880 |
| Residential advisors |
Not available |
$15.56 |
$32,370 |
| Rotary drill operators, oil and gas |
Not available |
$17.93 |
$37,290 |
| Skin care specialists |
Not available |
$15.03 |
$31,250 |
| Slot key persons |
Not available |
$12.00 |
$24,950 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders |
Not available |
$14.19 |
$29,520 |
| Tapers |
Not available |
$16.69 |
$34,720 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$12.29 |
$25,560 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
Not available |
$10.78 |
$22,430 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials |
Not available |
Not available |
$33,180 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
Not available |
$7.57 |
$15,730 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
Not available |
$9.55 |
$19,860 |
| Wellhead pumpers |
Not available |
$20.72 |
$43,100 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
Not available |
$11.11 |
$23,100 |
