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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Ohio

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Ohio 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

Ohio

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$187,540Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,830
$180,510Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,180
$178,460Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 180
$165,950Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 890
$157,900Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,580
$154,630Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,920
$152,480Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 4,670
$149,920Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 12,600
$149,310Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$141,730 670
$146,890Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$144,550 1,900
$141,630Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$140,230 13,960
$115,990Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$101,830 1,080
$113,000Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$116,880 840
$104,360Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$107,600 300
$103,490Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$99,320 600
$98,750Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$87,450 16,460
$97,630Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$84,200 1,020
$96,370Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$91,360 8,700
$95,120Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$86,530 3,690
$94,660Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$92,650 660
$94,070Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$91,180 6,580
$93,750Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$83,100 9,510
$93,260Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$85,450 12,810
$93,240General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$81,430 58,160
$92,850Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$94,320 450
$89,760Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$78,010 5,300
$88,970Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$75,690 2,710
$87,620Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$77,970 199,780
$87,460Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$85,060 830
$87,230Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$81,770 1,760
$87,110Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$86,880 1,340
$87,010Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$88,620 9,350
$86,790Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$82,060 1,690
$85,510Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,210 2,980
$84,950Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,440 11,750
$83,820Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,600 2,030
$82,830Physicists
(area) (ind)
$81,830 520
$82,740Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$50,170 330
$81,910Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$76,110 940
$81,220Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$76,320 810
$80,910Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,750 1,910
$79,170Industrial-organizational psychologists
(area) (ind)
$73,530 70
$78,770Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$75,860 2,770
$78,300Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,870 490
$77,620Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$71,850 7,800
$77,580Economists
(area) (ind)
$69,250 130
$76,920Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$75,530 60
$76,690Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$69,810 2,690
$76,610Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$68,260 1,510
$76,260Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,670 690
$75,930Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$74,560 3,960
$75,170Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,200 1,490
$74,790Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,580 6,070
$74,690Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$76,460 10,650
$74,680Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,110 1,370
$74,440Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$72,060 540
$74,310Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$74,380 7,860
$73,610Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,520 510
$73,360Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$72,760 2,040
$72,790Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$76,280 120
$72,620Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$70,250 100
$72,500First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$62,080 12,400
$71,850Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,120 1,540
$71,800Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,310 32,360
$71,500Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$70,800 15,070
$71,430Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$65,520 1,210
$71,410Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,240 220
$70,340Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,200 100
$70,110Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,620 9,980
$69,990Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,200 80
$69,960Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$66,140 1,140
$69,930Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,160 530
$69,700Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$69,650 740
$69,660Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,060 6,260
$69,570Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,410 80
$69,530Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,220 230
$68,950Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,180n.a.
$68,890Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,510 15,210
$68,570Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,950 6,300
$68,530Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,650 290
$68,270Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$60,350 1,280
$67,850Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,450 5,850
$67,150Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,970 100
$67,020Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,350 1,030
$66,940Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,200 4,150
$66,660Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,090 6,150
$66,300Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$63,850 3,290
$66,170Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,590 15,420
$66,160Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$67,620 490
$65,820Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,100 170
$65,790Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,190 12,180
$65,640Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$61,360 2,920
$65,520Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,650 10,940
$65,470Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$64,150 70
$65,060Nuclear power reactor operators
(area) (ind)
$65,240 230
$65,050Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$64,510 4,610
$65,030Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$61,320 2,200
$64,970Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,670 13,810
$64,950Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$58,500 13,450
$64,940Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,160 5,600
$64,890Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$63,090 1,110
$64,830Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,400 3,230
$64,830Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$65,790 810
$64,460Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,660 280
$64,340Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,990 3,160
$64,310Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,970 750
$64,180Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$66,570 820
$63,830Art directors
(area) (ind)
$60,290 1,090
$63,560Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,620 1,320
$63,530Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,380 820
$63,240Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,280 160
$63,080Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$54,610 370
$63,060Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,560 6,370
$62,760Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,710 5,680
$62,530Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,850 170
$62,340Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,880 1,270
$62,050Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$60,800 3,460
$62,030Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,810 1,370
$61,850Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$60,000 4,570
$61,650Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,920 100,340
$61,620Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$62,720 430
$61,180Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,990 250
$60,930Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,060 170
$60,730Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,080 1,510
$60,450Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$52,510 1,470
$60,330Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,450 640
$60,070First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$59,010 3,040
$60,010Chemists
(area) (ind)
$57,090 3,270
$59,930Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,530 190
$59,730Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,370 92,440
$59,520Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$56,800 11,410
$59,310Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,130 14,580
$59,100Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,530 100
$58,990Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,470 360
$58,830Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,740 293,370
$58,700Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,740 330
$58,670Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$50,970 1,130
$58,520Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$50,850 64,320
$57,910Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,400 1,550
$57,890History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,690 940
$57,760Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,630 5,440
$57,570Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,340 170
$57,500First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$53,650 16,360
$57,380Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,060 1,650
$57,360Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$60,900 120
$57,340Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$57,400 800
$57,290Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$45,550 30
$57,070Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$53,540 520
$57,070Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$55,230 70
$57,060Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$61,240 30
$56,910Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,060 1,940
$56,870Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,540 6,290
$56,510Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,410 560
$55,990Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$56,510 5,730
$55,810Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$47,800 330
$55,800Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$53,340 510
$55,690Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,510 140
$55,670Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$50,310 280
$55,570Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$50,550 44,880
$55,560Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,830 960
$55,530First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$54,580 2,190
$55,520Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$54,390 110
$55,440Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$56,060 2,350
$55,340Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$51,950 1,890
$55,040Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$53,100 1,390
$54,880Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,740 33,770
$54,610Flight attendants
(area) (ind)
$50,090 1,100
$54,590Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$54,300 990
$54,510Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$50,910 4,650
$54,510Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$51,800 3,340
$54,250Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$55,090 7,770
$54,250Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$49,760 10,420
$53,920Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,890 2,160
$53,900Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$52,520 6,070
$53,680Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,660 1,360
$53,620Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$41,740 1,250
$53,530Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,070 221,450
$53,320Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,060 440
$53,280Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,030 2,340
$53,190Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,770 2,470
$53,160Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$45,770 10,600
$53,150Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$51,790 106,600
$53,100Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,400 1,300
$53,090Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,800 530
$53,050Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,770 2,200
$52,970Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,630 600
$52,940Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$55,470 5,970
$52,940Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$49,570 5,590
$52,730Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$49,620 410
$52,660Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$52,470 510
$52,510Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$48,310 2,640
$52,260Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$51,990 660
$52,200Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,000 13,550
$52,170First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,620 19,180
$52,130First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$47,100 8,970
$52,040Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,020 3,480
$51,870Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$50,060 570
$51,850Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$62,610n.a.
$51,840Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$48,590 11,700
$51,770Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,970 6,050
$51,720Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$47,850 370
$51,710Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,250 230
$51,670Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,850 1,180
$51,360Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$49,640 180
$51,340English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,980 3,000
$51,260Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,590 7,930
$51,160Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$52,010 6,110
$51,020Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$51,430 1,040
$50,970Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$41,170 270
$50,930Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,180 1,610
$50,900Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$42,860 790
$50,770Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$47,680 270
$50,690Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,530 340
$50,550Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$52,180n.a.
$50,460Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$47,300 1,330
$50,450Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$49,360 190
$50,400Librarians
(area) (ind)
$50,430 6,290
$50,100Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,670 430
$49,930Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$59,530 500
$49,810Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$51,310 2,790
$49,750First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$50,110 1,090
$49,750Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$47,130 220
$49,680Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$45,350 1,430
$49,540Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,530 12,780
$49,400Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,780 45,610
$49,370First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$46,690 39,530
$49,320Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,240 830
$49,300Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,660 2,840
$49,300Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$50,290 70
$49,210Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,890 690
$49,000Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$45,870n.a.
$48,850Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$50,130 450
$48,620Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$47,940 28,780
$48,590Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$40,530 1,110
$48,420Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,070 1,340
$48,380Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,480 320
$48,340Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,050 7,430
$48,240Editors
(area) (ind)
$45,760 3,010
$48,160Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$47,260 140
$48,120Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$47,270 5,290
$48,030Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,170 3,670
$48,010Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$41,020 1,690
$47,860Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$47,470 53,400
$47,830Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$47,130 1,530
$47,780Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$50,340 890
$47,530Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,920 1,400
$47,530Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,550 7,910
$47,490Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$46,760 10,570
$47,280Foresters
(area) (ind)
$46,780 120
$47,200Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,630 2,660
$47,090Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$46,360 6,520
$47,080Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$46,880 54,800
$46,720Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,810 6,330
$46,580Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,530 500
$46,460Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$43,870 90
$46,410Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$45,840 7,290
$46,250Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,360 5,800
$46,220Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$48,010 110
$46,200Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$39,890 150
$46,070Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$48,710 5,610
$46,040Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$44,960 2,390
$46,030Electricians
(area) (ind)
$45,450n.a.
$45,870Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$42,270 90
$45,850Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$43,540 11,620
$45,850Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$40,740 5,190
$45,830Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,470 710
$45,670Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$45,530 16,660
$45,600Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,000 110
$45,410Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,010 5,020
$45,300Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$45,080 620
$45,110Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,520 302,030
$45,100Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,260 3,840
$44,940Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,960 13,850
$44,820Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,870 14,560
$44,770Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$34,030n.a.
$44,710Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$39,170 350
$44,560First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$42,950 320
$44,560Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,060 6,300
$44,550Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$43,790 2,020
$44,340Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$44,750 280
$44,320Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$42,510 10,480
$44,320Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$44,770 6,050
$44,320Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$44,020 570
$44,140Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,250 3,660
$44,140Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,050 2,990
$44,090Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$47,580n.a.
$44,050Curators
(area) (ind)
$41,020 240
$43,850Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$46,120 160
$43,820Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,080 1,000
$43,760Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$42,210 2,390
$43,720Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$43,910 70
$43,660Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$41,440 340
$43,630First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$41,240 43,940
$43,570Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,890 1,430
$43,510Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$44,350 250
$43,490Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$43,110 5,340
$43,480Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,230 80
$43,380Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,200 2,460
$43,310Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,940 12,450
$43,290Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,080 3,440
$43,270Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,980 9,290
$43,260Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$44,530 4,080
$43,190Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,690 280
$43,030Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$42,640 1,190
$42,950Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,710 10,050
$42,860Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,030 510
$42,850Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$44,670 24,070
$42,650Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,730 840
$42,570Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,390 2,090
$42,400Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$42,390 220
$42,390Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,430 580
$42,170First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,000 1,630
$42,140Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,150 2,150
$42,050Health educators
(area) (ind)
$41,300 1,680
$42,040Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$39,920 8,840
$41,920Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,080 2,530
$41,820Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,360 3,340
$41,750Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,640 1,590
$41,660Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,520 8,300
$41,600Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$44,350 1,070
$41,430Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$41,110 580
$41,400Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,900 1,000
$41,270Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,550 3,980
$41,260First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$38,220 3,590
$41,260Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,160 5,850
$41,220Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,490 1,620
$41,160Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,160 15,860
$41,150Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$42,500 540
$41,070Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,810 1,360
$41,050Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,870 4,580
$40,960First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,190 9,280
$40,830Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$37,490 1,540
$40,800Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$41,150 590
$40,780Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$37,510 2,040
$40,730Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,390 660
$40,630Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,250 770
$40,630Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,000 660
$40,530Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$40,210 5,130
$40,520Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,190 1,610
$40,380Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,910 3,450
$40,350Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,050 820
$40,320Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,930 53,570
$40,290Riggers
(area) (ind)
$38,930 210
$40,240Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,350 110
$40,230Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$35,970 570
$40,210Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,220n.a.
$40,110Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$40,130 1,490
$40,100Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$38,840 1,360
$40,040Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,710 2,860
$39,970Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,280 5,950
$39,910Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$38,230 560
$39,860Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$40,070 490
$39,850Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$39,800 3,490
$39,820Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$39,050n.a.
$39,630Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,980 1,040
$39,620Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,860 3,160
$39,620Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$37,590 970
$39,520Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,060 1,990
$39,490Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$38,190 230
$39,430Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,920 3,010
$39,360Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$39,070 520
$39,230Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$32,270 2,290
$39,140Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,520 590
$38,840Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$40,200 90
$38,780Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$35,030 720
$38,700Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$36,560 6,790
$38,620Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,410 1,610
$38,480Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$36,710 6,810
$38,390Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,570 2,630
$38,360Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,640 5,270
$38,270Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,800 61,240
$38,210Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$33,640 360
$38,070Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,640n.a.
$38,020Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$36,710 7,720
$38,010Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$34,910 3,360
$38,010Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,990 850
$37,960Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$36,140 4,090
$37,910Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$36,880n.a.
$37,840Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,260 950
$37,670Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,540 1,000
$37,670Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,530 1,470
$37,650Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,060 14,070
$37,530Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,810 221,920
$37,400Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,350 360
$37,220Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$37,690 1,980
$37,190Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$36,650n.a.
$37,170Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$36,830 930
$37,120Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$35,330 2,780
$37,040First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$32,430 42,600
$36,990Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,290 55,220
$36,980Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$27,620 160
$36,980Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,590 530
$36,900Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,160 650
$36,870Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$35,310 10,300
$36,720Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$38,510 240
$36,660Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$37,510 260
$36,620Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$35,060 830
$36,600Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$34,860 66,490
$36,550Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,480 4,790
$36,540Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$34,320 1,400
$36,390Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$36,070 37,160
$36,270All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,260 5,340,280
$36,190Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,980 5,040
$36,190Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$37,660 270
$36,150Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$37,030 5,680
$36,140Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,730 410
$36,120Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$36,820 280
$36,100Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$35,610 1,570
$36,040Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,060 5,350
$35,930Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,460 7,160
$35,890Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$33,930 31,750
$35,880Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$34,420 1,000
$35,860Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$34,970 3,720
$35,840Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$34,900 130
$35,840Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$35,050 150
$35,720Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,850 8,650
$35,630Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,200n.a.
$35,620Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,470 520
$35,560Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$33,850 670
$35,520Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,930 12,370
$35,490Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,700 3,220
$35,460Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,680 2,350
$35,410Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,140 1,750
$35,350Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,560 2,200
$35,310Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$33,430 1,010
$35,280Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$32,310 1,710
$35,230Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,190 6,800
$35,220Clergy
(area) (ind)
$32,700 1,140
$35,220Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,700 2,330
$35,080Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$35,720 13,970
$34,960Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$33,260 1,580
$34,910Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,280 1,370
$34,880Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,040 14,070
$34,850Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$32,270 28,180
$34,850Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,510 4,170
$34,770Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$32,510 520
$34,620Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,360n.a.
$34,550Archivists
(area) (ind)
$29,400 150
$34,520Radio operators
(area) (ind)
$32,680 50
$34,490Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,650 16,910
$34,460Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,510 900
$34,350Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$31,630 31,000
$34,320All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,440 9,950
$34,280Roofers
(area) (ind)
$33,030 4,930
$34,260Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,360 740
$34,200Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$34,140 8,750
$34,100Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$23,960 1,130
$34,080Job printers
(area) (ind)
$31,430 2,990
$34,060Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,940 25,880
$34,040Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,130 3,760
$34,020Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,260 230
$33,960Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,690 180
$33,920Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$33,960 500
$33,840Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$32,110 19,890
$33,820Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$32,650 3,520
$33,730Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$34,110 310
$33,730Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,150 2,120
$33,710Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$32,480 7,820
$33,650Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,280 880
$33,500Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,860 5,830
$33,480Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,930 28,250
$33,430Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$30,820 130
$33,420Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,350 1,810
$33,410Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$31,900 1,460
$33,360Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$32,050 590
$33,350Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,000 112,810
$33,230Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$29,480 4,040
$33,210Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$32,640 63,280
$33,150Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,710 1,470
$33,140Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$30,920 2,520
$33,100Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$33,580 3,340
$33,100Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,440 170
$33,090Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,670 2,070
$33,030Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$31,990 6,190
$32,880Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$27,690 1,100
$32,870Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$32,170 6,970
$32,860First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$29,540 5,100
$32,830Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,860 9,610
$32,810Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,560 300
$32,750Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$32,450 120
$32,690Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$31,040 650
$32,690Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,200 5,250
$32,640Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$26,240 50
$32,600Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,330n.a.
$32,580Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,850 17,000
$32,530Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$32,750 4,480
$32,500Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$32,140 1,770
$32,480Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,900 3,590
$32,380Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,940 1,740
$32,330Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,260 2,160
$32,300Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$30,970 6,070
$32,240Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$28,760 60
$32,180Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,120 160
$32,160Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,930 2,690
$32,130Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$32,120 9,390
$32,090Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$30,390 1,570
$32,050Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$32,340 390
$32,040Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,540 860
$31,980Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,950 240
$31,870Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$27,180 1,530
$31,810Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$29,660 1,390
$31,810Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$31,610 920
$31,810Tapers
(area) (ind)
$31,470 1,230
$31,770Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,230 581,470
$31,670Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,250 440
$31,630Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,540 11,380
$31,630Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,130 1,540
$31,590Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,020 6,400
$31,590Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,520 549,630
$31,550First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$29,480 5,590
$31,520Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,040 5,440
$31,450Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,910 7,940
$31,310Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$32,000 200
$31,260Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$30,210 490
$31,260Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$23,830 6,170
$31,250Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$31,240 3,260
$31,150Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$30,670 4,410
$31,090Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,810 13,760
$31,050Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,240 410
$30,940Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$31,010 1,370
$30,850Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,810 3,300
$30,840Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,950 170
$30,820Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$29,590 3,280
$30,790Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,280 3,650
$30,780Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$29,210 90
$30,700Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,980 700
$30,620Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,420 1,430
$30,570Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,120 2,800
$30,540Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,700 250
$30,540Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,340 8,480
$30,530Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$27,790 420
$30,510Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,270 590
$30,500Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,940 9,360
$30,440Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,660 2,310
$30,290Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,440 1,400
$30,270Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,050 770
$30,260Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$29,580 1,110
$30,210Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,090 5,110
$30,120Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,910 7,900
$30,110Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,080 6,740
$29,880Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$27,910 220
$29,800Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,360 2,110
$29,670Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,530 3,690
$29,620Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$26,470 770
$29,570Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$27,730 87,590
$29,540Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,720 68,110
$29,460Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,030 1,250
$29,440Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,340 1,360
$29,380Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$30,140 3,700
$29,340Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,380 5,540
$29,300Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,470 2,730
$29,280Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$28,090 990
$29,280Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,870 110
$29,210Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,310 1,780
$29,160Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$27,690 32,510
$29,080Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,290 2,190
$29,040Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,570n.a.
$29,010Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,470 10,150
$28,980Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,820 2,390
$28,940Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,740 7,020
$28,900Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$26,220 290
$28,830Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,620 1,720
$28,800Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,810 87,260
$28,760Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,340 7,170
$28,710Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,840 894,770
$28,670Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$29,650 50
$28,660Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$23,290 290
$28,570Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,490 5,310
$28,560Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,890n.a.
$28,530Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$22,970 310
$28,530Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,560 2,350
$28,510Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,300 1,100
$28,510New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,120 2,160
$28,490Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,830 19,380
$28,430Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$26,750 1,790
$28,430Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$24,900 1,110
$28,420Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,130 5,290
$28,390Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,810 446,980
$28,330Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,520 740
$28,200Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$26,930 1,880
$28,200Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,780 3,680
$28,150Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,310 6,470
$28,080Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$25,560 40,060
$28,070Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,550 1,100
$28,060Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,370 620
$27,990Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$27,580 2,050
$27,970Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$28,710 300
$27,970Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,700 6,500
$27,920Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,610 25,970
$27,910Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$26,410 190
$27,890Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,300 680
$27,880First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$26,130 30,560
$27,870Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,710 60
$27,790Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$26,720 870
$27,760Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$26,900 2,200
$27,730Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$27,710n.a.
$27,700Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$25,930 11,310
$27,690Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,880 16,660
$27,610Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$25,720 320
$27,600Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,350 920
$27,590Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$27,050 70,870
$27,590Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$26,920 460
$27,540Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,950 24,620
$27,500Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$27,610 5,380
$27,500Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$25,990 100
$27,300Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$22,850 4,950
$27,190Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,830 36,140
$27,120Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,960 8,530
$27,100Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,380 520
$27,060Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,110 8,900
$27,040Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,620 20,430
$26,960Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,770 160
$26,940Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$25,960n.a.
$26,910Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,680 730
$26,880Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$24,840 620
$26,790Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,920 2,250
$26,710Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$26,170 760
$26,600Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,650 60
$26,390Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,440 50
$26,380Photographers
(area) (ind)
$18,530 3,160
$26,320Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,070 5,360
$26,280Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,460 600
$26,210Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,270 870
$26,160Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,120 2,060
$26,140Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$25,890 9,600
$26,120Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,670 2,500
$26,000Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,910 1,080
$25,920Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$25,260 4,060
$25,920Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$24,420 1,160
$25,870Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,380 30,330
$25,840Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$25,020 3,500
$25,770Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$24,830 2,850
$25,730Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$23,530 9,860
$25,670Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$24,880 740
$25,590Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,720 950
$25,570Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,060 8,870
$25,500Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,200 2,380
$25,420Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,100 50
$25,370Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$24,620 7,200
$25,350Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,560 7,540
$25,270Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$24,080 260
$25,080Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,130 1,210
$25,040Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,470 1,610
$25,030Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,720 2,200
$24,930Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$20,960 2,080
$24,730Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$24,040 790
$24,610Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$24,710 17,150
$24,590Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,730 6,050
$24,570Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$20,480 260
$24,490Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,370 17,860
$24,400Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,810 2,630
$24,210Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,280 1,360
$24,080Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$23,390 2,090
$24,040Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,900 12,930
$23,980Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$24,320 1,060
$23,960Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,510 31,000
$23,950Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$23,140 6,100
$23,910Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,630 70
$23,900Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$23,210 1,100
$23,830Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$23,650 420
$23,700Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,750 50
$23,520Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$22,480 430
$23,480Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$21,720 3,820
$23,390Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,860 167,780
$23,360Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,230 860
$23,360Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,140 10,500
$23,350Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,290 20,820
$23,280Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,490 131,990
$23,230Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$20,940 200
$23,150Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,670 4,090
$23,110Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,540 390
$23,000Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,100 1,090
$22,990Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,010 1,180
$22,990Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,070 2,210
$22,970Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,970 100,030
$22,930Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,810 5,200
$22,860File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,330 7,640
$22,830Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$20,360 260
$22,780Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,940 3,220
$22,780Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,900 1,340
$22,700Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,730 3,000
$22,580Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,590 163,340
$22,490Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,550 86,420
$22,440Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,910 1,300
$22,410Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$20,660 2,060
$22,390Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,950 1,760
$22,370Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,110 240
$22,360Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,260 166,370
$22,270Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$19,570 5,840
$22,240Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,620 7,640
$22,210Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,600 17,780
$22,200Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,420 30,910
$22,120Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,490 24,540
$22,090Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,070 5,800
$22,080Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,550 75,540
$22,050Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,720 810
$22,040Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,890 31,090
$22,000Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$19,800 1,140
$21,920Concierges
(area) (ind)
$21,380 190
$21,860Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$20,990 1,760
$21,810Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,560 37,120
$21,680Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,320 400
$21,630Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,440 2,360
$21,560Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$17,490 200
$21,550Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,120 35,900
$21,520Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,090 64,420
$21,490Fallers
(area) (ind)
$21,030 120
$21,300Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,320 150
$21,240Barbers
(area) (ind)
$21,390n.a.
$21,230Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,280 9,410
$21,160Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,880 15,100
$21,100Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$18,660n.a.
$20,940Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$20,950 28,320
$20,870Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$20,130 400
$20,850Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,360 2,010
$20,840Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,620 14,580
$20,750Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,620n.a.
$20,630Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$19,920 8,940
$20,600Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$18,130 860
$20,410Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$20,000 440
$20,320Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,090 670
$20,300Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,670 2,470
$20,210Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,910 3,080
$20,170Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,720 116,640
$20,100Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,390 12,480
$20,080Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$20,040 130
$20,000Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$17,250 210
$19,860Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$19,780 780
$19,740Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$19,460 500
$19,720Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,210 4,860
$19,690Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,120 1,950
$19,690Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,230 840
$19,640Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,080 31,820
$19,500Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,120 46,340
$19,270Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,160 35,610
$19,230Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$18,210 1,910
$19,180Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,940 2,880
$18,980Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,620 2,430
$18,730Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,180 9,690
$18,520Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,840 2,760
$18,400Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,260 3,570
$18,270Models
(area) (ind)
$17,770 60
$18,110Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,660 15,330
$18,000Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,550 770
$17,970Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,410 28,630
$17,850Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,640 2,590
$17,820Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,780 9,700
$17,790Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$16,920 25,180
$17,550Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,140 790
$17,440Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,570 7,060
$17,410Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,530 4,270
$17,280Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,570 37,630
$17,090Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,610 6,130
$16,870Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,000 840
$16,820Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,030 468,760
$16,760Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,880 4,250
$16,250Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,670 141,810
$16,000Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,440 5,050
$15,810Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,930 10,960
$15,440Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$15,320 19,350
$15,270Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,740 14,570
$15,240Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,860 23,190
$15,060Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,650 41,480
$14,840Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,170 99,940
$14,800Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$14,630 310
$14,380Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,190 93,560
$14,340Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,650 15,090
$14,290Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,580 9,170
$14,180Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,620 2,800
n.a.Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,100
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,194 380
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$40,581 1,670
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$27,414 250
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 490
n.a.Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
n.a. 230

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates