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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Louisiana

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Louisiana 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

Louisiana

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$188,680Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 310
$178,960Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 540
$176,510Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 230
$176,230Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 100
$164,100Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,200
$156,830Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 560
$155,510Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$155,500Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 240
$150,140Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,130
$134,500Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$131,170 2,320
$122,860Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$122,340 50
$108,250Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$95,590 1,720
$106,040Physicists
(area) (ind)
$104,130n.a.
$98,890Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$96,190 1,250
$97,890Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$85,680 6,400
$94,330Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$62,850 190
$92,910Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$76,820 180
$91,900Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,960 760
$91,470Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$95,240 690
$90,260Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$85,060 30
$87,870Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,580 1,110
$87,120Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,970n.a.
$84,860Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$80,640 1,490
$84,170Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$65,330 1,340
$83,650Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$83,760 3,950
$83,640Geographers
(area) (ind)
$94,780n.a.
$82,920Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,360 200
$82,380Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$81,820 110
$79,670Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$77,150 330
$79,220General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$65,840 38,410
$77,170Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$77,620 200
$74,840Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$73,810 1,760
$73,230Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,440 1,720
$73,020Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,840 150
$72,310Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$73,610 380
$72,230Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$66,870 1,880
$71,980Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$71,750 70
$71,870Economists
(area) (ind)
$75,320 60
$71,670Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$59,570 4,720
$71,400Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,340 140
$70,980Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,040 940
$70,740Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,710 2,110
$70,560Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$72,270 150
$70,220Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,760 2,610
$70,160Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$63,540 5,760
$70,120Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,500 140
$69,710Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,230 95,860
$68,780Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,020 690
$68,650Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$64,340 1,090
$68,370Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$57,220 630
$68,050Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,340 1,820
$67,890Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,650 2,550
$67,690Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$41,430 670
$66,390Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,710 120
$65,940Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$56,160 910
$65,880Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$66,720 50
$65,310Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,040 70
$64,870Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,920 13,970
$64,210Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,370 4,350
$63,900Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$58,030 160
$63,840Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,740n.a.
$63,370Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,910 1,070
$62,940Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$56,190 270
$62,880Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,790 30
$62,450Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,670 5,260
$62,360Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$57,200 2,640
$61,520Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,650 5,060
$61,340Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$58,380 1,620
$61,260Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,270 650
$61,100Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$58,220 390
$60,950Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,500 2,640
$60,890Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,810 1,710
$60,230Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,020 3,840
$59,870Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$58,060 750
$59,410Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,510 730
$59,120Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$55,420 980
$59,060Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$48,580n.a.
$59,020Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$52,920 1,440
$58,960Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$54,330 450
$58,870Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,960 240
$58,820Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,780 150
$58,480Chemists
(area) (ind)
$58,950 870
$58,470Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,380 2,220
$58,420Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$51,800 4,530
$58,310Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,890 150
$58,300Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$59,350 110
$58,260Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,360 200
$58,180Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$54,380 700
$58,140Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,270 110
$57,990Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$57,520 80
$57,550Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$56,720 3,710
$57,250Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,510 40
$57,060Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$54,720 870
$56,850Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$59,230n.a.
$56,580Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$53,080 750
$56,560Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$54,120 440
$56,480Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$56,440 6,940
$56,330Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,100 420
$56,320Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,870 530
$56,300Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$50,070 530
$56,230Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,990 300
$55,940Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,770 330
$55,900Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,300 27,060
$55,850Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,080n.a.
$55,680Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,520 2,030
$55,670Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$55,130 130
$55,490Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,510 3,520
$55,350Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,050n.a.
$55,340Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$57,500n.a.
$55,260Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,530 80
$55,260Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,680 90
$54,910Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$45,490 340
$54,820Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$56,830 100
$54,670Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,030 410
$54,370Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,540 320
$53,370Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$52,960 6,630
$52,880Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,720 120
$52,400Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,110 170
$52,380Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$52,480 220
$52,240Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,990 190
$52,180Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$50,930 60
$52,170Foresters
(area) (ind)
$50,410 180
$52,090Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$55,640 160
$51,990Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,470 12,550
$51,900Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,510 580
$51,840Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,640 5,370
$51,790Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$46,020 500
$51,610Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$45,020 540
$51,580Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$49,680 300
$51,510Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$48,540 3,340
$51,320Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,580 19,240
$51,280Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$45,000 430
$51,140Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$51,830 860
$51,060Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,000 600
$50,950Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$49,830 39,510
$50,840Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$53,410 450
$50,760Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,890 60
$50,390Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,810 1,370
$50,360Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$46,450 3,070
$50,340Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$48,070 260
$50,180Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,420 109,540
$50,110Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$48,730 30
$49,870Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,300 180
$49,810Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,550 6,590
$49,670Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$51,970 1,590
$49,490Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,050 510
$49,070Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$44,530 60
$49,030English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,910 260
$49,010Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,890 1,430
$48,910Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$44,710 110
$48,880Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$50,780 5,720
$48,660Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$46,340 1,250
$48,540Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$49,740 330
$48,500Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,770 120
$48,490Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$45,430 1,970
$48,380Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,380 1,760
$48,270Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,030 6,000
$48,080Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,600 1,710
$48,020Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,530 120
$47,950First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$44,130 3,220
$47,830First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,760 9,030
$47,740Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,480 60
$47,520Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,700 1,140
$47,450Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,390 210
$47,400Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,840 550
$47,370Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$49,880 400
$47,160Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,300 350
$47,140First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,840 8,300
$47,070Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$46,640 100
$46,990Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,260 110
$46,850Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,230 630
$46,790First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$43,850 3,120
$46,710Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,500 210
$46,650Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$46,890 1,200
$46,610Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,760 220
$46,610Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,050 11,810
$46,280Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,360 19,780
$46,250Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,390 1,130
$46,230First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$42,670 1,630
$46,220Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,600 53,900
$46,160Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$42,940 980
$45,960Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$48,370 2,160
$45,950Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$27,320 410
$45,740Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,540 50
$45,620Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,070 30
$45,610Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,830 710
$45,460Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$42,830 220
$45,350History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,660 120
$45,270Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,800 2,030
$45,240First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,820 9,000
$45,070Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,850 480
$44,960Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,060 30
$44,900Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$48,200n.a.
$44,880Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,230 340
$44,840Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$38,180 810
$44,410Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$45,510 100
$44,370Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,950 430
$44,240Art directors
(area) (ind)
$40,940 120
$44,050Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,420 2,520
$43,970Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$38,130 2,670
$43,930Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,910 1,010
$43,900Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,390n.a.
$43,870Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,740 410
$43,660Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$40,000 1,990
$43,580Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,500 4,740
$43,560Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$36,500 4,760
$43,500Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,610 70
$43,480Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,600 5,760
$43,360Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,210 1,130
$43,300Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$39,800 1,140
$43,150Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,520 230
$43,130Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$41,540n.a.
$43,110Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$37,490 1,170
$43,000Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$38,000 240
$42,910Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$36,330 170
$42,800Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$45,760 130
$42,790Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,170 3,320
$42,740Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$37,160 310
$42,630Health educators
(area) (ind)
$45,580 240
$42,590Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,160 1,210
$42,410Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$42,320 180
$42,390Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,200 240
$42,300Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,030 2,740
$42,250Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,350 530
$42,210Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,870 1,300
$41,960Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$38,320 2,760
$41,940Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,390 2,070
$41,870Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,420 2,520
$41,730Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$36,900 440
$41,710Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,310n.a.
$41,590Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,960 1,660
$41,580Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,840 1,590
$41,560Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$41,620 1,470
$41,460Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,590 1,780
$41,300Librarians
(area) (ind)
$41,430 2,380
$41,110Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,600 1,160
$41,100Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,330 740
$40,980Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$43,520 600
$40,970Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$34,550 200
$40,860Editors
(area) (ind)
$36,830 680
$40,810Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,890 340
$40,790Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,960 7,030
$40,430Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,380 2,320
$40,380Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$40,160 120
$40,300Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,620 110
$40,260Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$33,420 80
$40,250Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$40,240 760
$40,240Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,720 940
$40,190First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$40,620 960
$40,160Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,770 1,910
$40,110Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,970 2,350
$40,090Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$37,550 2,910
$40,080Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,580 1,220
$40,010Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,140 790
$39,920Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,710 4,120
$39,870Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$38,890 1,370
$39,810First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$38,360 1,400
$39,790First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,550 690
$39,790Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$31,620 1,300
$39,750First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$34,820 420
$39,750Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$37,390 3,910
$39,630Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$38,590 230
$39,520Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,850 120
$39,510Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,650 350
$39,420Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$40,450 1,610
$39,310Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,970 290
$39,270Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,400 770
$39,160Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,090 1,460
$39,130Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,330 800
$38,980Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,690 13,820
$38,940Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$37,950 610
$38,940Archivists
(area) (ind)
$38,440 60
$38,910Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,160 1,670
$38,840Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,450 4,000
$38,790Electricians
(area) (ind)
$37,890 9,670
$38,710Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,270 990
$38,680Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,700 2,850
$38,650Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$35,850 880
$38,630Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,110 2,490
$38,590Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$40,040 30
$38,550Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$31,090 60
$38,530Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$37,760 510
$38,340Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,550 810
$38,330Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$37,470 2,360
$38,310Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,550 240
$38,310Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,710 70
$38,090Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,780 620
$37,990Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,230 4,230
$37,910Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,120 29,600
$37,900Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$37,560 50
$37,830Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,960 50
$37,790Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$37,700 210
$37,780Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$32,370 1,400
$37,770Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$34,620n.a.
$37,760Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,690 2,050
$37,720Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,950 50
$37,640Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$38,550 980
$37,580Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,730 880
$37,550Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$37,500 10,500
$37,530Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,400 3,380
$37,450Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$29,270 530
$37,330Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$33,870 250
$37,300Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,340 410
$37,210Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,530 1,610
$36,900Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,020 110,200
$36,870Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,630 740
$36,840Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,160 1,720
$36,830Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,350 530
$36,790Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,000 2,510
$36,720First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$34,000 19,020
$36,700Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$38,570 280
$36,460Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$35,130 210
$36,280Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$37,260 710
$36,120Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,690 510
$36,110First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$32,690 2,660
$36,100Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,530 1,090
$36,000Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,030 24,680
$35,950Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,840 210
$35,830Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,130 150
$35,760Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,600 1,840
$35,720Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,450 3,780
$35,650Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$35,360 4,640
$35,500Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,350 5,140
$35,430Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,740 770
$35,410Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,360 1,210
$35,250Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$33,770 2,150
$35,250Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$37,530n.a.
$35,130Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,710 250
$35,110Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$34,510 1,370
$35,100Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$35,640 590
$35,080Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$23,310n.a.
$34,930Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$31,730 850
$34,890Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$30,270 260
$34,790Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$30,930 40
$34,600Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,580 2,800
$34,580Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$29,260 210
$34,570Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,990 830
$34,520Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,030 1,430
$34,460Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$34,130 15,380
$34,320Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$28,700 3,180
$34,310Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$33,770 2,680
$34,270Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$31,940 360
$34,170Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,640 50
$33,980Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$31,660 580
$33,930Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$33,240 420
$33,910Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$31,710 630
$33,910Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$35,300 540
$33,900Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,430 350
$33,890Tapers
(area) (ind)
$32,780 110
$33,870Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,250 520
$33,860Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$27,360 390
$33,830Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,640 2,090
$33,640Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,890 50
$33,580Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$31,370 600
$33,450Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$37,290 30
$33,450Curators
(area) (ind)
$32,110 140
$33,420Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$31,790 490
$33,360Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$34,560 190
$33,310Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,150n.a.
$33,260Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$29,830 2,120
$33,160Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,150 94,540
$33,150Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$36,630 980
$33,140Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$31,200 40
$33,110Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,880 830
$33,100Clergy
(area) (ind)
$35,120 170
$33,090Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$30,750n.a.
$33,080Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$28,420 4,080
$33,030Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,770 80
$33,010Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$33,230 1,160
$32,960First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$30,930 1,030
$32,920Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$29,750 130
$32,780Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,470 1,710
$32,750Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,690 50
$32,530Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,230 810
$32,490Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$31,470 250
$32,400Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,810 3,320
$32,300Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,820 6,300
$32,230Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,850 260
$32,200Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$26,880 30
$32,140Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,550n.a.
$32,030First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,530 17,230
$32,010Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$32,010 60
$31,960Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,010 128,230
$31,960Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,580 1,590
$31,870Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$30,750 2,330
$31,840Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,760 4,040
$31,800Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,200 1,110
$31,510Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,570 6,090
$31,490Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,510 111,830
$31,430All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,980 1,877,160
$31,320Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,910 16,150
$31,290Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,830 290
$31,280Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,690 900
$31,240Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$30,570 1,670
$31,050Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,670 2,180
$31,010Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,840 18,280
$31,010Historians
(area) (ind)
$30,030 30
$30,870Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,700 190
$30,870Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$30,250 19,380
$30,780Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,680 770
$30,700Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$27,890 730
$30,610Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,130 11,860
$30,440Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,540 780
$30,430All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,160 4,200
$30,420Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$26,650n.a.
$30,410Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,310 1,420
$30,360Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$28,500 1,060
$30,280Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$27,430 130
$30,270Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$28,430 3,350
$30,210Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,740 420
$30,160Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$29,170 420
$30,080Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,770 9,850
$30,070Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$30,490 780
$30,060Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$30,050 440
$29,990Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,490 280
$29,950Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$27,970 590
$29,910Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,640 440
$29,860Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$27,530 6,860
$29,840Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,250 1,030
$29,830Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,990 190
$29,760Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$27,870 22,920
$29,730Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$29,290 80
$29,410Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$27,690 180
$29,390Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,310 360
$29,240Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,530 2,590
$29,160Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,570 1,480
$29,140Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,100 2,500
$29,080Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$30,720 1,330
$29,080Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$24,900 240
$29,050Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,040 160
$29,050Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$30,630 30
$29,030Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,490 710
$28,930Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,180 950
$28,920Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$28,200 1,180
$28,900Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$29,970 1,090
$28,870Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$24,100 200
$28,680Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,380 2,580
$28,540Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$28,090 5,710
$28,520Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,100n.a.
$28,500Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,690 910
$28,440Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,320 460
$28,440Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,860 240
$28,440Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,810 830
$28,420Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,580 60
$28,400Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$24,420 50
$28,370Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,340 650
$28,350Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,500 70
$28,290Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,750 300
$28,270Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$27,450 9,570
$28,230Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,540 420
$28,180Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,080 4,590
$28,150Riggers
(area) (ind)
$28,520 1,630
$28,110Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$25,890 170
$28,110Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,750 1,870
$28,110Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$21,880n.a.
$27,920Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,120 420
$27,900Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$27,500 240
$27,860First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$26,050 1,980
$27,840Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,610 650
$27,810Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,660 1,130
$27,780Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$26,110 24,260
$27,770Job printers
(area) (ind)
$26,120 390
$27,770Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,840 1,300
$27,590Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$24,820 60
$27,530Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$23,590 40
$27,530Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,330 590
$27,490Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,910 830
$27,480Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,330 2,150
$27,380Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,170 210
$27,330Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$24,090 2,090
$27,280Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$23,910 80
$27,270Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$26,340 4,420
$27,270Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,570 520
$27,240Fallers
(area) (ind)
$26,640 80
$27,170Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,380 510
$27,160Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,220 730
$27,110Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,710 1,540
$27,100Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,840 320
$27,030Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$23,420 120
$27,010Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$26,700 790
$26,880Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,510 3,710
$26,850Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$26,510 90
$26,780Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$22,970 130
$26,720Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,740 70
$26,690Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,380 30
$26,670Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$28,760 1,710
$26,660Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,310 157,030
$26,620Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$26,830 1,510
$26,610Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,890 180
$26,570Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$25,650 1,930
$26,550Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$26,160 740
$26,540Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,330 1,170
$26,430Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,270 1,830
$26,320Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,850 4,320
$26,260Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,430 860
$26,240Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,880 730
$26,220Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$23,290 1,420
$26,180Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,960 820
$26,150Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,000 4,890
$26,110Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,400 750
$26,110Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,830 3,820
$26,080Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,380 27,100
$26,060Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,670 5,930
$26,020Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$23,900 940
$25,980Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,160 51,490
$25,810Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$22,980 2,260
$25,800Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$23,970 1,870
$25,750Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,680 240
$25,690Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,830 2,760
$25,590New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,520 780
$25,530Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,230 190
$25,490Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$24,360 30
$25,480Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,510 1,050
$25,420Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$21,630 1,630
$25,340Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,090n.a.
$25,320Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$25,510 1,230
$25,320Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$25,420 3,020
$25,270Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,230 130
$25,240Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$23,810 580
$25,240Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,530 6,610
$25,190Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,980 270
$25,120First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,030 12,110
$25,050Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$23,300 440
$25,040Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,010 2,800
$25,010Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,980 1,190
$24,990Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$23,850 7,800
$24,910Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$23,810 430
$24,900Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,000 730
$24,870Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$22,570 9,140
$24,820Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,380 80
$24,800Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,670 40
$24,790Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$24,110 460
$24,640Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,890 3,230
$24,600Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,250 311,790
$24,570Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$23,040 120
$24,550Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$22,210 780
$24,480First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$22,600 2,910
$24,410Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$24,180 60
$24,380Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$23,170 630
$24,370Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,380 580
$24,270Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,400 8,080
$24,240Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$21,610 4,720
$24,240Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,270 6,540
$24,240Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,910 70
$24,210Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,730 360
$24,160Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,050 360
$24,140Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,730 180
$24,140Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,220 2,780
$24,140Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,570 980
$24,040Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,810 860
$24,030Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$22,600 220
$24,010Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,910 40
$23,920Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,510 1,620
$23,890Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$22,990 90
$23,840Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$21,060 650
$23,760Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$23,750 1,130
$23,630Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,000 540
$23,520Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$24,240 110
$23,490Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$21,660 24,370
$23,480Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$22,110 170
$23,450Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,100 110
$23,440Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,780 1,400
$23,420Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$22,080n.a.
$23,330Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,090 2,460
$23,280Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,080 2,200
$23,270Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,490 1,120
$23,270Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$22,940 360
$23,220Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$20,750 1,730
$23,190Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,440 340
$23,190Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$22,600 180
$23,140Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,410 400
$23,120Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$23,190 620
$23,100Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,240 180
$23,080Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,430n.a.
$23,010Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,130 170
$22,950Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$20,630 1,680
$22,930Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$22,800 460
$22,920Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,510 1,060
$22,880Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,040 4,080
$22,860Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,630 560
$22,830Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,510 2,370
$22,770Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,970 37,820
$22,730Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$21,090n.a.
$22,620Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,840 15,490
$22,590Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,730 2,730
$22,290Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$18,580 220
$22,190Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,970 240
$22,180Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,820 3,400
$22,140Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,360 1,180
$22,070Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,870 490
$22,000Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,430 840
$21,940Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,940 15,360
$21,890Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,390 2,890
$21,800Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$20,920n.a.
$21,800Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$21,030 310
$21,760Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$21,210 2,630
$21,730Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,010 500
$21,730Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$21,020 1,390
$21,710Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,840 120
$21,610Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$21,020 1,990
$21,580Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,130 660
$21,570Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$17,470 1,710
$21,560Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$20,760 2,810
$21,530Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$20,690 2,370
$21,530Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$18,810 340
$21,460Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,190n.a.
$21,410Barbers
(area) (ind)
$17,780 260
$21,400Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,740 1,750
$21,340Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,920 600
$21,330Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,410 420
$21,320Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,820 190
$21,210Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,140 3,190
$21,190Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,330 8,680
$21,100Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$20,970 60
$21,030Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$15,430 160
$20,990Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,430 980
$20,950Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,650 59,360
$20,940Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,520 5,200
$20,670Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,830 460
$20,660Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$19,910 820
$20,630Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$16,910 320
$20,620Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,680 110
$20,550Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$19,900 330
$20,480Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$19,740 340
$20,450Concierges
(area) (ind)
$18,510 190
$19,960Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,800 350
$19,950Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$19,340 2,360
$19,890Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,730 11,600
$19,800Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$19,570 1,250
$19,770Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$18,330 640
$19,740Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,160 3,690
$19,650Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$17,840 170
$19,600Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$18,500 1,910
$19,490Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,150 40,090
$19,470Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,070 1,090
$19,460Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,300 910
$19,370Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,380 3,320
$19,360Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,210 17,080
$19,250Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,860 870
$19,200Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,520 5,270
$19,160Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,300 330
$19,060Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$18,450 480
$19,060Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,700 16,250
$19,020Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,770n.a.
$18,910Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,990 450
$18,890Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,140 3,740
$18,880Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,220 900
$18,800Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$15,130 570
$18,780Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$17,290 19,900
$18,700Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$17,400 39,770
$18,670Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$18,270 70
$18,660Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,780 8,430
$18,610Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,030 80
$18,580Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,670 30
$18,540Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,040 10,710
$18,360Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,780 53,380
$18,340Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,210 2,800
$18,320Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$17,350 190
$18,240Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,690 260
$18,120Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$17,310 940
$18,110File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,300 2,610
$18,020Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,890 52,840
$17,900Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,920 1,530
$17,880Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$14,130 90
$17,860Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,710 690
$17,840Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$16,000 50
$17,790Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,130 140
$17,720Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,500 1,320
$17,630Bakers
(area) (ind)
$16,990 1,870
$17,610Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$16,120 570
$17,540Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$15,950 2,140
$17,520Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$16,750 1,320
$17,480Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,120 1,950
$17,400Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,330 960
$17,390Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,200 90
$17,340Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,500 2,130
$17,290Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,800 1,300
$17,060Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,280 30
$17,040Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,480 62,670
$17,040Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,420 1,270
$16,800Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,260 3,470
$16,740Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$16,700 850
$16,730Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,370 4,590
$16,600Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,300 530
$16,550Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$15,290 280
$16,530Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,080 1,000
$16,450Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,300 31,840
$16,380Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,250 6,940
$16,280Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,780 270
$16,070Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,140 40
$15,920Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,850 162,970
$15,880Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,030 26,980
$15,740Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$15,260 1,210
$15,710Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,270 4,840
$15,570Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$14,810 4,790
$15,440Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,150 1,780
$15,380Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$14,080 4,510
$15,280Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$14,930 190
$15,280Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,990 4,760
$15,260Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$13,780 850
$15,130Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,840 1,190
$15,000Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$13,870 670
$14,990Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,340 4,320
$14,910Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,360 16,280
$14,890Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$13,850 12,680
$14,810Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,030 2,140
$14,750Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,270 33,920
$14,700Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$13,900 11,720
$14,660Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$14,020 8,840
$14,580Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,540 7,610
$14,460Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$13,620 68,540
$14,460Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,620 9,260
$14,410Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,620 4,830
$14,340Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,600 4,340
$14,280Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,590 2,820
$14,120Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$13,680 15,740
$14,110Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,520 21,160
$14,040Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,760 400
$14,020Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,160 1,590
$13,970Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,290 1,450
$13,820Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,390 6,630
$13,780Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,240 16,490
$13,500Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,200 16,210
$13,280Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,160 470
n.a.Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 650
n.a.Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 690
n.a.Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 270
n.a.Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
n.a. 130
n.a.Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,010
n.a.Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 230
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$24,877 720
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$14,726 140
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$13,520 1,960

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates