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Tucson, AZ MSA

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

National, all industries, November 2004

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$176,780Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$171,390Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$170,100Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$154,070Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$151,960Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$135,920Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$125,050n.a.
$130,160Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$112,120 270
$127,060Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$120,780 1,070
$112,070Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$109,890 950
$97,130Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$93,490n.a.
$89,610Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$84,440 90
$87,040Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$89,150 580
$85,920Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,380 540
$84,850Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$82,090 600
$82,970Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,610 110
$81,600General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$67,910 3,570
$81,580Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$73,020n.a.
$81,520Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$71,240 60
$80,170Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$70,060 100
$78,830Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$70,880 270
$77,880Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,590 60
$76,610Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$75,660 450
$76,140Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$61,240 950
$76,040Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$80,650n.a.
$75,940Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$72,790 1,350
$75,530Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$67,440 1,240
$75,470Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$75,430 50
$75,060Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$73,070 1,630
$74,480Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,480 18,130
$73,900Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$67,180 1,300
$73,720Physicists
(area) (ind)
$72,940n.a.
$73,400Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$70,150 70
$73,090Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$77,530 170
$72,790Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$66,900 220
$71,430Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,600 1,330
$71,120Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,340 60
$71,020Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,280 1,000
$70,760Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,460 450
$70,160Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$68,810 460
$70,030Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$64,540 510
$68,340Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$69,170 490
$67,920Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$56,730 130
$67,510Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,530 220
$66,770Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,400 11,030
$66,260Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$68,110 230
$66,100Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$55,040 50
$65,940Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,160 60
$65,670First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$63,110 300
$65,030Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$46,650n.a.
$64,790Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$68,940 100
$64,730Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$65,480 880
$64,330Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$65,860 60
$63,840Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$64,590 60
$63,660Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,030 330
$62,560First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$55,430 80
$62,350Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$63,280 40
$62,130Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$48,120 160
$61,590Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$43,880 470
$60,860Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$55,570 40
$60,700Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,320 100
$60,700Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$57,750 280
$60,620Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,220 360
$60,160Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,790 530
$60,080Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,990 920
$59,920Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,080 8,510
$59,710Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,780 140
$59,250Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,930 16,900
$59,190Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,900 90
$58,580Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,970 500
$58,370Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,730 1,030
$58,180Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$50,360 790
$57,850Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$54,890 100
$57,810First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,820 1,150
$57,740Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$60,350 450
$56,560Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,320 530
$56,390Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$46,440n.a.
$55,840Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$50,610 40
$55,340Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$40,480 330
$55,160Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,490 150
$54,750Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,490 2,820
$54,750Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$50,100 1,030
$54,490Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$36,000n.a.
$54,400Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$44,310 120
$54,200Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$53,950 300
$53,820Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,360 110
$53,750Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$44,960 60
$53,590Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,680 30
$53,580Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,000 320
$53,220First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$50,180 570
$52,510Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,160 1,370
$52,450Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$40,690 130
$52,130Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$51,310 3,510
$52,030Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$48,770 130
$51,870Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,610 2,320
$51,820Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$44,750 90
$51,420Chemists
(area) (ind)
$49,430 120
$51,020Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$48,540 970
$51,010Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$49,370 90
$50,850Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,510 2,740
$50,820Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$50,860 810
$50,610Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$48,890 170
$50,370Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$36,840 170
$50,330Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,740 470
$49,920Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$47,510 120
$49,900Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$43,470 680
$49,730First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,090 490
$49,600Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,070 12,290
$49,560Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,200 2,760
$49,350Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$47,970 150
$49,320Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$46,370 390
$49,300Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$42,890 100
$49,200First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$45,270 1,360
$48,810First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,370 140
$48,710Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$47,850 30
$48,690Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,880 1,770
$48,470Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$45,480 350
$48,460Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$51,170 90
$48,440Art directors
(area) (ind)
$47,630 60
$48,280Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,090 350
$47,950Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,810 220
$47,920Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,050 180
$47,850Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,140n.a.
$47,850Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,940 290
$47,680Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,290 320
$47,480Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$49,190 170
$47,050First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,290 1,160
$46,950Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,330 150
$46,430Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$46,210 2,080
$45,900Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$42,730 190
$45,880Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$43,980 670
$45,870Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,210 290
$45,640Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,340 180
$45,380Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$42,190 200
$45,100Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,420 240
$45,090First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,090 250
$45,070Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$42,930 290
$44,960Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,190 880
$44,860Librarians
(area) (ind)
$46,120 450
$44,840Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,710 460
$44,840Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,080 160
$44,740Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$44,290 740
$44,450Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$39,230 120
$44,370Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$47,370n.a.
$44,230Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,230 170
$44,100Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,160 100
$43,970Editors
(area) (ind)
$42,280 240
$43,930Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,130 100
$43,870Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,480 1,050
$43,860First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$40,470 210
$43,820Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,060 720
$43,700Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,830 70
$43,560Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,010 240
$43,440Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,560 310
$43,240Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,090 70
$43,190Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,690 130
$43,180Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,420 740
$43,150Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,010 180
$42,900Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$42,030 150
$42,860Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,910 580
$42,730Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,500 70
$42,590Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$41,000 4,800
$42,440First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$38,940 4,030
$42,350Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,220 180
$42,260Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,560 480
$41,580Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,400 310
$41,560Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$41,740 180
$41,500Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$36,930 580
$41,460Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,360 70
$41,270Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,420 1,970
$41,220Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,690 300
$41,210Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,870 2,400
$41,060Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,380 450
$41,020Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,080 90
$40,990Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$35,290 230
$40,940Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,510n.a.
$40,760Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,690 330
$40,680Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$31,560 960
$40,580Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,510 140
$40,360Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$39,030 150
$40,310Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,500 950
$40,300Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,410 120
$40,190Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,250 270
$40,180Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,050 830
$40,090Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$39,680 290
$39,990Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$41,060n.a.
$39,840Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,340 3,210
$39,730Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$38,790 200
$39,640Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$36,450 30
$39,620Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,060 230
$39,580Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$40,670 200
$39,430Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$32,300 310
$39,330Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,170 80
$39,160Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,930 300
$39,080Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,750 25,320
$39,030Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$36,470 220
$38,980Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$27,980n.a.
$38,950Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,540 110
$38,580Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,140n.a.
$38,540Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,280 540
$38,340First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$38,680 370
$38,240Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,370 100
$38,060Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,920 630
$38,040Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$33,000 50
$38,020First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,120 2,720
$37,950Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$38,720 450
$37,740Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$28,970 80
$37,720Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,230 310
$37,690Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$28,420 50
$37,580Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,970 660
$37,540Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,190 130
$37,410Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,940 2,030
$37,350Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$39,650 60
$37,310Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,840 170
$37,240Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$37,200 30
$37,190Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$34,360 730
$37,140Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$38,430 120
$37,110Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,700 210
$36,920Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$37,260 1,830
$36,850Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,050 13,640
$36,850Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,560 1,150
$36,840Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$39,070 50
$36,640Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$37,400 60
$36,520Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$34,070 40
$36,490Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,360 750
$36,430Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$35,400 1,040
$36,390Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,870 600
$36,170Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$37,290 890
$36,110Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$36,160 60
$35,970Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,380 220
$35,860Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,470 5,210
$35,770Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$33,880 130
$35,700Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,570 80
$35,670Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,530 60
$35,660Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$35,300 170
$35,600Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,350 420
$35,180Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$24,620 100
$34,910Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$31,850 410
$34,900Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$32,600 170
$34,830All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,530 350,150
$34,820Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,960 260
$34,720Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$33,990 250
$34,610Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,770 550
$34,530Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,260 2,420
$34,450Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$36,660 390
$34,350First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$34,940 400
$34,100Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,360 300
$34,050Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,240 10,520
$34,020Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,370 4,970
$33,990Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$29,470 180
$33,890Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$33,070 770
$33,730Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,510 160
$33,670Electricians
(area) (ind)
$32,910 1,840
$33,640Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,780 400
$33,580Roofers
(area) (ind)
$32,080 520
$33,490Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,690 80
$33,450Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$33,900 820
$33,060Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$28,920 130
$33,000Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$31,900 140
$32,880Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$31,690 60
$32,750Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,940 4,970
$32,740Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$31,110 50
$32,710Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,960 220
$32,670Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,110 40
$32,610Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,600 730
$32,610Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,910 90
* $32,480Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$21,840 190
$32,360Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$33,200 1,570
$32,360Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$32,500 140
$32,230Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$32,500 440
$32,220Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,140 490
$32,150Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,190 770
$32,010Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$31,120 120
$31,980All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,460 1,130
$31,950Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,220 160
$31,930Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$27,570 30
$31,900Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$31,650 1,820
$31,700Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,560 610
$31,680Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,830 190
$31,630Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$33,120 70
$31,560Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$31,080 220
$31,550New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,930 110
$31,500Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$31,310 1,400
$31,420Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,160 790
$31,380Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,050 150
$31,340Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$25,850 240
$31,330Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,520n.a.
$31,250Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,570 70
$31,210Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$30,570n.a.
$31,090Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,950 210
$31,090Photographers
(area) (ind)
$28,530 210
$31,070Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,870 140
$30,970Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$25,940 370
$30,950Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$30,820 740
$30,910Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$30,660 1,370
$30,540Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,500 90
$30,520Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$31,140 150
$30,500Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$30,370 40
$30,480Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,630 24,460
$30,400Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,710 590
$30,270Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,750 100
$30,180Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,080 350
$30,010Health educators
(area) (ind)
$27,320 70
$29,860Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,110 230
$29,840Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$24,090 90
$29,810Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,850 50
$29,770Tapers
(area) (ind)
$29,310 630
$29,710Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,360 880
$29,710Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,100 4,840
$29,610Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,770 530
$29,590Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,310 250
$29,560Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,880 80
$29,480Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,000 100
$29,390Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$29,940 120
$29,350Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,610 650
$29,160Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,830 50
* $28,920Actors
(area) (ind)
$30,060n.a.
$28,870Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,640 80
$28,830Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,090 570
$28,670Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$26,840 40
$28,660Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$28,750 160
$28,620Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,010 32,740
$28,590Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$31,200n.a.
$28,410Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,020 470
$28,370Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$25,170 370
$28,340Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,680 710
$28,330Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,170 15,920
$28,290Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,780 540
$28,260Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,770n.a.
$28,070First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$27,790 490
$28,000Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,400 1,830
$27,920Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,640 4,320
$27,890Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,250 700
$27,850Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,740 100
$27,840Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$28,900n.a.
$27,800Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,000 190
$27,780Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,650 580
$27,780Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$26,880 40
$27,690Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$24,930 140
$27,690Legislators
(area) (ind)
$24,920 40
$27,470Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,890 340
$27,340Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,550 40
$27,300Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,360 1,140
$27,220Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$25,490 2,760
$27,080Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$26,750 1,030
$27,080Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,610 62,430
$26,970Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,710 110
$26,950Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$22,110 40
$26,780Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,050 360
$26,750Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$23,580 560
$26,640Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,160n.a.
$26,530Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,800 770
$26,520Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$24,560 970
$26,490Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,880 120
$26,460Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,390n.a.
$26,430Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,220 140
$26,420Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$25,510n.a.
$26,390Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$23,220 480
$26,330Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$24,570 120
$26,270Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,500 940
$26,250Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,710 210
$26,060Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$25,520 640
$25,990Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,180 400
$25,860Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,440 2,640
$25,840Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,130 210
$25,840Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$24,110 200
$25,830Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,330 570
$25,770Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,680 3,160
$25,750Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,010n.a.
$25,630Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,280 60
$25,570Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,910 430
$25,570Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$23,560 80
$25,530Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,460 1,850
$25,360Job printers
(area) (ind)
$25,250 220
$25,180Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$24,620n.a.
$25,060Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,480 16,600
$25,040Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,360 230
$24,910Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,060 80
$24,910Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,640 790
$24,900Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$24,380 790
$24,850Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$25,410 90
$24,850Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$23,460 510
$24,820Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,330 110
$24,810Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$25,190 40
$24,760Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$24,430 890
$24,690Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,140 40
$24,690Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$23,270 90
$24,620Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,610 470
$24,380Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,870 6,700
$24,360Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$23,230 2,450
$24,350Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,900 60
$24,340Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$23,410 190
$24,240Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$21,100 180
$24,120Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,530 100
$24,100Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$22,170n.a.
$24,100First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,930 2,190
$24,060Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,740 1,860
$23,980Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,020 10,040
$23,870Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,770 10,200
$23,830Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$23,910 160
$23,650Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,050 1,620
$23,570Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,960n.a.
$23,370Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,420 130
$23,360Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,380 240
$23,320Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,080 230
$23,230Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,270 160
$23,150Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$21,570 9,480
$22,850Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,160 620
$22,780Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,920 90
$22,770Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,310 300
$22,700Bakers
(area) (ind)
$22,670 510
$22,660Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,100 80
$22,620Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,000 390
$22,530Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,300 2,040
$22,480Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,190 9,930
$22,390Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,580 1,330
$22,230Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,550 3,590
$22,190Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,130 920
$22,140Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,690 30
$22,110Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,510 70
$22,030File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,830 620
$22,030Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,310 980
$21,930Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,830 140
$21,900Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,540 80
$21,870Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,370 590
$21,870Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$21,170n.a.
$21,810Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,850 260
$21,750Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,600 940
$21,630Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,950 210
$21,600Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$20,910 880
$21,570Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$20,940 1,100
$21,450Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,050 150
$21,410Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,740 170
$21,370Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$19,600 290
$21,320Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$21,390 40
$21,260Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,780 800
$21,240Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,930 3,630
$21,210Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,310 250
$20,880Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,860 320
$20,840Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$18,530 310
$20,700Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,290 140
$20,700Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,140 230
$20,660Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,770 200
$20,620Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,430 3,600
$20,620Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,610 1,310
$20,470Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,950 330
$20,460Concierges
(area) (ind)
$19,800 40
$20,320Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,160 3,600
$20,300Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,950 3,010
$20,150Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,190 40
$20,030Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,700 40
$19,960Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,000 210
$19,850Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$17,340 60
$19,760Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,320n.a.
$19,730Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,380 3,170
$19,730Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,040 13,010
$19,720Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,710 1,400
$19,670Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,420 120
$19,650Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$19,590 400
$19,620Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$18,730 40
$19,450Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,520 240
$19,230Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,150 530
$19,230Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,810 3,140
$19,060Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,410 250
$19,040Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,150 1,500
$18,790Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,820 4,580
$18,780Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$16,780n.a.
$18,700Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$17,470 360
$18,570Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$16,260n.a.
$18,510Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,550 9,650
$18,480Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,710 130
$18,420Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,330 3,090
$18,390Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,650 370
$18,270Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$17,230 280
$18,240Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,740 2,610
$18,220Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,880 120
$18,090Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,190 170
$18,020Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$17,400 260
$17,840Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$16,240n.a.
$17,620Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,020 1,040
$17,600Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$14,330 1,560
$17,320Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,930 190
$17,240Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$15,960 140
$17,070Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,500 270
$16,830Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$13,950 220
$16,820Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,100 240
$16,570Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,790 590
$16,550Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,720 3,490
$16,340Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$14,830 870
$16,290Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,320 580
$16,160Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,780 450
$16,020Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$16,120 1,260
$15,860Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,900 32,490
$15,580Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$13,860 190
$15,580Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,940 40
$15,520Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$14,700 740
$15,220Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$14,760n.a.
$15,130Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,570 1,300
$14,920Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,170 2,200
$14,610Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,530 1,650
$14,540Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$14,620 210
$14,370Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,220n.a.
$14,190Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,410 1,430
$14,040Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,240 1,080
$13,950Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,250 6,090
$13,790Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,580 1,800
$13,660Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,930 1,200
$13,290Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,970 6,730
n.a.Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 90

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 Tucson, Arizona metropolitan area consists of:

Pima County