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 |
546,080 |
$19.85 |
$41,290 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
101,840 |
$15.04 |
$31,290 |
| Sales and related occupations |
72,060 |
$20.24 |
$42,090 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
55,590 |
$10.73 |
$22,310 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
29,980 |
$33.31 |
$69,280 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
28,530 |
$31.28 |
$65,060 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
27,850 |
$21.36 |
$44,440 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
26,060 |
$13.56 |
$28,210 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
25,610 |
$11.32 |
$23,540 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
21,000 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
| Retail salespersons |
19,980 |
$15.81 |
$32,880 |
| Management occupations |
17,460 |
$51.85 |
$107,850 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
17,060 |
$12.64 |
$26,290 |
| Protective service occupations |
16,710 |
$18.88 |
$39,270 |
| Production occupations |
16,660 |
$15.36 |
$31,960 |
| Cashiers |
15,200 |
$9.06 |
$18,850 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
15,050 |
$11.80 |
$24,550 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
14,790 |
$10.80 |
$22,460 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
11,970 |
$10.48 |
$21,810 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
11,440 |
$33.81 |
$70,320 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
11,090 |
$14.41 |
$29,970 |
| Office clerks, general |
10,610 |
$11.92 |
$24,780 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
10,420 |
$8.77 |
$18,230 |
| Registered nurses |
10,310 |
$30.50 |
$63,430 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
9,230 |
$10.80 |
$22,470 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
8,830 |
$10.28 |
$21,390 |
| Customer service representatives |
8,500 |
$14.61 |
$30,400 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
8,480 |
$31.16 |
$64,800 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
8,150 |
$16.76 |
$34,870 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
7,990 |
$19.42 |
$40,400 |
| Security guards |
7,940 |
$11.26 |
$23,410 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
7,280 |
$11.06 |
$23,000 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
7,100 |
$26.54 |
$55,200 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
7,060 |
$26.77 |
$55,690 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
6,910 |
$23.63 |
$49,150 |
| Legal occupations |
6,210 |
$47.41 |
$98,610 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
6,140 |
$12.46 |
$25,910 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
6,120 |
Not available |
$46,570 |
| Accountants and auditors |
5,780 |
$32.36 |
$67,310 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
5,710 |
$12.29 |
$25,560 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
5,470 |
$15.63 |
$32,510 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
5,400 |
$10.54 |
$21,920 |
| Community and social services occupations |
5,350 |
$19.71 |
$40,990 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
5,140 |
$22.91 |
$47,640 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
4,990 |
$23.46 |
$48,790 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
4,280 |
$29.99 |
$62,380 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
4,210 |
$9.19 |
$19,120 |
| General and operations managers |
4,030 |
$50.43 |
$104,900 |
| Food preparation workers |
3,830 |
$10.05 |
$20,910 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
3,820 |
$20.36 |
$42,340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
3,680 |
$30.44 |
$63,320 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
3,530 |
Not available |
$50,070 |
| Lawyers |
3,480 |
$67.66 |
$140,730 |
| Electricians |
3,340 |
$19.63 |
$40,820 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
3,300 |
$27.79 |
$57,810 |
| Management analysts |
3,260 |
$44.32 |
$92,190 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
3,220 |
$10.07 |
$20,950 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
3,160 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
3,110 |
$14.76 |
$30,700 |
| Medical assistants |
3,080 |
$14.44 |
$30,030 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
3,070 |
$17.02 |
$35,400 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
2,970 |
$18.77 |
$39,040 |
| Dishwashers |
2,970 |
$8.38 |
$17,430 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
2,820 |
$8.60 |
$17,880 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
2,780 |
$8.58 |
$17,850 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
2,740 |
$14.36 |
$29,860 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
2,710 |
$27.22 |
$56,630 |
| Tellers |
2,540 |
$12.38 |
$25,750 |
| Insurance sales agents |
2,500 |
$40.74 |
$84,750 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
2,470 |
$9.23 |
$19,200 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,470 |
Not available |
$47,500 |
| Bartenders |
2,460 |
$11.59 |
$24,100 |
| Home health aides |
2,460 |
$10.13 |
$21,070 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
2,250 |
$9.43 |
$19,610 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
2,240 |
$10.40 |
$21,640 |
| Bill and account collectors |
2,220 |
$14.21 |
$29,550 |
| Computer support specialists |
2,210 |
$20.55 |
$42,750 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
2,200 |
$13.83 |
$28,770 |
| Computer programmers |
2,120 |
$32.53 |
$67,670 |
| Personal financial advisors |
2,120 |
$33.60 |
$69,880 |
| Fire fighters |
2,110 |
$28.81 |
$59,930 |
| Child care workers |
2,100 |
$8.77 |
$18,230 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
2,050 |
$87.53 |
$182,050 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
2,040 |
$51.47 |
$107,060 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
1,940 |
$23.18 |
$48,220 |
| Teacher assistants |
1,920 |
Not available |
$19,700 |
| Legal secretaries |
1,880 |
$20.65 |
$42,940 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
1,880 |
$18.38 |
$38,230 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
1,860 |
$18.60 |
$38,680 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
1,830 |
$11.88 |
$24,700 |
| Loan officers |
1,790 |
$32.06 |
$66,690 |
| Recreation workers |
1,780 |
$12.26 |
$25,490 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
1,750 |
$41.73 |
$86,800 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
1,690 |
$11.68 |
$24,280 |
| Real estate sales agents |
1,690 |
$19.07 |
$39,660 |
| Computer systems analysts |
1,620 |
$36.70 |
$76,330 |
| Medical secretaries |
1,610 |
$14.36 |
$29,880 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
1,610 |
$15.03 |
$31,270 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,590 |
$28.96 |
$60,240 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
1,570 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Postsecondary teachers, all other |
1,560 |
Not available |
$41,050 |
| Financial managers |
1,510 |
$54.46 |
$113,270 |
| Cooks, fast food |
1,480 |
$8.31 |
$17,280 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
1,470 |
$13.28 |
$27,620 |
| Driver/sales workers |
1,410 |
$12.35 |
$25,700 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
1,400 |
$17.24 |
$35,860 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
1,390 |
$16.24 |
$33,770 |
| Chief executives |
1,390 |
$90.28 |
$187,780 |
| Dental assistants |
1,380 |
$17.96 |
$37,370 |
| Sales managers |
1,350 |
$63.51 |
$132,100 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
1,330 |
Not available |
$39,800 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
1,320 |
$29.96 |
$62,310 |
| File clerks |
1,290 |
$12.60 |
$26,200 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
1,290 |
$16.70 |
$34,740 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
1,290 |
$37.68 |
$78,370 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,230 |
$26.91 |
$55,970 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
1,180 |
$10.51 |
$21,860 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
1,170 |
$43.09 |
$89,620 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,160 |
$9.79 |
$20,360 |
| Cost estimators |
1,140 |
$27.71 |
$57,630 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
1,130 |
$21.44 |
$44,590 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
1,130 |
$13.71 |
$28,530 |
| Roofers |
1,120 |
$14.44 |
$30,040 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
1,090 |
$17.22 |
$35,820 |
| Data entry keyers |
1,080 |
$12.66 |
$26,330 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
1,080 |
$13.57 |
$28,230 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
1,070 |
$45.62 |
$94,890 |
| Public relations specialists |
1,060 |
$26.61 |
$55,350 |
| Team assemblers |
1,060 |
$12.81 |
$26,640 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
1,050 |
$10.42 |
$21,660 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
1,050 |
$11.02 |
$22,920 |
| Construction managers |
1,040 |
$46.62 |
$96,970 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
1,040 |
$26.80 |
$55,750 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
1,040 |
$11.27 |
$23,430 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
1,030 |
$16.04 |
$33,360 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
1,020 |
$27.47 |
$57,130 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
980 |
$41.21 |
$85,720 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
980 |
$15.42 |
$32,070 |
| All other information and record clerks |
970 |
$15.73 |
$32,720 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
950 |
$22.85 |
$47,530 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity |
940 |
$17.90 |
$37,220 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
930 |
$27.23 |
$56,630 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
930 |
$35.63 |
$74,110 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
920 |
$14.64 |
$30,450 |
| Managers, all other |
920 |
$48.34 |
$100,550 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
910 |
$22.46 |
$46,710 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
910 |
$24.64 |
$51,240 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
900 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
890 |
Not available |
$44,770 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
860 |
$25.98 |
$54,040 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
860 |
$9.58 |
$19,930 |
| Parking lot attendants |
860 |
$9.52 |
$19,800 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
860 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
860 |
$21.28 |
$44,270 |
| Dental hygienists |
850 |
$28.23 |
$58,710 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other |
850 |
$26.21 |
$54,520 |
| Helpers--electricians |
850 |
$14.12 |
$29,360 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
850 |
$15.85 |
$32,960 |
| Order clerks |
850 |
$13.36 |
$27,780 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
840 |
$11.03 |
$22,930 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
840 |
$19.20 |
$39,930 |
| Financial analysts |
830 |
$35.82 |
$74,510 |
| Food service managers |
830 |
$31.61 |
$65,750 |
| Advertising sales agents |
810 |
$20.71 |
$43,080 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
810 |
$24.51 |
$50,990 |
| Parts salespersons |
810 |
$14.52 |
$30,200 |
| Graphic designers |
800 |
$24.55 |
$51,050 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
800 |
$15.93 |
$33,140 |
| Civil engineers |
790 |
$40.50 |
$84,230 |
| Physical therapists |
790 |
$36.94 |
$76,830 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
780 |
$25.03 |
$52,060 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
780 |
$18.13 |
$37,700 |
| Pest control workers |
780 |
$16.01 |
$33,300 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
770 |
$14.23 |
$29,590 |
| Industrial engineers |
770 |
$36.79 |
$76,510 |
| Machinists |
750 |
$15.90 |
$33,070 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
740 |
$10.45 |
$21,740 |
| Coaches and scouts |
720 |
Not available |
$42,170 |
| Bakers |
670 |
$12.62 |
$26,260 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
670 |
$16.92 |
$35,180 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
660 |
$59.52 |
$123,790 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
660 |
$17.20 |
$35,790 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
660 |
$31.97 |
$66,500 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
660 |
$16.49 |
$34,290 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
650 |
$21.89 |
$45,540 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
650 |
$12.82 |
$26,660 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
650 |
$9.29 |
$19,310 |
| Training and development specialists |
650 |
$28.00 |
$58,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
640 |
$27.70 |
$57,620 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
630 |
$24.67 |
$51,310 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
630 |
$15.92 |
$33,110 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
630 |
$12.11 |
$25,190 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
630 |
$18.09 |
$37,630 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
620 |
$20.80 |
$43,270 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
620 |
$11.48 |
$23,880 |
| Marketing managers |
620 |
$52.31 |
$108,800 |
| Administrative services managers |
590 |
$42.34 |
$88,070 |
| Medical and health services managers |
590 |
$47.62 |
$99,050 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
570 |
$19.70 |
$40,970 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
570 |
$18.51 |
$38,510 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
570 |
$11.44 |
$23,800 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
570 |
$10.61 |
$22,060 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
560 |
$14.14 |
$29,410 |
| Dentists, general |
550 |
$71.99 |
$149,740 |
| Interior designers |
550 |
$26.11 |
$54,300 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
540 |
$21.11 |
$43,920 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
540 |
$12.05 |
$25,070 |
| Librarians |
530 |
$25.95 |
$53,980 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
530 |
$25.30 |
$52,630 |
| Power distributors and dispatchers |
530 |
$27.79 |
$57,790 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
520 |
$20.19 |
$42,000 |
| Appraisers and assessors of real estate |
510 |
$32.13 |
$66,830 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
510 |
$13.11 |
$27,280 |
| Market research analysts |
510 |
$31.49 |
$65,500 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
510 |
$23.74 |
$49,370 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
500 |
$12.89 |
$26,820 |
| Helpers--production workers |
500 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
500 |
$14.52 |
$30,210 |
| Massage therapists |
500 |
$17.88 |
$37,190 |
| Social and human service assistants |
500 |
$16.29 |
$33,890 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
500 |
$9.73 |
$20,250 |
| Travel agents |
500 |
$16.15 |
$33,590 |
| Editors |
490 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Pharmacy aides |
490 |
$8.95 |
$18,610 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
490 |
$14.78 |
$30,730 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
480 |
$15.87 |
$33,020 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
480 |
$18.22 |
$37,900 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
480 |
$30.86 |
$64,190 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
480 |
$16.10 |
$33,490 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
470 |
$27.62 |
$57,460 |
| Glaziers |
470 |
$16.37 |
$34,050 |
| Operations research analysts |
470 |
$31.89 |
$66,340 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
460 |
$18.56 |
$38,600 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
460 |
$15.74 |
$32,730 |
| Mechanical engineers |
460 |
$36.24 |
$75,390 |
| New accounts clerks |
460 |
$14.84 |
$30,870 |
| Pipelayers |
460 |
$16.12 |
$33,530 |
| Database administrators |
450 |
$35.14 |
$73,090 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
450 |
$16.67 |
$34,680 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
440 |
$27.05 |
$56,270 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
440 |
$17.44 |
$36,260 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
440 |
$9.66 |
$20,090 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
440 |
$21.06 |
$43,810 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
440 |
$12.00 |
$24,970 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
430 |
$34.18 |
$71,090 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
430 |
$17.51 |
$36,420 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
420 |
$35.49 |
$73,810 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
420 |
$21.09 |
$43,860 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
420 |
$23.16 |
$48,160 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
410 |
Not available |
$54,250 |
| Crossing guards |
410 |
$11.12 |
$23,130 |
| Electrical engineers |
410 |
$36.40 |
$75,720 |
| Instructional coordinators |
410 |
$25.46 |
$52,950 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
410 |
$20.98 |
$43,630 |
| Computer operators |
400 |
$18.07 |
$37,580 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
400 |
$24.01 |
$49,930 |
| Photographers |
400 |
$15.61 |
$32,460 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
400 |
$15.54 |
$32,320 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
400 |
$25.76 |
$53,590 |
| Detectives and criminal investigators |
390 |
$31.36 |
$65,230 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
390 |
$21.98 |
$45,730 |
| Sheet metal workers |
390 |
$18.02 |
$37,490 |
| Tax preparers |
390 |
$11.94 |
$24,830 |
| Engineers, all other |
380 |
$40.18 |
$83,570 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
380 |
$22.87 |
$47,580 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
380 |
$22.11 |
$45,990 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
370 |
$25.10 |
$52,200 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
370 |
$18.72 |
$38,930 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
370 |
$15.48 |
$32,200 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other |
360 |
$17.67 |
$36,750 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
360 |
$12.13 |
$25,230 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
350 |
$13.65 |
$28,400 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
350 |
$8.17 |
$17,000 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
340 |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers |
340 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
340 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| Surgical technologists |
340 |
$17.58 |
$36,570 |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels |
330 |
$27.49 |
$57,190 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
330 |
$26.62 |
$55,370 |
| Engineering managers |
330 |
$58.97 |
$122,660 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
320 |
$13.47 |
$28,020 |
| Personal and home care aides |
320 |
$9.39 |
$19,540 |
| Occupational therapists |
310 |
$35.55 |
$73,940 |
| Postal service clerks |
310 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
310 |
$10.91 |
$22,690 |
| Production workers, all other |
310 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
| Aerospace engineers |
300 |
$40.59 |
$84,420 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
300 |
$17.19 |
$35,750 |
| Credit analysts |
300 |
$26.14 |
$54,370 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
300 |
Not available |
$99,970 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
290 |
$14.11 |
$29,340 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
290 |
$18.57 |
$38,620 |
| Home appliance repairers |
290 |
$22.29 |
$46,350 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
290 |
$11.51 |
$23,940 |
| Respiratory therapists |
290 |
$24.34 |
$50,620 |
| Tile and marble setters |
290 |
$17.88 |
$37,200 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
280 |
$18.56 |
$38,600 |
| Photographic process workers |
280 |
$15.18 |
$31,570 |
| Surveyors |
280 |
$28.30 |
$58,870 |
| Couriers and messengers |
270 |
$11.78 |
$24,510 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants |
270 |
$10.86 |
$22,590 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
270 |
$22.04 |
$45,850 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
270 |
$17.15 |
$35,680 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
270 |
$10.11 |
$21,020 |
| Baggage porters and bellhops |
260 |
$10.40 |
$21,620 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
260 |
$30.09 |
$62,580 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
260 |
$12.32 |
$25,620 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
260 |
$14.80 |
$30,790 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
260 |
$20.48 |
$42,600 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
260 |
$18.00 |
$37,430 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
250 |
$21.30 |
$44,300 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
250 |
$13.71 |
$28,510 |
| Printing machine operators |
250 |
$14.24 |
$29,630 |
| Producers and directors |
250 |
$27.14 |
$56,460 |
| Reporters and correspondents |
250 |
$25.79 |
$53,630 |
| Brokerage clerks |
240 |
$19.71 |
$41,000 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
240 |
$27.81 |
$57,840 |
| Cooks, short order |
240 |
$10.47 |
$21,770 |
| Family and general practitioners |
240 |
$60.90 |
$126,680 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
240 |
$23.33 |
$48,520 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other |
240 |
$28.55 |
$59,390 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
240 |
$22.00 |
$45,750 |
| Physician assistants |
240 |
$37.58 |
$78,160 |
| Word processors and typists |
240 |
$15.29 |
$31,810 |
| Budget analysts |
230 |
$25.48 |
$53,010 |
| Helpers--roofers |
230 |
$10.86 |
$22,580 |
| Procurement clerks |
230 |
$15.69 |
$32,630 |
| Sewing machine operators |
230 |
$12.34 |
$25,660 |
| Shampooers |
230 |
$8.48 |
$17,630 |
| Concierges |
220 |
$12.14 |
$25,250 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
220 |
$42.06 |
$87,480 |
| Job printers |
220 |
$14.84 |
$30,860 |
| Loan counselors |
220 |
$22.31 |
$46,410 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
220 |
$20.49 |
$42,610 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
220 |
$19.15 |
$39,830 |
| Veterinarians |
220 |
$57.69 |
$119,990 |
| Commercial pilots |
210 |
Not available |
$89,590 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
210 |
$16.88 |
$35,110 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
210 |
$18.61 |
$38,710 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health |
210 |
$23.78 |
$49,460 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
210 |
$16.85 |
$35,040 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
210 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Mental health counselors |
210 |
$19.98 |
$41,550 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
210 |
$19.83 |
$41,240 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
200 |
$15.65 |
$32,550 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
200 |
$43.42 |
$90,310 |
| Floral designers |
200 |
$14.27 |
$29,670 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
200 |
$13.35 |
$27,760 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
200 |
$16.80 |
$34,950 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
200 |
$63.06 |
$131,160 |
| Urban and regional planners |
200 |
$31.76 |
$66,060 |
| Audio and video equipment technicians |
190 |
$20.42 |
$42,480 |
| Broadcast technicians |
190 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Chemists |
190 |
$26.68 |
$55,490 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
190 |
Not available |
$36,030 |
| Library technicians |
190 |
$19.06 |
$39,640 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
190 |
$19.43 |
$40,410 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
180 |
$14.98 |
$31,150 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
180 |
Not available |
$39,460 |
| Environmental engineers |
180 |
$36.81 |
$76,570 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
180 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
180 |
$23.19 |
$48,240 |
| Purchasing managers |
180 |
$49.21 |
$102,360 |
| Social and community service managers |
180 |
$48.74 |
$101,380 |
| Therapists, all other |
180 |
$33.93 |
$70,570 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other |
170 |
$11.67 |
$24,280 |
| Legal support workers, all other |
170 |
$15.86 |
$32,980 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other |
170 |
$15.99 |
$33,270 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons |
160 |
$12.11 |
$25,190 |
| Industrial production managers |
160 |
$47.05 |
$97,870 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
160 |
$10.46 |
$21,750 |
| Avionics technicians |
150 |
$30.86 |
$64,180 |
| Chemical technicians |
150 |
$15.84 |
$32,940 |
| Clergy |
150 |
$22.36 |
$46,510 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
150 |
$23.72 |
$49,330 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
150 |
$15.36 |
$31,960 |
| Musicians and singers |
150 |
$13.71 |
Not available |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
150 |
$27.76 |
$57,730 |
| Physical therapist aides |
150 |
$12.58 |
$26,170 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
140 |
$49.96 |
$103,910 |
| Counselors, all other |
140 |
$20.79 |
$43,250 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
140 |
Not available |
$50,340 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other |
140 |
$9.78 |
$20,340 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
140 |
$45.92 |
$95,510 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
140 |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Insurance underwriters |
140 |
$23.51 |
$48,900 |
| Media and communication workers, all other |
140 |
$18.69 |
$38,870 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
140 |
$17.50 |
$36,390 |
| Writers and authors |
140 |
$21.68 |
$45,100 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
130 |
$32.49 |
$67,580 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
130 |
$24.74 |
$51,450 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
130 |
$15.78 |
$32,810 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
130 |
$16.69 |
$34,720 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
130 |
$14.79 |
$30,770 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
130 |
Not available |
$56,550 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
130 |
$15.45 |
$32,130 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
130 |
$14.84 |
$30,860 |
| Private detectives and investigators |
130 |
$18.25 |
$37,960 |
| Sales engineers |
130 |
$41.75 |
$86,840 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
130 |
$13.29 |
$27,640 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
120 |
$48.55 |
$100,980 |
| Education administrators, all other |
120 |
$45.05 |
$93,710 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$51,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers |
120 |
$21.30 |
$44,300 |
| Legislators |
120 |
Not available |
$47,490 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
120 |
Not available |
$59,130 |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
120 |
$35.08 |
$72,970 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
120 |
$22.79 |
$47,400 |
| Optometrists |
120 |
$34.69 |
$72,150 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
120 |
$12.74 |
$26,500 |
| Radio and television announcers |
120 |
$27.82 |
$57,860 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
110 |
Not available |
$60,450 |
| Biological scientists, all other |
110 |
$25.80 |
$53,670 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
110 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
| Court reporters |
110 |
$16.20 |
$33,700 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
110 |
$17.11 |
$35,600 |
| Forensic science technicians |
110 |
$22.94 |
$47,720 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
110 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Health educators |
110 |
$21.67 |
$45,070 |
| Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers |
110 |
$16.24 |
$33,780 |
| Logisticians |
110 |
$31.02 |
$64,530 |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders |
110 |
$13.55 |
$28,190 |
| Skin care specialists |
110 |
$12.43 |
$25,850 |
| Social workers, all other |
110 |
$22.12 |
$46,020 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
100 |
$13.42 |
$27,920 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs |
100 |
$16.77 |
$34,890 |
| Internists, general |
100 |
$93.26 |
$193,970 |
| Lodging managers |
100 |
$35.18 |
$73,180 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
90 |
$15.20 |
$31,620 |
| Drafters, all other |
90 |
$19.53 |
$40,610 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
90 |
$47.13 |
$98,030 |
| Food batchmakers |
90 |
$9.17 |
$19,060 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers |
90 |
$13.66 |
$28,410 |
| Mechanical drafters |
90 |
$25.67 |
$53,400 |
| Museum technicians and conservators |
90 |
$23.27 |
$48,400 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
90 |
$27.79 |
$57,800 |
| Public relations managers |
90 |
$50.00 |
$104,010 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
90 |
$20.12 |
$41,840 |
| Technical writers |
90 |
$32.42 |
$67,440 |
| Animal trainers |
80 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Audiologists |
80 |
$22.33 |
$46,450 |
| Bindery workers |
80 |
$13.55 |
$28,180 |
| Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment |
80 |
$24.25 |
$50,440 |
| Marriage and family therapists |
80 |
$22.65 |
$47,120 |
| Motorboat mechanics |
80 |
$19.04 |
$39,610 |
| Residential advisors |
80 |
$13.21 |
$27,470 |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners |
80 |
$15.96 |
$33,190 |
| Training and development managers |
80 |
$43.39 |
$90,260 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
70 |
$26.96 |
$56,080 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$59,370 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary |
70 |
Not available |
$52,980 |
| Directors, religious activities and education |
70 |
$17.61 |
$36,620 |
| Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles |
70 |
$17.10 |
$35,570 |
| Funeral directors |
70 |
$23.08 |
$48,010 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
70 |
$8.99 |
$18,690 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
70 |
$31.30 |
$65,100 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other |
70 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Agricultural equipment operators |
60 |
$8.42 |
$17,510 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$57,970 |
| Curators |
60 |
$21.48 |
$44,670 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators |
60 |
$33.46 |
$69,600 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
60 |
$27.24 |
$56,660 |
| Psychiatrists |
60 |
$68.32 |
$142,100 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
60 |
$14.37 |
$29,900 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
50 |
$15.46 |
$32,160 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
50 |
$14.99 |
$31,180 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas |
50 |
$19.60 |
$40,760 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
50 |
$23.07 |
$47,980 |
| Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other |
50 |
$25.58 |
Not available |
| Film and video editors |
50 |
$26.37 |
$54,850 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary |
50 |
Not available |
$65,310 |
| Radiation therapists |
50 |
$35.72 |
$74,290 |
| Sailors and marine oilers |
50 |
$17.09 |
$35,550 |
| Sound engineering technicians |
50 |
$21.66 |
$45,050 |
| Surgeons |
50 |
$79.47 |
$165,300 |
| Art directors |
40 |
$33.58 |
$69,840 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
40 |
$13.99 |
$29,100 |
| Computer and information scientists, research |
40 |
$49.51 |
$102,990 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
40 |
$19.04 |
$39,610 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
40 |
$28.63 |
$59,550 |
| Farm and home management advisors |
40 |
$18.73 |
$38,960 |
| Medical appliance technicians |
40 |
$19.46 |
$40,480 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
40 |
Not available |
$63,330 |
| Recreational therapists |
40 |
$19.64 |
$40,840 |
| Tool and die makers |
40 |
$14.16 |
$29,460 |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors |
30 |
$19.28 |
$40,090 |
| Athletic trainers |
30 |
Not available |
$38,470 |
| Conservation scientists |
30 |
$31.47 |
$65,470 |
| Correspondence clerks |
30 |
$12.95 |
$26,930 |
| Dietetic technicians |
30 |
$18.61 |
$38,710 |
| Environmental engineering technicians |
30 |
$17.16 |
$35,690 |
| Fashion designers |
30 |
$39.01 |
$81,140 |
| Multi-media artists and animators |
30 |
$22.79 |
$47,400 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes |
Not available |
$27.81 |
$57,850 |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
Not available |
$20.94 |
$43,550 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other |
Not available |
$13.12 |
$27,290 |
| Carpenters |
Not available |
$18.74 |
$38,970 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
Not available |
$18.13 |
$37,720 |
| Construction laborers |
Not available |
$12.42 |
$25,830 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
Not available |
$17.00 |
$35,350 |
| Emergency management specialists |
Not available |
$20.31 |
$42,240 |
| Etchers and engravers |
Not available |
$16.72 |
$34,780 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$12.33 |
$25,640 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
Not available |
$9.45 |
$19,650 |
| Fence erectors |
Not available |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
| Financial examiners |
Not available |
$30.59 |
$63,620 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles |
Not available |
$15.29 |
$31,810 |
| Furniture finishers |
Not available |
$17.78 |
$36,970 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$13.40 |
$27,870 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
Not available |
$18.50 |
$38,480 |
| Hydrologists |
Not available |
$31.89 |
$66,320 |
| Interpreters and translators |
Not available |
$10.69 |
$22,240 |
| Landscape architects |
Not available |
$29.77 |
$61,920 |
| Law clerks |
Not available |
$14.92 |
$31,030 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
Not available |
$21.96 |
$45,680 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
Not available |
$21.72 |
$45,180 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
Not available |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists |
Not available |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists |
Not available |
$50.78 |
$105,620 |
| Pharmacists |
Not available |
$49.32 |
$102,590 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$11.88 |
$24,700 |
| Psychologists, all other |
Not available |
$31.90 |
$66,350 |
| Real estate brokers |
Not available |
$46.54 |
$96,810 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers |
Not available |
$16.31 |
$33,930 |
| Religious workers, all other |
Not available |
$13.69 |
$28,480 |
| Service station attendants |
Not available |
$10.35 |
$21,520 |
| Structural iron and steel workers |
Not available |
$20.67 |
$42,990 |
| Survey researchers |
Not available |
$24.26 |
$50,450 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
Not available |
$9.15 |
$19,030 |
| Telemarketers |
Not available |
$10.80 |
$22,450 |
| Tour guides and escorts |
Not available |
$9.60 |
$19,960 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners |
Not available |
$19.25 |
$40,050 |
| Upholsterers |
Not available |
$14.78 |
$30,740 |
