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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Wisconsin

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Wisconsin 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

Wisconsin

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$192,310Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 120
$187,570Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 180
$187,000Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,090
$186,600Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$182,690Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 520
$177,310Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,360
$168,560Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 3,030
$163,750Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 220
$160,250Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 1,900
$158,990Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 300
$151,400Dentists, all other specialists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 40
$149,470Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K 3,940
$146,000Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$140,280 1,900
$110,540Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$103,670 210
$104,230Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$85,570 910
$103,890Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$86,100 80
$100,310Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$83,840 520
$99,890Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$90,110 5,730
$97,660Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$88,920 1,580
$96,610Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$89,980 4,690
$96,040Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$88,550 7,380
$95,590General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$83,310 26,310
$95,370Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$88,830 380
$94,480Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$86,090 430
$92,400Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$79,910 560
$91,910Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$88,310 3,430
$91,560Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$87,490 4,180
$91,420Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$96,160 4,930
$90,410Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$81,930 1,050
$85,810Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,790 100
$84,430Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$75,990 95,940
$82,440Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$77,790 5,630
$82,230Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$64,840 1,390
$80,590Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$71,270 520
$79,990Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$71,640 2,450
$79,360Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,530 240
$79,350Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$73,540 160
$79,030Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$72,840 1,390
$78,850Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$78,800 3,540
$78,370Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$72,100 3,950
$78,190Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$70,130 450
$78,010Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,340 540
$78,010Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$73,290 5,240
$77,790Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$63,490 1,940
$77,020Nuclear engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,900 100
$76,320Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$72,450 1,600
$75,920Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$68,710 760
$75,320Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,560 270
$75,000Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$50,440 3,800
$74,800Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$72,240 520
$74,530Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,200 250
$74,400First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$63,570 4,890
$74,010Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$69,270 1,460
$73,770Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,260 12,810
$73,600Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,800 330
$72,810Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$78,080n.a.
$71,970Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,760 80
$71,940Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$69,570 2,770
$71,490Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,960 1,560
$70,910Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$73,200 240
$70,560Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,210 1,620
$70,440Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,460 210
$70,390Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$66,710 8,510
$69,970Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,010 270
$69,570Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,000 4,030
$69,000Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,170 3,200
$68,580Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,930 110
$68,230Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$66,220 1,660
$68,180Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$82,010 230
$67,950Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$64,450 7,170
$67,790Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,720 2,550
$67,760Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,880 630
$67,540Agricultural engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,390 90
$67,140Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,560 1,710
$66,830Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,930 970
$66,410Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$66,390 860
$66,380Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$57,520 50
$66,220Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,290 990
$65,930Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$66,530 330
$65,660Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,820 140
$65,430Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,740 470
$63,800Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$58,780 230
$63,540Locomotive engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,660 710
$63,510Economists
(area) (ind)
$53,910 180
$63,480Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,370 410
$63,440Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$56,840 2,230
$63,330Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$48,160 560
$62,910Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$62,190 9,320
$62,810Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$62,250 200
$62,750Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,630 6,990
$62,580Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,960 3,680
$62,540Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$61,170 300
$62,460Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,070 4,160
$62,220Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$55,510 390
$61,980Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$60,750 5,090
$61,940Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$51,540 580
$61,890First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$60,520 1,340
$61,840Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,650 80
$61,560Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$58,770 3,530
$61,300Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$60,660 1,230
$61,260Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$61,900 360
$61,240Art directors
(area) (ind)
$58,910 500
$61,220Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$44,640 5,770
$61,110Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,590 510
$60,920Physicists
(area) (ind)
$44,410 390
$60,890Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,070 5,710
$60,720Railroad conductors and yardmasters
(area) (ind)
$55,150 750
$60,700First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$54,920 7,990
$60,580Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$49,540 470
$60,450Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$55,670 1,580
$60,260Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,000 260
$60,220Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,590 340
$60,110Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$58,300 360
$60,080Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,980 70
$60,040Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,850 160
$59,110History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,470 380
$58,950Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,740 960
$58,770Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$54,870 5,810
$58,710Animal scientists
(area) (ind)
$46,340 130
$58,650Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,840 134,360
$58,580Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,870 46,120
$58,510Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,950 120
$58,430Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,970 270
$58,390Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$54,000 580
$58,070Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$56,030 1,310
$58,050Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$59,400 340
$57,980Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$50,650 34,320
$57,950Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$54,510 320
$57,860Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$57,820 550
$57,600Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,860 470
$57,600Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,040 1,160
$57,560Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,130 280
$57,550Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$53,570 20,050
$57,530Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,970 150
$57,480Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,400 460
$57,320Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$57,780 270
$57,190Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$59,160 30
$57,050Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$53,180 240
$56,790Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,520 3,620
$56,700Epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$56,500 40
$56,690Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,500 2,780
$56,640Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$55,760 90
$56,420English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,950 1,110
$56,330Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$57,360 80
$56,250Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,390 4,860
$56,180Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,160n.a.
$55,990Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,070 540
$55,950Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,610 2,740
$55,920Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,580 560
$55,890Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,410 48,450
$55,870Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,810 190
$55,860Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,520 120
$55,840Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$61,000 370
$55,660Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$46,940 8,160
$55,650Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,930 490
$55,150Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$49,550 700
$55,060Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$54,030 47,380
$54,980Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,960 780
$54,940First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$53,250 8,590
$54,940Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$53,780 1,440
$54,710Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,670 680
$54,410Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,530 19,880
$54,240Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$52,480 1,400
$54,200Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$53,850 4,100
$54,160Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,460 530
$54,110Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,250 60
$54,100Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,650 250
$53,760Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$52,540 690
$53,610Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$50,920 1,160
$52,900Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,480 1,350
$52,750Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$42,230 780
$52,680Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$51,630 690
$52,530Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$48,740 2,510
$52,510Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$47,360 520
$52,480Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$50,760 200
$52,470First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$47,680 4,740
$52,440Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$45,160 320
$52,360Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$51,300 2,200
$52,330Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$52,860 2,680
$52,250Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$51,770 2,780
$52,120Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$49,060 4,930
$52,120Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$48,290 108,280
$52,080Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$53,930 8,700
$51,970Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,150 1,550
$51,920Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$44,800 1,360
$51,800Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$49,530 1,570
$51,690Signal and track switch repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,640 100
$51,650First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$50,980 780
$51,500Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$49,820 260
$51,260Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,610 25,720
$51,240First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$55,850 740
$51,210Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,820 450
$51,160Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,770 1,090
$50,740Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
(area) (ind)
$47,650 400
$50,690Chemists
(area) (ind)
$45,190 1,970
$50,580Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$48,360 970
$50,500Political scientists
(area) (ind)
$46,050 30
$50,470Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,970 630
$50,380Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,580 800
$50,320Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$40,180 260
$50,300Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$42,570 430
$50,210Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$48,000 1,040
$50,100Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,470 100
$49,890First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$47,100 21,680
$49,800Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,750 1,440
$49,700Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,850 200
$49,480Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$49,420 1,640
$49,450Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,880 2,040
$49,390Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$47,850 960
$49,220Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,510 1,100
$49,190Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$43,380 420
$49,130Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,170 940
$48,810Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$46,170 2,970
$48,780Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$48,860 3,160
$48,640Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$44,700 110
$48,590Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,850 80
$48,350Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$45,330 7,680
$48,210Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$45,420 30
$48,170Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$49,470 3,340
$48,080Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$48,460 2,600
$47,730Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$43,930 70
$47,570Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,030 270
$47,530Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$43,880 1,300
$47,520Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$42,770 140
$47,310Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$47,350 1,550
$47,300Electricians
(area) (ind)
$48,520 13,550
$47,280Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,820 550
$47,270Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,650 2,220
$47,160Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$42,320 650
$47,090Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$45,910 470
$47,060Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,380 4,420
$47,000Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$47,890 100
$46,920Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,680 4,430
$46,780Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$45,840 1,070
$46,640Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$46,720 590
$46,590Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,050 1,290
$46,540Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$42,640 1,920
$46,470Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$45,130 2,350
$46,430Foresters
(area) (ind)
$43,450 510
$46,430Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,040 900
$46,130Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,400 3,180
$46,090Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$43,420 3,700
$46,070Editors
(area) (ind)
$41,180 1,830
$45,910Archivists
(area) (ind)
$45,200 90
$45,850Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,220 500
$45,740Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$43,190 4,990
$45,720Librarians
(area) (ind)
$45,190 2,750
$45,720Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,210 1,300
$45,680Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$46,880n.a.
$45,620Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$40,010 740
$45,460Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$44,300 21,710
$45,240Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$43,780 290
$45,110Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$46,540 610
$45,110Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,830 2,390
$45,090Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$47,340n.a.
$45,040Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,930 3,560
$45,030Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$43,910 26,440
$45,020Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,870 3,100
$44,970Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$40,160 1,230
$44,860Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$42,910 950
$44,840Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,840 50
$44,830Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,220 100
$44,800Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$42,660 70
$44,730Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$44,580 1,240
$44,670Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$43,690 1,580
$44,600Tapers
(area) (ind)
$47,100 830
$44,430Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$45,030 11,510
$44,420Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$39,880 690
$44,400Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$42,270 940
$44,380Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$43,280 14,180
$44,360Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,720n.a.
$44,320Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$44,350 4,090
$44,260First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$41,860 22,900
$44,230Curators
(area) (ind)
$42,240 160
$44,190Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,410 530
$44,110Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$43,660 4,110
$44,090First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,500 500
$44,060Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$41,150 380
$43,980Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$44,520 170
$43,930Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,870 1,340
$43,850Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,240 1,090
$43,830Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$42,810 3,250
$43,790Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,640 450
$43,670Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$43,480 8,530
$43,430First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$41,280 1,810
$43,390Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,740 290
$43,340Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$42,500 670
$43,320Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$43,810 460
$43,300Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,140 180
$43,290First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$41,400 4,720
$43,290Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,860 1,580
$43,260Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,790 7,380
$43,230Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$42,680 730
$43,080Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,520 1,090
$43,000Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$47,140 1,760
$42,910Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,270 1,090
$42,890Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,950 3,740
$42,780Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$42,250 580
$42,710Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$43,420 180
$42,570Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,970 760
$42,570Historians
(area) (ind)
$40,860 50
$42,560Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$35,080 470
$42,510Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,900 1,830
$42,310Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$40,870 1,770
$42,290Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$41,810 1,940
$42,140Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,830 7,190
$42,120Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,520n.a.
$42,100Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,970 170
$41,970Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$42,040 90
$41,930Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,770 540
$41,920Clergy
(area) (ind)
$41,550 590
$41,890Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,850 5,140
$41,830Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,860 2,910
$41,790Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,320 50
$41,740Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$40,510 240
$41,710Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$43,770 3,850
$41,710Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,790 370
$41,700Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$44,220 400
$41,680Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,170 117,760
$41,580Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$41,450 310
$41,460Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$39,770 600
$41,430Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$41,170 890
$41,410Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,860 3,050
$41,360Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,340 150,840
$41,340Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$41,390 180
$41,330Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,090 1,450
$41,220First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$41,210 350
$41,220Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,030 430
$41,180Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$40,510 2,710
$41,170Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$40,910 460
$41,160Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$43,520 110
$41,050Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,420 2,870
$41,030Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$40,860 1,590
$41,020Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$40,320 1,560
$40,800Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,150 1,930
$40,570Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$38,670 890
$40,410Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$37,370 3,530
$40,310Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$40,380 2,140
$40,280Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$34,630 180
$40,190Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$39,980 400
$40,190Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,340 170
$40,160Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$40,040 540
$40,060Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$39,820 2,080
$39,800Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$38,120 5,450
$39,750Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$40,340 260
$39,580Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$37,580 1,110
$39,550Health educators
(area) (ind)
$37,220 650
$39,520Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$35,980 730
$39,340Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$40,460 140
$39,240Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$32,690 140
$39,050Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$36,530 640
$39,020Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,640 30,780
$38,900Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,210 8,200
$38,890Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$36,620 520
$38,840Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,820 9,000
$38,700Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$36,520 300
$38,690Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$35,100 510
$38,600Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$36,490 22,780
$38,590Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,280 32,230
$38,540Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$35,650 510
$38,530Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,620 1,310
$38,420Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$37,980 980
$38,360Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,290 1,220
$38,340Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$38,940 1,190
$38,210Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,730 460
$38,050Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$38,930 1,810
$38,000First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,320 18,450
$37,990Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$36,630 4,270
$37,950Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,690 107,790
$37,830Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,680 1,290
$37,520Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$36,840 4,600
$37,410Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$34,540 1,040
$37,340Animal breeders
(area) (ind)
$32,950 270
$37,290Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,850 50
$37,180Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$33,110 110
$37,150Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$37,610 320
$37,090Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,690 2,580
$37,090Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$36,160 750
$36,970Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$35,160 390
$36,880Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$37,920 140
$36,840Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$36,150 10,280
$36,800Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$35,190 50,480
$36,630Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
$28,220 170
$36,530Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$34,660 110
$36,440Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
(area) (ind)
$34,340 50
$36,350Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$34,670 260
$36,330Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,120 750
$36,210Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,980 14,380
$36,180Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,040 5,340
$36,100Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,780 1,840
$35,980Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,660 1,850
$35,900Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$35,740 7,370
$35,880Paperhangers
(area) (ind)
$33,140 110
$35,750Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$34,190 930
$35,700Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,680 710
$35,680Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,070 170
$35,660All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,350 2,727,430
$35,580Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,960 80
$35,540Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$33,240 1,790
$35,520Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,710 3,730
$35,450Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$34,500 2,900
$35,390Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$34,000 40
$35,380Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$35,600 200
$35,320Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,510 1,420
$35,300Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$31,390 870
$35,200Telephone operators
(area) (ind)
$38,060 310
$35,070Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$34,710 7,010
$35,070Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,740 460
$35,010Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$32,570 270
$34,960Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$34,960n.a.
$34,950Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$33,130 4,120
$34,930Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,580 1,810
$34,920Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,260 460
$34,900Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,210 1,800
$34,880Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$33,670 3,450
$34,850Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,900 7,900
$34,800Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,370 420
$34,740Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,580 1,340
$34,730Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$35,510 1,990
$34,680Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$29,280 930
$34,670Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,340 40
$34,640Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,970 300
$34,580Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$34,310 25,610
$34,550Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,880 1,880
$34,520Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,600 7,850
$34,500Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$33,250 2,090
$34,440Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,040 110
$34,430Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,460 29,390
$34,390Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,710 3,370
$34,390Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$32,400 80
$34,300Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$32,740 70
$34,230Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,680 1,250
$34,180Roofers
(area) (ind)
$32,240 2,430
$34,160Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,090 390
$34,150Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$37,650 3,310
$34,120Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,830 200
$34,110Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$30,870 750
$34,090Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,200 49,340
$33,990Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$33,030 13,330
$33,960First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$32,330 3,470
$33,950Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,840 210
$33,880Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,900 1,660
$33,850Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$36,410n.a.
$33,830Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$34,100 1,580
$33,750Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,640 13,690
$33,730Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$32,650 3,500
$33,640Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$28,510 50
$33,620Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$33,200 11,300
$33,520Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,810 600
$33,510Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$26,620 100
$33,490Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,100 4,470
$33,390Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,240 80
$33,200First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$30,340 2,870
$33,140Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$29,050 410
$33,130Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,550 160
$33,090Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,550 1,200
$33,060Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$29,120 360
$33,050Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$32,770 1,200
$32,950Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,680 760
$32,940Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$31,110 60
$32,940Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,760 550
$32,930Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$32,240 40
$32,910Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,110 264,370
$32,820Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,360 3,970
$32,800Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$32,310 3,560
$32,670Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,070 2,730
$32,660Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,110 6,530
$32,590Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,470 9,900
$32,570Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,330 1,920
$32,440Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,980 1,240
$32,440Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,060n.a.
$32,400Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,830 680
$32,360Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,820 990
$32,360Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$30,820 130
$32,300Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$25,310 120
$32,280Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$32,880 680
$32,190Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$30,840n.a.
$32,170Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,560 2,250
$32,150Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,550 1,150
$32,030Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$32,650 4,790
$31,980Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,870 4,490
$31,970Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,460 510
$31,950Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,120 4,110
$31,930Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,340 690
$31,920Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$32,680 510
$31,870Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$28,130 2,210
$31,780Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$28,380 330
$31,750Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,170 570
$31,670Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,130 4,760
$31,650Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,250 4,900
$31,490Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,830 9,850
$31,400Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,350 2,440
$31,400Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,800 530
$31,300Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,380 2,240
$31,270Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,580 342,860
$31,270Fallers
(area) (ind)
$29,720 280
$31,220Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$28,760 820
$31,200Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,650 740
$31,080Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$30,600 1,540
$31,070Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$28,350 1,720
$30,920Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$28,370 130
$30,910Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,730 1,970
$30,880All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,300 4,790
$30,810Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,210 410
$30,810Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,230n.a.
$30,790Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,410 850
$30,790Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,890 720
$30,670Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,080 1,500
$30,650Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,540 4,130
$30,600Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,730 680
$30,570Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$26,090 3,490
$30,550Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$28,390 8,350
$30,520Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$31,730n.a.
$30,500Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,880 1,590
$30,490Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,210 1,300
$30,430Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,950 910
$30,390Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,040 1,550
$30,270Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$30,430 370
$30,270Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,460n.a.
$30,260Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$30,460 830
$30,260Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$28,370 43,920
$30,240Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,800 1,340
$30,230Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,460 520
$30,230Photographers
(area) (ind)
$27,180 1,190
$30,160Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$27,610 350
$30,160Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$30,710n.a.
$30,100Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$29,820 260
$29,970Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,670 1,090
$29,880Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,260 1,610
$29,870Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,580 860
$29,870Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,740 4,270
$29,860Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$29,750 3,760
$29,840Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,630 90
$29,820Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,760 1,030
$29,790Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$29,420 2,760
$29,720Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
$27,510n.a.
$29,470Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$30,300 220
$29,460Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$27,790 680
$29,440Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,810 2,520
$29,420Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,820 7,530
$29,410Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,390 7,150
$29,390Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$26,200 2,860
$29,320Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$28,920 16,150
$29,310Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$28,110 4,340
$29,300Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$26,290 610
$29,270Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,070 490
$29,240Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,090n.a.
$29,170Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,260 41,730
$29,160Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$24,270 200
$29,130Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,060 2,090
$29,070Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$30,060 150
$29,010Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$27,790 20,550
$28,980Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,240 3,250
$28,910Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,370 227,550
$28,880Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,370 150
$28,870Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,510 11,760
$28,860Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,940 6,370
$28,840Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,700 8,930
$28,830Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,690 6,420
$28,820Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,340 540
$28,790Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,990 220
$28,740Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$27,600 1,860
$28,680Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,980 451,140
$28,600Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,610 5,700
$28,590Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,590 5,540
$28,550Riggers
(area) (ind)
$29,990n.a.
$28,470Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$27,680 5,000
$28,410Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$23,520 340
$28,330Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,060 860
$28,270First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$26,880 14,980
$28,240Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$26,510 3,360
$28,230Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$27,240 730
$28,160Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$22,890 300
$28,140Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,480 10,300
$28,100Slot key persons
(area) (ind)
$25,850 270
$28,070Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$21,950 980
$27,890Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,080n.a.
$27,860Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,640 1,030
$27,820Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$27,270 2,450
$27,670Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$26,420 1,460
$27,630Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,360 260
$27,440Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,000 6,110
$27,430Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,020 400
$27,430Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$27,060 37,930
$27,390Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,400 780
$27,370Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$26,580 940
$27,320Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$26,630 370
$27,310Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,980 220
$27,290Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$24,790 4,440
$27,270Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,390 270
$27,230Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,940 1,260
$27,230Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$27,130 790
$27,180Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,650 17,020
$27,110New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,340 1,890
$27,010Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$25,310 110
$27,000Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$27,310 650
$26,970Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$25,290 1,260
$26,910Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$26,680 3,520
$26,900Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$24,460 210
$26,780Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$26,660 3,620
$26,660Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$26,340 1,930
$26,650Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$26,290 720
$26,560Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,650 43,220
$26,560Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,070 210
$26,540Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$25,490 440
$26,530Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,670 1,530
$26,350Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,640 4,290
$26,280Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$26,520 180
$26,210Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,940 350
$26,140Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,470 9,430
$26,040Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,940 15,220
$25,950Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$25,140 1,450
$25,810Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$22,350 320
$25,780Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$25,050n.a.
$25,690Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$23,540 670
$25,680Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$22,330 470
$25,490Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$23,500 4,340
$25,480Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$25,140 3,520
$25,450Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,220 7,290
$25,340Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$22,360 6,900
$25,160Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,540 2,600
$25,100Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,860 570
$25,100Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,730 700
$25,090Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,470 70
$25,020Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,780 390
$24,870Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,270 3,010
$24,780Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,320 6,340
$24,760Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,460 21,200
$24,600Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,600 5,560
$24,550Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$23,940 10,420
$24,520Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,750 78,550
$24,500Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,150 270
$24,460Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,580 1,210
$24,380Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$23,850 7,140
$24,290Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$22,210 290
$24,290Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,210 3,020
$24,200Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,720 5,850
$24,090Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$23,090 16,060
$24,090Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$23,250 830
$24,080Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$22,100 90
$24,030Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,630 6,190
$24,000Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$23,410 220
$23,940Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,390 3,460
$23,910Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$21,320n.a.
$23,800Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,290 220
$23,780Rock splitters, quarry
(area) (ind)
$22,020 70
$23,690Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,280 52,870
$23,660Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,110 45,180
$23,640Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,220 21,900
$23,630Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,620 700
$23,620Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,330 35,530
$23,600Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,230 1,660
$23,590Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,940 790
$23,510Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,050 1,080
$23,420Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,750 2,580
$23,380Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$24,360 510
$23,330Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,760 82,060
$23,270Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$21,320 260
$23,200Concierges
(area) (ind)
$21,620 140
$23,140Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,710 23,820
$23,100Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,330 470
$23,030Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,260 600
$23,000Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,020 210
$22,930Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$21,480 15,920
$22,920File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,170 4,410
$22,890Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$21,410 2,570
$22,870Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$20,780 10,810
$22,840Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,400 3,680
$22,760Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$22,220 3,870
$22,760Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$22,340 1,130
$22,660Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$22,020 370
$22,550Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$20,340n.a.
$22,520Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,870 3,480
$22,450Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$21,110 200
$22,420Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,380 200
$22,420Barbers
(area) (ind)
$21,280n.a.
$22,310Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,800 610
$22,290Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,350 230
$22,290Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,430 90,890
$22,280Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,900 10,350
$22,270Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,910 40
$22,230Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$21,880 7,560
$22,090Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$22,020 5,000
$21,950Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,420 260
$21,900Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$21,310 1,610
$21,870Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$20,630 48,190
$21,770Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$18,570 3,810
$21,740Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$21,310 2,090
$21,730Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$21,390 1,920
$21,660Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,640 8,430
$21,610Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,340 450
$21,570Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$20,560 70
$21,540Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,520 600
$21,500Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,720 80
$21,390Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,680 31,930
$21,320Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$20,520 1,580
$21,160Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,990 26,680
$21,090Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,530 880
$21,050Tellers
(area) (ind)
$20,670 14,030
$21,040Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,760 5,930
$20,990Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,020 930
$20,890Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$20,320 690
$20,790Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$20,080 1,060
$20,630Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,940 75,820
$20,530Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,000 2,250
$20,470Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,960 1,160
$20,330Shoe machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,960 290
$20,300Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,810 50
$20,160Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$20,130 13,180
$20,130Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,320 3,660
$20,040Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,430 890
$20,000Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$18,350 7,550
$19,850Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$18,350 450
$19,730Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$19,300 3,800
$19,700Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,150 13,780
$19,500Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,460 940
$19,450Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,060 3,240
$19,260Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,640 1,160
$19,200Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,290 19,270
$19,180Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,390 1,580
$19,120Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,530 1,940
$19,090Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,800 4,770
$19,040Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,630 380
$18,960Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,960 590
$18,590Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,440 14,290
$18,210Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,360 4,940
$18,060Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,540 14,580
$17,990Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,440 1,590
$17,980Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,350n.a.
$17,960Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$13,670n.a.
$17,840Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,450 4,350
$17,780Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,310 19,270
$17,550Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,280 180
$17,550Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,490 22,340
$17,490Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,030 231,520
$17,130Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$17,010 370
$17,050Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$16,810 2,590
$16,970Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,350 6,320
$16,800Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$13,940 830
$16,640Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,280 64,650
$16,580Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,120 270
$16,060Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,670 5,570
$16,020Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,750 10,220
$15,780Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,680 46,380
$15,580Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,950 54,590
$15,240Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,980 8,040
$14,760Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,450 12,290
$14,670Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$14,300 1,600
$14,640Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,870 8,260
$13,250Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$12,660n.a.
n.a.Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 90
n.a.Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 140
n.a.Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 330
n.a.Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 630
n.a.Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 140
n.a.Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
n.a. 990
n.a.Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 710
n.a.Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
n.a. 990
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 340
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$17,098 250
n.a.Actors
(area) (ind)
$22,755 260
n.a.Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 380
n.a.Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
n.a. 790

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates