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Tucson, AZ

This list of OES earnings and employment estimates for occupations in the Tucson, 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

Tucson, Arizona

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$169,470Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$154,030Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$145,530 160
$152,550Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$152,280Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$143,620 460
$145,030Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$144,340n.a.
$141,240Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$131,750n.a.
$137,880Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$124,610 250
$127,670Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$120,500 1,240
$110,160Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$108,770 990
$99,940Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$99,510n.a.
$90,500Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$83,080n.a.
$88,020Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$78,920 1,220
$87,310Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$92,200 590
$86,930Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$74,130 60
$86,790Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,280 510
$85,690Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$83,130 60
$84,470General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,690 4,230
$82,660Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$79,640 620
$82,390Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$76,300 240
$81,080Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$82,110 30
$78,170Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$74,360 1,230
$78,150Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$71,490n.a.
$77,390Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$76,980 1,440
$76,810Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$76,720 400
$76,800Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$69,830 210
$76,080Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$64,320 1,260
$75,140Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,320 18,880
$75,080Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$54,750 340
$74,840Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$59,640 980
$73,680Physicists
(area) (ind)
$74,150 140
$72,480Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$74,890 200
$71,700Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$76,500n.a.
$71,640Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,590 70
$71,130Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$65,140 480
$70,810Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,230 940
$69,490Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,810 1,280
$68,210Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$40,530 40
$68,060Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$72,230 80
$67,850Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,860 11,040
$67,100Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,390 200
$67,090First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$63,890 330
$66,620Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,950 40
$66,530Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,240 130
$66,410Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$67,210 470
$66,040Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$66,510 560
$65,990Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,690 30
$65,830Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$68,370 100
$65,400Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$68,530 190
$64,990Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,000 2,500
$64,740Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$55,900 130
$64,650Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,810 470
$64,440Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$55,850 40
$64,170Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,280 40
$63,180Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$59,080 70
$62,770Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$49,550 120
$62,400Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$58,690 560
$61,760Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$56,510 50
$61,070Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,100 8,040
$60,970Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,210 760
$60,860Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$47,380 330
$60,560First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$53,630 90
$60,260Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$39,200 570
$59,850Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$45,200 140
$59,720Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,480 16,920
$59,470Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,720 100
$59,020Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,060 1,210
$58,550Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$61,320 470
$58,430Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,430 310
$58,400Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$50,660 110
$58,310Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,920 160
$57,190Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,780 50
$56,870Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,500 330
$56,560Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$59,260n.a.
$56,380Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$52,280 1,040
$56,170Art directors
(area) (ind)
$54,690 70
$55,730Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$53,310 50
$55,250Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,650 1,440
$54,790Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$53,650 200
$54,730Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,320 270
$54,710Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,780 280
$54,690Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$46,550 40
$54,680Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$53,480 3,990
$54,260Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$49,860 120
$54,230Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,130 110
$54,130First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$54,530 610
$54,010Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,530 1,040
$53,990Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,500 30
$53,930Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$56,960 150
$53,920Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,430 100
$53,910Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$48,130 730
$53,660First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,100 1,180
$53,280Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,610 90
$53,090Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$45,120 80
$53,070Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$44,950 80
$52,760Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,800 280
$52,600Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,880 170
$52,560Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,000 2,080
$52,510Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$43,460 100
$52,080Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$57,940 220
$51,740Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$48,700 1,010
$51,070Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$48,430 440
$50,990Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$45,630 880
$50,720Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,260 160
$50,420Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,080 2,680
$50,150Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,960 130
$49,990Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,960 12,460
$49,950Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$47,350 470
$49,890Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,210 2,660
$49,680Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,100 260
$49,620First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$48,000 1,280
$49,550First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,900 430
$49,210Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$42,640n.a.
$49,010Chemists
(area) (ind)
$48,260 90
$48,640Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$49,530 190
$48,540First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$41,690 270
$48,490Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,400 410
$48,320Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,100 280
$48,290Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$45,130 120
$48,250Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$37,690n.a.
$47,910Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,060 100
$47,720Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$48,080 2,160
$47,700Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,110 220
$47,610Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$46,200 100
$47,210First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,160 140
$47,180First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,520 1,050
$46,970Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$45,240 330
$46,890Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,460 630
$46,600Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,830 120
$46,460Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,080 310
$46,210Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,980 250
$45,860Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,110 540
$45,740Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,270 270
$45,720Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,400 180
$45,670Librarians
(area) (ind)
$46,280 470
$45,390Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,840 880
$45,230Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,690 70
$45,220Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$42,270 230
$45,010Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,300n.a.
$44,880Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,610 1,550
$44,540Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,790 140
$44,330Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,340 270
$44,050Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$45,610 80
$43,940Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,180 640
$43,810Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,240 840
$43,740Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$34,870 90
$43,700Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,110 150
$43,570Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,180 480
$43,330Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,040 80
$43,330Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,100 180
$43,260Clergy
(area) (ind)
$40,550 30
$43,200Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$38,600 30
$43,060Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$42,980 180
$42,900Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,070 190
$42,900Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$36,230 170
$42,850Editors
(area) (ind)
$41,040 210
$42,650Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,100 410
$42,540Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$40,140 150
$42,520First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$40,330 200
$42,490Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,300 360
$42,460First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$39,100 3,790
$42,410Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,990 650
$42,400Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$41,800 110
$42,190Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,070 290
$42,160Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$35,820 240
$41,980Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,970 810
$41,840Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$42,430n.a.
$41,820Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,730 2,120
$41,820Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,540n.a.
$41,790Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$34,730 720
$41,760Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,660 100
$41,740Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,070 90
$41,690Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$35,080n.a.
$41,530Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$38,320 230
$41,440Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$31,870 170
$41,310Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$37,940n.a.
$41,180Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,370 140
$41,110Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,250 960
$41,100Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,260 4,880
$40,970Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$40,990 130
$40,580Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,130 880
$40,450Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$39,420 340
$40,270Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$38,970 310
$40,210Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,060 200
$40,190Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,230 400
$39,750Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,360 350
$39,610Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$39,030n.a.
$39,590Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,970 3,140
$39,560Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,490 350
$39,490Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,890 260
$39,390Health educators
(area) (ind)
$35,670 100
$39,350Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,280 50
$39,250Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$38,640 190
$38,910Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$39,620 410
$38,870Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,160 320
$38,850Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$34,790 40
$38,780Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$33,680 320
$38,670Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,640 600
$38,540Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,420 730
$38,410Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,380 25,510
$38,360First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,190 2,990
$38,260Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,560 300
$38,200Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$36,200 600
$38,020Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$38,230 880
$38,000Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,340 570
$37,980Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$31,270n.a.
$37,940Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,290 70
$37,910Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$34,680 180
$37,900Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,260 130
$37,870Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$36,720 180
$37,830Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,870 640
$37,780Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$38,210 1,640
$37,720Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,140 180
$37,590Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,540 720
$37,440Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,930 50
$37,250First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$36,840 330
$37,200Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,210 1,840
$37,060Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$34,950 160
$37,030Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$36,610 50
$36,940Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$33,640 420
$36,880Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,570 4,670
$36,850Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,710 1,450
$36,750Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,530 1,320
$36,670Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$35,710 2,210
$36,520Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,790 60
$36,450Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$33,290 80
$36,380First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$36,740 410
$36,060Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,500 280
$36,030Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$34,320 160
$36,030Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$33,890 350
$35,930Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,480 220
$35,850Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$33,070 180
$35,850Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,180 310
$35,730Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,060 100
$35,730Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$33,640 250
$35,630Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,120 210
$35,500Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$35,400 720
$35,420Machinists
(area) (ind)
$37,260 520
$35,410Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,000 910
$35,370Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,200 320
$35,310Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,800 220
$35,300Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$34,460 60
$35,250Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,110 14,700
$35,230Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$33,740 970
$35,110Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,190 10,450
$35,090Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$25,320 290
$35,080Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$14,900n.a.
$34,940Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$36,600 340
$34,920Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$35,390 160
$34,910All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,470 356,380
$34,600Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$35,920 730
$34,580Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,460 50
$34,530Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$35,720 70
$34,360Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,130 130
$34,320Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,800 5,730
$34,320Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$35,730 70
$34,160Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$34,020 180
$33,930Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$32,330 140
$33,910Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$32,950 140
$33,680Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$34,870 1,080
$33,680Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$32,720 110
$33,570Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,180 5,110
$33,530Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,620 380
$33,490Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,210 1,450
$33,450Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,940 420
$33,440Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,390 80
$33,420Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$34,760 400
$33,420Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,680 200
$33,420Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,960 360
$33,360New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,590n.a.
$33,260Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,040 60
$32,750Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$32,230 60
$32,740Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,820 470
$32,710Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$30,850n.a.
$32,520Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,050 210
$32,420Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,280n.a.
$32,200Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$31,840 1,860
$32,100Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,680 980
$31,990Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$28,730 50
$31,990Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$30,410 160
$31,970Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,830n.a.
$31,950Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,710 190
$31,910All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,480 1,230
$31,850Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$30,770 1,460
$31,750Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,230n.a.
$31,360Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$31,330 730
$31,240Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,550n.a.
$31,010Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$31,850 340
$31,000Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,420 160
$30,990Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,220 24,340
$30,990Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$30,200 30
$30,930Roofers
(area) (ind)
$30,920 450
$30,850Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$29,380 4,310
$30,530Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,160 510
$30,520Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,750 1,030
$30,490Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$24,710 460
$30,420Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$30,380 180
$30,280Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,720 280
$30,260Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,320 360
$30,260Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,000 730
$30,130Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,520 80
$30,050Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$31,600 60
$29,980Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$22,050 340
$29,920Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$30,520n.a.
$29,900Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$27,060 420
$29,850Tapers
(area) (ind)
$29,170 640
$29,730Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,050 750
$29,600Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,730 220
$29,240Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,450n.a.
$29,130Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$27,640 460
$29,100Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,720n.a.
$29,060Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,900 110
$28,990Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,390 570
$28,970Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$25,220 430
$28,920Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,630 80
$28,910Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$27,450 800
$28,850Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,460 34,070
$28,840Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,880 410
$28,760Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,530 700
$28,700Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$27,740 690
$28,640Photographers
(area) (ind)
$25,240 270
$28,550Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,230 60
$28,250Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,210 14,780
$28,240Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,570 140
$28,240Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,050 1,030
$28,240Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,260 4,720
$28,210Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,570 170
$28,150Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,220 270
$28,090Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$28,240 40
$27,840Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,430 420
$27,740Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,450 1,960
$27,690Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,540n.a.
$27,660Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$27,630 1,220
$27,610Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,800 190
$27,530Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,600n.a.
$27,440Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$28,130 190
$27,400Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$24,140 140
$27,370Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$27,330 30
$27,320Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,380n.a.
$27,240Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,320n.a.
$27,130Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$26,370 270
$27,040Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$25,760 120
$27,030Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,330 310
$26,990Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,520 66,350
$26,980Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$27,380 150
$26,870Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$24,500 30
$26,760Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,970 160
$26,690Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,370n.a.
$26,590Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,950 150
$26,580Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,470n.a.
$26,540Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,160 60
$26,510Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$25,260 3,570
$26,510Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$25,320n.a.
$26,420Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,990 1,200
$26,340Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$28,250 130
$26,320Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$25,810 640
$26,290Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,210 40
$26,250Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,310 200
$26,150Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,370 2,440
$26,150Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,520 430
$26,130Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,070 1,030
$26,100Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$24,980 270
$26,090Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,150 17,010
$26,050Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$24,270 210
$25,990Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,910 760
$25,970Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,450 3,530
$25,890Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$23,650 70
$25,760Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,220 450
$25,700Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$23,680 70
$25,660Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,710n.a.
$25,660Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,390 1,810
$25,580Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,510n.a.
$25,560Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$22,940 340
$25,450Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,000 830
$25,380Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,090 230
$25,260Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,230 9,860
$25,120Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,210 110
$25,090First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,300 2,070
$25,000Job printers
(area) (ind)
$24,330 190
$24,890Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,820 730
$24,760Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$19,910 80
$24,740Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,550 90
$24,720Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,210 420
$24,580Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,590n.a.
$24,570First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,530 750
$24,540Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,790 50
$24,500Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$23,640 130
$24,440Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,210 8,070
$24,270Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,730 80
$24,060Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,060 1,550
$23,820Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,270 290
$23,770Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$21,620 10,280
$23,740Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,220 600
$23,730Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,510 130
$23,700Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,740 2,790
$23,650Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,580n.a.
$23,640Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,510 130
$23,630Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,030 2,140
$23,580Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,720 570
$23,310Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,920 70
$23,310Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$22,840 160
$23,250File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,520 660
$23,030Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,750 210
$23,030Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,740 230
$23,020Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,290 30
$23,000Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,550 10,400
$22,840Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,080 340
$22,790Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,440 350
$22,740Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,940 120
$22,610Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,900 300
$22,560Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,570 880
$22,540Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,460 1,290
$22,280Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,210n.a.
$22,240Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,950 40
$22,240Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,000 300
$22,200Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,290 280
$22,160Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,050 150
$22,110Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,580 610
$22,060Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$21,740 30
$22,030Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,360 100
$22,030Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,210 970
$21,900Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,460 8,720
$21,860Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,360 170
$21,850Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,090 580
$21,820Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$21,140 830
$21,770Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,570 500
$21,680Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,710 40
$21,580Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,610 70
$21,430Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,150 3,980
$21,420Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$20,430n.a.
$21,390Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,610 910
$21,340Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,070 3,370
$21,330Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,790 500
$21,320Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$21,600 40
$21,320Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$20,890 950
$21,310Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,590 340
$21,270Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,850 3,820
$21,190Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,130 930
$21,100Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$20,970 230
$21,060Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$17,890 4,080
$20,900Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,430n.a.
$20,890Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,660 160
$20,860Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,350 130
$20,750Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$20,560n.a.
$20,740Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,070 150
$20,630Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$20,250 110
$20,620Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,810 160
$20,520Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,150 1,120
$20,360Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$17,270n.a.
$20,330Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,870n.a.
$20,280Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,940 3,570
$20,220Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 210
$20,190Concierges
(area) (ind)
$19,880 50
$20,110Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,730 3,830
$19,990Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,310 13,190
$19,920Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$19,790n.a.
$19,820Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,030 2,020
$19,760Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,010 510
$19,760Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$19,470 290
$19,540Security guards
(area) (ind)
$18,390 3,000
$19,500Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$16,830 50
$19,410Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,310n.a.
$19,200Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,460 290
$19,190Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,320 4,780
$19,130Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,370 160
$19,110Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,440 100
$18,900Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,570 1,920
$18,800Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,750 1,300
$18,600Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,990 10,390
$18,550Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$16,670 80
$18,520Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,420 170
$18,490Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$16,820 290
$18,420Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,000 140
$18,310Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,400 180
$18,170Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,480 3,160
$17,900Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,920 2,970
$17,870Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$17,070 120
$17,860Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,460 410
$17,670Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$16,410 410
$17,580Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$16,380n.a.
$17,450Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$14,540 1,630
$17,330Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,900 220
$17,120Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$14,870 230
$17,050Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,180 200
$16,830Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,030 2,960
$16,810Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,700 790
$16,740Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,700 1,190
$16,610Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,770n.a.
$16,530Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,020n.a.
$16,300Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,920 610
$16,180Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,370 610
$16,030Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,990 1,370
$16,020Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,480 450
$15,940Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,440 40
$15,850Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$14,130 1,620
$15,810Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,920 33,630
$15,700Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$13,920 230
$15,580Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$14,560 690
$15,240Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$14,650n.a.
$14,980Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,160 2,010
$14,960Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,870 1,010
$14,910Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$14,100 210
$14,760Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,640 1,360
$14,160Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,990n.a.
$14,150Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,380 1,550
$14,010Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,290 6,530
$13,930Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,760 1,950
$13,910Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,280 160
$13,380Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$12,740n.a.
$13,330Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,900 1,400
$13,090Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,820 7,000
n.a.Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 90
n.a.Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 500
n.a.Audiologists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 310
n.a.Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 80
n.a.Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$23,982 120
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$31,408 120
n.a.Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 360

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Tucson, Arizona metropolitan area consists of:

Pima County