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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

North Carolina

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for North Carolina 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

North Carolina

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$183,770Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,380
$177,290Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 540
$168,320Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,250
$164,440Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,020
$158,840Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 170
$158,390Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,530
$158,180Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 590
$149,070Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 4,460
$140,710Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
$137,010 820
$134,990Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
$111,390n.a.
$129,490Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$125,620 530
$118,380Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$106,990 600
$117,750Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$115,780 5,040
$117,750Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$117,330 580
$114,930Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$104,060 1,650
$110,000Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$87,540 510
$98,880Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$94,310 8,070
$97,650General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$82,660 56,570
$94,750Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$90,180 4,650
$93,610Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$80,620 9,400
$92,380Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$81,020 13,170
$92,270Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$85,130 5,020
$90,380Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,830 6,640
$89,710Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$87,690 140
$89,500Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$89,330 6,480
$89,440Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$89,370 340
$89,210Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$87,770n.a.
$86,490Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$80,580 250
$86,160Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$85,380 180
$85,920Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,250 1,110
$85,570Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$75,320 16,830
$85,350Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,480 1,330
$84,990Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,790 179,430
$83,390Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,750 430
$83,370Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$82,460 50
$83,110Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$81,060 9,800
$81,700Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,120 7,920
$80,410Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$70,980 1,820
$80,280Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,000 570
$79,910Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$71,090 720
$79,810Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$74,540 2,450
$79,020Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,730n.a.
$78,400Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,400 1,930
$78,020Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,970 1,600
$77,720Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,160 690
$77,380Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$80,910 130
$77,180Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$75,220 9,650
$77,060Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$57,700 4,720
$77,060Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$70,840 5,770
$76,880Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,780 910
$76,390Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,610 6,920
$75,790Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$57,620 840
$72,950Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$70,850 2,410
$72,080Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,340 710
$72,070Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$69,760 2,930
$71,880Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$65,470 650
$71,870Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,570 160
$71,290Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,650 440
$71,260Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,570 350
$71,200Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,480 6,790
$71,110Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,790 550
$71,060Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$64,470 1,640
$70,740Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,950 1,200
$70,390Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,330 2,810
$70,270Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$66,420n.a.
$69,970Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,920 5,210
$69,890Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,810 3,100
$69,830Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$62,390 1,210
$69,570Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,950 13,790
$69,210Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$61,800 2,330
$69,140Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$64,300 8,430
$69,100Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,920 750
$68,830Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,590n.a.
$68,750Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,110 4,350
$68,610Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,210 2,070
$68,030Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$65,050 10,320
$67,980Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,790 240
$67,710Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,840 320
$67,490Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$64,050 610
$67,210Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$53,160 70
$67,120Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,300 740
$66,980Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,460 370
$66,810Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,060 190
$65,940Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,530 1,540
$65,670Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$58,060 3,240
$65,350Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,440 3,840
$65,220Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,330 5,390
$65,110Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$46,050 1,030
$65,040Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,540 19,690
$64,900Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,180 78,020
$64,820Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,570 100
$64,730First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$54,630 11,520
$64,690Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,820 1,230
$63,810Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$60,770 2,380
$63,730Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,950 3,930
$63,710Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,930 850
$63,550Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,970 5,810
$63,540Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$50,630 2,110
$63,450Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,380 3,780
$63,380Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$61,890 2,290
$63,290Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,960 5,090
$63,260Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,710 5,880
$63,220Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,560 880
$62,890Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$60,890 6,890
$62,870Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,710 120
$62,470Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$53,900 15,230
$61,610Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,900 140
$61,330Art directors
(area) (ind)
$50,010 450
$61,170Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,940 90
$61,080Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$53,950 2,710
$60,970Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$57,010 6,350
$60,490Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,940 420
$60,060Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$55,240 990
$59,920Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$43,490 1,060
$59,850Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$55,680 1,440
$59,840Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,220 1,920
$59,610Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,300 40
$59,560Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$55,560 50
$59,130Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,210 910
$59,050Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,200 1,130
$58,990Chemists
(area) (ind)
$55,010 3,660
$58,980Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$55,610 240
$58,520Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,640 1,020
$58,270Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,360 2,090
$57,970Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,720 730
$57,970Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,520 3,310
$57,700Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,900 130
$57,600Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,740 640
$57,590Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$50,310 350
$57,430Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$51,890 90
$57,380Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$59,040 5,330
$57,280Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$50,800 110
$57,280Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$45,630 260
$56,880Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$56,320 530
$56,770Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,310 52,570
$56,600History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,580 900
$56,410Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,540 191,430
$56,330Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$54,680 710
$56,070Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$53,450 1,010
$55,870Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,860 650
$55,700Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,850 20,000
$55,460Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,340 3,980
$55,380Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$50,710 690
$55,310Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$48,800 380
$54,990Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$51,850 140
$54,890Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$50,800 380
$54,870Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,150 37,790
$54,650Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$51,450 2,690
$54,480Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,550 1,840
$54,400Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$47,990 2,230
$54,220Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,470 690
$54,000Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,840 1,800
$53,900Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$49,990 21,600
$53,890Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$48,830 810
$53,760Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,090 124,260
$53,650Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,640 420
$53,640Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$51,930 340
$53,520Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,780 760
$53,200Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,000 760
$53,130Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$51,310 240
$53,120Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,860 2,450
$52,860Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,310 1,700
$52,680Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$44,660 9,630
$52,280Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,390 2,090
$51,970Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$50,200 72,130
$51,790Foresters
(area) (ind)
$50,050 320
$51,650Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$48,050 2,650
$51,540Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$47,480 410
$51,370Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$45,190 2,810
$50,990Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$48,520 4,830
$50,820Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,400 10,100
$50,810Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$45,550 110
$50,750First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,050 17,890
$50,460Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,810 210
$50,380Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,890 300
$50,270Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$45,580 300
$49,780Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,170 2,320
$49,650First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$45,180 3,540
$49,550Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,190 1,070
$49,490Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$47,950 250
$49,370First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$48,200 1,670
$49,340Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$43,610 200
$49,170Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,900 770
$49,110Editors
(area) (ind)
$44,360 1,590
$49,060Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,100 2,530
$49,010Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,500 41,720
$48,930Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$35,240 7,920
$48,800Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$47,610 3,850
$48,790Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$45,630 7,200
$48,550English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,890 2,490
$48,530Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$47,200 990
$48,420Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,960 270
$48,290Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,720 120
$48,010Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,940 5,410
$47,770Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,170 1,810
$47,600Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$44,310 370
$47,530Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$44,600 510
$47,450Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,190 1,830
$47,430Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,870 920
$47,410Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,370 3,160
$47,200Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,570 290
$47,190Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$43,090 60
$46,840Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$42,920 320
$46,810Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,250 2,080
$46,810Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,180 220
$46,380Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,420 1,200
$46,280Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,060 4,560
$46,210First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$43,610 24,080
$46,130Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$44,410 640
$46,130Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$41,870 2,850
$45,990Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,880 6,130
$45,960Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,060 5,240
$45,930First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,480 28,930
$45,930Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,600 4,880
$45,900Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,100 760
$45,830Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,620n.a.
$45,500Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,080 5,610
$45,440Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$42,920 770
$45,370First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$42,560 8,920
$45,290Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,180n.a.
$45,130Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,160 2,820
$45,130Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,290 3,800
$45,060Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,850 2,640
$44,990Librarians
(area) (ind)
$43,580 4,390
$44,900Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$40,260 860
$44,890Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$48,030 4,550
$44,800Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$39,440 230
$44,760Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,270 310
$44,710Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$44,100 4,250
$44,650Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$38,320 1,520
$44,250Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,390 1,020
$44,130Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,810 450
$44,000Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$39,510 1,550
$43,800Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$42,320 290
$43,780Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,390 750
$43,750Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$37,210 1,450
$43,670Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,580 2,910
$43,580Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,730 200
$43,520Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$43,110 2,690
$43,470Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,250 130
$43,440Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$47,660 1,700
$43,260Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$38,710 2,490
$43,240Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$39,150 1,570
$43,200Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,660 50
$43,040Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$42,300 670
$42,880Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$42,840 610
$42,810Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,930 16,850
$42,800Historians
(area) (ind)
$40,500 40
$42,740Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,560 4,260
$42,630Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$32,190 4,730
$42,420First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,230 1,450
$42,420Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,700 120
$42,390Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,400 9,950
$42,390Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$38,720 180
$42,380Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,990 5,480
$42,330Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$41,680 180
$42,240First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$36,160 640
$42,210Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,580 2,330
$42,070Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$42,110 60
$42,030Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,540 1,510
$41,990Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,080 2,500
$41,970Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$36,070 60
$41,910First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$38,990 38,170
$41,720Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$40,400 50
$41,600Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,100 1,330
$41,590Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,700 5,050
$41,410Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$40,730 1,370
$41,400Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$40,150 60
$41,320Clergy
(area) (ind)
$38,920 430
$41,310Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,480 260
$41,240Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$39,370 180
$41,080Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,470 190
$40,920Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$41,140 60
$40,850Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$37,340 870
$40,750Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,740 4,600
$40,630Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$39,810 200
$40,570Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,660 970
$40,490Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,370 1,860
$40,490Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,290 610
$40,410Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,490 5,480
$40,340Health educators
(area) (ind)
$37,970 1,330
$40,310Curators
(area) (ind)
$36,880 370
$40,140Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,410 4,230
$40,110Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,150 440
$40,080Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$39,040 290
$40,050Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$38,660n.a.
$40,040Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,250 500
$39,980Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,240 50
$39,950Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$40,350 1,690
$39,910Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$39,830 2,070
$39,730Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$34,850 2,120
$39,690First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$37,300 730
$39,560Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,210 33,430
$39,440Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,860 4,030
$39,290Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,890n.a.
$39,270Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,220 280
$39,150Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$40,100 2,220
$39,070Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,120 2,300
$38,870Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$39,110 30
$38,850Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,030 21,220
$38,830Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,910 1,210
$38,820Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,520 3,160
$38,590Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$36,250 380
$38,580Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,840 680
$38,520Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$35,930 1,420
$38,440Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,810 390
$38,370Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,620 6,420
$38,280Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,960 3,290
$38,270Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,460 130
$38,230Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$36,110 860
$38,230Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,080 1,840
$38,230Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$37,060 21,470
$38,130Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$34,120 30
$38,120First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,820 6,840
$38,040Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$36,910 2,850
$38,030Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,810 3,720
$37,960Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,870 210
$37,890Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$39,640 430
$37,890Riggers
(area) (ind)
$39,510 70
$37,880Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,010 1,800
$37,850Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$36,690 970
$37,750Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$38,170 890
$37,730Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$38,250 330
$37,700Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,940 3,800
$37,670Photographers
(area) (ind)
$27,500 1,910
$37,640Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,760 8,960
$37,620Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,570 4,610
$37,590Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$36,720 37,740
$37,570Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$35,570 1,500
$37,560Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,930 240
$37,130Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,070 3,190
$37,100Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,390 4,660
$37,050Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$36,120 4,950
$37,040Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,460 8,310
$36,970Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$33,900 3,820
$36,820Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,540 8,130
$36,740Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$32,490 2,670
$36,730Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,450 248,850
$36,590First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,950 4,130
$36,560Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,250 560
$36,490Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$34,810 70
$36,440Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$34,320 16,160
$36,430Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,400 1,820
$36,370Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$29,650 3,060
$36,340Archivists
(area) (ind)
$35,030 70
$36,220Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,220 1,490
$36,210Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,580n.a.
$36,160Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,920 420
$36,150Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$37,790 690
$36,070Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,950 172,130
$35,960Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,540 360
$35,960Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,600 19,650
$35,780Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,800 170
$35,720Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$35,670 460
$35,700Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$35,430 2,700
$35,660Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$34,550 1,470
$35,650Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,940 7,360
$35,620All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,660 4,720
$35,610Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,060 280
$35,600Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,820 140
$35,590Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,720 6,630
$35,400Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,930 1,660
$35,350Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$24,810 250
$35,300Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$30,540n.a.
$35,240Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,690n.a.
$35,220Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,480 3,300
$35,210Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,950 910
$35,140Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$30,130 1,330
$34,960Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,020 100
$34,940Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$34,710 15,990
$34,920Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,860 560
$34,890Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$29,110 90
$34,820Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,020n.a.
$34,810Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,390 51,980
$34,810Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,570 520
$34,700Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$36,010 260
$34,700Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,850 3,330
$34,690Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$33,720 3,530
$34,580Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$32,610 1,540
$34,490Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,720 390
$34,460All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,160 3,809,690
$34,340Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,670 1,160
$34,320Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,360 930
$34,250Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$32,940 420
$34,210Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$32,630 260
$34,130Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,920 2,880
$34,130Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$33,000 240
$34,120Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,960 10,640
$34,100Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$32,940n.a.
$34,070Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,400 1,890
$34,060Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,660 47,180
$33,990Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,540 4,140
$33,980Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$35,130 190
$33,960Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,920 49,050
$33,930Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,220 1,640
$33,920Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,720 500
$33,890Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,780 190
$33,850Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$31,400 200
$33,790Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$33,050 430
$33,700Electricians
(area) (ind)
$32,420 17,030
$33,690Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$34,520 100
$33,620Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$32,280 1,720
$33,510Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$32,180 190
$33,380Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,470 110
$33,350Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,810 1,440
$33,330Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,300 450
$33,280First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,930 43,410
$33,080Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,050 1,720
$32,990Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$33,340 4,950
$32,910Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,940 5,270
$32,890Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,360 3,300
$32,830Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,200 2,450
$32,790Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$32,050 6,470
$32,790Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$31,000 420
$32,760Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,410 45,430
$32,700Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$32,380 2,320
$32,620Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,580 100
$32,600Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,500 6,890
$32,550Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,430 3,980
$32,490Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$32,980 60
$32,440Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$31,230 8,090
$32,430Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,180 320
$32,390Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,240 80
$32,210Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$32,010 30
$32,150Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,450 5,060
$32,150Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,100 740
$32,140Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$29,720 460
$32,100Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,140 2,270
$32,040Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,960 190
$32,040Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,810 1,700
$31,820Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$31,510 280
$31,780Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,150 4,950
$31,740Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$30,490 3,250
$31,730Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$30,990 1,810
$31,620Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,370 1,380
$31,600Machinists
(area) (ind)
$30,860 11,930
$31,580Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$30,300 7,180
$31,470Fallers
(area) (ind)
$27,270 480
$31,450Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$30,350 4,120
$31,420Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,020 4,210
$31,320Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,700 4,430
$31,280Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,890 260
$31,230Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,030 1,080
$31,220Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,780 9,000
$31,220Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,830 720
$31,120First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$28,780 2,900
$31,060Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,610n.a.
$31,060Tapers
(area) (ind)
$29,270 250
$31,010Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,380 5,010
$30,990Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$29,820 3,020
$30,960Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$30,290 330
$30,890Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,500 740
$30,850Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,430 179,410
$30,840Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,300 4,600
$30,800Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,070 190
$30,790Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,760 12,920
$30,790Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,100 5,310
$30,760Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,070 5,740
$30,710Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,160 470
$30,640Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$29,400 890
$30,590Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,750 5,340
$30,560Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$31,520 170
$30,530Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,520 4,140
$30,460Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,600 460
$30,420Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,210 370
$30,410Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,730 79,810
$30,400Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,430 850
$30,370Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,990 1,490
$30,360Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,370 600
$30,340Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$29,610 870
$30,340Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,220 1,270
$30,330Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,430 406,400
$30,290Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$22,770 110
$30,190Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$31,890 210
$30,190Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,830 640
$30,130Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,990 50
$30,110Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$28,490n.a.
$30,110Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,900 23,670
$30,060First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$26,850 6,050
$30,010Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,520 3,390
$29,960Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$26,330 190
$29,940Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,620 640
$29,930Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$27,460 1,750
$29,850Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,580 5,480
$29,830Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$29,410 2,580
$29,800Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,210 1,360
$29,800Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$30,260 490
$29,710Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,250 1,230
$29,520Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,730 350
$29,470Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$25,790 1,780
$29,460Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,350 2,380
$29,460Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,610 370
$29,450Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$27,770 500
$29,440Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,630 11,080
$29,410Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,550 1,320
$29,380Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$28,240 1,880
$29,380Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,960 160
$29,380Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,890 6,040
$29,320Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,400 990
$29,250Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,200 1,160
$29,250Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$29,680n.a.
$29,240Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,330 920
$29,190Job printers
(area) (ind)
$26,880 1,600
$29,180Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$28,320 2,720
$29,040Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,580 610
$29,030Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,840 1,210
$28,880New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,760 2,070
$28,860Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$26,600 100
$28,840Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,360 6,530
$28,820Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$27,860n.a.
$28,720Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,940 880
$28,710Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,800 19,740
$28,670Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,880 49,670
$28,570Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,090 950
$28,570Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$22,370 270
$28,510Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,960 4,800
$28,510Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$27,860 250
$28,370Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,070 2,410
$28,320Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$27,240 59,940
$28,280Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,690 23,890
$28,280Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$26,810 290
$28,280Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,410 2,940
$28,270Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$28,500 180
$28,240Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,650 80
$28,220Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$19,910 1,060
$28,190Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,410 601,250
$28,110Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,600 2,440
$28,100Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$27,500 2,660
$28,060Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$26,850 14,460
$27,970Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,440 2,620
$27,800Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,270 422,090
$27,790Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,800 4,530
$27,770Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,540 6,310
$27,760Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,690 1,380
$27,760Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$26,850 6,790
$27,750Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$29,750 150
$27,740Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,130 14,510
$27,630Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,320 40
$27,610Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,980 1,070
$27,580Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$27,620 810
$27,430Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$25,420 29,590
$27,330Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,540 4,990
$27,240Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$26,650 2,930
$27,180Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,810 7,100
$27,090Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$24,680 1,510
$27,070Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,710 1,750
$27,060Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$25,370 370
$26,980First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$25,480 27,530
$26,950Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,850 4,790
$26,890Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$26,300 440
$26,830Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,020 880
$26,810Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$25,420 1,920
$26,780Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,460 23,090
$26,760Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$26,060 6,160
$26,580Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$26,120 410
$26,520Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,620 304,680
$26,500Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$25,120 590
$26,490Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,560 5,170
$26,490Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,890 6,320
$26,350Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,550 520
$26,200Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,510 7,790
$26,160Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,030 1,080
$26,110Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$24,240 5,220
$26,020Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,050 18,270
$26,020Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,400 5,010
$25,970Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,430 11,400
$25,810Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,500 6,080
$25,790Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,480 270
$25,780Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$25,210 49,130
$25,730Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,860 1,630
$25,710Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$23,870 1,430
$25,690Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,120 5,430
$25,620Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$22,820 250
$25,570Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,970 110
$25,560Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,060 640
$25,520Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,520 1,040
$25,410Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,340 24,110
$25,390Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$23,240 160
$25,380Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,860 1,910
$25,370Roofers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 3,170
$25,340Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$24,620 1,120
$25,320Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,770 2,250
$25,300Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$23,320 550
$25,200Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$24,020 3,240
$25,160Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,440 10,500
$25,150Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$25,210n.a.
$25,130Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,200 1,860
$25,120Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,160 5,680
$25,110Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,840 5,760
$25,030Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,850 2,210
$25,000Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$24,290 510
$24,990Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,610 2,580
$24,960Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$24,290 1,140
$24,890Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,560 2,870
$24,880Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,190 2,880
$24,860Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,680 62,310
$24,770Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$21,840n.a.
$24,740Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,400 9,950
$24,550Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$24,620 3,560
$24,340Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,660 2,020
$24,330Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$23,770 3,670
$24,190Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,010 950
$24,160Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$20,960n.a.
$24,160Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,720 110
$24,150Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,700 1,420
$24,030Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,460 5,010
$24,000Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,740 1,400
$23,980Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,260 400
$23,970Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,060 6,500
$23,910Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,280 480
$23,880Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,500 3,120
$23,750Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,570 1,070
$23,740Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,690 1,830
$23,720Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,000 3,310
$23,640Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$22,500 1,890
$23,610Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$23,840 40
$23,550Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,140 10,340
$23,540Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,520 8,210
$23,500Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$22,960 7,230
$23,400Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,840 8,780
$23,370Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,480 67,130
$23,200Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,070 470
$23,160Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$23,600 980
$23,010Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$21,070 310
$23,000Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,790 1,290
$22,980Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,240 1,840
$22,870Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,590 15,560
$22,860Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,060 4,830
$22,850Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,720 23,230
$22,720Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,760n.a.
$22,670Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,270 4,100
$22,620Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$21,970 6,320
$22,560Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$21,440 530
$22,550Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$21,500 150
$22,450Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,930 6,120
$22,360Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,700n.a.
$22,280Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,670 7,310
$22,260Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,390 21,570
$22,250Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,060 1,780
$22,250Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,610 12,260
$22,250Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$19,420 540
$22,180Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$17,970 60
$22,160Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,430 15,220
$22,160Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$21,500 1,020
$22,150Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$19,970 100
$22,130Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,980 5,930
$22,090Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,540 122,660
$22,090Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$23,140 360
$22,080Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,360 3,260
$22,000Security guards
(area) (ind)
$19,990 23,160
$21,970Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,610 11,310
$21,960Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,380 310
$21,950Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,460 2,930
$21,930Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,440 2,410
$21,900Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,260 140
$21,890Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,340 1,760
$21,860Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,530 640
$21,790Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$21,620 15,210
$21,790Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,210 26,600
$21,690Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,490 78,220
$21,660Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,400 6,530
$21,530Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,080 117,390
$21,430Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,240 15,460
$21,350Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,230 41,620
$21,280Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$20,540 230
$21,240Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,770 920
$21,240Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,050 710
$21,190Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,430 4,140
$21,070Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,650 2,700
$20,980File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,630 3,550
$20,760Models
(area) (ind)
$19,660 140
$20,690Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$18,890 1,420
$20,500Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,310 38,990
$20,490Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,660 25,040
$20,470Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,570 73,300
$20,370Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,180 500
$20,290Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$19,820 3,050
$20,250Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,660 850
$20,240Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$19,380 230
$20,150Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,030 3,520
$20,050Concierges
(area) (ind)
$19,930 180
$20,030Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$18,670 1,100
$19,980Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$13,970 590
$19,960Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,210 118,100
$19,740Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,630 12,140
$19,640Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,150 570
$19,630Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,780 370
$19,250Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,410 60
$19,150Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,500 250
$19,020Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,160 360
$19,010Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$18,180 8,110
$18,840Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,340 1,930
$18,790Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$18,340 3,070
$18,760Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,280 20,770
$18,720Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$19,460n.a.
$18,670Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,750 2,150
$18,650Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,710 29,770
$18,650Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,450 2,800
$18,640Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,900 1,260
$18,620Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,090 21,900
$18,520Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,090 8,210
$18,460Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,680 49,390
$18,450Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,360 7,680
$18,380Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,130 490
$18,360Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$18,090 5,490
$18,330Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,180 1,790
$18,190Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,640 3,700
$18,180Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,570 37,170
$17,910Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,050 10,610
$17,850Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,330 43,680
$17,820Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,700 100
$17,740Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,340 480
$17,730Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$16,610 1,210
$17,530Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,790 4,460
$17,450Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$15,190 7,680
$17,400Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,930 18,200
$17,330Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$16,430 640
$17,290Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,700 6,180
$16,830Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,370 1,390
$16,720Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$15,910 2,260
$16,720Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,260 23,190
$16,690Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,830 314,270
$16,620Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,110 28,950
$16,490Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,110 7,940
$16,300Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,090 1,200
$16,130Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,780 3,370
$15,930Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$15,140 310
$15,920Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,550 104,940
$15,390Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,020 12,540
$15,360Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,600 9,170
$15,200Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,560 11,320
$15,190Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$15,220 11,910
$15,060Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,410 64,680
$15,050Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,860 9,850
$14,560Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,140 8,050
$14,310Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,660 91,950
$13,870Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,420 1,890
$13,830Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$13,590 200
n.a.Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 990
n.a.Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70
n.a.Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
n.a. 330
n.a.Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 800
n.a.Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70
n.a.Barbers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 320
n.a.Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50
n.a.Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
n.a. 120
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,374 500
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$29,640 440
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$20,654 140
n.a.Economists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 260

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates