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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) (ind)
$33,830n.a.
$36,600Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,730 5,910
$36,540Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,230 2,770
$36,460Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$34,790 830
$36,420Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,220 310
$36,340Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,800 200
$36,300All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,020 11,140
$36,290Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,950 320
$36,160Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,780 710
$36,150Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,540 1,470
$36,070Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$32,380 930
$36,000Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$35,090 610
$35,950Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,170 1,470
$35,940Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,750 7,120
$35,840Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,940 29,990
$35,800Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,600 2,080
$35,770First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$32,950 9,870
$35,640Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$35,560 50
$35,620Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$29,840 1,520
$35,490Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$37,840n.a.
$35,480Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$27,110 2,680
$35,470Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$34,940 23,710
$35,420Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$34,940 4,690
$35,400Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,690 2,080
$35,330Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$32,420 640
$35,320Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,990 360
$35,280Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$37,650 2,460
$35,270Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$32,390 810
$35,250Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$36,230 350
$35,220Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,230 720
$34,960Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,770 5,720
$34,920Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$32,990 540
$34,860Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,220 609,440
$34,830Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,450 420
$34,780Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$33,380 140
$34,690Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$33,760 3,160
$34,510Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,760 5,320
$34,480Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,730 580
$34,390Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,490 24,180
$34,330Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$35,470n.a.
$34,300Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$32,880 2,180
$34,210Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$39,040n.a.
$34,170Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$34,230 120
$34,090Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$33,120 510
$34,030Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,640 2,390
$34,000Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$32,620 750
$33,950Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,800 23,470
$33,940Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,780 1,070
$33,930Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$28,680 160
$33,820Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,120 6,060
$33,800Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,680 750
$33,780Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$26,390 930
$33,730Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,820 4,410
$33,710Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$26,320 1,180
$33,690Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,140 630
$33,650Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$33,340n.a.
$33,550Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$28,370 1,610
$33,510Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$31,820 7,170
$33,470Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,470 3,930
$33,450Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,310 100
$33,420Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$31,870 13,360
$33,400Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,940n.a.
$33,320Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$30,550 1,530
$33,230Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,420 9,450
$33,180Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$29,570 610
$33,170Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$32,580 4,140
$33,170Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$27,550 420
$33,130Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$30,000 50
$33,080Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$30,450 1,500
$33,070Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,480 3,790
$32,970Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$31,890 860
$32,890Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,180 7,490
$32,830Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,380 130
$32,760Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,360 2,500
$32,750Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$26,820 9,200
$32,710Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,300 1,650
$32,700Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,800 9,090
$32,650Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,930 1,100
$32,530Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,210 2,170
$32,470Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$29,880 1,160
$32,410Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$27,030 490
$32,260Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$29,680n.a.
$32,250Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$29,770 3,840
$32,120Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,210n.a.
$32,020Photographers
(area) (ind)
$26,200 1,970
$31,990Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$29,910 2,260
$31,940Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,420 1,980
$31,830Riggers
(area) (ind)
$25,560 110
$31,790Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,040 480
$31,710Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,460 630
$31,660Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,030 1,550
$31,610Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,110 10,840
$31,610Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,910 2,200
$31,600Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,530 2,200
$31,600Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,100 780
$31,560Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$27,920 1,140
$31,520Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,640 1,370
$31,520Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$29,590 92,250
$31,490Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,270 22,920
$31,440Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,290 290
$31,440Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,410 5,660
$31,420Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,740 5,860
$31,290Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,650 8,990
$31,270Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$31,400 140
$31,230Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$31,600 1,050
$31,220First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$28,810 25,420
$31,190Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,470 1,400
$31,150Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,670 79,080
$31,120Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$29,340 11,740
$31,050Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$22,850 110
$30,990Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,470 1,790
$30,980Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$31,530n.a.
$30,860Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$25,420 6,770
$30,800Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,310 1,700
$30,790Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,660 390
$30,760Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,650 6,060
$30,750Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$29,020 9,640
$30,720Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$28,500 30,740
$30,710Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,130 320
$30,580Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,590 2,130
$30,580Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,830 2,170
$30,450Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$30,000 510
$30,420Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$28,590 43,120
$30,370Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,800 4,610
$30,320Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,320 489,300
$30,280Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,220 3,530
$30,260Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,500 991,190
$30,180Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,910 3,450
$30,140Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$27,170 180
$30,030Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,300 4,630
$29,920Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,430 1,970
$29,830Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$29,980 1,150
$29,820New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,880 4,860
$29,820Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,330 21,610
$29,820Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$26,210 12,540
$29,790Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$28,470 450
$29,760Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,680 517,090
$29,730Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,250 3,120
$29,680Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,040 5,960
$29,680Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$25,910 1,570
$29,670Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,060 3,380
$29,560Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,280 90
$29,540Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,090 570
$29,470Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,270 19,170
$29,430Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,850 6,270
$29,320Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$30,010 400
$29,300Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,490 1,260
$29,260Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$26,870 240
$29,240Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,110 1,850
$29,210Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,490 2,890
$29,210Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,180 2,740
$29,140Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$25,400 720
$29,130Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,440 670
$29,120Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,760 4,730
$29,110Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$23,460 40
$29,090Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,600 3,460
$29,050Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,660 20,670
$29,020Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,610 4,610
$29,020Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,080 1,370
$28,930Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,420 12,480
$28,840Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$19,310 610
$28,830Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$23,970 1,490
$28,730Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,660 4,520
$28,670Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,620 3,020
$28,560Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,860 3,100
$28,540Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$26,260 3,660
$28,490Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,930 430
$28,390Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$28,880 60
$28,310Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,040 550
$28,310Legislators
(area) (ind)
$14,210 4,290
$28,230Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$25,560 3,550
$28,190Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,520 1,230
$28,160Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$26,200 70
$28,060Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,270 10,530
$27,940Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$25,770 1,170
$27,920Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$25,270 14,050
$27,860Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,710 250
$27,640Barbers
(area) (ind)
$23,620 850
$27,540Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,430 17,370
$27,380Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$25,510 2,480
$27,350Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,000 74,610
$27,340Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$25,140 1,820
$27,340Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,010 5,530
$27,340Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,020 1,560
$27,170Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,800 12,200
$27,160Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,770 37,270
$27,130Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,840 25,480
$27,100Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$25,960 1,140
$27,070Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$22,290n.a.
$27,060Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$25,620 6,880
$27,030Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,340 8,780
$26,920Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,310 15,920
$26,890Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,520 3,620
$26,870Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 6,480
$26,720Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,650 1,420
$26,640Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,420 2,710
$26,520Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,770 430
$26,520Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$24,750 5,840
$26,210Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,770 11,010
$26,180Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,120 23,430
$25,990Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,850 9,850
$25,840Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,950 970
$25,840Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,920 660
$25,840Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$20,230 370
$25,780Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$17,150 6,350
$25,760Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,830 5,070
$25,730Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,540 8,910
$25,660Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,610 14,160
$25,660Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,990 250
$25,600Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$25,220 110
$25,510Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,060 990
$25,400Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,430 13,150
$25,390Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,960 21,770
$25,380Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,710 980
$25,220Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,450 130
$25,050Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$25,050 1,530
$25,030Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,360 112,090
$24,890Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,770n.a.
$24,790Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,530 1,230
$24,740Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,170 14,410
$24,710Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,100 3,170
$24,710Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,620 3,110
$24,690Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,000 560
$24,680Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$23,090 4,090
$24,660Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,100 520
$24,650Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,170 9,770
$24,570Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$24,780 110
$24,370Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,610 14,150
$24,330Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$24,810 3,320
$24,320Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,060 1,870
$24,290Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$23,650 6,970
$24,270Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,110 65,160
$24,250Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,560 5,550
$24,240Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$24,050 2,220
$24,020Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$24,430n.a.
$23,990Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,100 132,500
$23,940Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,040 4,530
$23,900Security guards
(area) (ind)
$21,850 44,860
$23,890Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,640 130,200
$23,840Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,280 9,510
$23,800Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$22,140n.a.
$23,790Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,830 49,800
$23,770Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$23,080 3,850
$23,760Concierges
(area) (ind)
$24,030 660
$23,670Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,790 4,350
$23,610Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,160 1,710
$23,570Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$21,630 2,640
$23,500Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$21,380 230
$23,500Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,520 12,740
$23,290Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,230 9,910
$23,200Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,990 3,040
$23,110File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,680 10,200
$23,100Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,730 270
$23,020Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,080 182,530
$22,950Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,530 340
$22,940Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,810 39,710
$22,930Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,250 430
$22,880Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,430 16,140
$22,340Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,160 16,110
$22,300Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,170 4,060
$22,280Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,440 101,380
$22,220Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,790 340
$22,210Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,860 8,480
$22,070Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,340 7,980
$22,050Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,030 2,520
$22,030Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$17,540n.a.
$22,020Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,280 1,290
$22,010Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,310 150,560
$21,810Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,690 28,250
$21,800Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,500 74,570
$21,770Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,610n.a.
$21,740Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,910 520
$21,720Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$20,110 2,150
$21,630Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,940 21,290
$21,600Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$20,310 5,400
$21,570Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,390 2,700
$21,370Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$20,430 830
$21,360Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,820 4,970
$21,300Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$19,720 730
$21,150Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,230 33,720
$21,130Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$17,490 240
$21,050Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,320 2,840
$20,950Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$19,990 15,450
$20,920Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,230 57,520
$20,730Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,660 1,130
$20,480Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,160 1,050
$20,420Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,670 14,840
$20,360Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$20,360 60
$20,300Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$14,030 120
$20,260Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,870 44,610
$20,170Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$19,110n.a.
$19,970Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,740 5,200
$19,930Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$19,090 2,970
$19,880Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,400 2,840
$19,870Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,000 48,650
$19,840Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,140 70
$19,770Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,800 6,390
$19,740Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,420 15,550
$19,660Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,970 5,520
$19,580Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,420 7,500
$19,230Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,160 33,630
$19,170Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$16,900 1,820
$19,140Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,170 380
$19,120Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,610 1,290
$19,010Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,600 2,400
$18,840Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,690 8,080
$18,820Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,430 1,100
$18,640Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,770 5,430
$18,640Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,270 6,980
$18,570Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$17,210 200
$18,470Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,770 5,380
$18,330Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,160 8,710
$18,260Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,610 434,720
$18,200Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,340 8,660
$18,050Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,630 2,120
$18,000Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,070 35,840
$17,910Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,800 43,280
$17,860Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$16,490n.a.
$17,600Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,890 23,220
$17,530Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,360 10,720
$17,410Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,270 136,970
$17,380Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,810 15,410
$17,110Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,440 16,130
$16,970Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$14,160 81,470
$16,970Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,320 8,000
$16,750Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,460 18,020
$16,410Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,970 20,880
$16,100Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,590 33,180
$16,060Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,580 67,390
$15,950Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$14,170 2,520
$15,920Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,650 5,960
$15,810Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,470 25,050
n.a.Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 780
n.a.Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 180
n.a.Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 2,840
n.a.Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
n.a. 201,800
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,926 510
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$39,437 2,010
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$26,395 440
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$26,187 680
n.a.Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 380

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates