| Employment | Occupation | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage |
| 50,820 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,810 | $29,420 |
| 7,460 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,830 | $24,120 |
| 6,440 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,470 | $26,250 |
| 5,880 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,230 | $24,270 |
| 4,940 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,420 | $14,540 |
| 4,540 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,240 | $24,390 |
| 3,490 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,820 | $32,000 |
| 3,100 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $38,190 | $54,830 |
| 2,880 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $30,520 | $32,300 |
| 2,180 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,590 | $35,820 |
| 2,150 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $18,150 | $21,200 |
| 1,810 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $61,340 | $72,550 |
| 1,800 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $14,590 | $15,080 |
| 1,630 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $12,930 | $12,830 |
| 1,600 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,610 | $17,820 |
| 1,340 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,660 | $18,320 |
| 1,260 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $43,110 | $50,590 |
| 1,210 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $21,780 | $22,340 |
| 1,200 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $19,800 | $23,170 |
| 960 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $12,820 | $12,660 |
| 910 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $19,240 | $19,880 |
| 900 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $25,300 | $26,450 |
| 860 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $14,710 | $17,230 |
| 860 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $13,600 | $13,810 |
| 760 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $16,990 | $19,750 |
| 760 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $57,200 | $77,850 |
| 750 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $16,400 | $16,630 |
| 710 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $17,150 | $18,550 |
| 660 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $40,120 | $39,630 |
| 650 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $23,640 | $28,060 |
| 630 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $25,340 | $28,590 |
| 620 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $16,650 | $17,750 |
| 580 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $44,050 | $47,670 |
| 550 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $20,380 | $23,370 |
| 550 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,290 | $23,350 |
| 540 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,150 | $25,450 |
| 500 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $20,290 | $21,530 |
| 500 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $34,320 | $38,150 |
| 460 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $31,960 | $35,570 |
| 460 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $21,670 | $23,680 |
| 460 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $22,310 | $24,700 |
| 450 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $34,540 | $37,030 |
| 440 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $30,310 | $30,640 |
| 430 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $19,830 | $20,200 |
| 420 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $48,750 | $51,080 |
| 420 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $38,150 | $37,730 |
| 410 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $34,200 | $29,150 |
| 410 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $15,750 | $15,580 |
| 370 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $13,360 | $13,960 |
| 370 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $28,450 | $32,070 |
| 360 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $22,460 | $24,180 |
| 360 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $53,810 | $54,060 |
| 360 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,860 | $17,940 |
| 360 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $13,520 | $13,860 |
| 360 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind) | $28,980 | $28,580 |
| 350 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $24,030 | $25,950 |
| 320 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $71,800 | $67,520 |
| 310 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $31,390 | $29,760 |
| 300 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $44,020 | $40,890 |
| 300 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $30,130 | $30,760 |
| 280 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $42,850 | $45,060 |
| 280 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,300 | $13,600 |
| 270 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $12,710 | $12,510 |
| 270 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $24,610 | $26,320 |
| 270 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $33,490 | $33,210 |
| 260 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $28,560 | $30,090 |
| 250 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $13,600 | $15,160 |
| 250 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $13,180 | $13,100 |
| 240 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $28,700 | $29,410 |
| 240 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $22,460 | $31,860 |
| 240 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,390 | $13,430 |
| 240 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $39,760 | $52,720 |
| 230 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,420 | $19,040 |
| 220 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $24,350 | $23,520 |
| 210 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $40,500 | $44,230 |
| 210 | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $36,100 | $35,520 |
| 210 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $39,590 | $39,800 |
| 210 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $24,710 | $24,590 |
| 200 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $32,240 | $34,350 |
| 200 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,380 | $13,670 |
| 200 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $17,170 | $17,460 |
| 190 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $33,520 | $35,340 |
| 190 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $45,210 | $42,860 |
| 190 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $18,080 | $19,850 |
| 180 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $21,980 | $24,780 |
| 170 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,120 | $23,540 |
| 170 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $14,800 | $17,600 |
| 170 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $43,140 | $47,500 |
| 170 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,460 | $45,540 |
| 160 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $42,270 | $42,220 |
| 160 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $26,040 | $27,450 |
| 160 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $20,320 | $20,730 |
| 160 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $36,610 | $36,340 |
| 140 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $87,110 | $84,660 |
| 130 | Medical secretaries
(area) (ind) | $23,740 | $24,290 |
| 130 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $23,160 | $23,780 |
| 120 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,010 | $12,850 |
| 120 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $21,880 | $21,590 |
| 120 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $15,950 | $16,640 |
| 120 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $51,720 | $67,360 |
| 120 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $69,390 | $70,610 |
| 110 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $21,180 | $21,330 |
| 110 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $13,770 | $14,780 |
| 110 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $15,880 | $15,490 |
| 110 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $13,690 | $14,260 |
| 110 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $21,810 | $21,070 |
| 110 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | n.a. | n.a. |
| 100 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,730 | $28,050 |
| 100 | Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind) | $17,510 | $17,950 |
| 100 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $19,990 | $20,350 |
| 100 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $13,010 | $14,660 |
| 100 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,790 | $13,840 |
| 100 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $47,470 | $47,260 |
| 90 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $33,140 | $34,250 |
| 90 | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind) | $23,060 | $21,580 |
| 90 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $22,960 | $23,090 |
| 90 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,270 | $24,610 |
| 90 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $16,440 | $17,710 |
| 90 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $29,320 | $29,730 |
| 90 | Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind) | $36,100 | $33,560 |
| 90 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $41,070 | $40,180 |
| 90 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $36,470 | $35,050 |
| 90 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind) | $44,120 | $41,470 |
| 90 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $65,380 | $77,900 |
| 90 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $70,610 | $66,630 |
| 90 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $113,640 | $123,500 |
| 80 | Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $26,570 | $27,520 |
| 80 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $12,800 | $12,680 |
| 80 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $18,290 | $18,800 |
| 80 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $35,390 | $46,170 |
| 80 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $22,830 | $24,840 |
| 80 | Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind) | >$145K | $163,640 |
| 80 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $32,710 | $38,640 |
| 80 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $32,090 | $39,150 |
| 80 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $40,550 | $44,190 |
| 80 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind) | $47,450 | $49,590 |
| 80 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $63,680 | $63,830 |
| 70 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $23,140 | $23,620 |
| 70 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $18,440 | $19,090 |
| 70 | Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $27,300 | $27,140 |
| 70 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $33,660 | $32,950 |
| 70 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $26,690 | $26,590 |
| 70 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $33,540 | $35,560 |
| 70 | Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind) | $19,040 | $18,960 |
| 70 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $14,120 | $14,010 |
| 70 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $20,200 | $22,180 |
| 70 | Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind) | $30,660 | $31,250 |
| 70 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $23,200 | $23,950 |
| 60 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $24,190 | $24,130 |
| 60 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind) | $21,940 | $23,670 |
| 60 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind) | $23,730 | $24,900 |
| 60 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $25,600 | $28,750 |
| 60 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $25,660 | $26,930 |
| 60 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,430 | $21,230 |
| 60 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $35,330 | $36,950 |
| 60 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,240 | $21,460 |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $51,360 | $65,400 |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $28,590 | $28,000 |
| 60 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $22,690 | $23,550 |
| 60 | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $20,530 | $20,870 |
| 60 | Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind) | $15,880 | $17,440 |
| 60 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $39,780 | $39,870 |
| 60 | Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind) | $33,290 | $36,250 |
| 60 | Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $25,970 | $27,310 |
| 60 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $54,500 | $56,240 |
| 60 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $31,850 | $31,010 |
| 60 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $67,740 | $77,660 |
| 60 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $68,610 | $80,310 |
| 50 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $22,090 | $22,890 |
| 50 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $22,130 | $22,260 |
| 50 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $26,990 | $30,250 |
| 50 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $17,260 | $18,580 |
| 50 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $24,430 | $25,430 |
| 50 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $43,300 | $43,660 |
| 50 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $77,330 | $94,250 |
| 50 | Chemists
(area) (ind) | $58,710 | $56,810 |
| 50 | Engineers, all other
(area) (ind) | $82,220 | $79,500 |
| 50 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $33,590 | $36,500 |
| 50 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $58,540 | $62,450 |
| 50 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $71,560 | $63,630 |
| 40 | Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,990 | $25,050 |
| 40 | Millwrights
(area) (ind) | $34,760 | $40,790 |
| 40 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $29,220 | $28,930 |
| 40 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $20,050 | $20,110 |
| 40 | Postal service clerks
(area) (ind) | $42,380 | $42,520 |
| 40 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $22,660 | $26,120 |
| 40 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $23,890 | $27,590 |
| 40 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $17,010 | $25,950 |
| 40 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $29,200 | $33,320 |
| 40 | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $15,300 | $15,050 |
| 40 | Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind) | $40,800 | $41,030 |
| 40 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind) | $40,450 | $39,310 |
| 40 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $26,030 | $27,060 |
| 40 | Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind) | $36,510 | $36,800 |
| 40 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $61,840 | $58,050 |
| 40 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $50,850 | $52,870 |
| 40 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,610 | $30,470 |
| 30 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $40,680 | $40,110 |
| 30 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $13,470 | $14,230 |
| 30 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind) | $27,640 | $28,290 |
| 30 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $25,390 | $25,560 |
| 30 | Fallers
(area) (ind) | $30,920 | $29,940 |
| 30 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $29,550 | $30,510 |
| 30 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,640 | $26,460 |
| 30 | Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,620 | $23,920 |
| 30 | Telemarketers
(area) (ind) | $25,880 | $25,480 |
| 30 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind) | n.a. | n.a. |
| 30 | Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $16,070 | $16,730 |
| 30 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,030 | $12,980 |
| 30 | Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind) | $33,750 | $37,790 |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind) | $50,580 | $49,480 |
| 30 | Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind) | $23,360 | $22,890 |
| 30 | Photographers
(area) (ind) | $17,400 | $19,040 |
| 30 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $24,030 | $25,010 |
| 30 | Chemical technicians
(area) (ind) | $37,810 | $37,810 |
| 30 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $47,080 | $46,130 |
| 30 | Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind) | $22,290 | $24,260 |
| 30 | Industrial engineers
(area) (ind) | $54,970 | $54,220 |
| 30 | Chemical engineers
(area) (ind) | $70,760 | $70,940 |
| 30 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind) | $56,200 | $55,070 |
| 30 | Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind) | $32,640 | $32,160 |
| 30 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $40,370 | $40,660 |
| 30 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,480 | $28,510 |
| 30 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $40,680 | $39,780 |
| 30 | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | $71,170 | $69,920 |
| 30 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $69,730 | $79,510 |
| 30 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind) | $53,170 | $51,980 |
| n.a. | Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $26,150 | $26,110 |
| n.a. | Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind) | $21,630 | $21,520 |
| n.a. | Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $32,740 | $32,650 |
| n.a. | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $26,680 | $27,650 |
| n.a. | Tool and die makers
(area) (ind) | $23,240 | $26,150 |
| n.a. | Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind) | $33,070 | $29,690 |
| n.a. | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $20,040 | $19,780 |
| n.a. | Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $31,600 | $30,990 |
| n.a. | Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $29,540 | $29,110 |
| n.a. | Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $31,520 | $32,040 |
| n.a. | Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $32,050 | $30,700 |
| n.a. | Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind) | $40,180 | $38,340 |
| n.a. | Logging equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $31,520 | $30,640 |
| n.a. | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $19,650 | $21,170 |
| n.a. | Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $19,560 | $19,120 |
| n.a. | Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind) | $17,900 | $22,110 |
| n.a. | Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind) | $15,590 | $16,120 |
| n.a. | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind) | $21,930 | $21,450 |
| n.a. | Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind) | >$145K | $183,040 |
| n.a. | Optometrists
(area) (ind) | $86,320 | $83,950 |
| n.a. | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind) | $16,880 | $17,250 |
| n.a. | Floral designers
(area) (ind) | $20,760 | $20,600 |
| n.a. | Library technicians
(area) (ind) | $14,410 | $15,730 |
| n.a. | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $25,900 | $29,640 |
| n.a. | Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $17,830 | $17,080 |
| n.a. | Mental health counselors
(area) (ind) | $22,040 | $23,790 |
| n.a. | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $47,770 | $48,830 |
| n.a. | Tax preparers
(area) (ind) | $20,470 | $20,570 |