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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Indiana

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Indiana 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

Indiana

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$191,580Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,670
$190,940Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 190
$187,130Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 250
$171,810Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 300
$159,800Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 40
$156,980Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 310
$156,170Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,380
$150,770Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,050
$142,320Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$140,880 2,460
$140,440Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
$144,470n.a.
$137,390Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$134,750 1,500
$131,600Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$133,230 6,720
$124,830Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$139,200 1,450
$124,220Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$113,280 100
$116,580Physicists
(area) (ind)
$91,410 120
$112,520Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$112,510 610
$109,260Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$114,260 650
$104,870Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$105,710 660
$102,860Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$91,280 120
$100,200Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$45,680n.a.
$99,930Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$104,240 80
$99,310Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$115,870 180
$93,430Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$88,900 310
$90,670Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$81,860 5,550
$88,930Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,490 580
$88,570General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$77,400 29,590
$87,080Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$67,180 430
$86,830Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$78,230 6,920
$86,150Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$83,710 3,280
$85,230Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,630 610
$83,410Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$71,350 1,090
$83,220Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$86,360 5,330
$81,470Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$94,380 860
$80,730Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$64,570 5,980
$80,520Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$60,180 700
$79,880Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$76,450 630
$79,050Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$69,110 2,210
$77,380Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,350 113,130
$77,350Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$73,070 4,120
$77,020Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$73,480 310
$76,060Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$68,530 3,720
$75,840Chemists
(area) (ind)
$73,050 2,410
$74,880Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$52,660n.a.
$74,830Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,030 80
$74,640Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,700 3,430
$74,370Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$79,230 100
$74,290Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$73,670 3,810
$73,730Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$79,200 170
$73,700Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,420 600
$72,860Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$67,590 5,560
$72,550Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$67,500 1,910
$72,250Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$69,170 1,500
$72,140Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$72,950 1,880
$71,530Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$55,710 1,220
$71,420Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,730n.a.
$70,670Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,200 870
$70,580Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,890 2,870
$69,820Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,330 250
$69,380Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,000 190
$69,250Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$62,160 6,210
$68,990Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,610 340
$68,940Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$58,730 730
$68,640Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$65,200 40
$68,350Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,580 210
$67,740Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$65,550 3,920
$67,330First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$57,910 5,700
$66,560Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,680 2,820
$66,320Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,340 430
$66,300Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$59,710 8,650
$66,050Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,400 5,040
$65,980Economists
(area) (ind)
$58,280n.a.
$65,640Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$64,360 2,670
$65,400Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$45,320 850
$65,300Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$65,900 50
$65,260Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,440 6,920
$64,830Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$46,220 150
$64,450Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,890 1,550
$64,270Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,240 110
$63,940Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$49,620 640
$63,870Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,890 80
$63,270Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,600 70
$63,150Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,530 6,140
$62,800Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,980 6,710
$62,780Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,070 610
$62,700Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$55,670 520
$62,660Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$65,340n.a.
$62,520Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$59,400 240
$62,170Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$69,450 170
$62,170Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$56,040 1,210
$62,150Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$66,110 680
$62,060Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,420 1,860
$61,730Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,150 2,890
$61,540Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,430 850
$61,520Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,480 90
$61,520Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,880 1,620
$61,460Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$60,210 200
$61,400Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,340 3,530
$61,350Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,620n.a.
$61,270Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,660 7,680
$61,080Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,450 230
$61,000Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$56,270 640
$60,200Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$55,490 3,370
$60,090Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,080n.a.
$60,030Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,340n.a.
$60,000Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,210 1,890
$60,000Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$51,830 1,040
$59,590Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,040 370
$59,270Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$50,520 450
$58,940Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$59,510n.a.
$58,460Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,350 320
$58,390Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,800 600
$58,300Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,530 12,130
$58,270Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$52,760 1,410
$57,990History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,230 420
$57,950Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,610 50
$57,220Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,530 47,710
$57,020Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,710 2,200
$56,940Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$59,060 4,150
$56,900Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$52,630 1,200
$56,890Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,660 530
$56,770Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$56,400 990
$56,620Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$54,340n.a.
$56,620Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,080 2,130
$56,590Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$53,220 490
$56,380Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$53,480 5,040
$56,350Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,180 340
$56,290Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$58,920 190
$56,280Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$55,160 430
$56,120Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,180 340
$55,830Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$49,580 340
$55,750Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,690 90
$55,620Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$52,840 1,870
$55,540Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,170 80
$55,500Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$54,710 1,150
$55,470Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$43,230 6,730
$55,100Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,540 460
$55,070Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$43,790 2,630
$54,940Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,120 37,200
$54,680Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,460 50
$54,460Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$43,470 6,520
$54,190Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,980 1,030
$53,910Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$46,890 29,380
$53,720First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$51,050 12,020
$53,710First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$52,600 2,050
$53,660Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$50,800 4,710
$53,650Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,920 840
$53,640Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,030 18,960
$53,610Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$50,390 1,330
$53,470Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$47,040 540
$53,460Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$54,180 2,960
$53,390Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,430 530
$53,240Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$53,220 630
$53,240Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$48,110 18,970
$53,070Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,000n.a.
$53,020Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$52,160 260
$52,970Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,410 1,060
$52,920Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,440 1,000
$52,840Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,040 1,320
$52,760Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$50,010 160
$52,750Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,090 560
$52,710Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,940 151,500
$52,610Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$52,110 690
$52,590Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$50,340 1,520
$52,590Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,620 1,880
$52,270First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,760 13,160
$52,270First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$53,350 920
$51,750Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$54,350 40
$51,640Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$50,170 4,310
$51,390Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,570 1,590
$51,370Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$51,510 750
$51,360Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$49,890 330
$51,180First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,010 6,240
$51,080Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$51,070 870
$50,610Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,460 2,270
$50,560Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$50,950 11,710
$50,310Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,470 640
$50,230Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,500 89,140
$50,210Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,900n.a.
$50,110Art directors
(area) (ind)
$48,900 470
$50,110Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$50,180 1,830
$50,020Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$49,070 52,330
$49,780English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,450 1,170
$49,700Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,020 2,600
$49,480Electricians
(area) (ind)
$50,810 15,890
$49,460Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$49,650 280
$49,430Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,610 11,700
$49,350Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,950 1,430
$49,290Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,560n.a.
$48,990Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,460n.a.
$48,950Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,020 1,510
$48,920Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$51,340 370
$48,920Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$44,690 250
$48,880Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$47,250 830
$48,830Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$41,250 180
$48,790Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,890 650
$48,560Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$44,460 1,130
$48,520Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$47,790 470
$48,510Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,940 3,360
$48,070Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,010 290
$48,070Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,490 1,920
$47,960Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$49,340 4,240
$47,850First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$44,420 25,850
$47,730Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$42,340 690
$47,720Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$46,580n.a.
$47,660Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$48,510 350
$47,610Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,870 1,960
$47,600Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$44,560 1,920
$47,540Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$46,220 300
$47,160Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,570 2,300
$46,900Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$46,240 510
$46,820Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,410 180
$46,750Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$44,400 6,370
$46,750Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,260 1,650
$46,700Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,890 1,320
$46,580Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,640 4,070
$46,570Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$43,350 180
$46,560Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$43,030 5,800
$46,300Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$38,720 850
$46,130Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$45,640 8,100
$46,120Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$44,490 630
$45,990Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,940 1,970
$45,970Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$42,730 480
$45,610Foresters
(area) (ind)
$42,040 120
$45,600Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$44,680 1,360
$45,450Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$45,350 3,430
$45,430Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,840 1,070
$45,420Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$45,440 11,560
$45,300Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$48,120 3,480
$45,250Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$45,290 1,980
$45,240Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$47,660 180
$45,170Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,690 160
$45,170Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,780 2,110
$45,090Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$40,570 2,120
$44,940Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,590 70
$44,920Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$43,710 960
$44,880Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$45,710 20,680
$44,830Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,390 70
$44,660Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$43,940 2,360
$44,620Editors
(area) (ind)
$41,470 1,600
$44,540Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$43,790 290
$44,430Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$44,910 27,940
$44,290Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$48,430 2,010
$44,140Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,160 2,450
$44,060Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,030 3,920
$43,880Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,560 230
$43,820Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,200 4,430
$43,750Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$47,850 180
$43,690Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,990 3,680
$43,670Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,000 7,560
$43,500Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$46,670n.a.
$43,460Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$43,270 140
$43,440Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$43,120 220
$43,180Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$44,130 350
$43,160Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,850 3,020
$43,140First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,100 24,270
$43,080Librarians
(area) (ind)
$42,290 3,350
$43,080Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$33,740 230
$42,830Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,720 1,240
$42,820Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$29,340 2,270
$42,690Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$32,800 830
$42,600Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$41,640 3,030
$42,500Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,950 330
$42,400Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,450 1,590
$42,380Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$42,080n.a.
$42,260Curators
(area) (ind)
$39,350 130
$42,260Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$35,090 230
$42,250Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,180 540
$42,140Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,980 2,150
$41,970Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$34,830 1,040
$41,970First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$40,300 5,340
$41,950Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,540 1,370
$41,940Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$41,980 870
$41,920Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$39,320 570
$41,460Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,960 3,770
$41,380Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$40,360 10,380
$41,280Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$40,350 5,100
$41,200Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$38,850 940
$41,160Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,250 210
$41,050Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,960 50
$41,020Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,400 500
$40,950Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$45,680 2,590
$40,910Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,600 3,570
$40,740Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$40,350 760
$40,640Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,120 3,560
$40,630Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$40,920 10,750
$40,570Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,470 300
$40,430Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$41,320 170
$40,410Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$37,540n.a.
$40,410Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$36,100 680
$40,350Tapers
(area) (ind)
$42,530 530
$40,270Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$44,100 40
$40,190Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,130 290
$40,170Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$40,020 2,080
$40,160Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,790 140,000
$40,090Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,130 2,130
$40,080Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$36,910 2,070
$39,930First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,720 800
$39,930Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,290 440
$39,920Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$40,520n.a.
$39,850Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$35,690 500
$39,760Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,090 2,770
$39,730Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,120 100
$39,660Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,210n.a.
$39,650Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$36,040 4,780
$39,570Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$36,040 90
$39,530Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,330 830
$39,510Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,440 850
$39,390Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$40,310 790
$39,350Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$37,480 400
$39,320Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$38,400 2,150
$39,290Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,410 430
$39,200Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,880 580
$39,190Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$37,310 480
$39,180First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$33,090 180
$39,090Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$34,270 1,040
$38,930Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$37,800 1,580
$38,800Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,350 160
$38,790Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,040 1,780
$38,780Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$36,930 1,330
$38,670Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$36,370 2,490
$38,670Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$33,270 220
$38,600Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$39,400n.a.
$38,580Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,290 250
$38,520Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$35,920 740
$38,470Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,020 8,290
$38,430First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$34,560 2,010
$38,320Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,400 163,970
$38,290Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$39,250n.a.
$38,090Clergy
(area) (ind)
$37,120 600
$38,080Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,620 290
$38,020Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,050 1,150
$37,940Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$31,900 860
$37,830Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,270 70
$37,800Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$37,330 210
$37,790Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,980 1,980
$37,720Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$35,550 5,920
$37,710Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,450 132,820
$37,680Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$33,670 390
$37,660Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,840 1,520
$37,640Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$33,210 820
$37,620Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$35,140 1,290
$37,560Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,060 1,550
$37,510Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,840 1,420
$37,480Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,950 2,560
$37,470Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,480 900
$37,430Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$36,930 2,670
$37,430Health educators
(area) (ind)
$34,590 1,220
$37,360Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,310n.a.
$37,250Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$35,060 1,890
$37,140Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$32,280 1,080
$36,990Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$34,550 21,120
$36,940Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$36,410 52,390
$36,800Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$33,340 3,070
$36,680Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$35,480 2,230
$36,670Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,730 2,240
$36,650Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$29,880 90
$36,640Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,720 510
$36,600First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$31,660 23,460
$36,570Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,770 580
$36,480Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,960 870
$36,260Historians
(area) (ind)
$28,040 30
$36,220Machinists
(area) (ind)
$34,900 14,480
$36,100Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$35,730 110
$36,090Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,160 2,780
$36,060Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$34,850 100
$36,030Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,520 7,000
$35,950Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,310 1,480
$35,860Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$37,180 6,390
$35,850Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$34,700 1,660
$35,850Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,380 440
$35,820Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$37,300 1,020
$35,800Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,290 1,620
$35,720Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,560 340
$35,710Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,440 550
$35,650Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$34,360 850
$35,600Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,270 8,140
$35,480Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$32,200 320
$35,460Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$33,300 1,850
$35,460Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,040 1,090
$35,400Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,320 120
$35,320Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,140 100
$35,300Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,640 3,000
$35,180Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,390 3,580
$35,060Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$28,890 90
$34,980Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,100 2,000
$34,940Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,540 720
$34,830Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,820 10,170
$34,820Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,690 670
$34,790Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$33,090 4,620
$34,760Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$27,730n.a.
$34,750Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$31,100 1,400
$34,520Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$33,910 18,300
$34,460Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,820 760
$34,430Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,980 29,640
$34,400Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,480n.a.
$34,370Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$32,810 530
$34,310Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,520 2,180
$34,300Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,580 3,150
$34,280Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,030 770
$34,230Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,200 1,560
$34,220Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,870 160
$34,200First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$32,880 1,290
$34,180Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,140 1,630
$34,170Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,710 290
$34,150Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,740 5,020
$34,150Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$31,310 120
$34,130Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$33,350 440
$34,110Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$30,590 2,040
$34,110Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,530 14,150
$34,090Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,880 1,010
$34,080All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,670 2,891,360
$33,880Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,120 30,180
$33,870Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,490 1,860
$33,860Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$33,690 1,560
$33,780Photographers
(area) (ind)
$29,650 1,380
$33,710Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$32,310 380
$33,600Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,950 1,590
$33,530Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,030 7,640
$33,490Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,340 70
$33,470Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,240 50
$33,450Roofers
(area) (ind)
$29,770 3,120
$33,440Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,630n.a.
$33,430Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$32,410 2,560
$33,340Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,660 660
$33,220Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,270 3,500
$33,160Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,630 25,820
$33,130Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,310 3,890
$33,080Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,790 6,000
$33,000Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$32,400 18,430
$32,850Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,820 470
$32,810Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,890 36,920
$32,590Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,550 450
$32,530Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,800 2,390
$32,510Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,110 450
$32,500Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,350n.a.
$32,430Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$31,660 14,520
$32,420Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,520 7,500
$32,380All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,610 4,920
$32,340Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,490 1,010
$32,320Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$28,320 380
$32,300Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,730 1,520
$32,280Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$23,690 180
$32,240Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$30,380 1,230
$32,210Fallers
(area) (ind)
$30,670 140
$32,160Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,880 1,250
$32,130Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,820 6,010
$31,980Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,190 3,310
$31,940Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,250 4,900
$31,830Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,050 1,970
$31,810Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,190 20,190
$31,810Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$29,160 620
$31,760Archivists
(area) (ind)
$27,460 70
$31,750Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$29,280 1,070
$31,730Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$27,170n.a.
$31,660Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,710 6,370
$31,590Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$29,940 4,410
$31,580Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,440 90
$31,560Job printers
(area) (ind)
$31,560 1,380
$31,500Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$31,670 130
$31,440Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$32,020 70
$31,430Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,660 400,680
$31,400Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$30,450 4,850
$31,350Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,840 2,980
$31,290Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,690 260
$31,270Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,600 680
$31,230Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,970 340
$31,230Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,790 54,170
$31,220Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,310 1,090
$31,160Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$26,430n.a.
$31,140Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$31,390 320
$31,140First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$29,320 4,360
$31,040Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,470 4,980
$30,960Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,590 860
$30,910Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,390 130
$30,910Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$30,330 70
$30,860Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,650 600
$30,850Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,670 620
$30,820Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,960 300
$30,790Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,020 1,140
$30,790Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,380 310
$30,750Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,390 4,520
$30,710Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$27,760 1,900
$30,700Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$29,800 280
$30,670Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,000 4,630
$30,660Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,450 2,440
$30,600Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,240 2,260
$30,590Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$26,340 1,660
$30,490Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,560 140
$30,440Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,770 110
$30,360Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$31,100n.a.
$30,360Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$27,940 33,540
$30,250Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,400 1,000
$30,240Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$21,600 510
$30,230Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$27,600 230
$30,210Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$27,350 1,170
$30,200Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$28,200 520
$30,130Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,670 285,420
$30,060Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$31,380 770
$30,050Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$30,000 190
$30,030Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$27,890 510
$30,000Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$28,260 1,260
$29,940Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$29,280 620
$29,870Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,280 1,770
$29,810Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$28,260 21,560
$29,760Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$27,110 1,240
$29,670Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,020 1,360
$29,660Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$29,560 590
$29,660First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$27,890 2,550
$29,590Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$28,060 2,230
$29,590Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,840 68,980
$29,590Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,350 4,930
$29,520Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,550 2,860
$29,460Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,290 13,100
$29,450Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,000 910
$29,440Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,530 30
$29,400Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,790 470
$29,350Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$28,210 1,730
$29,310Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,220 1,180
$29,290Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,800 5,970
$29,230Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$26,450 200
$29,230Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$27,670 1,570
$29,150Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$24,320 290
$29,090Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,590 1,130
$28,950Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,810 260,500
$28,910Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,770 1,310
$28,890Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,990 1,960
$28,820Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$27,570 450
$28,790Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$26,460 560
$28,760Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,400 9,090
$28,720Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,160 6,850
$28,710Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,300 36,590
$28,700Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$30,160 340
$28,620Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,600 280
$28,600Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$24,940 1,440
$28,560Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$26,790 7,140
$28,540Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$22,380n.a.
$28,510Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,580 3,340
$28,450Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,340 15,490
$28,450Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$28,260 400
$28,320Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,190 200
$28,310Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,770 440
$28,240Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,210 360
$28,220Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,300 310
$28,080Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,100 450
$28,070Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$22,720 430
$28,050Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,880 2,110
$28,020Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,790 1,510
$28,010Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,710 5,240
$27,940Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,120 740
$27,880Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,260 4,140
$27,770Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$25,320 2,010
$27,710Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,540 450,180
$27,650Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$22,300 1,250
$27,640Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,410 320
$27,580Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$16,550 130
$27,450Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,500 11,010
$27,400Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,030 2,510
$27,320Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$26,950 600
$27,220Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,590 40
$27,200Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$26,850 2,220
$27,180Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,210 950
$27,050Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,310 11,540
$27,030Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,170 1,840
$27,020Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$26,300 2,580
$27,020Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,840 200
$26,980Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,350 5,220
$26,950Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$25,810 4,890
$26,880Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$26,680 4,300
$26,880Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$26,030 1,030
$26,850Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,830 1,200
$26,750Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,710 17,980
$26,730Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$26,760 1,950
$26,720Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,050 15,740
$26,690Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$26,180 400
$26,670Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,250 370
$26,610Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$25,800 1,160
$26,590Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$25,020 410
$26,530Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,860 4,400
$26,490Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,340 5,990
$26,390Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,410 19,700
$26,260Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,590 8,660
$26,190Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$25,820 1,700
$26,130Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,720n.a.
$26,070Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$25,960 220
$26,040Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$23,540 1,840
$26,030Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$23,260 150
$26,020Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,890 1,130
$25,950First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,170 18,350
$25,950Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,250 80
$25,830Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,930 4,600
$25,820Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,210 2,130
$25,820Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,530 1,140
$25,780Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$25,000 42,270
$25,650Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$23,570n.a.
$25,620New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,520 1,360
$25,600Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,310 490
$25,530Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,940 50
$25,530Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,830 8,010
$25,490Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,380 2,780
$25,410Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,150 2,630
$25,330Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$22,090 30
$25,290Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$22,820 13,050
$25,210Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,900 4,740
$25,200Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,760 1,830
$25,180Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$23,550 1,050
$25,130Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,040 900
$25,030Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,900 1,330
$25,010Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,800 2,910
$25,000Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$22,400 420
$24,960Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,280 1,920
$24,920Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$21,820 100
$24,890Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,000 3,630
$24,830Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,240 2,750
$24,790Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,600 1,200
$24,720Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$23,910 1,370
$24,660Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$23,410 1,290
$24,610Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,610 4,020
$24,600Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$22,980 1,020
$24,540Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,000 4,220
$24,480Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$22,720 380
$24,410Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$19,020 500
$24,350Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,270 1,450
$24,290Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,330 30
$24,280Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$24,370n.a.
$24,270Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,610 140
$24,260Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,110 610
$24,230Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$21,980 60
$24,220Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$23,010 80
$24,150Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$22,820 7,430
$24,090Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,580 2,080
$24,080Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$23,890 300
$24,050Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$22,920 2,020
$24,050Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,210 7,070
$24,030Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$22,670 220
$24,010Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$21,200 250
$23,940Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$25,130 4,970
$23,850Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,960 170
$23,760Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$22,190 2,880
$23,730Barbers
(area) (ind)
$21,390n.a.
$23,610Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,800 61,780
$23,590Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,870 64,340
$23,580Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,670 820
$23,520Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,900 100
$23,340Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,500 1,590
$23,220Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$23,560 270
$23,120Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,640 550
$23,010Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,870 500
$22,790Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,430 11,140
$22,700Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$18,390 70
$22,650Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$15,230 4,400
$22,630Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,710 51,820
$22,600Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$20,920 680
$22,580Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$21,440 22,380
$22,430Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,800 2,100
$22,420Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,350 70
$22,400Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,040 3,660
$22,390Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$22,010 990
$22,240Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,890 4,940
$22,230Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,770 870
$22,130Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,970 3,230
$22,110Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$19,000 3,070
$22,110Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,370 17,170
$22,100Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,730 4,730
$22,100Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,160 840
$22,090Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,990 8,290
$22,030Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,010 1,860
$22,020Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,940 100
$21,900Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,560 4,210
$21,850Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,820 800
$21,850Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,680 530
$21,660Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,040 87,910
$21,660Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,740 3,440
$21,640Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,750 92,550
$21,610Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,360 21,680
$21,560Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,130 160
$21,500File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,900 3,980
$21,420Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,030 48,910
$21,370Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,750 28,690
$21,340Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,300 11,670
$21,170Concierges
(area) (ind)
$19,820 110
$21,160Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,040 16,830
$21,120Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,700 38,080
$20,980Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,340 70
$20,700Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,530 600
$20,520Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,800 460
$20,470Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,890 27,070
$20,460Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,270 14,200
$20,360Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,090 2,020
$20,360Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,340 3,720
$20,330Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,580 950
$20,270Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,880 8,700
$20,090Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$19,970 10,540
$19,980Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,150 6,650
$19,900Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,490 7,650
$19,870Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$18,860 710
$19,770Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$19,130 1,930
$19,730Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,830 24,960
$19,720Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,980 680
$19,670Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,370 2,480
$19,660Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,810 58,340
$19,620Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$17,430 220
$19,450Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,790 1,090
$19,390Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,050 400
$19,240Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,090 16,780
$19,180Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,090 1,220
$19,180Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,700 1,680
$19,040Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,830 70
$18,770Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,600 11,800
$18,690Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$18,000 1,100
$18,620Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$16,670 390
$18,540Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,020 1,380
$18,370Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,910 170
$18,350Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$16,850 1,070
$18,220Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,380 280
$18,130Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$16,970 4,310
$18,100Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,630 5,370
$17,870Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,860 1,760
$17,780Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,560 2,830
$17,560Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,600 1,760
$17,360Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,440 3,150
$17,360Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$13,810n.a.
$17,110Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,020 270
$17,070Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,630 22,010
$17,010Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,580 480
$17,000Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$16,370 9,250
$16,770Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,410 17,020
$16,630Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,290 5,740
$16,550Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,450 3,810
$16,460Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,170 256,020
$16,440Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,030 510
$16,230Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,330 1,450
$16,050Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,710 75,710
$15,940Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$15,120 11,230
$15,890Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$15,750 1,840
$15,680Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,330 7,110
$15,280Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,380 3,800
$14,970Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,970 50
$14,960Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,750 10,400
$14,950Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$14,700 1,460
$14,900Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,400 66,630
$14,560Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,090 14,940
$14,380Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$12,870n.a.
$14,340Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,690 8,550
$14,310Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,350 49,270
$14,210Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,660 9,070
$12,950Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$12,930 3,310
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,888 200
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$38,251 670
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$13,437n.a.
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$27,768 90
n.a.Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,970

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates