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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama, area is ordered by occupational employment. 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 employment

Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
494,350All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,700$35,160
90,980Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,810$28,040
57,910Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,340$31,850
39,050Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,410$25,920
37,520Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,050$16,000
33,730Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,090$29,340
32,530Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,580$49,860
27,240Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,950$32,380
25,470Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,390$36,310
24,900Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$36,730$37,700
24,340Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$71,720$82,730
19,190Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,680$54,410
17,830Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,020$22,830
13,900Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,070$15,470
13,130Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,570$19,650
11,780Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,010$30,430
11,560Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$50,160$49,920
11,450Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,000$20,820
10,810Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,240$13,910
10,690Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$25,110$25,970
10,470Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,900$20,890
10,100Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,140$56,950
9,370Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,790$21,910
8,270Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$27,100$28,640
8,190Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,710$20,350
8,110General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$77,810$94,170
8,070Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,670$34,220
7,940Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,060$59,970
7,820Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,140$14,010
7,370Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,730$30,030
7,100Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,300$51,430
7,080First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$39,530$41,990
6,170Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,670$19,920
5,960Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,520$17,660
5,740Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,300$34,310
5,160Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,800$73,130
5,090First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,120$34,630
5,000Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,130$18,690
4,880Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,100$21,580
4,810Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,010$31,490
4,750Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,860$21,220
4,590Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,040$18,280
4,360Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,910$38,530
4,140Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$15,770$15,710
4,140Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,070$35,140
4,030Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$51,230$56,790
3,530Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$30,040$30,340
3,460Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,920$15,250
3,430First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$24,800$25,910
3,250Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$35,730$38,250
3,210Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$23,950$27,190
3,200Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,440$26,820
3,120Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,110$48,080
3,000First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$48,120$52,980
2,990Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,060$32,940
2,870First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$44,090$48,080
2,770First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,410$51,820
2,710Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,060$16,420
2,690Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$28,940$30,110
2,690Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$41,100$40,480
2,670Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,740$15,150
2,650Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,760$15,940
2,590Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$32,920$32,980
2,540Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$18,280$18,570
2,510Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$92,030$107,980
2,490Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,050$20,970
2,450Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$39,970$40,420
2,420Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$61,150$62,320
2,370Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,530$25,640
2,290Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,540$19,980
2,280Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,240$15,220
2,260Electricians
(area) (ind)
$38,950$38,470
2,250Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,830$29,530
2,190Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,550$20,750
2,170Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,110$27,270
2,140Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$26,330$26,840
2,140Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$82,700$83,430
2,120Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,530$16,680
2,020Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$29,090$30,200
1,960Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,480$28,990
1,940Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,330$14,190
1,920Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,530$59,920
1,820Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$40,260$40,500
1,760Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,980$37,230
1,740Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,940$23,450
1,740Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$22,110$23,520
1,670Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,450$23,940
1,630Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$77,450$82,340
1,620Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,630$21,960
1,610Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$29,900$30,300
1,540Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$41,230$52,020
1,490Machinists
(area) (ind)
$34,400$35,980
1,480Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$36,670$36,440
1,480Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,290$70,750
1,470Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$22,660$25,070
1,470Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,370$27,620
1,440Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$56,490$59,900
1,420Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$25,070$27,580
1,420Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,040$84,030
1,400Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$38,390$36,750
1,390Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$16,560$17,860
1,380Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$43,810$42,370
1,350Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$28,060$31,080
1,350Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$27,800$29,810
1,340Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$61,750$63,660
1,330First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$57,400$72,010
1,330Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$64,750$64,690
1,310Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,070$42,420
1,260Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,700$14,850
1,250Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,300$76,070
1,240Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,000$47,960
1,220Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$13,360$15,060
1,200Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,710$31,750
1,200Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,040$21,750
1,190Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,440$24,830
1,190Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,070$42,060
1,170Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,040$17,540
1,170Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$39,630$42,200
1,160Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$59,110$63,850
1,140Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$37,100$35,490
1,110Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$18,310$20,030
1,100Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,560$29,640
1,090Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,230$35,590
1,090Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$53,580$55,610
1,070Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,680$48,450
1,060Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K$151,260
1,030Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,610$39,450
1,020Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$27,170$28,270
1,010Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$80,750$87,620
990First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$47,640$48,450
980Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,630$25,260
970Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$86,750$85,030
970Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,820$25,220
960Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,840$15,510
960Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$85,660$85,770
950Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$25,380$25,790
930Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$25,600$27,400
930Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$44,620$41,830
920All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,450$30,550
920Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,920$38,020
900Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,420$54,140
890Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,740$23,460
890Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,150$29,990
880Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$17,290$21,930
860Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$19,610$20,960
860Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$75,230$74,840
850Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,650$38,730
850Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$46,360$50,630
840Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,750$33,880
840Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,030$24,360
840Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,280$21,720
840Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,940$16,170
830Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,290$35,010
830Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$43,880$42,810
820File clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,830$22,570
820Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,910$74,270
810Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$26,680$26,610
800Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,490$28,470
800Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,950$15,070
790Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,630$39,030
790Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$41,910$45,470
780Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,740$47,200
780Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,910$71,610
780Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$65,420$66,840
770Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,290$27,880
760Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
760Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,510$42,010
740Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,020$25,150
740Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$25,790$34,400
730Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$15,040$15,930
720Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$39,300$38,160
720Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$48,560$48,230
720Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$38,070$46,660
720Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,140$34,770
710Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$30,790$29,650
710First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,520$38,270
710Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$51,020$52,030
710Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$16,510$17,970
710Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$16,200$16,000
700Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,740$19,080
690Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$32,910$31,190
680Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$23,670$25,080
680Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,780$46,260
660Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,830$30,710
660Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,470$47,830
640Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,000$29,840
640Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,580$46,340
640Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$42,860$43,250
640Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,180$20,550
630Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,960$16,290
630Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$39,220$38,700
620First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$26,660$28,650
600Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$54,320$60,310
590Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,940$32,580
590Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,300$14,560
590Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$144,620
590Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$41,530$43,490
590Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$67,090$66,380
590Legislators
(area) (ind)
$12,860$13,350
580Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,100$21,410
580Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,600$22,190
570Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$47,680$46,380
570Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,300$69,200
560Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$15,470$17,130
560Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$39,430$43,810
550Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,360$17,200
550Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,410$44,350
540Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,520$26,510
540Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$30,020$31,100
530Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$38,790$37,320
520Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$13,990$15,740
520Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,710$45,380
520Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$65,610$74,250
500Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,000$28,310
500Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$43,540$46,190
490Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$62,070$62,850
490Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$51,190$66,280
490Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$68,550$78,350
480Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$18,050$20,250
480Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,090$39,580
470Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$37,310$37,430
470Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,100$23,000
470Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$28,420$28,590
470Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,360$26,130
470Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$96,380$107,120
460Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,150$26,270
460Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$28,420$29,350
460Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$30,930$30,070
450Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$30,320$27,910
440Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$33,020$34,310
440First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$39,920$40,000
440Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,730$20,340
440Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,750$52,420
440Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$53,850$56,670
440Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$51,450$63,480
440Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,550$41,020
430Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,130$26,300
430Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,970$24,180
430Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$17,910$18,060
430Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$61,260$64,480
420Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$26,540$29,160
420Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,770$19,470
420Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$26,620$27,480
410Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,800$30,220
410Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$25,540$24,950
410Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$17,840$19,840
410Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,110$57,220
400Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,450$19,330
400Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$30,530$30,390
400Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,850$27,760
400Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,350$47,200
390Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,210$19,180
390Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,990$39,640
390Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$40,620$40,630
390Librarians
(area) (ind)
$45,150$45,640
390Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,800$32,760
380Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,210$25,260
380Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$33,260$33,660
380Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,310$42,640
370Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,410$47,640
370Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$51,870$53,630
360Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,710$27,610
360Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,300$26,430
360First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$23,480$31,200
360Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,380$68,630
360Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,330$41,920
360Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$48,850$51,240
350Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$21,070$21,750
350New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,450$29,540
350Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,350$67,100
340Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$54,640$56,200
330Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,870$46,320
330Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,150$31,060
330Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,710$20,230
330Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,030$28,160
330Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,860$25,300
320Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$16,210$16,240
320Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$42,970$43,540
310Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,000$28,140
310Editors
(area) (ind)
$40,500$43,520
310Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,430$54,150
300Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,480$26,280
300Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,390$28,710
300Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,430$28,730
300Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,170$30,650
300Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,200$43,780
290Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,020$22,850
290Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,300$29,140
290Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$30,160$31,640
290Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,750$27,440
280Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,230$20,340
280Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$29,210$30,450
280Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$24,920$24,980
280Roofers
(area) (ind)
$26,420$26,830
280Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$30,650$30,630
280Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$26,990$27,240
280Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$21,530$23,050
280Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$50,120$51,740
270Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,610$54,710
270Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$67,040$71,950
270Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$58,500$50,370
270Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$115,110$118,380
270Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$63,560$68,700
260Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$25,720$26,350
260Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,650$15,420
260Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$44,210$46,170
260Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$25,910$29,540
260Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$59,610$63,870
250Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$20,790$20,780
250Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$28,260$28,280
250Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$17,990$18,900
250Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,430$29,530
250Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,140$35,730
250Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$15,240$15,580
250Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,330$74,370
250Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$82,880$79,330
250Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$58,710$55,360
240Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,470$22,220
240Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$26,090$24,900
240Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$34,970$35,520
230Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$37,560$37,200
230Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$31,300$32,100
230Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$54,060$57,120
230Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$33,750$35,360
230Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,890$49,320
230Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$53,590$76,250
220Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,270$15,350
220Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$34,200$34,900
220Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,360$20,770
220Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,680$28,640
220Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,690$29,800
220Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,470$52,070
220Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$20,450$20,520
220Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$48,760$49,660
220English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,870$51,670
220Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,620$35,990
220Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,170$33,570
220Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,480$53,090
220Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,550$79,040
210Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,490$24,350
210Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$26,750$28,270
210Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$26,720$31,390
210Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$157,510
210Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$34,540$39,320
210Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,780$63,010
210Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,240$63,970
210Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,120$57,400
210Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,540$28,750
210Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$44,540$49,500
210Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$72,680$73,840
200Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,000$29,530
200Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$16,260$16,970
200First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$54,780$55,570
200Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,280$33,470
200Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$43,098n.a.
200Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$38,290$38,280
200Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,420$39,900
190Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$31,190$35,250
190Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,380$21,990
190Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,870$14,460
190Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$103,050$119,590
190Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$48,050$48,510
190Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,000$29,930
180Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,850$26,580
180Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$35,560$39,330
180Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$26,520$27,080
180Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$74,670$82,410
180First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,910$38,360
180Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$175,300
180Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,030$42,970
180Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$53,880$55,370
170Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$30,960$30,730
170Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$67,680$68,340
170Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$78,150$79,990
170Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$40,820$40,220
170Photographers
(area) (ind)
$23,210$24,730
170Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$39,050$37,900
170Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$59,900$63,230
170Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$50,920$68,340
160Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$18,370$19,190
160Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$26,040$26,940
160Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$28,070$31,730
160Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$39,740$43,120
160Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,080$34,860
160Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,510$66,360
160Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$30,300$37,790
150Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$32,950$35,550
150Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$36,670$36,390
150Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,770$29,770
150Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,680$29,690
150Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$27,510$31,690
150Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,040$28,960
150Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,280$36,300
150Chemists
(area) (ind)
$56,970$59,830
150Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$73,820$73,840
140Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,820$24,930
140Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,020$43,140
140Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,770$27,810
140Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,060$19,480
140Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$38,740$40,330
130Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,640$31,280
130Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$30,510$31,640
130Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$46,650$45,340
130Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,820$33,510
130Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$17,000$18,330
130First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$64,760$57,300
130Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,110$20,490
130Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,100$27,060
130Art directors
(area) (ind)
$59,600$61,540
130Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,210$40,190
130Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$37,850$48,950
130Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,050$40,740
120Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,550$27,540
120Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,380$27,970
120Insulation workers, mechanical
(area) (ind)
$27,960$27,320
120Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,630$39,510
120Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$32,530$35,500
120Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,200$60,630
120Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,430$34,190
120Health educators
(area) (ind)
$28,880$34,890
120Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,500$41,500
110Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,630$29,880
110Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,410$23,220
110Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$13,550$15,770
110Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,290$30,440
110Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$22,430$29,510
110Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,270$60,960
110Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,960$47,600
100Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$53,260$52,940
100Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$33,960$41,880
100History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$47,300$53,320
100Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$54,410$59,430
100Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,370$64,070
100Clergy
(area) (ind)
$40,450$47,170
100Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$65,720$65,210
90Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$74,060$77,480
90Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,500$30,560
90Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,810$36,340
90Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,000$19,920
90Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$32,800$33,680
90Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$56,310$61,440
80Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,260$29,960
80Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,330$26,450
80Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$17,930$20,410
80Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,940$32,080
80Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$25,300$24,700
80Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$17,250$19,620
80Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,280$30,190
80Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,110$27,040
80Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
$109,190$108,490
80Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$23,520$22,010
80Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,580$84,230
80Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$69,080$68,430
80Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$54,380$54,950
80Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$50,840$53,210
70Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,190$16,940
70Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,700$24,300
70Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,120$29,800
70Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,630$28,170
70Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$29,760$28,090
70Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,920$31,090
70First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$46,870$48,320
70Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$61,130$57,870
70Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$46,450$46,580
70Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$39,670$46,830
70Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,350$37,190
60Traffic technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,910$47,320
60Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$42,600$41,070
60Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,320$22,600
60Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,790$27,830
60Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$30,770$31,640
60Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,540$30,590
60Tapers
(area) (ind)
$31,300$31,260
60Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$25,470$25,120
60Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$13,790$13,930
60Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,430$57,330
60Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,050$41,750
60Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,530$47,870
60Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$39,750$40,110
60Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$88,250$99,960
60Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
50Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,530$42,050
50Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$23,700$24,420
50First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$42,460$43,320
50Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$12,990$16,400
50Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$30,300$29,300
50Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,390$55,250
50Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,470$57,040
50Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,810$30,370
50Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$54,980$56,660
50Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$33,970$42,440
40Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$81,000$77,090
40Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$36,760$33,810
40Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$40,320$38,520
40Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,130$29,840
40Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$22,280$23,130
40Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$21,870$21,100
40Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$23,350$21,390
40Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,340$24,970
40Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$43,520$50,560
40Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,980$58,990
40Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,020$45,310
40Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$46,580$49,510
40Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$63,840$63,880
30Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$29,630$29,510
30Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$86,430$81,320
30Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$26,920$34,800
30Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$23,160$24,350
30Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$34,090$32,280
30Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$38,450$35,690
30Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,420$36,230
30Stonemasons
(area) (ind)
$30,060$30,220
30Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$16,200$18,180
30Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$26,420$29,610
30Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$45,950$50,660
30Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$18,480$23,740
30Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$32,000$31,200
30Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,230$27,090
30Curators
(area) (ind)
$42,270$42,040
30Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$124,730$114,470
30Foresters
(area) (ind)
$36,180$42,950
30Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,400$47,320
30Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$76,540$74,150
30Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$77,060$69,410
n.a.Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$34,120$32,920
n.a.Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,760$17,120
n.a.Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
(area) (ind)
$27,120$29,570
n.a.Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,700$47,030
n.a.Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,490$26,060
n.a.Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,430$20,720
n.a.Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,810$26,740
n.a.Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$41,540$40,600
n.a.Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$51,070$47,400
n.a.Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$19,430$19,420
n.a.Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,940$18,700
n.a.Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$24,620$23,680
n.a.Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$18,580$19,270
n.a.Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,560$20,890
n.a.Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$19,850$21,190
n.a.Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$27,670$30,720
n.a.Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,500$30,990
n.a.Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$22,120$27,530
n.a.Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$37,880$39,300
n.a.Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$40,400$38,970
n.a.Helpers--extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$39,510$37,620
n.a.Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
(area) (ind)
$32,050$32,220
n.a.Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,100$25,360
n.a.Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,380$27,660
n.a.Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$16,480$16,780
n.a.Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$19,280$19,220
n.a.Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$25,000$25,120
n.a.Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$31,990$38,470
n.a.Floor sanders and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,290$27,050
n.a.Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$16,410$17,190
n.a.Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$63,130$64,700
n.a.Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,700$19,010
n.a.Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$21,010$22,590
n.a.Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$25,390$25,480
n.a.Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,170$20,550
n.a.Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$31,520$32,210
n.a.Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$34,100$38,280
n.a.Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$22,260$21,840
n.a.Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$25,550$31,290
n.a.Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$191,250
n.a.Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$16,380$22,000
n.a.Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$30,700$31,230
n.a.Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$36,560$34,550
n.a.Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$46,940$46,940
n.a.Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$41,540$42,310
n.a.Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,510$51,740
n.a.Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$43,190$46,000
n.a.Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,890$66,730
n.a.Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$79,170$89,740
n.a.Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,040$53,450
n.a.Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,170$61,920
n.a.Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,890$68,530
n.a.Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$81,540$72,540
n.a.Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$26,610$26,150
n.a.Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$36,650$40,890
n.a.Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,910$32,470
n.a.Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,320$26,170
n.a.Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
$38,530$38,490
n.a.Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$90,410$90,700
n.a.Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$50,150$48,910
n.a.Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$64,010$69,730
n.a.Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$38,390$52,550

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates