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Highest earnings to lowest earnings occupations

Wyoming

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for Wyoming 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

Wyoming

All industries, May 2005

Mean annual wageOccupationMedian annual wageEmployment
$189,620Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$186,110Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K 60
$171,580Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K 40
$160,550Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145Kn.a.
$151,710Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K 180
$146,980Internists, general
(area) (ind)
$139,330n.a.
$129,140Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
$130,670n.a.
$125,950Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$129,210 130
$103,480Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$103,740n.a.
$96,860Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$94,140 30
$94,690Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$87,020 430
$94,450Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$81,140 100
$90,170Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$89,040 50
$90,130Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$83,640 320
$84,830Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$85,990 100
$82,030Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$83,110 470
$81,450Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$80,680 270
$79,270Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$73,170 50
$78,070Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$80,390 180
$77,640Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$56,380 40
$77,300Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,390 80
$73,390Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,090 40
$73,350Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,590 180
$71,760Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,240 330
$71,220Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,620 110
$71,170Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,900 100
$69,780Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$74,430 30
$69,530Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,490 120
$68,190General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$59,770 5,190
$68,120Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$50,250 220
$67,640Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,780 210
$67,410Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,900 90
$67,360Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$59,800 620
$67,330Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$56,570 640
$66,810Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$66,640 60
$66,670Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$65,780 230
$66,650Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,690 140
$66,540Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,700 160
$66,270Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,230 170
$65,420Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,230 30
$65,350Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$63,120 560
$65,150Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,840 30
$64,890Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,710 90
$64,870Atmospheric and space scientists
(area) (ind)
$66,160 40
$64,760Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,280 40
$64,650Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$56,560n.a.
$64,390Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$60,500 280
$64,290Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,820 30
$64,000Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$64,110 120
$63,980Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$64,460 60
$63,960Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$65,850 470
$63,450Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,520 12,780
$63,050Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,810 90
$63,020Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$66,290 30
$62,610Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$63,860 40
$62,430Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$57,190 30
$61,200Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$53,580 30
$61,040Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,920 70
$60,910Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,780 260
$60,890Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$61,800 220
$60,700Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$61,610 280
$60,580Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$56,600 120
$60,370Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$57,670 130
$60,360Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$55,710 690
$59,910Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,670 70
$59,610History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,550 30
$59,160Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$56,920 60
$58,860Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,290 1,110
$58,420Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,950 130
$58,370Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,420 30
$58,220Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$53,920 30
$57,880Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$57,720 40
$57,710Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$54,570 200
$57,520Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$57,030 50
$57,440Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,320 40
$57,420Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$53,920 430
$57,100Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,800 40
$56,550Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$61,000n.a.
$55,840Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$55,950 160
$55,830Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,540 80
$55,500Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$55,830 250
$55,470Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$53,290 60
$55,370Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,520 10,550
$55,330Shuttle car operators
(area) (ind)
$58,970 90
$55,140Roof bolters, mining
(area) (ind)
$57,710 50
$55,130Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$47,120 140
$55,070Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$60,610 40
$54,990Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,480 140
$54,990Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$52,520 240
$54,780Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$52,590n.a.
$54,540First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$49,890 2,960
$54,450Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,380 210
$54,000Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$49,890 180
$53,990Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$56,860 30
$53,910Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$51,000 150
$53,720Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,610 160
$53,690Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,000 70
$53,530Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$50,880 170
$53,420Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$57,840 40
$53,420Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$50,400 3,920
$53,350Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,430 120
$53,250Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,070 680
$53,180Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$53,030 230
$53,150Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$53,370 260
$53,060Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$44,620n.a.
$52,720First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,980 140
$52,290Gas plant operators
(area) (ind)
$52,320 390
$52,010English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,470 100
$51,870Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$41,880n.a.
$51,760Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$45,320 340
$51,490Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$51,600 50
$51,430First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$50,400 1,430
$51,110Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,710 150
$51,110Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,000 390
$50,860First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$49,550 190
$50,820Economists
(area) (ind)
$49,920 30
$50,760Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$42,060 40
$50,680Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$52,050 190
$50,680Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$49,240 190
$50,270Foresters
(area) (ind)
$50,100 70
$50,030First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$44,510 730
$49,390First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$48,650 70
$49,140Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$46,280 200
$49,090Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,830 430
$48,560First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$45,540 1,140
$48,560Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,590 60
$48,530Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$48,240 220
$48,520Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$49,970 170
$48,310Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$47,050 160
$48,300Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,190 100
$48,300Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,210 1,350
$48,260Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$50,180 110
$48,240Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$45,570n.a.
$48,210Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$47,170 3,940
$48,140First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$46,530 190
$48,060Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
(area) (ind)
$47,120n.a.
$48,020Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$42,770 190
$47,630Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,120 590
$47,620Chemists
(area) (ind)
$44,480 180
$47,510Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$48,300 220
$47,410Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$49,720 130
$47,310Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,200 30
$47,270Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,960 250
$47,210Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$48,080 150
$47,020Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$41,620 50
$46,850Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,180n.a.
$46,800Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$42,100 600
$46,270Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,250 220
$46,060Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,130 260
$46,010Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,910 6,270
$46,000Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$43,850 60
$45,880Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$42,470 340
$45,870Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$42,980 210
$45,760Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$42,760 120
$45,760Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,930 150
$45,760Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$40,930 250
$45,370Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$40,260 1,500
$45,340Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,170 1,930
$45,280Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,140 1,340
$45,150Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$47,010 430
$45,150Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$43,240 270
$45,140Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,250 100
$45,100Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$46,470 180
$44,960Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,080 80
$44,910Continuous mining machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,630 100
$44,730Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$44,800 400
$44,450Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$45,470 30
$44,440Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$43,800 340
$44,100Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,820 4,210
$43,910First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$43,760 80
$43,850Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,410 80
$43,720Electricians
(area) (ind)
$42,830 2,020
$43,700Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$36,760 60
$43,670Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$43,190 230
$43,620Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,390 500
$43,520Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$44,360 110
$43,500Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$42,540 210
$43,350Librarians
(area) (ind)
$44,340 260
$43,240Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$43,430 1,330
$43,220Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,830 180
$43,120Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$37,020 60
$42,910Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$47,880 30
$42,840Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$40,530 110
$42,780Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$40,780 1,030
$42,670Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,270 130
$42,420Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$40,950 210
$42,240Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$39,450 840
$42,030Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$40,690 510
$41,980Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,640 40
$41,970Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,730 1,410
$41,910Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$42,870 2,680
$41,560Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,110 130
$41,500Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$41,300 280
$41,450Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$41,310 70
$41,440Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$46,820 330
$41,410Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,620 410
$41,400Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$41,170 1,980
$41,310Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$42,410 100
$41,220Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$45,490 90
$41,060Wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$42,860 840
$40,930Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,710 120
$40,740Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,260 750
$40,740Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$41,440 80
$40,730Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,860n.a.
$40,650Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,040 30
$40,290Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$39,310 80
$40,220Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$33,900 30
$40,190Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$46,220 120
$40,130Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$39,730 210
$40,100Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,610 100
$40,050Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,910 420
$40,050Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,600 470
$39,690Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,280n.a.
$39,660Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$36,300 1,940
$39,420Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$36,890 180
$39,280Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,940 14,730
$39,170Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$35,860 50
$39,170Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,240 240
$39,150Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,860n.a.
$39,070First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$33,370 270
$38,780Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,060 190
$38,750Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,670 70
$38,690Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$38,820 1,140
$38,690Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,320 330
$38,660Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$35,690n.a.
$38,660Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$37,720 190
$38,520Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$39,930 120
$38,520Health educators
(area) (ind)
$37,540 240
$38,210Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,170n.a.
$38,130First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$34,880 1,890
$38,100Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,080 70
$38,060Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$37,930 1,160
$38,010Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,660 240
$37,890Extraction workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,240 1,690
$37,800Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$35,280 3,330
$37,660Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$27,170 100
$37,650Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$32,680 1,500
$37,610Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,610 660
$37,560Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,910 160
$37,430Machinists
(area) (ind)
$36,500 480
$37,390Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,450 170
$37,380Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$38,240 30
$37,380Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$31,270n.a.
$37,150Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,390 16,420
$37,080Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,900 210
$37,020Curators
(area) (ind)
$33,230 50
$36,960Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,930 150
$36,830Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$33,530 160
$36,730Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,890 27,090
$36,670Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$33,360 400
$36,380Agricultural inspectors
(area) (ind)
$37,800 30
$36,170Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,730 380
$36,150Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$37,590 420
$36,110Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,850 40
$36,080Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,570 5,500
$36,060Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,550 420
$35,950Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$34,000 250
$35,920Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,090 30
$35,790Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$36,560 300
$35,760Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,020 40
$35,620Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,250 190
$35,560Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$37,020 80
$35,540Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$37,630 50
$35,520Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$33,970 50
$35,480Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$35,350 320
$35,440Mining machine operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,270 30
$35,390Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$33,930 3,080
$35,390Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$36,160 240
$35,290Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$33,290 2,470
$35,260Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$34,220 250
$35,240Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$29,820 610
$35,180Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$35,350 40
$35,070Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,620 260
$34,950Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$33,100 50
$34,760First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,410 220
$34,700Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$33,640 110
$34,590Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$34,040 130
$34,550Archivists
(area) (ind)
$33,220 100
$34,530Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$33,160 130
$34,330Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$33,090 1,590
$34,310Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$30,960 310
$34,210Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$33,900 150
$34,200Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$32,120 50
$34,100Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$32,670 70
$34,040Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$35,020 280
$33,970Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$31,150 250
$33,930Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,160n.a.
$33,890Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,530 330
$33,890Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,380 50
$33,780Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$32,700 580
$33,730Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,180n.a.
$33,680Editors
(area) (ind)
$32,980 130
$33,670Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$31,790 220
$33,640Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,400 180
$33,490Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$33,080 70
$33,470Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,450 24,020
$33,450Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$33,040 970
$33,310Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$29,570 1,870
$33,170Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,830 1,450
$33,090Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,670 11,900
$33,060Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$33,120 250
$32,960Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$32,840 730
$32,940All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,280 251,590
$32,690All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,080 1,000
$32,350Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,060 110
$32,290Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$31,300 100
$32,180Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,730 5,210
$31,790Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$29,210 530
$31,710Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,780 30
$31,700Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,870 260
$31,630Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$26,210 290
$31,630First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$27,600 2,410
$31,570Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$31,510 160
$31,470Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,860 390
$31,410Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,130 170
$31,410Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,000 270
$31,340Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,440 130
$31,320Geographers
(area) (ind)
$22,880n.a.
$31,220Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$29,920 1,720
$31,220Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$22,140 220
$31,200Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,710 3,560
$31,170Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,530 120
$31,010Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,910 70
$30,950Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$30,050 70
$30,940Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,530 220
$30,920Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$30,600 50
$30,880Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,190 40
$30,830Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$31,270n.a.
$30,820Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$29,940 880
$30,820Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$27,570 140
$30,750Roofers
(area) (ind)
$29,340 230
$30,640Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,840 80
$30,630First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$27,400 280
$30,620Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$30,750 100
$30,580Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$29,000 840
$30,500Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,870 300
$30,300Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,680 30
$30,250Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$30,740 70
$29,990Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,110 30
$29,930Photographers
(area) (ind)
$29,500 120
$29,850Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$30,180 40
$29,720Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,460 50
$29,660Job printers
(area) (ind)
$30,880 30
$29,560Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$24,080n.a.
$29,490Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$25,690 60
$29,470Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,980 1,100
$29,420Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$30,740 40
$29,360Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$24,050 280
$29,320Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,240 2,740
$29,190Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,740 200
$28,920Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$26,880 260
$28,890Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$24,300n.a.
$28,780Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$26,320 140
$28,660Riggers
(area) (ind)
$28,980n.a.
$28,630Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,640 130
$28,440Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$26,560 30
$28,430Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$26,540 100
$28,370Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,140 360
$28,350Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,160 220
$28,310Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$25,030 60
$28,270Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,170 130
$28,230Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,580 110
$28,220Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,550 380
$28,200Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,540 90
$28,100Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,990 840
$27,730Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,070 330
$27,550Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,560 50
$27,540Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,520 590
$27,520Manufactured building and mobile home installers
(area) (ind)
$26,930 40
$27,330Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$27,260 100
$27,290Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$25,670n.a.
$27,290Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,950 60
$27,200Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,790 310
$27,040Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$24,810 130
$26,950Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,350 330
$26,940Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$26,750 360
$26,920Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,380n.a.
$26,910Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$14,840 720
$26,890First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,330 570
$26,850Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$24,360 120
$26,650Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,570 130
$26,640Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,670 360
$26,580Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,340 40
$26,560Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,930 120
$26,540Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$25,320 250
$26,530Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,980 100
$26,470Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,540 300
$26,400Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$25,080 360
$26,310Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$26,050 60
$26,280Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$22,280 200
$26,220Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,580 160
$26,120Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,200 30
$26,070Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$24,960 100
$26,060Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$25,810 90
$25,930Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,830 820
$25,930Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$21,050 100
$25,920Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$24,310 300
$25,860Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$24,190 60
$25,860Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$25,840n.a.
$25,820Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$27,930 450
$25,740Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,740n.a.
$25,560Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,190 80
$25,400New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,450 280
$25,330Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,960 240
$25,300Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,950 470
$25,290Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,380 5,070
$25,250Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,060 36,160
$25,050Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,940 21,760
$25,010Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$23,710 2,270
$24,990Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$23,090 190
$24,980Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,680 550
$24,940Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,110 580
$24,920Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,170 400
$24,880Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,390 630
$24,830Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,050 50
$24,810Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$23,100 80
$24,780Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$22,990 190
$24,750Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,420 400
$24,730Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,810 1,630
$24,710Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,680 60
$24,710Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,450 600
$24,630Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,880 640
$24,600Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$22,560 70
$24,480Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,240 450
$24,390Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$17,700n.a.
$24,290Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,510 260
$24,110Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$20,610 340
$24,080Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,430n.a.
$23,990Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,160 40
$23,990Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,410 410
$23,950Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,860n.a.
$23,930Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$23,150 190
$23,670Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$22,580 40
$23,550Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$21,580 1,920
$23,520Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$21,530n.a.
$23,510First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,080 1,820
$23,460Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,780 230
$23,420Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$23,570 310
$23,340Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$21,130 500
$23,270Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,180 370
$23,030Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,210 60
$23,020Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$24,060 40
$22,860Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$21,490 80
$22,780Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$24,200n.a.
$22,770Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$23,040 310
$22,760Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,020 140
$22,690Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,750 140
$22,630Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,900 510
$22,550Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,940 480
$22,510Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,750 80
$22,490Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,700 5,330
$22,470Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,000 6,430
$22,410Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,000n.a.
$22,390Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,610 640
$22,250Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,570 60
$22,100Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,730 860
$21,970Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,960 380
$21,940Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$20,940 130
$21,940Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$19,690 2,100
$21,920Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$21,300n.a.
$21,810Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,300 360
$21,790Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$19,490 80
$21,770Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,950 210
$21,710Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,800 2,660
$21,640Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,590 900
$21,600Craft artists
(area) (ind)
$20,600 40
$21,500Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,550 390
$21,460Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,870 2,990
$21,310Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$20,770 3,190
$21,220Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$21,160 90
$21,210Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,560 1,510
$21,050Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$20,950 1,290
$20,910Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,710 50
$20,850Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,310n.a.
$20,660Concierges
(area) (ind)
$20,780 30
$20,640Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,420 110
$20,620Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$20,210 90
$20,580Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,600 270
$20,440Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$19,860 180
$20,390Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$20,080 410
$20,300Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$20,060 50
$20,300Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$19,750 630
$20,220Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$19,480 230
$20,130Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$20,000n.a.
$20,060Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,820 4,350
$20,050Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,430 10,030
$19,900Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,300 7,700
$19,630Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,090 1,360
$19,610Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$18,390 410
$19,590Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$19,760 1,290
$19,530Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,740 5,750
$19,370Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$18,020 40
$19,330Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,680 140
$19,250Tellers
(area) (ind)
$18,780 1,320
$19,170Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$19,240 560
$19,150Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$18,870 1,120
$19,090Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$19,160 100
$19,040Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$18,560 3,850
$18,890Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$16,960 340
$18,830Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$16,580 30
$18,690Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,370 180
$18,250Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,640 80
$18,090Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,510 270
$18,060Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,350 2,310
$17,980Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,020 50
$17,890Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$14,830 690
$17,880Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,880 1,010
$17,860Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,860 450
$17,820Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,160 180
$17,770Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,870 360
$17,730Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,200 110
$17,660File clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,250 350
$17,550Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$13,670 1,540
$17,360Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$16,780n.a.
$17,310Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$17,400 110
$17,280Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,940 490
$17,060Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,920n.a.
$17,030Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,410 30
$16,920Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$16,270 210
$16,870Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$15,040 100
$16,700Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,940 530
$16,680Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,100 110
$16,590Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,970 270
$16,590Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,160 230
$16,580Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,080 2,950
$16,560Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$15,870 40
$16,490Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,940 5,570
$16,380Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,080 270
$16,320Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,220 160
$16,110Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,000 1,360
$16,010Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,650 840
$15,980Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,390 24,440
$15,970Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$14,740 1,300
$15,140Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,280 1,750
$14,980Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,160 3,980
$14,330Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,520 1,340
$14,100Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,400 790
$13,960Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,160 5,480
$13,930Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,320 790
$13,930Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$13,460 420
$13,730Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,240 210
$13,560Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,270 1,510
$13,520Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,100 1,160
$12,890Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$12,710n.a.
n.a.Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a. 170
n.a.Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 70
n.a.Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
n.a. 40
n.a.Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 240
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 60
n.a.Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a. 470
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
n.a. 240
n.a.Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$14,352 30
n.a.Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
n.a. 30
n.a.Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
n.a. 110
n.a.Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
n.a. 110

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates