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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

South Carolina

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for South Carolina 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

South Carolina

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$190,460Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 940
$189,670Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 730
$186,290Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$171,990Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 390
$150,830Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 120
$150,200Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,470
$144,800Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 840
$136,760Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$132,420 300
$134,780Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$128,530Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$121,010 7,040
$124,630Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$117,960 90
$122,470Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$127,540n.a.
$122,160Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$113,430 990
$105,940Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$69,540 280
$98,760Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$85,390 5,250
$89,650Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$87,630 2,510
$89,270Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$90,970 3,570
$88,900Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$88,890 1,390
$88,870Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$87,750 270
$85,990Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$88,450 80
$83,620Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$79,700 170
$80,260Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$76,640n.a.
$79,090Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$68,980 540
$78,180Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$72,100 120
$77,680General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$66,610 29,700
$77,350Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$54,220 1,700
$77,270Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$69,790 5,620
$77,060Physicists
(area) (ind)
$72,520 150
$76,790Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$68,370 4,150
$76,200Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$73,560 2,580
$75,890Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,690 600
$74,300Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$77,740 210
$73,990Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,380 87,990
$73,810Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$69,910 2,350
$73,500Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,000n.a.
$73,220Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,690 1,980
$72,970Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$64,960 1,500
$72,960Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$70,160 40
$72,930Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$70,990 1,010
$72,240Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$70,640 560
$71,230Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,810 590
$71,140Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$56,770n.a.
$71,000Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,240 570
$70,500Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,410n.a.
$69,880Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$64,050 3,400
$69,600Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,860 120
$69,040Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$71,340 30
$69,020Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,600 11,140
$68,870Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$62,020 3,250
$68,750Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$65,350 680
$68,320Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$60,790 120
$68,200Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,980 3,620
$67,900Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,090 1,450
$67,860Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,650 340
$67,650Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$74,920 50
$67,620Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$67,210 3,130
$66,500Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$64,010 1,700
$66,030Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$61,940 460
$66,020Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$66,240 590
$65,750Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$63,450 1,220
$65,590Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$62,780 160
$65,440Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,290 1,660
$65,150Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$66,660 1,700
$64,600Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,640 4,500
$64,520Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,470 880
$63,950Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$51,200 260
$63,720Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,660 170
$63,110Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$58,290 960
$63,000Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,040 100
$62,850Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$64,950 280
$62,370Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,320 1,470
$62,370Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,900 3,660
$61,890Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,990 30
$61,870Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,630 1,850
$61,830Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,580 3,400
$60,970Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$54,180 910
$60,860Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,560 310
$60,800Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,700 30
$60,700Chemists
(area) (ind)
$56,610 1,120
$60,470Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,630 3,580
$60,140Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,780 580
$60,110Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,460 150
$59,630Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$65,840n.a.
$59,500Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,520 360
$59,460Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,880 230
$59,300Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,720 1,030
$58,910Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,050 370
$58,820Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,030 150
$58,680Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,200 260
$58,570Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$52,870 1,150
$58,330Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$52,770 880
$58,310Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,650 34,600
$58,140Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,410 400
$58,120Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,710 280
$57,950Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,140 30
$57,750Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,440 630
$57,490Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,130 1,120
$57,430Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$45,080 340
$57,320Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$45,990 1,060
$57,230Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$58,040 130
$56,920Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,710 600
$56,760Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,720 400
$56,300Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$55,450 350
$56,140Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$50,050 4,480
$55,890Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,840 170
$55,590Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,820 890
$55,500Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,660 100
$55,490Foresters
(area) (ind)
$52,890 430
$55,460Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,210 900
$55,410Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$52,830 4,290
$55,410Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,550 780
$55,320Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,050 850
$55,250Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$55,340 220
$54,900Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,820 630
$54,850Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,950 89,270
$54,680Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,960 60
$54,680Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$45,440 610
$54,550Editors
(area) (ind)
$39,830 640
$53,950First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$47,780 2,410
$53,920Economists
(area) (ind)
$53,030 110
$53,850History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,000 410
$53,500Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$49,710 140
$53,330Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,110 170
$53,100Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,320 100
$53,070Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,980 22,600
$52,900Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$37,820 50
$52,810Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,950 1,690
$52,710Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,340 640
$52,590Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,130 5,120
$52,550Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,860 2,090
$52,530Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,650 2,240
$52,390Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,140 220
$52,320Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$50,430 130
$52,220Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$50,520 70
$52,060Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$50,410 31,160
$51,640Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,230n.a.
$51,640Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$39,430 1,050
$51,520Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$46,240 4,210
$51,500Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,540 50
$51,240Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$48,070 840
$51,060Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$50,950 1,540
$50,810Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,790 990
$50,800Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$45,490 4,410
$50,740Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$51,350 710
$50,370Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$48,110 1,140
$50,090Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$47,010 2,340
$49,800Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$47,250 140
$49,700Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,510 80
$49,580Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$40,710 15,640
$49,280Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$42,300 210
$49,230English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,570 1,120
$48,890Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$47,160 60
$48,790Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,210 660
$48,590Art directors
(area) (ind)
$44,780 120
$48,460Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$45,260 400
$48,350Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,130 330
$48,230Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$34,290 220
$48,200First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,060 7,320
$48,190Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,640 1,080
$48,050Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$43,030 130
$48,000Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,400 1,020
$47,880First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$45,260 13,230
$47,770Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,800 380
$47,760Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,570 450
$47,670Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,550 360
$47,650Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,790 11,780
$47,480Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$49,980 40
$47,460Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$45,530 100
$47,410Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$44,360 240
$47,400Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$43,660 310
$47,320Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,360 51,480
$47,020Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,500 220
$47,020Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,980 9,530
$46,800Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,190 920
$46,790Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,090 190
$46,600First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$42,230 270
$46,570Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,960 270
$46,540First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,470 430
$46,380Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,840 1,030
$46,370Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$46,660 1,950
$46,020Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,540 500
$45,810Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,480 2,860
$45,680Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$36,660 80
$45,650First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,830 10,630
$45,610Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$41,420 330
$45,600Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$40,550 780
$45,550First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$41,430 940
$45,520Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,810 270
$45,390Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,830 1,050
$45,360Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$40,110 30
$45,350Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$46,470 630
$45,120First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$42,920 270
$45,100Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,850n.a.
$44,780Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,630 2,510
$44,640Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,640 3,150
$44,500Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,020 3,550
$44,430Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$40,000 1,320
$44,410Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$42,410 1,060
$44,350Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,500 160
$44,330Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,400 820
$44,290Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$39,530 410
$44,270First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$41,920 560
$44,130Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,770 410
$44,040Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,310 50
$43,920Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$43,820 1,600
$43,820First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$41,640 2,680
$43,740Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$39,540 1,670
$43,690Librarians
(area) (ind)
$43,660 2,210
$43,060Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,810 2,550
$43,060Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,010 360
$42,900Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$33,710 420
$42,740Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$44,050 210
$42,680Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$37,680 240
$42,600Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$35,980 1,050
$42,400Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,230 4,530
$42,380Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$31,570 2,960
$42,320Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,860 920
$42,250Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,680 280
$42,230Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,150 2,830
$42,200Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,580 3,330
$42,190Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$41,940 2,590
$42,080Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$42,060 1,160
$42,000Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$41,380 1,110
$41,940Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$41,480 1,230
$41,900First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$40,440 2,640
$41,900Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,810 1,210
$41,780Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$40,600 530
$41,720Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,620 3,560
$41,560Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,250 1,180
$41,560Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$40,760 160
$41,520Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$40,920 13,930
$41,480Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,210 1,310
$41,460Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$35,620 1,060
$41,250Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$32,720 1,360
$41,250Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,310 340
$41,230Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,390 690
$41,120Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$43,570 1,960
$41,110Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$40,270 1,350
$40,980Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$35,640 500
$40,940Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$40,460n.a.
$40,940Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$40,010 300
$40,850Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,630 2,800
$40,810Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,640 540
$40,640Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,380 2,030
$40,570Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,690 1,510
$40,560Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$39,830 1,690
$40,500Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$39,900 590
$40,430Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$36,550 980
$40,360Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$35,320 380
$40,290Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,430 130
$40,280Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,680 10,240
$40,210Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$40,330 600
$40,190Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$39,760 2,240
$40,080Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$39,430 100
$40,080Health educators
(area) (ind)
$38,610 460
$39,930Curators
(area) (ind)
$38,370 120
$39,920Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,350 17,360
$39,920Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$38,870 100
$39,740Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,270 410
$39,650First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$36,740 19,010
$39,560Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,070 2,870
$39,470Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,330 110
$39,420Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,500 860
$39,190Riggers
(area) (ind)
$40,540 220
$38,950Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,620 950
$38,790Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$38,820n.a.
$38,790Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,680 1,450
$38,740Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,560 670
$38,700Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$39,070 1,370
$38,260Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$31,950 440
$38,160Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,740 5,940
$38,140Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$37,720 660
$38,030Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$33,730 140
$37,970Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,380 90
$37,950Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$39,580 830
$37,900Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$32,340 270
$37,790Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$38,230 120
$37,790Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,670 1,510
$37,700Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$38,820 130
$37,600Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$40,730n.a.
$37,600Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,100 3,250
$37,550Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,940 1,580
$37,360Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,930 4,960
$37,300Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,280n.a.
$37,190Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,930 30
$37,010Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$37,470 1,260
$37,010Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,100 1,320
$36,980Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,100 1,000
$36,870Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,680 1,370
$36,860Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,400 1,140
$36,840Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,360 101,460
$36,720Electricians
(area) (ind)
$35,320 7,750
$36,340Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$33,860 200
$36,320Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$29,180 490
$36,290Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,900 890
$36,150Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$35,550 1,740
$36,060Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,370 3,620
$35,810Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$32,670 530
$35,800Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,960 120
$35,760Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$38,350 60
$35,740Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$25,960 230
$35,470Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$31,530 330
$35,390Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$32,430 240
$35,390Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,960n.a.
$35,390Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$32,360 40
$35,270Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$32,550 70
$35,220Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$35,890 730
$35,170Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$34,610 290
$35,150Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$37,390 240
$35,150Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$32,220 490
$35,140Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,620 15,430
$35,120Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,260 560
$34,980Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,720 2,950
$34,950Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$33,210 1,300
$34,920Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$32,980 10,680
$34,910First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$31,380 17,410
$34,830First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$32,080 2,160
$34,790Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$32,690 100
$34,760Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$38,540 60
$34,710Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,680 270
$34,690Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,780 2,070
$34,690Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,780 1,560
$34,630Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$28,010 330
$34,590Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,620 350
$34,580All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,130 2,150
$34,580Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,370 480
$34,480Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,740 490
$34,410Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,840 88,150
$34,380Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,680 90
$34,340Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$26,350 370
$34,330Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,870 100
$34,300Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$32,220 1,740
$34,270Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,300 320
$34,200Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,760 240
$34,060Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$33,370 2,010
$33,860Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$31,770 25,300
$33,810Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$32,520 170
$33,700Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,950 180
$33,690Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$29,550 140
$33,680Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$31,830 290
$33,660Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,080 240
$33,640Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,440 760
$33,620Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$32,120n.a.
$33,610Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$32,530n.a.
$33,530Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,700 280
$33,530Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,480 490
$33,480Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$31,300 690
$33,450Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$26,620 30
$33,440Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,060 1,000
$33,440Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$29,000 2,020
$33,420Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,520 1,860
$33,390Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,510 5,980
$33,370Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,580 780
$33,150Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,960 13,540
$32,960Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,710 370
$32,880Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,730 2,190
$32,770Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,920 80
$32,750Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$32,180n.a.
$32,680Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$29,380 220
$32,680Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,060 1,060
$32,650Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,600 280
$32,570Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,440 40
$32,480Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,040 2,250
$32,470Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,230 2,210
$32,380Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,770 9,340
$32,350Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,270 20,700
$32,330Machinists
(area) (ind)
$31,840 6,890
$32,300Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$33,280 1,890
$32,300Archivists
(area) (ind)
$31,390 100
$32,270Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,400 2,690
$32,250All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,850 1,802,740
$32,240Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$31,760 2,030
$32,240Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,250 80
$32,200Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$32,020 210
$32,190Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,610 2,020
$32,170Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,710 890
$32,130Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,000 1,320
$32,120Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$26,340n.a.
$32,110Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,620 30
$32,080Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$31,730 490
$32,060Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,980 120
$31,990Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,800 1,220
$31,890Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,180 890
$31,860Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$33,470 70
$31,810Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,190 210
$31,780Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,950 80
$31,740Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,160 6,130
$31,700Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$28,280 70
$31,650Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,060 26,830
$31,640Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,990 1,990
$31,640Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,690 1,490
$31,610Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,550 2,810
$31,540Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,880 3,220
$31,410Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$29,840 12,530
$31,340Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,440 540
$31,300Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$30,810 630
$31,280Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$27,860 310
$31,220Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,910 2,920
$31,100Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$28,430 80
$31,050Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,030 130
$31,020Clergy
(area) (ind)
$30,580 310
$30,980Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,780 660
$30,980Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,220 5,190
$30,920Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$29,610 60
$30,840Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,330 40
$30,700Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,600 3,090
$30,620Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,450 530
$30,600Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$29,740 3,600
$30,560Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$27,780 2,100
$30,540Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,300 3,130
$30,520Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$29,760 1,700
$30,510Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,390 89,040
$30,490Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$28,130 720
$30,480Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$31,780 50
$30,410Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$22,620 60
$30,380Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$27,270 160
$30,310Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$26,860 640
$30,260Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,630 110
$30,230Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,420 620
$30,180Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$28,640 470
$30,180Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,710 2,080
$30,150Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$28,050n.a.
$30,110Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,310 260
$30,110Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,430 2,280
$30,110Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$28,390 110
$30,080Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$30,560 1,820
$30,050Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,100 100
$30,010Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,520 550
$30,000Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,590 1,650
$29,920Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,840 50
$29,880Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$30,240 2,510
$29,840Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,900 990
$29,760Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,240 310
$29,760Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$25,130 420
$29,750Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,460 1,200
$29,700Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$28,320 40
$29,690Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,720 250
$29,640Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$29,300 180
$29,630Photographers
(area) (ind)
$27,450 660
$29,460Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,800 170
$29,440Tapers
(area) (ind)
$29,750 60
$29,440Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,970n.a.
$29,380Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,930 70
$29,370Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$24,780 30
$29,310Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,670 1,020
$29,230Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,600 280
$29,180Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,330 2,780
$29,110Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,230 980
$29,040Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$29,280 60
$29,020Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,060 3,050
$28,970Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,970 5,690
$28,920Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,530 208,930
$28,820Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$27,340 1,190
$28,740Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$27,540 510
$28,680Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,610 1,140
$28,650Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$25,600n.a.
$28,580Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$27,430 1,310
$28,530Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,560 130
$28,460Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$27,710 610
$28,450Barbers
(area) (ind)
$25,110n.a.
$28,380Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,450 600
$28,350Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,280n.a.
$28,340Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,220 1,470
$28,300Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,090n.a.
$28,280Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,460 39,790
$28,260Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$28,220 520
$28,090Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,510 120
$28,020Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$26,030 15,100
$27,940Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$25,380 410
$27,880Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,130 340
$27,820Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$28,130 2,440
$27,790Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,140 3,400
$27,770First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$26,450 3,220
$27,750Job printers
(area) (ind)
$26,150 720
$27,750Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$26,810 1,030
$27,730Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,090 590
$27,680Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,310 500
$27,610Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$26,600 180
$27,580Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,590 2,830
$27,580First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$24,480 1,340
$27,500Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,830 31,450
$27,460Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,200 620
$27,430Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$22,690 80
$27,410Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,860 26,380
$27,390New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,880 820
$27,350Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,610 3,460
$27,320Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,360 21,900
$27,280Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,540 330
$27,270Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$25,790 860
$27,260Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,730 350
$27,250Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,040 660
$27,240Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,250 1,080
$27,230Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$22,140 220
$27,180Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$25,150 710
$27,150Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,790 1,940
$27,140Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,650 6,360
$27,140Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$26,370 3,790
$27,120First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$25,210 10,800
$27,110Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$25,770n.a.
$27,060Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,390 550
$27,050Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,220 3,630
$27,030Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,220 350
$26,970Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,340 11,320
$26,970Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,200n.a.
$26,950Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,640 186,430
$26,930Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$26,750 1,000
$26,810Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,020 150
$26,800Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,170 1,510
$26,790Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,730 281,610
$26,780Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,390 1,120
$26,770Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$26,220 90
$26,750Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$26,410 230
$26,630Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$25,960 130
$26,620Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,260 50
$26,620Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$25,350 6,760
$26,570Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,070 80
$26,560Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,500n.a.
$26,530Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,010 2,680
$26,480Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,900 10,630
$26,460Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,920n.a.
$26,430Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,650 1,280
$26,420Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$23,620 70
$26,410Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,030 380
$26,370Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,510 160
$26,250Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,440 310
$26,240Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,600 2,700
$26,210Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$25,470 80
$26,210Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,580 7,460
$26,200Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,200 13,440
$26,180Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$25,730 1,220
$25,860Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,270 610
$25,810Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 50
$25,770Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,410 210
$25,760Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$23,730 290
$25,710Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$24,830 250
$25,680Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,860 870
$25,640Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,920n.a.
$25,530Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,860 5,560
$25,520Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,170 1,060
$25,520Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,470 470
$25,510Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,180 147,140
$25,510Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,350 2,840
$25,460Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,130 1,290
$25,440Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,810 800
$25,430Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,780 5,710
$25,310Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,820 550
$25,310Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$24,970 840
$25,230Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,290 510
$25,200Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,210 400
$25,190Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$23,500n.a.
$25,120Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,210 340
$25,110Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$24,500 27,160
$25,100Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,180 6,320
$25,020Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,650 950
$24,900Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$24,740 1,620
$24,870Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,420 900
$24,670Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$21,760 220
$24,660Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,830 6,190
$24,620Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$23,560 280
$24,580Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$21,680 3,440
$24,530Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$23,710 790
$24,510Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$24,010 3,360
$24,470Roofers
(area) (ind)
$24,160 1,430
$24,460Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,770 1,110
$24,340Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,070 960
$24,320Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$23,840n.a.
$24,230Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,890 70
$24,140Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,250n.a.
$24,070Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,620n.a.
$24,050Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,270 520
$23,950Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,280 4,420
$23,850Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,260 2,670
$23,830Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$21,530 610
$23,790Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,630 2,910
$23,770Fallers
(area) (ind)
$22,280 520
$23,700Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,730 6,860
$23,660Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,870 190
$23,600Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,760 680
$23,580Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,720 3,730
$23,500Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$22,920 2,040
$23,450Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,040 240
$23,380Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$21,040 390
$23,300Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,370 4,550
$23,280Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,170 810
$23,250Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$21,230 1,670
$23,130Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,850 4,710
$23,110Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$22,610 2,480
$23,000Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$21,370 3,140
$22,970Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,110 60,880
$22,710Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,990 1,110
$22,650Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$21,610 35,980
$22,620Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$23,390n.a.
$22,480Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$20,500 100
$22,430Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,540 940
$22,320Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,280n.a.
$22,280Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,570 2,230
$22,270Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$21,410 60
$22,250Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,850 760
$22,160Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$19,740 340
$22,150Security guards
(area) (ind)
$19,370 12,950
$22,100Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,420 230
$22,090Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,000 3,380
$22,070Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$22,230 160
$21,960Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$21,400n.a.
$21,950Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,580 42,830
$21,890Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,350 200
$21,850Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$18,500 950
$21,740Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$20,700 11,720
$21,740Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,120 12,960
$21,650Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,720 440
$21,600Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,180 3,630
$21,480Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$20,700 320
$21,420Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$20,220 370
$21,410Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$21,490 160
$21,370Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,660 2,730
$21,270Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$20,690 430
$21,260Tellers
(area) (ind)
$21,030 7,770
$21,250Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,800 12,440
$21,230Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,570 43,700
$21,050Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$21,090n.a.
$20,780Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,780 50
$20,740Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,490 23,520
$20,740Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$19,180 220
$20,620Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$19,300 190
$20,600Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,490 6,950
$20,530Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$18,120 7,510
$20,420Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,990 450
$20,410Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,280 1,790
$20,380Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,700 270
$20,360Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,380 1,440
$20,250Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,420 980
$20,220Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,940 400
$20,150Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,010 30
$20,120Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$19,380 270
$20,090Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,960n.a.
$19,920Segmental pavers
(area) (ind)
$19,310n.a.
$19,880Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,540 2,700
$19,750Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$19,870 100
$19,720Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$18,490 1,250
$19,710Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,100 200
$19,690Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$19,340 250
$19,680Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$18,860 2,510
$19,670Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,190n.a.
$19,510Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,300 5,100
$19,470Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$19,640 1,040
$19,270Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$18,260 280
$19,240Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,520 15,100
$19,200Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,180 620
$19,140Bakers
(area) (ind)
$17,760 1,450
$19,070Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,790 820
$18,930Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,600 35,870
$18,790Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,200 68,750
$18,760Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$17,960 1,470
$18,730Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,600 300
$18,680Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,740 290
$18,680Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,290 17,590
$18,590Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,480n.a.
$18,550Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,680 370
$18,380Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$18,000 510
$18,330Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,550 13,040
$18,230Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,510 170
$17,910Concierges
(area) (ind)
$16,780 250
$17,870Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,900 260
$17,800Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,430 870
$17,760Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$17,300 7,660
$17,670Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,680 4,310
$17,660Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,730 11,770
$17,570Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$16,590 500
$17,510Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,250 1,080
$17,490Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,200 4,330
$17,460Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$16,760 6,440
$17,440Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,850 890
$17,330Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,720 2,010
$17,310Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,990 9,630
$17,230Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,350n.a.
$17,110Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$16,810n.a.
$17,070Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$16,860 1,950
$17,000Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,340 90
$16,910Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$16,330 650
$16,840Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,670 5,190
$16,800Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$16,560 1,760
$16,800Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,730 160
$16,590Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,420 3,150
$16,280Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,900 3,680
$16,200Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,300 164,730
$16,080Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$15,370 14,830
$15,950Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,760 16,000
$15,900Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,620 5,700
$15,880Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$15,940 350
$15,860Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,180 1,670
$15,780Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,480 1,100
$15,640Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,820 690
$15,560Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,150 690
$15,530Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,090 4,470
$15,500Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,720 4,430
$15,190Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$14,580 57,500
$14,980Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,040 4,820
$14,960Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$14,530 7,850
$14,910Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,420 5,030
$14,630Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,400 7,550
$14,610Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,130 12,270
$14,520Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,960 6,040
$14,350Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,730 31,590
$14,150Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$12,700n.a.
$13,730Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,990 38,890
$13,350Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,160 910
n.a.Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 100
n.a.Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 270
n.a.Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
n.a. 190
n.a.Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 540
n.a.Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,709 40
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$46,509 830
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$33,322n.a.
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$22,360n.a.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates