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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Kansas

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Kansas 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

Kansas

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$193,400Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 390
$180,360Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 180
$174,570Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 790
$174,010Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$173,260Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 980
$165,150Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 320
$153,230Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 290
$126,140Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$128,440 150
$124,500Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$113,290 5,030
$117,980Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$98,210 670
$109,440Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$117,280 700
$101,470Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$91,090 390
$99,310Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$100,010 360
$96,180Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$92,720 2,120
$95,820Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$90,760 30
$94,520Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$91,270 310
$94,470Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$77,220 800
$87,720Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$78,020 2,530
$87,520Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$81,060 1,900
$87,400Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$77,590 1,180
$84,810Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$75,180 230
$84,780Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$78,400 2,320
$83,780Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$69,060 3,010
$83,590Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,900 1,110
$83,560Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$86,650 340
$83,540Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,850 500
$82,610Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$81,530 210
$80,750Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,030 220
$80,720Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$74,640 3,520
$80,700Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,110n.a.
$78,940General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$67,830 16,820
$78,840Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$69,420 140
$78,550Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$68,750 57,030
$78,490Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$61,180 1,480
$78,430Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,000n.a.
$78,150Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,170 130
$77,050Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$80,170 2,300
$75,800Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,890 470
$75,680Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$70,230 200
$75,380Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$67,300 100
$74,860Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,280 200
$74,200Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$72,970 2,370
$74,130Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,580 390
$73,580Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$76,290 30
$73,050Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,940 40
$72,860Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$71,200 500
$72,620Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,970 120
$72,590Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$67,340 590
$71,750Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,010 3,010
$71,480First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$58,340 3,080
$71,350Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$65,900 1,850
$70,820Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$66,130 860
$70,220Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,160 140
$69,960Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,340 370
$69,790Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,420 110
$69,340Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,060 170
$69,300Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$66,930 350
$68,800Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$65,880 220
$68,390Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,250 2,050
$68,070Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,540 120
$68,050Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$57,360 4,040
$68,030Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,810 1,470
$67,660Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$75,290 60
$66,740Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,690 1,100
$66,540Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,800 3,820
$66,290Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,810 140
$65,990Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,080 110
$65,430Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$58,260 120
$64,580Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$53,300 190
$64,400Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,830 50
$64,230Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,200 280
$63,970Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,300 2,670
$63,930Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$61,410 530
$63,770Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,020 2,190
$63,650Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,510 60
$63,650Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,820 1,440
$63,560Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,380 1,840
$63,440Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$61,020 140
$63,390Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$60,740 920
$63,330Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,710 670
$62,500Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$60,700 3,820
$61,990Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,570 1,760
$61,900Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,490 26,780
$61,880Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$62,580 310
$61,620Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,510 140
$61,560Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,390 550
$61,170Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$48,860 40
$61,140Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$63,160 1,870
$60,920Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,640 490
$60,710Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,710 26,610
$60,530Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$56,840 330
$60,330Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,090 1,190
$59,660Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,740 830
$59,470Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,080 3,720
$59,430Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$56,120 220
$59,320Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,660 2,300
$58,860Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$53,680 1,680
$58,530Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$45,640 590
$58,450Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,370 7,790
$58,380Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$52,720n.a.
$58,250Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$56,180 1,010
$58,000Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$58,340 160
$57,930Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$59,980 310
$57,620Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$47,570 13,260
$57,490Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$60,060 160
$57,290Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,760 380
$56,680Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,430 650
$56,530Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,890 120
$56,450Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,310 3,800
$56,260Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$52,710 170
$55,910Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$60,160 80
$55,850Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,540 90
$55,850Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,790 140
$55,790Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$55,090 440
$55,720Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,980 890
$55,420Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$48,620 1,310
$54,890First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$53,810 1,090
$54,340Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$47,470 30
$54,310Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$45,640 2,080
$54,160Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,740 320
$54,120Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,210 4,720
$53,920Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,870 90
$53,920Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$49,170 9,630
$53,910Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$51,730 140
$53,630Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$45,990 1,240
$53,490Chemists
(area) (ind)
$50,640 530
$53,420Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$57,350 520
$53,380Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,890 160
$53,330Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$53,230 220
$53,090Historians
(area) (ind)
$53,250 30
$52,920Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,220 330
$52,850Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$52,350 120
$52,810Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,030 600
$52,580Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,620 3,360
$52,390Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,970 310
$52,390Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,530 50
$52,250Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,910 6,940
$51,930Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$47,810 820
$51,760Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,770 980
$51,720Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,730 51,100
$51,610Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,680 66,650
$51,600Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,420 1,080
$51,480Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,980 150
$51,390Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,230 200
$51,350Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,860 9,740
$51,200First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$50,230 600
$50,960Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$48,670 120
$50,610Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,440 40
$50,610Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,800n.a.
$50,570First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,850 6,090
$50,520Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$50,840 950
$50,270Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$48,260 50
$50,250Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,360 770
$50,030Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,130 400
$49,800Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$47,710 120
$49,660Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$43,500 4,120
$49,490Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$47,740 920
$49,450Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,030 1,970
$49,290Art directors
(area) (ind)
$42,660 160
$49,250Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,380 220
$49,210Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,250 750
$49,150First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$46,520 6,720
$49,080Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$49,550n.a.
$49,070Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$44,410 330
$48,980Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$37,500 440
$48,930Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,200 500
$48,930Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$45,550 2,880
$48,910Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,540 340
$48,880Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,060 210
$48,770History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,600 260
$48,670English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,180 620
$48,380Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,230 350
$48,160Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$49,480 570
$48,160Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$42,940 260
$47,990Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,780 2,550
$47,630Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$37,090 810
$47,600Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,200n.a.
$47,570Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$46,250 820
$47,480First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$42,870 3,080
$47,460Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$42,170 100
$47,460Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$40,850 60
$47,380Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,760 90
$47,280Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,610 250
$47,200Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,830 3,350
$47,040Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$50,950n.a.
$47,030Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,210 620
$46,990Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$45,710 25,330
$46,530Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,050 770
$46,470Economists
(area) (ind)
$43,580 110
$46,350Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,520 220
$46,290Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$41,960 2,310
$46,230Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,410 110
$46,210First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$44,290 8,990
$46,090Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,310 1,950
$46,030Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,000 570
$46,000Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$42,640 430
$45,870Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$37,000 180
$45,850Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$46,920 700
$45,830Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$45,350 90
$45,710Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,410 430
$45,710Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,280 420
$45,650Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$49,940 190
$45,510Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,890 1,690
$45,380Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,090 800
$45,260Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$48,750 140
$45,180Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$46,750 2,260
$45,140Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$45,720 270
$45,010Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,130 130
$44,920Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,110n.a.
$44,910First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$41,220 120
$44,450Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,940 1,320
$44,440Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$40,840 270
$44,400Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$43,890 400
$44,350Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$44,610 1,060
$44,240Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,650 2,220
$43,990Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,330 760
$43,980Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$46,390 760
$43,930Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,310 860
$43,850Electricians
(area) (ind)
$43,770 4,370
$43,700Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,140 2,040
$43,640Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,650 460
$43,390Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,700 70
$43,390Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,940 570
$43,360Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,250 3,770
$43,340Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$41,710 4,210
$43,260Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$41,400 320
$43,150Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,420 1,760
$43,030First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$41,200 280
$42,960Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,310 290
$42,840Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,050n.a.
$42,800Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,810 110
$42,760Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,160 460
$42,660Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$42,970 540
$42,450Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,030 1,220
$42,210Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,930 820
$41,670Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$34,420 120
$41,560Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$39,270 490
$41,550Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,040 1,500
$41,530Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$39,420 100
$41,320Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,220 170
$41,180Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$41,030 100
$41,000Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,930 150
$40,980Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$42,370 340
$40,960Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$36,370n.a.
$40,900Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,020 1,660
$40,880Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,620 1,420
$40,870Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$38,280 2,180
$40,530Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$36,970 890
$40,520Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,790 980
$40,480Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$35,220 30
$40,440Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,020 1,380
$40,380Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,900 1,290
$40,370Librarians
(area) (ind)
$41,050 1,600
$40,360Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$39,110 150
$40,270Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$40,380 2,760
$40,240Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,460 1,800
$40,060Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$41,400 740
$40,000Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$40,580 1,270
$39,920Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,680 100
$39,840Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$39,050 300
$39,770Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,760 530
$39,770Tapers
(area) (ind)
$40,480 240
$39,730Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$37,600 410
$39,660Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,890 4,460
$39,610Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,190 330
$39,590First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$36,800 16,300
$39,580Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,410 1,080
$39,570Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$40,970 520
$39,530Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,440 230
$39,520Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,560 1,600
$39,510Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,420 630
$39,350Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$37,490 120
$39,120Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,860 180
$39,060Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$33,170 1,050
$38,990Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,140 2,920
$38,930Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$38,830 250
$38,710Clergy
(area) (ind)
$34,650 270
$38,660Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,870 2,200
$38,390Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,460 890
$38,380Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,620 330
$38,360Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,290n.a.
$38,310Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$37,810 1,200
$38,210Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,790 1,030
$38,140Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,010 50
$38,100Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,750 3,030
$38,050Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$36,000 130
$37,610Editors
(area) (ind)
$34,760 370
$37,600Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$45,500 50
$37,430Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$37,120 1,380
$37,420Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,910 700
$37,330Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,690 680
$37,260Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$35,340 5,510
$36,820Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$35,790 780
$36,730Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$35,790 3,430
$36,590Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$38,300 800
$36,540Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$36,660 1,400
$36,460Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,860 56,680
$36,450Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,010 1,550
$36,420First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,300 1,630
$36,420Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,280 140
$36,380Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$35,390 1,880
$36,220Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$39,150 240
$36,130Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$34,620 250
$36,110Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$37,930 120
$36,090First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,200 320
$36,030Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$34,080 120
$36,020Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,860 12,100
$35,940Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,650 17,130
$35,890Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$37,500 140
$35,870Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$33,060 390
$35,810Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$35,850 70
$35,810Health educators
(area) (ind)
$33,130 300
$35,670Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,510 670
$35,610Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$33,930 160
$35,550Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$30,530 490
$35,540Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$33,930 7,470
$35,440Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$33,380 30
$35,320Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,250 8,820
$35,320Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,000 40
$35,270Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,000 84,800
$35,250Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,640 830
$35,160Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,730 980
$35,140Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,790 1,470
$35,090Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$33,770 730
$35,070Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,460 450
$35,060Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$33,470 340
$35,050Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,310 130
$35,020Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,450 180
$34,990Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,330 120
$34,970Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,340 380
$34,830Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$36,730 130
$34,820Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$32,690 1,930
$34,780Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$25,000 550
$34,750Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,600 60
$34,690Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,160 720
$34,670Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,640 64,100
$34,660Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,430 1,630
$34,620Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,070 440
$34,610Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$35,940 290
$34,600Legislators
(area) (ind)
$26,720 800
$34,490All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,070 2,310
$34,470First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,460 12,690
$34,470Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,970 340
$34,460Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,510 430
$34,390Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,350 20,140
$34,210Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,570 2,140
$34,170Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$26,760 570
$34,050Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,350 6,080
$34,050First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$32,230 1,070
$33,970Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$36,550 30
$33,960All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,020 1,315,640
$33,860Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$32,060 330
$33,780Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,080 3,570
$33,680Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$32,310 250
$33,650Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$33,540 70
$33,550Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$31,860 5,050
$33,310Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$34,680 1,090
$33,300Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$33,980 60
$33,130Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,910 650
$33,120Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$34,310 610
$33,120Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,320 2,870
$32,880Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,970 60
$32,850Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,200 230
$32,800Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$32,080 350
$32,650Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,210 500
$32,600Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,990 640
$32,560Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$37,290n.a.
$32,540Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,220 25,130
$32,520Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$32,160 420
$32,500Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$31,720 710
$32,500Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,700 15,040
$32,410Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,280n.a.
$32,390Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$31,860 130
$32,270Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,610 240
$32,270Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,720 16,240
$32,240Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$32,070 7,070
$32,220Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$32,390 410
$32,200Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,980 1,610
$32,180Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$32,630 130
$32,070Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,980 380
$31,900Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,010 730
$31,880Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,300 2,630
$31,850Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,880 840
$31,830Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,880 17,000
$31,800Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,290 170
$31,790Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$30,520 360
$31,770Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,150 800
$31,710Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$28,090 1,570
$31,670Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,010 180
$31,590Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,830 240
$31,560Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,150 6,260
$31,520Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,740n.a.
$31,400Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,130 800
$31,300Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$28,160 510
$31,210Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,720n.a.
$31,210Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,960 133,190
$31,200Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$31,900 340
$31,140Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,700 1,360
$31,080Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$29,020 2,140
$30,960Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$29,890 340
$30,920Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,580 12,090
$30,900Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$30,870 150
$30,820Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,710 1,030
$30,810Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,440 1,190
$30,770Machinists
(area) (ind)
$30,000 3,360
$30,770Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,930 500
$30,660Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,820 1,160
$30,650Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,000 560
$30,630Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,590 1,570
$30,590Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$28,690 1,130
$30,580Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$30,600 300
$30,560Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$26,560n.a.
$30,540Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,020 3,600
$30,510Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,360 510
$30,460Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,910 120
$30,460Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$26,530 110
$30,390Curators
(area) (ind)
$30,380 80
$30,200Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,480 1,600
$30,180Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,690 680
$30,150Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$28,970 630
$30,070Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$27,550 70
$29,850Job printers
(area) (ind)
$29,560 300
$29,840Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$24,920 70
$29,680Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$28,690 250
$29,550Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,720 440
$29,500Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,210 410
$29,440Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,780 180
$29,400Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,540 124,320
$29,370Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,390 90
$29,330First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$27,100 1,260
$29,320Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$21,440 110
$29,310First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$27,540 2,180
$29,230Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,280 260
$29,230Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,310 50
$29,220Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,010 1,100
$29,200Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,510 30
$29,170Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,680 2,120
$29,150Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,580 320
$29,140Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,900 280
$29,030Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,300 1,520
$28,980Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,070 180
$28,940Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,500n.a.
$28,920Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,250n.a.
$28,870Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,590 1,560
$28,760Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,630 820
$28,680Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$27,290 4,120
$28,640Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,320 730
$28,600Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,790 410
$28,520Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,380 370
$28,510Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$28,920 630
$28,420Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,960 140
$28,280Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$26,750 240
$28,270Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,480 1,990
$28,270Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$26,660 140
$28,230Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,870 5,840
$28,200Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,130 97,120
$28,170Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,430 1,440
$28,070Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$26,720 350
$28,010Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$26,650 970
$27,920Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$26,260 1,090
$27,890Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,760 1,260
$27,830Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,940 1,060
$27,690Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,980 1,140
$27,630Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$26,640 860
$27,610Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,380 2,010
$27,530Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,240 510
$27,440Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,310 200
$27,410Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,970n.a.
$27,380Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,180 1,540
$27,300Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,700 1,000
$27,300Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,430 2,700
$27,270Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,310 1,150
$27,190Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,160 970
$27,170Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$26,050n.a.
$27,130Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,150 370
$27,120Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,190 5,670
$27,090Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,710 360
$27,080Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,130 830
$27,070Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,170 100
$27,060Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$17,980 120
$27,030Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,780 2,760
$27,020Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$23,330 430
$27,010Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$22,670 990
$27,000Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,200 720
$26,970Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$22,920 130
$26,950Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$29,470 310
$26,910Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,890 21,000
$26,890Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,440 620
$26,890Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,770 1,150
$26,890Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$25,680 140
$26,880Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,920 225,260
$26,880Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,070 2,690
$26,830Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,490 50
$26,830Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,280 22,030
$26,750Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,850 390
$26,740Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$25,240 770
$26,730Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,160 510
$26,700Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,900 5,470
$26,680Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,750 90
$26,620Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$28,190 50
$26,570Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$24,220n.a.
$26,560Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,940 510
$26,550Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,720 6,860
$26,480Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,260 620
$26,450Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$24,130 9,390
$26,440Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$26,760 1,660
$26,380Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$26,290 240
$26,370New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,900 720
$26,280Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$25,790 70
$26,150Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,080 270
$26,080Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$25,930 720
$26,050Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,850 370
$26,010Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$25,920n.a.
$26,000Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,420 2,670
$25,960Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,420 2,520
$25,910Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,020 14,550
$25,800Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$25,100 70
$25,730Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,320 100
$25,640Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$25,600 40
$25,610Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,360 70
$25,590Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,800 1,290
$25,560Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,870 4,780
$25,540Barbers
(area) (ind)
$25,090n.a.
$25,460Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,480 2,360
$25,410Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,510 70
$25,350Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$24,570n.a.
$25,350Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,190 170
$25,300Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,450 120
$25,220Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$25,880 660
$25,120Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,710 2,460
$25,060Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$23,550 460
$25,050Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,960 1,460
$24,880Security guards
(area) (ind)
$22,020 5,600
$24,840Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,280 430
$24,830Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,590 1,210
$24,770Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$23,480 160
$24,680Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,190 90
$24,650Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,360 4,670
$24,650Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$23,150 1,850
$24,640Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,070 660
$24,630Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,310 2,160
$24,550Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$22,340 610
$24,490Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,320 670
$24,470Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,260 2,030
$24,430Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$21,560 150
$24,340Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,140 500
$24,190Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,810 3,940
$24,170Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,580 100
$24,100Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$24,740 11,190
$24,070Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,920 350
$24,000Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,050 7,860
$24,000Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$23,480n.a.
$23,880Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,860 810
$23,820Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,170 4,260
$23,800Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$24,180 430
$23,790Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,270 1,000
$23,780Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,260 60
$23,750Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$18,100 2,300
$23,730Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,520 3,970
$23,650Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,600 1,640
$23,560Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$18,730 820
$23,490First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,080 8,760
$23,480Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$18,320 1,990
$23,380Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$17,690 90
$23,240Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$22,390 15,940
$23,240Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$21,880 870
$23,220Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,160 2,220
$23,190Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,450 4,190
$23,130Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,170 110
$23,080Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,300 300
$22,950Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,570 410
$22,750Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,700 230
$22,700Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,140 690
$22,630Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$20,470 120
$22,590Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$22,080 9,920
$22,490Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,830 3,210
$22,470Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,400 430
$22,450Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$24,580n.a.
$22,410Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,450 1,790
$22,350Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,110 310
$22,040Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$18,910 400
$22,030Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,540 4,530
$22,030Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,300 690
$22,010Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,580 18,230
$21,980Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,040 3,510
$21,910Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,560 1,710
$21,900Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,680 910
$21,840Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,140 910
$21,830Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,750 41,250
$21,790Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,530n.a.
$21,750Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,200 60
$21,750Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,130 16,430
$21,730Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,090 1,120
$21,670Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,850 39,440
$21,620Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,180 330
$21,570Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,520 1,210
$21,520Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,170 1,850
$21,520Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$20,600 250
$21,500Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,020 5,410
$21,350Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,910 10,670
$21,310Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$20,230 2,400
$21,190Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,040 80
$21,120Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,540 22,970
$21,040Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$20,010 870
$21,040Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,530 4,540
$20,960Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$19,370 350
$20,920Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,460 60
$20,890Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$20,510 450
$20,890Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,570 380
$20,690Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,340 21,210
$20,670Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,570 1,630
$20,650Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,910 2,370
$20,550Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,990 260
$20,540Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$20,330 1,600
$20,530File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,150 2,230
$20,520Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$19,270n.a.
$20,460Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,050 560
$20,120Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,790 610
$20,070Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,550 1,460
$19,980Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$18,800 500
$19,900Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$19,970 170
$19,840Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,100 41,920
$19,690Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,800 6,020
$19,650Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,530 19,880
$19,570Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,430 6,990
$19,520Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$18,200 910
$19,340Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,200 8,570
$19,210Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,970 8,360
$19,190Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,300 34,060
$18,930Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,930 1,350
$18,900Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$18,610 1,100
$18,660Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$16,910n.a.
$18,650Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,300n.a.
$18,490Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,170 1,320
$18,410Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,620 3,200
$18,410Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$17,690 6,910
$18,380Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$17,650 170
$18,270Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,380 6,880
$18,120Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,420 16,190
$18,100Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,300 500
$18,060Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,770 1,320
$18,060Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,710 110
$17,860Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,160 2,140
$17,830Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,480 9,150
$17,790Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$16,620 130
$17,770Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,060 1,190
$17,540Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,080 220
$17,450Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$16,810 410
$17,390Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,100 100
$17,180Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$17,380 210
$17,120Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,250 1,400
$17,060Concierges
(area) (ind)
$16,780n.a.
$16,620Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$14,380 140
$16,580Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,280 480
$16,470Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$16,130 7,250
$16,410Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,400 440
$16,260Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,110 80
$16,210Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,740 2,170
$16,010Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,010 390
$15,980Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,890 10,330
$15,960Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,550 34,550
$15,910Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,520 108,300
$15,870Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,180 500
$15,870Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,680 3,650
$15,540Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,480 8,680
$15,540Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,310 2,850
$15,510Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$14,730 2,190
$15,160Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,950 3,030
$15,130Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$15,570 120
$15,080Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,400 1,390
$15,060Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$14,810 1,570
$14,730Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,730 1,990
$14,480Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,980 2,380
$14,240Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,960 4,370
$14,220Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,210 22,750
$14,150Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,660 20,130
$14,030Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,650 8,460
$13,880Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,430 4,500
n.a.Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 140
n.a.Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$26,291 150
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$20,280 60
n.a.Archivists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 160
n.a.Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 220
n.a.Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates