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Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas-Missouri, 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

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas-Missouri

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$186,580Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$170,040Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 70
$154,610Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 170
$151,010Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$149,780Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$138,360 100
$115,800Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$102,610 230
$99,000Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$107,050n.a.
$90,750Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$94,010 230
$89,650Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$85,330 70
$86,440Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$98,100n.a.
$82,590Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$78,370n.a.
$81,550General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$69,090 2,020
$79,430Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$62,490 620
$76,690Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$68,320 370
$71,600Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$67,670n.a.
$71,050Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,760 9,070
$70,920Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$71,580 280
$70,120Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$69,770 290
$69,150Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$73,430 40
$68,900Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$75,210 60
$67,390Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$64,830 620
$67,380Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,850 650
$67,100Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$63,550 280
$66,570Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,740n.a.
$66,530Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,950 140
$66,520First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$61,160 290
$66,510Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$66,420 40
$66,000Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,680 190
$65,730Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$64,780 150
$65,690Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,260 150
$65,260Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,850n.a.
$65,260Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,150 100
$65,070Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$63,350 70
$65,000Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$63,970 150
$64,720Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,770 430
$64,720Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$66,230n.a.
$64,460Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$64,040 300
$63,940Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,380 310
$63,800Chemists
(area) (ind)
$60,440n.a.
$63,390Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$63,250 90
$63,130Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,430n.a.
$63,040Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,170n.a.
$62,910Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,700n.a.
$62,900Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$52,220 380
$61,940Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$59,080n.a.
$61,710Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$53,040 70
$61,390Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$64,030n.a.
$61,230Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$53,380n.a.
$60,800Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$60,100 90
$59,810Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$49,610 50
$59,350Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$52,880n.a.
$59,160Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$59,450 640
$58,740Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$55,780n.a.
$58,550Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$54,550 320
$58,420Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,380n.a.
$58,230Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,270 140
$58,100Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$56,040 350
$57,990Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$57,710n.a.
$56,780Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,900 210
$54,640Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$62,780n.a.
$53,810Art directors
(area) (ind)
$54,280 30
$53,250Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,040 300
$52,950Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,260 50
$52,640Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,100 1,840
$52,630Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,570 6,720
$52,590Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,680 2,230
$52,110Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,970 280
$51,460Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$50,580 40
$50,950Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$49,490 360
$50,430Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,540n.a.
$50,150Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$50,110 280
$49,870Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$50,690 40
$49,660Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,570 240
$49,220Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$40,860 40
$48,820Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,710 450
$48,730Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,420 310
$48,620Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,110 3,840
$48,440Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,510 3,990
$47,940Health educators
(area) (ind)
$48,320 40
$47,530Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$33,990 30
$47,240Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$47,660 100
$47,040First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,090 980
$46,980Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$45,170 2,300
$46,870Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,960 30
$46,730Librarians
(area) (ind)
$48,120 250
$46,620Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$42,740 80
$46,520Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,870 60
$46,110Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$45,940 1,270
$45,880Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$47,130 50
$45,630First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,630 810
$45,580Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,680 7,650
$45,500Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$43,210n.a.
$45,490Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$43,450 30
$45,310Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$47,660n.a.
$45,210Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$42,910 120
$45,010Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,930 50
$44,800Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,840 90
$44,120Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,680n.a.
$44,040Foresters
(area) (ind)
$47,330n.a.
$44,020First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$36,800 150
$43,910Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,000 110
$43,830Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,990n.a.
$43,770Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,070n.a.
$43,720Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$35,430 30
$43,480Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,440 140
$43,130Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,790 210
$42,970Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$43,370n.a.
$42,950Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,140 30
$42,950Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$41,030 1,390
$42,740Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$36,020 260
$42,730Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$42,590 990
$42,700Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,540 170
$42,650Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$47,190 1,270
$42,590Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$39,540 90
$42,530Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,850n.a.
$42,450First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$40,110 1,170
$42,330Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,710 380
$42,100Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$42,100 90
$42,100Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$30,760 110
$42,050Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$40,810 130
$42,050Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,740 320
$42,020Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,230n.a.
$41,900First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$40,240 600
$41,790Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,340 430
$41,600Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,460 40
$41,010Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,120 250
$40,920Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$37,000 310
$40,810Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$42,910 140
$40,810Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$41,040 1,920
$40,230Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,580n.a.
$40,100Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$35,180 60
$40,060Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,750 90
$40,050Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,530 9,500
$39,970Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,570n.a.
$39,930Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$39,510 30
$39,690Editors
(area) (ind)
$34,220 60
$39,420Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,040 120
$39,410First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,530 40
$39,340Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,840 270
$39,220Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,310 90
$39,150Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,750 800
$39,080Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,240n.a.
$39,070Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,480 130
$38,580Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$39,150 30
$38,350Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,020 60
$38,270Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,960 300
$38,250Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,700 30
$38,100Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$38,290 240
$38,010Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,660 50
$37,910Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,400 420
$37,840First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$35,260 2,000
$37,830Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,700 170
$37,820Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,550 60
$37,730Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$34,300 30
$37,650Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,210 240
$37,650Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,640 100
$37,470Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,600 80
$36,970Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,300n.a.
$36,510First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$36,190 300
$36,380Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$36,750 70
$36,200Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$30,840 360
$35,820Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$35,320n.a.
$35,690Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,980 150
$35,640Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,890 130
$35,520Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,730 370
$35,390Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$32,630n.a.
$35,370Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,930 30
$35,210Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,590 870
$35,000Electricians
(area) (ind)
$35,710 1,120
$34,970Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,700 30
$34,870Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$24,950 40
$34,850Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$34,450 150
$34,840Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,860 180
$34,620Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$27,770 100
$34,610Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,770 300
$34,570Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$35,710 210
$34,500Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,920 620
$34,500Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,400 170
$34,220Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,220 750
$34,180Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,840 1,580
$33,960Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,710n.a.
$33,940Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,730 90
$33,840Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,220 610
$33,530Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$25,800 130
$33,440Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$33,510n.a.
$33,420Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$33,020 860
$33,330Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$33,170 100
$33,330Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$32,440 130
$33,070Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,240 290
$32,860Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$27,950 50
$32,820Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,440 300
$32,810Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,460 170
$32,660Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$31,520 180
$32,660Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,620 7,520
$32,580Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,520 900
$32,360Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,770 690
$32,330Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,710n.a.
$32,300Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,590 110
$32,170Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$30,720 310
$32,160Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$33,850 100
$32,020Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,060 520
$31,810Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,130 600
$31,780Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,030 1,260
$31,700Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,910 120
$31,600All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,670 186,930
$31,340Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,850 30
$31,290Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,200 60
$31,200Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,990n.a.
$31,090Roofers
(area) (ind)
$33,340 70
$31,040Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$29,370 160
$31,030Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,310 8,190
$30,950Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,470 240
$30,860Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,050 110
$30,520Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,630 110
$30,360Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$28,160 120
$30,330Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$30,470 170
$30,310Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,740 530
$30,270Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$29,710 50
$30,090Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$28,130 290
$30,000Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$31,150 110
$29,880Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,950 1,220
$29,860First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$25,520 1,940
$29,780Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$28,430 140
$29,660Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,740 90
$29,520Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,320 90
$29,440Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,840 60
$29,430Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$26,780n.a.
$29,340Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,810 160
$29,310All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,430 210
$29,270New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,140 80
$29,250Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,640 22,090
$29,160Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,960 380
$29,110Job printers
(area) (ind)
$29,450 150
$29,090Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$28,060 50
$28,980Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$27,730 430
$28,850Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$30,030n.a.
$28,830Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,080n.a.
$28,760Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$28,290 1,880
$28,700Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,290 200
$28,670Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,240n.a.
$28,500Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$27,310n.a.
$28,480Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,210 480
$28,190Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,280 18,820
$28,050Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,430 240
$27,850Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,910 2,520
$27,740Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$26,870 80
$27,730Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,920 1,180
$27,690Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,950 160
$27,640Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$25,690 250
$27,620Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,430 660
$27,600Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,850 590
$27,360Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,300n.a.
$27,250Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,490 420
$27,190Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$26,880 100
$27,180Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,460n.a.
$27,170Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,520 40
$27,160Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,460 70
$27,050Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,340 30
$26,980Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,600 110
$26,860Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$26,480n.a.
$26,860Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,820 240
$26,830Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,520 120
$26,770Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,050 2,980
$26,740Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,460n.a.
$26,740First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,160 200
$26,700Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$25,630n.a.
$26,600Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,150 1,850
$26,570Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,410 120
$26,520Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,640 290
$26,500Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,180 350
$26,490Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,370n.a.
$26,490Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,850 100
$26,480Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,910 320
$26,360First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$25,460 100
$26,350Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,800 60
$26,190Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$22,410 40
$26,120Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,140 730
$25,640Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$22,450n.a.
$25,550Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,810n.a.
$25,510Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,730 410
$25,440Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$25,370 90
$25,340Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,390 260
$25,320Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,990 140
$25,260Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,940 330
$25,190Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,170 30
$25,160Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$24,850 180
$25,100Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,850 100
$25,090Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$24,500 170
$25,090Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,360 2,570
$25,020Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,920 28,910
$25,000Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,890 1,410
$24,940Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$22,340 180
$24,930First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,960 1,190
$24,840Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$23,220n.a.
$24,840Photographers
(area) (ind)
$20,820 80
$24,660Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,260 150
$24,620Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,750n.a.
$24,600Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,970n.a.
$24,580Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,320 40
$24,550Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,500 160
$24,480Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$23,890 130
$24,400Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,470 27,010
$24,350Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$24,240 1,320
$24,320Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,980 160
$24,150Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,740 170
$24,030Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,100 1,040
$23,960Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$24,620 200
$23,860Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$21,110 120
$23,840Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,210 140
$23,760Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,080n.a.
$23,730Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,840 340
$23,620Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,690 40
$23,550Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$22,540 60
$23,520Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,810 100
$23,480Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$22,670 220
$23,460Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,140 2,090
$23,180Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,560n.a.
$23,160Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,490 1,170
$23,110Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,030 150
$23,080Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,730 400
$22,700Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$22,070 50
$22,520Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$21,170n.a.
$22,480Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,930 80
$22,450Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,460n.a.
$22,440Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,750 960
$22,370Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$20,390 90
$22,340Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,160n.a.
$22,200Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,840n.a.
$22,140Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$21,780 30
$22,140Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,300 320
$22,100Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,040 50
$22,090Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,780 210
$22,080Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,950 140
$22,040Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,530 40
$21,990Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,270 290
$21,920Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,080 1,410
$21,910Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,460 1,750
$21,900Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,190 30
$21,900Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$21,010 130
$21,870Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$21,580 400
$21,830Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,290 130
$21,820Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,420 30
$21,750Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,550 290
$21,750Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,120 80
$21,740Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,630 100
$21,740Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,000 230
$21,290Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$20,680 270
$21,190Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 940
$21,160Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,630 360
$21,100Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,080 290
$21,010Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,950 3,340
$20,930Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$20,220 80
$20,910Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,640 220
$20,780Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$19,720 610
$20,780Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,160n.a.
$20,740Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,180 510
$20,490Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,990 2,920
$20,430Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,730 430
$20,280Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,120 5,020
$20,270Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,270 120
$20,230Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$17,920n.a.
$20,160Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,760 110
$20,150Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,870 1,260
$20,040Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,100 3,340
$19,900Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$19,030 120
$19,770Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,710 240
$19,750Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,780 2,770
$19,710Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,340 6,140
$19,670File clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,440 230
$19,600Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,520 1,100
$19,600Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,450 2,630
$19,520Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,870 1,430
$19,520Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,400 130
$19,340Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,230 40
$19,340Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$19,440n.a.
$19,230Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$20,110 30
$19,120Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,600 480
$19,060Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,050 1,310
$18,990Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$18,380 4,230
$18,980Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,220 3,300
$18,890Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,070n.a.
$18,850Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,360 340
$18,840Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$18,270 70
$18,760Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,860 150
$18,690Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$18,010 300
$18,510Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$17,160n.a.
$18,490Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,320 100
$18,310Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,030 90
$18,260Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,450 120
$18,240Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$16,650 350
$18,160Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,620 1,050
$18,090Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,660 200
$17,900Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,310 270
$17,880Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,050 820
$17,610Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,150 170
$17,450Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,530 200
$17,140Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,520 190
$17,060Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,100 2,890
$16,990Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,570 650
$16,940Bakers
(area) (ind)
$16,500n.a.
$16,870Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,870 160
$16,670Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,580n.a.
$16,510Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,510 670
$16,340Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,690 320
$16,340Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$16,490n.a.
$16,020Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,520 130
$15,910Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,980 770
$15,740Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,050 13,910
$15,660Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,510 4,160
$15,440Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$15,890 310
$15,330Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$15,240 120
$15,260Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,430 1,030
$15,200Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,110 320
$14,820Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$13,430n.a.
$14,810Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,990 780
$14,760Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,740 940
$14,750Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,910 350
$14,730Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,010 1,030
$14,700Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,510 1,340
$14,570Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,190 2,720
$14,180Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,460 930
$14,050Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,360 300
$13,770Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,290 540
$13,570Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,300 2,830
$13,280Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,030 430
$13,130Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,130n.a.
$13,010Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$12,910 50
n.a.Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 120
n.a.Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 210
n.a.Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 80
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates