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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Alabama

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Alabama 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

Alabama

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$194,670Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$192,570Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 60
$176,010Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 770
$174,670Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$174,000Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 660
$173,480Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 380
$155,390Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,830
$148,540Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$143,840 1,020
$141,920Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$133,680 580
$132,350Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$133,940 3,300
$126,870Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$127,640 170
$125,620Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$117,580 700
$117,210Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$112,310 70
$112,100Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$111,770 90
$103,600Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$111,360 110
$101,810Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$87,410 5,810
$97,570Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,170 160
$97,390Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$94,890 2,910
$95,670Physicists
(area) (ind)
$95,950 190
$94,420Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$71,600 1,050
$93,860Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$91,300 200
$90,760Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$82,100n.a.
$86,490Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,600 3,390
$86,460General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$71,630 27,450
$85,280Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$83,090 1,580
$85,120Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,480 1,540
$84,650Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,430 3,280
$84,640Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,990 4,300
$84,640Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,070 70
$83,710Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$82,240 2,770
$82,510Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$86,460 210
$80,590Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,410 1,020
$80,180Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$69,330 390
$79,760Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$72,740 2,900
$79,700Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$80,070 2,110
$79,550Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$75,760n.a.
$79,490Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$63,510n.a.
$79,330Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$79,020 2,560
$79,080Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,530 1,300
$78,310Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,490 4,570
$78,040Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$69,770 1,300
$77,310Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$72,600 5,060
$77,210Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,370 79,730
$76,690Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$73,160 40
$76,630Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,700 290
$75,720Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,010 750
$75,090Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$70,740 600
$73,820Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,370 2,820
$73,660Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,160 80
$73,570Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,070 3,080
$73,520Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$49,300 170
$73,380Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,450 760
$73,270Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$72,070 880
$73,200Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,930 11,040
$72,590Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,910 830
$72,490Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$73,050 140
$72,380Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,800n.a.
$71,950Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,480 960
$71,920Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,260 460
$71,450Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,360 2,740
$69,820Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,950 2,710
$69,610Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$69,770 3,580
$69,430Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,280n.a.
$69,350Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,130 500
$68,940Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,660 4,040
$68,320Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$65,060 2,330
$67,600Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,640 190
$67,220Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,940 7,910
$66,710Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,530 730
$66,230Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$61,090 1,050
$66,150Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$66,400 200
$65,490Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,350 40
$64,990Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$49,830 670
$64,870Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$60,970 460
$64,810Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,030 290
$64,280Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$62,610 4,350
$64,270Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,500 2,330
$64,260Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$63,170 280
$64,110Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$56,030 3,480
$63,960Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$56,510 190
$63,850Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,240 2,850
$63,610Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$54,920 4,830
$63,440Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,250 2,210
$63,200Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$59,270 460
$63,180Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$59,250 1,150
$63,040Economists
(area) (ind)
$63,710 70
$62,800Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,370n.a.
$62,750Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,980 910
$62,680Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,480 8,210
$62,560Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,500 38,930
$62,350Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$68,290 140
$62,310First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$52,910 3,880
$62,210Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$63,940 50
$62,200Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,830 1,160
$61,790Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$51,050 1,090
$61,760Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,290 190
$61,720Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$59,900 400
$61,700Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,430 1,730
$61,290Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$48,080 370
$60,830Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,600 80
$60,700Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,990 31,740
$59,650Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$59,630 280
$59,600Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$48,910 990
$59,480Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,650 800
$59,370Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,140 90
$59,360Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,270 250
$59,290Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$55,310 2,150
$59,000Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,650 410
$58,780Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$59,580 110
$58,560Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$52,300 2,870
$58,270Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,650 490
$58,220Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,410 650
$58,210Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,180 1,860
$57,650Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,950 850
$57,590Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,090 180
$57,200Chemists
(area) (ind)
$53,250 660
$56,540Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,340 120
$56,350Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,530 140
$56,310Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,470 1,500
$55,870Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$48,630 3,970
$55,730Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$61,060 100
$55,690Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,810 470
$55,600Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$51,880 90
$55,020Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,840 210
$55,020Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,470 280
$54,500Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,570 100
$54,360Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$55,460 70
$54,350Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,410 1,000
$54,290Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$52,970 750
$54,180Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,620 500
$54,130Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,180 310
$54,050Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$39,200 510
$53,440Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$50,690 50
$53,340Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,390 420
$53,210Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$53,200 480
$53,110Art directors
(area) (ind)
$49,610 230
$52,750Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$49,970 90
$52,670Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,430 57,660
$52,470Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,770 1,540
$52,110Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$46,920 12,160
$51,920Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,690 310
$51,740Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$42,980 110
$51,670Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,840 130
$51,630Foresters
(area) (ind)
$51,250 250
$51,540Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$58,600 480
$51,500Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,350 4,550
$51,290Historians
(area) (ind)
$46,140 40
$51,280Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$38,810 30
$51,240Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,640 730
$51,190Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,330 1,540
$51,120Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$49,530 80
$51,030Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,370 730
$50,790Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$47,950 200
$50,720Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,290 180
$50,520Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,580 250
$50,400First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$49,550 1,050
$50,180Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,340 250
$50,080Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,450 150
$50,080Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,080 10,760
$49,800Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,570 760
$49,770Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,690 19,590
$49,760Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$48,030 1,140
$49,580Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,260 104,410
$49,400Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$50,840 1,050
$49,380Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,470 680
$49,100Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$46,990 50
$49,080Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$38,100 410
$49,050Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$42,240 80
$49,040First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$44,220 510
$49,030Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,550 4,340
$48,980Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,640 790
$48,920Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$50,860 310
$48,860Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,960 60
$48,840Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$46,650 37,270
$48,790Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,890 610
$48,700Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,780 2,220
$48,660Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$49,310 310
$48,580Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$45,710 850
$48,410Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$46,990 1,040
$48,380Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,620 660
$48,370Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,010 80
$48,300Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,050 140
$48,260Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,570 3,290
$48,230History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,710 490
$48,210Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,240 2,010
$47,920Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$46,530 1,070
$47,820Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,520 1,500
$47,810Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$49,430 1,160
$47,790Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$46,730 820
$47,650Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$42,010 1,070
$47,510First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,330 9,330
$47,430Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,790 520
$47,290Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,120 2,510
$47,190Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$46,220 830
$47,060Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$43,670 2,260
$46,970Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,360 930
$46,530Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$42,590 770
$46,410First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$46,890 590
$46,120First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,680 10,550
$46,060Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$46,830 570
$46,030Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$45,360 800
$45,930First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$44,880 380
$45,890Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,900 100
$45,550Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$46,980 360
$45,490First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,790 14,410
$45,490Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$44,910n.a.
$45,270Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,670 1,090
$45,030Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,580 180
$45,010First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$43,030 4,350
$44,960Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,210 1,460
$44,860Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$44,700 110
$44,780Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$42,890 180
$44,590Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$46,510 340
$44,580Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,390 370
$44,400Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$41,590 1,560
$44,270Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,620 670
$44,130Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,870 110
$44,050Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,380 40
$43,920English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,250 1,150
$43,800Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,650 2,150
$43,440Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$41,990 220
$43,420Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$36,190 40
$43,400Editors
(area) (ind)
$39,260 850
$43,150Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,890 950
$42,980Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,380 300
$42,950Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$35,350 2,130
$42,920Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,520 390
$42,920Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,460 860
$42,880Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,200 2,450
$42,820Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$40,810 1,180
$42,800Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,420 990
$42,510Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$38,980 250
$42,350Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,180 1,480
$42,220Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,760 5,250
$42,130All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,860 4,430
$42,110Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$35,620n.a.
$42,050Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$40,150 230
$41,960Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,290 410
$41,690Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,500 2,870
$41,350Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$40,360 120
$41,340Archivists
(area) (ind)
$43,460 50
$41,290Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,500 830
$41,290Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,950 590
$41,270Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$40,460 180
$41,260Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$39,710 840
$41,200Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,490 590
$41,170Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$41,340 430
$41,040Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,700 540
$40,990Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,090 960
$40,970Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$41,950 2,160
$40,960Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$45,270 120
$40,950Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,020 1,180
$40,900Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$36,800 100
$40,830Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,720 890
$40,800Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,920 1,520
$40,780Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,300 1,890
$40,700Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$42,180 90
$40,570Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$38,960 110
$40,560Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,450 310
$40,500Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,720 70
$40,440Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$41,540 640
$40,310Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,190 90
$40,300Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,870 2,100
$40,280Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,530 1,310
$40,260Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,530 1,060
$40,250Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$37,420 100
$40,200Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,600 830
$40,200Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,630 150
$40,200Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$40,070 610
$40,180Librarians
(area) (ind)
$40,890 2,220
$40,080Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$37,610 490
$39,960Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,650 2,980
$39,930Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,580 220
$39,800Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$40,720 80
$39,770First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$35,930 22,580
$39,720Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,450 360
$39,710Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$36,860 120
$39,710Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$39,800 920
$39,670Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$29,860 580
$39,620Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,300 2,100
$39,540Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$36,180 620
$39,510Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,590 570
$39,490Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,230 3,200
$39,450Roof bolters, mining
(area) (ind)
$39,970 170
$39,370Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,500 12,420
$39,370Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,580 1,490
$39,340Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,180 8,640
$39,250Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,730 2,730
$39,130Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$39,550 2,140
$39,070Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,230 1,180
$38,680Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$34,120 150
$38,520Curators
(area) (ind)
$37,600 90
$38,400First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,440 570
$38,280Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$36,530 800
$38,280Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,760 230
$38,270Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,580 3,260
$38,270Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,570 19,080
$38,050Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$36,330n.a.
$38,020Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$37,860 3,800
$37,930Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$38,000 30
$37,900Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,960 2,410
$37,890Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,420 9,530
$37,850Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$33,840 380
$37,690Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,280 3,130
$37,590Clergy
(area) (ind)
$33,440 310
$37,520Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$36,740 920
$37,380Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$35,750 180
$37,200Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,600 90
$37,120Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$37,600 2,940
$37,120Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,890 260
$37,110Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,400 310
$36,920Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$36,200 1,050
$36,800Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,710 2,090
$36,620Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,200 2,100
$36,580Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$33,860 860
$36,510Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$36,610 40
$36,480Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,820 550
$36,450Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,810 1,260
$36,370Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$35,140 1,200
$36,260Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$31,860 1,690
$35,960First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,310 2,910
$35,920Health educators
(area) (ind)
$32,530 280
$35,730Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,110 960
$35,670Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,820 104,570
$35,510Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,520 3,850
$35,480Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$35,140 1,150
$35,270Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,190 2,680
$35,180Electricians
(area) (ind)
$33,750 9,580
$35,060Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$32,060 490
$35,050Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,140 280
$35,030Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,000 90
$34,960Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,090 5,270
$34,950Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,890n.a.
$34,670Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,400 440
$34,620Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$37,300 150
$34,510Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,110 4,380
$34,480Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,480 120
$34,430Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$30,630 200
$34,420Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,550 90
$34,320Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$31,710 510
$34,220Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$36,670 1,220
$34,150Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$33,100 9,870
$34,120Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,210 93,100
$34,020Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,520 4,780
$33,880Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$33,380 830
$33,870Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,510n.a.
$33,780Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,750 860
$33,780Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$33,910 80
$33,740Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,020 320
$33,630First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$31,180 1,730
$33,580Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$36,770 2,050
$33,540Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,300 2,750
$33,540Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,010 16,820
$33,510Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,530 580
$33,500Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,740 1,420
$33,450Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$32,250 330
$33,430Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$32,890n.a.
$33,430Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$31,890n.a.
$33,410Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,410 5,380
$33,160Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,070 17,140
$33,130Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,550 6,150
$33,120Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,910 1,330
$33,120Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$28,160 60
$32,940Riggers
(area) (ind)
$37,380 50
$32,940Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,790 2,210
$32,720Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$30,660 35,010
$32,620Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,520 970
$32,570Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,580 5,860
$32,560Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,730 480
$32,480Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,790 40
$32,460Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$30,350 520
$32,460Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$32,700 130
$32,420Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,200 160
$32,410Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,940 1,110
$32,390Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$32,500 340
$32,310All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,110 1,872,600
$32,160Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,720 570
$32,120First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$27,470 20,750
$32,070Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,150 140
$32,010Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$32,270 110
$31,970Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$30,010 510
$31,730Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,700 550
$31,700Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$30,040 1,370
$31,690Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,170 3,990
$31,600Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,800 480
$31,550Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,070 140
$31,480Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$29,340 1,040
$31,380Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,210 2,050
$31,360Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,670 960
$31,360Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$32,270n.a.
$31,350Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,900 350
$31,340Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$31,350 140
$31,320Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,260 2,740
$31,310Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,870 20,400
$31,260Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,250 1,090
$31,180Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,080 60
$31,020Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,280 990
$31,000Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,770 50
$30,980Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$30,480 1,750
$30,980Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,860 400
$30,930Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,140 1,110
$30,920Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,060 240
$30,890Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,260 280
$30,840Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,370 3,610
$30,790Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$30,170 4,000
$30,750Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$24,380 80
$30,740Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$26,550 260
$30,590Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$28,240 30
$30,490Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$27,270 70
$30,480Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,990 120
$30,450Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,840 170
$30,370Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,560 150
$30,350Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,330 2,090
$30,340Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$28,380 4,110
$30,190Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,540 10,350
$30,190Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$17,100 40
$30,180Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,030 180
$30,160Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,090 1,650
$30,130Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,140 8,340
$30,010Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$29,850 110
$29,950Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,970 590
$29,870Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$29,120 560
$29,820Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,650 310
$29,810Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,150 630
$29,770Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,590 1,160
$29,730Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,610 3,670
$29,710Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,250 8,420
$29,710Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,390 99,250
$29,700Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$24,220 40
$29,690Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$25,720 790
$29,670Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,780 2,310
$29,580Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$24,970 190
$29,580Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,800 460
$29,570Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$21,850 2,320
$29,560Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,970 450
$29,560Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,350 800
$29,490Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,860 960
$29,260Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,450 440
$29,210Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$27,310 5,460
$29,170Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,290 10,480
$29,120Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,540 110
$29,120Tapers
(area) (ind)
$28,420 100
$29,100Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,600 350
$29,100Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,610 1,970
$28,930Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,150 880
$28,920Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,040 2,230
$28,920Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$28,570 14,290
$28,910Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,390 300
$28,890Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$28,160 290
$28,830Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,190 40
$28,820Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$27,760 1,470
$28,760Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,380 2,800
$28,750Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,330 420
$28,680Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,300 650
$28,640Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$27,470 790
$28,560Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,040 4,970
$28,550Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$29,060n.a.
$28,470Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,630 500
$28,470Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,940 41,300
$28,450Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$27,850 1,130
$28,370Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$25,990 910
$28,250Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$26,910 100
$28,230Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,650 760
$28,190Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$24,110 10,030
$28,170Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,920 2,330
$27,950Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,810 390
$27,940Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$26,760 70
$27,890Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,700 340
$27,860Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,140 3,150
$27,850Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,720 460
$27,810Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$28,610 80
$27,720Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$25,640 50
$27,710First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,110 1,620
$27,570Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,280 199,900
$27,540Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,770 3,170
$27,500Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,310 1,750
$27,490Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$26,110 230
$27,470Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,210 3,550
$27,420Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$24,970 530
$27,390Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,660 330
$27,340Job printers
(area) (ind)
$26,290 560
$27,330Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,020 210
$27,320Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,660 540
$27,290Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$16,510 140
$27,270Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,860 3,510
$27,150Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$26,580 480
$27,140Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,690 2,040
$27,120Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,130 320
$27,110Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,060 23,560
$27,100Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,240 217,470
$27,040Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$27,040 410
$26,920Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,090 2,480
$26,850Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$24,650 270
$26,700Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,130 2,130
$26,700Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,350 590
$26,650Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$21,640 250
$26,540Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$26,400 590
$26,520Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,430 1,610
$26,510Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$29,490 30
$26,490Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$25,300 560
$26,480Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,660 800
$26,470Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,910 260
$26,440Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,440 470
$26,430Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,390 250
$26,420First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$24,580 2,150
$26,410Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,200 960
$26,360Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,550 1,410
$26,340Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,050 1,290
$26,290Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,380 2,210
$26,290Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,680 22,070
$26,290Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,740 300,780
$26,260Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$24,840 1,380
$26,260New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,580 890
$26,240Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,510 4,700
$26,220Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$23,070 360
$26,220Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,930 6,660
$26,210Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,490 1,560
$26,130Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,240 50
$26,120Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,520 5,610
$26,090Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,350 4,730
$26,040Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$25,320n.a.
$25,980Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,500 1,680
$25,910Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,060 110
$25,840Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,620 470
$25,800Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,600 530
$25,790Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,210 12,580
$25,750Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,400 270
$25,750Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$25,710 1,450
$25,740Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$25,340 900
$25,650Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,460 1,960
$25,630Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,430 28,400
$25,600Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,730 730
$25,560Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,330 3,440
$25,540Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,690 1,250
$25,530Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$24,180 230
$25,480Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,120 1,860
$25,460Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,090 10,580
$25,460Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$25,430 430
$25,440Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,210 1,190
$25,420Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,480 730
$25,310Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,060 2,160
$25,310Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,170 6,740
$25,300Roofers
(area) (ind)
$25,390 1,120
$25,300Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,130 1,300
$25,290Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,160 160,400
$25,250Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$22,220 980
$25,230Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$25,350n.a.
$25,150Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,360 8,720
$25,120Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$25,460 670
$25,030Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,630 590
$25,020Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,120 7,420
$24,990Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,380 290
$24,770Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,330 350
$24,670Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,060 470
$24,650Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,950 250
$24,640Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,950 3,030
$24,620Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,960 430
$24,560First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,070 13,770
$24,550Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,520 36,950
$24,520Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,580 140
$24,500Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$23,440 1,210
$24,380Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,350 30
$24,350Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,340 1,170
$24,350Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,910 160
$24,270Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$21,810 2,190
$24,250Fallers
(area) (ind)
$23,890 880
$24,240Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,970 2,040
$24,140Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$25,740 50
$24,090Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$22,850 2,340
$24,080Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$23,310 210
$23,940Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,780 2,630
$23,920Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,520n.a.
$23,710Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$19,790 150
$23,660Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$21,490 150
$23,610Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,320 2,880
$23,560Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,370 790
$23,530Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,330 310
$23,490Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$22,550 380
$23,460Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,630 470
$23,430Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,150 2,210
$23,350Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,420 650
$23,340Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,070 2,290
$23,320Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$19,980 70
$23,310Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,380 350
$23,270Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$23,380 350
$23,250Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$22,870 2,820
$23,240Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,680 200
$23,220Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,420 460
$23,100Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$21,550 3,580
$23,060Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,060 50
$23,010Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$23,490 200
$22,990Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,360 1,040
$22,980Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,420 3,270
$22,920Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,000 610
$22,910Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$22,920n.a.
$22,890Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$21,280 2,490
$22,880Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,470 140
$22,860Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,980 2,920
$22,860Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,530 6,570
$22,840Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,860 260
$22,800Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$21,570 250
$22,800Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,720 4,470
$22,770Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,180 3,110
$22,530Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,090 1,680
$22,440Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,880 3,760
$22,400Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,840 2,430
$22,400Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,400 820
$22,380Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,120 3,720
$22,340Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$18,270 220
$22,320Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,880n.a.
$22,280Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,030 850
$22,280Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,920 570
$22,280Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$20,780 2,850
$22,270Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$13,780 310
$22,230Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,660 11,630
$22,230Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,160n.a.
$22,170Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,250 1,320
$22,110Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,870 1,460
$21,980Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,180 670
$21,900Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,550 140
$21,870Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,270 390
$21,840Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,970 4,550
$21,820Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,770 62,320
$21,710Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$22,820 150
$21,640Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,110 730
$21,580Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,320 570
$21,580Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,870 1,670
$21,510Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$20,720 470
$21,420Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,850 1,310
$21,350Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,080 1,790
$21,340Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,880 5,620
$21,230Barbers
(area) (ind)
$17,690n.a.
$21,220Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,610 16,610
$21,190Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$19,660 510
$21,070Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,010 250
$21,060Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$18,310 1,480
$21,050Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,520 1,230
$20,910Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,640 850
$20,890Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,680n.a.
$20,880Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,010 3,640
$20,840Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$19,400 1,190
$20,820Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,150 1,200
$20,760Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,500 2,330
$20,760Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,040 37,130
$20,610Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,380 90
$20,590Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,140 1,580
$20,230Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 230
$20,210Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,690 690
$20,190Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,280 240
$20,150Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,180 790
$20,150Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,200 740
$20,100Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,020 970
$20,100Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$17,990 400
$19,970Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,860 700
$19,960Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,010 3,730
$19,930Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,720 1,270
$19,890Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,660 41,190
$19,850Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,440 13,350
$19,810Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$18,070 1,050
$19,790Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,610 9,670
$19,780Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,260 2,970
$19,750Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,450 3,990
$19,710Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,160 25,040
$19,670Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,540 9,420
$19,650Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$16,610 330
$19,470Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,110 3,220
$19,460File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,710 2,890
$19,410Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,320 3,330
$19,410Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,810 45,630
$19,370Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,110 3,310
$19,190Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,730 8,600
$19,180Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,740 510
$18,920Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,440 380
$18,900Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,410 870
$18,880Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,090 220
$18,760Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$14,460 2,710
$18,610Security guards
(area) (ind)
$16,760 13,340
$18,580Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,600 930
$18,570Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,210 360
$18,510Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,790 54,680
$18,370Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,010 9,270
$18,340Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,500 31,950
$18,040Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,510 120
$18,000Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,390 21,000
$17,950Bakers
(area) (ind)
$17,210 1,760
$17,940Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,430 170
$17,910Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$16,770 960
$17,850Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,330 1,470
$17,790Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,810 14,220
$17,770Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,690 910
$17,560Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,960 450
$17,560Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,210 9,140
$17,540Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$16,320 1,760
$17,500Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,580 5,740
$17,480Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,850 1,820
$17,230Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$15,690 590
$17,110Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,000 26,200
$16,970Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,460 3,550
$16,660Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$15,600 12,250
$16,390Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,550 480
$16,360Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,340 1,960
$16,030Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,830 8,440
$15,990Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$13,820 170
$15,960Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$15,290 1,050
$15,960Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$15,270 890
$15,920Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$15,980 2,680
$15,890Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$14,780 140
$15,710Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$15,200 410
$15,610Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,140 8,090
$15,580Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$14,570 290
$15,440Concierges
(area) (ind)
$15,160 40
$15,290Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,980 420
$15,190Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$14,860 1,030
$15,160Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,380 2,860
$15,140Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,110 10,180
$15,140Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,680 148,590
$15,010Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,370 20,870
$15,000Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,370 56,520
$14,910Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,540 2,710
$14,850Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,200 11,250
$14,720Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$14,290 2,960
$14,700Legislators
(area) (ind)
$12,980 1,730
$14,500Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,170 3,580
$14,460Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,830 9,690
$14,220Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,150 210
$14,220Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$13,560 4,120
$14,200Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,930 2,870
$14,020Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,560 3,460
$13,940Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,600 5,940
$13,900Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,080 5,970
$13,700Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,260 10,050
$13,430Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$13,010 50
$13,370Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,090 42,070
$13,080Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$12,950 700
$13,060Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,870 29,140
n.a.Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
n.a. 800
n.a.Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 140
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,603 70
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$41,746 260
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$21,986n.a.
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 190

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates