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 |
303,670 |
$18.44 |
$38,350 |
| Office and administrative support occupations |
50,150 |
$14.29 |
$29,730 |
| Production occupations |
35,730 |
$17.86 |
$37,150 |
| Sales and related occupations |
28,540 |
$15.44 |
$32,100 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations |
24,640 |
$8.42 |
$17,510 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations |
17,920 |
$14.40 |
$29,940 |
| Education, training, and library occupations |
17,570 |
$20.34 |
$42,300 |
| Construction and extraction occupations |
16,670 |
$17.53 |
$36,460 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
14,780 |
$29.98 |
$62,350 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
13,940 |
$20.42 |
$42,470 |
| Management occupations |
13,140 |
$40.91 |
$85,100 |
| Business and financial operations occupations |
12,040 |
$26.70 |
$55,540 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations |
10,660 |
$32.58 |
$67,760 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
9,330 |
$11.05 |
$22,980 |
| Retail salespersons |
8,590 |
$11.90 |
$24,750 |
| Healthcare support occupations |
8,550 |
$11.33 |
$23,570 |
| Personal care and service occupations |
8,450 |
$9.80 |
$20,370 |
| Customer service representatives |
7,660 |
$13.12 |
$27,290 |
| Cashiers |
7,580 |
$8.25 |
$17,150 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
5,990 |
$7.47 |
$15,530 |
| Protective service occupations |
5,590 |
$16.90 |
$35,160 |
| Waiters and waitresses |
5,530 |
$7.45 |
$15,510 |
| Registered nurses |
5,510 |
$25.67 |
$53,390 |
| Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers |
5,450 |
$20.41 |
$42,450 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations |
5,300 |
$27.90 |
$58,040 |
| Office clerks, general |
5,130 |
$12.33 |
$25,660 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
4,980 |
$10.62 |
$22,090 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
4,310 |
$14.24 |
$29,620 |
| General and operations managers |
4,020 |
$40.04 |
$83,280 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education |
3,920 |
Not available |
$45,200 |
| Team assemblers |
3,830 |
$13.82 |
$28,750 |
| Community and social services occupations |
3,810 |
$18.18 |
$37,820 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
3,710 |
$18.15 |
$37,750 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
3,700 |
$11.55 |
$24,030 |
| Teacher assistants |
3,690 |
Not available |
$23,550 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
3,590 |
$10.92 |
$22,720 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers |
3,570 |
$11.42 |
$23,750 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
3,290 |
$20.41 |
$42,460 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
3,180 |
$18.13 |
$37,720 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
3,150 |
$26.10 |
$54,280 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
3,050 |
$17.06 |
$35,490 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
3,030 |
$12.55 |
$26,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
3,000 |
$26.88 |
$55,920 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
2,880 |
$17.73 |
$36,870 |
| Personal and home care aides |
2,850 |
$8.82 |
$18,340 |
| Sheet metal workers |
2,750 |
$21.71 |
$45,160 |
| Receptionists and information clerks |
2,720 |
$10.96 |
$22,800 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians |
2,710 |
$24.79 |
$51,560 |
| Construction laborers |
2,680 |
$11.64 |
$24,220 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
2,680 |
Not available |
$46,370 |
| Aerospace engineers |
2,670 |
$40.27 |
$83,760 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general |
2,370 |
$16.19 |
$33,670 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
2,350 |
$13.07 |
$27,190 |
| Accountants and auditors |
2,270 |
$27.06 |
$56,280 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers |
2,160 |
$21.01 |
$43,710 |
| Home health aides |
2,080 |
$9.50 |
$19,750 |
| Bus drivers, school |
1,880 |
$11.91 |
$24,780 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
1,870 |
Not available |
$46,630 |
| Security guards |
1,830 |
$11.86 |
$24,670 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
1,800 |
$13.08 |
$27,200 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks |
1,780 |
$14.45 |
$30,060 |
| Cooks, fast food |
1,770 |
$7.49 |
$15,580 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
1,740 |
$8.83 |
$18,370 |
| Cooks, restaurant |
1,660 |
$9.76 |
$20,290 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations |
1,640 |
$25.68 |
$53,420 |
| Data entry keyers |
1,600 |
$15.07 |
$31,350 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks |
1,580 |
$20.84 |
$43,350 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
1,570 |
$23.31 |
$48,480 |
| Food preparation workers |
1,570 |
$8.51 |
$17,710 |
| Electricians |
1,520 |
$20.86 |
$43,380 |
| Business operations specialists, all other |
1,480 |
$27.76 |
$57,730 |
| Industrial engineers |
1,460 |
$34.77 |
$72,310 |
| Machinists |
1,460 |
$16.53 |
$34,380 |
| Carpenters |
1,440 |
$16.14 |
$33,570 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
1,410 |
$19.24 |
$40,020 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
1,410 |
$17.59 |
$36,600 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
1,410 |
$16.83 |
$35,000 |
| Computer support specialists |
1,400 |
$19.15 |
$39,840 |
| Chief executives |
1,360 |
$63.72 |
$132,530 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
1,350 |
$10.55 |
$21,940 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers |
1,340 |
$27.20 |
$56,570 |
| Legal occupations |
1,340 |
$37.69 |
$78,400 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
1,310 |
$27.22 |
$56,610 |
| Child care workers |
1,300 |
$8.45 |
$17,580 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
1,290 |
$9.16 |
$19,060 |
| Tellers |
1,270 |
$10.44 |
$21,720 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
1,220 |
$20.19 |
$41,990 |
| Helpers--production workers |
1,190 |
$11.68 |
$24,300 |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic |
1,180 |
$18.53 |
$38,530 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics |
1,160 |
$16.82 |
$34,990 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria |
1,130 |
$10.05 |
$20,910 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators |
1,110 |
$15.16 |
$31,530 |
| Financial managers |
1,040 |
$40.98 |
$85,250 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators |
1,030 |
$15.92 |
$33,120 |
| Driver/sales workers |
1,000 |
$11.13 |
$23,140 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other |
990 |
$25.97 |
$54,030 |
| Medical assistants |
940 |
$12.05 |
$25,060 |
| Mechanical engineers |
930 |
$32.43 |
$67,460 |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technicians |
920 |
$24.35 |
$50,640 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
900 |
$12.49 |
$25,990 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
900 |
$21.22 |
$44,140 |
| Bartenders |
880 |
$7.68 |
$15,980 |
| Dishwashers |
880 |
$7.54 |
$15,680 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
880 |
$33.15 |
$68,940 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators |
870 |
$15.06 |
$31,320 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance |
850 |
$14.82 |
$30,830 |
| Counter and rental clerks |
840 |
$13.83 |
$28,760 |
| Bill and account collectors |
820 |
$14.46 |
$30,070 |
| Avionics technicians |
810 |
$23.14 |
$48,130 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
790 |
$15.28 |
$31,790 |
| Social and human service assistants |
780 |
$12.73 |
$26,490 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop |
760 |
$7.52 |
$15,650 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists |
750 |
$10.45 |
$21,740 |
| Pharmacy technicians |
750 |
$12.27 |
$25,520 |
| Engineers, all other |
740 |
$41.12 |
$85,520 |
| Management analysts |
730 |
$34.65 |
$72,080 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers |
720 |
$7.23 |
$15,030 |
| Dental assistants |
710 |
$15.32 |
$31,860 |
| Loan officers |
710 |
$22.66 |
$47,130 |
| Postal service mail carriers |
710 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Computer systems analysts |
700 |
$29.98 |
$62,360 |
| Parts salespersons |
690 |
$14.61 |
$30,390 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment |
680 |
$8.60 |
$17,880 |
| Recreation workers |
680 |
$11.69 |
$24,310 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders |
660 |
$11.87 |
$24,690 |
| Fire fighters |
630 |
$16.37 |
$34,060 |
| Lawyers |
630 |
$52.43 |
$109,050 |
| Computer programmers |
620 |
$31.25 |
$64,990 |
| Computer software engineers, applications |
620 |
$28.74 |
$59,780 |
| Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators |
610 |
$26.27 |
$54,650 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop |
610 |
$7.67 |
$15,950 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
610 |
$20.51 |
$42,670 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists |
600 |
$18.31 |
$38,080 |
| Coaches and scouts |
600 |
Not available |
$22,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators |
600 |
$26.42 |
$54,950 |
| Medical secretaries |
600 |
$12.62 |
$26,250 |
| Cost estimators |
590 |
$28.00 |
$58,240 |
| Engineering managers |
590 |
$53.64 |
$111,560 |
| Network and computer systems administrators |
590 |
$25.71 |
$53,480 |
| Medical and health services managers |
580 |
$37.15 |
$77,270 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers |
570 |
$15.20 |
$31,620 |
| Pharmacists |
560 |
$50.55 |
$105,140 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other |
560 |
$61.77 |
$128,470 |
| Tool and die makers |
560 |
$25.21 |
$52,450 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
550 |
$39.47 |
$82,090 |
| Market research analysts |
540 |
$25.36 |
$52,760 |
| Industrial production managers |
530 |
$39.82 |
$82,830 |
| Sales managers |
530 |
$44.34 |
$92,230 |
| Electrical engineers |
520 |
$35.09 |
$72,990 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
520 |
$31.63 |
$65,800 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers |
520 |
$19.66 |
$40,900 |
| Child, family, and school social workers |
510 |
$20.21 |
$42,030 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers |
510 |
$16.14 |
$33,570 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
510 |
$24.66 |
$51,290 |
| Order clerks |
510 |
$12.48 |
$25,960 |
| Painters, transportation equipment |
510 |
$23.77 |
$49,430 |
| Sewing machine operators |
510 |
$10.39 |
$21,620 |
| Graphic designers |
500 |
$19.36 |
$40,280 |
| Medical records and health information technicians |
500 |
$13.89 |
$28,880 |
| Telemarketers |
500 |
$11.50 |
$23,920 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education |
490 |
$12.63 |
$26,280 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders |
480 |
$14.01 |
$29,140 |
| Food service managers |
470 |
$20.28 |
$42,190 |
| Insurance sales agents |
460 |
$23.60 |
$49,090 |
| Managers, all other |
460 |
$40.42 |
$84,080 |
| Radiologic technologists and technicians |
460 |
$20.92 |
$43,510 |
| Training and development specialists |
460 |
$21.79 |
$45,330 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
450 |
$14.70 |
$30,580 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand |
450 |
$19.94 |
$41,480 |
| Insulation workers, mechanical |
450 |
$15.28 |
$31,790 |
| Public relations specialists |
440 |
$20.34 |
$42,300 |
| Dental hygienists |
430 |
$28.49 |
$59,260 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school |
430 |
Not available |
$72,320 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
430 |
$16.60 |
$34,530 |
| Structural metal fabricators and fitters |
430 |
$18.21 |
$37,870 |
| Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
420 |
$23.01 |
$47,860 |
| Industrial engineering technicians |
420 |
$26.10 |
$54,290 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education |
420 |
Not available |
$47,510 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
410 |
$15.13 |
$31,470 |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks |
410 |
$15.77 |
$32,800 |
| Technical writers |
410 |
$25.67 |
$53,390 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products |
410 |
$20.53 |
$42,690 |
| Cooks, short order |
400 |
$8.47 |
$17,620 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors |
400 |
$25.05 |
$52,100 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan |
400 |
$10.70 |
$22,250 |
| Construction managers |
390 |
$29.93 |
$62,250 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary |
390 |
$27.41 |
$57,020 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants |
380 |
$18.18 |
$37,820 |
| Physical therapists |
380 |
$34.70 |
$72,170 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants |
370 |
$9.53 |
$19,820 |
| Computer and information systems managers |
370 |
$42.75 |
$88,930 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers |
370 |
$8.62 |
$17,940 |
| Logisticians |
370 |
$29.60 |
$61,560 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other |
370 |
$13.18 |
$27,420 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators |
370 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
370 |
$40.82 |
$84,900 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers |
370 |
$23.82 |
$49,540 |
| Chemical equipment operators and tenders |
360 |
$22.71 |
$47,230 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other |
360 |
$15.03 |
$31,270 |
| Production workers, all other |
360 |
$18.53 |
$38,540 |
| Commercial pilots |
350 |
Not available |
$85,810 |
| File clerks |
350 |
$10.60 |
$22,040 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks |
350 |
$8.93 |
$18,580 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks |
350 |
$13.64 |
$28,380 |
| Printing machine operators |
350 |
$18.99 |
$39,500 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers |
350 |
$7.00 |
$14,570 |
| Automotive body and related repairers |
340 |
$17.90 |
$37,230 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance |
340 |
$16.19 |
$33,680 |
| Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
340 |
$15.82 |
$32,900 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other |
340 |
$27.39 |
$56,970 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment |
330 |
$24.31 |
$50,560 |
| Financial analysts |
330 |
$30.79 |
$64,050 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
320 |
$20.03 |
$41,660 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
320 |
$20.03 |
$41,670 |
| Mechanical drafters |
320 |
$22.66 |
$47,130 |
| Advertising sales agents |
310 |
$21.17 |
$44,040 |
| Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists |
310 |
$23.17 |
$48,190 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists |
310 |
$24.79 |
$51,570 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines |
310 |
$20.67 |
$42,990 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers |
310 |
$26.36 |
$54,830 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers |
300 |
$15.62 |
$32,480 |
| Civil engineers |
300 |
$28.42 |
$59,110 |
| Computer specialists, all other |
300 |
$35.64 |
$74,140 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
300 |
$13.28 |
$27,620 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand |
300 |
$12.46 |
$25,920 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
300 |
Not available |
$45,310 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other |
290 |
$18.45 |
$38,380 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary |
290 |
Not available |
$62,440 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
290 |
$20.48 |
$42,600 |
| Librarians |
290 |
$24.76 |
$51,500 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers |
290 |
$14.19 |
$29,520 |
| Surgical technologists |
290 |
$16.42 |
$34,160 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other |
290 |
Not available |
$29,770 |
| All other information and record clerks |
280 |
$15.26 |
$31,750 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives |
280 |
$30.20 |
$62,820 |
| Legal secretaries |
280 |
$15.14 |
$31,490 |
| Marketing managers |
280 |
$46.41 |
$96,540 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers |
270 |
$24.69 |
$51,360 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping |
270 |
$15.96 |
$33,200 |
| Insurance underwriters |
270 |
$26.95 |
$56,050 |
| Network systems and data communications analysts |
270 |
$31.44 |
$65,400 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation |
270 |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Upholsterers |
270 |
$19.48 |
$40,520 |
| Administrative services managers |
260 |
$35.29 |
$73,410 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks |
260 |
$14.09 |
$29,310 |
| Library technicians |
260 |
$11.38 |
$23,670 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians |
260 |
$13.41 |
$27,900 |
| Respiratory therapists |
260 |
$23.01 |
$47,850 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service |
260 |
$10.46 |
$21,750 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs |
260 |
$9.48 |
$19,730 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers |
250 |
$7.76 |
$16,150 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists |
240 |
$27.91 |
$58,050 |
| Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers |
240 |
$10.68 |
$22,210 |
| Medical and public health social workers |
240 |
$21.06 |
$43,810 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
240 |
$11.54 |
$23,990 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers |
240 |
$10.50 |
$21,830 |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors |
240 |
$15.09 |
$31,380 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
240 |
$20.08 |
$41,760 |
| Speech-language pathologists |
230 |
$27.95 |
$58,130 |
| Bakers |
220 |
$9.16 |
$19,050 |
| Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters |
220 |
$14.78 |
$30,740 |
| Food batchmakers |
220 |
$11.62 |
$24,170 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant |
220 |
$8.34 |
$17,350 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other |
220 |
$16.44 |
$34,210 |
| Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service |
220 |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders |
220 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
| Procurement clerks |
220 |
$16.58 |
$34,480 |
| Purchasing managers |
220 |
$39.48 |
$82,130 |
| Architectural and civil drafters |
210 |
$16.18 |
$33,660 |
| Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers |
210 |
$15.32 |
$31,860 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers |
210 |
$19.18 |
$39,900 |
| Occupational therapists |
210 |
$31.99 |
$66,530 |
| Surgeons |
210 |
More than $70 |
More than $145,600 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
210 |
$8.66 |
$18,020 |
| Butchers and meat cutters |
200 |
$13.67 |
$28,430 |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers |
200 |
$24.49 |
$50,940 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
200 |
$30.67 |
$63,800 |
| Family and general practitioners |
200 |
$89.46 |
$186,080 |
| Physician assistants |
200 |
$35.54 |
$73,920 |
| Social and community service managers |
200 |
$27.29 |
$56,770 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks |
190 |
$14.41 |
$29,980 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary |
190 |
$35.07 |
$72,940 |
| Fiberglass laminators and fabricators |
190 |
$17.79 |
$37,000 |
| Library assistants, clerical |
190 |
$9.35 |
$19,450 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers |
190 |
$36.65 |
$76,230 |
| Budget analysts |
180 |
$31.07 |
$64,630 |
| Helpers--carpenters |
180 |
$12.75 |
$26,520 |
| Helpers--electricians |
180 |
$13.12 |
$27,280 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
180 |
$22.33 |
$46,450 |
| Medical transcriptionists |
180 |
$14.22 |
$29,570 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
180 |
$14.87 |
$30,930 |
| Roofers |
180 |
$14.42 |
$29,980 |
| Civil engineering technicians |
170 |
$19.66 |
$40,900 |
| Computer operators |
170 |
$16.39 |
$34,090 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
170 |
$22.45 |
$46,690 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
170 |
$16.37 |
$34,060 |
| Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators |
170 |
$13.19 |
$27,430 |
| Personal financial advisors |
170 |
$31.37 |
$65,260 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood |
170 |
$10.88 |
$22,640 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school |
170 |
Not available |
$47,500 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
160 |
$10.99 |
$22,860 |
| Musicians and singers |
160 |
$23.21 |
Not available |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers |
160 |
$25.58 |
$53,210 |
| Photographers |
160 |
$13.75 |
$28,590 |
| Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials |
160 |
$8.08 |
$16,800 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
160 |
$14.79 |
$30,760 |
| Rehabilitation counselors |
160 |
$17.79 |
$37,010 |
| Couriers and messengers |
150 |
$12.43 |
$25,860 |
| Database administrators |
150 |
$27.50 |
$57,210 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers |
150 |
$31.45 |
$65,410 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary |
150 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
150 |
$12.00 |
$24,970 |
| Highway maintenance workers |
150 |
$13.94 |
$28,990 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery |
150 |
$15.67 |
$32,590 |
| New accounts clerks |
150 |
$12.67 |
$26,350 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers |
150 |
$12.59 |
$26,180 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers |
150 |
$22.10 |
$45,970 |
| Anesthesiologists |
140 |
$100.35 |
$208,720 |
| Chefs and head cooks |
140 |
$14.73 |
$30,630 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
140 |
$17.02 |
$35,400 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
140 |
$12.64 |
$26,290 |
| Occupational health and safety specialists |
140 |
$28.54 |
$59,350 |
| Postal service clerks |
140 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Special education teachers, secondary school |
140 |
Not available |
$45,180 |
| Tax preparers |
140 |
$13.38 |
$27,820 |
| Brokerage clerks |
130 |
$13.00 |
$27,030 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters |
130 |
$24.95 |
$51,900 |
| Glaziers |
130 |
$18.09 |
$37,620 |
| Insurance appraisers, auto damage |
130 |
$26.03 |
$54,150 |
| Legislators |
130 |
Not available |
$34,560 |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians |
130 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Reporters and correspondents |
130 |
$21.27 |
$44,230 |
| Roustabouts, oil and gas |
130 |
$17.21 |
$35,790 |
| Special education teachers, middle school |
130 |
Not available |
$44,740 |
| Transportation inspectors |
130 |
$32.55 |
$67,710 |
| Bindery workers |
120 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Chemical technicians |
120 |
$20.21 |
$42,030 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers |
120 |
$15.21 |
$31,630 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders |
120 |
$12.97 |
$26,980 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks |
120 |
$15.18 |
$31,580 |
| Dentists, general |
120 |
$92.75 |
$192,910 |
| Editors |
120 |
$19.71 |
$41,010 |
| Financial specialists, all other |
120 |
$35.30 |
$73,420 |
| Health educators |
120 |
$20.54 |
$42,720 |
| Massage therapists |
120 |
$16.49 |
$34,300 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
120 |
$16.59 |
$34,510 |
| Patternmakers, metal and plastic |
120 |
$25.33 |
$52,700 |
| Residential advisors |
120 |
$10.12 |
$21,050 |
| Surveying and mapping technicians |
120 |
$17.11 |
$35,580 |
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers |
120 |
$22.63 |
$47,070 |
| Travel agents |
120 |
$14.57 |
$30,300 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators |
120 |
$16.60 |
$34,540 |
| Chiropractors |
110 |
$29.73 |
$61,840 |
| Construction and building inspectors |
110 |
$20.98 |
$43,630 |
| Human resources managers, all other |
110 |
$43.92 |
$91,360 |
| Office machine operators, except computer |
110 |
$14.23 |
$29,590 |
| Physical therapist aides |
110 |
$10.73 |
$22,310 |
| Physical therapist assistants |
110 |
$20.61 |
$42,870 |
| Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door |
100 |
$20.29 |
$42,200 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists |
100 |
$25.56 |
$53,170 |
| Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program |
100 |
$22.59 |
$46,980 |
| Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other |
100 |
$29.87 |
$62,140 |
| Farm equipment mechanics |
100 |
$14.41 |
$29,970 |
| Funeral attendants |
100 |
$9.24 |
$19,210 |
| Parking lot attendants |
100 |
$8.55 |
$17,780 |
| Photographic processing machine operators |
100 |
$9.31 |
$19,360 |
| Producers and directors |
100 |
$22.89 |
$47,610 |
| Protective service workers, all other |
100 |
$12.66 |
$26,330 |
| Public relations managers |
100 |
$35.17 |
$73,150 |
| Real estate sales agents |
100 |
$23.78 |
$49,460 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers |
100 |
$17.26 |
$35,900 |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers |
100 |
$15.11 |
$31,440 |
| Dental laboratory technicians |
90 |
$14.24 |
$29,630 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators |
90 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other |
90 |
$20.77 |
$43,200 |
| Interior designers |
90 |
$22.76 |
$47,340 |
| Job printers |
90 |
$16.14 |
$33,560 |
| Meter readers, utilities |
90 |
$12.31 |
$25,610 |
| Prepress technicians and workers |
90 |
$16.54 |
$34,390 |
| Radio and television announcers |
90 |
$21.45 |
$44,620 |
| Sales and related workers, all other |
90 |
$17.39 |
$36,170 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers |
90 |
$9.25 |
$19,240 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians |
80 |
$20.82 |
$43,300 |
| Chemists |
80 |
$24.82 |
$51,630 |
| Commercial and industrial designers |
80 |
$24.59 |
$51,140 |
| Credit analysts |
80 |
$29.28 |
$60,910 |
| Desktop publishers |
80 |
$19.16 |
$39,850 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
80 |
$9.70 |
$20,180 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers |
80 |
$12.01 |
$24,970 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters |
80 |
$13.35 |
$27,770 |
| Helpers--roofers |
80 |
$10.99 |
$22,860 |
| Home appliance repairers |
80 |
$12.98 |
$27,000 |
| Internists, general |
80 |
$88.68 |
$184,450 |
| Mental health counselors |
80 |
$18.70 |
$38,890 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other |
80 |
$18.25 |
$37,950 |
| Pipelayers |
80 |
$13.61 |
$28,310 |
| Surveyors |
80 |
$18.91 |
$39,330 |
| Veterinarians |
80 |
$56.98 |
$118,520 |
| Writers and authors |
80 |
$17.60 |
$36,600 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers |
70 |
$13.88 |
$28,870 |
| Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
70 |
$26.73 |
$55,590 |
| Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders |
70 |
$13.81 |
$28,730 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers |
70 |
$35.14 |
$73,090 |
| Interpreters and translators |
70 |
$17.86 |
$37,140 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers |
70 |
$13.41 |
$27,890 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
70 |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| Tapers |
70 |
$19.15 |
$39,820 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors |
60 |
$14.05 |
$29,230 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists |
60 |
$32.52 |
$67,650 |
| Clergy |
60 |
$19.18 |
$39,900 |
| Compensation and benefits managers |
60 |
$41.14 |
$85,570 |
| Cutters and trimmers, hand |
60 |
$11.77 |
$24,480 |
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other |
60 |
$21.94 |
$45,650 |
| Instructional coordinators |
60 |
$26.09 |
$54,260 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates |
60 |
$63.69 |
$132,480 |
| Medical equipment preparers |
60 |
$12.76 |
$26,540 |
| Operations research analysts |
60 |
$26.37 |
$54,860 |
| Pest control workers |
60 |
$16.99 |
$35,340 |
| Pharmacy aides |
60 |
$8.65 |
$18,000 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary |
60 |
Not available |
$51,080 |
| Survey researchers |
60 |
$12.12 |
$25,210 |
| Word processors and typists |
60 |
$11.79 |
$24,520 |
| Broadcast technicians |
50 |
$13.72 |
$28,540 |
| Elevator installers and repairers |
50 |
$31.87 |
$66,290 |
| Environmental engineers |
50 |
$37.66 |
$78,340 |
| Funeral directors |
50 |
$20.31 |
$42,240 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers |
50 |
$22.10 |
$45,970 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors |
50 |
$32.31 |
$67,210 |
| Landscape architects |
50 |
$25.44 |
$52,910 |
| Meeting and convention planners |
50 |
$18.33 |
$38,120 |
| Motion picture projectionists |
50 |
$8.01 |
$16,670 |
| Opticians, dispensing |
50 |
$13.59 |
$28,280 |
| Postmasters and mail superintendents |
50 |
$28.14 |
$58,530 |
| Power plant operators |
50 |
$16.70 |
$34,730 |
| Sales engineers |
50 |
$33.43 |
$69,520 |
| Training and development managers |
50 |
$35.66 |
$74,170 |
| Agricultural and food science technicians |
40 |
$16.92 |
$35,200 |
| Airfield operations specialists |
40 |
$33.39 |
$69,440 |
| Art directors |
40 |
$23.45 |
$48,780 |
| Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture |
40 |
$15.48 |
$32,210 |
| Computer hardware engineers |
40 |
$41.46 |
$86,230 |
| Crossing guards |
40 |
$11.14 |
$23,180 |
| Food scientists and technologists |
40 |
Not available |
Not available |
| Loan counselors |
40 |
$15.10 |
$31,410 |
| Lodging managers |
40 |
$16.73 |
$34,800 |
| Manicurists and pedicurists |
40 |
$14.74 |
$30,650 |
| Materials engineers |
40 |
$39.18 |
$81,490 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists |
40 |
$28.67 |
$59,630 |
| Petroleum engineers |
40 |
$48.33 |
$100,530 |
| Recreational therapists |
40 |
$16.67 |
$34,670 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians |
40 |
$16.59 |
$34,520 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
40 |
$21.51 |
$44,750 |
| Transportation workers, all other |
40 |
$14.20 |
$29,540 |
| Advertising and promotions managers |
30 |
$33.75 |
$70,200 |
| Animal control workers |
30 |
$14.27 |
$29,670 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators |
30 |
$45.11 |
$93,820 |
| Athletic trainers |
30 |
Not available |
$43,650 |
| Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders |
30 |
$17.91 |
$37,240 |
| Grounds maintenance workers, all other |
30 |
$13.98 |
$29,070 |
| Medical equipment repairers |
30 |
$28.64 |
$59,570 |
| Occupational therapist assistants |
30 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
| Personal care and service workers, all other |
30 |
$7.62 |
$15,850 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
30 |
$17.49 |
$36,380 |
| Urban and regional planners |
30 |
$32.28 |
$67,130 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping |
30 |
$14.77 |
$30,730 |
| Architects, except landscape and naval |
Not available |
$29.98 |
$62,350 |
| Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$50,770 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$79,440 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons |
Not available |
$21.43 |
$44,570 |
| Cargo and freight agents |
Not available |
$20.68 |
$43,010 |
| Carpet installers |
Not available |
$14.11 |
$29,340 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers |
Not available |
$11.42 |
$23,740 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$65,250 |
| Construction and related workers, all other |
Not available |
$11.15 |
$23,190 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders |
Not available |
$13.60 |
$28,280 |
| Demonstrators and product promoters |
Not available |
$9.58 |
$19,920 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
Not available |
$29.91 |
$62,220 |
| Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers |
Not available |
$17.91 |
$37,250 |
| English language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$40,240 |
| Floral designers |
Not available |
$9.65 |
$20,070 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders |
Not available |
$12.71 |
$26,430 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$53,270 |
| Forensic science technicians |
Not available |
$26.34 |
$54,790 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
Not available |
$16.64 |
$34,620 |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$63,380 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other |
Not available |
$11.64 |
$24,210 |
| Helpers--extraction workers |
Not available |
$12.31 |
$25,610 |
| Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall |
Not available |
$16.00 |
$33,290 |
| Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$43,450 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic |
Not available |
$13.76 |
$28,610 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other |
Not available |
$9.85 |
$20,480 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$38,900 |
| Optometrists |
Not available |
$55.70 |
$115,870 |
| Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics |
Not available |
$9.89 |
$20,570 |
| Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$41,660 |
| Plasterers and stucco masons |
Not available |
$16.44 |
$34,180 |
| Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other |
Not available |
$22.02 |
$45,800 |
| Psychiatric technicians |
Not available |
$12.80 |
$26,630 |
| Psychology teachers, postsecondary |
Not available |
Not available |
$70,870 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks |
Not available |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Service station attendants |
Not available |
$9.32 |
$19,390 |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
Not available |
$17.66 |
$36,720 |
| Skin care specialists |
Not available |
$17.19 |
$35,760 |
| Tire repairers and changers |
Not available |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Umpires, referees, and other sports officials |
Not available |
Not available |
$23,540 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians |
Not available |
$12.34 |
$25,670 |
| Wellhead pumpers |
Not available |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing |
Not available |
$12.66 |
$26,330 |
