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 | 40,250 | $17.94 | $37,310 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 6,090 | $15.30 | $31,830 |
| Sales and related occupations | 4,600 | $15.33 | $31,880 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 4,040 | $11.15 | $23,180 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 3,790 | $13.91 | $28,930 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 2,730 | $20.76 | $43,180 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 2,590 | $19.06 | $39,650 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 2,260 | $31.56 | $65,630 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 1,900 | $21.90 | $45,550 |
| Production occupations | 1,830 | $17.18 | $35,730 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 1,740 | $12.20 | $25,370 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 1,640 | $11.92 | $24,790 |
| Retail salespersons | 1,620 | $12.31 | $25,610 |
| Cashiers | 1,410 | $10.73 | $22,310 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 1,160 | $13.14 | $27,330 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 1,150 | $11.03 | $22,940 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 980 | $28.70 | $59,690 |
| Registered nurses | 950 | $31.30 | $65,100 |
| Management occupations | 900 | $43.84 | $91,190 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 820 | $16.76 | $34,850 |
| Office clerks, general | 820 | $12.49 | $25,980 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 790 | $9.48 | $19,720 |
| Protective service occupations | 680 | $19.88 | $41,350 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 670 | $12.53 | $26,050 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 670 | $12.00 | $24,970 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 640 | $12.36 | $25,700 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 640 | $13.41 | $27,890 |
| Carpenters | 620 | $16.36 | $34,030 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 620 | $22.79 | $47,400 |
| Teacher assistants | 610 | Not available | $26,690 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 580 | $9.30 | $19,340 |
| Community and social services occupations | 570 | $20.33 | $42,290 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 560 | $17.76 | $36,930 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 530 | $13.47 | $28,020 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 530 | $10.27 | $21,360 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 510 | $32.81 | $68,250 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 480 | $17.92 | $37,280 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 480 | $15.82 | $32,910 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 460 | Not available | $52,340 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 460 | $11.35 | $23,610 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 420 | $10.90 | $22,670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 420 | $20.20 | $42,020 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 410 | $13.09 | $27,230 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | 410 | Not available | $35,640 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 400 | $18.16 | $37,780 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 370 | $11.60 | $24,130 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 360 | $11.68 | $24,290 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 350 | $22.05 | $45,860 |
| Construction laborers | 330 | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| Bartenders | 300 | $13.12 | $27,290 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 300 | $28.89 | $60,100 |
| Home health aides | 290 | $10.67 | $22,200 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 290 | $33.71 | $70,120 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 290 | Not available | $56,970 |
| Electricians | 270 | $23.37 | $48,610 |
| Medical secretaries | 270 | $14.89 | $30,970 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 260 | $12.08 | $25,130 |
| Dishwashers | 250 | $9.18 | $19,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 250 | $17.15 | $35,660 |
| Customer service representatives | 240 | $13.48 | $28,040 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 240 | $11.04 | $22,970 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 240 | Not available | $52,820 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 240 | $12.35 | $25,690 |
| Fire fighters | 220 | $20.16 | $41,930 |
| Forest and conservation technicians | 220 | $15.68 | $32,610 |
| Medical assistants | 220 | $14.33 | $29,810 |
| Accountants and auditors | 210 | $27.86 | $57,950 |
| Food preparation workers | 210 | $10.20 | $21,220 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 210 | $11.54 | $24,000 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 200 | $29.00 | $60,330 |
| General and operations managers | 200 | $49.49 | $102,950 |
| Tellers | 200 | $11.18 | $23,250 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 190 | $21.57 | $44,860 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 190 | $19.35 | $40,240 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 180 | $31.47 | $65,450 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 180 | $12.65 | $26,320 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 180 | $9.60 | $19,960 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 180 | $21.41 | $44,530 |
| Bus drivers, school | 170 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 170 | $35.12 | $73,060 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 170 | $13.24 | $27,540 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 160 | $17.31 | $36,010 |
| Coaches and scouts | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Child care workers | 150 | $10.28 | $21,380 |
| Legal occupations | 150 | $35.63 | $74,120 |
| Civil engineers | 140 | $35.14 | $73,080 |
| Security guards | 140 | $12.15 | $25,280 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 130 | $16.98 | $35,320 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 130 | $9.64 | $20,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 130 | $31.36 | $65,230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 120 | $27.11 | $56,390 |
| Loan officers | 120 | $33.18 | $69,010 |
| Parts salespersons | 120 | $12.84 | $26,700 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 110 | $21.01 | $43,700 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 110 | $10.88 | $22,630 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 110 | $19.75 | $41,070 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 110 | $12.28 | $25,550 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 110 | $19.16 | $39,850 |
| Social and human service assistants | 110 | $12.91 | $26,840 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 100 | $18.89 | $39,280 |
| Dental assistants | 100 | $15.69 | $32,630 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 100 | $36.39 | $75,680 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 100 | $21.73 | $45,190 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 100 | $21.48 | $44,670 |
| Legal secretaries | 100 | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians | 100 | $26.93 | $56,010 |
| Agricultural inspectors | 90 | $22.53 | $46,860 |
| Bakers | 90 | $11.95 | $24,860 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 90 | $20.81 | $43,280 |
| Dental hygienists | 90 | $43.60 | $90,680 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 90 | Not available | $86,160 |
| Electrical engineers | 90 | $42.36 | $88,120 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 90 | $14.43 | $30,010 |
| Pharmacists | 90 | $51.29 | $106,680 |
| Computer support specialists | 80 | $18.58 | $38,650 |
| Driver/sales workers | 80 | $17.74 | $36,900 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 80 | $16.52 | $34,360 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 80 | Not available | $59,540 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 70 | $23.09 | $48,030 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 70 | $13.56 | $28,190 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers | 70 | $13.07 | $27,190 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 70 | $13.31 | $27,670 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 70 | $13.55 | $28,190 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 70 | $16.81 | $34,970 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 70 | $16.92 | $35,200 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Power plant operators | 70 | $43.24 | $89,940 |
| Roofers | 70 | $22.55 | $46,900 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 70 | $19.18 | $39,890 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 70 | $14.95 | $31,090 |
| Zoologists and wildlife biologists | 70 | $32.23 | $67,040 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 60 | $19.04 | $39,610 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 60 | $27.11 | $56,390 |
| File clerks | 60 | $13.54 | $28,170 |
| Financial managers | 60 | $50.61 | $105,260 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 60 | $34.16 | $71,060 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 60 | $28.54 | $59,350 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 60 | $29.00 | $60,310 |
| Lawyers | 60 | $47.17 | $98,120 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 60 | $18.98 | $39,490 |
| Order clerks | 60 | $15.81 | $32,880 |
| Rehabilitation counselors | 60 | $19.48 | $40,510 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 60 | $54.71 | $113,800 |
| Computer systems analysts | 50 | $38.10 | $79,250 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 50 | $19.54 | $40,650 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | 50 | $17.91 | $37,250 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 50 | $9.21 | $19,150 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 50 | $15.05 | $31,310 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 50 | Not available | $50,040 |
| Library assistants, clerical | 50 | $11.16 | $23,220 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 50 | $12.83 | $26,680 |
| Massage therapists | 50 | $21.35 | $44,420 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 50 | $26.90 | $55,940 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 50 | $16.67 | $34,670 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 50 | $32.14 | $66,850 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | 50 | $31.35 | $65,200 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 50 | $10.69 | $22,230 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 50 | $18.14 | $37,740 |
| Physical therapists | 50 | $36.84 | $76,620 |
| Physician assistants | 50 | $43.09 | $89,630 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 50 | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 50 | $20.26 | $42,150 |
| Public relations specialists | 50 | $29.25 | $60,840 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 50 | $26.19 | $54,470 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 50 | $30.72 | $63,900 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | 50 | $26.74 | $55,620 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 50 | $13.44 | $27,960 |
| Administrative services managers | 40 | $40.15 | $83,520 |
| Advertising sales agents | 40 | $15.32 | $31,870 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 40 | $16.21 | $33,720 |
| Bill and account collectors | 40 | $21.69 | $45,120 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters | 40 | $15.50 | $32,240 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 40 | $23.50 | $48,880 |
| Cost estimators | 40 | $33.70 | $70,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 40 | $17.76 | $36,940 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | 40 | $20.67 | $42,990 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 40 | $21.56 | $44,850 |
| Graphic designers | 40 | $15.64 | $32,530 |
| Instructional coordinators | 40 | $31.12 | $64,730 |
| Librarians | 40 | $24.38 | $50,720 |
| Library technicians | 40 | $13.90 | $28,920 |
| Medical and health services managers | 40 | $48.10 | $100,060 |
| Medical and public health social workers | 40 | $27.12 | $56,410 |
| Medical transcriptionists | 40 | $16.55 | $34,430 |
| New accounts clerks | 40 | $12.79 | $26,610 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 40 | $12.37 | $25,720 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 40 | $27.78 | $57,780 |
| Sales managers | 40 | $68.65 | $142,800 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 40 | Not available | $49,380 |
| All other information and record clerks | 30 | $17.25 | $35,880 |
| Biological scientists, all other | 30 | $29.78 | $61,930 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 30 | $13.90 | $28,910 |
| Crossing guards | 30 | $17.77 | $36,960 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other | 30 | $24.68 | $51,330 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 30 | $12.93 | $26,900 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 30 | $17.04 | $35,440 |
| Interpreters and translators | 30 | $16.03 | $33,330 |
| Managers, all other | 30 | $45.79 | $95,240 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 30 | $38.57 | $80,230 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 30 | $29.74 | $61,860 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | Not available | $19.26 | $40,060 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | Not available | $9.89 | $20,580 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | Not available | $14.66 | $30,490 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | Not available | $23.66 | $49,210 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door | Not available | $23.35 | $48,570 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | Not available | $17.84 | $37,100 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | Not available | $10.76 | $22,380 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | Not available | $19.00 | $39,530 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | Not available | $9.35 | $19,450 |
| Glaziers | Not available | $21.95 | $45,650 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | Not available | $10.28 | $21,390 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | Not available | $19.22 | $39,970 |
| Helpers--production workers | Not available | $11.49 | $23,900 |
| Machinists | Not available | $16.79 | $34,920 |
| Mental health counselors | Not available | $17.77 | $36,970 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | Not available | $19.69 | $40,960 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | Not available | $15.38 | $31,980 |
| Tapers | Not available | $17.37 | $36,120 |
