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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Colorado

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Colorado 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

Colorado

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$187,060Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 680
$176,400Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$174,210Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$167,720Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$163,710Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 410
$163,680Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$161,550Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 350
$156,090Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,660
$147,300Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,680
$146,690Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$145,550 2,730
$138,970Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$125,540n.a.
$126,830Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$115,010 1,270
$122,330Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$114,120 120
$120,490Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$117,980 2,460
$108,790Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$117,640 660
$106,150Industrial-organizational psychologists
(area) (ind)
$106,400n.a.
$105,930Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$100,990 4,000
$104,750Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$97,610 4,680
$104,240Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$101,210 4,990
$103,800Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$69,490 630
$102,920Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
$101,880n.a.
$102,720Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$99,390 260
$102,020Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$98,650 1,140
$100,850Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$87,480 9,450
$100,310Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$98,330 2,870
$98,970Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,010 1,210
$98,810Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$89,170 6,540
$97,270General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$83,610 34,560
$94,190Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$84,480 170
$93,430Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$88,450 490
$91,840Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$90,780 380
$91,740Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$82,910 760
$90,270Economists
(area) (ind)
$85,360 80
$89,900Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$81,550 3,620
$89,860Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,520 7,650
$89,050Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$79,800 106,820
$88,860Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$90,670 3,540
$87,990Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$81,870n.a.
$87,670Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$83,160 990
$85,370Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$81,130 950
$85,330Physicists
(area) (ind)
$84,570 840
$85,190Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,480 710
$84,850Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$83,580 9,570
$84,720Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,020n.a.
$84,280Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$82,800 1,250
$83,770Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,590 660
$82,460Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$78,980 860
$81,870Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$80,660 14,510
$81,650Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$78,990 520
$81,580Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$84,630 30
$81,230Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$65,190 5,860
$79,720Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,170 6,710
$79,570Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,220 3,770
$79,340Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$72,920 2,960
$79,330Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$75,850 3,960
$79,170Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$74,440 570
$78,030Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$70,850 5,510
$77,840Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,290 1,300
$77,820Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,190 330
$77,410Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$74,650 500
$77,000Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,420 17,150
$76,590Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,500 910
$76,550Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$68,300 1,360
$76,330Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,960 3,160
$75,760Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$69,340 1,730
$75,700Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$76,890n.a.
$75,430Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,550 260
$75,300Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,230 2,050
$74,840Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,500 310
$74,770First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$74,420 1,540
$74,650Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,540 1,390
$74,640Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$72,780 870
$74,570Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$65,560 930
$74,160Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$74,170 3,570
$73,950First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$64,480 4,720
$73,920Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,070 3,170
$73,800Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,780 640
$73,240Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,810 120
$73,210Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$64,250 5,440
$73,180Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$68,570 6,000
$73,060Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,690 12,280
$72,770Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$62,940 630
$72,730Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$69,270 260
$72,180Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,110 300
$71,620Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$68,250 210
$71,220Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$74,040 3,370
$71,210Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,620 1,440
$70,850Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,970 140
$70,850Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$69,050 74,550
$70,670Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$67,250 320
$70,610Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$63,340 1,480
$70,550Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,100 110
$70,130Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$65,610n.a.
$70,040Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,610 3,980
$69,950Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,960 1,290
$69,550Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,830 7,180
$69,490Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$70,790 1,660
$69,420Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,310 2,800
$69,230Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$65,350 1,560
$69,210Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$64,870n.a.
$69,130Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,430 190
$68,930Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,510 3,090
$68,730Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,320 7,530
$68,600Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,720 460
$68,600Chemists
(area) (ind)
$65,330 1,360
$68,500Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,990 300
$68,390Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$69,330 110
$68,350Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,310 640
$68,030Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$66,820 2,440
$67,810First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$67,150 970
$67,760Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,350 4,420
$67,700Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$66,650 960
$67,520Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$56,690 2,750
$67,420Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,650 910
$66,930Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,240 52,890
$65,680Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$51,760 1,750
$65,600Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$65,210n.a.
$65,400Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,970 950
$65,270Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$42,800 1,240
$65,120Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,700 310
$64,630Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$61,400 410
$64,450Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,540 770
$64,110Geographers
(area) (ind)
$63,440 30
$64,030Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,830 21,930
$63,470Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$64,710 1,650
$63,130Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$58,960 170
$63,070Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,180 170
$62,520Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$45,970 40
$62,490Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$56,990 100
$62,350Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$62,980 220
$62,130Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$52,560 1,240
$62,100Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$58,950 1,700
$61,750Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$52,980 450
$61,400Foresters
(area) (ind)
$57,490 190
$61,340Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,390 820
$61,270Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,820 3,370
$61,230Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$61,890 610
$61,180Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$51,400 130
$61,110Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,800 60
$61,010Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,020 27,180
$60,920Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$46,630 5,310
$60,610Art directors
(area) (ind)
$56,110 470
$60,570Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,020 96,110
$60,480Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,780 70
$60,080Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$58,780 410
$60,010Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,670 107,590
$59,960Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$62,190 110
$59,960Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$59,100 820
$59,800Historians
(area) (ind)
$55,500 40
$59,700Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$53,610 1,250
$59,570Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$60,920 250
$59,490Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$47,780 70
$59,460Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,590 50
$59,360Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,860 230
$59,340Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,320 550
$59,220Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,960 2,950
$59,070Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$48,470 7,880
$58,820Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$55,050 820
$58,740Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$56,140 1,420
$58,680Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$49,860 740
$58,600Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$45,080 4,620
$58,590History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,030 290
$58,470First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$61,320 730
$58,440Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,350 220
$58,410Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$59,960 40
$58,360Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$52,410 22,390
$58,050Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$62,860 220
$57,850Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$53,060n.a.
$57,780Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,870 3,430
$57,720Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$59,630 920
$57,630Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$58,500 310
$57,250Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$60,600 650
$57,100Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,160 450
$56,950Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,690n.a.
$56,910Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,100 590
$56,840Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$52,400 1,040
$56,840Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,930 560
$56,770Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$54,720 2,890
$56,520Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,170 29,120
$56,400Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,090 150
$56,380First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$53,180 12,890
$56,360Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$44,200 2,690
$56,340Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$55,980 33,050
$56,260Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$56,600 160
$56,210Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,330 620
$55,930Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$52,990 5,190
$55,820Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$55,250 1,700
$55,630Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,750 140
$55,630Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$53,830 450
$55,570Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,530 100
$55,560Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$56,990 490
$55,510Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,750 270
$55,330Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$54,640 820
$55,260First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$53,240 7,370
$55,060Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$45,490 720
$54,910Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,760n.a.
$54,880Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,730 220
$54,700Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$41,400 140
$54,490Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,910 2,180
$54,190Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$49,320 1,660
$54,150Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,110 1,810
$54,030Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$54,340 1,740
$53,620Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,840 1,610
$53,100Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$49,840 700
$53,080Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$51,090 4,980
$52,870Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$51,800 390
$52,850Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,610 650
$52,840Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,190 1,430
$52,610Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$47,490 480
$52,530Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$54,090 350
$52,510First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$48,060 3,730
$52,400Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$51,620 150
$52,380Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,480 4,400
$51,990Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$51,670 1,890
$51,820Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,150 350
$51,800Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$51,500 210
$51,700Librarians
(area) (ind)
$51,120 2,300
$51,640Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,110 1,280
$51,590Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$46,760 480
$51,460Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$47,140 280
$51,340Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,280 80
$51,130Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$42,650 1,380
$51,110Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$51,540 8,820
$50,940Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,440 1,370
$50,930Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$54,450 480
$50,810Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,650 270
$50,700Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$53,670 30
$50,550Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$49,510n.a.
$50,510English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,850 780
$50,460Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,970 640
$50,310Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,680 4,240
$50,230Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$54,190 2,120
$50,120Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$50,480 570
$50,110Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,370 2,290
$49,940Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$51,290 5,930
$49,680Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,060 50
$49,610Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,730 1,630
$49,600Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,450 230
$49,490First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$46,920 6,370
$49,360Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$49,810 1,550
$49,210Curators
(area) (ind)
$48,370 200
$49,190Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,190 1,120
$48,990Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,950 4,300
$48,920Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,700 2,910
$48,780Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,370 12,820
$48,670Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$49,540 260
$48,590Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$46,000 1,400
$48,390Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,170 2,590
$48,340Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,880 510
$48,250Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$49,120 2,250
$47,910First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$45,790 19,980
$47,890Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$39,140 280
$47,840Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,360 2,560
$47,820Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$39,490 2,080
$47,810Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$48,020 180
$47,780Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$46,500 2,590
$47,760Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$39,210 800
$47,620Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$46,090 870
$47,410Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$42,430 60
$47,240Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$46,090 780
$47,110Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,510 140
$47,090Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,820 500
$46,990Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$44,780 2,780
$46,970Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$42,950 30
$46,890Roof bolters, mining
(area) (ind)
$47,340 50
$46,760Editors
(area) (ind)
$44,900 1,990
$46,720First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,150 920
$46,650Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,210 260
$46,650Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,160 570
$46,430Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,880 450
$46,330Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,930 630
$46,290Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$43,990 1,510
$46,290Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$46,730 70
$46,270Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,810 1,420
$46,270Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$45,190 1,990
$46,250Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$45,570 480
$46,210Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,440 270
$46,190Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,540 580
$46,170Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,860 160
$46,160Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$45,830 1,180
$46,050Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$44,650 1,160
$45,970Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$36,340 210
$45,710Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$48,480n.a.
$45,490Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$45,500n.a.
$45,490Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$45,470 1,930
$45,110Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,240 120
$45,070Health educators
(area) (ind)
$43,190 1,100
$44,970Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,020 960
$44,870Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$42,840 13,890
$44,770Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$42,680 3,750
$44,660Clergy
(area) (ind)
$42,610 320
$44,540Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,990 5,450
$44,470Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,900 230
$44,470Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,620 910
$44,390Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,790 780
$44,370Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$49,470n.a.
$44,350Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$42,320 22,830
$44,330Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,680 440
$44,320Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$42,230 10,470
$44,320Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,800 1,330
$44,140Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$47,070n.a.
$44,000Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,210 3,800
$43,830Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$38,310 2,020
$43,790Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$42,360 1,780
$43,580Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$43,470 8,650
$43,570Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$41,250 40
$43,530Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,690 210
$43,530Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,030 1,430
$43,350Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$24,120n.a.
$43,340Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,190 5,570
$43,260Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,300 1,070
$43,250Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$41,490 3,390
$43,220Electricians
(area) (ind)
$43,420 11,710
$43,090Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$41,800 210
$42,940First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$41,810 1,940
$42,930Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,740 30,090
$42,920Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$41,310n.a.
$42,870Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$42,590 320
$42,870Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,520 890
$42,640Riggers
(area) (ind)
$42,440 260
$42,640Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$40,230 1,080
$42,440Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$40,700 340
$42,370Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$41,600 370
$42,370Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$41,120 1,390
$42,140Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$40,140 730
$42,060Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$45,590n.a.
$41,960All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,700 5,410
$41,950Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$37,580 540
$41,930Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,050 2,460
$41,870Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,580 5,650
$41,800Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,500 1,980
$41,710Archivists
(area) (ind)
$41,100 80
$41,700Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,980 2,300
$41,700Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$42,190 3,720
$41,680Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$38,330 160
$41,610Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$28,870 770
$41,580Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,810 4,780
$41,560Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$37,910n.a.
$41,510Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,740 3,800
$41,500First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,840 1,780
$41,470Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,530 117,540
$41,290Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$40,310 110
$41,200Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,950 350
$41,040Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$41,320 1,710
$40,930Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,190 180
$40,910Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$41,530 190
$40,890Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,570 4,770
$40,690Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,550 23,400
$40,650Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$40,850 2,510
$40,620Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$40,520 6,820
$40,610First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$33,860 290
$40,540Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,670 200
$40,520Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$36,480 3,110
$40,480Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$40,190 150
$40,460Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,300 1,550
$40,440Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$34,530n.a.
$40,420Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,200 740
$40,380First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$35,140 16,690
$40,280All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,310 2,151,520
$40,190Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$35,250 1,100
$40,180Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,670 540
$40,060Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$41,690n.a.
$39,980Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$39,040 3,200
$39,940Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$37,830 900
$39,820Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$36,860 290
$39,810Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,050 2,840
$39,680Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$40,780 350
$39,670Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,570 2,980
$39,610Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$37,460 2,040
$39,570Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$39,810 460
$39,490Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,250 87,800
$39,280Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,650 46,490
$39,240Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,690 160
$39,020Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,830 1,060
$38,980Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,800 50
$38,930Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$38,390 8,770
$38,920Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$38,800 400
$38,740Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,820 60
$38,700Machinists
(area) (ind)
$38,350 3,750
$38,650Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$38,200 550
$38,580Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$34,470 1,410
$38,550Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$38,170 840
$38,530Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,820 1,840
$38,520Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$36,500 17,180
$38,490Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,600 25,030
$38,400Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$33,760 70
$38,380Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,550 1,190
$38,300Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,730 1,030
$38,270Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,670 760
$38,260Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$34,270 2,200
$38,180Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,260 460
$38,140Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,040n.a.
$38,090Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,710 300
$37,980Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$37,300 2,110
$37,840Job printers
(area) (ind)
$38,070 940
$37,740Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,020 950
$37,730Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,510n.a.
$37,620Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,290 130,190
$37,590Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,110 180
$37,580Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,270 360
$37,560Photographers
(area) (ind)
$34,770 870
$37,550Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$37,390 7,120
$37,510Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$34,990 1,010
$37,490Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$37,920 290
$37,480First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$34,660 2,600
$37,450Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,770 1,780
$37,340Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$27,250 600
$37,330Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,400 70
$37,320Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$35,420 22,650
$37,270Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,700n.a.
$37,230Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$32,190 690
$36,990Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,970 200
$36,960Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$38,070 520
$36,940Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,830 11,100
$36,870Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$36,860 1,220
$36,850Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$36,140 160
$36,710Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$37,940 40
$36,650Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,160 2,320
$36,490Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$29,150 370
$36,470Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$36,340 1,800
$36,420Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$34,840 340
$36,390Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,540 320
$36,360Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$33,710 420
$36,350Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$36,190 1,200
$36,220Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$36,070 1,530
$36,170Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$35,500 2,820
$36,040Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$34,860 250
$35,950Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,150 100
$35,840Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$39,000 500
$35,800Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,570 580
$35,440Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,630 1,060
$35,410Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$33,330 2,700
$35,320Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,330 249,260
$35,320Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,840n.a.
$35,270Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,190 620
$35,220Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,620 380
$35,200Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$35,040 2,820
$35,150Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,890 1,230
$35,130Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,090 3,020
$34,910Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,520 470
$34,850Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,500 2,820
$34,840Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$34,040n.a.
$34,790Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,450 530
$34,620Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,830 1,090
$34,610Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,070 2,440
$34,550Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,750 280
$34,500Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$32,400 330
$34,470Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,150 2,100
$34,390Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,140 2,320
$34,380Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,230 610
$34,370Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$33,350 660
$34,320Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,240 2,510
$34,310Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$33,290 1,310
$34,250Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,660 2,000
$34,140Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,050 3,110
$34,120Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,560n.a.
$34,100Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$29,440 100
$34,070Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$33,680n.a.
$34,070Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$32,490 3,450
$34,010Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,360 5,350
$33,870Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,430 1,080
$33,820Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$32,790 1,470
$33,820Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,580 250
$33,800Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,190 420
$33,770Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$30,830 4,740
$33,670Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,190 760
$33,660Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,930 3,980
$33,620Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,410 540
$33,560Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,550 2,390
$33,510Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$31,000 650
$33,500Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$32,360 2,970
$33,380Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$32,650 5,040
$33,360Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$34,250n.a.
$33,350Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,330 330
$33,330Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,210 270
$33,320Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,100 220
$33,300Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,890 230
$33,230Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$27,820n.a.
$33,210Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,110 3,680
$33,170First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$31,640 3,150
$33,090Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$31,730 4,450
$32,830Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,510 18,760
$32,810Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,360 4,030
$32,790Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$31,370 940
$32,790Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$32,540 270
$32,770Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$31,950 4,610
$32,680Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,740 240
$32,680Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$31,200 460
$32,590Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$32,090 280
$32,580Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,350n.a.
$32,580Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,860 31,660
$32,550Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,130 1,810
$32,530Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$32,200 5,740
$32,410Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$22,610 80
$32,320Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$29,760 3,610
$32,290Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$32,070 760
$32,150Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$31,880 260
$32,110Tapers
(area) (ind)
$32,000 1,050
$32,000Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,980 2,910
$31,930Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$29,560 5,520
$31,870Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$30,010 1,690
$31,830Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,330 1,140
$31,790Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,120 110
$31,790Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,890 10,170
$31,790Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,380 720
$31,580Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,750 372,530
$31,570Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$26,420 170
$31,550Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$28,460n.a.
$31,530Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$30,360n.a.
$31,520Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,120 2,860
$31,500Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,060 280
$31,480Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$29,290n.a.
$31,290Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$24,940 190
$31,260Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,620 670
$31,260Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$30,340 9,980
$31,160Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,020 430
$31,140Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,650 4,420
$31,130Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,050 134,290
$30,960Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,860 1,610
$30,890Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$31,180 870
$30,870Fallers
(area) (ind)
$31,000 60
$30,850Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,950 330
$30,850Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,510 220
$30,840Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$27,190 130
$30,750Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$30,740 210
$30,680Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,620 104,490
$30,670Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$29,000 1,220
$30,650Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$30,810 3,630
$30,560Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$29,790 1,720
$30,430Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,200 2,010
$30,410Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,820 8,050
$30,270Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$31,310 2,290
$30,240Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$30,330 40
$30,170Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,710 2,260
$30,060Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,270 1,150
$30,020Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$29,600 22,390
$30,010First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$28,440 13,060
$29,990Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$29,730 1,880
$29,950Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,690 840
$29,940Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,570 360
$29,920Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,210 800
$29,810Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$27,910 35,640
$29,780Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$29,050 1,120
$29,650Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$28,810n.a.
$29,640Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,930 160
$29,640Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,040 3,170
$29,620Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,110 240
$29,550Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$25,790 260
$29,540Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,140 6,810
$29,530Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,930 1,330
$29,490Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,540n.a.
$29,370New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,810 2,150
$29,270Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$27,470 290
$29,270Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,540 120
$29,130Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$28,580 8,740
$29,130Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$27,150 490
$29,090Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$26,020n.a.
$29,010Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,040n.a.
$29,010Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$27,310 270
$28,840Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,700 1,040
$28,790Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,510 160
$28,780Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,150 2,040
$28,770Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$27,830 670
$28,730Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,850 520
$28,710Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$28,140n.a.
$28,610Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,120 1,420
$28,580Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$26,570 150
$28,560Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,770 1,880
$28,560Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$28,130 1,440
$28,530Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$27,700 790
$28,450Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,030 470
$28,360Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$29,230 60
$28,340Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,840 6,780
$28,280Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$28,580 770
$28,280Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$30,260n.a.
$28,260Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$27,650 4,860
$28,260Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,100 3,060
$28,170Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$26,820 18,040
$28,130Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$24,240 60
$28,130Farmers and ranchers
(area) (ind)
$22,560n.a.
$28,120Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,400 230
$28,090Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,450 70
$28,030Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,120 100
$28,020Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,390 2,510
$28,020Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$26,730 740
$27,860Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,580 4,050
$27,760Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,440 360
$27,750Bakers
(area) (ind)
$27,370 2,580
$27,750Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,810 90
$27,710Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,090 3,450
$27,690Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,490 570
$27,670Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$26,050 1,520
$27,240Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$27,620 80
$27,130Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$25,210 750
$27,060Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,740 90
$27,000Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,880 3,600
$27,000Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,980 9,380
$26,860Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$25,910 55,740
$26,840Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$25,510 1,590
$26,750Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$25,560 19,210
$26,690Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,480 620
$26,670Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,420 39,850
$26,640Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,290 2,420
$26,550Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,990 4,060
$26,520Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$26,080 2,170
$26,430Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$22,680 110
$26,370Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,930 380
$26,300Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$26,130n.a.
$26,300Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$25,540 630
$26,150Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$26,170 330
$26,050Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,640 1,840
$26,030Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$26,020 320
$25,940Concierges
(area) (ind)
$25,560 530
$25,850Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,770 930
$25,780Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$22,340 5,660
$25,750Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,450n.a.
$25,740Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,640 210
$25,710Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,210 350
$25,630Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$24,860 450
$25,500Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,990 460
$25,410Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$24,890 240
$25,350Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$24,900 520
$25,310Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,900 1,660
$25,300Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$24,540 70
$25,160Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,760 18,780
$25,130Security guards
(area) (ind)
$24,100 13,210
$25,060Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$22,160 1,890
$25,050Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,220 100
$24,970Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,470n.a.
$24,950Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,170 3,220
$24,930Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,670 420
$24,900Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$22,040 4,760
$24,860Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,810 79,380
$24,840Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,590 170
$24,810Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$24,580 790
$24,800Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,300 40
$24,710Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$24,440 1,490
$24,570Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,370 510
$24,520Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$23,470 530
$24,490Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$21,060 160
$24,460Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$23,810 290
$24,430Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$22,930n.a.
$24,310Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$24,840 90
$24,280Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,150 8,500
$24,150Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,790 16,070
$24,140Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$22,250 21,160
$24,140Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$22,030 17,670
$24,090Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,330 4,040
$24,060File clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,110 2,890
$24,060Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,320 8,000
$24,060Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$22,890 5,740
$23,880Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,490 40
$23,710Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,990 950
$23,700Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,420n.a.
$23,690Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,560 880
$23,650Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,990 1,220
$23,640Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$22,560 890
$23,440Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,390 570
$23,330Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,360 8,300
$23,310Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,500 140
$23,300Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$22,530 1,180
$23,300Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,030 58,120
$23,270Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$22,730 1,340
$23,240Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,660 2,110
$23,220Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$18,880 840
$23,000Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,720 27,240
$22,980Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,430 550
$22,980Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$23,370 370
$22,930Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$22,340 5,080
$22,920Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,590 1,000
$22,920Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,550 2,100
$22,880Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,340 510
$22,850Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,930 73,390
$22,830Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,460 170
$22,760Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,010 4,910
$22,740Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$22,770 820
$22,590Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,370 18,410
$22,520Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,110 1,200
$22,410Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,970 11,380
$22,380Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,940 760
$22,320Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,650 4,000
$22,320Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,140 100
$22,190Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,040 480
$22,170Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,160 1,670
$22,120Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,320 1,000
$21,990Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,060 6,750
$21,970Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$21,380 320
$21,890Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,240 2,360
$21,850Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$19,560 3,470
$21,820Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,490 1,750
$21,810Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$20,230 500
$21,770Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,840 200
$21,740Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,710 280
$21,730Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,160 1,930
$21,680Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,590 2,290
$21,520Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,110 270
$21,500Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,370 32,990
$21,200Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$20,920 50
$21,130Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$20,240 100
$21,060Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,590 2,530
$20,970Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$20,580 19,170
$20,830Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,730 830
$20,790Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,790 170
$20,590Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,050 4,480
$20,530Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$19,530 5,000
$20,410Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$20,230 2,560
$20,220Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,630 4,900
$20,060Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,510 80
$20,060Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,300 910
$20,050Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,890 130
$19,960Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,100 230
$19,940Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,730 1,990
$19,900Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,880 1,760
$19,790Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,500 3,480
$19,770Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,190 51,520
$19,560Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,500 940
$19,250Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,170 8,690
$19,190Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,250 15,990
$19,090Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,110 12,010
$18,940Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$18,530 2,950
$18,890Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,960 1,070
$18,880Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,590 1,330
$18,600Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,090 8,560
$18,550Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,150 380
$18,460Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,800 195,260
$18,400Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$16,840n.a.
$18,250Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,200 5,460
$18,160Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,460 10,200
$17,070Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,830 7,040
$16,570Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,960 5,570
$16,410Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,700 45,420
$16,400Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,340 9,210
$16,290Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,030 7,790
$16,250Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,890 42,700
$16,200Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,160 11,360
$16,140Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$15,990 90
$15,850Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,610 6,500
$14,590Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,760 2,590
$14,310Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$13,540 650
$13,050Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$12,820 540
n.a.Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
n.a. 430
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,542 140
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$37,898 650
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$14,768 920
n.a.Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 530
n.a.Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
n.a. 970

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates