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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Iowa

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Iowa 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

Iowa

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$189,860Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 130
$186,150Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 200
$179,960Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 320
$171,270Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 260
$164,070Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$152,820Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 140
$139,040Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,960
$137,230Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$130,790 540
$133,380Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$135,710 1,010
$128,870Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 690
$121,390Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$117,670 2,840
$105,580Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$95,070 70
$96,230Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$86,340 320
$96,140Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$81,610 2,910
$91,910Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$84,020 270
$87,680Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$83,990 1,280
$87,490Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$79,140 2,220
$87,060Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,390 130
$86,250Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$78,270 4,800
$84,810General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$75,320 11,650
$84,490Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$83,270 2,080
$81,930Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$83,230 2,550
$81,860Physicists
(area) (ind)
$80,070 30
$81,770Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$74,290 380
$81,730Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$75,360 1,380
$81,020Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$81,710 90
$80,900Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$71,360 40
$76,710Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,620 490
$76,440Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$79,360 100
$75,830Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$69,880 310
$74,890Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,040 30
$74,830Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$56,150 310
$74,210Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$66,350 55,320
$74,020Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$67,240 1,200
$73,440Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$70,060 500
$72,990Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$69,450 50
$72,910Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$68,300 1,200
$72,450Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$95,620 370
$71,780Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$68,780 2,000
$71,590Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$52,140 310
$71,280Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,520 1,220
$70,760Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$71,850 480
$69,210Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$69,580 2,730
$69,060Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$68,970 2,100
$69,040Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,970 130
$67,340Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,570 2,740
$67,240Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$62,130 780
$66,980Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,370 210
$66,360Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$58,620 420
$66,170Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$62,800 430
$65,210Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,220 1,600
$64,810Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,820 6,810
$64,800Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,150 1,410
$64,710Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,140n.a.
$64,490Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,870 230
$64,450Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$58,400 410
$64,340Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,370 660
$64,230Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$66,960 50
$64,080Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$63,330 2,570
$63,650Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,450 240
$63,610Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$65,590 60
$63,460Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,980 750
$63,360First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$54,980 2,380
$63,280Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$46,690 2,120
$62,850Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,090 2,700
$62,470Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$58,210 170
$62,410Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,350 2,360
$62,400Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,360 4,120
$62,220Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,610 660
$62,210Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,200 230
$61,960Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,050 5,020
$61,750Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$64,390 150
$61,410Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$56,800 80
$61,200Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$51,460 240
$61,190Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,960 60
$61,160Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,570 210
$61,000Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,340 130
$60,990Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$51,450 420
$60,950Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$51,490 4,750
$60,860Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,430 460
$60,780Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,560 30
$60,770Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,940 190
$60,560Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$58,690 540
$60,300Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,200 800
$60,130Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,660 210
$60,090Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$52,770 890
$60,030Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,710 1,890
$59,840Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$56,750 970
$59,590Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$49,120 350
$59,560Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$60,120 90
$59,460Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,540 60
$59,140Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$56,550 160
$58,930Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,470 1,430
$58,840Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$58,470 40
$58,640Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$61,680 150
$58,610Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,310 3,510
$58,420Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,240 1,870
$58,410Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$52,990 50
$58,210Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,540 140
$58,050Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,260 550
$57,910Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,140 60
$57,860First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$56,080 630
$57,760Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$61,550 240
$57,710Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$58,790 2,120
$57,640Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,340 340
$56,970Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$56,810 50
$56,650Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,690 23,550
$56,340Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,340 1,420
$56,220Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$50,440 830
$56,170Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$56,320 160
$56,030Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$58,080 40
$55,960Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,330 2,520
$55,920Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,880 90
$55,750Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$52,770 300
$55,600Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,240 470
$55,450Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,680 50
$55,270Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$49,430 420
$54,670First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$51,960 4,550
$54,610Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,550 16,290
$54,530Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$55,160 60
$54,460Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$52,170 150
$54,370History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,690 180
$54,200Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$52,840 2,850
$54,140Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$51,090 50
$53,920Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,120 100
$53,840Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,670 350
$53,800Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,700 80
$53,680First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$53,580 280
$53,570Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$40,400 510
$53,170Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,640 220
$53,010Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,500n.a.
$52,890Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,850 60
$52,700Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$46,140 9,520
$52,650Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,620 110
$52,320English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,840 590
$52,070Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,770 350
$52,030Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$48,320 240
$51,740Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$51,180 230
$51,720Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,620 350
$51,590Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$50,820 920
$51,400Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$50,450 730
$51,280Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,260 1,830
$51,270First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,880 4,040
$51,080Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$50,030 120
$51,020Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$48,410 130
$50,890Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,460 72,290
$50,820Economists
(area) (ind)
$48,580 40
$50,720Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,640 240
$50,650Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,980 1,660
$50,630Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,930 60
$50,620Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$51,140 440
$50,470Chemists
(area) (ind)
$44,220 400
$50,440Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,640 690
$50,350Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,440 680
$50,220Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,080 130
$50,080Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$48,500 30
$50,020Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$48,180 830
$49,970Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$48,160 320
$49,760Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$50,840 160
$49,650Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$50,440 850
$49,480Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,390 300
$49,460Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,370 110
$49,170Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$41,610 610
$49,020Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,000 400
$48,820Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,050 580
$48,740Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$44,360 1,670
$48,470Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,640 480
$48,470Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,110 14,810
$48,420Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,730 410
$48,350Curators
(area) (ind)
$46,060 90
$48,340Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$48,910 80
$48,210Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,710 57,800
$48,110Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,510 270
$47,960Art directors
(area) (ind)
$43,790 110
$47,950Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,900 1,970
$47,860Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$44,680 1,950
$47,750Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,540 220
$47,720Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,540 10,440
$47,700Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$49,220 410
$47,690Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,000 13,450
$47,680Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$49,000n.a.
$47,630Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$48,230 1,580
$47,580First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,470 320
$47,270Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$49,540n.a.
$47,210Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,250 970
$47,140First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$45,340 2,600
$47,140Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$42,860 4,480
$47,090First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$48,860 370
$46,790Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$44,930 760
$46,590Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$45,260 240
$46,520Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$43,210 1,760
$46,460First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$44,280 10,270
$46,390Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$48,130 60
$46,380Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$47,720 140
$46,340Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,500 740
$46,170Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,170 320
$45,860Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$43,070 620
$45,540Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,090 160
$45,490Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,860 940
$45,330Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$44,160 29,940
$45,120Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$44,340 300
$45,030Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$47,990 2,300
$45,020Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,210 190
$44,880Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,790 170
$44,840Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,780 90
$44,780First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$42,660 230
$44,600Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$35,060 3,990
$44,540Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,800 2,520
$44,310Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$44,160 1,470
$44,260Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,250 1,400
$44,130Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$27,350 140
$44,110Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$43,770 370
$44,030Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,450 4,160
$43,860Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,310 80
$43,820Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,320 110
$43,770Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,340 470
$43,760Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$43,560 4,860
$43,730Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$43,160 580
$43,640Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,230 190
$43,310Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$42,000 880
$43,230Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,140 900
$43,020Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,760 90
$43,000Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$41,860 380
$42,760First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,700 10,640
$42,730Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,840 1,390
$42,700Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,560 480
$42,300Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,860n.a.
$42,000Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,200 390
$41,870Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,750 370
$41,840Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,770n.a.
$41,540Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,580 1,360
$41,510Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$41,540 370
$41,470Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,100 920
$41,460Electricians
(area) (ind)
$40,750 5,980
$41,390Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,260 360
$41,330Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,850 2,150
$41,270Librarians
(area) (ind)
$40,550 1,430
$41,250Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$40,430 230
$41,230Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,080 820
$41,220Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$34,110 110
$41,170Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,760 660
$41,010Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$40,020 2,910
$40,810Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,200 430
$40,760Foresters
(area) (ind)
$41,550 120
$40,730Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$41,020 810
$40,730Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,550 2,700
$40,600Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,660 430
$40,470Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$40,440 4,740
$40,470Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,170 1,010
$40,390Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,510 130
$40,320Editors
(area) (ind)
$38,900 920
$40,170Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,090 2,240
$40,060Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,550 3,650
$39,750Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$38,090 290
$39,710Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,170 2,010
$39,580Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,180 30
$39,490Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$37,340 420
$39,400Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,450 820
$39,370Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,720 840
$39,220Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,780 4,010
$39,190First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$38,180 2,100
$39,160Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,850 510
$39,150Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$37,920 670
$39,070Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,540 250
$39,070Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$39,210 670
$38,960Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$39,510 300
$38,930Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,230 180
$38,880Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,020 190
$38,800Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,340 60
$38,640Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$33,630 60
$38,610Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,530 660
$38,590Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$39,780 70
$38,550Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$38,470 1,060
$38,470Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$37,640 1,380
$38,470Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,830 1,110
$38,440Clergy
(area) (ind)
$36,500 310
$38,440Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$33,640 1,460
$38,390Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,180 130
$38,360Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,970 240
$38,360Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,290 1,150
$38,330Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$39,250 30
$38,320Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$35,620 2,230
$38,290Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$35,070 310
$38,190Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,720 750
$38,180Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,900 1,110
$38,060Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$34,390 330
$38,040Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$27,590 140
$37,990Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$36,940 1,960
$37,980Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$38,210 1,460
$37,980Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$28,460 50
$37,830Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$38,010 50
$37,750Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$34,620 350
$37,670Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,230 2,230
$37,610Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$38,320 1,700
$37,550Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$37,290 1,030
$37,550Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,410 170
$37,360Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$35,280 120
$37,280Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$35,870 2,410
$37,070Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,230 210
$36,970Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,410 1,230
$36,870Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$38,650 970
$36,820Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,660 1,200
$36,740Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,530 220
$36,740Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$37,270 290
$36,400Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$38,000 3,430
$36,350Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,490 3,580
$36,340Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,530 8,250
$36,330Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,350 360
$36,320Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$35,200 570
$36,310First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$35,370 550
$36,230Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$36,890 70
$36,110Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,060 210
$36,030Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$35,090 4,450
$36,020Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,870 64,870
$35,770Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,990 170
$35,730Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,380 1,530
$35,710Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$29,510 2,020
$35,700Tapers
(area) (ind)
$34,890 330
$35,670Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$33,880 330
$35,430Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$28,170n.a.
$35,420Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,560 3,020
$35,390Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$37,320 90
$35,290Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$37,250 110
$35,290Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,800 89,560
$35,220Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$33,460 180
$35,170Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,840 59,850
$35,160First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$30,580 11,890
$35,040Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,340 90
$34,970Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,250 810
$34,960Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,850 80
$34,900Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$34,420 340
$34,860Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,890 80
$34,810Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,700 3,240
$34,780Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,960 1,860
$34,680Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,650 280
$34,610Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$34,140 17,720
$34,600Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$33,960 11,930
$34,560Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,730 580
$34,550Health educators
(area) (ind)
$32,010 240
$34,500Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$32,140 2,600
$34,500Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,320 180
$34,470Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$34,950 1,520
$34,370Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,760 1,060
$34,300Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$31,580 330
$34,280Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$29,820 580
$34,270Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$33,050 360
$33,970Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,820 690
$33,860Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,160 770
$33,810Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$32,190 8,320
$33,800Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$36,050n.a.
$33,690Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,580 350
$33,620Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$33,530 2,020
$33,550Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$32,330 300
$33,500Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$28,510 70
$33,450Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,040 460
$33,410Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,930 4,010
$33,410Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,650n.a.
$33,390Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,620 1,180
$33,250Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,150 650
$33,240Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,260 390
$33,240Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$31,680 200
$33,170Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$32,890 2,190
$33,170Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$34,020 210
$33,150Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,860 200
$33,130Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,140 890
$33,040Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,870 1,100
$33,010Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$28,770 210
$33,000Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$32,940 1,650
$32,980Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$33,480 3,520
$32,840Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,550 1,350
$32,820Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$31,610 500
$32,810Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$31,680 1,040
$32,610Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,520 850
$32,610Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,510 12,810
$32,550First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$28,260 820
$32,540Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,780 1,720
$32,530Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$30,250 2,030
$32,500Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$31,920 160
$32,410Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,420 5,340
$32,340All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,700 1,446,550
$32,330Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$32,200 6,610
$32,290Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,420 21,090
$32,260Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$28,410 390
$32,220Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,410 220
$32,140Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,980 660
$32,040Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$31,790 630
$32,030Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$31,090 35,250
$32,020Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,740 1,500
$31,960Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,330n.a.
$31,930Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,790 60
$31,910Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$30,550 1,070
$31,910Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,120 1,540
$31,880First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$29,950 1,670
$31,870Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,550 1,120
$31,800Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,780 7,350
$31,770Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,810 1,630
$31,630Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,980n.a.
$31,600Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$30,380 3,150
$31,580Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$30,870 150
$31,560Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,020n.a.
$31,510Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,170 14,500
$31,490Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,850 540
$31,420Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,690 90
$31,420Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$28,150 330
$31,410Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,620 2,080
$31,280Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$29,630 130
$31,260Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,950 5,230
$31,240Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,440 90
$31,180Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,090 1,620
$31,150Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,920 450
$31,090Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,930 380
$31,020Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$28,850 200
$30,920Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,370 190
$30,850Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,640 160
$30,840Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,610 2,830
$30,830Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,210 16,390
$30,800Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$28,740 780
$30,780Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$27,610 90
$30,720Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$25,860 50
$30,640Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,760 1,190
$30,560Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,540 310
$30,540Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,460 980
$30,440Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,930 1,340
$30,370Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,530 1,610
$30,370Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,740n.a.
$30,240Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,220 670
$30,140Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,480 810
$30,140Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,840n.a.
$30,130Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$26,850 840
$30,090All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,150 1,890
$30,080Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$28,590 300
$30,070Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,720 240
$29,990Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,000 8,310
$29,950Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,450 330
$29,920Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$26,650 80
$29,860Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,870 190
$29,850Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,990 2,890
$29,840Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,300 970
$29,830Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,650 180
$29,790Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,540 2,200
$29,770Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$26,570 440
$29,730Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,020 30
$29,710Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,450 720
$29,680Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,840 3,570
$29,630Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,250n.a.
$29,620Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$28,580 780
$29,530Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,450 520
$29,400Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$31,380 480
$29,380Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$29,820 1,610
$29,300Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$27,280 11,050
$29,290Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,740n.a.
$29,220Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$30,490 220
$29,120Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$28,860 90
$29,040Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,230 1,750
$29,030Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,410 168,160
$28,970Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,990 570
$28,970Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,860 70
$28,820Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,870 1,620
$28,800Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$26,520 1,520
$28,780Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,940 1,170
$28,780Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,770 150
$28,710Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,320 2,740
$28,680Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$27,570 2,470
$28,630Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$28,530 140
$28,620Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$26,960 670
$28,500Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,900 1,700
$28,500Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$26,400 1,660
$28,480Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,310 380
$28,440Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,970 6,900
$28,430Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$29,350 430
$28,420Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,970 160
$28,390Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,450 2,890
$28,320Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,450 140
$28,310Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$27,030 3,340
$28,280Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$28,520 930
$28,220Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,630 5,190
$28,130Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$29,710n.a.
$28,130Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,670 570
$28,110Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,010 3,960
$28,090Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,600 1,250
$28,080Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,720 1,190
$28,040Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,990 153,160
$27,960Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,710 1,620
$27,930Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,020 200
$27,820Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$26,920 340
$27,730Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$26,860 340
$27,590Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,030n.a.
$27,520Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,310 124,670
$27,520Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,500 2,610
$27,460Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,280 180
$27,430Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,580 5,470
$27,390Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$26,430 350
$27,370Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,560 70
$27,340Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,530 22,760
$27,240Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,690 420
$27,230Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,160 180
$27,130Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$24,430 690
$27,120Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,380 10,370
$27,080Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,760 160
$27,070Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$26,620 340
$27,060Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,170 2,490
$27,050Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,020 70
$27,020Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,990 6,600
$26,990Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,260 600
$26,970Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$24,580n.a.
$26,960First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,850 7,560
$26,940Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,520 730
$26,930Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,440 5,640
$26,900Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,010 23,950
$26,900Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,780 420
$26,880Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,560 820
$26,850Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$26,040 720
$26,830Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,030 234,070
$26,820Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,460 1,190
$26,820Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,980 1,200
$26,800Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$26,660 1,300
$26,740Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$20,500 170
$26,730Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,250 280
$26,640Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,990 29,730
$26,630Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,700 180
$26,620Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,010 400
$26,600Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,980 2,460
$26,530Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$24,580 850
$26,500Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$25,380 80
$26,480Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,270 730
$26,470Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$25,170 3,890
$26,430Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$25,970 2,160
$26,350New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,870 580
$26,340Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,990 430
$26,260Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,390 300
$26,220Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$26,530 190
$26,150Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$25,380 740
$26,120Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,080 9,630
$26,050Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,490 540
$25,960Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,260 1,530
$25,910Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$24,010 190
$25,880Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$25,590 1,620
$25,880Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,160 1,620
$25,850Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,250 1,970
$25,820Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$25,560 310
$25,710Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,010 3,340
$25,640Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,360 2,130
$25,580Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$24,970 1,190
$25,580Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$19,200 130
$25,420Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,200 310
$25,420Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,750 410
$25,400Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$24,210 840
$25,330Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,860 430
$25,270Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$24,630 1,750
$25,250Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,350 5,000
$25,130Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,180 4,380
$25,070Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,680 610
$25,040Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$20,880 160
$24,980Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$24,770 10,970
$24,980Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$22,040n.a.
$24,970Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,370 2,670
$24,920Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$24,040 340
$24,780Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,590 19,320
$24,660Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,490 100
$24,650Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,950 4,830
$24,590Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,180 1,300
$24,530Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$25,170 220
$24,520Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$24,700 1,470
$24,490Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$23,150 730
$24,470Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,920 580
$24,430Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$22,540 320
$24,320Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,170 390
$24,280Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$24,230n.a.
$24,170Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$23,890 70
$24,080Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$22,210 320
$24,080Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$19,360 770
$23,990Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$21,830 240
$23,880Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$22,940 360
$23,820Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,650 120
$23,630Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$22,870 2,260
$23,630Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,700 410
$23,600Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,210 1,540
$23,450Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,420 40
$23,400Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,500 250
$23,400Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,650 450
$23,360Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,450 1,980
$23,300Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$21,760n.a.
$23,290Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,870 210
$23,280Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,970 220
$23,180Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,350 4,400
$23,070Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,060 4,580
$22,980Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,120 31,990
$22,760Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,290 2,130
$22,750Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,140 6,130
$22,700Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,490 25,110
$22,650Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$21,400 250
$22,530Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,310 710
$22,530Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,540 2,190
$22,530Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,770 460
$22,520Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,930 270
$22,510Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,460 43,960
$22,490Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,880n.a.
$22,470Legislators
(area) (ind)
$18,150 1,300
$22,430Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,000 46,940
$22,430Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,390 300
$22,350Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$21,080 50
$22,350Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,410 840
$22,330Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$22,020 310
$22,310Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,430n.a.
$22,270Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$21,800 260
$22,160Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$17,450 1,490
$22,080Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$21,320 2,600
$22,020Photographers
(area) (ind)
$19,890 860
$21,990Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,350 21,630
$21,970Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,490 3,730
$21,970Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$15,620 2,810
$21,930Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,690 210
$21,800Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,540 960
$21,800Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,140 6,850
$21,790Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,370 590
$21,770Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,390 7,960
$21,760Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,540 1,480
$21,700Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$19,850 1,360
$21,690Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,470 4,120
$21,630Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,060 10,260
$21,550Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,640 2,050
$21,540Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,990 660
$21,530Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,980 1,400
$21,520Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,500n.a.
$21,260Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,460 120
$21,180Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,580 740
$21,150Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,030 530
$21,120Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,310 1,440
$21,080File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,500 1,280
$20,910Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,240 210
$20,870Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,820 650
$20,860Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,010 19,010
$20,860Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,370 45,550
$20,720Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$20,580 480
$20,560Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,170 150
$20,530Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,690 23,820
$20,350Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$18,470 3,210
$19,890Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$20,170 100
$19,730Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,300 690
$19,690Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,400 6,440
$19,680Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,770 870
$19,570Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,650n.a.
$19,350Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,640 280
$19,250Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,230 9,760
$19,210Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$19,060 7,570
$19,120Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$17,320 2,050
$19,110Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$19,030 2,930
$19,100Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$17,870 300
$19,080Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,740 4,670
$19,040Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,200 40
$18,990Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,510n.a.
$18,980Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,180 560
$18,920Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,700 4,390
$18,820Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,710 490
$18,820Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,050 880
$18,810Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,430 380
$18,790Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$13,550 100
$18,760Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$18,250 1,080
$18,750Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,760 33,180
$18,720Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,760 4,320
$18,690Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,580 10,770
$18,680Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,590 3,550
$18,650Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,450 760
$18,550Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,590 370
$18,480Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,980 8,900
$18,440Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$18,470 1,110
$18,000Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,900 2,420
$17,820Concierges
(area) (ind)
$17,080n.a.
$17,780Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$16,580 290
$17,380Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,030 13,820
$17,290Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,010 220
$17,240Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,960 10,550
$17,150Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,390 870
$16,800Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,230 710
$16,640Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,330 2,810
$16,570Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,270 10,280
$16,350Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,890 123,860
$16,160Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,880 2,550
$16,110Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$14,940 8,120
$15,970Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,650 570
$15,890Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,900 7,060
$15,740Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$14,280 1,280
$15,670Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,930 2,890
$15,580Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,290 40,670
$15,200Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,670 2,570
$15,190Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$13,900n.a.
$15,170Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,710 2,780
$14,840Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,150 4,840
$14,560Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,890 26,730
$14,550Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,410 160
$14,520Barbers
(area) (ind)
$13,190n.a.
$14,410Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,920 5,020
$14,390Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,140 8,250
$14,370Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,270 25,200
$13,880Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,440 1,550
$13,810Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,160 900
$13,220Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$12,920 250
n.a.Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 310
n.a.Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 220
n.a.Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 210
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 390
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$28,184 80
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$14,061 60

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates