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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Kentucky

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Kentucky 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

Kentucky

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$188,500Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,090
$182,990Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 190
$179,360Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 440
$178,320Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 220
$178,130Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$176,110Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 40
$144,290Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$139,030 750
$143,090Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$138,800 710
$142,570Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$127,370 260
$128,880Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$119,820 7,220
$121,110Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$128,450 1,850
$111,390Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$97,070 1,930
$103,360Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$93,820 630
$101,380Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$103,900 200
$98,990Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$98,010 420
$97,720Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$84,210 2,280
$96,760Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$87,100 100
$95,590Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,170 130
$91,240Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$63,640 2,350
$90,920Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$93,220 3,470
$87,970Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$80,460 250
$87,180Physicists
(area) (ind)
$85,070 50
$86,050Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$82,790 1,800
$81,940Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$72,310 1,790
$81,420Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$69,550 3,800
$76,990Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$73,110 2,430
$75,930Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,030 540
$74,790General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$64,050 23,980
$74,470Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$66,650n.a.
$74,450Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$68,840 5,760
$74,390Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,030 1,030
$74,160Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,370 79,350
$73,070Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,990 160
$72,840Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,570 1,000
$71,580Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,770 3,550
$71,470Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,270 2,790
$71,420Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$67,600 2,620
$71,170Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$74,330 50
$70,310Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$70,290 560
$70,290Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,660 180
$69,730Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$65,070 4,690
$69,590Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$65,690 550
$68,250Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,640 1,060
$67,570Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$67,240n.a.
$67,550Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,020n.a.
$66,900Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,040 1,030
$66,070Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,570 130
$65,830Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$65,420 1,170
$65,730Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$61,120 1,150
$65,310Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$60,950 690
$65,100Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$61,300 60
$65,040Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,530 3,930
$64,980Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$60,100 710
$64,930Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,840 810
$64,820Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$63,130 180
$64,780Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$61,870 1,480
$63,620Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,420 2,790
$63,290Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$42,330 120
$63,280Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,950 1,940
$63,080Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$61,840 280
$62,830Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,200 80
$62,260Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$47,420 480
$62,260Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$55,060 600
$61,750Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,360 290
$61,740Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,250 3,130
$61,620Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,600 550
$61,610Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$60,510 320
$61,420Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$57,390 2,110
$61,370Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,950 2,360
$61,270Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,940 150
$61,090Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$55,160 100
$61,040Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$57,920 3,230
$60,600Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,160 2,570
$60,250Art directors
(area) (ind)
$54,740 170
$60,060Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$54,770 680
$59,880Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,690 160
$59,540Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,880 40
$58,980Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$56,300 3,040
$58,610Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,420 40
$58,350Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$56,670 440
$58,180Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,010 240
$58,120Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,400 810
$57,700Flight attendants
(area) (ind)
$55,340 2,360
$57,670Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,520 1,100
$56,900Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,730 140
$56,840Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$48,030 500
$56,450Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,640 520
$56,450Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$56,720 990
$56,130Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,960 90
$55,990Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,290 200
$55,810Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$48,630 50
$55,660Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,310 1,120
$55,610Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$54,720 720
$55,590Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$58,220 160
$55,400Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,670 23,120
$55,350Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,660 370
$55,280Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,120 50
$55,180Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,410 520
$54,640Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$51,370 1,990
$54,510Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,220 230
$54,500Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,590 23,760
$54,380Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,330 440
$53,930Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,470 160
$53,690Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,300 360
$53,260Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$44,600 70
$53,190Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$49,780 250
$53,120Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,690 340
$52,990Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$56,470 210
$52,980Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$54,850 660
$52,640Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,480 560
$52,340Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$50,000 1,600
$52,100Chemists
(area) (ind)
$49,630 590
$52,080First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$45,890 4,310
$51,920Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$47,620 670
$51,730Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,950 170
$51,690Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$51,600 170
$51,440Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,680 950
$51,170Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$49,870 90
$51,140Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$51,280 270
$51,120Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,660 200
$51,030Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$52,530 640
$50,870Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$47,580 70
$50,820Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,230 100,140
$50,690Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$50,850 270
$50,460History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,050 310
$50,370Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$48,800 37,720
$50,350Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,620 180
$50,350Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,200 2,820
$50,230Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$46,730 1,020
$50,180Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,460 16,370
$50,140Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$47,280 100
$50,110Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$49,970 460
$49,980Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,250 100
$49,970Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$49,740 1,530
$49,720Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$50,110 730
$49,630Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,140 690
$49,620Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,230 200
$49,540Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$44,900 9,120
$49,060Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$48,940 500
$48,900Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,600 60
$48,740Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$50,300 720
$48,720Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$33,300 3,600
$48,670Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,000 260
$48,600Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,790n.a.
$48,570Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,870 70
$48,470Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,340 180
$48,070Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,660 530
$48,040Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,560 970
$47,930Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$48,310 1,670
$47,930First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,000 8,250
$47,910Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,050 70
$47,770First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$45,060 8,210
$47,690Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$45,930 2,140
$47,460Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,640 49,470
$47,440Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,370 1,010
$47,320Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$50,200 1,320
$47,000Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,820 1,530
$46,130Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$35,930 380
$46,080First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,510 13,130
$46,080Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,340 320
$45,980Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,610 120
$45,960Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,600 100
$45,910Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,430 2,000
$45,610Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,940 3,000
$45,600Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$40,550 4,240
$45,330Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,410 2,580
$45,210Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,590 9,920
$45,170Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$36,390 180
$45,040English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,450 890
$45,010Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$46,700 2,460
$44,840Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,000 40
$44,830Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,020 1,080
$44,600Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,600 30
$44,430Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,250 140
$44,390Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$46,220 60
$44,360Librarians
(area) (ind)
$45,110 2,180
$44,330Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$42,040 300
$44,280First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$41,310 3,520
$44,280Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$44,460 2,360
$43,980Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$41,440 230
$43,980Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$42,380 220
$43,930Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$43,610 800
$43,700Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$43,190 220
$43,630Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$40,690 520
$43,540First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$43,480 840
$43,280Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,430 4,630
$43,270Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,130 2,580
$43,140Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$41,210 160
$43,100Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$41,700 2,260
$42,720Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$41,290 160
$42,590Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,670 4,820
$42,540Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$39,380 130
$42,540Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$38,220n.a.
$42,530Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,940 1,850
$42,410Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$41,650 660
$42,380Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$40,440 5,150
$42,340Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$37,880 80
$42,170Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,430 2,480
$42,140Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$41,420 30
$42,030Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$36,080 150
$42,010Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$35,560 170
$42,010Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,990 360
$41,950Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$44,580 1,480
$41,810Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,300 9,760
$41,810Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,190 2,700
$41,750Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$33,620 1,680
$41,630Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$39,190 170
$41,510Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,180 3,660
$41,340Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,380 210
$41,310Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,730 460
$41,110Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$37,250 430
$41,100Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,710 1,760
$40,980Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,690 770
$40,940Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$43,160n.a.
$40,760Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$38,820 630
$40,730Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$39,400 230
$40,700Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$37,690 670
$40,680Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$36,710 30
$40,640Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$40,510 7,520
$40,590Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$38,300 930
$40,400Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,130 1,420
$40,120Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,910 17,320
$40,060Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,030 910
$40,020Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$33,870 1,020
$40,000Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,360 610
$39,820Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,220 610
$39,760Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$37,130 320
$39,630Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$35,140 260
$39,520Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,680 40
$39,430Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,580 1,590
$39,370Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$39,590 3,210
$39,320Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,910 2,230
$39,110Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$36,280 250
$39,070Electricians
(area) (ind)
$38,580 7,460
$39,060Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,060 7,100
$39,050Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,330 1,530
$38,990Clergy
(area) (ind)
$38,670 280
$38,970Editors
(area) (ind)
$33,990 690
$38,900First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$36,110 18,610
$38,790Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$40,480 2,010
$38,760Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,490 620
$38,710Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,810 1,120
$38,670Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,260n.a.
$38,630Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,840 2,320
$38,570Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,810 520
$38,500Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,450 410
$38,300Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$39,610n.a.
$38,270Health educators
(area) (ind)
$36,030 510
$38,120Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$36,710 2,790
$38,120Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$37,390 290
$38,110Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,310 1,170
$37,780Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$36,060 220
$37,700Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,470 2,360
$37,690Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,660 160
$37,650Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$32,750 640
$37,600Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$39,910 50
$37,530Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$35,610 470
$37,530Tapers
(area) (ind)
$36,460 220
$37,450Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,930 470
$37,440Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,220 1,230
$36,970Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,100 870
$36,880Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,090 106,660
$36,870Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,230 60
$36,780Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$37,160 290
$36,770Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$31,810 1,670
$36,650First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$34,430 2,880
$36,590First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,480 680
$36,560Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$37,970 1,230
$36,560Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,110 40
$36,500Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,700 4,980
$36,470Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$36,590 100
$36,400Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$33,650 3,960
$36,350Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$26,290 90
$36,290Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,970 1,150
$36,250Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,720n.a.
$36,050Roof bolters, mining
(area) (ind)
$35,640 1,170
$35,900Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$35,590 680
$35,860Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,330 150
$35,710Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,390 980
$35,670Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,890 3,500
$35,590Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$33,960 210
$35,580Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$31,520 50
$35,510Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,040 3,560
$35,460Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$32,610 300
$35,450Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$34,460 450
$35,300Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$32,540 280
$35,160Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,530 450
$35,050Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$32,970 220
$35,020Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$30,370 800
$34,950Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,140 200
$34,940Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$35,210 80
$34,820Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,110 79,900
$34,800Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$28,600n.a.
$34,730Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,270 180
$34,600Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,960 30
$34,590Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$35,160 380
$34,490Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$34,380 870
$34,490Barbers
(area) (ind)
$27,570n.a.
$34,480Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$32,200 890
$34,350Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,000 730
$34,220Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,810 1,170
$34,160Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,990 1,220
$34,120Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,100 870
$33,970Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,870 150
$33,950Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,490 570
$33,940Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,090 15,620
$33,910Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,090 850
$33,820Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$26,060 1,820
$33,750Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,900 300
$33,700Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,840 780
$33,560Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,640 1,240
$33,550Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$27,450 50
$33,480Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$28,920 160
$33,470Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,870 1,820
$33,430Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,500 83,650
$33,390Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,290 1,860
$33,330Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,240 4,210
$33,270Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,920 120
$33,260Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$37,000 490
$33,210Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,380 490
$33,210Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$23,970 30
$33,090Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$33,190 50
$33,090Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,250 9,530
$33,080Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,580 1,870
$33,080Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,080 1,620
$32,990Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$31,490 3,090
$32,930Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$32,450 11,820
$32,910Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,590 4,520
$32,900Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,460 380
$32,860Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,550n.a.
$32,840Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,730 1,500
$32,770Job printers
(area) (ind)
$31,310 430
$32,700Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$32,200 1,080
$32,680Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$30,070 240
$32,650Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,590 470
$32,640Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,310 2,570
$32,550All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,480 1,754,590
$32,520Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$31,630 28,130
$32,450Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$32,030 490
$32,430Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$31,790 1,550
$32,420Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$30,290 1,870
$32,420Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,310 1,480
$32,420Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,240 2,160
$32,390Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,620 490
$32,360Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$30,700 860
$32,270Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$32,090 1,280
$32,270Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$31,550 490
$32,230Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,410 130
$32,200Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,480 520
$32,160Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,240 650
$32,160Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,570 220
$32,090Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,440 2,170
$32,080Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,900 9,050
$32,030Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,480 3,010
$31,980Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$29,340 450
$31,890Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,640 19,620
$31,830Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,150 60
$31,830Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,420 1,720
$31,830Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,720 470
$31,780Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,810 180
$31,760Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$28,640 1,770
$31,750First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$29,120 1,790
$31,660Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,500 330
$31,620Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$30,610 1,030
$31,620Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$26,490 490
$31,450Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$31,310 290
$31,450Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,850 640
$31,420Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$23,110 720
$31,350Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,200 530
$31,330Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$32,140 350
$31,200Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$31,410 1,250
$31,170Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$29,590 1,070
$31,160Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,480 550
$31,160Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$26,990 1,410
$31,120All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,760 5,410
$31,110Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,630 9,980
$31,080Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,070 2,450
$31,070Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,640n.a.
$31,060Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,180 240
$31,020First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,820 18,520
$31,010Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,010 1,690
$30,990Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,910 2,450
$30,910Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,780 110
$30,810Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,710 3,510
$30,760Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,130 380
$30,660Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,950 6,420
$30,660Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,380 2,700
$30,630Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,390 920
$30,610Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$28,600 20,290
$30,460Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$31,690n.a.
$30,450Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,670 930
$30,430Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,000 4,530
$30,320Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$28,230 250
$30,220Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,790 250
$30,210Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$29,830 270
$30,130Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$23,210n.a.
$30,100Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,580n.a.
$30,050Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,960 2,170
$30,040Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,500 202,120
$30,040Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,750 280
$30,010Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,120 1,440
$29,970Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$29,700 200
$29,970Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,350 680
$29,950Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,040 240
$29,790Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$28,500 1,890
$29,790Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,890 70
$29,740Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$24,430 60
$29,680Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$29,490 320
$29,680Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,200 370
$29,600Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,750 140
$29,570Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,340 1,230
$29,530Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,630 2,550
$29,530Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,140 7,620
$29,510Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$31,490 360
$29,470Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$27,330 690
$29,440Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,330 1,110
$29,390Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,270 2,180
$29,280Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$27,930 1,420
$29,140Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,790 830
$29,130Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,980 2,430
$29,100Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$28,380 3,160
$29,090Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$26,650 390
$28,810Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$29,590 280
$28,780Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,770 2,680
$28,720Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,920 1,350
$28,710Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,390 2,460
$28,700Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$26,610 240
$28,610Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,690 1,030
$28,550Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,280 33,640
$28,530Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,880 640
$28,450Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,860n.a.
$28,440Photographers
(area) (ind)
$25,950 650
$28,390Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)