Occupational employment / Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,324,910 $27.70 $57,620
Office and administrative support occupations 366,370 $18.51 $38,500
Sales and related occupations 209,090 $19.38 $40,300
Business and financial operations occupations 207,110 $38.18 $79,410
Food preparation and serving related occupations 170,150 $10.95 $22,770
Computer and mathematical occupations 169,810 $42.97 $89,390
Education, training, and library occupations 147,760 $27.59 $57,380
Construction and extraction occupations 103,650 $21.20 $44,100
Transportation and material moving occupations 98,090 $17.19 $35,760
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 84,090 $12.28 $25,530
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 83,330 $36.58 $76,090
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 75,720 $22.99 $47,820
Protective service occupations 66,380 $23.16 $48,160
Retail salespersons 66,120 $12.51 $26,030
Office clerks, general 63,860 $15.68 $32,620
Legal occupations 58,970 $56.97 $118,500
Architecture and engineering occupations 55,920 $41.28 $85,860
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 55,020 $33.47 $69,620
Personal care and service occupations 53,500 $13.79 $28,690
Cashiers 52,880 $10.33 $21,490
Production occupations 51,430 $17.64 $36,690
Business operations specialists, all other 46,550 $40.69 $84,640
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 45,210 $11.21 $23,320
Life, physical, and social science occupations 45,110 $41.89 $87,140
Management analysts 44,550 $43.68 $90,860
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 40,380 $9.17 $19,070
Lawyers 38,000 $69.73 $145,040
Waiters and waitresses 35,620 $10.60 $22,040
Healthcare support occupations 35,270 $14.40 $29,950
Security guards 31,560 $15.87 $33,010
Customer service representatives 30,800 $16.81 $34,960
Accountants and auditors 30,520 $36.46 $75,830
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 29,500 $24.48 $50,910
Community and social services occupations 29,350 $23.73 $49,360
Registered nurses 28,600 $34.88 $72,550
Computer systems analysts 28,030 $45.18 $93,970
Computer software engineers, applications 26,650 $45.60 $94,850
Elementary school teachers, except special education 24,910 Not available $63,620
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 24,810 $19.65 $40,870
Computer software engineers, systems software 24,040 $51.98 $108,110
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 22,840 $20.24 $42,100
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 22,260 $12.77 $26,560
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 21,540 $28.14 $58,530
Stock clerks and order fillers 21,490 $12.16 $25,280
Maintenance and repair workers, general 21,280 $21.59 $44,900
Receptionists and information clerks 21,280 $14.15 $29,430
Managers, all other 20,320 $54.64 $113,650
Teacher assistants 18,770 Not available $28,090
Network and computer systems administrators 18,280 $38.46 $80,000
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 16,990 $22.32 $46,420
Construction laborers 16,930 $14.33 $29,810
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 16,810 $36.24 $75,390
Computer specialists, all other 16,730 $46.03 $95,740
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 15,850 Not available $65,130
Computer support specialists 15,530 $25.38 $52,790
Public relations specialists 15,530 $43.74 $90,970
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 15,160 $12.52 $26,040
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 15,100 $11.20 $23,300
Cooks, restaurant 14,590 $12.18 $25,340
Network systems and data communications analysts 13,130 $40.65 $84,560
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 13,100 $29.80 $61,990
Sales representatives, services, all other 13,090 $33.28 $69,210
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 12,360 $16.03 $33,330
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 12,200 $18.40 $38,270
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 12,080 $19.19 $39,910
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 11,930 $13.05 $27,150
Computer programmers 11,890 $40.08 $83,360
Financial managers 11,890 $57.84 $120,320
Carpenters 11,850 $21.46 $44,640
Computer and information systems managers 11,680 $64.22 $133,570
Electricians 11,580 $25.70 $53,460
Food preparation workers 10,710 $10.48 $21,790
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 10,560 $32.35 $67,290
Dishwashers 10,080 $8.74 $18,180
All other information and record clerks 9,850 $20.76 $43,180
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 9,850 Not available $63,820
Paralegals and legal assistants 9,800 $28.64 $59,580
Market research analysts 9,680 $36.04 $74,950
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 9,550 $38.47 $80,030
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 9,400 $21.36 $44,420
Teachers and instructors, all other 9,120 Not available $43,630
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 8,910 $36.58 $76,090
Legal secretaries 8,890 $28.14 $58,530
Preschool teachers, except special education 8,830 $14.59 $30,340
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8,550 $9.41 $19,560
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 8,530 $24.92 $51,830
Legal support workers, all other 8,000 Not available Not available
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 7,700 $9.13 $18,990
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 7,320 $15.09 $31,380
Financial analysts 7,310 $39.87 $82,930
Tellers 7,270 $12.77 $26,570
Chief executives 7,110 $87.61 $182,230
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 7,000 $18.89 $39,280
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 6,880 $21.83 $45,410
Child care workers 6,810 $10.66 $22,160
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 6,730 $31.46 $65,430
Administrative services managers 6,720 $41.72 $86,770
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 6,640 $32.52 $67,650
Bus drivers, school 6,620 $15.34 $31,910
Loan officers 6,510 $28.51 $59,290
Recreation workers 6,460 $14.04 $29,200
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 6,350 $17.33 $36,050
Counter and rental clerks 6,300 $12.91 $26,850
Engineers, all other 5,900 $52.61 $109,430
Social scientists and related workers, all other 5,830 $45.75 $95,170
Real estate sales agents 5,760 $29.34 $61,040
Training and development specialists 5,750 $32.47 $67,540
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 5,730 $9.81 $20,410
Civil engineers 5,690 $40.36 $83,950
Bartenders 5,660 $11.29 $23,470
Home health aides 5,610 $11.31 $23,520
Bill and account collectors 5,480 $19.15 $39,830
Editors 5,440 $30.23 $62,880
Cooks, fast food 5,400 $9.11 $18,950
Postal service mail carriers 5,370 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 5,350 $18.42 $38,320
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 5,240 $43.54 $90,570
Database administrators 5,230 $39.07 $81,260
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 5,230 $30.31 $63,050
Graphic designers 5,190 $27.21 $56,590
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 5,090 $10.60 $22,040
Medical assistants 5,090 $16.38 $34,060
Social and human service assistants 5,020 $16.02 $33,320
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 4,920 $20.63 $42,900
Electrical engineers 4,820 $46.68 $97,090
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 4,820 $14.80 $30,780
Engineering managers 4,810 $62.57 $130,140
Dental assistants 4,680 $17.26 $35,910
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 4,670 $25.89 $53,850
Operations research analysts 4,660 $48.03 $99,900
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 4,650 $21.59 $44,910
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 4,640 Not available $69,740
Budget analysts 4,520 $39.41 $81,970
Economists 4,510 $52.76 $109,730
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 4,510 $30.63 $63,720
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 4,510 $24.62 $51,210
Detectives and criminal investigators 4,490 $41.95 $87,250
Financial specialists, all other 4,440 $41.27 $85,840
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 4,430 $21.79 $45,320
Librarians 4,430 $32.45 $67,500
Loan interviewers and clerks 4,220 $18.77 $39,050
Mechanical engineers 4,210 $51.58 $107,290
Industrial truck and tractor operators 4,190 $17.03 $35,410
Data entry keyers 4,180 $15.14 $31,490
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 4,180 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 4,120 $42.08 $87,520
Cooks, short order 4,080 $10.66 $22,170
Cost estimators 4,070 $31.58 $65,680
Sales managers 4,060 $59.11 $122,950
Electronics engineers, except computer 4,050 $48.12 $100,090
Word processors and typists 4,050 $15.46 $32,150
Construction managers 4,040 $51.29 $106,690
Medical secretaries 4,040 $17.23 $35,840
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 4,040 $41.05 $85,380
Painters, construction and maintenance 4,010 $17.40 $36,190
Fire fighters 3,970 $26.33 $54,770
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 3,960 $29.66 $61,700
Cement masons and concrete finishers 3,910 $18.73 $38,960
Parking lot attendants 3,850 $10.39 $21,610
Instructional coordinators 3,820 $33.51 $69,690
Medical and health services managers 3,810 $46.43 $96,570
Logisticians 3,800 $39.21 $81,550
Child, family, and school social workers 3,780 $25.13 $52,280
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 3,780 $13.41 $27,900
Architects, except landscape and naval 3,740 $38.77 $80,650
Driver/sales workers 3,720 $14.03 $29,170
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 3,720 $10.34 $21,500
Flight attendants 3,700 Not available $31,530
Amusement and recreation attendants 3,680 $9.23 $19,190
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 3,630 Not available $95,680
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 3,500 $18.48 $38,430
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 3,450 $12.08 $25,120
Pharmacy technicians 3,430 $14.72 $30,610
Insurance sales agents 3,400 $30.69 $63,820
Office and administrative support workers, all other 3,400 $17.64 $36,680
Self-enrichment education teachers 3,390 $22.92 $47,680
Industrial engineers 3,310 $43.11 $89,670
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 3,290 $22.16 $46,100
Marketing managers 3,290 $61.82 $128,580
Meeting and convention planners 3,260 $26.45 $55,020
Coaches and scouts 3,250 Not available $44,970
Special education teachers, secondary school 3,230 Not available $77,530
Packers and packagers, hand 3,170 $10.42 $21,680
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 3,160 $43.08 $89,610
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 3,160 $15.92 $33,120
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 3,130 $28.54 $59,370
Correctional officers and jailers 3,100 $24.90 $51,800
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 3,070 $19.87 $41,340
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 3,040 $15.23 $31,670
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 3,030 Not available $64,100
Telemarketers 2,990 $12.41 $25,820
Physicians and surgeons, all other 2,960 $83.54 $173,760
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 2,910 $28.65 $59,590
Library assistants, clerical 2,910 $12.99 $27,030
Food servers, nonrestaurant 2,900 $12.00 $24,970
Pharmacists 2,870 $49.51 $102,980
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 2,860 $33.99 $70,700
Rehabilitation counselors 2,860 $16.48 $34,280
Personal and home care aides 2,850 $10.47 $21,770
Printing machine operators 2,830 $23.17 $48,200
Statisticians 2,800 $41.96 $87,270
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 2,790 $15.26 $31,740
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 2,780 $23.22 $48,300
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 2,780 $26.26 $54,630
Computer operators 2,770 $21.16 $44,010
Education administrators, postsecondary 2,720 $46.46 $96,640
File clerks 2,700 $14.30 $29,750
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 2,690 $20.50 $42,640
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 2,680 $12.88 $26,780
Nonfarm animal caretakers 2,660 $10.84 $22,540
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 2,650 Not available $108,630
Computer hardware engineers 2,630 $51.45 $107,010
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 2,610 $27.37 $56,930
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 2,600 Not available $106,480
Political scientists 2,590 $52.44 $109,080
Parts salespersons 2,550 $17.42 $36,230
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 2,540 $21.94 $45,640
Business teachers, postsecondary 2,530 Not available $71,390
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 2,490 $29.59 $61,550
Healthcare support workers, all other 2,490 $15.92 $33,110
Property, real estate, and community association managers 2,490 $35.20 $73,220
Public relations managers 2,490 $68.02 $141,480
Sheet metal workers 2,490 $21.21 $44,110
Radiologic technologists and technicians 2,480 $29.60 $61,570
Writers and authors 2,440 $35.25 $73,320
Purchasing managers 2,430 $53.90 $112,120
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 2,410 $21.65 $45,040
Technical writers 2,400 $33.53 $69,750
Switchboard operators, including answering service 2,390 $13.84 $28,800
Aerospace engineers 2,380 $52.08 $108,330
Food service managers 2,370 $29.96 $62,310
Team assemblers 2,360 $12.99 $27,020
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,340 $17.97 $37,370
Helpers--electricians 2,330 $14.18 $29,500
Reporters and correspondents 2,320 $33.57 $69,830
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,320 $8.62 $17,920
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,250 $23.30 $48,460
Computer and information scientists, research 2,240 $50.41 $104,860
Natural sciences managers 2,240 $59.66 $124,090
Chefs and head cooks 2,200 $25.58 $53,200
Special education teachers, middle school 2,190 Not available $64,770
Bakers 2,180 $13.62 $28,340
Personal financial advisors 2,180 $41.65 $86,630
Library technicians 2,160 $21.25 $44,210
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 2,130 $17.67 $36,760
Advertising sales agents 2,120 $30.68 $63,800
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 2,090 $16.92 $35,200
Order clerks 2,060 $15.40 $32,030
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,050 $15.25 $31,710
Brickmasons and blockmasons 2,010 $23.10 $48,060
Construction and building inspectors 2,000 $28.30 $58,870
Medical and public health social workers 2,000 $28.40 $59,070
Dental hygienists 1,990 $37.79 $78,610
Social and community service managers 1,990 $31.78 $66,100
Helpers--production workers 1,970 $12.09 $25,150
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 1,950 $22.59 $46,990
Helpers--carpenters 1,950 $14.21 $29,560
Roofers 1,940 $19.16 $39,860
Producers and directors 1,930 $37.06 $77,090
Architectural and civil drafters 1,920 $23.57 $49,030
Medical records and health information technicians 1,910 $19.51 $40,580
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 1,890 $27.49 $57,190
Residential advisors 1,880 $12.83 $26,690
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 1,880 $11.64 $24,200
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 1,870 $22.82 $47,460
Civil engineering technicians 1,840 $24.32 $50,590
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,810 $18.68 $38,860
Transportation workers, all other 1,800 $16.07 $33,430
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 1,780 $9.13 $18,990
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 1,770 Not available $66,260
Physical scientists, all other 1,730 $54.83 $114,040
Office machine operators, except computer 1,720 $14.31 $29,760
Automotive body and related repairers 1,700 $26.14 $54,370
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 1,690 $19.58 $40,720
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 1,690 $26.38 $54,860
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 1,680 $33.81 $70,320
Travel agents 1,670 $21.16 $44,010
Sales and related workers, all other 1,650 $26.21 $54,520
Interior designers 1,640 $30.38 $63,190
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,620 Not available $60,050
Education, training, and library workers, all other 1,600 $17.83 $37,080
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 1,600 $21.30 $44,300
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 1,590 $19.61 $40,790
Human resources managers, all other 1,570 $57.35 $119,290
Mental health counselors 1,570 $24.83 $51,640
Artists and related workers, all other 1,560 $36.38 $75,670
Procurement clerks 1,530 $20.51 $42,660
Bindery workers 1,480 $18.18 $37,820
Physical therapists 1,480 $36.46 $75,850
Postal service clerks 1,480 Not available Not available
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 1,470 $14.81 $30,800
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 1,460 Not available $56,860
Prepress technicians and workers 1,460 $21.65 $45,040
Opticians, dispensing 1,440 $24.09 $50,110
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 1,430 $47.96 $99,760
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,420 $15.36 $31,940
Speech-language pathologists 1,420 $36.84 $76,620
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,410 $21.98 $45,720
Concierges 1,380 $14.86 $30,900
Environmental engineers 1,370 $43.50 $90,480
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 1,360 $13.06 $27,170
Surveyors 1,360 $27.72 $57,650
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 1,330 $27.33 $56,840
Baggage porters and bellhops 1,330 $10.89 $22,650
Shampooers 1,320 $9.35 $19,440
Health educators 1,310 $30.85 $64,170
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,310 $22.01 $45,790
Chemists 1,300 $47.59 $98,980
Dentists, general 1,300 $84.28 $175,290
Butchers and meat cutters 1,290 $18.00 $37,440
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,270 $18.11 $37,660
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 1,270 $29.95 $62,290
Real estate brokers 1,270 $37.80 $78,630
Survey researchers 1,250 $26.54 $55,200
Surveying and mapping technicians 1,250 $20.11 $41,820
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 1,210 $32.18 $66,940
Interpreters and translators 1,180 $35.23 $73,280
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 1,180 $11.89 $24,740
Air traffic controllers 1,170 $65.18 $135,580
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 1,170 $25.09 $52,180
Education administrators, all other 1,160 $44.87 $93,320
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,160 $20.63 $42,910
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,160 $46.49 $96,690
Couriers and messengers 1,140 $15.81 $32,890
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 1,140 $27.86 $57,940
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,140 $23.15 $48,150
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,130 $21.07 $43,820
Education teachers, postsecondary 1,130 Not available $62,380
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 1,130 $41.13 $85,560
Photographic processing machine operators 1,130 $11.15 $23,190
Surgical technologists 1,130 $21.60 $44,930
Physician assistants 1,110 $37.84 $78,700
Psychiatric technicians 1,110 $17.53 $36,460
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 1,110 $21.11 $43,900
Respiratory therapists 1,110 $28.75 $59,810
Law clerks 1,100 $27.13 $56,440
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 1,090 $11.49 $23,900
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,080 $14.04 $29,200
Museum technicians and conservators 1,080 $26.29 $54,680
Tax preparers 1,080 $19.16 $39,850
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,070 $23.17 $48,200
Law teachers, postsecondary 1,070 Not available $104,240
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 1,060 $28.23 $58,710
Compensation and benefits managers 1,050 $45.18 $93,980
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,050 $24.65 $51,270
Postsecondary teachers, all other 1,050 Not available $66,460
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,040 $23.32 $48,510
Job printers 1,040 $17.43 $36,260
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,030 $24.76 $51,500
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 1,030 Not available $71,000
Production workers, all other 1,020 $14.39 $29,940
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1,020 $22.00 $45,760
Tire repairers and changers 1,000 $11.93 $24,810
Credit analysts 990 $35.85 $74,560
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 990 Not available $67,010
Machinists 980 $22.72 $47,250
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 980 $23.13 $48,110
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 970 Not available $66,130
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 970 Not available $89,520
Political science teachers, postsecondary 970 Not available $77,400
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 960 $20.35 $42,320
New accounts clerks 960 $16.97 $35,290
Photographers 960 $22.78 $47,380
Tile and marble setters 960 $21.49 $44,700
Manicurists and pedicurists 950 $10.42 $21,680
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 940 $22.88 $47,580
Protective service workers, all other 940 $16.74 $34,810
Audio and video equipment technicians 930 $22.40 $46,580
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 930 $18.07 $37,590
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 920 $15.53 $32,310
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 910 $22.95 $47,730
Occupational therapists 910 $37.18 $77,340
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 900 Not available $61,660
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 890 $20.65 $42,960
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 890 Not available $54,620
Court, municipal, and license clerks 880 $18.90 $39,320
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 870 $15.48 $32,200
Urban and regional planners 870 $34.48 $71,720
Occupational health and safety specialists 860 $37.73 $78,470
Social science research assistants 860 $20.98 $43,630
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 840 $41.53 $86,380
Physicists 840 $57.66 $119,930
Sales engineers 830 $49.88 $103,740
Veterinarians 830 $49.43 $102,820
Graduate teaching assistants 820 Not available $36,400
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 820 $18.04 $37,530
Structural iron and steel workers 820 $19.67 $40,920
Broadcast technicians 810 $24.90 $51,800
Glaziers 800 $20.51 $42,660
Health technologists and technicians, all other 800 $18.10 $37,650
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 800 $19.22 $39,980
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 790 $45.80 $95,270
Biological scientists, all other 780 $49.99 $103,990
Dietitians and nutritionists 770 $26.04 $54,170
Loan counselors 770 $26.61 $55,350
Service station attendants 760 $11.57 $24,070
Sociologists 760 $43.19 $89,840
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 750 $32.96 $68,560
Internists, general 750 $75.88 $157,830
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 750 $9.58 $19,920
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 750 $15.42 $32,080
Pipelayers 740 $18.96 $39,430
Floral designers 730 $13.25 $27,560
Training and development managers 710 $48.98 $101,870
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 710 $21.95 $45,660
Helpers, construction trades, all other 690 $14.73 $30,650
Mechanical engineering technicians 690 $24.15 $50,230
Surgeons 690 $89.90 $187,000
Cargo and freight agents 680 $16.15 $33,590
Highway maintenance workers 680 $21.68 $45,100
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 670 Not available $78,670
Clergy 670 $21.93 $45,620
Industrial engineering technicians 670 $29.16 $60,650
Social workers, all other 670 $24.03 $49,990
Stonemasons 670 $19.31 $40,160
Insulation workers, mechanical 660 $22.39 $46,580
Pest control workers 660 $18.51 $38,500
Pharmacy aides 660 $11.40 $23,700
Microbiologists 650 $40.47 $84,190
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 640 $18.76 $39,010
Marine engineers and naval architects 640 $44.61 $92,800
Biological technicians 630 $20.53 $42,700
Locksmiths and safe repairers 630 $21.68 $45,090
Advertising and promotions managers 620 $45.74 $95,150
Communications teachers, postsecondary 620 Not available $60,530
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 620 $47.13 $98,030
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 620 $12.43 $25,860
Financial examiners 610 $50.57 $105,190
History teachers, postsecondary 610 Not available $65,860
Art directors 600 $35.20 $73,220
Crossing guards 600 $14.41 $29,960
Insurance underwriters 600 $30.23 $62,870
Landscape architects 600 $31.02 $64,530
Medical transcriptionists 600 $17.32 $36,030
Sewing machine operators 600 $11.19 $23,270
Tour guides and escorts 600 $13.45 $27,970
Multi-media artists and animators 590 $29.01 $60,340
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 590 Not available $56,320
Veterinary technologists and technicians 590 $16.91 $35,180
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 580 Not available $86,000
Diagnostic medical sonographers 580 $33.02 $68,680
Proofreaders and copy markers 580 $17.61 $36,620
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 560 $30.20 $62,810
Elevator installers and repairers 560 $32.11 $66,790
Massage therapists 560 $23.55 $48,990
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 550 $30.54 $63,520
Food batchmakers 550 $11.38 $23,670
Lodging managers 550 $32.61 $67,820
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 550 $14.51 $30,190
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 540 $30.60 $63,640
Electrical and electronics drafters 530 $28.38 $59,030
Fence erectors 530 $16.69 $34,710
Historians 530 $39.77 $82,710
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 520 $23.94 $49,800
Court reporters 520 $23.17 $48,190
Economics teachers, postsecondary 520 Not available $84,050
Electro-mechanical technicians 520 $24.97 $51,940
Machine feeders and offbearers 520 $11.84 $24,620
Brokerage clerks 510 $20.43 $42,490
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 510 $35.94 $74,750
Hazardous materials removal workers 500 $15.37 $31,970
Industrial production managers 500 $51.11 $106,310
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 490 $48.80 $101,500
Desktop publishers 480 $22.33 $46,440
Psychiatrists 480 $69.29 $144,130
Skin care specialists 480 $14.93 $31,060
Social work teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $73,170
Crane and tower operators 470 $24.92 $51,830
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 470 $14.76 $30,700
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 460 $39.74 $82,650
Helpers--roofers 460 $14.53 $30,230
Atmospheric and space scientists 450 $45.00 $93,610
Carpet installers 450 $16.46 $34,230
Chiropractors 450 $45.99 $95,650
Mechanical drafters 450 $24.02 $49,960
Meter readers, utilities 450 $20.85 $43,370
Parking enforcement workers 450 $18.89 $39,300
Physical therapist assistants 450 $21.65 $45,030
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 440 $11.61 $24,150
Home appliance repairers 440 $18.25 $37,950
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 440 Not available $60,570
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 430 $51.41 $106,930
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 430 $24.21 $50,350
Transportation inspectors 420 $42.39 $88,160
Anesthesiologists 410 $102.83 $213,880
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 410 $37.86 $78,750
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 410 $16.01 $33,310
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 410 $18.35 $38,160
Painters, transportation equipment 410 $22.76 $47,340
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $74,850
Physics teachers, postsecondary 400 Not available $86,690
Psychiatric aides 400 $19.28 $40,110
Dental laboratory technicians 390 $23.78 $49,470
Maintenance workers, machinery 390 $22.49 $46,790
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 380 $28.98 $60,270
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 370 Not available $56,310
Biomedical engineers 360 $33.15 $68,960
Media and communication workers, all other 360 $27.82 $57,880
Optometrists 360 $55.15 $114,720
Set and exhibit designers 360 $25.09 $52,190
Soil and plant scientists 360 $43.41 $90,280
Tapers 360 $21.05 $43,780
Vocational education teachers, middle school 360 Not available $70,170
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 350 $35.26 $73,340
Chemical engineers 350 $42.91 $89,260
Forensic science technicians 350 $33.14 $68,930
Life scientists, all other 350 $43.98 $91,470
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 350 $13.96 $29,040
Conservation scientists 340 $38.47 $80,010
Medical equipment repairers 340 $20.58 $42,800
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 340 $12.78 $26,580
Physical therapist aides 340 $13.85 $28,810
Archivists 330 $34.07 $70,860
Dancers 330 $22.92 Not available
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 330 $15.53 $32,290
Materials engineers 320 $54.67 $113,720
Nuclear medicine technologists 320 $35.44 $73,720
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 320 Not available $69,010
Environmental engineering technicians 310 $23.13 $48,120
Medical equipment preparers 310 $15.76 $32,780
Power plant operators 310 $28.12 $58,480
Athletes and sports competitors 300 Not available Not available
Correspondence clerks 300 $19.50 $40,570
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 300 $14.42 $29,990
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 300 $11.91 $24,780
Tree trimmers and pruners 300 $17.80 $37,030
Actuaries 290 $49.56 $103,070
Audiologists 290 $31.70 $65,940
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 290 $18.71 $38,910
Marriage and family therapists 290 $26.82 $55,780
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 280 $13.31 $27,680
Nuclear engineers 280 $57.28 $119,140
Personal care and service workers, all other 280 $11.98 $24,910
Automotive glass installers and repairers 270 $18.50 $38,490
Sound engineering technicians 270 $26.92 $55,990
Agricultural and food science technicians 260 $24.07 $50,070
Broadcast news analysts 260 $40.01 $83,220
Chemical technicians 260 $21.77 $45,270
Directors, religious activities and education 260 $24.35 $50,650
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other 260 $10.07 $20,950
Film and video editors 260 $31.27 $65,040
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 260 $15.30 $31,830
Boilermakers 250 $25.99 $54,060
Counselors, all other 250 $20.84 $43,350
Emergency management specialists 250 $36.73 $76,390
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 250 $16.27 $33,840
Plant and system operators, all other 250 $26.31 $54,720
Statistical assistants 250 $22.14 $46,050
Astronomers 240 $59.23 $123,200
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 240 $17.20 $35,770
Legislators 240 Not available $43,530
Mathematicians 240 $58.71 $122,120
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 240 $14.63 $30,430
Radiation therapists 240 $34.11 $70,940
Upholsterers 240 $14.03 $29,180
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $82,980
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 230 $48.05 $99,940
Biochemists and biophysicists 230 $47.43 $98,660
Commercial pilots 230 Not available $91,480
Curators 230 $34.81 $72,410
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 230 $14.04 $29,200
Funeral attendants 230 $12.18 $25,330
Recreational therapists 230 $23.55 $48,990
Animal control workers 220 $19.29 $40,120
Dietetic technicians 220 $14.98 $31,150
Millwrights 220 $24.25 $50,440
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 220 $47.08 $97,920
Bookbinders 210 $21.23 $44,150
Plasterers and stucco masons 210 $17.72 $36,870
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 200 Not available $75,300
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 200 $16.35 $34,010
Construction and related workers, all other 200 $16.30 $33,910
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 200 $13.17 $27,400
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 200 $11.46 $23,830
Geographers 200 $38.29 $79,650
Hydrologists 200 $48.04 $99,910
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 200 $15.35 $31,930
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 190 $18.99 $39,500
Gas plant operators 190 $28.69 $59,670
Psychologists, all other 190 Not available Not available
Respiratory therapy technicians 190 $25.39 $52,800
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 180 $15.29 $31,810
Dentists, all other specialists 180 $70.40 $146,430
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $69,480
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 170 $13.72 $28,540
Epidemiologists 170 $34.89 $72,570
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 170 $26.98 $56,120
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 170 $25.66 $53,380
Floor sanders and finishers 170 $16.84 $35,030
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 170 $11.40 $23,710
Industrial-organizational psychologists 170 $47.25 $98,280
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $83,900
Farm and home management advisors 160 $29.66 $61,680
Fire inspectors and investigators 160 $31.23 $64,950
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 160 $11.65 $24,230
Mechanical door repairers 160 $17.55 $36,500
Podiatrists 160 $48.31 $100,490
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 160 $13.78 $28,660
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 160 $15.50 $32,240
Anthropologists and archeologists 150 $40.66 $84,570
Athletic trainers 150 Not available $55,470
Audio-visual collections specialists 150 $19.38 $40,300
Furniture finishers 150 $16.51 $34,340
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 150 $15.33 $31,880
Food scientists and technologists 140 $45.39 $94,400
Geography teachers, postsecondary 140 Not available $69,180
Occupational therapist assistants 140 $22.57 $46,940
Postmasters and mail superintendents 140 $31.74 $66,020
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 140 Not available $33,060
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 130 $19.83 $41,250
Designers, all other 130 $16.13 $33,550
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 130 $28.10 $58,440
Woodworkers, all other 130 $18.86 $39,240
Cooks, all other 120 $14.99 $31,170
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 120 $14.52 Not available
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 120 $16.57 $34,480
Occupational health and safety technicians 120 $26.85 $55,850
Occupational therapist aides 120 $13.49 $28,050
Riggers 120 $21.12 $43,920
Therapists, all other 120 $22.13 $46,030
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 120 $19.98 $41,570
Airfield operations specialists 110 $20.17 $41,960
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 110 $13.00 $27,040
Communications equipment operators, all other 110 $24.95 $51,900
Material moving workers, all other 110 $15.61 $32,460
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 110 $16.89 $35,130
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 110 $31.74 $66,020
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 100 $13.59 $28,270
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 100 $20.61 $42,870
Funeral directors 100 $30.45 $63,340
Materials scientists 100 $42.56 $88,520
Model makers, metal and plastic 100 $16.87 $35,090
Music directors and composers 100 $19.36 $40,270
Slaughterers and meat packers 100 $11.33 $23,560
Bailiffs 90 $16.20 $33,690
Conveyor operators and tenders 90 $16.96 $35,270
Costume attendants 90 $14.37 $29,890
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $75,020
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 90 $25.12 $52,250
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 90 $15.53 $32,310
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 90 Not available Not available
Motion picture projectionists 90 $9.58 $19,930
Library science teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $60,800
Public address system and other announcers 80 Not available Not available
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 80 Not available $65,720
Telephone operators 80 Not available Not available
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 70 $24.58 $51,120
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 70 $12.08 $25,130
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 70 $15.99 $33,260
Foresters 70 $42.51 $88,430
Orthodontists 70 $97.24 $202,260
Orthotists and prosthetists 70 $35.68 $74,210
Petroleum engineers 70 $50.68 $105,410
Power distributors and dispatchers 70 $27.92 $58,080
Avionics technicians 60 $23.92 $49,760
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 60 $21.18 $44,060
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 60 $27.99 $58,210
Embalmers 60 $23.29 $48,450
Animal scientists 50 $39.39 $81,940
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 50 $13.89 $28,890
Helpers--extraction workers 50 $17.40 $36,200
Mathematical scientists, all other 50 $24.18 $50,280
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 50 $19.36 $40,270
Numerical tool and process control programmers 50 $22.81 $47,440
Pile-driver operators 50 $21.75 $45,230
Tool and die makers 50 $23.65 $49,190
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 40 $9.56 $19,890
Farm equipment mechanics 40 $17.09 $35,540
Logging equipment operators 40 $16.82 $34,980
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 40 $14.14 $29,400
Traffic technicians 40 $22.61 $47,030
Actors Not available $19.75 Not available
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians Not available $33.09 $68,830
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers Not available $15.47 $32,180
Animal trainers Not available $13.11 $27,270
Bicycle repairers Not available $11.70 $24,350
Choreographers Not available $23.52 $48,920
Commercial and industrial designers Not available $25.47 $52,980
Cutters and trimmers, hand Not available $11.82 $24,580
Drafters, all other Not available $25.54 $53,130
Engine and other machine assemblers Not available $15.57 $32,380
Etchers and engravers Not available $18.20 $37,850
Family and general practitioners Not available $79.15 $164,630
General and operations managers Not available $61.00 $126,880
Grinding and polishing workers, hand Not available $13.54 $28,150
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $11.12 $23,130
Management occupations Not available $57.06 $118,680
Medical appliance technicians Not available $32.42 $67,440
Motorboat mechanics Not available $23.91 $49,740
Motorboat operators Not available $17.60 $36,610
Motorcycle mechanics Not available $21.40 $44,520
Musicians and singers Not available $26.47 Not available
Obstetricians and gynecologists Not available $89.38 $185,900
Paperhangers Not available $18.00 $37,430
Pediatricians, general Not available $65.07 $135,340
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $18.52 $38,510
Photographic process workers Not available $13.66 $28,410
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Not available $25.62 $53,290
Radio mechanics Not available $21.96 $45,670
Religious workers, all other Not available $15.21 $31,630
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $19.33 $40,210
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $10.09 $20,990
Terrazzo workers and finishers Not available $21.33 $44,360
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $10.85 $22,580
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $16.49 $34,300
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