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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

South Dakota

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

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$192,630Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$187,870Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 230
$181,990Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 190
$172,590Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 40
$151,500Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$143,940 270
$147,570Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$142,930 250
$141,420Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 260
$135,350Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
$131,560 60
$125,090Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$115,190 360
$114,080Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$92,710 100
$103,050Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$94,450 860
$96,280Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$89,180 110
$94,240Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$85,060 300
$91,430General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$81,480 3,130
$87,650Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$78,700 110
$85,620Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$92,020 40
$85,340Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$80,860 200
$84,190Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$81,940 220
$82,520Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$78,420n.a.
$81,170Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$81,360 780
$79,040Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,680 190
$74,890Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$68,990 80
$72,970Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$66,870 80
$72,490Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$76,490 90
$72,320Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,860 140
$72,310Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$69,870 50
$71,550Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$69,280 130
$71,450Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$72,540 390
$71,370Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,130 170
$71,220Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$63,250 11,840
$70,720Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$66,950 320
$69,710Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$63,790 50
$69,030Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$63,420 640
$68,970Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,690 340
$68,860Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$60,610n.a.
$67,450Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,150 1,250
$66,810Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$63,990 210
$66,620Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$63,710 240
$66,600Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,470 70
$66,550Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,410 40
$66,270Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$64,980n.a.
$65,300Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,110 30
$65,000Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$62,950 200
$64,480Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$64,220 90
$63,320Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,690 30
$62,350First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$57,040 970
$62,340Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$61,440 290
$62,110Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$54,960 200
$61,090Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$62,660 50
$59,400Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$56,810 90
$59,290Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$57,530 140
$58,840Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$58,120 30
$58,660Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,600 320
$58,270Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,750 180
$58,240Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,340 210
$57,930Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,670 210
$57,770Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,890 510
$57,730Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,340 30
$57,690Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,380 30
$57,650Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$55,000 130
$57,620Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,590 120
$57,450Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$50,820 110
$57,400Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,360 650
$57,380Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,400 280
$57,250Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$49,640 1,420
$57,080Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,830 60
$56,910History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,530 50
$56,660Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$55,940 580
$56,160Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$53,770 40
$55,870Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,380 650
$55,600Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,390 30
$55,160Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$59,140n.a.
$54,850Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,540 30
$54,520Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$55,200 40
$54,320Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$54,640 40
$53,990Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,600 60
$53,260Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$49,180 70
$52,950Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$52,090 190
$52,790Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$50,660 170
$52,270Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,200 150
$52,040First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$50,610 50
$51,990Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$48,420 50
$51,530Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$35,300 70
$51,420Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,280 22,210
$51,000Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,450 120
$50,890Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,300n.a.
$50,840First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$45,870 160
$50,730Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,970 70
$50,700Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,710 150
$50,700Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,240 120
$50,210Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$50,400 190
$49,930Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$49,180 110
$49,820Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$48,900 160
$49,750Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$51,220 460
$49,660Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$49,890 30
$49,610Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,540 30
$49,610Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$47,420 80
$49,290Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$47,710 220
$49,280Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,870 1,670
$49,090Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,600 350
$49,000Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$48,440 240
$48,990Art directors
(area) (ind)
$45,750n.a.
$48,850First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,120 1,260
$48,320Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,910 140
$48,320Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,570 100
$48,010Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,220 80
$47,860Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,290 40
$47,830Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,060 110
$47,750Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$45,720 290
$47,500Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$45,130 9,040
$47,420English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,020 160
$47,190Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$45,380 140
$47,140Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,460 90
$47,080Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,240 270
$47,010Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$42,790 240
$46,860First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,190 600
$46,840Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$40,120 70
$46,580Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$43,900 120
$46,540Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$45,010 990
$46,220Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,880 140
$46,140Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,210 40
$45,940Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$47,960 330
$45,810Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$41,300 40
$45,800Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,190 700
$45,770Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$43,860 160
$45,690Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$42,020 40
$45,430Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,110 1,210
$45,360Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,240 4,220
$45,340Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$42,500 3,180
$45,270Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$43,990 130
$45,250Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,530 170
$45,150Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,170 120
$45,040Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,120 12,840
$45,010Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$42,740 520
$45,010Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,020 4,800
$44,530First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$41,690 40
$44,480Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$42,540 580
$44,350Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,170 30
$44,260Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,120 270
$44,250Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$42,720 40
$44,130Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,380 350
$44,070First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,930 1,710
$44,000First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,420 80
$43,860Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,030 480
$43,750Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,740n.a.
$43,730Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,260n.a.
$43,720Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$42,580 160
$43,270Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$43,760 220
$42,970Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,330 130
$42,970Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$40,030 50
$42,950Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,110 240
$42,800Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,210 390
$42,590Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,740 1,000
$42,580Chemists
(area) (ind)
$41,230 70
$42,540Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$40,150 1,470
$42,500Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$44,050 460
$42,490First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,620 1,620
$42,380Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$39,240 4,250
$42,270Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,250 100
$42,270Foresters
(area) (ind)
$39,630 120
$42,100Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$43,030 270
$41,880Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,260 670
$41,740All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,710 550
$41,580Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$42,610 70
$41,490Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,580 150
$41,480Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$40,540 540
$41,320Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$40,490 210
$41,210Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$40,050 50
$41,090Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$39,100 60
$41,080Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,120 610
$41,060Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,470 650
$40,740Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,630 280
$40,610Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$37,100 60
$40,470Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,990 810
$40,220Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,140 80
$40,190Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$38,700 280
$40,050Economists
(area) (ind)
$37,520 30
$40,010Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$38,540 60
$39,920Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$33,540 100
$39,880Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,790 40
$39,810Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,870 240
$39,650Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$38,390 250
$39,630Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,930 170
$39,380Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$38,010 170
$39,370Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$38,110 760
$39,260Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,580 3,480
$39,130Health educators
(area) (ind)
$35,680 90
$39,050Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,770 760
$38,980Curators
(area) (ind)
$38,250 50
$38,930First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$37,740 3,240
$38,780Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$38,290 100
$38,740Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$35,000 250
$38,680Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$39,960 50
$38,210Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$28,660n.a.
$37,940Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$34,810 50
$37,720Clergy
(area) (ind)
$37,100 80
$37,490Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,320 110
$37,460Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,480 30
$37,140Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$35,630 360
$37,020Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,650 50
$36,760Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,270 1,090
$36,470Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,570 680
$36,380Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,040 110
$36,370Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,030 110
$36,300Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$36,620n.a.
$36,220Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$34,070 430
$36,200Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$36,280 470
$35,920Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,560 50
$35,780Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$36,880 670
$35,780Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$32,560 200
$35,740Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$34,250 220
$35,660First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$33,850 390
$35,660Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,070 790
$35,550Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,160 280
$35,290Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$32,910 210
$35,180Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$33,410 2,100
$35,090Electricians
(area) (ind)
$34,140 1,540
$34,880Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$33,730 60
$34,850First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$31,700 3,180
$34,830Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$38,170n.a.
$34,660Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$32,480 220
$34,620Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$33,550 40
$34,570Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$33,260 60
$34,530Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,930 50
$34,520Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,980 170
$34,290Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$31,010 450
$34,250Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$32,900 3,410
$34,150Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,480 90
$34,110Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$31,170 390
$34,060Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$31,450 30
$34,020Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,340n.a.
$33,930Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$33,490 80
$33,870Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$32,920 440
$33,850Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$32,980 110
$33,760Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,410 370
$33,730Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,070 620
$33,710Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,380 60
$33,700Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$32,610 250
$33,520Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,210 780
$33,330Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$30,180 1,180
$33,260Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$32,290 3,970
$33,160Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$31,370 1,540
$33,120Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$32,740 70
$33,120Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,210 40
$32,950Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,510 21,780
$32,930Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,830 15,230
$32,870Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,100 80
$32,740Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$33,350 100
$32,730Librarians
(area) (ind)
$30,700 450
$32,720Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$31,930 360
$32,680Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$31,640 600
$32,640Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,540 510
$32,580Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$32,100 720
$32,410Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,840 80
$32,270Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$29,470 90
$32,140Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$30,520 120
$32,070Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$31,030 460
$31,930Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,060 570
$31,910Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$31,140 80
$31,830First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$31,250 270
$31,810Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$31,750 310
$31,780Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$31,400 500
$31,650Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,160 40
$31,650Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,470 4,780
$31,620Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,780 330
$31,440Editors
(area) (ind)
$30,320 230
$31,430Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$30,760 80
$31,410Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,110 1,390
$31,360Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,440 610
$31,350Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$31,270 160
$31,180Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,760 730
$31,120Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$28,460 610
$31,050Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$29,750 1,500
$31,020Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,290 280
$31,000Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$30,520 1,320
$30,910Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,610 140
$30,890Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,570 1,940
$30,870Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$31,320 70
$30,750Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,400 470
$30,710Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$28,400 7,290
$30,700Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,850 430
$30,600Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$31,310n.a.
$30,580Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$28,350 100
$30,500Legislators
(area) (ind)
$29,360 680
$30,490Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$29,740 460
$30,460Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,290 40
$30,430Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$26,800 730
$30,350First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$28,330 40
$30,320Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$30,820 50
$30,190Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,950 5,690
$30,100Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,220 90
$30,050Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$29,730 80
$29,910Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,740 700
$29,860Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,760 230
$29,560Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,320 250
$29,530Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,780 310
$29,470Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$28,200 350
$29,360Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,600 4,800
$29,350Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$29,240 430
$29,170All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,970 373,500
$29,140Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$28,850 2,010
$29,110Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,330 550
$29,050Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$29,040 120
$28,930Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$28,910 1,130
$28,820First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$27,770 570
$28,740Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,150 350
$28,670Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,670 20,000
$28,640Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,630 100
$28,600Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,060 50
$28,600Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,670 420
$28,560Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$26,060 90
$28,560First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$27,750 320
$28,460Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$26,940 190
$28,450Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,370 250
$28,270Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,280 440
$28,240Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$27,740 40
$28,080Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$27,080 120
$28,070Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$28,030 300
$28,020Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,800 40
$27,970Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,940 150
$27,960Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,240 3,190
$27,860Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,760 450
$27,800Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$26,450 110
$27,780Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,460n.a.
$27,760Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,170 30
$27,730Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,130 70
$27,720Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,140 50
$27,700Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$27,220 110
$27,530Machinists
(area) (ind)
$27,080 720
$27,420Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,650 170
$27,380Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,900 240
$27,340Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,860 370
$27,240Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$27,870 500
$27,210Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$26,810 280
$27,060Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$26,190 550
$27,010Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,180 820
$26,910Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,770 860
$26,890Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$25,390 490
$26,870Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$26,420 170
$26,820Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,190 41,650
$26,790Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,150 280
$26,730Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,560 110
$26,730Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,900 500
$26,710Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,200 400
$26,680Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$26,030 120
$26,660Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,780 140
$26,560Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,470 40
$26,560Tapers
(area) (ind)
$27,600 80
$26,550Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,990 3,770
$26,530Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,830 360
$26,430Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,800 560
$26,400Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$26,320 180
$26,380Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,150 40
$26,280Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$26,260 80
$26,240Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,020n.a.
$26,120Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,030 630
$26,110Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,940 120
$26,010Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$25,330 2,030
$25,930Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,620 1,010
$25,840Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$24,450 170
$25,830Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$25,450 370
$25,820Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,680 180
$25,820Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$24,820 40
$25,750Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,710 210
$25,750Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,720 320
$25,710Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$23,460 60
$25,690Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,500 170
$25,620Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,800 1,340
$25,620Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,750 380
$25,590Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,300 90
$25,500Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,190 460
$25,480Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,410 960
$25,450Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$25,550 70
$25,420Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$24,840 680
$25,420Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$22,550 290
$25,400Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,730 1,550
$25,350Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,660 220
$25,310Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$26,420n.a.
$25,240Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$23,610 200
$25,100Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,950 29,050
$25,090Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$23,930 2,350
$25,090Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$24,320 350
$25,070Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$24,140 1,270
$25,040Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,940 470
$25,030Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,750 28,280
$24,970Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,930 1,750
$24,860Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,580 100
$24,850Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,220 3,990
$24,750Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$24,740 1,080
$24,710Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$22,570 370
$24,700Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$24,250 510
$24,680Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$23,750 380
$24,670Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$21,440 90
$24,650Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$22,830 220
$24,600First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,420 2,290
$24,510Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,500 100
$24,470Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,560 50
$24,380Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,890 130
$24,280Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$22,280 70
$24,250Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,880 180
$24,250Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,620 160
$24,210Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,190 400
$24,160Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,630 870
$24,150Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$25,320 80
$24,090New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,410 140
$24,070Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,480 700
$24,040Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$24,250 130
$24,000Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,630 430
$24,000Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,410 65,670
$23,970Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,340 90
$23,950Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,940 440
$23,870Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,110 740
$23,810Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$21,700 2,320
$23,780Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,800 100
$23,770Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,960 100
$23,710Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$21,900n.a.
$23,700Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,700 110
$23,680Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,820 510
$23,660Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,270 8,460
$23,650Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$22,330 30
$23,580Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,930 710
$23,530Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,920 310
$23,430Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$22,930 1,090
$23,350Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$22,280 440
$23,340Roofers
(area) (ind)
$22,910 320
$23,270Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$22,130 8,570
$23,230Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,740 100
$23,210Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,810 700
$23,160Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$23,200 130
$23,130Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,600 1,230
$23,110Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$22,570 330
$23,070Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$22,340 160
$23,010Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$21,660 770
$22,990Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,700 940
$22,950Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,560 1,010
$22,920Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,030 150
$22,900Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$22,000 50
$22,850Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,790 370
$22,810Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$22,380 1,310
$22,810Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,260 50
$22,730Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$21,630n.a.
$22,660Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,550 100
$22,620Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,180 280
$22,560Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$22,530 430
$22,550Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,940 270
$22,520Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$21,590 180
$22,450Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,360 400
$22,450Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,370 430
$22,320Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,060 280
$22,180Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,490 50
$22,100Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$21,210 430
$22,100Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,250 230
$22,060Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,270 1,770
$21,910Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$21,630n.a.
$21,800Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,490 70
$21,770Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,280 650
$21,770Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,840 670
$21,750Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,560 30
$21,710Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,200 3,910
$21,700Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$20,830 150
$21,640Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$21,800 230
$21,630Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,880 1,330
$21,580Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,270 1,760
$21,560Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,020 2,580
$21,510Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$21,230 50
$21,450Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,040 440
$21,430Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$20,570 480
$21,310Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,800 560
$21,240Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,340 210
$21,190Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,810 250
$21,190Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$20,760 100
$21,170Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$20,770 200
$21,110Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,520 10,300
$21,100Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,150 70
$21,040Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,390 50
$21,000Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$20,810 100
$20,990Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$20,540 4,710
$20,940Security guards
(area) (ind)
$19,910 1,070
$20,920Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$17,950 40
$20,680Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$20,490 40
$20,550Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,450 280
$20,520Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,300 13,080
$20,470Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$19,580n.a.
$20,380Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$19,980 460
$20,380Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$20,340 620
$20,350Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,290 80
$20,340Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$19,460 100
$20,290Bakers
(area) (ind)
$18,770 400
$20,290Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$19,520 130
$20,260Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,190 110
$20,200Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$19,310 50
$19,950Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$19,390 310
$19,920Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$18,780 640
$19,920Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,500 4,430
$19,890Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,800 1,930
$19,880Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,840 810
$19,820Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,640 3,550
$19,800Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,720 280
$19,780Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$18,550 90
$19,760Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,550 1,620
$19,710Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$18,600 90
$19,580Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,730 840
$19,560Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,450 6,400
$19,530Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$18,920 1,670
$19,450Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,950 6,700
$19,350Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$18,970 2,180
$19,190Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,080 310
$19,190File clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,520 270
$19,160Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$19,090 260
$18,970Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$19,000 30
$18,830Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,130 90
$18,800Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,700 10,560
$18,770Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,790 14,580
$18,730Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$18,310 600
$18,690Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$18,680 290
$18,670Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,240 7,380
$18,630Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$18,940 160
$18,610Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$17,660 3,650
$18,610Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$18,410 60
$18,470Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,900 290
$18,450Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,970 80
$18,430Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,640 200
$18,390Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$18,310 60
$18,380Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,910 350
$18,360Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$19,000 90
$18,360Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,780 40
$18,230Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$17,840 60
$18,180Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,890 2,200
$18,160Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$17,620 260
$18,060Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,540 2,540
$18,060Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,940 70
$17,870Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$16,970 4,510
$17,720Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,220 120
$17,520Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$17,060 190
$17,400Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,060 900
$17,350Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,850 570
$17,290Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,020n.a.
$17,210Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,840 1,210
$17,210Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,300 180
$17,100Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$16,570 140
$17,060Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,900 390
$17,000Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,840 1,210
$16,970Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$16,520 190
$16,540Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$16,440 140
$16,530Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,440 130
$16,520Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,530 1,070
$16,510Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,040 90
$16,450Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$17,090 30
$16,090Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,150 1,630
$16,020Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,920 1,030
$15,700Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,520 4,090
$15,600Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,720 4,020
$15,460Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,570 38,760
$15,390Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,420 11,560
$15,220Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,100 2,390
$15,060Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,270 200
$15,000Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,950 2,480
$14,930Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,980 750
$14,840Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,080 760
$14,810Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,420 2,790
$14,600Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,380 2,020
$14,560Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,020 240
$14,500Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,380 2,530
$13,970Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,630 1,890
$13,890Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,600 6,300
$13,130Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$12,980 7,970
n.a.Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates