| Employment | Occupation | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage |
| 50,130 | All Occupations
(area) (ind) | $22,910 | $29,240 |
| 7,440 | Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,610 | $23,590 |
| 5,850 | Production occupations
(area) (ind) | $24,400 | $26,230 |
| 5,740 | Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind) | $17,950 | $24,120 |
| 4,840 | Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind) | $13,490 | $14,540 |
| 4,640 | Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind) | $21,090 | $24,150 |
| 3,550 | Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,910 | $31,430 |
| 3,020 | Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind) | $36,370 | $52,930 |
| 2,840 | Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind) | $30,820 | $32,720 |
| 2,110 | Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind) | $32,530 | $35,380 |
| 2,100 | Retail salespersons
(area) (ind) | $18,010 | $21,890 |
| 1,850 | Management occupations
(area) (ind) | $61,270 | $71,150 |
| 1,760 | Cashiers
(area) (ind) | $14,150 | $14,890 |
| 1,540 | Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind) | $16,400 | $17,790 |
| 1,390 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $18,000 | $21,310 |
| 1,370 | Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind) | $17,070 | $18,390 |
| 1,270 | Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,530 | $47,960 |
| 1,190 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind) | $12,870 | $12,740 |
| 1,140 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind) | $20,850 | $21,460 |
| 1,000 | Teacher assistants
(area) (ind) | $13,550 | $13,720 |
| 950 | Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind) | $12,840 | $12,740 |
| 940 | Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind) | $15,190 | $17,800 |
| 880 | Office clerks, general
(area) (ind) | $18,460 | $19,450 |
| 870 | Protective service occupations
(area) (ind) | $27,090 | $27,940 |
| 810 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind) | $16,050 | $16,100 |
| 730 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind) | $28,910 | $30,800 |
| 710 | General and operations managers
(area) (ind) | $62,190 | $77,330 |
| 700 | Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind) | $17,630 | $18,800 |
| 680 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $18,650 | $18,890 |
| 620 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $26,070 | $29,380 |
| 600 | Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $40,520 | $40,040 |
| 580 | Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind) | $48,180 | $50,290 |
| 570 | Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind) | $18,030 | $22,880 |
| 540 | Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind) | $13,650 | $13,670 |
| 520 | Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind) | $30,660 | $32,340 |
| 520 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $39,040 | $38,420 |
| 510 | Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind) | $21,430 | $22,990 |
| 500 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind) | $35,200 | $38,300 |
| 500 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind) | $24,040 | $25,170 |
| 490 | Electricians
(area) (ind) | $38,990 | $37,380 |
| 490 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind) | $21,160 | $23,340 |
| 450 | Customer service representatives
(area) (ind) | $21,020 | $22,540 |
| 440 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind) | $32,220 | $35,730 |
| 410 | Tellers
(area) (ind) | $18,780 | $19,590 |
| 400 | Team assemblers
(area) (ind) | $19,240 | $21,420 |
| 400 | Food preparation workers
(area) (ind) | $13,060 | $13,290 |
| 390 | Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind) | $36,230 | $30,440 |
| 390 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind) | $45,230 | $51,670 |
| 390 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind) | $13,490 | $14,200 |
| 380 | Construction laborers
(area) (ind) | $21,990 | $22,970 |
| 380 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind) | $28,610 | $28,110 |
| 350 | Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind) | $13,690 | $16,220 |
| 350 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind) | $19,710 | $21,280 |
| 340 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind) | $13,390 | $13,670 |
| 340 | Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind) | $28,760 | $32,330 |
| 340 | Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $67,210 | $64,420 |
| 330 | Machinists
(area) (ind) | $40,070 | $37,490 |
| 330 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind) | $32,090 | $32,050 |
| 310 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind) | $27,810 | $29,860 |
| 310 | Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind) | $17,580 | $18,510 |
| 310 | Home health aides
(area) (ind) | $14,740 | $15,060 |
| 300 | Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind) | $23,100 | $24,420 |
| 300 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind) | $42,910 | $44,220 |
| 280 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind) | $22,760 | $24,940 |
| 270 | Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind) | $12,660 | $12,400 |
| 270 | Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind) | $51,190 | $50,870 |
| 270 | Parts salespersons
(area) (ind) | $19,710 | $26,820 |
| 260 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind) | $23,760 | $25,580 |
| 260 | Child care workers
(area) (ind) | $13,050 | $12,960 |
| 260 | Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind) | $44,250 | $50,010 |
| 250 | Carpenters
(area) (ind) | $32,460 | $32,960 |
| 240 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $26,830 | $30,000 |
| 220 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind) | $41,130 | $44,530 |
| 220 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind) | $32,390 | $32,960 |
| 210 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind) | $24,320 | $24,070 |
| 210 | Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind) | $38,460 | $45,080 |
| 200 | Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind) | $17,420 | $17,680 |
| 190 | Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind) | $36,590 | $36,420 |
| 190 | Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind) | $43,720 | $42,320 |
| 180 | Dishwashers
(area) (ind) | $13,760 | $14,010 |
| 170 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind) | $38,680 | $38,550 |
| 170 | Fire fighters
(area) (ind) | $26,830 | $27,950 |
| 170 | Legal occupations
(area) (ind) | $47,820 | $61,490 |
| 170 | Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind) | $42,290 | $45,660 |
| 160 | Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind) | $20,840 | $26,340 |
| 160 | Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind) | $22,860 | $26,420 |
| 150 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind) | $42,710 | $42,360 |
| 150 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind) | $15,290 | $15,180 |
| 150 | Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $28,650 | $27,990 |
| 150 | Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,600 | $16,260 |
| 150 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind) | $19,660 | $20,890 |
| 150 | Financial managers
(area) (ind) | $66,950 | $65,360 |
| 140 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind) | $22,180 | $22,020 |
| 140 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $12,890 | $12,780 |
| 140 | Security guards
(area) (ind) | $15,180 | $17,980 |
| 130 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind) | $13,950 | $15,830 |
| 130 | Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind) | $28,290 | $28,200 |
| 130 | Legal secretaries
(area) (ind) | $22,800 | $23,340 |
| 130 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind) | $19,790 | $20,130 |
| 120 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $22,670 | $23,010 |
| 120 | Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind) | $39,460 | $43,820 |
| 120 | Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind) | $20,150 | $20,250 |
| 120 | Dental hygienists
(area) (ind) | $38,870 | $36,680 |
| 120 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind) | $34,600 | $43,240 |
| 120 | Chief executives
(area) (ind) | $103,710 | $116,000 |
| 110 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind) | $27,120 | $28,310 |
| 110 | Pharmacists
(area) (ind) | $79,160 | $72,680 |
| 100 | Recreation workers
(area) (ind) | $16,350 | $18,770 |
| 100 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind) | $44,430 | $41,750 |
| 100 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind) | $42,380 | $43,630 |
| 90 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind) | $32,080 | $33,170 |
| 90 | Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind) | $23,360 | $21,820 |
| 90 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind) | $41,520 | $41,160 |
| 90 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind) | $39,610 | $38,320 |
| 90 | Managers, all other
(area) (ind) | $64,940 | $79,320 |
| 80 | Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind) | $20,810 | $21,650 |
| 80 | Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind) | $20,020 | $20,420 |
| 80 | Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $26,240 | $27,230 |
| 80 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $22,680 | $22,720 |
| 80 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind) | $28,510 | $29,110 |
| 80 | Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind) | $29,090 | $31,960 |
| 80 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind) | $19,100 | $20,900 |
| 80 | Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind) | $17,300 | $17,640 |
| 80 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind) | $14,150 | $14,000 |
| 80 | Medical assistants
(area) (ind) | $19,590 | $20,400 |
| 80 | Cost estimators
(area) (ind) | $41,400 | $43,270 |
| 80 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind) | $67,160 | $67,420 |
| 80 | Sales managers
(area) (ind) | $57,670 | $59,920 |
| 70 | Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind) | $27,130 | $27,080 |
| 70 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind) | $31,800 | $31,800 |
| 70 | Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind) | $26,220 | $26,130 |
| 70 | Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind) | $18,970 | $18,860 |
| 70 | Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind) | $26,580 | $26,340 |
| 70 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind) | $13,230 | $13,470 |
| 70 | Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind) | $12,990 | $14,710 |
| 70 | Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $39,550 | $39,640 |
| 70 | Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $36,500 | $35,200 |
| 70 | Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind) | $22,630 | $23,500 |
| 70 | Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind) | $31,790 | $34,950 |
| 70 | Civil engineers
(area) (ind) | $61,980 | $56,730 |
| 70 | Computer programmers
(area) (ind) | $51,500 | $57,820 |
| 60 | Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $22,600 | $23,150 |
| 60 | Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind) | $26,530 | $26,600 |
| 60 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind) | $30,370 | $33,160 |
| 60 | Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind) | $24,660 | $28,690 |
| 60 | Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind) | $25,750 | $26,310 |
| 60 | Telemarketers
(area) (ind) | $24,110 | $22,930 |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind) | $46,710 | $64,220 |
| 60 | First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind) | $27,980 | $26,790 |
| 60 | Pest control workers
(area) (ind) | $21,180 | $22,530 |
| 60 | Cooks, short order
(area) (ind) | $14,550 | $15,250 |
| 60 | Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind) | $20,660 | $20,860 |
| 60 | Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind) | $15,830 | $17,290 |
| 60 | Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind) | $26,390 | $30,410 |
| 60 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind) | $44,560 | $44,610 |
| 60 | Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $24,870 | $26,780 |
| 60 | Computer support specialists
(area) (ind) | $29,900 | $32,560 |
| 60 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind) | $24,400 | $38,280 |
| 60 | Training and development specialists
(area) (ind) | $41,840 | $41,620 |
| 60 | Construction managers
(area) (ind) | $74,390 | $90,430 |
| 60 | Industrial production managers
(area) (ind) | $55,420 | $61,710 |
| 50 | Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind) | $22,160 | $22,200 |
| 50 | Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind) | $21,410 | $21,470 |
| 50 | Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind) | $19,650 | $20,540 |
| 50 | Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind) | $21,400 | $21,500 |
| 50 | Millwrights
(area) (ind) | $34,150 | $39,160 |
| 50 | Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind) | $39,130 | $37,250 |
| 50 | Data entry keyers
(area) (ind) | $19,020 | $19,800 |
| 50 | Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind) | $15,770 | $17,790 |
| 50 | Order clerks
(area) (ind) | $20,200 | $21,150 |
| 50 | New accounts clerks
(area) (ind) | $27,220 | $26,240 |
| 50 | Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind) | $24,020 | $25,900 |
| 50 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind) | $24,340 | $26,160 |
| 50 | Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind) | $39,560 | $39,510 |
| 50 | Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind) | $24,500 | $26,670 |
| 50 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind) | $37,500 | $36,870 |
| 50 | Lawyers
(area) (ind) | $79,290 | $95,500 |
| 50 | Chemists
(area) (ind) | $46,100 | $54,590 |
| 50 | Engineers, all other
(area) (ind) | $78,800 | $74,340 |
| 50 | Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind) | $54,460 | $53,300 |
| 50 | Engineering managers
(area) (ind) | $65,830 | $69,050 |
| 40 | Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $45,230 | $44,800 |
| 40 | Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind) | $28,220 | $33,330 |
| 40 | Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind) | $19,210 | $18,390 |
| 40 | Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind) | $27,490 | $28,380 |
| 40 | Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind) | $29,310 | $29,940 |
| 40 | Postal service clerks
(area) (ind) | $41,600 | $41,520 |
| 40 | All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,590 | $26,120 |
| 40 | Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind) | $18,890 | $20,520 |
| 40 | Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $15,430 | $15,160 |
| 40 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind) | $47,340 | $45,260 |
| 40 | Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind) | $49,110 | $53,270 |
| 40 | Chemical engineers
(area) (ind) | $69,570 | $68,650 |
| 40 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind) | $53,430 | $48,070 |
| 40 | Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind) | $23,280 | $28,740 |
| 40 | Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind) | $46,690 | $51,340 |
| 40 | Administrative services managers
(area) (ind) | $38,690 | $47,290 |
| 30 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind) | $38,940 | $39,390 |
| 30 | Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind) | $20,290 | $23,920 |
| 30 | Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind) | $22,750 | $27,030 |
| 30 | Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind) | $16,420 | $16,820 |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind) | $53,180 | $52,970 |
| 30 | Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind) | $13,720 | $14,260 |
| 30 | Photographers
(area) (ind) | $17,170 | $18,740 |
| 30 | Public relations specialists
(area) (ind) | $20,540 | $23,080 |
| 30 | Graphic designers
(area) (ind) | $25,770 | $26,440 |
| 30 | Chemical technicians
(area) (ind) | $36,200 | $37,370 |
| 30 | Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind) | $35,540 | $37,880 |
| 30 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind) | $26,600 | $27,730 |
| 30 | Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind) | $66,120 | $79,870 |
| 30 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind) | $50,920 | $49,340 |
| n.a. | Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $25,670 | $25,610 |
| n.a. | Service station attendants
(area) (ind) | $16,970 | $16,960 |
| n.a. | Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind) | $32,440 | $32,280 |
| n.a. | Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind) | $17,280 | $18,500 |
| n.a. | Tool and die makers
(area) (ind) | $31,200 | $33,220 |
| n.a. | Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind) | $22,570 | $25,670 |
| n.a. | Medical secretaries
(area) (ind) | $26,670 | $26,120 |
| n.a. | Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind) | $19,060 | $19,950 |
| n.a. | Bartenders
(area) (ind) | $14,910 | $14,510 |
| n.a. | Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind) | $16,570 | $18,580 |
| n.a. | Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind) | $25,230 | $25,010 |
| n.a. | Dental assistants
(area) (ind) | $25,760 | $25,380 |
| n.a. | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind) | $20,820 | $20,770 |
| n.a. | Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind) | >$145K | $171,480 |
| n.a. | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind) | $16,820 | $18,180 |
| n.a. | Library technicians
(area) (ind) | $13,960 | $14,970 |
| n.a. | Librarians
(area) (ind) | $24,730 | $28,840 |
| n.a. | Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind) | $16,560 | $17,840 |
| n.a. | Loan officers
(area) (ind) | $35,360 | $40,540 |
| n.a. | Food service managers
(area) (ind) | $36,210 | $38,370 |