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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Montana

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Montana 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

Montana

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$190,530Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 120
$176,150Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 100
$169,100Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 40
$160,290Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 210
$157,860Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 80
$154,090Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$142,530 60
$121,550Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$124,210 420
$98,160Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$78,450 920
$92,640Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$70,080 50
$92,290Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$97,940 40
$90,210Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$85,530 70
$88,820Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
$83,040n.a.
$84,100Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$83,790 60
$82,010Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$68,970 390
$78,780Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$80,140 920
$73,840Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,420 130
$73,300Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$63,670 110
$72,530Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,940 90
$72,180Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$70,910 330
$71,650Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$48,080 110
$71,380Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,790 390
$71,270Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,400 270
$70,750Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$75,580 80
$69,220Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,580 80
$69,160Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,610 30
$68,560Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,850 30
$68,230Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$55,590 390
$68,040Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,150 60
$67,450Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$65,910 330
$66,780Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$66,120 60
$66,740Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$61,360 220
$66,390Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$45,670 90
$66,240Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,520 60
$66,110Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,990 130
$66,090Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$61,110 470
$65,980Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$64,950 130
$65,470Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$66,260 240
$65,470Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,710 40
$65,110Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,300 50
$64,770Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,560 70
$64,740Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,930 140
$63,380Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,700 720
$63,230Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$64,670 60
$63,190Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,990 60
$63,170Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$53,510 50
$62,650Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,550 30
$62,310Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$58,590 220
$61,990Physicists
(area) (ind)
$56,130 80
$61,670Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,760 140
$60,830Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$52,660 110
$60,820Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,240 300
$60,390First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,590 130
$60,040Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$62,530 30
$59,980General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$50,200 10,610
$59,970Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,570 280
$59,930Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$55,230 120
$59,810Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$54,400 520
$59,360Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$59,160 730
$59,340Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$58,860 140
$58,900Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$54,680 490
$58,780Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,270 21,480
$58,510Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$50,730 1,730
$58,400Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,250 100
$57,900History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,080 50
$57,690Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,210 640
$57,170Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$52,910 1,050
$57,160Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,080 80
$56,850Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,640 30
$56,580Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$51,780 630
$56,220Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$57,700 50
$56,100Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,070 80
$55,940Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,860n.a.
$55,770Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$57,150 110
$55,680Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,990 30
$55,620First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$53,310 240
$55,330Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$54,290 180
$55,220Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,510 180
$55,090Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,010 60
$55,060Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$50,960 400
$54,980Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,110 40
$54,900Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,680 950
$54,780Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$54,570 110
$54,740Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$51,820 280
$54,440Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$43,640 90
$54,430Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,480 100
$54,380Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,150n.a.
$53,810Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$52,810 130
$53,550Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,410 70
$53,440Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,180 60
$53,360Foresters
(area) (ind)
$49,750 290
$53,260Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$51,690 240
$52,960Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$52,570 370
$52,910Economists
(area) (ind)
$45,840 30
$52,860Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,010n.a.
$52,800English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,470 180
$52,790Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$53,900 590
$52,690Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$50,260 510
$52,570Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,800 230
$52,400Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,410 240
$52,090Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$42,840 140
$51,940Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$45,070 50
$51,910Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,420 270
$51,910Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$51,340 390
$51,330Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,580 420
$51,260Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,860 40
$51,100Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$50,900 70
$50,950Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,190 5,040
$50,660Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$53,340 510
$50,650Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$47,290 30
$50,350Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,710 170
$50,230Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,500 150
$50,080Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,160 370
$50,040Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$50,380n.a.
$50,000Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$49,150 30
$49,940Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$34,580 50
$49,860Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,550 21,200
$49,800Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$45,450 180
$49,760Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,570 150
$49,260Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$52,590 630
$48,870Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,800 60
$48,800First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$50,370 130
$48,660Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$42,230 2,940
$48,460Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$47,820 7,490
$47,960Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,270 160
$47,770Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$41,230 80
$47,740Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$49,260 470
$47,710First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,640 1,510
$47,690Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$44,880 840
$47,280Chemists
(area) (ind)
$42,660 110
$47,270Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,180 380
$47,180Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,020 3,170
$46,810Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$40,220 180
$46,760Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,860 290
$46,720Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,390 110
$46,540Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$41,910 40
$46,530Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$48,040 300
$46,330First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$44,370 1,940
$46,320Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,420 5,870
$46,170Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$48,820 70
$45,850Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$40,650 220
$45,780Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$44,730 1,720
$45,680Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$45,470 580
$45,580Art directors
(area) (ind)
$41,620 60
$45,560Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$47,360 30
$45,290Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$46,080 280
$45,190Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,300 170
$45,170First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$39,780 480
$45,170Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$41,660 120
$45,020Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$39,910n.a.
$44,980Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,290 230
$44,860Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,080 30
$44,780Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$35,670 320
$44,720Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,880 220
$44,680Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,970 540
$44,630Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$43,320 550
$44,600Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$40,030 130
$44,530Electricians
(area) (ind)
$44,750 1,840
$44,530Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,300 1,680
$44,450Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,990 50
$44,310Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$38,750 1,090
$44,260Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,580 12,920
$44,190Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,150n.a.
$43,960First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$45,190 490
$43,950Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,070 570
$43,930Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$42,880 470
$43,860First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$40,740 1,190
$43,750Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$40,950 50
$43,730Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$39,700 580
$43,450Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,390 130
$43,300Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,810 320
$43,290Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$39,680 820
$43,270Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$35,790 220
$43,180Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$37,380 120
$43,130Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,950 80
$42,990Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,790 800
$42,960Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,590 910
$42,950Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$41,500 50
$42,860Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$45,560 150
$42,680Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$40,390 600
$42,200Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,460 450
$42,160Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$40,880 250
$42,150Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$40,760 80
$42,130Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$42,860 140
$42,090Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,970 730
$42,010Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$36,180 140
$41,990Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,470 360
$41,890Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,430 40
$41,880Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$34,780 3,350
$41,810Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$39,530 630
$41,640Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,100 400
$41,640Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,350 70
$41,050Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$36,050 50
$40,930Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$39,970 280
$40,930Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,620 180
$40,880Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,620 430
$40,860Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,690 40
$40,740Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,630 160
$40,600First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$40,500 110
$40,480Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$40,190 60
$40,460Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$27,470 110
$40,410Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$35,830 110
$40,340Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,090 250
$40,330Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,650 250
$40,210Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$36,440 290
$40,080Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,240 180
$40,070Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,570 580
$39,990Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,340 100
$39,940Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,300 170
$39,920Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$28,520 1,310
$39,910Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,720 130
$39,900Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,870 320
$39,870Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,120 7,610
$39,860Historians
(area) (ind)
$38,990 30
$39,750Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,350 450
$39,640Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$45,550 60
$39,490Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,810 730
$39,390Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$38,440 140
$39,380Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$37,600 60
$39,320Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,770 440
$39,190Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$38,250 1,660
$39,150Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,390 80
$38,880Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,980 70
$38,830Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$35,810n.a.
$38,820Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,840 360
$38,780Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$39,040 210
$38,750Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,670 170
$38,740Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,460 310
$38,620Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$39,030 320
$38,550Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$36,940 390
$38,370Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$38,160 810
$38,050First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$34,880 40
$38,000Fallers
(area) (ind)
$37,530n.a.
$37,980Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,820 50
$37,980Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,560 210
$37,960Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$27,590 30
$37,620Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$34,230 480
$37,600Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,320n.a.
$37,590Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,430 240
$37,500Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,550 790
$37,430Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,030 290
$37,210Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,140 70
$37,180Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,150n.a.
$37,170Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,750 640
$37,100Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$34,030n.a.
$36,960Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$36,700 2,130
$36,910Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$38,320 40
$36,900Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,810 240
$36,810All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,160 780
$36,810Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$31,680 100
$36,780Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$38,410 30
$36,680Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$38,770 100
$36,610Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,920 130
$36,380Librarians
(area) (ind)
$36,340 750
$36,340Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$35,160 150
$36,270Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$28,610n.a.
$36,210Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$35,410 290
$36,030Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$34,280 350
$35,890First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$32,700 3,190
$35,840Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,630 480
$35,820Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$29,240 170
$35,770Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,730 490
$35,770Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,120 5,850
$35,660Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$32,160 90
$35,650Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$35,630n.a.
$35,640Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$33,370 240
$35,640Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$34,750 4,090
$35,630Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$33,590 610
$35,560Curators
(area) (ind)
$29,650 60
$35,510Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$27,540 580
$35,300Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$34,340 180
$35,300Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$34,220 100
$35,080Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$33,020 320
$35,030Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$32,410 410
$34,870Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$26,490 70
$34,850Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$34,130 1,640
$34,700Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,160 70
$34,640Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,550 830
$34,620Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$30,770 220
$34,440Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,090 500
$34,400Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$34,300 610
$34,370Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,650 25,980
$34,290Editors
(area) (ind)
$32,730 170
$34,110Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,110 130
$34,040Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,530 530
$34,020Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$36,560 120
$33,960Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,580n.a.
$33,950Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,960 40
$33,940Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,350 18,940
$33,880Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,160 430
$33,870Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$23,340n.a.
$33,770First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$31,720 370
$33,700Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,370 630
$33,370Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$32,980 70
$33,230Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,120 26,760
$33,170Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,520 420
$33,130Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$32,550 550
$33,120First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$28,200 370
$33,070Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$35,500 720
$33,060Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,200 290
$33,060Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$31,690 400
$32,770Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$32,940 480
$32,630Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$26,340 300
$32,620Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,880 4,950
$32,580Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,400 30
$32,430Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$32,460 340
$32,400Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,420 220
$32,370Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,410 160
$32,330Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,400 250
$32,270Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$24,150 220
$32,170Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$32,970 360
$32,150Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$28,190 90
$32,130Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,700 70
$32,130Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,640 610
$32,100Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,370 460
$32,070Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,330 130
$31,990Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,500 1,130
$31,940Health educators
(area) (ind)
$30,140 190
$31,850Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,840 100
$31,750Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,310 170
$31,670Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$30,450 6,350
$31,580Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,410 2,270
$31,580Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,820 720
$31,500Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$28,490 90
$31,470Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,170 7,970
$31,420Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,820 40
$31,360Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,580 60
$31,350Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,770 70
$31,350Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$31,630 80
$31,240Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$27,820 140
$31,180Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,180 280
$31,150Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,710n.a.
$31,100Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$33,010 30
$31,020Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,400 840
$30,990Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$32,390 150
$30,980Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$29,880 310
$30,910Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,860 460
$30,900Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,660 400
$30,810Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$27,550 60
$30,800Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,000n.a.
$30,710Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,160 200
$30,640Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,130 40
$30,570First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,730 3,190
$30,500Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,120 30
$30,470Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,640 120
$30,440Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,290 100
$30,400Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,920 50
$30,390Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$29,550 30
$30,330Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,990 420
$30,300Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$29,540 30
$30,220Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$27,260 180
$30,220All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,660 414,650
$30,160Machinists
(area) (ind)
$29,960 830
$30,030Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,480n.a.
$30,000Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,150 6,740
$29,990Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,540 320
$29,920Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$29,770 2,790
$29,860Roofers
(area) (ind)
$29,090 270
$29,850Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,280 430
$29,790Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$27,650 260
$29,750Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,180 640
$29,690Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,140 960
$29,640Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,300 240
$29,620Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$30,160 150
$29,620Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,530 750
$29,520Clergy
(area) (ind)
$28,990 820
$29,510Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,330 480
$29,320Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,670 380
$29,270Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,940 300
$29,220Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,230 320
$29,200Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,960 690
$29,070Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$28,170n.a.
$29,040Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$27,160 590
$28,960Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,810 470
$28,940Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$26,430 70
$28,910Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,590 5,060
$28,900Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,040 6,010
$28,890Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,220 150
$28,800First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$26,800 710
$28,720Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,840 5,630
$28,590Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$28,120 40
$28,540Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,970 70
$28,530Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$27,120 610
$28,520Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$25,010 370
$28,410Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$17,540 50
$28,370Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$28,090 310
$28,280Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,750 30
$28,270Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,040 2,010
$28,130Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,140 70
$28,110Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$28,200 1,220
$28,090Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$28,530 100
$28,050Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$28,320 170
$28,040Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,270 17,350
$28,020Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$25,170 440
$27,920Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,170 28,510
$27,690Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$24,570 70
$27,610Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,470 430
$27,610Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$27,870 410
$27,570Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$27,490 1,190
$27,540Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$23,700 120
$27,510Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$27,670 60
$27,450Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,300 1,060
$27,280Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,080 110
$27,270Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$20,910 90
$27,270Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$24,350 180
$27,140Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$27,570 130
$27,070Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$30,280n.a.
$27,060Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,560 1,110
$26,890Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$29,200 80
$26,870Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$30,070 330
$26,850Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$28,480 810
$26,800Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,210 190
$26,780Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,930 800
$26,770Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,520 30
$26,710Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,760 120
$26,670Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$26,960 650
$26,590Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,640 170
$26,550Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,060 60
$26,540Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,280 670
$26,460Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,800 340
$26,450Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,230 320
$26,420Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$24,740 760
$26,410Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$25,610 740
$26,380Job printers
(area) (ind)
$25,310 120
$26,340Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,940 80
$26,210Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,570n.a.
$26,200Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,690 860
$26,170Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,430 2,900
$26,120Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$26,070 400
$25,910Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,300 290
$25,830Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 80
$25,770Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$25,100 2,210
$25,740Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$25,560n.a.
$25,690Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,200 160
$25,610Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$25,360 440
$25,590Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,700 450
$25,580Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$26,310 1,380
$25,480Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,240 60
$25,330Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,700n.a.
$25,320Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,560 2,490
$25,290Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$25,190 530
$25,290Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$22,710 40
$25,240Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$21,680 60
$25,230Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,110 100
$25,230Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,040 8,550
$25,100Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,370 710
$25,010Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$26,550 150
$25,010Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$23,860 3,890
$24,870Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,720 130
$24,740Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,600 43,810
$24,700Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,530 70,150
$24,680Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$25,760 160
$24,590Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,450 90
$24,540Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$24,680n.a.
$24,440Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$22,990 4,520
$24,410Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,900 200
$24,310New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,570 250
$24,280Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,600 700
$24,260Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,150 100
$24,220First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$22,970 400
$24,210Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,390n.a.
$24,210Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,600 800
$24,170Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,080 50
$24,160Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,200 70
$24,150Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$23,730 30
$24,140Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,330 40
$24,040Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$23,710 530
$24,020Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,990 300
$24,020Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,170 1,500
$23,940Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$23,330 50
$23,910Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$14,000 140
$23,840Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,030 1,050
$23,740Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,920 30
$23,730Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,270 390
$23,700Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$24,020 270
$23,630Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$24,010n.a.
$23,250Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,910 480
$23,240First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$21,540 2,700
$23,230Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$23,160 170
$23,160Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,530 180
$23,140Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,080 130
$23,140Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,220 120
$23,060Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,760 40
$23,040Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,220 30
$23,040Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,530 2,090
$23,020Photographers
(area) (ind)
$18,580 110
$22,990Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,240 520
$22,990Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,050 700
$22,940Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$18,930 180
$22,900Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,880 380
$22,890Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$22,150 30
$22,790Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,020 80
$22,720Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,540 190
$22,660Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$21,510 250
$22,650Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,640 340
$22,580Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$21,930 40
$22,580Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$15,680n.a.
$22,540Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,860n.a.
$22,530Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$23,210 370
$22,510Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,420 930
$22,480Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,560 4,350
$22,420Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$20,980n.a.
$22,330Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$21,280 260
$22,330Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$21,880n.a.
$22,330Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,480 40
$22,230Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,130 670
$22,180Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,290 40
$22,090Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,580 240
$22,060Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$17,130 120
$22,040Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,460 410
$22,040Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,960 170
$22,010Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,560 200
$21,910Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$19,840 30
$21,830Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,340 2,260
$21,810Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$20,990 7,270
$21,800Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$20,260 110
$21,710Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$20,060 1,520
$21,660Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,580 1,780
$21,620Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$20,840n.a.
$21,550Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,710 90
$21,330Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,730n.a.
$21,320Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$16,940 300
$21,270Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,080 190
$21,210Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,610 16,680
$21,200Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$20,630 610
$21,130Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,580 770
$21,080Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,250 60
$21,030Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$19,650 580
$20,960Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,500 60
$20,560Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,760 11,300
$20,470Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,450 3,500
$20,460Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,120 630
$20,430Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,880 660
$20,370Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$19,760 6,880
$20,250Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,460 30
$20,200Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,340 770
$20,190Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,960 2,210
$20,170Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,100 90
$20,160Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$14,110 870
$20,140Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,460n.a.
$20,090Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,920 3,530
$20,080Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,930 8,330
$20,040Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$18,520 410
$19,840Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$19,400 160
$19,810Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$18,390 570
$19,680Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,770 470
$19,670Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,190 4,780
$19,660Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,970 17,890
$19,620Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$18,660 160
$19,590Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$16,380 30
$19,570Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$18,950 190
$19,520Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$18,920 230
$19,480Security guards
(area) (ind)
$18,010 1,570
$19,470Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$14,370 120
$19,400Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,840 1,330
$19,210Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,290 230
$19,200Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$18,050 100
$19,150Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$19,340n.a.
$19,150Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,290 5,320
$19,140Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,780 480
$19,070Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,850 4,140
$19,000Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$18,360 2,370
$18,990Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$17,830 610
$18,860Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,670 1,680
$18,750Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,970n.a.
$18,720Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$16,880 260
$18,700Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$17,510 240
$18,700Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$16,420 30
$18,160Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,620 2,030
$18,120Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,900 11,610
$18,020Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$18,050 980
$17,990Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,390n.a.
$17,970Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,460 100
$17,750Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$14,020 570
$17,740Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$17,710n.a.
$17,700Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$16,850 60
$17,580Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,380 3,410
$17,460File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,210 560
$17,450Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,450 1,760
$17,330Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$16,480 210
$17,280Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$16,330 200
$17,240Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,870 1,170
$17,110Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,650 390
$17,080Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$16,330 350
$17,030Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,580 250
$16,970Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,780 2,430
$16,870Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,410 800
$16,870Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,570 11,690
$16,800Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$14,940 130
$16,600Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,550 460
$16,300Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$14,120 1,480
$16,240Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,590 3,360
$16,200Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$14,380 580
$16,160Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,980 2,960
$16,040Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,720 290
$15,780Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,910 70
$15,720Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,510 42,240
$15,610Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$15,650 4,960
$15,470Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,140 4,690
$15,340Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,910 260
$15,080Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,230 5,670
$15,080Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,360 380
$15,060Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$13,860 80
$14,970Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,120 770
$14,920Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,800 1,210
$14,770Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,040 810
$14,060Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$13,090 330
$13,930Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,270 1,710
$13,790Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,640 2,040
$13,750Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,340 3,910
$13,580Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,150n.a.
$13,540Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,150 8,600
$13,440Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,230 960
$13,380Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$12,940 130
n.a.Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 180
n.a.Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 750
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$13,166 280
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$13,000n.a.
n.a.Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,100

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates