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Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas-Missouri, 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

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas-Missouri

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
186,930All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,670$31,600
28,910Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,920$25,020
27,010Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,470$24,400
22,090Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,640$29,250
18,820Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,280$28,190
13,910Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,050$15,740
9,500Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,530$40,050
9,070Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$64,760$71,050
8,190Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,310$31,030
7,650Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$40,680$45,580
7,520Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,620$32,660
6,720Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,570$52,630
6,140Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$17,340$19,710
5,020Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,120$20,280
4,230Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$18,380$18,990
4,160Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,510$15,660
3,990Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$47,510$48,440
3,840Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,110$48,620
3,340Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$20,100$20,040
3,340Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,950$21,010
3,300Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,220$18,980
2,980Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,050$26,770
2,920Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,990$20,490
2,890Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$16,100$17,060
2,830Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$13,300$13,570
2,770Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$18,780$19,750
2,720Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,190$14,570
2,630Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,450$19,600
2,570Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,360$25,090
2,520Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,910$27,850
2,300Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$45,170$46,980
2,230Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,680$52,590
2,090Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$23,140$23,460
2,020General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$69,090$81,550
2,000First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$35,260$37,840
1,940First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$25,520$29,860
1,920Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$41,040$40,810
1,880Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$28,290$28,760
1,850Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$25,150$26,600
1,840Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,100$52,640
1,750Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,460$21,910
1,580Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,840$34,180
1,430Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,870$19,520
1,410Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,890$25,000
1,410Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,080$21,920
1,390Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$41,030$42,950
1,340Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,510$14,700
1,320Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$24,240$24,350
1,310Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,050$19,060
1,270Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$47,190$42,650
1,270Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$45,940$46,110
1,260Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,870$20,150
1,260Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,030$31,780
1,220Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,950$29,880
1,190First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,960$24,930
1,180Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,920$27,730
1,170Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$22,490$23,160
1,170First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$40,110$42,450
1,120Electricians
(area) (ind)
$35,710$35,000
1,100Tellers
(area) (ind)
$19,520$19,600
1,050Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,620$18,160
1,040Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,100$24,030
1,030Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$15,430$15,260
1,030Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$14,010$14,730
990Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$42,590$42,730
980First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$42,090$47,040
960Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,750$22,440
940Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,620$21,190
940Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$14,740$14,760
930Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$13,460$14,180
900Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$32,520$32,580
870Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,590$35,210
860Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$33,020$33,420
820Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,050$17,880
810First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$44,630$45,630
800Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,750$39,150
780Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$13,990$14,810
770Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$14,980$15,910
750Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,220$34,220
730Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$25,140$26,120
690Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,770$32,360
670Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$16,510$16,510
660Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,430$27,620
650Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,570$16,990
650Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,850$67,380
640Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$59,450$59,160
620Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,920$34,500
620Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$64,830$67,390
620Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$62,490$79,430
610Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$19,720$20,780
610Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,220$33,840
600First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$40,240$41,900
600Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,130$31,810
590Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$26,850$27,600
540Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$13,290$13,770
530Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,740$30,310
520Machinists
(area) (ind)
$32,060$32,020
510Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,180$20,740
480Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$28,210$28,480
480Security guards
(area) (ind)
$17,600$19,120
450Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,710$48,820
430Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,730$20,430
430Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$43,340$41,790
430Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$27,730$28,980
430Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$13,030$13,280
430Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,770$64,720
420Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,490$27,250
420Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,400$37,910
410Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$22,730$25,510
400Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$21,580$21,870
400Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$23,730$23,080
380Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,960$29,160
380Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,710$42,330
380Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$52,220$62,900
370Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,730$35,520
370Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$68,320$76,690
360Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$30,840$36,200
360Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$49,490$50,950
360Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,630$21,160
350Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$16,650$18,240
350Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,910$14,750
350Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$26,180$26,500
350Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$56,040$58,100
340Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,840$23,730
340Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,360$18,850
330Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$24,940$25,260
320Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,300$22,140
320Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,910$26,480
320Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$15,110$15,200
320Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,690$16,340
320Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$54,550$58,550
320Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$39,740$42,050
310Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$15,890$15,440
310Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$30,720$32,170
310Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,380$63,940
310Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$44,420$48,730
310Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$37,000$40,920
300First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$36,190$36,510
300Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,440$32,820
300Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$13,360$14,050
300Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,960$38,270
300Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$18,010$18,690
300Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,040$53,250
300Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$64,040$64,460
300Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,770$34,610
290Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,080$21,100
290Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$28,130$30,090
290Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,550$21,750
290Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,640$26,520
290First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$61,160$66,520
290Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$33,240$33,070
290Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,270$21,990
290Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$69,770$70,120
280Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$50,110$50,150
280Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,970$52,110
280Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$63,550$67,100
280Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$71,580$70,920
270Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,310$17,900
270Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$20,680$21,290
270Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$35,840$39,340
260Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,390$25,340
260Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$36,020$42,740
250Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,120$41,010
250Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$25,690$27,640
250Librarians
(area) (ind)
$48,120$46,730
240Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$31,470$30,950
240Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$28,430$28,050
240Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$18,710$19,770
240Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$37,210$37,650
240Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,820$26,860
240Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,570$49,660
240Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$38,290$38,100
230File clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,440$19,670
230Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,000$21,740
230Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$94,010$90,750
230Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$102,610$115,800
220Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$20,640$20,910
220Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$22,670$23,480
210Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$35,710$34,570
210Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$21,780$22,090
210All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,430$29,310
210Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
210Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$43,790$43,130
210Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,900$56,780
200Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,530$17,450
200Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,290$28,700
200Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$24,620$23,960
200Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,660$18,090
200First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$25,160$26,740
190Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$16,520$17,140
190Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$63,680$66,000
180Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$31,520$32,660
180Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$24,850$25,160
180Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$22,340$24,940
180Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$33,860$34,840
170Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$24,500$25,090
170Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,400$34,500
170Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$30,470$30,330
170Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,740$24,150
170Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$16,150$17,610
170Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$154,610
170Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$36,700$37,830
170Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,460$32,810
170Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,540$42,700
160Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$29,370$31,040
160Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$16,870$16,870
160Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,810$29,340
160Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,950$27,690
160Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,980$24,320
160Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,500$24,550
150Job printers
(area) (ind)
$29,450$29,110
150Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$34,450$34,850
150Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$18,860$18,760
150Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,030$23,110
150First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$36,800$44,020
150Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$63,970$65,000
150Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$31,980$35,690
150Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,260$24,660
150Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$64,780$65,730
150Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$65,260$65,690
140Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,210$23,840
140Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$42,910$40,810
140Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$20,950$22,080
140Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,990$25,320
140Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$58,270$58,230
140Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$42,440$43,480
140Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$28,430$29,780
140Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$64,950$66,530
130Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,290$21,830
130Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,890$35,640
130Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$23,890$24,480
130Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$32,440$33,330
130Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$21,010$21,900
130Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$41,480$39,070
130Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$19,400$19,520
130Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$25,800$33,530
130Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,520$16,020
130Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$40,810$42,050
120Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,270$20,270
120Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$19,030$19,900
120Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$15,240$15,330
120Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
120Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,450$18,260
120Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$24,520$26,830
120Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$21,110$23,860
120Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,910$31,700
120Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$42,910$45,210
120Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$39,040$39,420
120Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,410$26,570
120Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$28,160$30,360
110Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,760$20,160
110Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,630$30,520
110Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,590$32,300
110Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,050$30,860
110Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,600$26,980
110Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$31,150$30,000
110Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$41,000$43,910
110Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$30,760$42,100
100Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$22,810$23,520
100Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,320$18,490
100Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$20,630$21,740
100Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$33,170$33,330
100Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$26,880$27,190
100Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,850$26,490
100First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$25,460$26,360
100Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$47,660$47,240
100Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$138,360$149,780
100Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$27,770$34,620
100Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$33,640$37,650
100Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,850$25,100
100Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$33,850$32,160
100Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,150$65,260
90Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,320$29,520
90Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,730$33,940
90Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$20,390$22,370
90Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$45,840$44,800
90Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$25,370$25,440
90Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,030$18,310
90Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,740$29,660
90Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$39,540$42,590
90Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$42,100$42,100
90Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$39,310$39,220
90Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$63,250$63,390
90Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$60,100$60,800
90Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,750$40,060
80Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$20,220$20,930
80New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,140$29,270
80Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$22,930$22,480
80Photographers
(area) (ind)
$20,820$24,840
80Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$26,870$27,740
80Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$19,120$21,750
80Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,600$37,470
80Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$42,740$46,620
80Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
70Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$36,750$36,380
70Roofers
(area) (ind)
$33,340$31,090
70Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,460$27,160
70Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$85,330$89,650
70Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$170,040
70Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$18,270$18,840
70Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$53,040$61,710
70Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$63,350$65,070
60Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$75,210$68,900
60Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$35,180$40,100
60Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,200$31,290
60Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$22,540$23,550
60Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$39,020$38,350
60Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,870$46,520
60Editors
(area) (ind)
$34,220$39,690
60Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$27,840$29,440
60Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,800$26,350
60Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,550$37,820
50Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,660$38,010
50Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$28,060$29,090
50Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$29,710$30,270
50Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$20,040$22,100
50Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$12,910$13,010
50Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$22,070$22,700
50Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$47,130$45,880
50Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,930$45,010
50Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$49,610$59,810
50Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$53,260$52,950
50Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$27,950$32,860
40Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,690$23,620
40Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,230$19,340
40Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$21,530$22,040
40Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$22,410$26,190
40Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,320$24,580
40Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,520$27,170
40Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$40,860$49,220
40First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,530$39,410
40Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$50,690$49,870
40Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$24,950$34,870
40Health educators
(area) (ind)
$48,320$47,940
40Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,460$41,600
40Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$66,420$66,510
40Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$50,580$51,460
40Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$73,430$69,150
40Legislators
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
30Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$21,190$21,900
30Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$21,780$22,140
30Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$43,450$45,490
30Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,930$35,370
30Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$27,340$27,050
30Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,700$38,250
30Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$43,140$42,950
30Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$24,170$25,190
30Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$20,110$19,230
30Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$34,300$37,730
30Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$44,960$46,870
30Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,420$21,820
30Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$33,990$47,530
30Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$35,430$43,720
30Art directors
(area) (ind)
$54,280$53,810
30Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,850$31,340
30Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,700$34,970
30Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$39,150$38,580
30Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$39,510$39,930
n.a.Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,070$18,890
n.a.Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,460$22,450
n.a.Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,240$39,080
n.a.Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$20,750$24,620
n.a.Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,080$28,830
n.a.Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,560$23,180
n.a.Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$17,160$18,510
n.a.Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,810$25,550
n.a.Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,370$26,490
n.a.Bakers
(area) (ind)
$16,500$16,940
n.a.Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$18,160$20,780
n.a.Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$23,080$23,760
n.a.Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,710$32,330
n.a.Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,460$26,740
n.a.Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$23,220$24,840
n.a.Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$26,480$26,860
n.a.Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$21,840$22,200
n.a.Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$26,300$27,360
n.a.Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$25,630$26,700
n.a.Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$28,240$28,670
n.a.Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$23,970$24,600
n.a.Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$39,580$40,230
n.a.Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$30,030$28,850
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$53,380$61,230
n.a.Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$13,130$13,130
n.a.Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$21,170$22,520
n.a.Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$19,440$19,340
n.a.Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$16,580$16,670
n.a.Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$13,430$14,820
n.a.Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,300$36,970
n.a.Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$16,490$16,340
n.a.Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$26,460$27,180
n.a.Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$17,920$20,230
n.a.Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$62,780$54,640
n.a.Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
$98,100$86,440
n.a.Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$186,580
n.a.Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$151,010
n.a.Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$59,080$61,940
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$107,050$99,000
n.a.Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$33,510$33,440
n.a.Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$43,370$42,970
n.a.Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,850$42,530
n.a.Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,170$63,040
n.a.Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,160$22,340
n.a.Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$22,450$25,640
n.a.Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$27,310$28,500
n.a.Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,710$33,960
n.a.Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$35,320$35,820
n.a.Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$57,710$57,990
n.a.Chemists
(area) (ind)
$60,440$63,800
n.a.Foresters
(area) (ind)
$47,330$44,040
n.a.Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$64,030$61,390
n.a.Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$66,230$64,720
n.a.Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,230$42,020
n.a.Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$32,630$35,390
n.a.Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$66,430$63,130
n.a.Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$57,380$58,420
n.a.Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$55,780$58,740
n.a.Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,850$65,260
n.a.Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$47,660$45,310
n.a.Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,070$43,770
n.a.Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$43,540$50,430
n.a.Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$43,210$45,500
n.a.Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$67,670$71,600
n.a.Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,680$44,120
n.a.Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$30,990$31,200
n.a.Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,570$39,970
n.a.Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$64,700$62,910
n.a.Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$26,780$29,430
n.a.Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,990$43,830
n.a.Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$68,740$66,570
n.a.Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$78,370$82,590
n.a.Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$52,880$59,350

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates