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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

North Dakota

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

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$175,100Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 40
$161,530Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 50
$161,130Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 310
$158,650Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 250
$143,210Surgeons
(area) (ind)
$123,890n.a.
$121,250Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$115,260 1,050
$97,220Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$84,560 150
$92,390Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$85,760 40
$88,420Physicists
(area) (ind)
$87,520n.a.
$81,720General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$69,630 3,620
$79,140Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$76,410 330
$77,470Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$79,160 70
$76,340Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$69,900 100
$75,300Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$79,450 630
$73,820Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,020 50
$73,670Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,900 40
$73,210Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$62,040 670
$73,140Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,250 280
$73,040Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,450 320
$72,540Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,470 250
$71,920Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$70,800 130
$71,590Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$61,070 590
$70,870Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$57,500 190
$70,400Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$55,510n.a.
$70,320Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$66,630 1,130
$69,840Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$64,650 110
$69,820Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$80,300 70
$69,680Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$60,580 13,770
$69,170Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,920 30
$69,020Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$68,610 510
$67,730Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$66,510 460
$67,560Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,080n.a.
$67,290Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,650 240
$66,980Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,590 480
$66,510Art directors
(area) (ind)
$54,900 40
$65,640Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$43,990 480
$65,510Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,870 50
$65,410Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$53,160 100
$65,380Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$66,950 30
$64,450Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$63,030 110
$62,560Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,500 410
$62,450Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,740 160
$62,420Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$56,870 300
$62,190Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$62,350 250
$62,120Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$57,140 620
$61,390Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,740 120
$61,000Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,860 30
$60,860Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$55,720 90
$60,240Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,680 400
$60,200Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,720 340
$60,170Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$59,150 90
$60,150Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,350 170
$59,980Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,880 60
$59,850Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$58,520 80
$59,230Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$54,680 420
$58,900Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$58,080 570
$58,610Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,520n.a.
$58,520Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$50,060 120
$58,230Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$65,590 40
$58,180Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,410 40
$58,010Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$54,270 90
$57,730Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$59,810 210
$57,150Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$52,820 50
$57,040Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$56,240 150
$56,800Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,420 80
$56,500Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$58,510 70
$55,460Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$51,980 110
$55,280Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$52,770 210
$55,230Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,130 30
$55,170Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,070 560
$55,140Chemists
(area) (ind)
$52,560 130
$55,130First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$53,830 40
$54,970Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,900 170
$54,910Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,270 340
$54,710Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,410 350
$54,200Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,990 160
$53,770Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$50,960 620
$53,710Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,550 630
$53,410Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$51,720 190
$53,360Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,780 30
$52,940Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$47,460 170
$52,930Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,930 40
$52,840Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,540 30
$52,630Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,390 1,080
$52,500Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$50,340 760
$52,490Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$52,690 170
$52,400First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$50,460 170
$52,310Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,130 40
$52,300Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$51,710 140
$51,980Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$49,810 440
$51,340First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,670 90
$51,170Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$49,610 60
$51,110Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,950 90
$50,890Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$49,580n.a.
$50,770Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$51,430 590
$50,760Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,410 60
$50,730Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,740 100
$50,550Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$46,670 150
$50,400Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$50,100 710
$50,380Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,680 80
$50,290Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$49,120 160
$50,210Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,750 490
$50,210Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$46,520 60
$50,050Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,600 30
$50,040Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$47,360 180
$49,810Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,430 90
$49,770Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,810 90
$49,770Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,090 130
$49,760Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,650 240
$49,650First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,640 1,200
$49,610Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$48,780 30
$49,560Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,540 4,510
$49,320Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,340 80
$49,300First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$45,360 1,290
$49,280Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$50,190 90
$49,270Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$45,510 200
$49,040Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,590 60
$48,940Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$39,060 170
$48,240Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,070 18,210
$48,150Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,260 120
$48,140Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,350 120
$48,110Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$45,980 6,740
$48,000Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,610 1,080
$47,960Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,580 140
$47,820First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,860 600
$47,740Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,790 100
$47,550Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,910 100
$47,540History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,520 70
$47,400Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$45,580 210
$47,050Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$48,570 30
$46,740Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$48,070 30
$46,640Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,710 60
$46,640Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,970 4,800
$46,640Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$41,140 410
$46,600Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,890 3,510
$46,470Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,660 310
$46,270First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$42,810 470
$46,270Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,700 250
$46,220Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,100 30
$46,210Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$48,560n.a.
$46,190Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$44,240 450
$46,020Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$48,770 540
$45,790Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,810 170
$45,730First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,330 1,460
$45,730Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$34,600 30
$45,690Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$43,730 540
$45,580Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$45,860 190
$45,580Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,780 140
$45,550Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$43,750n.a.
$45,380Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,330 70
$45,270Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$45,450 90
$45,150Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,890 50
$45,110Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$40,900 140
$45,020Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,480 9,520
$44,950Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,350 2,570
$44,920Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,310n.a.
$44,780Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,280 110
$44,470Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$45,460 60
$44,360Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,320 120
$44,310Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,380 500
$44,210Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$43,280n.a.
$43,700Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,050 130
$43,690Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$39,620 290
$43,560Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$44,620 130
$43,540Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$45,290 160
$43,530Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$46,350 330
$43,470Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$39,060 250
$43,450Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,130 260
$43,300Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$44,010 130
$43,290Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,000n.a.
$43,290Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$42,550 390
$43,200Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,150 40
$43,060Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,620 210
$43,040Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$40,860 330
$42,840Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$40,940 660
$42,760Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,040 940
$42,690First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$38,210 50
$42,690Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,120 450
$42,660Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$40,610 120
$42,560Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$39,460 40
$42,520Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$44,360 30
$42,320Electricians
(area) (ind)
$39,980 1,740
$42,310Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,120 60
$42,290Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$40,730 780
$42,290Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$34,670 70
$42,090Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,390n.a.
$41,930Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$39,940 530
$41,910Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$39,710 200
$41,280Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,300 220
$41,170Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$35,360 330
$41,060Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,830 60
$41,030Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$39,350 2,700
$40,860Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,440 520
$40,780Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,240 190
$40,760Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,820 240
$40,450Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,900 680
$40,390Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,030 180
$40,220Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$33,090 80
$40,130Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$40,420n.a.
$40,100Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$37,250n.a.
$40,000Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,480 100
$39,870Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$38,100 120
$39,830Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$39,140 170
$39,800Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$34,360 30
$39,790Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,700 560
$39,730English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,690 210
$39,540First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$39,550 70
$39,400Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,580 670
$39,300Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,990 260
$38,940First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$36,000 2,650
$38,910Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,720 350
$38,860Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,910 530
$38,830Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,460 70
$38,800Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$38,620 100
$38,720Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,550 200
$38,710Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,200 370
$38,640Editors
(area) (ind)
$39,260 180
$38,630Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$35,950 640
$38,590Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,740 70
$38,470Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$40,550n.a.
$38,290Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,870 360
$38,160Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$39,430 30
$38,080Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$38,410 150
$38,030Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,440 80
$38,010Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,030 230
$37,890Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$35,360 490
$37,470Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$37,110 510
$37,460Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$36,390 940
$37,400Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,000 2,240
$37,350Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,160 220
$37,340Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,890 370
$37,180Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,080 280
$37,050Clergy
(area) (ind)
$36,620 80
$37,040Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$36,900 340
$37,020Librarians
(area) (ind)
$37,100 530
$36,950Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$36,330 730
$36,840First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,230 450
$36,770Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,160 310
$36,580Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$34,870n.a.
$36,480Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,300 190
$36,440Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$36,320 380
$36,290Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$37,470 630
$36,170Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,840 5,910
$35,910Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,140 340
$35,890Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,380 200
$35,870Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,910 80
$35,830Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,200 60
$35,780Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,540n.a.
$35,720Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$34,500 80
$35,680Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,730 450
$35,590Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,570 15,350
$35,510Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,270 70
$35,420First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$35,020 190
$35,340Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,930 180
$35,270Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,260 130
$35,070Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,680 180
$34,980Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,580 230
$34,970Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,300 20,650
$34,900Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,840 110
$34,860Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$34,330 2,870
$34,750Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$31,130 180
$34,630Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$36,220n.a.
$34,420First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$28,720 290
$34,280Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$31,990 150
$34,260Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$32,680 40
$34,240Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,130 620
$34,230Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$34,060 490
$34,220Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,710 50
$34,100Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,550 470
$34,080Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$33,810 130
$34,000Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$31,940 170
$33,960Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,040 60
$33,930Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,920 18,870
$33,920Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,230 100
$33,840Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$32,510n.a.
$33,720Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$34,180 30
$33,660Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$33,080 520
$33,630Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,280 6,000
$33,530Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,830 930
$33,530Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,920 60
$33,430Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,920 70
$33,320Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,010 370
$33,230Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,900 550
$33,210Tapers
(area) (ind)
$32,170 140
$33,180Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,050 190
$32,980Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,000 510
$32,860Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$31,410 100
$32,830Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,670 240
$32,790Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$31,270 1,700
$32,780Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$32,360 220
$32,670Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,620 2,830
$32,630Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$31,680 830
$32,500Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$32,520 50
$32,490Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,010 200
$32,480Health educators
(area) (ind)
$30,630 70
$32,470Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$30,560 30
$32,370Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$31,190 50
$32,340Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,600 300
$31,990Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$32,030 100
$31,980Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$33,460 50
$31,910Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,970 630
$31,910Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,400 50
$31,870Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,380 4,720
$31,820First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,300 2,580
$31,810Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$30,540 120
$31,690Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$27,370 70
$31,500Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,760 1,920
$31,260Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,160 5,070
$31,230All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,810 720
$31,190Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,230 930
$31,170Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,250 50
$31,030Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,830 280
$31,020Roofers
(area) (ind)
$29,810 220
$31,020Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,080 3,130
$31,020Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$30,550 190
$31,010Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,600 410
$30,940Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,540 320
$30,890Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,930 220
$30,850Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$29,380 160
$30,850All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,260 328,520
$30,830Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$28,740 880
$30,730Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$29,690 160
$30,660Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$26,610 40
$30,640Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$28,940 60
$30,630Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,460 60
$30,620Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$30,540 2,770
$30,570Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,400n.a.
$30,550Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,400 3,790
$30,450Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,080 250
$30,410Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$29,180 2,490
$30,300Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,610 370
$30,160Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$28,000 110
$29,990Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,990 50
$29,950Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,340n.a.
$29,920Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$23,660 170
$29,810Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,000 130
$29,760Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$27,160 70
$29,410Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$29,030 350
$29,410Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,090 750
$29,340Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,620 20,900
$29,280Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$26,630 80
$29,260Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$25,940 240
$29,250Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$29,430 140
$28,980Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$27,850 320
$28,980Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$29,740 390
$28,940Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$26,740 40
$28,820Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,640 120
$28,550Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,580 580
$28,540Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,600 120
$28,470Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$28,330 30
$28,440Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,910 70
$28,430Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$21,670n.a.
$28,200First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$26,160 580
$28,180Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$30,640 30
$28,160Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,370 720
$28,130Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,860 80
$28,040Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,980 350
$28,020Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,390 80
$28,000Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,700 170
$27,880Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,050 350
$27,870Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$23,540 170
$27,850Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,630 780
$27,850Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,680 350
$27,790Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,470 420
$27,720Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,890 510
$27,660Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,080 480
$27,600Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,300 26,600
$27,390Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$27,120n.a.
$27,380Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$26,200 310
$27,360Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,160 90
$27,310Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,980 90
$27,270Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,770 50
$27,100Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,370 200
$27,000Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,710n.a.
$26,960Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$22,760 370
$26,930Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$25,510 90
$26,870Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,920n.a.
$26,860Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$25,260 2,080
$26,860Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$26,740 170
$26,860Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$25,200 570
$26,820Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,680 330
$26,810Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$24,360 110
$26,810Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$25,110 110
$26,810Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$21,260 370
$26,770Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$27,660 390
$26,770New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,910 170
$26,720Job printers
(area) (ind)
$25,330 220
$26,700Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,370 170
$26,680Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$26,720 520
$26,640Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,930 210
$26,500Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,180 640
$26,450Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$25,460 100
$26,420Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,450 370
$26,380Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,420 460
$26,360Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$25,720 110
$26,300Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,480 60
$26,240Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,860 720
$26,210Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$23,310 70
$26,130Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$25,580 230
$26,100Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,280 70
$26,060Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,690 90
$26,040Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,590 36,560
$26,020Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,690 40
$26,000Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$25,790 690
$25,920Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$25,270 650
$25,870Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$22,770 560
$25,810Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,940 420
$25,750Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,510 1,530
$25,710Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,640 5,790
$25,690Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,200 50
$25,630Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,280 4,180
$25,420Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,130 580
$25,370Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,390 120
$25,360Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,860 220
$25,350Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$25,400 130
$25,290Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$22,710 700
$25,200Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$24,830 500
$25,190Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,330 2,480
$25,190Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,110 54,640
$25,180Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,410 3,560
$25,160Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,300 140
$25,120Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,550 80
$25,060Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$24,680 50
$25,040First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,300 2,270
$24,990Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,880 230
$24,930Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,300 210
$24,900Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,960 690
$24,880Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$24,630 130
$24,850Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,350 190
$24,750Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$22,380 160
$24,680Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$24,250 2,340
$24,530Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,570 940
$24,490Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,100 70
$24,430Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,590 210
$24,420Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,490n.a.
$24,360Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,590 1,010
$24,350Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$21,950 120
$24,180Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,220 110
$24,150Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,490 160
$24,050Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,060 200
$23,970Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,080 190
$23,960Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$17,900 90
$23,950Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,750 1,500
$23,700Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,170 100
$23,670Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$22,510 60
$23,660Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$21,290 120
$23,630Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,780 290
$23,620Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,630 220
$23,530Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$24,360n.a.
$23,430Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,460 690
$23,410Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$23,330 140
$23,070Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$22,260 120
$23,060Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,100 270
$23,020Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,170 490
$22,990Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,210 550
$22,980Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,510n.a.
$22,870Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,160n.a.
$22,840Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$20,690 140
$22,810Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$21,560n.a.
$22,780Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,510 430
$22,780Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,130 80
$22,660Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$20,860n.a.
$22,600Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,080 540
$22,560Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$22,100 320
$22,420Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,620 110
$22,320Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,050 2,280
$22,270Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$23,350n.a.
$22,190Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,240n.a.
$22,160Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,610 120
$22,130Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,580 150
$22,130Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,900 50
$22,000Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,400 1,410
$21,950Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$16,920 50
$21,880Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,460 1,250
$21,790Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,860 4,780
$21,760Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,920 11,140
$21,650Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,180 130
$21,640Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$20,900 470
$21,590Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,260 40
$21,510Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$20,190 240
$21,390Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,530 110
$21,260Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,840 11,070
$21,240Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,250 90
$21,140Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$21,130 140
$21,100Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,540 3,550
$21,010Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$18,600 170
$21,010Security guards
(area) (ind)
$18,580 1,310
$21,000Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,050 530
$20,990Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,800 180
$20,950Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$19,800 120
$20,940Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,900 530
$20,890Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,550 1,020
$20,890Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,770n.a.
$20,850Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$20,660 380
$20,720Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$19,710 130
$20,710Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,660n.a.
$20,710Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,730n.a.
$20,710Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,260 260
$20,650Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,330 9,170
$20,550Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,660 410
$20,500Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,870 220
$20,490Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,530 6,510
$20,420Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,470 830
$20,420Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$20,180 1,230
$20,400Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,870 870
$20,380Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,970 480
$20,290Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,780 3,520
$20,230Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$18,600 160
$20,200Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,780 2,710
$20,190Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,430 70
$20,150File clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,310 350
$20,110Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,190 160
$20,080Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,150 80
$20,040Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$16,780 570
$20,020Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,700 160
$20,020Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,140 180
$19,940Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$20,080 1,620
$19,850Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$17,770 200
$19,770Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$18,570 1,050
$19,730Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,040 6,440
$19,670Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$16,740 1,810
$19,590Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,870 1,840
$19,490Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,600 1,990
$19,450Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,180 12,780
$19,160Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,440 100
$19,060Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,350 30
$18,930Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,530 1,590
$18,890Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,130 11,240
$18,750Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$17,550 440
$18,700Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,780 60
$18,670Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,460 70
$18,460Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,960 560
$18,460Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$17,300 370
$18,440Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,330n.a.
$18,390Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$17,470 290
$18,150Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$19,610n.a.
$18,150Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$14,290n.a.
$18,050Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,890 140
$18,020Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,740 580
$18,010Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$16,570 100
$17,950Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,500 1,940
$17,890Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,530 2,140
$17,600Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,570 210
$17,570Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,330 100
$17,490Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,020 920
$17,420Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,990 1,550
$17,290Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,190 440
$17,230Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$15,500 1,180
$17,200Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,170 140
$17,130Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,320 640
$16,860Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,640 90
$16,800Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,810 1,910
$16,780Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,260 1,770
$16,720Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$15,840 40
$16,590Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$16,150 160
$16,530Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$15,820 1,680
$16,370Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,040 910
$16,330Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,900 930
$16,200Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$14,870n.a.
$16,200Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$16,030 50
$16,120Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,880 1,390
$16,090Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,880 29,920
$16,040Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$15,200 540
$16,010Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,870 990
$15,960Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,830 3,460
$15,790Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,640 150
$15,790Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$15,670 50
$15,790Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$14,710 280
$15,330Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,910 9,460
$15,230Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,500 1,330
$15,100Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$15,220 80
$15,030Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,040 270
$14,940Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$14,640 100
$14,930Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,090 70
$14,840Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,200 2,580
$14,710Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,140 810
$14,630Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,040 6,060
$14,150Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,010 1,300
$14,080Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$13,690 60
$14,060Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,000 930
$13,890Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,080 6,780
$13,250Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,090n.a.
n.a.Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 270
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
n.a. 130
n.a.Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates