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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California Metropolitan Division, 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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California Metropolitan Division

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$191,980Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 680
$189,200Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$177,070Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 110
$169,190Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 9,220
$167,570Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,050
$164,940Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$160,390Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,130
$159,270Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,460
$154,840Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 720
$146,000Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$141,830 6,100
$133,910Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$129,270 20,150
$130,460Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$116,420 3,060
$125,100Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$128,670 160
$116,120Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$111,150 6,750
$114,450Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$109,040 7,770
$113,100Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$111,880 390
$112,540Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$103,830 360
$110,180General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$97,290 60,170
$109,830Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$97,960 7,080
$104,750Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$93,650 13,950
$104,090Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$92,940 17,210
$102,130Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$89,770 710
$101,760Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$89,890 190
$100,660Physicists
(area) (ind)
$103,410 460
$99,110Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$84,950 35,950
$98,700Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$100,510 4,210
$98,640Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$72,120 9,320
$98,590Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$88,240 1,320
$98,120Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$88,000 199,500
$97,740Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$93,820 1,930
$95,440Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$100,740 5,890
$95,330Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$85,070 570
$95,110Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$93,130 12,860
$94,710Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$90,880 90
$94,510Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$80,800 2,050
$93,650Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$85,590 700
$92,670Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$55,270n.a.
$92,350Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$85,460 3,830
$92,030Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$89,910 3,330
$91,550Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$88,300 10,050
$90,930Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$85,210 60
$90,800Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,640 6,540
$90,070Art directors
(area) (ind)
$72,950 2,140
$89,850Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$86,030 4,760
$88,950Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$69,820n.a.
$88,750Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$84,090 630
$88,540Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$64,440 2,370
$87,160Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$89,830 140
$86,550Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$60,330 2,610
$86,320Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$86,250 17,800
$86,070Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,520n.a.
$86,030Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$84,790 7,350
$85,930Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$68,670 450
$84,840Economists
(area) (ind)
$78,110 210
$84,210Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$83,810 1,420
$84,070Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$80,250 250
$84,020Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$78,420 2,540
$83,860Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$66,760 3,810
$82,690Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,690 850
$82,640Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,690 14,540
$82,480Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$69,720 310
$82,140Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$76,780 4,910
$81,570Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,320 4,140
$80,870Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$70,920 3,870
$80,650Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$83,350 60
$79,030Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,270 1,920
$79,020Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,360 1,710
$78,830Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$69,240 4,720
$78,290Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$81,480 290
$78,250Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$77,420 540
$77,920Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$72,190 7,410
$77,730Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,660 21,270
$77,400Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,590 250
$77,200Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$77,680 80
$77,130Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$69,890 1,570
$76,940Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,680 210
$76,580Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,690 530
$76,320Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,460 3,630
$76,160Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,740 5,800
$75,930Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,250 500
$75,890Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,440 90
$75,870Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,430n.a.
$75,750Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,140 410
$75,020Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,060 73,210
$74,980Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,130 2,800
$74,920Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,380 8,440
$74,760Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$69,440 340
$74,710Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$75,520 80
$74,670Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$72,050 2,980
$74,500Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,760n.a.
$74,240Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,970 580
$74,090Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$76,640 200
$73,830Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,760 4,850
$73,760Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,090 140
$73,630Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$70,820 700
$73,580Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,240 1,130
$73,270Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$58,360 7,260
$73,260Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$69,850 4,910
$72,960Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,630 220
$72,920History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,930 280
$72,750Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,080 190
$72,740Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,960 870
$72,490Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,790 50
$72,010Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,020 250
$71,810Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,630 100
$71,390English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,080 900
$71,130Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,850 200
$71,110Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$69,920 50
$71,100Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$69,600 8,610
$71,020Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,060 730
$70,840Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$66,200 1,420
$70,760Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$64,230 3,690
$70,440Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,550 81,140
$70,380Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$68,940 820
$70,070Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$66,260 610
$69,780Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$68,920 4,640
$69,610Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,280 670
$69,510Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,990 12,520
$69,400Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$76,210 3,550
$69,380Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$67,460 710
$69,370Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$65,980 950
$69,160Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$68,570 1,490
$68,970Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$66,590n.a.
$68,710Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$68,160 90
$68,700Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$69,440 2,980
$68,490Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,360 4,600
$68,370Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,950 2,490
$68,320Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,620 170,280
$68,320Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,380 230
$68,220Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$69,060 1,530
$67,910Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$74,190 130
$67,730Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$64,790 450
$67,660Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$67,440 65,060
$67,660Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$43,590 200
$67,570Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$67,320 20,050
$67,500Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$62,330 8,490
$67,220First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$60,050 7,890
$67,150Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$53,400 2,330
$66,950Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,210 3,330
$66,910Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,430 1,010
$66,690Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,230 2,070
$66,640Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$63,690 760
$66,470Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$64,410 2,130
$66,430Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,780 60
$66,280Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$37,130 1,400
$66,160Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$62,810 7,070
$66,150Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$55,080 370
$65,770Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$57,540n.a.
$65,770Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$63,140 560
$65,560Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$66,450 6,160
$65,280Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,420 360
$64,990Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,790n.a.
$64,840Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,680 2,170
$64,240Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$61,520 2,080
$64,190Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$66,770 160
$64,100Curators
(area) (ind)
$56,570 270
$63,840Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$64,650 3,970
$63,790Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$54,140 3,680
$63,440Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,020 490
$63,390Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$62,260 2,200
$63,310Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$52,470 1,520
$63,250Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$58,400 220
$62,880Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,280 220
$62,730Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,170 28,900
$62,710Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$64,010 70
$62,200First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$59,870 10,190
$62,090Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,200 174,180
$61,900Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$52,460 9,340
$61,890Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,820n.a.
$61,830Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$65,190 740
$61,770Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,210 560
$61,520Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$56,800n.a.
$61,410Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$64,400 2,490
$61,390Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,820 190
$61,360Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,870 730
$61,190Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,840 610
$61,190Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,730 7,370
$61,110Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,200 2,720
$61,090Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,720 40
$61,000Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,220 4,450
$61,000Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$59,160 4,220
$60,770Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$56,970 720
$60,470Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$53,700 36,760
$60,150Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,140 340
$59,880Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,030 6,560
$59,730Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$61,840n.a.
$59,490Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$62,840 3,860
$59,440Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,060n.a.
$59,330Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$61,740 370
$59,260Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,420 6,440
$59,150Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,850 570
$59,100Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$54,950 4,370
$58,990Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$55,600 2,350
$58,730Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$59,060 3,930
$58,670Librarians
(area) (ind)
$56,440 3,150
$58,620Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$53,770 3,870
$58,490Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$58,340 40
$58,360Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$56,000n.a.
$58,340First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$56,770 10,720
$58,100Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$58,770 260
$57,970Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,640 35,290
$57,900Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$60,260 1,590
$57,880Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,570 140
$57,870Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$59,260n.a.
$57,740Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,750 210
$57,680Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,410n.a.
$57,510Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$55,680 1,640
$56,960Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,530 120
$56,950Editors
(area) (ind)
$47,260 4,610
$56,950Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,140 32,480
$56,810Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$53,890 820
$56,460Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$57,020 8,460
$56,410Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,170 4,180
$56,250Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$53,410 5,960
$56,170Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,720 710
$55,830Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,630 3,220
$55,100Chemists
(area) (ind)
$49,990 1,440
$54,990Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,620 2,070
$54,770Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$54,880 40
$54,730Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,400 150
$54,290Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$53,940 1,020
$54,070Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$55,200 1,220
$53,970Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$51,430 1,380
$53,910Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$55,990 900
$53,820Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$51,790 3,790
$53,790First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$50,330 6,720
$53,620Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$52,790 5,160
$53,580Flight attendants
(area) (ind)
$44,080 6,010
$53,570Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$50,700 8,530
$53,520Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,250 3,070
$53,500Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,310n.a.
$53,440Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$56,150 590
$53,400Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,560 1,610
$53,230Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,990 47,740
$53,190Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,200 300
$53,120Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$52,470 70
$52,950Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,300 4,090
$52,910Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,140 5,520
$52,850Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,940n.a.
$51,980Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$50,000n.a.
$51,810Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,300 4,400
$51,710Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,790 1,340
$51,640Archivists
(area) (ind)
$50,060 220
$51,620Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$53,920 2,500
$51,590Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,430 1,130
$51,550Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$59,340 1,240
$51,410Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$50,360 51,540
$51,210Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,310 470
$51,190Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$43,260 1,240
$50,860Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$50,850n.a.
$50,830Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$43,900n.a.
$50,500Clergy
(area) (ind)
$47,230 770
$50,300Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$42,730 660
$50,230Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$47,270 870
$50,200Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,320 159,550
$50,150Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,280 4,320
$49,990Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$51,600n.a.
$49,990Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$51,200 60
$49,560First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$46,050 49,660
$49,500Electricians
(area) (ind)
$44,020 12,640
$49,480Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$46,410 190
$49,290Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$42,510 1,790
$49,270Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$48,400 7,960
$49,240Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$50,920n.a.
$49,140Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$51,710 940
$49,090Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,720 70
$49,000Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,600 1,290
$48,950Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$47,020 8,130
$48,890Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,540 560
$48,780Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$48,510n.a.
$48,730Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,110 1,220
$48,730Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$40,460 1,360
$48,670Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,110 6,410
$48,660Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,380 266,420
$48,590Riggers
(area) (ind)
$47,540 470
$48,420Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,600 2,160
$48,260Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$50,790 1,190
$48,230Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$45,680 5,180
$48,210Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,600 1,900
$48,140Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$47,420 180
$47,970Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$51,890 70
$47,910Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,980 1,040
$47,850Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$48,960 250
$47,800Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$48,060 7,080
$47,440Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$49,090 2,920
$47,400Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,570 710
$47,260Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$48,220 10,520
$47,220Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$46,920 150
$47,020Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$42,790 7,850
$46,990Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,880 1,060
$46,940Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$49,220 12,320
$46,850Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,830 90
$46,780Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,830 450
$46,740Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$46,980n.a.
$46,620Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$49,830 130
$46,570First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,740 21,360
$46,510Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,300 460
$46,470Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$43,140n.a.
$46,420Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$40,480 5,470
$46,010Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,120 6,830
$45,820Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$45,150 1,990
$45,730Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,390 1,020
$45,610Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,390 580
$45,440Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$47,010 17,000
$45,420Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,920 3,370
$45,370Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$47,150 1,470
$45,080Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$44,910 750
$44,990Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,570 90
$44,730First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$43,060 1,980
$44,660Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$46,500 190
$44,520Tapers
(area) (ind)
$44,360 1,390
$44,450Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$42,840 2,740
$44,440Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$44,810 1,590
$44,410Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$38,910 130
$44,350Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,180 3,300
$44,330Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$43,790 330
$44,080Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$37,820 140
$44,020Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,250 2,340
$43,990Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,300 1,040
$43,890Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$43,590 410
$43,830Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$45,420 2,720
$43,710Legislators
(area) (ind)
$38,480 340
$43,640Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,940 610
$43,570Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,170 14,180
$43,280Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,530 1,290
$43,120Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,670 3,700
$43,010Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$42,490 820
$42,900Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,880 2,350
$42,860Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$39,980 11,290
$42,850Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,900 2,660
$42,710First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,710 1,730
$42,700Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,040 880
$42,620Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,290 1,730
$42,590Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,840 900
$42,540Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$41,770 1,860
$42,530Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,310 7,860
$42,530Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,670 1,310
$42,270Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,260 131,370
$42,240Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,320 45,190
$42,210Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$36,660 590
$42,120Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,570 150
$42,120Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,950 58,750
$42,070Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$41,400 1,460
$41,780Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$41,310 16,380
$41,720Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$31,680 480
$41,710First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,740 6,610
$41,570Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,240 6,140
$41,420All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,440 4,014,720
$41,310Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,490 102,650
$41,230Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,280n.a.
$41,190Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$45,670n.a.
$41,160Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,360 3,320
$41,090Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$40,600 5,850
$41,080Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,060 1,650
$41,010Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,700 5,470
$41,000Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,540 4,100
$40,970Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,460 360
$40,910Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,270 125,450
$40,840Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,910 3,680
$40,680Roofers
(area) (ind)
$40,880 2,960
$40,680Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$37,450 510
$40,670Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$33,430 11,930
$40,540Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,590 18,240
$40,480Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,020 1,280
$40,410Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,510 2,920
$40,130Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$40,170 1,950
$39,910Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$40,330 40
$39,860Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$39,370 3,770
$39,740Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$38,500 270
$39,730Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,590 150
$39,660Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$33,520 1,180
$39,510Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$35,600 430
$39,490Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$17,640 160
$39,490Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,350 1,890
$39,460Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,950 16,760
$39,460Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,980 13,420
$39,430Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$33,850 1,360
$39,360Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,650 60
$39,310Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$38,440 110
$39,190Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$38,490 220
$39,190Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$38,080 3,550
$39,000Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$36,700 860
$38,910Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$33,580 1,420
$38,870Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$32,710 530
$38,780First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$35,690 31,290
$38,730Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,510 3,190
$38,500Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,660 970
$38,470Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$39,180 350
$38,430Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,150 1,450
$38,230Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$36,440 6,400
$38,170Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,660 140
$37,920Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,460 3,150
$37,830Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$34,080 3,500
$37,740Photographers
(area) (ind)
$32,640 1,490
$37,680Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,330 4,930
$37,660First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$35,600 4,170
$37,520Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,900 2,260
$37,300Health educators
(area) (ind)
$33,340n.a.
$37,300Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$32,710 1,860
$37,240Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,460 530
$37,200Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$36,890 4,290
$37,130Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,030 3,500
$37,090Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,360 250
$37,000Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$32,150 4,680
$36,950Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,310 750
$36,940Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$35,480 490
$36,680Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$35,880n.a.
$36,580Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$32,320 19,160
$36,580Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,420 2,430
$36,570Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,910n.a.
$36,470Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,880 300
$36,440Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,170 9,300
$36,390Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,660 3,250
$36,350Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,680 180
$36,340Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,760 1,380
$36,190Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$36,290 120
$35,960Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,740 7,760
$35,910Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,070 500
$35,900Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,480 1,160
$35,750Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,560 4,790
$35,710Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$37,360 360
$35,680First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$32,930 3,400
$35,670Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,810 300
$35,670Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,900 8,650
$35,660Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,840 580
$35,660Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,400n.a.
$35,540Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,700n.a.
$35,540Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,930 401,700
$35,530Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$34,880 31,230
$35,480Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,090 320
$35,350Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,950 270
$35,290Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$34,360 760
$35,270Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,920 260
$35,180Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$32,180 32,520
$35,130Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,920 1,270
$35,100Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,530 5,360
$34,910Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,450 5,950
$34,780Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,290 650
$34,660First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$31,940 280
$34,650Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,230n.a.
$34,590Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$30,900 680
$34,550Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,810 7,800
$34,520Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,830 3,040
$34,410Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,750 150
$34,320Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,780 4,430
$34,270Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$31,680 7,130
$34,250All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,320 7,200
$34,090Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$30,920 1,240
$34,020Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,600 5,990
$33,970Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,410 190
$33,730Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$33,010 40
$33,640Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,520 60,060
$33,380Job printers
(area) (ind)
$30,220 1,280
$33,380Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,430 2,390
$33,340Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,650 800
$33,150Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,150 3,970
$33,050Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,880 1,430
$32,930Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$33,680 1,330
$32,860Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,040 6,940
$32,830Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,130 860
$32,710Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,720 510
$32,710Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,300 13,470
$32,660Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$31,120 280
$32,630Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,870n.a.
$32,510Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$32,590 15,400
$32,480Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$30,770 2,870
$32,470Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$30,730 960
$32,460Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$29,580 780
$32,330Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,680 3,020
$32,300Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$31,540 870
$32,290Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$23,020 430
$32,220Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$31,350 33,560
$32,160Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,050 59,390
$31,920Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,690 1,030
$31,850Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,160 805,540
$31,800Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,810 6,450
$31,730Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$28,580 1,220
$31,630Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,480 1,470
$31,580Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,550 3,360
$31,520New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,430 2,120
$31,430Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$28,330 4,750
$31,410Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,920 1,060
$31,230Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$26,460 1,080
$31,140Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$28,210 21,640
$31,030Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,300 6,470
$30,970Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$29,900 1,310
$30,810Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,680 13,100
$30,750Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,830 2,540
$30,730Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,190 19,580
$30,670Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$32,180n.a.
$30,610Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,830 13,970
$30,600Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,940 780
$30,550Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,370 190
$30,550Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,610 2,150
$30,510Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,560 80
$30,400Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,530 9,710
$30,390Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,470 2,450
$30,200Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,880n.a.
$30,160Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$26,790 1,510
$30,120Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,020 430
$30,120Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,150 860
$30,080Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$27,000 5,020
$30,080Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,820 2,910
$30,010Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,370 4,320
$29,920Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,700 2,650
$29,920Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,830 1,460
$29,840Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$27,240 180
$29,760Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,730 220
$29,730Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$24,460 17,270
$29,550Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,430 7,020
$28,990Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,220 1,540
$28,970Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$26,340 430
$28,960Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$30,310 50
$28,950Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,190 7,930
$28,940Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$28,370 440
$28,830Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$21,270n.a.
$28,680Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,690 780
$28,650Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,590 8,340
$28,510Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,670 304,340
$28,290Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$29,660n.a.
$28,250Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,150 440
$28,130Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,670 1,800
$28,030Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$26,280 4,840
$27,670First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$25,930 19,030
$27,660Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,630 2,570
$27,560Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,320 15,420
$27,530Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,350 250
$27,500Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$25,240 10,780
$27,490Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,830 8,070
$27,400Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,420 1,230
$27,350Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$26,300 60
$27,310Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,620 1,770
$27,200Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,820 870
$27,020Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,920 1,280
$26,660Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,530 52,890
$26,600Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,790 4,770
$26,600Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,360 333,310
$26,600Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$23,570 610
$26,540Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,630 620
$26,540Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$21,290 5,120
$26,430Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,670 3,710
$26,350Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,660 100
$26,250Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,620 30,700
$26,230Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,570 2,720
$26,200Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,910 1,410
$26,190Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,020 7,090
$26,180Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$24,000 5,350
$26,170Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$25,770 1,330
$26,100Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,080 83,060
$26,030Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,220 17,810
$26,020Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$25,190 400
$25,900Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,020 210
$25,720Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,230 38,190
$25,690Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,560 1,370
$25,620Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,390 118,750
$25,610Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,520 9,750
$25,570Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,880 83,810
$25,560Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,360n.a.
$25,440Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$22,310 20,820
$25,310Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,860 11,690
$25,250Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$22,540 710
$25,230Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$17,450n.a.
$25,200Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,400 9,490
$25,190Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,050 5,430
$25,190Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,230 3,600
$25,180Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,620 1,030
$25,140Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,050 1,310
$25,010Concierges
(area) (ind)
$23,760 380
$24,970Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,000 270
$24,960Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,340 1,400
$24,940Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,260 2,430
$24,870Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,810 1,420
$24,770Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,240 121,160
$24,730Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,470 1,930
$24,700Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$23,290 6,330
$24,610Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,380 1,890
$24,600Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$22,350 2,250
$24,600Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$24,660 210
$24,530Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,250 2,600
$24,470Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,200 1,680
$24,400Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,850 2,450
$24,390Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,290 3,580
$24,370Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,460 18,510
$24,320File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,680 9,370
$24,310Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,220 36,400
$24,250Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,260 2,280
$24,230Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,080 1,920
$24,140Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,220 670
$24,110Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,850 20,580
$24,050Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$24,150 140
$23,940Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$22,470 370
$23,930Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,560 2,120
$23,910Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,710 6,040
$23,910Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,330 3,210
$23,870Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,970 3,350
$23,740Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$21,290 1,880
$23,670Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$24,090 370
$23,630Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,000 620
$23,430Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,150 2,330
$23,390Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$20,580 130
$23,390Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,330 104,260
$23,340Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$18,730 1,720
$23,140Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,600 1,620
$23,140Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$21,940 5,240
$23,120Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,760 990
$23,080Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,620 4,250
$22,990Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,200 240
$22,980Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$21,870 1,250
$22,860Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,080 670
$22,840Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,240 4,360
$22,730Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,960 5,150
$22,690Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,200 54,130
$22,670Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,930n.a.
$22,540Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$17,410 450
$22,450Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,610n.a.
$22,360Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,750 8,680
$22,340Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,300 50,100
$22,300Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$16,960 3,700
$22,290Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,990 590
$22,210Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,480 3,970
$22,180Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,180 85,600
$22,160Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$19,560 25,060
$22,150Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,420 15,220
$22,020Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$19,160 950
$21,940Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$19,880 350
$21,940Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$20,430 860
$21,900Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,500 54,320
$21,830Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$19,710 590
$21,820Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,250 7,080
$21,770Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,870 31,410
$21,710Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,790 2,410
$21,660Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,000 220
$21,490Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,090 23,170
$21,460Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,870 1,270
$21,450Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$17,700 1,160
$21,370Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$19,270 1,330
$21,340Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,850 1,040
$21,330Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,740 2,180
$21,320Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,840 130
$21,120Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$19,780 2,110
$21,110Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,660 5,630
$21,010Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,330 400
$21,000Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,120 1,060
$20,990Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,790 3,600
$20,910Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,780 10,300
$20,900Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,330 220
$20,890Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,760 4,910
$20,700Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,470 2,410
$20,610Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,800 980
$20,560Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,860 9,030
$20,550Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,340 13,820
$20,490Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,390 11,620
$20,470Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$18,270 4,840
$20,450Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$17,320n.a.
$20,440Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,050 3,880
$20,400Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,210 1,200
$20,310Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,470 2,640
$20,260Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,320n.a.
$20,220Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,080 2,570
$20,190Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,030n.a.
$20,160Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,510 3,220
$20,090Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,690 990
$20,080Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,380 400
$20,070Barbers
(area) (ind)
$20,060n.a.
$20,050Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,780 510
$20,030Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,760 15,370
$20,000Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,430 88,990
$19,930Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,500 9,520
$19,810Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,650n.a.
$19,490Shoe machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,270 410
$19,270Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,730 19,910
$19,120Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,590 2,890
$18,980Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,480 3,480
$18,960Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,320 760
$18,950Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,180 13,210
$18,930Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,190 3,220
$18,830Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,030 299,290
$18,740Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$18,960n.a.
$18,600Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,160 500
$18,570Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,560 540
$18,520Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,530 480
$18,390Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,550 6,400
$18,350Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,790 36,220
$18,310Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,370 1,720
$18,230Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,070 1,790
$18,180Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,170 16,930
$18,130Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,010 35,400
$17,910Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,850 34,370
$17,900Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,750 5,980
$17,800Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,230 4,760
$17,780Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,080 8,130
$17,700Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,860 8,770
$17,670Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,530 12,310
$17,650Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,900 4,200
$17,510Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,590 1,240
$17,450Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,690 49,220
$17,420Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,460n.a.
$17,350Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,340 61,340
$16,950Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,460 500
$16,870Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,570 14,630
$16,640Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,320 16,050
$16,590Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,410 24,420
$16,040Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$16,070 2,750
n.a.Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 110
n.a.Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 380
n.a.Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 490
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,822 51,770
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$61,464 4,470
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$16,494 1,510
n.a.Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 550
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$20,509 20,850
n.a.Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 770

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates