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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Texas

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Texas 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

Texas

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$184,140Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$182,310Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 4,480
$180,510Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,270
$180,090Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 3,700
$160,640Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,400
$150,860Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
>$145K 7,630
$149,450Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 6,120
$142,270Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 14,840
$141,610Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,880
$139,140Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 4,410
$131,170Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$139,010 1,020
$125,880Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$126,210 6,840
$111,860Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$102,460 34,230
$110,030Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$106,620 13,900
$109,180Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$70,120 6,950
$108,790Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$106,910 2,230
$106,610Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$104,310 7,610
$103,990Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$100,030 7,410
$100,880Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$99,160 410
$100,810Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$96,770 14,780
$100,740Astronomers
(area) (ind)
$98,290 140
$99,390Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$93,380 900
$98,290Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$91,990 10,110
$97,920Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$93,870 620
$96,390Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$92,880 1,870
$94,560Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$85,410 21,390
$93,200Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,750 1,120
$92,740General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$77,990 159,950
$92,380Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$83,180 28,750
$92,220Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$86,480 2,120
$91,250Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$93,550 15,840
$90,460Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$85,250 2,870
$90,420Physicists
(area) (ind)
$86,480 480
$90,400Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,990 3,630
$90,140Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$84,650 11,530
$89,400Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$85,320 6,870
$88,590Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$80,350 4,270
$88,510Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,040 18,430
$87,520Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$82,120 2,850
$87,500Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,220 5,530
$87,070Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,000 6,380
$86,390Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,480 5,980
$86,120Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,200 12,990
$85,030Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$73,430 443,120
$84,710Economists
(area) (ind)
$76,960 750
$84,420Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,840 7,110
$84,180Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,610 12,900
$83,990Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$77,250 3,940
$83,960Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$84,290 840
$83,260Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$83,040 3,770
$82,590Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$76,160 820
$82,220Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$81,420 26,940
$82,040Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$82,090 3,620
$81,680Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$60,820 14,170
$81,360Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,020 2,230
$81,320Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$74,830 1,510
$81,320Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$78,720 1,780
$81,310Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,970 2,440
$80,860Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$65,350 2,180
$80,640Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$78,170 1,250
$79,900Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$77,590 1,270
$79,860Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$76,030 25,990
$79,540Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$67,560 3,170
$79,420Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$75,630 600
$78,010Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$77,940 630
$77,730Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$68,450 6,720
$77,640Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,530 320
$76,810Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,460 2,270
$76,780Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,660 750
$76,530Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$74,500 11,340
$76,410Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,660 69,960
$75,270Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,060 13,200
$74,590Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$71,960 17,060
$74,070Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,670 750
$73,860Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,510 11,160
$73,780Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,040 1,490
$73,700Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$53,400 1,440
$73,310Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$69,390 18,030
$73,190Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$67,560 30,840
$72,640Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,140 100
$72,640Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$69,050 1,400
$72,250Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$56,530 5,060
$72,060Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$69,030 840
$72,000Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,810 300
$71,860Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$68,090 23,440
$70,750Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,920 200
$70,590Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,960 9,130
$70,510Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$63,310 16,870
$70,200Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$62,050 23,310
$69,590First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$59,340 27,570
$69,570Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$63,180 7,570
$69,390Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,480 41,220
$69,300Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,780 4,800
$68,820Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,430 520
$68,770Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,580 2,070
$67,930Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,100 4,160
$67,900Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,600 930
$67,890Nuclear technicians
(area) (ind)
$68,230 280
$67,830Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$61,230 18,770
$67,270Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$70,330 460
$67,060Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$64,270 2,210
$66,980Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$63,420 213,500
$66,180Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,170 1,520
$66,120Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$63,990 7,440
$66,110Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,830 201,070
$65,960Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,690 400
$65,490Art directors
(area) (ind)
$57,370 1,600
$65,450Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$67,020 760
$65,260Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,280 3,490
$65,200First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$63,800 5,290
$64,920Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$64,380 16,830
$64,090Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,160 14,570
$63,860Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,640 6,550
$63,810Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,690 28,750
$63,640Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,410 70
$63,470Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$56,850 120
$63,410Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,650 2,240
$63,200Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,680 5,420
$63,170Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,780 11,830
$62,450Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,780 5,830
$62,370Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,840 280
$62,350Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,670 1,030
$62,300Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$59,500 280
$61,960Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$58,570 420
$61,140Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,290 57,580
$61,010Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$49,980 4,630
$60,740Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,390 220
$60,430Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,470 60
$59,980Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$51,630 18,500
$59,970Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,270 790
$59,900Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$56,960 20,880
$59,850Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$51,090 74,010
$59,810Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,370 3,180
$59,790Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,450 9,470
$59,770First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$61,360 2,960
$59,720Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$58,000 400
$59,590Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,270 2,320
$59,440Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,000 10,930
$59,180Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$55,900 5,050
$59,130Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$61,540 9,010
$59,100Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$57,980 1,060
$59,070Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,890 410
$59,050Chemists
(area) (ind)
$53,640 4,050
$58,550Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,080 400
$58,440Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$52,380 4,660
$58,350Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$57,510 8,330
$57,920Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,680 4,160
$57,860Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$47,150 4,440
$57,310Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,910n.a.
$57,070Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$53,960 310
$57,020Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,150 710
$56,780Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,610 1,630
$56,600Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,490 3,670
$56,550Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$47,720 2,510
$56,540Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,930 444,370
$56,460Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,740 356,570
$56,430Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$50,520 77,840
$56,370Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$55,420 2,610
$56,320Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$52,570 12,700
$56,160Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$48,640 610
$55,980Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,550 1,130
$55,760Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$47,410 1,920
$55,630Geographers
(area) (ind)
$56,820 30
$55,520Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$31,940 1,230
$55,480Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$51,410 3,580
$55,460Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$51,020 450
$54,880Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$47,610 1,900
$54,810Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$52,650 149,950
$54,790Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,830 2,990
$54,710Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$39,160 4,880
$54,710Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,280 1,330
$54,670Foresters
(area) (ind)
$53,530 160
$54,560History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,170 1,580
$54,100Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$52,310 1,270
$54,080Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,620 500
$54,060Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,370 3,870
$53,860Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,980n.a.
$53,780Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,080 31,160
$53,510Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,930 110
$53,420Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,130 9,490
$53,340Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$50,680 480
$53,310Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$52,980 12,990
$53,300Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$46,130 109,440
$53,230Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,200 3,760
$53,220Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$46,290 3,730
$53,210Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$53,830 10,880
$53,120Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,180 7,480
$53,080Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,620 1,160
$53,080Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$51,740 470
$52,900Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$49,710 5,230
$52,780Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$48,600 10,040
$52,520Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$44,460 2,510
$52,470Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$43,770 220
$52,430Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,030 1,050
$52,320Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$52,400 2,130
$52,150Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,080 15,790
$52,050Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,550 2,810
$52,040Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$45,510 1,660
$52,010Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,030 7,840
$51,680Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$49,370 7,730
$51,670Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,180 1,020
$51,520Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,900 680
$51,420Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,500 3,710
$51,310First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,320 38,510
$51,200English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,550 4,250
$51,130Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$49,820 800
$51,010Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,560 4,180
$51,000Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$48,360 180
$50,910Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,070 5,420
$50,800Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$52,210 2,300
$50,770Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,740 2,790
$50,680Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,610 17,790
$50,670Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$48,880 1,040
$50,620Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$45,030 5,050
$50,610Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$41,010 250
$50,600First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$46,250 15,060
$50,580Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,830 2,360
$50,480Historians
(area) (ind)
$45,370 50
$50,410Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$44,950 16,370
$50,370Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,350 7,710
$50,280Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$41,390 770
$50,280Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$46,800 17,230
$50,220Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$51,660 90
$49,890Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,700 1,610
$49,680Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$50,330 15,710
$49,600Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,330 1,570
$49,520Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,800 230
$49,400Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$49,360 2,110
$49,310Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,630 10,140
$49,090Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,030 1,130
$48,880Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,490 1,220
$48,850Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$50,910 5,990
$48,740Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$48,610 1,460
$48,710First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$45,360 53,100
$48,700Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,800 720
$48,570Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$45,550 2,500
$48,380Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,210 14,920
$48,330Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$41,470 250
$48,160Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,050 80
$47,990First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,550 2,650
$47,940Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,120 15,840
$47,740Mathematical technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,580 160
$47,670Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,550 240
$47,260Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$45,220 7,430
$47,240Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$42,020 2,730
$47,150First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$44,460 38,470
$47,040Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$46,880 350
$47,010Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,540 1,750
$46,930Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,340 4,190
$46,570Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$36,650 240
$46,390Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,840 13,520
$46,300Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,470 5,340
$46,190Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$45,140 8,510
$46,080Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$43,270 2,240
$45,980Librarians
(area) (ind)
$46,480 10,000
$45,890Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$40,410 250
$45,490Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$47,290 1,130
$45,340Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$43,450 730
$45,330Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,190 550
$45,250Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$39,300 2,370
$45,050Curators
(area) (ind)
$41,880 430
$44,940Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$44,000 1,650
$44,920Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$40,410 3,130
$44,720Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,110 730
$44,670Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,550 3,950
$44,640Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$43,810 10,670
$44,560Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,030 10,370
$44,410Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$41,720 5,750
$44,380Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$43,500 85,540
$44,260Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$37,590 380
$44,250Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$48,210 1,390
$44,170Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,820 22,400
$43,910Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,410 880
$43,850Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$40,290 1,240
$43,620Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,930 12,130
$43,570Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,220 660
$43,520Editors
(area) (ind)
$36,490 5,150
$43,410Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$42,600 6,540
$43,320Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,230 8,480
$43,140Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,780 1,340
$43,110Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,480 6,710
$43,100Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$42,610 410
$43,070Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$43,590 50,750
$43,060Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,310 3,680
$43,020Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,680 7,540
$42,990Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,150 1,220
$42,950First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,520 113,540
$42,950Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$42,300 70,110
$42,910Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$42,350 12,480
$42,850Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$38,000 340
$42,770Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,170 5,880
$42,730Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,490 16,550
$42,640Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$41,410 250
$42,610Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$41,890 5,820
$42,600Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$40,210 1,670
$42,580Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$36,830 1,810
$42,480Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,530 560
$42,320Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$41,980 126,300
$42,300Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,050 3,870
$42,260Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,200 770
$42,200Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,820 13,660
$42,060Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,410 34,810
$41,980Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$37,230 1,930
$41,940Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,610 1,590
$41,780Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,720 530
$41,580Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$40,120 2,740
$41,520Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,320 6,890
$41,500Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$40,100 1,120
$41,450Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$36,760 10,770
$41,320Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,240 580
$41,290Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$40,050 390
$41,260Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$41,040 12,910
$41,250Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$41,300 210
$41,110Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,640 250
$41,020Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$41,460 19,630
$40,890Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$39,750 6,450
$40,700Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,180 7,330
$40,630Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,310 11,710
$40,310Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,090 6,010
$40,260Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$35,920 1,560
$40,080Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$32,200 15,960
$40,020Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,690n.a.
$39,930Subway and streetcar operators
(area) (ind)
$41,740n.a.
$39,790Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$37,630 870
$39,480Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,650 644,660
$39,390Clergy
(area) (ind)
$36,530 1,000
$39,270Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,490 2,290
$39,140Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,790 3,030
$39,090Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$39,610 13,720
$39,090Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,660 850
$39,060Archivists
(area) (ind)
$36,060 120
$38,970Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,170 2,520
$38,960Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,750 20,900
$38,960Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,910 2,710
$38,840Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,050 90
$38,810Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,890 95,620
$38,740Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$39,240 2,350
$38,640Riggers
(area) (ind)
$38,830 1,330
$38,390Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,150 50
$38,350Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$34,280 3,600
$38,340Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$38,950 3,060
$38,090Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$33,940 1,040
$37,930Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,130 20,370
$37,800Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$36,400 4,070
$37,750Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$38,600 2,890
$37,670Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,540 390
$37,560Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$37,900 60
$37,530Electricians
(area) (ind)
$37,050 41,160
$37,460Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,910 1,850
$37,440Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$33,460 330
$37,440Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$33,870 7,400
$37,370Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$37,010 5,670
$37,270First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,200 13,540
$37,260Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$36,290 210
$37,190Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,640 3,800
$37,060Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$36,250 3,980
$37,050Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$27,320 2,830
$36,910Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$33,750 1,200
$36,900Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,270 9,610
$36,850Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,590 8,840
$36,840Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,770 1,540
$36,830Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$33,650 190
$36,800Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,220 550
$36,750First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$31,600 91,710
$36,620Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,760 2,580
$36,480Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$36,860 1,750
$36,360Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$34,750 1,060
$36,310First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$33,150 4,310
$36,250Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$21,810 140
$36,230First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$31,230 830
$36,000Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$34,950 25,220
$35,970Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$37,930 6,350
$35,910Health educators
(area) (ind)
$32,270 3,250
$35,900Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$35,500 2,710
$35,850Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,040 11,260
$35,840Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,610 240
$35,810Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,110 50
$35,690Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$32,750 120
$35,620Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,650 2,340
$35,470All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,790 9,424,510
$35,390Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$38,540 1,020
$35,370Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,910 133,060
$35,360Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$33,690 20,580
$35,200Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$29,020 120
$35,190Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,700 10,990
$35,130Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$32,090 4,470
$35,130Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,690 420,790
$35,110Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,960 14,920
$35,070Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,580n.a.
$35,010All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,850 19,900
$35,000Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,350 590
$34,770Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,800 84,420
$34,730Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$33,010 5,390
$34,700Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$37,370 1,080
$34,700Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$34,190 65,170
$34,670Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$34,220 6,510
$34,600Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$29,290 7,870
$34,500Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,380 6,620
$34,470Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,460 14,350
$34,460Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,260 1,790
$34,450Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,580 1,040
$34,370Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$33,710 4,370
$34,270Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,490 70
$34,000Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$32,220 540
$33,790Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$37,240 50
$33,710Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,420 50
$33,700Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$26,860 370
$33,660Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$30,360 6,060
$33,630Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$32,250 8,310
$33,440Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,020 3,950
$33,430Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$30,090 260
$33,430Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,120 6,100
$33,400Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,090 18,470
$33,390Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,640 233,650
$33,270Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,120 3,120
$33,220Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$29,730 13,870
$33,210Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$31,350 121,820
$33,180Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,400 250
$33,170Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,010 16,120
$33,100Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$26,170 8,090
$33,090Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,580 1,460
$33,060Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,540 110
$33,020Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,030 2,510
$33,010Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,070 11,530
$32,920First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$29,350 6,730
$32,880Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,880 12,420
$32,800Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,990 42,830
$32,790Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$27,430 140
$32,660Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$30,390 3,590
$32,600Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$31,770 2,300
$32,500Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$29,720n.a.
$32,400Fallers
(area) (ind)
$31,410n.a.
$32,340Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$26,300 410
$32,320Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$28,820 450
$32,270Machinists
(area) (ind)
$31,370 26,990
$32,230Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$30,320 90
$32,080Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,980 10,860
$32,050Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,590 4,520
$32,040Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,630 880
$32,030Barbers
(area) (ind)
$24,690 1,080
$31,870Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,230 19,630
$31,850Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,970 3,540
$31,830Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$26,250 270
$31,690Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,550 2,350
$31,650Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$30,520 8,980
$31,630Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$27,490 340
$31,590Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,230 34,770
$31,570Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,350 780
$31,560Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$31,290 400
$31,520Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$27,710 1,430
$31,440Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,980 1,044,070
$31,350Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$26,420 9,230
$31,030Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,050 15,480
$31,030Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,850 6,580
$31,010Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,230 4,690
$31,000Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,450 1,940
$30,990Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$29,600 4,720
$30,920Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,440 2,820
$30,910Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$26,700 560
$30,790Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,060 4,290
$30,780Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,210 6,430
$30,730Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,820 1,530
$30,700Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$28,280 950
$30,650Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,340 1,000
$30,580Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,950 3,300
$30,460Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,210 10,550
$30,440Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$30,540 2,280
$30,330Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,530 11,400
$30,290Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,590 10,200
$30,290Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$28,480 3,880
$30,250Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$29,380 7,410
$30,190Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,580 1,670
$30,130Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,340 130
$30,090Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$22,500 160
$30,070Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,030 2,680
$30,040Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,140 4,910
$30,010Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,220 4,070
$29,990Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
(area) (ind)
$26,360 100
$29,960Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,940 14,160
$29,760Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$28,970 1,980
$29,690Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,070 39,210
$29,660Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$28,900 34,640
$29,640Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,410 2,100
$29,430Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,250 1,660
$29,420Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$28,600 3,560
$29,410Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$28,250 4,440
$29,400Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,290 2,240
$29,400Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,480 5,680
$29,360Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$28,890 2,690
$29,290Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$21,980 400
$29,270Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$28,700 8,390
$29,260Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,310 10,320
$29,220Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$29,490 4,520
$29,200Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,300 478,250
$29,130Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$29,160 960
$29,080Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,010 2,650
$28,940Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,710 1,430
$28,930Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$28,570 12,950
$28,910Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$27,810 34,190
$28,850Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,880 127,230
$28,840Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$28,750 44,100
$28,780Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,360 28,110
$28,720Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,780 10,980
$28,680Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$22,860 350
$28,660Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,200 1,880
$28,600Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,720 1,270
$28,600Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,050 950
$28,560Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$28,230 7,170
$28,460Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$28,440 2,540
$28,420Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$26,960 5,270
$28,390Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$26,490 500
$28,300Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,700 1,030
$28,290Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,390 682,170
$28,280Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$27,220 6,480
$28,190Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$25,700 720
$28,090Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,810 1,665,670
$28,040Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,030 3,190
$28,020Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,610 770
$27,990Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,920 4,770
$27,920Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,960 17,610
$27,870New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,370 6,950
$27,820Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$27,230 9,410
$27,720Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$24,230 22,770
$27,670Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,000 830
$27,560Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,850 1,140
$27,530Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,640 6,950
$27,490Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$25,480 98,610
$27,490Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$27,000 6,360
$27,430Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,370 678,790
$27,360Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,530 2,890
$27,350Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,490 16,410
$27,270Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,130 2,760
$27,190Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$29,580 950
$27,140Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$29,340n.a.
$27,130Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,270 1,820
$27,130Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,240 1,350
$27,120Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$25,980 9,870
$27,120Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$25,930 570
$27,050Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,860 21,970
$27,020Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,770 8,760
$27,010First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,530 7,860
$26,970Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,960 15,980
$26,960Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,900 630
$26,900Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,640 5,840
$26,810Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,180 2,620
$26,790Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$24,850 179,690
$26,760Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$23,910 2,720
$26,730Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,190 10,190
$26,710Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,440 4,930
$26,690First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$24,790 12,100
$26,660Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,290 37,120
$26,650Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,590 2,240
$26,650Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,990 840
$26,650Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$26,290 1,180
$26,560Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,130 4,520
$26,470Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$24,210 6,180
$26,410Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,730 2,650
$26,370Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,620n.a.
$26,350Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,120 2,190
$26,350Models
(area) (ind)
$26,410 70
$26,320Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,000 2,370
$26,310Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,610 1,050
$26,240Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,790 2,120
$26,080Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,130 2,570
$26,080Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,050 200
$26,060Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$25,370 4,080
$26,010Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,380 720
$25,980Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,990 15,190
$25,940Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$24,650 13,040
$25,920Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,140 11,470
$25,910Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,360 2,360
$25,870Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,550 22,000
$25,860Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,080 6,420
$25,760Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$23,720 2,080
$25,760Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,340 1,280
$25,620Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,940n.a.
$25,580Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$24,990 4,320
$25,480Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$24,430 1,120
$25,460Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$24,440 4,550
$25,360Tapers
(area) (ind)
$24,970 750
$25,330Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,310 68,070
$25,330Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,490n.a.
$25,290Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,670 1,390
$25,270Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,850 11,660
$25,250Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,170 6,060
$25,230Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$22,620 510
$25,210Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,870 8,430
$25,180Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,220 7,370
$25,160Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$21,980 960
$25,150Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,450 2,910
$25,130Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,460n.a.
$25,100Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$24,250 660
$25,040Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$22,130 630
$24,990Roofers
(area) (ind)
$23,390 5,200
$24,940Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,660 6,340
$24,880Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$24,720 18,210
$24,860Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,980 700
$24,850Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$22,890 1,340
$24,850Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$22,800 320
$24,810Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,470 4,400
$24,740Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,670 5,060
$24,710First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,530 73,090
$24,710Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,300 4,530
$24,610Photographers
(area) (ind)
$20,110 4,390
$24,540Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,550 6,070
$24,460Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$22,900 16,820
$24,450Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,040 53,380
$24,380Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,850 1,100
$24,370Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$22,390 5,640
$24,360Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,150 800
$24,350Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$23,820 3,680
$24,330Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,030 5,550
$24,330Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,800 8,850
$24,330Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,380 140
$24,280Concierges
(area) (ind)
$21,600 990
$24,270Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,370 156,880
$24,220Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,410 2,390
$24,210Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$22,680 2,100
$24,170Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$21,150 21,230
$24,110Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$23,080 43,560
$24,040Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,110 36,530
$23,980Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,280 380
$23,970Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,140 15,060
$23,930Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,650 4,030
$23,930Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,580 2,420
$23,910Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$21,290 2,020
$23,850Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,500 2,500
$23,730Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,010 7,150
$23,720Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,190 150
$23,640Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$22,890 650
$23,610Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,900 740
$23,580Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$23,570 8,740
$23,550Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,940 23,040
$23,510Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,150 7,060
$23,300Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,710 6,010
$23,290Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,060 6,780
$23,290Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,370 8,960
$23,250Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,480 7,560
$23,150Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,700 5,190
$23,140Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$20,940 110
$23,070Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$21,360n.a.
$23,040Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,620 9,800
$22,900File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,200 19,150
$22,890Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$22,020 11,310
$22,890Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$22,160 2,350
$22,720Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$18,540 25,270
$22,690Farm labor contractors
(area) (ind)
$24,760 50
$22,660Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,500 5,710
$22,630Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,030 3,180
$22,610Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,080 59,140
$22,560Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,020 2,280
$22,540Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,040 3,480
$22,470Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$20,460 2,150
$22,410Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,110n.a.
$22,410Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,010 34,410
$22,400Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,700 2,590
$22,270Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,250 28,970
$22,250Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$20,860 7,210
$22,180Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$21,210 10,500
$22,140Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,380 1,670
$22,040Security guards
(area) (ind)
$19,930 69,410
$22,030Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$19,290 190
$22,020Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,920 188,360
$22,000Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$21,000 1,710
$21,830Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,750 332,470
$21,790Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,280n.a.
$21,730Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,920 80,440
$21,710Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,420 2,160
$21,640Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$20,890 650
$21,510Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,830 7,960
$21,490Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,290 5,180
$21,470Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$20,050 1,460
$21,460Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,760 3,110
$21,440Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$20,520 1,510
$21,330Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,970 26,390
$21,280Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,850 41,720
$21,210Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,790 99,390
$21,150Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,600 1,070
$21,140Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,600 480
$21,080Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$20,560 13,880
$20,930Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,780 5,480
$20,930Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$20,330 3,160
$20,920Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,990 16,680
$20,900Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,680 540
$20,830Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$19,580 4,530
$20,750Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$19,510 1,880
$20,700Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,980 1,380
$20,490Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,920 67,210
$20,450Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,080 225,560
$20,390Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,220 380
$20,360Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$19,470 3,750
$20,300Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,060 3,790
$20,290Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,830 5,900
$20,270Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$19,340 32,170
$20,270Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,980 7,400
$20,240Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,870 177,400
$20,220Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$19,630 97,180
$20,180Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$20,220n.a.
$20,180Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,870 12,540
$20,090Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$18,610 7,570
$20,060Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$16,830 27,800
$20,020Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,000 240
$20,000Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,400 970
$19,980Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,470 1,110
$19,880Shoe machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,710 640
$19,870Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 410
$19,850Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,440 3,650
$19,840Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,860 1,220
$19,840Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,570 2,250
$19,830Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$17,430 1,180
$19,830Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$18,460 1,420
$19,800Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$18,270 4,830
$19,690Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$19,140 6,320
$19,620Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,460 410
$19,620Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,550 4,250
$19,560Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$18,530 1,730
$19,530Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,230 3,620
$19,150Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,180 267,460
$19,130Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$17,860 15,040
$19,090Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,350 1,680
$18,970Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,640 87,680
$18,640Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$17,550 56,880
$18,540Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,390 6,800
$18,440Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,260 8,680
$18,390Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$16,930 6,910
$18,370Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,200 28,600
$18,290Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,050 17,420
$18,250Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,810 1,050
$18,250Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,230 18,030
$18,190Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,630 290,060
$18,090Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,590 29,390
$18,060Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,670 930
$17,950Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,300 11,410
$17,930Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$18,650 3,570
$17,770Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$14,650 2,460
$17,680Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$16,760 29,030
$17,670Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$15,650 1,420
$17,620Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,500 5,850
$17,340Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,230 139,850
$17,330Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$16,600 5,500
$17,260Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,650 55,770
$17,240Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,350 84,250
$17,170Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,260 1,550
$17,160Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$15,520 41,110
$17,120Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,430 15,200
$17,030Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,810 1,620
$16,920Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$16,340 970
$16,770Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,830 2,290
$16,650Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,860 5,630
$16,560Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$14,240 2,000
$16,450Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,050 13,600
$16,430Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$15,130 3,480
$16,380Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,870 180
$16,280Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,380 10,170
$16,210Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$15,660 17,440
$16,090Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,520 120
$16,030Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$15,720 8,290
$16,010Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,270 2,090
$15,980Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,520 250,630
$15,920Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,050 6,100
$15,870Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,020 793,310
$15,850Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,460 33,540
$15,750Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$14,020 1,700
$15,360Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$15,120 330
$15,330Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,030 13,400
$15,330Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,730 22,910
$15,240Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,840 65,690
$15,090Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$14,130 34,550
$14,990Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,520 9,320
$14,980Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$13,870 570
$14,960Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$13,830 50,100
$14,730Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$13,800 7,030
$14,570Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,730 30,260
$14,440Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,820 27,340
$14,300Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,630 10,950
$14,280Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,180 155,660
$14,250Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,550 21,850
$14,100Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,450 245,080
$14,020Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,640 28,660
$13,740Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,340 30,020
$13,380Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$13,150 114,740
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,219n.a.
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$27,206 2,870
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$13,707 1,450
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$40,747n.a.
n.a.Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 690

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates