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 | 758,120 | $18.65 | $38,790 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 128,090 | $14.50 | $30,160 |
| Sales and related occupations | 84,210 | $14.82 | $30,820 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 70,170 | $9.47 | $19,690 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 52,500 | $15.26 | $31,730 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 48,500 | $21.85 | $45,450 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 46,320 | $17.82 | $37,060 |
| Production occupations | 41,700 | $15.80 | $32,860 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 38,100 | $29.29 | $60,920 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 36,550 | $30.92 | $64,320 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 34,020 | $18.90 | $39,310 |
| Retail salespersons | 28,060 | $11.05 | $22,970 |
| Office clerks, general | 27,010 | $12.64 | $26,280 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 26,090 | $10.65 | $22,150 |
| Cashiers | 22,770 | $8.08 | $16,810 |
| Management occupations | 22,630 | $45.95 | $95,570 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 21,730 | $32.85 | $68,320 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 21,250 | $8.27 | $17,200 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 20,490 | $10.46 | $21,750 |
| Protective service occupations | 19,860 | $17.66 | $36,730 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 19,470 | $32.53 | $67,650 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 18,400 | $11.76 | $24,450 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 14,970 | $9.19 | $19,120 |
| Customer service representatives | 14,070 | $13.46 | $28,000 |
| Registered nurses | 12,280 | $28.30 | $58,860 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 11,460 | $10.94 | $22,760 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 11,410 | $9.66 | $20,090 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 10,190 | $11.27 | $23,440 |
| Community and social services occupations | 9,900 | $19.43 | $40,420 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 9,280 | $20.95 | $43,570 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 9,170 | $16.07 | $33,430 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 8,550 | $15.83 | $32,930 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 8,290 | Not available | $52,030 |
| Teacher assistants | 7,600 | Not available | $20,900 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 7,580 | $30.71 | $63,870 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 7,470 | $10.32 | $21,460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 7,390 | $22.75 | $47,320 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 7,060 | $16.77 | $34,880 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 7,020 | $18.78 | $39,070 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 6,780 | $8.93 | $18,580 |
| Construction laborers | 6,500 | $11.85 | $24,640 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 6,400 | $28.19 | $58,640 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 6,020 | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Security guards | 5,990 | $12.01 | $24,980 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 5,990 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Carpenters | 5,980 | $17.02 | $35,400 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 5,940 | $11.30 | $23,500 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,600 | Not available | $51,990 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 5,490 | Not available | $38,110 |
| Accountants and auditors | 5,470 | $30.09 | $62,600 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 5,240 | $11.41 | $23,740 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,210 | $15.66 | $32,570 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 5,190 | $29.67 | $61,710 |
| Electricians | 5,150 | $19.65 | $40,880 |
| Management analysts | 5,080 | $38.51 | $80,110 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 4,960 | $19.31 | $40,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 4,540 | $27.54 | $57,280 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 4,180 | $22.07 | $45,910 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 4,170 | $17.21 | $35,790 |
| Bill and account collectors | 4,050 | $14.42 | $30,000 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 4,010 | $18.98 | $39,480 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 3,920 | $15.12 | $31,450 |
| Legal occupations | 3,870 | $38.48 | $80,050 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 3,870 | $9.69 | $20,160 |
| Dishwashers | 3,700 | $8.12 | $16,880 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 3,610 | $13.58 | $28,240 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,570 | $7.47 | $15,540 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 3,500 | $18.69 | $38,880 |
| Computer systems analysts | 3,280 | $33.25 | $69,150 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 3,270 | $26.54 | $55,190 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,200 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 3,200 | Not available | $51,050 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 3,200 | $13.83 | $28,760 |
| Team assemblers | 3,160 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 3,150 | $37.35 | $77,690 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 3,130 | $26.72 | $55,580 |
| Medical assistants | 3,070 | $12.55 | $26,110 |
| Computer support specialists | 3,060 | $20.10 | $41,800 |
| Sailors and marine oilers | 3,040 | $18.98 | $39,470 |
| Real estate sales agents | 3,030 | $23.91 | $49,730 |
| Tellers | 3,030 | $10.76 | $22,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,960 | $27.69 | $57,600 |
| Home health aides | 2,900 | $9.24 | $19,230 |
| Fire fighters | 2,880 | $20.10 | $41,810 |
| Food preparation workers | 2,850 | $9.74 | $20,260 |
| Helpers--production workers | 2,830 | $9.69 | $20,150 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 2,690 | $12.36 | $25,710 |
| Personal and home care aides | 2,670 | $7.66 | $15,920 |
| Recreation workers | 2,670 | $11.67 | $24,280 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 2,660 | $19.47 | $40,490 |
| Cooks, fast food | 2,620 | $7.99 | $16,630 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 2,490 | $12.65 | $26,310 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,450 | $23.57 | $49,030 |
| Mechanical engineers | 2,440 | $37.22 | $77,420 |
| Driver/sales workers | 2,430 | $12.06 | $25,090 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,430 | $27.74 | $57,690 |
| Bus drivers, school | 2,380 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,360 | $17.94 | $37,310 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,360 | $11.56 | $24,040 |
| Telemarketers | 2,330 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| Child care workers | 2,310 | $8.78 | $18,250 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 2,280 | $16.60 | $34,530 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 2,270 | $19.76 | $41,090 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,200 | $8.48 | $17,630 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 2,200 | $18.65 | $38,780 |
| Civil engineers | 2,150 | $37.05 | $77,070 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 2,100 | $29.72 | $61,820 |
| Machinists | 2,090 | $19.32 | $40,180 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 2,040 | $8.32 | $17,300 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 2,040 | $18.71 | $38,930 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,010 | $8.29 | $17,250 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,970 | $17.42 | $36,220 |
| All other information and record clerks | 1,960 | $15.79 | $32,840 |
| Insurance sales agents | 1,920 | $22.82 | $47,460 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 1,910 | $9.12 | $18,970 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 1,890 | $37.65 | $78,310 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 1,820 | $41.32 | $85,940 |
| Sheet metal workers | 1,810 | $18.89 | $39,290 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 1,790 | $13.15 | $27,350 |
| Cost estimators | 1,780 | $28.17 | $58,600 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,770 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Data entry keyers | 1,770 | $11.94 | $24,840 |
| Lawyers | 1,770 | $60.05 | $124,900 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,760 | $24.00 | $49,930 |
| Bartenders | 1,710 | $10.27 | $21,350 |
| Dental assistants | 1,700 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 1,690 | $33.43 | $69,530 |
| Ship engineers | 1,690 | $34.18 | $71,090 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 1,670 | Not available | Not available |
| Training and development specialists | 1,660 | $25.61 | $53,270 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 1,640 | $19.76 | $41,110 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 1,620 | $8.90 | $18,500 |
| Order clerks | 1,610 | $12.10 | $25,170 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,590 | $11.40 | $23,720 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 1,590 | $74.58 | $155,130 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 1,580 | $21.68 | $45,100 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 1,550 | $38.08 | $79,200 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 1,530 | $29.26 | $60,860 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,470 | $25.39 | $52,800 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,470 | $28.67 | $59,630 |
| Computer programmers | 1,460 | $30.43 | $63,300 |
| Construction managers | 1,450 | $40.57 | $84,380 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,450 | $9.23 | $19,200 |
| Financial managers | 1,430 | $46.18 | $96,050 |
| Logisticians | 1,420 | $31.87 | $66,290 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 1,370 | Not available | Not available |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 1,370 | $23.63 | $49,150 |
| Loan officers | 1,350 | $25.12 | $52,240 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 1,330 | $16.69 | $34,720 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,320 | $19.88 | $41,360 |
| Electrical engineers | 1,300 | $34.48 | $71,720 |
| Pharmacists | 1,290 | $50.75 | $105,570 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,270 | Not available | $73,790 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 1,260 | $17.72 | $36,870 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,250 | $24.45 | $50,850 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 1,230 | $40.18 | $83,580 |
| Helpers--electricians | 1,230 | $12.01 | $24,990 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,220 | $31.35 | $65,210 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 1,220 | $25.40 | $52,840 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 1,220 | $14.88 | $30,940 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,200 | $14.57 | $30,300 |
| Marine engineers and naval architects | 1,190 | $33.71 | $70,110 |
| Production workers, all other | 1,190 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 1,170 | $16.90 | $35,160 |
| Managers, all other | 1,170 | $41.63 | $86,600 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 1,150 | $16.22 | $33,740 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,140 | $19.11 | $39,740 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 1,130 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 1,120 | $29.84 | $62,070 |
| Parts salespersons | 1,120 | $15.35 | $31,940 |
| Public relations specialists | 1,120 | $26.04 | $54,170 |
| Chief executives | 1,110 | $74.11 | $154,150 |
| Engineers, all other | 1,110 | $42.48 | $88,360 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 1,110 | $30.97 | $64,410 |
| Sales managers | 1,100 | $41.79 | $86,910 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,090 | $16.42 | $34,150 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 1,060 | $21.33 | $44,370 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 1,050 | $11.50 | $23,930 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 1,040 | $11.70 | $24,330 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 1,040 | Not available | $35,590 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 1,040 | $7.68 | $15,980 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 1,030 | $16.33 | $33,970 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 1,000 | $12.99 | $27,020 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,000 | $24.17 | $50,280 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,000 | Not available | $46,860 |
| Medical secretaries | 980 | $14.50 | $30,160 |
| Social and human service assistants | 970 | $13.32 | $27,700 |
| Medical and health services managers | 950 | $37.68 | $78,380 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 940 | $50.81 | $105,690 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 930 | $18.96 | $39,440 |
| Mental health counselors | 930 | $20.39 | $42,410 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 930 | Not available | $48,910 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 920 | $14.89 | $30,980 |
| Market research analysts | 920 | $24.93 | $51,850 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 910 | $15.61 | $32,470 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 910 | $9.51 | $19,780 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 900 | $19.45 | $40,450 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 900 | $19.46 | $40,470 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 900 | $11.33 | $23,570 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 870 | $13.70 | $28,500 |
| Riggers | 870 | $20.52 | $42,680 |
| Librarians | 860 | $26.38 | $54,860 |
| Aerospace engineers | 840 | $49.49 | $102,930 |
| Graphic designers | 840 | $21.56 | $44,850 |
| Coaches and scouts | 830 | Not available | $31,150 |
| Engineering managers | 810 | $51.63 | $107,380 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 810 | $21.06 | $43,800 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 810 | $8.46 | $17,590 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 810 | $17.01 | $35,380 |
| Advertising sales agents | 800 | $21.86 | $45,470 |
| Instructional coordinators | 800 | $29.72 | $61,820 |
| Food service managers | 790 | $25.57 | $53,190 |
| Administrative services managers | 780 | $38.52 | $80,130 |
| Physical therapists | 770 | $35.91 | $74,690 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 770 | Not available | $73,980 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 760 | $18.32 | $38,110 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 760 | $11.15 | $23,180 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 760 | $17.17 | $35,710 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 760 | $20.03 | $41,660 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 750 | $24.77 | $51,520 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 750 | $24.09 | $50,110 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | 750 | $18.34 | $38,150 |
| Nuclear engineers | 750 | $39.13 | $81,400 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 740 | $39.43 | $82,010 |
| Industrial engineers | 740 | $32.40 | $67,400 |
| Legal secretaries | 740 | $17.63 | $36,660 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 740 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 740 | Not available | Not available |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 730 | $16.74 | $34,820 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 730 | $20.83 | $43,330 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 730 | $14.54 | $30,240 |
| Database administrators | 720 | $29.22 | $60,780 |
| Editors | 720 | $19.25 | $40,040 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 710 | $43.42 | $90,310 |
| Printing machine operators | 710 | $13.52 | $28,130 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 700 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 700 | $10.78 | $22,410 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 700 | $15.32 | $31,860 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 700 | $20.05 | $41,710 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 690 | $22.59 | $46,980 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 690 | $12.39 | $25,770 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 690 | $12.50 | $26,010 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 690 | $13.11 | $27,270 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 690 | $12.03 | $25,020 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 690 | $10.29 | $21,410 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 680 | Not available | $94,990 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 680 | $9.25 | $19,230 |
| Cooks, short order | 670 | $9.65 | $20,060 |
| Couriers and messengers | 660 | $12.23 | $25,430 |
| Dental hygienists | 650 | $33.25 | $69,170 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 650 | $8.95 | $18,620 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 640 | $15.65 | $32,560 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 640 | Not available | $45,420 |
| File clerks | 630 | $10.67 | $22,200 |
| Library technicians | 630 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | 630 | $10.18 | $21,180 |
| Word processors and typists | 630 | $15.02 | $31,250 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 620 | $10.06 | $20,910 |
| Computer operators | 610 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 610 | $36.34 | $75,590 |
| Sewing machine operators | 610 | $11.15 | $23,190 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 600 | $15.90 | $33,060 |
| Procurement clerks | 600 | $18.21 | $37,870 |
| Roofers | 600 | $17.80 | $37,020 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 590 | $18.85 | $39,210 |
| Service station attendants | 590 | $8.78 | $18,270 |
| Family and general practitioners | 580 | $74.43 | $154,820 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 580 | $16.97 | $35,290 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 570 | $19.25 | $40,050 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 570 | $14.45 | $30,060 |
| Pest control workers | 570 | $15.66 | $32,580 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 560 | $23.11 | $48,080 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 560 | $11.78 | $24,490 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 550 | $23.47 | $48,820 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 550 | $30.68 | $63,820 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 550 | $20.25 | $42,110 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 550 | $22.58 | $46,970 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 540 | $37.12 | $77,200 |
| Graduate teaching assistants | 540 | Not available | $26,290 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 540 | $34.01 | $70,740 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 530 | $18.12 | $37,690 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 530 | $12.30 | $25,580 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 530 | $14.02 | $29,150 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 530 | $20.62 | $42,880 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 520 | $20.00 | $41,610 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 510 | $19.01 | $39,540 |
| Funeral attendants | 510 | $10.06 | $20,920 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 510 | $14.14 | $29,400 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 510 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Crane and tower operators | 500 | $21.80 | $45,340 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 500 | $13.56 | $28,200 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 500 | $14.09 | $29,300 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 490 | $15.98 | $33,240 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 490 | $22.37 | $46,540 |
| New accounts clerks | 490 | $14.02 | $29,160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 480 | $30.53 | $63,500 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 480 | $24.88 | $51,750 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 480 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 480 | $12.50 | $26,000 |
| Travel agents | 480 | $18.77 | $39,040 |
| Budget analysts | 470 | $31.01 | $64,490 |
| Producers and directors | 470 | $24.50 | $50,960 |
| Respiratory therapists | 470 | $25.56 | $53,160 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 460 | Not available | $78,240 |
| Food batchmakers | 460 | $12.78 | $26,590 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 460 | $26.33 | $54,760 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 450 | $23.62 | $49,130 |
| Financial analysts | 450 | $29.27 | $60,870 |
| Industrial production managers | 450 | $42.22 | $87,820 |
| Photographic process workers | 450 | $11.61 | $24,150 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 450 | $16.46 | $34,240 |
| Dentists, general | 440 | $69.77 | $145,120 |
| Surgical technologists | 440 | $18.67 | $38,830 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 430 | $31.44 | $65,400 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 430 | Not available | $56,530 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 430 | $28.79 | $59,880 |
| Lay-out workers, metal and plastic | 430 | $20.31 | $42,250 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 420 | $29.94 | $62,270 |
| Occupational therapists | 420 | $34.84 | $72,470 |
| Operations research analysts | 420 | $37.23 | $77,430 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 420 | $14.15 | $29,430 |
| Photographers | 420 | $12.71 | $26,440 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 420 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| Technical writers | 420 | $35.22 | $73,250 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 420 | Not available | $44,790 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 410 | $29.47 | $61,300 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 410 | $17.83 | $37,080 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 410 | $12.26 | $25,490 |
| Radio mechanics | 410 | $21.59 | $44,900 |
| Social and community service managers | 410 | $32.75 | $68,110 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 410 | $37.85 | $78,740 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 400 | $22.18 | $46,130 |
| Environmental engineers | 390 | $40.20 | $83,620 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 390 | $17.03 | $35,430 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 390 | $23.97 | $49,860 |
| Engine and other machine assemblers | 380 | $15.00 | $31,210 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 380 | $20.37 | $42,370 |
| Parking lot attendants | 380 | $9.26 | $19,250 |
| Physician assistants | 380 | $31.11 | $64,710 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 380 | $9.77 | $20,310 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 370 | $21.93 | $45,610 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 370 | $9.69 | $20,150 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 370 | $17.96 | $37,360 |
| Personal financial advisors | 370 | $33.44 | $69,560 |
| Pipelayers | 370 | $14.51 | $30,180 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 370 | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| Tax preparers | 370 | $11.08 | $23,050 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 360 | $38.86 | $80,820 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 360 | $20.58 | $42,800 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 360 | Not available | $84,020 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 360 | $20.82 | $43,300 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 360 | Not available | $59,180 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 360 | $15.16 | $31,540 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 350 | $23.73 | $49,360 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 350 | $19.00 | $39,530 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 350 | $11.55 | $24,030 |
| Marketing managers | 350 | $45.84 | $95,360 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 350 | $38.17 | $79,380 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 350 | $14.34 | $29,820 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 340 | $18.13 | $37,710 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 340 | $23.55 | $48,980 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 340 | $22.29 | $46,360 |
| Veterinarians | 340 | $46.55 | $96,810 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 330 | Not available | $59,830 |
| Health educators | 330 | $19.85 | $41,280 |
| Interior designers | 330 | $19.14 | $39,810 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 330 | Not available | $62,380 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 330 | $11.74 | $24,420 |
| Postal service clerks | 330 | Not available | Not available |
| Real estate brokers | 330 | $43.05 | $89,550 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 330 | $11.22 | $23,330 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 330 | $14.39 | $29,940 |
| Law clerks | 320 | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 320 | $18.17 | $37,800 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 320 | $9.65 | $20,070 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 320 | $38.29 | $79,650 |
| Bakers | 310 | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 310 | $20.50 | $42,640 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 310 | $27.28 | $56,740 |
| Urban and regional planners | 310 | $27.78 | $57,790 |
| Chemists | 300 | $34.15 | $71,030 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 300 | $12.71 | $26,430 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | 290 | $13.50 | $28,080 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 290 | $15.37 | $31,970 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 290 | $18.46 | $38,390 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 290 | Not available | $68,080 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 290 | $37.67 | $78,360 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 290 | $22.33 | $46,450 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 290 | $10.29 | $21,410 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | 280 | $15.53 | $32,310 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 280 | $15.22 | $31,650 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 280 | $9.15 | $19,030 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 280 | $29.96 | $62,310 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 280 | $18.73 | $38,960 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 270 | $15.93 | $33,130 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 270 | $14.43 | $30,020 |
| Pediatricians, general | 270 | $70.95 | $147,580 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 270 | Not available | $65,120 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | 270 | $12.86 | $26,760 |
| Writers and authors | 270 | $24.27 | $50,480 |
| Barbers | 260 | $8.68 | $18,060 |
| Credit analysts | 260 | $26.47 | $55,050 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 260 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Insurance underwriters | 260 | $19.12 | $39,770 |
| Internists, general | 260 | $78.38 | $163,030 |
| Tile and marble setters | 260 | $14.24 | $29,610 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 250 | $20.48 | $42,600 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 250 | $13.19 | $27,440 |
| Floral designers | 250 | $11.65 | $24,230 |
| Lodging managers | 250 | $28.45 | $59,170 |
| Physicists | 250 | $42.16 | $87,700 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 250 | $19.36 | $40,260 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 250 | $14.48 | $30,110 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 240 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | 240 | $12.99 | $27,020 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 240 | $19.77 | $41,130 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 240 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 230 | $8.45 | $17,570 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 230 | $23.93 | $49,770 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 230 | $9.03 | $18,780 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 230 | $18.99 | $39,510 |
| Pile-driver operators | 230 | $19.52 | $40,600 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 230 | $14.87 | $30,920 |
| Shampooers | 230 | $7.12 | $14,820 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 230 | $19.59 | $40,750 |
| Brokerage clerks | 220 | $18.27 | $37,990 |
| Concierges | 220 | $9.11 | $18,950 |
| Dietetic technicians | 220 | Not available | Not available |
| Marriage and family therapists | 220 | $18.32 | $38,100 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | 220 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Social science research assistants | 220 | $15.55 | $32,340 |
| Surveyors | 220 | $31.73 | $66,000 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 210 | Not available | $63,250 |
| Interpreters and translators | 210 | $26.25 | $54,590 |
| Purchasing managers | 210 | $46.11 | $95,900 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | 200 | $21.78 | $45,310 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 200 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 200 | Not available | $58,080 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 200 | $11.04 | $22,960 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 200 | Not available | $53,570 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 190 | $45.60 | $94,850 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 190 | $13.99 | $29,110 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 190 | $27.61 | $57,420 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 190 | $46.80 | $97,340 |
| Millwrights | 190 | $25.71 | $53,480 |
| Social workers, all other | 190 | $24.67 | $51,300 |
| Surgeons | 190 | $100.64 | $209,340 |
| Boilermakers | 180 | $23.00 | $47,840 |
| Broadcast technicians | 180 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Counselors, all other | 180 | $18.46 | $38,390 |
| Crossing guards | 180 | $10.08 | $20,970 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 180 | $16.58 | $34,490 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 180 | $28.62 | $59,520 |
| Home appliance repairers | 180 | $13.27 | $27,610 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 180 | $19.78 | $41,150 |
| Cartographers and photogrammetrists | 170 | $26.34 | $54,790 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 170 | $14.80 | $30,790 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 170 | Not available | $94,960 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 170 | $16.36 | $34,020 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 170 | $19.10 | $39,740 |
| Chiropractors | 160 | $32.83 | $68,290 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 160 | Not available | $97,640 |
| Fence erectors | 160 | $13.88 | $28,870 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 160 | $29.73 | $61,840 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 160 | $15.95 | $33,170 |
| Training and development managers | 160 | $41.54 | $86,400 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 150 | $14.05 | $29,230 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 150 | Not available | $61,380 |
| Radio and television announcers | 150 | $24.04 | $49,990 |
| Bindery workers | 140 | $11.14 | $23,170 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 130 | $32.43 | $67,450 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 130 | $22.11 | $45,990 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 130 | $19.12 | $39,770 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $56,260 |
| Helpers--roofers | 130 | $11.86 | $24,680 |
| Legal support workers, all other | 130 | $19.68 | $40,940 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 130 | $17.01 | $35,370 |
| Materials engineers | 130 | $44.26 | $92,070 |
| Museum technicians and conservators | 130 | $17.98 | $37,400 |
| Optometrists | 130 | $41.56 | $86,450 |
| Physical therapist aides | 130 | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $71,620 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 130 | Not available | $60,630 |
| Curators | 120 | $25.72 | $53,490 |
| Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers | 120 | $11.31 | $23,520 |
| Emergency management specialists | 120 | $27.71 | $57,640 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 120 | $16.96 | $35,280 |
| Loan counselors | 120 | $18.33 | $38,130 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 120 | $30.53 | $63,500 |
| Radiation therapists | 120 | $34.72 | $72,220 |
| Tool and die makers | 120 | $24.69 | $51,350 |
| Travel guides | 120 | $11.53 | $23,990 |
| Clergy | 110 | $20.06 | $41,720 |
| Legislators | 110 | Not available | $18,510 |
| Massage therapists | 110 | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Mechanical door repairers | 110 | $13.31 | $27,690 |
| Motorboat mechanics | 110 | $19.66 | $40,890 |
| Public relations managers | 110 | $43.03 | $89,510 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Audiologists | 100 | $34.79 | $72,370 |
| Chemical technicians | 100 | $20.83 | $43,320 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $79,380 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $55,930 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | 100 | $20.98 | $43,640 |
| Landscape architects | 100 | $29.63 | $61,620 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 100 | $83.85 | $174,410 |
| Psychiatrists | 100 | $87.37 | $181,740 |
| Sales engineers | 100 | $35.97 | $74,820 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 100 | $26.73 | $55,590 |
| Air traffic controllers | 90 | $43.64 | $90,770 |
| Animal control workers | 90 | $15.61 | $32,470 |
| Art directors | 90 | $32.45 | $67,490 |
| Film and video editors | 90 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators | 90 | $19.40 | $40,340 |
| Job printers | 90 | $16.98 | $35,320 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 90 | $24.33 | $50,620 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 90 | Not available | $82,740 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $89,850 |
| Dredge operators | 80 | $21.97 | $45,700 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 80 | Not available | $92,810 |
| Forensic science technicians | 80 | $26.74 | $55,620 |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | 80 | $92.05 | $191,460 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 80 | $20.67 | $43,000 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 80 | $24.55 | $51,070 |
| Recreational therapists | 80 | $17.94 | $37,320 |
| Therapists, all other | 80 | $23.76 | $49,410 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 70 | $37.42 | $77,840 |
| Carpet installers | 70 | $20.67 | $42,990 |
| Chemical engineers | 70 | $36.67 | $76,270 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 70 | $45.04 | $93,690 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 70 | $16.26 | $33,830 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 70 | $16.72 | $34,780 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 70 | $28.20 | $58,660 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 70 | $24.33 | $50,610 |
| Orthodontists | 70 | $102.27 | $212,720 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 70 | $26.18 | $54,460 |
| Woodworkers, all other | 70 | $17.90 | $37,230 |
| Artists and related workers, all other | 60 | $25.63 | $53,320 |
| Avionics technicians | 60 | $20.47 | $42,580 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 60 | $24.94 | $51,870 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 60 | $10.44 | $21,720 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 60 | $18.17 | $37,800 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 60 | $31.71 | $65,950 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | 60 | $24.94 | $51,870 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 60 | $7.64 | $15,900 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 60 | $13.91 | $28,940 |
| Power distributors and dispatchers | 60 | $28.97 | $60,250 |
| Set and exhibit designers | 60 | $18.28 | $38,030 |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians | 50 | $26.32 | $54,740 |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers | 50 | $22.63 | $47,070 |
| Desktop publishers | 50 | $17.20 | $35,790 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 50 | $14.62 | $30,400 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 50 | $24.99 | $51,970 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 50 | $19.96 | $41,520 |
| Financial examiners | 50 | $23.10 | $48,050 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 50 | $31.55 | $65,620 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 50 | $9.46 | $19,680 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 50 | $15.22 | $31,660 |
| Parking enforcement workers | 50 | $13.86 | $28,820 |
| Traffic technicians | 50 | $20.10 | $41,810 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 40 | $38.04 | $79,120 |
| Athletic trainers | 40 | Not available | $35,730 |
| Biological technicians | 40 | $17.17 | $35,720 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 40 | $10.60 | $22,040 |
| Correspondence clerks | 40 | $13.75 | $28,600 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 40 | $8.58 | $17,840 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 40 | $26.86 | $55,880 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 40 | $15.87 | $33,000 |
| Natural sciences managers | 40 | $44.56 | $92,680 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 40 | Not available | $29,270 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | 30 | $17.91 | $37,260 |
| Logging equipment operators | 30 | $15.78 | $32,830 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 30 | $20.24 | $42,100 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | Not available | $23.14 | $48,130 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | Not available | $13.88 | $28,880 |
| Agricultural inspectors | Not available | $22.03 | $45,830 |
| Animal trainers | Not available | $21.34 | $44,390 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | Not available | $14.88 | $30,950 |
| Bookbinders | Not available | $11.33 | $23,560 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | Not available | $15.23 | $31,680 |
| Camera and photographic equipment repairers | Not available | $13.93 | $28,970 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture | Not available | $24.61 | $51,180 |
| Choreographers | Not available | $15.53 | $32,310 |
| Commercial divers | Not available | $23.53 | $48,950 |
| Commercial pilots | Not available | Not available | $83,580 |
| Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders | Not available | $10.79 | $22,440 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | Not available | $12.59 | $26,180 |
| Education administrators, all other | Not available | $55.13 | $114,670 |
| Elevator installers and repairers | Not available | $26.58 | $55,290 |
| Embalmers | Not available | $23.61 | $49,100 |
| Etchers and engravers | Not available | $16.76 | $34,870 |
| Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals | Not available | $9.30 | $19,330 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | Not available | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Furniture finishers | Not available | $11.80 | $24,540 |
| Gas plant operators | Not available | $24.07 | $50,060 |
| General and operations managers | Not available | $53.94 | $112,190 |
| Glaziers | Not available | $16.87 | $35,080 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | Not available | $10.46 | $21,770 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall | Not available | $17.20 | $35,780 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | Not available | $15.21 | $31,650 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | Not available | $19.31 | $40,170 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | Not available | $11.14 | $23,170 |
| Mathematicians | Not available | $47.59 | $98,980 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | Not available | $13.97 | $29,050 |
| Medical appliance technicians | Not available | $27.92 | $58,070 |
| Medical equipment preparers | Not available | $12.09 | $25,150 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | Not available | $16.00 | $33,280 |
| Model makers, metal and plastic | Not available | $22.35 | $46,480 |
| Motion picture projectionists | Not available | $11.44 | $23,790 |
| Motorboat operators | Not available | $20.27 | $42,170 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | Not available | $18.14 | $37,730 |
| Music directors and composers | Not available | $19.69 | $40,950 |
| Musicians and singers | Not available | $16.34 | Not available |
| Nuclear technicians | Not available | $34.17 | $71,080 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists | Not available | $30.40 | $63,230 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | Not available | $8.90 | $18,510 |
| Pharmacy aides | Not available | $9.39 | $19,530 |
| Physical scientists, all other | Not available | $47.04 | $97,850 |
| Podiatrists | Not available | $96.54 | $200,800 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | Not available | $22.24 | $46,260 |
| Residential advisors | Not available | $12.56 | $26,130 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | Not available | $25.57 | $53,190 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $18.80 | $39,110 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | Not available | $13.67 | $28,430 |
| Sewers, hand | Not available | $9.14 | $19,010 |
| Skin care specialists | Not available | $13.34 | $27,750 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders | Not available | $21.10 | $43,880 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | Not available | Not available | $33,310 |
