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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Connecticut

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Connecticut 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

Connecticut

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$190,300Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$171,470Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 930
$166,570Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,130
$166,090Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$159,950Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,720
$157,730Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 360
$153,810Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 730
$151,120Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 480
$134,880Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$133,200 1,030
$134,560Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$129,350 560
$133,760Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$131,050 1,520
$131,060Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 970
$130,200Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$123,980 5,800
$127,420Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$120,810 160
$119,910Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$127,820 260
$119,750General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$108,380 20,350
$117,370Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$108,940 2,970
$113,250Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$104,120 4,790
$111,180Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$99,520 7,750
$108,750Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$99,750 9,920
$108,140Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$99,570 240
$107,890Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$101,550 5,020
$104,890Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$89,640 540
$104,610Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$98,930 780
$102,970Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$101,800 3,560
$102,260Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$92,230 86,500
$101,260Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$92,420 1,280
$99,930Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$101,890 170
$98,750Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$87,330 50
$97,040Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$75,850 180
$96,280Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$84,870 590
$95,840Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$85,230 2,400
$95,690Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$98,870 2,850
$94,800Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$82,040 870
$94,730Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$83,390 240
$94,700Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$98,920 230
$93,870Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$86,610 1,030
$93,320Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$81,290 670
$92,760Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$86,730 1,710
$92,430Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$82,220 3,410
$92,290Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$83,910 830
$91,380Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$85,100 1,030
$90,660Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$76,290 150
$90,090Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$88,010 4,010
$89,220Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$84,570 3,550
$88,950Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$89,630 2,350
$88,920Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,180 80
$88,630Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$81,410 510
$88,330Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,280 5,890
$87,830Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,020 12,810
$87,450Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$69,030 30
$87,210Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$70,330 1,710
$86,680Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,520 770
$85,140Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$76,970 1,150
$84,870Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$78,880 3,400
$84,710Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,940 210
$83,990Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,130 810
$83,210Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$79,510 4,070
$82,900Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,440 320
$82,740Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,790 1,840
$82,710Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$79,040 2,270
$82,430Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$81,990 60
$81,490Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$64,720 240
$80,720Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$79,150 1,250
$80,270Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$81,830 1,140
$80,250Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$76,130 7,320
$80,140Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$71,320 6,900
$79,650Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,000 220
$79,100Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$68,700 3,220
$78,920First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$67,520 3,890
$78,740Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,040 260
$78,740Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$72,820 8,610
$78,630Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$68,110 480
$78,290Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$71,670 370
$78,080Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$77,180 220
$77,970Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,900n.a.
$77,750Art directors
(area) (ind)
$69,910 450
$77,690Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$68,940 200
$77,180Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,880 670
$76,910Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$76,150 150
$76,890Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$76,550 80
$76,710Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,120 220
$76,620Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$58,130 50
$75,230Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,880 210
$75,170Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$72,450 210
$74,300Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,460 350
$74,040Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,980 10,110
$73,750Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$71,750 1,620
$73,600Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,550 540
$73,570Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,430 90
$73,360Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$69,530 220
$73,230Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,200 2,090
$73,200History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,860 310
$73,170Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$73,750 970
$73,160Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$70,080 6,470
$72,780Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,730 3,500
$72,600Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,440 1,040
$72,520Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,420 2,780
$72,450Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$68,650 1,170
$72,340Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$71,420 50
$72,340Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$74,720 300
$72,310Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,850 3,010
$72,020Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,690 4,690
$71,550Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$68,240 47,810
$71,390Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,910 500
$71,380Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$68,970 210
$71,340Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$59,560 640
$71,320Chemists
(area) (ind)
$68,730 1,150
$71,260Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$47,850 30
$70,870Physicists
(area) (ind)
$55,840 450
$70,870Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$60,590 120
$70,810Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,260 860
$70,500Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$59,150 18,300
$70,310Economists
(area) (ind)
$70,670 200
$70,050Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$77,000 940
$69,850Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,960 2,850
$69,320Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,500 350
$69,320Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,510 3,930
$69,230Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$55,940 300
$69,160Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,730 6,080
$69,050Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$65,780 1,340
$68,740Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,420 380
$67,960Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,740 70
$67,850Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,620 260
$67,700First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$67,140 1,500
$67,570First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$64,630 940
$67,510Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,740 130
$67,390Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$67,480 70
$67,300Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,470 17,260
$67,280Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$68,980 50
$67,160Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$51,220 2,100
$67,150Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,660n.a.
$67,090Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,400 4,600
$66,900Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,560 790
$66,880Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$67,140 360
$66,700Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$64,080 1,660
$66,630Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$66,480 350
$66,580Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$64,400 70
$66,540Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$66,120 90
$66,520Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,370 83,330
$66,360Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,520 460
$66,320Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$54,690 5,480
$66,050Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$60,980 17,980
$65,970Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,640 89,030
$65,970Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,540 8,400
$65,690Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$53,060 640
$65,680First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$64,680 590
$65,280Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$61,360 740
$65,150Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$56,170 2,870
$65,060Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$62,070 590
$64,940Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$65,920 100
$64,490Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,630 36,220
$64,270Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$62,660 220
$64,080First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,740 4,850
$64,060Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,820 420
$63,810Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,430 500
$63,690Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$58,200 2,690
$63,590Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,280 980
$63,580Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$65,260 80
$63,560First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$60,840 4,770
$62,910Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,850 1,460
$62,770Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,500 1,780
$62,740Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$55,060 180
$62,230Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,910 1,000
$62,120Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$62,070 1,320
$61,990Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$61,260 34,120
$61,950Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,490 330
$61,910Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$63,440 40
$61,750Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,330 120
$61,470Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$63,780 2,830
$61,440Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$62,950 740
$61,300Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$56,830 2,670
$61,280Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$60,450 220
$60,890Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$57,730 1,110
$60,890English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,680 680
$60,720Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$60,610 120
$60,470Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$49,010 1,780
$60,350Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,990 450
$60,200Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$61,790 1,890
$59,850Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$60,010 630
$59,820Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$51,200 480
$59,690Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$62,520 370
$59,490Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$62,790 1,620
$58,510Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$60,140 1,670
$58,500Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$56,530 560
$58,170Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$55,230 1,510
$58,050Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$56,660 500
$58,010Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$52,380 50
$57,890Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,660 2,850
$57,830Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$54,840 760
$57,710Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$60,910 40
$57,510Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$46,820 1,870
$57,380Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$59,220 1,550
$57,360Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$61,230 230
$57,100Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,750 220
$57,000Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$57,670 14,630
$56,990First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$53,650 9,350
$56,950Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$55,160 3,960
$56,890Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,870 500
$56,870Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$53,800 2,350
$56,550Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$58,150 3,250
$56,400Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,640 11,220
$56,390Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$54,680 930
$56,340Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$51,700 360
$56,160Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,650 1,620
$55,980Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$56,660 21,010
$55,890Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$50,790 530
$55,840Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$45,590n.a.
$55,780Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,640 50
$55,720Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$55,080 400
$55,670Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$54,220 580
$55,620Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$58,870n.a.
$55,600Librarians
(area) (ind)
$53,680 2,410
$55,370Curators
(area) (ind)
$55,470 190
$55,370Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,850 130
$55,110Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,670 2,810
$55,040First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$52,140 2,400
$55,000Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$48,210 60
$54,660Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$54,320 870
$54,470Editors
(area) (ind)
$49,980 1,290
$54,420Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,350 2,290
$54,170Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$52,430 160
$54,110Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,120 120
$53,920Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$57,900 370
$53,510Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,840 3,140
$53,480Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$53,800 330
$53,250Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$55,960 1,980
$53,250Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$51,360 190
$52,850Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$53,070 3,070
$52,810Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$52,240 50
$52,580Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,800 120
$52,560Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$54,490 4,660
$52,420Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$46,920 2,390
$52,400Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$50,440 60
$52,250Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$52,990 490
$52,100Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,990 290
$52,080Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,140 50
$52,030Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$51,630 240
$52,020Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$51,850 1,200
$52,010Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,860 2,590
$51,930Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,840 5,520
$51,880Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,230n.a.
$51,800Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$43,400 550
$51,720Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$47,910 1,740
$51,680Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$51,890 4,250
$51,570Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$52,790 40
$51,470Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,060 230
$51,470Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$51,980 6,430
$51,300First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$44,640 1,390
$51,250Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$49,780 3,070
$50,720Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$50,940 250
$50,700Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$50,970n.a.
$50,560Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$50,280 50
$50,460Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$51,570 260
$50,450Foresters
(area) (ind)
$47,400 40
$50,310Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$48,820 640
$50,300First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$48,300 19,940
$50,030Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,270 940
$49,990Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,860 120,870
$49,660Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$47,010 2,170
$49,620Electricians
(area) (ind)
$49,340 7,090
$49,610Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,400 6,530
$49,510Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,080 4,860
$49,420Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,140 970
$49,400Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$52,250n.a.
$49,240Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$49,260 8,320
$49,150Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,880 60
$49,120Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,930 2,040
$49,050Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,250 290
$48,930Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$50,080 640
$48,900Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,600 220
$48,820Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$46,710 600
$48,590Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$50,580 3,950
$48,580Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$48,740 2,640
$48,570Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$45,210 850
$48,440Health educators
(area) (ind)
$43,850 680
$48,390Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$41,520 30
$48,100Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,210n.a.
$48,000Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$50,100 730
$47,980Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,320 1,340
$47,970Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$50,790 1,430
$47,960Tapers
(area) (ind)
$49,030 310
$47,930Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,970 19,850
$47,780Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$48,180 340
$47,570Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,940 840
$47,500Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$47,680 80
$47,420Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$46,260 630
$47,350Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$47,280 460
$47,310Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,870 340
$47,250Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$47,470 200
$47,140Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$44,000 130
$46,940Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$44,150 3,970
$46,920Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,730 60
$46,900Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$48,980n.a.
$46,810Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$46,890 4,050
$46,770Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,040 150
$46,760Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$43,050 2,490
$46,740Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$45,820 200
$46,660Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$38,770 540
$46,650Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,010 360
$46,560Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$43,980 480
$46,530Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$46,230 750
$46,440Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,180 240
$46,390First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$42,020 2,080
$46,340Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,360 50
$46,320Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$42,990 1,280
$46,230Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,630 420
$46,180Clergy
(area) (ind)
$46,740 320
$46,130Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$41,240 200
$46,080Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$47,290 4,230
$45,960Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,080 55,450
$45,930Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,640 4,980
$45,890Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$42,690 410
$45,860First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,620 550
$45,670Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,670 250
$45,620Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$44,740 2,040
$45,600Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$45,640 8,240
$45,440Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$44,480 690
$45,380Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$43,500 400
$45,380Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,990 330
$44,860All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,970 1,648,070
$44,800Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,630 930
$44,710Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,580 420
$44,660Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$40,640 3,440
$44,660Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,110 430
$44,630Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,120 1,080
$44,610Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$44,890 740
$44,470Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$43,610 500
$44,340Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,600 1,710
$44,320Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$43,090 1,730
$44,290Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,170 1,070
$44,280Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$44,570 120
$44,210Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,990 200
$44,120Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,620 260
$44,090Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,510 190
$44,050Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$42,040 3,340
$44,030Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,590 29,900
$43,990Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$42,250 690
$43,840Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,380 160
$43,710Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$40,690 1,880
$43,590Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$46,100 220
$43,470Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,280 160
$43,310Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,730 1,140
$43,210Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,900 820
$43,200Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,820 2,710
$43,180Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,330 2,130
$43,170Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,340 310
$43,020Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,090 2,290
$43,000Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$42,840 400
$43,000Archivists
(area) (ind)
$35,980 50
$42,990Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$40,680 220
$42,940Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$43,560 2,470
$42,880Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,190 54,990
$42,770Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,320 4,180
$42,770Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$44,400 370
$42,710First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$42,640 100
$42,640Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$36,920 790
$42,600Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$41,650 110
$42,580Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$42,770 850
$42,550Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,040 550
$42,490Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$41,450 70
$42,430Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,790 390
$42,370Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,900 22,020
$42,290Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,290 90
$42,170Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,360 1,420
$42,170First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$37,460 14,180
$42,170First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$39,230 1,390
$42,170Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,750 860
$42,120Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$45,580 240
$41,940Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,670 770
$41,730Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$41,500n.a.
$41,690Roofers
(area) (ind)
$41,230 910
$41,450Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,360 150
$41,140Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$37,570 2,390
$41,010Legislators
(area) (ind)
$31,160 440
$41,000Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,170 50
$40,950Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,470 930
$40,910Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,360 380
$40,870Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,380n.a.
$40,680Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,980n.a.
$40,670Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$39,770 2,950
$40,500Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$34,100 130
$40,460Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,750 181,710
$40,320Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,000 220
$40,010Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,800 37,070
$39,960Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$39,620 440
$39,900Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$39,600 270
$39,690First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$38,220 2,470
$39,510Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,350 9,090
$39,450Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$39,140 550
$39,330Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,120 430
$39,270Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$38,710 12,980
$39,210Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,290 1,710
$39,200Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$36,750 2,420
$39,050Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$38,000 210
$38,910Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$38,360 880
$38,700Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,190 90
$38,560Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$38,470 1,650
$38,550Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$39,960 990
$38,540Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$37,600 360
$38,510Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,180 560
$38,420Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,140 1,290
$38,370Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,930 1,060
$38,240Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,840 720
$38,130Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,710 1,730
$38,110Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,090 430
$38,060Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$37,530 11,140
$37,870Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$38,990 90
$37,780Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,110 1,750
$37,690Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$38,980 190
$37,620Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,180n.a.
$37,610Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$35,810 770
$37,540Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,860 330
$37,530Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$36,290 1,760
$37,490Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,320 7,590
$37,440Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$33,860 30
$37,400Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$34,900 7,710
$37,310Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,800 2,460
$37,290Machinists
(area) (ind)
$37,020 7,560
$37,240Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,760 2,400
$37,210Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,950 1,960
$37,200Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$37,040 300
$37,200Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$34,640 2,600
$37,030Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,170 24,650
$36,950Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$36,340 130
$36,880Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,470 1,210
$36,760Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$34,770 610
$36,720Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,460 190
$36,690Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$33,620 650
$36,680Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$33,320 120
$36,670Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$23,970 120
$36,630Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,060 120
$36,610Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$34,550 7,460
$36,510Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,530 1,960
$36,370Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators