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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

New Jersey

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for New Jersey 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

New Jersey

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$193,640Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 310
$193,540Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,850
$183,390Prosthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$180,070Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 880
$176,860Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$176,590Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 790
$176,370Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,950
$172,390Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,510
$153,780Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 7,780
$132,970Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
$112,360n.a.
$132,620General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$126,920 40,600
$129,450Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$123,910 2,770
$128,330Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$114,600 2,680
$128,090Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$125,420 2,900
$126,610Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$115,290 920
$124,840Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$119,340 13,440
$123,300Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$114,740 6,640
$121,620Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$116,090 5,070
$120,380Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$127,640 1,050
$117,390Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$107,930 18,540
$115,540Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$108,590 11,690
$112,690Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$107,020 1,260
$112,530Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$102,620 20,520
$112,340Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$108,140 790
$112,250Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$87,460 350
$110,730Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$102,000 2,510
$110,240Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$97,880 5,400
$109,930Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$100,470 183,520
$108,580Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$101,550 2,260
$108,260Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$97,270 1,100
$107,330Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$99,720 880
$102,120Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$88,140 790
$98,310Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$85,980 780
$97,200Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$86,520 1,310
$96,780Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$92,130 15,930
$96,530Physicists
(area) (ind)
$95,940 450
$96,380Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$99,310 8,190
$96,180Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$87,550 5,680
$96,110Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$91,290 14,170
$96,030Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$87,420 5,800
$95,740Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$90,470 320
$95,650Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$98,510n.a.
$94,030Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$93,460 70
$93,660Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$77,540 4,650
$93,080First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$93,910 3,860
$92,920Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
$85,430n.a.
$92,700Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$75,450 5,310
$92,240Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$85,860 380
$92,000First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$80,300 11,970
$91,770Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$89,590n.a.
$91,690Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$95,250 5,850
$91,630Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$83,620 4,380
$91,080Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$84,380 8,340
$90,830Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$92,220 190
$90,670Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$71,400 12,690
$90,470Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$74,720 32,570
$89,510Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$86,600 640
$89,060Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$73,960 1,080
$87,680Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$77,540 760
$87,070Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$87,660 7,400
$85,970Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$83,450 17,340
$85,960Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,680 130
$85,570Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,090 280
$84,770Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$74,490 150
$84,640Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$87,930 520
$84,480Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,570n.a.
$84,470Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$82,940 890
$84,460Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$83,830 90
$84,320Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$77,470 15,130
$84,100Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,670 60
$83,770Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,720 270
$83,660Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$78,640 3,790
$83,640Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,620 2,720
$83,530Art directors
(area) (ind)
$79,520 910
$83,520Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$79,800 1,140
$83,490Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$86,560 2,800
$83,370Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$78,500 3,680
$83,150Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$75,210 1,680
$82,300Economists
(area) (ind)
$78,890 160
$82,220Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$69,630 50
$82,200Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$65,920 50
$82,160Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$79,820 220
$80,970Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,950 600
$80,930First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$81,510 1,260
$80,550First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$80,650 810
$79,880Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$75,280 19,640
$79,680Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,110 2,000
$79,160Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,260 5,590
$78,650Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,310 540
$78,600Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,740n.a.
$78,370Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$68,860 14,380
$78,270Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,450 130
$77,850Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$74,590 19,500
$77,830Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,090 1,110
$77,680Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,680 1,110
$77,190Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,010 8,510
$77,110Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$78,190 770
$76,300Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$63,620 1,170
$76,190Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,660 117,820
$76,160Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$64,130 520
$75,710Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$63,120 800
$75,630Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$78,100 3,400
$75,560Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,170 6,220
$75,190Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,330 390
$75,090Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$69,870 640
$74,760Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$70,210 2,370
$73,900Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,420 290
$73,660Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$72,060 6,620
$73,550Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,340 360
$72,810Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$75,990 780
$72,780Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$70,420 5,580
$72,430Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,170 2,020
$72,390Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,640n.a.
$72,340Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$72,360 680
$72,160Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,360 3,350
$71,850Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$73,420 310
$71,670Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,020 8,290
$71,610Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,560 30
$71,300Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,670 510
$71,260First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$67,890 14,650
$71,120Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,210 3,000
$71,060Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,310 40
$71,020Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$69,280 3,730
$70,220Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,670 430
$70,190Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$69,320 10,490
$69,980Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,590 500
$69,650Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$66,100 3,090
$69,430Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$53,310 8,170
$69,390Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$68,760 2,110
$69,270Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,720 197,410
$69,240Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$66,050 2,820
$69,160Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,290 70
$68,850Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$66,060 190
$68,810Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$68,660 90
$68,750Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$67,550 330
$68,720Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,780 1,200
$68,630Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,480 530
$68,460Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$68,640 5,120
$68,410Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$65,260 57,000
$68,400Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,850 1,030
$68,230Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$65,680 210
$68,220Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,180 550
$67,870Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,060 970
$67,320Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$58,790 840
$67,180Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$55,970 3,070
$67,160Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$62,230 35,750
$67,150Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$61,860 480
$67,090Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,210 220
$67,080Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$67,870 40
$66,910Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,930 1,080
$66,900Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,810 1,220
$66,880Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,140 2,720
$66,780Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,030 7,700
$66,680Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,730 350
$66,590Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$67,610 3,860
$66,560Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$56,210 42,870
$66,160Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$57,770 460
$65,740Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$67,300 22,630
$65,680Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,130 50
$65,550Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,470 170
$65,490Chemists
(area) (ind)
$61,050 4,970
$65,340Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,280 42,160
$65,220Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$66,170 200
$65,170Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$65,080 500
$64,950Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$58,420 40
$64,870Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$39,250 250
$64,710History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,740 570
$64,690Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$61,800 440
$64,570Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,220 1,430
$64,400Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$69,020 150
$64,380Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,210 1,190
$64,100Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,540 193,530
$64,070Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,290 21,090
$63,740Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$62,900 1,600
$63,680Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$60,520 5,540
$63,350Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$50,600 9,820
$63,320Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,530 440
$63,310Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$63,680 930
$63,300Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$59,660 3,790
$63,070Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$62,510 80,940
$62,880Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$60,570 2,400
$62,830Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,010 630
$62,630Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,360 990
$62,600Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$65,840 360
$62,240Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,370 1,110
$62,000Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,450 1,470
$61,910English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,650 1,630
$61,840First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,620 14,050
$61,590Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,560 4,240
$61,570Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$57,490 680
$61,240Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,080 260
$60,900Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$61,560 6,200
$60,800Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$60,200 1,700
$60,740Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,750 140
$60,510Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$57,740 2,070
$60,280Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,150 3,990
$60,280Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$54,860 3,740
$60,060Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$59,870 1,570
$59,900Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,530 39,310
$59,830Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$58,010 160
$59,730Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$57,080 7,620
$59,480Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$55,810 610
$59,140Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$57,920 1,590
$59,030Electricians
(area) (ind)
$55,410 16,030
$58,990Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$61,520 6,480
$58,920Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$54,440 5,570
$58,760Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,340 450
$58,580Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,460 4,130
$58,390Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$61,520 500
$58,250Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$64,350 1,230
$57,920Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$56,290n.a.
$57,920Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$54,480 1,450
$57,880Librarians
(area) (ind)
$55,980 4,740
$57,680Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$54,230 36,820
$57,550Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,970 310
$57,480Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$56,570 1,030
$57,310Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,470 450
$57,080Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,800 3,200
$57,070Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,580 250
$56,690Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$52,520 5,740
$56,560Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,400 740
$56,520Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,090 1,210
$56,390Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$54,530 10,440
$56,340Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$55,870 6,590
$56,310Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,640 1,010
$56,240Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,000 840
$55,790Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$50,970 590
$55,740Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$51,540 1,010
$55,730Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$53,740n.a.
$55,700Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,320 7,470
$55,650Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,020 810
$55,550Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$56,860 1,840
$55,540Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$55,700 650
$55,470First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$53,540 9,230
$55,420Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$51,410 28,510
$55,400Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$59,100 4,870
$55,390Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$47,960 3,450
$55,280Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$52,980 280
$55,080Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$53,570 8,300
$55,060Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$54,540 1,550
$54,950Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$59,780 100
$54,800Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$56,340 11,510
$54,800Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,840 5,900
$54,670Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$52,600 440
$54,660Editors
(area) (ind)
$49,200 4,820
$54,620Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$50,090 9,050
$54,500Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$49,810 48,130
$54,410Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$51,330 30
$54,380Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$53,430 5,100
$54,190Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$52,930n.a.
$54,120Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$54,330 3,760
$54,000First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$51,870 17,450
$53,960Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$52,210 9,020
$53,940Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$51,900 90
$53,910Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$53,230 1,140
$53,910Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,600 2,100
$53,760Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$52,470 6,250
$53,630Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$49,630 420
$53,430Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$50,080 940
$53,270Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,150 200
$53,210Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,580 2,160
$53,140Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$48,700 4,960
$53,090Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,540 2,860
$53,000Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,330 3,840
$52,940Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$53,290 850
$52,830Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,160 380
$52,730Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$45,240 1,400
$52,660Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$58,180 2,880
$52,530Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$52,020 1,500
$52,490Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$44,980 2,150
$52,350Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$51,900 420
$52,290Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,060 3,990
$52,260Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,790 60
$52,230Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$51,980 1,560
$52,130Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,640 660
$51,700Tapers
(area) (ind)
$45,990 430
$51,680Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,050 3,730
$51,670Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$55,110 1,640
$51,510Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$52,600 250
$51,440Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,550n.a.
$51,290Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$50,560 3,010
$51,180Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$45,270n.a.
$51,140Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,170 3,100
$51,130Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$50,150 160
$51,100Historians
(area) (ind)
$51,510 70
$51,020Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$46,400 120
$50,970Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$50,210 170
$50,780Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$46,720n.a.
$50,740First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$47,860 45,260
$50,690Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$45,680 5,620
$50,530Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$48,490 1,400
$50,530Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,800 580
$50,500Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,440 280
$50,490Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$50,110 3,740
$50,450Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$51,400 1,570
$50,450Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$51,820 1,090
$50,160Clergy
(area) (ind)
$46,230 1,090
$50,000Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$50,070 550
$49,900Foresters
(area) (ind)
$47,510n.a.
$49,850Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$46,070 830
$49,820Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$48,960 3,440
$49,770Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,880 1,130
$49,690Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,520 142,910
$49,660Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$48,820 580
$49,570Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$45,780 20,940
$49,550Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$48,070 160
$49,070Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$44,380 200
$49,020Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,600 130
$48,550Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$44,690 8,250
$48,540Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$45,030 870
$48,520Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$42,930 410
$48,510Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$50,260n.a.
$48,440Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,110 1,250
$48,380Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,290 730
$48,340Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,510 30
$48,330Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,490 40
$48,270Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$35,140 340
$48,220Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,180n.a.
$48,090Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,870 6,940
$47,890Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$47,440 2,670
$47,720First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$50,080 280
$47,630Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,910 820
$47,620Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,280 670
$47,590Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$45,940 2,600
$47,480Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$44,260 150
$47,440Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,670 60
$47,200Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,480 3,260
$47,190Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$46,400 290
$47,140Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,900 25,210
$47,100Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,920 16,300
$47,080Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$42,910 1,050
$46,690Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$45,940 1,500
$46,650Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$47,690 1,840
$46,600Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$46,980 40
$46,600Health educators
(area) (ind)
$43,690 1,330
$46,580Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,520 520
$46,540Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$46,750 120
$46,520Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,810 2,000
$46,490Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$46,210 6,200
$46,330Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$43,830 6,390
$46,290Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$46,530 2,180
$46,210Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,710 46,900
$45,960Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$44,880 17,870
$45,900First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,900 2,690
$45,890First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$44,280 8,200
$45,830Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$44,110 3,070
$45,770Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$45,250 7,260
$45,680Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,630 1,400
$45,650Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$37,860 280
$45,620Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,780 11,820
$45,620Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$45,990 1,720
$45,530Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$42,610 1,210
$45,480First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$41,720 3,580
$45,440Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$44,780 430
$45,330Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$42,870 70
$45,310Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,030 770
$45,230Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,340 530
$45,040Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,390 3,960
$45,000Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$43,680 2,110
$44,920Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,720 3,910
$44,910Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$42,830 210
$44,860Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$41,700 2,920
$44,810First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$38,640 30,580
$44,800Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$43,880 5,530
$44,790Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$43,340 90
$44,620Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,160 200
$44,450Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$42,670 30
$44,360Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,470 1,090
$44,160Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$44,870 1,700
$44,050Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,450 380
$44,000Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,700 53,660
$43,860All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,680 3,917,310
$43,820Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,900 830
$43,700Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,860 210
$43,590Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,890 110,650
$43,500Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,940 130
$43,390Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$41,840 2,080
$43,330Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$41,190 980
$43,230Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,640 1,500
$43,160Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,630 1,350
$43,150Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,420 100
$43,070Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,150 900
$42,900Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,380 70
$42,790Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,630 5,710
$42,760Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,270 144,980
$42,650Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$38,980 240
$42,390Curators
(area) (ind)
$40,650 210
$42,380Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$40,920 80
$42,340Roofers
(area) (ind)
$35,560 2,080
$42,340Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,070 900
$42,280Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,540 6,730
$42,180Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,620 2,100
$42,120Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,520 270
$42,110First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$37,500 6,450
$42,030Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,840 720
$42,030Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,380 3,100
$41,950Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,340n.a.
$41,940Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$39,090 5,860
$41,890Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$42,050 13,520
$41,800Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$40,520 150
$41,800Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,570 160
$41,770Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,440 790
$41,760Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,910 530
$41,700Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$41,050 320
$41,650Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,730 310
$41,620Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,520 10,410
$41,590Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,290 4,060
$41,580Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$33,550 350
$41,500Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$42,770 1,180
$41,440Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,460 8,970
$41,380Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$35,270 5,330
$41,340Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,750 660
$41,310Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$40,720 1,310
$41,260Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$39,420 340
$41,240Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,010 150
$41,160All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,510 7,260
$41,030Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$35,720 170
$40,950Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,150n.a.
$40,850Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,760 2,610
$40,780Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$37,860 1,130
$40,700Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$32,840 200
$40,630Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,660 1,400
$40,540Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,150 4,950
$40,500Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$39,460 20,380
$40,210Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$39,690 2,180
$40,190Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$35,020 1,810
$40,170Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,430 780
$40,130Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$41,530 1,890
$39,990Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,060 2,700
$39,920Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$41,200 30
$39,840Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,740 1,030
$39,820Job printers
(area) (ind)
$39,940 890
$39,780Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,620 4,570
$39,650Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$33,970 1,060
$39,640Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$40,310 720
$39,620Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,440n.a.
$39,610Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$35,770 30
$39,560First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$37,070 6,680
$39,280Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,980 1,520
$39,220Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,840 240
$39,180Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$38,220 45,500
$39,100Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,330 1,140
$39,090Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,140 90
$39,050Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,000 421,170
$38,990Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,940 3,380
$38,970Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$39,720 50
$38,840Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$39,490 760
$38,820Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$37,710 1,130
$38,780Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$40,020 90
$38,740Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$36,480 960
$38,740Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$37,830 2,350
$38,720Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,060 1,140
$38,610Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$38,130 2,400
$38,550Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,740 110
$38,550Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$37,310 1,220
$38,490Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$37,540 710
$38,430Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,850 2,230
$38,340Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,220 150
$38,310Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,340 6,130
$38,290Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$37,990 5,170
$38,250Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$28,440 1,180
$38,240Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,270 1,820
$38,160Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,070 600
$38,050Machinists
(area) (ind)
$37,930 6,430
$38,040Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,070 1,310
$37,920Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$37,160 3,810
$37,640Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$35,930 40
$37,640Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$36,250 2,130
$37,620Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$30,630 1,020
$37,570Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,790 910
$37,560Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$38,010 1,200
$37,540Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$31,660 110
$37,530Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,440 18,830
$37,450Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$35,960 7,010
$37,370Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,650 560
$37,340Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$36,300 70
$37,300Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$36,940 5,520
$36,850Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,010 1,380
$36,840Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,180 1,540
$36,490Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$35,770 4,680
$36,400Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,830 5,660
$36,380Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,060 4,740
$36,340Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$34,240 40
$36,250Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,610 1,390
$36,220Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$34,560 2,210
$36,210Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,850 180
$36,090Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$35,290 5,850
$36,060Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,250 210
$35,830Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$38,280 3,020
$35,760Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$35,170 34,740
$35,750Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,720 2,510
$35,640Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,980 210
$35,550Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$34,040 4,190
$35,360Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,410 54,820
$35,280Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,920 7,740
$35,140Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$33,110 7,880
$34,990Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,250 170
$34,940Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$32,430 1,290
$34,840Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$33,710 220
$34,800Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$34,440 2,600
$34,670Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$33,940 3,090
$34,510Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$32,790 290
$34,410Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,940 660
$34,380Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$27,950 80
$34,370Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$35,040 350
$34,360Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$33,210 830
$34,340Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,150 120
$34,240Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$33,730 74,050
$34,090Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,680 9,790
$34,080Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,080 4,680
$34,060Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$19,010 150
$34,020First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$32,680 18,720
$33,970Riggers
(area) (ind)
$27,370 130
$33,930Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,610 2,680
$33,710Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$30,910 280
$33,530Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,430 990
$33,490Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,150 8,670
$33,220Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,200 120
$33,150Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$30,020 11,530
$33,080Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$31,710 5,300
$33,050Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,350n.a.
$33,010Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$32,250 20,550
$32,980Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$32,170 270
$32,860Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,350n.a.
$32,850Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$31,760 970
$32,810Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,040 755,740
$32,740Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$26,490 670
$32,700Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,360 400
$32,660Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,790 62,970
$32,600Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,000 130
$32,470Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,730 550
$32,440Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,170n.a.
$32,380Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$30,380 3,690
$32,350Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,120 1,610
$32,310Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,660 1,710
$32,310Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,490 110
$32,240Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,520 10,280
$32,190Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,030 3,400
$32,110Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$28,750 4,700
$32,100Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,100 5,830
$32,010Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$31,530 610
$32,000Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$30,600 80
$31,990Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,050 2,700
$31,940Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$31,110 1,800
$31,860Archivists
(area) (ind)
$31,260 130
$31,770Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$27,530 4,270
$31,650Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$27,480 80
$31,560Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,210n.a.
$31,530Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$26,280 160
$31,500Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,800 340
$31,420Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$30,350 11,500
$31,370Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$32,390 120
$31,360Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,850 17,860
$31,320Legislators
(area) (ind)
$16,600 2,580
$31,190Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,300 4,620
$31,170Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$29,830 6,020
$31,150Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$27,890 620
$31,060Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,760 223,340
$31,020Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$27,020 420
$30,960Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$27,180 11,150
$30,740Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$30,170 17,750
$30,720Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$27,360 160
$30,610Photographers
(area) (ind)
$26,820 1,280
$30,590Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$29,950 1,080
$30,580Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$29,590 600
$30,540Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,590 520
$30,510Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,430 430
$30,380Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,890 2,490
$30,360Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$30,000 1,870
$30,350Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$27,360n.a.
$30,240Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,880 2,120
$30,190Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$28,730 29,630
$30,170Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,820 5,990
$30,150Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$29,040 720
$30,100Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,670 560
$30,060Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,030 330
$30,020Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$29,170 34,510
$29,870Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$29,380 630
$29,870Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$29,390 220
$29,850Barbers
(area) (ind)
$30,840 540
$29,830Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,940 890
$29,830Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,890 630
$29,720Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,220 319,170
$29,720Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$25,160 11,630
$29,700Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,380 940
$29,670Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$28,680 2,550
$29,570Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,810 9,210
$29,510Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,930 1,080
$29,510Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,330 2,530
$29,500Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,880 1,820
$29,490Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,300 1,480
$29,440Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$31,030 270
$29,410Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$26,680 5,180
$29,300Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,760 11,220
$29,280Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$26,830 770
$29,280Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$27,250 1,180
$29,260Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,850 640
$29,010Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$27,310 2,090
$28,830Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,310 27,450
$28,820Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,250 7,160
$28,790New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,130 920
$28,710Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$24,650 1,660
$28,480Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,840 500
$28,450Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$24,150 100
$28,440Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,040 640
$28,440Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,530 280
$28,410Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,970 3,790
$28,320Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,230 2,140
$28,260Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$26,270 2,420
$28,220Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,560 7,570
$28,090Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,580 1,670
$28,030Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,720 8,170
$27,980Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$27,220 1,740
$27,880Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$22,710 330
$27,760Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$24,680 1,110
$27,760Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,120n.a.
$27,750Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$27,600 8,440
$27,650Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$26,710 10,650
$27,650Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$23,850 750
$27,590Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,590 3,280
$27,310Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$25,410 430
$27,290Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,820 5,980
$26,950Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,010 280
$26,920Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,340 1,960
$26,850Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$26,770 300
$26,790Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,860 590
$26,770Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$28,200 820
$26,740Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$25,130 91,020
$26,660Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,320 5,300
$26,640Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,140 720
$26,550Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,810 990
$26,460Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,170n.a.
$26,360Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,210 700
$26,310Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,160 2,740
$26,190Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,830 660
$26,160Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,450 630
$26,130Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$22,810 7,260
$26,100Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,550 104,740
$26,040Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$25,760 6,060
$26,020Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,710 540
$26,000Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,600 114,370
$25,900Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$25,490 20,570
$25,900Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,990 90
$25,750Bakers
(area) (ind)
$24,170 4,860
$25,740Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$24,890 700
$25,700Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,750 2,140
$25,670Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,570 2,450
$25,620Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$23,270 1,780
$25,570Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$22,620 2,630
$25,560Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,970 820
$25,520Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,630 250
$25,500Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,970 570
$25,480Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$23,210 15,820
$25,440Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$23,000 28,320
$25,390Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$24,420 5,200
$25,320Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$22,160 480
$25,320Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,660 119,190
$25,210Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,650 2,230
$25,110Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,300 15,470
$25,110Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,640 2,090
$25,070Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$24,200 4,980
$25,070Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,580 6,700
$25,020Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,170 1,310
$25,000Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$22,720 90
$24,760Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$22,630 230
$24,730Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,560 12,340
$24,690Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$23,470 900
$24,660Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,080 390
$24,600Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,880 132,980
$24,540Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$23,200 2,710
$24,530File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,930 10,570
$24,520Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,020 720
$24,510Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,930 490
$24,450Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,940 1,730
$24,430Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$24,190 41,710
$24,390Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,370 25,700
$24,290Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,390 2,470
$24,200Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,580 18,580
$24,120Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,710 190
$24,030Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$21,930 6,810
$23,820Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$23,270 2,080
$23,770Security guards
(area) (ind)
$21,600 39,930
$23,700Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$24,250 830
$23,680Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$21,130 220
$23,660Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,690 140
$23,660Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$22,600 17,240
$23,640Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,130 1,130
$23,590Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,640 370
$23,590Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,890 40
$23,550Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$21,430 9,380
$23,510Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,250 500
$23,350Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,790 880
$23,300Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$23,090 6,160
$23,210Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,450 57,030
$23,200Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,320 70
$23,180Concierges
(area) (ind)
$21,690 750
$23,180Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$21,230 68,020
$23,100Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,570 77,270
$23,070Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,250 220
$23,000Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,320 8,860
$22,820Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$21,760 1,770
$22,770Fishers and related fishing workers
(area) (ind)
$19,750 150
$22,710Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,670 830
$22,470Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,640 4,010
$22,270Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$20,590 250
$22,180Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$20,860 2,700
$21,970Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,860n.a.
$21,750Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,220 1,330
$21,720Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,150 17,170
$21,580Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,220 360
$21,370Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$20,890 20,550
$21,300Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,490 3,010
$21,290Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,290 39,080
$20,850Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,460 4,030
$20,740Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,120 11,680
$20,620Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$19,730 4,310
$20,600Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,460 7,180
$20,520Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$18,690 13,200
$20,250Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$18,380 7,170
$20,250Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$19,870 2,440
$20,100Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,150 980
$20,050Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$13,540n.a.
$19,810Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,460 259,230
$19,800Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,310 10,530
$19,780Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$19,800 90
$19,730Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,170 1,640
$19,720Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,470 2,210
$19,710Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,450 4,670
$19,640Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,240 1,030
$19,540Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,140 1,950
$19,390Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,940 5,560
$19,230Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,690 21,820
$19,120Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,020 1,070
$19,060Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,240 2,150
$19,040Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,200 610
$19,020Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,620 530
$18,890Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,880 27,530
$18,530Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,480 19,020
$18,360Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,790 38,620
$18,300Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,620 53,510
$18,140Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,820 10,470
$18,040Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,910 4,260
$18,030Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,350 590
$17,990Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,650 106,670
$17,550Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,960 4,200
$17,530Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,760 1,270
$17,410Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,240 5,220
$17,150Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$16,030 770
$16,970Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,940 7,610
$16,880Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,700 60,000
$16,530Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$16,190 2,030
$16,250Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,850 10,280
$16,050Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$14,180 220
$16,040Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$15,700 10,770
$15,850Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,920 14,840
$15,800Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,690 8,380
$15,230Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,680 2,300
$14,900Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$13,400 6,590
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,080 550
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$31,387 1,270
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$25,438 400
n.a.Mathematical technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 80

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates