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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Georgia

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Georgia 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

Georgia

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$192,530Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$189,440Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,950
$186,410Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 410
$183,810Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,080
$168,500Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$160,730Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,370
$151,110Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 16,810
$145,440Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,540
$142,970Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$138,690 1,450
$140,750Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 4,750
$135,470Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$142,230 960
$134,360Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$143,810 110
$130,560Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$124,970Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$131,550 150
$118,870Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$123,170 820
$118,560Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$108,480 500
$112,770Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$99,360 11,740
$108,440Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$108,190 310
$100,450Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$100,210 270
$98,730Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$93,000 10,370
$97,300Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$87,730 17,960
$95,560Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$91,370 1,080
$91,820Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$84,760 6,570
$91,140Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$85,480 5,840
$90,400Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$99,490 70
$89,960Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$80,570 17,400
$88,280Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$83,490 9,830
$87,690Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$89,960 6,710
$87,180Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$92,100 430
$86,600Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$74,690 231,930
$85,890Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$78,630 2,440
$85,550Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$82,640 60
$84,860General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$71,240 74,610
$83,640Economists
(area) (ind)
$77,510 240
$83,370Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$48,170 1,250
$83,330Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,960 16,960
$83,320Physicists
(area) (ind)
$81,720 140
$82,490Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$75,800 380
$80,450Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,800 1,020
$80,150Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$70,640 13,770
$79,820Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,600 1,990
$79,000Industrial-organizational psychologists
(area) (ind)
$71,220 30
$78,670Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,640 5,910
$78,660Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,230 3,390
$78,530Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$72,000 2,720
$78,490Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,560 24,680
$78,450Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$51,290 3,950
$77,580Art directors
(area) (ind)
$71,130 520
$77,560Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,590 2,370
$77,410Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$69,470 1,310
$77,190Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$77,330 70
$76,530Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$66,170 910
$76,270Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$71,310 5,100
$75,900Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,080 1,410
$75,830Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,000 150
$75,690Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,660 2,580
$75,560Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$69,220 1,220
$75,110Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,080 340
$74,950Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$75,460 7,120
$74,910Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$73,270 11,030
$74,870Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$65,950 1,300
$74,480Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$66,330 1,660
$74,300Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$83,360 80
$73,790Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$55,760 2,770
$73,450Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,250 570
$73,200Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$66,560 6,410
$73,130Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,880 120
$72,590Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$78,430n.a.
$72,500Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,600 2,880
$72,400Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,610 17,690
$71,970Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$69,550 12,420
$71,780Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$67,800 560
$71,770Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$71,810 3,600
$71,660Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$65,240 9,780
$71,550Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$64,510 6,670
$71,440Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,840 840
$71,300Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$69,380 480
$71,170Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$76,350 1,270
$70,020Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$69,020 2,520
$69,890Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$63,680 3,930
$69,460Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$64,280 580
$69,340Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$68,230 700
$68,430Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,800 3,090
$68,270Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,930 480
$67,940Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,940 5,520
$67,610Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,590 2,340
$67,560Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$67,520n.a.
$67,080Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,670 180
$66,780First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$56,490 7,820
$66,560Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,510 530
$66,350Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,220 80
$66,230Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,720 9,890
$65,950Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$52,890 560
$65,750Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,640 4,280
$65,450Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,330 290
$65,260Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$55,840 1,410
$65,250Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,230 1,060
$65,230Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$62,380 2,480
$64,830Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,650 120
$64,670Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$58,570 60
$64,160Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,720 1,190
$63,940Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,240 1,180
$63,460Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,790 93,520
$63,250Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,100 2,930
$63,220Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$60,790 1,850
$62,770Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,080 1,180
$61,890Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,060 380
$61,550Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$49,820 330
$61,380Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,400 430
$61,120Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,890 7,500
$61,030Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$64,390 2,100
$61,030Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$59,040 7,840
$60,970Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,010 1,060
$60,340Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$55,590 3,900
$60,310Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,420 370
$60,300Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$52,860 9,670
$60,290Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,430 660
$60,060Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,330 100
$59,980Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,820 350
$59,950Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,140 3,410
$59,870History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,310 670
$59,870Chemists
(area) (ind)
$55,380 1,720
$59,780Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,250 4,010
$59,100Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$58,330 190
$58,900Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,740 220
$58,440Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$60,300 60
$58,340Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$49,870 1,900
$58,240Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,430 54,050
$58,240Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,920 570
$58,220Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$59,080 140
$58,170Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$53,320 280
$57,750Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,770 2,150
$57,540Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,110 153,650
$57,360Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$67,640n.a.
$57,360Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,880 21,720
$57,290Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$55,640 1,480
$57,270Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$55,450 1,070
$57,180Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,560 440
$57,150Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,280 1,520
$57,060Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,280 1,210
$56,980Foresters
(area) (ind)
$55,640 240
$56,970Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,300n.a.
$56,830Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,440 2,010
$56,420Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$47,740 720
$56,420Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,860 2,560
$56,270Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$57,610 540
$56,270Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$40,780 400
$56,180Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$46,870 60
$56,160Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,490 220
$55,790Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,790 22,570
$55,530Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,520 178,520
$55,510Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$55,170 390
$55,330Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$52,930 470
$55,270Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$48,400 1,200
$55,070Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,340 2,260
$55,050Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$56,490 530
$54,810Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$57,780 50
$54,780Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$54,400 60
$54,780Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$50,180 1,010
$54,570Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$45,440 100
$54,550Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$45,130 280
$54,520Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,790 230
$54,370Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$48,780 850
$54,320Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$44,170 190
$54,200Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,330 540
$54,120Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,380 2,590
$54,110Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$51,800 2,110
$54,110Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,470 30
$54,080Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$45,410 49,110
$54,010English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,360 1,700
$53,890Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,960 8,290
$53,870Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$56,110 5,110
$53,740Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$52,990 320
$53,590Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$51,230 1,320
$53,350Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$46,850 6,160
$53,290Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,560 1,220
$53,240Librarians
(area) (ind)
$53,620 3,520
$52,920Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,190 270
$52,920Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$49,790 24,720
$52,890First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$52,890 1,940
$52,510Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,470 230
$52,500First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,980 18,950
$52,430Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$51,530 59,720
$52,320Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$46,690 600
$52,310Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$50,590 450
$52,290Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,140 620
$52,280Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,670 2,530
$52,230First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$49,700 2,720
$52,080Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$51,670 1,140
$51,820Health educators
(area) (ind)
$43,770 2,900
$51,670Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$50,630 2,330
$51,660Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,960 310
$51,660Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,510 2,680
$51,430Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,100 200
$51,340Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,700 1,840
$51,260Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,000 250
$51,150Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$46,560 4,340
$51,030Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$51,260 5,170
$50,870Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$45,040 610
$50,750Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$40,350 110
$50,580Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$50,250 870
$50,310Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$43,730 4,650
$50,040Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,450 8,700
$50,010Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$45,120 160
$49,810Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,050 8,910
$49,540Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,580 6,770
$49,440Editors
(area) (ind)
$45,580 1,630
$49,290Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,260 7,450
$49,280First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$47,130 18,040
$49,170First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$44,670 8,150
$49,170Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$47,130 5,500
$49,120Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$46,760 120
$48,840Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,850 4,410
$48,700Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,850 1,860
$48,620Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$48,020 480
$48,480Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$43,030 570
$48,350Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$49,880n.a.
$48,330Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$45,940 8,320
$48,320Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,650 5,050
$48,190Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,970 1,640
$47,790Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$47,000 24,780
$47,620Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$42,780 3,720
$47,490Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,270 2,320
$47,340Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,560 2,680
$47,270Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$46,500 3,620
$47,090Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$42,910 260
$46,980Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$46,020 24,230
$46,730Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,480 3,210
$46,440Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$48,450 1,520
$46,390Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$48,420 3,470
$46,330Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$46,450 1,110
$46,310Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,670 5,110
$46,050Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,260 1,730
$46,030Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$43,870 2,320
$45,950Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,350 2,510
$45,850First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,830 23,070
$45,740Historians
(area) (ind)
$42,580 80
$45,680Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$45,630 360
$45,600Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$44,720 3,810
$45,600Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$45,290 52,070
$45,180Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,490 6,380
$45,120Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,390 1,500
$45,090Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$44,280 7,010
$44,850Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$40,150 1,840
$44,810Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$45,090 6,510
$44,710Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$43,980 7,440
$44,420Riggers
(area) (ind)
$45,880n.a.
$44,280Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,880 5,980
$43,970Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,720 530
$43,960Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,730 4,950
$43,920Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,020 950
$43,900Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,460 340
$43,420Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,630 4,790
$43,380Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,870 170
$43,330Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$41,120 340
$43,160Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,360 5,030
$42,970Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,140 250
$42,960Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,470 3,110
$42,820Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$41,300 4,110
$42,810Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,320n.a.
$42,800Curators
(area) (ind)
$37,290 70
$42,770Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,060 170
$42,770Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$40,140 2,920
$42,660First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,290 1,400
$42,580Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,370 10,140
$42,540Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,110 4,430
$42,330First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,090 50,420
$42,020Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,900 33,560
$41,730Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$42,710 970
$41,670Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$43,590 930
$41,660Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,990 1,130
$41,600Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,840 18,500
$41,480Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,840 500
$41,460Clergy
(area) (ind)
$39,690 250
$41,440Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,000 1,570
$41,410First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$38,350 1,040
$41,200Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$40,970n.a.
$41,190Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$39,630 1,920
$41,090Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,700 5,650
$40,980Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,320 1,020
$40,970Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,530 242,570
$40,940Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$39,200 140
$40,920Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,600 2,160
$40,620Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$37,560 2,610
$40,550Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,160 300
$40,520Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$41,570 70
$40,470Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$40,030 1,690
$40,450Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$40,430 1,790
$40,360Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$39,210 1,580
$40,050Archivists
(area) (ind)
$37,770 90
$40,000Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,960 440
$40,000Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$34,790 2,130
$39,880Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,990 1,580
$39,810Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$40,280 1,300
$39,710Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,120 90
$39,660Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$36,310 1,790
$39,660Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,730 510
$39,580Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$39,310 1,180
$39,540Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$39,160 4,290
$39,390Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,220 1,510
$39,320Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,280 1,720
$39,260First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,920 6,510
$39,250Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,700 420
$38,890Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,390 3,230
$38,560Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$41,290 480
$38,520Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$37,310 640
$38,450Electricians
(area) (ind)
$35,540 18,490
$38,430Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$37,000 1,810
$38,330Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$36,620 90
$38,160Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,660 810
$38,150Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$40,640 480
$38,080Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,730 5,720
$38,070Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$39,660 310
$37,980Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$28,340 870
$37,980Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$31,960 2,240
$37,530Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,380 10,450
$37,460Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,730 960
$37,460Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,010 11,880
$37,440Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,320 1,210
$37,440Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,750 150
$37,430Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,560 870
$37,400First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$37,670 770
$37,360Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,350 178,130
$37,340Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,340 1,200
$37,340Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$33,350 170
$37,280Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$36,630n.a.
$37,230Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$34,720 230
$37,210Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,550 60
$37,210All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,740 11,690
$37,200Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,700 470
$37,010Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,810 10,740
$36,980Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$38,650 140
$36,910Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$27,670 5,950
$36,900Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,310 360
$36,860Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$32,550 630
$36,850Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$37,390n.a.
$36,850Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$38,200 50
$36,820Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$32,790 2,200
$36,650Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,660 4,520
$36,560Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,840 2,540
$36,550Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,580 890
$36,540Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,210 39,310
$36,530Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,480 230
$36,340Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,890 43,470
$36,290All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,050 3,904,020
$36,190Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$36,210 190
$36,170Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,830 1,470
$36,140Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,260n.a.
$36,030Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$35,840 300
$35,870Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,500 1,790
$35,830Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,900 790
$35,680Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,690n.a.
$35,640Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,490 80
$35,580Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,390 7,680
$35,500Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$34,850 60
$35,460Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,190 610
$35,380Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$28,330 670
$35,330Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,680 6,940
$35,280First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,350 4,670
$35,270Tapers
(area) (ind)
$33,940 180
$35,260Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$35,640 4,090
$35,260Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,160 620
$35,250Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$34,320 52,270
$35,180Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,680 70
$35,150Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$32,220n.a.
$34,930Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$33,950 330
$34,830Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,920 360
$34,790Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,350 210
$34,660Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$33,350 1,530
$34,640Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,870 3,670
$34,600Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,950 830
$34,590Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$31,720 910
$34,580Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$33,520 21,340
$34,520Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,760 700
$34,510Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,530n.a.
$34,490Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$21,610 220
$34,460Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,620n.a.
$34,430Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,450 2,830
$34,390Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$32,740 730
$34,390Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,190 6,780
$34,270Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,880 1,110
$34,250Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,220 1,130
$34,200Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,700 7,400
$34,100Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$32,800n.a.
$33,970Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,200 210
$33,970Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,640 1,680
$33,920Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,630 350
$33,820Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,990 2,330
$33,650Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,780 19,570
$33,640Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$32,500 600
$33,520Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,370 6,060
$33,500Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,890 880
$33,490Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$32,830 250
$33,420Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,630 1,530
$33,360Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$31,710 1,110
$33,330Mathematical technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,300 220
$33,260Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$31,410 30
$33,230Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,160 50
$33,180Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,250n.a.
$32,990Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$32,460 1,710
$32,970Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,560 3,830
$32,910First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,300 37,190
$32,900Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,180 740
$32,870Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$30,820 4,030
$32,820Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,780 300
$32,760Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$32,070 7,010
$32,760Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,670 5,200
$32,730Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$33,250 130
$32,710Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,000n.a.
$32,680Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,520 140
$32,660Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,960 6,260
$32,650Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,740 15,880
$32,610Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$33,140n.a.
$32,550Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,640 330
$32,490Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,170 140
$32,340Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,490 173,670
$32,330Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,180 1,770
$32,310Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,040 370
$32,280Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,840 3,800
$32,150Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,220 3,270
$32,040Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$31,590 9,010
$31,930Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,480 4,490
$31,920Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,780 6,640
$31,890Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,640 1,820
$31,830Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,590 630
$31,810Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,240 4,550
$31,750Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,590 18,060
$31,680Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,910 750
$31,660Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$21,800 120
$31,640Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,580n.a.
$31,620Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$29,860 300
$31,600Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$31,190 23,510
$31,450Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,310 2,790
$31,440Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$28,880 1,640
$31,310Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,660 411,990
$31,290Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$30,340 3,190
$31,260Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,550 40,110
$31,250Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$28,550 150
$31,210First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$29,420 4,170
$31,200Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$29,530 3,520
$31,180First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$29,300 5,790
$31,100Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$30,970n.a.
$31,020Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,720 790
$30,990Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$28,780 2,540
$30,980Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$27,250 530
$30,940Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$18,280 800
$30,910Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$27,860 110
$30,800Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,020 300
$30,770Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$23,700 340
$30,670Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,670 1,530
$30,640Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$29,220 3,590
$30,580Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$25,260 2,290
$30,480Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,640 250
$30,470Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,000n.a.
$30,420Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$27,180 70
$30,400Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,290 5,990
$30,290Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,790 50
$30,200Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$30,320 110
$30,140Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,000 790
$30,120Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$28,280 5,770
$30,080Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,200 94,370
$30,060Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,470 15,870
$30,030Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,760 5,340
$30,000Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$25,290 30
$30,000Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,310 4,500
$29,950Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$29,690 540
$29,940Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,920 2,760
$29,930Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,950 3,110
$29,880Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,300 1,460
$29,880Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,450 640
$29,870Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$28,640 100
$29,870Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$28,110 1,710
$29,830Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$29,660 670
$29,820Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,160 580
$29,770Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,310 650
$29,750Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,670 1,600
$29,730Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$29,580n.a.
$29,670Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$28,780 2,510
$29,650Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,880 280
$29,630Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,510 810
$29,510Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$28,130 1,520
$29,500Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$29,600 2,430
$29,470Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$29,720 990
$29,440Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,930 1,300
$29,360Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$27,620 160
$29,350Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$30,820n.a.
$29,340Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,940 940
$29,310Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,730 1,400
$29,220Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,050 9,710
$29,110Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$28,580 630
$29,100Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,800 590
$29,010Roofers
(area) (ind)
$27,080 2,870
$28,990Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,880 1,200
$28,860Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$27,030 780
$28,830Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,230 680
$28,790Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,840 48,240
$28,730Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,070 323,740
$28,720Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,080 1,090
$28,710Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,790 9,870
$28,710Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$26,060 480
$28,700Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,570 270
$28,680Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,100 2,470
$28,670Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$26,130 360
$28,660Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$27,110 78,910
$28,650Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,470 190
$28,610Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,100 6,680
$28,570Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$28,240 2,280
$28,550Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,020 3,260
$28,530Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,830 3,000
$28,510Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,400 1,430
$28,500Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,470 688,980
$28,330Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$26,220 1,100
$28,310Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,640 2,270
$28,250Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,510 3,260
$28,250Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,630 1,910
$28,190Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,650 3,210
$28,180Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$28,450 2,520
$28,120Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$28,500 170
$28,120Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,890 10,390
$28,100Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,260 600
$28,090Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,660 4,020
$28,060Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,540 15,060
$28,050Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$26,350 7,230
$28,010Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,280 17,790
$27,990Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,670 470
$27,930Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,510 5,150
$27,910Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$25,120 210
$27,890Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,480n.a.
$27,880Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$24,060 520
$27,800Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,550 4,250
$27,750Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$27,170 400
$27,730Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$26,400 230
$27,710Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$22,610 3,870
$27,690Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,350 5,600
$27,640Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,310 2,030
$27,610Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,090 5,920
$27,530Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$25,990 210
$27,500Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,190 338,810
$27,480Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,990 2,060
$27,440Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$27,010 1,470
$27,340Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,800 1,260
$27,330Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,270 2,730
$27,320Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$25,530 310
$27,270Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,330 480
$27,040Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$26,480n.a.
$26,910Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,040 3,780
$26,880Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,280 780
$26,860Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$25,750 16,670
$26,650First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$25,540 24,920
$26,500Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$24,730 660
$26,480Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,630 440
$26,280Photographers
(area) (ind)
$24,520 1,340
$26,270Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,540 30,370
$26,270Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,200 21,110
$26,190Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,700 7,480
$26,120Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$20,950 530
$26,110Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,140 720
$26,040Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$25,460 3,540
$25,980Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,810 30,520
$25,910Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,630 3,430
$25,900Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,260 3,700
$25,820Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,040 1,140
$25,810Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,480 6,840
$25,770Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,700 1,320
$25,720Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,650 11,210
$25,700Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,600 6,540
$25,680Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$23,950 130
$25,640Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,500 270
$25,590Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,200 3,930
$25,580Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,140 410
$25,560Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$23,490 1,720
$25,560Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,320 1,500
$25,550Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,540 2,470
$25,490Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$25,040 52,670
$25,490New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,080 4,200
$25,440Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,650 920
$25,250Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$25,120 870
$25,200Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,810 120
$25,130Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,010n.a.
$25,110Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$25,510 150
$25,080Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,890 480
$25,060Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,360 9,500
$24,990Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,280 2,750
$24,980Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,380 7,200
$24,960Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,260 15,120
$24,940Fallers
(area) (ind)
$22,150 260
$24,780Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,480 1,610
$24,760Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,260 2,890
$24,670Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,560 1,350
$24,630Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$22,930 1,060
$24,620Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,160 110
$24,620Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$21,450 790
$24,570Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$22,900n.a.
$24,510Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$23,180 4,310
$24,500Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$24,380 440
$24,450Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,540n.a.
$24,430Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,350 4,150
$24,190Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,870 44,430
$24,150Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$23,240 5,110
$24,130Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,540 14,040
$24,030Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,090 7,840
$23,750Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$22,560 3,600
$23,750Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,860 9,870
$23,710Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$23,260 330
$23,680Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,860 110
$23,670Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$17,440n.a.
$23,620Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$21,600 430
$23,620Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$21,410 880
$23,600Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,130 1,330
$23,530Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$22,340 1,560
$23,520Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,410 2,720
$23,500Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,400 1,800
$23,460Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$22,940 5,070
$23,440Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,250 9,140
$23,390Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,870 29,380
$23,380Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,510 3,200
$23,320Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,760 1,990
$23,080Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,260 2,380
$23,070Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,840 600
$23,020Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,690 6,160
$22,980Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,220 2,120
$22,960Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,430 3,990
$22,940Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$22,180 4,120
$22,910Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,310 30,450
$22,900Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$22,090 370
$22,800Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$21,300 710
$22,790Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,550 2,010
$22,770Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,860 10,070
$22,680Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$18,620 320
$22,630Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,560 2,000
$22,570Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,680 73,140
$22,440Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,860 6,570
$22,410Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,730 1,810
$22,360Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,900 450
$22,350Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,720 1,180
$22,340Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,230 120
$22,300Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,370 810
$22,270Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,000 5,580
$22,260Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,660 84,400
$22,200Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,020 560
$22,150Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$21,430 2,770
$22,060Concierges
(area) (ind)
$21,510 630
$22,020Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,840 13,240
$21,990Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,460 129,250
$21,970Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,770 17,480
$21,850Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,250 26,230
$21,850Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,570 79,660
$21,760Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,360 57,450
$21,720Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$20,190 140
$21,630Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,330 13,650
$21,610Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,330 310
$21,570Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$20,040 90
$21,540Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,780 1,300
$21,520Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$20,330 930
$21,490Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,010 840
$21,480Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,110 84,670
$21,430Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,790 2,020
$21,390Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$20,350 530
$21,360Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$22,210 1,260
$21,360Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,680 2,380
$21,210Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,080 3,550
$21,160Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$20,750 1,150
$21,030Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,400 24,270
$21,030Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,850n.a.
$21,020Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,160 12,260
$21,020Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,230n.a.
$20,990Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,010n.a.
$20,960Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,190 23,830
$20,890Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,950 920
$20,750Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,570 120
$20,720File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,280 5,100
$20,590Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$21,830 140
$20,550Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,680 3,410
$20,500Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$19,490 1,030
$20,470Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,230n.a.
$20,330Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$20,630 6,470
$20,330Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,890 490
$20,280Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,770n.a.
$20,250Barbers
(area) (ind)
$15,520n.a.
$20,250Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,470 1,160
$20,180Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,320 116,990
$20,070Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,900 1,500
$19,970Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,760 7,630
$19,870Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,050 9,230
$19,810Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,760 25,090
$19,770Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,580 160
$19,700Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,550 2,110
$19,330Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$18,010 2,210
$19,170Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$17,210 750
$19,100Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,900 3,310
$19,020Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$17,740 200
$19,000Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,890n.a.
$18,820Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,400 37,920
$18,780Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$18,330 580
$18,720Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,860 7,400
$18,620Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,510 10,180
$18,620Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,520 270
$18,620Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,430 52,320
$18,490Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,570 9,960
$18,450Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,300 400
$18,410Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,170 2,450
$18,240Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,180 2,650
$18,220Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,910 5,940
$18,210Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,750 30,260
$18,160Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,730 950
$18,080Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$14,770 11,620
$17,950Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$17,000 100
$17,920Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,730 320
$17,510Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,980 180
$17,280Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,590 2,870
$17,240Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$16,780 1,530
$17,190Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,970 1,300
$17,180Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,190 1,470
$17,170Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,960 3,340
$17,150Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,110 4,700
$17,100Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,570 29,800
$17,050Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,150 1,310
$16,960Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$17,140 940
$16,830Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$13,730 1,540
$16,750Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,300 2,390
$16,560Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,040 7,270
$16,540Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$15,930 180
$16,390Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,280 6,510
$16,370Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,740 7,560
$16,280Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$15,330 40,730
$16,180Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,280 325,270
$16,130Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,560 102,820
$16,030Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,800 4,830
$15,910Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,680 25,090
$15,880Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,270 17,940
$15,840Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$15,730 330
$15,810Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,270 1,790
$15,530Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,980n.a.
$15,520Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,250 19,880
$15,200Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,230 10,050
$15,170Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,970 8,030
$15,000Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$14,940 470
$14,900Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,600 15,240
$14,860Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,670 1,680
$14,680Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,050 8,250
$14,240Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,600 74,860
$13,950Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,600 25,130
$13,730Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,960 65,640
$13,630Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$13,120 650
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,901 50
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$23,400 230
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$25,251 230
n.a.Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 470
n.a.Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
n.a. 210
n.a.Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 210

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates