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Yuma, AZ

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

Yuma, Arizona

Metropolitian area, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$193,930Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$106,760Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$94,760 120
$102,100Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$81,140 110
$98,310Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$102,140 80
$87,400Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$88,570 60
$75,580Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,620 40
$74,350Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$77,080 100
$73,890Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$54,790 30
$73,230Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$78,630 130
$72,670Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,020n.a.
$66,480Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$65,660 110
$66,050Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,240 1,910
$65,680Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,830 100
$65,030General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$56,470 470
$64,770Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$45,570 260
$64,600Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,310 130
$64,450Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$68,320 30
$64,450Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$63,830 30
$64,400Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,230 40
$63,920First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$64,530 100
$63,690Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,950 150
$63,340Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,130 50
$62,850Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$54,000 40
$62,130Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,600 60
$62,020Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$53,040 50
$60,910Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$60,240 50
$60,840Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,840 170
$60,340Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$62,780 70
$57,410Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$60,470 160
$56,630Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,390 30
$56,520Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,390 260
$55,770Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,620 1,960
$54,730Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,990 750
$52,420Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,970 80
$52,160Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$46,810 30
$51,410Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$49,310 30
$50,700Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,240 330
$50,510Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$42,700 40
$50,460First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$44,210 50
$50,230First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$48,960 250
$49,700Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,650 1,310
$49,540Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$51,980 40
$48,490Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,010 310
$48,430Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,830 60
$48,350Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$42,360n.a.
$48,160Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$35,390 40
$47,720Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$41,640 250
$47,250Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$41,500 80
$46,890Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,890 390
$46,840First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,080 130
$46,460Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,520 310
$44,910Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,370 80
$44,450Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,080 70
$44,370Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,210 70
$44,350Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$30,440 90
$43,700First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,970 80
$43,570First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$41,580 60
$43,490Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,090 130
$42,870Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,450 80
$42,690Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$41,210 90
$42,360Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$41,730 60
$41,930Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$38,890n.a.
$41,860Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$22,050 30
$41,750Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$41,420 700
$41,320Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$38,220n.a.
$41,000First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$35,960 470
$40,880Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,850 50
$40,060Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,120 40
$39,530Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$39,620 60
$39,130Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,030 220
$39,040Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,170 130
$38,980All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,810 150
$38,920Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$35,100n.a.
$38,880Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,090 30
$38,780Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,740 60
$38,160Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,110n.a.
$37,800Health educators
(area) (ind)
$33,850n.a.
$37,700First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$37,080 150
$37,670Electricians
(area) (ind)
$37,670 310
$37,480Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$39,060 150
$37,460Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,840 40
$37,340Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$36,360 80
$37,020Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,170 50
$36,940First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$34,480 60
$36,850Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$31,920 40
$36,140Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$35,190 90
$35,800Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$34,610 160
$35,740First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$30,050 480
$35,500Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$33,800n.a.
$34,840Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,680 180
$34,840Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$33,950n.a.
$34,790Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$32,480n.a.
$34,580Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,200 2,340
$33,990Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$27,800 60
$33,910Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$33,960n.a.
$33,590Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,840 1,040
$33,510Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,720 2,330
$33,490Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,330 40
$33,370Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$33,190 50
$33,350Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,980 70
$33,240Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,100 40
$33,230Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,030 310
$33,220Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,060 50
$33,170Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$29,160n.a.
$33,140Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$31,880 60
$32,460Librarians
(area) (ind)
$30,520 70
$32,180Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,900 60
$32,010Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,400 30
$31,910Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,060 560
$31,440Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$30,740 130
$30,960Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,390 120
$30,780Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,800 150
$30,770Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,820 3,810
$30,750Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,790 4,230
$30,590Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$30,290 120
$30,570Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,120 80
$30,520Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$28,670 70
$30,430Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,930 380
$30,000Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,210n.a.
$29,900Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$27,730 60
$29,580Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,540 250
$29,330Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$29,390 140
$29,040First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$27,060 60
$29,020Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,020 290
$28,980Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,630 160
$28,710Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,480 80
$28,660Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,460 770
$28,610Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,830 5,470
$28,570Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$27,870 510
$28,570Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,850 120
$28,450Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,250 570
$28,360Editors
(area) (ind)
$26,990 70
$28,350Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$21,670 120
$28,100All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,090 59,570
$28,000Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$25,230n.a.
$27,640Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,210 40
$27,590Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,330 70
$27,330Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,250 90
$27,140Tapers
(area) (ind)
$26,750 60
$27,140Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,520 610
$26,650Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,110 30
$26,290Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,110 100
$26,220Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,690n.a.
$25,920Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,470 160
$25,840Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,710 420
$25,510Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,430 30
$25,390Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$24,680n.a.
$25,340Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,940 290
$25,300Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,320 170
$25,250Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$24,910 90
$25,150Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,140 8,900
$25,130Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,680 1,940
$25,010Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,180n.a.
$24,790Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,750 190
$24,790First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$18,900 50
$24,700Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$24,130 60
$24,480Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,930 40
$24,400Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,180 40
$24,390Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$24,010 50
$24,370Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,110 30
$24,160Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$21,900 60
$24,120Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$17,850n.a.
$24,050Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,730 50
$24,020Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$21,120 30
$23,960Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,110 170
$23,890Legislators
(area) (ind)
$24,430n.a.
$23,770Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,610 130
$23,700Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,000 130
$23,640First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,830 340
$23,470Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,720 300
$23,250Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,460 1,590
$23,160Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$21,660 530
$23,080Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,790 1,270
$23,060First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$18,780 140
$23,020Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$21,690 30
$22,950Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,470 1,390
$22,920Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,100 690
$22,680Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$22,400 130
$22,470Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$23,930 70
$22,350Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,360 50
$22,120Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$20,110 160
$21,970Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,840 5,420
$21,740Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,370 70
$21,510Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,740 510
$21,480Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,850 50
$21,380Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,360 50
$21,340Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,160 480
$20,990Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,890 170
$20,920Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,150 30
$20,790Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$18,520 130
$20,730Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,070 60
$20,710Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$19,060n.a.
$20,700Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,050 610
$20,650Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,340 30
$19,790Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$18,330n.a.
$19,780Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,980 140
$19,720Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,660 800
$19,610Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$17,390 910
$19,340Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,060 180
$19,150Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,500 480
$19,010Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,980 600
$18,750Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,770 210
$18,630Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$15,590 70
$18,500Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,130 2,290
$18,420Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,370 1,020
$18,360Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,980 1,160
$18,280File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,730 210
$18,010Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,530 520
$17,610Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$14,010n.a.
$17,370Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,000 180
$17,260Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$16,080 100
$17,210Security guards
(area) (ind)
$15,480 420
$17,180Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,730 340
$17,000Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,100 1,520
$16,660Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,390 160
$16,420Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$14,020 40
$16,210Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,520 50
$16,110Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,900 190
$15,780Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,970 4,620
$15,750Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$13,410 160
$15,620Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$15,960n.a.
$15,420Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,760 80
$15,380Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,660 90
$15,300Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$15,040 200
$15,090Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,910 530
$14,970Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,070 7,430
$14,210Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,700 310
$13,870Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$13,860 6,700
$13,720Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,250 870
$13,590Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,410 170
$13,430Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,260 450
$13,120Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,200 250
$13,100Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,980 750
$12,630Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,800 180
n.a.Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Yuma, Arizona metropolitan area consists of:

Yuma County