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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

West Virginia

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for West Virginia 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

West Virginia

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$190,070Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$182,930Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 320
$164,320Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 250
$161,000Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 960
$158,800Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K 410
$158,170Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 160
$154,780Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 960
$141,630Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$144,800 200
$139,400Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K 190
$138,040Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$123,780 380
$123,280Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$114,650 170
$101,550Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$84,730 1,790
$99,310Physicists
(area) (ind)
$88,420 30
$99,110Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$70,980 60
$94,270Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$84,700 150
$93,200Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$75,950 240
$91,830Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$80,320 210
$90,040Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$89,890 1,670
$88,990Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$86,040 600
$87,820Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$86,590 70
$87,080Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,290 80
$86,070Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$83,430 60
$84,770Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$85,460 80
$84,390Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$81,230 140
$83,580Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$67,120 2,230
$79,690Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,380 30
$78,190Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$80,150 80
$77,160Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$70,040 730
$76,970Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$80,170 270
$76,600Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$79,310 350
$75,760Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$78,360 30
$74,760Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,500 150
$74,230Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$74,180 680
$72,990General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$63,370 7,430
$72,760Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$76,820 60
$72,040Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,490 90
$71,120Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$68,100 670
$70,560Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$64,450 80
$70,520Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$63,040 370
$70,270Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$70,140 50
$70,200Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,650 40
$69,510Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,660 210
$69,380Curators
(area) (ind)
$76,880 30
$68,760Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$72,760 180
$68,130Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,520 390
$67,940Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$42,460 390
$67,350Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$63,760 1,080
$67,140Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$60,610 580
$66,370Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$60,200 220
$66,220Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$64,950 140
$66,060Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,140 27,140
$65,320Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,490 1,690
$65,300Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$55,930 360
$65,040Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$59,600 490
$64,770Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,880 190
$64,580Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,690 1,300
$64,570Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$63,950n.a.
$64,410Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$57,310 2,230
$64,240Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$58,230 690
$64,000Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$59,600 1,920
$63,530Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,890 460
$62,620Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$55,330 190
$62,430Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$65,410 80
$62,000Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,190 320
$61,890Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$62,930 80
$61,780Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,130 220
$61,550Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,140 140
$61,480Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$50,920n.a.
$60,710Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,710 190
$60,220Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,810 50
$60,200Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,100 860
$60,140Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$60,830 320
$59,760Psychologists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,550 60
$59,750Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,790 560
$59,640Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,420 70
$59,620Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$54,660 350
$59,400Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$53,170 80
$59,340Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$64,150 150
$59,140Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,600 140
$58,660Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$57,500 90
$58,630First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$51,640 1,270
$58,040Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,970 40
$57,480Chemists
(area) (ind)
$55,800 670
$57,190Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$51,440 240
$57,030Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$57,870 1,830
$56,930Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,750 80
$56,700Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$54,370 1,230
$56,560First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$57,830 3,810
$56,500Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$54,460 150
$56,400Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,370 180
$55,860Art directors
(area) (ind)
$50,520 40
$55,330Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,980 500
$55,010History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,740 130
$54,780Orthotists and prosthetists
(area) (ind)
$53,940 30
$54,770Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,390 360
$54,540Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,220 40
$54,440Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,750 150
$54,440Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,780 90
$54,420Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,230 5,800
$54,190Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$52,130 240
$54,000Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,590 220
$53,910Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,190 100
$53,810Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$48,240 50
$53,460Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$54,370 1,160
$53,430Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$47,160 260
$53,360Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$52,200 820
$53,160Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,390 45,470
$53,140Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,620 670
$53,040Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$51,230 270
$52,910Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,810 240
$52,900Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$53,990n.a.
$52,730Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$52,180 160
$52,610Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,280 50
$52,520Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,130 260
$52,460Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$52,110 990
$52,370Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$39,950 220
$52,280Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,880 200
$52,170Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$52,500 480
$51,900First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$47,420n.a.
$51,840Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,300 40
$51,290Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,490 310
$51,110Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$43,160 300
$51,070Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,150n.a.
$51,030English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,510 290
$50,860Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,600 8,780
$50,840Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,910 320
$50,740Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,110 110
$50,730Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$52,420 90
$50,460Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$44,710 220
$50,430Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$50,430 200
$50,140Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,220 6,780
$49,800Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$45,920 190
$49,790Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$43,590 150
$49,650Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,410 140
$49,580Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$51,290 380
$49,160Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,830 690
$49,070Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$46,710 220
$49,050First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,590 3,500
$48,980Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$41,690 500
$48,900Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$48,530 130
$48,680Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,410 1,100
$48,590First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$45,550 3,810
$48,540Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,280 2,110
$48,520Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$49,390 100
$48,340Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$44,730 15,640
$48,340Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$33,850 80
$48,340Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,730 150
$48,200Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,800 570
$47,700Ship engineers
(area) (ind)
$44,850 40
$47,580Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$42,670 880
$47,440First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$49,550 110
$47,430Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,050 6,330
$47,290Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,100 90
$47,270Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,830 630
$47,110Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$41,310 80
$46,900Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$45,130 100
$46,730Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$48,930 310
$46,570Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,470 1,180
$46,410Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$44,000 250
$46,230Foresters
(area) (ind)
$41,930 270
$46,110Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$45,290 320
$46,090Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,960 40
$46,080Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$47,770 690
$45,950Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,690 190
$45,930Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$42,880 1,070
$45,810Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,650 1,030
$45,700Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,290 1,380
$45,650Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$49,460 50
$45,580Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$45,260 40
$45,340Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$34,150 360
$45,150Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$40,020 4,820
$45,080Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,680 310
$45,060Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$46,750 830
$44,860Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$43,690 1,180
$44,850First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$41,650 2,020
$44,800Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,640 500
$44,530Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,770 40
$44,410Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,640 18,900
$44,270Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,180 300
$43,930Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$33,300 210
$43,730Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,690 850
$43,650Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$43,240 100
$43,650Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$37,950 5,450
$43,650Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,560 360
$43,630Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,910 620
$43,560First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$45,610 70
$43,490Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$39,790 170
$43,450Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$34,480 210
$43,410Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$36,880 520
$43,230Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$36,930 240
$43,010Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,430 500
$42,730First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,330 220
$42,710Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,100 870
$42,630Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,570 740
$42,580Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,750 1,810
$42,440Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$38,910 900
$42,380Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$40,420 600
$42,040Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$41,790 170
$42,000Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$38,550 570
$41,930Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,400 820
$41,890Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$39,260 190
$41,850Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,920n.a.
$41,830Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$44,540 270
$41,700Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$41,510 1,000
$41,620Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,370 100
$41,600Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$43,570 1,020
$41,510Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,890 670
$41,430Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,370 170
$41,390Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,550 860
$41,180Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,290 4,800
$40,880Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$33,360 380
$40,850Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,060 140
$40,840Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,590 30
$40,800Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$46,470 140
$40,620Librarians
(area) (ind)
$39,850 880
$40,590Electricians
(area) (ind)
$39,210 4,460
$40,270Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,300 710
$39,660Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$36,380 2,010
$39,640Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,680n.a.
$39,590Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
(area) (ind)
$36,000 30
$39,500Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$40,030 1,750
$39,470Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
(area) (ind)
$40,040 620
$39,440Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,510 510
$39,330Roof bolters, mining
(area) (ind)
$40,010 1,200
$39,320Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,940 7,840
$39,260Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$40,440 200
$39,180Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,990 3,640
$39,180Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$35,810 1,090
$39,120Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$37,160 920
$39,000Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$44,170 440
$38,890Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$39,520 1,370
$38,880Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$35,940 40
$38,870First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$35,080 710
$38,800Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$33,390 320
$38,790Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$37,910 620
$38,760Economists
(area) (ind)
$31,920 70
$38,730Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$39,250n.a.
$38,650Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$38,930 3,290
$38,620Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$36,980 210
$38,610Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$30,830 1,050
$38,580All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,190 1,960
$38,570Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,300 1,340
$38,540Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$38,890 960
$38,330Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$35,840 90
$38,190Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$38,180 2,920
$38,030First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$33,910 6,330
$37,990Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$39,130 1,430
$37,860Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,590 410
$37,840Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,050 580
$37,750Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,290 40,490
$37,730Court reporters
(area) (ind)
$40,250 150
$37,700Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$34,610 380
$37,670Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$38,670 540
$37,640Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,660 330
$37,620Loading machine operators, underground mining
(area) (ind)
$38,310n.a.
$37,620Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$38,400 110
$37,590Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$39,930 480
$37,580Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,570 180
$37,330Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$25,570 30
$37,240Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$34,570 70
$37,040Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$35,530 130
$36,860Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$38,730 1,220
$36,790Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$37,580 470
$36,740Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$29,360 40
$36,690Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,680 290
$36,680Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$35,890 330
$36,630Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$36,790 1,650
$36,500Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$33,310 890
$36,340Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,190 920
$36,260Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$33,480 400
$36,210Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,270 90
$36,200Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$34,290 200
$36,020Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,340 240
$36,010Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,300 500
$35,970Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$35,820 240
$35,960Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$37,800 1,900
$35,710Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$38,450 740
$35,610Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,900 40
$35,600Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,290 60
$35,500Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$33,910 380
$35,320Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$35,840 1,110
$35,270Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,530 210
$35,240Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,330 40
$35,200Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$32,520 70
$35,180Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$29,180 830
$35,110Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$38,720 70
$35,080Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,900 290
$35,040Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$34,580 80
$35,000Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$28,300 430
$34,950Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,880 1,010
$34,940Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,300 480
$34,860Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$32,820 47,250
$34,710Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,900 960
$34,660Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,990 300
$34,550Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,560 540
$34,530Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,320n.a.
$34,470Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$32,390 200
$34,460Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$31,960 760
$34,250Editors
(area) (ind)
$31,350 260
$34,160First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$30,940 70
$34,110Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,410 700
$34,030Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$28,260 120
$33,970Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$32,320n.a.
$33,760Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,610 390
$33,600Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,960 660
$33,600Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$31,620 6,900
$33,480Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,450 260
$33,430Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$30,930 570
$33,400Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,950n.a.
$33,350Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$28,180 580
$33,210Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$25,390 460
$33,140Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$26,810 120
$33,110Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$30,410 80
$33,080Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$27,370 50
$32,990Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$30,630 250
$32,940Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,190 2,170
$32,910Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$32,490 80
$32,900Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,810 150
$32,890Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,500 1,070
$32,850Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,930n.a.
$32,790Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$32,560 120
$32,670Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,080 90
$32,620Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$31,580 40
$32,580Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,960 36,840
$32,500Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$31,830 260
$32,340Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$29,690 30
$32,170Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$32,780 410
$32,080Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,270 200
$32,030Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
$27,020 60
$31,930Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,670 1,970
$31,890Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,990 40
$31,880First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$26,500 6,310
$31,780Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,980 180
$31,760First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$26,710 490
$31,580Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,770 5,420
$31,480Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,620 4,270
$31,420First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$28,730 410
$31,410Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$31,350 2,880
$31,320Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$26,650 1,990
$31,300Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,080 670
$31,270Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$30,530 150
$31,260Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,700 60
$31,230Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$30,630 250
$31,210Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,640 2,480
$31,210Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$26,730 400
$31,200Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,760 50
$31,160Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,150 280
$31,150Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
(area) (ind)
$28,160 80
$31,140Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,030 300
$31,120Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,200n.a.
$31,070Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$31,590 100
$30,970Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,620 150
$30,910Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$28,380 680
$30,670Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,480 830
$30,670Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,370 110
$30,630Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,160 60
$30,630Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,100n.a.
$30,560Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$28,580 2,830
$30,560All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,010 697,390
$30,550Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,860n.a.
$30,500Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,770 80
$30,420Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,870 220
$30,380Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$27,970 6,380
$30,380Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$28,810 110
$30,320Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,980 460
$30,300Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,390 70
$30,270Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$26,420 130
$30,240Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,920 340
$30,170Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,320 490
$30,130Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,310 300
$30,010Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$27,500 12,210
$30,000Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,940 1,260
$29,880Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$28,390 670
$29,810Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,120 250
$29,770Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,420 410
$29,670Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$28,130 1,870
$29,610Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,690 540
$29,490Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,430 45,540
$29,420Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,690n.a.
$29,370Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,030 440
$29,360Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$27,190 1,190
$29,340Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,070 60
$29,260Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$28,990 60
$29,240Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,480 480
$29,020Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,100 460
$28,950Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$28,270 6,650
$28,900Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$27,000 90
$28,820Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$28,650 1,340
$28,770Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,460 80
$28,750Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$26,750 640
$28,420Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,030 160
$28,420Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$24,620 2,690
$28,390Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,040n.a.
$28,330Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$26,650n.a.
$28,280Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$26,680 650
$28,260Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$28,090 460
$28,190Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$26,290 780
$28,190Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$27,590n.a.
$28,160Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,230 840
$28,060Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$22,490 660
$27,950Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$24,750 330
$27,910Bailiffs
(area) (ind)
$25,530 120
$27,830Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,350 60
$27,820Photographers
(area) (ind)
$27,140 250
$27,650Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$26,940 1,800
$27,630Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$24,900 60
$27,620Health educators
(area) (ind)
$24,990 270
$27,520Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$25,300 400
$27,510Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$24,410 220
$27,430Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,440 10,500
$27,300Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,090 2,250
$27,290Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$25,980 490
$27,270Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$23,720n.a.
$27,190Job printers
(area) (ind)
$25,810 170
$27,190Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,310 1,210
$27,150Rail transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,720 50
$27,150Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$23,480 60
$27,110Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$27,510 60
$27,080Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$27,320 530
$27,080Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$25,080 120
$27,020Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,160 60
$26,940Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$21,250 100
$26,860Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,530 170
$26,710Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,220 1,140
$26,710Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,570 650
$26,690Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,810 2,770
$26,690Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$24,510 710
$26,620Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$25,750n.a.
$26,610Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$26,000n.a.
$26,560Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$25,710 770
$26,560Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$22,550 200
$26,450Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$25,200 50
$26,430Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,670 170
$26,380Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,070 110
$26,300Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$24,170 8,160
$26,270Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$22,930 310
$26,240Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$25,660 190
$26,230Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,980 5,540
$26,230Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,430 13,790
$26,150Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$26,010 90
$26,150First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$23,690 720
$26,140Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,040 1,210
$26,130Roofers
(area) (ind)
$21,860 840
$26,100Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$22,740 410
$26,070Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,940 50
$26,060Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,020 280
$26,060New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,320 800
$26,050Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,360 240
$26,020Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,260 300
$25,940Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$25,640 300
$25,850Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,910 280
$25,850Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,680 80
$25,800Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,120 1,100
$25,790Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$23,370 130
$25,790Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$23,020 480
$25,730Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$23,250 940
$25,650Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,850 62,070
$25,600Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$25,590 110
$25,570Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,090 110
$25,560Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$25,450 2,340
$25,520Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,960 250
$25,510Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,170 280
$25,450Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,740 620
$25,390Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$17,970 5,110
$25,310Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,190 950
$25,190Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,260 290
$25,090Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$23,310n.a.
$24,920Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,080 290
$24,810Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,460 8,220
$24,750Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$19,840 480
$24,740Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$24,290 950
$24,730Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,180 110
$24,640Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,170 210
$24,540Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,070 280
$24,480Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$21,930 4,190
$24,370Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$23,570 330
$24,290Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,710 116,560
$24,080Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$22,900 670
$24,070Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,820 100
$24,070Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,750 290
$24,020Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$22,940 1,760
$23,970Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$23,530 2,150
$23,860Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$21,440 100
$23,840Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,040 580
$23,830Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,090 74,930
$23,770Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,980 1,220
$23,740Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,770 290
$23,700Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,970 630
$23,670Logging workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,850 40
$23,670Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$23,690 1,010
$23,400Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$17,200 150
$23,400Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,910 510
$23,390Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$20,090 80
$23,260Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$19,680n.a.
$23,180Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,970 780
$23,160Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$21,660 1,720
$23,130Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$21,850 1,580
$23,110Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$21,850 1,110
$23,090Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$20,260 450
$23,030First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$21,090 4,480
$22,850Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,330n.a.
$22,840Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,610 1,860
$22,770Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$22,600 180
$22,690Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$20,360 9,640
$22,640Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,350 12,470
$22,630Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$19,460 210
$22,610Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,610 3,070
$22,470Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$20,550 1,280
$22,450Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,330 30
$22,440Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$20,690 120
$22,430Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$19,420 600
$22,400Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$21,650n.a.
$22,330Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$21,600 3,810
$22,240Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,200 470
$22,210Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$20,040 230
$22,120Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$20,880 180
$22,070Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$21,060 570
$22,020Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,530 210
$22,010Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,980 400
$22,000Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,260 1,000
$21,830Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,090 170
$21,680Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,500 250
$21,540Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,090 650
$21,510Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,830 950
$21,460Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$19,870 560
$21,320Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,430 2,150
$21,230Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,980 270
$21,220Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,630 60
$21,130Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$20,870 220
$21,120Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$20,760 340
$21,100Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$20,830 370
$21,050Fallers
(area) (ind)
$19,590 510
$21,020Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$20,770 180
$21,010Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,040 90
$21,010Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$15,970 410
$20,990Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$19,730 100
$20,970Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$20,960 3,890
$20,950Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$20,880n.a.
$20,940Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$15,400 3,470
$20,930Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$18,840 2,780
$20,930Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$19,230 1,490
$20,930Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$21,010 3,820
$20,890Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$18,730 5,340
$20,800Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,700 40
$20,740Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$19,230 780
$20,590Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$19,100 20,930
$20,570Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$17,970 100
$20,510Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,180 130
$20,480Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$19,880 1,080
$20,470Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$20,250 570
$20,320Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$19,420 1,970
$20,260Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,570 1,630
$20,100Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,230 250
$19,990Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$16,620 21,840
$19,880Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$17,030 750
$19,870Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$19,000 50
$19,820File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,920 870
$19,730Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$19,720 700
$19,670Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,630 1,080
$19,670Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$15,920 280
$19,650Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$19,570 1,510
$19,630Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,720 14,120
$19,530Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,160 4,360
$19,430Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$19,980 100
$19,410Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,980n.a.
$19,400Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$17,780n.a.
$19,300Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$18,060n.a.
$19,270Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,130 1,190
$19,270Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$16,630 40
$19,210Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$18,870 1,710
$19,200Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,720 23,730
$19,180Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,810n.a.
$19,180Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$17,230 7,820
$18,950Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$18,360 60
$18,940Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$17,630 1,370
$18,890Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,540 1,160
$18,880Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$17,310 140
$18,800Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$18,000 240
$18,750Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$18,310 170
$18,710Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,040 11,630
$18,680Tellers
(area) (ind)
$17,940 4,050
$18,650Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$18,610 3,800
$18,600Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,710n.a.
$18,590Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$16,320 30
$18,550Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,660 460
$18,530Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,280 550
$18,510Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,030 330
$18,340Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,960 10,520
$18,300Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,600 22,980
$18,240Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$18,360 450
$18,230Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,340 910
$18,180Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,950n.a.
$18,090Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$17,560 520
$18,030Gaming and sports book writers and runners
(area) (ind)
$18,170 220
$17,970Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$16,480 2,370
$17,960Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,770 2,750
$17,940Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$14,440 1,000
$17,790Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,440 2,250
$17,780Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$15,150 290
$17,730Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,440 580
$17,710Building cleaning workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,440n.a.
$17,630Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$13,920n.a.
$17,620Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$15,670 270
$17,610Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$17,100 410
$17,520Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$16,640 350
$17,470Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,260 15,320
$17,420Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$16,460 3,960
$17,340Security guards
(area) (ind)
$15,740 4,800
$17,280Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$16,480 120
$17,190Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$16,980 830
$17,100Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,830 490
$16,970Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,500 160
$16,760Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$15,030 420
$16,760Cooks, private household
(area) (ind)
$15,290n.a.
$16,740Bakers
(area) (ind)
$15,680 410
$16,570Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$15,790 4,610
$16,390Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$15,020 130
$16,340Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,920 100
$16,170Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$15,690 1,190
$16,060Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$15,700 270
$16,030Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$15,160 400
$15,610Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,400 280
$15,580Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$14,510 1,780
$15,560Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$15,210 5,710
$15,550Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$15,610 120
$15,530Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$14,590 730
$15,500Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$15,520 5,060
$15,490Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,780n.a.
$15,430Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$14,620 4,290
$15,320Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$14,750 100
$15,240Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$13,740 60,920
$15,200Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$14,460 1,230
$15,120Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$14,150 410
$14,690Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$13,920 1,610
$14,670Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,430 970
$14,560Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$14,640 4,560
$14,520Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$13,860 2,320
$14,480Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,960 450
$14,240Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,560 90
$14,080Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$13,420 22,870
$13,960Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,130 12,110
$13,860Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,660 1,420
$13,820Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,200 3,010
$13,700Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,450 2,090
$13,510Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,090 17,130
$13,330Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,130 1,110
$13,300Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,140 1,100
$13,270Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,180 200
$13,150Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,040 3,050
$12,870Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$12,750 350
n.a.Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
n.a. 280
n.a.Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 240
n.a.Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60
n.a.Dancers
(area) (ind)
$15,558 180
n.a.Clergy
(area) (ind)
n.a. 280
n.a.Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 390

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates