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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Missouri

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Missouri 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

Missouri

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$186,190Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 870
$173,580Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 430
$169,740Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$165,840Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 130
$156,830Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 640
$152,420Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$145,030 390
$151,870Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,820
$150,910Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,730
$148,560Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 140
$144,380Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,520
$143,030Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 690
$131,660Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$126,340 7,730
$126,660Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
$89,410 70
$125,000Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$121,900 390
$123,490Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
>$145K 440
$108,050Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$93,250 9,090
$103,720Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$90,060 420
$103,480Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$94,550 3,980
$101,630Physicists
(area) (ind)
$86,870 50
$96,410Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$97,730 320
$95,780Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$85,420 260
$94,990Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$90,550 4,780
$94,950Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$92,060 2,400
$92,330General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$80,030 25,160
$92,190Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$84,680 5,770
$90,360Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$84,020 2,560
$89,600Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,230 150
$89,450Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,090 3,530
$88,380Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$62,740 50
$87,650Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$86,240 4,700
$86,880Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$76,270 87,080
$83,940Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$81,090 140
$83,750Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,350 920
$83,490Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$81,540 440
$82,400Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$81,910 120
$81,510Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$74,750 930
$80,510Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$60,990 5,130
$80,350Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,580 3,840
$80,120Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$72,830 510
$77,780Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,300 1,320
$76,340Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,430 610
$76,040Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$66,720 3,540
$75,980Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,610 3,990
$75,880Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$67,830 940
$75,870Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,970 120
$75,860Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$69,630 1,450
$75,140Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$71,980 580
$75,020Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,060 580
$74,330Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$72,390 10,260
$74,280Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$58,000 110
$74,050Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$78,210 130
$73,860Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$69,720 580
$73,600Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,280 240
$73,480Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$69,640 2,200
$73,440Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$68,590 790
$73,310Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,060 140
$73,270Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$74,560 5,190
$72,050First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$59,930 3,300
$71,880Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,780 90
$71,610Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,720 19,420
$71,380Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,290 110
$70,930Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$66,120 380
$70,360Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$71,930 1,160
$69,920Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$68,420 4,030
$69,350Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$54,270 820
$69,160Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,480 3,920
$68,860Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,970 1,980
$68,520Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,590 110
$68,380Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$58,030 1,180
$68,320Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$67,620n.a.
$68,200Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$63,550 1,840
$67,770Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,200 90
$67,550Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$60,780 7,730
$67,400Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,400 6,430
$67,210Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,450 560
$67,180Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,290 340
$66,990Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,830 8,970
$66,830Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,720 240
$66,410Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,860 1,060
$66,200Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$61,480 760
$65,220Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,350 4,600
$65,170Economists
(area) (ind)
$61,150 160
$65,170Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$60,350 2,870
$65,130Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$60,930 2,610
$65,070Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$65,420 70
$64,620Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,150 990
$64,390Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,920 1,320
$64,320Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,940 140
$64,210Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,330 190
$63,690Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,060 730
$63,640Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$64,470 800
$63,570Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,060 1,780
$63,440Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,110 90
$63,200Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,500 2,850
$63,090Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,060 290
$63,070Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$56,700 550
$62,540Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$64,480 860
$62,360Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$54,610 50
$62,330Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,380 250
$62,110Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,120 80
$61,850Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,360 3,130
$61,680Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,820 58,150
$61,570Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,030 170
$61,560Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,970 890
$61,230Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$58,120 8,850
$60,920Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$62,730 2,130
$60,800Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,480 1,070
$60,700Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,290 270
$60,230Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,460 870
$60,230Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,100 370
$59,910Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$51,690 1,940
$59,840Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$54,010 140
$59,800Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$62,920 970
$59,780Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,060 760
$59,550Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$61,040 300
$59,040Art directors
(area) (ind)
$54,900 670
$59,010First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$61,200 1,030
$58,970Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$55,620 170
$58,650First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$56,170 5,650
$58,600Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,360 390
$58,590Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,900n.a.
$58,500Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$58,120 2,740
$58,480Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,380 35,930
$58,420Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,890 3,330
$58,410Chemists
(area) (ind)
$54,590 2,300
$58,340Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,380n.a.
$58,260Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,880 4,470
$58,160Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$58,870n.a.
$57,870Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,900 100
$57,710Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,760 1,040
$57,380Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$50,880 400
$57,330Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,200 6,510
$57,290Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,160 1,040
$57,260Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,160 140
$56,950English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,620 1,370
$56,820Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,560 260
$56,730Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,640 210
$56,230Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$52,490 460
$56,200Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$49,730 340
$56,040Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,290 3,590
$55,750First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$53,890 2,080
$55,720Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$47,480 23,360
$55,700Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$53,320 680
$55,610Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$57,580 60
$55,570Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,260 2,230
$55,540Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$43,250 1,580
$55,270Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,390 170
$55,210Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,040 260
$55,000Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$52,240 870
$54,960Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$46,310 31,510
$54,910History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,100 500
$54,730Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$51,380 1,820
$54,610Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,570 40
$54,540Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,990 540
$54,470Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$53,650 730
$54,440Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$54,380 200
$54,290Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,660 330
$54,280Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,450 330
$54,200Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$47,930 7,460
$54,150First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,840 6,380
$53,990Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$44,810 210
$53,920Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$50,950 4,690
$53,570Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,710 490
$53,510Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$55,410 760
$53,400Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,210 2,200
$52,980Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,390 680
$52,940First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$49,850 3,610
$52,780Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,250 60
$52,700Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,860 1,210
$52,660Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,790 155,560
$52,640Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$51,660 80
$52,530Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,200n.a.
$52,360Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,980 1,550
$52,360Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,160 310
$52,310Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,050 12,990
$52,000Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,730 100
$51,870Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,860 4,380
$51,860Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,190 2,110
$51,860Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,380 102,690
$51,620Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$52,010 3,030
$51,250Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$50,070 250
$50,770Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$44,940 1,500
$50,650Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$49,240 53,440
$50,500Electricians
(area) (ind)
$51,320 12,310
$50,330Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$55,620 600
$50,310Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$50,540 860
$50,260Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,390 520
$50,240Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,320 70
$50,130Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$53,410 960
$50,080Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,880 220
$49,850Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,780 20,910
$49,720Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$43,600 1,090
$49,570Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,850n.a.
$49,430Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$50,720 60
$49,410Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,680 510
$49,360Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$48,520 9,990
$49,080Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,760 870
$49,000Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$44,960 400
$48,800Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$42,800 190
$48,580Tapers
(area) (ind)
$50,500 1,030
$48,580Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$46,540 1,070
$48,550Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,220 1,180
$48,390Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,130 920
$48,130Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$48,700 30
$48,000Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$43,880 3,550
$47,970Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,280 1,800
$47,950First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$46,060 11,490
$47,930Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,730 210
$47,870Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$44,830 780
$47,850Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$44,110 260
$47,770Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,430 1,470
$47,700Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$49,620 230
$47,640Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$46,530 2,240
$47,640Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$43,390 2,340
$47,630Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,370 1,130
$47,580Foresters
(area) (ind)
$44,160 140
$47,410Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,410 330
$47,240Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$43,840 5,000
$47,220Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$42,610 430
$47,190Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,610 1,300
$46,860Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$42,380 350
$46,820Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,650 1,000
$46,540Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,110 3,190
$46,470Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,010 50
$46,310Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,460 170
$46,200Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,500 3,290
$46,190Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,730 2,430
$46,120Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$46,570 4,170
$46,110Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,470 3,690
$46,080Curators
(area) (ind)
$37,590 60
$45,960Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$44,040 440
$45,840Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,890 2,420
$45,690Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,660 5,030
$45,670Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$42,670 840
$45,450Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$42,800 400
$45,330Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,010 5,460
$45,320First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,470 750
$45,290Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$45,530 880
$45,240Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,700 110
$45,220Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,370 4,480
$45,010Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,720 2,150
$44,990Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$40,180 1,070
$44,970Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,790 500
$44,910Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$42,120 4,890
$44,900Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$37,820 390
$44,690Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$39,030 200
$44,630Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$43,250 80
$44,590Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$37,050 1,230
$44,520Librarians
(area) (ind)
$43,340 3,240
$44,470First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$41,630 20,040
$44,390Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,200 830
$44,240Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$45,090 2,660
$44,150Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$42,240 990
$43,770Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$35,360 250
$43,760Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,010 7,880
$43,710Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$43,660 120
$43,650Legislators
(area) (ind)
$34,290 710
$43,550Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$41,070 240
$43,380Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,180 2,990
$43,270Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$44,210 750
$43,270Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$45,430 170
$43,090Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$42,530 410
$42,960Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,780 4,650
$42,820Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,970 460
$42,640Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,800 110
$42,620Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$41,950 2,140
$42,590Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$45,470 120
$42,440Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$38,730 1,030
$42,390First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$40,040 1,370
$42,390Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,340 1,070
$42,390Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,550 320
$42,250Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,420 190
$42,060First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$36,480 220
$42,050Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$38,530 130
$42,000Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,640 1,170
$41,960Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,900 690
$41,920Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$37,350 600
$41,920Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,500 1,600
$41,880Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,820 1,070
$41,870First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,020 2,870
$41,870Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,950 930
$41,820Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,600 2,090
$41,810Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,120 2,280
$41,750Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,790 132,810
$41,740Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$41,790 320
$41,640Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$43,540 6,360
$41,440Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$39,860 27,070
$41,430Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$28,470 270
$41,410Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$41,110n.a.
$41,100Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,540 130
$41,040Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$37,190 740
$41,030Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$41,040 430
$40,980Historians
(area) (ind)
$36,420n.a.
$40,960Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$41,350 8,770
$40,880Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,280 3,410
$40,760Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$37,000 4,020
$40,740Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$40,810 1,820
$40,720Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,340 730
$40,520Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,420 5,220
$40,460Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$40,410n.a.
$40,380Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,980 3,930
$40,340Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$39,610 350
$40,320First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$34,160 15,410
$40,190Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,170 140
$40,180Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$40,190 1,800
$40,120Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,060 11,530
$40,070Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$37,980 21,150
$40,040Health educators
(area) (ind)
$37,770 1,270
$39,960Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$38,130 100
$39,880Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,340 35,280
$39,840Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,240 1,930
$39,770Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,830 590
$39,720Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$41,700 60
$39,670Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,780 50
$39,560First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$35,390 280
$39,550Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$37,790 1,860
$39,550Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,280 6,160
$39,360Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,040 1,010
$39,330Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$35,230 3,980
$39,200Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$39,520 30
$39,170Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$35,780 400
$39,150Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$42,520 1,440
$39,150Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$36,120 1,930
$38,990Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$38,660 1,810
$38,980Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,310 8,220
$38,960Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$38,510 1,110
$38,900Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$39,230 790
$38,810Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$34,870 560
$38,780Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,370 3,490
$38,780Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,910 5,250
$38,750Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$36,050 680
$38,680Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,480 1,070
$38,250Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$35,790n.a.
$38,210Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$36,870 2,000
$38,160Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,490 2,760
$38,120Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$39,270 60
$38,100Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,120 390
$38,070Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,330 960
$37,890Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,470 430
$37,620Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,570 153,800
$37,570Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$37,570 230
$37,540Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$37,250 2,200
$37,530Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$37,370 6,130
$37,470Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,610 24,240
$37,430Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$33,750 880
$37,290Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,760 3,850
$37,250Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,040 510
$37,150Archivists
(area) (ind)
$34,110 100
$37,100Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,270 4,060
$37,080Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$35,190 370
$37,060Clergy
(area) (ind)
$35,260 390
$37,020Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,270 150
$36,940Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$35,460 3,350
$36,920Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,600 25,070
$36,850Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$33,850 6,020
$36,820Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$38,530 160
$36,820Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,750 980
$36,770Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$34,210 1,020
$36,740Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$35,780 5,180
$36,670Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,340 2,980
$36,630Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,590 4,510
$36,610Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,490 1,510
$36,510Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$35,030 42,480
$36,440Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,480n.a.
$36,430Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,540 111,200
$36,420Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$35,690 1,020
$36,270Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,270 440
$36,250Roofers
(area) (ind)
$34,440 2,410
$36,200Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$36,400 580
$36,120Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,510 1,550
$35,970Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,200 5,240
$35,970Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$32,100 140
$35,970Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$32,980 140
$35,910Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$33,620 1,530
$35,890Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$35,130 13,190
$35,820Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$37,770 260
$35,780Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,270 1,080
$35,670Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,110 80
$35,650Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,570 5,350
$35,560Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,470 1,000
$35,520Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,820 1,000
$35,380Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,410 1,360
$35,360Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,790 670
$35,360Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$33,530 960
$35,070Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$38,200 430
$35,060Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$30,060 490
$34,990Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,620 60
$34,980Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,860 780
$34,840Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,630 420
$34,690Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$32,400 15,720
$34,660All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,210 2,663,880
$34,590Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,610n.a.
$34,560Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$37,170 230
$34,500Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,970 1,260
$34,340Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,120 29,510
$34,240Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$34,040 5,010
$34,200Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,040 15,330
$34,160Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$32,320 30
$34,110Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,210 1,390
$34,060Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$26,590 2,720
$33,980Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$30,810 8,910
$33,950All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,930 5,470
$33,930Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,270 2,010
$33,810Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$28,410 280
$33,690Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$29,830 140
$33,680Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,500 90
$33,650Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$31,850 450
$33,600Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$36,360 390
$33,510Machinists
(area) (ind)
$31,450 6,910
$33,500Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$29,490 920
$33,350Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,560 3,730
$33,350Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$33,230 390
$33,300Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$30,410 250
$33,240Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$32,400 1,190
$33,240Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$32,010 360
$33,120Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$28,640 140
$33,030Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,720 240
$33,010Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$27,160 40
$32,910Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$32,070 1,760
$32,790Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$29,470 1,750
$32,710Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,140 1,640
$32,410Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,920 29,290
$32,400Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$32,170 3,300
$32,390Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,500 690
$32,360Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,310 600
$32,300Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$29,040 1,780
$32,200Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,190 220
$32,170Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,540 790
$32,130Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,350 5,340
$32,040Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,590 3,290
$31,980Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,050 60
$31,950Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,650 560
$31,940Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,180 520
$31,920Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$31,810 690
$31,910Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$31,140 840
$31,830Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,140 2,270
$31,820Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,110 58,720
$31,810Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,720 1,620
$31,800Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$30,900 830
$31,680Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,220 600
$31,600Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$29,600 970
$31,580Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,190 4,560
$31,520Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,330 980
$31,490Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,070 1,290
$31,460Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,910 160
$31,450Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,490 190
$31,410Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$27,130 480
$31,400Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$29,080 1,950
$31,380Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$30,720 17,570
$31,280Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,900 450
$31,230Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$31,810 1,070
$31,220Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,610 1,680
$31,170First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$29,260 2,050
$31,170Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,630 1,680
$31,100Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,940 320
$31,100Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,990n.a.
$31,050Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$29,250 2,710
$31,000Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$28,780 610
$30,820First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$29,170 13,490
$30,770Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$31,700 200
$30,760Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,180 950
$30,710Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,980 30
$30,670Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,480 2,310
$30,550Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,280 90
$30,510Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,730 340
$30,510First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$28,170 3,390
$30,470Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$26,710 200
$30,270Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,620 5,120
$30,250Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,300 4,090
$30,230Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$29,270 280
$30,180Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,730 750
$29,840Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,310 8,530
$29,810Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,380 580
$29,790Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$26,720 2,250
$29,760Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,680 5,090
$29,670Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,230 80
$29,640Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,190 1,660
$29,610Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,510 120
$29,540Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,390n.a.
$29,480Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$27,770 40,170
$29,360Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,990 1,310
$29,220Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$27,780 440
$29,110Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$21,630 120
$29,100Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,180 460
$29,070Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,160 3,800
$29,010Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,330n.a.
$28,950Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,480 530
$28,820Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,930 4,910
$28,810Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,410 570
$28,800Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,990 3,640
$28,730Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,920 201,280
$28,670Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$30,170 590
$28,670Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,690 231,660
$28,620Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,380 36,020
$28,600Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,950 1,520
$28,600Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,870 4,940
$28,590Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,260 590
$28,570Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,030 41,920
$28,570Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,620 6,700
$28,520Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,150 460
$28,500Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$28,350 1,700
$28,450Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,960 2,140
$28,420Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,950 440
$28,390Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$27,340 930
$28,170Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,970 2,160
$28,170Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,400 2,880
$28,150Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,540 1,410
$28,090Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,230 1,590
$28,080Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,920 670
$27,910Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$22,650 1,180
$27,890Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$23,020 1,410
$27,870Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,970 1,810
$27,870Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$26,980 2,500
$27,830Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,880 2,580
$27,830Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,480 220
$27,830Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,910 1,440
$27,780Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$27,700 2,490
$27,780Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,480 468,450
$27,690Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,100 1,150
$27,670Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,720 1,220
$27,670Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,160 4,510
$27,660Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,940 3,470
$27,660Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,640 1,190
$27,580Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$26,770 4,980
$27,570Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$27,150 190
$27,490Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,090 3,690
$27,420Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,480 1,570
$27,360Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,160 16,970
$27,360Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,900 1,170
$27,350Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$26,480 1,360
$27,320Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$25,950 410
$27,140Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,670 2,240
$27,140Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,370 9,930
$27,130Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,440 2,660
$27,130Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,130 25,120
$27,110Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,870 810
$27,050Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,740 370
$26,920Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$25,610 17,860
$26,920Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,880 850
$26,860Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,110 580
$26,740Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,660 2,020
$26,710Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,540 7,140
$26,620Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$23,710 180
$26,580Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$26,220 380
$26,560Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,970 1,640
$26,550Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,510 1,100
$26,440Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,450 2,290
$26,420Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,140 13,730
$26,400Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$23,080 380
$26,380Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$25,910 8,200
$26,350Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,440 220
$26,310Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,660 9,260
$26,190Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,940 5,000
$26,130Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,570 280
$26,120Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$25,580 70
$26,010Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,610 530
$26,010Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,540 14,990
$25,890Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,060 710
$25,880Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,360 2,350
$25,880Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$23,150 660
$25,850Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,740 690
$25,830Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,160 1,580
$25,550Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$24,770 210
$25,550Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$22,590 140
$25,530New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,120 1,820
$25,520Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,260 410
$25,450Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$25,130 1,520
$25,450Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,510n.a.
$25,390Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$23,790 2,700
$25,380Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$21,680 50
$25,330Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,470 6,320
$25,300Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$22,960 90
$25,260Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$24,310 4,870
$25,250Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,350 290
$25,220Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$23,110 1,400
$25,150Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,160 1,200
$25,100Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,510 6,670
$24,910Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$23,480 3,970
$24,860Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$21,680 80
$24,850Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$22,130 2,340
$24,830Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$24,440 3,070
$24,780Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$20,630 130
$24,770Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,450 410
$24,720Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,440n.a.
$24,650Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,650 540
$24,570Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,300 920
$24,540Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,420 460
$24,460Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,690n.a.
$24,440Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$22,780 4,780
$24,390Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,120 180
$24,360Shoe machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,430 470
$24,340Fallers
(area) (ind)
$24,750 60
$24,310Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,580 4,990
$24,180Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,620 4,120
$24,130Security guards
(area) (ind)
$21,660 19,200
$24,100Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,400 3,350
$23,920Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,880 15,910
$23,890Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,260 80
$23,890Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$19,930 3,010
$23,830Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,540 1,110
$23,790Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,590 140
$23,770Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$23,440 180
$23,770Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$22,210 4,340
$23,770Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,930 7,080
$23,760Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,680 95,630
$23,730Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,720 30
$23,590Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,220 120
$23,510Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,850 6,660
$23,450Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,820 110
$23,410Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,820 3,260
$23,400Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$23,350 790
$23,380Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$23,990 300
$23,340Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,510 240
$23,330Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,920 270
$23,250Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,880 40
$23,250Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,780 87,230
$23,220Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,660 1,210
$23,080File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,870 4,260
$23,040Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$20,390 870
$22,950Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,210 15,380
$22,750Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$19,460n.a.
$22,670Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,620 43,160
$22,670Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,760 840
$22,590Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,060 1,700
$22,530Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,160 1,250
$22,520Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$20,910 740
$22,460Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,840 11,070
$22,450Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,750 1,030
$22,420Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,300 1,190
$22,340Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$20,810 260
$22,300Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,030 1,410
$22,150Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,380 3,920
$22,130Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,130 50
$22,120Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$21,390 2,000
$22,060Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,310 2,150
$22,060Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,570 7,250
$22,000Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$21,500 390
$22,000Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,160 8,000
$21,980Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,300 18,740
$21,910Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$21,540 620
$21,890Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,420 760
$21,850Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$21,940 320
$21,760Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,960 580
$21,740Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,980 2,560
$21,730Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,540 7,410
$21,690Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,710 29,020
$21,640Barbers
(area) (ind)
$21,000n.a.
$21,520Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$20,860 510
$21,500Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,200 71,990
$21,320Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,910 4,330
$21,180Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,940 1,470
$21,050Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$20,680 10,670
$21,050Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,950 540
$21,020Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,330 4,350
$20,980Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,890 2,470
$20,980Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,910 5,350
$20,930Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,080 10,310
$20,930Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,390 65,260
$20,920Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$20,020 340
$20,920Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,540 710
$20,830Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,180 830
$20,830Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$19,960 180
$20,800Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$20,370 4,420
$20,730Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,150 13,890
$20,730Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,940 660
$20,580Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,500 85,320
$20,500Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$15,860 12,240
$20,240Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$18,740 80
$20,220Concierges
(area) (ind)
$19,830 290
$20,170Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,190 5,520
$20,010Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,330 1,700
$19,760Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,020 2,800
$19,750Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,990 4,710
$19,720Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,640 1,870
$19,640Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$18,880 820
$19,630Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,010 160
$19,620Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,280 38,850
$19,580Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$19,860 100
$19,540Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,120 18,340
$19,420Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$19,420 240
$19,400Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$18,600 1,740
$19,350Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,060 42,600
$19,300Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,920 1,020
$19,270Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,140 980
$19,260Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,300 7,730
$19,220Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,780 16,470
$19,190Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$15,500 430
$19,110Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,560 420
$19,100Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,330 170
$19,020Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$18,190 1,990
$18,350Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,250 380
$18,100Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,410 570
$18,100Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$17,770 13,350
$18,080Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,140 1,820
$18,070Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,920 1,850
$17,950Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,200 2,280
$17,750Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$17,500 50
$17,700Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,110 8,960
$17,660Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,300 5,860
$17,570Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,230 4,780
$17,530Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,620 1,710
$17,530Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,260 16,680
$17,450Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,840 15,030
$17,210Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,840 50
$17,210Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$15,010 10,280
$16,980Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,520 10,600
$16,940Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,450 19,560
$16,850Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,150 235,940
$16,830Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$16,080 12,320
$16,760Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,470 1,210
$16,740Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,960 80,650
$16,650Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,240 4,810
$16,470Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,010 3,270
$16,310Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$15,860n.a.
$16,290Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,100 2,200
$15,980Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$15,200 290
$15,890Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,850 4,210
$15,750Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,340 8,170
$15,600Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,660 1,780
$15,390Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,140 6,530
$15,270Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,670 10,440
$15,070Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,950 9,950
$14,990Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,510 53,990
$14,910Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,160 63,170
$14,810Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,200 7,530
n.a.Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,820
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,259 150
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$43,035 1,020
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$17,326 680
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$29,474 680
n.a.Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 230
n.a.Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 210
n.a.Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 400

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates