| Employment | Occupation | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage |
| 55,760 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $25,050 | $30,650 |
| 9,760 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,630 | $25,570 |
| 8,190 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,980 | $15,810 |
| 5,470 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,420 | $24,140 |
| 4,700 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,840 | $34,950 |
| 3,100 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,240 | $25,260 |
| 3,080 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $30,370 | $33,840 |
| 2,800 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $55,210 | $65,560 |
| 2,520 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $41,950 | $51,800 |
| 2,470 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,080 | $17,800 |
| 2,110 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,450 | $33,050 |
| 1,920 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $17,500 | $20,620 |
| 1,900 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,670 | $26,660 |
| 1,860 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $13,460 | $15,510 |
| 1,690 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $16,280 | $16,950 |
| 1,690 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $39,450 | $46,580 |
| 1,500 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,110 | $24,520 |
| 1,350 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,150 | $34,850 |
| 1,330 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,030 | $13,600 |
| 1,330 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $39,640 | $44,840 |
| 1,150 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,730 | $14,250 |
| 1,140 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $19,930 | $21,800 |
| 790 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,010 | $28,150 |
| 740 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $17,190 | $18,360 |
| 740 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $65,650 | $82,540 |
| 720 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $26,410 | $28,300 |
| 680 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,670 | $13,930 |
| 670 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $24,100 | $24,540 |
| 670 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $16,630 | $18,220 |
| 650 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,650 | $33,530 |
| 640 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,350 | $21,920 |
| 640 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $48,630 | $52,120 |
| 590 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $30,550 | $31,440 |
| 590 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $18,640 | $18,730 |
| 580 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $39,450 | $43,560 |
| 570 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,430 | $13,510 |
| 560 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $33,280 | $38,030 |
| 560 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $28,670 | $29,810 |
| 560 | Registered nurses
(area) (ind) | $49,970 | $54,670 |
| 550 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $22,940 | $25,250 |
| 540 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $17,970 | $19,460 |
| 520 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,710 | $36,200 |
| 500 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $21,510 | $23,230 |
| 500 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $51,770 | $58,340 |
| 490 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $31,010 | $31,010 |
| 490 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,050 | $13,060 |
| 420 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $21,900 | $23,910 |
| 410 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $15,990 | $15,860 |
| 390 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $36,810 | $42,820 |
| 390 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $43,190 | $47,680 |
| 370 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $23,650 | $25,720 |
| 350 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,820 | $14,040 |
| 350 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $17,650 | $18,800 |
| 340 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $21,160 | $21,600 |
| 340 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,370 | $13,590 |
| 330 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $24,130 | $24,970 |
| 320 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $13,310 | $15,030 |
| 320 | Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,100 | $28,020 |
| 310 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $22,900 | $26,480 |
| 300 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $22,020 | $24,350 |
| 290 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,590 | $23,260 |
| 290 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $25,970 | $26,470 |
| 290 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $38,770 | $41,560 |
| 280 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $32,480 | $32,420 |
| 270 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $17,690 | $17,790 |
| 260 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $17,980 | $18,420 |
| 240 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $21,460 | $21,710 |
| 240 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $29,210 | $29,910 |
| 230 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $29,060 | $31,530 |
| 220 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $13,060 | $15,180 |
| 220 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $38,890 | $40,350 |
| 220 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $48,700 | $53,470 |
| 210 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $27,680 | $28,200 |
| 210 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $35,850 | $37,550 |
| 200 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,540 | $34,910 |
| 190 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $33,340 | $35,510 |
| 190 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $41,520 | $41,930 |
| 190 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $27,270 | $29,300 |
| 180 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $45,650 | $46,570 |
| 180 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $21,840 | $22,880 |
| 180 | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | $46,700 | $46,260 |
| 180 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $88,310 | $106,060 |
| 170 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $45,870 | $45,950 |
| 170 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind) | $13,210 | $13,870 |
| 160 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $69,010 | $97,500 |
| 150 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind) | $15,660 | $20,220 |
| 150 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $19,820 | $23,710 |
| 150 | Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $36,500 | $38,050 |
| 150 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $37,750 | $38,550 |
| 140 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $18,730 | $20,400 |
| 140 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $59,380 | $61,520 |
| 140 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $62,850 | $63,720 |
| 130 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $24,790 | $26,880 |
| 130 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $25,870 | $26,240 |
| 130 | Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind) | $28,460 | $25,000 |
| 130 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $17,170 | $18,480 |
| 130 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $21,610 | $23,020 |
| 130 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $57,160 | $63,150 |
| 120 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $20,710 | $25,320 |
| 120 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $39,750 | $39,740 |
| 120 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $45,110 | $42,470 |
| 120 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $33,660 | $42,440 |
| 120 | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $12,940 | $13,620 |
| 120 | Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind) | $61,080 | $64,530 |
| 120 | Lodging managers
(area) (ind) | $35,290 | $40,920 |
| 110 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $22,160 | $21,210 |
| 110 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $30,000 | $30,850 |
| 110 | Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind) | $31,440 | $31,560 |
| 110 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $33,680 | $32,690 |
| 110 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $14,920 | $17,290 |
| 110 | Biological technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,470 | $27,490 |
| 110 | Management analysts
(area) (ind) | $44,880 | $59,340 |
| 110 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $35,130 | $41,310 |
| 100 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $37,960 | $37,590 |
| 100 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $26,370 | $31,400 |
| 100 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind) | $40,420 | $39,510 |
| 100 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | n.a. | n.a. |
| 100 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $35,120 | $43,100 |
| 90 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind) | $23,840 | $21,770 |
| 90 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $41,790 | $41,330 |
| 90 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $30,400 | $30,120 |
| 90 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $28,200 | $27,650 |
| 90 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,570 | $17,790 |
| 90 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $45,670 | $48,810 |
| 90 | Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind) | $24,460 | $27,400 |
| 90 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $21,180 | $23,620 |
| 90 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $55,140 | $58,070 |
| 90 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $38,910 | $41,460 |
| 90 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $43,820 | $47,160 |
| 80 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $18,920 | $22,890 |
| 80 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $39,970 | $41,640 |
| 80 | Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $21,230 | $21,560 |
| 80 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $31,750 | $30,930 |
| 80 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $31,210 | $30,880 |
| 80 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $25,640 | $25,660 |
| 80 | Editors
(area) (ind) | $41,810 | $44,090 |
| 80 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $50,140 | $58,770 |
| 80 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $48,360 | $58,370 |
| 80 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $39,280 | $43,710 |
| 80 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $62,750 | $69,140 |
| 70 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $18,650 | $17,900 |
| 70 | Commercial pilots
(area) (ind) | $42,660 | $41,710 |
| 70 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $36,540 | $37,340 |
| 70 | Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $31,360 | $32,860 |
| 70 | Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind) | $44,390 | $47,810 |
| 70 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $28,040 | $28,200 |
| 70 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $35,270 | $35,780 |
| 70 | Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind) | $31,130 | $30,950 |
| 70 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $35,230 | $34,880 |
| 70 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $52,570 | $56,330 |
| 60 | Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind) | $39,960 | $39,660 |
| 60 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind) | $34,620 | $33,310 |
| 60 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $32,920 | $32,640 |
| 60 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $21,800 | $21,650 |
| 60 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,800 | $21,960 |
| 60 | Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,720 | $26,220 |
| 60 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $19,150 | $20,060 |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $30,800 | $37,270 |
| 60 | Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind) | $33,230 | $36,960 |
| 60 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind) | $42,160 | $44,300 |
| 60 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $58,180 | $59,560 |
| 60 | Marketing managers
(area) (ind) | $33,750 | $44,260 |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $34,110 | $43,140 |
| 50 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $23,080 | $23,290 |
| 50 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $33,740 | $36,030 |
| 50 | Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind) | $40,160 | $42,160 |
| 50 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $28,160 | $30,340 |
| 50 | Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $31,310 | $32,180 |
| 50 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $44,720 | $41,850 |
| 50 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $27,320 | $27,740 |
| 50 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,900 | $26,090 |
| 50 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $42,070 | $47,950 |
| 50 | Residential advisors
(area) (ind) | $26,050 | $26,680 |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind) | $54,420 | $56,190 |
| 50 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,970 | $26,610 |
| 40 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $33,490 | $36,330 |
| 40 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $38,160 | $35,240 |
| 40 | Food batchmakers
(area) (ind) | $18,360 | $20,150 |
| 40 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $37,960 | $35,170 |
| 40 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $22,210 | $21,310 |
| 40 | Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $22,260 | $23,060 |
| 40 | Tapers
(area) (ind) | $18,290 | $28,950 |
| 40 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $20,190 | $21,740 |
| 40 | Postal service clerks
(area) (ind) | $44,720 | $44,130 |
| 40 | Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $17,820 | $20,960 |
| 40 | Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind) | $57,260 | $57,410 |
| 40 | Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind) | $22,450 | $23,630 |
| 40 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind) | $17,640 | $22,550 |
| 40 | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | $121,010 | $117,790 |
| 40 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $40,240 | $40,350 |
| 40 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind) | $25,620 | $27,240 |
| 40 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $31,220 | $31,660 |
| 40 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $37,840 | $44,160 |
| 40 | Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind) | $40,060 | $46,410 |
| 40 | Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind) | $49,760 | $50,610 |
| 40 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $42,380 | $48,790 |
| 40 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $34,470 | $40,020 |
| 40 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $86,830 | $94,240 |
| 40 | Purchasing managers
(area) (ind) | $53,770 | $64,210 |
| 40 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $72,620 | $70,910 |
| 30 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind) | $39,300 | $42,620 |
| 30 | Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $21,300 | $22,790 |
| 30 | Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind) | $33,730 | $35,730 |
| 30 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $17,120 | $17,610 |
| 30 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $28,800 | $28,050 |
| 30 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $33,840 | $38,850 |
| 30 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $40,730 | $44,000 |
| 30 | Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind) | $27,900 | $34,640 |
| 30 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $32,220 | $34,650 |
| 30 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $31,800 | $32,280 |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind) | $43,060 | $44,730 |
| 30 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $89,170 | $85,590 |
| 30 | Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind) | $40,520 | $41,330 |
| 30 | Market research analysts
(area) (ind) | $35,870 | $43,690 |
| 30 | Hydrologists
(area) (ind) | $61,070 | $57,930 |
| 30 | Conservation scientists
(area) (ind) | $51,700 | $51,460 |
| 30 | Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind) | $38,280 | $38,920 |
| 30 | Surveyors
(area) (ind) | $44,330 | $51,240 |
| 30 | Database administrators
(area) (ind) | $64,800 | $63,410 |
| 30 | Loan counselors
(area) (ind) | $29,860 | $31,430 |
| 30 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind) | $36,930 | $35,100 |
| 30 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $40,440 | $40,230 |
| 30 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind) | $40,420 | $44,830 |
| 30 | Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $67,490 | $67,340 |
| n.a. | Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $25,420 | $25,820 |
| n.a. | Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind) | $16,710 | $19,790 |
| n.a. | Service station attendants
(area) (ind) | $17,290 | $18,550 |
| n.a. | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $15,370 | $16,750 |
| n.a. | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $31,860 | $32,400 |
| n.a. | Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind) | $19,300 | $28,310 |
| n.a. | Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $38,890 | $38,460 |
| n.a. | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $35,580 | $40,580 |
| n.a. | Pipelayers
(area) (ind) | $27,660 | $29,520 |
| n.a. | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $25,170 | $25,190 |
| n.a. | Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind) | $25,480 | $25,890 |
| n.a. | Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind) | $30,790 | $30,690 |
| n.a. | Telemarketers
(area) (ind) | $15,750 | $16,620 |
| n.a. | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $24,450 | $21,970 |
| n.a. | Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind) | $25,860 | $25,440 |
| n.a. | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $27,040 | $28,470 |
| n.a. | First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind) | $41,040 | $41,910 |
| n.a. | Massage therapists
(area) (ind) | $18,750 | $20,970 |
| n.a. | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $24,790 | $24,110 |
| n.a. | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $68,550 | $68,770 |
| n.a. | Occupational therapists
(area) (ind) | $65,790 | $65,330 |
| n.a. | Internists, general
(area) (ind) | >$145K | $156,260 |
| n.a. | Dentists, general
(area) (ind) | $91,880 | $112,810 |
| n.a. | Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind) | $39,140 | $37,200 |
| n.a. | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $34,360 | $36,190 |
| n.a. | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $34,000 | $34,760 |
| n.a. | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $34,800 | $35,860 |
| n.a. | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $33,140 | $35,050 |
| n.a. | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind) | $27,450 | $38,320 |
| n.a. | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $60,350 | $74,930 |
| n.a. | Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $32,020 | $36,520 |
| n.a. | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $22,480 | $23,720 |
| n.a. | Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind) | $21,940 | $23,730 |
| n.a. | Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind) | $27,140 | $28,680 |
| n.a. | Mental health counselors
(area) (ind) | $46,990 | $44,900 |
| n.a. | Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind) | $41,080 | $40,400 |
| n.a. | Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind) | $44,820 | $47,170 |
| n.a. | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $62,060 | $60,320 |
| n.a. | Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $43,780 | $50,170 |
| n.a. | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind) | $45,710 | $46,820 |