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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Michigan

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Michigan 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

Michigan

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$184,160Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,640
$173,960Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 750
$169,480Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$165,760Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$162,830Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 400
$148,090Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 10,220
$143,200Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$143,520 3,270
$141,240Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$132,090 4,570
$139,550Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$131,780 3,030
$138,120Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$138,580 17,490
$125,870Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$123,570 350
$124,160Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$113,280 370
$102,910Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$105,190 720
$100,980Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$99,460 8,820
$100,910Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$85,500 14,410
$97,650Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$94,920 390
$96,400Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$92,550 7,680
$96,380Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$99,460 1,290
$96,040Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$92,280 420
$95,790Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,050n.a.
$95,050Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$86,610 1,990
$94,710Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$63,760 2,410
$92,890General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$80,880 40,400
$92,800Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$90,320 310
$92,610Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$83,970 11,260
$92,460Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$77,880 930
$91,990Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$88,260 860
$91,340Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$87,670 13,820
$90,880Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$84,240 11,490
$90,370Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$81,460 179,830
$90,310Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,420 2,480
$90,280Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$91,640 8,110
$89,900Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$80,750 530
$89,470Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$82,390 2,630
$87,930Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$82,030 8,310
$86,710Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$85,460 7,860
$86,480Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$76,820 4,210
$86,400Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$76,760 3,040
$86,020Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$81,450 2,680
$85,910Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$53,450 770
$85,160Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$89,420 190
$83,380Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$65,780n.a.
$83,160Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$79,160 1,000
$80,810Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,210 2,680
$80,650Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$65,250 23,460
$80,340Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,540 12,160
$79,900Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$69,750 10,510
$78,380Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$56,230 6,040
$77,730Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,980 110
$77,430Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$71,970 2,570
$77,140Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$73,210 530
$76,710Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$69,230 7,520
$76,320Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$66,110 1,670
$75,280Physicists
(area) (ind)
$68,740 260
$74,760Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,550 760
$74,320Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$68,100 530
$74,320Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$72,300 9,320
$74,080Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$73,700 5,070
$73,950Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,410 110
$73,710Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,740 2,260
$73,550Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$47,380 5,050
$73,400First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$64,160 10,160
$73,370Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$66,900 1,200
$73,250Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$70,110n.a.
$73,150Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,190 870
$73,080Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,750 4,160
$72,680Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$69,100 100
$72,580Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,090 6,230
$72,150Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$70,460 420
$72,010Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$69,010 6,180
$71,910Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$56,210 250
$71,790Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$75,700 2,320
$71,780Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,020 16,130
$71,740Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$75,070 190
$71,680Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,480 480
$71,460Chemists
(area) (ind)
$60,070 2,260
$70,840Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,870 870
$70,520Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,000 940
$70,440Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$58,610 330
$70,130Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,670 19,190
$70,100Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,070 50
$69,970Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,870 960
$69,490Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,130 19,840
$69,200Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$69,320 5,320
$69,010Economists
(area) (ind)
$65,620 170
$68,940Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,820n.a.
$68,650Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,650 60
$68,540Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$66,010 2,600
$68,260Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,990 5,170
$67,790Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$66,120 2,580
$67,750Nuclear power reactor operators
(area) (ind)
$68,260 260
$67,630Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$59,600 10,460
$67,560Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,270 48,280
$67,310Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,340 80
$67,170Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,640 780
$66,970Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$64,120 3,980
$66,950Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,340 4,910
$66,800Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,640 1,470
$66,280Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,280 310
$66,230Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$60,260 3,010
$66,120Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,290 5,170
$65,840Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,530 128,760
$65,570First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$64,590 2,700
$65,090Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,170 1,640
$64,990Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,780 520
$64,630Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$66,140 370
$64,630Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$60,330 3,340
$64,450Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,060 430
$64,070Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$60,240 270
$63,930Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,080 70
$63,400First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$56,700 13,890
$63,390Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$59,870 820
$63,340Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,830 5,040
$63,320Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,590 1,110
$63,300Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,460 260
$62,530Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,900 228,600
$62,450Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,940 110
$62,330Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,250 190
$62,310Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$61,890 940
$62,210Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$61,380 13,980
$62,110Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,300 1,860
$62,060Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,780 86,990
$61,860Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,340 500
$61,560Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,760 170
$61,510Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$60,610 2,240
$61,350Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,000 60
$61,220Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$60,330 500
$61,090Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,980 190,210
$61,030Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$56,040 7,390
$60,650Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$59,210 960
$60,630Art directors
(area) (ind)
$53,980 980
$60,550Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$57,790 20,200
$60,070Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,640 8,070
$59,820Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$59,890 2,020
$59,810Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,800 1,130
$59,750First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$61,650 1,230
$59,650Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,020 4,870
$59,540Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,730 1,030
$59,460Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$56,140 830
$59,370Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$48,870 820
$59,280Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$59,080 7,040
$59,130Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$56,750 70
$59,040Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,380 300
$58,970Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,740 1,000
$58,910Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$54,390 11,960
$58,860Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$55,910 5,400
$58,730Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$56,110 6,960
$58,670First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,170 15,520
$58,580Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$54,600 280
$58,520English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,340 1,580
$58,490Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,880 90
$58,420Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,530 240
$58,350Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$46,290 1,460
$58,300Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$49,100n.a.
$58,220Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,900 210
$58,010Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$59,740 5,800
$57,930Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$58,440n.a.
$57,810Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$57,400 4,140
$57,750Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,230 8,550
$57,480Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,230 44,330
$57,440Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$61,320 770
$57,360Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$55,700 47,320
$57,190Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$55,500 81,370
$56,990Curators
(area) (ind)
$50,780 230
$56,960Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$52,050 30,660
$56,840Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,320 770
$56,700Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,900 430
$56,660Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,800 8,840
$56,640Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,150 780
$56,620Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,860 31,040
$56,610Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,370 690
$56,500Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$42,970 150
$56,450Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$51,040 50
$56,380Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$54,300 680
$56,270First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$53,440 29,530
$56,220Foresters
(area) (ind)
$55,720 290
$56,190Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,690 70
$56,150Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$58,450 2,470
$55,870Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$55,700 2,340
$55,810Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$54,840 27,400
$55,790Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,030 8,820
$55,540Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$55,680 270
$55,520History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,180 460
$55,510Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,130 1,910
$55,440Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$54,170 30
$55,370Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$55,110 7,850
$55,300Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$53,930 5,850
$55,280Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$55,650 1,700
$55,270Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,360 630
$55,230Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,110 3,510
$55,070Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$52,210 2,680
$54,890Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,080 200
$54,740Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,650 310
$54,610Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$57,370 210
$54,420Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$53,070 2,050
$54,230Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,480 3,160
$54,070Electricians
(area) (ind)
$58,510 24,010
$53,900Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$54,910 270
$53,870Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,020 710
$53,790Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,450 5,970
$53,680Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$52,150 1,470
$53,600Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,930 90
$53,460Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,680 10,460
$53,220Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,670 5,940
$53,150Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,450 490
$53,140Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$52,830 240
$53,130Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,100 3,840
$53,030Librarians
(area) (ind)
$49,880 4,960
$52,950Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$51,130 3,080
$52,880Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$45,980 540
$52,880First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$49,040 6,110
$52,750Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,460 210
$52,650Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,740 660
$52,620Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$51,980 230
$52,550Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$53,060 6,880
$52,470Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$49,760 2,260
$52,460Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$49,990 580
$52,430Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$54,030 18,240
$52,400Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$46,380 12,650
$52,290Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,940 1,980
$52,180Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,210 1,600
$52,100Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$35,000n.a.
$51,950Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$52,220 1,510
$51,860Editors
(area) (ind)
$44,220 2,620
$51,780Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$37,820 750
$51,770Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$53,650 330
$51,730Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,310 620
$51,560Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$53,960 440
$51,520Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$51,070 130
$51,410First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$51,210 4,730
$51,340Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$51,520 800
$51,240Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$52,090 340
$51,210Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,860 470
$51,120Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,970 4,660
$51,110Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$51,130 1,520
$51,110Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$50,470 70
$51,090Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,290 260
$51,060Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,170 6,810
$50,970Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$51,530 1,490
$50,950Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$52,770 470
$50,820Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$48,130 90
$50,550Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$52,370 740
$50,470Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$50,650 670
$50,280Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$48,020 110
$50,230Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$47,530 2,300
$50,220Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$49,170 9,300
$50,070Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,140 5,940
$49,960Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$50,280 1,620
$49,900Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$48,550 6,920
$49,710Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$48,950 1,840
$49,670Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,210 2,340
$49,640Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$44,520 2,500
$49,630Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$48,370 540
$49,580Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,170 610
$49,570Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$45,970 1,380
$49,390Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$48,990 6,450
$49,270Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$51,020 14,340
$49,250Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$50,690 770
$49,160Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,510 1,160
$49,080Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$44,720 4,350
$48,670Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$47,460 1,380
$48,590Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,350 258,720
$48,410Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$50,350 1,750
$48,360Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$48,080 1,170
$48,330Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,900 2,650
$48,170Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$46,120 9,140
$48,140Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$45,260 230
$47,920Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,480 580
$47,730Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$48,990 18,280
$47,720Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,790 1,620
$47,420Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,430 1,300
$47,420Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$48,230 4,460
$47,420Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,860 320
$47,370Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,230 610
$47,160Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,520 2,540
$47,140First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$44,470 5,590
$47,080Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,780 1,430
$47,050Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$47,530 4,790
$46,920Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$47,120 5,310
$46,870Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$46,160 1,410
$46,530Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$47,480 3,400
$46,460Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,030 220
$46,440Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,250 300
$46,370First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$42,820 35,540
$46,170Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$48,300 430
$46,110Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$48,820 1,510
$46,050Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,980 3,390
$46,040First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$45,770 490
$46,020Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$42,070 5,780
$46,000Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,570 7,980
$45,890Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$41,820 520
$45,850Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,350 330
$45,790Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,820 54,380
$45,550Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$46,020 1,550
$45,460Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$42,720 70
$45,450Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$44,160 7,470
$45,030First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,640 1,500
$44,990Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$48,980 90
$44,990Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,950 750
$44,900Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,270n.a.
$44,890Health educators
(area) (ind)
$43,700 1,250
$44,750Historians
(area) (ind)
$44,240 60
$44,710Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,850n.a.
$44,670Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,040 1,940
$44,620Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,340 170
$44,580Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$43,350 50
$44,470Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,020 3,730
$44,350Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$43,770 1,280
$44,300Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,490 13,460
$44,270Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,290 7,620
$44,160Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,720 6,020
$44,020Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$39,130 1,180
$43,910Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$48,390 5,300
$43,870Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,640 174,740
$43,860Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$44,020 2,670
$43,690Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,150 760
$43,670Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$43,320 500
$43,620Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$42,020 4,030
$43,590Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$41,490 1,060
$43,510Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,550 8,460
$43,020Tapers
(area) (ind)
$46,550 700
$42,940Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$44,140n.a.
$42,790Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,140 26,100
$42,650Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,890 179,230
$42,510Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,900 3,820
$42,430Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,680 770
$42,420Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,360 40
$42,390Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,460 49,660
$42,380Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,950 10,610
$42,320Archivists
(area) (ind)
$39,300 140
$42,310Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,660 70
$42,310Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,280 820
$42,210Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,860 6,170
$42,200Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,010 2,110
$42,050Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,670 1,630
$41,890Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,830 14,540
$41,880Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,760 7,550
$41,870Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$40,770 1,300
$41,750Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$35,520 220
$41,740Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$41,310 1,240
$41,420Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,200 220
$41,200Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,780 2,520
$41,150Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,670 3,450
$41,110Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,840 7,430
$41,040Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$41,320 210
$40,790Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$43,440 9,440
$40,760Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$39,320 90
$40,740Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$36,960 520
$40,700Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$36,020 1,550
$40,560Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$40,030 3,560
$40,320Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$39,430 4,550
$40,260Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$39,510 29,820
$40,170Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$39,480 2,250
$40,120Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,800 1,380
$40,100Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,100 8,330
$40,060Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$35,430 1,360
$40,050Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$36,430 70
$40,040All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,150 4,334,870
$39,980Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,620 320
$39,950Machinists
(area) (ind)
$39,410 27,240
$39,940Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,260 480
$39,920Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$35,060 1,590
$39,910Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,020 2,740
$39,880Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,430 250
$39,690First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,580 35,080
$39,620Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$39,460 6,190
$39,520Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$40,000 9,040
$39,460Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,970 890
$39,410Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,190 1,850
$39,350Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,860 22,600
$39,290Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,390 22,970
$39,250Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,940 1,440
$39,240Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,740 2,800
$39,240Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$37,740 980
$39,200Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,680n.a.
$39,110Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$38,270 1,310
$39,040Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$33,740 3,620
$39,020Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$37,040 1,040
$39,000Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$35,560 2,940
$38,920Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,520 870
$38,920Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,340 2,900
$38,890Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$38,390 290
$38,860Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$38,060 4,330
$38,820Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,040 7,520
$38,760Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$38,730 1,890
$38,730Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$38,430 470
$38,680Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$35,690 13,840
$38,660Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,600 36,500
$38,620Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$28,640 1,690
$38,610Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,510 1,250
$38,510Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,780 890
$38,480Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,760 170
$38,400Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,190 1,030
$38,380Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,850 5,870
$38,280Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,080 1,540
$38,240Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$37,140n.a.
$38,200First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$36,050 4,170
$38,090Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$37,820 7,360
$38,020Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,150 380
$37,870Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$36,750 48,710
$37,820Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$38,120 1,270
$37,790Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$38,410 700
$37,780Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,190 2,600
$37,730Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,170 350
$37,710Roofers
(area) (ind)
$36,410 3,620
$37,700Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$37,790 17,850
$37,690Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$34,510 29,690
$37,670Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,220 350
$37,530Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$37,220 5,970
$37,410Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$37,840 250
$37,340Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,550 340
$37,280Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$36,720 590
$37,260Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,960 3,670
$37,010Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$35,570 45,160
$37,000Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$33,850 220
$37,000Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,570 86,390
$36,990Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$36,510 1,030
$36,980Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$25,170 390
$36,950Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,030 830
$36,950Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,520 510
$36,860Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,720 630
$36,810Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$35,830 670
$36,700Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$35,140 1,900
$36,690Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,370 4,110
$36,670Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$37,430 7,910
$36,670Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$36,290 2,610
$36,460Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,810 430
$36,420Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$33,610 23,420
$36,360Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$34,600 4,290
$36,350Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,950 940
$36,340Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$35,700n.a.
$36,330Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$26,600 1,650
$36,310Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$37,460 140
$36,250Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,810 6,330
$36,230Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(are