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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

California

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for California 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

California

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$186,390Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,700
$179,270Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,500
$171,590Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$162,540Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 35,880
$162,510Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 240
$158,980Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 5,130
$149,690Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
>$145K 5,790
$149,600Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 4,610
$145,210Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$139,160 2,290
$142,300Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$143,870 18,980
$136,510Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$129,720 10,250
$135,470Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$134,960 1,550
$133,420Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$136,200 9,660
$130,430Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$127,390Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$118,790 60,350
$122,590Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$116,710 34,350
$117,380Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$109,820 31,530
$117,320Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$110,960 35,080
$113,860Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$110,200 4,700
$113,710Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$117,760 2,030
$113,490Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$107,600 6,350
$109,950Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$98,110 48,770
$108,130General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$94,950 218,850
$107,890Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$87,450 3,980
$105,960Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$102,530 1,380
$105,590Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$98,470 7,970
$104,360Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$93,270 64,390
$102,400Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$98,510 480
$99,630Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$104,050 23,360
$99,000Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$88,960 775,580
$98,350Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$86,760 5,190
$95,250Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$81,100 109,780
$95,170Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$92,210 3,050
$94,560Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$91,110 21,440
$94,200Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$92,750 1,110
$94,150Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$89,540 41,000
$94,060First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$92,420 6,390
$94,050Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$84,320 4,230
$93,500Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$93,070 18,460
$93,430Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
$86,470 170
$93,050Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$90,930 24,260
$92,760Physicists
(area) (ind)
$94,720 2,170
$92,440Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$90,180 45,430
$92,160Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$76,670 730
$91,440Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$85,130 2,860
$91,380Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$88,750 2,890
$91,380Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$83,740 1,010
$91,090Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$88,090 13,310
$90,900Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$72,690 400
$90,670Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$88,060 25,290
$90,110Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$80,650 4,160
$90,090Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$85,880 17,610
$89,950Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$81,100 2,550
$89,450Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$68,840 35,010
$89,330Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$66,430 13,470
$89,090Art directors
(area) (ind)
$77,830 4,920
$88,910Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$84,370 18,180
$88,720Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$87,250 90,210
$88,250Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$79,890 18,160
$87,750Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$74,690 5,950
$87,630Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,530 980
$86,940Political scientists
(area) (ind)
$79,480 280
$86,700Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,660 22,820
$86,290Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$82,170 9,120
$85,160Economists
(area) (ind)
$76,920 840
$84,950Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,250 1,110
$84,450Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,890 2,410
$84,410Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,140 18,840
$82,890Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$79,210 1,110
$82,790Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$81,960 570
$82,720Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,800 810
$82,370Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,930 10,740
$82,340First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$82,550 7,560
$82,010Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,210 2,780
$81,730Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,320 55,860
$81,710Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$56,400 3,370
$81,610Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$75,040 25,680
$81,590Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$78,890 850
$80,730Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$74,980 5,640
$80,590Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,740 2,040
$80,480Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,530 1,100
$79,980Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,160 370
$79,600Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$78,850 1,810
$79,590Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,410 4,650
$79,350Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,270 18,650
$79,300Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,920 20,400
$79,140Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$64,170 12,210
$78,870Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$80,900 5,920
$78,620Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,420 22,970
$78,420Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$76,160 1,260
$78,240Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,670 53,310
$77,660Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$60,940 4,840
$77,480Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$75,760 1,820
$77,170Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$72,180 10,020
$76,840Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,850 4,460
$76,800Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,280 3,380
$76,490Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,690 1,310
$76,480Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,380 1,860
$76,440Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$79,300 19,430
$76,380Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$71,170 3,390
$76,070Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,990 38,530
$75,800Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,920 384,580
$75,540Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,590 3,810
$75,510Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$67,160 6,530
$75,510Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,310 23,520
$75,310Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,100 2,210
$75,180Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,920 8,050
$75,100Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$72,600 35,330
$74,920Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$69,350 15,470
$74,270Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$70,700 320,980
$74,210Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,790 810
$74,060First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$71,570 4,390
$73,970Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$75,380 750
$73,960Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,570 52,040
$73,830Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,400 190
$73,740Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$69,040 12,540
$73,680Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,660 1,850
$73,520Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$68,350 3,750
$73,510Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$69,360 13,930
$73,290Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$70,990 340
$73,120Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$75,980 8,760
$73,120Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$57,360 1,770
$72,930Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$68,750 1,990
$72,890Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$66,330 39,640
$72,530English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,870 4,570
$72,300Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$70,720 3,040
$72,150Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$54,880 29,180
$71,960Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,610 1,820
$71,790Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$59,740 40,170
$71,590Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,970 1,050
$71,550Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$71,060 10,960
$71,040Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,680 20,900
$70,960Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$70,370 13,350
$70,860History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,850 1,430
$70,740Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$67,990 330
$70,660Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,150 210
$70,650Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$73,620 420
$70,620First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$61,980 28,000
$70,430Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$68,950 226,350
$70,380Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,760 1,400
$70,350Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$72,580 1,120
$70,260Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,020 6,380
$70,040Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$61,350 2,380
$69,900Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$67,440 30,780
$69,800Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$68,080 1,500
$69,710Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,390 3,060
$69,690Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,960 594,290
$69,620Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$70,120 6,670
$69,610Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,990 220
$69,470Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$67,520 5,080
$69,250Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$62,970 70
$69,220Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,730 610
$69,140Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,840 6,020
$69,120Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,090 2,400
$68,970Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$66,360 650
$68,110Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$66,590 8,170
$68,100Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,710 2,100
$68,030Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,970 1,210
$68,010Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,860 8,990
$67,860Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$66,060 6,870
$67,510Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,160 350
$67,290Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,080 8,220
$67,280Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$62,690 5,990
$67,210Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,800 25,110
$67,070Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$65,190 1,800
$66,970Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$70,280 1,450
$66,910Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,690 4,660
$66,550Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$64,400 3,150
$66,530Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,260 960
$66,360Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$66,030 5,330
$66,320Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$64,050 6,880
$66,240Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,120 420
$66,200Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$65,350 290
$66,200Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$62,950 1,230
$65,810Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$53,190 3,060
$65,750Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,570 9,500
$65,600Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,600 2,770
$65,510Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$66,960 1,590
$65,480Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,030 350
$65,300Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,530 720
$65,290Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$62,140 8,970
$65,250Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$63,330n.a.
$65,210Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$51,910 3,240
$65,170Chemists
(area) (ind)
$61,210 8,600
$64,690Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,670 1,960
$64,660First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$62,600 60,280
$64,580Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,710 2,770
$64,540Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$64,780 12,010
$64,090Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$64,430 72,090
$63,930Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$63,480 1,050
$63,600Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,940 2,210
$63,500Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,960 390
$63,440Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,710 151,740
$63,080Geographers
(area) (ind)
$62,490 80
$62,880Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$65,620 850
$62,810Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$65,080 5,530
$62,750Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$56,720 1,090
$62,630Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,180 664,220
$62,140Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,640 2,110
$62,130Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$64,030 780
$61,690Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,940 3,580
$61,620Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$55,400 116,870
$61,600Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$56,450 1,160
$61,480Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$61,700 3,450
$61,270Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$60,870 3,110
$61,220Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$60,610 1,190
$60,990Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$56,890 3,350
$60,840Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$55,280 450
$60,720Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$56,370 22,660
$60,640Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$60,990 13,090
$60,620Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,260 24,650
$60,590Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$51,950 4,930
$60,530Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$59,420 13,140
$60,330Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$51,170 260
$60,280Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$58,150 1,000
$59,960Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$52,000 8,260
$59,960Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,520 17,730
$59,850Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,130 2,220
$59,790Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$60,550 11,200
$59,500Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$56,700 9,820
$59,470First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$56,870 42,870
$59,450Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$52,380 630
$59,370Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$56,200 20,760
$59,180Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$60,160 5,930
$58,900Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,870 13,730
$58,860Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,080 490
$58,790Curators
(area) (ind)
$57,450 940
$58,730Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,200 3,320
$58,680Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$53,630 13,800
$58,650Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,920 146,960
$58,620Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,460 1,390
$58,520Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$56,700 6,350
$58,440Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,940 141,590
$58,420Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$58,550 10,160
$58,160Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,830 950
$57,970Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$47,040 18,200
$57,780Librarians
(area) (ind)
$57,530 11,310
$57,770Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$60,500 3,430
$57,730Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,270 12,480
$57,650Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$55,850 12,410
$57,630Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,330 1,820
$57,530Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$60,230 740
$57,440Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$54,360 8,570
$57,300Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,980 410
$57,260Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,690 82,550
$57,230Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,190 113,550
$56,850Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$53,960 1,080
$56,830Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,880 410
$56,780Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$55,350 52,740
$56,640Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$56,250 410
$56,580Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$51,460 670
$56,560Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$58,130 590
$56,510Editors
(area) (ind)
$50,030 11,190
$56,460Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$50,370 720
$56,430Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$56,960 17,330
$56,430Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$54,720 1,240
$56,300Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$45,060 830
$56,210Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$55,570 29,630
$55,850Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$55,650 1,050
$55,790Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,460 9,340
$55,690Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$61,690 240
$55,650Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$57,200 4,700
$55,440Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,540 18,410
$55,390Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$52,710 31,800
$55,310Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,490 10,390
$55,080Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$53,560 26,880
$54,990Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$56,750 29,380
$54,950Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$52,670 1,980
$54,920Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$51,780 3,650
$54,900Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,010 15,250
$54,890Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$54,640 4,550
$54,720Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$54,670 4,750
$54,570Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,510 2,680
$54,440Historians
(area) (ind)
$49,070 290
$54,320Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$57,400 33,760
$54,180First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$51,000 20,960
$54,180Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$50,600 1,990
$53,920Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$48,990 2,390
$53,650Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$52,150n.a.
$53,650Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$51,430 340
$53,640Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,390 11,270
$53,630Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$52,230 680
$53,570Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,920 9,160
$53,550Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$48,650 23,840
$53,300Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,630 22,210
$53,030Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$51,980 181,050
$52,980Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$55,170 6,080
$52,880Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$53,530 30
$52,710Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,790 6,320
$52,600Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,190 22,720
$52,560Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$46,200 5,630
$52,050Fishers and related fishing workers
(area) (ind)
$48,790 50
$52,010Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$45,310 4,970
$51,950Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$53,090 29,080
$51,760Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,390 310
$51,520Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$46,340 1,880
$51,330Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$50,490 17,420
$51,250Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,540 8,890
$51,190Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$46,840 910
$51,150Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$51,370 3,070
$51,140Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$51,680 9,910
$51,070Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,230 1,290
$51,040Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,300 2,740
$50,810Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$48,660 24,360
$50,490Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,220 3,430
$50,470Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$49,310 1,350
$50,350Fallers
(area) (ind)
$49,580 320
$50,320Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$47,110 1,140
$50,230Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$46,480 4,070
$50,220Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$42,810 4,350
$50,200Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$52,370 2,530
$49,780Archivists
(area) (ind)
$46,030 420
$49,760Electricians
(area) (ind)
$46,540 59,150
$49,740Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$32,310 3,770
$49,730First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$45,790 65,370
$49,690Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$43,950 16,540
$49,670Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,790n.a.
$49,620Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,310 5,680
$49,400Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$44,110 2,040
$49,310First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$46,270 174,910
$49,270Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$50,150 650
$49,200Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$48,990 3,010
$49,120Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,990 295,360
$49,080Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,580 3,160
$49,040Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$49,810 3,580
$49,040Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,140 2,900
$48,740Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,140 7,740
$48,690Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$49,090 1,250
$48,640Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$49,970 100
$48,600Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,760 59,100
$48,570Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$48,720 8,060
$48,330First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,600 6,180
$48,320Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$47,390 11,390
$48,310Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$48,930 5,310
$48,160Foresters
(area) (ind)
$43,850 1,300
$48,020Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$50,000 5,320
$47,970Clergy
(area) (ind)
$45,360 4,310
$47,890Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$43,900 4,540
$47,890Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$42,550 6,390
$47,810Tapers
(area) (ind)
$48,070 9,970
$47,760Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,030 3,080
$47,460Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,430 2,200
$47,450Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$43,780 23,530
$46,980Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,920 210
$46,970Flight attendants
(area) (ind)
$35,590 11,440
$46,920Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$46,380 5,540
$46,770Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,330 73,850
$46,720Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$45,430 14,480
$46,660Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$47,580 90
$46,590Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,960 1,010
$46,570Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,960 2,320
$46,510Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$47,440 137,270
$46,310Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,680 5,910
$46,260Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$47,310 1,170
$46,220Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$47,130 1,410
$46,110Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,340 38,570
$46,050Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$45,830 36,500
$46,050Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,920 8,700
$45,900Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$44,740 450
$45,860Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,960 2,880
$45,650Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$44,150 48,500
$45,610Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,920 1,940
$45,600Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,680 3,710
$45,580Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,130 4,220
$45,500Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$45,470 15,190
$45,440Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,920 17,630
$45,380Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$45,090 9,330
$45,330Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$43,480 23,650
$45,310Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,640 210
$45,270Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,210 390
$45,150Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,920 8,960
$45,140Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,430 3,590
$45,100Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$44,410 2,360
$45,080Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$44,000 12,280
$44,780Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$47,300n.a.
$44,740Models
(area) (ind)
$30,210 200
$44,630Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$46,890 70
$44,600Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$41,360 2,060
$44,550Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,720 2,820
$44,520Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$41,690 2,020
$44,430Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$44,180 17,370
$44,340Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$41,910 29,500
$44,300Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$41,260 6,130
$44,030Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,340 320
$43,970Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$36,630 41,090
$43,950Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$45,870 480
$43,800Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$44,650 190
$43,730First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$41,520 11,320
$43,670Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$41,330 230
$43,660Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$40,180 5,860
$43,640Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$41,220 12,750
$43,620Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,570 774,530
$43,540Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$43,380 4,640
$43,520Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$48,880 350
$43,430Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$43,090 1,190
$43,360Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$42,700 34,640
$43,080Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$42,330 52,480
$43,080Health educators
(area) (ind)
$37,050 8,350
$43,020Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,010 1,710
$43,020Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,070 181,250
$43,000Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,660 357,430
$42,800Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,860 21,550
$42,760Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,070 25,280
$42,750Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$41,410 4,530
$42,750Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$42,060 4,940
$42,720Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$39,180 1,350
$42,710Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$41,340 350
$42,630Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,810 12,770
$42,570Riggers
(area) (ind)
$41,010 1,440
$42,520Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,830 300
$42,510All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,850 14,723,900
$42,470Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,160 203,220
$42,320Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,400 9,810
$42,310Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$40,660 11,960
$42,250Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,680 23,180
$42,190Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$38,230 3,200
$42,180Legislators
(area) (ind)
$35,150 3,100
$42,030Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,110 4,250
$41,990Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,010 6,820
$41,830First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,870 20,710
$41,690Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,820 130
$41,640Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,720 511,010
$41,640Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,130 8,360
$41,630Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,780n.a.
$41,540Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,620 37,510
$41,530Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,660 11,350
$41,500Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,190 8,720
$41,380Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$42,160 130
$41,380Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,630 11,950
$41,350Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$39,950 6,060
$41,280Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$41,310 1,520
$41,260Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,830 4,130
$41,060Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$37,360 10,380
$40,980Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$40,100n.a.
$40,960Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$28,140n.a.
$40,900Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$38,620 6,620
$40,880Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$39,750 730
$40,680Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$33,670 870
$40,570Mathematical technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,150 70
$40,290Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$36,010 3,780
$40,040Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,380 7,050
$39,990Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$39,370 29,710
$39,950Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,250 69,740
$39,930Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$39,840 1,790
$39,860Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,870 670
$39,810Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,310 480
$39,730Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$37,940 1,700
$39,680Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,080 580
$39,660Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,870 4,450
$39,630Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,340 5,640
$39,390Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$36,050 13,120
$39,320Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,580n.a.
$39,290Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$37,320 3,230
$39,100Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$38,340 19,270
$38,970Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$34,590 19,980
$38,940Roofers
(area) (ind)
$39,590 18,460
$38,940Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$39,170 780
$38,880Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$35,220 16,480
$38,830Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$39,120 110
$38,800First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,990 120,210
$38,750Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,870 16,620
$38,690Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$38,820 17,120
$38,600Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,760 4,590
$38,570Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$35,250 24,360
$38,560Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,900 6,890
$38,480Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,670 4,370
$38,240Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$34,940 11,400
$38,230Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,640 1,820
$38,170Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,590 9,930
$37,990Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$35,140 14,470
$37,990Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$35,210 4,390
$37,970Machinists
(area) (ind)
$36,800 30,970
$37,940Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$36,860 4,760
$37,850Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$34,110 2,430
$37,770Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$23,040 260
$37,660Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,810 1,630
$37,660Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,100 1,220
$37,580Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,340 1,370
$37,580Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$34,030 6,400
$37,570Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,240 20,170
$37,540Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,720 170
$37,540Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$37,450 3,420
$37,490Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$36,860 129,180
$37,490Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$38,010 5,080
$37,450Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,160 34,380
$37,450Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,530 1,870
$37,370Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,220 1,060
$37,350Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,280 9,860
$37,320All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,470 27,650
$37,270Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$37,670 7,550
$36,970Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$33,850 580
$36,950First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,580 16,920
$36,920Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$35,370 2,840
$36,880Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$34,240 2,610
$36,850Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,810 11,770
$36,820Job printers
(area) (ind)
$36,250 4,650
$36,820Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,650 780
$36,780Locomotive firers
(area) (ind)
$33,760 130
$36,590Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$36,250 1,620
$36,580Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,270 9,430
$36,480Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,660 23,450
$36,450Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,260 5,690
$36,450Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$34,090 220
$36,410Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$30,730 800
$36,370Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$33,990 2,800
$36,290Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$35,680 13,550
$36,210Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$31,760 350
$36,180Photographers
(area) (ind)
$28,470 5,050
$36,110Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,320 2,220
$36,100Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,760 1,542,850
$36,090Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,240 8,100
$36,080Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,470 120
$36,040First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$33,000 13,730
$36,020Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,980 32,760
$35,990Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,080 1,160
$35,860Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$35,060 4,240
$35,830Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,840 6,670
$35,760Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$33,770 127,970
$35,720Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$28,430 7,370
$35,700Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,350 20,130
$35,630Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$33,450 38,890
$35,390Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$31,960 2,110
$35,340Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$34,120 33,720
$35,210Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,430 5,600
$35,190Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,700 20,000
$34,860Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$26,850 800
$34,860Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,850 4,750
$34,790Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,220 980
$34,750Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$33,860 60
$34,700Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$29,560 2,590
$34,610Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$33,040 23,910
$34,570Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$31,150 21,150
$34,560Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,990 8,070
$34,550Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,540 209,330
$34,510Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,330 17,640
$34,470Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$34,860n.a.
$34,400Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,340 2,570
$34,250Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,320 9,120
$34,120Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$32,690 45,420
$34,080Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$36,340 1,000
$34,000Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,520 9,240
$33,940Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,050 5,120
$33,890Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$34,380 1,790
$33,790Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$32,010 7,410
$33,550Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,210 3,220
$33,500Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,360 1,790
$33,290Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,770 22,140
$33,180Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,780 11,780
$33,040Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,970 200,760
$33,000Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$30,000 122,200
$32,950Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$37,500 3,460
$32,730Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,570 27,120
$32,680New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,870 8,590
$32,670Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,980 1,530
$32,660Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$32,080 117,800
$32,660Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,800 25,500
$32,630Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,300 2,696,290
$32,510Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,270 2,480
$32,490First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$27,180 5,780
$32,440Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$32,120 5,810
$32,370Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,810 10,640
$32,200Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,670 14,050
$32,180Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$25,920 18,630
$32,160Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$29,640 64,850
$32,110Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,870 2,000
$32,090Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$25,580 680
$31,910Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,570 51,140
$31,890Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,760 850
$31,850Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,720 2,910
$31,840Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,460 42,100
$31,790Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,830 850
$31,700Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$31,020 1,320
$31,650Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,670 11,460
$31,640Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,360 5,750
$31,630Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$20,690 1,110
$31,620Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,140 90
$31,560Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,250 56,740
$31,490Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,270 6,870
$31,490Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$28,970 530
$31,430Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$30,900 150
$31,320Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,470 42,360
$31,220Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,230 3,170
$31,090Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,940 1,160
$31,070Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$29,340 23,330
$30,970Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,120 7,380
$30,920Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,810 2,590
$30,850Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$26,600 800
$30,710Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,240 5,420
$30,670Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,300n.a.
$30,620Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,490 3,570
$30,520Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,800n.a.
$30,520Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$28,810 9,350
$30,450Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,280 130
$30,280Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,170 2,410
$30,200Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,500 27,100
$30,170Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,210 3,270
$30,160Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,380 16,510
$30,150Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,980 1,020
$29,960Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$27,990 130
$29,910Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$25,540 2,440
$29,840Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$29,020 22,220
$29,790Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,970 8,660
$29,710Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,010 5,840
$29,630Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$28,030 1,470
$29,570Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,150 2,970
$29,520Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,210 40,560
$29,490Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$24,270 150
$29,470Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,700 30,620
$29,380Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,720 1,890
$29,360Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,620 1,150
$29,330Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$27,170 3,310
$29,290Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$27,980 17,700
$29,190Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,280 51,520
$29,060Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$29,560 5,030
$29,020Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,610 11,970
$28,950Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,020 1,005,490
$28,940Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$26,720 2,820
$28,860Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,070 989,250
$28,580Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,620 260
$28,560Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,890 2,890
$28,510Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,040 27,520
$28,450Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$27,260 4,130
$28,430Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,690 10,060
$28,370Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$26,210 2,150
$28,310Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$27,350 10,160
$28,200Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$25,180 1,440
$28,050Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$24,900 1,700
$28,020Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,320 4,520
$28,020Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$27,470 300
$27,830Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$26,310 12,290
$27,820Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,860 15,120
$27,760Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,420 3,200
$27,640Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$25,900 8,840
$27,580First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$25,460 76,160
$27,250Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,310 5,220
$27,220Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,050 420
$27,210Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,670 9,470
$27,170Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,180 109,170
$27,160Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,070 380
$27,060Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$23,700 11,700
$27,030Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,830 311,570
$26,960Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$21,210 820
$26,840Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,570 130
$26,830Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,860 5,510
$26,820Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$24,620 45,810
$26,800Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$25,440 7,200
$26,760Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,710 103,920
$26,670Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$24,950 4,980
$26,670Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,720 1,620
$26,610Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,120 9,370
$26,600Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$24,920 399,980
$26,560Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,930 1,530
$26,550Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$22,710 35,560
$26,510Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$24,400 4,880
$26,410Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,540 960
$26,360Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,490 5,290
$26,280Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$24,760 22,750
$26,180Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,410 21,300
$26,170Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,170 35,860
$26,010Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,340 165,960
$26,000Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,620 5,440
$25,910Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,450 4,120
$25,890Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,040 72,560
$25,880Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,600 1,920
$25,730Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,650 11,240
$25,680Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$25,630 900
$25,680Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$20,070 1,360
$25,650Concierges
(area) (ind)
$24,250 1,810
$25,620Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,450 4,590
$25,620Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,500n.a.
$25,530Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$23,780 5,340
$25,520Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,940 3,670
$25,490Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$23,590 5,240
$25,350Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,090 1,230
$25,240Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$23,930 500
$25,170Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,100 68,320
$25,060Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$18,430 39,460
$25,060Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$23,560 20,660
$25,020Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,430 2,970
$25,020Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,760 131,700
$24,980Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,800 1,900
$24,960Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,740 11,120
$24,860Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,560 7,550
$24,840Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,200 479,460
$24,820Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,400 2,500
$24,820Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$21,060 2,350
$24,740Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,360 5,150
$24,740Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$23,200 15,780
$24,740Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,920 1,070
$24,650Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,610 4,190
$24,640Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$21,470 770
$24,640Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,030 2,250
$24,620Bakers
(area) (ind)
$22,340 18,020
$24,540Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$21,690 570
$24,540Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,150 4,820
$24,530Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$22,990 690
$24,500Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,520 68,310
$24,430Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,650 125,300
$24,420Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,950 314,680
$24,410Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,920 6,100
$24,330Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,180 32,760
$24,330File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,670 30,010
$24,300Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$24,550 890
$24,290Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,730 99,300
$24,260Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$21,540 11,450
$24,200Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,610 2,070
$24,190Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,200 12,480
$24,090Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,990 465,420
$24,030Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,370 12,210
$24,030Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,780 1,800
$23,990Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$22,640 2,130
$23,950Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$21,360 2,940
$23,860Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$21,370 189,720
$23,820Barbers
(area) (ind)
$20,420 930
$23,760Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,800 2,030
$23,730Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,710 46,440
$23,720Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,500 95,710
$23,680Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$20,380 2,190
$23,630Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,580 22,840
$23,500Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,540 7,780
$23,350Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,200 3,640
$23,260Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,950 14,360
$23,240Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,660 38,690
$23,090Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,130 2,230
$23,000Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,480 206,300
$22,980Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,110 1,330
$22,930Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,180 6,990
$22,910Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,950 136,900
$22,880Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,120 13,140
$22,870Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,970 11,950
$22,790Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$21,300 6,970
$22,760Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$21,440 8,500
$22,720Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,560 11,510
$22,590Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,800 266,300
$22,580Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,920 1,060
$22,280Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$20,040 3,410
$22,260Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$18,440 1,440
$22,190Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,690 17,450
$22,180Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,510 9,140
$22,080Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,410 1,180
$21,980Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$20,030 1,960
$21,920Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$18,550 6,200
$21,870Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,230 91,370
$21,850Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,530 14,780
$21,630Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,980 11,200
$21,600Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$20,160 2,150
$21,310Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,910 52,010
$21,280Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,980 9,710
$21,270Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,240 22,540
$21,180Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$18,800 5,600
$21,170Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,490 6,040
$20,970Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,920 48,140
$20,960Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$18,720 46,950
$20,910Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,720 3,180
$20,820Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,690 18,770
$20,690Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,350 1,470
$20,590Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$20,150 12,620
$20,540Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,720 362,920
$20,500Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,550 1,660
$20,300Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$19,590 1,540
$20,210Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,970 2,380
$20,120Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,670 3,030
$20,050Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,880 5,880
$20,050Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,140 32,600
$19,990Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$18,510 6,640
$19,960Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,460 2,910
$19,940Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,660 42,090
$19,870Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,060 88,230
$19,720Shoe machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,620 460
$19,640Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$17,920 440
$19,430Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$16,870 9,360
$19,340Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$17,220 130
$19,260Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,080 18,250
$19,230Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,320 46,750
$19,190Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,600 19,520
$19,080Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,160 1,177,120
$18,900Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,780 2,910
$18,900Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,540 4,100
$18,820Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$16,560 9,510
$18,810Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,290 12,010
$18,730Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,330 109,480
$18,690Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,040 51,080
$18,640Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,870 5,970
$18,620Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,820 170,980
$18,510Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,440 930
$18,500Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$18,530 720
$18,480Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,960 109,690
$18,340Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$17,050 15,230
$18,310Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,150 32,210
$18,220Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,830 45,820
$18,150Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,190 88,750
$17,830Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,770 211,950
$17,550Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,980 9,430
$17,450Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,760 37,580
$17,270Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,450 225,920
$17,260Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,580 135,200
$16,860Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,540 56,010
$16,810Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,510 96,160
$16,740Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,420 63,510
n.a.Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,480
n.a.Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,280
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,323 54,970
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$55,598 9,300
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$17,243 2,990
n.a.Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,080
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$20,800 24,610

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates