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Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona, 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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$175,730Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$175,190Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 990
$162,870Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 250
$160,680Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 100
$157,620Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$149,490Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,540
$140,290Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,010
$135,060Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$129,890 5,730
$130,170Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$129,350 1,470
$125,940Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$124,080 1,060
$124,580Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$116,150Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
$129,280 90
$103,870Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$100,530 520
$102,460Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$100,650 3,590
$98,920Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$91,580 6,220
$93,660Physicists
(area) (ind)
$105,760n.a.
$91,290Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$47,200 2,030
$90,260Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$87,420 3,480
$89,620Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$76,940 320
$88,630Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,110 2,510
$88,560Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$93,320 200
$88,220General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$76,760 20,200
$87,960Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$92,050 3,060
$87,340Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$89,580 1,270
$87,190Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$67,760 180
$86,340Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$98,180 250
$85,920Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$78,930 7,180
$84,570Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$74,330 6,300
$83,230Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$78,390 1,390
$82,820Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$83,940n.a.
$82,070Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$65,810 1,940
$81,680Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$71,870 2,730
$80,810Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$70,350 84,480
$79,840Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,210 100
$77,580Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$76,840 3,770
$76,750Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$69,450 320
$76,660Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$67,470 2,920
$76,420Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,760 3,980
$76,310Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$78,800n.a.
$76,120Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$76,240 680
$74,460Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,940 11,820
$74,200Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$72,160 3,370
$72,800Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$52,860 4,360
$72,210Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$74,860 130
$72,050Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$72,230 1,550
$71,900Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,230 4,510
$71,650Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$79,450 320
$71,520Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,670 1,260
$70,830Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$69,680n.a.
$70,810Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,250 3,160
$70,250Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$68,400 5,750
$69,600Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$68,730 150
$68,820Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,040 3,470
$68,520Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$62,690 1,250
$68,350Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,910 1,170
$68,190Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$64,040 1,320
$68,120Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$66,250 640
$67,910Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$68,150 2,290
$67,820Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$43,330 2,080
$67,460First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$67,170 1,500
$67,140Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$60,670 160
$67,050Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$58,180 550
$67,000Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$64,580 50
$66,740Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$52,990 6,160
$66,650Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,170 480
$66,390Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$62,190 630
$66,210Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,670 4,810
$66,070Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,790 8,350
$65,960Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,070 2,140
$65,700Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,580 750
$65,700Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,180 80
$65,360Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,510 2,890
$65,290Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,750 210
$65,210Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$60,210 600
$65,010Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,420 350
$64,460Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$72,390 1,120
$63,840First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$66,110 840
$63,180Economists
(area) (ind)
$55,690 60
$62,830Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,920 40,530
$62,480Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,810 1,700
$61,940Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,710 100
$61,810Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,280n.a.
$61,150Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$56,360 3,200
$61,130Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$59,000 4,690
$60,650Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$51,530 420
$60,540First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$52,630 5,250
$60,460Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$62,090 410
$60,330Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$50,400 70
$60,170Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,360 68,560
$60,060Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$56,070 110
$60,040Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,780 70
$60,020Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,180 37,730
$59,960Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$61,550 30
$59,800Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$63,440 70
$59,670Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$59,100 270
$59,390Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$53,970n.a.
$59,270Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$49,950 310
$59,260Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$61,020 180
$59,180Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$56,220 410
$59,040Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$53,890 830
$58,240Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,900 2,430
$58,230Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,480 770
$58,100Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$56,560 1,690
$57,610Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,380 40
$57,120First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,390 4,980
$57,100Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$54,470 600
$57,030Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,960 430
$56,960Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$57,000 22,660
$56,910Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$49,740n.a.
$56,590Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$58,050 160
$56,320Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,870 1,220
$55,830Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$49,400 510
$55,750Art directors
(area) (ind)
$45,300 200
$55,400Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,930 2,890
$55,280Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$47,470 3,320
$54,920Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,330 270
$54,770Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,530 30
$54,660First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$50,790 7,730
$54,570Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,270 2,520
$54,510Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,680 280
$54,470Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,760 1,400
$54,200Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,110 40
$54,120Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$50,420 3,250
$54,050Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$45,040 550
$53,860Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$52,770 50
$53,770Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$48,560 140
$53,670Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,640 79,090
$53,500Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$43,530 140
$53,370Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,390 860
$53,150Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,160 8,340
$53,130Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,680 860
$52,900Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$52,060 470
$52,900Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$44,230 1,330
$52,870Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,350 100
$52,670Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,270 1,750
$52,640Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,790 110
$52,600Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,250 80
$52,270Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,630 40
$52,250Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,010 410
$52,240Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,430 170
$52,200Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$42,240 3,650
$52,130Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$49,490 420
$52,120Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,900 9,990
$52,010Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,440 6,920
$51,840Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,070 1,120
$51,680Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$50,730 580
$51,510Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$53,040n.a.
$51,410Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$48,880 16,740
$51,390Chemists
(area) (ind)
$50,530 610
$51,290Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,040 5,170
$51,230Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$51,700 30
$51,110Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$47,470 200
$51,050Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$45,450 590
$50,850Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$46,600n.a.
$50,530Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$49,880n.a.
$50,480Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,680 90
$49,990Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$47,120 2,030
$49,900Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$48,970 60
$49,890Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,740 130
$49,830Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,240 430
$49,700First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,960 2,080
$49,690Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$43,770 1,290
$49,330Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$46,440 1,290
$49,230Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,570 3,840
$49,010Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,790 860
$49,000Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$44,820 3,220
$48,740Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$49,170 7,710
$48,500Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$29,890n.a.
$48,380Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,880 550
$48,360Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$48,320 250
$48,270Archivists
(area) (ind)
$44,680 30
$47,990Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,230 4,100
$47,950Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$49,190 980
$47,830Foresters
(area) (ind)
$42,410 40
$47,720Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$48,090 1,160
$47,590Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$40,900 580
$47,580Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,680 20,060
$47,360Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,880 1,830
$47,300Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$42,600 850
$47,250Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$49,840 2,240
$47,220Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$40,410 180
$47,160Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,280 680
$47,130First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,570 6,380
$46,900Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$44,700 710
$46,870Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,040 50
$46,870Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,360n.a.
$46,830Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$47,120 580
$46,690Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$43,800 90
$46,650Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$35,330 2,220
$46,620First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$42,590 19,140
$46,520Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$45,220 450
$46,490Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,080 800
$46,380Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,170 770
$46,300Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$45,720 1,200
$46,260Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$44,660 2,420
$46,040Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$42,590 90
$45,760Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,030n.a.
$45,740Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$43,790 970
$45,590Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,490 2,090
$45,540Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,170 2,470
$45,490Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,570 4,300
$45,140Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,230n.a.
$45,090Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,960 610
$44,970Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,880 190
$44,950Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$45,400 1,560
$44,910Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$37,310 120
$44,820Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,450 3,900
$44,710Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$43,060 1,850
$44,560Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$43,710 700
$44,530Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,850n.a.
$44,530Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,770 9,030
$44,470Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$43,540n.a.
$44,430Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$39,350 3,570
$44,400Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,250 1,550
$44,390First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$41,300 630
$44,230Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$43,050 1,080
$44,090Librarians
(area) (ind)
$42,500 1,280
$43,940Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,770 4,700
$43,840Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,600 80
$43,690Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$41,360 1,090
$43,650Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,950 1,620
$43,480Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$42,750 360
$43,400Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,740n.a.
$43,360Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,480 30
$43,340Editors
(area) (ind)
$42,170 760
$43,320Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,200n.a.
$43,240Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$36,200 40
$43,150Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,370 440
$43,090Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$46,050 2,680
$42,860Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,960 410
$42,800Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,700 1,460
$42,540Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$38,960 670
$42,490Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$32,960 430
$42,410Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,980 1,270
$42,190Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$35,980n.a.
$42,160Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$42,180n.a.
$42,150Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,840 200
$41,970Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$39,750 250
$41,820Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,560 80
$41,630Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$41,300 720
$41,550Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,720 2,370
$41,500Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,270n.a.
$41,470Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,660 1,630
$41,440Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,840 200
$41,440Health educators
(area) (ind)
$36,160 510
$41,350Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,860 640
$41,330Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,830 3,060
$41,300First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,490 500
$41,250Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$35,040 520
$41,250History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,370 70
$41,210Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,320 2,060
$41,190Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,220 990
$41,160Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$41,290 1,510
$40,660Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,140 1,150
$40,640Legislators
(area) (ind)
$30,600 440
$40,460Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$39,220 1,530
$40,390Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$40,060 660
$40,240Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,260 460
$40,210Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,060 210
$40,150Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,720 360
$39,860Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,120 500
$39,740Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,870 180
$39,730Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,040n.a.
$39,710Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,520 310
$39,660Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,760 470
$39,530Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$35,300 1,220
$39,500Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,040 410
$39,490Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$39,840n.a.
$39,490Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$34,860 510
$39,470Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$34,220 200
$39,390English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,070 630
$39,360Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,720 90
$39,300Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,310 2,450
$39,280Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,090 5,960
$39,260Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,230 3,870
$39,160Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$36,540 3,060
$39,120Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,140 2,060
$39,070Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,830 18,950
$39,050Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$37,770 240
$39,030Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,910 11,650
$38,950Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$38,250 950
$38,920Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,220 9,920
$38,850Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$37,830 630
$38,830Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$38,190 3,370
$38,710First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$36,190 1,990
$38,700Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,150 390
$38,560Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$37,620 2,550
$38,530Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$36,140 570
$38,360Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$34,650n.a.
$38,340Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$37,350 1,550
$38,310Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,970 110
$38,270Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$38,130 230
$38,170Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$38,580 5,930
$38,060Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$37,200 460
$38,040Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$34,750 17,510
$37,990Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$38,800 1,590
$37,930Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$39,650n.a.
$37,920Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$38,510 70
$37,870Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,240 1,510
$37,770Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$27,750n.a.
$37,760Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,650 80
$37,740Job printers
(area) (ind)
$35,240 730
$37,740Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,210 66,990
$37,600Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,900 440
$37,510First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,020 14,420
$37,500Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$36,340 1,480
$37,480Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$36,290n.a.
$37,470Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,240 340
$37,350Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$36,260 1,510
$37,230Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,860 790
$37,190Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$35,710 3,100
$36,950Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$35,740 2,140
$36,680Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,440 610
$36,640Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,390 1,180
$36,600Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$37,710 4,720
$36,510Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$37,730 340
$36,500Machinists
(area) (ind)
$34,240 3,190
$36,450Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$39,120 370
$36,380Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,390n.a.
$36,350Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$35,380 230
$36,350Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,810 40
$36,330Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,570 80
$36,220Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,480 160
$36,130Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$34,610 160
$36,060Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,200 50
$36,030Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,030 8,320
$36,010Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,070 15,360
$35,930Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,070 110
$35,900First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,080 2,200
$35,870All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,250 1,727,520
$35,770Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,730 510
$35,730Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,820 2,940
$35,730Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,060n.a.
$35,640Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,820 420
$35,600Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$35,250 40
$35,590Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$34,350 1,310
$35,580Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,490 230
$35,560Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,180 510
$35,320Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$35,500 220
$35,320Clergy
(area) (ind)
$33,740 140
$35,300Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,250n.a.
$35,280Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,060n.a.
$35,230Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,520n.a.
$35,220First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$29,130 1,670
$35,210Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,360 80
$35,180Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,940 220
$35,170Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,130 1,550
$35,120Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$27,640n.a.
$35,030Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$34,400 5,830
$35,030Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,180 590
$34,910Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$27,490n.a.
$34,810Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$31,270 630
$34,810Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$32,360 540
$34,670Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,730 110
$34,600Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$28,510 110
$34,530Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,920 2,340
$34,450All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,470 2,440
$34,440Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$32,470n.a.
$34,370Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,780 120
$34,340Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,300 280
$34,320Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$32,390 930
$34,250Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,530 70
$34,130Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$33,040 24,410
$34,080Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,690 22,130
$34,070Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,630 80,840
$34,000Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$32,790 70
$33,940Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$32,180 2,770
$33,880Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$36,260n.a.
$33,850Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,460 720
$33,800Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,530 2,870
$33,800Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,470 560
$33,760Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$29,310n.a.
$33,710Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$29,740 800
$33,690Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,770 40,790
$33,510Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$32,800 3,800
$33,370Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,730 1,330
$33,350Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$33,370 150
$33,330Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$32,690 120
$33,240Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$31,500 25,810
$33,130Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$35,540 1,510
$33,040Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$26,710 300
$32,930Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,270 680
$32,920Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,300n.a.
$32,910Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$33,220 40
$32,870Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,690 130,120
$32,640Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,860 192,720
$32,630Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,830 710
$32,580Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$34,110 1,320
$32,500Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,340 2,070
$32,290Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,510 1,320
$32,270Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$32,070 7,000
$32,210Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,870 90
$32,090Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,380n.a.
$32,030First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$25,790 120
$31,900Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$29,760 1,180
$31,890Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,610 3,780
$31,760Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$30,010 2,530
$31,690Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,050 510
$31,660Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$34,020 280
$31,640Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,820 560
$31,570Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$28,370 40
$31,540Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$28,310 220
$31,390Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,370 2,350
$31,360Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,130 100
$31,350Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$31,260 5,090
$31,170Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,550 3,750
$31,170Photographers
(area) (ind)
$30,200 1,140
$31,150Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$30,120 140
$31,090Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,240 16,600
$31,070Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,220 40
$31,030Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,020 1,550
$30,920Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,660 290
$30,700Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$30,920 200
$30,690New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,050 760
$30,620Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,290 2,560
$30,610Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,570 740
$30,600Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,020 70
$30,570Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$26,290 60
$30,570Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,480 20,950
$30,540Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,850 350
$30,540Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,610 810
$30,520Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,130 210
$30,450Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$28,500n.a.
$30,410Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,940 113,620
$30,260Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,410 100
$30,260Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,160 3,340
$30,250Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$30,890 880
$30,230Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$25,670n.a.
$30,040Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$29,490 610
$30,000Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,370 6,100
$29,920Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$29,320 5,530
$29,920Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,300 2,560
$29,910Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$29,010 2,670
$29,870First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$26,780 10,760
$29,850Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,860 470
$29,740Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,840 980
$29,710Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,220 880
$29,670Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,220n.a.
$29,630Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$22,990 1,170
$29,610Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,210 150
$29,610Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,580 1,660
$29,600Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,730 46,770
$29,500Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,060 3,630
$29,460Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,900 620
$29,460Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,900 980
$29,460Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$27,950 80
$29,430Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,600 530
$29,340Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$27,870 780
$29,290Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$28,710 3,300
$29,250Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,270n.a.
$29,220Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$29,460 30
$29,080Tapers
(area) (ind)
$28,170 3,560
$29,040Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,870 170
$28,890Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,630n.a.
$28,840Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$26,810 5,730
$28,830Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,610 7,330
$28,770Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,050 270
$28,680Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,370 8,150
$28,670Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$29,600n.a.
$28,570First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$27,180 2,370
$28,540Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,290 460
$28,510Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,460 780
$28,500Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$27,930 1,820
$28,450Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,700 720
$28,430Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,370 100
$28,360Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$27,880 220
$28,340Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,220 160
$28,180Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$28,160 5,750
$28,180Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$26,720 1,200
$28,170Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,530 500
$28,120Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$26,330 1,280
$28,110Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$28,820 60
$28,040Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,660 1,350
$27,960Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$26,230 400
$27,830Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,170 2,050
$27,670Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,870 1,520
$27,650Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$26,760 3,370
$27,580Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$24,840 2,160
$27,570Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,450 380
$27,570Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,270 3,700
$27,560Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,960 99,540
$27,540Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,640 4,910
$27,510Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,200 1,090
$27,490Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,310 530
$27,320Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$24,970 1,080
$27,280Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,560 12,470
$27,250Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,900 30
$27,220Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$26,810 50
$27,190Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$24,580 18,250
$27,180Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,100n.a.
$27,160Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,200 1,220
$27,080Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$24,430 740
$27,070Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,860 3,770
$27,040Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,160 4,000
$26,960Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,270 1,210
$26,930Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,590n.a.
$26,840Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$26,730 710
$26,830Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$24,560 450
$26,800Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,690 830
$26,750Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$27,080 1,120
$26,700Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,480 890
$26,660Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,950 1,300
$26,630Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,520 1,960
$26,550Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,020 180
$26,400Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,230 18,150
$26,250Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,120 410
$26,230Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,910 44,210
$26,160Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$23,250 3,210
$26,130Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,370n.a.
$26,110Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,730 1,140
$26,100Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$26,520 410
$26,090Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,060 5,470
$26,080Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$21,950 1,120
$26,060Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,900 60
$26,040Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$25,760 1,900
$26,010Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,800n.a.
$25,900Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,130 90
$25,870Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,530 410
$25,750Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$25,230 40
$25,730Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$25,560 260
$25,710Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,890 290
$25,660Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$24,870 630
$25,590Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,810 110
$25,520Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,250 260
$25,440Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$21,800n.a.
$25,340Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,370 270
$25,330Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,410 4,950
$25,070Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$25,280 340
$25,030Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$22,490n.a.
$24,970Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$23,190 230
$24,940Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,670 670
$24,520Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,640 180
$24,510Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,260 1,530
$24,480Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,810 55,210
$24,460Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,010 32,700
$24,450Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$23,960 760
$24,440Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,250 1,800
$24,430Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,870 3,250
$24,410Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,850 2,210
$24,400Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$17,870n.a.
$24,290Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$20,950n.a.
$24,290Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,500 1,820
$24,220Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,670 2,610
$24,190Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$21,530 3,080
$24,050Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,870 70
$23,950Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,930 2,950
$23,910Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,330 320
$23,910Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,000 320
$23,850Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,890 1,150
$23,840Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,830n.a.
$23,770Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,450 420
$23,680Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,850 1,500
$23,680Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$23,600 280
$23,670Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,840 400
$23,480Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,300 90
$23,330Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,190 5,520
$23,230Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,520 2,750
$23,230Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,630 7,120
$23,200Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,520 220
$23,200Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$20,860n.a.
$23,180Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,030 14,090
$23,060Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$22,340n.a.
$23,040Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,790 420
$23,030Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,170 1,190
$23,020Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,870 13,770
$22,990Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,480 970
$22,790Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,510 180
$22,730Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,560 7,360
$22,730Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,970 3,130
$22,710Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,710 860
$22,690Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$21,690n.a.
$22,670Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$22,870 3,660
$22,670Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,950 710
$22,630Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,760 360
$22,510Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,870 1,540
$22,370Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,800 870
$22,340Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,600 2,560
$22,330Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,240 11,880
$22,240Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,530 6,540
$22,230Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,590 3,040
$22,170Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,980 2,040
$22,040Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,730 35,100
$21,920Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$22,700 320
$21,840Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$21,420 2,570
$21,800Concierges
(area) (ind)
$20,410 280
$21,790Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,780 330
$21,770Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$21,220 460
$21,760Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,350 90
$21,720Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,940n.a.
$21,650Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$22,610 660
$21,490Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,200 15,260
$21,470File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,950 3,860
$21,430Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$20,680n.a.
$21,380Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,780 1,020
$21,370Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,340 460
$21,370Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$21,560 790
$21,260Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,770 4,110
$21,240Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,800 1,870
$21,230Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,040 1,110
$21,210Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$17,970 490
$21,200Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$22,090n.a.
$21,170Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,820 1,750
$21,150Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,110 22,550
$21,080Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,010 11,190
$20,940Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,750 680
$20,690Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$20,550 11,380
$20,680Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,550 9,670
$20,530Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$18,520 1,340
$20,510Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,460 910
$20,500Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$16,790n.a.
$20,410Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$15,720 1,040
$20,320Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,570 610
$19,990Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,880 16,000
$19,970Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,410 2,080
$19,930Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,260 12,550
$19,890Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$18,540 550
$19,790Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,230 18,940
$19,670Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$17,660 90
$19,660Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,600 59,970
$19,600Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,670 9,980
$19,550Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,810n.a.
$19,550Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$19,670 1,880
$19,520Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$18,730n.a.
$19,310Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,700 1,010
$19,270Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$19,870n.a.
$19,220Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$18,040 470
$19,160Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,170 5,180
$19,010Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,400 1,820
$18,980Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,270 43,600
$18,930Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,450 5,280
$18,920Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,820 1,390
$18,850Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,230n.a.
$18,700Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,180 490
$18,670Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,760 60
$18,500Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,860 930
$18,410Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,800 360
$18,410Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,820 40
$18,350Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,280 770
$18,340Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,840 2,200
$18,290Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,870 2,520
$18,290Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$15,880 840
$18,290Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$17,020 290
$18,120Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,710 24,570
$18,020Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,590 156,040
$17,790Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,420 4,720
$17,650Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,930 300
$17,540Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,300 2,610
$17,450Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,360n.a.
$17,260Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,880 2,920
$17,210Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,970 3,010
$16,790Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,490 10,150
$16,440Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$14,120 11,000
$16,200Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,790 6,550
$16,200Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,500 31,830
$16,170Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,940 4,200
$16,040Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$15,040 1,270
$16,020Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,810 9,300
$15,940Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$15,080 450
$15,650Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,590 33,180
$15,640Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$15,520 860
$15,410Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,960 7,710
$15,300Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$14,710 590
$14,840Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,990 8,960
$14,630Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,110 1,310
$14,480Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,170 1,220
$14,110Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,800 170
$14,070Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,320 6,880
$13,680Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$13,180 1,310
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,096 110
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$36,421n.a.
n.a.Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 700

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates