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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Oklahoma

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$194,520Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$175,100Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$174,630Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$169,580Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 80
$144,730Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 430
$142,620Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
$136,720n.a.
$135,450Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$136,060 1,260
$125,740Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
$114,180 150
$122,370Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$128,180 120
$114,610Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$105,090 1,000
$112,450Physicists
(area) (ind)
$102,960 30
$104,830Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$90,370 360
$101,500Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$87,130 8,090
$101,250Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$67,760 250
$97,000Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$95,200 1,000
$91,560Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$70,870 5,480
$90,740Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,360 2,280
$90,370Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$88,010 1,560
$88,330Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$82,750 1,840
$85,070Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,110 80
$84,270Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$79,270 370
$83,880Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$87,870 160
$83,430Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$84,070 310
$82,440Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$80,000 1,800
$80,050Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$82,400 2,940
$77,280Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$70,100 1,190
$76,680Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,270 60
$74,970Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$74,480 820
$74,400Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$82,610 340
$74,200Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$63,340 3,120
$73,850Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,390 3,140
$73,170Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,080 1,480
$72,700Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$70,790 140
$72,270Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$72,920 1,530
$72,030Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$70,860 260
$71,450Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,820 1,750
$70,760Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,370 250
$70,230Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$74,530 50
$69,890General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$58,440 26,980
$69,130Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$68,620 430
$68,630Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$63,390 5,030
$68,020Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,990 640
$67,990Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,910 10,540
$67,650Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,840 1,930
$67,270Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,180 78,140
$66,780Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,470 3,310
$66,570Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$81,150 270
$66,470Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$55,350 320
$65,560Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,640 970
$65,400Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$50,110 1,320
$65,360Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$60,300 1,410
$64,980Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$72,650 180
$64,850Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,650 220
$64,670Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$61,820 1,410
$64,110Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,600 670
$63,760Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,100 1,260
$63,740Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,990 1,670
$63,190Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,600 4,330
$63,080Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,020 70
$62,700Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,710 370
$62,680Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$60,460 260
$62,120Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,260 1,430
$61,770Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,470 170
$61,510Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$59,130 630
$61,340Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$54,870 1,000
$61,330Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,410 560
$61,280Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,850 110
$60,550Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,220 30
$60,370Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$57,020 2,490
$60,050Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$56,830 460
$59,830Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$57,660 1,670
$59,510Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$56,570 30
$59,260Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,010 22,450
$59,070Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,000 190
$58,660Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,640 120
$58,600Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,140 1,470
$58,190Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,580 380
$58,080Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,460 4,500
$57,560Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,750 960
$57,380Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,160 490
$57,350Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,980 140
$57,270Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$53,750 260
$57,140Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$57,840 80
$57,140Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$53,480 460
$57,010Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,450 760
$56,960Economists
(area) (ind)
$51,740 60
$56,820Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$51,660 940
$56,650Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,610 290
$56,600Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$56,990 210
$56,450Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,460 910
$56,400Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$52,940 830
$56,300Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$55,280 2,950
$55,310Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,200 80
$54,980Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,460 160
$54,820Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,260 320
$54,530Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,960 4,990
$54,140Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$51,510 270
$54,140Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$51,280 2,660
$53,910Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$47,420 270
$53,880Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,170 190
$53,880Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$50,670 3,160
$53,350Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$58,480 1,660
$53,130Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$45,560 4,810
$52,850Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,990 910
$52,810Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$39,910 560
$52,660Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$49,760 730
$52,610Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$42,070 3,040
$52,390Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,930 520
$52,200Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,160 560
$51,990Chemists
(area) (ind)
$50,170 370
$51,500First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,580 6,300
$51,370Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,760n.a.
$51,310Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,550 22,850
$51,270Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,220 330
$51,220Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$43,080 70
$50,940First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$44,970 2,010
$50,890First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$51,650 1,000
$50,740Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$51,130 560
$50,460Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$45,860 100
$50,280Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$42,270 450
$50,020Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$42,610 120
$49,980Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$50,680 520
$49,970Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,090 90
$49,960Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,530 400
$49,960Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$45,870 80
$49,530Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,000 30
$49,390Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,730 400
$49,330Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,260n.a.
$49,180First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$47,440 4,890
$49,050Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,410 630
$48,960Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$46,170 1,610
$48,910Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$47,990 400
$48,820Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$44,390 3,510
$48,710Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,980 12,310
$48,660Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,220 880
$48,530Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,910 1,810
$48,270Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$40,260 10,840
$48,180Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$45,250 280
$48,060Foresters
(area) (ind)
$45,150 30
$48,000Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$42,140 110
$47,970Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,190 81,660
$47,800Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$42,050 1,730
$47,750Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,000 650
$47,710Art directors
(area) (ind)
$42,460 80
$47,690Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$49,880 330
$47,560First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$42,140 2,630
$47,510Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,550 690
$47,470Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$41,510 690
$47,410Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,040 540
$47,330Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,680 560
$47,200Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$46,430 24,670
$47,160Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,120 12,940
$47,140Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,800 50,670
$46,760Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$38,510 50
$46,580First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$43,290 6,790
$46,570Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,360 310
$46,570Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$45,380 420
$46,290Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$35,710 90
$46,180Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,570 80
$46,170First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$42,510 900
$45,950Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$42,530 1,280
$45,940Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,920 210
$45,740Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,970 1,980
$45,640Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,130 870
$45,470Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$43,190 3,050
$45,340Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,890 180
$45,240Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$43,510 690
$45,140Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$41,050 1,170
$45,130Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,300 860
$45,060Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$40,370 890
$44,960Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$46,800 160
$44,820Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,140 1,330
$44,740Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,530 730
$44,680Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$39,260 40
$44,590Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,690 930
$44,590Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$35,170 80
$44,260Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$45,080 930
$44,180Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$47,800 1,210
$43,900Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$42,610 1,180
$43,890Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,550 1,870
$43,610Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,270 1,480
$43,510Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$40,560n.a.
$43,260Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,080 5,110
$43,220Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$38,960 1,960
$43,210Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$46,950 1,010
$43,200Archivists
(area) (ind)
$38,410 40
$43,180Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$40,900 170
$43,160Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,050 4,220
$43,160First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,530 170
$43,060Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,900 1,520
$42,970Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$36,330 50
$42,600Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$40,260 750
$42,590Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$38,800 1,260
$42,570Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$38,530 300
$42,510Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$42,550 2,450
$42,350Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,580 80
$42,340Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$45,890 980
$42,300Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,480 700
$42,280Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$28,870 30
$42,170Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$37,940 1,600
$42,130Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,820 380
$42,090Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$40,820 270
$41,990Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,440 1,760
$41,890Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$42,260 400
$41,830Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,830 1,100
$41,770Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$38,210 740
$41,650Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$38,250 410
$41,540Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,070 70
$41,540Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,110 3,330
$41,520Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,300 60
$41,510Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,580 170
$41,310Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$33,250 860
$41,240Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,950 140
$41,190Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$39,900 530
$41,190Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,770 520
$41,060Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,740 970
$40,990Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,560 2,060
$40,980History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,290 310
$40,970Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$32,520 60
$40,850Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$35,400 620
$40,560Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$40,470 170
$40,490Editors
(area) (ind)
$37,490 710
$40,470Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,030 1,050
$40,170Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,030 2,780
$40,130Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,340 1,960
$40,110Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,780 440
$39,960Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$41,870 60
$39,690Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$40,170 1,050
$39,690Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,660 260
$39,660Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,490 1,330
$39,560First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$35,310 460
$39,530Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$39,490 230
$39,530Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$34,210 280
$39,510Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$40,740 370
$39,400Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,190 3,490
$39,380Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,320 490
$39,370Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$38,250 810
$39,220First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$36,900 1,800
$39,190Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,490 2,650
$38,710First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$35,330 13,650
$38,710Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$38,070 210
$38,620Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,790 420
$38,460Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,140 910
$38,300Health educators
(area) (ind)
$36,830 490
$38,240Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,320 50
$38,230Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$35,280 310
$38,210Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,300 130
$37,940Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$39,120 230
$37,890Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,840 1,010
$37,800Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,440 1,300
$37,790Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$36,220 540
$37,770Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$36,850 180
$37,750Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,630 120
$37,750Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$36,690 1,580
$37,730Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,900 80
$37,690Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,310 1,960
$37,640Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,490 4,000
$37,610Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$36,050 70
$37,560Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$32,330 80
$37,540Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$37,830 190
$37,430Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,790 1,510
$37,410Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$38,070 600
$37,380Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,690 220
$37,280Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,540 1,430
$37,210All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,760 2,750
$37,170Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,810 770
$37,160Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$35,890 2,260
$36,920Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$34,560 50
$36,780Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$38,580 410
$36,660Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$37,900 2,990
$36,620Electricians
(area) (ind)
$37,350 6,790
$36,600Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$32,540 1,590
$36,400Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,030 1,270
$36,330Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$36,670 180
$36,230Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$35,690 200
$36,160English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$34,430 1,090
$36,110Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$35,780 160
$36,090Riggers
(area) (ind)
$38,560 30
$36,000Tapers
(area) (ind)
$32,420 90
$35,990Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$38,550n.a.
$35,950Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$35,450 1,380
$35,950Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,540 100
$35,940Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$36,410 150
$35,910Librarians
(area) (ind)
$35,870 1,970
$35,860Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,050 30
$35,850Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$35,020 11,420
$35,730Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$34,630 8,060
$35,730Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,290 280
$35,700Curators
(area) (ind)
$36,800 60
$35,660Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,110 3,370
$35,560Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$31,420 1,950
$35,410Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,120 380
$35,210Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$31,520 1,050
$35,170Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$34,120 1,050
$35,020Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$33,760 190
$35,010Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,550 13,840
$35,000Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,170 150
$34,990Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$34,490 380
$34,960Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,390 110
$34,940Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$34,440 1,140
$34,920Fallers
(area) (ind)
$32,760 50
$34,910Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$34,790 540
$34,900Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$32,850 1,490
$34,840Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$33,760 5,070
$34,840Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$33,370 2,720
$34,780Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,170 69,060
$34,680Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,110 380
$34,660Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,400 130
$34,640Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$33,320 160
$34,460Clergy
(area) (ind)
$32,580 290
$34,410Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$27,780 2,730
$34,400Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,980 100
$34,350Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,160 90
$34,290Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$32,860 380
$34,280Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$32,440 700
$34,210Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$33,830 18,130
$34,160Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$35,700 540
$34,140Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$32,220 1,050
$34,120Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$31,560 290
$33,960Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$32,520 2,340
$33,860Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$30,030 180
$33,850Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,530 70
$33,850Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,430 1,320
$33,720Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$32,700 270
$33,690Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,030 130
$33,630Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,560 370
$33,610Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$31,140 1,410
$33,430Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,230 390
$33,430Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,170 110
$33,410Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,710 2,120
$33,400Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,610 620
$33,210Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$32,460n.a.
$33,180Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$30,520 780
$33,150Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,050n.a.
$33,110Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$30,990n.a.
$33,070Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,350 860
$33,070Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,690 570
$33,060Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,510 30
$33,050Historians
(area) (ind)
$31,480 50
$33,020Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,430 760
$33,020Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,520n.a.
$32,860Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,990 760
$32,840Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$32,280 60
$32,840Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$32,350 3,480
$32,800Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$31,500 70
$32,740Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,040n.a.
$32,670Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,430 3,500
$32,520Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,690 100
$32,500Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,650 1,210
$32,470Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,400 150
$32,450Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$29,280 7,760
$32,440Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$31,820 1,530
$32,430Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$30,540 21,620
$32,410Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$30,090 6,280
$32,410Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,230 600
$32,390Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,060 70
$32,350Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,580 780
$32,330Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,160 6,140
$32,150Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,950 2,900
$32,070Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$22,300n.a.
$32,030Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,210 1,620
$31,910Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,520 6,240
$31,850Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$31,220 340
$31,840Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$32,010 80
$31,820Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$28,880 410
$31,780Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$26,610 620
$31,550Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,300 60
$31,550First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$28,330 10,560
$31,540Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,890 270
$31,480Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$32,140 2,270
$31,470Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$28,330 90
$31,460Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,810 370
$31,460All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,950 1,455,940
$31,350Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,130 40
$31,300Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$31,180n.a.
$31,260Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,180 17,310
$31,240Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,690 270
$31,200Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$30,450 490
$31,160Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,060 2,040
$31,150Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$31,100 110
$31,090First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$29,370 990
$31,020Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$30,380 13,770
$31,010Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$30,890 720
$30,970Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,210n.a.
$30,940Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,960 380
$30,910Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,990 50
$30,740Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,650 530
$30,720Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,950 73,410
$30,660Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,310 320
$30,630Barbers
(area) (ind)
$29,530n.a.
$30,530Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,460 19,660
$30,510Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,980 640
$30,500Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,720 1,990
$30,500Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,740 570
$30,460Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,360 1,500
$30,310Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,270 2,570
$30,240Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$26,160 70
$30,230Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,290 7,450
$30,140Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$26,100 730
$30,100Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,140 400
$30,080Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,920 5,700
$30,040Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,690 480
$29,980Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,390 150
$29,890Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$30,260n.a.
$29,890Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,560 30
$29,880Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,010 860
$29,810Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$26,730 1,860
$29,780Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$27,560 150
$29,770Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,150 7,870
$29,740Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$26,700 250
$29,730Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$30,470 740
$29,680Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,190 31,830
$29,670Photographers
(area) (ind)
$29,230 630
$29,600First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$26,930 560
$29,580Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,500 3,900
$29,570Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,980 1,470
$29,470Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,710 390
$29,450Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,440 490
$29,390Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,910 330
$29,360Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$27,820 220
$29,290Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,420 500
$29,230Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,390 1,970
$29,170Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,240 350
$29,100Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$28,480n.a.
$29,090Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$27,820 970
$29,050Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,350 930
$29,030Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,080 2,390
$28,950Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$27,080 3,030
$28,930Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,220 670
$28,920Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$27,250 6,900
$28,920Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$25,320 130
$28,890Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$28,210 1,390
$28,880Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,680 1,380
$28,790Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$27,060 250
$28,760Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$27,520 15,560
$28,720Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,510 410
$28,630Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,980 1,060
$28,600Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$28,290 1,770
$28,520Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$27,310 960
$28,500Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,380 470
$28,440Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,350 200
$28,360Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,320 1,760
$28,340Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,430 620
$28,320Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,590 770
$28,280Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,060 2,220
$28,260Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$29,260 150
$28,250Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,220 250
$28,190Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$25,850 640
$28,130Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,740 520
$28,100Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,210 630
$28,060Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,840 880
$27,990Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$25,910 220
$27,940Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,020 610
$27,880Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,800 490
$27,880Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$25,430 50
$27,810Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,960 110
$27,810Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,770 118,630
$27,670Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,970 120
$27,650Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,570 440
$27,640Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,560 2,910
$27,630Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,210 1,580
$27,630Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,850 2,230
$27,600Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,170 22,750
$27,550Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$26,860 1,680
$27,340Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,930 590
$27,330Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$20,110n.a.
$27,250Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$30,230 320
$27,090Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,830 390
$27,060Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,080 370
$27,050Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,990 250
$26,990Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,770 1,110
$26,940Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$25,960n.a.
$26,910Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$22,800 30
$26,890Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,830 240
$26,890Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,110 1,540
$26,860Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$25,970 850
$26,850Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,650 400
$26,800Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,010 2,380
$26,620Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$25,960 590
$26,580Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,520 1,370
$26,550Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,140 280
$26,490Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,660 190
$26,480Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,070 260
$26,420Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,680 470
$26,400Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,840 5,940
$26,330Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,240 510
$26,270First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$24,390 1,450
$26,090Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,530 101,560
$26,050Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$25,840 130
$25,970Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$23,200 4,630
$25,940Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,000 5,810
$25,840Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$24,670n.a.
$25,750Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$25,100 590
$25,710Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,130 259,730
$25,650Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$23,160 110
$25,640Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,170 146,740
$25,630Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,520 1,440
$25,630Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$25,460 1,190
$25,590Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,100 1,070
$25,580Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$22,280 280
$25,510Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$22,950 1,920
$25,360Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,410 1,050
$25,330Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$23,350 690
$25,220Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$22,040 60
$25,180Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,040 2,730
$25,150Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,090 6,920
$25,150Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$22,670 25,770
$25,020Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$24,580 660
$25,020Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,350 6,740
$25,000Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,610 860
$24,850Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,660 2,510
$24,840Farmers and ranchers
(area) (ind)
$21,960 30
$24,800Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$21,950 1,690
$24,790Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,590 3,360
$24,750Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$22,320 210
$24,750Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$23,290 750
$24,750Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$22,590 1,620
$24,720Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,920 790
$24,560Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$21,210 770
$24,520Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,690 580
$24,490Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,480 100
$24,440Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$23,780 830
$24,400New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,500 1,230
$24,290Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,320 50
$24,280Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,000 18,550
$24,240Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$23,200n.a.
$24,110Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,020 1,090
$24,050Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,090 3,550
$24,010Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,530 520
$23,990First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,660 7,820
$23,960Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,680 710
$23,940Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,940 500
$23,860Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,100 100
$23,840Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,590 570
$23,780Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,910 1,540
$23,650Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,390 500
$23,440Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$22,500 1,060
$23,440Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,810 5,680
$23,360Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$21,100 800
$23,330Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,480 450
$23,290Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$20,380 60
$23,280Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,960 4,040
$23,260Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$20,680 170
$23,250Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,310 770
$23,200Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$20,750 8,120
$23,030Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,860 1,610
$23,010Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$20,790 360
$22,950Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,050 2,360
$22,940Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,310 130
$22,940Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,930 590
$22,910Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,560 1,120
$22,830Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$20,510 370
$22,770Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,040 800
$22,710Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,580 1,740
$22,680Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,440 9,090
$22,650Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,110 190
$22,640Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,290 590
$22,540Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,330 10,000
$22,480Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,110 80
$22,430Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$22,000 1,120
$22,400Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,700 3,360
$22,300Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$21,420 1,620
$22,280Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$20,330 430
$22,240Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,730 190
$22,150Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,060 22,520
$22,120Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,350 6,340
$22,110Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,240 50
$22,090Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,440 650
$22,000Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$21,890 3,510
$21,990Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$19,640 390
$21,710Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,360 430
$21,600Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$18,330 2,000
$21,580Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$21,730 90
$21,400Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$20,120n.a.
$21,360Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,350 3,490
$21,360Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$20,820 1,650
$21,340Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,710 110
$21,340Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$20,220 870
$21,320Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,840 2,640
$21,290Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$19,980 1,890
$21,270Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,100 40
$21,260Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,820 1,600
$21,240Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,170 36,550
$21,210Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,050 890
$21,170Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,580 200
$21,160Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$20,180 2,800
$21,060Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,380 46,660
$21,030Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,390 4,710
$21,000Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$20,870 380
$20,990Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$18,150 6,820
$20,930Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,380 340
$20,850Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,300 6,680
$20,770Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$20,570n.a.
$20,670Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,210 4,490
$20,650Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$20,260 80
$20,560Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,020 45,540
$20,550Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,300 320
$20,470Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$19,950 560
$20,450Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,960 870
$20,440Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,400 180
$20,420Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,880 100
$20,340Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$17,640 600
$20,340Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$19,550 4,370
$20,330Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,720 1,240
$20,320Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,990n.a.
$20,180Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$18,450 1,230
$20,160Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,220 16,080
$20,100Concierges
(area) (ind)
$17,590 30
$20,100Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$17,970 30
$20,060Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,750 23,790
$20,020Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,350 2,260
$20,000Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,790 11,150
$19,970Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,090 690
$19,960File clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,950 2,800
$19,920Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,240 790
$19,750Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$17,050 1,680
$19,740Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$19,920 1,310
$19,730Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,470 9,110
$19,720Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,080 4,260
$19,710Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,210 100
$19,640Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$19,650 630
$19,600Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$19,140 250
$19,490Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,770 200
$19,410Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,030 1,030
$19,340Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,850n.a.
$19,320Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$17,540n.a.
$19,190Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$18,400 860
$19,100Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,680 580
$19,080Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,090 310
$19,030Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,250 1,530
$18,920Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,520 7,930
$18,670Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,550 6,900
$18,650Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,810 80
$18,620Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$17,330 240
$18,610Bakers
(area) (ind)
$17,620 1,250
$18,570Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,920 1,040
$18,470Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,860 330
$18,390Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$14,250 100
$18,390Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,670 21,040
$18,230Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,780 1,220
$18,180Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,790 44,190
$18,130Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,730 650
$17,980Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,360n.a.
$17,920Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$16,500 550
$17,900Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$16,430 40
$17,890Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$16,260 5,250
$17,830Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$15,760 1,020
$17,800Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,120 210
$17,760Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,840 270
$17,680Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$15,830 1,730
$17,660Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$15,790 1,120
$17,650Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,290 580
$17,590Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,820 22,480
$17,570Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,810 1,250
$17,570Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,920 100
$17,560Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,050 8,050
$17,550Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,810 1,080
$17,520Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$17,510 490
$17,520Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,900 27,570
$17,250Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$17,080 430
$17,110Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$15,660 6,560
$16,870Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$15,250 6,450
$16,740Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,530 8,080
$16,690Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,330 650
$16,650Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,370 540
$16,570Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$14,580 140
$16,520Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$13,650 170
$16,400Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$14,170 120
$16,070Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$15,020 800
$16,040Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,560 2,610
$15,840Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$13,430 340
$15,730Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$15,240 7,470
$15,510Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$14,230 3,190
$15,500Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$15,660 7,900
$15,480Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,940 2,790
$15,470Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$15,700 200
$15,460Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,210 720
$15,450Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,130 2,910
$15,380Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$15,160n.a.
$15,200Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,920 123,960
$15,180Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,860 310
$15,170Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,360 2,080
$15,070Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,440 41,330
$14,960Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$13,980 10,100
$14,870Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,650 9,770
$14,830Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,260 750
$14,710Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$14,410 8,230
$14,700Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,710 1,340
$14,670Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,870 6,050
$14,580Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,700 3,540
$14,460Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,300 160
$14,450Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,960 480
$14,440Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,800 4,000
$14,360Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$13,180n.a.
$14,310Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,030 5,270
$14,140Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,850 550
$14,030Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,240 26,010
$13,860Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,450 26,950
$13,820Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,360 13,230
$13,330Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,140 2,730
n.a.Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 380
n.a.Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,700
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 410
n.a.Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 920
n.a.Audiologists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 120
n.a.Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 480
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$81,182 260
n.a.Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
n.a. 300
n.a.Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
n.a. 790
n.a.Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
n.a. 97,100

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates