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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Nebraska

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Nebraska 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

Nebraska

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$186,600Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 170
$184,800Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 100
$183,880Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$179,110Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 210
$157,500Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 780
$155,830Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,210
$150,410Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 270
$137,900Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$139,160 1,540
$132,920Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$131,800 820
$132,070Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 70
$126,580Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$117,280 80
$123,830Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$122,580 140
$107,390Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$93,900 240
$101,530Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$89,670 30
$97,530Physicists
(area) (ind)
$73,760 30
$93,930Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$79,840 100
$92,470Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$83,650 730
$91,680Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$81,410 1,510
$91,340Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$73,840 2,490
$88,030Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$86,310 460
$86,470Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$83,400 200
$86,440General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$74,770 8,060
$85,760Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$79,740 1,860
$84,770Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$82,850 1,690
$82,880Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,660 170
$81,180Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$75,020 250
$81,110Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$82,170 80
$79,930Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$81,680 1,810
$79,900Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$73,850 300
$78,440Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$71,820 190
$78,250Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$69,240 130
$77,220Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,910 31,600
$77,060Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,910 1,490
$76,510Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$72,270 710
$76,160Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,060 80
$75,470Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$69,200 980
$75,000Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,910 1,420
$73,680Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$74,810 1,480
$73,610Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$63,600 250
$72,940Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,750 30
$72,790Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$66,750 760
$72,740Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$64,940 370
$72,470Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,340 950
$71,950Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,180 730
$71,570Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$70,930 1,300
$70,190Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$62,070 2,160
$70,190Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,810 790
$70,010Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,700 60
$69,740Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$64,020 780
$69,240Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,330 210
$69,150Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,390 210
$69,080Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$68,510 1,720
$68,980Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,240 1,730
$68,600Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$58,610 510
$68,340Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,780 1,440
$67,890Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,030 330
$67,820Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,910 180
$67,650Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,720 4,440
$67,340Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,020 50
$67,260Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$51,280 220
$67,260Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$73,210 70
$67,140Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,780 40
$66,560Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$65,650 120
$66,550Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,210 200
$65,840Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$60,010 1,500
$64,900Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,180 390
$64,860Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$58,960 1,050
$63,970Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,300 720
$63,740Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$63,290 240
$63,390Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,850 70
$63,260Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,520 3,360
$63,090Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$63,610 3,510
$62,890Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,820 150
$62,850First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$53,920 1,880
$62,480Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$62,490 550
$62,320Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$57,220 80
$62,210Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,830 950
$62,200Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,630n.a.
$62,160Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,870 910
$61,900Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,570 120
$61,850Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,420 30
$61,500Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,510 580
$61,120Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$59,280 250
$60,940Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,140 3,240
$60,830Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$56,240 2,290
$60,690Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,710 2,220
$60,480Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,510 110
$60,310Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$50,590 120
$60,040Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$54,790 30
$59,810Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,940n.a.
$59,790Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,050 270
$59,420Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,360 60
$59,370Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$54,340 110
$59,150History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,800 120
$59,140Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$58,310 120
$59,050Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,130 120
$59,040Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$53,920 90
$58,910Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,230 910
$58,520Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$36,810 280
$58,510Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,440 460
$58,420Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$53,160 150
$58,260Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,360 10,830
$58,210Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$51,470 40
$58,060Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,480 1,500
$57,980Economists
(area) (ind)
$49,890 80
$57,960Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,050 1,440
$57,940Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$61,230 250
$57,920Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,480 30
$57,760Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,230 20,250
$57,080Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,230 280
$57,010Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$48,790 430
$56,710Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$60,230 140
$56,670Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$55,600 790
$56,330Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,470 310
$56,300Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$57,870 60
$56,140Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$57,310 1,040
$56,070Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,010 180
$55,800Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$57,360 310
$55,430First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$55,070 600
$55,420Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$49,290 2,830
$55,250Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$53,660 360
$55,170Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$51,320 150
$54,700Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$40,630 250
$54,580Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$48,880 7,460
$54,170Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$50,630 420
$54,000Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,630 4,730
$53,770Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,120 650
$53,760Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,440 230
$53,660Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$51,160 270
$53,570Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,830 80
$53,500Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,740 48,620
$53,370Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$53,710 220
$53,310Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$50,730 170
$53,260Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,820 490
$53,160Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,540 70
$53,140Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,830 2,010
$53,060First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$48,800 3,170
$52,590First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,580 2,880
$52,520Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$51,960 480
$52,480Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,940 290
$51,960Foresters
(area) (ind)
$46,440 40
$51,790Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$51,070 130
$51,760Art directors
(area) (ind)
$48,290 130
$51,580Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,960 110
$51,380Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,250 480
$51,360Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$46,130 30
$51,340Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$47,770 210
$51,270Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,070 90
$51,220Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,800n.a.
$51,060Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$49,660 40
$50,850Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,640 310
$50,730Chemists
(area) (ind)
$45,290 540
$50,710Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,380 35,190
$50,630Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$45,420 270
$50,080Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,060 320
$50,000Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$47,890 16,460
$49,900Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$50,230 460
$49,880Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,200 280
$49,780Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$48,880 330
$49,650Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,530 300
$49,560First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$47,880 1,690
$49,490Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$35,560 2,930
$49,300Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,590 70
$49,000Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$46,240 990
$48,970Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$47,690 530
$48,900Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,000 100
$48,820Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,490 100
$48,650Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$38,330 270
$48,550Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,250 560
$48,510Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$46,660 560
$48,380Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$48,250 670
$48,170Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$37,060 150
$48,130Farmers and ranchers
(area) (ind)
$46,950 30
$47,990Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,070 740
$47,980Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$45,000 1,500
$47,890Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$42,390 9,200
$47,830Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$48,580 360
$47,780Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$41,220 410
$47,610Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,730 8,370
$47,400Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,980 180
$47,210Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,460 130
$47,130Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$45,680 850
$47,110Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$46,270 740
$46,960Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$42,170 1,730
$46,860Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,530 1,500
$46,590Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$48,450 1,050
$46,450First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,650 190
$46,320Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$43,360 50
$46,230Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,310 1,170
$46,090Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,490 540
$46,070Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,270 700
$45,870Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,550 1,520
$45,780First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,280 4,980
$45,780Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,750 1,220
$45,700Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$46,190 190
$45,570Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$45,200 470
$45,380Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,060 520
$45,330Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$42,280 150
$45,270Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,030 540
$45,260Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,020 280
$45,250Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$44,130 130
$44,860Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$36,070 230
$44,760English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,790 770
$44,480Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,390 820
$44,200Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$48,770 40
$44,080Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,670 150
$43,960Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,240n.a.
$43,780Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,550 150
$43,670Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$44,230 2,360
$43,570Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,370 1,150
$43,380Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,360 120
$43,370Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,160 2,410
$43,300Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$36,380 630
$43,290Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,680 1,700
$43,170Librarians
(area) (ind)
$42,640 990
$43,090Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$48,600 40
$43,030Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$41,230n.a.
$42,930Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$38,850 1,300
$42,920Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$40,840 50
$42,920Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,000 1,380
$42,880Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,210 1,360
$42,760Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,860 150
$42,700First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,610 1,060
$42,570Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$43,220 910
$42,550Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,620 60
$42,480Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,960n.a.
$42,480Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,460 1,700
$42,470Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,500 1,690
$42,270Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$35,440 370
$42,150Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$42,790 540
$42,090Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,020 430
$41,950Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,150 170
$41,950Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$42,730 1,040
$41,900Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,180 580
$41,870Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,540 260
$41,790Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$42,400 240
$41,780Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$33,750 290
$41,580Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,620 940
$41,530First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$37,690 490
$41,530Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$40,770 4,570
$41,400Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,440 560
$41,240First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$38,580 6,660
$41,200Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,520 90
$41,200Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,090 270
$41,130Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,570 810
$41,100Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$39,480 160
$40,970Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,040 9,800
$40,590Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$38,960 1,540
$40,480Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,370 2,140
$40,260Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,110 210
$40,230Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,460 7,970
$40,220Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$39,330 660
$40,080Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,840 1,500
$39,990Curators
(area) (ind)
$38,360 40
$39,970Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$41,160n.a.
$39,960Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$39,700n.a.
$39,660Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,110 110
$39,640Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,890 550
$39,610Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$34,330n.a.
$39,600Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$39,970 160
$39,510Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,420 53,470
$39,350Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$38,370 880
$39,250Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,240 880
$39,160Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,160 130
$39,080Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,280 1,930
$39,050Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$38,120 410
$38,960First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$37,480 270
$38,720Clergy
(area) (ind)
$39,340 150
$38,650Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$36,650 330
$38,520Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,830 810
$38,500Electricians
(area) (ind)
$36,580 4,660
$38,470Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,220 3,990
$38,410First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$38,660 220
$38,360Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,910 50
$38,300Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,210 160
$38,290Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$35,130 200
$38,280Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,990 200
$38,260Health educators
(area) (ind)
$37,040 530
$38,130Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$38,770 140
$38,120Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,110 100
$37,800Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$35,720 150
$37,750Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,770 3,640
$37,710Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,460 290
$37,710Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,710 240
$37,380Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,520 150
$37,360Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$35,720 230
$37,250Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$40,120 70
$37,160Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$35,080 190
$37,040Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,320 160
$37,010Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,920 90
$36,810Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,550 660
$36,790Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$35,660 3,350
$36,790Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$31,280 270
$36,760Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$30,830 280
$36,710Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$36,180 40
$36,540Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$33,830n.a.
$36,480Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,970 40
$36,450Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$35,420 60
$36,280Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$35,500 150
$36,200Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$37,620 540
$36,200First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$31,410 5,590
$36,150Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,090 400
$36,120Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,550 1,450
$36,110Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$31,870 340
$36,090Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,520 80
$36,080Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,660 40
$36,050Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,140 500
$36,030Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$38,920 70
$36,010Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$37,770 340
$35,960Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$35,460 620
$35,910Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,850 550
$35,880Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$33,290 340
$35,840Tapers
(area) (ind)
$35,700 210
$35,680Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$32,450 1,650
$35,600Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$31,400 60
$35,580Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$31,940 60
$35,490Editors
(area) (ind)
$31,550 560
$35,350Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,510 810
$35,320Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$34,490 560
$35,220Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,570 40,390
$35,090Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$35,360 880
$35,020Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,250 280
$34,890Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,400 320
$34,850Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,330 40
$34,710Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$37,300 340
$34,630Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,520 820
$34,570Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,120 770
$34,530Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$30,980 70
$34,430Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,640 1,130
$34,410Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,940 1,150
$34,370Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$29,950 330
$34,300Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,630 110
$34,270Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$25,830 30
$34,110Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,050 10,970
$34,030Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,930 2,410
$34,000Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,540 60
$33,980Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$31,630 650
$33,950Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$28,930 40
$33,940Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$32,880 450
$33,850Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$31,450 780
$33,460Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,230n.a.
$33,380Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$30,310 1,290
$33,310All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,780 895,470
$33,280Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,440 43,760
$33,200Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,700 470
$33,100Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$30,500 1,880
$33,090Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,730 280
$33,050Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$33,170 30
$32,960Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$31,990 820
$32,940Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$32,190 390
$32,920Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,220 28,010
$32,910All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,950 1,250
$32,850Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$31,360 50
$32,840Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,200 230
$32,820Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,920 1,060
$32,810Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$29,650 210
$32,570First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$31,270 400
$32,540Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$29,750 670
$32,360Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,300 40
$32,310Machinists
(area) (ind)
$30,620 1,900
$32,300Job printers
(area) (ind)
$31,740 360
$32,230Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$32,040 5,920
$32,140Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,670 4,590
$32,140Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$31,820 490
$32,080Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,710 13,960
$31,820Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,870 8,610
$31,780First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$29,980 1,200
$31,720Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$28,570 50
$31,650Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,450 940
$31,410Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,110 2,840
$31,400Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,220 1,270
$31,390Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$30,420 6,770
$31,360Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$31,090 230
$31,330Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$32,840 130
$31,320Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$29,730 2,920
$31,230Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$30,050 50
$31,170Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,160 1,310
$31,160Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,520 140
$31,130Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,600 1,210
$31,060Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,150 1,230
$31,060Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,880 160
$30,980Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,030 210
$30,900Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$29,310 2,570
$30,820Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$29,790 60
$30,720Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$31,110 1,070
$30,710Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$24,040 170
$30,710Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,800 630
$30,630Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,440 220
$30,570Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,220 450
$30,450Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$29,900 100
$30,400Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,910n.a.
$30,350Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,880 790
$30,310Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,840 120
$30,290Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,050 13,090
$30,220Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,780 1,100
$30,180Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$32,410 80
$30,170Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$28,120 70
$30,110Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,250 80,110
$30,110Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$28,220 50
$30,060Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,560 180
$30,030Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$26,360 60
$29,970Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,150n.a.
$29,960Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,180 610
$29,800Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$28,010 340
$29,740Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$28,910 9,200
$29,680Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$27,290 490
$29,680Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,380 360
$29,600Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,110 860
$29,560Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,700 600
$29,490Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,040 150
$29,460Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$30,320 210
$29,450Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$23,470 1,050
$29,410Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$27,310 1,000
$29,390Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,620 690
$29,330Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,100 250
$29,190Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,030 690
$29,080Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,920 560
$28,980Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,040 240
$28,960Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,710 290
$28,960Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$22,060 690
$28,930Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,620 480
$28,900Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$27,790 2,020
$28,850Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$29,550n.a.
$28,830Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,850 700
$28,780Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,870 1,180
$28,710Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,020 94,160
$28,700Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,440 670
$28,590Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,760 690
$28,590Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$27,250 130
$28,500Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$29,390 40
$28,450Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,230 1,810
$28,260Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,530 1,700
$28,250Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,920 4,040
$28,220Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,070 300
$27,980Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,780n.a.
$27,960Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,070 81,440
$27,950Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,250 110
$27,890Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,180 1,160
$27,870Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,640 130
$27,840Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$24,280 40
$27,790Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,030 440
$27,790Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$25,870 530
$27,740Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$26,500 1,210
$27,710Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,370 430
$27,650Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,650 1,680
$27,580Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,480 2,870
$27,580Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$27,190 60
$27,560Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$26,530 230
$27,530Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,220 2,310
$27,510Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,000 580
$27,460Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,920 290
$27,390Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$26,020 110
$27,390Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,710 540
$27,370Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,950 430
$27,360Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,840 120
$27,340Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,940 660
$27,300Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$25,750 100
$27,240Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,800 270
$27,240New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,550 560
$27,190Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,370 830
$27,150Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,600 80
$27,080Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$27,370 570
$27,060Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,900 200
$27,050Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,080 1,910
$27,030Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$25,030 520
$26,970Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$26,400 120
$26,840Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,980 5,570
$26,820Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,660 1,740
$26,770Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$26,660 2,270
$26,710Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$25,860 280
$26,690Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,840 1,820
$26,630Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,500 2,940
$26,630Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$26,680 770
$26,620Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$23,800n.a.
$26,620Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,080 560
$26,610Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,620 1,770
$26,600Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$25,200 90
$26,570Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,480 17,870
$26,470Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,680 2,670
$26,430Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$26,440 300
$26,420Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$24,440 420
$26,410Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,440 156,580
$26,400Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,800 2,980
$26,370Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,920 170
$26,310Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$24,640 550
$26,300Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,390 18,040
$26,280Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,010 880
$26,270Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,920 300
$26,210Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,800 70
$26,180Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,470 7,620
$26,170Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,640 590
$26,130Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,310 720
$26,120Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,720 90
$26,080Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,460 2,360
$26,080Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$25,670 480
$25,850Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,070 790
$25,810Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,260 410
$25,760Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,250 1,740
$25,760Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$24,460 120
$25,680Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,040 130
$25,620Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$25,240 1,300
$25,500Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,930n.a.
$25,470Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,390 4,300
$25,440Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$24,980 710
$25,440Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,060 2,550
$25,390Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,480 130
$25,250Photographers
(area) (ind)
$20,420 270
$25,230Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,680 110
$25,160First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,300 4,950
$25,150Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,530 40
$25,130Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$22,450 770
$25,110Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,690 310
$25,050Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$24,230n.a.
$24,990Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,420 340
$24,980Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$23,800 1,120
$24,950Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,520 690
$24,860Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,200 10,680
$24,840Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$24,640 6,600
$24,760Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$25,210 850
$24,720Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$21,280 30
$24,690Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,200 3,100
$24,680Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,050 820
$24,640Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,680 8,020
$24,600Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,770 340
$24,570Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,930 620
$24,570Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,300 710
$24,510Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,080 310
$24,500Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,820 1,080
$24,490Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,040 630
$24,410Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$21,840 140
$24,330Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,460 980
$24,280Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,350 1,300
$24,250Security guards
(area) (ind)
$22,580 3,820
$24,200Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,240 1,000
$24,060Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,000 360
$24,040Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$24,050 70
$23,930Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$18,740 3,440
$23,790Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,050 1,910
$23,760Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,590 2,420
$23,750Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,050 690
$23,740Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,130 230
$23,650Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$21,080 2,790
$23,420Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,190 3,800
$23,410Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$22,110 510
$23,410Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$22,740 410
$23,320Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,330 260
$23,280Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,830 150
$23,250Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,960 270
$23,220Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,950 2,810
$23,090Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,780 5,000
$23,020Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$22,170 2,030
$22,970Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,360 400
$22,960Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,800 3,740
$22,800Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,590 300
$22,750Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,020 120
$22,750Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,010 970
$22,730Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$22,570 260
$22,690Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,860 1,990
$22,650Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,600 480
$22,620Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,760 24,260
$22,610Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,080 2,310
$22,560Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$21,620 430
$22,400Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$18,080 1,420
$22,250Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,090 80
$22,210Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,840 170
$22,190Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,400 30,530
$22,150Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$20,900 280
$22,090Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,410 350
$21,970Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$21,670 330
$21,930Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,040 120
$21,910Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,880n.a.
$21,870Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,850 17,540
$21,760Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$19,990 1,880
$21,740Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,780 13,470
$21,660Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,900 7,390
$21,650Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,460 6,290
$21,470Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,670 280
$21,470Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,210 9,590
$21,440Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,290 970
$21,400Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$20,070 110
$21,340Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,960 12,690
$21,310Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$20,340 50
$21,190Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,250 800
$21,160Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,360 540
$20,920Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,490 270
$20,880Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$19,670 110
$20,800Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,140 1,180
$20,790Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,980 1,030
$20,770Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$20,580 3,120
$20,730Legislators
(area) (ind)
$18,050 1,080
$20,710Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,120 600
$20,660Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,270 240
$20,520Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,020 640
$20,470Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,910 28,680
$20,470Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,440 400
$20,410Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,630 2,940
$20,390Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,260 5,070
$20,340Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,510 2,890
$20,330Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$15,010 100
$20,210Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$19,500 130
$20,190Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 120
$20,160Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,260 530
$19,950Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,100 5,440
$19,940Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,020 1,350
$19,900File clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,490 850
$19,680Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,080 350
$19,660Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,240 5,100
$19,580Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,830 14,390
$19,470Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,360 17,490
$19,450Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$19,800n.a.
$19,420Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,340 90
$19,330Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,650 620
$19,270Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$18,010 1,170
$19,240Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,420 50
$19,180Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$18,810 290
$19,170Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$18,440 2,770
$19,140Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,960 1,260
$18,980Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,180 1,010
$18,980Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$18,740 3,740
$18,920Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,210 7,880
$18,900Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,910 5,310
$18,470Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$16,750 480
$18,230Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,850 940
$18,230Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,340 980
$18,200Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,320 210
$18,120Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$16,880 790
$18,110Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,350 1,740
$17,830Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,790 90
$17,630Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$17,200 50
$17,550Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,380 90
$17,520Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$17,020 660
$17,480Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,050 150
$17,330Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,640 320
$17,140Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,640n.a.
$16,950Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,470 80
$16,850Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,420 1,040
$16,740Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$15,730 70
$16,500Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,300 5,620
$16,390Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,330 1,730
$16,360Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,840 75,020
$16,300Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,180 200
$16,170Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,850 22,670
$16,150Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,610 4,250
$16,110Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,790 5,580
$16,050Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,640 1,960
$15,960Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$15,710 800
$15,930Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,810 1,540
$15,700Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,310 2,430
$15,600Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,690 240
$15,320Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,910 4,490
$15,240Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$14,660 1,230
$15,010Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,580 4,900
$14,990Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,160 2,480
$14,710Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,070 16,370
$14,690Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,330 16,260
$14,640Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$13,540 80
$14,460Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,900 1,940
$14,440Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,920 3,110
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,870n.a.
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$35,277 230
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$16,890 60
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$18,346 140
n.a.Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 180
n.a.Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
n.a. 810
n.a.Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 420

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates