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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California Metropolitan Division, area is ordered by occupational employment. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by employment

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California Metropolitan Division

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
4,014,720All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,440$41,420
805,540Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,160$31,850
401,700Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,930$35,540
333,310Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,360$26,600
304,340Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,670$28,510
299,290Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,030$18,830
266,420Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,380$48,660
199,500Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$88,000$98,120
174,180Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$55,200$62,090
170,280Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$61,620$68,320
159,550Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,320$50,200
131,370Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$39,260$42,270
125,450Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,270$40,910
121,160Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$20,240$24,770
118,750Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$23,390$25,620
104,260Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,330$23,390
102,650Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,490$41,310
88,990Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,430$20,000
85,600Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,180$22,180
83,810Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,880$25,570
83,060Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,080$26,100
81,140Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$67,550$70,440
73,210Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,060$75,020
65,060Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$67,440$67,660
61,340Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,340$17,350
60,170General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$97,290$110,180
60,060Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,520$33,640
59,390Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$30,050$32,160
58,750Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,950$42,120
54,320Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$19,500$21,900
54,130Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,200$22,690
52,890Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,530$26,660
51,770Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,822n.a.
51,540Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$50,360$51,410
50,100Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,300$22,340
49,660First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$46,050$49,560
49,220Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,690$17,450
47,740Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$44,990$53,230
45,190Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,320$42,240
38,190Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,230$25,720
36,760Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$53,700$60,470
36,400Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,220$24,310
36,220Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$16,790$18,350
35,950Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$84,950$99,110
35,400Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,010$18,130
35,290Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,640$57,970
34,370Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,850$17,910
33,560Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$31,350$32,220
32,520Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$32,180$35,180
32,480Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,140$56,950
31,410Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,870$21,770
31,290First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$35,690$38,780
31,230Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$34,880$35,530
30,700Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$23,620$26,250
28,900Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$57,170$62,730
25,060Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$19,560$22,160
24,420Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,410$16,590
23,170Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$21,090$21,490
21,640Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$28,210$31,140
21,360First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,740$46,570
21,270Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$72,660$77,730
20,850Actors
(area) (ind)
$20,509n.a.
20,820Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$22,310$25,440
20,580Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,850$24,110
20,150Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$129,270$133,910
20,050Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$67,320$67,570
19,910Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,730$19,270
19,580Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,190$30,730
19,160Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$32,320$36,580
19,030First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$25,930$27,670
18,510Tellers
(area) (ind)
$23,460$24,370
18,240Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$38,590$40,540
17,810Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,220$26,030
17,800Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$86,250$86,320
17,270Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$24,460$29,730
17,210Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$92,940$104,090
17,000Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$47,010$45,440
16,930Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$17,170$18,180
16,760Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,950$39,460
16,380Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$41,310$41,780
16,050Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,320$16,640
15,420Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$25,320$27,560
15,400Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$32,590$32,510
15,370Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$17,760$20,030
15,220Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,420$22,150
14,630Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,570$16,870
14,540Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,690$82,640
14,180Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,170$43,570
13,970Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$30,830$30,610
13,950Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$93,650$104,750
13,820Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,340$20,550
13,470Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$31,300$32,710
13,420Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,980$39,460
13,210Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,180$18,950
13,100Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,680$30,810
12,860Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$93,130$95,110
12,640Electricians
(area) (ind)
$44,020$49,500
12,520Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,990$69,510
12,320Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$49,220$46,940
12,310Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,530$17,670
11,930Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$33,430$40,670
11,690Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,860$25,310
11,620Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,390$20,490
11,290Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$39,980$42,860
10,780Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$25,240$27,500
10,720First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$56,770$58,340
10,520Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$48,220$47,260
10,300Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,780$20,910
10,190First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$59,870$62,200
10,050Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$88,300$91,550
9,750Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$20,520$25,610
9,710Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$30,530$30,400
9,520Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$18,500$19,930
9,490Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$21,400$25,200
9,370File clerks
(area) (ind)
$22,680$24,320
9,340Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$52,460$61,900
9,320Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$72,120$98,640
9,300Machinists
(area) (ind)
$35,170$36,440
9,220Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K$169,190
9,030Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,860$20,560
8,770Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,860$17,700
8,680Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$20,750$22,360
8,650Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,900$35,670
8,610Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$69,600$71,100
8,530Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$50,700$53,570
8,490Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$62,330$67,500
8,460Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$57,020$56,460
8,440Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,380$74,920
8,340Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,590$28,650
8,130Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,080$17,780
8,130Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$47,020$48,950
8,070Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,830$27,490
7,960Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$48,400$49,270
7,930Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$26,190$28,950
7,890First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$60,050$67,220
7,860Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,310$42,530
7,850Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$42,790$47,020
7,800Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,810$34,550
7,770Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$109,040$114,450
7,760Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,740$35,960
7,410Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$72,190$77,920
7,370Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,730$61,190
7,350Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$84,790$86,030
7,260Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$58,360$73,270
7,200All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,320$34,250
7,130Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$31,680$34,270
7,090Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,020$26,190
7,080Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$20,250$21,820
7,080Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$48,060$47,800
7,080Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$97,960$109,830
7,070Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$62,810$66,160
7,020Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,430$29,550
6,940Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,040$32,860
6,830Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$43,120$46,010
6,750Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$111,150$116,120
6,720First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$50,330$53,790
6,610First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$39,740$41,710
6,560Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$53,030$59,880
6,540Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$90,640$90,800
6,470Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,300$31,030
6,450Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,810$31,800
6,440Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,420$59,260
6,410Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,110$48,670
6,400Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$17,550$18,390
6,400Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$36,440$38,230
6,330Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$23,290$24,700
6,160Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$66,450$65,560
6,140Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,240$41,570
6,100Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
$141,830$146,000
6,040Bakers
(area) (ind)
$20,710$23,910
6,010Flight attendants
(area) (ind)
$44,080$53,580
5,990Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$31,600$34,020
5,980Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,750$17,900
5,960Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$53,410$56,250
5,950Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,450$34,910
5,890Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$100,740$95,440
5,850Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$40,600$41,090
5,800Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$73,740$76,160
5,630Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,660$21,110
5,520Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$43,140$52,910
5,470Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,700$41,010
5,470Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$40,480$46,420
5,430Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$22,050$25,190
5,360Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,530$35,100
5,350Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$24,000$26,180
5,240Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$21,940$23,140
5,180Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$45,680$48,230
5,160Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$52,790$53,620
5,150Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,960$22,730
5,120Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$21,290$26,540
5,020Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$27,000$30,080
4,930Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,330$37,680
4,910Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,760$20,890
4,910Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$69,850$73,260
4,910Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$76,780$82,140
4,850Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,760$73,830
4,840Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$26,280$28,030
4,840Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$18,270$20,470
4,790Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$29,560$35,750
4,770Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,790$26,600
4,760Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$17,230$17,800
4,760Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$86,030$89,850
4,750Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$28,330$31,430
4,720Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$69,240$78,830
4,680Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$32,150$37,000
4,640Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$68,920$69,780
4,610Editors
(area) (ind)
$47,260$56,950
4,600Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,360$68,490
4,470Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$61,464n.a.
4,450Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,220$61,000
4,430Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$32,780$34,320
4,400Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,300$51,810
4,370Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$54,950$59,100
4,360Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$20,240$22,840
4,320Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,370$30,010
4,320Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,280$50,150
4,290Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$36,890$37,200
4,250Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$20,620$23,080
4,220Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$59,160$61,000
4,210Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$100,510$98,700
4,200Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,900$17,650
4,180Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,170$56,410
4,170First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$35,600$37,660
4,140Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,320$81,570
4,100Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,540$41,000
4,090Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$50,300$52,950
3,970Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$19,480$22,210
3,970Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$64,650$63,840
3,970Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,150$33,150
3,930Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$59,060$58,730
3,880Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$20,050$20,440
3,870Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$70,920$80,870
3,870Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$53,770$58,620
3,860Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$62,840$59,490
3,830Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$85,460$92,350
3,810Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$66,760$83,860
3,790Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$51,790$53,820
3,770Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$39,370$39,860
3,710Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,670$26,430
3,700Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$16,960$22,300
3,700Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,670$43,120
3,690Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$64,230$70,760
3,680Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,910$40,840
3,680Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$54,140$63,790
3,630Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,460$76,320
3,600Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$17,790$20,990
3,600Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,230$25,190
3,580Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,290$24,390
3,550Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$38,080$39,190
3,550Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$76,210$69,400
3,500Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$34,080$37,830
3,500Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,030$37,130
3,480Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,480$18,980
3,400First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$32,930$35,680
3,370Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,920$45,420
3,360Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,550$31,580
3,350Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$21,970$23,870
3,330Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$68,210$66,950
3,330Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$89,910$92,030
3,320Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$41,360$41,160
3,300Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$43,180$44,350
3,250Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$30,660$36,390
3,220Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,510$20,160
3,220Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$17,190$18,930
3,220Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,630$55,830
3,210Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,330$23,910
3,190Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,510$38,730
3,150Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$28,460$37,920
3,150Librarians
(area) (ind)
$56,440$58,670
3,070Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$53,250$53,520
3,060Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
$116,420$130,460
3,040Material moving workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,830$34,520
3,020Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$31,680$32,330
2,980Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$69,440$68,700
2,980Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$72,050$74,670
2,960Roofers
(area) (ind)
$40,880$40,680
2,920Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,510$40,410
2,920Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$49,090$47,440
2,910Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,820$30,080
2,890Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,590$19,120
2,870Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$30,770$32,480
2,800Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,130$74,980
2,750Gaming dealers
(area) (ind)
$16,070$16,040
2,740Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$42,840$44,450
2,720Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$45,420$43,830
2,720Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,570$26,230
2,720Sound engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,200$61,110
2,660Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$41,900$42,850
2,650Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,700$29,920
2,640Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$19,470$20,310
2,610Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
(area) (ind)
$60,330$86,550
2,600Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$22,250$24,530
2,570Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$18,080$20,220
2,570Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,630$27,660
2,540Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$27,830$30,750
2,540Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$78,420$84,020
2,500Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$53,920$51,620
2,490Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$64,400$61,410
2,490Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$66,950$68,370
2,460Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
>$145K$159,270
2,450Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$21,850$24,400
2,450Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,470$30,390
2,430Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$20,260$24,940
2,430Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$34,420$36,580
2,410Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,790$21,710
2,410Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,470$20,700
2,390Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,430$33,380
2,370Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$64,440$88,540
2,350Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,880$42,900
2,350Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$55,600$58,990
2,340Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,250$44,020
2,330Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$18,150$23,430
2,330Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$53,400$67,150
2,280Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,260$24,250
2,260Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,900$37,520
2,250Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$22,350$24,600
2,200Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$62,260$63,390
2,180Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,740$21,330
2,170Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,680$64,840
2,160Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$49,600$48,420
2,150Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,610$30,550
2,140Art directors
(area) (ind)
$72,950$90,070
2,130Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
(area) (ind)
$64,410$66,470
2,120Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,560$23,930
2,120New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,430$31,520
2,110Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$19,780$21,120
2,080Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$61,520$64,240
2,070Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$58,230$66,690
2,070Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,620$54,990
2,050Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$80,800$94,510
1,990Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$45,150$45,820
1,980First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$43,060$44,730
1,950Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$40,170$40,130
1,930Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,470$24,730
1,930Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$93,820$97,740
1,920Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,080$24,230
1,920Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,270$79,030
1,900Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,600$48,210
1,890Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,380$24,610
1,890Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,350$39,490
1,880Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$21,290$23,740
1,860Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$41,770$42,540
1,860Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$32,710$37,300
1,800Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,670$28,130
1,790Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,070$18,230
1,790Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$42,510$49,290
1,770Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,620$27,310
1,730First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,710$42,710
1,730Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$37,290$42,620
1,720Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,370$18,310
1,720Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$18,730$23,340
1,710Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$78,360$79,020
1,680Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,200$24,470
1,650Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,060$41,080
1,640Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$55,680$57,510
1,620Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,600$23,140
1,610Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,560$53,400
1,590Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$60,260$57,900
1,590Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$44,810$44,440
1,570Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$69,890$77,130
1,540Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,220$28,990
1,530Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$69,060$68,220
1,520Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$52,470$63,310
1,510Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$26,790$30,160
1,510Dancers
(area) (ind)
$16,494n.a.
1,490Photographers
(area) (ind)
$32,640$37,740
1,490Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$68,570$69,160
1,470Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$47,150$45,370
1,470Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,480$31,630
1,460Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,830$29,920
1,460Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$41,400$42,070
1,450Social workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,150$38,430
1,440Chemists
(area) (ind)
$49,990$55,100
1,430Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$32,880$33,050
1,420Semiconductor processors
(area) (ind)
$33,580$38,910
1,420Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,810$24,870
1,420Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$66,200$70,840
1,420Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$83,810$84,210
1,410Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,910$26,200
1,400Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,340$24,960
1,400Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$37,130$66,280
1,390Tapers
(area) (ind)
$44,360$44,520
1,380Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$30,760$36,340
1,380Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$51,430$53,970
1,370Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,560$25,690
1,360Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$33,850$39,430
1,360Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$40,460$48,730
1,340Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,790$51,710
1,330Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$19,270$21,370
1,330Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$33,680$32,930
1,330Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$25,770$26,170
1,320Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$88,240$98,590
1,310Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,670$42,530
1,310Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$29,900$30,970
1,310Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$24,050$25,140
1,290Avionics technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,600$49,000
1,290Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,530$43,280
1,280Job printers
(area) (ind)
$30,220$33,380
1,280Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,920$27,020
1,280Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,020$40,480
1,270Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$33,920$35,130
1,270Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,870$21,460
1,250Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$21,870$22,980
1,240Structural iron and steel workers
(area) (ind)
$59,340$51,550
1,240Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$30,920$34,090
1,240Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,590$17,510
1,240Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$43,260$51,190
1,230Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,420$27,400
1,220Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$55,200$54,070
1,220Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$28,580$31,730
1,220Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,110$48,730
1,200Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,210$20,400
1,190Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$50,790$48,260
1,180Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
(area) (ind)
$33,520$39,660
1,160Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$17,700$21,450
1,160Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,480$35,900
1,130Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$160,390
1,130Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,240$73,580
1,130Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,430$51,590
1,080Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
(area) (ind)
$26,460$31,230
1,060Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,120$21,000
1,060Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$29,920$31,410
1,060Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,880$46,990
1,050Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$167,570
1,040Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,850$21,340
1,040Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,300$43,990
1,040Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$42,980$47,910
1,030Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,690$31,920
1,030Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,620$25,180
1,020Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$53,940$54,290
1,020Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,390$45,730
1,010Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,430$66,910
990Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$19,690$20,090
990Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,760$23,120
980Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$18,800$20,610
970Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,660$38,500
960Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$30,730$32,470
950Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$19,160$22,020
950Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$65,980$69,370
940Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$51,710$49,140
900Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$42,840$42,590
900Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$55,990$53,910
900English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,080$71,390
880Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$41,040$42,700
870Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,820$27,200
870Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$47,270$50,230
870Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$31,540$32,300
870Education administrators, all other
(area) (ind)
$67,960$72,740
860Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
(area) (ind)
$36,700$39,000
860Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$30,150$30,120
860Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
(area) (ind)
$20,430$21,940
860Forest and conservation technicians
(area) (ind)
$30,130$32,830
850Physical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,690$82,690
820Transportation inspectors
(area) (ind)
$53,890$56,810
820Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$42,490$43,010
820Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$68,940$70,380
800Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$33,650$33,340
780Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,940$30,600
780Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,690$28,680
780Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$29,580$32,460
770Clergy
(area) (ind)
$47,230$50,500
770Survey researchers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
760Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,320$18,960
760Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$63,690$66,640
760Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$34,360$35,290
750Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$44,910$45,080
750Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,310$36,950
740Elevator installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$65,190$61,830
730Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,060$71,020
730Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
(area) (ind)
$55,870$61,360
720Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$56,970$60,770
720Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$154,840
710Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$22,540$25,250
710Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$89,770$102,130
710Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,720$56,170
710Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$67,460$69,380
710Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,570$47,400
700Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$70,820$73,630
700Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$85,590$93,650
680Glaziers
(area) (ind)
$30,900$34,590
680Anesthesiologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$191,980
670Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,220$24,140
670Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$22,080$22,860
670Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,280$69,610
660Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$42,730$50,300
650Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,290$34,780
630Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$84,090$88,750
620Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$22,630$26,540
620Public address system and other announcers
(area) (ind)
$18,000$23,630
610Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$66,260$70,070
610Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$23,570$26,600
610Designers, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,940$43,640
610Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,840$61,190
590Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
$36,660$42,210
590Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,990$22,290
590Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$19,710$21,830
590Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$56,150$53,440
580Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$34,840$35,660
580Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,390$45,610
580Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,970$74,240
570Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$59,850$59,150
570Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$85,070$95,330
560Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$64,210$61,770
560Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$44,540$48,890
560Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$63,140$65,770
550Athletes and sports competitors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
540Gaming service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,560$18,570
540Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$77,420$78,250
530Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
(area) (ind)
$32,710$38,870
530Rail car repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,460$37,240
530Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,690$76,580
510Medical appliance technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,720$32,710
510Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,780$20,050
510Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$37,450$40,680
500Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,160$18,600
500Graders and sorters, agricultural products
(area) (ind)
$16,460$16,950
500Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$68,250$75,930
500Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,070$35,910
490Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$35,480$36,940
490Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
490Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,020$63,440
480Tire builders
(area) (ind)
$31,680$41,720
480Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,530$18,520
470Riggers
(area) (ind)
$47,540$48,590
470Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$53,310$51,210
460Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$45,300$46,510
460Physicists
(area) (ind)
$103,410$100,660
450Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$17,410$22,540
450Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$68,670$85,930
450Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$64,790$67,730
450Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,830$46,780
440Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$28,370$28,940
440Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,150$28,250
430Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,020$30,120
430Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$23,020$32,290
430Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
$26,340$28,970
430Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$35,600$39,510
410Shoe machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$17,270$19,490
410Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,140$75,750
410Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$43,590$43,890
400Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
(area) (ind)
$25,190$26,020
400Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
(area) (ind)
$19,380$20,080
400Cooks, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,330$21,010
390Computer and information scientists, research
(area) (ind)
$111,880$113,100
380Concierges
(area) (ind)
$23,760$25,010
380Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
370Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$61,740$59,330
370Foundry mold and coremakers
(area) (ind)
$24,090$23,670
370Gaming cage workers
(area) (ind)
$22,470$23,940
370Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
$55,080$66,150
360Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$39,460$40,970
360Parking enforcement workers
(area) (ind)
$37,360$35,710
360Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,420$65,280
360Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$103,830$112,540
350Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$19,880$21,940
350Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$39,180$38,470
340Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,140$60,150
340Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$69,440$74,760
340Legislators
(area) (ind)
$38,480$43,710
330Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$43,790$44,330
320Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,090$35,480
310Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$69,720$82,480
300Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,880$36,470
300Plant and system operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,810$35,670
300Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,200$53,190
290Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$81,480$78,290
280Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$31,120$32,660
280First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$31,940$34,660
280History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$70,930$72,920
270Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,950$35,350
270Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,000$24,970
270Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$38,500$39,740
270Curators
(area) (ind)
$56,570$64,100
260Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$38,920$35,270
260Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$58,770$58,100
250Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,360$37,090
250Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,350$27,530
250Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$48,960$47,850
250Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,590$77,400
250Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$80,250$84,070
250Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,020$72,010
240Bicycle repairers
(area) (ind)
$22,200$22,990
230Architecture teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$63,380$68,320
220Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,730$29,760
220Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,000$21,660
220Agricultural workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,330$20,900
220Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$38,490$39,190
220Archivists
(area) (ind)
$50,060$51,640
220Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$62,280$62,880
220Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,630$72,960
220Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$58,400$63,250
210Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,020$25,900
210Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$24,660$24,600
210Therapists, all other
(area) (ind)
$58,750$57,740
210Economists
(area) (ind)
$78,110$84,840
210Biomedical engineers
(area) (ind)
$72,680$76,940
200Radiation therapists
(area) (ind)
$76,640$74,090
200Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$75,850$71,130
200Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$43,590$67,660
190Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$46,500$44,660
190Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$30,370$30,550
190Boilermakers
(area) (ind)
$46,410$49,480
190Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,410$33,970
190Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,080$72,750
190Life scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$57,820$61,390
190Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$89,890$101,760
180Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$47,420$48,140
180Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$27,240$29,840
180Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,680$36,350
160Pile-driver operators
(area) (ind)
$66,770$64,190
160Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
(area) (ind)
$17,640$39,490
160Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
$128,670$125,100
150Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$42,570$42,120
150Mechanical door repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,590$39,730
150Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$46,920$47,220
150Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,750$34,410
150Food scientists and technologists
(area) (ind)
$46,400$54,730
140Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$24,150$24,050
140Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,660$38,170
140Costume attendants
(area) (ind)
$37,820$44,080
140Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$54,570$57,880
140Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,090$73,760
140Petroleum engineers
(area) (ind)
$89,830$87,160
130Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
(area) (ind)
$49,830$46,620
130Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$20,580$23,390
130Gaming supervisors
(area) (ind)
$38,910$44,410
130Occupational therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$19,840$21,320
130Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
(area) (ind)
$74,190$67,910
120Camera and photographic equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$57,530$56,960
120Terrazzo workers and finishers
(area) (ind)
$36,290$36,190
110Motorboat operators
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
110Transit and railroad police
(area) (ind)
$38,440$39,310
110Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$177,070
100Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,660$26,350
100Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$69,630$71,810
90Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,570$44,990
90Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,830$46,850
90Materials scientists
(area) (ind)
$90,880$94,710
90Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
(area) (ind)
$74,440$75,890
90Emergency management specialists
(area) (ind)
$68,160$68,710
80Watch repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,560$30,510
80Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$75,520$74,710
80Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$77,680$77,200
70Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
(area) (ind)
$64,010$62,710
70Forest and conservation workers
(area) (ind)
$51,890$47,970
70Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,720$49,090
70Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$52,470$53,120
60Communications equipment operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,650$39,360
60Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
(area) (ind)
$26,300$27,350
60Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,780$66,430
60Hydrologists
(area) (ind)
$83,350$80,650
60Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$51,200$49,990
60Gaming managers
(area) (ind)
$85,210$90,930
50Power distributors and dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$69,920$71,110
50Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$30,310$28,960
50Library science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$72,790$72,490
40Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
(area) (ind)
$40,330$39,910
40Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$33,010$33,730
40Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$54,880$54,770
40Home economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$57,720$61,090
40Anthropologists and archeologists
(area) (ind)
$58,340$58,490
30Airfield operations specialists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
n.a.Bridge and lock tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,930$22,670
n.a.Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$17,450$25,230
n.a.Patternmakers, wood
(area) (ind)
$20,030$20,190
n.a.Shoe and leather workers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$16,460$17,420
n.a.Bookbinders
(area) (ind)
$45,670$41,190
n.a.Patternmakers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$50,920$49,240
n.a.Fabric menders, except garment
(area) (ind)
$17,320$20,450
n.a.Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$29,660$28,290
n.a.Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$48,510$48,780
n.a.Recreational vehicle service technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,230$34,650
n.a.Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$25,880$30,200
n.a.Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$20,320$20,260
n.a.Radio mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,870$32,630
n.a.Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$50,850$50,860
n.a.Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$35,880$36,680
n.a.Derrick operators, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$46,980$46,740
n.a.Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$18,650$19,810
n.a.Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,610$22,450
n.a.Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$32,180$30,670
n.a.Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$51,600$49,990
n.a.Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,700$35,540
n.a.Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$57,540$65,770
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$55,270$92,670
n.a.Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,940$52,850
n.a.Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$69,820$88,950
n.a.Shampooers
(area) (ind)
$18,960$18,740
n.a.Barbers
(area) (ind)
$20,060$20,070
n.a.Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,910$36,570
n.a.Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$61,840$59,730
n.a.Athletic trainers
(area) (ind)
$21,270$28,830
n.a.Psychiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$189,200
n.a.Orthodontists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$164,940
n.a.Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
(area) (ind)
$66,590$68,970
n.a.Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$56,800$61,520
n.a.Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$39,280$41,230
n.a.Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$56,000$58,360
n.a.Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$59,260$57,870
n.a.Graduate teaching assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,400$35,660
n.a.Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$80,520$86,070
n.a.Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,060$59,440
n.a.Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$71,430$75,870
n.a.Geography teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$59,790$64,990
n.a.Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,410$57,680
n.a.Engineering teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$77,760$74,500
n.a.Religious workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,360$25,560
n.a.Health educators
(area) (ind)
$33,340$37,300
n.a.Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
$43,140$46,470
n.a.Sociologists
(area) (ind)
$50,000$51,980
n.a.Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$43,900$50,830
n.a.Mathematical scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$54,820$61,890
n.a.Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,310$53,500

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates