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 | 39,110 | $19.80 | $41,190 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 6,410 | $15.28 | $31,790 |
| Sales and related occupations | 4,130 | $14.46 | $30,080 |
| Education, training, and library occupations | 4,120 | $28.82 | $59,940 |
| Food preparation and serving related occupations | 3,510 | $9.54 | $19,840 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 2,490 | $14.66 | $30,500 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations | 2,200 | $35.78 | $74,410 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 2,080 | $24.31 | $50,570 |
| Production occupations | 1,710 | $15.87 | $33,010 |
| Retail salespersons | 1,670 | $11.20 | $23,290 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 1,620 | $19.89 | $41,370 |
| Management occupations | 1,580 | $41.32 | $85,950 |
| Healthcare support occupations | 1,470 | $13.12 | $27,290 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 1,340 | $13.54 | $28,160 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 1,160 | $9.47 | $19,690 |
| Cashiers | 1,140 | $10.90 | $22,680 |
| Business and financial operations occupations | 1,060 | $27.95 | $58,140 |
| Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse | 1,020 | $8.94 | $18,600 |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 990 | $8.90 | $18,510 |
| Protective service occupations | 980 | $22.97 | $47,780 |
| Personal care and service occupations | 960 | $10.91 | $22,690 |
| Elementary school teachers, except special education | 920 | Not available | $72,830 |
| Registered nurses | 790 | $30.96 | $64,390 |
| Community and social services occupations | 770 | $20.96 | $43,610 |
| Office clerks, general | 750 | $13.08 | $27,200 |
| Teacher assistants | 650 | Not available | $28,530 |
| Architecture and engineering occupations | 610 | $34.86 | $72,510 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 550 | $12.24 | $25,450 |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 550 | $11.39 | $23,680 |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 540 | $15.43 | $32,080 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 520 | $9.03 | $18,790 |
| General and operations managers | 500 | $43.27 | $90,000 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 500 | $10.49 | $21,810 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 490 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 430 | $20.35 | $42,320 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 430 | $21.43 | $44,560 |
| Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 430 | Not available | $80,580 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 420 | $17.14 | $35,650 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 420 | $13.12 | $27,280 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 420 | $16.87 | $35,090 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 400 | Not available | $70,250 |
| Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 400 | $19.76 | $41,110 |
| Customer service representatives | 390 | $13.28 | $27,630 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 390 | $15.56 | $32,360 |
| Computer and mathematical occupations | 370 | $29.69 | $61,760 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 360 | $9.61 | $19,990 |
| Business operations specialists, all other | 350 | $29.93 | $62,250 |
| Medical assistants | 340 | $13.18 | $27,410 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 340 | $29.09 | $60,520 |
| Cooks, fast food | 330 | $8.55 | $17,790 |
| Medical secretaries | 310 | $13.57 | $28,230 |
| Life, physical, and social science occupations | 300 | $32.73 | $68,070 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 290 | $31.81 | $66,160 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 270 | $18.28 | $38,030 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 270 | $17.68 | $36,780 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 270 | $14.69 | $30,550 |
| Receptionists and information clerks | 270 | $11.74 | $24,430 |
| Civil engineers | 260 | $38.48 | $80,040 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 260 | $30.43 | $63,290 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 260 | $12.49 | $25,970 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 250 | $10.62 | $22,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 250 | $12.28 | $25,540 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 250 | $14.12 | $29,360 |
| Tellers | 250 | $11.88 | $24,720 |
| Construction laborers | 240 | $20.43 | $42,490 |
| Cooks, restaurant | 240 | $11.37 | $23,650 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 240 | $31.65 | $65,820 |
| Security guards | 240 | $10.20 | $21,220 |
| Carpenters | 230 | $28.99 | $60,310 |
| Child care workers | 230 | $11.15 | $23,190 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 220 | $9.42 | $19,600 |
| Dishwashers | 220 | $8.60 | $17,880 |
| Driver/sales workers | 220 | $11.95 | $24,850 |
| Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 210 | $27.30 | $56,790 |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 210 | $21.65 | $45,030 |
| Packers and packagers, hand | 210 | $9.75 | $20,270 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 190 | Not available | $106,130 |
| Dental assistants | 170 | $15.98 | $33,230 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 170 | $14.10 | $29,330 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 170 | $30.74 | $63,930 |
| Fire fighters | 160 | $26.60 | $55,330 |
| Postal service mail carriers | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Accountants and auditors | 150 | $26.50 | $55,120 |
| Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 140 | $14.58 | $30,330 |
| Kindergarten teachers, except special education | 140 | Not available | $78,820 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 140 | $26.46 | $55,040 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 130 | $19.72 | $41,010 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 130 | $30.60 | $63,650 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 130 | $24.47 | $50,900 |
| Helpers--production workers | 130 | $11.36 | $23,630 |
| Recreation workers | 130 | $10.87 | $22,620 |
| All other information and record clerks | 120 | $15.08 | $31,370 |
| Computer support specialists | 120 | $20.00 | $41,600 |
| Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders | 120 | $13.36 | $27,780 |
| Food preparation workers | 120 | $9.29 | $19,320 |
| Legal secretaries | 120 | $16.06 | $33,400 |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 120 | $9.59 | $19,950 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Social and human service assistants | 120 | $13.28 | $27,630 |
| Bartenders | 110 | $9.64 | $20,060 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 110 | $14.15 | $29,420 |
| Dental hygienists | 110 | $44.38 | $92,310 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 110 | $10.61 | $22,060 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 110 | $8.62 | $17,930 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 110 | $17.19 | $35,750 |
| Electricians | 100 | $21.21 | $44,110 |
| Legal occupations | 100 | $33.56 | $69,810 |
| Medical and health services managers | 100 | $35.89 | $74,640 |
| Parts salespersons | 100 | $13.58 | $28,240 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 100 | $17.00 | $35,350 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 90 | $21.69 | $45,110 |
| Management analysts | 90 | $27.56 | $57,320 |
| Surveyors | 90 | $37.70 | $78,410 |
| Team assemblers | 90 | $13.02 | $27,080 |
| Bus drivers, school | 80 | $16.49 | $34,300 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 80 | $17.26 | $35,890 |
| Chief executives | 80 | $65.64 | $136,530 |
| Cost estimators | 80 | $31.02 | $64,520 |
| Financial managers | 80 | $44.37 | $92,290 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | 80 | $20.56 | $42,760 |
| Tire repairers and changers | 80 | $10.83 | $22,520 |
| Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 70 | $8.42 | $17,510 |
| Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Payroll and timekeeping clerks | 70 | $15.97 | $33,220 |
| Pharmacists | 70 | $60.93 | $126,740 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 70 | $16.31 | $33,930 |
| Roofers | 70 | $18.94 | $39,400 |
| Sales managers | 70 | $48.23 | $100,310 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 70 | Not available | $66,200 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 70 | $16.71 | $34,760 |
| Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 60 | $25.62 | $53,280 |
| Bill and account collectors | 60 | $14.32 | $29,780 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 60 | $10.04 | $20,890 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 60 | $18.91 | $39,340 |
| File clerks | 60 | $12.62 | $26,250 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 60 | $17.83 | $37,090 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 60 | $17.90 | $37,240 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 60 | $29.22 | $60,780 |
| Food service managers | 60 | $22.82 | $47,460 |
| Glaziers | 60 | $17.15 | $35,670 |
| Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders | 60 | $14.84 | $30,870 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 60 | $20.23 | $42,090 |
| Pest control workers | 60 | $15.08 | $31,360 |
| Tree trimmers and pruners | 60 | $15.61 | $32,470 |
| Vocational education teachers, postsecondary | 60 | $33.79 | $70,290 |
| Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 50 | $19.34 | $40,230 |
| Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 50 | $39.02 | $81,150 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 50 | $48.69 | $101,270 |
| Computer systems analysts | 50 | $28.72 | $59,750 |
| Construction managers | 50 | $42.84 | $89,100 |
| Engineers, all other | 50 | $44.72 | $93,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 50 | $36.95 | $76,850 |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 50 | $30.09 | $62,590 |
| Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping | 50 | $17.55 | $36,510 |
| Network and computer systems administrators | 50 | $29.63 | $61,630 |
| Order clerks | 50 | $13.43 | $27,920 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 50 | $18.27 | $38,010 |
| Sales representatives, services, all other | 50 | $31.72 | $65,980 |
| Sheet metal workers | 50 | $22.71 | $47,230 |
| Speech-language pathologists | 50 | $40.96 | $85,190 |
| Administrative services managers | 40 | $30.25 | $62,910 |
| Construction and building inspectors | 40 | $26.26 | $54,630 |
| Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance | 40 | $14.33 | $29,800 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 40 | $26.84 | $55,830 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | 40 | $15.92 | $33,120 |
| Librarians | 40 | $28.39 | $59,050 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 40 | $15.37 | $31,970 |
| Managers, all other | 40 | $36.43 | $75,770 |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 40 | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 40 | $16.21 | $33,710 |
| Postal service clerks | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Procurement clerks | 40 | $16.84 | $35,020 |
| Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 40 | $23.90 | $49,710 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 40 | Not available | $60,060 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 40 | $23.89 | $49,680 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 40 | $15.01 | $31,230 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 40 | $26.34 | $54,790 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 30 | $39.53 | $82,220 |
| Family and general practitioners | 30 | $76.15 | $158,390 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers | 30 | $16.84 | $35,030 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers | 30 | $19.44 | $40,430 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 30 | $15.70 | $32,650 |
| Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 30 | $9.21 | $19,160 |
| Instructional coordinators | 30 | $35.62 | $74,080 |
| Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 30 | $9.98 | $20,750 |
| Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 30 | $28.07 | $58,380 |
| Social and community service managers | 30 | $31.53 | $65,590 |
| Switchboard operators, including answering service | 30 | $10.93 | $22,740 |
| Training and development specialists | 30 | $20.07 | $41,750 |
| Urban and regional planners | 30 | $28.26 | $58,770 |
| Assemblers and fabricators, all other | Not available | $13.25 | $27,560 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | Not available | $14.99 | $31,180 |
| Butchers and meat cutters | Not available | $17.80 | $37,030 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | Not available | $21.82 | $45,390 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | Not available | $17.12 | $35,620 |
| Engineering managers | Not available | $49.13 | $102,200 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | Not available | $10.07 | $20,940 |
| Graders and sorters, agricultural products | Not available | $8.82 | $18,340 |
| Home health aides | Not available | $10.45 | $21,740 |
| Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | Not available | $11.58 | $24,080 |
| Lawyers | Not available | $33.33 | $69,320 |
| Library assistants, clerical | Not available | $14.10 | $29,320 |
| Library technicians | Not available | $15.10 | $31,410 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | Not available | $10.21 | $21,230 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | Not available | $26.08 | $54,250 |
| New accounts clerks | Not available | $16.27 | $33,830 |
| Pharmacy aides | Not available | $10.86 | $22,590 |
| Production workers, all other | Not available | $14.89 | $30,960 |
| Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | Not available | $23.72 | $49,340 |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | Not available | $22.04 | $45,840 |
| Tax preparers | Not available | $24.15 | $50,230 |
| Teachers and instructors, all other | Not available | Not available | $57,900 |
| Tile and marble setters | Not available | $17.80 | $37,020 |
| Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping | Not available | $12.17 | $25,320 |
