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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Vermont

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Vermont 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

Vermont

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$157,250Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$152,810Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 470
$139,290Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$117,970 220
$132,890Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$131,960 360
$126,470Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$120,590 160
$124,840Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$121,590 380
$124,570Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$124,520 120
$124,260Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$132,050 320
$107,220Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$93,950 50
$97,490Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$88,670 340
$96,130General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$81,610 1,830
$96,060Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$87,130 270
$95,000Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$92,010 400
$90,280Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$77,480 270
$90,120Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$82,080 340
$88,650Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$79,890 400
$88,610Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,780 290
$85,890Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$77,680 370
$85,460Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$80,440 30
$84,660Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$54,480 60
$83,900Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$73,390 8,750
$83,550Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$72,120 740
$83,520Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$76,870 100
$82,990Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,090 40
$82,610Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$67,910 250
$81,500Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$79,490 100
$80,370Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$64,470 80
$79,140Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$77,690 580
$78,850Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$76,720 240
$78,600Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$68,900 1,050
$78,260Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,530 260
$77,110Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$73,440 40
$76,630Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$68,190 140
$76,560Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$76,780 220
$76,490Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$68,710 80
$75,340Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$73,720 110
$74,980Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$60,780 180
$74,650Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$75,090 60
$74,290Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,610 460
$74,230Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$71,300 360
$72,020Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$68,250 50
$71,600Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,510 180
$71,000Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$63,720 230
$70,770Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$70,970 730
$70,590Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,350 360
$69,760Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,860 40
$69,670Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,250 130
$68,810Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$75,770n.a.
$68,060Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,210n.a.
$67,510Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$69,230n.a.
$67,390Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$61,730 1,050
$67,160Economists
(area) (ind)
$56,630 40
$66,490Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,850 420
$66,060Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,600 100
$65,770Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,100 130
$65,740Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$57,360 680
$65,330Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,300 150
$64,990Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$64,000 40
$64,400Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,090 5,840
$64,270Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,630 40
$64,100Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$59,590 730
$64,060Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,320 40
$63,770Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$56,810 830
$63,750Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$59,160 30
$63,730Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$52,510 1,850
$63,230Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,480 90
$62,910First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$61,530 150
$62,540Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,590 440
$62,260Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$55,330 440
$61,650Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,880 50
$61,040Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,230 80
$60,960Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$55,400 230
$60,950Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$60,860 250
$60,580Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,740 120
$60,380Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$51,480n.a.
$60,340First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$53,050 520
$60,060Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,980 90
$59,930Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$55,730 120
$59,860Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$57,710 110
$58,400Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,920 15,480
$58,310Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,710n.a.
$58,030Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,500 6,200
$57,770Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$47,390 580
$57,620Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$48,240 340
$57,490History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,410 120
$57,270Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$54,860n.a.
$57,210Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$58,160 240
$56,930Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,480 40
$56,900Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,450 670
$56,790Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,260 660
$56,760Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,160 30
$56,720Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$56,400 50
$56,570Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,460 170
$56,560Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$49,750 130
$56,350Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,580 50
$56,030Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$56,050 40
$55,950Art directors
(area) (ind)
$50,520 50
$55,850Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,020 60
$55,840Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,390 180
$55,840Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,040 240
$55,450Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,580 560
$55,320First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,460 100
$55,060Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,280 180
$54,780Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,710 130
$54,680First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$52,240 1,410
$54,600Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,960 370
$54,280Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$50,930 2,490
$54,180Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,220 130
$54,150Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,560 9,860
$54,000Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$50,370 570
$53,880Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,890n.a.
$53,800Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,680 70
$53,770Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$51,000 230
$53,510Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$34,470 70
$53,470Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,220 50
$53,390English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,440 410
$53,320Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$52,170 290
$52,870Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$50,210 270
$52,840Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$51,430 100
$52,780Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$49,560 270
$52,620Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,710 470
$52,570Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$42,920 50
$52,540First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,700 1,000
$52,460Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,670 40
$52,410Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,790 100
$52,250Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,370 240
$52,170Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$57,670 180
$51,830Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$48,970 50
$51,820Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$46,970 230
$51,720Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,500 130
$51,610Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$47,000 2,210
$51,320Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$51,650 520
$51,300Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$51,220n.a.
$51,270Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$50,270 70
$51,050Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,920 3,270
$50,870First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$47,950 1,650
$50,830Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$48,480 30
$50,720Chemists
(area) (ind)
$48,510 70
$50,440Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,570 210
$50,440Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$44,650 120
$50,410Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$49,840 210
$50,310Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,550 170
$50,300Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,680n.a.
$50,230Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$45,150 1,130
$50,100Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$50,290 60
$50,090Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,220 270
$50,060Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$49,050 5,560
$50,060Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$41,850 60
$49,960Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$50,520 260
$49,850Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$50,170 360
$49,740Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$46,740 350
$49,690Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,970 30
$49,600Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,880 40
$49,580Curators
(area) (ind)
$44,730 30
$49,490Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$48,750 100
$49,420Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$46,670 250
$49,280Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$45,970 70
$49,030Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,060 90
$49,000Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$47,630n.a.
$48,490Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$47,550n.a.
$48,470Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$43,900 30
$48,320Foresters
(area) (ind)
$47,990 90
$48,170Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,270 30
$48,140First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$48,130 640
$48,030Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$41,720 70
$47,970Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$45,820 400
$47,880Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$42,740 480
$47,860Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,300 60
$47,850Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,230 30
$47,550Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$32,840 200
$47,530Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,120 450
$47,350Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,740 50
$47,290Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$43,620 110
$47,260Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,270 170
$47,260Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$45,480 120
$47,130Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$47,940 70
$46,990Historians
(area) (ind)
$47,790n.a.
$46,710Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,820 370
$46,580Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$44,170 480
$46,520First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$44,720 2,230
$46,380Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,530 760
$46,240Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$44,340 40
$46,170Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,580 320
$46,060Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$43,680 280
$45,890Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$44,690 770
$45,880Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,190 120
$45,860Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,870 290
$45,620Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$44,560 120
$45,510Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,220 500
$45,330Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$42,560 170
$45,330Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$43,750 1,580
$45,140Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,230 280
$45,050Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$43,710 4,040
$45,020Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$43,620 2,770
$44,810Health educators
(area) (ind)
$44,080 240
$44,800First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$49,330 50
$44,780Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,820 170
$44,620Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$43,100 680
$44,610Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,270 170
$44,450Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,930 110
$44,320Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,570 260
$44,150Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$43,120 100
$44,080Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,540 60
$43,710Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,960 150
$43,660Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$43,130 360
$43,570Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$42,300 30
$43,560Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$39,270 70
$43,420Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,660 180
$43,280Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$40,640 30
$43,220Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,940 170
$43,160Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$42,940 30
$43,020Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,350 190
$42,730Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$42,790 340
$42,700Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$39,830 60
$42,570Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$42,910 200
$42,480Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$41,690 30
$42,470Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,820 110
$42,450First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,320 220
$41,970Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$35,250 50
$41,960Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$40,720 420
$41,400Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$35,140 160
$41,350Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$37,290 150
$41,340Librarians
(area) (ind)
$38,190 600
$41,230Clergy
(area) (ind)
$35,790 40
$41,230Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,910 250
$41,120Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,000 270
$40,820Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$41,980 880
$40,730Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,650 40
$40,510Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,730 530
$40,440Editors
(area) (ind)
$37,060 360
$40,410First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$36,220 2,360
$40,150First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$37,510 200
$40,100Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$39,780 80
$39,960Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,280 90
$39,780Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,890 1,000
$39,680Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,610 1,550
$39,540Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,710 480
$39,350Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$33,450 130
$39,340Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,680 70
$39,170Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,850 440
$39,010Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$36,720 50
$39,000Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,950n.a.
$38,660Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,330 430
$38,460Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,380 310
$38,180Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$36,540 510
$38,150Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,870 220
$38,010Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,230 50
$37,910Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,500 1,150
$37,870Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$32,610 90
$37,750Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,000 26,180
$37,680Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$32,420 140
$37,500Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$35,410 50
$37,440Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$36,680 120
$37,270Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,910 4,180
$37,110Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$35,900 610
$37,040Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$39,260n.a.
$36,970Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$34,470 540
$36,920Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$32,890 110
$36,880Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$34,750 60
$36,850Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$38,130 600
$36,760Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,540 70
$36,700Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$34,790 1,230
$36,550Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$35,150 40
$36,400Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,640 6,980
$36,300All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,950 490
$36,280Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$33,740 370
$36,020Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,070 420
$35,980Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,540n.a.
$35,940Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,350 3,840
$35,880Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$35,090 120
$35,850Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,470 12,490
$35,750Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$33,570 310
$35,710Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$35,240 180
$35,650Machinists
(area) (ind)
$33,860 880
$35,610Job printers
(area) (ind)
$36,240 150
$35,610Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,160 120
$35,580Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,910 60
$35,490Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$33,040 30
$35,480Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$30,930n.a.
$35,350First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$34,980 420
$35,300Electricians
(area) (ind)
$34,200 1,330
$35,280Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$32,470 80
$35,260Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$33,730 60
$35,230Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$33,810 70
$35,070All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,450 297,650
$34,950Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$32,670n.a.
$34,910Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$32,460 40
$34,860Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$36,150 220
$34,790Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$35,090 210
$34,770Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,650 4,490
$34,760Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$34,260 1,490
$34,730Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$33,150 90
$34,570Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$36,740 40
$34,550Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$32,400 80
$34,520Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,480 30
$34,330Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,980n.a.
$34,280Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$32,490 100
$34,270Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$28,060 550
$34,090Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,060 650
$34,020Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,350n.a.
$33,870Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$34,200 90
$33,840Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,310 110
$33,810Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$33,440 100
$33,760Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,820 16,400
$33,690Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$33,310 3,550
$33,640Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,520 390
$33,610Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$33,600 130
$33,580Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$33,400 130
$33,260Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$33,320 80
$33,230Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$33,090 180
$33,230Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,150 70
$33,110First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$30,880 390
$32,960Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,860 330
$32,900Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,240 80
$32,760Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$32,190 470
$32,750Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,160 350
$32,710Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$29,140 590
$32,670Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$31,420 300
$32,530Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$30,900 4,000
$32,530First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$32,090 1,400
$32,450Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,320 100
$32,380Tapers
(area) (ind)
$30,830 120
$32,200Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$31,730 260
$32,180Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,720 180
$31,970Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,840 420
$31,880Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$30,720 90
$31,840Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$28,470n.a.
$31,790Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$30,720 550
$31,780Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$31,550 200
$31,690Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$31,390 50
$31,680Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$31,000 70
$31,650Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$27,220 50
$31,640Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$31,490 70
$31,620Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,250 90
$31,550Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$31,510n.a.
$31,520Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$31,660 540
$31,470Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$30,820 60
$31,310Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,190 3,280
$31,300Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,090 190
$31,140Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$30,760 160
$31,110Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,400 150
$31,090Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,540 80
$31,070Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,800 1,490
$30,990Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$30,090 390
$30,960Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$28,680 160
$30,940Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,790 50
$30,820Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$29,950 140
$30,760Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,550 140
$30,750Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$30,330 670
$30,710Photographers
(area) (ind)
$29,060 100
$30,640Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,530 100
$30,610Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,790 30
$30,520Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,600n.a.
$30,510Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$28,090 40
$30,480Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,500 2,040
$30,420Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$31,400n.a.
$30,280Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,190 950
$30,010Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,940 580
$29,970Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,110 280
$29,930Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$29,100 420
$29,850Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$30,640 250
$29,800Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,350 270
$29,660Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,580 130
$29,630Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,260 600
$29,560Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,620 30,960
$29,510Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$28,760 130
$29,500Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,990 540
$29,480Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$27,530 30
$29,430Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,930 25,260
$29,400Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,320 110
$29,400Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,000 5,710
$29,360Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,880 330
$29,290Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,010 350
$29,290Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,110 70
$29,280Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,280 510
$29,120Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,810 310
$29,090Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,480 570
$29,080Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$27,480 80
$28,990Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,060n.a.
$28,910New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,140 90
$28,900Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$28,520 760
$28,860Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$28,250 50
$28,710Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,530 100
$28,710Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$29,420 360
$28,660Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$26,760 130
$28,630Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,560 310
$28,530Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$28,170 160
$28,470Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,770 49,790
$28,350Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,610 60
$28,340Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,760 170
$28,190Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,260 100
$28,150Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,680 30
$28,080Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,630 410
$28,030Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,520 3,220
$27,920Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,090n.a.
$27,860Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$26,410 30
$27,860Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,770 2,740
$27,850Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$25,490 50
$27,670Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$28,190 100
$27,660Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,350 160
$27,650Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,760 280
$27,610Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,610 70
$27,600Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,260 17,840
$27,560Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$26,980 110
$27,540Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,210 200
$27,500Roofers
(area) (ind)
$27,040 470
$27,420Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$24,630 240
$27,310Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,870 160
$27,290Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$26,690 160
$27,250Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$27,280 50
$27,210Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,600 1,450
$27,070Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,760 750
$26,970Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,430 590
$26,960Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,380 1,590
$26,950Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$25,780 380
$26,940Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,260 160
$26,860Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,340 1,300
$26,850Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$26,320 4,660
$26,840Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$27,130 50
$26,790Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,130 440
$26,650Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,270 50
$26,630Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,940 1,050
$26,600Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,220 140
$26,570Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$25,110 2,100
$26,490Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,980n.a.
$26,490Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$25,240 370
$26,440Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,850 2,330
$26,430Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$24,110 60
$26,400Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,780 460
$26,370Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$25,980 1,220
$26,370Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$23,390 600
$26,280Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,080 580
$26,260Concierges
(area) (ind)
$25,970 30
$26,240Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,840 70
$26,170Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,830 530
$26,140Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$25,950 750
$26,070Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,990 740
$25,980Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,320 30
$25,960Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$23,100 630
$25,920Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$25,720 320
$25,880Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,540 30
$25,810Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,640 110
$25,780Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$25,530 150
$25,650Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$25,280n.a.
$25,640Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,350 270
$25,520Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,060 270
$25,440Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,650 40
$25,440Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,770 310
$25,430Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,580 400
$25,410Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,680 30
$25,340Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$25,230 140
$25,190Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,830 320
$25,170Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,160 250
$25,070Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,370 640
$25,010Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,340 30
$24,980Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$22,000 1,220
$24,920Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$24,580 110
$24,890Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,240 70
$24,880Security guards
(area) (ind)
$22,840 1,000
$24,830Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,950 250
$24,830Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$24,260 130
$24,770Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,730n.a.
$24,700Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$21,430 9,910
$24,630Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$22,680 190
$24,590Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$24,560 40
$24,540Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$24,030n.a.
$24,510Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$24,470 720
$24,390Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,460 400
$24,370Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,870 130
$24,360Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,970 50
$24,360Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$23,530 1,460
$24,320Bakers
(area) (ind)
$22,840 1,020
$24,300Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$24,080 450
$24,230Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,370 850
$23,930Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,560n.a.
$23,840Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$23,120 1,920
$23,820Tellers
(area) (ind)
$22,600 1,460
$23,810Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,040 110
$23,800Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,430 30
$23,800Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,690 140
$23,760Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,350 1,040
$23,560Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$21,720 1,250
$23,550Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$22,450 2,440
$23,550Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,190 60
$23,490Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,150 180
$23,440Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,060 740
$23,360Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,910 3,070
$23,340Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,900 2,400
$23,290Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,360 120
$23,280Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,880 7,820
$23,240Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,590 4,190
$23,160Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,830 70
$23,140Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,250 320
$23,120Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,990 1,430
$23,060Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,570 8,740
$23,020Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$21,600 960
$22,980Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,460 9,950
$22,870Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$21,960 1,310
$22,850Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,680 380
$22,830Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$22,010 420
$22,770Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,250n.a.
$22,710Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$21,630 150
$22,410Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$22,210 510
$22,370Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,230 2,650
$22,310Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,510 190
$22,300Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$21,430n.a.
$22,220Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,860n.a.
$22,170File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,060 620
$21,890Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,220 5,840
$21,870Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,350 50
$21,870Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$21,100 4,020
$21,820Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,120 420
$21,770Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,370 2,890
$21,690Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,880 280
$21,690Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,330 460
$21,680Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$19,740n.a.
$21,650Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,260 340
$21,610Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,980 30
$21,520Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,500 50
$21,480Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,350 70
$21,430Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$21,260 40
$21,390Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$19,620 30
$21,340Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,940n.a.
$21,300Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,780 960
$21,200Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,050 3,240
$21,180Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$20,930n.a.
$21,120Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,550 410
$20,940Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,190 110
$20,870Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$19,650 30
$20,740Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,110 1,810
$20,510Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,190 130
$20,500Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,280 1,270
$20,280Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,950 90
$20,270Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$20,030 1,310
$20,140Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,190 2,530
$20,000Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,100 910
$20,000Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,540 24,290
$19,810Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$18,440 60
$19,720Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,200 620
$19,620Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,030 440
$19,500Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,300 120
$19,410Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,140 200
$19,380Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$17,320 120
$19,320Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,130 70
$19,280Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$17,580 310
$19,110Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,570 280
$18,940Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$17,100 1,420
$18,800Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,250 2,570
$18,670Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,280 5,420
$18,390Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,160 160
$18,310Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,540 510
$18,110Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,220 9,950
$18,080Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,210 430
$18,040Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,940 530
$17,940Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,190 1,340
$17,840Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,930 2,860
$17,600Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,610 450
$17,500Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,880 30
$17,330Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,800 1,600
$16,770Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,470 1,760
$16,400Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,190n.a.
n.a.Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70
n.a.Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
n.a. 120
n.a.Court reporters
(area) (ind)
n.a. 50

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates