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Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$192,600Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$192,370Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$188,610Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$175,050Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 120
$171,060Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 9,880
$169,570Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,140
$158,580Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 820
$157,150Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,810
$149,910Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 7,190
$143,270Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
>$145K 170
$137,950Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$119,280 3,120
$133,920Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$128,950 19,760
$131,300Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$128,630 630
$116,550Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$110,990 6,490
$112,730Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$110,970 360
$111,820General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$98,010 61,050
$111,560Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$102,290 360
$110,430Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$88,500 10,130
$109,330Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$103,850 8,040
$108,240Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$97,150 7,050
$105,780Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$93,840 16,560
$104,210Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$92,300 13,450
$103,350Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$84,820 730
$100,960Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$89,940 1,580
$99,930Physicists
(area) (ind)
$102,260 460
$99,830Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$89,740 203,310
$99,170Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$93,050 1,850
$98,560Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$97,830 4,240
$98,290Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$83,630 35,460
$97,980Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$82,340 2,480
$95,420Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$96,360 80
$94,340Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$73,000 410
$94,340Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$91,510 3,310
$94,250Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$92,380 12,980
$93,500Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$97,940 6,050
$90,600Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$89,870 6,520
$90,530Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$85,290 10,190
$90,300Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$74,940 8,100
$90,130Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$82,290 60
$89,070Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$84,500 4,670
$88,310Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$80,170 260
$88,120Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$83,640 720
$87,260Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$78,330 650
$86,890Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$84,260 8,430
$86,670First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$70,260 160
$86,480Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$84,640 1,160
$86,130Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$59,840 2,400
$85,540Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,650 880
$83,920Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$66,240 4,450
$83,800Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$73,530 850
$83,740Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$83,690 16,090
$83,450Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$74,450 2,810
$83,320Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,270 190
$83,250Art directors
(area) (ind)
$64,680 2,050
$82,990Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$74,120 5,930
$82,570Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,050 13,330
$82,440Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,960 2,460
$82,400Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,860n.a.
$82,390Political scientists
(area) (ind)
$74,870 130
$82,000Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,150 270
$81,510Economists
(area) (ind)
$73,050 220
$81,050Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$80,990 3,750
$80,490Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$76,160n.a.
$79,960Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$86,800 130
$79,930Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,530 2,030
$79,610Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,670 1,860
$79,600Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,510 4,490
$79,150Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$101,480n.a.
$78,620Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$65,690 4,500
$78,480Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$72,460 5,110
$78,170Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$81,710 5,160
$77,800Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$68,130 410
$77,760Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,640 5,890
$76,980Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$71,900 7,170
$76,210Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,020 4,800
$75,870Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,890 1,050
$75,760Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$80,980 140
$75,720Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,990 310
$75,510Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,770 390
$75,070Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,180 8,160
$74,600Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,600 90
$74,460Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$67,630 1,630
$74,370Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$71,720 73,480
$74,290Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,080n.a.
$74,210Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,730 210
$74,180Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,680 530
$74,050Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$75,180 80
$73,990Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,080 240
$73,870Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,430 60
$73,830Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$70,970 80
$73,530Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$66,300 3,650
$73,460Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$75,180 170
$73,270Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$70,460 660
$72,990Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,080 610
$72,970Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$64,110 2,530
$72,850Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,770 150
$72,850Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,470 4,850
$72,840Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,070 100
$72,620Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$70,100 10,400
$72,450Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,820 250
$72,160History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,810 300
$71,890Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$72,770 80
$71,610Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,170 19,300
$71,610Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$68,810 3,080
$71,570Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$70,270 550
$71,520English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,370 960
$71,280Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$76,870 100
$71,270Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,490 650
$70,790Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$54,800 2,130
$70,730Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,790n.a.
$70,670Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,490 2,000
* $70,640Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$40,200 4,560
$70,630Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,480 4,440
$70,560Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$66,630 900
$70,550Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$69,100 800
$70,500Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,950 210
$70,060Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$68,810 1,030
$70,010Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,140 770
$69,950Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,320 2,130
$69,790Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,400 1,120
$69,500Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,070 83,530
$69,160Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$53,500 2,850
$69,060Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,720 200
$68,930Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,910 13,130
$68,780Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$61,590 9,040
$68,610Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$65,680 50
$68,560Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,300n.a.
$68,140Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,460 169,070
$68,060Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,870 2,270
$67,290Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$69,940 3,040
$67,150First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$59,180 7,220
$67,150Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$64,360 460
$67,020Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$67,160 80
$66,940Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,360 330
$66,930Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$52,210 2,290
$66,890Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$67,660 320
$66,730Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,780 1,540
$66,670Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$66,910 1,530
$66,610Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$66,590 20,890
$66,490Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$66,580 65,570
$66,490Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$62,730 6,820
$65,780Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,860 480
$65,270Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,070n.a.
$65,250Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$67,120 5,580
$65,250Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,320 490
$65,250Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,140 4,050
$64,990Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$55,740 660
$64,950Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$61,940 760
$64,570Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$66,710 520
$64,380Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,520 580
$64,180Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,750 3,010
$64,170Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,590 1,040
$64,120Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,230 320
$63,990Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$68,300 3,440
$63,980Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$53,680 9,020
$63,870Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$62,720 1,990
$63,730Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$59,930 1,410
$63,700Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$47,710 6,740
$63,450Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$61,950 820
$63,350Curators
(area) (ind)
$59,180 300
$63,060Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$65,600 180
$62,490Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$63,640 70
$62,330Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,430 166,380
$62,230Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,690 590
$62,120Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,330 29,290
$62,090Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$61,340 750
$62,020Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$63,130 4,130
$62,020Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,820 230
$61,910Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$64,320n.a.
$61,910Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$60,580 2,340
$61,890Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,950n.a.
$61,490Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$53,630 3,860
$61,370Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,080n.a.
$60,820Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,340 600
$60,660Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,490 240
$60,650Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,160 750
$60,610Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$61,210 4,050
$60,460Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,970 32,460
$60,440Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,780n.a.
$60,320Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$53,550 33,690
$60,280Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,030 330
$60,250Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$58,760n.a.
$59,990Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$63,580n.a.
$59,910Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,610 7,700
$59,850Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$58,300 4,410
$59,830First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$56,700 9,830
$59,410Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$59,750 27,430
$59,410Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$56,360 40
$59,320Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$55,350n.a.
$59,300Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$59,470 8,160
$59,270Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$62,440 2,430
$59,140Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$48,440 550
$58,920Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$57,740 6,940
$58,730Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$56,590 2,930
$58,570Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$35,800 1,190
$58,310Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$54,000 3,690
$58,290Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$54,410 4,140
$58,280Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$58,650n.a.
$58,220Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$46,480 250
$58,210Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$55,570 50
$58,130Librarians
(area) (ind)
$55,420 3,150
$58,040Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,300 5,790
$57,740Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$59,370 4,400
$57,370Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$58,910 1,980
$57,290First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$55,950 10,530
$57,280Flight attendants
(area) (ind)
$50,030 6,520
$57,240Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,630 240
$57,160Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$59,070 410
$57,110Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$61,380 3,890
$57,030Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$54,840 720
$56,060Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,390 3,860
$55,600Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,610 3,960
$55,490Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$59,090 180
$55,450Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,940 7,610
$55,360Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,580n.a.
$55,270Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$40,670 1,140
$54,900Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,330 3,320
$54,880Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$54,810 3,970
$54,530Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,590 770
$54,360Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$55,900 1,000
$54,350Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$61,860 60
$54,340Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,370 2,600
$54,310Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,930 18,170
$54,290Chemists
(area) (ind)
$48,310 1,420
$54,080Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$52,830 870
$53,680Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,810 2,030
$53,640Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$53,330 3,090
$53,400Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$50,540 8,160
$53,260Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$52,800 45,290
$53,080Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$53,470 50
$53,060Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,660 340
$52,980Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$50,740 2,330
$52,900Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$38,430 1,380
$52,840Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,590 3,140
$52,830Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$55,610 2,230
$52,700Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,790 1,830
$52,640Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,640 6,080
$52,600Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$45,010 45,990
$52,230Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$53,520 6,590
$52,020Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,880 3,540
$51,890Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$48,090 560
$51,800Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,030 4,320
$51,730Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$51,520 190
$51,710Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,690 6,080
$51,690Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$50,640 40
$51,560First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$47,440 7,080
$51,260Clergy
(area) (ind)
$48,590 820
$51,140Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$43,970 1,400
$51,080Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,000 1,210
$51,020Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$43,840 480
$50,910Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$46,090 1,410
$50,770Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,130 1,220
$50,740Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,350 159,750
$50,490Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$49,110 930
$50,470Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$48,760 7,700
$50,430Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$47,720 360
$50,270Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$50,680 1,190
$50,240Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$46,920 800
$50,050First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$46,370 50,280
$49,870Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,830 440
$49,860Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,300 120
$49,700Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,090 4,240
$49,230Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$42,280 590
$49,120Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$48,580 1,110
$49,080Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,650 1,090
$48,850Electricians
(area) (ind)
$42,590 13,360
$48,740Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,100 80
$48,590Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,650 2,150
$48,550Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$50,160 1,020
$48,530Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,730 170
$48,520Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,270 2,150
$48,420Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$46,560 630
$48,400Editors
(area) (ind)
$44,140 3,740
$48,400Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$40,490 2,050
$48,400Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,900 5,300
$48,350Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,300 660
$48,300Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,900 70
$48,290Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$60,330n.a.
$48,230Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,250 4,020
$48,100Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$45,410 520
$47,900Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,530 255,340
$47,710Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,320 3,540
$47,590Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$48,060 1,170
$47,500Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$49,160 11,380
$47,420Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$48,800 590
$47,340Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$48,700 6,750
$47,310Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$44,420 110
$47,160Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,910 1,760
$47,130Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$48,080 10,420
$46,980Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$47,060 210
$46,900Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$45,660n.a.
$46,820Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,570 130
$46,710Legislators
(area) (ind)
$43,110 390
$46,700Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$47,150 250
$46,630Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,440 700
$46,550Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$48,010 2,740
$46,310Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$48,040 90
$46,180Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$46,460n.a.
$46,130Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,150 1,170
$46,120Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$48,190n.a.
$46,040Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,050 1,000
$45,990Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$48,610 1,900
$45,850Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,260 1,200
$45,800First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,280 21,140
$45,530Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$44,860 820
$45,510Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$41,420 7,930
$45,320Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$43,640 2,140
$45,060Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$41,250n.a.
$44,950Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,090 3,030
$44,810Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,490 3,050
$44,750Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$41,840 60
$44,730Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,620 530
$44,640First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$43,410 2,040
$44,420Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$41,890 90
$44,190Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$40,170 520
$44,100Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$45,050n.a.
$44,080Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,750 14,620
$44,060Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$44,140 1,540
$44,020Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,480 4,440
$43,980Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$43,060 620
$43,980Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$45,710 18,370
$43,860Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$43,510 170
$43,770Tapers
(area) (ind)
$44,870 1,220
$43,770Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$43,700 820
$43,640Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,730n.a.
$43,530Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,310 670
$43,450Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$35,340 10,710
$43,400Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$41,680 420
$43,350Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,180 46,250
$43,290Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,110 6,110
$43,170Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$39,350 1,500
$43,140Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,070 2,240
$42,980Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,350 16,560
$42,930Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$42,770 430
$42,670First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,140 1,770
$42,660Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,520 7,970
$42,650Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,590 390
$42,580Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$45,290 150
$42,570Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,540 1,270
$42,550Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$37,170 130
$42,550Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$40,580 1,120
$42,430Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$42,330 2,780
$42,350Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,060 340
$42,320Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$35,860 560
$42,190Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$40,490 2,890
$42,160First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$40,240 4,980
$42,050Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$42,180 2,980
$41,840Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,790 1,340
$41,760Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,450 58,490
$41,660Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$37,450 300
$41,640Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,680 5,980
$41,640Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,230 1,510
* $41,360Actors
(area) (ind)
$19,340 22,220
$41,290Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$39,830 1,170
$41,240All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,030 4,002,960
$41,150Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$32,570n.a.
$41,140Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$38,080 11,020
$41,110First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,680 6,200
$41,070Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,870 1,650
$40,970Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$39,390 2,740
$40,830Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,050 104,190
$40,800Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,510 130,120
$40,700Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,890 3,520
$40,620Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,580 17,160
$40,470Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,120 125,400
$40,400Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$39,360 2,070
$40,340Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,210 16,650
$40,200Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,210 1,490
$40,140Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,050 2,430
$40,060Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,490 350
$40,060Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,450 4,270
$40,050Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$42,760 100
$40,040Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$41,010 2,450
$39,990Roofers
(area) (ind)
$40,450 2,720
$39,910Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,700n.a.
$39,890Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$38,020 1,640
$39,840Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$39,740 3,560
$39,830Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,020 100
$39,800Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$34,020 500
$39,750Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,390 13,180
$39,520Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,760 1,770
$39,370Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$36,180 630
$39,310Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$35,670 3,340
$39,240Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,760 2,030
$39,150Archivists
(area) (ind)
$37,040 220
$39,040Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,200 90
$38,790Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,970 470
$38,790Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$37,970 110
$38,750Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,890 740
$38,750Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,450 3,300
$38,750Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,310 1,310
$38,610Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$33,390 1,820
$38,610Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,500 1,300
$38,480Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$38,180 5,000
$38,370First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$35,170 31,470
$38,120Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,410 60
$38,020Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$36,520 920
$37,910Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,200 840
$37,830Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$31,260n.a.
$37,760Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,050 3,310
$37,690Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,540 3,340
$37,680Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,030n.a.
$37,570Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,710 2,220
$37,560Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$35,390n.a.
$37,460Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,020 3,540
$37,460Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,820 4,290
$37,430Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,000 3,010
$37,130Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,350 1,210
$37,110Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,810 2,560
$37,090Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$36,680 4,330
$36,950Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$33,230 440
$36,900Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,700 2,380
$36,880Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,290 620
$36,860Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$35,580 5,700
$36,550Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,000 8,240
$36,520Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$28,910 4,270
$36,450Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$36,500 130
$36,390Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$35,680 220
$36,350Health educators
(area) (ind)
$30,860 1,420
* $36,300Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,480 49,340
$36,260Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,070 310
$36,170Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,780 780
$36,070Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$38,410 440
$35,740Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$29,360 1,820
$35,720Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$31,670 20,330
$35,640Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$33,610n.a.
$35,590Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,930 210
$35,570Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,560 290
$35,500Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,200n.a.
$35,330First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$32,380 3,300
$35,290Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,840 160
$35,200Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$31,250 4,850
$35,160Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$34,450 4,330
$35,060Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$31,660 1,330
$35,030Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$34,280 30,570
$34,990First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$32,030 290
$34,950Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,410 396,970
$34,860Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,140 11,510
$34,790Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,570 220
$34,680Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,550 530
$34,660Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,410 190
$34,650Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,720 1,650
$34,620Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$32,510 5,520
$34,560Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,870 5,860
$34,390Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,650 240
$34,310Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$32,220 280
$34,290Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,520 6,650
$34,250Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,500 1,060
$34,180Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,920 190
$34,040All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,570 6,170
$33,890Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$30,690 270
$33,720Photographers
(area) (ind)
$27,160 1,580
$33,540Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,120 33,480
$33,400Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,100 7,850
$33,140Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,440 40
$33,120Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$30,760 3,940
$33,110Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,230 58,130
$33,100Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$31,990 1,090
$32,940Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$34,050 830
$32,880Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$28,900 7,580
$32,840Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,620 2,700
$32,790Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,780 30
$32,780Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$33,020 10,540
$32,650Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,940 1,080
$32,620Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,970 880
$32,560Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$31,860 60
$32,390Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,130 830
$32,370Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,230 360
$32,310Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$31,820n.a.
$32,250Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,060 12,920
$32,230Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$28,730 2,210
$32,190Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$32,260n.a.
$32,070Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,020 58,150
$32,040Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,970 6,940
$32,000Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,380 9,240
$31,950Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,680 3,610
$31,770Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,280 799,340
$31,760Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,740 1,660
$31,750Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,130 2,200
$31,740Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,780 190
$31,730Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$30,380 34,740
$31,710Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$30,280 1,160
$31,700Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,210n.a.
$31,660Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,220 2,400
$31,580Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$28,230n.a.
$31,560Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$32,540n.a.
$31,450Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$27,100 920
$31,410Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,730 480
$31,410Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,150 6,910
$31,320Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,110 7,330
$31,260Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$24,610 1,850
$31,240Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$24,250 1,950
$31,170Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$27,770 1,220
$31,100Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,730 1,300
$31,000Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$29,180 2,850
$30,830Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,580 18,900
$30,800Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,790 2,040
$30,640Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,970n.a.
$30,580Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$29,660n.a.
$30,530Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$27,650 1,530
$30,450Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$30,310 90
$30,420Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,040 13,870
$30,400Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,370 7,170
$30,350Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,400 2,300
$30,320Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$27,550 19,740
$30,290Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,580 650
$30,280Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,850 6,670
$29,690Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$24,860 1,190
$29,680Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$29,110 1,240
$29,660Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,350 2,940
$29,620Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$24,500 17,300
$29,500Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$25,620n.a.
$29,470Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$25,060n.a.
$29,330Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,170 870
$29,260Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,490 4,110
$29,110Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$27,790 7,960
$29,090Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,290 1,560
$29,070Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$26,790 230
$29,020Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,880 2,370
$29,010Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,340 610
$28,370Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,550 290
$28,340First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$26,430 20,020
$28,010Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,650 210
$27,980Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$24,570 11,210
$27,940Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,230 316,110
$27,920Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,140 2,290
$27,670Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,310 15,630
$27,650Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$25,330 520
$27,600Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$26,280n.a.
$27,460Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,890 480
$27,370Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,360n.a.
$27,310Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$24,880 360
$27,280Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,190 940
$27,250Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$26,220 1,180
$27,230Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,800 8,360
$27,130Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,020 1,690
$27,110Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$26,210 60
$26,970Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$25,060 2,820
$26,870Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$22,670 850
$26,740Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$26,220 6,170
$26,620Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,000n.a.
$26,600Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,550 50
$26,560Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,270 810
$26,540Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,180 16,250
$26,540Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,040 1,090
$26,460Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$25,060 4,120
$26,350Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$25,930n.a.
$26,260Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,030 80,690
$26,220Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,940 334,830
$26,150Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,960 1,310
$26,050Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,310n.a.
$25,960Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,910 1,740
$25,900Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,530 2,010
$25,840Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,890 100
$25,820Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,700 124,570
$25,810Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,670 31,310
$25,750Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,890 4,600
$25,750Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,400 5,060
$25,730Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,440 300
$25,730Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,890 84,940
$25,710Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,790 62,890
$25,700Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,210n.a.
$25,460Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,020 6,950
$25,390Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$26,110 90
$25,310Concierges
(area) (ind)
$24,500 460
$25,250Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,860 11,000
$25,240Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,760 37,360
$25,210Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,370 650
$25,150Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,740 1,540
$25,110Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$24,110n.a.
$25,090Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,280 200
$25,070Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,110 3,850
$25,020Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,280 121,450
$24,990Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,540 1,910
$24,990Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,580 11,830
$24,960Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,380 7,850
$24,960Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$22,420 830
$24,830Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$23,690 2,400
$24,780Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,650 19,570
$24,640Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$18,820 2,290
$24,590Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,890 3,180
$24,500Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,690 1,190
$24,470Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,220 16,510
$24,460Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$23,330 6,200
$24,390Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$23,830 1,810
$24,390Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,350 1,490
$24,360Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,000 1,650
$24,350Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,720 540
$24,350Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$18,380 430
$24,290Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,000 38,060
$24,280Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,290 5,620
$24,270Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$23,950 420
$24,100Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,060 2,340
$24,090Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$21,680 2,550
$24,080Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$24,730 1,170
$24,000Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,680 4,230
$23,990Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,350 9,880
$23,960File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,260 9,570
$23,900Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,360 910
$23,870Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,300 2,420
$23,830Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$23,390 230
$23,820Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$21,370 610
$23,810Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,730 3,900
$23,810Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$17,360 3,160
$23,800Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$20,600 5,330
$23,770Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,870 1,030
$23,730Tellers
(area) (ind)
$22,850 19,260
$23,610Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,410 108,400
$23,540Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$16,780n.a.
$23,480Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$22,230 380
$23,350Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,950 140
$23,350Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$19,960 230
$23,330Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,050 740
$23,220Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$22,620n.a.
$23,130Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,550 2,720
$23,120Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$21,700 5,060
$23,040Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,960 960
$23,000Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$19,430 2,170
$22,970Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,460 54,270
$22,860Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,450 4,260
$22,790Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$23,210 610
$22,710Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,060n.a.
$22,710Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,520 1,320
$22,690Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,010 3,920
$22,650Barbers
(area) (ind)
$18,840 60
$22,590Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,340 1,660
$22,520Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,600 9,200
$22,490Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,690 5,830
$22,450Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$19,520 1,110
$22,380Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,050 51,150
$22,300Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,340 91,400
$22,280Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,910 2,680
$22,280Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,280 14,440
$22,280Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$20,840 500
$22,210Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,230 4,630
$22,180Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,970 57,470
$22,140Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,450 3,890
$22,120Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,470n.a.
$22,010Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$20,010 1,210
$22,000Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$20,490 1,120
$21,870Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$18,550 3,510
$21,800Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,490 2,560
$21,730Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$18,390 470
$21,580Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$18,910 24,570
$21,570Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,190 1,550
$21,540Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,020n.a.
$21,520Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$21,030n.a.
$21,510Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,750 720
$21,480Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$21,130 1,280
$21,420Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,630 32,230
$21,370Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$19,150 900
$21,260Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$17,320 1,210
$21,120Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,560 5,410
$21,100Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,850 3,520
$21,080Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$18,260 3,390
$21,060Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,280 1,420
$21,030Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,240 12,270
$21,020Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$18,480 4,860
$20,900Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$18,620 2,430
$20,860Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,640 3,170
$20,850Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,250 280
$20,820Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$20,500 24,840
$20,720Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,360 9,950
$20,620Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,670 280
$20,620Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,450 4,520
$20,590Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,760 3,110
$20,170Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,950 2,210
$20,100Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,200 100
$20,090Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,800 13,900
$20,080Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,620 9,130
$20,040Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,420 91,290
$19,990Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,350 3,210
$19,840Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$18,830 2,520
$19,830Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,740 1,260
$19,820Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,260 690
$19,750Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,810 2,200
$19,720Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,820 1,400
$19,680Shoe machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,380n.a.
$19,480Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,130 13,110
$19,370Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,230 13,240
$19,350Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,200 410
$19,290Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,510 480
$19,270Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$17,490 1,370
$19,200Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,340 880
$19,080Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,460 510
$19,070Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,100n.a.
$19,000Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,620 20,640
$18,930Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$17,080n.a.
$18,900Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,540 580
$18,800Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,950 294,690
$18,710Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,230 2,560
$18,710Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,550 190
$18,700Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$18,910n.a.
$18,590Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,260 3,070
$18,520Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,140n.a.
$18,460Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,020 34,500
$18,450Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,420 6,470
$18,210Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,850 6,730
$18,130Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,330 5,090
$17,990Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,060 16,280
$17,940Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,600 11,630
$17,840Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,660 37,860
$17,720Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,000 1,500
$17,710Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$16,690 1,580
$17,640Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,660 38,620
$17,520Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,770 4,520
$17,480Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,960 9,410
$17,470Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,590 46,430
$17,410Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,920 8,360
$17,290Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,600 490
$17,290Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,610 900
$16,990Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,070 62,680
$16,940Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,540 15,450
$16,510Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,400 19,760
$16,470Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,060 18,260
$16,200Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$16,030 2,310
* $15,720Dancers
(area) (ind)
$15,640 1,610
n.a.Riggers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 410
n.a.Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 430
n.a.Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
n.a. 250

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

* For occupations marked with an asterisk (*): The annual estimates shown are based on hourly estimates. However, it is uncommon for workers in these occupations to find year-round employment.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach, California metropolitan area consists of:

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