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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Alaska

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Alaska is ordered by average occupational 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 earnings

Alaska

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$175,800Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 30
$174,430Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 210
$168,030Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 30
$164,690Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 60
$162,140Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$159,650Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$155,360Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 200
$148,000Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$140,140 70
$136,840Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,310
$131,130Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$124,020 40
$107,140Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$99,390 1,370
$105,930Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$102,410 220
$102,740Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$102,130 530
$97,650Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$99,220 360
$94,040Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$92,480 80
$93,110Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$79,990 110
$92,170Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$84,490 430
$91,890Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$82,800 1,030
$90,570Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$90,400 110
$87,820Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$95,850 130
$87,480Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$80,350 190
$86,370Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,900 30
$85,450Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,050 90
$84,200Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$85,400 270
$83,370Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$85,410 70
$83,340Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,250 110
$83,260Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,280 200
$82,080Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$80,470 520
$82,030Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$80,820 380
$81,240Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$78,760 920
$81,130Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,020 30
$81,090Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,200n.a.
$80,040Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$80,160 680
$79,300Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$73,140 600
$78,830Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,120 380
$77,060Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$79,730 210
$76,630Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$72,690 470
$76,230Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$78,040 90
$76,040Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$77,520 330
$75,960First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$77,560 250
$75,920Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$70,200 410
$75,720Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$63,850 110
$75,630Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,230 180
$75,350Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$72,390 200
$74,870First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$70,970 1,520
$74,470Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,500 920
$74,460Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,720 330
$74,410Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$73,990 70
$74,050Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,130 220
$73,620Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$74,810 150
$73,430Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$74,720 700
$73,260Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,770 70
$73,060Economists
(area) (ind)
$71,580 70
$72,760Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$69,680 1,460
$72,630Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,070 260
$72,360Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,430 300
$71,430Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$68,570 70
$71,200Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,890 1,710
$70,730Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$71,810 70
$70,430Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$60,500 370
$70,140Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$68,370 110
$69,990General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$60,670 7,690
$69,800Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$63,610 23,690
$69,730Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$66,900 370
$68,790First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,060 160
$68,700Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$72,360 40
$68,690Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,680 800
$68,590Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,930 460
$68,400Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$58,790 80
$68,310Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$67,690 80
$68,240Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$69,420 70
$67,950Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$65,750 410
$67,760Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$65,940 6,220
$67,660Chemists
(area) (ind)
$69,460 60
$67,610Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,790 2,510
$67,230Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,280 30
$67,100Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$65,800 70
$67,060Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$66,950n.a.
$66,920Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$70,950 200
$66,850Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,700 12,810
$66,400First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$65,950 50
$66,350Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,260 310
$66,270Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,470 400
$66,170Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,100 40
$66,100Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$57,680 920
$65,830First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$65,280 1,050
$65,700Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,500 30
$65,660First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$61,140 610
$65,580Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$67,190 50
$65,420Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$60,160 70
$65,400Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$66,190 40
$65,390Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$65,550 120
$65,030Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$62,320 170
$64,920Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$68,080 310
$64,350Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$63,870 290
$64,160First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$56,880 770
$64,110Fallers
(area) (ind)
$56,740 80
$64,080Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$59,580 140
$63,840Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$59,510 260
$63,840First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$62,620 210
$63,830Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$65,570 30
$62,890Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$58,660 570
$62,880Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$62,670 110
$62,740Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$64,390 70
$62,680Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$59,070 220
$62,600Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$68,810 400
$62,590Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,770n.a.
$62,350Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,540 170
$62,170Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$59,600 300
$61,920Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,810 2,420
$61,520Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,490 30
$61,500Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$59,770 50
$61,180Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$62,130 280
$61,160Foresters
(area) (ind)
$58,730 120
$60,820Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$59,360 5,050
$60,650Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,450 1,010
$60,630Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$60,380 700
$60,500Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,130 220
$60,420Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,980 190
$60,370Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$63,950 190
$60,050Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$63,300 620
$59,740Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,150 3,950
$59,590Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,120 210
$59,510Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$52,340 290
$59,500Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$60,730n.a.
$58,940Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,380 380
$58,810Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$52,950 490
$58,710Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$64,580 330
$58,630Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$57,160 630
$58,630Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$54,100 90
$58,480Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$59,670n.a.
$58,450Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$55,730 90
$58,440Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$53,630 270
$58,430Electricians
(area) (ind)
$58,310 2,050
$58,360Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,310 9,130
$58,000Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$58,640 200
$57,990Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$57,660 500
$57,960Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,520 140
$57,940Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,010 80
$57,890Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$56,570 380
$57,730Art directors
(area) (ind)
$54,220 30
$57,700Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$62,500 110
$57,380Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$58,160 120
$57,050Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,340 180
$57,040Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,710 30
$56,900Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$59,610 240
$56,600Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,000 340
$56,140Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$54,320 790
$56,130Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$57,370 1,370
$56,100Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,850 80
$55,840Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$56,180 110
$55,640Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,830 40
$55,480Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$60,730 680
$55,400Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$58,710 210
$55,370Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$53,460 470
$55,170Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$52,280 300
$55,120Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,740 510
$55,030Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$52,330 1,490
$54,720Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$54,950 60
$54,630Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,530 380
$54,610Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$45,920 30
$54,510Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$54,360 810
$54,330Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$51,020 1,630
$54,310Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$57,580 110
$54,270Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$48,430 230
$54,190Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$59,780 40
$54,120Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$53,370 90
$53,940Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,180 250
$53,920Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,020 6,460
$53,920Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,400 40
$53,840Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$47,850 70
$53,770Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$52,390 90
$53,730Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$53,140 2,980
$53,700Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$53,780 2,670
$53,680Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,270 180
$53,650Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$54,280 150
$53,580Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$53,830 130
$53,540Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,370 270
$53,500Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$54,010 120
$53,360Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$51,060 710
$53,120Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$51,510 470
$53,050Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,920 19,840
$52,990First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$50,990 280
$52,890Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$53,980 240
$52,760Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$53,210 320
$52,680Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$58,250 340
$52,640Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$57,070 260
$52,580Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,020 1,440
$52,550Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,990 90
$52,260Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,730n.a.
$51,960Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$52,290 210
$51,950Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$50,950 1,280
$51,900Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$59,540 40
$51,800Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$50,780 3,870
$51,700Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,190 400
$51,560Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$47,590 680
$51,550Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$56,890n.a.
$51,550Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,980 420
$51,360Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$53,040 1,160
$51,220Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,150 220
$51,210Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$50,690 70
$51,140Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$53,110 40
$51,100Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,840 230
$50,980Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$44,370 70
$50,860Historians
(area) (ind)
$49,670n.a.
$50,770Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,720 110
$50,630Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,890 100
$50,620Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,930 270
$50,470Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$50,560 2,230
$50,020Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,160 30
$50,000Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$48,300 590
$49,890Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$52,300 100
$49,860Editors
(area) (ind)
$49,340 170
$49,220Librarians
(area) (ind)
$51,040 410
$49,150Curators
(area) (ind)
$44,840 30
$49,140Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,610 660
$48,970Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,140 15,370
$48,820Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$46,620 80
$48,490Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$42,970 40
$48,480Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,570 240
$48,480Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$44,690 80
$48,460First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$44,950 3,090
$48,430Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$50,640 120
$47,510Machinists
(area) (ind)
$48,420 200
$47,350Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,620 420
$47,240Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,020 290
$47,210Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,670 320
$47,130Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,660 420
$46,950Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,730 180
$46,860Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,970 480
$46,830Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$50,950 150
$46,680Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,400 110
$46,680Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$43,290 140
$46,650Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,220 1,600
$46,610Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,690 290
$46,440Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$42,380 140
$46,410Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$47,180 190
$46,390Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,490 950
$46,350Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$49,870 90
$46,350Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$47,620 510
$46,290Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$45,100n.a.
$46,270Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$43,610 780
$46,210Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$45,350 40
$46,100Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,600 400
$45,890Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,500 310
$45,880Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$40,680n.a.
$45,870Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,010 50
$45,870Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$42,540 670
$45,840Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$46,640n.a.
$45,790Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$49,220 60
$45,750Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$45,870 220
$45,600Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,110 750
$45,250Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$44,660 670
$45,220Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,770 760
$45,190Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$45,110 990
$45,130Roofers
(area) (ind)
$43,430 310
$45,100Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$43,290 210
$45,090Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,220 160
$45,070First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$45,080 280
$45,010Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,920 630
$44,930Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$44,730 1,370
$44,930Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,090 20,410
$44,900Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$42,380 150
$44,830Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,860 240
$44,820Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,560 660
$44,670Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$42,350 70
$44,520Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$40,580 290
$44,470Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,500 240
$43,960Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$43,280 3,020
$43,820Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,500 40
$43,800Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$44,370 180
$43,470Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$39,750n.a.
$43,260Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$42,960 70
$43,060Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,960 170
$43,040Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$41,260 3,140
$43,020Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,860 22,360
$42,740All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,980 300,150
$42,440Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$42,800n.a.
$42,230Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$40,310 40
$42,150Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,510 510
$42,060Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$40,730 100
$42,010Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,390 70
$41,940Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,550n.a.
$41,900Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$40,450 3,710
$41,870Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$38,690 540
$41,810First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$41,680 290
$41,700Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$40,240 190
$41,650Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,380 340
$41,490All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,100 1,500
$41,490Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$41,230n.a.
$41,220Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$40,910n.a.
$41,210Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,780 180
$41,080Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$37,330 540
$40,990Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$41,070 520
$40,910Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,340 280
$40,900Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$40,460 570
$40,780Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$39,370 280
$40,760Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$40,090 180
$40,520Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,040 1,440
$40,480Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$37,090 50
$40,360Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$37,040 560
$40,310Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$35,260 110
$40,240Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,490 1,280
$40,060Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,980 30
$40,040Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,890 610
$39,950Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$38,680 450
$39,890Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,220 2,780
$39,850Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,060 30
$39,570Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$35,380n.a.
$39,430Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$40,520 100
$39,320Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$39,340 130
$39,280Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$39,900 160
$39,270Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,980 1,180
$39,230Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$36,220 30
$38,780Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,350n.a.
$38,650Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,670 5,810
$38,640Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$37,770 520
$38,630Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,430 10,710
$38,580Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$36,410 450
$38,460Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,250 1,080
$38,240Photographers
(area) (ind)
$39,170n.a.
$38,200Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,230 280
$38,120First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,790 2,320
$38,040Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$38,670 370
$37,850Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$40,540 210
$37,810Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,630 3,340
$37,800Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,120n.a.
$37,800Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$36,510 120
$37,770Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$38,710 70
$37,770Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,590 90
$37,720Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,970 630
$37,720Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,460 460
$37,610Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$34,840 180
$37,600Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,730 4,920
$37,590Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,810 260
$37,570Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$33,930 240
$37,300Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,980n.a.
$37,140Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$38,020 30
$37,080Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$35,780 200
$36,870Health educators
(area) (ind)
$33,190 290
$36,770Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$32,170 30
$36,720Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$38,290 70
$36,660Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,390 200
$36,650Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$35,320 30
$36,550First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$35,640 370
$36,500Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,980 130
$36,410Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,070 300
$36,210Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,050 80
$36,170Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,840 200
$36,150Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,890 540
$36,140Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$37,410 100
$36,120Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,760 540
$36,080First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$34,660 60
$36,080Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$36,080 30
$35,990Clergy
(area) (ind)
$34,180 60
$35,870Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,280 90
$35,830Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,340 11,490
$35,810Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,380 50
$35,500Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$34,690 190
$35,490Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$33,530 90
$35,120Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,910 270
$34,960Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,060 610
$34,920Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$34,440 640
$34,880Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$32,770 60
$34,800Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$34,550 250
$34,740Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,100 710
$34,550Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$32,300 510
$34,440Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$27,730 160
$34,380Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,410 51,290
$34,330Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$33,280 1,020
$34,290Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$30,870 810
$34,220Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$33,810 150
$34,070Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,690 460
$33,950Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$32,960 80
$33,740Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$32,990 3,330
$33,730Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$32,360 170
$33,710Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$32,410 60
$33,520Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,940 650
$33,420Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,370 40
$33,320Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,060 110
$33,300Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$28,070 450
$33,280Job printers
(area) (ind)
$31,610 30
$33,270Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,500 360
$33,190Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,170 1,170
$33,160Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,700 1,510
$33,040Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,990 440
$32,750Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$26,490 30
$32,610Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,980 1,950
$32,460Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$31,140 2,330
$32,420Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$33,440 220
$32,390Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,290 220
$32,380Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$28,850 490
$32,370Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,890 900
$32,320Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,950n.a.
$32,150Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$31,360 550
$32,110Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$31,010 1,150
$32,010Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,200 160
$31,940Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,410 30
$31,800Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,580 100
$31,790Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,950 120
$31,770Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,040n.a.
$31,740Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$30,020 510
$31,690Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$23,840 40
$31,580Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$28,670 70
$31,560Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$28,700 450
$31,550Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$27,730 1,910
$31,490Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$31,880 620
$31,340Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,840 560
$31,280Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,170 520
$31,240First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$27,560 870
$31,110Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$31,420 370
$31,050Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,470 120
$30,830Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$27,920 1,050
$30,800Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,010 340
$30,800Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$31,050 290
$30,760Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,510 70
$30,730Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$29,220 470
$30,690Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,900 130
$30,590Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$30,480 90
$30,530Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,510 80
$30,440Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$29,170 6,990
$30,410Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,030 6,180
$30,360Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,890 820
$30,210Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$29,900 270
$30,090Bakers
(area) (ind)
$29,830 300
$30,050Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,000 370
$29,990Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$31,500n.a.
$29,860New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,610 110
$29,600Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$28,850 1,910
$29,560Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,200 26,220
$29,470Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,250 4,400
$29,420Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$26,840 2,940
$29,360Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,380 170
$29,360Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$30,040 370
$29,230Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$22,400n.a.
$29,110Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,580 3,680
$28,780Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$25,430 3,400
$28,630Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,180 90
$28,390Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$26,730 110
$28,300Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$26,790 370
$28,260Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$29,140 3,040
$28,150Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$25,220 80
$28,130Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$27,210n.a.
$28,110Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,600 80
$27,980Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$26,580 30
$27,920Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,870 180
$27,920Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,820 2,910
$27,880Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$26,520 280
$27,780Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,680 80
$27,540Security guards
(area) (ind)
$25,820 2,500
$27,330Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$25,910 60
$27,200Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$23,080 720
$27,110Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$25,780 6,250
$26,940Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,490 380
$26,690Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$23,210 360
$26,630Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,030 10,190
$26,540Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,940 40
$26,470Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,220 50
$26,460Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$24,260 770
$26,150Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$23,580 410
$26,130Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,170 10,270
$26,090Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$21,680 140
$26,070Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$25,320 180
$25,630Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$23,340 1,810
$25,620Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$23,350 490
$25,560File clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,680 460
$25,430Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$21,600 9,850
$25,190Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$21,390 330
$25,160Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,250 270
$25,110Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$23,770 910
$25,080Tellers
(area) (ind)
$25,020 970
$25,030Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$25,700n.a.
$25,000Concierges
(area) (ind)
$22,560 60
$25,000Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$23,270 570
$24,840Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$24,900 1,640
$24,830Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$28,950n.a.
$24,720Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,530n.a.
$24,470Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$22,530 760
$24,150Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,430 100
$23,670Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,760 110
$23,560Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$20,700 70
$23,550Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$17,590 100
$23,510Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,800 40
$23,500Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$22,720 460
$23,480Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,090 30
$23,440Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,140 2,420
$23,360Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,300n.a.
$23,330Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$21,620 1,930
$23,100Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$21,610 1,920
$23,060Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$20,710 90
$23,000Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,160 110
$22,910Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$21,220 290
$22,650Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$21,830 360
$22,640Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,600 130
$22,630Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$21,470 80
$22,560Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,970 1,290
$22,540Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,460 100
$22,310Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,420 180
$22,180Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,260 160
$22,170Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$21,140 820
$22,170Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,680 150
$22,010Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,370 1,350
$21,980Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,880 21,820
$21,960Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,560 80
$21,930Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,730 180
$21,800Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$17,900 40
$21,690Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,480 340
$21,670Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,620 6,750
$21,410Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,960 180
$21,280Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$18,750 120
$21,270Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,760 2,380
$21,190Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,690 110
$20,960Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,270 1,300
$20,900Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,410 400
$20,890Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,620n.a.
$20,650Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,640 940
$20,550Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,920 3,590
$19,870Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,530 1,160
$19,700Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,060 410
$19,690Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,620 200
$19,660Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$18,560 470
$19,330Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$17,900 540
$19,170Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$18,110 1,200
$18,630Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,400 1,970
$18,620Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$17,170n.a.
$18,260Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,190 4,470
$17,990Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,810 160
$17,880Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,180 480
$17,260Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,260 110
n.a.Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 450
n.a.Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50
n.a.Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 290
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$32,240 30
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 410

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates