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Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California, 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

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
298,450All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,780$41,520
54,770Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,880$31,830
33,540Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,720$34,390
23,170Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,010$18,330
22,460Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,800$28,410
18,030Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,910$49,210
16,910Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,100$26,870
15,860Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$42,030$43,520
14,950Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$91,500$102,010
14,860Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,340$64,450
10,410Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$37,510$39,920
10,410Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,110$64,760
9,890Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,170$24,420
9,880Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,820$24,170
8,790Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$17,390$20,400
8,080Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$70,740$72,090
7,740Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$70,880$71,660
6,980Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$24,630$26,000
6,690Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,470$26,270
6,190Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,370$37,010
6,180Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,380$19,260
5,890Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$19,240$23,820
5,270Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$17,100$18,540
4,640Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$32,280$32,870
4,590Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$16,430$16,990
4,550Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$68,680$74,270
4,480General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$97,170$107,950
4,360Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,330$21,230
4,330Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,390$33,910
4,150Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$21,030$23,710
4,010Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$52,810$53,110
4,000Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,650$17,450
3,990Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$62,620$64,140
3,870Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$22,010$24,630
3,790Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,910$50,680
3,450Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,760$22,700
3,410First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$43,370$46,590
3,400Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,910$60,900
3,340Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,230$24,040
3,270Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$40,240$41,240
3,230Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$51,780$63,590
3,150Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$37,700$36,550
3,010Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$19,710$23,320
2,980Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$32,940$37,200
2,730First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$33,560$37,860
2,560Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$56,750$58,900
2,490Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,760$17,300
2,420Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,360$26,250
2,380Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$44,190$43,770
2,360Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$30,870$33,320
2,270Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$38,630$42,180
2,250Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,630$26,540
2,200Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$20,590$20,720
2,150Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,230$24,270
2,150Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$54,230$57,490
2,000Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,880$18,050
1,960Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$35,580$36,640
1,960Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,780$17,760
1,800Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,910$90,360
1,720Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$33,520$37,080
1,720Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$28,350$28,270
1,710Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,980$24,100
1,660Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$16,670$17,080
1,590Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,680$22,550
1,550Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$53,790$55,350
1,520Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$88,680$86,000
1,500First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$23,270$25,390
1,480Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$42,700$47,650
1,450First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$48,880$51,300
1,450Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,490$24,090
1,390Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,770$34,630
1,320Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$26,950$30,160
1,320Tellers
(area) (ind)
$22,110$23,830
1,310Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$26,170$31,160
1,260Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$80,440$80,950
1,260Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$91,310$103,510
1,240Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,300$18,890
1,180First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$58,990$64,620
1,180Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$80,710$79,760
1,160Machinists
(area) (ind)
$31,410$33,610
1,150Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,410$20,410
1,150Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,140$43,580
1,130Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$25,220$28,500
1,130Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$29,860$30,760
1,130Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$16,310$16,330
1,110Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$62,540$57,140
1,100Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,240$19,010
1,080Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$101,730$114,200
1,070Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$17,340$19,990
1,060Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,150$73,780
1,040Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$33,410$35,210
1,010Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$38,390$37,680
990Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$129,290$129,230
980Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$21,330$22,660
980Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$72,450$72,790
980Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$53,970$55,050
970Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$21,730$23,550
960Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,190$20,310
930Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$19,000$22,340
930Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$59,770$55,840
920First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$53,740$57,700
920Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$16,270$16,240
910Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$103,590$110,660
900Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$16,570$16,690
880Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$18,520$20,030
850Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,020$33,480
840Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,600$31,300
830Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$16,650$17,310
830Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$70,890$73,520
820Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$74,540$74,200
800Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$46,450$45,320
800All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$43,230$47,560
800Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$40,430$40,280
790Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$75,530$83,370
780Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$54,870$56,920
780Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$103,400$108,200
740Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$18,830$20,560
730Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$43,350$45,540
730Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,170$24,560
730Computer hardware engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,380$77,470
710Electricians
(area) (ind)
$54,840$54,830
710Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K$171,430
700Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$38,410$39,420
700Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,170$75,380
690Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$41,800$42,670
680Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$75,290$77,230
680Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$107,650$120,800
650Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$31,450$31,770
640Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$43,650$44,000
630Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$32,970$33,600
620Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$17,110$18,060
620Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$34,280$46,520
620Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$33,980$41,310
610File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,140$22,650
610Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$92,140$98,650
600First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$56,950$77,130
590Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$21,790$24,710
580Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$36,970$38,490
580Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$16,690$17,280
580Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$55,240$55,240
580Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$76,310$81,120
570Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,400$27,830
570Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$49,430$49,890
540Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$43,580$45,990
530Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,700$39,240
530Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$42,900$46,950
520Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,970$24,200
510Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,240$37,520
510Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$49,520$50,820
510Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$63,080$65,710
500Librarians
(area) (ind)
$63,200$60,800
480Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$22,050$25,460
470Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$32,040$35,140
470Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,440$74,400
470Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$52,810$54,850
460Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,200$55,470
460Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,790$26,450
450Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,620$26,280
440Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,450$64,020
440Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$45,170$49,610
440Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$75,520$87,390
440Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$75,440$77,370
430Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$23,670$23,480
430First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$37,670$39,370
420Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$59,860$65,120
420Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$93,980$93,140
410Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$49,070$47,140
410Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$47,250$45,810
410Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$69,260$93,910
410Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,700$28,090
410Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$77,860$84,570
400Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,540$35,690
400Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$67,750$71,380
390Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,970$25,750
390Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$77,080$91,930
390Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$58,390$61,810
380Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$36,010$37,050
380Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$65,540$68,160
370Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$49,380$49,000
370Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$105,290$103,070
360Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,750$19,960
360Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$40,220$43,830
360Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,930$62,890
360Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$27,950$25,840
360Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,200$36,000
350Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,280$22,610
350Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$36,040$36,210
350Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,320$32,330
340Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$29,970$30,280
340Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$20,190$22,990
340Roofers
(area) (ind)
$39,190$38,010
340Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$32,510$31,900
340Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,840$18,520
340Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$44,930$45,820
330Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$18,210$18,530
330Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,360$24,280
330First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$40,440$41,710
320Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$30,060$30,540
320Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$22,520$26,240
310Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,010$30,260
310Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$25,120$31,940
310Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$41,500$45,920
300First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$52,090$57,200
300First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$42,660$45,390
300Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,270$39,800
300Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$35,360$37,550
300Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$55,290$56,430
290Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$37,170$35,470
290Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$30,410$29,620
290Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
$133,520$137,380
290Biological technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,790$52,550
280Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$16,570$17,040
280Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,660$33,720
280Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$44,080$45,720
280Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$69,160$72,970
270Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$18,010$19,170
270Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$46,140$42,480
270Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$35,680$34,410
270Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$31,340$34,320
270Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,740$43,620
270Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$83,390$92,030
260Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,580$28,180
260First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$34,890$36,310
260Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$24,090$24,610
260Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$22,850$22,940
260Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$62,490$63,540
260Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,830$63,050
250Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$26,770$27,050
250Bakers
(area) (ind)
$21,630$23,490
250Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$39,100$38,860
250Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,840$44,610
250Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$45,980$47,710
250Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$65,150$64,590
250Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$59,890$58,400
250Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$31,280$34,180
250Chemists
(area) (ind)
$76,750$84,770
250Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$69,120$69,220
250Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$47,940$54,010
240Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$60,790$55,570
240Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$81,290$85,870
240Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$17,480$18,290
230Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,090$29,020
230Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$23,030$25,520
230Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,290$65,010
230Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$68,840$73,170
220Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$32,320$32,840
220Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
220Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$45,630$46,940
220Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$50,810$51,700
210Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$51,860$53,790
210Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$31,550$31,450
210Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$21,570$22,180
210Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$63,090$63,580
210Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
210Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$76,300$76,500
200First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
(area) (ind)
$26,550$29,180
200Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$22,090$23,290
200Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,620$30,230
200Editors
(area) (ind)
$44,370$51,490
200Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$78,460$88,500
190Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$56,310$56,310
190Agricultural equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$23,780$22,970
190Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,690$40,440
190Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$73,790$77,100
190Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$42,080$48,180
190Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$65,350$74,210
180Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$45,820$43,500
180Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$156,980
180Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$55,240$57,300
180Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$134,190$131,250
180Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$91,600$92,230
170Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$23,200$23,120
170Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,100$29,850
170Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$17,780$20,610
170Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$27,670$30,610
170Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$55,520$56,270
170Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$46,030$50,780
170Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,150$44,330
170Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$95,220$96,780
170Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$99,130$107,620
160Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$18,770$20,620
160Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,600$20,710
160Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$20,790$21,070
160Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$33,200$33,540
160Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$33,800$34,300
150Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$36,960$39,220
150Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$36,440$37,440
150Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,440$35,190
150Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,080$42,030
150Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$63,350$63,220
150Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$79,360$79,830
150Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$55,790$73,840
150Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$77,630$77,020
140Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$17,620$20,480
140Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,160$24,850
140Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,800$29,540
140Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$22,890$22,870
140First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,140$47,900
140Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$27,290$32,300
140Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,140$36,890
130Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$26,620$29,470
130Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$36,750$36,710
130Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$47,280$44,950
130Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$69,220$81,780
130Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,710$44,900
120Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
120Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$47,410$45,320
120Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$41,990$42,870
120Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$19,950$22,640
120Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,510$35,230
120Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$80,440$84,920
120Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$66,470$68,120
120Actuaries
(area) (ind)
$75,480$79,880
120Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$93,570$111,600
110Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,730$36,740
110Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,870$35,990
110Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$38,550$37,540
110Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$50,360$71,570
110Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$48,440$52,640
110Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$87,090$115,520
110Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
(area) (ind)
$53,250$57,940
110Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$26,950$32,620
110Aerospace engineers
(area) (ind)
$95,500$103,320
110Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$65,070$68,960
110Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$60,350$53,840
100Sailors and marine oilers
(area) (ind)
$25,280$26,940
100Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,990$43,420
100Job printers
(area) (ind)
$29,490$32,270
100Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$42,330$46,040
100Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$26,560$31,860
100Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$70,560$71,480
100Photographers
(area) (ind)
$22,490$26,220
100Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$27,800$37,580
100Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$32,680$31,560
100Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$56,630$55,850
100Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$84,370$85,890
90Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$37,800$38,080
90Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$44,020$41,880
90Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$20,620$22,660
90Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$38,040$40,160
90First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$93,220$91,890
90Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$58,930$59,450
90Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$30,650$34,530
90Art directors
(area) (ind)
$57,790$69,860
90Health educators
(area) (ind)
$39,450$44,830
90Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
(area) (ind)
$77,960$74,440
90Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$67,100$67,260
90Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$64,120$65,130
90Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$65,460$72,240
90Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$100,150$105,170
80Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$22,920$26,770
80Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,540$25,960
80Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$23,900$25,670
80Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,240$26,210
80Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$73,250$74,020
80Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$30,170$31,210
80Biological scientists, all other
(area) (ind)
$62,870$62,510
80Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$80,080$97,860
80Legislators
(area) (ind)
$42,510$42,840
70Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$38,970$41,590
70Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,770$25,090
70Grounds maintenance workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,280$19,420
70Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$20,590$22,750
70Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$45,500$48,990
60Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$59,030$51,250
60Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$24,260$24,750
60Power plant operators
(area) (ind)
$62,800$60,190
60Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$48,810$44,620
60Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$39,940$40,020
60Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$41,320$40,290
60Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$21,730$26,110
60Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,780$29,500
60Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$24,050$23,680
60Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$57,240$62,940
60Clergy
(area) (ind)
$45,720$47,440
60Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$67,600$66,630
60Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$37,080$35,330
60Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$39,450$41,990
50Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,040$22,490
50Commercial pilots
(area) (ind)
$46,720$52,270
50Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$27,670$32,810
50Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$31,600$29,970
50Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$26,890$30,280
50Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
(area) (ind)
$17,820$18,390
50Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$18,490$22,570
50First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$65,130$68,160
50Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$46,310$52,390
50Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$82,740$80,020
50Media and communication equipment workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$56,330$51,200
50Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
50Actors
(area) (ind)
$21,778n.a.
50Landscape architects
(area) (ind)
$63,950$79,820
50Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$48,160$54,600
40Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$18,360$23,690
40Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
(area) (ind)
$48,270$48,610
40Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$49,170$47,010
40Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,780$24,150
40Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$21,080$22,680
40Riggers
(area) (ind)
$32,380$33,250
40Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$33,390$35,100
40Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$82,340$79,970
40Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$56,920$55,580
40Musicians and singers
(area) (ind)
$45,448n.a.
40Music directors and composers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
40Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$49,740$50,370
40Directors, religious activities and education
(area) (ind)
$35,390$35,970
40Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$59,750$55,510
40Counselors, all other
(area) (ind)
$28,680$32,630
40Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,650$47,040
40Geological and petroleum technicians
(area) (ind)
$47,280$47,270
40Social scientists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,150$58,630
30Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$27,960$31,650
30Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$21,560$22,860
30Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,240$30,480
30Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$42,440$42,660
30Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,690$36,730
30Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$26,730$32,300
30Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
(area) (ind)
$36,780$39,750
30Motion picture projectionists
(area) (ind)
$30,060$27,960
30Animal trainers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
30Fish and game wardens
(area) (ind)
$48,210$46,040
30Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,840$22,400
30Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,200$37,140
30Marriage and family therapists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
30Zoologists and wildlife biologists
(area) (ind)
$65,530$66,100
30Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$55,620$51,220
n.a.Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,120$20,730
n.a.Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$46,500$42,280
n.a.Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$40,280$37,900
n.a.Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,140$29,920
n.a.Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,530$29,340
n.a.Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$20,660$22,430
n.a.Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$22,900$23,640
n.a.Engine and other machine assemblers
(area) (ind)
$27,250$27,410
n.a.Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$35,540$33,570
n.a.Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$32,700$35,370
n.a.Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$31,280$33,310
n.a.Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$41,480$42,160
n.a.Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$41,260$44,140
n.a.Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$37,720$40,710
n.a.Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,560$34,020
n.a.Roustabouts, oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$27,990$30,920
n.a.Fence erectors
(area) (ind)
$21,680$23,320
n.a.Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$22,560$22,660
n.a.Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$22,330$21,540
n.a.Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$34,100$37,180
n.a.Tapers
(area) (ind)
$50,830$49,320
n.a.Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$29,560$28,580
n.a.New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$27,330$31,800
n.a.Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$25,500$28,580
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$83,330$83,970
n.a.Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$20,470$21,080
n.a.Travel guides
(area) (ind)
$29,490$31,660
n.a.Concierges
(area) (ind)
$39,010$33,810
n.a.Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$17,040$17,450
n.a.Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$16,470$18,060
n.a.Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$18,410$19,970
n.a.Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,190$16,120
n.a.Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$37,920$37,670
n.a.Occupational therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$53,930$58,980
n.a.Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$154,990
n.a.Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$180,650
n.a.Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
n.a.Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$190,590
n.a.Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$32,660$44,350
n.a.Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,970$31,710
n.a.Soil and plant scientists
(area) (ind)
$42,180$45,730
n.a.Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$52,650$52,970
n.a.Electro-mechanical technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,240$37,350
n.a.Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,570$71,660
n.a.Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
(area) (ind)
$44,840$51,930

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates