Occupational employment / Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division

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

Estimates for "Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division" are below, ordered by total employment.

Occupation Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
All Occupations 340,760 $23.09 $48,030
Office and administrative support occupations 64,120 $16.65 $34,640
Sales and related occupations 35,800 $17.61 $36,630
Food preparation and serving related occupations 24,890 $10.51 $21,860
Transportation and material moving occupations 21,080 $15.39 $32,000
Business and financial operations occupations 21,070 $31.86 $66,270
Education, training, and library occupations 19,740 $24.43 $50,820
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 19,380 $36.43 $75,780
Management occupations 16,910 $55.79 $116,040
Production occupations 16,190 $19.75 $41,080
Construction and extraction occupations 15,480 $22.26 $46,300
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 14,190 $21.70 $45,130
Retail salespersons 11,510 $11.95 $24,860
Computer and mathematical occupations 11,300 $38.25 $79,560
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 10,730 $12.25 $25,480
Cashiers 9,320 $9.61 $20,000
Healthcare support occupations 8,500 $14.57 $30,300
Office clerks, general 8,390 $13.45 $27,970
Life, physical, and social science occupations 7,820 $33.90 $70,520
Registered nurses 7,530 $33.25 $69,150
Architecture and engineering occupations 7,360 $36.60 $76,130
Personal care and service occupations 6,900 $12.25 $25,490
Customer service representatives 6,830 $17.66 $36,740
Protective service occupations 6,780 $18.75 $39,000
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 5,660 $11.43 $23,780
Waiters and waitresses 5,240 $10.15 $21,120
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 5,070 $13.84 $28,780
Community and social services occupations 5,040 $20.29 $42,210
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 4,860 $17.62 $36,640
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food 4,850 $8.60 $17,890
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive 4,750 $15.54 $32,320
Stock clerks and order fillers 4,730 $11.08 $23,040
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants 4,260 $21.12 $43,920
Accountants and auditors 4,160 $33.97 $70,660
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 4,030 $14.03 $29,170
Elementary school teachers, except special education 3,850 Not available $55,260
Legal occupations 3,810 $50.58 $105,200
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers 3,800 $26.08 $54,250
General and operations managers 3,780 $61.33 $127,560
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 3,520 $20.44 $42,520
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 3,180 $25.88 $53,830
Security guards 3,110 $11.82 $24,590
Receptionists and information clerks 2,840 $12.48 $25,960
Maintenance and repair workers, general 2,830 $18.28 $38,020
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 2,710 $20.51 $42,660
Computer systems analysts 2,700 $40.62 $84,490
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 2,600 $10.61 $22,060
Construction laborers 2,570 $15.57 $32,380
Teacher assistants 2,270 Not available $26,090
Truck drivers, light or delivery services 2,270 $15.28 $31,780
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 2,210 $34.50 $71,750
Bill and account collectors 2,200 $16.16 $33,610
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers 2,130 $12.45 $25,900
Cooks, restaurant 2,120 $11.68 $24,290
Lawyers 2,080 $71.57 $148,870
Sales representatives, services, all other 2,030 $29.76 $61,900
Carpenters 2,010 $23.60 $49,080
Financial managers 2,010 $61.11 $127,100
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education 1,870 Not available $56,530
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers 1,850 $31.69 $65,910
Medical secretaries 1,830 $16.21 $33,710
Financial analysts 1,820 $38.95 $81,010
Management analysts 1,810 $40.14 $83,480
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers 1,770 $17.02 $35,400
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 1,760 $22.63 $47,080
Market research analysts 1,760 $36.33 $75,560
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 1,750 $18.20 $37,850
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 1,730 $17.19 $35,750
Computer support specialists 1,730 $27.56 $57,330
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 1,720 $14.97 $31,140
Home health aides 1,690 $12.31 $25,610
Electricians 1,680 $25.28 $52,580
Maids and housekeeping cleaners 1,670 $9.93 $20,640
Computer programmers 1,650 $37.79 $78,600
Teachers and instructors, all other 1,620 Not available $39,510
Police and sheriff's patrol officers 1,460 $28.49 $59,250
Chemical technicians 1,450 $27.17 $56,520
Business operations specialists, all other 1,410 $29.66 $61,700
Industrial truck and tractor operators 1,320 $14.95 $31,100
Preschool teachers, except special education 1,320 $12.06 $25,080
Dishwashers 1,310 $8.89 $18,480
Bartenders 1,290 $10.34 $21,510
Bus drivers, school 1,280 $13.73 $28,560
Computer software engineers, applications 1,280 $43.11 $89,670
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 1,240 $25.59 $53,220
Food preparation workers 1,200 $9.92 $20,630
Child, family, and school social workers 1,180 $20.41 $42,440
Computer and information systems managers 1,180 $63.70 $132,490
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists 1,180 $14.44 $30,020
Counter and rental clerks 1,160 $12.21 $25,390
Loan interviewers and clerks 1,160 $16.99 $35,340
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products 1,160 $44.29 $92,130
Chemists 1,130 $41.05 $85,380
Child care workers 1,110 $9.46 $19,680
Tellers 1,110 $11.83 $24,610
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 1,100 $21.58 $44,890
Network and computer systems administrators 1,100 $36.60 $76,120
Pharmacy technicians 1,100 $13.40 $27,870
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 1,080 $37.55 $78,110
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers 1,070 $30.67 $63,800
Physicians and surgeons, all other 1,060 $72.65 $151,100
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1,040 $31.42 $65,340
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 1,030 $23.32 $48,510
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers 1,020 $8.75 $18,200
Legal secretaries 1,020 $22.76 $47,330
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 1,010 $8.92 $18,560
Paralegals and legal assistants 1,010 $25.34 $52,720
Telemarketers 1,010 $15.03 $31,270
Sales managers 990 $57.78 $120,190
Data entry keyers 940 $12.57 $26,150
Order clerks 910 $17.88 $37,180
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers 900 $19.21 $39,950
Marketing managers 900 $64.45 $134,060
Industrial engineers 890 $39.67 $82,500
Personal financial advisors 890 $42.55 $88,510
Postal service mail carriers 850 Not available Not available
Team assemblers 840 $14.99 $31,180
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators 830 $25.86 $53,790
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 830 $19.06 $39,640
Driver/sales workers 810 $12.43 $25,840
Loan officers 810 $30.84 $64,150
Computer software engineers, systems software 790 $47.93 $99,690
Food servers, nonrestaurant 790 $10.73 $22,320
Training and development specialists 770 $30.57 $63,580
Medical and health services managers 760 $42.57 $88,540
Insurance sales agents 740 $28.65 $59,600
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products 740 $30.65 $63,750
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers 730 $17.79 $36,990
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors 730 $12.74 $26,490
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks 730 $17.94 $37,320
Medical assistants 720 $15.27 $31,770
Painters, construction and maintenance 720 $17.65 $36,710
Administrative services managers 710 $47.14 $98,040
Electrical engineers 710 $43.52 $90,520
Recreation workers 710 $12.28 $25,540
Educational, vocational, and school counselors 700 $25.95 $53,980
Production, planning, and expediting clerks 700 $22.03 $45,820
Civil engineers 690 $43.62 $90,720
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation 690 $26.62 $55,370
Real estate sales agents 690 $22.35 $46,490
Social and human service assistants 680 $14.35 $29,850
Industrial machinery mechanics 670 $25.79 $53,650
Mechanical engineers 670 $40.29 $83,800
Construction managers 660 $47.73 $99,270
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 660 $23.87 $49,650
Helpers--production workers 650 $11.36 $23,630
Network systems and data communications analysts 650 $40.02 $83,250
File clerks 640 $12.69 $26,390
Cost estimators 630 $30.90 $64,270
Dental assistants 630 $17.00 $35,370
Pharmacists 630 $50.02 $104,040
Parts salespersons 620 $14.09 $29,300
Biological technicians 610 $26.23 $54,560
Chemical equipment operators and tenders 590 $25.54 $53,120
Cooks, fast food 590 $9.50 $19,760
Social and community service managers 590 $30.15 $62,710
Public relations specialists 580 $29.49 $61,330
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment 570 $10.39 $21,610
Biochemists and biophysicists 560 $50.70 $105,450
Database administrators 560 $37.24 $77,460
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers 560 $36.92 $76,790
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school 560 Not available $51,060
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists 550 $28.21 $58,670
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 550 Not available Not available
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators 540 $28.54 $59,370
Insurance underwriters 540 $29.27 $60,870
Mental health and substance abuse social workers 540 $20.80 $43,260
Radiologic technologists and technicians 540 $27.30 $56,790
Cooks, institution and cafeteria 530 $13.72 $28,540
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers 530 $9.72 $20,220
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 530 $16.27 $33,840
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 520 $18.45 $38,370
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 520 Not available $105,980
Amusement and recreation attendants 510 $9.57 $19,920
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists 510 $22.31 $46,410
Machinists 510 $24.13 $50,180
Chemical engineers 490 $46.70 $97,130
Computer operators 490 $19.85 $41,280
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers 490 $12.69 $26,400
Cement masons and concrete finishers 480 $21.53 $44,790
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 480 $13.88 $28,860
Managers, all other 480 $54.21 $112,750
Physical therapists 480 $35.88 $74,640
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 480 $21.23 $44,170
Dental hygienists 460 $33.34 $69,350
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other 440 $30.50 $63,430
Nonfarm animal caretakers 440 $10.21 $21,240
Special education teachers, middle school 420 Not available $57,270
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers 420 $58.44 $121,560
Industrial production managers 410 $50.79 $105,630
Kindergarten teachers, except special education 410 Not available $50,840
Librarians 410 $29.15 $60,640
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service 410 $13.12 $27,280
Production workers, all other 410 Not available Not available
All other information and record clerks 400 $17.25 $35,880
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 400 $31.33 $65,160
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 400 $20.86 $43,390
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan 400 $15.61 $32,470
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs 400 $11.19 $23,270
Chief executives 390 $94.85 $197,280
Couriers and messengers 390 $12.07 $25,100
Engineering managers 390 $63.49 $132,060
Natural sciences managers 390 $74.58 $155,120
Office and administrative support workers, all other 390 $14.00 $29,130
Payroll and timekeeping clerks 390 $18.01 $37,460
Vocational education teachers, secondary school 390 Not available $59,340
Engineers, all other 380 $33.85 $70,400
Rehabilitation counselors 380 $15.90 $33,070
Fire fighters 370 $24.44 $50,830
Food service managers 370 $30.69 $63,840
Switchboard operators, including answering service 370 $13.07 $27,180
Logisticians 350 $37.00 $76,950
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists 350 $27.01 $56,190
Personal and home care aides 350 $10.32 $21,470
Self-enrichment education teachers 350 $22.08 $45,920
Architectural and civil drafters 340 $22.69 $47,200
Automotive body and related repairers 340 $20.79 $43,250
Graphic designers 340 $21.82 $45,390
Healthcare support workers, all other 340 $17.20 $35,780
Instructional coordinators 340 $28.44 $59,150
Dietitians and nutritionists 330 $25.27 $52,550
Helpers--electricians 330 $13.06 $27,160
Operations research analysts 330 $36.97 $76,890
Refuse and recyclable material collectors 330 $15.52 $32,280
Sheet metal workers 330 $22.76 $47,350
Construction and building inspectors 320 $22.87 $47,570
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines 320 $22.79 $47,400
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 310 $12.13 $25,230
Cooks, short order 310 $9.35 $19,440
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators 310 $20.66 $42,970
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand 300 $23.20 $48,250
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers 300 $19.00 $39,510
Medical records and health information technicians 300 $16.48 $34,270
New accounts clerks 300 $15.74 $32,740
Crossing guards 290 $15.00 $31,200
Dentists, general 290 $86.57 $180,070
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment 290 $28.85 $60,000
Electrical power-line installers and repairers 290 $29.83 $62,050
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 290 $17.88 $37,190
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other 290 $16.15 $33,590
Library assistants, clerical 290 $9.58 $19,920
Library technicians 290 $17.55 $36,500
Respiratory therapists 290 $28.29 $58,840
Special education teachers, secondary school 290 Not available $60,970
Speech-language pathologists 290 $36.36 $75,630
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers 290 $23.48 $48,840
Community and social service specialists, all other 280 $17.65 $36,710
Computer specialists, all other 280 $33.09 $68,830
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 280 $10.07 $20,940
Brickmasons and blockmasons 270 $23.71 $49,320
Education administrators, postsecondary 270 $40.78 $84,810
Family and general practitioners 270 $79.63 $165,630
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders 270 $20.77 $43,200
Residential advisors 270 $16.53 $34,390
Roofers 270 $20.30 $42,230
Shampooers 270 $8.00 $16,630
Social science research assistants 270 $14.45 $30,050
Surgeons 270 $100.28 $208,590
Word processors and typists 270 $17.24 $35,860
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists 260 $33.32 $69,310
Insulation workers, mechanical 260 $23.28 $48,420
Occupational therapists 260 $30.49 $63,430
Demonstrators and product promoters 250 $13.52 $28,130
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers 250 $14.29 $29,720
Compensation and benefits managers 240 $53.36 $110,990
Environmental engineers 240 $35.80 $74,460
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers 240 $18.44 $38,350
Printing machine operators 240 $16.64 $34,620
Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program 230 $21.40 $44,510
Parking lot attendants 230 $9.95 $20,700
Service station attendants 230 $9.16 $19,040
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians 220 $26.24 $54,570
Bakers 220 $12.89 $26,820
Butchers and meat cutters 220 $14.72 $30,610
Office machine operators, except computer 220 $14.99 $31,170
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products 220 $24.55 $51,060
Brokerage clerks 210 $20.13 $41,870
Bus drivers, transit and intercity 210 $14.28 $29,690
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 210 $13.34 $27,740
Drywall and ceiling tile installers 210 $23.26 $48,390
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 210 $22.49 $46,770
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse 210 $10.45 $21,740
Internists, general 210 $98.06 $203,960
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers 200 $24.15 $50,240
Medical and public health social workers 200 $23.83 $49,560
Meeting and convention planners 200 $24.05 $50,010
Procurement clerks 200 $18.17 $37,800
Editors 190 $27.81 $57,840
Electrical and electronics drafters 190 $29.27 $60,870
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health 190 $30.06 $62,530
Loan counselors 190 $23.52 $48,920
Mechanical drafters 190 $28.72 $59,750
Postal service clerks 190 Not available Not available
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 190 $17.01 $35,380
Marriage and family therapists 180 $24.65 $51,260
Physician assistants 180 $40.04 $83,290
Property, real estate, and community association managers 180 $35.95 $74,780
Psychiatric technicians 180 $16.20 $33,700
Sales engineers 180 $41.67 $86,680
Surveyors 180 $27.72 $57,650
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers 180 $11.42 $23,760
Chefs and head cooks 170 $23.74 $49,390
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary 170 Not available $81,630
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives 170 $38.75 $80,590
Helpers--carpenters 170 $12.36 $25,700
Industrial engineering technicians 170 $22.43 $46,650
Surgical technologists 170 $20.16 $41,920
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 170 $20.57 $42,780
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators 170 $20.92 $43,500
Architects, except landscape and naval 160 $40.86 $84,980
Detectives and criminal investigators 160 $37.20 $77,370
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians 160 $20.68 $43,010
Physical therapist assistants 160 $22.83 $47,490
Public relations managers 160 $59.18 $123,090
Purchasing managers 160 $52.90 $110,030
Veterinary technologists and technicians 160 $16.07 $33,420
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors 150 $22.86 $47,550
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 150 $16.86 $35,080
Court, municipal, and license clerks 150 $17.49 $36,380
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other 150 $22.25 $46,290
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall 150 $18.49 $38,450
Medical equipment preparers 150 $16.31 $33,930
Medical equipment repairers 150 $19.48 $40,510
Occupational health and safety specialists 150 $27.44 $57,080
Photographic processing machine operators 150 $10.02 $20,840
Structural metal fabricators and fitters 150 $18.06 $37,560
Actuaries 140 $50.11 $104,220
Audio and video equipment technicians 140 $20.42 $42,480
Civil engineering technicians 140 $20.71 $43,070
Legislators 140 Not available $37,440
Medical transcriptionists 140 $16.78 $34,900
Mental health counselors 140 $19.53 $40,630
Motor vehicle operators, all other 140 $13.78 $28,660
Physical therapist aides 140 $13.56 $28,200
Veterinarians 140 $50.45 $104,940
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary 130 Not available $55,100
Human resources managers, all other 130 $63.40 $131,870
Interior designers 130 $20.25 $42,130
Mechanical engineering technicians 130 $27.01 $56,180
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other 130 $19.63 $40,840
Millwrights 130 $28.26 $58,780
Pest control workers 130 $15.56 $32,370
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 130 $12.70 $26,420
Travel agents 130 $14.66 $30,490
Advertising sales agents 120 $26.22 $54,550
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters 120 $16.79 $34,920
Chiropractors 120 $45.69 $95,030
Crane and tower operators 120 $18.57 $38,620
Dental laboratory technicians 120 $20.43 $42,490
Education teachers, postsecondary 120 Not available $62,590
Floral designers 120 $12.29 $25,570
Hazardous materials removal workers 120 $21.86 $45,470
Advertising and promotions managers 110 $46.06 $95,800
Appraisers and assessors of real estate 110 $29.32 $60,990
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 110 $15.80 $32,870
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals 110 $12.97 $26,990
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary 110 Not available $48,790
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 110 $39.09 $81,300
Highway maintenance workers 110 $16.57 $34,460
Meter readers, utilities 110 $21.73 $45,200
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation 110 $17.87 $37,180
Protective service workers, all other 110 $12.93 $26,900
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 110 $29.87 $62,130
Tire repairers and changers 110 $11.26 $23,410
Training and development managers 110 $60.03 $124,860
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders 100 $15.14 $31,490
Diagnostic medical sonographers 100 $32.61 $67,830
Financial examiners 100 $39.75 $82,680
Funeral attendants 100 $13.61 $28,310
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters 100 $13.55 $28,180
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 100 $13.69 $28,470
Occupational therapist assistants 100 $25.15 $52,310
Painters, transportation equipment 100 $21.29 $44,270
Social workers, all other 100 $27.53 $57,260
Structural iron and steel workers 100 $20.77 $43,200
Surveying and mapping technicians 100 $17.80 $37,010
Tour guides and escorts 100 $13.34 $27,740
Transportation inspectors 100 $17.70 $36,820
Urban and regional planners 100 $31.25 $65,000
Budget analysts 90 $31.96 $66,470
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other 90 $12.17 $25,320
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other 90 $24.54 $51,050
Home appliance repairers 90 $16.63 $34,590
Landscape architects 90 $22.44 $46,670
Massage therapists 90 $26.51 $55,140
Microbiologists 90 $33.62 $69,940
Photographers 90 $15.51 $32,260
Technical writers 90 $27.02 $56,200
Upholsterers 90 $24.18 $50,290
Animal trainers 80 $17.96 $37,350
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators 80 $16.11 $33,510
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates 80 $72.70 $151,220
Manicurists and pedicurists 80 $12.98 $26,990
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary 80 Not available $78,930
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers 80 $10.42 $21,670
Museum technicians and conservators 80 $16.82 $34,980
Nuclear medicine technologists 80 $32.26 $67,100
Pipelayers 80 $18.70 $38,900
Plasterers and stucco masons 80 $19.29 $40,120
Psychiatrists 80 $80.13 $166,670
Recreational therapists 80 $20.57 $42,780
Social scientists and related workers, all other 80 $31.46 $65,440
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 70 Not available Not available
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health 70 $16.53 $34,390
Funeral directors 70 $36.17 $75,230
Health educators 70 $21.87 $45,480
Materials scientists 70 $37.27 $77,520
Opticians, dispensing 70 $16.39 $34,090
Optometrists 70 $40.15 $83,500
Podiatrists 70 $47.37 $98,520
Power distributors and dispatchers 70 $33.73 $70,160
Psychology teachers, postsecondary 70 Not available $96,500
Real estate brokers 70 $40.62 $84,490
Stationary engineers and boiler operators 70 $24.61 $51,190
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters 70 $10.18 $21,180
Writers and authors 70 $27.42 $57,030
Athletes and sports competitors 60 Not available Not available
Commercial pilots 60 Not available $79,410
Computer science teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $100,040
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders 60 $17.19 $35,750
Farm equipment mechanics 60 $17.11 $35,600
Health technologists and technicians, all other 60 $23.44 $48,760
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics 60 $17.44 $36,280
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 60 $27.17 $56,500
Reporters and correspondents 60 $24.79 $51,570
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners 60 $16.99 $35,340
Sociology teachers, postsecondary 60 Not available $84,300
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 60 $17.73 $36,890
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians 50 $12.32 $25,620
Art directors 50 $34.00 $70,710
Bindery workers 50 $14.68 $30,530
Biological scientists, all other 50 Not available Not available
Curators 50 $23.61 $49,100
Dietetic technicians 50 $12.21 $25,400
Economics teachers, postsecondary 50 Not available $106,150
Economists 50 Not available Not available
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles 50 $13.75 $28,590
Fire inspectors and investigators 50 $22.09 $45,950
Legal support workers, all other 50 $22.65 $47,120
Lodging managers 50 $28.39 $59,040
Maintenance workers, machinery 50 $17.97 $37,380
Mechanical door repairers 50 $17.56 $36,520
Photographic process workers 50 $12.12 $25,200
Soil and plant scientists 50 $26.25 $54,600
Automotive glass installers and repairers 40 $14.02 $29,170
Cargo and freight agents 40 $17.29 $35,970
Clergy 40 $24.44 $50,830
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders 40 $16.66 $34,650
Desktop publishers 40 $18.70 $38,900
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 40 $15.44 $32,110
Education administrators, all other 40 $28.28 $58,820
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 40 $24.62 $51,200
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers 40 $33.64 $69,970
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants 40 $9.54 $19,850
Media and communication equipment workers, all other 40 $32.34 $67,260
Obstetricians and gynecologists 40 $90.37 $187,970
Postmasters and mail superintendents 40 $28.97 $60,250
Therapists, all other 40 $27.73 $57,680
Tool and die makers 40 $29.66 $61,690
Athletic trainers 30 Not available $45,150
Gas plant operators 30 $32.50 $67,600
Machine feeders and offbearers 30 $9.88 $20,550
Private detectives and investigators 30 $24.94 $51,880
Public address system and other announcers 30 $14.59 $30,340
Sewing machine operators 30 $14.16 $29,450
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 30 $17.16 $35,690
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing 30 $11.16 $23,220
Anesthesiologists Not available $100.81 $209,680
Biomedical engineers Not available $61.13 $127,140
Broadcast technicians Not available $21.52 $44,770
Business teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $98,670
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels Not available $26.25 $54,610
Carpet installers Not available $20.37 $42,370
Chemical plant and system operators Not available $21.31 $44,320
Coaches and scouts Not available Not available $37,510
Computer and information scientists, research Not available $50.35 $104,720
Computer hardware engineers Not available $34.79 $72,360
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers Not available $18.28 $38,030
Concierges Not available $13.06 $27,160
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door Not available $26.97 $56,100
Correspondence clerks Not available $16.29 $33,890
Credit analysts Not available $25.70 $53,460
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks Not available $17.41 $36,200
Cutters and trimmers, hand Not available $15.70 $32,660
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $17.95 $37,340
Education, training, and library workers, all other Not available $18.18 $37,810
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers Not available $17.20 $35,780
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay Not available $33.49 $69,660
Electronics engineers, except computer Not available $46.88 $97,520
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $14.30 $29,740
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators Not available $59.06 $122,840
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Not available $15.63 $32,510
Food cooking machine operators and tenders Not available $10.39 $21,610
Helpers, construction trades, all other Not available $12.13 $25,240
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Not available $14.35 $29,850
Job printers Not available $16.31 $33,930
Law clerks Not available $18.61 $38,710
Law teachers, postsecondary Not available Not available $104,450
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists Not available $42.33 $88,040
Motorboat mechanics Not available $18.70 $38,890
Multi-media artists and animators Not available $21.33 $44,360
Packers and packagers, hand Not available $11.43 $23,780
Personal care and service workers, all other Not available $9.28 $19,310
Power plant operators Not available $30.00 $62,390
Prepress technicians and workers Not available $18.82 $39,140
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Not available $27.17 $56,520
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Not available $14.74 $30,660
Sailors and marine oilers Not available $13.13 $27,320
Sales and related workers, all other Not available $24.90 $51,780
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education Not available Not available $58,890
Security and fire alarm systems installers Not available $23.06 $47,970
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Not available $13.61 $28,310
Skin care specialists Not available $17.67 $36,750
Stonemasons Not available $16.35 $34,010
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Not available $14.75 $30,680
Tax preparers Not available $25.32 $52,660
Telecommunications line installers and repairers Not available $26.34 $54,780
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers Not available $19.36 $40,260
Tree trimmers and pruners Not available $21.08 $43,840
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