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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

District of Columbia

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for District of Columbia 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

District of Columbia

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$164,000Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$154,220Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 3,100
$137,850Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$142,150 70
$136,150Surgeons
(area) (ind)
$114,870 550
$133,600Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$128,140 26,930
$124,700Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$116,530 130
$123,410Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
$103,840 130
$119,420Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
$101,590 390
$113,020Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$114,600 9,100
$112,500Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$111,200 36,340
$109,610Physicists
(area) (ind)
$109,120 510
$108,760Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$111,270 260
$106,650General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$99,210 12,650
$105,360Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$104,510 1,600
$105,050Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$95,330 940
$104,840Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$106,440 780
$104,430Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$97,130 1,040
$103,210Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$109,100 480
$102,820Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$121,500 300
$102,780Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$104,730 3,010
$102,530Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$107,260 1,680
$101,740Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$83,220 780
$100,060Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$104,120 690
$99,450Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$94,270 1,980
$99,420Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$101,250 680
$98,770Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$81,650 90
$98,490First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$101,580 840
$98,200Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$105,280 1,200
$97,810Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$96,330 58,690
$97,700Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$98,010 160
$97,310Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$84,730 430
$97,240Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$96,010 4,360
$97,090Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$100,710 260
$96,930Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,460 1,060
$96,280Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$99,210 560
$96,040Economists
(area) (ind)
$93,090 3,710
$95,570Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$97,370 1,130
$95,410Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$97,710 1,660
$94,500Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$97,930 70
$93,990Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$98,590 1,100
$93,840Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$95,650 440
$93,300Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$96,350 140
$91,120Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$89,770 30
$90,120Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$97,560 110
$89,990Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$44,650 2,220
$89,220Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$80,190 890
$88,850Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$88,770 740
$88,760Political scientists
(area) (ind)
$89,070 3,520
$88,180Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$92,420 600
$87,260Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,620n.a.
$85,600Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,180 14,630
$85,310Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$80,920 2,210
$85,100Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,300 350
$84,820Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$95,320 300
$84,360Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,060 1,980
$83,260Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$82,880 870
$83,010Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,950 870
$82,770Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$82,610 2,500
$82,620Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$83,020 530
$82,470Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$75,260 1,260
$81,870Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$82,410 10,350
$81,520Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$78,990 2,600
$81,400Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$82,220 100
$80,820Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$60,370 970
$80,730Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$82,440 1,210
$80,570Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$81,380 12,510
$80,550Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,030 510
$80,370Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,890 560
$80,090Curators
(area) (ind)
$75,670 180
$79,470Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$79,430 16,560
$79,290Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$77,350 630
$79,190Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$77,460 180
$78,820Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$67,990 6,990
$78,050Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$70,920 140
$78,010Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,020 440
$77,690Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$74,440 24,430
$77,080Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$66,330 130
$77,020Chemists
(area) (ind)
$81,640 540
$76,970Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$76,910 2,180
$76,920Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$76,010n.a.
$76,910Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$70,140n.a.
$76,900Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$70,350 260
$76,870Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,700 2,320
$76,870Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,250 1,790
$76,850Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$77,590 2,780
$76,840Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$72,930 560
$76,760Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$76,370 1,020
$76,400Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,910 1,700
$75,620Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,450 63,780
$75,410Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$66,580 960
$75,020Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,210 170
$73,980Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$78,870 140
$73,960Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$73,950 110
$73,860First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$61,900 7,970
$73,690Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$72,050 290
$73,330Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$67,290 640
$73,100Art directors
(area) (ind)
$70,100 270
$72,950Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,540 3,520
$72,530Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$66,840 7,150
$72,290Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,390 3,100
$72,180Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$69,910 32,050
$71,690Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$65,810 880
$71,530Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,200 90
$71,030Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,400n.a.
$70,890Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$68,200 2,690
$70,660Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$75,210 540
$70,430All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$60,820 21,390
$70,090Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$67,860 650
$70,070Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,620 1,280
$69,820Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$66,870 130
$69,700Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$67,520 2,050
$69,230Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$71,030 30
$69,000Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$75,430n.a.
$68,660Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,840 190
$68,650Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$69,240n.a.
$68,590Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,660 70
$68,130Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,890 1,760
$68,020First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$56,620 920
$67,920Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$62,870 890
$67,640Historians
(area) (ind)
$64,700 320
$67,480Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,110 50
$67,380Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$67,740 130
$67,270Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,770n.a.
$67,210Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$65,250 410
$67,120Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$69,360 1,060
$65,910Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$59,520 10,780
$65,720Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,300 340
$65,690Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$59,740 1,770
$65,610Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$53,620 2,140
$65,480Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$64,330 2,910
$65,400Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$65,320 180
$65,350Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,560 90
$65,250Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,970 27,000
$64,810First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$64,680 800
$64,740Archivists
(area) (ind)
$58,380 40
$64,680Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,130 1,130
$64,520Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$63,190 90
$64,450Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,550 210
$64,370Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$52,500 920
$64,160Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,190 420
$64,110Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$46,920 130
$63,950Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$52,210 920
$63,890Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,560 550
$63,870Clergy
(area) (ind)
$59,600 90
$63,690Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,570 40
$63,650Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,460 360
$63,480Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,900 25,480
$63,190Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$71,980 120
$63,120Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,890 130
$63,020Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$56,690 130
$62,810Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,070 140
$62,710Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,440n.a.
$62,600Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$59,720 60
$62,560Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$56,120 530
$62,540Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,130 1,340
$61,830Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,680 320
$61,800Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$62,040 300
$61,580Health educators
(area) (ind)
$55,700 460
$61,540Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$59,350 40
$61,480Librarians
(area) (ind)
$59,270 1,530
$61,140Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,640 640
$60,890Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$57,010 60
$60,730Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$56,210 550
$60,660Machinists
(area) (ind)
$61,810 50
$60,640Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$59,420 50
$60,630Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$58,440 530
$60,540Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$45,480n.a.
$60,500Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,470 430
$60,300Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$60,880 400
$60,230Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$63,740 120
$60,170Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,630 400
$60,040Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,050 50
$59,690Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$58,310 730
$59,580Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,040 210
$59,130Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$58,380 8,340
$59,110All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,580 611,190
$59,070Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$56,910 1,000
$59,010First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,940 590
$58,840Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$53,070 1,130
$58,570English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,710 850
$58,290Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,400 620
$58,210Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$60,120 130
$57,860Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$52,340 740
$57,820Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,050 1,300
$57,720Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$54,050 170
$57,500History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,410 230
$57,440Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$55,660 220
$57,430Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,800 90
$57,380Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,600 120
$57,180Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,560 1,250
$57,060Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,530 210
$56,870Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$53,970 3,480
$56,740Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$54,700 5,570
$56,740Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,430 190
$56,670Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$55,130 610
$56,560Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$52,730 140
$56,550Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$60,290 550
$56,300Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$54,430 120
$56,240Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$43,960 260
$56,220Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,760 90
$56,210Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$52,880 1,830
$56,040First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$37,590 490
$55,930Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$55,730 110
$55,840Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,390 830
$55,590First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$57,710 390
$55,590Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,960 270
$55,220Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$55,470 6,830
$55,120Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,230 150
$55,050Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$43,060 480
$54,720Editors
(area) (ind)
$51,060 3,170
$54,620Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$50,840 1,600
$54,470Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,780n.a.
$54,210Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$45,540 150
$54,030Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,710 1,110
$53,950Electricians
(area) (ind)
$54,750 1,800
$53,840Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,830 1,790
$53,780Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$54,290 1,740
$53,410Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$52,780 1,010
$53,390Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,210 140
$53,320Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,400 50
$53,230Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,340 190
$52,690Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,360 30
$52,570Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$49,360 190
$52,550Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$52,130 990
$52,410Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$45,530 30
$52,330Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,810 28,580
$52,160Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$37,570 410
$52,130Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$44,440 570
$52,040Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$50,980 440
$51,550Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$52,250 30
$51,550Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$49,610 1,400
$51,510Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,490 40
$51,400Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$51,570 220
$51,190Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$48,820 50
$51,110Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$54,240 450
$50,470Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$47,190n.a.
$50,360Roofers
(area) (ind)
$50,600n.a.
$50,340Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$50,620 220
$50,270Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$50,430n.a.
$50,140Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,970 130
$49,870Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$50,100 260
$49,750Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$38,970 1,060
$49,690Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,390 510
$49,320Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$49,930 370
$49,120Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$42,080 750
$48,930Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$45,470 250
$48,570Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$46,910 180
$48,520Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,880 420
$48,500Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$45,520 110
$48,330Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$47,480 870
$48,310First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$47,650 150
$48,100Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$43,450 6,170
$48,080Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,330 770
$47,850Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$48,780 1,160
$47,820Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$47,100 720
$47,760Photographers
(area) (ind)
$47,180 110
$47,650Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$48,200 870
$47,570Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,060 40
$47,470Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$48,690n.a.
$47,350Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$38,360 30
$47,240First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,410 470
$47,160Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$45,000 1,900
$47,110Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,940 280
$47,060Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,920 1,180
$47,000Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$44,550 4,520
$46,790Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$49,490n.a.
$46,550Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,210 4,060
$46,510Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$44,100 990
$46,330Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,980 23,650
$46,270Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$46,910 100
$46,250Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$46,810 270
$46,010Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,710 200
$45,980Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,270 30
$45,850Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$47,160 1,280
$45,590Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$44,590 90
$45,460Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$43,470 740
$45,250Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,710n.a.
$45,230First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$42,560n.a.
$44,940Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$46,710 120
$44,890Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,280 122,050
$44,760Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$41,610 30
$44,570Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,760 510
$44,300First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$44,990 110
$44,160Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$40,820 260
$44,120Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,900 190
$44,070Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$42,040 150
$43,700Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,280n.a.
$43,690Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$36,350n.a.
$43,590Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$43,940 650
$43,240Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,780 8,990
$42,910Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$42,650 610
$42,800Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,800 110
$42,800Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,550 160
$42,770Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,790 110
$42,670Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$43,520 2,080
$42,310Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,040 600
$42,210Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$43,130 30
$42,200Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,270 8,400
$42,140Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,480 190
$41,660Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,630 11,870
$41,640Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$36,280 530
$41,430Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$41,100 520
$41,100Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$40,460n.a.
$41,090Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$39,530 400
$41,050Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,350 200
$41,040Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,870 340
$40,910Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$41,250n.a.
$40,790Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$41,300 420
$40,760Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$40,050 130
$40,730Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$40,890 890
$40,650Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,630 390
$40,430Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,610 7,800
$40,270Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,090 410
$40,260Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$39,480 1,790
$40,200Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,460 140
$40,180First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$38,030 2,120
$40,140Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$39,860 13,240
$40,010Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,110 390
$39,880Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,410 50
$39,820Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$38,240 710
$39,630Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,890 380
$39,380Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,510n.a.
$39,270Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$42,110 420
$39,170Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$35,030 60
$39,100Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,230n.a.
$39,040Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,730 960
$38,920Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,060 80
$38,680Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,290 50
$38,560Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,580 40
$38,480Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$35,490 510
$38,470Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$34,150 160
$38,040Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,970 5,640
$37,900Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,760 340
$37,820Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,370 1,160
$37,530Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,720n.a.
$37,480Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,960 28,050
$37,380Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,590 600
$37,370Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,160 460
$37,250Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,170 1,160
$37,210Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,300n.a.
$37,000Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,220 50
$36,940Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$38,770 70
$36,940Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$35,320 1,250
$36,880Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$36,120 4,230
$36,750Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,010 90
$36,320Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$32,310 430
$36,260Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,320n.a.
$36,230Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,850 780
$35,970Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$34,060 240
$35,690Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,870 1,640
$35,610Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,830 100
$35,490Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$34,730 1,070
$35,480Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,160 750
$35,390Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$33,410 130
$35,380Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$35,250 340
$35,300Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$33,190 880
$35,260Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,530 60
$34,910Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,430 40
$34,780First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$34,100 1,790
$34,610Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,480 560
$34,580Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$31,760 100
$34,190Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,000 1,000
$34,100Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,020n.a.
$34,050Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,490 6,340
$33,930First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$32,380 1,470
$33,750Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$29,860 1,760
$33,620Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$27,460 390
$33,590Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,410 450
$33,570Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,500 50
$32,900Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,530 810
$32,870Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,980 400
$32,720Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$32,510 30
$32,610Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$32,160 290
$32,550New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,410n.a.
$32,380Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,940 540
$32,160Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$32,330n.a.
$32,040Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,270 40
$32,020Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,590 730
$31,930Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$30,310 300
$31,850Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,070 80
$31,820Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,450 900
$31,770Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$28,080n.a.
$31,730Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$29,870 510
$31,720Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$31,970 1,650
$31,460Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$31,030 140
$31,430Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$27,840 350
$31,190Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,480 410
$31,100Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,880n.a.
$30,940Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,350 1,510
$30,880Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$25,370 700
$30,840Concierges
(area) (ind)
$31,160n.a.
$30,710Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$30,540 420
$30,680Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,260 13,370
$30,500Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$30,560 1,330
$30,420Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,120 690
$30,210Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$23,310 310
$30,150Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,430 170
$29,900Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,110 90
$29,570Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$28,100 1,480
$29,450Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$30,840 30
$29,340Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$26,980 850
$29,280Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$29,400 620
$29,110Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$28,240 1,830
$28,630Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$27,030 16,150
$28,350Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,580 4,820
$28,310Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$28,000 1,020
$28,260Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$26,540 70
$28,160Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$25,370n.a.
$27,880Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$26,590 190
$27,780File clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,540 730
$27,760Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$30,030 70
$27,590Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$29,570 300
$27,540Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$27,430 50
$27,430Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$26,000 410
$27,410Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,640 90
$27,390Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$22,980 110
$27,360Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$26,160 110
$27,130Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,670 9,570
$26,930Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,880 7,910
$26,600Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$26,300 240
$26,560Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,730n.a.
$26,530Security guards
(area) (ind)
$26,190 10,270
$26,410Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$25,430 720
$26,400Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,100n.a.
$26,400Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$26,000 50
$26,110Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$25,270 1,510
$26,060Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$25,810 90
$26,010Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,410 840
$25,970Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$22,850 1,260
$25,970Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$27,660n.a.
$25,810Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$24,250n.a.
$25,770Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$25,190 2,960
$25,750Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$25,380 1,050
$25,660Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$25,860 4,890
$25,640Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$25,280 110
$25,500Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,820 3,370
$25,300Nonfarm animal caretakers