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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Arkansas

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Arkansas 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

Arkansas

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$186,900Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 140
$180,120Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 310
$168,220Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 280
$163,040Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 240
$160,980Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,200
$142,780Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$137,760 80
$141,820Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
$141,530 40
$123,050Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$110,230 1,630
$120,930Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$90,750 330
$114,800Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$110,780 160
$103,790Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$86,230 110
$92,210Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$88,410 110
$90,870Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$90,770 100
$88,780Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$82,620 700
$87,830Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,080 1,650
$86,870Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$84,680 750
$85,800Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,280 2,330
$83,010General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,880 12,070
$80,540Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,480 60
$80,510Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$69,000 1,920
$79,210Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,260 120
$78,600Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$76,080 160
$77,620Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$73,870n.a.
$77,370Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$68,020 60
$77,220Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$58,570 2,390
$76,000Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$72,690 1,130
$75,880Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$80,210n.a.
$75,870Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$71,060 200
$75,580Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$74,380 30
$75,330Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,710 1,120
$74,470Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,090 90
$74,040Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$67,320 1,180
$72,760Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$64,860 280
$72,720Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,860 170
$72,190Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$77,200 390
$72,050Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$67,930 1,550
$70,190Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$65,080 2,910
$69,910Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$78,580 100
$69,540Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,490 44,420
$68,780Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,280 540
$68,460Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$62,650 260
$68,380Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,710 5,200
$67,430Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,080 460
$66,750Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,550 1,180
$66,720Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,500 440
$66,570Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$62,710 650
$65,780Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$60,350 580
$65,770Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,560 70
$65,520Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,170 2,330
$65,060Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$61,030 2,150
$65,000Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$66,090 70
$64,650Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$61,930 330
$63,830Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,730 1,110
$63,670Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,500 90
$63,480Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$63,990 430
$62,500Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$63,830n.a.
$62,430Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$63,080 2,160
$62,410First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$51,100 1,960
$62,270Chemists
(area) (ind)
$58,690 710
$62,240Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,280 180
$62,230Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$61,560 40
$61,320Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$55,030 180
$60,950Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$59,960 330
$60,780Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$57,380 2,470
$60,740Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$62,090 490
$60,470Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$58,860 1,240
$60,370Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$50,020 570
$60,250Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$57,060 170
$59,970Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,720 220
$59,640Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,970 840
$59,350Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$52,400 970
$59,230Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$61,220 150
$59,220Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,340n.a.
$59,020Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,880 820
$58,860Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,850 1,340
$58,750Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,840 760
$58,370Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$63,560 120
$58,270Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$61,360 160
$58,070Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$44,940n.a.
$57,720Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$51,610 60
$57,220Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,680 1,330
$57,120Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,260 160
$56,890Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,390 300
$56,630Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$54,640 2,450
$56,230Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$47,430 570
$55,850Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,040 350
$55,690Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,670 310
$55,150Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,060 50
$55,040Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,170n.a.
$54,360Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,970 240
$54,340Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$53,450 290
$54,180Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,190 110
$53,920Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,290 2,850
$53,860Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,030 90
$53,800Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,380 1,600
$53,220Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,440 5,630
$53,070Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$46,630 1,100
$52,950Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,870 110
$52,940Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$50,800 50
$51,580Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$45,220 60
$51,570Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,080 30
$51,180Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$47,390 2,190
$51,030Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$46,810 70
$51,010Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,240 1,490
$50,970Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,650 13,140
$50,960Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$50,320 110
$50,720Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,040 50
$50,650Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$51,430 580
$50,500Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,770 750
$50,400Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,780 30
$50,290Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,190 680
$50,130Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$47,420 80
$49,910Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,100 2,880
$49,870Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$50,540 580
$49,810Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$50,570 200
$49,720Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,250 540
$49,710Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,300n.a.
$49,420Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,290 50
$49,340Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$36,830 240
$49,180Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,870 340
$49,170Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,280 13,940
$49,110Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,890 230
$48,930Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$43,600 50
$48,790Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,900 7,340
$48,620Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$47,070 20,250
$48,540Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,730 170
$48,520Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$38,420 70
$48,490Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,940 62,380
$48,270First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$49,680 290
$48,070Foresters
(area) (ind)
$47,630 250
$47,770Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$42,920 1,060
$47,600Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$50,350 120
$47,570Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$44,490 1,090
$47,100Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$47,630 90
$47,080Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,110 11,990
$46,960Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$43,710 130
$46,750Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,930 370
$46,740Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,250 460
$46,640Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$44,290 400
$46,610Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,880 360
$46,610Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,340 6,140
$46,600Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,830 440
$46,500Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,240 40
$46,050Art directors
(area) (ind)
$36,030 130
$46,000Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,790 100
$45,960Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$45,530 60
$45,710Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$46,170 1,980
$45,700Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$46,850 210
$45,600Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,320 1,030
$45,470Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$42,050n.a.
$45,240First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,860 5,190
$45,190Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,260 34,020
$45,180Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,190 90
$44,980Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,540 80
$44,930Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$47,610 1,000
$44,920Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$43,080 1,020
$44,790Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$40,200 110
$44,780Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,960 150
$44,670Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,980 140
$44,620Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,920 150
$44,560Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,830 110
$44,270Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,800 860
$43,950Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$41,760n.a.
$43,880Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$42,720 1,140
$43,860First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$41,010 4,880
$43,690Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,200 50
$43,520First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,080 7,810
$43,420Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,970 50
$43,380Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,210 2,490
$43,330Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,290 90
$43,270First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$35,390 480
$43,240Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,940 6,750
$43,110Health educators
(area) (ind)
$40,190 250
$43,060Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$39,230 1,110
$42,810Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,570 70
$42,760Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,570 60
$42,410Economists
(area) (ind)
$39,070 70
$42,400First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$40,680 2,950
$42,400Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,960n.a.
$42,390Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,890n.a.
$42,270Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$33,620n.a.
$42,260Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,700 1,370
$42,190First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,350 370
$42,170Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,220 530
$42,160Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,500 3,150
$41,930Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,500 220
$41,900Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,690 1,610
$41,820Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$43,430 360
$41,670Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$41,790 30
$41,600Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,520 2,090
$41,600Librarians
(area) (ind)
$41,770 1,550
$41,580First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$39,580 670
$41,580Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,550 60
$41,560Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,360 320
$41,360Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,840 350
$41,240Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,840 1,390
$41,210History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,180 130
$41,190Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,240 260
$41,090Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,960 340
$41,080Editors
(area) (ind)
$38,310 430
$41,030First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$38,340 100
$41,030Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,940 260
$40,960Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,600 80
$40,940Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,800 410
$40,870Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,170 200
$40,610Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,710 30
$40,430Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,900 1,990
$40,390Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$38,630 380
$40,280Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,260 920
$40,220Clergy
(area) (ind)
$35,630 150
$40,210Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,850 1,150
$40,160Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,100 380
$40,140Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,680 140
$40,140Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,230 100
$40,130Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,300 390
$39,870Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$34,140 1,060
$39,860Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$35,440 250
$39,840Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,720 1,700
$39,820Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$38,500 1,160
$39,780Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,390 720
$39,730Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,400 200
$39,590Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$40,590 220
$39,530Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,040 1,100
$39,500Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,170 1,590
$39,470Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,730 410
$39,470Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,160 9,750
$39,410Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,850 80
$39,260Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$36,920 240
$39,220First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,440 1,850
$39,160Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,870 1,200
$39,120Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$36,010 60
$39,060Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$35,830 160
$39,050Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,520 70
$39,050Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,730 340
$38,800Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,960 5,840
$38,750Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,640 240
$38,690Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,460 850
$38,590Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,040 90
$38,560Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,310 1,230
$38,540Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$37,440 960
$38,480Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$40,740 1,250
$38,480Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,830 110
$38,470Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,820 1,540
$38,430Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,850 30
$38,320Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$34,590 490
$38,310Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$35,730 170
$38,280Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$40,340n.a.
$37,870Curators
(area) (ind)
$37,210 50
$37,790Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$38,090 100
$37,750English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,160 350
$37,720Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,880 1,120
$37,600Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,060 370
$37,340Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$32,190 650
$37,290Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,970 260
$37,260Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$36,940 710
$37,130Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$36,350n.a.
$37,130Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,150 1,110
$37,010Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$36,840 2,400
$36,990Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,920 630
$36,970Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,300 830
$36,730Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,090n.a.
$36,720Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$36,630 12,430
$36,700Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,000 1,600
$36,610Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$35,470 450
$36,530Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$35,260 200
$36,460First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$33,740 12,190
$36,440Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$31,500 150
$36,420Electricians
(area) (ind)
$35,530 4,750
$36,370Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,990 970
$36,320Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$30,710 950
$36,240Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,920 310
$36,150Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$28,380 390
$36,140Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,240 70
$36,130Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,210 66,620
$36,080Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,700 850
$35,960Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$27,680 1,380
$35,940Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$33,370 230
$35,850Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$38,340 40
$35,500Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$33,830 40
$35,160Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,550 70
$35,110Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$23,910 190
$35,070Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,570 90
$35,030Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,740n.a.
$34,930Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$29,960 620
$34,920Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,650 570
$34,890Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,930 70
$34,870Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,340 590
$34,780Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$38,420n.a.
$34,730Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,450 3,540
$34,710Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,510 30
$34,670Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,400 400
$34,640Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$33,040 680
$34,550Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,140 2,620
$34,520Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$34,910 980
$34,520Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,290 1,820
$34,310Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$33,320 90
$34,180Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$32,980 950
$34,090First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$31,840 880
$34,080Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,960 60
$34,030Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,130 1,150
$34,000Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,860 810
$33,890Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$32,930 380
$33,800Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,680 960
$33,740Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,830 80
$33,680Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,400 3,130
$33,610Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$29,180 50
$33,510Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,840 2,220
$33,320Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,110 580
$33,280Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$30,680 1,770
$33,270Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,460 120
$33,260Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$31,470 34,230
$33,160Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$30,390 230
$33,110Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,760 150
$33,060Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,860 3,060
$33,060Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,420 160
$33,060Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,940 1,220
$33,000Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$29,540 380
$32,900Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$29,600 120
$32,780Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,930 500
$32,710Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,030 280
$32,680Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$32,060 30
$32,490Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$31,150 110
$32,300Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,830 630
$32,290Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,810 8,420
$32,240Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,310 52,920
$32,170Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$31,720 540
$32,160Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$32,370 270
$32,110Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,570 730
$31,970Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,220 3,260
$31,940Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,360n.a.
$31,930Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$29,620 1,040
$31,870Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$30,640 620
$31,800Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,360 720
$31,800Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$31,340n.a.
$31,780Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$33,270 190
$31,770Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,040 30
$31,740Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$29,310 270
$31,520Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,080 110
$31,430Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,420 130
$31,420Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,510 1,000
$31,300Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$31,720 390
$31,130Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$31,280 460
$31,060Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$31,420 210
$31,030Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,150 610
$31,000Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$26,240 620
$30,840Fallers
(area) (ind)
$32,680 850
$30,790Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$27,830 1,700
$30,660Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$29,510 2,240
$30,430Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$26,310 860
$30,400Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,950 13,710
$30,330Riggers
(area) (ind)
$26,560 60
$30,330Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$27,420 30
$30,310Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,110 560
$30,290Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,410 6,710
$30,280Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$31,260 40
$30,150Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,260 970
$30,150Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,420 7,090
$30,140Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,630 1,680
$30,110Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,390 410
$30,100Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$22,550 470
$30,060First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,510 11,030
$30,000Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$29,180 12,340
$29,790Machinists
(area) (ind)
$29,410 3,930
$29,770Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$27,600 6,090
$29,750All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,970 1,142,370
$29,690Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,380 140
$29,680Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,910 960
$29,520Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,850 1,230
$29,520All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,050 2,050
$29,380Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,330 47,020
$29,330Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$29,180 190
$29,330Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,930 800
$29,200Tapers
(area) (ind)
$30,360 40
$29,190Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,640 780
$29,150Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,230 1,500
$29,110Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,080 1,270
$29,080Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$27,540 1,500
$29,050Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,860 4,550
$29,020Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$30,420n.a.
$29,000Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$25,760 110
$28,980Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,540 100
$28,970Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,990 5,190
$28,950Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$28,380 890
$28,900Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$29,130 2,180
$28,850Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$28,000 190
$28,810Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,790 380
$28,800Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,950 100
$28,770Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$27,430 12,460
$28,670Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,330 990
$28,650Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,220 1,090
$28,640Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$28,870 510
$28,600Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,540 1,400
$28,590Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,530 190
$28,580Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,200 2,080
$28,570Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,740 1,050
$28,550Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,180 140
$28,530Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$27,070 1,090
$28,510Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,550 180
$28,510Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$22,450 40
$28,460Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$28,260 700
$28,380Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$28,180 80
$28,320Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,330 430
$28,120Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$27,190 860
$28,110Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,280 250
$28,060Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,500 30
$28,050Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,000 490
$28,010Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,460 1,570
$27,980Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$27,380 710
$27,850Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$24,730 290
$27,840Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,980 260
$27,800Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$28,610 90
$27,790Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$27,850 320
$27,780Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$25,910 760
$27,750Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,070 400
$27,730Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$28,900 130
$27,720Job printers
(area) (ind)
$29,580 930
$27,690Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,760 570
$27,620Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,660 500
$27,590Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,270 1,380
$27,570Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,500 1,230
$27,560Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,320 780
$27,510Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$25,980 50
$27,440Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$22,800n.a.
$27,380Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,150 170
$27,330Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,430 5,450
$27,330Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$24,400 550
$27,310Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$27,330 130
$27,200Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,000 3,660
$27,200Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,950 530
$27,180Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,220 940
$27,070Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,320 1,600
$27,050Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$24,890 240
$26,920Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,250 140
$26,920Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$25,980 540
$26,870Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,780 140
$26,840Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$27,440 30
$26,840Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$26,370 220
$26,790Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,920 460
$26,710Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,990 23,200
$26,700Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$25,550 100
$26,660Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,830 1,880
$26,660Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,720 740
$26,660Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,350 60
$26,610Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$25,590 70
$26,550Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,220 570
$26,490Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,390 118,740
$26,480Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,470 1,210
$26,480Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,540 1,520
$26,440Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,270 11,560
$26,380Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$25,630 3,930
$26,320Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,860 1,190
$26,310Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$26,180 160
$26,270Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$23,310 470
$26,210Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$23,680 140
$26,180Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,850 320
$26,170Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,820 1,870
$26,120Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,370 500
$26,120Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,040 1,220
$26,070Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,130 1,930
$26,070Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,100 17,680
$26,060Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,930 5,160
$26,060Legislators
(area) (ind)
$14,040 1,210
$26,030Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$24,930 130
$26,010Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,570 530
$25,990Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,640 200
$25,960Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$26,110 100
$25,930Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,070 940
$25,930Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,970n.a.
$25,850Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,610 113,810
$25,800Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$22,850 50
$25,730Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
(area) (ind)
$24,460 160
$25,720Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,510 980
$25,720Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,020 380
$25,710Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,820 90
$25,710Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,100 760
$25,620Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,380 156,660
$25,540Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$25,330 400
$25,500Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,190 1,070
$25,490Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,970 950
$25,490Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,510 70
$25,460Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,660 610
$25,430Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,300 5,850
$25,400New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,440 900
$25,340Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,180 1,700
$25,310Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$24,130n.a.
$25,290Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,450 110
$25,270Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,840 40
$25,230First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$22,340 1,290
$25,200Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$27,010 230
$25,100Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$21,900 170
$25,000Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,320 920
$24,970Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,740 10,310
$24,830Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$24,990 970
$24,770Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,620 1,110
$24,770Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,700 90
$24,760Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,420 3,090
$24,670First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$22,480 580
$24,610Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,740 950
$24,560Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,550 90
$24,430Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,150 181,710
$24,420Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$21,550 470
$24,280Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$23,300 6,220
$24,220Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,070 230
$24,210Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,590 3,390
$24,200Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,390 16,690
$24,150Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$21,930 640
$24,090Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,190 6,590
$24,060Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,770 1,600
$24,000Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,920 100
$23,940Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,290 2,190
$23,910Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,950 3,660
$23,800Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,380 130
$23,770Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,670 320
$23,740Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,890 4,320
$23,720Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$22,940 1,440
$23,710Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$21,790 230
$23,650Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,150 2,320
$23,430Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$22,470 210
$23,390Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,010 210
$23,310Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,640 190
$23,300Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$17,020 70
$23,290Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,690 1,020
$23,260Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,070 1,570
$23,250Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,150 470
$23,140Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$22,820 70
$23,110Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,510 460
$23,060Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,570 250
$23,040Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$22,320 1,700
$22,960Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$22,390 210
$22,960Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$20,630 100
$22,940First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$21,330 7,540
$22,800Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$21,710 490
$22,790Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,900 6,440
$22,770Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$21,110 910
$22,690Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,600 180
$22,670Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,190 40
$22,630Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,990 200
$22,630Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,400 2,260
$22,580Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$20,140n.a.
$22,500Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,760n.a.
$22,500Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$22,200 880
$22,460Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,200 470
$22,420Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,740 2,110
$22,400Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,060 1,040
$22,380Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,580 1,820
$22,360Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,400 13,520
$22,350Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$22,190 860
$22,260Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,300 570
$22,210Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$20,990 1,260
$22,200Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,150 330
$22,200Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$21,260 190
$22,180Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$21,440 1,990
$22,170Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$21,080 220
$22,100Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,590 310
$22,030Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,670 4,980
$22,010Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,220 1,040
$21,970Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,310 1,610
$21,920Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,650 3,580
$21,920Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,650 1,350
$21,830Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$20,680 330
$21,820Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,710 6,270
$21,810Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,090n.a.
$21,770Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,190 220
$21,730Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$20,300 170
$21,610Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$23,200 90
$21,590Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,180 210
$21,580Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,570 250
$21,570Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$21,190 240
$21,530Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$19,430 130
$21,530Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$21,010 1,030
$21,520Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,940 630
$21,520Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,510 880
$21,420Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,560 6,150
$21,410Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,560 60
$21,400Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,200 1,490
$21,290Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,550 2,370
$21,250Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,350 930
$21,240Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,810 350
$21,180Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,640 290
$21,030Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,530 90
$20,940Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,480 100
$20,930Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,400 3,140
$20,900Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,080 17,610
$20,870Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,980 7,960
$20,870Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,590 450
$20,830Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,890 180
$20,810Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$18,040 530
$20,770Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$18,440 930
$20,770Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,420n.a.
$20,600Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,390 5,220
$20,590Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,040 340
$20,530Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,870n.a.
$20,520Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,160 700
$20,470Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,310 500
$20,400Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,660 360
$20,350Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$19,560 510
$20,350Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,190 1,540
$20,330Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,520 3,160
$20,250Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$19,750 1,730
$20,150Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$19,600 1,880
$20,140Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,570 1,050
$20,100Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,670 890
$20,070Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,020 280
$20,040Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,710 160
$20,010Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,480 7,530
$19,930Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,040 580
$19,910Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,870 90
$19,780Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,940 2,160
$19,670Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,530 14,860
$19,630Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,710 700
$19,540Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,140 29,990
$19,440Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,290 260
$19,400Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,800 25,510
$19,360Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,020 36,070
$19,130Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,480 130
$19,120Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,230 2,440
$19,070Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,000 6,240
$19,030Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$18,190 24,750
$18,970Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,540 8,920
$18,910Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$16,780 1,470
$18,770Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,140 350
$18,770Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,050 420
$18,750Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$17,500 16,700
$18,690Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,080 210
$18,660Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$17,460 5,820
$18,600Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$16,920 2,230
$18,500Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,110 3,800
$18,300Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,100 3,800
$18,280Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$17,360 650
$18,170Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$17,050 380
$18,140Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,200 5,670
$18,080Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,190 330
$18,070Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,960 420
$18,070Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,660 15,640
$18,060File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,280 1,940
$18,000Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,560 34,310
$17,940Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,340 1,350
$17,900Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,620 1,130
$17,890Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,470 4,880
$17,890Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,230 70
$17,690Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,680 17,130
$17,660Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$16,530 180
$17,470Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,690 270
$17,360Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,350 250
$17,320Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,100 980
$17,180Bakers
(area) (ind)
$16,750 880
$17,030Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,670 5,360
$16,990Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,280 1,110
$16,960Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,370 2,490
$16,940Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$14,690 170
$16,910Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$16,260 410
$16,820Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,650 760
$16,720Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,620n.a.
$16,590Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,160 600
$16,410Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,520 880
$16,400Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,200 180
$16,380Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$15,820 50
$16,110Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,600 20,550
$15,870Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,240 1,920
$15,580Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$14,570 490
$15,580Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,060 1,470
$15,550Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,360 120
$15,520Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,740 7,180
$15,330Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$14,600 130
$15,000Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,120 8,380
$14,870Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,520 380
$14,820Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,650 87,990
$14,810Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,310 30,560
$14,780Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$14,900 2,460
$14,750Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$13,940 490
$14,610Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,440 1,660
$14,410Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$13,940 5,050
$14,410Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,820 6,800
$14,300Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,590 670
$14,300Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,960 7,640
$14,050Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,780 6,440
$14,010Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,670 3,980
$13,980Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,490 2,290
$13,780Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,650 770
$13,600Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,350 10,000
$13,590Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,100 520
$13,570Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,320 1,660
$13,400Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,160 3,900
$13,310Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,950 15,390
$12,990Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$12,960 19,130
$12,330Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$12,450n.a.
n.a.Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
n.a. 250
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 160
n.a.Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,420
n.a.Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 110
n.a.Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,986 50
n.a.Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 110
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$13,083 190

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates