| Employment | Occupation | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage |
| 66,670 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,430 | $30,890 |
| 10,050 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,000 | $24,250 |
| 8,740 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,120 | $24,170 |
| 7,520 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,290 | $25,750 |
| 5,880 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,550 | $14,840 |
| 5,220 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,550 | $27,440 |
| 4,220 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,000 | $32,330 |
| 3,330 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,480 | $26,030 |
| 2,730 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $39,610 | $40,000 |
| 2,610 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $62,620 | $72,080 |
| 2,290 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $17,300 | $20,670 |
| 2,060 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,790 | $47,830 |
| 2,020 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $13,870 | $14,460 |
| 1,730 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,340 | $26,020 |
| 1,720 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,750 | $17,890 |
| 1,720 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,540 | $20,000 |
| 1,480 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $58,760 | $61,620 |
| 1,470 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $12,860 | $12,990 |
| 1,430 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $12,870 | $12,870 |
| 1,320 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $18,100 | $18,800 |
| 1,150 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $29,060 | $30,960 |
| 1,120 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $17,260 | $18,840 |
| 1,100 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $21,910 | $22,980 |
| 1,050 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $26,740 | $30,170 |
| 910 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $16,790 | $18,570 |
| 890 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $66,200 | $80,250 |
| 840 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $15,180 | $17,850 |
| 830 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $29,080 | $30,490 |
| 790 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,340 | $25,250 |
| 750 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $32,450 | $36,870 |
| 750 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $17,720 | $18,250 |
| 700 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $39,390 | $39,150 |
| 690 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $39,530 | $42,300 |
| 590 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $17,010 | $17,510 |
| 590 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $17,090 | $18,460 |
| 580 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $21,350 | $24,880 |
| 580 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $33,970 | $42,500 |
| 560 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $27,810 | $29,690 |
| 550 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,610 | $14,370 |
| 550 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $26,390 | $30,510 |
| 530 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind) | $34,500 | $34,240 |
| 530 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $23,610 | $24,940 |
| 500 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $14,420 | $14,230 |
| 460 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $12,720 | $12,460 |
| 460 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $22,220 | $22,530 |
| 460 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $40,940 | $47,500 |
| 440 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $16,100 | $16,120 |
| 430 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $35,560 | $32,320 |
| 430 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,690 | $19,820 |
| 410 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $22,410 | $22,880 |
| 410 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $47,180 | $49,520 |
| 400 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $23,070 | $29,220 |
| 400 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $31,130 | $34,350 |
| 400 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $13,840 | $14,650 |
| 400 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $29,000 | $29,600 |
| 380 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $18,520 | $18,530 |
| 380 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,900 | $20,430 |
| 380 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $39,940 | $39,100 |
| 370 | Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind) | $24,200 | $24,330 |
| 360 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $32,950 | $33,790 |
| 350 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $19,560 | $19,140 |
| 340 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $38,740 | $41,720 |
| 340 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $36,230 | $37,490 |
| 330 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $25,900 | $26,230 |
| 330 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $18,510 | $18,550 |
| 330 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $13,770 | $14,480 |
| 320 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $16,050 | $15,970 |
| 310 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $29,270 | $27,990 |
| 300 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $28,290 | $28,130 |
| 300 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,710 | $21,580 |
| 300 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $18,250 | $18,800 |
| 290 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $22,930 | $23,830 |
| 280 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $16,720 | $17,580 |
| 270 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $23,020 | $25,130 |
| 270 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $13,760 | $15,450 |
| 260 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $51,090 | $51,010 |
| 250 | Avionics technicians
(area) (ind) | $35,970 | $34,230 |
| 250 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $50,020 | $52,920 |
| 250 | Industrial engineers
(area) (ind) | $58,050 | $74,400 |
| 240 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $29,400 | $30,320 |
| 240 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $39,310 | $42,160 |
| 230 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $22,880 | $22,370 |
| 230 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $81,260 | $70,050 |
| 220 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $23,190 | $22,990 |
| 220 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $50,960 | $51,720 |
| 210 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $14,990 | $15,920 |
| 210 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,060 | $25,250 |
| 210 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $22,780 | $23,330 |
| 200 | Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind) | $19,870 | $19,260 |
| 200 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $27,720 | $27,860 |
| 200 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $34,990 | $37,230 |
| 190 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $16,040 | $17,310 |
| 190 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $40,840 | $43,710 |
| 180 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,850 | $13,970 |
| 170 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $38,640 | $47,340 |
| 170 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $20,620 | $20,740 |
| 170 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $29,150 | $30,380 |
| 170 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $43,700 | $66,640 |
| 170 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $61,420 | $68,910 |
| 160 | Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind) | $80,200 | $78,640 |
| 160 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $43,380 | $42,060 |
| 160 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,690 | $13,990 |
| 150 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $41,420 | $39,530 |
| 150 | Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind) | $16,620 | $17,220 |
| 150 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $35,550 | $36,090 |
| 150 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $23,190 | $24,710 |
| 150 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $17,680 | $20,540 |
| 140 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $23,330 | $22,170 |
| 140 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $33,360 | $38,600 |
| 140 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $16,580 | $17,020 |
| 140 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $20,190 | $21,620 |
| 140 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $35,880 | $35,730 |
| 140 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $21,480 | $23,850 |
| 130 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $18,680 | $18,900 |
| 130 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $31,890 | $32,410 |
| 130 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,340 | $26,820 |
| 130 | Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $19,730 | $21,810 |
| 120 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $14,760 | $15,590 |
| 120 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $30,250 | $30,460 |
| 120 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $28,150 | $25,360 |
| 120 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $27,450 | $27,430 |
| 120 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $13,840 | $15,020 |
| 120 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $70,860 | $69,240 |
| 110 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $33,690 | $37,200 |
| 110 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $35,930 | $33,980 |
| 110 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $26,650 | $28,750 |
| 110 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $27,300 | $30,630 |
| 110 | Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind) | $65,040 | $60,420 |
| 110 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $63,580 | $68,240 |
| 100 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $28,170 | $33,270 |
| 100 | Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind) | $35,680 | $34,670 |
| 100 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind) | $23,290 | $23,460 |
| 100 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,580 | $24,230 |
| 100 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $17,580 | $18,730 |
| 100 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $19,440 | $19,680 |
| 100 | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $14,440 | $15,940 |
| 100 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $60,520 | $61,340 |
| 100 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $32,280 | $37,260 |
| 100 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $48,360 | $57,290 |
| 100 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $141,870 | $144,240 |
| 90 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,590 | $13,580 |
| 90 | Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind) | $28,380 | $30,520 |
| 90 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $60,560 | $79,450 |
| 90 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $41,990 | $47,440 |
| 90 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $95,150 | $94,000 |
| 80 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $17,180 | $17,950 |
| 80 | Procurement clerks
(area) (ind) | $31,670 | $32,640 |
| 80 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $16,780 | $17,850 |
| 80 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $13,110 | $13,750 |
| 80 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $22,500 | $22,540 |
| 80 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $30,730 | $34,750 |
| 80 | Management analysts
(area) (ind) | $59,440 | $59,820 |
| 80 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $61,330 | $61,450 |
| 80 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $61,650 | $61,730 |
| 70 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $24,810 | $27,260 |
| 70 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $21,610 | $21,720 |
| 70 | Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $24,510 | $23,880 |
| 70 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $26,410 | $29,230 |
| 70 | Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $26,450 | $27,420 |
| 70 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $20,940 | $22,140 |
| 70 | Computer operators
(area) (ind) | $28,230 | $30,060 |
| 70 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $62,750 | $74,360 |
| 70 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $32,910 | $34,370 |
| 70 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $22,700 | $23,590 |
| 70 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $12,970 | $12,850 |
| 70 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $32,180 | $33,630 |
| 70 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $39,390 | $38,370 |
| 70 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $85,720 | $115,340 |
| 70 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind) | $49,740 | $47,070 |
| 70 | Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind) | $29,510 | $30,280 |
| 70 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $45,720 | $44,980 |
| 70 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $48,230 | $51,410 |
| 70 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | n.a. | n.a. |
| 70 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $57,500 | $68,820 |
| 70 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $71,490 | $72,400 |
| 60 | Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $24,650 | $26,770 |
| 60 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $29,520 | $30,250 |
| 60 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $21,750 | $22,090 |
| 60 | Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $32,210 | $31,630 |
| 60 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind) | $26,280 | $29,080 |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $23,500 | $25,740 |
| 60 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $71,380 | $71,790 |
| 60 | Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind) | $24,490 | $26,470 |
| 60 | Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind) | $29,110 | $44,130 |
| 60 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $32,670 | $33,640 |
| 60 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind) | $60,770 | $63,010 |
| 50 | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind) | $23,560 | $23,560 |
| 50 | Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind) | $14,950 | $15,350 |
| 50 | Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $14,270 | $21,350 |
| 50 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $37,870 | $37,840 |
| 50 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $26,240 | $26,070 |
| 50 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $24,860 | $26,480 |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind) | $42,300 | $43,690 |
| 50 | Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind) | $34,160 | $32,800 |
| 50 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind) | $17,060 | $17,540 |
| 50 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $42,020 | $43,010 |
| 50 | Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind) | $22,900 | $28,110 |
| 50 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $40,370 | $39,710 |
| 50 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $39,360 | $38,590 |
| 50 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind) | $36,890 | $38,610 |
| 50 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind) | $39,450 | $39,790 |
| 40 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $17,130 | $19,590 |
| 40 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind) | n.a. | n.a. |
| 40 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $24,030 | $26,310 |
| 40 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $19,450 | $19,350 |
| 40 | Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind) | $29,420 | $29,420 |
| 40 | Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind) | $20,140 | $22,550 |
| 40 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $27,470 | $27,920 |
| 40 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $19,070 | $19,830 |
| 40 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $45,240 | $41,270 |
| 40 | Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind) | $53,510 | $60,350 |
| 40 | Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $14,330 | $16,280 |
| 40 | First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind) | $46,300 | $47,260 |
| 40 | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $25,330 | $25,200 |
| 40 | Dentists, general
(area) (ind) | $126,000 | $119,530 |
| 40 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $31,040 | $33,630 |
| 40 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $32,140 | $29,110 |
| 40 | Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,420 | $29,440 |
| 40 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $60,290 | $60,660 |
| 40 | Purchasing managers
(area) (ind) | $69,470 | $69,530 |
| 40 | Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $60,390 | $61,600 |
| 30 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind) | $19,830 | $19,690 |
| 30 | Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $19,720 | $22,910 |
| 30 | Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind) | $41,500 | $45,450 |
| 30 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $45,510 | $45,240 |
| 30 | Engineers, all other
(area) (ind) | $67,860 | $65,720 |
| 30 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind) | $57,310 | $53,020 |
| 30 | Budget analysts
(area) (ind) | $49,550 | $51,610 |
| 30 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $51,620 | $54,150 |
| 30 | Lodging managers
(area) (ind) | $24,740 | $33,290 |
| n.a. | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $23,470 | $24,870 |
| n.a. | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind) | $21,100 | $22,030 |
| n.a. | Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind) | $50,140 | $45,340 |
| n.a. | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $16,120 | $15,980 |
| n.a. | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $28,030 | $29,190 |
| n.a. | Glaziers
(area) (ind) | $22,080 | $22,580 |
| n.a. | Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind) | $27,590 | $28,680 |
| n.a. | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $28,600 | $29,360 |
| n.a. | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $22,870 | $23,510 |
| n.a. | Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind) | $24,700 | $24,640 |
| n.a. | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $25,380 | $25,470 |
| n.a. | Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $20,100 | $19,870 |
| n.a. | Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind) | $16,990 | $17,730 |
| n.a. | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $15,340 | $14,980 |
| n.a. | Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind) | $34,290 | $43,410 |
| n.a. | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $13,800 | $13,690 |
| n.a. | Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind) | $15,220 | $15,000 |
| n.a. | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind) | $21,160 | $21,170 |
| n.a. | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | >$145K | $197,560 |
| n.a. | Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind) | >$145K | $181,170 |
| n.a. | Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind) | $27,820 | $29,700 |
| n.a. | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $60,630 | $54,860 |
| n.a. | Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind) | $42,400 | $45,110 |
| n.a. | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $58,010 | $56,850 |
| n.a. | Electrical engineers
(area) (ind) | $66,250 | $64,420 |
| n.a. | Tax preparers
(area) (ind) | $21,090 | $23,250 |
| n.a. | Public relations managers
(area) (ind) | $68,800 | $66,480 |
| n.a. | Legislators
(area) (ind) | $13,800 | $15,540 |