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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Tennessee

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Tennessee 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

Tennessee

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$185,950Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$184,360Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 560
$181,570Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 920
$178,900Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 300
$159,830Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 290
$150,600Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 400
$135,850Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$135,330 690
$120,390Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$112,010 11,980
$111,450Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$112,290 650
$111,270Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$103,650 80
$107,480Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$113,470 650
$98,140Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,780 1,460
$97,480Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$87,690 6,110
$92,850Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$84,510 240
$92,590Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$95,330 5,430
$89,940Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$67,060 190
$89,600Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$80,290 490
$84,590Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$62,280 2,650
$84,020Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$81,650 250
$83,600Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$42,580 260
$82,820Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$69,500 870
$82,390Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$80,160 3,290
$79,420Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,760 240
$78,980Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,200 2,920
$78,260Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$73,630 230
$78,220Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$44,710 2,240
$78,150Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,580 700
$77,850General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$64,530 51,440
$76,450Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$66,310 3,330
$75,860Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,190 2,470
$75,630Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$71,500 4,910
$75,590Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,180n.a.
$75,410Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,100 1,160
$74,810Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,700 1,230
$73,970Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,210 190
$73,870Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,350 780
$72,900Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,460 2,560
$72,530Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$64,070 8,550
$72,090Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,200 550
$72,040Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,950 350
$71,830Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$70,520 530
$71,310Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$59,640 154,500
$71,160Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$67,690 120
$70,630Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,890 5,040
$69,830Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$62,330 5,050
$69,740Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$68,310 130
$69,670Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,450 2,050
$69,580Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,640 90
$69,110Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,890 200
$69,090Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$60,140 12,350
$69,020Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,290 340
$68,870Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$66,720 880
$68,450Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,490 80
$68,190Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,190 280
$68,040Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,220 270
$68,000Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$78,760 100
$67,490Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$63,590 3,080
$67,460Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$67,180 2,980
$67,250Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$60,610 290
$67,220Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$67,060 760
$66,890Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,910 40
$66,890Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,630 2,710
$66,640Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$57,080 9,170
$66,230Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$64,470 390
$65,940Economists
(area) (ind)
$71,050 90
$65,820Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,990 13,690
$65,740Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$43,530n.a.
$65,690Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$65,310 690
$65,670Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$62,830 3,420
$65,240Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$64,040 3,350
$65,170Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$49,540 300
$65,040Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,050 13,960
$65,020Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,930 180
$64,730Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$55,700 540
$64,660Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$66,190 30
$64,190Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$60,370 1,210
$63,620Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$56,650 3,420
$63,570Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$60,850 40
$63,220Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,670 720
$63,210Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$62,010 3,310
$63,140First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$53,880 5,900
$62,800Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$57,350 2,440
$62,450Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,530 1,340
$62,250Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$57,730 2,080
$62,150Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$61,160 940
$62,000Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,690 740
$61,810Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,660 250
$61,680Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,410 3,950
$61,480Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$42,120 320
$61,350Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$53,310 650
$61,070Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$63,990 190
$61,070Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,980 4,210
$60,640Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,520 6,450
$60,590Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$53,450n.a.
$60,550Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,280 680
$60,510Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$50,180 140
$60,450Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$53,940 300
$60,160Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$53,530 2,240
$60,120Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$47,110 160
$60,110Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,390 270
$59,510Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$57,510 1,620
$59,390Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$60,030 1,240
$59,340Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$58,760 7,890
$59,310Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,020 2,200
$59,250Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$54,730 1,010
$59,190Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,080 4,000
$58,760Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$58,430 160
$58,460Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,020 1,150
$57,980Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,890 60
$57,780Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$56,470 480
$57,760Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,500 37,390
$57,440Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,960 3,980
$57,250Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,990 1,910
$57,030Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$52,700 1,160
$56,960Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$55,300 780
$56,940Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$56,680 460
$56,890Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$48,190 390
$56,880Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,140 560
$56,750Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$56,180 30
$56,570Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$54,200 38,100
$56,360Chemists
(area) (ind)
$49,120 830
$56,170Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,890 60
$56,020Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,970 50
$55,780History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,410 440
$55,680Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,000 21,350
$55,590Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,090 590
$55,300Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$53,210 1,630
$54,950Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,600 1,890
$54,790Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$48,110 1,370
$54,330Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,760 1,190
$54,270Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,870 3,000
$53,740Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$53,220 2,930
$53,650Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,180 450
$53,580Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$45,920 170
$53,570Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,970 790
$53,370Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,700 800
$53,070Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,360 50
$53,020Health educators
(area) (ind)
$39,090 980
$52,920Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,250 920
$52,700Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,410 380
$52,580Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,220 310
$52,250Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,260 850
$52,020Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,280 190
$51,870Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,450 50
$51,850Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,550 151,030
$51,670Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,030 76,340
$51,620Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,090 590
$51,360Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$37,360 790
$51,250Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$48,880 52,090
$51,180Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,670 5,090
$51,160Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,530 13,310
$51,040Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$46,960 2,820
$51,030Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,660 350
$50,960Art directors
(area) (ind)
$48,240 430
$50,550Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,660 1,090
$50,360Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,260 130
$50,300Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$48,670 190
$49,820Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,880 4,420
$49,650First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,160 5,520
$49,640First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$49,090 1,460
$49,590Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$47,910 100
$49,590Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$42,260 860
$49,560Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$49,100 1,070
$49,270Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,030 450
$49,030Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$46,150n.a.
$48,820Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$49,710 220
$48,800Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,960 490
$48,650Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$48,410 1,170
$48,490Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$43,460 330
$48,450Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,760 5,630
$48,410Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,160 70
$48,360First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,970 10,550
$48,140First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$48,150 890
$48,140Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$43,810 14,220
$48,100Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$43,460 1,400
$48,000Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$41,300 1,410
$47,950Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$44,840 130
$47,620Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,720 1,980
$47,600Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$45,880 370
$47,600Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$47,230 910
$47,420Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,470 430
$47,110Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$40,950 7,780
$47,000Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$41,750 100
$46,930Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,420 2,310
$46,840English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,430 1,120
$46,820Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,260 1,500
$46,670Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,700 3,280
$46,430Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,720 490
$45,920Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$43,230 360
$45,890Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$40,730 860
$45,880Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$44,260 440
$45,870Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$45,720 3,800
$45,790Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$37,670 3,030
$45,780Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$48,960 550
$45,680Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,980 2,320
$45,680Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,060 3,770
$45,270Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$47,050 70
$45,100Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,260 110
$45,050Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$41,290 50
$44,990Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,880 200
$44,890Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,100 1,530
$44,890Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,480 1,230
$44,860Editors
(area) (ind)
$41,350 1,290
$44,720Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$45,320 430
$44,710Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$45,060 370
$44,640Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$42,700 570
$44,620Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$48,090 150
$44,560Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,920 190
$44,520Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$43,410 2,050
$44,490First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,590 9,650
$44,430Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,990 410
$44,410Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$35,940 190
$44,290Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$37,210n.a.
$44,050Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$43,110n.a.
$44,040Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$40,150 2,770
$43,990Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,530 2,990
$43,990Foresters
(area) (ind)
$39,670 190
$43,840Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$42,860 360
$43,840Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,260 890
$43,790Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$43,120n.a.
$43,540Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$41,940 270
$43,520Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,210 2,590
$43,310Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,360 3,450
$43,280Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,590 2,220
$43,200Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,020 5,060
$43,180Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$38,840 1,830
$43,170Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$41,120 390
$43,150Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,340 1,510
$43,120Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$43,640n.a.
$42,970Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,990 6,770
$42,940Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$38,410 1,710
$42,860First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,180 18,520
$42,840Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,630 16,280
$42,800Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,690 210
$42,620Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,730 720
$42,570Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,310 50
$42,550Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$39,190 710
$42,500Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$36,580 660
$42,490Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,980 2,650
$42,470Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$39,460n.a.
$42,390Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,260 3,540
$42,310Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,450 1,900
$42,290Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,990 310
$41,980Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,200 350
$41,890Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$36,850 540
$41,780Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,080 2,350
$41,690Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,970 1,320
$41,680Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,840 1,860
$41,590Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$41,150 280
$41,520Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$38,960 11,960
$41,520Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,180 230
$41,450Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$41,430 2,200
$41,400Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$42,440 3,210
$41,280Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,850 370
$41,180Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,280 300
$41,170Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$38,310 1,190
$41,060Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$38,910 1,090
$41,010Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$41,370 130
$40,930Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,630 150
$40,920First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,500 760
$40,890Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,890 4,110
$40,870Librarians
(area) (ind)
$40,120 2,960
$40,810Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,550 2,970
$40,730Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$40,470 340
$40,730Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,760 1,120
$40,580Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$40,850 2,730
$40,520Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,010 8,240
$40,500Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$40,770n.a.
$40,470Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$37,950 290
$40,420Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,620 28,960
$40,270Curators
(area) (ind)
$39,240 120
$40,270Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$38,430 40
$40,250Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$39,210 3,930
$40,170First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$36,700 29,040
$40,160First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$38,460 420
$40,130Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,430 2,030
$40,090Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,750 1,820
$40,050Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,810n.a.
$40,000Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,720 1,560
$39,900Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,660 250
$39,690Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$27,210 1,700
$39,600First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,900 4,680
$39,590Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,930 30
$39,540Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,250 2,390
$39,380Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,930 2,270
$39,330Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$37,080 460
$39,230Electricians
(area) (ind)
$38,080 11,860
$39,110Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$36,670 220
$38,800Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$37,000 910
$38,790Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,780 2,020
$38,750Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,760 570
$38,660Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$37,490 50
$38,570Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$34,220 190
$38,530Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$38,820 1,770
$38,480Clergy
(area) (ind)
$36,240 310
$38,380Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$39,970 610
$38,380Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,740 420
$38,350Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$35,480 1,160
$38,290Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,660 480
$38,070Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$39,230 920
$38,050Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,100 310
$37,800Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$37,560 4,170
$37,720Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,980 25,900
$37,720Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$36,710 1,310
$37,710Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,530 1,360
$37,600Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$35,080 310
$37,600Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,860 139,800
$37,340Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,770 1,620
$37,190Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,470 550
$37,040Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,410 1,100
$37,020Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$36,100 530
$36,970Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$32,160 80
$36,890Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,770 540
$36,800Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,610 170
$36,750Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$31,350 60
$36,630Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,950 500
$36,610Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$37,490 30
$36,580Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,210 1,910
$36,540Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,700 140
$36,370Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$34,500 880
$36,000Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,650 110
$35,870Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,610 5,990
$35,850Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$34,760 6,260
$35,650Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,680 780
$35,600Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$36,730n.a.
$35,570Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,760 3,940
$35,570Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,970 1,130
$35,550First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$30,290 25,590
$35,520Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$36,720 770
$35,450Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$35,020 2,550
$35,400Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,090 1,870
$35,320Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$33,720 10,490
$35,300Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$37,290 450
$35,270Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$32,750 900
$35,170Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,910 120,460
$35,130Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$36,810 360
$35,090Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$37,870 70
$35,060Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,610 70
$34,970Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$33,940 480
$34,940Job printers
(area) (ind)
$34,650 1,860
$34,740Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,640 1,110
$34,550Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,480 2,170
$34,410Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,090 2,750
$34,400Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,170 6,490
$34,340Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$33,830 70
$34,250Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$35,880 60
$34,200Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$35,280 820
$34,140Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$32,080 680
$34,090Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,540 66,100
$34,070Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$32,420 2,860
$34,030Tapers
(area) (ind)
$33,030 230
$33,990Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,210 660
$33,980Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,800 6,570
$33,920Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,990 900
$33,870Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$32,970n.a.
$33,800Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,800 460
$33,780Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$34,230 980
$33,750Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,850 420
$33,680Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,120 260
$33,570Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$28,410 1,520
$33,510Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,320 6,480
$33,260All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,510 2,686,580
$33,240Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$31,330 3,100
$33,220Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$31,390 450
$33,190Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$31,140 5,680
$33,070Archivists
(area) (ind)
$31,960 120
$33,060Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$32,490 2,180
$32,920Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,910 2,420
$32,740Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$29,600 5,390
$32,680Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,460 3,050
$32,660Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$27,720n.a.
$32,650Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,760 4,580
$32,640Models
(area) (ind)
$33,720n.a.
$32,530Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,260 150
$32,420Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$31,160 2,580
$32,420Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,850 430
$32,420Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,590 28,490
$32,410Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,450 610
$32,260Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$30,640 420
$32,230Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$30,990 4,210
$32,230All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,430 5,460
$32,130Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,810 28,480
$32,090Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$34,660 180
$32,060Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,040 4,410
$31,990Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$32,390 120
$31,990Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$28,320 80
$31,980Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,260 1,420
$31,960Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,540 320
$31,850Machinists
(area) (ind)
$31,110 11,610
$31,820First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$28,520 2,110
$31,810Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,410 32,320
$31,770Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$32,050 2,320
$31,690Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,680 3,770
$31,660First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$27,850 190
$31,630Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,480 570
$31,540Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,100n.a.
$31,530Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$31,120 21,550
$31,490Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,810 15,390
$31,220Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,100 4,690
$31,200Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,350 1,580
$31,180Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,610 108,210
$31,130Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,500 150
$31,130Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,750 2,750
$31,050Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,170 12,390
$31,010Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$28,620 810
$30,950Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$29,620 600
$30,930Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$29,980 60
$30,870Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,120 2,540
$30,750Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$29,750 2,080
$30,730Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$32,250 2,280
$30,680Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,920 6,870
$30,650Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$30,780 1,390
$30,580Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,320 910
$30,550Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,690n.a.
$30,380Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,590 1,420
$30,380Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,760 3,680
$30,220Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$25,050 520
$30,200Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$27,530 2,420
$30,190Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,730 70
$30,180Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,750 1,130
$30,180Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,400 680
$30,160Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,970n.a.
$30,010Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$30,520 60
$30,000Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,580 870
$29,970Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,130 3,860
$29,970Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$27,360 3,590
$29,950Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,680 630
$29,920Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,120 9,530
$29,880Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$28,770 620
$29,860Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,340 1,450
$29,730Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$28,230 1,660
$29,610Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,270 5,830
$29,600Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$26,320 30
$29,560Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,390 690
$29,540Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,300 12,900
$29,510Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$28,170 930
$29,510Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$26,090 810
$29,510Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,740 1,020
$29,490Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,460 263,660
$29,480Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,820 1,310
$29,440Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$30,810 230
$29,430Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,850 140
$29,410Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,130 2,210
$29,380Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,080 660
$29,380Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,250 3,650
$29,340Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,040 300
$29,330Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,730 4,850
$29,280Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,970 1,900
$29,270Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,150 1,880
$29,220Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$28,340 1,260
$29,210Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,370 2,450
$29,180Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,870 210
$29,120Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$27,280n.a.
$29,050Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,770 260
$29,020Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,150 320
$28,930Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,300 900
$28,890Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,680 600
$28,830First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$28,710 1,240
$28,820Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,820 2,790
$28,760Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,460 58,180
$28,750Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,010 33,760
$28,700Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,790 2,920
$28,660Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$26,880 800
$28,480Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$27,300 30
$28,460Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,010 1,570
$28,420Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$28,980 420
$28,380Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,560 4,610
$28,370Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,140 2,070
$28,350Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$27,710 1,540
$28,350Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$30,300 60
$28,290Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$26,840 5,090
$28,210Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$26,090 1,870
$28,130Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,690 2,490
$28,120Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,970 12,480
$28,060Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,760 323,200
$28,060Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,330 250
$28,040Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,630 390
$28,040Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$26,290 350
$28,020Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$24,700 320
$27,990Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,320 3,570
$27,910Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,970 259,770
$27,910Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$26,180n.a.
$27,880Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$28,590n.a.
$27,870Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,700 350
$27,870Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$25,660 120
$27,860Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$25,460 1,810
$27,840Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$25,580 2,310
$27,770Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$24,920 7,990
$27,750Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,990 48,960
$27,730Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,740 260
$27,590Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$26,650 930
$27,570Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,670 300
$27,570Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$26,210 2,870
$27,440Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$21,880 90
$27,410Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,940 60
$27,370Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$26,490 730
$27,360Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,350 459,210
$27,340Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,430 21,550
$27,340Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,920 650
$27,330Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,940 69,840
$27,300Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,130 320
$27,280Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,400 520
$27,270First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,470 3,280
$27,230Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$26,070 2,080
$27,150Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$30,070 30
$27,140Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,760 3,000
$27,110Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$21,760 170
$27,110Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,610 4,790
$27,100Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,190 11,030
$27,080Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$22,090 200
$26,970Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,080 150
$26,870Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,350 5,850
$26,840Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,660 130
$26,780Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,920 2,370
$26,740Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,760n.a.
$26,640Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,050 1,910
$26,590Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,320 940
$26,560Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,000 10,380
$26,550Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,440 1,530
$26,500Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,610 2,690
$26,430Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,180 6,290
$26,410Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,450 9,260
$26,370Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$25,680 100
$26,350Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,060 1,960
$26,330Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$21,950 30
$26,310Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,900 4,090
$26,290Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,550 2,040
$26,130Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$25,340 2,600
$26,120Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$25,860 60
$26,110Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$25,550 1,120
$26,090Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$24,990 170
$25,940Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$23,390 5,630
$25,890Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,400 750
$25,830Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$21,950 7,820
$25,780Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,270n.a.
$25,710Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$22,960n.a.
$25,660Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$23,580 4,090
$25,640New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,630 1,380
$25,630Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,420 850
$25,610Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,850 670
$25,510Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,180 10,970
$25,470Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$26,960 120
$25,470Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,250 3,830
$25,440Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$25,250 390
$25,420Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$20,050 2,970
$25,390Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$24,670 990
$25,380Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$21,980 3,210
$25,360Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,470 170
$25,350First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,500 15,080
$25,330Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$22,800 770
$25,270Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,940 810
$25,250Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,530 1,600
$25,240Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,610 230
$25,210Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,980 3,180
$25,210Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$25,200 70
$25,200Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$23,640 350
$25,190Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,790 620
$25,190Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,610 2,960
$25,130Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$25,250 2,500
$25,120Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,850 560
$25,090Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,980 290
$25,060Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,950 1,190
$25,010Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,890 19,890
$24,790Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,070 18,480
$24,760Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,450 3,870
$24,730Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,190 6,710
$24,720Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,850 9,240
$24,720Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$21,230 440
$24,690Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$22,430 310
$24,580Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$24,430 1,480
$24,560Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$20,590n.a.
$24,550Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,610 1,930
$24,540Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,360 5,150
$24,520Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$23,550 200
$24,410Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,360 30,160
$24,400Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,490 540
$24,370Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$23,230 17,340
$24,280Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$23,290 230
$24,270Photographers
(area) (ind)
$21,270 1,190
$24,240Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$22,750 470
$24,230Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,950 660
$24,200Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$21,160 1,760
$24,090Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,560n.a.
$24,070Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$23,270 2,530
$24,020Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,110 600
$23,830Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,780 7,420
$23,780Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,740 54,670
$23,750Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,500 2,260
$23,720Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,660 2,850
$23,680Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,980 8,690
$23,620Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,620 980
$23,540Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,910 580
$23,500Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,410n.a.
$23,480Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,430 410
$23,400Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,620 280
$23,270Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,380 600
$23,240Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,210 290
$23,120Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,530 1,560
$22,980Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,320 490
$22,940Barbers
(area) (ind)
$22,930 70
$22,860Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,880 1,090
$22,740Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,900 850
$22,690Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$21,570 3,880
$22,600Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$20,930 2,830
$22,530Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,520 1,690
$22,440Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,760 62,570
$22,430Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$21,560 7,130
$22,370Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,640 87,370
$22,290Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,140 68,400
$22,290Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,220 1,380
$22,170Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,290 1,190
$22,170Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,060 1,670
$22,150Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,210 100
$22,090Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,070 460
$22,030Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,540 3,480
$22,020Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$21,460 4,350
$21,970Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,390 5,190
$21,960Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,470 440
$21,930Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,500 580
$21,920Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$21,260 18,920
$21,860Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$21,050 2,280
$21,860Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,220 1,210
$21,800Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,210 2,040
$21,800Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,270 18,630
$21,800Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$20,880 170
$21,720File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,150 3,360
$21,600Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,650 570
$21,590Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,210 2,860
$21,470Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,950 520
$21,400Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$19,740 370
$21,330Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,720 1,870
$21,300Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,160 720
$21,250Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,750 10,600
$21,210Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,580 1,420
$21,130Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,380 620
$21,110Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,150 7,830
$20,910Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$16,430 160
$20,870Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,220 13,820
$20,850Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,570 210
$20,750Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$20,870 1,480
$20,630Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,560 1,310
$20,540Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,350 38,270
$20,490Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,190 350
$20,420Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$20,410n.a.
$20,420Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,290 470
$20,420Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$18,330 1,180
$20,350Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$17,360 400
$20,100Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,600 1,590
$20,030Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$18,760 950
$20,010Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$17,300 80
$19,960Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,940 6,450
$19,940Security guards
(area) (ind)
$18,020 20,890
$19,930Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,740 29,890
$19,920Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,860 110
$19,780Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,060 17,640
$19,750Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$19,210 300
$19,640Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,180 180
$19,490Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,480 810
$19,450Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,200 1,020
$19,420Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,560 19,510
$19,350Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,750 81,600
$19,290Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$18,740 8,930
$19,260Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,570 250
$19,200Bakers
(area) (ind)
$18,550 2,390
$19,170Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,600n.a.
$19,120Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$16,930 1,110
$19,100Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$18,230 950
$19,070Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$15,160 2,520
$19,030Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,940 740
$18,980Concierges
(area) (ind)
$18,200 250
$18,960Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$18,000 510
$18,870Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$18,550 750
$18,860Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,470 37,920
$18,850Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,570 450
$18,780Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,340 5,090
$18,540Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$19,440n.a.
$18,410Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,380 1,520
$18,310Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$16,320 8,050
$18,300Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,080 5,210
$18,280Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,980 430
$18,190Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,220 660
$18,080Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$17,240 8,150
$18,050Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,270 530
$17,910Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$18,170 310
$17,720Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,330 410
$17,570Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,160 810
$17,560Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,930n.a.
$17,500Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,550 300
$17,490Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,990 21,190
$17,400Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,360 4,930
$17,360Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,190 1,820
$17,310Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$16,760 13,650
$17,300Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,910 5,190
$17,190Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,530 22,300
$17,130Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$14,340 8,770
$16,860Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,620 210
$16,810Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,650 2,820
$16,770Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,360 2,610
$16,700Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,400 7,570
$16,690Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,380 1,690
$16,680Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,130 280
$16,540Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,400 260
$16,390Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$15,060 140
$16,330Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,740 224,840
$16,070Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,950 5,060
$15,940Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,490 71,070
$15,910Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,790 21,080
$15,780Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$14,930 8,770
$15,710Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,980 4,070
$15,590Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,180 7,260
$15,570Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,370 7,840
$15,350Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$14,840 1,650
$15,130Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$15,130 8,670
$14,790Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,910 4,540
$14,530Legislators
(area) (ind)
$12,980 2,370
$14,470Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,840 46,070
$14,190Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,750 19,990
$14,180Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,170 47,600
$13,890Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,480 1,800
n.a.Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
n.a. 430
n.a.Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 180
n.a.Fallers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 210
n.a.Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 5,510
n.a.Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
n.a. 42,870
n.a.Internists, general
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,110
n.a.Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
n.a. 450
n.a.Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
n.a. 90
n.a.Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 1,200
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,080 310
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$34,237 1,920
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$17,118 110
n.a.Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
n.a. 350
n.a.Industrial-organizational psychologists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50
n.a.Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 310
n.a.Loan officers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 5,430

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates