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Prescott, AZ

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Prescott, Arizona, 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

Prescott, Arizona

Metropolitan area, all industries, May 2005

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
58,970All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,020$31,310
9,720Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$24,030$25,700
6,310Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$15,800$16,770
6,300Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,580$31,590
5,900Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,390$27,110
3,670Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,520$35,100
3,470Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,170$27,190
3,050Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$49,560$67,640
2,960Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,390$25,630
2,630Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,450$19,530
2,580Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$56,090$60,460
2,160Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,010$35,210
2,010Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$18,610$20,500
1,860Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,630$20,000
1,840Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,110$29,320
1,700Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$21,100$22,880
1,630Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$19,970$22,460
1,620Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,820$49,010
1,330Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$20,890$23,560
1,270Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,710$14,310
1,200Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$15,080$15,790
1,070Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$23,750$25,270
1,040Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$18,090$18,350
920Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,460$21,030
880Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,400$34,450
880Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$51,610$51,610
860Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,040$27,320
820Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$21,650$22,560
780Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$35,320$36,620
720Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$28,880$32,090
710Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$21,640$22,510
710Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$17,210$18,070
700Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,500$18,450
670Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$32,890$33,070
660Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$20,980$21,620
650General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$64,700$69,020
640Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,340$29,020
630Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$19,780$19,880
620Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,920$21,030
610Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,060$26,800
610First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$30,960$35,420
610Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,010$16,000
600Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$18,700$19,860
590Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,630$17,520
580Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,910$18,200
570Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$36,440$35,940
550First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$35,900$38,790
540Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,780$52,460
510Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$31,810$31,710
480Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$29,030$28,530
470Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,030$27,670
470Security guards
(area) (ind)
$20,690$22,480
450Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$15,140$14,770
450Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$21,800$22,960
450Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,320$49,680
430Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$32,550$35,310
430First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$22,830$24,800
400First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$43,960$47,440
390Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$41,440$42,120
390Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$47,270$54,130
370Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$41,240$42,180
330Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,540$14,820
310Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,710$35,510
310Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$14,520$15,560
300Electricians
(area) (ind)
$34,490$33,620
300Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$12,980$13,030
300Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$40,160$40,750
290Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,930$17,240
280Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$26,440$25,740
270Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$33,290$34,350
270Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$44,580$51,140
260Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$24,170$25,320
250Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$16,270$18,130
250Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,860$14,780
250Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$32,900$34,200
240Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$30,440$29,770
240Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$33,290$32,990
230Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$16,290$16,440
220Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$20,050$19,400
220Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,970$27,280
200First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$41,190$42,540
200Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$36,050$35,070
190Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$33,730$32,420
190Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$40,010$39,020
190Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$32,720$32,980
190Roofers
(area) (ind)
$28,010$28,660
190Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,460$27,160
190Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$28,130$28,240
190Tour guides and escorts
(area) (ind)
$13,330$16,350
190Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$77,050$75,760
190Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$41,480$41,390
180First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$54,740$53,730
180Chief executives
(area) (ind)
$96,360$101,060
170Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$34,190$34,060
170Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$34,440$42,730
160Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,290$32,080
160Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$51,570$55,540
150Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$19,000$21,060
150Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,230$15,000
150Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,970$24,620
150Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,120$29,140
150Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$49,640$49,380
150Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$66,680$68,660
140Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$26,650$28,910
140Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$59,690$56,550
140Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$37,110$37,540
130Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$29,400$38,360
130Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$26,690$27,950
130Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$27,600$28,040
130Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$37,500$37,340
120Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$17,460$20,500
120Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$59,990$53,150
120Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$29,910$30,290
120Tellers
(area) (ind)
$22,150$24,260
120Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$21,220$23,610
120Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$21,750$26,150
120Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$52,160$52,070
120Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$60,210$61,600
120Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,230$39,040
120Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$52,420$56,540
120Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$34,170$35,520
120Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$44,030$46,250
110First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$37,260$38,550
110Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$21,990$22,280
110Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$20,300$20,930
110Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$21,890$22,110
110All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,020$35,190
110Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$49,950$48,920
110Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$88,780$87,720
110Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$25,680$28,920
110Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$35,690$39,710
110Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$50,170$56,610
100Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,700$43,810
100Tapers
(area) (ind)
$28,020$27,360
100Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$26,960$27,500
100First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
$23,260$25,010
100Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$21,030$21,510
100Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$50,720$49,780
100Loan officers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
100Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$49,300$52,080
90Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$17,570$17,950
90Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$15,750$19,880
90Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$25,670$26,970
90Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$34,040$34,290
90Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$30,420$28,080
90Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$45,590$42,920
90Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$17,010$18,160
90First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$33,170$34,210
90Librarians
(area) (ind)
$32,550$35,870
90Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$65,160$75,890
90Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$49,770$53,660
80First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$35,740$43,670
80Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$37,200$34,060
80Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$26,750$26,720
80Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$34,490$34,740
80Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$24,990$24,390
80Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$25,750$25,730
80Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$18,940$21,140
80Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$19,550$19,670
80Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$39,550$51,150
80Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$13,760$27,770
80Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$43,380$45,740
80Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
70Machinists
(area) (ind)
$28,000$26,850
70Bakers
(area) (ind)
$26,690$26,860
70Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$39,890$39,410
70Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$21,210$22,020
70Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$28,120$30,110
70Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$26,560$28,600
70Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$21,970$23,020
70Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$30,760$30,970
70Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$21,550$23,320
70Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$32,790$33,390
70Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$33,520$34,430
70Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$66,970$68,620
70Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$79,220$75,940
60Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,670$23,980
60Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$24,430$27,130
60Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,670$41,720
60Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$26,270$26,520
60Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$25,520$27,920
60Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$15,630$15,390
60Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,990$31,050
60Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$29,330$27,930
60Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$23,340$22,320
60Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,410$25,050
60Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$31,750$31,740
60Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$33,310$37,910
60Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$78,160$77,480
50Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$18,980$19,100
50Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,360$23,690
50Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$30,730$31,460
50Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$45,870$42,670
50Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$44,540$44,960
50Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,450$25,010
50Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$20,590$21,120
50First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$61,310$61,800
50Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$41,480$41,510
50Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$41,810$43,150
50Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$49,020$47,240
50Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$51,920$52,130
40Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,950$29,430
40Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$21,990$22,920
40Construction and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,880$29,830
40Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,650$29,530
40Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$34,110$35,720
40Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$17,100$17,600
40Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$33,420$32,430
40First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$50,700$54,310
40Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$20,970$23,610
40Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,850$28,510
40Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,520$16,510
40Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$56,870$58,670
40Chiropractors
(area) (ind)
$85,220$86,760
40Photographers
(area) (ind)
$30,510$28,300
40Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$32,420$36,880
40Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$43,880$44,890
40Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,430$43,370
40Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
40Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$65,930$66,130
40Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$51,340$56,410
40Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,840$39,700
40Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$29,140$42,710
30Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$33,950$33,620
30Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$18,590$19,800
30Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$33,970$31,600
30Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$24,420$24,860
30Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$19,600$19,920
30Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,060$26,270
30Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$40,740$41,490
30First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$37,130$34,510
30Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$50,260$47,670
30Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$56,160$56,880
30Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$55,920$53,960
30Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$20,210$22,350
30Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$31,340$31,100
30Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$27,010$28,990
30Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$42,330$43,320
30Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
(area) (ind)
$69,430$70,910
30Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$29,070$32,990
30Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$55,190$60,040
30Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,420$36,280
30Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$42,320$40,820
30Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$75,410$74,050
n.a.Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$33,250$32,950
n.a.Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$19,210$22,290
n.a.Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,490$27,670
n.a.Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$20,280$19,780
n.a.Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$17,100$19,430
n.a.Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$30,790$31,500
n.a.Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$24,600$24,200
n.a.Job printers
(area) (ind)
$28,010$27,450
n.a.Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$25,740$25,570
n.a.Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$28,500$27,190
n.a.Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
(area) (ind)
$30,410$27,530
n.a.Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$20,550$20,920
n.a.Helpers--carpenters
(area) (ind)
$20,670$19,980
n.a.Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,010$23,880
n.a.Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$27,380$29,830
n.a.Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$24,520$27,030
n.a.Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$13,670$18,140
n.a.Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,610$29,030
n.a.Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$22,800$22,510
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$66,970$77,000
n.a.Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$17,560$18,660
n.a.Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$31,750$41,400
n.a.Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$20,390$22,380
n.a.Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$14,960$16,450
n.a.Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$17,060$19,770
n.a.Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,760$17,080
n.a.Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,440$27,740
n.a.Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$50,610$49,960
n.a.Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$23,660$21,990
n.a.Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$20,110$20,560
n.a.Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$66,820$78,030
n.a.Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$56,970$58,800
n.a.Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$193,190
n.a.Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$66,700$67,190
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$177,610
n.a.Editors
(area) (ind)
$33,980$40,830
n.a.Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$73,960$79,470
n.a.Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$43,010$44,310
n.a.Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$34,560$37,150
n.a.Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$40,560$39,280
n.a.Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$46,870$54,920
n.a.Legislators
(area) (ind)
$13,470$14,120

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates