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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Illinois

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Illinois 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

Illinois

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$191,620Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$176,090Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,110
$162,660Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,870
$157,410Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 230
$156,480Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,100
$151,610Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,490
$142,570Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$143,940 6,370
$142,320Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 18,380
$140,820Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,140
$132,480Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$133,200 4,950
$132,230Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$114,280 770
$130,580Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$130,640 3,490
$123,890Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$116,200 28,710
$121,560Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$118,570 1,080
$117,180Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$126,840 280
$112,340Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
$99,210n.a.
$103,470Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$76,760 4,890
$100,160Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$79,820 43,180
$99,840Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$99,560 690
$99,130Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$74,980 440
$97,300Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$86,540 1,140
$96,280Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$87,430 16,590
$95,800Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$56,090n.a.
$94,940Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$87,520 20,310
$94,940General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$80,480 63,340
$93,030Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$86,100 8,310
$92,570Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$89,060 7,270
$92,510Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$86,060 13,440
$92,320Physicists
(area) (ind)
$95,120 1,330
$88,270Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,360 600
$88,180Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$82,730 880
$88,120Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$86,880 9,340
$86,660Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$68,910 1,560
$86,610Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$82,600 860
$86,530Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$84,910 1,440
$86,430Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$83,270 12,290
$85,770Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$77,220 4,980
$85,350Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$74,910 276,750
$83,640Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$71,470 2,070
$83,580Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$81,960 14,180
$82,500Economists
(area) (ind)
$79,060 290
$80,680Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,230 4,040
$80,430Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,250 190
$80,350Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$80,990 1,120
$80,040Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,060 2,550
$79,600Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,230 200
$78,170Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,540 1,320
$77,950Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$57,790 14,940
$77,410Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$73,870 70
$76,890First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$79,430 3,670
$76,700Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$71,860 6,110
$76,290Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$58,120 2,670
$76,240Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$45,060 540
$76,050First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$65,720 13,380
$75,030Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$65,750 460
$75,000Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,950 19,590
$74,740Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$73,120 190
$74,450Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,840 19,030
$74,310Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$70,060 3,870
$73,210Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$70,500 16,360
$73,120Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,730 4,350
$72,820Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,200 31,100
$72,640Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$69,910 4,130
$72,540Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,130n.a.
$72,310Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$68,740 1,290
$72,060Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$66,480n.a.
$71,990Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,750 5,600
$71,960Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,880 330
$71,920Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$59,340 120
$71,840Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,570 1,930
$71,780Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$64,380 8,030
$71,440Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$65,230 4,620
$71,200Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$59,880 3,540
$70,910Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$66,950 1,580
$70,270Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$74,260 3,650
$70,170Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,010 10,840
$69,920Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,310 1,020
$69,870First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$66,810 14,470
$69,790Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,870 1,670
$69,770Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$68,310 5,600
$69,690First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$75,140 1,880
$69,380Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$57,970 1,010
$69,270Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$72,160 40
$69,140Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,390 910
$69,080Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$54,790 610
$68,710Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,440 2,490
$68,710Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,010 50
$68,700Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,980 1,700
$68,630Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$62,480 3,660
$68,540Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$64,370 40
$68,360Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,570 7,270
$68,290Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$65,960 30
$67,910Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$64,070 2,030
$67,340Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,170 4,240
$67,300Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$63,160 2,800
$67,300Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$56,540 1,650
$67,080Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,450n.a.
$67,030Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,530 1,000
$66,800Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,730 9,850
$66,770Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$61,520 810
$66,450Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,070 133,250
$66,410Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,430 370
$66,270Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,770 58,960
$65,980Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,060 1,010
$65,910Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,630 980
$65,880Art directors
(area) (ind)
$63,090 1,640
$65,840Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,110 9,870
$65,700Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,180 1,460
$65,400Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,130 1,960
$65,220Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$56,130 18,620
$65,210Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,660 1,230
$65,100Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,090 6,670
$64,850Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$62,690 5,070
$64,810Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,410 7,140
$64,480Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$61,540 22,440
$64,400Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,750 11,090
$64,210Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$68,630 290
$63,890Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$64,370 1,190
$63,810Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,630 6,450
$63,470Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$66,700 1,260
$63,360Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$50,170 970
$63,220Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$62,080 1,010
$63,050Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$64,970 1,490
$62,810Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,950 1,970
$62,730Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$64,810 3,630
$62,390Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$53,910 53,650
$62,290Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$58,960 410
$62,130Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$60,780 990
$61,900Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$52,420 1,710
$61,870Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,520 1,180
$61,850Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$51,920 340
$61,820Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$58,830 10,710
$61,780Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$63,180n.a.
$61,590Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$57,110 2,450
$61,540Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$63,310 90
$61,320Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,680n.a.
$61,320Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$52,560 740
$61,120Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$59,770 1,530
$60,870Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,260 780
$60,810Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,840 13,150
$60,740Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,110 9,570
$60,730Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$61,600 2,770
$60,670Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$34,030 200
$60,560Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,710 5,000
$60,480Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$51,890 12,340
$60,450Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$61,990 5,770
$60,440Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,030 284,740
$60,380Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$59,300 9,220
$60,330Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,490 310
$60,310Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$58,010 5,210
$60,300Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$62,230 350
$60,280Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,110 87,870
$60,110Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$52,300 890
$60,100Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,340 4,160
$59,850Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,970 60
$59,830Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$63,730 18,500
$59,590Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$49,490 8,400
$59,550Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$68,910 950
$59,490First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,530 18,420
$59,460Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,130 2,510
$59,340Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$59,130 320
$59,190Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$51,310 4,940
$59,150Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,780 350
$59,110Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,250 500
$59,100Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,910 280
$59,010Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$57,540 470
$59,000Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$56,860 100
$58,880Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$50,490 77,630
$58,660Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,360n.a.
$58,520Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,070 2,800
$58,280Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,250 810
$58,230Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$57,420 9,290
$58,220First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$55,480 570
$58,100Foresters
(area) (ind)
$60,400 90
$58,030Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$50,380 16,400
$57,890Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$54,100 5,480
$57,860History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,430 1,240
$57,790Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,620 4,650
$57,770Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,440 1,070
$57,410Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,670 20,840
$57,350Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$57,190 8,100
$57,300Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$54,520 5,060
$57,240Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,450 680
$57,150Chemists
(area) (ind)
$53,040 2,760
$56,890Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$45,080n.a.
$56,780Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,560 680
$56,730Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$43,960 3,630
$56,700Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,860 1,730
$56,690Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$54,120 1,270
$56,570Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$60,080 30,850
$56,560Electricians
(area) (ind)
$56,250 26,890
$56,560Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$38,220 470
$56,430Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$60,970 1,690
$56,400Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$57,050 1,610
$56,230Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$51,860 1,140
$56,060Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$55,360 950
$55,900Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$51,570 3,360
$55,590Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,110 220
$55,560Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$51,600n.a.
$55,540Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$56,840 660
$55,370Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,900 3,690
$55,200Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,230 43,640
$55,190Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$53,040 850
$54,900Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$53,710 1,670
$54,860Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$58,290 6,920
$54,830Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$46,990 3,630
$54,600Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$58,750 1,220
$54,540Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$56,380 8,270
$54,500Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,480 4,270
$54,380Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,390 1,180
$54,300Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$44,900 110
$54,220Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$61,180n.a.
$54,050Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,630 2,520
$53,760Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$49,700 11,830
$53,680Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,630 900
$53,620Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,340 1,230
$53,620Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$52,430 1,160
$53,470Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$51,310 102,510
$53,440Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$58,890 6,320
$53,400Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,090 160
$53,340Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,200 296,500
$53,090Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$53,430 4,170
$52,980Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$49,650 12,070
$52,970Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$51,630 880
$52,850Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$52,330 840
$52,820Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$54,040 580
$52,450First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$49,290 9,090
$52,360Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,700 340
$52,340Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$50,520 340
$52,260Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,200 9,490
$52,180Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$51,910 2,380
$52,040Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,010 2,010
$52,020Librarians
(area) (ind)
$49,990 7,250
$51,950Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,570 450
$51,780Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,950 1,060
$51,780Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,080 5,490
$51,540Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,150 1,430
$51,520First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$49,120 32,310
$51,420Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$45,970 810
$51,410Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$46,100 480
$51,410Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,180 320
$51,400Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,640 2,810
$51,380Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$53,620 6,270
$51,200Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$50,170 1,810
$51,110Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,290 540
$51,100Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$45,100 810
$51,030Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$48,300 250
$50,950Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,280 233,320
$50,910Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$57,400 1,420
$50,900Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,080 4,540
$50,830Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,850 11,130
$50,530Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$49,090 2,070
$50,450English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,890 3,050
$50,300Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$48,910 150
$50,230Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$48,430 310
$50,160Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,930 1,580
$50,080Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,580 2,900
$50,010Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,000 8,810
$49,970Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$51,070 39,270
$49,960Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$53,770n.a.
$49,810Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$54,320 250
$49,410Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,260 250
$49,340Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,220 2,770
$49,290Tapers
(area) (ind)
$53,000 2,440
$49,260Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$37,630 350
$48,960Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$46,660n.a.
$48,920Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,820 8,350
$48,670Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,610 610
$48,620Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,300 300
$48,610Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$46,330 9,010
$48,540Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$46,330n.a.
$48,520Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$50,600 1,060
$48,490Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,810 900
$48,380Editors
(area) (ind)
$43,000 4,730
$48,340Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,380 8,380
$48,270Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,380 3,030
$48,160Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,400 4,230
$48,130Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$54,700 1,720
$48,060Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$43,780 2,350
$48,060Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,860 860
$47,960Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,070 770
$47,950Curators
(area) (ind)
$43,890 200
$47,840Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$44,030 26,790
$47,770Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,500 320
$47,730Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,700 5,950
$47,570Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$46,660 1,710
$47,380Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$44,920 7,810
$47,300Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$46,300 2,380
$47,260Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,740 900
$47,180Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,640 3,190
$47,110Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$45,120 1,100
$47,070Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,480 4,990
$47,020First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$43,160 53,440
$46,910Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$48,220 330
$46,790Historians
(area) (ind)
$43,180 170
$46,710Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$46,510 2,280
$46,670Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$36,250 2,770
$46,560Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$46,850 2,350
$46,490First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,260 2,350
$46,440Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,610 380
$46,410Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,130 22,640
$46,350Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,510 480
$46,320Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,740 2,750
$46,250Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$46,650 1,710
$46,170Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$44,560 1,350
$45,970Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$43,420 370
$45,720Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,420 1,720
$45,700Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$45,620 380
$45,680Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,010 379,960
$45,650Archivists
(area) (ind)
$41,810 500
$45,530Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,810n.a.
$45,480Mathematical technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,800 30
$45,390Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$43,220 580
$45,330Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,850 1,730
$45,290First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$42,070 310
$45,290Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$34,430 430
$45,240Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,970 16,660
$45,210Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$44,620 10,030
$45,190Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$48,120 120
$45,060Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$43,360 12,690
$45,040Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$46,450 1,830
$45,000Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$44,270 9,170
$44,970Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,040 3,230
$44,920Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$39,960 3,800
$44,860Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$42,390 950
$44,850Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,350 270
$44,840Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$46,380 16,280
$44,830Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,560 730
$44,780Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$38,320 1,650
$44,700Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$45,070 31,220
$44,700Flight attendants
(area) (ind)
$34,980 10,520
$44,630Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$43,360 2,220
$44,610Roofers
(area) (ind)
$43,500 5,110
$44,470Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,610 6,250
$44,430Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$45,300 7,750
$44,230Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,650 760
$44,000Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,180 6,570
$43,980Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,090 1,620
$43,760Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,520 1,580
$43,590Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$38,470 7,710
$43,540Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$44,570 1,600
$43,480Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$40,100 7,370
$43,370Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,260 2,770
$43,280Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$42,920n.a.
$43,240Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$35,620 1,040
$43,150Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,780 1,830
$43,040Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,830 720
$42,920Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$42,390 13,500
$42,910Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$41,500 1,650
$42,600Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,540 4,230
$42,550Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,020 12,570
$42,470Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,230 50
$42,430Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,190 3,160
$42,360Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$44,600 510
$42,330Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,860 2,360
$42,150Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,910 12,250
$42,130Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$41,690 990
$42,090Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,620 64,090
$42,040Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$42,570 410
$41,670Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$40,210 380
$41,600Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$41,230 3,850
$41,600Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,400 7,440
$41,550Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,180 1,660
$41,540Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,700 206,750
$41,540Health educators
(area) (ind)
$38,840 1,300
$41,370Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$40,460 8,350
$41,230Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,970 5,610
$40,850First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$38,140 11,240
$40,810Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$40,750 1,900
$40,710Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,950 2,150
$40,260Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,360 1,040
$40,260Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$41,560 2,630
$40,240Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$39,710 320
$40,130Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,880 570
$40,110Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,730 8,270
$40,070Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,890 3,080
$39,930Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,020 9,200
$39,890Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$38,680 4,640
$39,830Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$47,150 1,460
$39,820Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,380 1,860
$39,760Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$40,080 7,190
$39,640Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,360 3,910
$39,630Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$38,280 5,640
$39,600Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$40,640 450
$39,590Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,580 1,890
$39,550Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,660 13,500
$39,550Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$41,720n.a.
$39,530Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$39,100 13,060
$39,470Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,850 1,480
$39,460Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,280 140,150
$39,380Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,180 65,600
$39,340Roof bolters, mining
(area) (ind)
$39,980 250
$39,290All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,750 5,767,100
$39,240First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,070 40,250
$39,220Clergy
(area) (ind)
$38,170 1,500
$39,160Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$37,560 70
$39,110Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$38,970n.a.
$38,930Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,800n.a.
$38,920Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,340 880
$38,860Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$38,190 71,580
$38,760Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,750 5,350
$38,710Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,450 1,850
$38,700Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,900 4,010
$38,640Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$36,240 3,660
$38,570Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,110 1,930
$38,560Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$31,180 530
$38,540Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$39,280 310
$38,540Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$39,150 240
$38,490Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$37,420 750
$38,430Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,170 4,300
$38,330Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,940 2,970
$38,210Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$38,220 1,040
$38,190Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$27,710 2,620
$38,140Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,400 2,490
$37,970First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$34,470 5,550
$37,890Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$39,900 1,300
$37,790Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,630 4,990
$37,760Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,290 260
$37,680Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,410 6,760
$37,540Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$34,060 4,350
$37,510Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$36,230 51,140
$37,480Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,360 890
$37,460Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,190 830
$37,430Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,600 72,470
$37,420Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,330 1,970
$37,100Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,180 1,820
$37,090Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$35,180 4,030
$37,050Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,610 1,560
$37,020Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$34,700 90
$36,990First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$34,640 4,480
$36,950Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$38,640 1,500
$36,920Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,050 4,310
$36,890Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,760n.a.
$36,870Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$27,520 440
$36,760Job printers
(area) (ind)
$35,550 2,810
$36,620Wellhead pumpers
(area) (