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Highest paying to lowest paying occupations

U.S., national

This list of national OES occupational earnings and employment estimates is ordered by average 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 mean annual earnings

National, all industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$177,690Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 52,930
$174,240Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 27,970
$171,810Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 21,910
$163,410Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 4,820
$160,660Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 5,120
$156,550Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 48,210
$146,150Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 23,450
$146,080Prosthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 560
$140,370Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$140,400 112,150
$139,810Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$142,440 321,300
$139,230Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$136,600 26,400
$138,910Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$143,480 180,210
$135,040Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$138,170 76,240
$133,680Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$125,300 86,270
$115,640Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
$94,600 3,480
$111,250Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$100,550 8,290
$110,520Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$98,930 529,190
$105,820Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$107,590 21,590
$105,470Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$100,760 187,410
$102,360Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$96,520 259,330
$101,990Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$92,680 166,470
$101,360Astronomers
(area) (ind)
$104,670 970
$99,140Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$93,090 40,400
$98,510Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$87,580 317,970
$97,350Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$93,000 14,860
$96,620Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$86,280 471,950
$95,570Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$89,790 13,560
$95,500Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$88,040 23,720
$95,470General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$81,480 1,663,810
$94,030Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$91,230 25,890
$91,500Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$97,570 25,330
$91,480Physicists
(area) (ind)
$89,810 15,160
$90,760Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$81,640 15,770
$90,690Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$88,290 14,290
$89,980Industrial-organizational psychologists
(area) (ind)
$84,690 1,070
$89,950Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,190 57,830
$88,650Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$89,820 229,740
$88,450Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$77,630 5,960,560
$87,990Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$67,130 251,710
$87,630Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,480 57,880
$87,170Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,420 78,580
$85,820Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$76,450 43,770
$85,450Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,090 81,100
$84,820Political scientists
(area) (ind)
$84,100 5,010
$84,380Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$83,300 23,800
$84,310Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$82,120 320,720
$83,530Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,170 340,720
$82,970Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$63,500 108,640
$82,450Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,890 108,680
$82,060Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$67,200 24,290
$81,960Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$75,580 153,950
$81,760Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$72,260 192,610
$81,440Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$76,270 69,300
$81,250Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$68,860 41,710
$81,150Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$80,920 2,930
$81,070Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,890 986,740
$80,900Economists
(area) (ind)
$73,690 12,470
$80,180Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$74,180 28,720
$79,990Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$71,640 27,430
$79,990Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$78,030 130,050
$79,540Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$77,090 455,980
$79,370Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,200 69,790
$79,230Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,140 27,550
$78,780Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,540 34,500
$78,590Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,350 105,360
$77,710Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$68,910 47,870
$77,690Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,570 59,540
$77,570Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,150 152,940
$77,140Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$69,700 230,130
$76,930Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$57,190 41,760
$76,890Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$75,400 213,250
$76,730Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$70,680 15,350
$76,300Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$69,130 51,470
$76,060Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,510 144,920
$75,380Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,840 11,660
$75,320Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$71,000 17,690
$75,130Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$69,120 84,870
$75,070Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,070 5,680
$75,000Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,380 441,000
$74,600Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,910 12,670
$74,350Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$71,450 7,880
$74,320Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$72,920 6,550
$74,250Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,260 6,750
$73,790Art directors
(area) (ind)
$63,950 29,350
$73,680Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,330 11,460
$73,670First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$61,970 294,010
$73,130Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,860 180,910
$73,020Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$73,940 7,050
$71,900Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$39,930 12,230
$71,390Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,660 20,950
$71,070Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$72,030 63,350
$71,020Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,880 13,310
$70,960Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,720 8,810
$70,720Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,090 50,140
$70,430Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,300 492,120
$70,060Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$53,800 10,640
$70,000Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,590 220,750
$69,540Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$64,020 239,410
$69,480Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,190 229,700
$69,430Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,180 24,710
$69,140Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$61,730 73,670
$68,970Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$53,860 59,070
$68,940Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$60,760 379,890
$68,560Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$62,850 96,740
$68,500Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,670 191,640
$68,090Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$63,090 22,160
$67,550Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,870 2,990
$67,540Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,410 267,280
$67,500Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,210 67,420
$67,400Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$63,420 389,090
$67,370Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$60,860 12,980
$67,260Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$63,820 8,360
$67,240First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$65,570 91,320
$67,240Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$65,210 25,330
$67,100Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$63,940 2,952,740
$66,900Nuclear power reactor operators
(area) (ind)
$66,230 3,730
$66,700Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,710 5,320
$66,370Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,890 3,170
$66,130Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$62,450 17,480
$66,060Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,040 6,330
$66,020Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,880 4,340
$65,940Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,180 52,530
$65,920Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$59,940 3,310
$65,760Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,850 13,710
$65,740Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,270 6,110
$65,590Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$63,250 99,380
$65,560Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$55,810 24,860
$65,400Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,060 19,520
$65,350Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$63,080 151,280
$65,040Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,650 31,900
$64,970Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$61,750 185,190
$64,620Geographers
(area) (ind)
$63,550 810
$64,570Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,370 12,790
$64,370Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,300 195,710
$63,960Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$57,170 98,820
$63,920Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$42,810 6,680
$63,910Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,200 2,382,480
$63,670Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,190 26,200
$63,620Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,340 14,120
$63,470Chemists
(area) (ind)
$57,890 76,540
$63,360Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$56,870 15,250
$63,210Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$59,930 270,330
$63,190Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,420 116,760
$63,010Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$60,110 52,220
$62,510First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$60,840 53,490
$62,480Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,610 7,970
$62,180Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,910 53,510
$61,980Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,370 30,240
$61,790Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,870 4,250
$61,700Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$52,760 3,500
$61,560Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,860 7,320
$60,620Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$60,890 161,140
$60,530Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$59,670 18,280
$60,330Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,270 38,520
$60,230Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,520 37,390
$60,050Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$53,760 5,190
$59,870Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$54,360 5,780
$59,840Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$61,120 6,050
$59,540Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$54,220 20,220
$59,510Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$59,160 7,520
$59,450History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,780 20,520
$59,350Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$49,440 332,690
$59,170Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,570 6,547,350
$59,100Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,860 87,430
$59,030Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,320 14,980
$59,030Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,550 916,290
$58,850Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,820 44,660
$58,750Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$55,790 85,270
$58,500Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,190 21,000
$58,110Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,370 61,500
$58,040Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$54,530 10,100
$58,030Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,540 1,185,730
$58,020Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$52,210 1,051,220
$58,000Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$54,880 94,660
$57,960Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,210 18,340
$57,930Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,760 5,410,410
$57,720Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$55,160 46,250
$57,660Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$53,490 10,330
$57,620Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$55,170 31,650
$57,470Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$52,630 72,000
$57,290Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,780 13,240
$57,270Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$50,290 23,790
$57,200Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$54,040 38,330
$57,130Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,260 122,320
$56,960Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,340 299,470
$56,880Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$54,670 2,368,070
$56,840Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,160 37,020
$56,840Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$51,440 7,570
$56,780Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$52,200 31,650
$56,630Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,810 3,960
$56,520Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,660 7,440
$56,480Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$51,270 98,970
$56,340Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$52,170 3,630
$56,240Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$47,630 21,960
$55,980Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$52,020 204,330
$55,940Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$47,380 1,436,800
$55,800Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,710 35,460
$55,760Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$51,160 4,070
$55,720First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$51,970 555,380
$55,430Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$54,370 43,590
$55,340Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,240 69,260
$55,280Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$52,050 16,440
$54,790Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,380 51,320
$54,730Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$46,930 15,200
$54,720Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,450 9,950
$54,640Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$53,350 15,540
$54,620Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$54,970 21,250
$54,390First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,980 455,690
$54,230Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,790 439,450
$54,010Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,890 22,320
$53,950English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,480 58,710
$53,920Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$49,500 112,910
$53,850Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$46,420 43,020
$53,740Flight attendants
(area) (ind)
$46,680 99,590
$53,740Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$52,710 26,120
$53,400Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,570 23,830
$53,360Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$50,430 112,880
$53,350Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$53,170 33,650
$53,320Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$49,360 161,810
$53,230Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$49,490 25,570
$53,140Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$50,940 28,570
$52,970Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,680 12,970
$52,930Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,240 9,880
$52,560Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$49,030 267,410
$52,400Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,530 78,300
$52,310Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$51,920 10,530
$52,150Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$49,700 20,700
$52,090Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$39,240 150,200
$51,760Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,720 4,010
$51,750Editors
(area) (ind)
$45,510 96,270
$51,750Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,870 97,740
$51,610Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,740 17,200
$51,340Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$48,250 11,260
$51,230First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$47,530 221,520
$51,080Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,020 191,430
$51,030Foresters
(area) (ind)
$48,670 10,750
$50,880Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$46,820 136,290
$50,700First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$48,570 37,530
$50,570Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$41,900 154,230
$50,490Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$48,900 4,410
$50,480Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,440 171,880
$50,400Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,770 153,890
$50,340Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$45,490 103,480
$50,330Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$48,850 5,090
$50,320Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$51,060 40,470
$50,060Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$45,910 4,790
$49,830Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$43,440 63,800
$49,720Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,980 11,240
$49,620Historians
(area) (ind)
$44,400 2,850
$49,550Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,750 11,130
$49,460Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$44,210 72,290
$49,400Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$46,060 1,015,740
$49,330Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,620 198,350
$49,260Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,310 115,120
$49,240Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$47,090 96,600
$49,220Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,280 73,310
$49,210First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$46,140 679,930
$49,210Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,190 234,030
$49,200Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,150 106,060
$49,180Curators
(area) (ind)
$45,240 8,790
$49,130Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$48,050 17,760
$49,110Librarians
(area) (ind)
$47,400 146,740
$49,060Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,870 206,860
$49,050Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,870 132,900
$48,960Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,890 16,530
$48,950Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$45,860 54,220
$48,760Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$47,090 12,820
$48,740Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$48,090 12,900
$48,710Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,040 165,850
$48,600Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$47,710 155,250
$48,530Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$46,440 214,160
$48,470Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,780 181,260
$48,410Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$45,550 30,270
$48,370Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,200 6,100
$47,890Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$44,640 637,340
$47,820Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$44,630 214,060
$47,810Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,600 12,410
$47,790Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,390 12,680
$47,600Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$43,170 3,000
$47,420Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$40,610 31,040
$47,390Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,590 11,030
$47,270Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$46,290 624,130
$47,010Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,950 184,580
$47,010Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$41,350 50,020
$46,990Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$44,040 1,486,650
$46,940Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,630 22,490
$46,900Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$46,710 58,640
$46,890Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,800 71,060
$46,830Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$44,720 87,820
$46,820Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,310 78,710
$46,670Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$41,280 10,390
$46,660Subway and streetcar operators
(area) (ind)
$47,500 7,430
$46,520Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,830 46,580
$46,450Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$44,780 53,080
$46,300Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$44,970 8,120
$46,270Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$45,140 95,320
$46,230Mathematical technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,470 1,430
$46,120Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,150 9,510
$46,080Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$43,820 15,380
$46,040Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$41,610 22,530
$46,030Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,890 25,660
$45,980Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,460 12,870
$45,950Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$44,940 48,850
$45,860Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$41,890 12,620
$45,680Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,070 9,730
$45,670Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,880 15,130
$45,650First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,150 49,330
$45,640Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$44,600 43,110
$45,630Electricians
(area) (ind)
$42,790 606,500
$45,550Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,300 18,500
$45,540First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$42,400 1,352,130
$45,490Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,350 74,650
$45,420Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$41,640 17,130
$45,420Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,310 20,870
$45,250Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$42,230 171,290
$45,180Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,030 63,810
$45,110Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,750 105,980
$44,940Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$43,580 99,680
$44,930Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$41,340 191,420
$44,850Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$42,160 420,770
$44,730Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,850 13,920
$44,590Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$41,280 40,040
$44,460Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,330 347,180
$44,350Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$44,120 69,620
$44,310Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,830 1,683,310
$44,120Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$44,120 38,640
$44,110Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$41,270 66,070
$43,990Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$41,830 17,860
$43,540Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$40,580 68,900
$43,510Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,170 217,700
$43,510Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,210 90,600
$43,500Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$43,830 3,950
$43,470Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$34,810 8,610
$43,450Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,600 8,078,500
$43,440Health educators
(area) (ind)
$39,730 51,970
$43,380Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,610 499,860
$43,370Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,680 28,030
$43,360Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$42,850 6,300
$42,970Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,410 142,560
$42,850Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$41,860 115,950
$42,720Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,300 60,940
$42,710Locomotive firers
(area) (ind)
$38,790 540
$42,690Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$41,120 112,220
$42,670Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$37,010 47,670
$42,530Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$43,990 22,820
$42,530Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$38,390 178,530
$42,270Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,530 24,270
$42,230Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,330 4,510
$42,110Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,390 101,040
$42,010Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,490 20,560
$41,940Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,810 19,900
$41,920Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$37,390 8,380
$41,910Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$37,960 2,310
$41,700Clergy
(area) (ind)
$38,540 36,590
$41,680Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,570 27,940
$41,620Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,420 208,600
$41,580Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,420 43,560
$41,410Tapers
(area) (ind)
$39,870 38,570
$41,320Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$40,300 24,180
$41,210First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,000 176,030
$41,100Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,260 6,910
$41,070Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$40,240 3,250
$41,060Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,740 234,650
$41,030Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$34,900 6,210
$40,860Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$38,870 43,690
$40,850Archivists
(area) (ind)
$37,420 5,410
$40,780Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,210 90,390
$40,420Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$39,090 282,180
$40,370Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$32,270 52,920
$40,210Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$38,780 4,800
$40,210Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,890 37,670
$40,190Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$39,410 117,500
$40,190Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$34,910 30,270
$40,120Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,500 59,790
$40,070Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$35,120 64,580
$39,880Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$37,490 15,500
$39,840Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$35,510 22,100
$39,800Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,750 22,160
$39,720All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,610 288,730
$39,720Farmers and ranchers
(area) (ind)
$34,140 350
$39,620Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,030 50,610
$39,610Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,800 178,480
$39,590Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,520 50,880
$39,570Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$36,390 174,550
$39,550Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$36,960 9,840
$39,540Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,250 21,390
$39,500Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$38,020 6,970
$39,490Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,490 58,670
$39,210Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$35,830 378,720
$39,180Roof bolters, mining
(area) (ind)
$39,340 4,140
$39,150First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$36,320 106,280
$39,130Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$36,530 47,410
$39,120Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,990 13,510
$39,070Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,960 6,170
$39,070Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$37,750 265,000
$38,920Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,590 287,980
$38,830Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$39,100 9,000
$38,790First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$36,030 19,750
$38,780Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,350 256,430
$38,770Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$37,040 241,380
$38,720Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$35,580 935,920
$38,620Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,200 22,060
$38,520Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$36,260 32,460
$38,410Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$36,150 9,970
$38,360Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,270 1,720
$38,300Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$34,800 29,240
$38,260Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,650 6,370,400
$38,140Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,450 70,110
$38,100Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,990 7,500
$38,050Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,870 5,305,260
$38,030Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$38,310 3,100
$37,970Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,120 2,450
$37,970Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$32,950 16,150
$37,920Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,810 158,160
$37,880Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$36,230 1,190
$37,870Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,070 6,990
$37,870All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,430130,307,840
$37,810Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,960 1,442,040
$37,790Riggers
(area) (ind)
$37,010 11,840
$37,720Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,840 52,650
$37,710Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$31,140 21,650
$37,680Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,770 6,080
$37,640Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,060 138,210
$37,600First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$32,840 1,083,890
$37,580Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$34,740 126,810
$37,530Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,360 1,692,950
$37,520Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,300 71,140
$37,470Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,010 87,220
$37,380Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,480 49,650
$37,380Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$35,860 78,730
$37,360Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,620 248,280
$37,320Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$34,090 9,370
$37,270Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$33,010 14,520
$37,240Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,690 38,260
$37,150Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$37,690 10,190
$37,100Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$33,550 37,050
$37,020Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$36,770 19,860
$36,980Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$32,650 33,720
$36,980Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,620 40,620
$36,920Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$33,530 49,310
$36,920Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,410 120,140
$36,900Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,460 6,850
$36,880Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,230 5,290
$36,760Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$32,360 141,650
$36,720Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$33,450 7,710
$36,660Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$31,340 9,650
$36,600Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$34,090 411,080
$36,520Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$34,260 15,110
$36,480Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,270 67,080
$36,450Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$34,640 17,030
$36,440Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$32,570 3,110
$36,350Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,940 40,390
$36,330Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$35,660 2,390
$36,270Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,980 3,620
$36,260Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,090 135,560
$36,210Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$35,230 710,020
$36,200Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$33,440 47,760
$36,150Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$34,770 49,430
$36,130Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,900 3,160
$36,060Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$34,930 102,940
$36,010Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,010 9,060
$35,960Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,950 16,320
$35,920Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$34,830 83,680
$35,840Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$32,330 115,850
$35,770Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$33,770 18,800
$35,750Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,200 3,056,660
$35,690Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$33,880 13,270
$35,680Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,650 41,250
$35,650Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$34,280 2,700
$35,600Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$24,120 41,090
$35,540Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$32,540 13,610
$35,480Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,720 49,470
$35,460Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$34,280 1,624,740
$35,350Machinists
(area) (ind)
$34,350 368,380
$35,350Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,410 30,730
$35,270Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$33,650 83,220
$35,160Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$33,800 17,160
$35,150Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$33,480 23,260
$35,140Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,050 654,800
$35,060Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,920 99,860
$34,880Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,460 20,070
$34,840Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$32,840 11,730
$34,800Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,580 72,210
$34,770Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$32,800 29,910
$34,720Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$32,030 5,440
$34,610Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$32,380 66,030
$34,610Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$32,030 204,720
$34,560Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$30,670 19,530
$34,510Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$31,360 34,250
$34,440Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,350 10,970
$34,390Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$33,740 85,550
$34,390First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$31,390 125,760
$34,380Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$32,840 72,050
$34,260Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,240 45,600
$34,060Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,980 43,110
$34,040Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$34,880 2,140
$34,030Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,540 3,870
$33,990Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$31,310 15,950
$33,970Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,880 72,450
$33,920Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,780 18,190
$33,820Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,920 17,960
$33,790Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$32,730 161,870
$33,590Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,390 172,550
$33,580Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,070 129,160
$33,570Roofers
(area) (ind)
$31,230 120,070
$33,510Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,130 530,670
$33,450Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$31,030 1,720
$33,450Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,800 249,850
$33,390Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,290 63,910
$33,320Job printers
(area) (ind)
$31,920 50,580
$33,280Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,640 3,080
$33,260Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,360 19,340
$33,240Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,610 54,010
$33,170Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,700 142,330
$33,140Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,320 63,220
$33,070Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,720 141,480
$32,890Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,310 14,400
$32,870Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$31,030 44,720
$32,830Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,430 28,100
$32,800Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,140 13,930,320
$32,750Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,750 71,410
$32,680Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$27,990 2,280
$32,660Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$23,480 1,070
$32,650Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,210 1,307,820
$32,600Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,880 16,080
$32,570First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$30,330 186,870
$32,550Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,220 52,970
$32,530Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$31,310 18,180
$32,530Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,210 71,390
$32,470Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,730 192,520
$32,460Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,080 10,810
$32,350Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,430 45,220
$32,290Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$28,760 56,280
$32,280Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,990 358,050
$32,250Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,200 506,160
$32,230Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,860 63,340
$32,120Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,460 29,140
$32,120Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,360 205,600
$32,100Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,480 13,540
$32,060Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,010 136,490
$32,050Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$25,990 145,440
$31,980Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$30,440 17,940
$31,960Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$31,010 183,450
$31,940Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,400 28,140
$31,880Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$28,560 4,830
$31,880Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,200 231,700
$31,870Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,160 107,560
$31,740Fallers
(area) (ind)
$28,360 9,780
$31,700Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,130 239,120
$31,690Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$26,820 1,860
$31,590Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$29,360 31,090
$31,550Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,780 98,120
$31,540Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$28,660 2,000
$31,480Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,540 29,940
$31,430Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,450 16,140
$31,410Photographers
(area) (ind)
$26,100 58,260
$31,390Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$30,290 93,490
$31,350Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,330 117,230
$31,320Legislators
(area) (ind)
$15,740 61,060
$31,290Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,690n.a.
$31,270Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,950 18,700
$31,270Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$30,060 94,060
$31,270Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$29,240 3,120
$31,240Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,480 37,500
$31,230Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,320 102,060
$31,160Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,290 8,150
$31,130Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,300 26,310
$31,080Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$27,440 17,650
$31,060Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$25,840 189,220
$31,030Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$29,310 46,920
$31,030Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$31,380 29,290
$31,000Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$25,700 58,850
$30,990Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,330 65,410
$30,950Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$30,250 140,600
$30,920Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$29,010 15,890
$30,840Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,940 35,360
$30,770Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$29,000 70,090
$30,750Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$28,670 88,590
$30,700Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,490 1,815,340
$30,650Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$29,160 14,340
$30,620Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$29,070 10,140
$30,610Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,800 43,180
$30,510Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,500 17,760
$30,220Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,970 33,850
$30,200Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,890 129,440
$30,200Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$29,200 7,660
$30,180Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,420 17,990
$30,160Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,460 133,930
$30,140Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,250 258,240
$30,140Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$29,020 153,580
$30,050Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,120 160,120
$29,970Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,520 270,720
$29,890Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,850 10,249,220
$29,880Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$29,080 90,380
$29,860Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,160 431,280
$29,850Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$27,920 29,790
$29,830Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,340 5,950
$29,710Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,240 22,784,330
$29,700Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,920 26,880
$29,680Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$27,490 2,067,700
$29,600Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,740 101,530
$29,600Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$28,160 2,460
$29,550Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$27,680 4,520
$29,540Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$28,750 23,040
$29,510Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 8,320
$29,480Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,730 30,800
$29,420Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,790 80,420
$29,340Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,200 39,570
$29,210Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,570 78,030
$29,210Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,770 62,040
$29,170Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,340 117,970
$29,050Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$25,410 934,000
$29,000Fishers and related fishing workers
(area) (ind)
$25,130 770
$28,990Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$26,450 235,190
$28,990Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$25,360 3,900
$28,900Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,470 41,480
$28,880Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,170 62,400
$28,860Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,780 513,020
$28,830Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$27,080 627,060
$28,820Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,750 9,594,920
$28,790Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,000 87,290
$28,740Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$25,870 8,730
$28,720Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,690 160,450
$28,620Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$27,430 25,550
$28,520Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,980 57,200
$28,460New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,420 82,450
$28,440Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$26,080 196,880
$28,420Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,740 40,550
$28,390Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$27,320 381,020
$28,200Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$27,260 3,600
$28,090Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,780 13,940
$28,080Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,670 100,830
$28,070Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,630 296,340
$28,070Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,040 287,270
$28,050Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,780 6,670
$27,990Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$26,710 41,040
$27,960First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$26,050 748,550
$27,810Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$26,590 128,660
$27,780Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,670 1,744,380
$27,760Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$25,050 10,050
$27,660Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$25,590 18,070
$27,650Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,020 121,660
$27,570Models
(area) (ind)
$22,700 1,430
$27,530Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,640 49,220
$27,500Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$26,120 25,770
$27,450Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$24,310 6,220
$27,410Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,570 259,760
$27,360Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$22,430 4,300
$27,340Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$24,600 58,690
$27,310Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,980 265,480
$27,150Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,130 207,270
$27,150Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,020 184,200
$27,150Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,610 12,800
$27,030Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,310 79,050
$27,020Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,790 938,280
$27,020Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,400 15,610
$26,940Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,650 115,770
$26,930Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,810 24,680
$26,880Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$25,050 64,330
$26,830Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,340 22,740
$26,710Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,670 63,860
$26,680Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,060 157,080
$26,670Segmental pavers
(area) (ind)
$25,000 330
$26,640Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,740 26,740
$26,620Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,180 759,910
$26,600Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,030 313,210
$26,490Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$24,930 22,600
$26,430Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$24,880 33,570
$26,320Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,630 23,190
$26,300Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$25,230 30,560
$26,200Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,600 24,610
$26,160Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,350 382,720
$26,070Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$25,110 201,790
$26,000Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,120 1,242,370
$25,900Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,490 25,650
$25,830Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,880 41,790
$25,640Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,700 41,250
$25,570Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,280 76,500
$25,460Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$23,990 87,900
$25,380Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,470 23,780
$25,350Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,770 15,250
$25,350Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$20,450 10,970
$25,350Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,390 266,790
$25,290Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,150 9,640
$25,280Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,640 27,830
$25,280Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,230 18,160
$25,240Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$19,810 2,310
$25,170Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,590 64,320
$25,150Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,990 348,690
$25,130Concierges
(area) (ind)
$23,510 16,810
$25,070Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,870 28,000
$25,070Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$23,070 10,120
$25,010Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,450 44,890
$24,910Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,810 296,700
$24,840Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,930 396,270
$24,700Barbers
(area) (ind)
$21,760 13,630
$24,670Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$23,240 90,370
$24,630Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,820 77,630
$24,610Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,400 94,690
$24,580Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,070 2,997,370
$24,570Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,730 86,050
$24,530Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,770 30,150
$24,510Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,890 17,960
$24,380Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$23,200 60,280
$24,350Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,070 465,880
$24,230Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$22,120 14,700
$24,140Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,510 89,400
$24,140Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,060 8,970
$24,120Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,870 148,330
$24,070Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,840 28,360
$24,020Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,630 37,590
$23,980Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,560n.a.
$23,860Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$22,920 56,150
$23,850Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,140 3,363,800
$23,800Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,120 400,530
$23,740Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,710 42,760
$23,730Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$22,330 145,740
$23,720Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,800 12,100
$23,690Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$21,850 50,490
$23,640Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,610 338,910
$23,610Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,900 24,740
$23,510Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,960 47,670
$23,500Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,360 400,860
$23,460Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$22,380 18,730
$23,280Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,680 8,700
$23,250Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$20,820 830
$23,230Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,230 158,520
$23,200Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,460 21,660
$23,170Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,140 4,344,770
$23,150Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,210 10,550
$23,150Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,520 144,110
$23,120Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,150 1,088,400
$23,100Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,990 101,870
$23,020Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,060 194,980
$22,950Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,390 43,100
$22,900Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$21,510 41,930
$22,840File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,430 229,830
$22,690Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,760 994,220
$22,530Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,430 21,420
$22,530Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,970 473,090
$22,460Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,610 2,363,960
$22,460Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,870 106,520
$22,420Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,110 264,840
$22,410Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,060 63,920
$22,380Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$21,140 104,650
$22,350Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,670 896,690
$22,300Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,960 100,860
$22,200Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,440 1,391,430
$22,180Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,490 3,188,850
$22,070Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,560 21,820
$22,060Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,770 11,090
$22,060Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,100 1,625,430
$22,020Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,300 599,220
$21,930Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,760 4,342,550
$21,730Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,390 528,610
$21,670Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$19,990 28,320
$21,660Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,740 20,510
$21,600Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,720 30,220
$21,550Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,980 144,280
$21,490Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$21,220 132,000
$21,490Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,910 7,980
$21,440Shoe machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,600 3,850
$21,230Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$20,050 69,390
$21,210Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,520 60,260
$21,120Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,250 53,970
$21,120Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,390 2,107,360
$21,100Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,090 1,260,400
$21,030Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,010 7,680
$21,010Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,490 443,070
$20,930Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$19,460 19,940
$20,870Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,590 51,300
$20,780Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,830 136,690
$20,630Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,050 28,590
$20,590Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,610 69,890
$20,550Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$19,290 24,810
$20,550Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$19,640 393,500
$20,510Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,840 791,450
$20,400Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$18,280 42,960
$20,310Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$18,900 46,610
$20,220Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,790 18,320
$20,050Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,720 100,550
$19,930Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$18,440 19,290
$19,890Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$18,220 49,740
$19,860Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,340 233,130
$19,720Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,620 333,350
$19,420Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,800 663,280
$19,340Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,780 10,230
$19,000Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,440 58,730
$18,990Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,390 840,410
$18,820Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,810 207,190
$18,760Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,940 20,340
$18,680Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,210 188,750
$18,590Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,300 96,340
$18,450Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,440 218,360
$18,220Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,570 78,620
$18,180Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,050 557,680
$18,180Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,080 893,820
$18,170Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,770 45,010
$18,060Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,040 880,360
$18,020Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,910 107,620
$17,980Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,230 203,350
$17,970Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,930 124,250
$17,840Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,070 10,797,700
$17,710Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,340 566,860
$17,640Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$15,850 480,010
$17,370Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,450 227,750
$17,300Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,260 3,481,420
$16,950Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,920 232,030
$16,740Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$15,400 102,330
$16,430Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,840 328,930
$16,380Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,820 501,390
$16,320Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$15,570 16,040
$16,310Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$14,200 2,274,770
$16,040Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$14,260 82,320
$15,800Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$15,040 391,320
$15,760Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$15,490 498,620
$15,550Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,790 2,298,010
$15,500Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,080 631,190
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,718 68,540
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$37,232 50,410
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$18,554 16,240
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$28,288 59,590

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

* For occupations marked with an asterisk (*): The annual estimates shown are based on hourly estimates. However, it is uncommon for workers in these occupations to find year-round employment.