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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Delaware

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Delaware 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

Delaware

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$188,150Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$172,520Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 220
$170,190Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 300
$160,600Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 530
$155,970Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 50
$154,590Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 280
$140,390Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$139,100 840
$134,140Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 150
$133,110Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$132,010 290
$125,290Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$100,850 90
$122,690Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$100,100 70
$120,410Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$115,840 2,210
$116,850Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$71,100 130
$112,160Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$109,170 120
$110,250Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$104,820 330
$109,390Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$90,120 70
$107,790Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$96,020 800
$103,910Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$99,640 940
$100,990Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$97,520 580
$99,970Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$101,340n.a.
$95,770General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$81,580 5,790
$94,940Economists
(area) (ind)
$74,240 60
$94,860Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$83,030 260
$94,710Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$84,450 140
$93,800Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$89,100 430
$92,910Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$86,720 480
$91,330Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$80,780 18,470
$91,220Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$75,400 590
$91,200Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$88,950 210
$88,890Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$89,940 530
$88,220Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$89,860 560
$86,000Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$65,510 4,250
$84,110Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$79,820 180
$82,760Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,630 220
$82,570Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$73,230 260
$81,130Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,650 580
$79,850Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,350 40
$79,620Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$77,690 850
$79,440Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$73,240 3,090
$79,270Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,750 670
$79,060Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$76,170 440
$78,750Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,050 580
$75,750Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,360 40
$75,660Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$71,730 1,330
$74,990Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,350 110
$74,710First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$77,000 190
$74,240Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$67,920 860
$74,120Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,330n.a.
$73,450Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$75,200 450
$73,120Chemists
(area) (ind)
$72,980 1,360
$72,010Physicists
(area) (ind)
$65,230 30
$71,210Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$76,410 290
$70,770Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$52,880n.a.
$70,020Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$64,040 640
$70,000Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,660 150
$69,960Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,350 1,290
$69,320Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$67,970 1,680
$68,750Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,000 780
$68,050Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,910 130
$67,290Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$53,910 210
$67,270Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$62,170 120
$66,740Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,650 6,560
$66,700Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$66,470 140
$66,560Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,240 160
$66,470First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$57,610 680
$66,470Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,530 770
$66,190Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$62,950 180
$66,030Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$62,580 560
$65,920Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$49,460 200
$65,560Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$64,120 80
$65,340Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,450 10,380
$64,100Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,920 720
$63,840Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,800 140
$63,680Art directors
(area) (ind)
$57,170 60
$63,310Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$59,570 60
$63,260Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$60,310 870
$63,150Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,620 6,330
$63,120Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,760 420
$63,090English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,510 200
$62,510Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$64,320 80
$62,260Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$64,380 170
$61,930Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,670 500
$61,920Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,290 21,210
$61,450Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,490 40
$61,090Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$60,250 50
$60,990Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,870 70
$60,480Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$61,050 210
$60,480Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$60,180 370
$60,400First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$59,910 1,460
$60,330Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$58,800 270
$59,960Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,410 2,180
$59,820Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$61,640 60
$59,710Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$62,630 160
$59,550Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$44,620 60
$59,460Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,790 1,090
$58,870Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,060 130
$58,600Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$57,320 170
$58,500Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$44,130 970
$58,260Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$57,270 7,710
$57,790Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$59,070 220
$57,790Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,870 21,650
$57,640Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$55,510 400
$57,610First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$56,300 1,170
$57,340Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$49,750 170
$57,330First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$55,900 1,370
$57,320Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$59,300 590
$57,220Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,710 80
$57,130Editors
(area) (ind)
$53,270 190
$56,810Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,770 150
$56,790Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$42,720 90
$56,710Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$50,770 50
$56,360Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$53,370 30
$56,330Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,070 1,480
$56,180Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$52,710 920
$56,080Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$59,110 60
$55,750Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,730 1,230
$55,400Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$60,020 150
$55,270Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$47,130 810
$54,860Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,930 30
$54,750Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,000n.a.
$54,650Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,260 190
$54,580Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$55,370 100
$54,480Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$47,890 3,480
$54,390Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,420 140
$54,230Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$53,920 300
$54,070Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$54,750 300
$54,040Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$51,910 450
$54,020Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$51,520n.a.
$53,750Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,520 460
$53,640Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,170 50
$53,640Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,900 1,220
$53,630Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$48,950 4,600
$53,260Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$51,140 380
$53,050Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$49,020 550
$52,960Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,250 1,010
$52,920Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$52,250 30
$52,890Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$51,560 460
$52,750Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$49,910 730
$52,570Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$37,770 90
$51,920Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$53,740n.a.
$51,810Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$47,500 30
$51,770Curators
(area) (ind)
$50,450 50
$51,740Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$51,910 120
$51,590Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,350 290
$51,440Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,860 50
$51,390Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$55,240 200
$51,380Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$45,040 320
$51,370Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$51,840 130
$51,230Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,930 390
$51,130Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$53,340 80
$50,990Librarians
(area) (ind)
$51,810 410
$50,980Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$51,300 260
$50,690Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,250 2,080
$50,630Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$42,530 90
$50,580Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$53,140 570
$50,460Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$50,680 600
$50,290Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$51,530 470
$49,610Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,510 210
$49,350First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$47,940 600
$49,310Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$49,840 1,710
$48,920Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$41,180 40
$48,630Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$46,820 610
$48,610Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$48,250 580
$48,500Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$47,170 320
$48,340First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$47,780 370
$48,180Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$48,150 410
$48,050Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,810 460
$47,700First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$43,430 4,840
$47,450Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$48,350 130
$47,400Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$43,750 1,840
$47,330Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$49,170 430
$47,290Electricians
(area) (ind)
$44,940 2,330
$47,260Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,400 420
$46,770Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$47,410 1,530
$46,690Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$43,980 130
$46,660Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$45,240 1,040
$46,610Clergy
(area) (ind)
$46,870 40
$46,410Health educators
(area) (ind)
$45,430 120
$46,240Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,250 60
$45,860First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$36,840 3,160
$45,760Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$48,100 330
$45,690Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$44,830 80
$45,670Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,610 40
$45,620Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$45,770 40
$45,330Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$44,800 4,520
$45,150Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,830 1,180
$45,130Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$38,520 390
$44,990Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,750 50
$44,970Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,360 260
$44,970Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,480 960
$44,930Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$35,910 540
$44,830First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,760 80
$44,310Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,320 60
$44,300Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,980 20,870
$44,130Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$47,930 670
$44,090Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$45,500 320
$43,990Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,950 940
$43,950Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,540 380
$43,790Machinists
(area) (ind)
$43,490 570
$43,730First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$42,440 330
$43,690Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,210 1,060
$43,660Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$36,750 450
$43,550Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$44,450 190
$43,510Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$42,750 80
$43,130Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,330 80
$42,810Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$39,790 170
$42,720Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,370 220
$42,660Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$42,170 1,750
$42,550Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,860 160
$42,170Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,630 640
$42,000Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,940 90
$41,990Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$35,830 180
$41,910Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,390 210
$41,340Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$40,160 80
$41,270Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$40,770 260
$41,270Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$39,300 3,280
$41,210Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,410 280
$41,190Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$39,720 630
$41,140Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,600 30
$41,130First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$42,620 40
$41,110Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,340 650
$41,110Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,780 400
$41,020Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$37,520 30
$40,730Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$28,600n.a.
$40,720Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,770 920
$40,620Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$41,190 140
$40,610Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$42,280 560
$40,380Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,670 250
$40,370Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,400 350
$40,360Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$39,900 1,150
$40,320Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$40,750 60
$40,280Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,430 750
$40,170Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,790n.a.
$40,160Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$39,970n.a.
$39,810Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,690 220
$39,720Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$38,530 380
$39,600Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,350 100
$39,480Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,340 390
$39,440Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,860 50
$39,310Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,120 1,020
$39,230Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,920 70
$39,190Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,520n.a.
$39,190All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,100 417,550
$39,160Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,150 15,800
$39,100Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,030n.a.
$39,090Job printers
(area) (ind)
$37,110 120
$39,000Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$27,870 40
$38,920Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$38,770 250
$38,810Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$35,340 260
$38,640Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,600 21,980
$38,550Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,470 110
$38,360Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$38,580n.a.
$38,310First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$34,270 260
$38,230Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$36,790 240
$38,190Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$36,670 190
$38,140Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$36,390 1,600
$38,130Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,570 60
$38,120Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$46,600n.a.
$38,110Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$34,000 120
$38,100Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,880n.a.
$38,000Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,110 5,930
$37,910Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,280 6,150
$37,900Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$37,660 500
$37,900Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,580 170
$37,810Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$40,810 30
$37,750Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$38,960n.a.
$37,620Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,740 1,580
$37,580Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,090 510
$37,510Archivists
(area) (ind)
$37,820 30
$37,500Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$28,200 70
$37,240Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$38,230 130
$37,040Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,840 1,300
$36,970Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,840 190
$36,770Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,620n.a.
$36,690Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,730 260
$36,690Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$36,760 1,140
$36,520Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$33,870 3,080
$36,410Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$34,720 610
$36,400Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$35,590 110
$36,320Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$36,520 380
$36,160Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$36,650 660
$36,080Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$35,730 330
$35,970Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$35,110 60
$35,820Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$33,820 740
$35,800Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$31,370 590
$35,770Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,560 460
$35,760Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,680 110
$35,730Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$33,780 470
$35,670Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$33,360 300
$35,620Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$37,400 30
$35,510Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$33,170 300
$35,420Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,940 390
$35,400Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$33,310 50
$35,290Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,020 2,190
$35,210Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,650 90
$35,130Legislators
(area) (ind)
$14,990 340
$35,120Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,580 280
$35,090Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,480 560
$34,860Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$38,120 50
$34,690Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,280 180
$34,670Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,530 4,610
$34,660Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$30,080 410
$34,520All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,020 500
$34,400Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$31,960 600
$34,390Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$33,330 230
$34,380Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$33,010 3,740
$34,350Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,300 50
$34,260Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$34,490n.a.
$34,220Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,780n.a.
$34,140Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,270n.a.
$34,080Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,540 110
$33,870Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$32,960 70
$33,860Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$33,980 80
$33,830Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,860 8,060
$33,680Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$32,300 660
$33,660Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$32,990 190
$33,650Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$32,430 100
$33,610Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,470 100
$33,580Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$31,630 230
$33,540Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,080 200
$33,330Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,670 460
$33,220Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$24,380 70
$33,190Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$24,120 450
$33,160Photographers
(area) (ind)
$30,440 150
$33,120Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$33,860 210
$33,090Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,850 5,800
$32,850Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$37,240 230
$32,760Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$31,600 80
$32,620Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,340 80
$32,610Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,340 90
$32,490Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,900 80
$32,480Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,150 290
$32,360Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,760 620
$32,350Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$26,690n.a.
$32,350Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,790n.a.
$32,230Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,050 50
$32,220Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,960 60
$32,210Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$29,880 10,190
$32,200Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$25,520 190
$32,180Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$31,710 1,380
$32,120Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,190 47,820
$32,080Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,200 4,110
$31,930Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$32,580 280
$31,910Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$31,960 190
$31,690Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,000 60
$31,640Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,160 550
$31,600Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,950 60
$31,520Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$31,510 110
$31,510Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,640 740
$31,460Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,840 400
$31,390Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,160 1,940
$31,390First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$28,880 970
$31,350Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,130 140
$31,310Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,650 110
$31,290Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,180 140
$31,270Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,180 670
$31,260Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$30,760 230
$31,240Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$26,940n.a.
$31,230Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$30,780 100
$31,220Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,460 160
$31,220Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,440 440
$31,160Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,280 140
$30,900Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,460 330
$30,750Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,330 240
$30,750Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,830 83,700
$30,710Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$30,010 4,160
$30,680Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$28,430 170
$30,650Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,720n.a.
$30,650Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,140 1,160
$30,640Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,150 30
$30,610Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,780 620
$30,590Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,670 210
$30,580Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$30,720 460
$30,520Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,440 230
$30,500Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,000 150
$30,240Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$27,900 1,170
$30,230Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,540 340
$30,220Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,350n.a.
$30,220Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,670 80
$30,210First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$28,800 2,090
$30,170Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,490 40
$30,140Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$27,440 40
$30,090Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,550n.a.
$30,090Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$29,550 40
$30,030Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,200 70
$29,970Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$30,060 110
$29,950New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,700 640
$29,820Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,140 130
$29,480Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,740 270
$29,370Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,880 24,510
$29,340Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$27,610 170
$29,210Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,440 210
$29,200Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$27,530n.a.
$29,120Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$25,560 630
$29,060Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$26,800 340
$29,040Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,240 660
$28,920Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$28,790 1,450
$28,840Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,480 90
$28,750Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,760 1,550
$28,670Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,960 480
$28,490Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,910n.a.
$28,440Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,090 40
$28,370Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,910 140
$28,350Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$25,500 80
$28,280Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,160 580
$28,280Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,180 40
$28,270Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,830 280
$28,240Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,340 60
$28,210Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,980 700
$28,140Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,600 100
$28,140Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,020 870
$27,670Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,140 740
$27,570Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,430 180
$27,300Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,940 770
$27,280Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$27,320 70
$27,270Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$26,530 80
$27,220Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$26,640 180
$27,020Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$26,350 530
$26,810Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,920 430
$26,720Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
(area) (ind)
$20,630 100
$26,620Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$27,660 40
$26,610Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$24,450 100
$26,590Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,510 160
$26,560Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$23,480 30
$26,320Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$25,360n.a.
$26,280Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$24,980 3,970
$26,120Barbers
(area) (ind)
$25,800n.a.
$26,090Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$24,100 270
$26,020Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$23,800 1,160
$25,980Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,590 2,730
$25,910Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,450n.a.
$25,880Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$25,730n.a.
$25,750Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$26,300 200
$25,740Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,560 9,290
$25,690Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,560 250
$25,630Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,620 2,090
$25,440Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$21,660 690
$25,440Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,510n.a.
$25,410Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$24,920 70
$25,360Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,830 3,560
$25,170Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$23,290 230
$25,110Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,280 950
$25,070Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,100n.a.
$24,810Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,900n.a.
$24,780Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,610 650
$24,740Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$23,800 620
$24,720Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,680 18,180
$24,640Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,060 760
$24,640Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,710 130
$24,590Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$24,100 300
$24,480Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,040 16,110
$24,460Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,250 5,150
$24,310Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$23,100 130
$24,240Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$23,270n.a.
$24,190Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,240n.a.
$24,190Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,090 3,440
$24,080Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,370 1,160
$24,040Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$25,230 1,670
$23,860Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,910 2,600
$23,840Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$18,170 1,140
$23,830Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$23,060 120
$23,810Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$23,110 600
$23,800Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$22,850 620
$23,700Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,570 4,680
$23,670File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,090 700
$23,660Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,000 1,890
$23,460Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$17,930 40
$23,440Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,310 8,300
$23,230Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,850 50
$23,170Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$21,220 890
$22,910Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,970 600
$22,910Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$24,460 220
$22,490Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,060 14,750
$22,490Security guards
(area) (ind)
$21,290 3,110
$22,480Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,340 460
$22,480Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,920 40
$22,380Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$17,630 50
$22,370Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,730 2,160
$22,280Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$21,930n.a.
$22,170Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,840 470
$21,930Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,070 970
$21,860Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,950 530
$21,850Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,860 220
$21,720Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$21,810n.a.
$21,680Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,760 4,350
$21,460Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$22,360 170
$21,400Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,510 90
$21,360Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$19,530 140
$21,230Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,410 60
$21,210Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,980 140
$20,910Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,630n.a.
$20,640Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,760 50
$20,540Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,850 8,030
$20,430Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$20,300 1,270
$20,340Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,700 600
$20,330Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$20,100 1,290
$20,270Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,530 1,020
$19,840Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,060 40
$19,790Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,540 790
$19,580Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,390 520
$19,190Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,300 34,070
$18,840Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,080 1,600
$18,750Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,520 2,390
$18,620Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,720 230
$18,580Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,630 1,600
$18,520Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,780 300
$18,380Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,450 3,300
$18,380Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$17,040 1,330
$18,290Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,290 3,160
$18,220Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,610 50
$18,130Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$16,860 4,370
$18,090Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$18,330 130
$18,030Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,860 11,640
$18,000Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,220 1,640
$17,880Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,960 2,190
$17,620Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,860 410
$17,530Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$15,860 1,400
$17,400Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,010 100
$17,290Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$14,560 7,960
$17,290Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,990 5,490
$16,720Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,220 1,260
$16,670Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$13,650n.a.
$16,240Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,010 1,760
$16,110Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$15,010 230
$15,980Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$15,420 40
n.a.Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
n.a. 140
n.a.Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 120
n.a.Production occupations
(area) (ind)
n.a. 28,270
n.a.Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 350
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$23,088 60
n.a.Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 590

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates