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

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" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 2,892,880 $27.44 $57,080
Office and administrative support occupations 458,850 $18.37 $38,200
Sales and related occupations 266,930 $19.23 $40,000
Business and financial operations occupations 246,930 $37.90 $78,820
Food preparation and serving related occupations 210,480 $10.93 $22,730
Computer and mathematical occupations 203,150 $42.77 $88,960
Education, training, and library occupations 183,040 $27.51 $57,220
Construction and extraction occupations 133,560 $21.10 $43,880
Transportation and material moving occupations 117,760 $16.86 $35,060
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 116,860 $38.67 $80,440
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 107,090 $12.24 $25,470
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 94,230 $22.76 $47,340
Retail salespersons 84,900 $12.51 $26,030
Protective service occupations 77,620 $23.05 $47,930
Office clerks, general 77,380 $15.69 $32,630
Architecture and engineering occupations 71,090 $40.96 $85,190
Cashiers 67,280 $10.37 $21,580
Personal care and service occupations 66,640 $13.72 $28,530
Production occupations 65,240 $17.47 $36,340
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 65,040 $32.60 $67,800
Legal occupations 63,850 $56.03 $116,550
Life, physical, and social science occupations 62,400 $41.24 $85,770
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 57,150 $11.09 $23,070
Business operations specialists, all other 54,690 $40.22 $83,670
Management analysts 50,220 $43.43 $90,340
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 49,090 $9.14 $19,010
Healthcare support occupations 49,060 $14.46 $30,080
Waiters and waitresses 43,890 $10.45 $21,730
Lawyers 40,720 $69.20 $143,940
Customer service representatives 39,240 $16.78 $34,910
Registered nurses 38,060 $35.76 $74,380
Accountants and auditors 37,950 $37.10 $77,160
Community and social services occupations 36,490 $24.17 $50,270
Security guards 35,990 $15.83 $32,920
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 35,020 $24.54 $51,040
Computer systems analysts 33,600 $44.82 $93,230
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 31,200 $19.65 $40,860
Computer software engineers, applications 31,050 $45.89 $95,450
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 30,770 $19.75 $41,070
Elementary school teachers, except special education 30,180 Not available $64,470
Computer software engineers, systems software 28,790 $51.02 $106,110
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 27,800 $12.76 $26,550
Receptionists and information clerks 27,700 $14.08 $29,290
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 27,250 $27.73 $57,680
Stock clerks and order fillers 27,210 $12.07 $25,100
Maintenance and repair workers, general 27,020 $21.11 $43,910
Teacher assistants 23,200 Not available $27,690
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education 22,750 Not available $63,410
Managers, all other 22,700 $54.65 $113,670
Construction laborers 22,640 $14.60 $30,370
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 21,970 $22.23 $46,250
Network and computer systems administrators 21,450 $38.82 $80,740
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 20,890 $35.68 $74,210
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 20,220 $12.54 $26,080
Computer specialists, all other 19,470 $45.77 $95,190
Computer support specialists 19,010 $25.27 $52,550
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 18,110 $11.16 $23,220
Cooks, restaurant 17,450 $12.32 $25,620
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 17,080 $13.55 $28,180
Carpenters 16,600 $21.82 $45,380
Public relations specialists 16,410 $43.25 $89,960
Network systems and data communications analysts 16,110 $40.87 $85,000
Sales representatives, services, all other 15,910 $32.84 $68,300
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 15,440 $15.87 $33,000
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 15,260 $29.91 $62,200
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 15,190 $18.39 $38,260
Financial managers 14,760 $57.57 $119,740
Computer programmers 14,670 $39.85 $82,900
Computer and information systems managers 14,250 $64.19 $133,520
Food preparation workers 14,250 $10.42 $21,680
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 14,250 $19.13 $39,800
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 13,860 Not available $66,540
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 13,820 $31.76 $66,060
Electricians 13,630 $25.56 $53,160
All other information and record clerks 12,600 $20.67 $43,000
Dishwashers 12,250 $8.81 $18,320
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 12,220 $21.96 $45,670
Market research analysts 11,860 $35.15 $73,100
Paralegals and legal assistants 11,220 $27.88 $57,990
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 11,170 $24.61 $51,180
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 11,120 $9.40 $19,560
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 11,120 $38.12 $79,290
Teachers and instructors, all other 11,050 Not available $44,580
Preschool teachers, except special education 10,920 $14.50 $30,150
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 10,740 $36.00 $74,890
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 9,560 $9.14 $19,000
Tellers 9,540 $12.78 $26,580
Legal secretaries 9,440 $27.66 $57,530
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 9,230 $16.98 $35,330
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 9,060 $22.02 $45,810
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 9,040 $14.91 $31,010
Financial analysts 8,870 $39.13 $81,390
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 8,730 $18.67 $38,830
Child care workers 8,710 $10.74 $22,340
Loan officers 8,660 $29.67 $61,720
Home health aides 8,450 $11.12 $23,130
Counter and rental clerks 8,380 $12.97 $26,970
Legal support workers, all other 8,220 Not available Not available
Chief executives 8,120 $87.11 $181,180
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 8,060 $32.09 $66,740
Engineers, all other 7,930 $51.61 $107,340
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 7,880 $31.99 $66,540
Administrative services managers 7,860 $41.51 $86,340
Physicians and surgeons, all other 7,620 $74.73 $155,430
Civil engineers 7,590 $40.59 $84,430
Recreation workers 7,360 $14.12 $29,360
Real estate sales agents 7,320 $29.30 $60,940
Bill and account collectors 7,170 $18.91 $39,340
Bus drivers, school 7,140 $15.40 $32,040
Cooks, fast food 7,130 $9.24 $19,230
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 7,100 $9.63 $20,030
Bartenders 7,000 $11.30 $23,510
Postal service mail carriers 6,950 Not available Not available
Medical assistants 6,870 $16.16 $33,610
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 6,840 $44.01 $91,540
Training and development specialists 6,790 $32.23 $67,040
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 6,780 $18.10 $37,640
Editors 6,400 $30.46 $63,360
Graphic designers 6,330 $27.29 $56,760
Social scientists and related workers, all other 6,300 $44.61 $92,790
Database administrators 6,220 $39.23 $81,600
Social and human service assistants 6,220 $16.40 $34,120
Medical secretaries 6,190 $16.89 $35,120
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 6,150 $30.65 $63,760
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 6,110 $19.83 $41,260
Engineering managers 6,100 $63.10 $131,250
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 6,060 $10.73 $22,320
Dental assistants 5,940 $17.31 $36,010
Electrical engineers 5,930 $46.48 $96,670
Construction managers 5,880 $49.03 $101,970
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 5,770 $30.91 $64,290
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 5,680 $24.05 $50,030
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 5,660 $21.59 $44,900
Librarians 5,630 $33.01 $68,660
Painters, construction and maintenance 5,630 $17.24 $35,850
Fire fighters 5,600 $26.27 $54,640
Medical and health services managers 5,580 $47.26 $98,300
Data entry keyers 5,550 $14.79 $30,750
Loan interviewers and clerks 5,550 $18.38 $38,230
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 5,520 $14.90 $30,990
Sales managers 5,470 $59.83 $124,460
Mechanical engineers 5,430 $49.70 $103,370
Telecommunications line installers and repairers 5,400 $26.04 $54,160
Operations research analysts 5,300 $47.01 $97,780
Cost estimators 5,290 $31.72 $65,970
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 5,290 Not available $70,790
Financial specialists, all other 5,260 $40.38 $83,990
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 5,220 $21.80 $45,350
Word processors and typists 5,130 $15.50 $32,230
Budget analysts 5,120 $38.90 $80,910
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 5,120 $41.18 $85,660
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 5,090 $29.40 $61,150
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 5,050 Not available Not available
Industrial truck and tractor operators 4,970 $16.65 $34,630
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 4,950 Not available $97,860
Insurance sales agents 4,810 $31.55 $65,630
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 4,810 $41.50 $86,310
Driver/sales workers 4,800 $13.60 $28,300
Electronics engineers, except computer 4,760 $48.14 $100,130
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 4,700 $13.56 $28,200
Economists 4,670 $52.83 $109,890
Detectives and criminal investigators 4,590 $41.94 $87,230
Office and administrative support workers, all other 4,540 $18.56 $38,600
Cooks, short order 4,530 $10.65 $22,150
Parking lot attendants 4,510 $10.19 $21,190
Cement masons and concrete finishers 4,490 $18.29 $38,050
Child, family, and school social workers 4,490 $25.18 $52,370
Self-enrichment education teachers 4,450 $21.88 $45,510
Architects, except landscape and naval 4,400 $39.39 $81,930
Instructional coordinators 4,400 $33.41 $69,500
Pharmacy technicians 4,380 $14.90 $30,990
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 4,320 $18.66 $38,820
Amusement and recreation attendants 4,310 $9.23 $19,200
Logisticians 4,280 $39.39 $81,930
Marketing managers 4,240 $61.14 $127,170
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 4,210 $15.55 $32,340
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 4,130 $10.30 $21,420
Personal and home care aides 4,130 $10.41 $21,640
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 4,110 $28.48 $59,240
Coaches and scouts 3,920 Not available $44,970
Pharmacists 3,890 $48.91 $101,730
Telemarketers 3,890 $13.15 $27,360
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 3,880 $11.98 $24,930
Special education teachers, secondary school 3,870 Not available $74,890
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 3,850 $19.80 $41,190
Industrial engineers 3,840 $42.20 $87,770
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 3,770 $22.98 $47,800
Meeting and convention planners 3,770 $26.36 $54,830
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 3,760 Not available $62,270
Packers and packagers, hand 3,760 $10.58 $22,000
Rehabilitation counselors 3,760 $16.01 $33,310
Computer operators 3,750 $20.77 $43,210
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 3,750 $42.56 $88,530
Flight attendants 3,700 Not available $31,530
Correctional officers and jailers 3,600 $24.92 $51,830
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 3,570 $14.77 $30,730
Food servers, nonrestaurant 3,530 $11.81 $24,570
Property, real estate, and community association managers 3,530 $37.19 $77,350
Statisticians 3,500 $43.47 $90,410
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 3,490 $33.45 $69,580
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 3,480 $22.22 $46,220
Radiologic technologists and technicians 3,470 $30.63 $63,720
Printing machine operators 3,450 $21.99 $45,740
Team assemblers 3,450 $13.35 $27,760
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 3,420 $20.50 $42,640
File clerks 3,390 $14.34 $29,830
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 3,390 $28.41 $59,090
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 3,390 $28.27 $58,800
Natural sciences managers 3,390 $60.79 $126,450
Nonfarm animal caretakers 3,390 $11.16 $23,220
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 3,370 $29.65 $61,680
Library assistants, clerical 3,370 $12.66 $26,340
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other 3,340 $53.96 $112,230
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 3,320 $13.13 $27,310
Parts salespersons 3,280 $17.33 $36,040
Technical writers 3,280 $33.48 $69,640
Chemists 3,240 $48.88 $101,660
Computer hardware engineers 3,220 $51.16 $106,410
Biological scientists, all other 3,180 $44.29 $92,130
Healthcare support workers, all other 3,180 $16.28 $33,850
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 3,160 $15.05 $31,300
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 3,110 $22.76 $47,330
Switchboard operators, including answering service 3,100 $13.84 $28,780
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 3,060 $19.02 $39,570
Food service managers 3,040 $29.43 $61,220
Education administrators, postsecondary 3,030 $46.37 $96,450
Computer and information scientists, research 2,990 $50.22 $104,460
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 2,990 $25.98 $54,030
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 2,970 $22.37 $46,530
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 2,960 $8.60 $17,890
Chefs and head cooks 2,950 $24.74 $51,470
Sheet metal workers 2,950 $21.36 $44,430
Special education teachers, middle school 2,920 Not available $65,950
Library technicians 2,910 $20.76 $43,180
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 2,900 $22.44 $46,670
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 2,900 $16.70 $34,740
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 2,880 $17.69 $36,800
Bakers 2,870 $13.86 $28,840
Purchasing managers 2,870 $53.99 $112,290
Personal financial advisors 2,790 $40.96 $85,210
Brickmasons and blockmasons 2,780 $23.17 $48,190
Public relations managers 2,750 $66.96 $139,270
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 2,740 Not available $107,680
Helpers--electricians 2,700 $14.28 $29,690
Writers and authors 2,700 $35.17 $73,150
Physical scientists, all other 2,680 $53.92 $112,150
Business teachers, postsecondary 2,650 Not available $73,340
Order clerks 2,640 $15.42 $32,070
Reporters and correspondents 2,630 $33.28 $69,220
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 2,630 $27.24 $56,660
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers 2,620 Not available $106,370
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 2,620 $21.56 $44,850
Medical and public health social workers 2,620 $28.18 $58,620
Political scientists 2,620 $52.48 $109,170
Producers and directors 2,620 $37.16 $77,300
Advertising sales agents 2,590 $29.88 $62,150
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 2,580 $15.09 $31,390
Helpers--production workers 2,570 $11.99 $24,940
Dental hygienists 2,530 $36.85 $76,640
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 2,510 $12.62 $26,250
Aerospace engineers 2,500 Not available Not available
Architectural and civil drafters 2,490 $23.46 $48,790
Construction and building inspectors 2,480 $28.13 $58,520
Helpers--carpenters 2,480 $13.79 $28,680
Physical therapists 2,470 $37.44 $77,880
Residential advisors 2,420 $12.93 $26,890
Health educators 2,400 $36.78 $76,510
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists 2,400 $45.82 $95,310
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 2,350 $18.71 $38,920
Medical records and health information technicians 2,300 $19.71 $40,990
Social and community service managers 2,300 $32.07 $66,700
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers 2,290 $9.33 $19,410
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 2,280 $20.67 $43,000
Automotive body and related repairers 2,270 $25.09 $52,180
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 2,210 $23.01 $47,860
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 2,210 $26.69 $55,520
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 2,160 $12.94 $26,920
Sales and related workers, all other 2,120 $24.67 $51,310
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 2,090 $33.11 $68,870
Roofers 2,090 $19.41 $40,370
Survey researchers 2,070 $30.41 $63,250
Procurement clerks 2,060 $20.52 $42,680
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 2,040 Not available $64,490
Office machine operators, except computer 2,030 $14.20 $29,530
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other 2,010 $31.07 $64,630
Civil engineering technicians 1,990 $24.02 $49,960
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 1,990 $20.90 $43,470
Travel agents 1,980 $20.80 $43,270
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 1,970 $34.11 $70,950
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary 1,950 Not available $56,040
Human resources managers, all other 1,950 $57.79 $120,210
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 1,940 $18.83 $39,160
Interior designers 1,940 $30.25 $62,920
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 1,930 $14.61 $30,390
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,920 Not available $64,190
Environmental engineers 1,880 $43.84 $91,190
Bindery workers 1,870 $17.42 $36,240
Education, training, and library workers, all other 1,850 $17.66 $36,730
Postal service clerks 1,840 Not available Not available
Transportation workers, all other 1,840 $16.13 $33,560
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 1,830 $17.50 $36,390
Speech-language pathologists 1,820 $37.55 $78,100
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 1,800 $22.38 $46,550
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 1,770 $23.67 $49,240
Dentists, general 1,770 $77.68 $161,580
Opticians, dispensing 1,770 $22.87 $47,570
Mental health counselors 1,760 $24.30 $50,540
Biological technicians 1,750 $22.28 $46,340
Surveyors 1,730 $28.96 $60,240
Butchers and meat cutters 1,710 $17.56 $36,530
Demonstrators and product promoters 1,710 $15.61 $32,470
Shampooers 1,710 $9.21 $19,160
Real estate brokers 1,670 $39.50 $82,160
Artists and related workers, all other 1,660 $36.62 $76,180
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 1,630 $47.45 $98,690
Prepress technicians and workers 1,620 $21.47 $44,660
Security and fire alarm systems installers 1,620 $20.64 $42,920
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other 1,610 $25.56 $53,160
Motor vehicle operators, all other 1,610 $15.49 $32,210
Assemblers and fabricators, all other 1,590 $13.21 $27,480
Microbiologists 1,590 $45.28 $94,190
Tax preparers 1,590 $19.03 $39,580
Surveying and mapping technicians 1,580 $20.51 $42,670
Interpreters and translators 1,570 $31.54 $65,610
Community and social service specialists, all other 1,510 $20.67 $42,990
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 1,510 $22.10 $45,970
Concierges 1,460 $14.80 $30,780
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 1,460 $29.96 $62,310
Physician assistants 1,460 $39.52 $82,190
Protective service workers, all other 1,430 $16.81 $34,960
Surgical technologists 1,430 $22.67 $47,150
Couriers and messengers 1,420 $15.42 $32,070
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 1,420 $27.59 $57,400
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 1,410 $22.77 $47,360
New accounts clerks 1,410 $16.53 $34,380
Manicurists and pedicurists 1,380 $11.44 $23,780
Education administrators, all other 1,370 $44.47 $92,500
Baggage porters and bellhops 1,360 $10.93 $22,740
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 1,350 $27.28 $56,730
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 1,350 $23.16 $48,180
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers 1,350 $21.16 $44,020
Physicists 1,340 $56.71 $117,960
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 1,340 $45.24 $94,100
Tire repairers and changers 1,330 $12.36 $25,720
Credit analysts 1,320 $36.38 $75,680
Respiratory therapists 1,310 $29.65 $61,680
Industrial machinery mechanics 1,300 $23.85 $49,610
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 1,290 $41.08 $85,440
Photographic processing machine operators 1,280 $11.28 $23,460
Production workers, all other 1,270 $14.82 $30,820
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 1,260 $24.88 $51,760
Machinists 1,260 $21.88 $45,500
Education teachers, postsecondary 1,250 Not available $62,990
Sales engineers 1,250 $45.84 $95,350
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers 1,230 $41.65 $86,620
Photographers 1,230 $21.41 $44,540
Audio and video equipment technicians 1,220 $21.98 $45,720
Insurance underwriters 1,220 $33.03 $68,710
Compensation and benefits managers 1,210 $45.36 $94,360
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,200 $15.00 $31,200
Glaziers 1,200 $19.51 $40,570
Occupational therapists 1,200 $37.51 $78,020
Air traffic controllers 1,190 $64.94 $135,080
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 1,190 $25.08 $52,170
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 1,180 $11.90 $24,750
Veterinarians 1,180 $51.45 $107,020
Job printers 1,170 $17.60 $36,610
Law clerks 1,170 $26.73 $55,610
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1,160 $21.57 $44,870
Tile and marble setters 1,160 $21.21 $44,130
Psychiatric technicians 1,150 $17.73 $36,870
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 1,140 Not available $69,220
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary 1,120 Not available $71,140
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 1,120 $22.87 $47,570
Floral designers 1,110 $12.78 $26,590
Museum technicians and conservators 1,110 $26.29 $54,680
Postsecondary teachers, all other 1,110 Not available $66,610
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers 1,110 $19.91 $41,410
Occupational health and safety specialists 1,100 $37.73 $78,480
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 1,090 Not available $68,290
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 1,090 $20.15 $41,910
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 1,090 $17.86 $37,160
Law teachers, postsecondary 1,080 Not available $104,060
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 1,060 $15.33 $31,880
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 1,050 $17.73 $36,890
Social science research assistants 1,050 $21.89 $45,520
Stonemasons 1,050 $18.66 $38,810
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers 1,050 $15.16 $31,530
Health technologists and technicians, all other 1,040 $20.53 $42,700
Political science teachers, postsecondary 1,040 Not available $77,930
Graduate teaching assistants 1,030 Not available $36,910
Eligibility interviewers, government programs 1,020 $22.78 $47,390
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 1,020 Not available $54,720
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials 1,020 $9.46 $19,680
Industrial engineering technicians 1,010 $27.67 $57,550
Veterinary technologists and technicians 1,010 $16.96 $35,270
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 1,000 $20.43 $42,480
Engineering teachers, postsecondary 1,000 Not available $90,770
Broadcast technicians 970 $24.43 $50,820
Mechanical engineering technicians 970 $24.71 $51,400
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 970 Not available $63,220
Loan counselors 950 $25.75 $53,550
Urban and regional planners 950 $34.32 $71,390
Court, municipal, and license clerks 940 $18.80 $39,100
Structural iron and steel workers 940 $20.30 $42,220
Insulation workers, mechanical 930 $20.66 $42,980
Pest control workers 910 $17.65 $36,710
Dietitians and nutritionists 890 $27.81 $57,850
Pipelayers 890 $18.53 $38,540
Training and development managers 890 $49.54 $103,040
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 880 $18.90 $39,310
Internists, general 880 $75.90 $157,860
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 870 $32.39 $67,360
Surgeons 870 $93.16 $193,760
Diagnostic medical sonographers 860 $32.72 $68,050
Massage therapists 850 $21.82 $45,380
Multi-media artists and animators 850 $30.14 $62,690
Service station attendants 840 $11.49 $23,900
Cartographers and photogrammetrists 830 $36.98 $76,920
Marine engineers and naval architects 830 $47.29 $98,350
Social workers, all other 830 $23.64 $49,170
Life scientists, all other 810 $38.45 $79,980
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 810 $14.68 $30,540
Pharmacy aides 810 $11.32 $23,550
Physical therapist assistants 800 $19.79 $41,170
Semiconductor processors 800 $13.19 $27,430
Biological science teachers, postsecondary 770 Not available $78,430
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture 770 $28.82 $59,950
Advertising and promotions managers 760 $44.31 $92,170
Industrial production managers 760 $50.60 $105,240
Sociologists 760 $43.14 $89,730
Helpers, construction trades, all other 750 $14.61 $30,400
Medical transcriptionists 750 $18.44 $38,360
Highway maintenance workers 740 $21.25 $44,210
Sewing machine operators 740 $11.59 $24,100
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 730 $47.36 $98,510
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 730 $22.07 $45,910
Anesthesiologists 710 $105.14 $218,690
Cargo and freight agents 710 $16.15 $33,600
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 700 $12.42 $25,840
Clergy 690 $21.99 $45,750
Painters, transportation equipment 690 $20.81 $43,290
Art directors 680 $35.30 $73,420
Electrical and electronics drafters 680 $27.83 $57,880
Obstetricians and gynecologists 680 $91.25 $189,800
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 670 $29.57 $61,500
Financial examiners 670 $48.09 $100,020
Communications teachers, postsecondary 660 Not available $61,810
Locksmiths and safe repairers 660 $21.73 $45,210
Desktop publishers 650 $22.14 $46,050
History teachers, postsecondary 650 Not available $67,200
Landscape architects 650 $31.04 $64,550
Physical therapist aides 650 $13.55 $28,190
Tour guides and escorts 650 $13.18 $27,410
Chiropractors 640 $53.50 $111,270
Crossing guards 640 $14.25 $29,640
Lodging managers 640 $34.27 $71,280
Carpet installers 630 $15.98 $33,240
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 630 $24.09 $50,100
Proofreaders and copy markers 630 $17.47 $36,350
Brokerage clerks 620 $20.38 $42,380
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers 620 $34.58 $71,930
Hazardous materials removal workers 620 $15.41 $32,050
Machine feeders and offbearers 620 $12.40 $25,790
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary 620 Not available $57,140
Chemical technicians 610 $24.61 $51,200
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door 610 $24.02 $49,960
Fence erectors 610 $17.57 $36,550
Food batchmakers 610 $11.71 $24,360
Personal care and service workers, all other 610 $13.04 $27,120
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 610 $30.82 $64,100
Biomedical engineers 600 $36.84 $76,630
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 600 $14.48 $30,120
Mechanical drafters 600 $24.18 $50,290
Architecture teachers, postsecondary 590 Not available $86,010
Electro-mechanical technicians 590 $24.84 $51,660
Elevator installers and repairers 590 $31.87 $66,300
Skin care specialists 590 $15.13 $31,460
Crane and tower operators 580 $24.24 $50,410
Dental laboratory technicians 580 $23.12 $48,090
Atmospheric and space scientists 570 $46.35 $96,410
Court reporters 570 $22.91 $47,660
Helpers--roofers 570 $14.55 $30,260
Historians 570 $39.54 $82,240
Economics teachers, postsecondary 560 Not available $84,680
Meter readers, utilities 560 $20.78 $43,220
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 530 $40.11 $83,430
Dietetic technicians 520 $16.21 $33,720
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary 520 Not available $63,210
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 510 $11.90 $24,760
Materials engineers 510 $53.09 $110,420
Optometrists 510 $52.71 $109,630
Psychiatric aides 510 $18.47 $38,410
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians 500 $13.75 $28,600
Tapers 500 $21.78 $45,290
Actuaries 480 $44.76 $93,110
Biochemists and biophysicists 480 $38.04 $79,110
Chemical engineers 480 $43.32 $90,100
Forensic science technicians 480 $32.07 $66,700
Maintenance workers, machinery 480 $21.84 $45,430
Media and communication workers, all other 480 $26.49 $55,100
Nuclear engineers 480 $57.36 $119,310
Social work teachers, postsecondary 480 Not available $73,170
Home appliance repairers 470 $18.55 $38,590
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 470 $11.13 $23,150
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 460 $13.42 $27,910
Parking enforcement workers 460 $18.80 $39,100
Vocational education teachers, middle school 460 Not available $68,730
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 450 Not available $76,860
Medical equipment repairers 450 $20.27 $42,150
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 440 $16.07 $33,430
Nuclear medicine technologists 440 $37.63 $78,270
Transportation inspectors 440 $42.01 $87,370
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers 430 $51.50 $107,110
Environmental engineering technicians 430 $23.69 $49,280
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 430 $18.46 $38,390
Sound engineering technicians 430 $24.59 $51,150
Floor sanders and finishers 420 $19.29 $40,120
Physics teachers, postsecondary 420 Not available $86,490
Athletes and sports competitors 400 Not available Not available
Conservation scientists 400 $39.15 $81,440
Set and exhibit designers 400 $25.51 $53,070
Archivists 390 $32.33 $67,250
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 390 $29.00 $60,320
Plasterers and stucco masons 390 $16.59 $34,510
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary 380 Not available $56,530
Soil and plant scientists 380 $43.92 $91,360
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes 370 $35.00 $72,790
Mathematicians 370 $57.56 $119,720
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic 370 $16.26 $33,810
Tree trimmers and pruners 370 $17.10 $35,570
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 360 $14.64 $30,450
Medical equipment preparers 360 $16.08 $33,450
Recreational therapists 360 $23.47 $48,820
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 360 Not available $73,220
Automotive glass installers and repairers 350 $18.20 $37,860
Directors, religious activities and education 350 $22.66 $47,130
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 350 $11.64 $24,220
Audiologists 340 $31.91 $66,380
Bookbinders 340 $19.46 $40,480
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 340 $14.14 $29,400
Marriage and family therapists 340 $26.43 $54,970
Dancers 330 $22.92 Not available
Mechanical door repairers 330 $17.31 $36,010
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators 320 $42.53 $88,460
Film and video editors 320 $30.03 $62,470
Power plant operators 320 $27.93 $58,100
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 320 $15.50 $32,240
Zoologists and wildlife biologists 320 $46.95 $97,650
Curators 310 $36.57 $76,070
Agricultural and food science technicians 300 $22.96 $47,750
Construction and related workers, all other 300 $15.87 $33,000
Correspondence clerks 300 $19.54 $40,640
Dentists, all other specialists 300 $63.90 $132,910
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 300 $14.94 $31,080
Broadcast news analysts 290 $39.80 $82,790
Earth drillers, except oil and gas 290 $18.71 $38,910
Plant and system operators, all other 290 $26.27 $54,650
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 280 $18.29 $38,050
Commercial pilots 280 Not available $83,910
Emergency management specialists 280 $36.57 $76,060
Funeral attendants 280 $12.54 $26,070
Statistical assistants 280 $21.79 $45,330
Astronomers 270 $59.48 $123,720
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 270 $16.23 $33,760
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 270 $14.49 $30,140
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 270 $13.29 $27,640
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 270 $17.12 $35,620
Podiatrists 270 $63.07 $131,190
Respiratory therapy technicians 270 $28.72 $59,740
Boilermakers 260 $25.88 $53,830
Counselors, all other 260 $21.06 $43,810
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons 260 $11.10 $23,090
Insurance appraisers, auto damage 260 $27.71 $57,640
Painting, coating, and decorating workers 260 $16.21 $33,710
Upholsterers 260 $14.51 $30,190
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other 250 $12.37 Not available
Legislators 250 Not available $44,110
Animal control workers 240 $19.35 $40,250
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 240 $15.22 $31,660
Radiation therapists 240 $34.11 $70,940
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary 230 Not available $82,940
Cooks, all other 230 $14.54 $30,240
Hydrologists 230 $47.28 $98,330
Material moving workers, all other 230 $16.68 $34,700
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 220 $14.21 $29,560
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers 220 $17.22 $35,830
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary 210 Not available $75,740
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 210 $15.47 $32,170
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles 210 $15.56 $32,370
Furniture finishers 210 $17.74 $36,890
Geographers 210 $38.41 $79,890
Athletic trainers 190 Not available $53,960
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 190 $19.06 $39,650
Designers, all other 190 $17.24 $35,850
Gas plant operators 190 $28.52 $59,320
Geography teachers, postsecondary 190 Not available $66,930
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 190 $14.18 $29,500
Materials scientists 190 $41.59 $86,510
Motorcycle mechanics 190 $20.32 $42,270
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 190 $16.05 $33,390
Postmasters and mail superintendents 180 $31.67 $65,870
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood 180 $14.24 $29,610
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $69,480
Audio-visual collections specialists 170 $19.33 $40,210
Cutters and trimmers, hand 170 $12.64 $26,300
Epidemiologists 170 $35.18 $73,180
Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters 170 $26.98 $56,120
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 170 $25.53 $53,110
Food cooking machine operators and tenders 170 $11.81 $24,570
Industrial-organizational psychologists 170 $47.29 $98,350
Occupational therapist assistants 170 $22.43 $46,660
Orthodontists 170 $94.51 $196,580
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials 170 Not available $38,180
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary 160 Not available $83,740
Farm and home management advisors 160 $29.66 $61,680
Fire inspectors and investigators 160 $31.15 $64,790
Musical instrument repairers and tuners 160 $19.06 $39,650
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other 160 Not available $73,130
Woodworkers, all other 160 $19.01 $39,530
Electromechanical equipment assemblers 150 $15.48 $32,200
Food scientists and technologists 150 $45.97 $95,610
Occupational health and safety technicians 150 $26.89 $55,930
Religious workers, all other 150 $16.25 $33,810
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 140 $16.27 $33,840
Occupational therapist aides 140 $13.31 $27,690
Music directors and composers 130 $21.51 $44,740
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 130 $19.89 $41,380
Communications equipment operators, all other 120 $24.81 $51,600
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 120 $25.09 $52,190
Motion picture projectionists 120 $9.46 $19,680
Riggers 120 $21.17 $44,040
Telephone operators 120 Not available Not available
Airfield operations specialists 110 $20.14 $41,900
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 110 $13.39 $27,850
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 110 $12.88 $26,790
Conveyor operators and tenders 110 $17.14 $35,650
Funeral directors 110 $33.05 $68,740
Model makers, metal and plastic 110 $16.90 $35,160
Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products 110 $31.56 $65,640
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 100 Not available Not available
Drafters, all other 100 $23.89 $49,680
Farm equipment mechanics 100 $18.88 $39,270
Grounds maintenance workers, all other 100 $15.92 $33,120
Power distributors and dispatchers 100 $29.44 $61,230
Sailors and marine oilers 100 $15.07 $31,340
Slaughterers and meat packers 100 $11.33 $23,560
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors 90 $24.94 $51,880
Bailiffs 90 $16.20 $33,690
Costume attendants 90 $14.51 $30,180
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary 90 Not available $75,070
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 90 Not available Not available
Avionics technicians 80 $25.52 $53,090
Library science teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $61,210
Public address system and other announcers 80 Not available Not available
Camera and photographic equipment repairers 70 $20.35 $42,320
Foresters 70 $41.49 $86,290
Orthotists and prosthetists 70 $35.68 $74,210
Petroleum engineers 70 $50.68 $105,410
Tool and die makers 70 $24.48 $50,910
Traffic technicians 70 $23.85 $49,610
Embalmers 60 $23.29 $48,450
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders 60 $13.38 $27,830
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $16.95 $35,250
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 60 $18.82 $39,140
Helpers--extraction workers 50 $17.40 $36,200
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 50 $14.78 $30,750
Numerical tool and process control programmers 50 $23.04 $47,930
Pile-driver operators 50 $21.75 $45,230
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders 40 $9.56 $19,890
Logging equipment operators 40 $16.50 $34,320
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians Not available $33.01 $68,660
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers Not available $15.47 $32,180
Animal scientists Not available $42.76 $88,930
Animal trainers Not available $13.04 $27,130
Anthropologists and archeologists Not available $32.71 $68,030
Bicycle repairers Not available $12.89 $26,820
Choreographers Not available $22.61 $47,020
Commercial and industrial designers Not available $23.49 $48,860
Engine and other machine assemblers Not available $15.82 $32,910
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other Not available $10.06 $20,920
Etchers and engravers Not available $15.77 $32,800
Family and general practitioners Not available $78.96 $164,230
General and operations managers Not available $61.33 $127,570
Grinding and polishing workers, hand Not available $13.40 $27,880
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $11.43 $23,780
Management occupations Not available $57.01 $118,580
Mathematical scientists, all other Not available $23.58 $49,050
Medical appliance technicians Not available $28.13 $58,510
Millwrights Not available $26.15 $54,390
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators Not available $16.81 $34,960
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Not available $56.79 $118,130
Motorboat mechanics Not available $23.91 $49,740
Motorboat operators Not available $17.60 $36,610
Musicians and singers Not available $28.48 Not available
Paperhangers Not available $18.00 $37,430
Pediatricians, general Not available $64.01 $133,150
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Not available $17.95 $37,330
Photographic process workers Not available $13.46 $28,010
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Not available $23.96 $49,840
Psychologists, all other Not available $47.21 $98,200
Radio mechanics Not available $21.96 $45,670
Rail car repairers Not available $17.68 $36,770
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $19.68 $40,930
Shoe and leather workers and repairers Not available $10.53 $21,890
Terrazzo workers and finishers Not available $21.10 $43,890
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $10.98 $22,830
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Not available $16.49 $34,300
Therapists, all other Not available $22.69 $47,190
Travel guides Not available $14.69 $30,550
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