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Birmingham-Hoover, AL

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama, area is ordered by average earnings. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by mean annual earnings

Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$191,250Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$175,300Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 180
$157,510Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 210
$151,260Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,060
$144,620Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 590
$119,590Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$103,050 190
$118,380Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$115,110 270
$114,470Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$124,730 30
$108,490Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$109,190 80
$107,980Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$92,030 2,510
$107,120Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$96,380 470
$99,960Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$88,250 60
$94,170General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$77,810 8,110
$90,700Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$90,410n.a.
$89,740Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$79,170n.a.
$87,620Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$80,750 1,010
$85,770Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$85,660 960
$85,030Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$86,750 970
$84,230Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,580 80
$84,030Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,040 1,420
$83,430Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$82,700 2,140
$82,730Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$71,720 24,340
$82,410Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$74,670 180
$82,340Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$77,450 1,630
$81,320Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,430 30
$79,990Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$78,150 170
$79,330Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$82,880 250
$79,040Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,550 220
$78,350Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$68,550 490
$77,480Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$74,060 90
$77,090Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$81,000 40
$76,250Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$53,590 230
$76,070Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,300 1,250
$74,840Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$75,230 860
$74,370Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,330 250
$74,270Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,910 820
$74,250Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$65,610 520
$74,150Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,540 30
$73,840Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$72,680 210
$73,840Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$73,820 150
$73,130Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,800 5,160
$72,540Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,540n.a.
$72,010First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$57,400 1,330
$71,950Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,040 270
$71,610Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,910 780
$70,750Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,290 1,480
$69,730Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$64,010n.a.
$69,410Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$77,060 30
$69,200Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,300 570
$68,700Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$63,560 270
$68,630Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,380 360
$68,530Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,890n.a.
$68,430Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$69,080 80
$68,340Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$67,680 170
$68,340Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$50,920 170
$67,100Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,350 350
$66,840Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,420 780
$66,730Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,890n.a.
$66,380Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$67,090 590
$66,360Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,510 160
$66,280Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$51,190 490
$65,210Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$65,720 100
$64,700Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$63,130n.a.
$64,690Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$64,750 1,330
$64,480Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$61,260 430
$64,070Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,370 100
$63,970Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,240 210
$63,880Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$63,840 40
$63,870Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,610 260
$63,850Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$59,110 1,160
$63,660Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$61,750 1,340
$63,480Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$51,450 440
$63,230Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$59,900 170
$63,010Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,780 210
$62,850Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,070 490
$62,320Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,150 2,420
$61,920Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,170n.a.
$61,540Art directors
(area) (ind)
$59,600 130
$61,440Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,310 90
$60,960Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,270 110
$60,630Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,200 120
$60,310Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,320 600
$59,970Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,060 7,940
$59,920Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,530 1,920
$59,900Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$56,490 1,440
$59,830Chemists
(area) (ind)
$56,970 150
$59,430Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,410 100
$58,990Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,980 40
$57,870Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$61,130 70
$57,400Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,120 210
$57,330Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,430 60
$57,300First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$64,760 130
$57,220Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,110 410
$57,120Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,060 230
$57,040Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,470 50
$56,950Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,140 10,100
$56,790Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$51,230 4,030
$56,670Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$53,850 440
$56,660Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$54,980 50
$56,200Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,640 340
$55,610Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,580 1,090
$55,570First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$54,780 200
$55,370Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,880 180
$55,360Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$58,710 250
$55,250Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,390 50
$54,950Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$54,380 80
$54,710Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,610 270
$54,410Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,680 19,190
$54,150Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,430 310
$54,140Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,420 900
$53,630Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$51,870 370
$53,450Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,040n.a.
$53,320History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,300 100
$53,210Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,840 80
$53,090Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,480 220
$52,980First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$48,120 3,000
$52,940Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$53,260 100
$52,550Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,390n.a.
$52,420Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,750 440
$52,070Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,470 220
$52,030Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,020 710
$52,020Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,230 1,540
$51,820First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,410 2,770
$51,740Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,510n.a.
$51,740Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$50,120 280
$51,670English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,870 220
$51,430Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,300 7,100
$51,240Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$48,850 360
$50,660Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,950 30
$50,630Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,360 850
$50,560Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,520 40
$50,370Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$58,500 270
$49,920Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$50,160 11,560
$49,860Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,580 32,530
$49,660Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$48,760 220
$49,510Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$46,580 40
$49,500Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,540 210
$49,320Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,890 230
$48,950Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$37,850 130
$48,910Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$50,150n.a.
$48,510Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$48,050 190
$48,450First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$47,640 990
$48,450Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,680 1,070
$48,320First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$46,870 70
$48,230Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$48,560 720
$48,080First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$44,090 2,870
$48,080Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,110 3,120
$47,960Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,000 1,240
$47,870Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,530 60
$47,830Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,470 660
$47,640Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,410 370
$47,600Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,960 110
$47,400Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$51,070n.a.
$47,320Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,910 60
$47,320Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,400 30
$47,200Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,740 780
$47,200Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,350 400
$47,170Clergy
(area) (ind)
$40,450 100
$47,030Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,700n.a.
$46,940Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$46,940n.a.
$46,830Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$39,670 70
$46,660Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,070 720
$46,580Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$46,450 70
$46,380Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$47,680 570
$46,340Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,580 640
$46,320Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,870 330
$46,260Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,780 680
$46,190Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,540 500
$46,170Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$44,210 260
$46,000Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,190n.a.
$45,640Librarians
(area) (ind)
$45,150 390
$45,470Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$41,910 790
$45,380Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,710 520
$45,340Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$46,650 130
$45,310Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,020 40
$44,350Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,410 550
$43,810Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$39,430 560
$43,780Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,200 300
$43,540Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,970 320
$43,520Editors
(area) (ind)
$40,500 310
$43,490Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$41,530 590
$43,320First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$42,460 50
$43,250Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$42,860 640
$43,140Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,020 140
$43,120Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,740 160
$42,970Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,030 180
$42,950Foresters
(area) (ind)
$36,180 30
$42,810Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$43,880 830
$42,640Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,310 380
$42,440Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$33,970 50
$42,420Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,070 1,310
$42,370Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$43,810 1,380
$42,310Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$41,540n.a.
$42,200Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$39,630 1,170
$42,060Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,070 1,190
$42,050Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,530 50
$42,040Curators
(area) (ind)
$42,270 30
$42,010Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,510 760
$41,990First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$39,530 7,080
$41,920Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,330 360
$41,880Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$33,960 100
$41,830Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,620 930
$41,750Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,050 60
$41,500Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,500 120
$41,070Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$42,600 60
$41,020Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,550 440
$40,890Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$36,650n.a.
$40,740Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,050 130
$40,630Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,620 390
$40,600Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,540n.a.
$40,500Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$40,260 1,820
$40,480Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$41,100 2,690
$40,420Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,970 2,450
$40,330Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$38,740 140
$40,220Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$40,820 170
$40,190Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,210 130
$40,110Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$39,750 60
$40,000First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$39,920 440
$39,900Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,420 200
$39,640Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,990 390
$39,580Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,090 480
$39,510Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,630 120
$39,450Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,610 1,030
$39,330Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$35,560 180
$39,320Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$34,540 210
$39,300Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$37,880n.a.
$39,030Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,630 790
$38,970Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$40,400n.a.
$38,730Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,650 850
$38,700Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$39,220 630
$38,530Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,910 4,360
$38,520Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$40,320 40
$38,490Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$38,530n.a.
$38,470Electricians
(area) (ind)
$38,950 2,260
$38,470Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$31,990n.a.
$38,360First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,910 180
$38,280Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$34,100n.a.
$38,280Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,290 200
$38,270First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,520 710
$38,250Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,730 3,250
$38,160Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,300 720
$38,020Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,920 920
$37,900Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$39,050 170
$37,790Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$30,300 160
$37,700Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,730 24,900
$37,620Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$39,510n.a.
$37,430Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$37,310 470
$37,320Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$38,790 530
$37,230Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,980 1,760
$37,200Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$37,560 230
$37,190Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,350 70
$36,750Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$38,390 1,400
$36,440Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$36,670 1,480
$36,390Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$36,670 150
$36,340Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,810 90
$36,310Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,390 25,470
$36,300Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,280 150
$36,230Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,420 30
$35,990Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,620 220
$35,980Machinists
(area) (ind)
$34,400 1,490
$35,730Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,140 250
$35,690Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,450 30
$35,590Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,230 1,090
$35,550Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$32,950 150
$35,520Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$34,970 240
$35,500Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$32,530 120
$35,490Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,100 1,140
$35,360Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$33,750 230
$35,250Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$31,190 190
$35,160All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,700 494,350
$35,140Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,070 4,140
$35,010Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,290 830
$34,900Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,200 220
$34,890Health educators
(area) (ind)
$28,880 120
$34,860Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,080 160
$34,800Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,920 30
$34,770Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,140 720
$34,630First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,120 5,090
$34,550Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$36,560n.a.
$34,400Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$25,790 740
$34,310Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,020 440
$34,310Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,300 5,740
$34,220Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,670 8,070
$34,190Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,430 120
$33,880Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,750 840
$33,810Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$36,760 40
$33,680Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$32,800 90
$33,660Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,260 380
$33,570Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,170 220
$33,510Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,820 130
$33,470Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,280 200
$32,980Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,920 2,590
$32,940Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,060 2,990
$32,920Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$34,120n.a.
$32,760Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,800 390
$32,580Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,940 590
$32,470Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,910n.a.
$32,380Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,950 27,240
$32,280Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$34,090 30
$32,220Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$32,050n.a.
$32,210Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$31,520n.a.
$32,100Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$31,300 230
$32,080Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,940 80
$31,850Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,340 57,910
$31,750Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,710 1,200
$31,730Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$28,070 160
$31,690Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,510 150
$31,640Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$30,510 130
$31,640Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$30,770 60
$31,640Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$30,160 290
$31,490Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,010 4,810
$31,390Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$26,720 210
$31,290Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$25,550n.a.
$31,280Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,640 130
$31,260Tapers
(area) (ind)
$31,300 60
$31,230Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,700n.a.
$31,200First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,480 360
$31,200Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$32,000 30
$31,190Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$32,910 690
$31,100Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,020 540
$31,090Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,920 70
$31,080Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,060 1,350
$31,060Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,150 330
$30,990Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,500n.a.
$30,730Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$30,960 170
$30,720Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,670n.a.
$30,710Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,830 660
$30,650Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,170 300
$30,630Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$30,650 280
$30,590Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,540 60
$30,560Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,500 90
$30,550All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,450 920
$30,450Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,210 280
$30,440Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,290 110
$30,430Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,010 11,780
$30,390Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$30,530 400
$30,370Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,810 50
$30,340Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$30,040 3,530
$30,300Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$29,900 1,610
$30,220Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,800 410
$30,220Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$30,060 30
$30,200Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,090 2,020
$30,190Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,280 80
$30,110Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,940 2,690
$30,070Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$30,930 460
$30,030Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,730 7,370
$29,990Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,150 890
$29,960Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,260 80
$29,930Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,000 190
$29,880Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,630 110
$29,840Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,000 640
$29,840Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,130 40
$29,810Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$27,800 1,350
$29,800Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,120 70
$29,800Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,690 220
$29,770Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,770 150
$29,690Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,680 150
$29,650Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$30,790 710
$29,640Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,560 1,100
$29,610Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,420 30
$29,570Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$27,120n.a.
$29,540New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,450 350
$29,540Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$25,910 260
$29,530Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,000 200
$29,530Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,430 250
$29,530Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,830 2,250
$29,510Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$29,630 30
$29,510Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,430 110
$29,350Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$28,420 460
$29,340Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,090 33,730
$29,300Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,300 50
$29,160Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,540 420
$29,140Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,300 290
$28,990Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,480 1,960
$28,960Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,040 150
$28,750Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,540 210
$28,730Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,430 300
$28,710Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,390 300
$28,650First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$26,660 620
$28,640Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,680 220
$28,640Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$27,100 8,270
$28,590Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$28,420 470
$28,470Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,490 800
$28,310Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,000 500
$28,280Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,260 250
$28,270Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$26,750 210
$28,270Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,170 1,020
$28,170Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,630 70
$28,160Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,030 330
$28,140Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,000 310
$28,090Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,760 70
$28,040Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,810 90,980
$27,970Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,380 120
$27,910Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$30,320 450
$27,880Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,290 770
$27,830Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,790 60
$27,810Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,770 140
$27,760Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,850 400
$27,660Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,380n.a.
$27,620Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,370 1,470
$27,610Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,710 360
$27,580Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,070 1,420
$27,540Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,550 120
$27,530Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$22,120n.a.
$27,480Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$26,620 420
$27,440Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,750 290
$27,400Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,600 930
$27,320Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$27,960 120
$27,270Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,110 2,170
$27,240Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$26,990 280
$27,190Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,950 3,210
$27,090Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,230 30
$27,080Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,520 180
$27,060Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,100 130
$27,050Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,290n.a.
$27,040Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,110 80
$26,940Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,040 160
$26,840Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,330 2,140
$26,830Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,420 280
$26,820Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,440 3,200
$26,740Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,810n.a.
$26,610Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$26,680 810
$26,580Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,850 180
$26,510Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,520 540
$26,450Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,330 80
$26,430Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,300 360
$26,350Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,720 260
$26,300Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,130 430
$26,280Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,480 300
$26,270Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,150 460
$26,170Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,320n.a.
$26,150Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$26,610n.a.
$26,130Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,360 470
$26,060Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,490n.a.
$25,970Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$25,110 10,690
$25,920Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,410 39,050
$25,910First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 3,430
$25,790Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$25,380 950
$25,640Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,530 2,370
$25,480Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$25,390n.a.
$25,360Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,100n.a.
$25,300Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,860 330
$25,260Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,210 380
$25,260Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,630 980
$25,220Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,820 970
$25,150Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,020 740
$25,120Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$25,000n.a.
$25,120Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$25,470 60
$25,080Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,670 680
$25,070Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,660 1,470
$24,980Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$24,920 280
$24,970Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,340 40
$24,950Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,540 410
$24,930Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,820 140
$24,900Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$26,090 240
$24,830Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,440 1,190
$24,730Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,210 170
$24,700Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,300 80
$24,420Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$23,700 50
$24,360Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,030 840
$24,350Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,160 30
$24,350Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,490 210
$24,300Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,700 70
$24,180Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,970 430
$23,940Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,450 1,670
$23,740Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,480 30
$23,680Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$24,620n.a.
$23,520Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,110 1,740
$23,460Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,740 890
$23,450Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,940 1,740
$23,220Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,410 110
$23,130Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$22,280 40
$23,050Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,530 280
$23,000Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,100 470
$22,850Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,020 290
$22,830Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,020 17,830
$22,600Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,320 60
$22,590Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$21,010n.a.
$22,570File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,830 820
$22,220Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,470 240
$22,190Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,600 580
$22,010Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$23,520 80
$22,000Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$16,380n.a.
$21,990Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,380 190
$21,960Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,630 1,620
$21,930Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$17,290 880
$21,910Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,790 9,370
$21,840Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$22,260n.a.
$21,750Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,070 350
$21,750Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,040 1,200
$21,720Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,280 840
$21,580Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,100 4,880
$21,410Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,100 580
$21,390Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$23,350 40
$21,220Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,860 4,750
$21,190Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,850n.a.
$21,100Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,870 40
$20,970Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,050 2,490
$20,960Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,610 860
$20,890Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,900 10,470
$20,890Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,560n.a.
$20,820Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,000 11,450
$20,780Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,790 250
$20,770Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,360 220
$20,750Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,550 2,190
$20,720Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,430n.a.
$20,550Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,180 640
$20,550Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,170n.a.
$20,520Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$20,450 220
$20,490Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,110 130
$20,410Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$17,930 80
$20,350Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,710 8,190
$20,340Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,230 280
$20,340Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,730 440
$20,250Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$18,050 480
$20,230Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,710 330
$20,030Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,310 1,110
$19,980Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,540 2,290
$19,920Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,000 90
$19,920Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,670 6,170
$19,840Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,840 410
$19,650Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,570 13,130
$19,620Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$17,250 80
$19,480Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,060 140
$19,470Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,770 420
$19,420Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$19,430n.a.
$19,330Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,450 400
$19,270Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$18,580n.a.
$19,220Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,280n.a.
$19,190Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$18,370 160
$19,180Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,210 390
$19,080Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,740 700
$19,010Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,700n.a.
$18,900Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$17,990 250
$18,700Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,940n.a.
$18,690Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,130 5,000
$18,570Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,280 2,540
$18,330Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$17,000 130
$18,280Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,040 4,590
$18,180Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,200 30
$18,060Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$17,910 430
$17,970Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$16,510 710
$17,860Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,560 1,390
$17,660Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,520 5,960
$17,540Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,040 1,170
$17,200Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,360 550
$17,190Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$16,410n.a.
$17,130Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$15,470 560
$17,120Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,760n.a.
$16,970Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$16,260 200
$16,940Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,190 70
$16,780Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$16,480n.a.
$16,680Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,530 2,120
$16,420Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,060 2,710
$16,400Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$12,990 50
$16,290Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,960 630
$16,240Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,210 320
$16,170Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,940 840
$16,000Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,200 710
$16,000Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,050 37,520
$15,940Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,760 2,650
$15,930Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,040 730
$15,770Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,550 110
$15,740Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,990 520
$15,710Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$15,770 4,140
$15,580Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$15,240 250
$15,510Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,840 960
$15,470Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,070 13,900
$15,420Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,650 260
$15,350Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,270 220
$15,250Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,920 3,460
$15,220Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,240 2,280
$15,150Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,740 2,670
$15,070Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,950 800
$15,060Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,360 1,220
$14,850Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,700 1,260
$14,560Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,300 590
$14,460Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,870 190
$14,190Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,330 1,940
$14,010Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,140 7,820
$13,930Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$13,790 60
$13,910Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,240 10,810
$13,350Legislators
(area) (ind)
$12,860 590
n.a.Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 760
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$43,098 200
n.a.Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates