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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Washington

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Washington 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

Washington

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$190,040Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$185,780Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,180
$173,640Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 250
$165,360Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 2,860
$163,320Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,850
$156,990Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 120
$154,380Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 400
$151,660Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 800
$139,350Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$139,740 1,290
$135,250Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$130,910 2,130
$129,780Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$132,240 860
$120,370General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$107,770 16,860
$118,100Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$106,500 2,350
$114,800Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$101,400 440
$113,790Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$110,190 4,250
$113,080Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$103,290 5,070
$108,500Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$101,490 4,410
$106,610Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$98,030 390
$104,330Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$91,300 2,640
$104,080Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$93,880 2,770
$102,190Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$91,390 78,920
$101,720Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$93,510 790
$99,190Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$109,980 610
$97,910Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$88,560 7,530
$96,980Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$82,130 290
$95,250Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,280 1,320
$94,170Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$88,970 1,260
$93,680Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$88,210 840
$93,530Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,000 5,000
$93,500Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$85,060 9,270
$93,020Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$88,160 590
$91,560Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$70,190 170
$90,440Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$79,640n.a.
$89,480Mathematicians
(area) (ind)
$87,340 70
$89,430Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$80,680 2,220
$88,320Prosthodontists
(area) (ind)
$91,370n.a.
$88,300Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$81,910 2,430
$88,220Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$85,000 360
$88,020Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$82,950 410
$87,700Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$71,590 640
$87,480Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$84,050 1,040
$86,740Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$88,960 160
$85,480Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$86,710 4,870
$84,010Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$82,620 510
$83,970Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,000 1,360
$83,690Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$78,470 3,150
$83,590Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$79,920 11,760
$83,320Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$82,200 1,150
$83,210Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$77,560 970
$82,570Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$83,590 4,030
$82,430Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$79,630 18,020
$80,650Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$82,060 4,490
$80,210Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,190 800
$79,350Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,430 2,000
$79,250Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,870n.a.
$78,290Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$68,060 90
$78,130Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,570 3,000
$77,420Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$73,690 7,160
$77,400Art directors
(area) (ind)
$73,660 530
$77,270Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$61,980n.a.
$76,990Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$75,630 290
$76,890Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$76,360 1,470
$76,770Physicists
(area) (ind)
$74,250 520
$76,680Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$73,170 350
$76,520First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$66,540 6,500
$76,270Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$74,420 180
$75,860Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$75,500 220
$75,390Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,270 930
$74,920Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,450 3,920
$74,860Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,560 1,360
$74,420Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$70,140 2,850
$74,260Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$67,800 70
$73,880Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$71,470 88,480
$73,780Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$72,910 1,440
$73,250Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$70,950 770
$73,250Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,480 4,350
$73,000Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$70,860 310
$72,700First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$72,750 1,810
$72,690Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$67,850 1,280
$72,190Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,850 14,390
$72,170First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$70,420 1,720
$71,860Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,890 8,180
$71,500Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$70,270 370
$71,390Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$60,280 60
$71,340Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$72,210 2,300
$71,310Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$70,340 570
$71,080Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,330 1,710
$70,730Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$55,830 4,780
$70,660Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,340 860
$70,640Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$63,230 11,620
$70,590Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$66,580 170
$70,590Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,640 350
$70,460Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,310 13,340
$70,410Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,570 320
$69,840Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$68,100 1,870
$69,740Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,700 390
$69,580Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$61,310 3,300
$69,460Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,600 3,020
$69,190Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,550 110
$69,170Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,690 1,170
$69,020Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,830 4,530
$68,940Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,550 20,960
$68,930Marine engineers and naval architects
(area) (ind)
$71,740 420
$68,840Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,490 4,380
$68,730Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,420n.a.
$68,310Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$68,110 280
$68,290Economists
(area) (ind)
$63,090 550
$67,630Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,000 350
$67,550Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,870 220
$67,530Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,990 560
$67,480Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$65,910 69,960
$67,260Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$71,170 230
$67,100Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$63,820 2,440
$66,300Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$66,090 520
$66,180Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$63,330 8,140
$66,150Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$48,270 5,900
$65,900Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,650 320
$65,810Chemists
(area) (ind)
$62,060 1,160
$65,790Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,710 140
$65,530Dredge operators
(area) (ind)
$77,450n.a.
$65,440Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,400 440
$65,310Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$62,400 2,210
$65,270Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$61,880 360
$65,140Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,680 400
$65,040Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$65,330 1,090
$64,900Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,610 140
$64,670Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$60,240 2,380
$64,520Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$61,920 180
$64,490Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$63,520 2,330
$64,440Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$61,660 1,070
$64,420Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$53,480 1,950
$64,210Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,170 126,490
$64,190Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,460 3,090
$63,980First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$61,280 12,460
$63,960Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,740 80
$63,840Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$63,660 1,050
$63,170Political scientists
(area) (ind)
$55,660 70
$62,810Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$62,810 120
$62,810Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$57,250 3,330
$62,650Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$66,730n.a.
$62,650Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,800 23,770
$62,510Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,290 620
$62,490Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,270 1,040
$62,390Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$59,620 860
$62,350Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,130 1,870
$62,280Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,560 230
$62,220Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$60,790 47,930
$62,120Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$62,820 230
$61,860Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,200 720
$61,770Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,850 580
$61,620Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,520 180
$61,600Legislators
(area) (ind)
$49,370 680
$61,330Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,150 330
$61,290Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$64,390 2,010
$61,190First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$59,740 9,230
$61,190Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$53,960 180
$60,520Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$51,370 7,430
$60,500Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$50,820 110
$60,480Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,190 40,430
$60,200Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$56,190 4,950
$60,150Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$59,060 220
$60,030Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$53,020 4,330
$59,790Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$63,010 510
$59,660Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$56,150 1,460
$59,580Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,360 121,350
$59,420Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,240 2,840
$59,390Geographers
(area) (ind)
$60,340 30
$59,360Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,990 230
$59,240Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,700 750
$59,080Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$61,190 650
$58,940Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$59,440 930
$58,850Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$56,060 710
$58,840Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,650 3,570
$58,750Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,280 280
$58,640Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$54,200 22,890
$58,510Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$61,690 230
$58,430First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$54,620 5,470
$58,430Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,950 970
$58,390Editors
(area) (ind)
$57,580 1,940
$58,310Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$53,680 1,320
$58,310Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,810 7,150
$58,290Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,250 1,100
$58,260Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$60,660 140
$58,020Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$54,080 2,130
$57,920Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,890 660
$57,730Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$45,720 600
$57,720Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$56,250 830
$57,560Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$61,580 190
$57,490Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$52,710 790
$57,290Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,790n.a.
$57,270Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$62,030 50
$57,210Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,030n.a.
$57,030Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,680 1,790
$56,970Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$47,850 28,240
$56,640First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$52,710 11,250
$56,500Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,720 200
$56,440Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$56,820 350
$56,360Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$54,140 6,600
$56,340History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,550 460
$56,180Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,380 5,270
$56,160Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$57,830 7,880
$56,090Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$55,700 440
$56,060Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$54,120 2,010
$55,930Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$60,110 170
$55,700Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,640 80
$55,700Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$58,430 80
$55,380Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$57,840 1,050
$55,250Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$54,100 2,170
$55,250Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,260 11,610
$54,990Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,750 2,870
$54,970Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,350 1,350
$54,960Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$49,090 440
$54,940Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,970 940
$54,860Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$54,310 1,880
$54,830Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$50,000 480
$54,760Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,590 440
$54,750Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,230 3,370
$54,720Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$50,000 340
$54,230Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$58,880 2,720
$54,010Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,250 1,550
$54,000Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$50,130 630
$53,970Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,160 1,050
$53,870Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,900 1,940
$53,770Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$58,900 940
$53,760Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$54,890 710
$53,590Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$58,440 4,410
$53,390Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,010 510
$53,320Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$53,420 1,110
$53,250Librarians
(area) (ind)
$53,360 3,260
$53,200Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,760 320
$53,200Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,410 3,580
$53,160Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,550 750
$53,120Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$53,260 260
$53,050Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$51,640 9,200
$52,960Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,390 310
$52,930Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$47,340 1,430
$52,910Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$45,140 950
$52,900Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$50,120 1,770
$52,890Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,400 3,190
$52,870Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,680n.a.
$52,870Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$54,400 3,180
$52,750Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$52,200 1,830
$52,740Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$52,450 220
$52,400Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,590 550
$52,260Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$51,310 810
$52,080Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,180n.a.
$52,050Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$44,770 140
$51,820Electricians
(area) (ind)
$51,080 13,450
$51,810Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$49,810 760
$51,770Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$49,130 320
$51,250Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,100 3,590
$51,190Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,810 470
$51,080Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$48,460 3,790
$50,900Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$52,260 2,040
$50,800Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$50,060 8,310
$50,790Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,680 2,220
$50,570Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$50,150 660
$50,550Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$51,400 6,280
$50,550Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,130 510
$50,380First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,410 1,110
$50,370Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$51,130 2,190
$50,240Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,790 820
$50,180Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$51,350 3,630
$50,150First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$47,250 25,950
$50,100Curators
(area) (ind)
$48,840 250
$49,980Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,730 120
$49,740Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,000 620
$49,710Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$46,470 530
$49,690Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,810 4,120
$49,460Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$51,120n.a.
$49,370English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,330 1,340
$49,330Health educators
(area) (ind)
$48,900 1,410
$49,280Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$51,020 920
$49,240Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,290 110
$49,160Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,690 70
$48,990Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,500 1,020
$48,810Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$46,810 1,350
$48,680Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,840 2,360
$48,660Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,430 1,250
$48,630Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,380 11,420
$48,590Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,120 37,440
$48,550Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$45,270 1,240
$48,420Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$48,490 4,210
$48,410Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$45,660 2,270
$48,400Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$49,310 60
$48,280Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,130 3,130
$48,220Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$47,880 3,500
$48,140Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$44,680 490
$47,970Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$47,170 110
$47,960Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$47,950 1,190
$47,950Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$47,490 2,450
$47,930Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$46,350 590
$47,890Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,320 220
$47,860Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,680n.a.
$47,760Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$48,360 940
$47,750Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$47,280 2,130
$47,630Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$44,380 1,440
$47,610Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$42,390 930
$47,530Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$48,210 1,280
$47,500Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$46,120 1,130
$47,480Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$44,360 5,340
$47,480Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$47,260 2,260
$47,460Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$47,050 12,740
$47,320Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$46,950 1,360
$47,190Commercial divers
(area) (ind)
$44,900 40
$47,170Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,270 650
$47,000Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,140 2,340
$46,960Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,430 930
$46,870Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$45,170 4,910
$46,860Mathematical technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,450 110
$46,800Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$44,100 100
$46,730Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$44,890 3,010
$46,550Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$45,930 13,570
$46,500Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$45,580 1,550
$46,470Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$41,040 280
$46,430Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,070 380
$46,400Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,790 190
$46,370Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$47,410 1,730
$46,190Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$45,890 24,180
$46,050Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$44,400 140
$46,050Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,400 2,820
$46,020Riggers
(area) (ind)
$46,600 780
$45,860First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$40,010 20,230
$45,850First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$43,510 1,370
$45,730Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,250 1,450
$45,680Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$42,750n.a.
$45,600Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$44,010 260
$45,540Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$45,230 1,210
$45,520Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$44,420 3,070
$45,510Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,500 520
$45,430First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$42,270 3,340
$45,350Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$50,000 40
$45,290Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,880 5,780
$45,280Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$45,530 70
$45,180Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$43,320 144,960
$45,090Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$44,000 1,420
$44,990Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$42,380 320
$44,940Tapers
(area) (ind)
$45,150 2,500
$44,900Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,420 190
$44,840Clergy
(area) (ind)
$45,120 460
$44,720Fallers
(area) (ind)
$47,440n.a.
$44,490Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,210 6,700
$44,450Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$46,570 50
$44,300Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$42,840 23,910
$44,040Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$44,930 3,430
$43,870Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$40,970 3,170
$43,860First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$41,030 720
$43,750Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,570 290
$43,700Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,250 4,440
$43,490Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$42,240 2,960
$43,420Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,880 3,360
$43,390Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$41,110 2,220
$43,350Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$39,190 140
$43,220Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,730 300
$43,160Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$42,840 670
$43,130Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$42,840 740
$43,100Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,310 4,590
$42,940Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,440 120
$42,930First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$37,820 2,760
$42,780Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,060 330
$42,710Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,030 110,280
$42,680Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$42,130 2,790
$42,670Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$40,070 400
$42,650Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$39,420 2,570
$42,620Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$38,980 480
$42,560Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,520 16,710
$42,520Photographers
(area) (ind)
$42,520 1,150
$42,500Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,190 30
$42,430Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,910 5,850
$42,400Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$41,150 870
$42,390Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$41,250 70
$42,260Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$42,240 940
$42,100Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$39,890 1,820
$42,070Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,230 3,180
$41,920Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,920 1,300
$41,830Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$46,870 270
$41,790Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$41,620 1,090
$41,740Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$40,740 400
$41,710Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$40,730 1,420
$41,700Historians
(area) (ind)
$36,480 40
$41,660Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,080 52,630
$41,640Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,080 160,030
$41,610Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$40,820 1,460
$41,600Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$26,300 600
$41,510Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,740 3,490
$41,460All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,910 2,653,320
$41,410Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,600 3,870
$41,300Machinists
(area) (ind)
$40,420 5,590
$41,250Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$40,410 1,210
$40,880Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$35,450 250
$40,830Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,120 70
$40,790Archivists
(area) (ind)
$39,890 110
$40,490Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$40,220 5,770
$40,360Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$40,250 1,110
$40,340Roofers
(area) (ind)
$37,520 3,330
$40,340Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,490 2,790
$40,280Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,710 720
$40,240Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$37,930 260
$40,200Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$40,160 2,800
$40,120Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$38,440 350
$40,080Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$39,190 90
$40,070Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$36,420 7,330
$39,980Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$36,070 1,660
$39,900Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$40,010 100
$39,880Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$39,900 10,090
$39,830Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,150 70
$39,760Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,240 330
$39,590Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$40,260 450
$39,560Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$37,720 560
$39,560Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$42,940 410
$39,520Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,150 450
$39,450All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,640 6,400
$39,450Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,240 3,090
$39,410Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,170 1,490
$39,340Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,650 11,510
$39,330Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,920 630
$39,220Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$39,250 1,740
$39,210Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$39,820 190
$39,190Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,500 1,340
$39,160Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,130 1,090
$39,160Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$40,450 220
$39,140Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$39,440 1,830
$39,110Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,880 260
$38,970Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$32,930 150
$38,950Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$35,270 1,350
$38,920Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,370 3,890
$38,880Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,740 150
$38,860Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$39,710 8,090
$38,810Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$36,180 4,920
$38,810Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$36,920 3,760
$38,790Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,590 660
$38,740Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$38,640 6,400
$38,740Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,560 1,110
$38,730Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$34,610 190
$38,650Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$33,890 2,740
$38,470Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,570 540
$38,460Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,360 180
$38,460Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,910 3,080
$38,350Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$38,850 30
$38,270Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$31,700 670
$38,240Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$36,970n.a.
$38,160Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$39,060 160
$37,920Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$36,300 410
$37,800Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,260 2,100
$37,800Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,060 30
$37,720Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$36,130 700
$37,680Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$36,560 1,920
$37,530Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,740 100
$37,510Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,230 140
$37,480Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,610 44,860
$37,460Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$36,610 31,380
$37,270Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$36,750 470
$37,250Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,180 400
$37,250Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,820n.a.
$36,970Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$35,770 1,120
$36,960Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$35,720 1,910
$36,890Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,140 480
$36,850Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$39,460 130
$36,710Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$34,500 3,510
$36,700Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,660 520
$36,610Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$36,660 820
$36,460Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,770 3,310
$36,430Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$35,530 23,820
$36,320Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,920 295,860
$36,250Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,570 2,640
$36,230Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,620 6,490
$36,220Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,380 390
$36,210Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$34,470 970
$36,130Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,120 600
$36,130Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$36,110 7,150
$36,070Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$34,670 260
$36,040Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$32,700 5,400
$35,940Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,980 620
$35,910Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,420 350
$35,880Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,990 2,730
$35,800First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$32,840 2,510
$35,790Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$25,660 280
$35,660Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$33,840n.a.
$35,660Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,970 510
$35,610Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,820 4,810
$35,490Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$36,330 120
$35,390Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$28,290 470
$35,330Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,320 520
$35,280Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$37,920 2,270
$35,190Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$34,770 3,710
$35,150Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$35,940 2,410
$35,120Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,980 4,070
$35,100Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$33,600 2,990
$35,020Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,050 1,060
$34,940Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,700 310
$34,930Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,740 610
$34,800First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$34,000 12,950
$34,710Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,020 157,990
$34,660Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$32,470 1,380
$34,660Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$34,590 990
$34,650Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,130 1,280
$34,630Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,430 710
$34,600Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,840 430
$34,590Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,270 1,650
$34,580Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$37,250 40
$34,440Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$33,710 510
$34,340Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,750n.a.
$34,220Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,130 170
$34,120Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,200 4,510
$34,090Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$32,800 30
$34,090Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,030 8,810
$33,950Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,390 1,160
$33,900Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$32,800 520
$33,890Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,300 1,010
$33,820Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,070 2,550
$33,820Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,190 590
$33,650Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$33,260 80
$33,480Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$33,220 2,020
$33,470Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$32,600 860
$33,430Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$33,040 1,960
$33,340Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$33,020 30
$33,320Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,580 1,590
$33,290Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$30,240 19,330
$33,280Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$32,250 710
$33,200Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,440 39,070
$33,130Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,050 400
$33,120Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,430 2,650
$33,060Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$30,460 14,130
$33,000Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,030 940
$32,920Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$31,250n.a.
$32,900Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,270 110
$32,830Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,510 250
$32,780Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,260 1,210
$32,570Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,370 201,770
$32,490Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,290n.a.
$32,430Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$29,360 5,590
$32,430Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,970 740
$32,330Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,370 447,280
$32,310Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,270 10,670
$32,250Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$28,390 5,290
$32,220Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,160 18,110
$32,160Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,700 41,200
$32,150Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,280 4,800
$32,130Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,860 930
$32,110Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,420n.a.
$32,090Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,260 5,050
$32,030Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,430 960
$32,000Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,930 550
$31,900Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,250 90
$31,870Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$31,930 25,240
$31,820Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,120 5,030
$31,790Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$28,250 330
$31,780Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,910 17,400
$31,750Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,860 330
$31,740Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$32,510 1,690
$31,730Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,220 820
$31,670Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,940 630
$31,530Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$31,390 340
$31,320Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,370 300
$31,260Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,020 6,660
$31,120Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,320 3,640
$31,060Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$28,380 1,350
$30,990Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$31,640 9,730
$30,900Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,900 11,770
$30,810Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,200 310
$30,780Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,620 3,540
$30,760Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,870 4,830
$30,510Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,740 3,620
$30,480Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,460 240
$30,420Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,540 1,710
$30,320Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$28,990 50
$30,250Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,560 800
$30,200Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$24,360 170
$30,180Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$31,390n.a.
$30,150Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$30,300 1,260
$30,010Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,460 460
$29,990Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,170 9,200
$29,890Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$27,440 1,200
$29,850Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,490 390
$29,820Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,450 180
$29,790Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,390 710
$29,780Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$28,700 200
$29,750Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$27,470 1,150
$29,670Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,550 640
$29,640Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,480 620
$29,630Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,270 3,540
$29,610New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,610 2,590
$29,600Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,960 290
$29,590Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,600 1,390
$29,550Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,980 2,920
$29,530Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,870 680
$29,530Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,000 410
$29,520Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,760 1,360
$29,510Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$26,300 290
$29,490Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$27,590 220
$29,470Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$27,060 1,580
$29,390Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,450 15,260
$29,380Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$30,980 300
$29,320Fishers and related fishing workers
(area) (ind)
$27,040n.a.
$29,310Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,650 300
$29,170Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$27,900 3,790
$29,150Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,820 2,320
$29,010Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,060 1,110
$28,980Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$28,050 80
$28,980Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,230 4,450
$28,950Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,530 570
$28,890Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,540 10,090
$28,810Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,410 1,500
$28,750Models
(area) (ind)
$30,970 130
$28,710Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$26,980 90
$28,700Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$26,840 70
$28,660Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,630 1,630
$28,650Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,550 1,000
$28,480Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$27,710 1,550
$28,320Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$27,060 1,110
$28,240Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$26,710 17,510
$27,880Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$28,810 450
$27,820Bakers
(area) (ind)
$27,380 2,930
$27,590Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,860 570
$27,560Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,810 830
$27,530Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,570 15,770
$27,460Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,650 64,540
$27,360Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,680 1,600
$27,340Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$25,960n.a.
$27,340Barbers
(area) (ind)
$27,080n.a.
$27,320Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$26,270 61,430
$27,210Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$25,570 1,530
$27,140Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,270 2,980
$27,110Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,340 14,930
$27,100Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,040 1,440
$26,960Security guards
(area) (ind)
$23,230 14,950
$26,870Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$25,200 4,280
$26,660Concierges
(area) (ind)
$25,460 270
$26,640Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,300 85,000
$26,570Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$26,330 1,610
$26,470Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$23,950 690
$26,430Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$22,770 7,780
$26,400Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$25,780 940
$26,350Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$25,470 200
$26,340Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$23,450 30,250
$26,130Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$25,170 2,820
$26,110Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$24,190 2,980
$26,110Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,390 2,290
$26,100Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,900 7,070
$26,090Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$24,580 1,250
$26,080File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,890 4,120
$26,050Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,920 1,010
$26,040Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$25,350 4,350
$25,970Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$25,960 220
$25,920Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$22,920 640
$25,810Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,350 130
$25,770Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$22,830 1,020
$25,700Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,360 570
$25,600Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$23,100 16,490
$25,510Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,250 240
$25,310Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,990 6,680
$25,280Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,120 670
$25,110Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$23,600 5,510
$24,980Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,860 160
$24,970Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$24,010 320
$24,960Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,180 29,540
$24,900Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$24,120 5,900
$24,840Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$23,700 2,360
$24,810Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$24,280 2,760
$24,800Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$19,450 9,460
$24,770Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$22,880 850
$24,760Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$22,260 470
$24,750Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,490 75,160
$24,620Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,170 73,450
$24,550Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$23,380 38,100
$24,440Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,760 210
$24,410Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,150 18,890
$24,400Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,840 47,590
$24,370Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$22,050 3,210
$24,340Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$21,470 410
$24,310Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$21,530 5,360
$24,190Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$23,070 2,930
$24,020Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,060 19,770
$23,910Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$21,840 330
$23,860Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,990 21,540
$23,860Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,550 6,730
$23,840Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$22,170 1,750
$23,740Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,010 6,810
$23,740Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$22,080 1,140
$23,620Tellers
(area) (ind)
$22,300 13,510
$23,430Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,540n.a.
$23,250Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,900 280
$23,160Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,660 2,150
$23,000Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$21,740 990
$22,680Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,470 280
$22,680Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,870 19,730
$22,610Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$21,410 720
$22,490Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,070 72,630
$22,390Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$20,490 710
$22,390Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$20,270 3,000
$22,100Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,990 1,850
$22,080Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,500 1,250
$21,980Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$19,620 7,280
$21,970Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,760 360
$21,940Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$19,360 130
$21,600Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,910 140
$21,600Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$17,860 43,860
$21,370Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$18,650 11,970
$21,330Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,510 650
$21,310Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$18,580 2,750
$21,200Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$21,060n.a.
$21,080Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$19,820 3,480
$21,060Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,990 225,560
$20,970Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$18,420 1,520
$20,870Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$20,340 140
$20,840Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$20,070 9,560
$20,820Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,840 12,240
$20,740Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,950 17,100
$20,690Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,260 2,680
$20,660Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$17,600 60
$20,530Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,520 2,820
$20,440Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,240 2,220
$20,430Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,480 2,180
$20,410Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,920 420
$20,340Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,650 2,180
$20,230Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$20,170 540
$20,080Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,950 12,360
$19,990Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,900 4,220
$19,980Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$17,040 5,770
$19,970Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,760 600
$19,830Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,540 640
$19,780Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,450 340
$19,480Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$17,780 1,480
$19,450Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,230 14,100
$19,430Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$17,140 590
$18,900Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,720 11,910
$18,690Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$17,960 2,600
$18,640Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,290 60,290
$18,370Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,220 16,750
$18,270Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,210 5,260
$18,180Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$17,430 10,860
$18,130Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$17,280 4,710
$18,070Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$17,130 7,500
$18,000Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,290 6,970
$17,550Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,940 8,650
n.a.Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 720
n.a.Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
n.a. 690
n.a.Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 270
n.a.Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
n.a. 180
n.a.Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
n.a.Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,603 420
n.a.Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$45,032 1,260
n.a.Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
n.a. 250
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$29,827 1,040

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates