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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Maryland

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Maryland 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

Maryland

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$189,830Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 620
$184,600Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 650
$180,890Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 130
$177,500Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$165,210Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,400
$138,930Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$127,440 690
$137,910Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$139,010 3,410
$136,710Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$130,950 1,270
$130,760Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$122,810 5,420
$124,210Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$109,400 240
$122,940Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$110,530 2,190
$121,060Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$111,720n.a.
$115,980Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$127,350n.a.
$114,870Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$106,630 4,010
$111,160Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$104,300 290
$107,280Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$107,830 140
$105,550Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$102,850 7,460
$105,350Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$102,910 4,410
$105,000Physicists
(area) (ind)
$105,190 960
$104,870Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$104,380 2,080
$104,510Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$91,410 10,310
$102,710Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$57,880 340
$100,420General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$85,840 50,490
$99,830Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$88,460 7,030
$98,230Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
$103,840n.a.
$98,150Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$97,580 1,600
$95,420Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$95,970 120
$95,420Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$95,670 190
$93,720Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$91,250 1,340
$93,310Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$90,770 13,200
$92,820Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$83,850 1,190
$92,560Economists
(area) (ind)
$91,800 250
$92,530Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$80,170 550
$92,170Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$94,000 7,520
$92,060Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$83,600 200
$91,110Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$81,130 144,720
$91,020Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$91,520 2,250
$90,870Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$83,400 10,320
$90,550Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$80,900 3,860
$90,370Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$95,970 320
$89,610Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,300 1,080
$89,400Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$89,930 430
$89,300Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$94,700 410
$88,930Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$89,160 80
$88,620Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$84,970 280
$87,560Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$76,190 5,570
$87,530Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$88,060 460
$87,310Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$90,760 3,310
$87,310Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$76,020 3,470
$86,780Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,050 5,050
$85,750Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$83,000 390
$85,350Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,680 4,390
$85,210Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,130n.a.
$85,110Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$85,610 1,610
$84,410Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,360 3,240
$84,330Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,910 380
$84,140Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$83,660 1,590
$84,130Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$82,210 790
$84,020Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$79,670 160
$83,450Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$84,900 2,150
$82,750Political scientists
(area) (ind)
$74,640 130
$81,910Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$56,250 570
$81,880Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$79,530 11,540
$81,800Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$69,650 1,100
$81,190Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$73,870 1,690
$80,700Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$74,140 6,040
$80,640Chemists
(area) (ind)
$79,370 3,140
$80,430Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,780 4,230
$79,940Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,920 3,230
$79,930Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$79,440 1,120
$79,210Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$75,640 770
$79,150Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$78,400 2,470
$79,030Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,340 940
$77,880Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$75,190 130
$77,750Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$73,190 1,030
$77,400Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,640 1,460
$77,230Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,610n.a.
$76,660Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$76,640 310
$76,380Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$77,430 20,780
$75,790Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$75,580 390
$75,730Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$72,580 16,560
$75,460Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,910 4,640
$75,070Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,280 2,880
$74,150Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,580 940
$74,080Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,190 1,040
$73,960Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,260 2,510
$73,830First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$62,340 5,250
$73,560Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$68,730 2,820
$73,360Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,510 820
$73,310Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$71,070 94,320
$72,740Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,030 90
$72,720Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,150 6,030
$72,380Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,330 22,610
$72,000Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,140 2,500
$71,860Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,490 1,220
$71,850Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,980 890
$71,740Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,440 440
$71,620Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$72,670 4,080
$70,710Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$65,240 3,100
$70,660Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$67,960 1,480
$70,130First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$66,940 1,320
$69,920Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$69,360 430
$69,780Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$57,640 2,270
$69,380Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$66,970 56,090
$69,270Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,220 5,240
$68,930Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$64,360 1,110
$68,790Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,790 3,470
$68,560Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$73,290 880
$68,490Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,570 39,930
$67,940Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,960 510
$67,800Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,970 2,210
$67,760Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$57,410 5,560
$67,760Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,680 7,660
$67,620Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,230 130,190
$67,620Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$66,280 8,980
$67,330Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$67,080 49,010
$67,030Health educators
(area) (ind)
$68,120 1,740
$66,630Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,250 460
$66,410Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$61,210 2,040
$66,350Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$63,600 2,220
$66,330Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,020 21,720
$66,280Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,800 450
$66,110Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,290 2,790
$66,010Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$65,540n.a.
$65,890Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$57,290 420
$65,580Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$63,390 1,180
$65,250Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$65,030 3,030
$65,210Geographers
(area) (ind)
$66,670 140
$64,960History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,550 610
$64,350Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,570 1,220
$64,130First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$63,770 1,860
$63,790Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$67,680n.a.
$63,600Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,270 340
$63,460Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$60,910 50
$63,180Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,090 400
$62,930Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,590 240
$62,910Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,640 360
$62,870Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$55,970 80
$62,640Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$51,370 8,350
$62,190Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$63,030 1,910
$62,190Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$54,550 7,870
$62,170Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,630 830
$62,160Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$50,500 3,390
$61,970Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$47,070 2,450
$61,960Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$63,910 550
$61,870Art directors
(area) (ind)
$59,300 420
$61,740Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$57,400 150
$61,660Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,050 3,800
$61,470Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$63,640 200
$61,010Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,100 126,090
$60,980Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$54,330 21,830
$60,530Foresters
(area) (ind)
$58,160 50
$59,780Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,130 290
$59,770Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$53,970 1,550
$59,540Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$56,590 1,690
$59,470Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$56,670 6,110
$59,460Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,190 940
$59,410Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$56,870 1,870
$59,380Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,380 5,240
$59,210Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$60,820 900
$59,050Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$53,120 2,250
$58,780Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,640 5,630
$58,520Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$61,030 730
$58,500Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,060 340
$58,410Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,420 660
$58,350Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$54,710 510
$58,270Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$52,310 560
$58,270Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,750 3,760
$58,180Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$46,800 110
$58,130Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$59,770 370
$57,970Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,270 2,820
$57,350First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$54,760 13,970
$57,350Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,010 30
$57,070Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$50,080 22,960
$57,030Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,450 310
$56,980Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$49,630 850
$56,830Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$43,600 560
$56,360Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,060 430
$56,280English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,220 1,410
$56,070Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,150 60
$55,940Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$54,760 350
$55,850Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$52,640 1,560
$55,830Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$53,170 660
$55,600Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$53,390 4,680
$55,500Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$53,920 770
$55,470Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$51,060n.a.
$55,380Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$51,840 2,090
$55,310First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$53,330 8,770
$55,270Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,480 3,210
$55,160Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$50,300 120
$54,880Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$57,040 2,340
$54,820Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$53,640 730
$54,740Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$50,330 4,410
$54,720Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,540 1,020
$54,630Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,160 140
$54,370Curators
(area) (ind)
$58,690 150
$54,170Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,510 3,480
$54,110Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,410 1,470
$53,970Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$51,880 910
$53,810Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,450 700
$53,780Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$44,760 140
$53,720Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$51,310 460
$53,530Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,470 3,470
$53,520Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,410 130
$53,510Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$38,630 80
$53,400Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$51,780 1,440
$53,360Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,050 580
$53,250Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,180 1,590
$53,090Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$51,270 1,170
$53,060Librarians
(area) (ind)
$50,770 3,620
$53,020Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,480 450
$52,960Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,800 3,630
$52,620Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,170 1,530
$52,540First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$50,140 170
$52,490Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,620 160
$52,200Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,660 3,500
$52,120Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$54,070 40
$52,040Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$48,430 370
$51,950Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$49,090 210
$51,920Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$48,940 360
$51,890Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,310 100
$51,880Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,940 1,260
$51,860Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$39,280n.a.
$51,830Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$49,440 370
$51,650Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,720 2,450
$51,610Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$51,720 350
$51,610Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$46,540 590
$51,560Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$49,960 160
$51,160First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$49,090 7,630
$51,060Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$49,330 270
$51,040Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$51,120 360
$50,940Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$50,870 630
$50,390Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$49,830 960
$50,340Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$47,470 390
$50,320Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$50,790 90
$50,240Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$45,910 5,040
$50,210Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,450 1,170
$50,200Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,760 790
$50,150All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$44,020 12,470
$49,920Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,280 2,170
$49,810Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$48,480 19,730
$49,640Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,250 5,480
$49,590Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,440n.a.
$49,470Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$48,350 27,300
$49,240First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,830 4,010
$49,240Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$46,070 950
$49,200Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$46,340 1,170
$49,160Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$49,690 3,240
$49,040Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$50,020n.a.
$48,820First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$44,180 26,570
$48,590Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$47,830 150
$48,580Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$47,490 5,360
$48,560Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$49,150 120
$48,380Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,010 740
$48,310Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$46,620 11,960
$48,280Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$49,220 2,060
$48,090Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,350 5,770
$47,880Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,110 1,760
$47,770Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,850 4,180
$47,320Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,270 770
$47,320Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,810 3,210
$47,300Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,360 3,090
$47,110Riggers
(area) (ind)
$49,140 320
$47,050Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,030 300
$47,020Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$46,260 14,020
$46,870Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$44,750 410
$46,860Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,600 158,380
$46,600Editors
(area) (ind)
$43,180 2,320
$46,410Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$45,260 1,050
$46,370Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,170 230
$46,330Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,290 1,590
$46,310Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$41,010 250
$46,280Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,270 790
$46,060Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$49,540 650
$46,020Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,380 380
$46,020Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,480 590
$45,830Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$42,360 1,100
$45,730Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$44,980 1,480
$45,670Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,150 4,370
$45,640Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$48,720 6,280
$45,460Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$41,070 1,210
$45,380First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$43,750 140
$45,160Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,720 930
$45,010Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,150 130
$44,900Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,750 7,000
$44,890Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,210 2,170
$44,780Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,770 1,490
$44,700Electricians
(area) (ind)
$43,360 13,530
$44,660Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,070 30,970
$44,660Archivists
(area) (ind)
$39,520 160
$44,630Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$43,570 690
$44,600Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,050 2,360
$44,570Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$46,500 990
$44,530Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$45,390 450
$44,520Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$43,030 9,760
$44,440Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$44,020 9,010
$44,430Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,110 1,560
$44,420Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,460 2,090
$44,400Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$43,070 30
$44,350Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$43,860 2,130
$44,320Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,340 230
$44,250Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$43,840 710
$44,250Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$42,300n.a.
$44,160Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,720 12,500
$43,940Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,770 5,530
$43,900Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,280 2,240
$43,870Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$45,160n.a.
$43,800Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$39,600 90
$43,710Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$43,790 60
$43,710Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$35,020 750
$43,690Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$41,830 3,660
$43,660Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$49,520 180
$43,500Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$42,700 90
$43,440Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$42,840 2,280
$43,380Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,830 130
$43,290Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,990 4,760
$43,220Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$42,910 1,400
$43,220Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$43,260 8,200
$43,110Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,010 80
$43,060Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$40,290 90
$43,010Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,630 3,930
$42,980Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$37,960n.a.
$42,950Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$42,730 3,220
$42,860Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,740 1,260
$42,670First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$40,950 3,160
$42,390Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,530 2,390
$42,370Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,140 3,230
$42,360Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$41,430 620
$42,320Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$33,910 450
$42,180Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$28,810n.a.
$42,110Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,640 1,730
$42,080All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,460 2,497,220
$42,060Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$40,540 790
$42,020Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,650 120
$42,010Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,720n.a.
$41,910Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$34,920 1,540
$41,880Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,570 730
$41,650Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,830 680
$41,600Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$39,690 230
$41,550Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$41,830 1,130
$41,500Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$39,990 3,740
$41,490Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$41,100n.a.
$41,470Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,750 260
$41,440Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$41,350 3,430
$41,220Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$39,480 4,060
$41,050Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,800 150
$40,780Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$41,180 250
$40,690Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,230 1,040
$40,620Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,990 650
$40,550Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,240n.a.
$40,500Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,040 32,740
$40,480Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$39,890 380
$40,390First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$36,520 2,350
$40,320Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,130 820
$40,160Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,970 5,120
$40,150Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,750 26,450
$40,150Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,090 60
$40,150Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,750 1,010
$40,090Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$40,750 50
$40,040Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$32,540 740
$39,880Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,000 2,990
$39,840Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$38,880 430
$39,740Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,890 840
$39,670Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$39,620 1,160
$39,550First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,530 22,860
$39,470Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,100 140
$39,460Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$39,390 1,170
$39,430Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$38,430 90
$39,400Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,820 680
$39,370Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,100n.a.
$39,300Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,440 2,520
$39,290Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$32,640 80
$39,250Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,810 1,520
$39,220Machinists
(area) (ind)
$39,770 3,450
$39,210Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,790 690
$39,090Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,520n.a.
$38,770Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,560 3,620
$38,710Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$38,680 690
$38,690Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,660 1,650
$38,670Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,450 101,740
$38,650Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$35,760 640
$38,340Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$37,230 4,320
$38,340Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$33,170 1,840
$38,320Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$37,660 1,220
$38,290Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$35,010 2,630
$38,240Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$39,270 310
$38,220Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$32,940 1,570
$38,160Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,050 230
$38,130Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,340 270
$37,970Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$37,430 9,810
$37,930Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$38,560n.a.
$37,920Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$35,250 280
$37,890Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$35,510 20,030
$37,830First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,650 1,330
$37,810Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,810 143,430
$37,720Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$45,230 130
$37,690Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$35,660 7,450
$37,420Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,360 390
$37,420Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$34,450 590
$37,290Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,690 1,220
$37,140Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$33,820 930
$37,130Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,880 65,560
$37,110Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$32,920 690
$37,030Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,720n.a.
$36,980Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$38,390 90
$36,970Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,640 340
$36,880Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,180 330
$36,850Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,360 3,640
$36,810Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,590 1,480
$36,670Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,730 3,290
$36,670Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,760n.a.
$36,620Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,710 390
$36,450Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,170 180
$36,430Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$35,640 24,000
$36,410Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,810 1,610
$36,380Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$32,760 410
$36,330Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,060 14,690
$36,320Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$36,730 50
$36,320Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$35,780 2,970
$36,260Tapers
(area) (ind)
$35,700 280
$36,190Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,570 2,140
$36,160Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,460 2,220
$36,090Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,580 270
$36,080Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$34,340 780
$36,000Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$34,350 2,240
$35,910Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,840 2,210
$35,830Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,720 850
$35,810Roofers
(area) (ind)
$33,820 1,570
$35,770Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$35,150 2,950
$35,710Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$36,430 640
$35,700Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,790 860
$35,640Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,900 80
$35,570Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$34,940 5,950
$35,550Clergy
(area) (ind)
$33,470 260
$35,430Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$34,340 3,720
$35,420Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$35,970 1,490
$35,420Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,670 5,110
$35,210Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$31,990 2,990
$35,090Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$34,700 1,090
$35,090Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$33,220 5,160
$35,080First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$32,040 2,230
$35,060Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$33,830 530
$34,860Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,420 690
$34,770Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,080 1,070
$34,640Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,670 1,300
$34,520Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$34,470 800
$34,480Job printers
(area) (ind)
$32,590 1,330
$34,430Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$33,380 1,460
$34,420Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$32,490 1,210
$34,320Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,350 3,400
$34,290Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,040 1,660
$34,290Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,840 70
$34,180Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,560 690
$34,170Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,970 1,000
$34,100Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,150 3,320
$34,060Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$32,200 2,990
$33,980Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,330 2,480
$33,950Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,750 250
$33,920Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,880 28,400
$33,910Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$33,600 3,390
$33,880Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$32,640 290
$33,880Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,950 3,190
$33,850Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,880 4,430
$33,810Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$28,160 4,670
$33,710Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,450 1,530
$33,580Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$33,730 100
$33,360Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,660 370
$33,270Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,840 70
$33,240Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,240 270
$33,240Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,260 2,020
$33,010Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,780 2,180
$32,840Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$32,000 24,560
$32,800Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$30,170 40
$32,790Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$32,490 1,780
$32,770Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$33,490 1,230
$32,680Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,980 380
$32,550First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$30,690 5,410
$32,530Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,010 10,330
$32,430Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$31,000n.a.
$32,400Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,270 330
$32,390Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,750 800
$32,290Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,190n.a.
$32,210Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,600n.a.
$32,170Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$31,680n.a.
$32,170Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,210 580
$32,170Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$31,520 170
$32,090Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,580 7,390
$32,090Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,900 437,670
$32,040Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,050n.a.
$32,000Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,540 610
$31,970Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$30,160 290
$31,890Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,940 261,700
$31,810Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,500 620
$31,800Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$29,930 34,830
$31,680Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,260 102,230
$31,670Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,060 230
$31,600Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,420 630
$31,600Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,760 1,640
$31,580Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$29,670 580
$31,490Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,560 1,210
$31,480Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$31,800n.a.
$31,470Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$31,740n.a.
$31,460Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$31,890 1,940
$31,450New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,560 1,980
$31,370Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$31,690 250
$31,340Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$31,150 1,350
$31,320Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$30,280 2,510
$31,300Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,800 390
$31,140Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,940 650
$31,130Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$30,660 39,780
$31,030Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$29,050 8,910
$31,030Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,190 490
$30,850Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,610 4,420
$30,820Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,060 170
$30,710Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,300 110
$30,660Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$30,780 520
$30,610Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$30,650 1,710
$30,570First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$28,900 14,460
$30,570Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$31,040 790
$30,560Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,980 2,170
$30,490Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,790 2,490
$30,490Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$28,360 3,780
$30,430Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$28,240 1,400
$30,430Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,660 1,190
$30,400Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$31,220 350
$30,400Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,160 450
$30,360Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$27,780 270
$30,140Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,010 1,480
$30,120Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$28,800 500
$30,030Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,870 5,580
$29,970Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,980 220
$29,970Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,950 960
$29,820Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,200 3,260
$29,800Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,250n.a.
$29,780Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,210 1,300
$29,590Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,700 870
$29,520Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,830 1,130
$29,490Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,750 3,090
$29,470Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,240 360
$29,400Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,170 460
$29,400Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$28,500 130
$29,270Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$28,000 200
$29,220Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,080 1,240
$29,160Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$26,610 1,470
$29,120Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$27,140 200
$29,110Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,260 5,390
$29,040Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,510 230
$29,000Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$29,110 480
$28,940Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,800 800
$28,910Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$28,460 250
$28,880Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$28,470 1,100
$28,870Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,810 670
$28,870Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$30,530n.a.
$28,810Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,900 148,430
$28,750Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,190 2,090
$28,750Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$26,130 2,760
$28,590Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$28,600 760
$28,590Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$27,400 480
$28,510Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,580 1,100
$28,460Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,690 2,210
$28,420Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,800 60
$28,400Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$27,750 1,770
$28,400Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,550n.a.
$28,390Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,860 3,430
$28,370Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$26,720 640
$28,300Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$27,480 1,430
$28,230Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$27,200 6,710
$28,140Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,750 90
$28,110Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$22,230 6,190
$27,990Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,780 320
$27,950Barbers
(area) (ind)
$25,960 100
$27,940Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,280 960
$27,860Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,960 10,690
$27,840Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$26,790 1,760
$27,750Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,940 2,770
$27,610Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,540 540
$27,600Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,290 980
$27,580Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,190 260
$27,570Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$26,400 23,970
$27,550Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$25,050 1,560
$27,530Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,710 490
$27,400Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,570 140
$27,330Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,700 7,650
$27,260Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$26,270 810
$27,130Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,900 4,520
$27,120Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,610 3,980
$26,980Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,900 180
$26,950Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$24,530 240
$26,840Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$26,390 1,890
$26,670Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$25,510 20,190
$26,670Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$25,620 63,950
$26,660Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$26,120 7,930
$26,560Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$25,360 3,700
$26,370Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$26,330 200
$26,360Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,430 1,470
$26,340Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$22,100 230
$26,200Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$26,020n.a.
$26,140Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,950 9,780
$26,110Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,080 5,260
$26,090Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,780 6,280
$26,090Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$25,470n.a.
$26,000Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,730 59,090
$25,940Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$25,630 1,300
$25,850Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,770n.a.
$25,780Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$25,000 25,030
$25,760Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,880 10,720
$25,740Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$21,810 590
$25,650Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,040 160
$25,530Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$20,580n.a.
$25,480Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,660 290
$25,460Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,640 70
$25,400Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$24,720 790
$25,380Security guards
(area) (ind)
$22,460 22,150
$25,360Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,240 130
$25,360Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,360 190
$25,280Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$24,680 4,970
$25,270Models
(area) (ind)
$27,620 130
$25,260File clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,100 4,230
$25,220Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,060 640
$25,220Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$24,280 3,960
$25,210Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,950 390
$25,200Bakers
(area) (ind)
$24,090 2,150
$24,900Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,630 100
$24,790Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$24,760 650
$24,780Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$22,850 480
$24,770Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,860 7,280
$24,560Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,970 25,410
$24,510Fallers
(area) (ind)
$24,480 30
$24,380Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,790 470
$24,340Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$22,100 6,680
$23,910Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,230 2,390
$23,880Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,910 40
$23,790Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$22,720 1,530
$23,700Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,240 60
$23,660Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$17,560 620
$23,630Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,920 2,240
$23,580Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$21,610 1,580
$23,560Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,470 9,450
$23,520Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,750 4,470
$23,500Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$22,260 1,270
$23,480Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,560 36,720
$23,430Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,070 10,950
$23,320Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,960 190
$23,200Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,120n.a.
$23,080Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,560 350
$23,080Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,630 980
$23,040Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$22,340 18,040
$22,880Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,680 54,950
$22,840Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,470 30,600
$22,790Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$20,860 2,330
$22,600Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,980 3,640
$22,590Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$22,100 280
$22,540Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,750 1,180
$22,450Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,340 2,020
$22,350Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,600 140
$22,270Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,660 4,050
$22,240Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$21,380 1,840
$22,230Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,390 4,530
$22,180Photographers
(area) (ind)
$17,530 1,540
$22,150Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$20,100 1,410
$22,150Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,290 88,610
$22,070Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$21,300 3,950
$22,030Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,370 12,970
$22,020Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,830 87,000
$21,910Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$19,230 700
$21,800Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,750n.a.
$21,720Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,360 20,920
$21,240Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,910n.a.
$21,190Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$19,180 460
$21,160Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,070 660
$21,140Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$17,580 320
$21,110Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$20,640 11,280
$21,070Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,110 9,670
$21,070Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,360 370
$21,010Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,400 970
$20,930Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$20,820 590
$20,880Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,750 400
$20,790Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,290 180
$20,490Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,840 2,890
$20,100Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,410 380
$20,080Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,670 1,270
$20,080Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$14,060 220
$20,080Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,820 5,740
$19,990Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,040 410
$19,890Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$19,980 1,160
$19,870Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$18,820 7,710
$19,850Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,390 1,890
$19,780Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,080 400
$19,760Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,330 44,130
$19,750Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,040 3,750
$19,710Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,430 15,180
$19,690Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$18,130 4,850
$19,500Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,390 3,690
$19,370Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,240 1,380
$19,280Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$17,510 60
$19,170Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$15,490 1,060
$19,110Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,030 660
$18,910Concierges
(area) (ind)
$19,560 260
$18,720Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,820 350
$18,710Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$17,280n.a.
$18,670Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$18,840 630
$18,600Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,800 14,400
$18,450Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,370 195,560
$18,320Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,770 69,180
$17,880Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,500 4,330
$17,820Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,020 1,360
$17,720Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,010 2,160
$17,540Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,100 8,240
$17,450Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,810 200
$17,390Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,950 2,090
$17,130Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,730 8,180
$17,070Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,610 6,160
$16,690Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,730 11,820
$16,280Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$15,210 10,720
$15,870Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,490 42,750
$15,800Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$15,830 8,890
$15,660Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,830 40,110
$15,580Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$15,030 2,140
$13,920Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$13,520 1,650
n.a.Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 3,600
n.a.Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,558 180
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$59,238 870
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$17,368 900
n.a.Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 150

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates