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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Florida

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Florida 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

Florida

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$192,920Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$182,550Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,300
$172,900Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 3,910
$172,510Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,060
$168,290Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 230
$167,050Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,200
$152,320Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 11,400
$149,320Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 870
$148,820Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 19,100
$147,290Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$140,460 520
$144,750Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$138,270 6,970
$131,220Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$114,620 4,970
$127,290Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$131,590 910
$125,350Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$114,750 3,430
$115,610Industrial-organizational psychologists
(area) (ind)
$88,840n.a.
$115,480Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$103,940 730
$108,320Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$98,910 13,870
$107,930Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$115,580 1,560
$105,720Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$99,340 610
$105,020Political scientists
(area) (ind)
$93,200 30
$103,850Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$86,990 36,530
$103,470Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$98,100 990
$99,710Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$96,020 5,540
$97,260General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$83,870 57,730
$96,110Physicists
(area) (ind)
$91,090 220
$95,880Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$85,710 6,000
$95,860Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$89,400 7,950
$93,010Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,570 6,500
$92,600Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$70,520 17,740
$92,600Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$75,040 330
$92,320Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$83,110 17,780
$90,650Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$78,680 232,390
$90,600Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$91,310 300
$88,990Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$90,860 15,130
$87,530Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$61,200n.a.
$85,940Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$72,200 950
$85,580Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$75,080 130
$85,380Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$83,440 790
$84,810Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$40,460 770
$83,890Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$65,710 350
$83,750Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$73,820 17,990
$83,530Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$72,060 1,620
$83,520Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$77,890 970
$82,770Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,450 660
$82,620Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$81,430 300
$81,450Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$72,690 3,330
$81,380Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$68,560 2,540
$81,010Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,500 1,870
$80,570Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$75,700 2,040
$80,230Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,560 1,680
$80,010Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$75,690 2,270
$80,000Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,950 3,290
$79,990Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$71,820 8,800
$79,960Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$72,230 1,470
$79,910Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$73,370 500
$79,430Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$79,680 110
$79,370Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$78,250 620
$79,270Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$76,190 2,970
$78,400Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,230 3,120
$78,390Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$79,010 4,130
$78,310Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$52,290 260
$76,360Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,740 14,570
$76,170Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,220 90
$75,990Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,020 67,970
$75,730Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$73,650 15,570
$75,630Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$71,500 15,800
$75,530Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,510 30,710
$74,870Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$70,200 8,330
$74,140Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$61,550 960
$73,010Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,940 480
$72,560Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$65,700 2,400
$72,490Economists
(area) (ind)
$64,730 410
$72,390Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$67,850 90
$72,320First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$61,310 19,170
$72,080Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,810 6,960
$71,340Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,070 2,960
$71,300Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,970 4,870
$71,210Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$72,570 4,720
$71,130Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,420 2,250
$70,890Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,190 240
$70,860Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,380n.a.
$70,610Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$59,760 430
$70,340Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$49,410 8,870
$70,190Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$55,720 2,570
$69,780Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,650 460
$69,400Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,400 480
$69,320Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$68,670 8,320
$69,260Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,430 7,620
$68,840Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$58,440 5,960
$68,760Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$53,760 2,380
$68,650First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$67,210 3,860
$68,510Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$66,820 160
$68,100Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,580 460
$67,930Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,230 5,440
$67,390Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$66,370 160
$67,240Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,760 260
$67,000Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$58,980 1,080
$66,900Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,880 14,020
$66,760Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,710 300
$66,280Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,410 800
$66,120Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,960 410
$65,580Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,920 2,760
$65,460Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$56,740 26,130
$65,200Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,520 140
$65,080First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$63,560 2,910
$64,990Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,760 550
$64,920Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,990 9,380
$64,860Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$72,750 1,280
$64,850Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,100 1,650
$64,770Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,060 400
$64,670Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,160 6,340
$64,360Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$62,890 420
$64,280Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,910 5,550
$63,930Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$60,130 20,790
$63,550Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,270 610
$63,530Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$62,770 520
$62,930Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,060 1,800
$62,890Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$53,400 4,680
$62,460Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,140 730
$62,370Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,910 80
$62,330Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,330 190
$62,180Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$52,370 1,510
$61,920Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,560n.a.
$61,910Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$49,670 430
$61,600Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,120 620
$61,450Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,150 16,940
$61,290Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,880 23,200
$61,280Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,520 1,630
$61,220Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,350 6,550
$61,160Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$58,700 300
$61,130Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$57,740 300
$60,930Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$55,150 600
$60,780Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$61,070 1,200
$60,520Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$58,860 600
$60,410Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,690 4,860
$60,170Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$57,040 12,290
$59,910Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$56,740 160
$59,550Art directors
(area) (ind)
$53,100 880
$59,500Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,320 180
$59,150Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$46,400 2,690
$58,820Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$54,030 100
$58,760Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,770 1,340
$58,530Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,570 146,410
$57,950Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$45,230 8,680
$57,890Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$51,680 360
$57,860Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,380 360
$57,810Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$53,420 4,010
$57,670Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,110 393,250
$57,570Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$53,890 2,640
$57,450Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,090 4,980
$57,420Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,830 490
$56,710Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,630 47,140
$56,600Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$54,910 2,320
$56,590Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,910 1,300
$56,580Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,320 118,440
$56,250Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$52,190 7,470
$56,230Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,020 650
$56,180Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,650 7,610
$55,950Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$47,990 1,820
$55,880Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$55,370 100
$55,840Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,610 2,930
$55,650Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$54,170 4,790
$55,650Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$49,230 63,900
$55,620Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,790 6,760
$55,480Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,400 870
$55,260Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,890 13,060
$55,110Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$51,800 370
$54,960Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,800 420
$54,860Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$44,430 21,270
$54,660Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,930 2,300
$54,630Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,080 420
$54,290Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,090 318,910
$54,250Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,310 110
$54,160Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,770 2,690
$54,150Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$53,640 1,870
$54,100Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,420 2,250
$53,870History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,390 630
$53,660Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$53,120 1,150
$53,560Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,630 2,780
$53,290Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$39,950 22,320
$53,290Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$53,240n.a.
$53,190Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$51,560 138,760
$53,160Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,490 7,420
$53,060Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$48,020 5,970
$52,960Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,920 1,510
$52,910Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,150 790
$52,790Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$51,470 1,860
$52,730Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$50,080 70
$52,400First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,280 21,980
$52,320Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,620 4,610
$52,220Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$57,760 150
$51,840Historians
(area) (ind)
$46,290 30
$51,820First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$48,640 1,700
$51,570Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,840 104,270
$51,560First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,000 11,990
$51,530Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,050n.a.
$51,470Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,160 2,510
$51,450Curators
(area) (ind)
$48,860 460
$51,380First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$47,950 53,090
$51,080Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,230 2,570
$51,050Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$51,450 130
$51,050Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,070 1,320
$51,020Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$49,540 1,190
$50,840Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$48,230 15,060
$50,590Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$49,380 2,780
$50,360Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$51,740 9,180
$50,360Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,890 51,360
$50,040Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$48,950 6,360
$50,030Chemists
(area) (ind)
$44,640 2,410
$49,910Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,040 630
$49,750Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$45,430 180
$49,600First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$46,580 21,000
$49,570Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$49,930 3,700
$49,560Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$49,170n.a.
$49,480Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$48,700 470
$49,470Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,720 2,430
$49,470English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,440 2,330
$49,010Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,100 780
$48,850Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,040 8,790
$48,730Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,370 600
$48,720Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$44,070 5,550
$48,720Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,870 2,770
$48,540Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,950 680
$48,520Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$46,930 8,890
$48,500Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,850 480
$48,440Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$44,630 870
$48,340Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$46,130 4,510
$48,310Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$44,120n.a.
$47,790Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$41,580 4,320
$47,660Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,970 4,480
$47,530Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,510 450
$47,520Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$42,910 1,080
$47,480Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,070 1,150
$47,440Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,700 330
$47,330Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,780 4,770
$47,210Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$40,040 2,360
$47,190Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,720 10,450
$47,030Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$44,640 8,220
$46,920Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$43,320 1,040
$46,890Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,820 7,810
$46,850Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$43,880 6,340
$46,700Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$42,220 7,130
$46,650Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,850 13,230
$46,640Editors
(area) (ind)
$42,290 4,310
$46,420Librarians
(area) (ind)
$43,690 6,910
$46,370Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$45,110 190
$46,270Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$43,920 1,160
$46,230Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$38,460 210
$46,190Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$40,570 440
$46,110Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$43,910 35,690
$46,070Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,760 17,860
$46,020Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,060 11,140
$46,010Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$41,680 260
$45,910Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$43,700 4,210
$45,900Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,550 5,430
$45,820Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$38,240 3,550
$45,750Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$43,530 2,200
$45,550Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,660 7,890
$45,520Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,950n.a.
$45,500Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$44,240 38,130
$45,470Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,630 8,150
$45,370Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$43,320 8,400
$45,280Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,350 1,110
$45,180Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,050 19,600
$45,150Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,700 5,990
$45,130Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,680 16,250
$44,990Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,030 9,210
$44,870Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$47,290 9,550
$44,830Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,700 2,220
$44,630Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,830 12,270
$44,490Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$45,480 2,440
$44,290Foresters
(area) (ind)
$39,960 310
$44,140Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$36,970 150
$44,070Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$42,280 3,390
$44,070Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,960n.a.
$43,960Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,090 2,030
$43,950Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,050 28,280
$43,820Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$43,580 330
$43,730Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$41,600 230
$43,690First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,780 68,210
$43,600Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,150 1,490
$43,460Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$41,330 4,860
$43,260Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,650 62,910
$43,010Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,250 1,280
$43,000Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$41,450 10,930
$42,950First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,720 2,670
$42,620Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$39,820 21,060
$42,590First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$35,290 56,000
$42,430Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,710 2,260
$42,430Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,000 12,240
$42,340Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$42,810 1,290
$42,250Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$41,860 270
$42,160Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,160 11,660
$42,050Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$41,780 210
$41,920Health educators
(area) (ind)
$39,200 2,030
$41,860Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$47,450 90
$41,860Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,220 2,790
$41,600Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$41,480 720
$41,420Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,980 5,840
$41,420Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,750 17,310
$41,320Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,560 368,570
$41,300Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,940 3,680
$41,190Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$33,050 5,180
$41,110Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,280 90,410
$41,090Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,740 650
$41,010Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$35,430 520
$40,990Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$37,680 2,500
$40,850Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,820 5,370
$40,790Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,430n.a.
$40,680Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,490 3,290
$40,650Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$39,870 230
$40,620Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$40,160 170
$40,580Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$32,350 6,480
$40,430First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$39,170 920
$40,430Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$37,760n.a.
$40,140Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,310 8,240
$40,020Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$40,880 1,440
$39,920Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,620 660
$39,880Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,170 1,460
$39,810Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,230 5,590
$39,750Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$33,530 1,620
$39,740Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$34,160n.a.
$39,690Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$37,110 720
$39,500Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$38,320 1,280
$39,450Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$39,950 1,750
$39,260Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$38,260 370
$39,160Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$36,250 1,130
$38,820Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$39,210 3,050
$38,720First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$36,040 8,150
$38,660Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$38,420 5,070
$38,490Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,210 2,130
$38,360Clergy
(area) (ind)
$32,960 1,600
$38,310Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$34,660 7,880
$38,240Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$34,850 4,770
$38,110Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,800 60
$38,030Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,400 1,990
$37,940Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,020 5,280
$37,750Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,400 9,260
$37,740Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,500 1,690
$37,690Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,880n.a.
$37,620Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$35,190 30
$37,500Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,870 180
$37,500Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,160 600
$37,490Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,990 670
$37,450Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$36,680 4,930
$37,410Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$36,430 1,230
$37,390First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,090 5,760
$37,360Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,780 3,130
$37,320Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$38,630 60
$37,310Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$35,070 10,690
$37,290Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,830 4,390
$37,220Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$24,060 1,840
$37,210Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$36,320 1,210
$37,060First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$35,020 8,050
$37,030Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$36,480 1,140
$36,920Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,360 2,700
$36,900Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,330 6,790
$36,880Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,170 31,050
$36,860Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$34,190 710
$36,820Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$33,500 330
$36,750Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$35,110 980
$36,560Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$33,500 1,360
$36,550Riggers
(area) (ind)
$38,120 650
$36,550Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,900 2,260
$36,540Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,320 660
$36,480Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,130 3,370
$36,470Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,680 1,420
$36,400Archivists
(area) (ind)
$32,290 200
$36,380Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,090 5,760
$36,340Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,150 790
$36,330Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,640 140
$36,270Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$34,300 170
$36,170Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,720 7,960
$35,930Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$35,520 48,920
$35,890Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,860 950
$35,840Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,900 2,270
$35,830Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,950 820
$35,790Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$33,610 1,700
$35,780Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,310 2,080
$35,760Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$37,960 630
$35,740Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,130 540
$35,700Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,740 13,350
$35,630Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$32,130 2,210
$35,580Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,800 250
$35,520Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$35,120 160
$35,410Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,680 4,990
$35,370Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,950 1,890
$35,350Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$34,890 19,260
$35,260Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$32,300 1,440
$35,210Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,440 7,790
$35,190Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,740 7,970
$35,190Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,730 730
$35,160Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,580 3,450
$35,140Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$33,210 32,530
$35,070Legislators
(area) (ind)
$27,700 1,750
$35,050Mathematical technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,630 140
$35,040Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,940 18,350
$35,030Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,210 79,570
$35,010Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,600 3,580
$34,870Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,320 2,110
$34,750Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,460 750
$34,660Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$31,030 1,400
$34,650Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,310 10,930
$34,590Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,460 306,970
$34,550Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,400 220
$34,520Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,770 40,710
$34,520Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,170 95,570
$34,420All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,520 7,614,840
$34,380Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$19,960 280
$34,350Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,740 920
$34,320Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,220 1,940
$34,250Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$34,450 7,220
$34,240Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$33,100 19,880
$34,190Electricians
(area) (ind)
$32,880 40,860
$34,140Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,870 3,470
$34,060Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$30,530 130
$33,990Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$32,720 1,780
$33,950Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$33,870 4,310
$33,950Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$32,960 5,230
$33,720Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$27,120 1,330
$33,690Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$32,080 6,930
$33,660Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$32,530 540
$33,660Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$32,320 2,450
$33,650Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,890 190
$33,640Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$31,100n.a.
$33,610Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$30,720 2,830
$33,610Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,480 214,050
$33,580Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$33,590 4,050
$33,530Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,860n.a.
$33,490Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,900 1,340
$33,490Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,730 1,540
$33,470Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,700 25,250
$33,450Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,470 3,150
$33,150Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,770 9,890
$33,140Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$33,130 9,570
$33,080Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,250 6,430
$33,050Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$27,990 840
$32,990Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,080 6,260
$32,910Tapers
(area) (ind)
$32,490 940
$32,880Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,480 1,480
$32,820Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,240 760
$32,780Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$25,420 230
$32,740Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,550 500
$32,680Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$31,110 630
$32,590Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,880 730
$32,560Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$30,410 5,880
$32,550Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,150 260
$32,540Machinists
(area) (ind)
$31,840 9,320
$32,530Fallers
(area) (ind)
$34,280 100
$32,520All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,000 18,550
$32,490Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$29,950 240
$32,360Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$30,000 72,080
$32,090Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$30,340 10,660
$32,060Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$31,690 7,740
$32,000Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$27,270n.a.
$31,950Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,820 8,520
$31,880Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,020 360
$31,880Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,980 340
$31,850Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,590 3,660
$31,830Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,210 3,510
$31,800Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$30,520 470
$31,740Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$31,640 1,560
$31,730Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,050n.a.
$31,590Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,590 18,270
$31,570Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,880 520
$31,560Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$30,710 11,540
$31,550Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$29,260 5,560
$31,540Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$29,750 260
$31,470Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$29,690 6,260
$31,440Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$30,400 350
$31,440Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,670 44,920
$31,420Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,170 14,170
$31,400First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$30,010 40,040
$31,390Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$31,830 5,810
$31,380Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,830 550
$31,260Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,470 4,330
$31,250Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,450 57,220
$31,120Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,760 17,550
$31,070Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$30,100 5,840
$31,060Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$29,190 660
$31,060Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$31,430 3,110
$31,020Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,410 23,370
$31,010Segmental pavers
(area) (ind)
$31,880 40
$30,770Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,610 520
$30,770Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,280 4,340
$30,600Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$28,990n.a.
$30,580Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,630 240
$30,460Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$30,150 1,120
$30,390Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,580 100
$30,390Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,950 1,460
$30,300Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$29,170 2,670
$30,230Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,990 8,560
$30,220Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$27,080 310
$30,210Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$27,880 550
$30,160Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,060 12,230
$30,160Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,790n.a.
$29,990First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$28,090 10,510
$29,900Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,830 910
$29,900Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$29,600 810
$29,880Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$29,090 110
$29,850Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,980 870
$29,840Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,690 8,250
$29,840Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$25,990 10,300
$29,810Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$27,850 7,420
$29,700Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,610 3,450
$29,680Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$30,130 4,570
$29,660Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,470 9,980
$29,640Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,550 1,200
$29,630Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,590 10,950
$29,510Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$28,120 3,840
$29,370Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,170 8,040
$29,360Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$30,440 810
$29,320Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,000 26,680
$29,300Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,090 19,830
$29,240Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,250 18,520
$29,230Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,150 15,940
$28,960Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,620 124,000
$28,810Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,620 2,100
$28,700Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,130 3,070
$28,610Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$26,800 78,250
$28,610Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,330 2,480
$28,590Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,240 4,730
$28,520Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$27,310 190
$28,520Roofers
(area) (ind)
$27,680 12,900
$28,480Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,260 220
$28,460Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$26,540 7,650
$28,420Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$27,940 720
$28,390Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,390 13,600
$28,290Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$26,140 12,970
$28,270Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$26,780 90
$28,240Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$27,320 4,050
$28,180Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,290 1,470
$28,140Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$27,450 430
$28,080Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,960 9,010
$28,070Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$26,340 60
$27,930New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,560 5,660
$27,880Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,190 4,230
$27,860Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$26,940 190
$27,790Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$25,890 250
$27,770Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$26,340 140
$27,690Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,260 810
$27,680Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,840 1,460
$27,630Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$26,290 1,650
$27,620Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$26,490 20,600
$27,570Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$26,440 5,590
$27,570Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$27,190 2,640
$27,440Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,080 350
$27,420Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,420 1,090
$27,380Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,500 5,320
$27,370Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,540 6,620
$27,270Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,130 670
$27,240Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,790 1,150
$27,230Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,060 1,481,370
$27,190Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,170 30,000
$27,090Photographers
(area) (ind)
$22,710 3,910
$27,030Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$26,140 2,820
$26,950Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,380 430
$26,950Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,640 147,150
$26,940Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,350 5,760
$26,940Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,750 340,650
$26,840Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,350 9,110
$26,740Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$25,440 540
$26,690Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,140 120
$26,630Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,520 63,190
$26,620Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,350 680
$26,520Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,710 1,830
$26,460Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$25,220 1,600
$26,450Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$24,130 400
$26,400Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,790 660
$26,300Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$17,530 400
$26,270Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,830 3,010
$26,240Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$26,140 7,640
$26,240Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,030 3,730
$26,210Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,990 1,200
$26,210Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,420 3,040
$26,180Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,840 1,620
$26,140Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$22,150 2,670
$26,120Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,630 410
$26,090Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,440 26,810
$26,060Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,450 14,220
$26,020Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,350 2,700
$25,990Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,270 6,100
$25,990Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$26,300 1,590
$25,990Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$21,910 130
$25,940Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,600 541,930
$25,900Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$25,570 1,970
$25,840Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,390 980
$25,840Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,120 940
$25,820Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,580 8,220
$25,800Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,620 420
$25,650Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$25,290 370
$25,640Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$24,680 3,760
$25,640Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,490n.a.
$25,600Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$23,070 8,680
$25,550Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$23,880 40
$25,440Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,050 410
$25,440Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,200 880
$25,430Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,960 18,400
$25,350Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,410 2,170
$25,340Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,490 114,790
$25,330Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,570 870
$25,290Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,280 3,360
$25,240Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$24,410 2,190
$25,240Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$18,560 1,950
$25,240Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,760 2,970
$25,230Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,240 480
$25,230Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,720 70
$25,220Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,750 980
$25,100Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,010 260
$25,100Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,410 4,810
$25,020Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$24,910 740
$25,000Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,280 1,000
$24,970Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,240 2,630
$24,960Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,780 720
$24,960Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,920 12,240
$24,930Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,540 4,980
$24,920Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$23,190 1,850
$24,900Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,450 30
$24,820Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,680 370
$24,800Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,050 9,350
$24,710Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,020 5,500
$24,710Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,340 285,690
$24,670Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,990 26,470
$24,660Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,540 2,670
$24,660Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,400 40,350
$24,590Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,560 640
$24,420Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,080 11,630
$24,390Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,340 390
$24,360Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,970 3,010
$24,350Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,910 2,600
$24,270Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,880 940
$24,250Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,670 1,900
$24,200Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,140 4,710
$24,190Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,300 4,620
$24,170Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,970 3,150
$24,150Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$23,160 100
$23,930Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,520 580
$23,920Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,380 1,650
$23,880Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,160n.a.
$23,840Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$23,220 1,450
$23,830Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,330 4,250
$23,790Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,950 21,740
$23,740Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,990 12,090
$23,710Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,210 4,080
$23,650Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,910 15,390
$23,620Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$22,660 12,460
$23,610Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,710 5,290
$23,600Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,690 1,560
$23,560Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$18,980 25,220
$23,550Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,100 260
$23,500Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$22,370 2,310
$23,500Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,360 21,370
$23,500Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,680 18,540
$23,300Bakers
(area) (ind)
$22,720 6,360
$23,250Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$21,780 3,070
$23,230Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,940 460
$23,020Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,380 3,240
$22,980Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$21,450 200
$22,910Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,950 74,470
$22,900Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,440 189,610
$22,850Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,770 510
$22,830Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$22,230 19,960
$22,780Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$22,340 160
$22,750Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,890 3,670
$22,700Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$21,440 190
$22,670Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$23,160n.a.
$22,660Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,940 2,110
$22,640Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,440 205,780
$22,590Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,140 40,260
$22,580Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,710 32,880
$22,580Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,830 3,400
$22,520Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,830 47,500
$22,510Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,850n.a.
$22,450Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,880 9,800
$22,410Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,360 3,170
$22,350Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,340 7,780
$22,180Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$21,030 260
$22,170Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$20,840 1,120
$22,170Concierges
(area) (ind)
$20,890 1,680
$22,120Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,420 17,900
$22,110Shoe machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,140 70
$22,070Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,460 6,730
$21,980Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$21,230 1,040
$21,950Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,180 19,270
$21,930Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,680 197,960
$21,920Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,920 6,400
$21,920File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,900 21,160
$21,910Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,700 1,670
$21,850Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,690 5,280
$21,850Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$19,570 1,250
$21,850Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,230 400
$21,790Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,700 27,740
$21,700Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,290 3,630
$21,650Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,810 7,560
$21,470Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$20,790 61,060
$21,400Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$20,730 15,460
$21,390Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$20,590 4,230
$21,380Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$20,830 4,090
$21,370Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,790 76,060
$21,350Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,480 790
$21,240Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$20,740n.a.
$21,180Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,760 82,590
$21,040Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,750 3,190
$21,000Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,570 3,330
$21,000Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$18,900 890
$20,950Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,880 5,620
$20,840Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 440
$20,840Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$18,460 4,930
$20,830Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$20,310 8,700
$20,750Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,260 15,050
$20,660Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,010 8,020
$20,650Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$17,580n.a.
$20,630Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,130 1,980
$20,520Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,110 390
$20,430Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,280 81,740
$20,390Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,980 3,220
$20,370Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,550 5,360
$20,320Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,260 5,070
$20,170Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,790 123,810
$20,080Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,010 303,140
$20,040Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,880 2,460
$19,970Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,490 100
$19,940Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,090 8,400
$19,940Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,500 820
$19,890Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,350 4,360
$19,870Security guards
(area) (ind)
$18,810 71,030
$19,840Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,990 146,000
$19,840Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,880 2,390
$19,820Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,530 7,480
$19,820Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,720 4,110
$19,650Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,290 3,440
$19,630Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,470 750
$19,570Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,710 990
$19,420Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,920 16,210
$19,410Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$17,910 6,350
$19,390Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,290 1,180
$19,280Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,750 16,040
$19,280Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,280 45,610
$19,230Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,840 7,510
$19,230Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,490 27,610
$19,120Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,160 1,660
$19,120Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,070n.a.
$19,060Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,010 940
$19,000Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,060 1,810
$18,770Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,640 9,080
$18,750Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,290 113,170
$18,610Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,750 4,170
$18,430Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,710 250
$18,410Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$16,950 2,130
$18,390Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,620 4,800
$18,390Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,240 46,440
$18,380Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,110 19,420
$18,370Barbers
(area) (ind)
$17,240 840
$18,300Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,910n.a.
$18,220Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,410 9,160
$18,110Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,600 719,540
$17,910Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$14,460 260
$17,750Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,180 5,880
$17,650Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,180 50,660
$17,450Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,260 28,670
$17,440Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,180 13,880
$17,430Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$16,460 650
$17,420Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,760 14,410
$17,380Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$14,080 1,010
$17,300Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$16,450 35,940
$17,160Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,380 72,030
$16,900Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,570 31,520
$16,780Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,960 207,460
$16,680Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,600 26,570
$16,540Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$14,100 190,170
$16,470Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$14,920 28,020
$16,470Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,420 36,030
$16,150Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$15,910 790
$15,930Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,040 24,760
$15,830Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$15,270 35,210
$15,810Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,330 11,440
$15,690Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,260 151,170
$15,380Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,130 27,910
$15,230Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,160 6,400
$14,950Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$14,090 6,520
n.a.Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
n.a. 140
n.a.Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 750
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,362 2,610
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$30,555 1,840
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$14,290 990
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$28,392 1,810

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates