| Employment | Occupation | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage |
| 34,580 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $29,820 | $36,610 |
| 4,570 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $27,710 | $29,670 |
| 4,500 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $61,020 | $57,620 |
| 3,230 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,160 | $38,240 |
| 2,680 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $20,260 | $27,550 |
| 2,530 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,570 | $17,940 |
| 2,490 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,440 | $17,290 |
| 2,260 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,250 | $32,810 |
| 2,210 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $26,980 | $28,190 |
| 2,040 | Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind) | $16,330 | $16,470 |
| 1,470 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $36,540 | $36,650 |
| 1,370 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $37,050 | $39,850 |
| 1,190 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $62,620 | $67,890 |
| 1,080 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,860 | $26,860 |
| 1,050 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $18,650 | $20,730 |
| 1,040 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $64,900 | $71,220 |
| 830 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,470 | $24,310 |
| 780 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $17,490 | $21,510 |
| 730 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $43,010 | $49,270 |
| 720 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $25,640 | $26,290 |
| 680 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $16,240 | $16,330 |
| 660 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $47,400 | $50,500 |
| 640 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $20,540 | $20,960 |
| 630 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $28,830 | $30,270 |
| 570 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $16,260 | $16,260 |
| 550 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,980 | $27,730 |
| 510 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $23,250 | $24,260 |
| 460 | Registered nurses
(area) (ind) | $67,120 | $67,340 |
| 440 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $34,410 | $31,960 |
| 380 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $31,120 | $28,510 |
| 380 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $22,150 | $25,300 |
| 380 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $23,330 | $31,790 |
| 360 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $21,580 | $23,600 |
| 350 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $43,730 | $46,140 |
| 330 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $73,480 | $82,050 |
| 300 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $16,060 | $15,870 |
| 260 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $16,730 | $17,450 |
| 250 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $32,070 | $30,920 |
| 250 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $21,650 | $24,210 |
| 230 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $33,070 | $33,850 |
| 230 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $48,820 | $48,280 |
| 220 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $22,740 | $23,640 |
| 220 | Word processors and typists
(area) (ind) | $31,180 | $30,610 |
| 220 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,950 | $20,450 |
| 220 | Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind) | $60,750 | $65,210 |
| 210 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $36,650 | $40,350 |
| 200 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $62,370 | $64,480 |
| 190 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $36,740 | $39,270 |
| 180 | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $37,640 | $40,520 |
| 180 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $19,620 | $21,690 |
| 170 | Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $17,190 | $19,940 |
| 170 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $18,770 | $23,200 |
| 170 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $57,090 | $61,670 |
| 160 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $23,740 | $24,170 |
| 160 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $16,450 | $17,420 |
| 150 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $53,900 | $53,550 |
| 150 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $36,450 | $33,310 |
| 140 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $27,740 | $31,870 |
| 140 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $43,660 | $57,400 |
| 140 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $55,820 | $57,500 |
| 130 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $21,780 | $25,480 |
| 130 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $54,650 | $55,330 |
| 130 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $45,530 | $42,750 |
| 130 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $26,540 | $28,460 |
| 130 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $21,870 | $22,080 |
| 130 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $27,070 | $27,690 |
| 120 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $44,430 | $43,690 |
| 120 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $20,230 | $27,620 |
| 120 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $30,650 | $31,020 |
| 110 | Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $40,700 | $40,710 |
| 110 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $28,990 | $29,100 |
| 110 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $21,580 | $23,690 |
| 100 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $21,330 | $22,790 |
| 100 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $36,240 | $31,460 |
| 100 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $41,960 | $44,570 |
| 100 | First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind) | $26,200 | $30,070 |
| 100 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $29,150 | $29,220 |
| 100 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $16,270 | $16,330 |
| 90 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $31,650 | $30,600 |
| 90 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $53,970 | $54,320 |
| 90 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $40,950 | $40,210 |
| 90 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $16,180 | $16,410 |
| 90 | Health educators
(area) (ind) | $32,370 | $33,580 |
| 80 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $31,640 | $37,330 |
| 80 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $42,970 | $42,450 |
| 80 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $19,080 | $19,010 |
| 80 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $26,140 | $30,900 |
| 70 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $16,680 | $19,100 |
| 70 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $43,240 | $43,210 |
| 70 | Medical secretaries
(area) (ind) | $24,820 | $25,880 |
| 70 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | n.a. | n.a. |
| 70 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind) | $22,670 | $30,260 |
| 70 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $16,290 | $17,070 |
| 70 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind) | $33,700 | $34,170 |
| 70 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $52,830 | $61,020 |
| 70 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $71,710 | $76,950 |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $44,140 | $46,400 |
| 60 | Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind) | $28,650 | $27,950 |
| 60 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $30,240 | $32,260 |
| 60 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $31,090 | $32,880 |
| 60 | Procurement clerks
(area) (ind) | $33,500 | $33,140 |
| 60 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $22,030 | $23,570 |
| 60 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $30,870 | $30,860 |
| 60 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $32,330 | $32,490 |
| 60 | Dentists, general
(area) (ind) | >$145K | $163,100 |
| 60 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $64,750 | $79,040 |
| 60 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $52,630 | $53,420 |
| 60 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $22,300 | $32,100 |
| 50 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $18,700 | $22,620 |
| 50 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $45,190 | $46,060 |
| 50 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $17,760 | $24,590 |
| 50 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $35,780 | $33,410 |
| 50 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $16,110 | $15,890 |
| 50 | Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $25,350 | $26,230 |
| 50 | Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind) | $39,900 | $44,100 |
| 50 | Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $43,480 | $45,600 |
| 50 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $77,650 | $81,900 |
| 50 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $78,810 | $78,150 |
| 50 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $91,250 | $96,670 |
| 40 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $31,410 | $31,970 |
| 40 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $24,940 | $34,330 |
| 40 | Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind) | $51,430 | $51,390 |
| 40 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $21,210 | $24,140 |
| 40 | Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind) | $50,690 | $48,770 |
| 40 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,570 | $16,750 |
| 40 | Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind) | $54,800 | $53,430 |
| 40 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $16,790 | $17,630 |
| 40 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $55,530 | $59,300 |
| 40 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $39,790 | $40,000 |
| 40 | Management analysts
(area) (ind) | $72,320 | $95,990 |
| 40 | Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind) | $32,750 | $36,340 |
| 40 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $50,450 | $65,730 |
| 40 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $79,800 | $78,920 |
| 40 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $50,910 | $56,800 |
| 40 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $113,350 | $127,860 |
| 30 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind) | $32,320 | $38,570 |
| 30 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind) | $22,350 | $24,000 |
| 30 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $41,770 | $41,850 |
| 30 | Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $20,450 | $22,820 |
| 30 | Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind) | $35,890 | $35,200 |
| 30 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $44,860 | $44,070 |
| 30 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $29,740 | $33,460 |
| 30 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $29,620 | $32,040 |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $25,390 | $29,230 |
| 30 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $16,260 | $16,020 |
| 30 | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $21,910 | $23,820 |
| 30 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $25,800 | $30,760 |
| 30 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $68,300 | $82,520 |
| 30 | Library technicians
(area) (ind) | $32,660 | $32,990 |
| 30 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $84,420 | $90,090 |
| 30 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $41,130 | $44,230 |
| n.a. | Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind) | $16,740 | $19,940 |
| n.a. | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $22,190 | $23,590 |
| n.a. | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $42,940 | $43,370 |
| n.a. | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,270 | $29,230 |
| n.a. | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $30,990 | $31,120 |
| n.a. | Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind) | $22,550 | $23,540 |
| n.a. | Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $18,090 | $18,480 |
| n.a. | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $16,540 | $17,960 |
| n.a. | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $16,940 | $17,710 |
| n.a. | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $16,520 | $16,570 |
| n.a. | Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind) | $78,130 | $73,860 |
| n.a. | Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind) | $21,020 | $20,650 |
| n.a. | Physician assistants
(area) (ind) | $99,320 | $96,410 |
| n.a. | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $104,250 | $100,570 |
| n.a. | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $58,170 | $55,390 |
| n.a. | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $41,090 | $42,850 |
| n.a. | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $32,950 | $37,690 |
| n.a. | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $38,170 | $38,610 |
| n.a. | Court reporters
(area) (ind) | $52,770 | $57,890 |
| n.a. | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $34,020 | $58,030 |
| n.a. | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $20,400 | $20,770 |
| n.a. | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $17,150 | $18,660 |
| n.a. | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | $21,120 | $25,500 |