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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Arizona

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Arizona 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

Arizona

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$183,200Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 40
$172,960Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,290
$172,710Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 400
$164,200Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 550
$163,150Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$154,670Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 100
$150,300Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 260
$149,700Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$142,750 260
$148,170Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,020
$134,300Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$128,330 1,920
$131,850Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,200
$130,560Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$123,780 7,870
$129,820Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$127,420 2,020
$103,260Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$101,290 4,910
$95,060Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$86,130 8,110
$94,740Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$93,070 710
$90,620Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,760 3,140
$89,860Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$70,120 260
$89,450Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$47,590 2,290
$88,320Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,460 2,160
$87,940Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$92,160 4,110
$87,690Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$85,210 4,390
$85,980Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$50,380 80
$85,380General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$73,370 28,030
$84,070Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$87,070 400
$84,030Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$87,910 420
$82,720Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$75,190 9,280
$82,510Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$83,800n.a.
$82,230Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$70,620 7,920
$81,360Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$76,310 1,830
$80,760Physicists
(area) (ind)
$81,930 210
$78,860Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,940 2,580
$78,590Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$67,390 3,950
$78,410Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$80,450 190
$77,780Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,410 118,540
$77,520Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,870 5,490
$77,480Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,210 2,560
$77,350Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,290 150
$77,140Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$75,700 5,240
$76,840Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$67,290 670
$76,690Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$67,200 3,540
$76,530Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$58,660 2,590
$75,970Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$69,210 610
$74,770Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$73,190 4,070
$73,160Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,340 5,670
$71,560Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$51,680n.a.
$71,450Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$70,830 2,540
$71,430Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$69,870 7,400
$71,270Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,460 15,800
$70,720Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,360 6,240
$70,690Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$69,670n.a.
$70,440Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$71,780 990
$69,850Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$69,340n.a.
$69,770Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$63,910 1,610
$68,320Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,090 4,400
$68,100Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,080 1,510
$67,980Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$67,500 60
$67,620Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,530n.a.
$67,150Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$61,450 190
$66,880Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$70,210 380
$66,870Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,980 300
$66,820Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$64,080 900
$66,700First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$66,230 2,360
$66,650Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$67,040 710
$66,520Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$56,640 720
$66,110Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,840 830
$66,070Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$62,390 1,590
$66,060Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,360 4,810
$66,050Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,550 3,000
$65,640Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$65,560 3,670
$65,300Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$51,100 7,330
$65,270Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$57,060 190
$64,930Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,400 420
$64,760Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,170 6,630
$64,530Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$71,370 1,370
$64,440Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$63,010 60
$64,350Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$43,150 3,040
$64,210Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,280 10,080
$64,160Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$59,130 800
$63,530Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,160 30
$63,410Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,590 55,510
$63,280Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$57,220 840
$63,190Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$63,180 180
$62,790Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,240 2,520
$62,360Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,560 720
$61,730Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$62,370 610
$61,730Economists
(area) (ind)
$54,650 80
$61,170Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$55,400 1,180
$60,620Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$55,950 380
$60,310Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,940 190
$60,180Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,050 450
$59,850Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,300 6,240
$59,820Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,930 100,650
$59,810Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$59,260 130
$59,580Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,890 49,410
$59,460Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$54,890 230
$59,380First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$52,540 6,150
$59,170Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,600 180
$59,070Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$53,990n.a.
$58,720Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,580 3,950
$58,530Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$57,530 1,990
$58,500Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$57,800 300
$58,110Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,490 1,030
$57,990Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$60,760 340
$57,800Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,060 2,950
$57,780Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$49,550 360
$57,730Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$55,380 510
$57,720Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$55,290 210
$57,540Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$57,310 60
$57,360Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$47,950 120
$57,350Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,540 300
$57,270Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,010n.a.
$57,000Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,460 590
$56,710Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$62,680n.a.
$56,460Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$54,210 190
$56,280Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$55,950 31,010
$55,840Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,460n.a.
$55,820Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,150 760
$55,760Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,120 3,420
$55,670First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,030 7,370
$55,640Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,990 1,540
$55,620Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$58,440 100
$55,320First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$60,280 1,390
$55,150Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$55,860 170
$54,920Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,270 1,700
$54,690Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,770 60
$54,510Art directors
(area) (ind)
$47,610 300
$54,170Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$51,800 840
$54,090Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$51,680 600
$53,990Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,930 1,780
$53,770Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$46,380 4,700
$53,710Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,060 3,060
$53,550Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$51,500 390
$53,530Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,260 220
$53,460Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,310 430
$53,230First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$49,450 10,710
$53,030Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,530 600
$52,790Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$46,450 770
$52,660Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,610 100,740
$52,550Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,510 90
$52,180Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,950 10,050
$52,170Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,070 9,840
$52,130Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,940 1,640
$51,870Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$49,060 480
$51,860Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$48,510 4,520
$51,230Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$51,940 230
$51,030Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$44,340 960
$50,960Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$47,410 21,510
$50,730Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$46,060 840
$50,690Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$52,320 70
$50,670Chemists
(area) (ind)
$49,780 760
$50,300Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$49,360 680
$50,240Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,000 160
$50,140Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,180 1,100
$50,080Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$44,260 1,920
$49,990Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$42,770 800
$49,960Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,920 960
$49,860Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$50,300 350
$49,850Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$47,710 1,820
$49,720Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$43,770 1,340
$49,670Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,010 1,760
$49,620Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,920 16,320
$49,570Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$46,750 1,050
$49,530Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,150 100
$49,450Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,970 1,260
$49,290Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$39,780 5,000
$49,180Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,900 300
$49,030Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$45,010 4,760
$48,960Foresters
(area) (ind)
$46,490 140
$48,960Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$46,310 2,600
$48,960Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,240 4,020
$48,910Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,960 6,810
$48,880Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,900 270
$48,860Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$45,810 170
$48,790Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,220 2,850
$48,580Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,290 90
$48,560Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,080 3,600
$48,400First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,170 3,040
$48,390Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,800 470
$48,280Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,460 3,300
$48,180Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,550 23,790
$48,090Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$44,110 320
$47,990First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,180 870
$47,920Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,370 60
$47,830Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,270 230
$47,830Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,600 630
$47,810Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,520 300
$47,800Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$49,100 1,220
$47,770Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$47,930 260
$47,730Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$44,430 2,250
$47,710Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,510 650
$47,540Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,520n.a.
$47,530Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$46,210 170
$47,440Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$36,380 2,360
$47,360Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$47,950 13,150
$47,310Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,090 4,560
$47,190Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$44,460 280
$46,980Archivists
(area) (ind)
$43,040 60
$46,920Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$44,620n.a.
$46,500First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,000 8,500
$46,460Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,730 200
$46,320Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$43,680 120
$46,300Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,620 660
$46,230Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,660 2,240
$46,210Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,730 70
$46,150Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$46,680 80
$46,150Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$43,600 1,840
$46,150Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,950 1,100
$46,020Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,750 1,200
$45,680Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$43,120 870
$45,310Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,350 240
$45,280Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$43,200 1,380
$45,260Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,430 3,630
$45,230Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$40,450 290
$45,200First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$41,180 26,400
$45,160Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$28,660 1,010
$45,060Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,990 110
$44,800Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,020 140
$44,670Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,330 5,470
$44,670Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$40,570 1,360
$44,650Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,400 1,810
$44,610Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$43,070 3,150
$44,520Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,860 5,720
$44,490Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,140 1,930
$44,300Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,930 2,790
$44,100Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$41,750 170
$44,060Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,410 320
$43,880Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,280 620
$43,780Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$42,810n.a.
$43,770Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,870 11,570
$43,640Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$42,300 520
$43,580Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,900 340
$43,460Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$41,760 900
$43,430Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,560 5,850
$43,400Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$43,200 240
$43,380Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,750 610
$43,260Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,130 40
$43,150Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$38,780 2,280
$43,020First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$39,770 1,110
$43,000History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,370 220
$42,990Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$42,710 2,000
$42,920Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$38,600 5,040
$42,850Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$40,340 2,570
$42,550Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,710 2,020
$42,480Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,780 2,350
$42,330Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$37,940 60
$42,250Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,930 560
$42,230Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,500 30
$42,150Librarians
(area) (ind)
$41,380 2,240
$42,130Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,220 1,450
$42,100Editors
(area) (ind)
$39,660 1,280
$42,040Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,460 150
$42,030Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$41,930n.a.
$42,010Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,870 140
$42,000Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,760 870
$41,900Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$34,460 1,210
$41,860Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,110 1,170
$41,860Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,260 1,910
$41,420Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$41,590 580
$41,420Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,380 1,990
$41,410Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,090 1,150
$41,370Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,180 800
$41,280Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,250 2,160
$41,230Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,570 3,140
$41,190Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,070 670
$41,150Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,190 2,130
$41,080Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,540 660
$40,980Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$39,930 1,170
$40,970Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,390 3,490
$40,750Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,360 900
$40,440Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$34,980 230
$40,380Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$40,220 40
$40,280Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$39,650 1,010
$40,160Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$40,470 2,750
$40,160Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,560 150
$40,110Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$38,000 370
$40,010Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,340n.a.
$39,970Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$40,460 70
$39,930Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,630 910
$39,800English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,340 1,330
$39,780Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,090 4,260
$39,660Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$36,690 1,030
$39,660Curators
(area) (ind)
$33,650 380
$39,580First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$36,180 2,750
$39,510Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$36,050 1,500
$39,430Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,470n.a.
$39,380Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$39,450 190
$39,350Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$27,820 700
$39,230Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,910 3,200
$39,180Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,450 200
$39,090Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$38,850 1,190
$38,860Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$37,300 3,030
$38,830Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,080 930
$38,820Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,670 450
$38,820Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,680 6,750
$38,810Health educators
(area) (ind)
$34,080 790
$38,720Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,760 4,890
$38,700Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,010 2,550
$38,620Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$39,360 8,800
$38,480Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,330 630
$38,440Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$35,820 3,970
$38,390Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$39,050n.a.
$38,380Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$35,390 960
$38,370Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,940 18,820
$38,280Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$36,790 1,460
$38,070Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$37,250 300
$38,070Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$39,420 50
$38,040Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,830 14,050
$37,960Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,110 550
$37,920Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$35,980 1,040
$37,810Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,220 27,070
$37,550Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$35,650 2,180
$37,470Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,410 240
$37,430Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$36,620 4,140
$37,390Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,290 100
$37,120Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,120 190
$37,070Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$35,710 820
$37,010Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,150 1,950
$36,870First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$32,570 20,920
$36,860Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$34,830 160
$36,840Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,680 97,040
$36,830Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$35,660 2,240
$36,830Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,620 610
$36,800Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$35,270 2,330
$36,780Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$37,160 9,970
$36,720Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$34,420 2,790
$36,650Clergy
(area) (ind)
$35,440 210
$36,470Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,700 23,560
$36,400Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,420 11,480
$36,370Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,960 740
$36,350Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$35,380 230
$36,330Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,580 3,050
$36,310Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$37,220 150
$36,270Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$37,030 6,330
$36,230Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,890 130
$36,220Machinists
(area) (ind)
$34,540 4,020
$36,110Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$34,510 2,120
$36,080Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$35,180 330
$36,070First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$35,770 310
$36,040Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,340 690
$36,020Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$32,440 770
$35,990Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,820 1,350
$35,950Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,700 590
$35,900First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,390 2,920
$35,890Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$33,890 140
$35,880Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,700 4,120
$35,860Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,040n.a.
$35,810Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,450 120
$35,770Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,970 2,000
$35,750Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,880 2,810
$35,670Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$30,850 1,000
$35,630Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,080 500
$35,410Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$34,040 640
$35,390Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,160 910
$35,320Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,500 280
$35,310Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$35,320 260
$35,290Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$34,520 8,250
$35,290Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,580 25,700
$35,250Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,920 30
$35,170Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,370 3,890
$35,140Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$34,780 210
$35,030First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$30,360 2,310
$34,960Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,570 40
$34,940All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,620 2,437,100
$34,740Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,300 180
$34,720Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,340 132,920
$34,610Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,960 780
$34,590Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,230 960
$34,520Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$32,830 37,220
$34,450Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,520 180
$34,440Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$33,250n.a.
$34,420Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,400 640
$34,420Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,090 3,130
$34,420Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,810 1,670
$34,390All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,760 4,750
$34,380Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$32,800 1,210
$34,370Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,000 500
$34,260Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$28,830 640
$34,050Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,080 2,960
$33,930Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,350 130
$33,830Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,160 940
$33,770Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$32,410 240
$33,730Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,450 66,840
$33,720Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$32,540 32,010
$33,690Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,770 1,760
$33,610Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,920 790
$33,610Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,380 70
$33,510Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,540 1,170
$33,420Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,040 30,740
$33,390Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$34,310 240
$33,300Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$35,610n.a.
$33,250Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,520 80
$33,190Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$35,210 2,340
$33,050Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$28,460 70
$32,890Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$32,620 4,410
$32,890Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$32,210 4,870
$32,860Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,500 660
$32,760Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,180 950
$32,720Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,420 2,360
$32,710Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$33,090 40
$32,690Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,570 3,620
$32,640Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,080 700
$32,600Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,770 190
$32,590Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,640 1,470
$32,430Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,310 182,100
$32,420Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$29,990 2,050
$32,230Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$29,300 380
$32,080Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,070 90
$32,070Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,350 30
$32,030Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$31,920 40
$32,030Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$29,770 4,070
$32,020Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,260 480
$31,990Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$31,640 9,650
$31,930Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$29,670 1,440
$31,860Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,260 280
$31,860Fallers
(area) (ind)
$32,260 30
$31,820Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$28,620 290
$31,820Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,730 80
$31,820Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$37,230n.a.
$31,780Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$32,090 1,790
$31,710Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$26,720n.a.
$31,670Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,310n.a.
$31,610Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,600n.a.
$31,570Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$28,370 40
$31,560Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,400 1,160
$31,500Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,840 5,450
$31,400Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,760 230
$31,360Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$31,230 9,060
$31,320Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$31,860 1,870
$31,190Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,190 50
$31,090Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,800 890
$31,090Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,590 261,880
$30,980Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,440 4,320
$30,910Legislators
(area) (ind)
$23,530 800
$30,800Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$31,800 380
$30,760Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$28,790 3,570
$30,700Photographers
(area) (ind)
$28,460 1,650
$30,700Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$29,030 120
$30,670Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,570 1,140
$30,560Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$26,960 260
$30,530Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,990 5,230
$30,480Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,810 1,050
$30,410Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$29,970 270
$30,390Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,220 420
$30,370Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,130 1,560
$30,260Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$29,840 4,300
$30,220Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,170 370
$30,160Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,670 1,350
$30,160Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,350 300
$30,080Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$28,270 23,980
$30,070Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,460 780
$30,020Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$25,870 440
$29,940Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,780 3,410
$29,890Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,640 4,710
$29,870Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,540 1,130
$29,850New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,000 1,020
$29,720Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,280 230
$29,620Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$27,700 160
$29,600Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,500 30,260
$29,580Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,310 7,340
$29,570Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$25,480 690
$29,540Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,800 2,910
$29,430Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$27,920 130
$29,410Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,380 520
$29,340Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$29,930 260
$29,330Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,930 140
$29,260Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,360 154,690
$29,260Tapers
(area) (ind)
$28,320 4,620
$29,240Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$23,230 1,730
$29,170Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$28,020 280
$29,100Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,560 40
$29,100Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$28,630 7,950
$29,090Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,060n.a.
$29,030Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,640 110
$28,920Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,180 520
$28,870Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,790 8,180
$28,840Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,900 210
$28,830Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,080 8,500
$28,820Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,800 1,420
$28,800Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,700 4,400
$28,620Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,680 670
$28,530Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$26,710 330
$28,500Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,940 2,630
$28,490Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$26,830 1,790
$28,470Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$28,530 420
$28,470Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,130 960
$28,460Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$27,540 4,790
$28,380Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$28,600 60
$28,360Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,940 7,720
$28,350Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,650 2,190
$28,350Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,500 1,300
$28,300Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$27,110 3,410
$28,270First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$25,830 15,510
$28,270Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$26,900 1,060
$28,260Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,550 60,820
$28,240Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$27,860 280
$28,230Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,020 463,470
$28,160Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$25,950 570
$28,140Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,820 180
$28,120Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,130 680
$28,100Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,580 380
$28,070Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,530 660
$28,040Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,530 80
$27,990Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,960n.a.
$27,990Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$26,790 1,640
$27,880Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$27,100 2,390
$27,850Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,260 10,330
$27,840Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,880 1,370
$27,840Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$25,530 1,380
$27,730Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,390 230
$27,710Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$25,210 90
$27,690Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$29,180 30
$27,690Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$25,710 1,180
$27,650Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,900 128,420
$27,500Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$26,720 4,470
$27,490Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,480 740
$27,320Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,810 3,620
$27,290Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,040 4,250
$27,280Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,470 380
$27,270Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,400 540
$27,220Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,010n.a.
$27,200First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$26,070 3,980
$27,160Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,380 16,640
$27,040Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$24,520 770
$27,030Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,910 510
$27,020Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$20,570 840
$26,990Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$26,860 120
$26,960Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,770 1,440
$26,890Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,680 950
$26,890Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,820 1,940
$26,660Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,590 7,940
$26,630Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,590 210
$26,620Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$26,990 1,330
$26,570Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$26,430 70
$26,560Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,810 5,650
$26,520Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,480 4,550
$26,450Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,720 2,350
$26,430Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,740 1,240
$26,350Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$21,120n.a.
$26,320Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$23,260 410
$26,300Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,140 420
$26,290Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$25,970 2,680
$26,260Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,460 630
$26,250Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$23,790 26,340
$26,220Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,500 100
$26,180Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$25,750 40
$26,050Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$26,030 540
$25,900Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$21,170 340
$25,850Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$24,370 1,270
$25,840Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,690 6,520
$25,760Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,990 210
$25,760Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,320 1,700
$25,720Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,730 6,580
$25,680Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$25,230 26,730
$25,650Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$22,060 1,860
$25,600Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,510 260
$25,560Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,480 1,800
$25,550Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$22,710 1,120
$25,530Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,750 2,630
$25,520Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,250 270
$25,460Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$23,970 420
$25,390Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,840 2,200
$25,340Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,000n.a.
$25,300Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,290 1,430
$25,210Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,200 57,580
$25,160Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$22,680n.a.
$25,160Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,420 100
$25,120Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$22,040 600
$25,010Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$25,230 420
$24,970Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$22,070 4,720
$24,880Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$24,810 1,030
$24,850Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,140 300
$24,780Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,450 61,880
$24,780Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,000 2,610
$24,690Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$18,150 610
$24,510Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,100 1,730
$24,450Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,770 530
$24,270Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,420 280
$24,160Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,600 3,590
$24,140Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,330 1,460
$24,130Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,390 75,590
$24,060Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,930 550
$24,060Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,640 2,550
$23,960Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,370 51,380
$23,890Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,170 490
$23,780Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$23,640 1,480
$23,620Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,620 340
$23,550Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,140 40
$23,500Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,080 150
$23,390Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$20,880 870
$23,360Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,650 250
$23,330Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,020 490
$23,310Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,170 4,600
$23,290Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,760 18,000
$23,130Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,930 3,520
$23,110Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,570 3,850
$23,100Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,530 1,390
$23,090Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,790 6,180
$22,970Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,060 1,490
$22,820Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,660n.a.
$22,790Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$22,050 830
$22,780Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$20,160 140
$22,750Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,780 560
$22,670Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$21,670n.a.
$22,660Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$22,250 540
$22,640Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,510 9,770
$22,600Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,580 930
$22,540Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$22,360 390
$22,500Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,680 910
$22,430Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,060 21,360
$22,320Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,760 1,860
$22,310Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,930 3,610
$22,260Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,520 3,490
$22,220Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,730 4,490
$22,220Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$21,230 4,760
$22,160Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,940 90
$22,120Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,450 2,300
$22,020Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$20,930n.a.
$22,020Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,690 18,600
$21,980Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,170n.a.
$21,820Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,570 1,250
$21,780Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$21,880 6,100
$21,760Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,740 2,670
$21,760Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,170 8,340
$21,620Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,340 43,810
$21,610Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,830 850
$21,530Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$21,060 740
$21,510Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,640 500
$21,490Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,190 1,780
$21,480Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,840 1,290
$21,430File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,730 5,290
$21,340Concierges
(area) (ind)
$20,210 350
$21,200Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,010 21,080
$21,180Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,510 5,950
$21,170Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,940 30,340
$21,020Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,570 1,810
$21,010Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,830n.a.
$20,900Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,310n.a.
$20,870Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,770 830
$20,840Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,910 240
$20,830Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$17,370 5,720
$20,770Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,420 10,960
$20,750Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,040 2,300
$20,580Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,640 14,280
$20,530Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$20,310 720
$20,490Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$18,900 1,710
$20,440Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$18,470 380
$20,070Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,160 150
$19,980Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$15,240 1,270
$19,970Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,510 25,840
$19,950Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,750 16,890
$19,930Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,960 130
$19,930Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,800 3,040
$19,900Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,350 830
$19,890Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,820 70
$19,820Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,180 1,450
$19,770Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$16,950 1,160
$19,750Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,030 20,180
$19,680Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,910 22,970
$19,580Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,650 87,930
$19,550Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,810n.a.
$19,360Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$17,700 740
$19,360Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,350 12,310
$19,340Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$17,620 690
$19,280Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,130 1,750
$19,270Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,520 810
$19,160Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$19,120 2,180
$19,060Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,450 2,300
$19,040Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,920 1,660
$18,990Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,310 1,350
$18,920Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$19,640n.a.
$18,840Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,760 8,860
$18,700Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$17,070 110
$18,630Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,050 66,330
$18,450Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,610 160
$18,400Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$17,970 1,060
$18,310Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$17,230 550
$18,290Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,050 35,420
$18,260Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,550n.a.
$18,250Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,930 2,990
$18,250Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,670 410
$18,190Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,260 4,050
$18,110Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,060 940
$17,980Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,080 140
$17,840Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,590 480
$17,580Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,460 3,380
$17,500Barbers
(area) (ind)
$17,440n.a.
$17,440Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,200 6,780
$17,430Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,090 227,260
$17,390Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,130 8,580
$17,110Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,930 3,980
$16,930Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,600 4,250
$16,870Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,640 70
$16,470Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$14,190n.a.
$16,400Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$15,240 1,650
$16,360Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,000 17,110
$16,340Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$15,530 930
$16,210Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$14,040 15,480
$16,160Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,180 11,570
$16,130Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,860 6,350
$15,660Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$15,410 1,220
$15,630Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,990 9,250
$15,510Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,260 14,190
$15,430Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,340 45,980
$15,240Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,150 46,540
$15,180Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,620 10,750
$14,510Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,050 1,770
$14,500Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,480 13,200
$14,030Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,670 190
$13,960Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$13,700 8,720
$13,780Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,010 2,680
$13,770Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,170 9,970
n.a.Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 200
n.a.Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 90
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,304 130
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$33,363 350
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$33,342n.a.
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$30,763 180
n.a.Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 130
n.a.Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 80

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates