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 | 1,153,360 | $22.38 | $46,550 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 189,110 | $16.34 | $33,990 |
| Sales and related occupations | 135,130 | $19.35 | $40,250 |
| Production occupations | 117,900 | $19.09 | $39,710 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 89,720 | $9.78 | $20,350 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 68,880 | $16.04 | $33,360 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 61,300 | $33.68 | $70,050 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 58,660 | $34.95 | $72,700 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 51,350 | $26.84 | $55,830 |
| Management occupations | 50,530 | $49.60 | $103,160 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 48,650 | $36.42 | $75,750 |
| Retail salespersons | 43,390 | $12.12 | $25,210 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 41,660 | $22.45 | $46,690 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 38,190 | $24.43 | $50,820 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 37,640 | $34.28 | $71,300 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 35,850 | $13.03 | $27,090 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 33,040 | $12.98 | $26,990 |
| Cashiers | 31,220 | $9.38 | $19,510 |
| Office clerks, general | 30,320 | $12.94 | $26,910 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 30,030 | $11.48 | $23,880 |
| Customer service representatives | 20,080 | $17.53 | $36,470 |
| Registered nurses | 19,440 | $32.10 | $66,770 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 19,140 | $8.89 | $18,480 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 18,900 | $12.46 | $25,920 |
| Protective service occupations | 18,270 | $18.27 | $38,000 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 18,060 | $12.59 | $26,180 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 17,830 | $14.04 | $29,210 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 17,770 | $8.71 | $18,110 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 16,750 | $25.16 | $52,340 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 16,040 | $33.21 | $69,080 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 14,270 | $36.11 | $75,120 |
| Community and social services occupations | 13,890 | $21.81 | $45,370 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 13,750 | $17.45 | $36,290 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 12,470 | $20.71 | $43,070 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 12,400 | $16.26 | $33,830 |
| Engineers, all other | 11,840 | Not available | Not available |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 11,380 | $12.64 | $26,290 |
| Accountants and auditors | 11,250 | $30.59 | $63,630 |
| General and operations managers | 11,090 | $51.48 | $107,070 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 10,930 | Not available | $65,240 |
| Team assemblers | 10,820 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 10,770 | $19.91 | $41,400 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 10,400 | $18.76 | $39,030 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 9,930 | $24.72 | $51,410 |
| Production workers, all other | 9,680 | $17.10 | $35,570 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 9,390 | $12.77 | $26,560 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 9,290 | $11.52 | $23,970 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 9,070 | $25.57 | $53,180 |
| Food preparation workers | 9,050 | $10.01 | $20,810 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 9,030 | $21.57 | $44,870 |
| Legal occupations | 8,980 | $47.48 | $98,760 |
| Mechanical engineers | 8,440 | $38.47 | $80,020 |
| Home health aides | 8,430 | $10.34 | $21,510 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 8,170 | $16.32 | $33,940 |
| Machinists | 7,940 | $19.65 | $40,870 |
| Industrial engineers | 7,720 | $39.47 | $82,100 |
| Security guards | 7,590 | $11.76 | $24,460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 7,350 | $31.13 | $64,760 |
| Teacher assistants | 7,240 | Not available | $26,120 |
| Medical assistants | 7,210 | $14.04 | $29,210 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 7,200 | $20.05 | $41,710 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 7,050 | $31.74 | $66,010 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 6,450 | $12.64 | $26,300 |
| Construction laborers | 6,320 | $18.00 | $37,440 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 6,280 | $31.33 | $65,160 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 6,080 | $11.47 | $23,870 |
| Electricians | 6,080 | $29.19 | $60,710 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 6,030 | $15.61 | $32,480 |
| Computer systems analysts | 5,950 | $37.45 | $77,890 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 5,840 | Not available | $74,330 |
| Lawyers | 5,770 | $60.04 | $124,890 |
| Computer support specialists | 5,710 | $22.42 | $46,630 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 5,630 | $43.52 | $90,520 |
| Computer programmers | 5,480 | $33.88 | $70,460 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,470 | Not available | $65,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 5,370 | $14.91 | $31,010 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,320 | Not available | $61,190 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 5,280 | $16.98 | $35,330 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 5,250 | $21.70 | $45,140 |
| Carpenters | 5,130 | $23.54 | $48,960 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 5,020 | $15.53 | $32,310 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 4,990 | $9.44 | $19,640 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 4,930 | $19.63 | $40,830 |
| Tellers | 4,910 | $11.32 | $23,540 |
| Child care workers | 4,890 | $10.54 | $21,920 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 4,830 | $12.77 | $26,550 |
| Tool and die makers | 4,650 | $26.53 | $55,180 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,610 | $10.21 | $21,240 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 4,450 | $23.07 | $47,990 |
| Management analysts | 4,410 | $45.91 | $95,490 |
| Cooks, fast food | 4,390 | $8.47 | $17,610 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 4,300 | $40.34 | $83,900 |
| Dishwashers | 4,240 | $8.98 | $18,690 |
| Helpers--production workers | 4,190 | $12.70 | $26,410 |
| Chief executives | 4,070 | $79.77 | $165,920 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 4,060 | $17.59 | $36,590 |
| Personal and home care aides | 4,040 | $10.79 | $22,450 |
| Sales managers | 3,970 | $53.16 | $110,570 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 3,880 | $32.45 | $67,490 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,860 | $8.86 | $18,420 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 3,850 | $38.73 | $80,560 |
| Bartenders | 3,660 | $9.53 | $19,830 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 3,660 | $26.26 | $54,620 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 3,620 | $16.37 | $34,040 |
| Engineering managers | 3,580 | $56.07 | $116,630 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 3,560 | Not available | Not available |
| Managers, all other | 3,500 | $46.93 | $97,610 |
| Bus drivers, school | 3,460 | $15.30 | $31,830 |
| Financial managers | 3,420 | $48.96 | $101,830 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,420 | $33.53 | $69,740 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 3,410 | $30.34 | $63,110 |
| Bill and account collectors | 3,360 | $17.07 | $35,500 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 3,270 | $31.85 | $66,240 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 3,240 | $33.33 | $69,330 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 3,220 | $25.52 | $53,080 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 3,190 | $40.57 | $84,380 |
| Social and human service assistants | 3,190 | $13.42 | $27,900 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 3,110 | $17.37 | $36,140 |
| Dental assistants | 3,100 | $16.32 | $33,950 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 3,030 | $28.90 | $60,120 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 3,020 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 3,010 | $8.85 | $18,410 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 2,970 | $36.78 | $76,510 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 2,950 | $11.50 | $23,910 |
| Loan officers | 2,850 | $28.07 | $58,390 |
| Financial specialists, all other | 2,830 | $32.74 | $68,110 |
| Dental hygienists | 2,790 | $30.75 | $63,970 |
| Industrial production managers | 2,730 | $47.64 | $99,080 |
| Market research analysts | 2,690 | $34.58 | $71,940 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 2,640 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 2,600 | $22.06 | $45,890 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,570 | $21.21 | $44,110 |
| Recreation workers | 2,550 | $11.88 | $24,710 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 2,550 | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 2,530 | $52.72 | $109,650 |
| Telemarketers | 2,530 | $11.59 | $24,100 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 2,490 | $28.35 | $58,970 |
| Civil engineers | 2,400 | $34.61 | $72,000 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 2,400 | $75.03 | $156,070 |
| Logisticians | 2,380 | $36.05 | $74,990 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 2,330 | $26.16 | $54,420 |
| Medical secretaries | 2,330 | $15.39 | $32,000 |
| Cooks, short order | 2,310 | $9.80 | $20,390 |
| Cost estimators | 2,280 | $33.42 | $69,520 |
| Pharmacists | 2,250 | $49.47 | $102,890 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 2,210 | $10.55 | $21,950 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 2,160 | $12.45 | $25,900 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,160 | $20.68 | $43,010 |
| Commercial and industrial designers | 2,110 | $36.95 | $76,860 |
| Insurance sales agents | 2,100 | $36.37 | $75,660 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 2,100 | $43.51 | $90,500 |
| Driver/sales workers | 2,050 | $11.43 | $23,770 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 2,040 | $23.16 | $48,180 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 2,030 | $15.04 | $31,290 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,030 | $16.37 | $34,060 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 2,010 | $24.87 | $51,740 |
| Physical therapists | 2,010 | $37.72 | $78,450 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 1,960 | $27.92 | $58,080 |
| Data entry keyers | 1,950 | $14.79 | $30,770 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 1,940 | $25.66 | $53,360 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,920 | $12.36 | $25,700 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 1,920 | $14.21 | $29,560 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 1,920 | $21.96 | $45,680 |
| Public relations specialists | 1,920 | $27.82 | $57,860 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 1,900 | $22.30 | $46,380 |
| Electrical engineers | 1,890 | $38.64 | $80,380 |
| Mechanical drafters | 1,890 | $27.32 | $56,820 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,880 | Not available | Not available |
| Personal financial advisors | 1,880 | $46.13 | $95,950 |
| Legal secretaries | 1,870 | $21.44 | $44,590 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 1,850 | $26.31 | $54,720 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 1,820 | $29.74 | $61,850 |
| Medical and health services managers | 1,810 | $41.78 | $86,900 |
| Graphic designers | 1,800 | $22.92 | $47,670 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,790 | $13.51 | $28,110 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 1,790 | $13.87 | $28,840 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,780 | $16.36 | $34,030 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 1,770 | $14.89 | $30,960 |
| Sales engineers | 1,760 | $44.97 | $93,540 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 1,710 | $26.19 | $54,470 |
| Financial analysts | 1,700 | $35.52 | $73,890 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,700 | $10.73 | $22,330 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 1,700 | $9.62 | $20,010 |
| All other information and record clerks | 1,670 | $15.88 | $33,020 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,660 | $28.10 | $58,450 |
| Parts salespersons | 1,660 | $17.41 | $36,200 |
| Construction managers | 1,630 | $43.66 | $90,810 |
| Coaches and scouts | 1,610 | Not available | $33,860 |
| Family and general practitioners | 1,610 | $79.83 | $166,040 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 1,600 | $24.84 | $51,660 |
| Administrative services managers | 1,580 | $36.01 | $74,910 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 1,580 | $19.23 | $39,990 |
| Fire fighters | 1,580 | $22.20 | $46,180 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 1,560 | $24.56 | $51,080 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,540 | $26.15 | $54,400 |
| File clerks | 1,510 | $10.75 | $22,370 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 1,510 | $15.60 | $32,440 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 1,510 | $19.64 | $40,850 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 1,500 | $17.32 | $36,030 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 1,490 | $24.01 | $49,950 |
| Order clerks | 1,470 | $17.23 | $35,840 |
| Real estate sales agents | 1,460 | $27.02 | $56,200 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 1,440 | $24.86 | $51,720 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 1,420 | $18.08 | $37,600 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,390 | $17.17 | $35,710 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 1,390 | Not available | Not available |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,360 | $23.13 | $48,100 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,350 | $27.40 | $57,000 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 1,330 | $20.69 | $43,030 |
| Millwrights | 1,330 | $33.64 | $69,970 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,320 | Not available | $66,120 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,310 | Not available | $100,610 |
| Dentists, general | 1,290 | $79.03 | $164,380 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 1,270 | $22.62 | $47,050 |
| Advertising sales agents | 1,260 | $26.78 | $55,710 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,260 | $14.49 | $30,140 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,260 | $22.74 | $47,300 |
| Training and development specialists | 1,250 | $27.11 | $56,380 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 1,240 | $18.01 | $37,460 |
| Occupational therapists | 1,230 | $34.48 | $71,710 |
| Marketing managers | 1,220 | $51.18 | $106,450 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,210 | $20.67 | $43,000 |
| Food service managers | 1,210 | $25.71 | $53,470 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 1,200 | $18.31 | $38,080 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,200 | $14.11 | $29,350 |
| Printing machine operators | 1,200 | $15.37 | $31,960 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,150 | $31.34 | $65,180 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 1,140 | $19.91 | $41,420 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 1,130 | $27.33 | $56,850 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 1,120 | $16.08 | $33,450 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 1,110 | $24.06 | $50,040 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 1,110 | $13.00 | $27,030 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 1,090 | $18.08 | $37,610 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 1,090 | $10.51 | $21,860 |
| Respiratory therapists | 1,080 | $25.08 | $52,170 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 1,070 | $19.14 | $39,800 |
| Correctional officers and jailers | 1,050 | $20.91 | $43,500 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 1,020 | $17.17 | $35,710 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 1,010 | $9.84 | $20,460 |
| Librarians | 1,010 | $29.35 | $61,050 |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other | 1,010 | Not available | $34,980 |
| Database administrators | 1,000 | $35.29 | $73,400 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 990 | $21.87 | $45,490 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 990 | $15.46 | $32,150 |
| Operations research analysts | 990 | $45.07 | $93,740 |
| Physical therapist assistants | 980 | $18.60 | $38,680 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 980 | $18.49 | $38,460 |
| Couriers and messengers | 950 | $11.32 | $23,550 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 950 | $20.61 | $42,870 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer | 940 | $38.30 | $79,660 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 900 | $41.89 | $87,120 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 900 | $22.85 | $47,530 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters | 900 | $12.38 | $25,740 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 900 | $22.87 | $47,570 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate | 890 | $26.85 | $55,850 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 880 | $12.00 | $24,950 |
| Sheet metal workers | 880 | $26.10 | $54,300 |
| Bakers | 860 | $12.39 | $25,760 |
| Library technicians | 860 | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 840 | $30.14 | $62,680 |
| Computer operators | 840 | $20.83 | $43,330 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 840 | $12.13 | $25,230 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders | 830 | $15.72 | $32,700 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 830 | $9.98 | $20,760 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 830 | $32.85 | $68,330 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 820 | $26.91 | $55,960 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 800 | $27.75 | $57,730 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 790 | $14.97 | $31,150 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 780 | $10.44 | $21,710 |
| Roofers | 780 | $20.07 | $41,750 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 780 | $38.00 | $79,030 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval | 750 | $31.80 | $66,140 |
| Sewing machine operators | 750 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Word processors and typists | 750 | $17.89 | $37,200 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators | 740 | $17.47 | $36,340 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | 740 | $10.55 | $21,940 |
| Architectural and civil drafters | 730 | $22.10 | $45,980 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 720 | $21.51 | $44,740 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters | 710 | $18.39 | $38,240 |
| Purchasing managers | 700 | $45.10 | $93,800 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 690 | $13.31 | $27,680 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment | 680 | $30.55 | $63,550 |
| Brokerage clerks | 670 | $19.35 | $40,250 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 670 | $21.34 | $44,380 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 670 | $17.43 | $36,260 |
| New accounts clerks | 670 | $15.29 | $31,810 |
| Credit analysts | 660 | $31.94 | $66,440 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 650 | $16.10 | $33,490 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 650 | $26.20 | $54,490 |
| Parking lot attendants | 640 | $9.13 | $19,000 |
| Insurance underwriters | 630 | $34.22 | $71,170 |
| Office machine operators, except computer | 630 | $13.84 | $28,790 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 620 | Not available | $61,530 |
| Instructional coordinators | 610 | $34.89 | $72,580 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 610 | $11.42 | $23,750 |
| Special education teachers, secondary school | 610 | Not available | $65,100 |
| Travel agents | 610 | $16.26 | $33,820 |
| Crossing guards | 600 | $11.24 | $23,370 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service | 600 | $13.55 | $28,180 |
| Physician assistants | 600 | $44.68 | $92,930 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 590 | $16.68 | $34,700 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 580 | $37.83 | $78,690 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other | 580 | $12.01 | $24,990 |
| Procurement clerks | 580 | $17.40 | $36,190 |
| Social and community service managers | 580 | $27.29 | $56,760 |
| Tile and marble setters | 570 | $26.43 | $54,980 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 570 | $11.43 | $23,770 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers | 570 | $19.96 | $41,530 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 560 | $13.73 | $28,550 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 550 | $44.42 | $92,390 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 550 | $49.95 | $103,890 |
| Postal service clerks | 550 | Not available | Not available |
| Service station attendants | 550 | $10.49 | $21,810 |
| Technical writers | 550 | $32.04 | $66,650 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 540 | $15.13 | $31,470 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 540 | $12.60 | $26,210 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 530 | $22.15 | $46,070 |
| Editors | 530 | $24.63 | $51,230 |
| Glaziers | 530 | $20.28 | $42,180 |
| Internists, general | 530 | $74.46 | $154,880 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 530 | $25.29 | $52,600 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians | 520 | $19.83 | $41,250 |
| Materials engineers | 510 | $42.52 | $88,440 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other | 500 | Not available | Not available |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 500 | $21.62 | $44,960 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 500 | $39.63 | $82,430 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 500 | $20.03 | $41,670 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 500 | $26.22 | $54,530 |
| Opticians, dispensing | 500 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| Pharmacy aides | 500 | $10.00 | $20,810 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 500 | $19.33 | $40,210 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 500 | $23.00 | $47,850 |
| Bindery workers | 490 | $14.18 | $29,480 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 490 | $14.51 | $30,190 |
| Interior designers | 490 | $27.76 | $57,750 |
| Surgical technologists | 490 | $19.84 | $41,270 |
| Construction and related workers, all other | 480 | $22.14 | $46,060 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | 480 | $29.64 | $61,650 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 480 | $19.76 | $41,100 |
| Painters, transportation equipment | 480 | $27.25 | $56,680 |
| Producers and directors | 480 | $36.46 | $75,840 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners | 480 | $19.32 | $40,180 |
| Carpet installers | 470 | $25.70 | $53,460 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 470 | $25.83 | $53,730 |
| Prepress technicians and workers | 470 | $20.07 | $41,750 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 470 | $16.44 | $34,200 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 460 | $16.08 | $33,450 |
| Chemists | 450 | $28.64 | $59,570 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 450 | $27.95 | $58,140 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 450 | $22.82 | $47,460 |
| Real estate brokers | 450 | $35.17 | $73,140 |
| Veterinarians | 450 | $51.09 | $106,270 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 450 | $15.94 | $33,160 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 440 | $24.10 | $50,120 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 440 | $17.44 | $36,270 |
| Art directors | 430 | $39.19 | $81,520 |
| Clergy | 430 | $18.56 | $38,600 |
| Funeral attendants | 430 | $10.98 | $22,830 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 430 | $20.74 | $43,140 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 420 | $36.30 | $75,500 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 420 | $18.32 | $38,110 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 420 | $40.53 | $84,310 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 410 | $26.48 | $55,070 |
| Floral designers | 410 | $12.45 | $25,890 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 410 | $19.88 | $41,350 |
| Job printers | 410 | $19.34 | $40,230 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | 400 | $13.88 | $28,860 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 400 | $19.72 | $41,010 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 400 | $22.43 | $46,660 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | 390 | $9.37 | $19,500 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 390 | $11.21 | $23,320 |
| Writers and authors | 390 | $35.21 | $73,240 |
| Physical therapist aides | 380 | $12.21 | $25,400 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 360 | $27.12 | $56,420 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 360 | $26.64 | $55,420 |
| Photographic processing machine operators | 360 | $9.97 | $20,740 |
| Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 360 | $26.42 | $54,960 |
| Public relations managers | 360 | $42.61 | $88,620 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 360 | Not available | Not available |
| Loan counselors | 350 | $24.60 | $51,180 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 350 | $13.78 | $28,650 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | 350 | $17.34 | $36,060 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials | 350 | $10.55 | $21,930 |
| Chiropractors | 340 | $36.19 | $75,280 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program | 340 | $29.46 | $61,280 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 340 | $23.02 | $47,870 |
| Medical equipment repairers | 340 | $21.09 | $43,860 |
| Musicians and singers | 340 | Not available | Not available |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders | 340 | $15.20 | $31,620 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 340 | $20.64 | $42,920 |
| Tax preparers | 340 | $18.78 | $39,060 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 340 | Not available | $58,820 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | 340 | $16.09 | $33,470 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 330 | $17.12 | $35,620 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 320 | Not available | $59,500 |
| Cargo and freight agents | 320 | $15.35 | $31,930 |
| Skin care specialists | 320 | $16.30 | $33,890 |
| Chemical technicians | 310 | $21.55 | $44,820 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 310 | $43.33 | $90,120 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 310 | $16.59 | $34,500 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 310 | $22.39 | $46,570 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 310 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic | 310 | $17.05 | $35,470 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | 310 | $15.57 | $32,380 |
| Budget analysts | 300 | $36.62 | $76,170 |
| Directors, religious activities and education | 300 | $17.61 | $36,620 |
| Surgeons | 300 | $100.38 | $208,800 |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 290 | $20.72 | $43,090 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators | 290 | $31.71 | $65,950 |
| Dietetic technicians | 290 | $13.97 | $29,060 |
| Environmental engineers | 290 | $34.97 | $72,730 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 290 | $26.06 | $54,210 |
| Residential advisors | 290 | $11.51 | $23,940 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 290 | $19.34 | $40,220 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 280 | $94.22 | $195,970 |
| Power plant operators | 280 | $28.35 | $58,960 |
| Shampooers | 280 | $8.62 | $17,930 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 270 | Not available | $69,570 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 270 | $26.29 | $54,670 |
| Home appliance repairers | 270 | $18.35 | $38,170 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 260 | $45.34 | $94,300 |
| Legislators | 260 | Not available | $31,430 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | 260 | $30.06 | $62,520 |
| Pest control workers | 260 | $17.82 | $37,060 |
| Therapists, all other | 260 | $24.32 | $50,590 |
| Choreographers | 250 | $20.51 | $42,660 |
| Occupational therapist assistants | 250 | $21.62 | $44,960 |
| Optometrists | 250 | $56.22 | $116,950 |
| Surveyors | 250 | $29.59 | $61,550 |
| Chemical engineers | 240 | $38.60 | $80,290 |
| Designers, all other | 240 | $22.31 | $46,400 |
| Electro-mechanical technicians | 240 | $30.20 | $62,810 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers | 240 | $35.32 | $73,470 |
| Meeting and convention planners | 240 | $22.23 | $46,240 |
| Statisticians | 240 | $33.43 | $69,530 |
| Training and development managers | 240 | $44.69 | $92,960 |
| Bicycle repairers | 220 | $11.29 | $23,490 |
| Broadcast technicians | 220 | $23.38 | $48,630 |
| Film and video editors | 220 | $29.72 | $61,830 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | 220 | Not available | $67,400 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers | 220 | $19.64 | $40,850 |
| Upholsterers | 220 | $15.85 | $32,980 |
| Commercial pilots | 210 | Not available | $87,470 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics | 210 | $14.25 | $29,640 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 210 | $20.49 | $42,610 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary | 200 | Not available | $58,800 |
| Furniture finishers | 200 | $17.44 | $36,270 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary | 200 | Not available | $67,330 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 200 | $29.77 | $61,920 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 200 | $34.28 | $71,290 |
| Health educators | 190 | $24.71 | $51,400 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 190 | $21.00 | $43,670 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 190 | $32.32 | $67,220 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other | 190 | $26.52 | $55,170 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 190 | $26.57 | $55,270 |
| Tapers | 190 | $27.30 | $56,780 |
| Education administrators, all other | 180 | $40.60 | $84,450 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 180 | Not available | $62,620 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 180 | $10.09 | $20,980 |
| Psychiatric technicians | 180 | $13.85 | $28,800 |
| Sound engineering technicians | 180 | $25.09 | $52,190 |
| Urban and regional planners | 180 | $28.82 | $59,950 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | 170 | $12.32 | $25,610 |
| Crane and tower operators | 170 | $22.83 | $47,480 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand | 170 | $12.36 | $25,720 |
| Medical appliance technicians | 170 | $26.09 | $54,270 |
| Plant and system operators, all other | 170 | $22.40 | $46,590 |
| Audiologists | 160 | $36.61 | $76,160 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 160 | $39.75 | $82,670 |
| Medical equipment preparers | 160 | $15.80 | $32,870 |
| Bailiffs | 150 | $17.03 | $35,430 |
| Landscape architects | 150 | $33.20 | $69,050 |
| Podiatrists | 150 | $93.18 | $193,810 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 150 | $20.43 | $42,490 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 150 | $21.26 | $44,230 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 140 | $30.65 | $63,740 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 140 | $11.39 | $23,690 |
| Funeral directors | 140 | $37.72 | $78,460 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 140 | $10.40 | $21,630 |
| Media and communication equipment workers, all other | 140 | $20.78 | $43,210 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | 140 | Not available | $69,630 |
| Patternmakers, metal and plastic | 140 | $21.03 | $43,730 |
| Psychiatric aides | 140 | $13.81 | $28,730 |
| Animal trainers | 130 | $10.69 | $22,230 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops | 130 | $10.39 | $21,610 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | 130 | $21.41 | $44,530 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders | 130 | $16.90 | $35,160 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other | 130 | $16.87 | $35,090 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 130 | $38.52 | $80,130 |
| Radiation therapists | 130 | $33.02 | $68,680 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood | 130 | $21.79 | $45,320 |
| Social workers, all other | 130 | $24.28 | $50,500 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $63,850 |
| Biological technicians | 120 | $19.76 | $41,100 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 120 | Not available | $64,070 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 120 | $41.29 | $85,880 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 120 | $46.12 | $95,930 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 120 | $18.13 | $37,710 |
| Motion picture projectionists | 120 | $9.42 | $19,580 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 120 | Not available | $63,230 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other | 110 | $14.40 | Not available |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 110 | $55.66 | $115,780 |
| Law clerks | 110 | $18.75 | $39,000 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 110 | $16.12 | $33,520 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | 110 | $13.97 | $29,060 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 100 | $18.10 | $37,650 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $83,750 |
| Natural sciences managers | 100 | $41.73 | $86,800 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary | 100 | Not available | $71,510 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | 100 | $11.76 | $24,470 |
| Animal control workers | 90 | $16.30 | $33,900 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders | 90 | $9.44 | $19,640 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles | 90 | $14.55 | $30,250 |
| Environmental engineering technicians | 90 | $20.77 | $43,210 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | 90 | $30.47 | $63,370 |
| Interpreters and translators | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| Athletic trainers | 80 | Not available | $45,150 |
| Gas plant operators | 80 | $24.46 | $50,870 |
| Marriage and family therapists | 80 | $15.79 | $32,840 |
| Pipelayers | 80 | $21.55 | $44,830 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents | 80 | $34.49 | $71,740 |
| Recreational therapists | 80 | $19.82 | $41,230 |
| Religious workers, all other | 80 | $18.46 | $38,390 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 70 | Not available | $76,150 |
| Concierges | 70 | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| Correspondence clerks | 70 | $16.60 | $34,530 |
| Court reporters | 70 | $24.97 | $51,940 |
| Etchers and engravers | 70 | $15.24 | $31,710 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 70 | $18.32 | $38,110 |
| Lodging managers | 70 | $24.60 | $51,170 |
| Psychiatrists | 70 | $74.68 | $155,330 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 70 | $31.04 | $64,570 |
| Tour guides and escorts | 70 | $16.16 | $33,610 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 60 | $50.10 | $104,200 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 60 | $11.31 | $23,520 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders | 60 | $13.49 | $28,060 |
| Counselors, all other | 60 | $20.63 | $42,900 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | 60 | $15.15 | $31,510 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 60 | $30.53 | $63,500 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $60,180 |
| Material moving workers, all other | 60 | $17.43 | $36,250 |
| Motorcycle mechanics | 60 | $21.71 | $45,150 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $51,910 |
| Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products | 60 | $22.26 | $46,290 |
| Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary | 60 | Not available | $81,650 |
| Avionics technicians | 50 | $22.66 | $47,140 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels | 50 | $51.76 | $107,660 |
| Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $66,420 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas | 50 | $22.72 | $47,260 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 50 | $21.48 | $44,690 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 50 | Not available | $69,730 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 50 | $20.86 | $43,390 |
| Sailors and marine oilers | 50 | $17.94 | $37,320 |
| Telephone operators | 50 | $16.48 | $34,280 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 40 | $36.25 | $75,400 |
| Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $54,940 |
| Artists and related workers, all other | 40 | $17.72 | $36,860 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $92,360 |
| Emergency management specialists | 40 | $35.01 | $72,810 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators | 40 | $14.93 | $31,050 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $64,030 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 40 | Not available | $56,490 |
| Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders | 40 | $18.52 | $38,510 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials | 40 | Not available | $37,560 |
| Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary | 30 | Not available | $71,800 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders | 30 | $17.45 | $36,300 |
| Actuaries | Not available | $31.81 | $66,160 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | Not available | $21.42 | $44,560 |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians | Not available | $23.94 | $49,800 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians | Not available | $18.52 | $38,530 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | Not available | $9.28 | $19,300 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | Not available | $19.79 | $41,170 |
| Biological scientists, all other | Not available | $27.68 | $57,580 |
| Chemical plant and system operators | Not available | $23.58 | $49,050 |
| Conservation scientists | Not available | $31.27 | $65,040 |
| Desktop publishers | Not available | $20.01 | $41,610 |
| Economists | Not available | $43.69 | $90,880 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | Not available | $22.98 | $47,800 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment | Not available | $26.25 | $54,600 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | Not available | $14.19 | $29,520 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers | Not available | $20.02 | $41,640 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | Not available | $24.36 | $50,670 |
| Floor sanders and finishers | Not available | $18.19 | $37,840 |
| Forensic science technicians | Not available | $22.01 | $45,780 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers | Not available | $20.07 | $41,740 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | Not available | $25.48 | $53,000 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | Not available | $19.18 | $39,900 |
| Helpers--electricians | Not available | $12.59 | $26,190 |
| Helpers--extraction workers | Not available | $16.15 | $33,600 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | Not available | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| Helpers--roofers | Not available | $15.50 | $32,240 |
| Hydrologists | Not available | $30.32 | $63,070 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical | Not available | $19.31 | $40,160 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage | Not available | $21.55 | $44,830 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | Not available | Not available | $55,550 |
| Legal support workers, all other | Not available | $33.06 | $68,760 |
| Life scientists, all other | Not available | $29.76 | $61,910 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | Not available | $12.21 | $25,390 |
| Massage therapists | Not available | $19.24 | $40,020 |
| Materials scientists | Not available | $32.87 | $68,380 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | Not available | $9.61 | $19,980 |
| Mechanical door repairers | Not available | $19.58 | $40,730 |
| Mental health counselors | Not available | $22.53 | $46,870 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | Not available | $17.63 | $36,670 |
| Model makers, wood | Not available | $36.02 | $74,920 |
| Motorboat mechanics | Not available | $18.74 | $38,970 |
| Orthodontists | Not available | $75.00 | More than $145,600 |
| Patternmakers, wood | Not available | $26.22 | $54,530 |
| Pediatricians, general | Not available | $72.78 | $151,370 |
| Photographic process workers | Not available | $16.90 | $35,160 |
| Pourers and casters, metal | Not available | $16.40 | $34,110 |
| Private detectives and investigators | Not available | $25.27 | $52,570 |
| Public address system and other announcers | Not available | $17.99 | $37,420 |
| Radio and television announcers | Not available | $10.91 | $22,680 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | Not available | $14.35 | $29,850 |
| Social science research assistants | Not available | $17.94 | $37,320 |
| Statistical assistants | Not available | $21.31 | $44,320 |
| Survey researchers | Not available | $30.02 | $62,450 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | Not available | $15.02 | $31,240 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | Not available | $12.38 | $25,750 |
| Transportation inspectors | Not available | $27.14 | $56,450 |
| Transportation workers, all other | Not available | $10.20 | $21,210 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | Not available | $9.27 | $19,290 |
