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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

New York

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

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$177,420Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,340
$172,870Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,780
$167,900Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,300
$159,980Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
>$145K 4,970
$157,150Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 220
$156,710Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$152,670Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 21,100
$144,500Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$142,240 4,520
$135,600Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$134,280Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$128,930 13,430
$133,580Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$128,330 7,110
$128,440Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$120,910 13,460
$128,110Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$132,510 26,850
$127,660Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$121,420 48,590
$125,990Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$122,830 1,040
$125,800Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$120,220 1,780
$122,410Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$110,520 63,030
$122,130Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$129,490 3,120
$120,320Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$113,690 18,410
$116,840General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$105,550 84,790
$116,720Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$110,800 7,330
$116,560Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$119,950 3,240
$114,440Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$97,680 13,280
$114,010Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$105,930 5,140
$113,420Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$105,300 1,300
$111,680Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$98,550 5,350
$111,060Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$92,990 16,530
$110,780Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$103,310 34,860
$109,160Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$100,580 1,320
$108,540Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$88,020 860
$107,580Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$94,640 381,660
$104,260Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$95,700 1,460
$103,900First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$91,680 23,420
$100,820Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$100,870 760
$99,730Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$98,920 1,480
$96,960Art directors
(area) (ind)
$86,960 5,040
$96,390Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$91,430 2,670
$94,900Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$88,110 4,870
$94,600Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$79,150 105,060
$94,310Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$86,150 3,550
$94,020Physicists
(area) (ind)
$90,150 860
$93,800Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$87,000 3,930
$93,290Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$79,850 10,450
$93,030Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$92,410 15,230
$92,890Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,150 4,930
$92,690Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$91,390 1,120
$91,780Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$85,220 7,100
$90,490Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$88,120 13,400
$90,450Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$84,500 6,150
$90,360Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$82,070 3,870
$89,050Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,320 7,110
$88,890Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,090n.a.
$87,800Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$80,020 23,320
$87,430Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$85,160 17,520
$87,430Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$81,960 1,730
$87,200Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,500 1,900
$85,950Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,930 16,600
$85,850Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$81,750 18,170
$84,810Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$84,940 280
$83,970Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$73,420 25,000
$83,940Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$79,520 26,580
$83,780Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,120 390
$83,060Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$79,040n.a.
$82,900Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$77,040 2,210
$82,530Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,850 3,240
$82,340Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,790n.a.
$81,920Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$64,170 2,370
$81,630Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$73,080 1,430
$81,060Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$69,360 4,260
$80,670Economists
(area) (ind)
$75,930 460
$80,430Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,850 1,830
$79,570Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$77,540 12,450
$79,270Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$68,020 60
$79,230Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,670 1,220
$79,000Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,070 7,800
$78,120Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,230 1,510
$78,110Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$74,520 5,240
$78,050Political scientists
(area) (ind)
$71,860 230
$77,820Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,760 480
$77,740Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$68,030 1,010
$77,730Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,910 540
$77,660Legislators
(area) (ind)
$72,980 6,360
$77,300Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$63,740 6,470
$76,630Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$55,920 510
$76,600Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,140 460
$76,550First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$71,690 10,910
$76,460Nuclear power reactor operators
(area) (ind)
$74,940 120
$76,270Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,830 450
$76,060Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,660 380
$75,990Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,220 26,970
$75,930Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,110 2,780
$75,880Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$67,400 15,160
$75,850Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,890 470
$75,330Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$81,230 380
$75,330Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,420 3,290
$75,270Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$66,990 1,560
$75,220Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,930 1,420
$75,220Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,540n.a.
$74,570Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,870 69,090
$74,360Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$71,320 27,630
$74,280Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,760 410
$74,260Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,120 860
$74,170Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,210 440
$73,860Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,140 3,250
$73,860Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,420 3,370
$73,800Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$65,390 9,500
$73,730Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$70,460 7,600
$73,510Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$73,370 6,460
$73,420Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,840 11,780
$73,390Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$69,630 6,310
$73,180Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$60,680 13,330
$72,400Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,810 12,730
$72,120Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$66,910 14,660
$71,930Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$66,570 1,890
$71,640Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$65,820 10,030
$71,590Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$69,120 17,170
$71,550First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$69,070 2,840
$71,510Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,610 185,330
$70,820Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,530 1,580
$70,320Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$72,050 620
$70,140Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$55,570 1,080
$70,110Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,840 3,400
$69,520Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$68,000 30
$69,200Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$59,100n.a.
$69,160Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,400 12,390
$69,090Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,120 1,300
$68,860Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$65,970 13,900
$68,810Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$64,340 36,670
$68,620Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,310 780
$68,590Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,360 9,130
$68,510Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$58,530 4,740
$68,390Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$61,480 88,310
$68,380Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,060 390
$68,310Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,520 9,040
$68,280Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$66,310 1,840
$68,240Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$64,710 77,880
$68,040Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$61,210 2,680
$67,970History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,930 990
$67,770Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$61,390 5,350
$67,520Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$54,740 50
$67,410Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,790 150
$67,380Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,470 3,130
$67,260Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$64,180 40,020
$67,140First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$62,150 27,120
$67,060Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$69,210 3,810
$66,960Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,650 480
$66,840Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,200 21,630
$66,720Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$46,920 2,100
$66,580Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,230 361,920
$66,560Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$62,370 104,230
$66,500Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$63,960 93,540
$66,350Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,870 820
$66,300Editors
(area) (ind)
$58,580 14,860
$66,220Chemists
(area) (ind)
$59,530 5,820
$65,850Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$61,120 990
$65,780Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,350 435,660
$65,560Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,310 930
$65,420Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$59,340 680
$65,360Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$57,130 7,700
$65,170Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,590 25,390
$64,800Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,180 2,760
$64,680Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$55,890 2,780
$64,660Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$65,630 580
$64,640Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$65,170 470
$64,520Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$55,860 1,580
$64,470Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$62,790 340
$64,390Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$57,000 7,930
$64,330Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$61,680 1,280
$64,280Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,290 710
$64,230Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,770 60
$64,140Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$65,730 480
$64,060Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$50,340 14,950
$64,010Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$53,830 119,130
$63,980Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$53,790 4,070
$63,750Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,670 1,540
$63,660Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$55,660 900
$63,010Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$61,450 164,370
$62,360Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$64,700 2,350
$62,330Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$63,980 1,680
$62,190Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$58,890 7,720
$62,190Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$57,210 14,000
$61,890Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$56,810 10,090
$61,810Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$60,140 230
$61,770Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$64,250 4,870
$61,690Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$63,750 60
$61,520Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$60,930 1,100
$61,440Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$55,810 3,110
$61,250Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$55,950 12,070
$61,180Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,120 840
$61,170Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$63,050 2,790
$61,140Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$48,260 18,120
$60,950Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,460 220
$60,780Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$54,780 19,210
$60,760Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,470 1,820
$60,510Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,630 40
$60,460Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$52,230 3,100
$60,300Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,620 81,080
$60,070First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$58,170 23,290
$59,960Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$57,130 510
$59,880Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$59,010 2,030
$59,790Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,990 660
$59,490Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,850 6,930
$59,110Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$58,300 1,110
$58,890Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$56,460 25,790
$58,720Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$57,130 10,960
$58,660Geographers
(area) (ind)
$61,550 30
$58,470English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,360 2,470
$58,230Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$60,010 2,100
$58,020Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$57,490 1,360
$57,990Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,870 9,580
$57,980Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,700 174,300
$57,960Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$56,010 1,590
$57,830Curators
(area) (ind)
$54,930 890
$57,750Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,000 900
$57,720Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$58,120 9,180
$57,580Flight attendants
(area) (ind)
$55,440 8,700
$57,530Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,690 30
$57,500Electricians
(area) (ind)
$52,080 36,790
$57,440Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$50,820 2,610
$57,340Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$52,520 6,600
$57,310Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$62,080 14,120
$57,250Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$53,840 1,000
$57,250Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,620 220
$57,170First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$54,600 12,010
$56,970Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,700 14,550
$56,500Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,370 3,160
$56,230Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$52,290 550
$56,150Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$50,250 24,950
$56,120Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$54,120 1,450
$56,100Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$52,880 700
$56,080Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,300 25,890
$56,070Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$52,970 13,310
$55,950Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$50,140 1,060
$55,820Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$61,110 13,720
$55,750Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$54,490 3,570
$55,750Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$50,620 6,570
$55,560Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$57,090 1,660
$55,370Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$44,890 5,230
$55,230Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$48,390 17,800
$55,200Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$53,460 50,880
$54,870Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$56,340 3,500
$54,850Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,890 4,780
$54,550Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,690 1,810
$54,350Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,110 4,810
$54,130Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$48,920 13,090
$53,970Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,550 12,590
$53,950Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$51,180 1,700
$53,930Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,390 670
$53,770Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,450 10,570
$53,690Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$49,240 8,290
$53,640Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,100 1,950
$53,640Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$51,700 18,640
$53,590Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,890 20,390
$53,340Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$50,110 3,440
$53,340Librarians
(area) (ind)
$50,260 11,400
$53,250Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$47,950 3,430
$53,160Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,570 1,740
$53,160Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,140 360
$53,120Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$45,510 260
$53,040Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,250 310
$52,910Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$51,750 6,770
$52,880Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$53,480 4,100
$52,740Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,640 290
$52,660Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,710 3,100
$52,530Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,150 676,750
$52,490Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$48,750 3,090
$52,460Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$50,780 1,110
$52,390Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$49,040 2,050
$52,010Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$51,160 4,370
$51,850Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$47,600 4,340
$51,800Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$46,390 840
$51,720Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,570 18,680
$51,690Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$49,580 1,770
$51,610Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,100 3,020
$51,440Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,270 650
$51,270First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,760 4,260
$51,250Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,250 120
$51,150Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$51,330 320
$51,120Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$51,140 800
$51,030Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$50,770 8,980
$51,020Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$49,900 750
$50,940Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$44,710 940
$50,910Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$47,230 3,390
$50,580First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$48,170 27,930
$50,210Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$43,810 2,050
$50,140Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,740 240
$50,130Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,360 7,810
$50,020Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$49,130 3,970
$49,910First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$46,940 105,910
$49,600Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$38,860 700
$49,530Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$46,030 6,380
$49,450Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,730 4,070
$49,420Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$44,790 940
$49,240Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$44,890 880
$49,160Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$48,940 1,740
$49,140Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,360 2,470
$48,990Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,400 350
$48,840Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$44,440 9,080
$48,710Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,950 30,730
$48,670Foresters
(area) (ind)
$48,040 200
$48,500Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,680 390
$48,430Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,280 308,170
$48,290Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$50,160 3,840
$48,240Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$49,780 10,700
$48,240Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,770 430
$48,170Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$49,530 36,980
$48,110Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$46,940 5,110
$48,070Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,410 22,930
$48,020Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$48,080 1,720
$47,910Tapers
(area) (ind)
$43,350 820
$47,460First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$45,800 4,410
$47,280Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,350 13,990
$47,230Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,020 1,840
$47,210Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$46,750 4,320
$47,160Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$47,930n.a.
$47,080Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,400 6,650
$46,960Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,590 2,770
$46,930Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$45,900 250
$46,870Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,570 1,030
$46,810Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$48,880 3,480
$46,760Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,440 11,980
$46,610Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$44,150 9,190
$46,520Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,640 620
$46,420Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$47,450 170
$46,410Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,510 3,520
$46,280Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$48,590n.a.
$46,230First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$44,890 6,940
$45,910Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$42,560 120
$45,860Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,700 1,630
$45,790Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$45,110 340
$45,770Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,970 4,210
$45,530Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$41,900 48,240
$45,490Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,000 340
$45,380Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$42,980 200
$45,340Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,110 780
$45,160Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$42,040 5,890
$45,070Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,180 23,790
$45,040Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$40,660 6,640
$44,860Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$43,050 24,450
$44,840Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,140 4,140
$44,770Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$41,300 19,870
$44,760Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$44,570 2,050
$44,690Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,520 560
$44,440Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,250 150
$44,330Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$40,210 6,190
$44,300Clergy
(area) (ind)
$39,510 7,670
$44,260Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$39,630 720
$44,060All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,020 8,333,460
$44,010Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$42,780 660
$43,800Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$43,670 15,720
$43,700Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,250 4,320
$43,640Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$36,180 580
$43,520Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$43,000 360
$43,480Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,350 9,210
$43,460Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,650 17,640
$43,440Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,190 4,630
$43,370Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,460 100
$43,110Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,080 134,120
$43,060Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$42,410 160
$43,000Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$41,270 4,000
$43,000Photographers
(area) (ind)
$32,250 4,890
$42,890Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$35,310 1,260
$42,790Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,950 1,760
$42,680Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$32,470 1,730
$42,660Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$35,950 18,540
$42,560Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$41,860 300
$42,550Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,330 5,830
$42,520Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,980 16,770
$42,420Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,440 8,700
$42,390Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,200 15,100
$42,350Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$39,310 12,390
$42,270Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$42,430 80
$42,250Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,550 1,890
$42,190Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,070 12,650
$42,130Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$36,080 550
$42,070Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,260 3,750
$42,030Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,050 720
$41,920Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$25,240 500
$41,910Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,460 2,640
$41,840Health educators
(area) (ind)
$38,990 4,330
$41,810Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$41,090 70
$41,740First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$40,740 250
$41,670Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$40,010 9,110
$41,660Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$40,820 3,300
$41,500Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$38,550 890
$41,330Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,440 2,770
$41,240Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$40,480 4,140
$41,210First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$35,580 55,810
$41,110Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$41,570 320
$40,910Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$40,150 3,470
$40,910Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$32,510 160
$40,900Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,750 306,470
$40,840Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$42,400 23,260
$40,800Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$42,690 10,730
$40,770Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$40,750 3,020
$40,700Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$37,150 1,360
$40,640Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$36,430 2,700
$40,560Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$39,620 140
$40,530Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,540 560
$40,410Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$38,970 1,930
$40,300Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,340 1,330
$40,290Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,050 254,300
$40,120Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,460 3,730
$40,120Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,640 220
$40,000Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,030 400
$39,890Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,860n.a.
$39,790Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,980 200
$39,600Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$37,460 3,940
$39,540Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$35,480n.a.
$39,530Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$36,680 45,340
$39,370Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$35,490 15,000
$39,130Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$38,180 3,780
$39,120Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,930 1,230
$39,100First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$38,420 13,520
$39,010Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,520 893,540
$38,920Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$37,400 55,190
$38,820Roofers
(area) (ind)
$34,550 4,400
$38,810Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,570 2,770
$38,800Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,810 10,080
$38,710Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,060 1,880
$38,690Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,010 10,140
$38,560Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$34,090 700
$38,520Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$37,960 580
$38,240Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,250 1,680
$38,210Riggers
(area) (ind)
$39,920 340
$38,140Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$37,270 3,190
$38,030Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,330 810
$37,960Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,770 6,450
$37,910Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$33,440 1,870
$37,880Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,030 630
$37,760Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,070 3,020
$37,750Archivists
(area) (ind)
$36,530n.a.
$37,710Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,930 3,690
$37,610Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$36,390 50,060
$37,570Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,300 7,280
$37,550Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$35,160 1,160
$37,340Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$29,110 7,580
$37,300Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,220 4,430
$37,120Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$34,890 4,730
$37,090Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,690 1,730
$37,040Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$34,690 90
$36,980All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,290 10,290
$36,960Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$27,300 26,340
$36,870Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$34,300 520
$36,840First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$33,700 10,980
$36,720Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,540 2,390
$36,710Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$34,310 1,720
$36,620Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,900 410
$36,570Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,030 4,720
$36,490Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,630 14,120
$36,410Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$36,330 330
$36,410Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$33,670 1,560
$36,370Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$35,980 850
$36,230Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$36,350 8,590
$36,000Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,180 1,120
$36,000Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,580 13,190
$35,850Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,270 3,500
$35,780Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,120 1,030
$35,780Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$35,790 6,830
$35,750Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$38,160 1,960
$35,720Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,950 5,540
$35,570Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,250 220
$35,520Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,730 1,040
$35,440Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$34,080 10,520
$35,420Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,900 3,870
$35,400Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$34,500 10,430
$35,380Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$33,190 11,390
$35,230Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,420 1,000
$35,120Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$34,180 4,480
$34,800Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,930 1,360
$34,710Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,730 37,050
$34,710Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,730 860
$34,680Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$30,340 250
$34,600Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,080 220
$34,580Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,950 5,850
$34,500Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$33,690 460
$34,380Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$32,610 10,060
$34,360Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$34,670 2,260
$34,340Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,920 8,990
$34,330Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$31,100n.a.
$34,330Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$32,020 540
$34,220Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$33,680n.a.
$34,180Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$33,480 92,890
$34,140Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,780 4,920
$34,110Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,950 2,480
$34,060Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,790 3,630
$33,970Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,100 2,120
$33,890Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,700 41,670
$33,850Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,510n.a.
$33,700Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$32,130 3,960
$33,610Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,460 124,140
$33,600Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,030 980
$33,600Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,340 129,180
$33,490Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,500n.a.
$33,450Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$32,020 7,670
$33,430Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$29,180 50
$33,390Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,090 13,210
$33,350Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,210 530
$33,260Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$31,960 140
$33,260Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$32,140 15,740
$33,200Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,430 7,740
$33,160Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$26,270 470
$33,100Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$34,240 590
$32,990Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,640 12,300
$32,970Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$33,110 1,410
$32,960Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,550 12,950
$32,960Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,330 4,360
$32,880Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,640 7,880
$32,860Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,180 100
$32,820Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$28,380 3,860
$32,810Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,300 456,920
$32,710Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,250 1,605,830
$32,540Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$30,830 1,460
$32,540Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,470 2,100
$32,490Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$31,430 7,260
$32,470Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$31,600 710
$32,420Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$30,890 2,490
$32,370Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,720 4,820
$32,360Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,000 2,360
$32,340Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,920 830
$32,300Concierges
(area) (ind)
$33,010 2,000
$32,270Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,690 1,170
$32,200Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$30,030 20,500
$32,180Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,380 7,410
$32,120Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$26,170 3,710
$32,110Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,730 20,360
$32,060Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$31,550 60
$32,030Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,820 1,440
$32,010Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$29,640 25,100
$31,810Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$33,520 5,440
$31,790Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,790 31,520
$31,740Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,030 1,270
$31,670Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$31,620 3,450
$31,650Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,670 840
$31,620Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$28,290n.a.
$31,470Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,440 2,670
$31,460Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,730 12,100
$31,370Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$32,400n.a.
$31,290Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,790 1,270
$31,290Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$30,300 24,830
$31,280Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$29,520 400
$31,140Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,720 1,400
$31,130Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$31,370 1,160
$31,100Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,790 8,650
$31,030Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,030 160
$31,030Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$30,440 3,990
$30,950Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,250 290
$30,920Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,650 980
$30,910Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$29,580 20,780
$30,880Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,910 1,650
$30,800Fallers
(area) (ind)
$30,200 230
$30,800Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$31,180 5,620
$30,730Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,920 2,750
$30,620Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$29,750 250
$30,590Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,850 400
$30,560Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,000 5,610
$30,540Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,590 2,000
$30,460Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,900 830
$30,400Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,030 430,760
$30,340Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,990 2,610
$30,310Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,300 2,170
$30,300Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$28,980 168,590
$30,270Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,400 610
$30,210Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,860 1,000
$30,150New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,040 8,110
$30,110Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$26,760 830
$30,080Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$26,140 710
$30,080Historians
(area) (ind)
$26,950 360
$30,060Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$27,740 54,670
$30,010Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$28,670 11,160
$29,980Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$27,960 4,820
$29,980Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$27,070 10,620
$29,900Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,460 17,010
$29,890Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,740 6,720
$29,890Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,440 580
$29,860Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$29,270 45,570
$29,840Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,890 1,700
$29,490Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$28,750 1,510
$29,310Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$28,250 950
$29,250Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$27,320 9,130
$29,240Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,270 4,470
$29,120Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,150 2,250
$29,110Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$29,990 30
$28,950Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,910 710
$28,930Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,150n.a.
$28,920Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,630 2,800
$28,850Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,390 10,820
$28,810Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$27,800 1,380
$28,770Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$25,350 2,630
$28,750Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,100 30,610
$28,660First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$25,890 42,030
$28,610Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,650 390
$28,480Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,490 1,210
$28,440Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,270 1,780
$28,370Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,130 2,480
$28,340Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$25,830 1,330
$28,180Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,750 11,110
$28,140Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$28,040 11,800
$28,130Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,170 1,630
$28,070Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,020 18,220
$28,060Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,100 6,870
$28,040Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$26,850 4,180
$27,980Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,810 4,210
$27,920Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,710 400
$27,840Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$28,900n.a.
$27,760Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$26,620 4,680
$27,720Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$22,800 90
$27,720Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$28,420 100,660
$27,680Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,610 4,000
$27,640Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$25,560 1,320
$27,490Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,940 2,170
$27,420Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$25,630 11,440
$27,410Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,640 12,350
$27,370Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,200 2,210
$27,290Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$18,420 1,220
$27,140Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$26,410 1,980
$27,070Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,510 340
$27,010Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,200 50
$26,900Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$24,370n.a.
$26,880Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,020 4,510
$26,800Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$23,960 8,910
$26,780Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,720 11,260
$26,760Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,490 360
$26,710Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$25,850 15,310
$26,630Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,980 7,490
$26,580Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$25,450 12,410
$26,540Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$24,160 6,870
$26,510Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,800 39,560
$26,310Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,560 5,070
$26,220Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,970 22,620
$26,170Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,260 980
$26,150Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$24,130 19,510
$26,080Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$23,440 1,640
$26,080Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$21,420 100
$26,060Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$25,050 210,610
$26,020Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,510 6,060
$26,000Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,000 288,690
$25,990Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,770 1,620
$25,900Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,190 83,860
$25,880Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,480 700
$25,840Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$25,940 10,920
$25,750Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$22,340 1,780
$25,670Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$24,770 4,360
$25,580Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,290 940
$25,560Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,210 46,680
$25,550Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,900n.a.
$25,480File clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,820 17,990
$25,450Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$24,920 620
$25,420Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,250 292,270
$25,340Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$30,110n.a.
$25,200Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$22,150n.a.
$25,160Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,260 100
$25,090Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$24,860 9,130
$25,090Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$22,770 42,280
$25,080Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,800 1,390
$25,060Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,820 4,410
$24,990Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,960 300
$24,760Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,550 1,910
$24,750Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$24,140 2,500
$24,720Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$24,150 2,830
$24,710Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,090 262,100
$24,680Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$22,870 177,130
$24,630Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,230 330
$24,560Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,810n.a.
$24,520Bakers
(area) (ind)
$22,330 11,080
$24,440Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,850 1,620
$24,410Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,960 440
$24,390Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,960 1,660
$24,370Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$20,530 15,090
$24,330Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,050 640
$24,310Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$22,260 36,900
$24,150Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,590 48,350
$24,130Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,960 15,890
$23,980Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,640 98,870
$23,920Security guards
(area) (ind)
$21,690 99,200
$23,870Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$21,540 2,010
$23,850Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$20,800 270
$23,760Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,560 1,820
$23,680Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,200 6,110
$23,670Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,050 273,870
$23,640Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$22,430 500
$23,590Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,370 23,790
$23,360Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,810 23,000
$23,170Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,920 9,110
$23,060Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$22,410 510
$22,990Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,760 2,570
$22,970Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$21,210 3,130
$22,930Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,270 200
$22,810Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$21,010n.a.
$22,780Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,060 1,760
$22,730Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,270 4,940
$22,700Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$21,380 2,480
$22,590Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,030 780
$22,400Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,540 32,120
$22,340Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,570 12,980
$22,330Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$19,290 1,470
$22,290Barbers
(area) (ind)
$20,560n.a.
$22,080Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$20,510 130
$22,000Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,540 145,900
$21,850Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$21,830 61,730
$21,800Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,950 96,780
$21,680Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,480 660
$21,640Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$19,040 133,370
$21,510Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$20,860 960
$21,510Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,130 3,890
$21,470Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$17,670 9,050
$21,210Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$18,190 4,150
$21,170Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,500 3,980
$21,170Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,800 1,460
$21,140Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,550 20,950
$21,080Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,580 2,850
$20,940Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,450 1,810
$20,880Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,920 5,860
$20,840Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,080 12,740
$20,730Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,720 558,570
$20,710Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,360 17,300
$20,600Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$19,770 7,140
$20,580Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,310 80
$20,480Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,620 5,550
$20,290Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,190 114,690
$20,100Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$17,420 29,420
$19,960Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,300 9,830
$19,920Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,800 31,710
$19,850Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$18,240 1,420
$19,690Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,910 80,470
$19,680Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,620 64,790
$19,650Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,230 12,850
$19,640Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,220 20,000
$19,270Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$18,520 1,730
$19,170Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,380 11,730
$18,710Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,640 8,210
$18,380Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$17,240n.a.
$18,350Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,510 430
$18,350Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,610 90
$18,190Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,090 3,950
$17,960Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,890 17,600
$17,870Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,460 3,100
$17,460Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,330 34,090
$17,440Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,680 210,790
$16,380Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,950 27,990
$16,230Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,150 25,230
$15,940Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,130 76,150
$15,590Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$14,240 1,230
n.a.Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 2,140
n.a.Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 2,050
n.a.Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 120
n.a.Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,500
n.a.Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
n.a. 300
n.a.Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,460
n.a.Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 730
n.a.Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
n.a. 440
n.a.Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 590
n.a.Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 540
n.a.Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 470
n.a.Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 4,250
n.a.Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 2,770
n.a.Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,120
n.a.Technical writers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 2,480
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$31,824 10,140
n.a.Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,920
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$38,667 1,530
n.a.Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 590
n.a.Craft artists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 420
n.a.Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
n.a. 17,430
n.a.Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 140
n.a.Sociologists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 170
n.a.Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 460
n.a.Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 180
n.a.Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 150
n.a.Mathematical technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 180

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates