| Employment | Occupation | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage |
| 58,370 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,470 | $29,640 |
| 9,770 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,140 | $25,230 |
| 8,620 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $14,030 | $16,050 |
| 5,940 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,390 | $23,440 |
| 5,180 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,440 | $33,200 |
| 3,510 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $29,720 | $32,990 |
| 3,240 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,110 | $25,210 |
| 2,920 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $15,970 | $17,840 |
| 2,720 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $55,270 | $63,750 |
| 2,520 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $30,000 | $32,270 |
| 2,480 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $41,800 | $54,250 |
| 2,350 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $23,320 | $27,320 |
| 2,090 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $17,030 | $19,690 |
| 1,880 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $13,710 | $16,180 |
| 1,810 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $15,860 | $16,440 |
| 1,560 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,500 | $34,490 |
| 1,510 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,020 | $13,540 |
| 1,460 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $39,500 | $44,700 |
| 1,420 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $19,880 | $22,540 |
| 1,380 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,670 | $14,160 |
| 1,310 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,140 | $23,290 |
| 920 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $25,180 | $27,310 |
| 890 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $17,660 | $19,130 |
| 870 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,750 | $46,490 |
| 780 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $31,440 | $36,150 |
| 750 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,670 | $26,820 |
| 720 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $16,510 | $18,090 |
| 670 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $33,480 | $34,710 |
| 660 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $24,910 | $25,100 |
| 660 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $19,440 | $19,290 |
| 650 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $28,210 | $32,610 |
| 650 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $28,450 | $31,280 |
| 630 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,350 | $13,410 |
| 620 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,910 | $20,900 |
| 590 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $39,140 | $43,460 |
| 590 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,070 | $13,390 |
| 570 | Registered nurses
(area) (ind) | $47,700 | $55,830 |
| 560 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $17,330 | $19,170 |
| 560 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $30,280 | $31,040 |
| 540 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $28,780 | $30,520 |
| 540 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $20,790 | $23,280 |
| 540 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind) | $13,040 | $13,110 |
| 530 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $22,670 | $23,850 |
| 530 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $31,990 | $35,270 |
| 530 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $69,430 | $81,570 |
| 490 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $24,400 | $25,850 |
| 470 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $20,360 | $21,840 |
| 470 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $50,470 | $53,290 |
| 470 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $44,290 | $49,360 |
| 410 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $20,960 | $22,740 |
| 410 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $16,130 | $16,160 |
| 410 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $18,490 | $20,160 |
| 400 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $13,270 | $13,390 |
| 380 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $18,190 | $19,430 |
| 360 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $42,970 | $46,800 |
| 350 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $14,040 | $14,170 |
| 350 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $23,130 | $24,090 |
| 340 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $33,390 | $34,050 |
| 340 | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $13,630 | $15,700 |
| 320 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $18,250 | $18,720 |
| 310 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $21,480 | $24,770 |
| 290 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $37,760 | $39,000 |
| 290 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $50,960 | $54,280 |
| 280 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $20,850 | $20,980 |
| 270 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $26,300 | $26,740 |
| 260 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $43,790 | $47,840 |
| 260 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,230 | $23,490 |
| 230 | Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind) | $29,640 | $28,510 |
| 230 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $35,940 | $37,370 |
| 230 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $34,820 | $40,400 |
| 230 | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $38,260 | $41,170 |
| 210 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $33,930 | $35,890 |
| 210 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $29,950 | $32,370 |
| 210 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $25,540 | $26,240 |
| 210 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $55,040 | $60,690 |
| 200 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $41,160 | $43,760 |
| 200 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $16,280 | $17,250 |
| 180 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $16,020 | $16,660 |
| 180 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $25,900 | $25,990 |
| 180 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind) | $43,990 | $66,290 |
| 180 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $27,860 | $33,920 |
| 170 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $25,430 | $26,180 |
| 170 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $16,650 | $16,940 |
| 170 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $21,070 | $23,800 |
| 170 | Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind) | $13,090 | $13,790 |
| 170 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $26,370 | $26,450 |
| 160 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $49,740 | $49,770 |
| 160 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $23,940 | $26,320 |
| 160 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $17,440 | $18,570 |
| 160 | Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $38,510 | $39,370 |
| 160 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $83,850 | $104,190 |
| 150 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $13,310 | $15,510 |
| 150 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $42,500 | $53,710 |
| 150 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind) | $30,190 | $30,070 |
| 150 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $27,280 | $28,810 |
| 150 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $60,050 | $62,990 |
| 150 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind) | $38,320 | $37,900 |
| 150 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $60,900 | $63,230 |
| 140 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $27,930 | $29,090 |
| 140 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $17,510 | $19,850 |
| 140 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $21,860 | $22,500 |
| 140 | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $27,500 | $28,320 |
| 140 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $39,470 | $39,850 |
| 140 | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | $39,830 | $43,970 |
| 130 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $22,080 | $21,150 |
| 130 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $40,400 | $40,200 |
| 130 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $18,180 | $19,230 |
| 130 | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $21,140 | $24,780 |
| 130 | Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind) | $29,540 | $32,370 |
| 130 | Management analysts
(area) (ind) | $46,100 | $66,100 |
| 130 | Lodging managers
(area) (ind) | $31,980 | $34,590 |
| 120 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $16,660 | $16,630 |
| 120 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $39,490 | $40,500 |
| 120 | Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind) | $32,790 | $32,250 |
| 120 | Medical secretaries
(area) (ind) | $25,560 | $32,150 |
| 120 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $44,820 | $42,920 |
| 120 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $41,590 | $45,110 |
| 120 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $61,350 | $72,760 |
| 110 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,860 | $22,510 |
| 110 | Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind) | $27,320 | $30,010 |
| 110 | Physical therapists
(area) (ind) | $56,400 | $58,560 |
| 110 | Library technicians
(area) (ind) | $25,780 | $25,750 |
| 110 | Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind) | $32,800 | $33,730 |
| 100 | Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind) | $29,770 | $29,400 |
| 100 | Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind) | $30,650 | $29,670 |
| 100 | Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,000 | $25,180 |
| 100 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $27,120 | $27,320 |
| 100 | Social and community service managers
(area) (ind) | $48,920 | $49,360 |
| 100 | Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind) | $59,760 | $62,060 |
| 90 | Service station attendants
(area) (ind) | $16,070 | $19,110 |
| 90 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $30,730 | $31,310 |
| 90 | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $29,560 | $30,690 |
| 90 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $25,390 | $25,790 |
| 90 | Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind) | $42,380 | $45,750 |
| 90 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $35,340 | $46,740 |
| 90 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind) | $15,450 | $16,860 |
| 90 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $55,840 | $56,210 |
| 80 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $23,160 | $28,320 |
| 80 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $17,580 | $19,160 |
| 80 | Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $22,950 | $22,630 |
| 80 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $20,640 | $22,860 |
| 80 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $30,290 | $29,800 |
| 80 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $20,480 | $21,340 |
| 80 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $37,730 | $37,500 |
| 80 | First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind) | $41,000 | $41,840 |
| 80 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind) | $56,850 | $56,970 |
| 80 | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $36,520 | $36,720 |
| 80 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $26,780 | $28,330 |
| 80 | Biological technicians
(area) (ind) | $26,350 | $27,490 |
| 80 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $52,190 | $56,080 |
| 80 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $55,980 | $59,380 |
| 80 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $54,550 | $62,810 |
| 70 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $32,950 | $32,460 |
| 70 | Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $40,080 | $42,100 |
| 70 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $19,050 | $19,780 |
| 70 | Telemarketers
(area) (ind) | $28,920 | $24,580 |
| 70 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $27,840 | $28,390 |
| 70 | Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind) | $13,520 | $14,180 |
| 70 | Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind) | $29,870 | $29,370 |
| 70 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $23,130 | $27,080 |
| 70 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $36,190 | $37,900 |
| 70 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $48,100 | $48,140 |
| 60 | Commercial pilots
(area) (ind) | $42,130 | $41,040 |
| 60 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $45,100 | $46,280 |
| 60 | Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind) | $34,550 | $32,950 |
| 60 | Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind) | $37,350 | $40,150 |
| 60 | Pipelayers
(area) (ind) | $26,900 | $28,000 |
| 60 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $26,080 | $25,890 |
| 60 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $37,700 | $36,620 |
| 60 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $26,330 | $26,660 |
| 60 | File clerks
(area) (ind) | $21,990 | $24,820 |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $48,730 | $60,410 |
| 60 | Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind) | $17,610 | $17,810 |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $34,210 | $42,100 |
| 60 | Dentists, general
(area) (ind) | $90,990 | $126,410 |
| 60 | Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind) | $34,870 | $34,990 |
| 60 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $43,690 | $45,970 |
| 50 | Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind) | $33,560 | $36,120 |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $36,940 | $46,760 |
| 50 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $36,450 | $37,240 |
| 50 | Printing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $29,370 | $28,020 |
| 50 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $27,830 | $29,650 |
| 50 | Food batchmakers
(area) (ind) | $20,070 | $21,100 |
| 50 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $32,730 | $34,700 |
| 50 | Roofers
(area) (ind) | $25,560 | $26,230 |
| 50 | Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind) | $30,070 | $32,580 |
| 50 | Word processors and typists
(area) (ind) | $19,160 | $21,120 |
| 50 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $21,670 | $23,090 |
| 50 | Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $26,080 | $28,940 |
| 50 | Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind) | $54,820 | $55,100 |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $59,490 | $63,580 |
| 50 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $23,970 | $25,300 |
| 50 | Editors
(area) (ind) | $37,260 | $40,380 |
| 50 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $29,650 | $35,510 |
| 50 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $34,610 | $39,020 |
| 50 | Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind) | $31,190 | $34,200 |
| 50 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind) | $45,070 | $43,970 |
| 50 | Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind) | $57,090 | $58,380 |
| 50 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $49,180 | $49,900 |
| 40 | Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind) | $34,760 | $34,230 |
| 40 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind) | $18,080 | $19,040 |
| 40 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $18,310 | $19,880 |
| 40 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $36,300 | $33,990 |
| 40 | Bakers
(area) (ind) | $22,220 | $22,700 |
| 40 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $41,860 | $42,420 |
| 40 | Tapers
(area) (ind) | $24,180 | $31,520 |
| 40 | Postal service clerks
(area) (ind) | $44,300 | $44,800 |
| 40 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $31,660 | $33,250 |
| 40 | Residential advisors
(area) (ind) | $25,570 | $25,970 |
| 40 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $85,720 | $81,890 |
| 40 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $38,380 | $39,300 |
| 40 | Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind) | $34,630 | $39,080 |
| 40 | Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $32,180 | $34,960 |
| 40 | Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind) | $44,560 | $45,800 |
| 40 | Conservation scientists
(area) (ind) | $51,380 | $51,820 |
| 40 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $60,780 | $63,990 |
| 40 | Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind) | $45,050 | $48,850 |
| 40 | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $52,160 | $55,310 |
| 40 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $37,560 | $37,480 |
| 40 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $80,630 | $87,120 |
| 40 | Purchasing managers
(area) (ind) | $62,330 | $66,330 |
| 40 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $75,080 | $79,050 |
| 40 | Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind) | $67,670 | $70,060 |
| 40 | Marketing managers
(area) (ind) | $63,550 | $67,940 |
| 30 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $21,360 | $22,000 |
| 30 | Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind) | $17,680 | $21,070 |
| 30 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $41,790 | $36,230 |
| 30 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $30,640 | $37,230 |
| 30 | Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind) | $22,060 | $23,150 |
| 30 | Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind) | $41,570 | $42,620 |
| 30 | Market research analysts
(area) (ind) | $39,470 | $44,710 |
| 30 | Hydrologists
(area) (ind) | $60,230 | $56,380 |
| 30 | Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind) | $37,760 | $37,780 |
| 30 | Surveyors
(area) (ind) | $43,600 | $48,730 |
| 30 | Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind) | $51,330 | $53,400 |
| 30 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind) | $48,030 | $52,770 |
| 30 | Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind) | $41,330 | $45,450 |
| 30 | Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $67,000 | $69,940 |
| 30 | Training and development managers
(area) (ind) | $53,190 | $61,020 |
| n.a. | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $22,980 | $24,340 |
| n.a. | Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind) | $28,350 | $31,350 |
| n.a. | Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind) | $21,000 | $20,510 |
| n.a. | Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $27,990 | $32,850 |
| n.a. | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $16,920 | $17,450 |
| n.a. | Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $27,310 | $27,270 |
| n.a. | Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind) | $20,800 | $21,680 |
| n.a. | Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind) | $24,800 | $24,910 |
| n.a. | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $24,050 | $21,180 |
| n.a. | Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $17,040 | $18,020 |
| n.a. | Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind) | $13,070 | $12,940 |
| n.a. | Crossing guards
(area) (ind) | $16,370 | $16,430 |
| n.a. | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $18,320 | $19,520 |
| n.a. | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $67,150 | $67,320 |
| n.a. | Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind) | $111,830 | $108,950 |
| n.a. | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $34,610 | $36,730 |
| n.a. | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $34,580 | $35,040 |
| n.a. | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $34,380 | $35,410 |
| n.a. | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $34,410 | $36,000 |
| n.a. | Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind) | $21,630 | $23,290 |
| n.a. | Mental health counselors
(area) (ind) | $44,910 | $43,430 |
| n.a. | Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $50,140 | $51,070 |